The SJLC Minute 9.13.2022

Weekly Updates | St. John’s Lutheran Church | September 2022

Church Events September 18…-Kid’s Party -Inquirer’s Gathering September 3…-Knox Pride Parade* -9/30-10/1 Youth Council Planning Lock-In October 2 .. -1st Sunday Lunch Bunch -Kate Bowler Event* October 8…-Outside Cleanup Day October 30….-Pumpkin Patch Lunch* *denotes meeting off site

This Sunday, September 18 at 10:00 AM Kid’s Party in the Kindergarten Room Cupcakes, Games, Music and Jesus Pre-School –5th Grade!

Between Services— Come Join the FUN!

Inquirer’s Gathering Knoxville Pride Parade is Friday Evening, September 30.

We are invited to gather at Mary Costa Park at 4 pm to line up. The Parade begins at 7:00 pm – carpooling might best because space is limited for parking For more information contact Clarence at sistermaryclarencenknox@yahoo.com

Have you thought about joining St. John’s?

We will gather on September 18 for an informal meet-and-greet, a light lunch and Q&A about the Christian faith, the Lutheran tradition, and life at St. John’s.

If you are interested, please contact Clarke or Toni (clarke@sjlcknox.org) or (toni@sjlcknox.org) for further information; you can also call the Church Office at 865-523-3330.

Be a Christenberry Buddy…

What does that look like?

Having a few volunteers from your organization come and help teachers occasionally during the school day.

Help with classroom needs, help with classroom parties, furnish classroom supplies, or treats, be a class reader, or share a special skill set you have with the students. The grade level team would work directly with you. There is no limit on how much you would need to assist, just be there for the grade level when appropriate for them and you. Grade level teams that still need adopting: 2nd Grade, 5th Grade For information please contact Lee Ley at jleeley@comcast.net

Kate Bowler, New York Times bestselling author, podcast host and professor of history at Duke University, will speak at Church Street United Methodist Church on Sunday; October 2 at 6 p.m. in its historic downtown nave as a featured 2022 A. Orin Bishop Lecture Series Speaker. This event is free and open to the public, but tickets are required.

Great Big Clean Up the Property Day Saturday, October 8!

Let’s clean up the lot, prune the shrubs and pull some weeds!! But MOSTLY visit and get to know each other better We will meet at 8:30 for coffee and donuts and then head out to get the block looking good!

If you have them, please bring gloves and a rake or clippers, if you don’t, please come anyway, we will have plenty to do, and the more, the merrier!

For more information – contact; Darrell, Toni or Clarke at 865-523-3330

Author Kate Bowler at Church Street United Methodist Sunday, October 2, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Bowler studies the cultural stories we tell ourselves about success, suffering, and whether (or not) we’re capable of change. She has written several books, including Blessed: A History of the American Prosperity Gospel, which received widespread media attention and a lot of puns about being #blessed; Everything Happens for a Reason (And Other Lies I’ve Loved) and No Cure For Being Human (And Other Truths I Need to Hear) about her journey as a stage-4 incurable colorectal cancer patient and survivor, respectively; and The Preacher’s Wife: The Precarious Power of Evangelical Women Celebrities.

For tickets, contact Union Avenue Books and they will assist you – 865-951-2180