2nd Edition. June 2024

JUNE 2024

SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

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This past weekend we were in Gallatin to celebrate the graduations of both my niece and nephew. We had a luncheon at my brother’s house, a sprawling Mexican food buffet provided by Dos Bros. It was good to be with family and friends, both old and new. I noticed that as friends came and went during the drop-in celebration, for the most part everyone congregated in the kitchen around the table with the food on it.

Later that day, we drove to downtown Nashville to meet up with some friends from Switzerland whom we hadn’t seen since 2011. We went to dinner at one of my favorite restaurants, Monell’s. Located in the Germantown section of Nashville, Monell’s serves Southern Comfort food like fried chicken, meatloaf, catfish, ribs, green beans, cole slaw, cucumber-onion salad, corn pudding, mac and cheese, and banana pudding.

What I love about Monell’s, apart from the fabulous food, is that all meals are served family-style around large tables. There were three parties at our table – us and our Swiss friends, an African-American family from Clarksville celebrating a birthday, and a white couple from Colorado visiting their adopted Asian-American daughter who lives in Nashville – passing around heaping helpings of food. On Saturday at 5:00 p.m. we were all strangers. By 5:05 p.m. we were all tablemates, sharing food while sharing our stories with one another.

This is what happens when meals are shared around a table, community is created, even if for just a short time. Food connects.

Gathering people around a table was one of Jesus’ primary mission strategies. People from very different backgrounds and social circles would share a meal

with Jesus and community was created, even if for just a short time. All the Gospels tell stories about conversations and events that happened with Jesus around a table sharing a meal with people.

For the first part of this summer, we are looking at the stories Luke tells about people having dinner with Jesus. In these stories we see who Jesus is, what Jesus cares about, and what kind of people Jesus invites to the table with him. In these stories we see biblical principles lived out before us. These meals with Jesus represent something bigger than just a meal, they enact the grace, community, hope, mission, salvation, and promise of God’s Kingdom.

Pastor Sarah and I hope that during this sermon series you, members of this congregation, will take the opportunity to find occasions to gather people into your home for a meal. Perhaps it will be with friends you haven’t seen in a long time. Perhaps it will be with members of this congregation that you don’t know as well as you would like. Perhaps it will be someone you have only recently met and would like to know better. Perhaps it will be all of the above!

When my wife told my mother that we were headed to dinner with some friends on Saturday night, my mother responded by saying, “How can you eat more after just eating?” My wife replied, “I don’t know, but that’s what you do with people when you get together, isn’t it? You eat. It’s always around a meal, it’s always around a table.” I think this is right.

I think it’s what Jesus was trying to tell us. The seemingly ordinary act of sharing a meal can be a holy experience of connection. Bon Appetit!

Grace and peace…

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Topics This summer we will have two different sermon series. Our first is called Dinner with Jesus.

A significant part of Jesus’ ministry and mission was long meals shared with disparate people around a common table. Following the Gospel of Luke, each week we will join Jesus around a meal to learn more about who he is, what he cares about, and who he welcomes. We hope to use this series to help us see how we can use meals to minister to those around us, like Jesus did. We encourage you during this summer sermon series to invite people – maybe people you don’t know well – into your home to share a meal. This is a simple way to help people feel invited and included in our family of faith.

May 26th

Luke 5:27-39

Dinner with Jesus: Levi’s House

June 2nd

Luke 7:36-50

Dinner with Jesus: Simon’s House

June 9th

Luke 9:10-17

Dinner with Jesus: Outside Bethsaida

June 16th

Luke 10:38-42

Dinner with Jesus: Mary & Martha’s House

June 23rd

Luke 11:37-54

Dinner with Jesus: A Pharisee‘s House

June 30th

Luke 14:1-24

Dinner with Jesus: A Pharisee Leader‘s House

July 7th

Luke 24:13-35

Dinner with Jesus: Cleopas’ House

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SUNDAY WORSHIP

Our next 5th Sunday Worship will be in the Fellowship Hall on Sunday, June 30th. Worship on these Sundays is a little less formal and allows being together in a different way than usual. We hope you will join us!

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06.01 John Lasater 06.05 Kim Hudgens 06.07 Tim Reynolds 06.07 John Henley 06.08 Jim Thuesen 06.10 Aria Robertson 06.14 Jay Lasater 06.14 Mary Alice Callaway 06.17 Mike Turner

06.23 Mary Farmer 06.24 Janis Smith 06.26 Margie Gill 06.26 Josh Lewis 06.26 Bonnie Krabbenhoft 06.28 Owen Wall 06.30 Sherri Lee

IF WE INADVERTENTLY MISSED SOMEONE...HAPPY BIRTHDAY! PLEASE HELP US UPDATE OUR RECORDS SO WE'LL HAVE YOUR SPECIAL DAY ON FILE.

Please Help Us Be Good Stewards & Turn Off the Lights!

For the past several years we have paid to have a service come to the church at 11:00 p.m. every evening to turn off the lights and set the alarm. We now have a new alarm system that can be set remotely, so we have discontinued this service. This means we ALL need to help be good stewards of our resources and the environment by turning off the lights when we leave an area of the church. This is especially important if you or your group are the last to leave the church building on a given evening.

PLEASE – turn out the lights as you leave to help us conserve energy and save money! Thank you!

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All members and visitors at Second Presbyterian Church are invited to the Presbyterian Women’s annual picnic on Tuesday, June 11, at 11:00.

We will gather at the Pavilion behind the First United Methodist Church (3316 Kingston Pike (about one mile west of Second Church on the left).

The entrance to the Methodist Church Pavilion is the first driveway with the second driveway serving as an exit. The church sign reads, “First Church Knox”. The Pavilion is located down near the river with excellent parking nearby).

The PW mission program will be led by Nancy Welch, Director of the Volunteer Assisted Transportation Program whose volunteers give their time to provide door-through-door- transportation assistance to those who need help. Together the volunteers assist local seniors and the disabled to live independently.

JOIN US ON JUNE 11 FOR LUNCH, LEARNING, FELLOWSHIP, AND FUN!

Second Readers will meet next Wednesday, May 8th, 11:30 a.m. at the Buckingham Clubhouse.

The book of the month is “God Spare the Girls” 6

by Kelsey McKinney

SUMMER KICKOFF CELEBRATION ON SUNDAY, JUNE 2ND, EVERYONE IS INVITED TO CELEBRATE THE BEGINNING OF SUMMER FROM 4:30 TO 6:30 P.M. PLEASE BRING DINNER OR SNACKS FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AS THERE WILL NOT BE FOOD TRUCKS AVAILABLE AS ORIGINALLY PLANNED. THE CHURCH WILL PROVIDE ICE CREAM TREATS. THERE WILL ALSO BE INFLATABLES ON THE CHURCH LAWN FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY!

Following worship on Sunday, June 23rd, we will have a congregational luncheon and town hall. The church will provide sandwiches and we ask that you bring a salad, chips, or dessert to share. At the end of the lunch, we will have a Congregational Town Hall to hear what the Session and Vision Task Force have been praying about and discussing since last summer. This will be a valuable opportunity for us to think together about the future of our congregation, share ideas and opinions, ask questions, and learn how we can be in prayer for the leadership of this congregation.

We hope that you will make every effort to attend this very important congregational gathering.

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The GO Team is responsible for extending the ministry of 2nd Presbyterian beyond the church both locally and globally through financial donations and volunteer activities. They rely on the generosity of the congregation to fund their efforts and welcome recommendations for donations and volunteer opportunities.

May Disbursements: Presbytery of East Tennessee - $1,100 Sunset Gap Ministries - $3,000. Sunset Gap is a Christian-based organization that unites people of all faiths and provides programs to support the physical, social, economic, and spiritual growth of individuals in Cocke and Sevier counties. Services include food distribution, a thrift store, and home repair assistance.

Morgan Scott Project - $2,000. Since 1972 the Morgan-Scott Project for Cooperative Christian Concerns (MSP) has formed a base from which the needs of low-income families in Scott and Morgan counties can be addressed. MSP functions as both a social services agency and as a community development organization. For a video describing the Morgan Scott Project go to https://youtu.be/HoC31hpchc0 Compassion Coalition - $500. This is our annual membership dues that support the organization and provide eligibility for resources including training.

KARM - $250. Earmarked for Pastor Mychal to purchase fast food gift cards and bus passes for those in homeless camps who are unwilling or unable to come to KARM facilities.

Volunteer activities for May: May 3 – Emerald Youth Foundation Breakfast. 2nd Pres hosted a table with nine in attendance from the church.

May 3 – West View Carnival – 2nd Pres was represented by several volunteers popping popcorn, helping with the cake walk, and selling jazzy jars. The church, with the help of John Henley and Coca-Cola, also provided 300 soft drinks and 120 bottles of water. Members also donated a generous number of snacks and many jazzy jars.

May 31 – Volunteers will be providing and serving breakfast in the Resource Center at Volunteer Ministry Center.

GOing and Serving in 2024 – Watch for upcoming volunteer opportunities at VMC, KARM, Love Kitchen, West View, and others in upcoming weekly newsletters. Coming up in June and July – Love Kitchen and KARM. NOTE: The GO Team is changing the team meeting time from 1 pm to 6:30 pm on the first Thursday of each month. This change is to provide an opportunity to serve for those whose work schedules prevented attending afternoon meetings. YOU are invited and encouraged to join the team. The next meeting is June 6.

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Please join us for a baby shower honoring

Patricia and Geoffrey Kennedy June 2nd at 2 p.m. / Fellowship Hall

Please look for links to their Registries in our Friday E-News!

Nichole Duran will be on vacation from June 2nd – June 14th.

Please help us during these two weeks by tidying up after yourself when you are at the church building.

Pastor Tim will be away on vacation from May 31st – June 8th.

He will also be away on Sunday, June 16th, and Sunday, June 30th officiating at out-of-town weddings.

Pastor Sarah will be out of town on vacation June 17th – 23rd.

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Please join us for a

RETIREMENT PARTY honoring

Brenda Rogoski

Sunday, June 9, 2024 / Drop-In 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

2nd Presbyterian Church - Mary Chambers Room Please RSVP to Holly Grimm by 5/31/2024 at (865) 243 -6353 / hgrimm@2ndpres.org

Due to the lack of a quorum, the Session was not able to hold an official meeting nor conduct any official business in May. In lieu of a meeting, the elders that were present had some general discussion about the mission and ministry of 2nd Presbyterian Church. They also engaged in officer training.

APRIL

YTD 2024

BUDGET 2024

TOTAL GIFTS

$52,105.89

$418,018.98

$833,965.00

TOTAL EXPENSES

$82,456.00

$277,970.06

$841,294.00

EXCESS (SHORTAGE)

($30,350.11)

$140,048.03

( $ 7,329) 10

6:00 p.m. Session 18 meeting (Barbour Room)

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10:00 a.m. Staff meeting 17 (Barbour Room) 5:30 p.m. Preschool Staff Small Group (Youth Group) 6:00 p.m. Preschool Board meeting (Zoom)

24 5:30 p.m. Preschool Staff Small Group (Youth Group)

9:15 a.m. Choir Practice 16 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Faith, Science & The Future Class (Barbour Room) 10:30 a.m. Worship

23 9:15 a.m. Choir Practice 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Faith, Science & The Future Class (Barbour Rm) 10:30 a.m. Worship 12 noon Congregational Luncheon & Town Hall

9:15 a.m. Choir Practice 30 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Faith, Science & The Future Class (Barbour Rm) 10:30 a.m. 5th Sunday Worship (Fellowship Hall)

11:00 a.m. Presbyterian 11 Women (Pavilion at 1st UMC) 6:00 p.m. Worship Team (Barbour Room)

5:30 p.m. Preschool Staff 10 Small Group (Youth Group) 5:30 p.m. Vision Task Force (Barbour Room)

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9:00 a.m. Fish Pantry (FH) 1:00 p.m. GROW Team meeting (Zoom)

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3:00 p.m. Budget Finance 3 Support Team meeting (Zoom) 4:30 p.m. Cross Ministries Board meeting (Barbour Room) 5:30 p.m. Preschool Staff Small Group (Youth Group)

9:15 a.m. Choir Practice 2 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Faith, Science & The Future Class (Barbour Room) 10:30 a.m. Worship 2:00 p.m. Baby Shower (FH) 4:30 p.m. Summer Kickoff Celebration

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MONDAY

SUNDAY

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11:30 a.m. 2nd Readers 12 (Buckingham Clubhouse) 5:30 p.m. GROW Team meeting (Small Conference Room)

2:00 p.m. Compassionate 5 Cuisine (Atrium) 2:00 p.m. PET General Conference meeting (Small Conference Room)

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12:00 p.m. Realm Leaders Training (Small Conference Room)

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FRIDAY

10:00 a.m. Arts & Crafts 20 (Room 227) 4:00 p.m. Deadline for 2nd Edition articles

6:30 p.m. GO Team meeting (Barbour Room)

THURSDAY

SATURDAY

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THE SECOND EDITION

2ND PRES KNOX

WELCOMING + FAITHFUL + HOPEFUL

SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 2829 KINGSTON PIKE KNOXVILLE, TN 37919

CLERGY STAFF Pastor Tim Reynolds Pastor/Head of Staff treynolds@2ndpres.org Pastor Sarah Morgan Transitional Associate Pastor for Congregational Life & Mission smorgan@2ndpres.org PROGRAM STAFF Matthew Mimbs Director of Music & Arts mmimbs@2ndpres.org John Lasater Organist jdlasater77@gmail.com Holly Grimm Children & Youth Ministry Coordinator hgrimm@2ndpres.org SUPPORT STAFF Bonnie Smith Church Administrator bsmith@2ndpres.org Marta P. Villalta Media & Communications Coordinator mvillalta@2ndpres.org Julie Hill Receptionist 2ndpresJulie@gmail.com PRESCHOOL STAFF Linda Sue Byrd Director lsbyrd@2ndpres.org Holly Grimm Assistant Director hgrimm@2ndpres.org -------------------------------------------------------CONTACT US: Second Presbyterian Church 2829 Kingston Pike Knoxville, TN 37919 Ph. 865.523.2189 Fax 865.637.2617 www.2ndpres.org

Responding in gratitude to God's love and grace, we are a welcoming, faithful, and hopeful community, following Jesus and serving him in the world.

ELDERS

MINISTRY TEAMS & MODERATORS

CLASS OF 2025 Zachary Burch Lisa Henley Terry Weaver

WORSHIP Betsy Foster John Gill

CLASS OF 2026 Leonard Bailey Doug Barbour Monica Casey Clara Hardin CLASS OF 2027 Betsy Foster John Gill Bill Owen Cheryl Ragsdale

CONNECT Terry Weaver Cheryl Ragsdale GROW Zach Burch Monica Casey GO Leonard Bailey Clara Hardin SUPPORT Doug Barbour Bill Owen PRESCHOOL Lisa Henley