June, 2012
The Beacon
A PUBLICATION OF ERIN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 200 Lockett Rd. — Knoxville, TN 37919 — (865) 588-5350 — www.ErinPresbyterian.org
Upcoming Events! June 1 4:00 pm FINAL Body Recall of Season __________________________________ June 3 10:00 am Worship Service (Communion) 12:30 pm Outreach Meeting 1:30 pm HS Montreat Meeting 4:00 pm Personnel Meeting 6:00 pm Erin Express _____________________________________ June 5 5:15 pm Let’s Do Dinner 7:00 pm Discipleship Meeting Fellowship Meeting Property Meeting _____________________________________ June 10 10:00 am Worship Service (Con9irmation) 12:30 pm Convener’s Meeting 5:00 pm PW Picnic At The Cove 6:00 pm Erin Express _____________________________________ June 12 7:30 pm Stewardship Meeting _____________________________________ June 17 FATHERS DAY 10:00 am Worship Service 6:00 pm Erin Express June 18-21 8:30 am VBS Volunteer Check-In 9:00 am VBS _____________________________________ June 21 7:00 pm Session Meeting See calendar for additional June items.
A Message From The Pastor
Because Your love is better than life, my lips will glorify You. I will praise You as long as I live, and in Your Name I will lift up my hands. Psalm 63:3-4 Dear Friends, Rev. John Stuart
At the same time as I am writing this, the work in the church sanctuary is just beginning. The carpet is being taken off the walls and the old heating units are being removed. Dry wall will be put up and the electricians will do the rewiring. By the end of the week, the whole place may look as though a bomb has hit it. Don’t panic! It’s only for a couple of weeks; by the end of the summer all of the renovations will be completed. It’s been a long haul with regard to the actual work throughout the church campus. Like most of you, I’ll be glad to see this immense three year project completed. This last phase will cost in the region of $120,000 but it will be money well spent and invested. We will have a transformed sanctuary and a wonderful worship center. We will then have to pay for all of this work over the next decade. We’ve managed to pay up front about two thirds of what we required for the whole three year project. Some of our church people are continuing to pay into the capital campaign, even though they have completed their initial campaign pledges. This is very generous and much appreciated. Other people are re-writing their wills, so that the church will be left substantial amounts for the Capital Campaign. They are thoughtfully leaving a certain percentage of their ultimate resources to the church. If we can get everyone in the church to do this, we will be able to hand over a fully renovated and financed church to the next generation. I know that Erin people, when asked to do this, are very generous and considerate, so that they will be willing to accommodate this special request. It is my fervent hope and prayer that we pay off our debt before I am due to retire in ten to twelve years. I will do my utmost to help us achieve that aim. With your thoughtfulness, gracious gifts, and unfettered bequests, we can make that happen so that the next generation of Erin people can be blessed and continue to glorify and praise God from this special place that is dear to all our hearts. If you would like to talk about bequests or leaving special gifts to the church, any member of our Stewardship team would be delighted to assist you. God bless us all.
~John