Thursday,

November 21, 2024

OUR MISSION: We are an open community who believes God is love

and who lives our belief through praise and service.

mailing address:  Balmoral Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 17309, Memphis, TN 38187

Church Office Hours: Mon - Thur, 10:00am- 3:00pm

WEBSITE: www.balmoralpc.com

THIS WEEK:

• SUNDAY, November 24
• Sunday Studies at 9:30am
• Worship at 11:00am
• Soup Lunch & Hanging of the Greens after Worship
• Sandwich-Making Project 1:00

• MESSAGE from the PASTOR

• THANKSGIVING WEEK NEWSLETTER & BULLETIN SCHEDULE CHANGES

• ADVENT SUNDAY STUDIES

• FILL the ADVENT TREE

• MIFA PLUS1 GIVING IN MEMORY & IN HONOR

• PW CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON

• BOOK CLUB CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON

• THANK YOU to 2024 MODERATOR of PRESBYTERY of MIDSOUTH

• CHANGE of ADDRESS for ORLANDO WHEATLEY

• The SING SING CHRONICLES: a production with Alex Pilkington

• ATTENTION ALL TEAM and SMALL GROUP LEADERS.....WE NEED YOUR DECEMBER HOLIDAY SCHEDULE CHANGES

• EARTH CARE TIP of the MONTH

• NEWS from the PC(USA)
• Was It All Just a Dream? A Presbyterian heritage of courage and faith

• BIRTHDAYS

• CALENDAR of EVENTS

• BPC Photos
• Worship Photos
• Dedication of Operation Christmas Shoe Boxes

ONGOING INFORMATION LINKS:

SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES

DONATIONS

• BRING FOOD for the FOOD CART
• JOHNSON AUXILIARY ITEMS NEEDED
• RECYCLE YOUR TOOTHBRUSHES

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

• SIGN UP to be a WORSHIP LITURGIST!
• SIGN-UP to BRING COFFEE HOUR SNACKS!
• GIVE OUT HOSPITALITY BAGS
• MAKE SANDWICHES and/or SERVE LUNCH at the SOUP KITCHEN @ 1st PRES
• DISTRIBUTE FOOD at COLONIAL PARK

Did you miss these previous articles?

• ELDERS for CLASS of 2027 ELECTED
• CINNAMON ROLLS from PINECREST still on sale until Dec 3
• CHRISTMAS CAMP at PINECREST

Sunday

November 24, 2024

FALL SUNDAY STUDIES

9:30am in Classroom A

Peaceful Neighbor:

Discovering the Countercultural Mister Rogers

by Michael Long.

WORSHIP

at 11:00am

Scriptures: Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14

& Revelation 1:4b-8

Sermon: "On His Throne"

Rev. Mark Howland

SOUP LUNCH &

HANGING of the GREENS

Sunday, November 24

after worship

Please join us after worship for a quick bowl of soup and then stay around for hanging of the greens!  

Advent begins the Sunday after Thanksgiving, and it's time to prepare our sanctuary!

JOIN US for this MONTH's

SANDWICH-MAKING PROJECT

1:00pm

in Classroom A

Can't attend Worship in person? Join us on YouTube LIVE!

Link to Sunday's Bulletin

Link to Sunday's Worship on YouTube

Previous Worship Services at Balmoral are also still available on the 

Balmoral YouTube channel 

When we think of royalty, we think of kings and queens who are sitting on ornate thrones, have long-flowing robes, and wear a crown. There is much pageantry associated with our concepts of a royal person. We also tend to view a monarchy as a form of government where one individual has absolute power. Over the last century, we have seen a lot of those images change and fewer kings and queens who are anything more than a figure head.  

This Sunday in the Church we celebrate two important liturgical events. The first is that it is the "last" Sunday of the liturgical year. Designating it as the last Sunday of the liturgical year only really has the impact of changing the lectionary sequence for worship leaders and starting a new liturgical cycle. We start the liturgical year with Advent (beginning) and we conclude the liturgical year with Christ the King Sunday which is pointing us toward the full establishment of the Kingdom of God.

On Christ the King Sunday, we acknowledge Jesus, the Christ, as our Lord and the King of our lives. Yet the form of kingship which Jesus exhibits is much different than that of human royalty. For Jesus, it is a much different power which undergirds his lordship. This is what we will be exploring as part of our worship on Sunday. I invite you to consider how Jesus is different than a human king and how that impacts our declaration of him as king of our lives.

Blessings,

Pastor Mark

ADVENT

SUNDAY STUDIES

Fall Sunday Studies classes will end Nov 24. Our Advent Sunday Studies will begin on December 1 with the class "History of Christmas Hymns". The class will continue on 12/8, led by Scott Hill and Jane Schneider.

(There will be no Sunday Studies for December 15, 22, and 29. Winter Studies will resume on January 5.)

FILL the ADVENT TREE!

Our Advent Tree was filled last Sunday with Operation Christmas Shoe Boxes, but they have now been shipped off. So it's time to fill it up with our Advent donations.

This year we have 2 projects to fill the tree:

• Gently used clothing for the Clothes Closet at 1st Pres: Especially needed are men’s pants, belts, shoes, jackets and sweatshirts. 
• For the food pantry, there is a special need for evaporated milk, saltines, soup and spaghetti sauce. Always needed are corn, green beans, canned beans and peanut butter.

IN MEMORY & IN HONOR:

MIFA PLUS1 GIVING

DONATIONS to MIFA-Plus1 in Memory or in Honor of someone will continue again this year. A donation of $12 per person in memory or in honor will help those in need to receive assistance for their utility bills. The list of names honored or memorialized will be listed in the bulletins on Christmas Eve and the Sunday after Christmas. Make checks made out to Balmoral and attach a note of the names of those to be in memory or in honor! Place them in the offering plates or mail to the church’s PO box. All checks must be received by Sunday, December 15 in order to be listed in the bulletin for Christmas Eve. 

Presbyterian Women

CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON

PW will not have its regular meeting on December 4. We are having our Christmas luncheon Saturday, December 7 at 12:00 at Fratellis, located in the Botanic Gardens.

(Bible Study will meet again in classroom A on January 8.)

BOOK CLUB

CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON

December 10, 11:30am

December's Book Club will meet December 10th for a potluck lunch: Ted Pearson will lead us in a poem or two by Donald Hall, a poet, writer and literary critic living in New England who died in 2018. More will follow about how you can access the poem(s).

The potluck will begin at 11:30 a.m. Janice Hill will provide the chicken casserole we've shared the last couple of years. We will need side dishes and desserts.

The location is not definite yet. 

to 2024 MODERATOR of the PRESBYTERY of the MID-SOUTH

Becky DeLoach has served as Moderator for the Presbytery of the Mid-South for this past year. She was honored at the Presbytery meeting this month with a plaque.

CHANGE of ADDRESS for

ORLANDO WHEATLEY

Orlando has reenlisted in the Navy for four more years! 



His new address:

Orlando Wheatley

3429 NW Kensington Lane, Apt. 206

Silverdale, Washington 98383

The Sing Sing Chronicles

Alex Pilkington has a new MSNBC documentary that will air November 23/24 called The Sing Sing Chronicles.

See the Trailer here: https://www.msnbc.com/thesingsingchronicles

NEWSLETTER SCHEDULE CHANGE for THANKSGIVING WEEK

Newsletters and bulletins are usually completed on Thursdays each week, so Thanksgiving week requires some changes each year, since the office will be closed on Thursday & Friday of Thanksgiving week.

The NEWSLETTER for next week will be emailed on WEDNESDAY, Nov. 27. Articles are still due by Monday night as usual, but no late articles can be accepted, so plan accordingly!

(NOTE: the bulletin for 12/1 is already printed, so any new announcements will not appear until 12/8.)

ALL TEAM and

SMALL GROUP LEADERS.....

WE NEED YOUR HOLIDAY SCHEDULE CHANGES!

Many of the events on BPC's Church Calendar are initially entered as "recurring events" that repeat on a set day/time. But during the holidays, groups sometimes change dates or times for their Holiday Parties/Luncheons, or cancel them altogether!

Please let us know if you are making any changes to your normally scheduled meetings or location over the holidays - we'll make sure it's on the calendar correctly. If you want a special article in the newsletter about your event, you can also let us know that - you can word the article yourself OR we'll do it for you if you provide all the details you want mentioned.

Contact Kathy Singleton by signed text (901-734-7193) or email (ksingle2@bellsouth.net)

NOVEMBER Earth Care tip:

Turn out lights when leaving a room!

NEWS from the PC(USA)



USE the BUTTON HERE FOR MORE NEWS from PC(USA) :

Amelia Lucas (21)

FOR DECEMBER:

Kathy Singleton (2);

Ian Mercer (4);

Cliff Gurlen (6);

Ted Pearson (7);

Richard Vosburg (9);

Jerry Francisco (18);

Kay Dawson (21);

Carol Mitchell (23);

Mary Nell Easum (29); Janice Carney (30) 

CALENDAR of EVENTS

REGULARLY SCHEDULED EVENTS

Want to know what days certain groups or events meet? Or what groups may not meet during the Summer? Check out the current regular events calendar! Click the picture here -->

UPCOMING EVENTS

Nancy Jordan, Liturgist

Rev. Mark Howland

Musical Offering

DEDICATION of OPERATION CHRISTMAS SHOE BOXES

DID YOU MISS THESE

PREVIOUS ARTICLES?

ELDERS of CLASS of 2027 ELECTED

At the Congregational meeting last Sunday, Eli Gurlen, Dee McGuire, and Robin VanNortwick were elected by acclamation. Be sure to congratulate them and thank them for their willingness to serve!

PINECREST CINNAMONS are STILL on SALE through December 3!

CONTACT INFORMATION



Pastor Contact: Rev. Mark Howland

(515-988-5183 or email pastormark@balmoralpc.com)

Pastoral Care: Rev. Elizabeth Dick, Pastor Associate

(314.330.0506 or email elizabethdick2@gmail.com)    

SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES!

FOOD CART

Bring items for the Food Cart weekly - keep the cart full!

JOHNSON AUXILIARY

Items needed at Region One for patients and their families.

RECYCLING

Toothbrushes, Toothpaste tubes etc can be recycled. Cardboard recycling is also available

SUNDAY LITURGIST

Sign up to join Mark at the podium as a Liturgist

SIGN-UP to BRING COFFEE_TIME SNACKS

For goodies with your coffee.

SUPPORT the HOSPITALITY BAGS PROGRAM

Make donations and/or pass out bags to those in need

VOLUNTEER for the SOUP KITCHEN

Make sandwiches and/or serve lunch at 1st Presbyterian

PASS OUT FOOD at COLONIAL PARK

Food from the MidSouth Food Bank distribution location

• Newsletter Articles & Photos should be emailed to Kathy Singleton at ksingle2@bellsouth.net no later than end of day Monday for the week you want the article in the news.
• Bulletin Announcements should be emailed to Kathy Singleton, no later than Monday the week before the Sunday you want the information to appear.