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PHOTO OF THE WEEK: Youth band members help kick off the 2022-2023 school year for Youth Ministry students and families in Parish Hall. 

Stop by the Parish Hall for Coffee with Jan on Sunday, August 28 between 9:30 am-10:30 am (the Sunday School hour). If you would like to make a gift in honor of Pastor Jan, she requests that you designate your gift to the Church Street Building Fund.

Reserve your spot today at the Living Forward workshop, coming to Church Street! Learn more about the tools and resources available to caregivers from keynote speakers Dr. Monica Crane of the Genesis Neuroscience Clinic and Bishop Kenneth Carder (of Church Street fame!), who will be here on September 11 and 18, respectively. 

Click here to register -- the cost to attend is $15 each week, which includes a boxed lunch, drinks, goodie bag with resources, and entry for door prizes. Contact Valerie Nicholson with questions: [email protected] or 865-806-9780.

Register here by September 7:

https://onrealm.org/churchstreetumc/PublicRegistrations/Event?linkString=ZTVjNmJhMTEtZDM3Yi00ZjQ5LTg0MmMtYWVjMzAwM2VhMThh

The CDC Covid Community Level was last updated on 8/11 to medium in our county. If you are at a high risk for severe illness, talk to your healthcare provider about the need to wear a mask or take other precautions.

*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.

Open Door Kicks Off Fall with Mission Project: On September 4, the Open Door Sunday school class will welcome Beth Kahn. Beth is the Director of Church Street's Beacon of Hope Ministry. She is coming to tell us about the ministry and to share some stories of her work in the Vestal community. Everyone is welcome to join on September 4 as Beth comes to speak in Parish Hall at 9:30 am.

New Stephen Ministry Class Beginning this Fall

Our Stephen Ministers have been meeting needs for care for fifteen years, and we thank God for the gift of their ministry. Their training has given them the knowledge and skills to provide one-to-one care for people in our congregation and community. A new training class is coming up, and we encourage you to give some thought to becoming a Stephen Minister. Please contact Rev. Pat Clendenen at [email protected] for more information.

Memorials

Linda Biggers

Soup Kitchen: Rick & JoAnn Armbrister

Anna Elmore

Soup Kitchen: Mary Evelyn Simpson

Betty McNeil

Building Fund: Bill & Janie Dempster

John Pearson

Sharing Shop: Janice Hixson

Lisa Stanley

Building Fund: Bill & Janie Dempster

Honorariums

Rev. Jan Buxton Wade

Beacon of Hope: Charles & Royce Sanders

Building Fund: Rick & JoAnn Armbrister, Frank & Elaine Ralston, Allison & Anne Ensor, Bert & Jennie Ritchie, Scott & Jean Wilhoite, Lynda Speckhart, Jana Davison, Ann Warwick, Bill Cartwright, John & Wanda Craig, Bill & Janie Dempster

Altar Flowers

The Chancel Altar Flowers are given in honor of the 72nd anniversary of Alma and Louis Freyre, given by Libby, Jim and James Gilley.