At the Cumberland County Playhouse in Crossville, TN 

 

Friday, November 16, 2012

7:30 P. M. (Central Time) 

Cost: $24/ticket

 

Join us for a Presbytery-Wide Gathering of fun and fellowship for a wonderful theatrical experience. Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's amazing joyful Bible tale of Joseph and his brothers set to an exciting pop beat is one to be remembered in "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat." We are encouraging every church in the Presbytery to get a bus or carpool to Crossville for this event.

 

Meal arrangements have been made, with a room for us to gather, at the LaCosta Mexican Restaurant. (Take Exit 317 off I-40. Turn toward Crossville. Located just off interstate, on right next to Walmart in The Crossing Center). We will be served from 5:00-6:45 p.m. and everyone is responsible individually for the cost of the meal.

 

RESERVATIONS AND TICKETS:

Please contact MARY WILSON as soon as possible at 865-680-2239 OR mqwilson47@gmail.com with the estimated number of tickets for the performance as well as reservations for LaCosta Restaurant.

 

FINAL CONFIRMATION AND PAYMENT by October 25th.

Please make payment by check, made payable to Presbytery of East TN.  Mail to: Mary Wilson, 1034 Harrogate Drive, Knoxville, TN 37923  

 

Event flyer in color

Event flyer in black and white 

 

Saturday, October 6, 2012

9am-12pm  

Mars Hill Presbyterian Church  

205 North Jackson St., Athens, TN

 

Please register so we'll know how many materials to create.  

 

REGISTER AT http://petclerk.tumblr.com  

 

If you have any questions, contact James McTyre, Stated Clerk.

james@presbyteryeasttn.org / 865-688-5581 ext. 104  

 

Sexual Misconduct Prevention Seminar

 

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

9am-12pm

 

This seminar is open to all pastors, educators, and other church leaders in our presbytery.  Choose one of our regional video conference centers:  

 

Athens: Mars Hill Presbyterian Church, 205 North Jackson St. 

Chattanooga: Northminster Presbyterian Church, 4791 Hal Drive  

Knoxville: Erin Presbyterian Church, 200 Lockett Rd.

 

REGISTER AT http://petclerk.tumblr.com 

 

Sexual misconduct in the church is the abuse of the children of God, the abuse of authority, and is, at the most basic level, sin. As leaders and as members of the Presbytery of East Tennessee, we must do all we can to train ourselves to prevent the sin of sexual misconduct our places of ministry. We can prepare ourselves to properly respond to acts and allegations of misconduct if and when they occur. You can make this annual training part of your concerted effort to stand together in the prevention of all forms of sexual misconduct.

 

Register today for the annual Sexual Misconduct Prevention Seminar of the Presbytery of East Tennessee, co-presented by Bob Johnson Insurance. We thank you in advance for taking part and taking a stand.

A preview day for prospective students and their families.

Saturday, October 6 or Saturday, November 10
Check-in begins @ 9:30 a.m.
Program begins @ 10 a.m. and includes a full day of activities.

Meet Maryville is one of our best events for students and families
to experience Maryville College. Register today to secure your spot!

Get more information and register online at:
maryvillecollege.edu/meet-maryville or call 865.981.8092

And remember, you can always plan your own personalized campus visit by calling our Admissions Office or visiting our website.

The Maryville College Theatre Department will present Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest" Oct. 4-7.

 

In the play, two young gentlemen, Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff, use the same pseudonym, "Ernest." All goes well with their secret identities until they both fall in love with two young women while using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities and desperation to be christened just to change their name for the sake of deceiving the ladies.

 

Performances are scheduled for 8 p.m. Oct. 4-6 and 2 p.m. on Oct. 7 in the Clayton Center for the Arts' Haslam Family Flex Theatre.

 

Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for seniors, MC theatre alumni and area students. MC students, faculty and staff are admitted free, although a printed ticket is required for admission. You may purchase tickets online or by calling the Clayton Center Box Office at 865.981.8590.

Sunday, October 7, 2012
6:00 p.m.
New Hope Presbyterian Church
7301 Shallowford Rd., Chattanooga
(423) 892-0853

You are invited to a service of Healing and Wholeness on Sunday, October 7 at 6:00 p.m.  Take this opportunity to reflect, pray and listen to God.  The Reverends Stephenie Hill and Keith Jones will be leading the service.

             

Our Presbytery is fortunate to have Arda Aghazarian, an Armenian Palestinian Christian, as our visiting International Peacemaker Oct. 6 through 9. The voluntary denominational Peacemaking offering, usually received in early October, supports visits from representatives of many countries who have been on the front line of peace and justice issues.

             

Arda was grew up in the Old City of Jerusalem and studied at Birzeit University in the West Bank. Inspired to work for human rights and conflict resolution, she was a producer/presenter for a radio station whose aim was to build bridges between Palestinians and Israelis. She is currently the media and advocacy coordinator at the YWCA of Palestine.

             

The Peacemaking Committee encourages you to attend one of Arda's presentations, as listed below:

 

Saturday, October 6  

9:00 am - Presbyterian Women Fall Retreat, Graystone Presbyterian, Knoxville  

 

Sunday, October 7

9:45 am - Erin Presbyterian Church, Knoxville - Adult Sunday School  

                (contact: Donna Schall)                                     

6:00 pm - Westminster Presbyterian Church, Knoxville  

                (contact: Dr. Ellen Anderson)

 

Monday, October 8

10:00 am - New Hope Presbyterian Church, Chattanooga  

                  (contact: Marilyn Suber)

6:00 pm - Bethel Presbyterian Church, Kingston  

                 (contact: Rev. Wendy Neff)

 

Tuesday, October 9

1:00 pm - Maryville College chapel service, then Prof. Scott Henson's

                class in International. Aid & Organizations

Evening - Maryville College meal & discussion with students  

                (contact: Rev. Anne McKee, Campus Minister)

Fall is here and John Knox Center is busy with retreats and events!  

 

Come and join us for one of our scheduled events or get your youth group, scout troop or other organization together and plan a weekend camping on Second Peninsula.

 

Family Campout (October 12-14): Celebrate the fall season as a family by grabbing your tents and joining other families to camp on 2nd Peninsula.  You provide the camping chairs and sleeping bags and we will provide the food, fun activities, and campfires.  Activities include hiking, canoeing, archery, high ropes and more!  There will be plenty to keep kids young and old busy, but if relaxing is what you are in the mood for grab a chair and put your feet up!   The cost is $95 for 1 adult and 1 child ($35 for additional adults and/or children). Register Online at johnknoxcenter.org 

 

Haunted High Ropes (Saturday, October 27): Spend an afternoon enjoying the beauty of camp in the fall while flying through the tress on our high ropes elements. Gates open at 11am and the fun goes until 4pm. $15 gets you an all inclusive pass including entry, unlimited high ropes access, lunch and trick or treating. $10 gets you entry, lunch, and trick or treating. E-mail us today at  admin@johnknoxcenter.org to register groups of 5 or more.        

 

Visit johnknoxcenter.org or "like" John Knox Center on Facebook for updated information about these and other events.  We look forward to seeing everyone this fall!

John Knox Center Community Connection

 

Fall is in the air and festivals are springing up all over east Tennessee. This is a great way for John Knox Center to connect with our communities, promote upcoming events, and share the resources available to groups looking for an ideal retreat space.  If you know of a community event or festival, give us a call (865) 376-2236 or send an email to   jcole@johnknoxcenter.org.  Below are the ones on our calendar so far, but follow us on Facebook for updates and new additions.  Come by and say Hi to the John Knox Center staff at these events!

 

September 29th - Bethel Presbyterian Fall Festival, 10 am-12 pm, Kingston, TN

October 6th - Rockwood Fall Festival, 10am - 5pm, Rockwood, TN

October 20th - October Sky Fall Festival, 10 am - 4 pm, Oliver Springs, TN

October 20th - West Emory Presbyterian Pumpkin Patch, 10am - 2pm, Knoxville, TN

Disasters happen. Over the past few years, we've seen this with hurricanes and floods in distant places like New Orleans and Nashville, and also far closer to home with the recent tornadoes that swept across east Tennessee. We can't prevent these disasters, but we can be prepared.

 

The Presbytery's disaster response team is working to ensure that we are as prepared as possible. We want the churches to be prepared in case a disaster should strike the church, and also for churches to be prepared to go into action should a disaster strike the community.

 

To that end, we have three main responsibilities. The first is to send mission teams to areas affected by disasters. We have sent one group to Nashville to help with flood relief work, and any future trips will be publicized across the Presbytery in hopes of giving all interested individuals a chance to join in this work. For us to do so, however, requires a request from the presbytery exec in the presbytery affected by the disaster. To show up before the affected Presbytery is prepared to host teams adds an additional burden to an area already placed under stress.

 

Secondly, we are working closely with the Red Cross in the hope of establishing churches throughout the Presbytery as training centers for Spontaneous Unaffiliated Volunteers. If disaster strikes, these centers will be able to help direct and train volunteers who arrive on location in hopes of serving others in need.

 

Thirdly, we are working to help churches and individuals be prepared in case disaster strikes. We are encouraging churches to develop disaster readiness plans, and we are publicizing any information that can help individuals, such as the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency's free app that can be downloaded to give individuals access to traffic cameras as well as information to help be prepared in the event of a disaster.

 

 Thank you for your support, and please feel free to contact Fritz Schilling (fbschill309@knology.net) with any questions you may have about your Presbytery's efforts to be prepared!

 
Here at the Presbyterian Campus Ministry we are off to a wonderful beginning of the school year!  Some of the highlights include:

1.  An extremely WELCOMING Welcome Week!  We fed the masses with BBQ, hamburgers, hot dogs, baked beans, and pizza!  We even had freshly baked chocolate chip cookies at most of our gatherings!

2.  New programs at the PCM.  Pizza, worship and fellowship make up our Wednesday night gatherings.  Sunday evenings we have "Brinner" (breakfast for dinner) and a short Bible study with members of First Presbyterian Church, Knoxville. 

3.  We participated in the Tim Kerin Fund Drive for Second Harvest Food Bank.

4.  We are headed to Montreat for a Fall Retreat at the end of September. 

5.  Our basement is coming right along with renovations!  We can't wait to welcome you to our new space! 

6.  We will be attending College Conference at Montreat, January 2-5.  In the past we've had several students from other East TN colleges join our UTK group for the conference.  If you know of someone who'd like to attend the conference with us, please let me know ASAP!  I have to register our group on October 1st!

If you have a flat screen TV you'd like to donate to the PCM we'd be happy to take it off your hands!  All donations are tax deductible!

Call the Presbyterian Campus Ministry at UT-Knoxville at 865-394-9242 or email  pcutk@utk.edu
 
Website:
http://www.pcmutk.org
Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/245745105462468/

String of Fish by Sue Toney Rayburn

Friday, October 5th - 6pm - 9pm
Saturday, October 6th - 10am - 4pm
Sunday, October 7th - 12:30pm - 3pm

Erin Presbyterian Church
200 Lockett Road, Knoxville, 37919
Contact: Joelle Smith, admin@erinpresbyterian.org / 865-588-5350

No Entry Fee ~ Free Parking

Exhibitors
Jim Hilty
John House
Sue Toney Rayburn
Heather Ritchie
John Stuart
Joe Tate

Selected original art works by Artists and Limited Prints of the pictured watercolor by Sue Toney Rayburn will be available for
purchase by check or cash. Any profits will be used for enhancement of the arts at Erin.

Exhibit flyer


First Presbyterian Church of Oak Ridge (1051 Oak Ridge Turnpike) welcomes you to attend the October 17 Health Luncheon at 12 noon in Room 102. Dr. Milan Sheth, Cardiologist with Parkway Cardiology in Oak Ridge will speak on Signals From the Heart. Learn the signals of a heart attack, valve problems or congestive heart failure. The program is free and open to the community. Lunch costs $5.00. Call the church office for reservations at 865-483-1318. Come and bring a friend!

Saturday, October 20 - 9:00am to 3:00pm

Get there early for apple butter, fresh cider, and fried apple pies - they run out early!  Enjoy Ray Paden's famous barbecued pulled pork for lunch.  All proceeds benefit missions.


1035 Emory Church Road, Knoxville
Saturday, October 20 - 10:00am to 2:00pm

Don't forget to get your special pumpkin at the West Emory Pumpkin Patch - the pumpkins are scheduled to arrive on Oct. 13!  The Pumpkin Festival on Oct. 20 will feature games for the kids, bake sales, hayrides, face painting, pumpkin painting, crafts and much more.  All proceeds support missions.

We invite you to share your news with us.  All articles and news items must be submitted by the 20th of the month prior to publication.  Send your information to Dana Hendrix, dana@presbyteryeasttn.org.