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worship bulletin
- Thu, Sep, 2, 2010
• Heska Amuna invites the community to celebrate the high holidays at the synagogue for the New Year, Rosh Hashanah, Thursday and Friday, Sept. 9 and 10, with services beginning at 9:30 am. For the Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur, services start at 6 p.m., Friday, Sept. 17, with the opening accompanied by an ensemble from Knoxville Symphony Orchestra playing a composition of “Kol Nidre,” by Maestro Lucas Richman. Yom Kippur services continue at 9:30 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 18. Visitors and guests are welcome, and no tickets are required. Babysitting and children’s programs will be available. For more information visit www.heskaamuna.org or call 865-522-0701.
• First Baptist Concord will host “America at the Crossroads: A Christian Response to Contemporary Culture,” a three-night event in September. Beginning at 6 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 12, at Grace Baptist Church, Dr. Doug Sager and Dr. Mike Boyd of Wallace Memorial Baptist Church will be speaking. Monday, Sept. 13, gather at Wallace Memorial at 7 p.m., to hear Dr. Ron Stewart of Grace Baptist speak. Tuesday, Sept. 14, be at First Baptist Concord’s Kingston Pike campus at 7 p.m. for “A Call to Spiritual Awakening: Prayer for the Nation.” For more information, visit www.fbconcord.org
• Barbara Dooley, mother of new University of Tennessee head football coach Derek Dooley, will speak at YOKE Youth Ministries’ annual fundraising banquet, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 7, at Knoxville Convention Center. Dooley is the author of “Put Me In, Coach,” a book chronicling her life as a Southeastern Conference football wife and is a motivational speaker. The YOKE banquet, themed “Celebrating Volunteers,” will recognize the volunteer spirit of East Tennesseans who have carried YOKE’s ministry for more than 30 years to 25 campuses in Anderson, Blount, Jefferson and Knox counties. The banquet is open to everyone. Reserve your place by contacting Cindy Carter at 865-522-6907 or cindy@yokeyouth.com
• Central Baptist Church of Bearden has voted to call Dr. Wade Bibb, Ph.D., as its new senior pastor. Bibb is the 20th senior pastor for the church and begins his ministry at Central Bearden Sunday, Sept. 12, preaching in both the 9 and 10:30 a.m. worship services. Bibb received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Southeastern University in Lakeland, Fla., and received Master of Divinity and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky.
• Union Cumberland Presbyterian Church will hold its annual Bluegrass Festival from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 2, at the church. Event will feature Barry Scott & Second Wind, Still House, Bethel’s Bluegrass and Bethel’s Southern Gospel groups, Will Tate & 6ix Mile, Logan Murrell and Darin and Brooke Aldridge. Championship BBQ will provide food; arts and crafts vendors will have booths and kids can enjoy games and inflatables. Admission is $5 per person; children 12 and under are free. Proceeds benefit Children’s Hospital. For more information, visit www.unioncpchurch.com/bluegrass
• Johnson Bible College will host a “Stir: A Global Conversation,” from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 2. Cost is $10 inclusive. Registration will be held from 9:30 to 10 a.m., followed by a fashion show featuring Judy Gardner from the Silk Purse. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., “Shop with Judy,” then watch “The Invisible Woman.” Lunch is served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., followed by “Stir,” from 1 to 5 p.m. “Stir” will feature Geneva Vollrath, Trina Pockett, Lisa Heidrich and Gail Dudley. Reservation deadline is Sept. 25; call 865-977-7659 or 865-458-1748. Johnson Bible College is located at 7900 Johnson Drive. For more information, visit www.stonecroft.org/stir
• Church Women United will meet at 10 a.m., Friday, Sept. 3, at First Presbyterian Church, 620 State St. Coffee is served at 10 a.m.; meeting begins at 10:30. Program will be a skit entitled, “The Woman with the Sign,” and small group discussion will follow. Everyone is invited.
• Beth Moore and Travis Cottrell will simulcast to Two Rivers Church, 275 Harrison Lane near Dixie Lee Junction, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 18. Tickets are $30 and include lunch. For more information, visit www.tworiverschurch.org
• First Baptist Concord’s will host love and marriage experts Dr. Gary Chapman and Les and Leslie Parrott for a Love and Marriage Conference Saturday, Sept. 25, at the Kingston Pike campus. Chapman is author of the bestselling “Five Love Languages” series and the Parrotts are founders of Seattle Pacific University’s Center for Relationship Development and host the nationally syndicated radio program “Love Talk.” Registration begins at 8 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 25. Sessions end at 3:30 p.m. Lunch is included for those who pre-register. Session topics include “Trading Places” by the Parrotts and “Love as a Way of Life” by Chapman. Pre-register online at www.lifeway.com/loveandmarriage
• St. John Neumann Catholic Church will begin its Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults program for 2010-2011 at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 8, in the school library, 625 St. John Court. Program will begin with an informal information meeting and reception for those interested in becoming a member of the Catholic Church. Classes will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Wednesday evenings in the school library beginning Sept. 15. For more information on RCIA, call the parish office at 865-966-4540.
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is holding an Emergency Preparedness Fair for the community, from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Sept. 11, at the church, 11837 Grigsby Chapel Road. All are welcome to attend and learn more about how to protect their families from the unexpected.
• Phillips, Craig & Dean will be in concert at 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 7, at Knoxville Christian Center. Tickets are $12 in advance or $15 the day of the show. All tickets are general admission; a love offering is received. For tickets, visit a local Christian bookstore, call 865-690-6565 or visit www.christianfamilynights.org
• Sacred Heart Cathedral School will host its 10th annual Fall Golf Classic Thursday, Sept. 2, at Egwani Farms Golf Course. Entry forms are available at www.shcschool.org
• Bookwalter United Methodist Church, 4218 Central Ave. Pike, seeks craft vendors for its fall festival from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 2. Cost per booth is $40 outside and $45 inside. Contact Joann Learn at 865-584-2995 for further details and an application.
• Cokesbury United Methodist Church’s Manna House is in need of donations. Collection bins are at the church’s north and south campuses. Monetary donations also are accepted. The Manna House is serving 667 families a month, on average. For more information, visit www.cclive.org
• Concord Adult Day Enrichment Services hosts monthly Caregiver’s Support Group meetings from 10 to 11:30 a.m. the first Tuesday of each month in Room 226 at Concord United Methodist Church, 11020 Roane Drive. Anyone in the community who gives care to an elderly individual is welcome to attend. Refreshments are provided. Call 865-675-2835.
• Catholic Charities USA recently recognized Catholic Charities of East Tennessee for its innovative approach to assisting homeless families. The $25,000 award was presented at a recent Leadership Conference in Nashville. Catholic Charities’ program provides housing and other assistance to one- or two-parent families for up to two years, helping them transition from homelessness to self-sufficiency.
• Calvary Baptist Church will host Men’s Monday Night Open Gym, from 6:30 to 9 p.m., Mondays. Open to men college age and up.
• The Joshua Resource Center has opened a program site in Knoxville at Cokesbury United Methodist Church’s Celebrate Recovery Room, 9919 Kingston Pike, Room 303. JRC offers life and work skills training and mentoring for women who are searching for a brighter future. For more information, visit www.joshuaresource-center.org
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints held its second annual Memorial Day breakfast May 31. Event was held at 11837 Grigsby Chapel Road and more than 275 people attended, including Farragut Town Administrator David Smoak and Alderman Bob Markli. Bill Dunn was featured speaker.
• Faith Lutheran Preschool and Kindergarten welcomes Chris Clay as music director.
• New Destiny Bible Church has begun meeting at 10 a.m. each Sunday at Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel, 7621 Kingston Pike. All are welcome to the new non-denominational church. Pastor is the Rev. Mark Swain. Swain, a Memphis native, said he wants the church to be multicultural, “bringing all people together by the power of the gospel.” Call 901-497-4530.
• The Knights of Columbus of St. John Neumann parish invites all Catholic men 18 years and older to information sessions held after the 6 p.m. Mass every third Sunday of the month. Group will meet at the cafeteria entrance to St. John Neumann School.
• St. John Neumann Catholic Church will host Monday Night Men’s Basketball every Monday from 8 to 10 p.m. at St. John Neumann School gym (enter by the back door). Men 18 years and older are welcome.
• Two Rivers Church hosts its church-wide weekly prayer meeting, The Well, from 7 to 9 p.m., every Wednesday night in the River Room at the church.
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