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A Safe Sanctuary Church
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The Bearings
Bearden United Methodist Church 4407 Sutherland Avenue Mail: P. O. Box 11065, Knoxville, TN 37939
Tom Seay, Pastor
March 20, 2007 Vol. 57, No. 12
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WEDNESDAY NIGHT LIVE! March 28, Dinner: 5:30 p.m. Classes & Activities for Youth & Children: 6:30 p.m.
Menu: TBA
Cost: $7 for adults; $3 for children; family maximum of $20.
Reservations: By 4:30 p.m. Monday
Wednesday Evening Opportunity for Adults of All Ages: 6:30 p.m., Pathfinders Class Room; Stevan James, America’s #1 Christian Storyteller
Our next Evening of Jubilee - Praise & Worship Service will be March 25th at 6:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Center. Our theme for March is Worship. Make plans to join us as we experience Worship through singing, communion, prayer and God's Word!
INFANT BAPTISM
Katherine Lynn Smith, daughter of James and Cayce Smith, was baptized at our altar on Sunday, March 18, by Pastor Tom Seay.
MISSION AND OUTREACH. The Mission of Hope is another ministry supported by the Mission Team and BUMC. This volunteer organization concentrates on serving people throughout poverty stricken rural areas of Appalachia in Southeast Kentucky and Northeast Tennessee. The Mission of Hope distributes donated items and purchased materials to needy individuals and families through the support of school resource centers and local ministries. The Mission of Hope was created out of a truly passionate concern for others and a desire to share God’s love for people in a tangible way.
Saturday, April 7, 10-11:30 a.m. will be the children’s Egg Hunt. Please use this as an outreach opportunity for our church. Invite, invite, invite!! We need plastic eggs and candy to fill those eggs. Candy and eggs may be left in Donna’s office.
LILIES. We will decorate our facilities with lilies on Easter, April 8th. If you wish to purchase a lily, please fill out the form in Sunday’s bulletin or contact the church office, 588-6562. The cost for the lilies is $14.50 each.
ACOLYTE TRAINING. Children, 4th grade and above, are invited to attend acolyte training on Sunday, April 15th at 10 a.m. in the sanctuary.
ATTENTION PARENTS!!! Challenge #1: Bring the entire family out for Praise & Worship in the Jubilee Service on March 25 at 6:30 p.m. Challenge #2: Each family invite one more family to share Easter Sunday with us here at Bearden to celebrate “the greatest day.” Attendance goal: 500
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FROM THE PASTOR
Dear Members and Friends,
The United Methodist Church has a unique form of church government or polity among all the denominations. Every pastor is appointed one year at a time. This year the Staff-Parish Committee and I have agreed that a change in pastoral leadership is best for the ministry at Bearden.
This change will become effective June 20. Because I believe there should be an appropriate transition time, my last Sunday in the pulpit will be June 2nd. Communion is also scheduled that day.
Please know my thanks for being a part of the ministry at Bearden these last four years. Grace and Peace in the name of Christ our Lord.
In Christ, TLS
Holy Week Schedule
Sunday, April 1 Palm Sunday - Worship, 9 & 11 a.m. Foot Washing Service, 6:15 p.m.
Wednesday, April 4 Healing Service, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 5 Maundy Thursday, Communion
Friday, April 6 Good Friday Service, 12 Noon to 3 p.m. at Sacred Heart Cathedral, 711 S. Northshore Drive
Saturday, April 7 Egg Hunt, 10 a.m.
Sunday, April 8 Sunrise Service, 6:35 a.m., front parking lot, choir room entrance Breakfast, 7:15 a.m., Gym (time approximate) Worship, 9 & 11 a.m.
FISH REPORT FOR MARCH
Total Calls Received 30 Number of Food Deliveries Made (1 not at home) 29 Number of People Helped (57 adults, 59 children) 116 Number of Bearden Volunteers (17 adults, 14 youth) 31
FISHfact: Remember February 4th, Super Bowl Sunday? A Florida newspaper reported, “(it) has become the quintessential U.S. holiday.” A sport historian at Penn State said, “There’s a sense that if you’re an American and you don’t participate in Super Bowl Sunday, there is something wrong with you.” Well, folks, our Bearden Youth may be suspect – that was the normal day move 64 large sacks of groceries from the FISH Pantry to the church for delivery on Wednesday. And service to FISH/church/community is that the six of them (including one with a broken foot) chose to do during all of half-time and part of the third quarter. Just think of those million-dollar commer-cials they missed, and Prince performing, and being consumed by the pageantry of the event from start to finish. Yes sir, we need to keep an eye on Bearden Youth; their priorities may set a standard we adults can’t live up to.
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BEARDEN UNITED METHODIST CHURCHP. O. Box 11065 Knoxville, Tennessee 37939-1065 Telephone (865) 588-6562; Fax (865) 588-6989 E-Mail: info@beardenumc.org Web Page: http://www.beardenumc.org
Tom Seay, Pastor tom@beardenumc.org Bill Balch, Minister of Counseling, 558-8150 Donna Lewis, Director of Children & Family Ministries Shea McClure, Director of Youth Ministries & Recreation shea@beardenumc.org Janice Blair, Church Secretary janice@beardenumc.org Nan Proctor, Financial Secretary nan@beardenumc.org Barry Wallace, Director of Drama Jennifer Somerville, Dir., Early Enrichment Program, 588-1492 Lisa Counts, Dir. After School Care Program, 588-6717
CHURCH CALENDAR
Thursday March 22 11:00 AM Senior Aerobics, Fellowship Center 1:00 PM Youth to go bowling, Strike & Spare on Western Avenue 4:00 PM Leisure Time/New Timers Group depart for Cumberland County Playhouse. 7:00 PM Jubilee Music Team Rehearsal Saturday March 24 9:00 AM CONTACT of Knoxville, Second Floor 10:00 AM Team 3 prepares & serves lunch at Volunteer Ministry Center. Sunday March 25 9:00 AM Worship 10:00 AM Sunday School 11:00 AM Worship 4:00 PM Beginning Handbells, Choir Room 5:00 PM Jubilee Walk Through 5:00 PM Rings of the Lord, Choir Room 6:00 PM Crossroads II, Ginny Pletz Class 6:30 PM An Evening of Jubilee, a Praise and Worship Service, Fellowship Center Monday March 26 11:00 PM Senior Aerobics, Fellowship Center 6:30 PM Volleyball, Fellowship Center 9:00 PM Co-ed Softball Practice, Karns Sports Park Tuesday March 27 5:00 PM Education Team, Ginny Pletz Class 6:30 PM Line Dancing, Fellowship Center 6:30 PM Wesley Woods Board to meet. 7:00 PM Staff-Parish Team, Conference Room Wednesday March 28 9:30 AM Staff Meeting, Conference Room 5:30 PM WNL! Meal, Fellowship Center 6:30 PM Programs for adults, youth & children 7:30 PM Chancel Choir, Choir Room Thursday March 29 11:00 AM Senior Aerobics, Fellowship Center 4:00 PM Wesley Woods Volunteer Dinner & Program, Fellowship Center
BIRTHDAYS
26—Mary Martin, Eartha Wall 29—Allen Broyles, Douglas Demott 30—Steve Cliff, Gene Perry, Donna Sanders 31—Kendall Beaty, Butler Cooper, Will Walker
GREAT JOB PRESCHOOL PARENTS!
Our Preschool parents have taken the challenge, stepped up to the plate and knocked the ball right out of the park! Yes, these young parents are doing an outstanding job in our Sunday morning preschool department. Special thanks to Beth Lawson and the Education Team for coordinating this effort and to the parents for their Christian cooperation. –Miss Donna
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WE SUPPORT BEARDEN
By Our Prayers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . For Our Church Family
By Our Presence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .For March 18 Worship 9:00 A.M. 83 Sunday School 163 11:00 A.M 150 Total Worship 233 By Our Gifts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .For March 18 Operating $ 15,060.62 Sunday School 66.00 Costa Rica Mission 1,803.30 FISH 202.00 Building 20.00 Music 50.00 UMCOR 81.00 TOTAL: $ 17,282.92 As of March 19, 2007 Received YTD $ 171,811.34 Expenditures YTD $ 149,784.42 Net YTD $ 22,026.92 Prepaid Pledges $ 41,158.16 Annual Budgeted Expenses $ 805,899.00 Building Loan Balance $1,607,336.89
By Our Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .For March 25 Ushers 9:00—Lee Sherbakoff (lead), Audrey Carroll, Joe Cox, Robert Hahn 11:00—Fred Johnson (lead), Greg Blackmon, Dick Broyles, Ken & Tammy Knight Children’s Sermon—Bearden Puppeteers Children’s Worship—Linda Millis Acolytes 9:00—Steel Cantey; 11:00—Hannah Thomas Nursery/Pre-School Volunteers—Team B Coffee Stewards—Friendship Class Altar Flowers—Carol Peters
VICTORY CAMPAIGN. As of March 19 we have received $6420 in additional pledges toward our goal of $50,000 by Easter. Please do let us know of your additional pledges by returning the bottom portion of Ken Pruitt’s letter, or otherwise in writing. Then, you may include the gifts with your regular offerings on the “Operating Budget” line of the envelope. If you do not wish to make a pledge but want to contribute, please write “Victory Campaign” on the “Special Fund” line of the offering envelope and/or your check’s memo line. This will help the church staff to track the additional funds that will be available.
SERVING CHRIST AT THE VOLUNTEER MINISTRY CENTER . Bearden's Volunteer Ministry Center (VMC) Lunch Team for February served approximately 135 of our homeless neighbors at the VMC center. Bob and Linda Smith, Brad Houser, Joanne Hill, and Corky Brooks prepared and served spaghetti & meatballs, green beans, fruit cocktail, hot buttered bread, and chocolate cake. Want to know more about serving Christ in this mission? Ask anyone on the team or call Natalie Broyles at 450-2953. Jim and Cindy Black, Jim and Nina McPherson, and Nancy and Kim Counts will serve March 24.
FLOWER CROSS. Worshippers at the Easter morning services are invited and encouraged to bring flowers from their own garden or from their favorite florist or grocery store. The Worship Team is providing a large six-foot cross in the sanctuary for you to place your flowers.
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