Sunday November 4, 2018

Sunday School—9:45am Worship—11:00 am

Usher in Charge Martha Triplett

Greeters Bob Kerns Tom King

Acolyte Madison Wilson

Scriptures for November 4, 2018

Sunday

Hebrews 9:11-14 Mark 12:28-34

Food Pantry Schedule

November 2

Baggers: B. Elderbrock, L. Carson,

D. Carson

Distributors: S. Foster,

D. Eldredge, C. Pitts, S. Porter,

G. Blythe

November 9

Baggers: Cora Cox Academy,

S. Lodal

Distributors: P. Phillips,

S. Bingham, S. Martin, C. Barttels

November 16

Baggers: K. Marsh, Preston Hills

Distributors: S. Lodal, G. Bus,

M. Lawson, R. Lawson,

B. Necessary

November 23

Baggers: W. Kerns, B. Kerns

Distributors: S. Bus, S. Pitts,

B. Hubbard, B. Fritz

Waverly Road Presbyterian Church Waverly Road Presbyterian Church

People in our Prayers

Volume 50 Issue 44 October 31, 2018

Ellee Rose Large (@ St. Jude)

Rev. David Hale

Eileen Williams

John Bearden

Mary Margaret Bowles

Cassi Yost

Betty Joiner (Julie’s Mom)

Mike Walters (our Mailman)

Robin McMillan

Mike O’Neal

Sharon Petke

Carrie Conkin

Mike Lewis

Helen Austin

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

From the desk of Pastor Collin...

Rev. Collin

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

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—3:00 pm

This weekend many of us are heading up to Banner Elk to the Holston Center for our church retreat. I always look forward to this time because it is a great experience and a way to really deep dive into something. The last few years we have looked at ourselves and our role in the Kingdom of God. This year we are taking a step back from soul searching to explore Sabbath.

Here is some good news: even if you can’t come to the retreat, you can join us on our journey into sabbath. Here are some ways you can do this at home:

1. Turn off the news and take a walk. 2. Don’t log in and check your email or social media. 3. Read some scripture while drinking your favorite

warm beverage. 4. Have a silly conversation with a friend or family. 5. Play a game. 6. Listen to some music or play an instrument. 7. Take a nap. 8. Cook a meal and have a friend over. 9. Watch the sunrise or sunset. 10. Give thanks to God that you did not accomplish

anything of importance.

Sabbath is rest. Take time to rest this weekend. Have fun.

May God continue to bless,

This Week at WRPC

Mark your calendar! The next Parents’ Night Out is

Saturday, November 17, 4-8 pm. Contact Rachel Lawson at rachelzbeth@gmail.com or (423) 963-4310.

Mark your calendar and SAVE THE DATE for the

Men’s Prayer Breakfast

Saturday, November 10, 8:00 am at First Presbyterian Church

Join us for a morning of Breakfast, Prayer and Fellowship!

5-Cents-A-Meal Offering will be collected this Sunday, November 4!

Sunday 11/4 8:00am Church Retreat (last day)

8:00am Choir Practice

9:45am Sunday School

11:00am Worship Service/5-Cents-A-

Meal Offering/Communion

5:30pm Earnest Ringers

7:00pm Learning Children & Youth, MR

Monday 11/5 1:30pm Meeting on Homelessness, MR

Tuesday 11/6 11:00am Shepherds, MR

1:00pm Staff Meeting, GS

6:00pm Has Beens, FH

Wednesday 11/7 12:00pm Stephen Ministry Training, MR

3:30pm After School Program

5:30pm WOW Meal

6:15pm WOW Classes

7:30pm Chancel Choir

Thursday 11/8 9:30am Tapestry Women’s Bible

Study, PH

11:30am Worship Committee, MR

6:00pm Stephen Ministry, MR

Friday 11/9 10:00am Food Pantry, FH

Saturday 11/10 8:00am Men’s Prayer Breakfast,

First Presbyterian

Communion November 4, 2018 If you or anyone you know is unable to

attend the Worship Service, but would like

to receive Communion the afternoon of

November 4, please contact the Church

Office at 247-5121.

It is that time of year again when we are collecting Shoebox Gifts for Samaritan's Purse Operation Christmas Child. Please bring your

filled shoeboxes to the church no later than Sunday, November 18. You may leave them in the Narthex on the table in the corner, beginning on Sunday, October 21. Labels will be available on the collection table. The shoeboxes will be delivered to the local collection site after Sunday. More information is available at samaritanspurse.org. The criteria of what can be placed in the boxes has changed. If you are not sure about what to put in your box go to https://www.samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child/frequently-asked-questions/#packing.

2018 Operation Christmas Child

Just a reminder...

It’s not too late to turn in your Time & Talent sheets!

Donations to 5-Cents-A-Meal from our congregation in September were $118.41. Through the first seven months of this year, we have donated $1,111.22 to

5-Cents-A-Meal in a continuing effort to fight hunger. Thanks for your gifts!

Views from the

by Susan Lodal

WCQR is once again partnering with Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee to provide Thanksgiving meals for some of our hungry neighbors. In partnership with Kingsport City Schools, our WRPC Food Pantry has been given the opportunity to distribute 80 Thanksgiving meals this year.

• For only $25, you can provide a complete Thanksgiving meal, including a new Bible, to a hungry family in our area.

• All money will go directly to Second Harvest Food Bank.

• Make all checks payable to: Second Harvest Food Bank of NE TN (Make sure to note “Project Thanksgiving” on the memo line).

• Deadline to donate is November 11th.

• To Mail a Donation: Second Harvest Food Bank of NE TN 1020 Jericho Dr, Kingsport, TN 37663.

To Donate Online: https://www.wcqr.org/wcqrs-project-thanksgiving/

To Volunteer to help pack Thanksgiving boxes, call Second Harvest at 423-279-0430.

Be watching soon for information about the 2018 Christmas Card Project!

Every year, nearly five million Americans need blood transfusions. An estimated 43,000 pints (or units) of donated blood are used each day in the United States, and one in seven people entering the hospital needs blood. Women are critical to the country's blood supply, since their role as caregivers sends a message that donating blood is the right thing to do. However, they are also more likely than men to be temporarily restricted from donating because of low hematocrit, or red blood cell levels if they are still menstruating.

Blood Shortages: Why Donating Blood Is Important Unfortunately, the country's blood supply on occasion runs on perilously thin margins. Blood shortages occur periodically when supply doesn't keep up with demand. But if only one more percent of the United States population would give blood, these shortages would disappear for the foreseeable future.

Shortages occur for numerous reasons, including generational differences and behaviors associated with giving blood and an increased need for blood transfusions. Blood banks work hard to make it as easy and convenient as possible to donate blood. Still, there are numerous restrictions on who can donate blood, with an estimated 62 percent of the American population unable to donate.

How Do You Donate Blood? Donating blood is relatively simple and entirely safe, however, taking just an hour and requiring little preparation. There is little risk of adverse reaction when donating blood, and you can donate whole blood every 56 days; blood platelets every three days, up to 24 times a year. However, a few people may feel dizzy or faint during the process. In general, this can be prevented by eating a good meal and drinking a lot of fluids (not caffeine) before the donation.

The Blood Transfusion Process During a transfusion, any one of several blood components may be transfused, including blood platelets, which help blood clot; red cells, which carry oxygen; and plasma, the watery fluid that transports cells and nutrients and replaces blood volume.

What Are the Different Blood Types? There are four types of blood—O, A, B, and AB—and each type can be positive or negative, referred to as the Rh factor. In an emergency, anyone can receive type O negative blood, regardless of his or her own blood type. Researchers have also developed medicines that may help mimic the actions of some blood parts. Throughout your life, you will undergo numerous blood tests. The most common blood test, called a complete blood count, or CBC, measures the number of white and red blood cells, your hemoglobin and hematocrit values and your platelet count. Another slew of blood tests, referred to as a comprehensive metabolic panel, provide important information about your kidneys, liver, blood sugar and blood proteins.

Menu: Soup Bar, Salad and Baked Potatoes, and Dessert.

Week of November 4—10, 2018

Items of the Week Canned Tomatoes, Tomato Sauce, Spaghetti

Sauce, Uncooked Pasta

Blood Donation & Transfusion

Healthywomen.org

From the Desk of the Parish Nurse,

Joyce Caldwell

This week, we will wrap up

our program series on alcohol and

drug addiction. Learn more about how

we as church members can help those suffering from

addiction.

Wednesday, November 7, 2018

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Waverly Road Presbyterian Church 1415 Waverly Road Kingsport, TN 37664-2520

Waverly Road

Presbyterian Church,

Kingsport, TN, has an

opening for Director of

Student (K12)

Discipleship Ministries.

This 20 hour per week

position reports to the

pastor, who is head of

staff. Duties include planning, organizing, and overseeing

implementation of events for all school age children,

including direct leadership. The director will encourage and

enable the growth of children’s ministries through support

and spiritual direction. Coordination of activities requires

attendance at Sunday School and Morning Worship services.

Professional qualifications include a college degree and

experience with school age children’s activities. Resumes

will be received at wrpc@waverlyroadpc.org through

November 30.

Thank you to Barry Walton from

Mac’s Medicine Mart for administering our

flu vaccines and to those who participated in

our flu vaccine program.

If you have not received your flu shot, be sure

to get one ! It could save your life!