March 16-17, 2012

The Clayton Center for the Arts  

at Maryville College

A two day worship and workshop event.

"Following Jesus' command to feed His sheep, we invite you to join in the conversation about the many aspects of food and faith."

Worship. Serve. Celebrate!

Friday & Saturday

February 24-25, 2012

John Knox Center 

www.johnknoxcenter.org

591 West Rockwood Ferry Road 

Ten Mile, TN 37880

Who?

Confirmation classes of any size churches along with your Pastor, Youth Leaders &/ or Parents

Why?

Learn more about the church beyond your neighborhood. Get to know other Youth going  

through confirmation. Have fun at John Knox Center! 

How?

Get more information and register online  

Mail-in Registration Form 

March 2-4 in Gatlinburg

Youth Summit is fast approaching and it is time to get ready! Youth Summit is set for March 2 - 4, 2012, in Gatlinburg and is open to all youth in grades 9 - 12. All of our activities and overnights will be at the Edgewater Hotel (402 River Road, Gatlinburg, 37738), except Saturday night banquet, which will be at Gatlinburg Presbyterian Church (237 Regan Dr.). We hope you will be able to join us for this fun and exciting event!  Cost: $80 per person

Registration is required and must be postmarked by February 24.

Youth Leaders Letter - Important info!

Youth Summit Brochure and Individual Registration Form

Church Group Registration Form

Room Assignments Form 

In working with churches during our time of Listening Visits, we saw a need for quick response to questions from church sessions and congregations. The result is the Presbytery Yellow Pages.  

Like the phone company's yellow pages, our Yellow Pages list people or organizations who have gifts/knowledge by subject.

The Presbytery of East Tennessee Yellow Pages offer direct contact between your church needs and the person who can help. It is a way to get outside the walls of your church and receive new ideas from those with wide experience. Please take advantage of this new resource.  

Click on this link - PET Yellow Pages - to go directly to a document that you can download or print.  We are in the process of making this available on the PET website.

The Yellow Pages is maintained by Jim Wessel at jkwessel@juno.com  or phone 865-482-4145. Contact him with questions and with people/organizations that should be added.

2012 Events & Retreats

January 23-26          Sewing on the River

February 24-25        Confirmation Retreat

February 24-26        Project:UnFinished

March 15- Nov 15    Camping Available* 

April - May                Environmental Education

June-July                  Summer Camp

August-November    Environmental Education

Sept. 16                    Family Picnic

October TBA             Family Camp-Out

October TBA             Moonlight Zipline

November 2-4            Women's Retreat

December 7               Advent Dinner

*Call for reservations

John Knox Center 

Office: (865) 376-2236  

www.johnknoxcenter.org

Quilts, Massage, and a Sewing Shop at John Knox Retreat

The warm January weather was the perfect setting for thirty-two women to share four days of renewed Christian fellowship with great food and laughs around the fire at the John Knox Center.  Many quilts, wall hangings, scarves and more (many for charity organizations) were made along with 142 pillows for cancer patients.  

This 7^th Annual Sewing on the River retreat featured some unique amenities.  Elaine Lindsay, owner of "Loose Threads" in Harriman, TN converted a cabin to a sewing shop complete with fabric, thread, books, patterns, and more and participated in the retreat.  After days of sewing, tense muscles were soothed with chair massages by licensed massage therapist, Jennifer Marks of Knoxville.  Guests were invited to also take a few moments for themselves in a cabin set aside as a Sabbath Space.  Devotion materials, watercolor painting, and other reflective options were provided to give guests a spiritual "break" from the energy and excitement of crafting and creating.  "We look forward to coming to John Knox every year.  The new cabins are GREAT! We can't wait 'til next year." - Linda Wert, Farragut Presbyterian.

Maryville College

Join the MC campus community by bringing your high school and college age young adults to Clayton Center for the Arts at Maryville College on Tuesday evening Feb. 7th at 7:00pm.  The MC Center for Campus Ministry presents Derek Webb, a talented and thoughtful musician/songwriter, as part of the February Meetings, a college tradition since 1877. The concert is free and open to the public.

Please check out the link below...your young people may already be fans!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mxmkfm9NGx8&feature=related 

Sweets & Sounds of KTown Concert - February 19

Fourth United Presbyterian Church in Knoxville (1323 Broadway) is hosting a concert to benefit Casa de Sara on Sunday, February 19 at 2:00pm. Featured performers include Bill Snyder, Wendell Werner, Liz Peterson, the Fourth United Singers and many more.  The concert MC will be Robin Wilhoit.  Tickets are $10 and include dessert. For more information and to purchase tickets by phone, call 865-690-3323. 
Buy tickets online

Fourth United also has a growing "cafe worship" service on Sunday mornings and a new clothes closet to provide casual and business clothing to people in need free of charge.  Click on the links to check out these exciting new ministries!

PET Churches Named Earth Care Congregations

New Hope Presbyterian Church in Chattanooga and First Presbyterian Church in Oak Ridge have been named Earth Care Congregations by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Environmental Ministries.  To become an Earth Care Congregation, these churches affirmed the Earth Care Pledge to integrate environmental practices and thinking into all facets of their church life and completed projects and activities in the fields of worship, education, facilities, and outreach.

Tusculum College - Theologian in Residence

Rev. Landon Whitsitt