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You may have noticed that the front courtyard of our church has become curiously orange overnight. In case you haven't happened to see them yet, our Pumpkin Patch is simply bursting at the seam with gourds! This past weekend was our Pumpkin Unload, and I could not be more grateful to every single person who came out to help. We had church members, Day School families, and of course--our Scouts lending us a hand this past Saturday. We put in some good, hard work and welcomed 2,169 pumpkins out into the front courtyard at the feet of our large Oak tree. But we don't want those pumpkins getting too comfortable!!! Now that the hard work of rolling them off the truck is done, we have the joy of welcoming our friends and neighbors onto our church yard to come and peruse and purchase our pumpkins. Spread the news about these autumnal beauties and please continue to sign up to work in the patch. Together, the work we do in service to one another, our community, and to the Lord is not a burden, but indeed a blessing. May we continue to be blessed and be a blessing throughout this Fall season. Thank you for being such a welcoming and kind faith community.
In Love,
Tyler Paulsen
| | Minute for Ministry: Recap on the Care Portal | |
The Mission Committee would like to extend a special thanks to the entire CHPC church family and your support of our partnership with Care Portal. You have assisted 62 children with an incredible economic impact of $62,696! It was such a pleasure to welcome Cindy Cantrell, Executive director of Smile Foster Closet/Care Portal to deliver this news to our congregation in person this past Sunday.
This is tremendous and while numbers are cool, what is more meaningful is that for every one of those 62 children, there is a story. There is a child whose life is brighter because your time, donations, and involvement has brought the light of Christ into their lives! And that is what Care Portal is truly all about.
If you have any questions regarding the Care Portal and/or would like to become involved, please contact Allen Booth, Brenda Clark, or Cari Parker.
Thank you for being the hands of feet of our Jesus!
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You are welcome here.
Colonial Heights Presbyterian Church is a congregation that values a diversity of belief. Whether you're full of faith or full of doubt, you'll find people who have been there and accept you where you are.
We welcome all people to worship, pray, eat, seek spiritual answers, and enjoy life within this community of faith.
All are welcome!
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This Sunday: October 4th †
World Communion Sunday
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Sermon Title:
"Identity & You & Me"
Tyler Paulsen
Sunday's Scripture:
Isaiah 55:1-5, NRSV
John 6:48-58, NRSV
Philippians 3:4b-11, NRSV
Sunday School (11:15 am):
Remnant Class (Room 221)
Disciples Class (Room 218)
"The Impatience of Job"
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If you missed this past Sunday's worship
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| | All Things Pumpkin Patch: | | |
Our Pumpkin Patch is open from 11-7 pm every day for the next five weeks, until the end of October...or if we sell them all!
Thank you for continuing to sign up to spend time in the Pumpkin Patch! If you haven't picked out a time to volunteer yet, be sure to stop by the Sign up sheets that are located in the Narthex. We are blessed by such giving and generous church members, and we will continue to need volunteers to make this ministry happen! Time slots are available in two hour increments. Let's all chip in where we can and make sure all these time slots are covered. Thank you all for continuing to be a part of this wonderful annual ministry for our community!
| | As we enter this fun and busy season, let's continue to pull together as a church family to make it all happen. Please keep signing up and showing up. Like all of the work to which Christ calls us, we are not meant to do it alone and at CHPC, we simply cannot do this without you. Thank you for your constant labors of love for our church and community! More details for these awesome events are listed below. | | |
October 10
Our Fall Festival will be on October 10th from 11-2 pm. We will have inflatables, crafts, a bake sale, balloon animals, and of course pumpkins! This is fun for the whole family, so invite your friends and neighbors and be sure to sign up to volunteer to work these festival stations.
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October 11
CHPC partners with The Marsh Regional Blood Center for a Blood Drive on Sunday, October 11th from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. The appointment sign up sheet is full, but they will still accept walk-ins that day. Please note: if you have provided a blood donation after August 17, you cannot participate in this event. Please contact Mike Strickler with any questions.
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October 17
Sleep in Heavenly Peace will host a Bed Build on Saturday, October 17th at 9 am. Sign ups are in the Narthex, contact Allen Booth for more info.
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October 24
Trunk or Treat is on Saturday, October 24 from 5-6 pm. This is always a huge event where we welcome hundreds of little ones to our church, so please plan on bringing candy, making it out, and decorating a trunk. We will also be collecting candy for this event ahead of time, from now until then. There is a collection basket in the office reception area for candy donations, thank you so much for bringing treats for the children of our community!
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Children are always welcome in Worship and have a special learning time together down front after the prayer of confession. All children may enjoy Children’s Church downstairs during the sermon, but will be brought back upstairs in time to take communion with the whole church.
Children's Choir meets after worship downstairs in the choir room. All children ages 3-11 are welcome to come sing and play! Contact Carolyn Barry for more information.
The Chancel Choir practices each Wednesday night at 7:15 pm in the Sanctuary. Interested in making a joyful noise with new friends? All voices are welcome! Please contact Emily Broadhead to see how you can participate.
The Youth Group Meal Train has been updated with our fall dates, so if you wish to support the work God is doing in the lives of young people, please sign up to provide a meal! To feed kids, click here.
All items for the weekly online newsletter should be emailed to Amber at connect@chpres.org by the end of the day on Tuesdays.
| | Those In Need Of Our Prayers | | |
Jennifer McQueary (Bethany Seal's friend diagnosed with cancer) • Thor Hamilton Bos (Karen and Mark Bland's grandson) • Bobbie Cooper (Sharon Pugh's mother) • Fr. James Fliss (Doreen Heppert's brother) • Tina Whiteaker (Teresa Strickler's sister) • Mark Mullins •
• Steve Vance (Brother-in-law of Vanette Vance) • Linda Wagner (mother of Kimberly Wellman) • Sharon Grindstaff (mother of Amber Dunnavant's partner, Shannon Sheets, battling pancreatic cancer) • Elaine Lawson • Karen Mullins • Ramona Gothard • Prayers for the family of Nalty Obschernikat (Mary's sister who passed away)
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In Health Care/Assisted Living Facilities:
Dixie Keith • Mary Ann Smith • Mae Dale • Joyce Callahan •
Jo Ann Michaels
| | Do you have a specific prayer request you'd like to share? Please contact a member of the Care Shepherds or Elder Vickie Jones and we would be happy to pray with you! | | |
213 Colonial Heights Rd.
Kingsport, TN 37663
423-239-9194
www.chpres.org
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