Hebron Highlights
‘Hebron’ was the original name of the 1790 congregation that is now
‘Jonesborough Presbyterian Church’
November, 2016
Jonesborough Presbyterian
Church
128 West Main Street
P O Box 383
Jonesborough, TN 37659
423-753-6162
Pastor: Reverend Allen Huff
Clerk of Session: Bill Reese
Treasurer:
Alexis Burkett
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,
Part I of the Constitution of the PC(USA) is entitled The Book of
Confessions. The newest edition is 1 3/16 inches thick and includes
statements of faith written from 325AD through 1983AD. Trying to “believe”
everything in this long, often contradictory collection would be like ordering
everything on the Cracker Barrel menu and expecting to maintain your weight
and stay gluten free.
There is blessing in the bother, though. Most of these documents grew
out of 2000 years of ecclesiastical conflict and change. Trying experiences
usually force us to examine our faith and to reimagine what we hear God
calling us to be and do. Rather than confining us to immutable dogma, the
confessions invite us into conversation with the lively and organic mystery of
God’s ceaseless activity in and for Creation. Getting things “right” is not the
point. Self-examination, spiritual curiosity, and willingness to grow are the
point.
The Confession of 1967 offers a good example. Amid the cultural and
political tumult of 1960’s, the Presbyterian Church challenged itself to take
seriously Jesus’ call to live as a reconciling community in a society agonizing
with racial unrest, an unpopular war, shifting sexual mores, and general
cultural instability. I find this confession particularly relevant today as, once
again, we stand in need of new forgiveness and new vision.
A merciless and divisive campaign season may have ended with this month’s
elections, but much of the fear and resentment remain. As the Church, we now
have an urgent calling to renew our commitment to reconciliation and peace.
And our journey begins with confession. Confession includes but is far more
than simply admitting faults and failures. Authentic confession happens when
claim our God-given giftedness and potential, and devote ourselves to
experiencing and sharing God’s Love in and for the world.
With the voting machines packed away, we name and own our collective
failure to live as a people of grace. Moving on, we boldly stand up straight,
confessing without reservation or apology, that all human beings are children
of God, and that we as Jesus-followers will strive to choose, each moment of
each day, to live beyond the confines of fear, prejudice, and hate.
“To be reconciled to God is to be sent into the world as God’s
reconciling community,…and [sharing] God’s labor of healing the enmities
which separate people from God and from each other…With an urgency born
of this hope, the church applies itself to present tasks and strives for a better
world. It does not identify limited progress with the kingdom of God on earth,
nor does it despair in the face of disappointment and defeat. In steadfast hope,
the church looks…to the final triumph of God.” (The Confession of 1967,
excerpts from 9.31 and 9.55)
Peace,
Pastor Allen
November Lectionary Readings
November, 2016 Events Calendar
Tue 2nd
*Prayer Shawl Ministry 12:30 PM
*Session 6:30 PM
*Book Study
All Saints’ Day ~ November 1 Daniel 7:1–
3, 15–18 Psalm 149 Ephesians 1:11–23
Luke 6:20–31
Sat 5th
* Shalom Circle 10:00 am
Wed 9th
*Book Study
November 6 ~ Thirty–second Sunday in
Ordinary Time Haggai 1:15b, Psalm 145:1–
5, 17–21 or Psalm 98, 2 Thessalonians 2:1–
5, 13–17, Luke 20:27–38
Fri 11th
*Youth Group to Holston Pres Camp
Sat 12th
*Officer Training 2:30-5:30 A-Z Room
Sun 13th
*Family Luncheon
Mon 14th
*Building Task Team 6:30 PM
*Jonesborough Yarn Party 6-8:00 PM
Tue 15th
*Christian Ed 7:00 PM
Wed 16th
*Book Study 7:30 PM
Sat 19th
*Scrapbooking 11-4:00 PM
*Officer Training 2:30-5:30 A-Z Room
Sun 20th
* Property & Safety following worship
*Decorate Church for Christmas
Mon 21st
*Worship Committee 6:00 PM
*Stewardship & Finance 7:00 PM
Tue 22nd
*Session 6:30 PM
Wed 23rd
*Book Study 7:30 PM
Thu 24th
*Thanksgiving
Tue 29th
* Snack & Yack 1:00 PM (Logan’s) JC
Wed 30th
*JAMA Christmas Concert/Trinity
Baptist 6:00 PM
Mon 1st
Every Sunday & Wednesday 6:00PM
Brooke’s office hours: Wednesday @ 4:30PM
November 13 ~ Thirty–third Sunday in
Ordinary Time- Isaiah 65:17–25, Isaiah
12:2, 2 Thessalonians 3:6–13,
Luke 21:5–19
Reign of Christ / Christ the King—
November 20 ~ Jeremiah 23:1–6, Luke
1:68–79, Colossians 1:11–20, Luke 23:33–
43
First Sunday of Advent—November 27
Isaiah 2:1–5, Psalm 122, Romans 13:11–14
Matthew 24:36–44
Treasurer’s Report
Year-to-Date 01/01/2016-09/30/2016
Difference in contributions vs. budget:
($7300.22)
Difference in contributions vs. actual
expenses: $5831.29
Weekly Budget Status September 2016
September weekly average giving:
$4490.51
September weekly giving – weekly
budget needs = Variance
$4490.51 - $4597.69 = $(107.18)
Health and Wellness for November
The Great American Smokeout November 17
Quit for you and everyone who cares for you.
Within minutes of smoking your last cigarette, your body begins to recover:
20 minutes after quitting
* Your heart rate and blood pressure drop.
12 hours after quitting
* The carbon monoxide level in your blood drops to normal.
2 weeks to 3 months after quitting * Your circulation improves and your lung function increases.
1 to 9 months after quitting
*Coughing and shortness of breath decrease.
Tiny hair-like structures that move mucus out of the lungs
(called cilia) start to regain normal function in your lungs,
increasing their ability to handle mucus, clean the lungs, and
reduce the risk of infection.
1 year after quitting
*The excess risk of coronary heart disease is half that of
someone who still smokes. Your heart attack risk drops
dramatically.
5 years after quitting
* Your risk of cancers of the mouth, throat, esophagus,
and bladder is cut in half. Cervical cancer risk falls to that of a
non-smoker. Your stroke risk can fall to that of a non-smoker after
2 to 5 years.
10 years after quitting
* Your risk of dying from lung cancer is about half that of
a person who is still smoking. Your risk of cancer of the larynx
(voice box) and pancreas decreases.
15 years after quitting
* Your risk of coronary heart disease is that of a non-smoker’s.
Source:cancer.org/healthy/stayawayfrom tobacco/benefits-of-quitting-smoking-over-time
To get help and learn more, visit cancer.org/smokeout or call 1-800-227-2345 for free tips and tools.
Carol Jernigan
November Assignments
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 [email protected]
November Greeters: Kathie Dameron & Ellen Barnard
November Offering Counters: Ray Marney
& Ruth Verhegge
Jeff Brunson
Pat Bollman
Cindy Amburgey
Susana Childress
Conrad Crow
Jennifer Wolfe
Thomas White
Scott Starkey
Bob Scheu
Pauline Douglas
Curtis Buchanan
Joanne Comer
Kaye Florence
Carolyn Knight
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November Comm. Prep Team: Leigh Ann Hieronymus
& Marat Moore
November Communion Servers: (Team 2) Bill, Reese,
Becky Wolfe, Ruth Verhegge, Gary Burkett,
& Sam Mitchell
November On-Call Elder: Ray Marney
Connect with us
Online: Web Page: www.jpcusa.org
Office emails: [email protected]
Phone: 423-753-6162
Pastor Allen’s sermons can be found on his blog:
http://www.pastorallentn.blogspot.com
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:
Summer Buchanan, Sara Nan Byrd, Kathie Dameron, Pauline Douglas, Bill Downing, Joseph Dykes,
Mike Floyd, Barbara Jilton, Charlotte McDonald, Gordon Mobley, Mike Matney, Kim Parker, Jill
Sauceman, Bob Scheu, Bob Shurr, Richard Schwerdtfeger, Cheryl Smith, Tony Smith, Harrison
Taylor, Phyllis & Ernie Wilson
On-going prayers for our Homebound Members and Friends:
Marianne Fair (daughter of Ruth Chase), Alisa & Barbara Goolsby, Beulah Hendry (mother-in-law
of Marion Light), Elizabeth Hoss, Audrey Kaiman, Rita Kinney (Kathy Scheu’s mother), Brenda
Young (mother of Leslie Sharpe)
Church Prayer List of Friends and Relatives:
Joyce Amburgey, Bill Banks (Phyllis Wilson’s son-in-law), Lindsey Black (niece of Heather
Anderson), Pat Bond, Robert Bowers, Jim Brandt, Tiffany Brent (a friend of Tom & Debra White &
Donna Hansen), Kay Brown, Lucille Broyles, Buchanan Curtis family (Allen Evans & Kim
Buchanan), Edna Cash (member of the Cash family), Nicholas Chambers, Ray Clayton, Wade Cole,
Carolyn Cope, Doris Critzer (Bill Reese’s aunt), 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), Lois Earing (Karen Earing Winter’s mother), Todd Eastet, J.R. Ellis, Becky Floyd
(friend of Chuck Collins), Sara Jane Florence, Louise Frandsen (great-aunt of Tim Winter), Lynn &
Anne Franklin, Faith Fullbright (granddaughter of Jim & Charlotte Pahris), Curt Gentry, Jan Gould,
James Gregg, Veronica Hansen (mother of Donna Hansen & Debra White), Robin Hill, Alison Holt,
Joe Huffman, Leonard Huffstetler, (Hal Knight’s uncle), Stevan Jackson, Cayla King, David King
(friend of Linda Brothers), Barbara Kirchner (sister), Mia Kirchner (Bill & Betty’s grand-daughter),
Kristi Kyle (friend of Linda Brothers), Jill and Gregg Lagerberg, Sophia Larsen, Herbert Ledford,
Clay Lockhart, Bob and Susan Long (friends of Ann & Graham Norman), Gene Mesick & family in
the loss of wife & mother Betty Messick (friend of Richard & Charlotte Rarick), Barbara Leonard
Morrison, Lisa Mc Donald (daughter of Bob & Charlotte McDonald, Beth Neas (aunt of Jennifer
Wolfe), Marisa Nero (great niece 7 year old diagnosed with leukemia), Jeri Paolini and family, Kim
Parker, Kaley Peterson (Kathie Dameron’s niece), Carol & Jacob Plummer, Sam Repass (friend of
Karen & Terry Welch), Ron Renfro, Brenda Rodgers (friend of Bob & Charlotte McDonald), Lawson
Salinas, Walter Sherfey (friend of Sam & Irene Mitchell), Emily Sloan, Lutherine Smith, John and
Ylonda Spears (cousin of Charlotte Pahris), the family of Bob Spence, Tim Stachelski, Jewell Susong
(aunt of Leigh Anne Hieronymus), Kathy Thomas (Hal Knight’s sister), Terry Tollefson, Nadine
Valentine, Cheryl Wainwright, Janet Walker, Beth Whittington, Jeanette & Bill (cousins of Charlotte
McDonald), Mary Sanders, Brownie Walton, Wanda Ward, Jackson Whited (Myke Matney’s
cousin), Allen Whitis (Linda Brothers’ nephew), Drane Wilkinson’s family, Rev. Beth Yarborough
If you have a prayer request, please call the church office, 423(753-6162) or send us an email
[email protected] You may also fill out a prayer request card, prayer request cards are located
near the visitor’s book and are also located in the pews, you may drop your prayer request in the
offering plate.
Jonesborough Yarn Party
Monday, November 14th 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.
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.”
November 29th Snack & Yack 1:00PM
Longhorn Steakhouse ~ 2280 N. Roan St. Johnson City
Family Luncheon Note
Please allow all visitors with their hosts, and anyone having difficulty standing or
walking move to the front of the serving line during the luncheon. Thank you.
Karen & Terry Welch (host coordinators),
Mary Bray, Chuck & Frances Collins, Sam & Irene Mitchell,
Fred & Jill Sauceman, Amy Wolfingbarger & Dawn Heaton, Bill Reese
Cherry’s Musical Notes
News from Jonesborough Presbyterian Church Music Department
Handbell Choir 9:45 am in the Sanctuary
Choir practice: Wednesday Nights @ 7:00pm
Golden Heirs: Thursday Nights @ 6:30pm
The Session of Jonesborough Presbyterian Church
Session Ministry Teams
Class of 2016
Eva Garst
Gary Burkett
Gordon Edwards
Bill Reese
Class of 2017
Ruth Verhegge
Ray Marney
Jim Rhein
Becky Wolfe
Class of 2018
Mike Floyd
Leigh Anne Hieronymus
Teresa Hansen
Jonathan Webb
Clerk of Session: Bill Reese
Worship: Chair: Eva Garst:
Kathie Dameron, Summer Buchanan, Jeri Paolini, Marcy Hawley, Cherry Smith, Ruth
Verhegge, Emily Webb, Leigh Ann Hieronymus, Bunny Downing, Irene Mitchell,
Charlotte Pahris.
Christian Education: Chair: Becky Wolfe
Cherry Smith, Cheryl Smith, Debbie Walls, Marianne Huff, Brooke Ransdell,
Cindy Amburgey, Kailey Amburgey and Jesse Dykes.
Congregational Life & Membership Development: Chair: Jonathan Webb
Teresa Hansen, Karen Childress, Charlotte Pahris.
Mission: Chair: Jim Rhein
Terry Welch, Marilyn & Summer Buchanan, Carol Jernigan, Carol Salinas, Jonathan
Webb, Karen Welch, Mark McCalman
Property: Chair: Gordon Edwards
Jim Cash, Graham Norman, Larry Garst, Jim Pahris, Kelly Wolfe, Bob Scheu, Tim Winter,
Neil Comer, Bob Dunn.
Stewardship & Finance: Chair: Ray Marney, Recording Secretary: Glenn Walker,
Treasurer: Alexis Burkett, Bob McDonald, Eva Garst, Jim Rhein, Tim Winter.
Administration: Chair: Gary Burkett: Vice Chair: Mike Floyd
Gordon Edwards, Hal Knight, John Laughrey, Ruth Verhegge, Pat Wolfe.
Hebron Highlights
November, 2016
Jonesborough Presbyterian Church
P.O. Box 383
Jonesborough, TN37659