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People in our Prayers

Volume 50 Issue 31 August 1, 2018

Ellee Rose Large (@ St. Jude)

Rev. David Hale

Eileen Williams

John Bearden

Mary Margaret Bowles

Cassi Yost

Dot Owings

Sharon Petke

Kate Smith Crow

Betty Fritz

Carrie Conkin

Mike Lewis

Helen Austin

TEAMEffort in Virginia Beach, VA

Those who have recently lost loved ones

Missionaries in our Prayers

PCUSA Missionaries Bill & Ann Moore in Japan

Jimmy Shafe: Mission: Hope ROW Congo

Osman Hope in Honduras

Mahendra Bhattarai & family and the school in Nepal

Fred Foy & Cecily Strang in Kenya

Karah Germroth and Moyo wa Afrika in Tanzania

Alyson Miller in Peru

From the desk of Pastor Collin...

Rev. Collin

Greetings to you in the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ!

Photo courtesy: Charlie Foster

We will leave names on the Prayer Request List for three weeks unless you notify the Church Office to remain on the list for an extended amount of time.

www.waverlyroadpc.org wrpc@waverlyroadpc.org 423.247.5121 Office Hours: Monday-Thursday, 8:30 am—4:00 pm, Friday, 8:30 am—12:00 pm

Over the last year it has been very obvious that things were changing here at Waverly Road. It is easy to see changes when they involve walls being ripped down and new spaces being made. But as those physical changes were happening, other things were being seen and discussed. I am now very excited to be able to tell you all about one of the changes we are making to our staffing plan that I think will help us move and grow for God’s future.

Rachel and Josh do wonderful work for the kingdom and for the mission of Waverly Road, now they are going to be doing it a little differently. Rachel is now going to be shepherding all our pre-K children and working closely with their families and our young adults as our Director of Young Adult and Children discipleship Ministries. She will also continue leading our children’s choir.

Josh is our Director of Student Discipleship Ministries. He will be working to make sure that Sunday School and youth activities are nurturing, challenging, and exciting for them. Josh will also take the lead on the after-school program, VBS and continue his wonderful work on coordinating mission trips.

I believe that these changes put both Josh and Rachel in places that will use the gifts God has given them to their fullest potential. I hope that you will be praying for both Josh and Rachel as they move into these new roles and as they continue to grow in their faith and ministry here at Waverly Road.

May God continue to bless,

Sunday August 5, 2018

Sunday School—9:45am Worship—11:00 am

Usher in Charge Ross Yost

Greeters Howard Carman

Karen Carman

Acolyte Christopher Ketchie

Scriptures for August 5, 2018

Sunday

Psalm 48

Food Pantry Schedule

August 3

Baggers: B. Elderbrock, L. Carson, D. Carson Distributors: S. Foster, D. Eldredge, C. Pitts, S. Porter, G. Blythe

August 10

Baggers: Preston Hills

Distributors: P. Phillips,

S. Martin, S. Bingham, C. Barttels

August 17

Baggers: K. Marsh, Preston Hills

Distributors: S. Lodal, G. Bus,

M. Lawson, R. Lawson,

B. Necessary

August 24

Baggers: W. Kerns, B. Kerns

Distributors: S. Bus, S. Pitts,

M. Triplett, B. Hubbard, B. Fritz

This Week at WRPC

Mark your calendar! The next Parents’ Night Out is

Saturday, August 18, 4-8 pm. Contact Rachel Lawson at rachelzbeth@gmail.com or (423) 963-4310.

Sunday 8/5 9:00am Choir Practice

9:45am Sunday School

11:00am Worship Service / 5-Cents-A–

Meal Offering

7:00pm Learning Children & Youth, MR

Tuesday 8/7 11:00am Shepherds, MR

1:00pm Staff Meeting, MR

6:00pm Has Beens, FH

Wednesday 8/8 7:30pm Chancel Choir

Thursday 8/9 11:30am Worship Committee, MR

Friday 8/10 10:00am Food Pantry, FH

Why Bother with Discipleship? In an article based in part on his book, The Great Omission, the late Dallas Willard asks this question, then asks why so many people believe it is sufficient just to believe in Christ as fulfilling admission to eternity. He then offers four points why simple belief is not enough.

First, there is nothing in what Jesus himself taught that suggests we can

enjoy forgiveness at Jesus’ expense and then have nothing more to do with him.

Second, without following Jesus’ instruction, we are locked into defeat so far as our moral intentions are concerned.

Third, only avid discipleship to Christ through the spirit brings the inward transformation of thought, feeling and character that we desire, and

Fourth, only when we walk as closely as possible to Jesus’ model do we receive the power that is beyond ourselves in dealing with the problems that affect our earthly existence.

Discipleship, he reminds us, is a continuous process: learning, experimenting, growing and slowly succeeding to become true followers of Jesus. It helps to have others join us in this process to support and encourage us to continue. Are you interested in becoming a better disciple?

You are invited to join the Apprentice Class in Sunday school. We meet Sunday mornings at 9:45 in room 204 for study, sharing and encouragement. On July 29, after finishing a study of the Letter of John, we will begin a new study of Richard Rohr’s book, Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life. This book, although now out of print, is available on Kindle and used from many sources found on amazon.com. Come join us as we explore our apprenticeship and learn to “fall upward” as we learn to follow Jesus more closely.

—Dave Petke

We’re brought up to be strong, self-sufficient, independent people. We tend to think that if we ask for help, it is a sign of weakness. So we try to keep our struggles hidden, stuffed deep inside. However, that’s not God’s plan. Galatians 6:2 says, “Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” God wants us to care for others—and allow others to care for us in our time of need.

If you’re sad or struggling inside, don’t suffer alone. Ask for help. We’ve got a team of Stephen Ministers who are ready to listen, care, encourage, pray, and help you through a tough time. (It’s confidential too!) Find out more about Stephen Ministry by talking with one of our Stephen Leaders: Sharon Petke, Dave Petke, Diana Eldredge or Barbara Lane. Our Stephen Ministers are there to care!

Sometimes It’s Hard to Ask for Help

WOW starts on August 29th with an Indoor Picnic and more! Watch for the insert in our Sunday bulletin

coming soon.

Views from the

Week of August 5-11, 2018

Item of the Week Shampoo, Conditioner, Soap

(we gladly accept unopened hotel sizes)

by Susan Lodal

(From Second Harvest of Northeast Tennessee website)

Making Tough Choices and Trade-offs to Keep

Food on the Table 88 percent of households reported using three or more coping strategies for getting enough food in the past 12 months. The frequency of these strategies among all households include: * 66 percent report eating food past the expiration date; * 39 percent report growing food in a garden; * 40 percent report pawning or selling personal property; * 87 percent report purchasing inexpensive, unhealthy food; * 41 percent report watering down food or drinks; * 51 percent report receiving help from friends or family

From the Desk of the Parish Nurse,

Joyce Caldwell

Heatstroke happens quickly and can be deadly. The

infographic to the right of the page goes over the

numbers on heatstroke in cars, the circumstances of

deaths, clears up common misconceptions about

heatstroke, and provides safety tips .

Children’s Safety Network / childrenssafetynetwork.org

Heatstroke in Cars

5-Cents-A-Meal Offering will be collected this Sunday, August 5!

Donations to 5-Cents-A-Meal from our congregation in July were $147.41. Through the first six months of this year, we have donated $768.29 to 5-Cents-A-Meal in a continuing effort to fight hunger. Thanks for your gifts!

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To our Congregation…..

There will be meetings of the corporation immediately following the worship service on Sunday August 12th and 19th. The purpose is to discuss an addition to the bylaws regarding Session structure. There will also be a congregational meeting on August 19th to elect at-large members for the Elder/Officer Nominating Committee.

Want to get rid of weeds naturally?

Here’s the recipe!

All Natural Weed Killer!

1 Gallon Vinegar

2 Cups Epson Salt

1/4 Cup Dawn Dish Soap

Mix together and spray on weeds.