Youth Retreat for 8th-12th graders with big group games, small group times, keynote speaker, music, and exploring around Gatlinburg!  

 

Money is nonrefundable.  

*If you prefer a single occupancy room,  

there will be an additional cost of $45.

 

Keynote Speaker: Rev. Michelle Thomas-Bush  

Rev. Michelle Thomas-Bush currently serves as the Associate Pastor for Youth and Their Families at Myers Park Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, NC. She helps minister to young people at lock-ins, retreats, mission trips, morning prayer breakfasts, and midnight vespers. She enjoys accompanying the youth through the joyous and turbulent waters that the adolescent years often provide.

 

Music led by Robert Heck

Robert Heck is a Studio Music and Jazz/Nutrition major at the University of

Tennessee-Knoxville. Robert is currently a member of Sevier Heights Baptist Church and plays guitar on Sunday morning, Sunday nights, and will be playing for the college ministry "The Walk" next semester. He is looking forward to leading music for you all!

 

Youth Summit Flier

Youth Summit Leaders Form

Youth Summit Participant Registration Form

 

Contact Keli Shipley (PET Youth Committee Member) with any questions

kship32@gmail.com or 423.544.9551

January 26-28, 29, 30, 2015
Monday-Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Grab your stash, machine, and current projects and join us at John Knox Center for Sewing on the River. Come for 3, 4 or 5 days. Enjoy a relaxed atmosphere, delicious food, and a beautiful setting surrounded by friends old and new. Located in beautiful Roane county, John Knox Center is 143-acres of picturesque rolling hills and lake front. Call 865-376-2236 for more information or check our "Calendar of Events" at www.johnknoxcenter.org.

Retreat Cost: $140 Monday-Wednesday
Additional $45 to stay Thursday
Additional $40 to stay Friday

Mission Project
Our project for this year will be rectangle pillows for chemo patients. These pillows take very little time to complete, but mean so much to those who will receive them. Just bring fabric, stuffing, and thread. Pillows should be approximately 6"x16". Pillows will be delivered to the patients in the East
Tennessee area after the retreat.

Registration and information for all our camps available on our website - johnknoxcenter.org

Marriage Amendment History and Current Information:

 

There is a side by side comparison of the old W-4.9000 and the proposed amendment replacement along with other marriage information and resources at:  http://oga.pcusa.org/section/ga/ga221/ga221-marriage/ 

News from Clover Hill Presbyterian Church

 

Clover Hill Presbyterian Church

Clover Hill Presbyterian Church in Maryville has much to celebrate these days as they have called the Rev. Roy Scarbrough to serve as their pastor, effective January 1, 2015. This call required a 3/4 vote of approval by Presbytery as he had been serving as interim pastor at Clover Hill, and the vote to approve was unanimous! PW members have also benefited from the happy and energetic participation of Diane Scarbrough; Rev. Roy and Diane are double blessings for this church family!

 

The women at Clover Hill have an industrious quilting group of about fourteen members who enjoy a great fellowship as they work together each week to complete quilts for others that have pieced the tops; they also design, piece and quilt their own creations. Their signature quilt is the Smoky Mountains Wild Flower

 

L to R: Laura Huffstettler, Diane Scarbrough, and Sara Harless, (not pictured: Norma Lynn)

New PW officers were elected at their Christmas potluck luncheon and meeting held on December 11th. The officers were installed by Marilyn Suber, PWPET Moderator; the officers are Sara Harless, President; Diane Scarbrough, Vice President; and Laura Huffstettler and Norma Lynn, Co-Secretary/Treasurer. Judi Toole, outgoing President, was thanked for her great leadership and service.

 

The Interim Pastor Training program is designed for Presbyterian Clergy (PCUSA) sensing a call to interim ministry and those inquiring about this ministry. Committee on Ministry members and presbytery staff members will also find this 5-day conference helpful.  This Presbyterian Interim Pastor Training course offers an excellent opportunity for leaders to hone skills such as how to say hello and goodbye in healthy ways, to help congregations heal and gain tools for understanding their congregation.

Training sessions at the conference include 30 hours of classroom instruction with plenty of time for personal attention.

 

Information and registration

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.