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PHOTO OF THE WEEK: Church Street Preschool students in Miss Sheila Mathis's 3 and 4-year-old class enjoy a healthy and delicious lunch of pulled pork, baked beans, carrots and milk. Miss Mathis has taught for almost 5 years at Church Street and we are thankful to her, Miss Kim, Beth Cooper-Libby, their helpers, and all they do for our Preschool. The Preschool is hiring for full and part-time substitute teachers. If you are interested, please contact Beth Cooper-Libby at bclibby@churchstreetumc.org. 

The devastation from Hurricanes Fiona and Ian has continued to make headlines, with much of Puerto Rico's infrastructure impacted and entire towns along Florida's gulf coast destroyed. Holston Conference is responding by providing disaster relief in the form of hygiene and cleaning kits and providing monetary donations to UMCOR, the United Methodist Committee on Relief. UMCOR provides immediate and long-term disaster response in affected areas. To make a gift for hurricane relief, you may designate a special offering to UMCOR-Disaster Relief on your check or the church's online giving page here. Thank you for your generosity to our neighbors!

Thanks to all who attended the Bishop Lecture Series event with Kate Bowler on Sunday, October 2. We were pleased to welcome more than 430 church members and visitors from the community to hear her and meet her after the event. 

If you were unable to attend the event, you may view the lecture on the password protected website linked below.

Please do not share the link publicly or on social media sites.

The link will be available until November 1, 2022, and afterward will be available to view by coming to the the church and requesting a viewing

+ Click here to view the video

+ The case-sensitive password to view the video is Bowler10222! 

Did you know we have 3 AED (Automated External Defibrillator) devices on our campus? Now all three are equipped with pediatric pads as well as adult pads, so we can provide assistance to any person in need. These devices are located:

1. In the CLC across from the gym
2. In the Main Building outside Room 118 and across from the kitchen
3. In the Welcome Center at the top of the grand staircase

Your Safety, Accessibility, Security and Health (SASH) committee strives to ensure everyone at Church Street UMC is safe!

October 11, General Meeting at 11 am: The United Women in Faith (UWF) General Meeting is October 11 at 11 am in the Parish Hall. Our guest speaker is Sara Bryant, a Church Street member who has been a Master Gardner since 2016. She will share a presentation called “Caring for Creation” and will illustrate why it is important to use native plants and remove invasive plants in preserving our environment. Join us in the Parish Hall on Tuesday, October 11, at 11 am, with lunch to follow ($13). Make lunch reservations no later than Friday, October 7, by calling the church office at 865-524-3048.

Book Review, at 1:30 pm: The next UWF Book Review will be held on Wednesday, October 19 at 1:30 pm in the Chiles Room. Our presenter is Pat Bellingrath, the Holston Conference UWF officer for Spiritual Growth. She will discuss the novel Gum Moon: A Novel of San Francisco Chinatown by Jeffrey L. Staley. Gum Moon (Cantonese for “Gold Door” or “Golden Gate”) is the remarkable coming-of-age story of a Chinese-American girl, Mei Chun Lai, who is sold in 1898 at the age of three to a brothel keeper. Please join us for this engaging conversation.

Advent Gifts and Goodies Sale -- Call for DONATIONS! Think cakes, cookies, candy, pies, casseroles, breads, stocking stuffers, tree or table decorations, candles, baby gifts, afghans, sweaters, note cards, gift tags, floral arrangements —whatever you can create! Start now on those crafts and get your recipes ready! Submit items for sale between from Sept. 30 to Oct. 21, to giftsandgoodiesumw@gmail.com.

+ Important information for those wishing to donate items is linked HERE.

+ Mark your calendars for Saturday, November 19 as the day to drop off and pick up any gifts and goodies you provide and/or order!

Since 2017, our Tintinnabular (bell banner) has been part of our church’s All Saints' Day commemoration. You may remember that for the past five years, small bells, bearing the initials of our deceased church members and loved ones, have been stitched along the long festive ribbons. Additionally, the full name of each deceased one has been penned in permanent gold ink on the satin streamers underneath. 

Currently, 635 bells, bearing the names of those who are cherished by our church family, are attached. This year, because the banner’s increased weight renders it unwieldy, no more bells can be affixed; however, all names submitted this season will be permanently imprinted in gold on the interior streamers. On November 6, we worshipers shall stand for the procession to hear the tingling and to honor those whose lives have strengthened our faith.

+ If you have a friend or family member who has died since November 2021 whom you would like to include in this observance, please email the name to Dr. Vicky Shelton by November 2 at vickyannshelton@aol.com.

Now Hiring! Church Street will be hiring a part-time bookkeeper, part-time receptionist, and full and part-time substitute teachers. The job descriptions are linked below.

+ Click here for Bookkeeper Job Description

+ Click here for Receptionist Job Description

Substitute Teachers are needed in the Preschool! The position(s) requires one must be able to pass background check, have proof of education, current physical, and 3 written references. Punctuality, a positive attitude, flexibility, teamwork, and willingness to follow direction from director is essential. Staff needs to be Child/Infant CPR certified or willing to get certification within 60 days of hire. Please call 865-524-3511 for more information.

The CDC Covid Community Level was last updated to Low in Knox county. Please see the chart below for the CDC's recommendations.

*The COVID-19 community level is determined by the higher of the new admissions and inpatient beds metrics, based on the current level of new cases per 100,000 population in the past 7 days.

There will be a Church Conference on Sunday, October 23, at 12:30 pm for the membership to vote on the columbarium project.

Please read the important documentation that accompanies the rendering above to make sure you. are well informed about the project.

+ Click here to visit the Church Conference webpage for more info.

The TN Valley District will welcome another visit from Bishop Wallace-Padgett on October 27. We know she has much to share with us. Clergy and laity are invited to join us from 1 - 2:30 pm at Central UMC, Lenoir City (in the sanctuary). If you cannot join in-person, the district will be streaming her message on FaceBook LIVE. 

Memorials

Gena Crowe

Music Fund: Barbara Paulson

Vicky Gardner

Sterchi Lodge: Janice Hixson, Elaine & Frank Ralston

Mr. and Mrs. J.P. Hess

Memorial Fund: Martha Hess

Miss Mary Hess

Memorial Fund: Martha Hess

Amy Houck

Children's Ministry: Katie Strangis

John Pearson

United Women in Faith: Anonymous

Honorariums

Rev. Catherine Nance

Pastor's Discretionary Fund: Daniel Bellingrath

Katie Strangis

Building Fund: Daniel Bellingrath

Rev. Jan Buxton Wade

Building Fund: Stephanie Womack

Olga Welch

Music Fund: Barbara Paulson

Kelly Woods

Building Fund: Daniel Bellingrath

Altar Flowers

The Chancel Altar Flowers are given in loving memory of Grace and Brodie Baynes by Stephanie Baynes Womack and Marcia Lee Baynes.