Hebron Highlights*

‘Hebron’ was the original name of the 1790 congregation that is now

‘Jonesborough Presbyterian Church’

June-July 2018

Jonesborough Presbyterian

Church 128 West Main Street

P O Box 383

Jonesborough, TN 37659

423-753-6162

Pastor: Reverend Allen Huff

Clerk of Session: Mary Noel

Treasurer: Sarah Gibson

Office Staff: Monica Moore

Music Director: Cherry Smith

Youth Director:

Brooke Ransdell

Pianist: Jeri Paolini

Nursery: Debbie Walls

WebMaster: Bill Reese

Newsletter Editor:

Monica Moore

Parish Nurse: Carol Jernigan

Dear Friends,

Dear Friends,

This month I want to share with you a prayer by Walter Brueggemann.

It is from his book Awed to Heaven, Rooted in Earth: Prayers of Walter

Brueggemann. He wrote this prayer after reading 2Samuel 7. In that story, King

David tells the prophet Nathan that he wants to build a permanent home for the

ark of the covenant. Nathan says to go ahead with plans. That night, however,

God tells Nathan to go back to David and tell the king that it’s not time for a

temple, and that David isn’t the one to build it, anyway. The news is not bad

news, though. The message that Nathan gives David includes God’s covenant

with David and his’s descendants. God’s message is clear enough: I’m not

through with you, yet. Israel has some more work, growing, and becoming to

do. So, don’t fear, I am with you, here, now, and always.

When we are truly faithful to God, our faithfulness, like the ark of the

covenant, is a steadfast witness to God’s faithfulness to us. The grace and

peace of Christ be with you all.

Allen

In the Midst of All the Pushing and Shoving

In the midst of all the pushing and shoving

among us,

in the world and in the church,

propelled by anxiety and

acted as brutality,

You have planted yourself in all your fidelity.

You have placed yourself among us

in steadfastness and abiding care

present in the day,

alert in the night,

making us all safe and noticed and cared for.

So evidence your fidelity as to curb our anxiety,

as to restrain our brutality,

as to overcome our alienation.

By your fidelity, renew us,

renew church,

renew city,

renew world.

Give us the safety to love you fully.

to love neighbor well,

in glad obedience. Amen.

June Lectionary Readings 2nd Sunday after Pentecost - June 3 1 Samuel 3:1–10 (11–20) Psalm 139:1–6, 13–18; 2 Corinthians 4:5–12; Mark 2:23–3:6 3rd Sunday after Pentecost – June 10 1 Samuel 8:4–11 (12–15), 16–20 (11:14–15); Psalm 138; 2 Corinthians 4:13–5:1 Mark 3:20–35 Complementary Genesis 3:8–15 Psalm 130 2 Corinthians 4:13–5:1 Mark 3:20–35 4th Sunday after Pentecost – June 17 1 Samuel 15:34–16:13 Psalm 20; 2 Corinthians 5:6, 10 (11–13) 14; 17 Mark 4:26–34 5th Sunday after Pentecost – June 24 1 Samuel 17: (1a, 4–11, 19–23) 32–49; Psalm 9:9–20 or 1 Samuel 17:57–18:5, 10–16; Psalm 133; 2 Corinthians 6:1–13; Mark 4:35–41

Book Study Wednesday Evenings 7:30 PM

July Lectionary Readings

6th Sunday after Pentecost – July 1 2 Samuel 1:1, 17–27; Psalm 130; 2 Corinthians 8:7–15; Mark 5:21–43; 7th Sunday after Pentecost - July 8 2 Samuel 5:1–5; 9–10; Psalm 48 2 Corinthians 12:2–10; Mark 6:1–13 8th Sunday after Pentecost—July 15 2 Samuel 6:1–5, 12b–19; Psalm 24 Ephesians 1:3–14; Mark 6:14–29 9th Sunday after Pentecost—July 22 2 Samuel 7:1–14a; Psalm 89:20–37; Ephesians 2:11–22; Mark 6:30–34, 53–56 10th Sunday after Pentecost—July 29 2 Samuel 11:1–15; Psalm 14; Ephesians 3:14–21; John 6:1–21

June, 2018 Events Calendar June 2nd *Shalom Circle Breakfast Mon 4th *Admin 6:30 pm *Christian Ed 7:00 PM June 5th *Prayer Shawl Ministry 12:30 PM Wed 6th *CL & M 5:30 PM Sat 9th *Shalom Circle 10:00 am Sun 10th *Family Luncheon Sun 17th *Property & Safety Tue 19th *Worship 6:00 PM *Christian Ed Sun-Thurs *VBS 6-8:00 PM Mon 21st *Stewardship & Finance Tue 26th *Snack & Yack 1:00PM June 30-July 1st, Shalom Circle Jewelry Sale, Youth Fundraiser, Jonesborough Days

Youth Group Meets every Wednesday & Sunday 6-8:00 PM

Brooke’s office hours: Wednesday @ 4:30PM

July, 2018 Events Calendar Mon 2nd *Admin 6:30 pm Wed 4th *Office Closed – Independence Day Sun 8th *Family Luncheon Mon 9th JBO Yarn party 6-8 PM Wed 11th *CL & M Sun 15th *Property & Safety Tue 17th *Worship 6:00 PM *Christian Ed 7:00 PM Sat 21st *Loaves & Fishes *Scrapbooking w/Ann Norman 11-4 PM Tue 24th *Session 6:30 PM Fri 27th *CL& M Outing/Cardinals Game Tue 31st *Snack & Yack 1:00PM

June Assignments

June Greeters: Jean Sweigart & Kathie Dameron June Offering Counters: Kathie Dameron & Pam Dunn

June Comm. Prep Team: Eva Garst, Leigh Anne Hieronymus June Communion Servers: Larry Garst, Teresa Hanson, Leigh Anne Hieronymus, Gordon Edwards, Bill Rese June On-Call Elder: Kathie Dameron

July Assignments July Greeters: Bunny Downing & Kathie Dameron July Offering Counters: 7-1, Kathie Dameron & Pam Dunn July 8, 15, 22, 29: Gordon Edwards & Jeff Jernigan July Comm. Prep Team: Emily Webb & Charlotte Pahris July Communion Servers: Team (1) Mary Noel, Neil Comer,

Jonathan Webb, Kathie Dameron July On-Call Elder: Jeff Jernigan

Connect with us Online: Web Page: www.jpcusa.org Office emails: office@jpcusa.org Phone: 423-753-6162 Pastor Allen’s sermons can be found on his blog: http://www.pastorallentn.blogspot.com

If you do not see your Birthday listed in the Bulletin or

Newsletter, please call Monica in the church office

(423)753-6162 or email the church office office@jpcusa.com

June Birthdays

Monica Moore 3

Jim Bollman 4

Jason Reese 5

Hal Knight 8

Jonathan Webb 8

Gary Burkett, Sherrell Lyon 10

Bill Kirchner 14

Carol Baird 15

Diana Moore 17

Donna Kellar 17

Fred Sauceman 19

Jim Rhein 20

Kathie Dameron 20

Ginger Hixson 24

Corinne Parnell 25

Hannah Fair 25

Tim Winter 26

Kathy Scheu 28

Dawn Heaton, Evelyn Adams 30

July Birthdays

Mike Floyd 1

Tony Snapp 3

Margaret Childress 5

Rebecca Comer 8

Tony Delucia 9

Terri Knight 11

Renae Helm 11

Audrey Wolfe 13

Gregory Jackson 15

Ellen Barnard 16

Charlotte McDonald 18

Debbie Walls 20

Jim Cash 23

Vivian Cash 24

Summer Buchanan 29

Anna Walls 30

Please Pray For the Following People

(For those in our congregation who are aware of illness or life events among our long-time or infrequent congregants, please notify the church office 753-6162 and Allen

Church Members: Evelyn Adams, Summer Buchanan, Sara Nan Byrd, Jeanne Cope, Betty Correll, Carolyn & Conrad Crow , Kathie Dameron, Pauline Douglas, Joseph Dykes, Sara Jane Florence, Charlotte McDonald, Kathy Mays, Monica Moore, Jill Sauceman, Carolyn Saylor, Bob & Kathy Scheu, Richard & Rhonda Schwerdtfeger, Cherry Smith, Cheryl Smith, Tony Smith, Ruth Verhegge On-going prayers for our Homebound Members and Friends: Alisa & Barbara Goolsby, Elizabeth Hoss, Brenda Young (mother of Leslie Sharpe) Church Prayer List of Friends and Relatives: Rob Allred (Nephew of Anna Walls), Joyce Amburgey, Harold Barnard (Ellen Barnard’s father), Laurin Bishop (Monica’s grand-daughter),Margaret Bollman (Jim’s mother) MaryAnn Eppich, (Heather’s mother, son & daughter-in-law of Pat & Jim Bollman), Pat Bond, Robert Bowers, Jim Brandt, Brooke Brantner (granddaughter of Richard and Rhonda Schwerdtfeger), Tiffany & Tyler Boggs (friends of Tom & Debra White & Donna Hansen), Kay Brown, Lucille Broyles, Buchanan/ Curtis family, Nicholas Chambers, Ray Clayton, Wade Cole, Kris Comer, Cliff Dameron (Kathie Dameron’s father), Tony Davis (nephew of Eva Garst), Tony Denton, the family of Pam Dunn, Mike Eads (friend of Jill Sauceman), Bev Edwards, Lois Earing (Karen Earing Winter’s mother), Todd Eastet, J.R. Ellis, Kris and Mary Ann. Gabe Filson, Becky Floyd (friend of Chuck Collins), Jay Floyd and family (Mike Floyd’s brother), Lynn & Anne Franklin (friends of Becky Wolfe), Faith Fullbright (granddaughter of Jim & Charlotte Pahris), Regina Fullbright (daughter of Jim and Charlotte Pahris), the family of Michelle Story Garst, Curt Gentry, Jan Gould, Mary & Jerry Graves, James Gregg, Emma Harrod (daughter of Mark & Jodi Harrod, Robin Hill, Allison Holt, Joe Huffman, Patty Ivens, (friend of Becky Wolfe), Stevan Jackson, Barbara Kirchner (sister), Bob Kirchner (son), Bill Lockhart, Mia Kirchner (Bill & Betty’s granddaughter), Martha Kyker, Randy Logan (Rebecca Comer’s brother-in-law), Charlsie Lowe, Leighton Lowe, (Bill & Betty Kirchner’s Cousin), Sylvia Lucius & & husband Woody and her mother who are both chronically ill, Cheryl McCaughlin, Diana Miller, Eric Montgomery, Barbara Leonard Morrison, Darcy Murphy (great niece of Eva Garst), Beth Neas (aunt of Jennifer Wolfe), John Neas (Jennifer Wolfe’s father), Jeri Paolini, Kaley Peterson (Kathie Dameron’s niece), Jason Price (Charlotte McDonald’s nephew),Amy Strickland, Tammy Vicars (friends & neighbors of the Comers), (family of Jeanette Miller, Carol & Jacob Plummer, Doris Robinson & family, Lawson Salinas, Curtis Schmidtberger, Audry Hill Senci (Joanne Comer’s cousin), Heather Sheets (Ann Florence's daughter), Judy Shelton, Dorothy Jackson Shell, Walter Sherfey (friend of Sam & Irene Mitchell), Emily Sloan, Ruth Ann Snapp (mother of Tony Snapp), Jean Soergel, John and Ylonda Spears (cousin of Charlotte Pahris), the family of Bob Spence, Nancy Sullivan, Edie Stephens , Carrie Stewart & family, Kathy Thomas (Hal Knight’s sister), Terry Tollefson, Emma Treadway, Ted Uta (friends of Bob & Charlotte McDonald), Nadine Valentine, Janet Walker, Billy Whittington, Mary Sanders, Nancy Wagner, Brownie Walton, Wanda Ward, Drane Wilkinson’s family, Ruth Williams, George Wilson (Ashley Wilson’s grandfather & Erin Wilson’s great grandfather), the family of Rob Wondergem and especially for his wife Jackie

If you have a prayer request, please call the church office, 423(753-6162) or send us an email office@jpcusa.org. You may also fill out a prayer request card, they are located in the pews, you may drop

your prayer request in the offering plate.

Jonesborough Yarn Party Monday June 11

th & July 9

th 6:00-8:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall, we meet the second Monday of

each month. It is a social group that gets together once a month to knit, crochet, or spin. It's a fun

way to meet others in the community that shares this interest. If anyone has questions, please ask

Emily Webb or Deb Burger. Everyone is welcome!

JAMA’ Food Pantry is in great need of: Soups, Peanut Butter, Flour, Sugar, Cornmeal, Jams, Jellies, Pork and Beans, Instant Potatoes, Cereals, Spaghetti & Sauces, Sugar, Dried Beans,

Canned Fruit, Meats, Vegetables & Large Paper Bags. PLEASE HELP! Anyone wishing to help at the JAMA Food Pantry on a 4th or a 5th Thursday of

the month: Please see Jim Cash for details.

The Food Pantry welcomes your help in serving those in need

Family Luncheon June 10th Jonathan & Emily Webb*

Ruth Verheege, Cheryl Smith, Kathie Dameron, Marianne Huff, John & Emily Laughrey, Marat Moore & Steve Lindner

Family Luncheon July 8th

Bob & Ida Shurr* Larry & Eva Garst, Bob & Kathy Scheu, Ann & Graham Norman,

Scott & Patty Starkey, Carol Salinas Please bring your favorite side dish, salad or dessert!

Cherry’s Musical Notes

Wednesday Choirs are off for the month of July, will resume August 8th

*Handbell Choir: 9:45 am in the Sanctuary, Sunday mornings.

Jonesborough Presbyterian Church VBS 2018

He's Got the Whole World in His Hands

An interACTIVE Trip Around the World, with Ports-of-Call in Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Mexico, and

Jonesborough

Sunday-Thursday evenings, June 24-28,

6-8 PM

Food-- Snack supper featuring foods from each nation

we visit Music--Games--Stories—Crafts

"In Christ there is no East or West, in Him no South or North, But one Great Fellowship of

Love, Throughout the Whole Wide Earth.

Registration coming soon. Volunteer sign up sheet is in the Narthex

June-July Health & Wellness Thanks to All! Thank you all who helped prepare and served another successful Lunch & Learn on May 9th. Speakers Crystal Woods and Scott Farmer from Ballad Health provided us with useful information about how to keep our body and our muscles moving. If you were unable to attend, there is information available in the church office. Thanks again to Rebecca Comer, Susan Hagar, Alexis Burkett and Kathie Dameron for another great meal. Stay tuned for our next Lunch & Learn this fall. Soups On Ministry Our Soup Ministry was a great success this past winter thanks to our volunteer teams. Soup and Bread makers included Marianne Huff, Marilyn Buchanan, Alexis Burkett, Marat Moore, Irene Mitchell, Karen Welch, Kathie Dameron, Joanne Comer and Rebecca Comer. If you would like to contribute meals this summer please contact me at 901-485-4280 or misselaine57@yahoo.com. Gentle Yoga Gentle Yoga is taking a break after our initial 12 week run for 2018. Classes will resume later this summer. Gentle Yoga includes both sitting and standing gentle stretches. Props are provided. Thanks to participants Corrine Parnell, Joanne Comer, Barbara Grooms, Carolyn Shepard, Frances Collins, Carol Salinas, Lea Florence, Bunny Downing, and Sara Nan Byrd for the support of this ministry. Garden Ministry After a wet, cool early spring the Jonesborough Community Garden is picking up momentum! We have delivered dozens of fresh leaf lettuce, spinach and beets to JAMA Food Pantry. Coming soon will be carrots and more beets, okra, and green beans. Joining us this summer is a great group of FFA students from David Crockett High School with their sponsor Ryan Arnett. For the first time we are pleased have a young family helping us harvest in the garden as well. If you like to work independently or want to learn more by working in a small group, this is a perfect way to enjoy fellowship, provide food for the pantry and enjoy the garden! Special thanks to Marianne Huff, Dawn Heaton, Terri Knight, Lea Florence, Tony DeLucia and Glenn Walker. Jonesborough Community Garden is located at 503 Hillrise Drive. We meet on Tuesday or Wednesday afternoons at 4:30 for harvesting. Vital Signs Blood Pressure Screenings, Medication questions and conversations with the Parish Nurse are held every 4th Sunday in the Fellowship Hall. Stop by and say hello! Parish Nurse, Carol Jernigan, is available for hospital visits, transportation to doctor appointments and home visits. I will be out of town June 1st- 17th. Please call the church office to set up an appointment.

Carol Jernigan

Beat the Heat This Summer Water Keep water on hand at all times to avoid dehydration. Avoid peak heat hours Exercise, play and garden outside before or after the peak heat hours of the day (10:00-2:00). Wear sunscreen Apply it 30 minutes before going outside for best results. Protect your eyes Wear sunglasses or a wide brimmed hat to keep out the strong summer sun. Use fans Be sure to turn on your ceiling fans, try a pedestal fan, or even a desk fan if you are tied to your computer during the day. Spritz yourself Keep a spray bottle in the refrigerator, and when the going gets hot, give yourself a good squirt. Give your appliances a break Skip the drying cycle on the dishwasher and leave the door open to let the dishes dry. Try grilling outside instead if heating up the oven. Eat light There’s a reason we crave salads in the summer. They’re easier to digest than heavier foods that leave you feeling sluggish in the high heat. Put up sun blockers Keep your house cooler by closing blinds and drapes to block out the sun.

The Prayer Shawl Ministry Needs: -Fleece fabric: 1 yard pcs. -Packages of quilt batting

-Yarn of all colors We thank everyone for their donations

We meet the 1st Tuesday of the month at 12:30 in the fellowship hall. We welcome new members!

Bring your lunch to the meetings. The Shawl Ministry includes persons of all faiths. Items are made with prayers, blessings, or wishes in mind for the recipients. “Part of the journey

of prayer and faith is to recognize that we may never know how our love and care will touch or change another person’s life. Instead, we are invited to offer others our

compassion and let “whatever needs to happen, happen.” We donate to anyone in our congregation, who may be in need, Niswonger Children’s Hospital, Hospice Care, VA Hospital, Johnson City Medical Center Breast cancer patients, Cancer Patients, Newborns, HIV and aids patients, bereaved, new mothers, Brides, Friendship, Healing, Comfort, CHIPS Family Violence Shelter, Thinking of you, Congratulations.

Sponsored by Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home

July 10th – October 2nd 1:00 - 3:00PM Jonesborough Senior Center

307 E. Main St. Jonesborough

Call 423-753-3821 to register

The Session of Jonesborough Presbyterian Church

Session Ministry Teams

Class of 2018 Class of 2019 Class of 2020

Mike Floyd Gordon Edwards Kathie Dameron Leigh Anne Hieronymus Deborah (Deb Burger) Pamela Dunn Teresa Hansen Mary Noel Ashley Wilson Jonathan Webb Jeff Jernigan

Clerk of Session: Mary Noel Worship: Chair: Leigh Anne Hieronymus Vice Chair: Ruth Verhegge, Kathie Dameron, Summer Buchanan, Jeri Paolini, Marcy Hawley, Cherry Smith, Emily Webb, Irene Mitchell, Marat Moore, Charlotte Pahris, Jill Sauceman, Susan Widener, Eva Garst Christian Education: Chair: Deb Burger, Vice Chair: Pam Dunn, Cherry Smith, Cheryl Smith, Marianne Huff, Brooke Ransdell, Kailey Amburgey, Josh Heltzel, Zach Weller, Kathy Mays Congregational Life & Membership Development: Co-Chairs: Jonathan Webb & Teresa Hansen, Charlotte Pahris, Rebecca Comer, Kathie Dameron, Sharon Anderson, Joanne Comer, Bunny Downing Mission: Chair: Ashley Wilson, Vice-Chair: Jeff Jernigan, Terry Welch, Marilyn & Summer Buchanan, Carol Jernigan, Carol Salinas, Jonathan Webb, Karen Welch, Mark McCalman, Marianne Huff, Glen Walker Property & Safety: Chair: Gordon Edwards Jim Cash, Graham Norman, Larry Garst, Jim Pahris, Kelly Wolfe, Bob Scheu, Tim Winter, Neil Comer, Rick Gibson, Andy Hixson Stewardship & Finance: Interim Chair: Jim Rhein, Vice Chair; Ashley Wilson, Recording Secretary: Bob McDonald. Treasurer: Sarah Gibson, Assistant Treasurer, Alexis Burkett, Ray Marney, Eva Garst, Jim Rhein, Tim Winter, Scott Starkey Administration: Chair: Mike Floyd, Hal Knight, Ruth Verhegge, Pat Wolfe, Mary Bray

Hebron Highlights June-July, 2018

Jonesborough Presbyterian Church P.O. Box 383 Jonesborough, TN37659