Knitted Together "...speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up into Him in every way who is the head, into Christ, from

whom the whole body, joined and knit together by every joint with which it is supplied, when each part is

working properly, makes bodily growth and upbuilds itself in love." Ephesians 4:15#16 RSV

"For Thou didst form my inward parts, Thou didst knit me together in my mother's womb."

Psalm 139:13 RSV

First Presbyterian Church Street:10612DaytonPike,SoddyDaisy,TN37379

Mail:P.O.Box9,SoddyDaisy,TN37384Phone423$332$2327

From our PASTORS HEARTFrom our PASTORS HEARTFrom our PASTORS HEARTFrom our PASTORS HEART::::

This early morning si'ng on the front porch at the manse I no,ced something that I hadnt before no,ced.

Whenthedaylightrosetoacertainlevelthestreetlightsonandaroundthechurchpropertyturned$o.Itwasjustbarely

no,ceable$amildashofelectriclightandanenvelopingthelightpoleswholeareawithso6newdaylight.Eachone

haditsown,mingbutwithin60secondsIsawtwodothesamething.Youhadtobefacingthatwayandlookingintently

oryoucouldmissit.Itonlytookasecondanditwasover.Asubtlebutrealchangeoccurredasonevisibilitydisappeared

andanotheronetookover.ThentheGod$givenlightshinedonasthesecondsandminutesandhoursofthedayrolled

on.

Iwondernowwithyouprayerfullywhenthechangeoffaithoccursineachofus?Thatisbyanalogy:whendowe

stopgoingby, dependingon,expec,ngman$madelight?Thatwouldalsobethemoment,theexactmomentthatwe

dependcompletelyonanewkindoflight,alightthatwedonthavetopowerandthatisimpossibleforustopower:a

spirituallight.ThiswouldbethelightthatonlyJesuscanproduceinourinnerworlds.Withtheadventofthislightweno

longerfeeltheneedtokeepupoureorttolightourworldandwebegintoknowandtoexperiencesomethingwonder$

fulbeyondwhatweeverknewbeforethismomentofchange.

Now,asPresbyterians,Ipreachtotheelectsaints.Thatisthesaved,thosesavedbygracebyfaith(notby

worksthatnonemayboast).ThesesavedorelectarealsoforusasPresbyterianspredes,ned(ourmysteriousdoctrine

ofpredes,na,onwhichinsuresandprotectsthewholeno,onthatoursalva,onistotallyinGodshandsandyetwehave

freedomashumanbeingstoo!?!)astheApostlePaultellsusinhisleBertotheEphesianChris,ans(1:4$5):ForHechose

usinHimbeforethecrea,onoftheworldtobeholyandblamelessinHissight.InloveHepredes,nedustobeadopted

asHissons(notagenderdesigna,onatallbutarela,onalone$webecomeonewithJesusinfaithandtherebysharein

theuniqueandsingularrela,onshipJesushaswithHisheavenlyFather)inaccordancewithHispleasureandwill....

Therefore,sinceIampreachingandwri,ngtothesavedorelectthisfaithisnotthesavingfaithsomuchasitis

thedaytodaylivingandguidingfaith.ItismorelikewhatPaulcallswalkinginthelight.

WhendidyouandIandourfriendsinchurchbegintolivebyanewkindoflightismyques,onhere:when?Canwe

repeatthatexperienceofseeingtheman$madelightgooandthedaylightencircleusandpenetrateus?

ForWednesdayNightsinBibleStudy(May20,27,June3)wewillexplorewhatitistobeaSailboatChurchas

opposedtoaRowBoatChurch.ThiscouldbearealadventureforusIthinkaswebeginagainorfortherst,mewalk$

ingasacongrega,onnotbyourownself$madelightbutinsteadweareenfoldedandguidedbyaGod$givenlight.

MaytheLordblessyouandkeepyou!AndmakeHisfaceshineuponyou!MarkMarkMarkMark

June 2015

Pastor Mark's Work Schedule

ChurchOcePhone:4233322327;Mark'sCellPhone:4234570745;emailaddress:cmsco124@gmail.com

OceHours@Church7:30a.m.to12:30p.m.MondaythroughThursday$ The best ,me to phone or drop by is between 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. or call and make an appointment

Fridayishis"FamilyDay"

If you phone Mark (423$457$0745) on Friday, you will be referred to an

Ac,ve Elder with her/his name and number; please, give your message to

the elder designated and she/he will call Mark for you. In an emergency

Mark will respond as quickly as possible to help you.

3 ways to help your pastor:

1. Pray for him;

2. Let him know how to pray for you;

3. Tell him of special needs like when a family member is in the hospital.

In our prayers: Dorothy Dean Shelton; Jack & JuaneBe Mitchell; Billy Crowe; Barbara Newman; Tillery Phillips; Tapanga

SaBereld; BeBye Skillern; Tony Tarkington; Gary Cross; Dora Sowell; Judy Ellis; Chris Smith; Sam Mayo; Mildred May;

Trina Miller; BeBy Hodge;

Mark on Study Leave June 7 to June 15

PresbyterianWomen Thank you to Jan and Gary Newman for dona,ng the tea cups and to Linda Kurzenberger for her help with the children making Mothers Day special. It was greatly appreciated. May 17 the Presbyterian Women held a planning mee,ng for events for the upcoming year with a focus on the Spring Fes,val. Hopefully all the hard work on the fes,val will yield substan,al funding to be donated to the childrens playground. Among the ideas for the summer are an ice cream social at the Church at 7:00 pm on the following Sundays: June 21, July 12, and August 9. We will do the June 21

st social as an ice cream pot luck. Bring your favorite ice cream and a topping to share.

The next Presbyterian Womens mee,ng will be August 16, at 4:00 pm. We hope to restart the womens circle (Bible study and community outreach) mee,ng in September. Well decide later, a6er ge'ng more input, on the date and ,me depending on what will produce the highest aBendance of everyone, including those working. Thank you to everyone who is dona,ng ,me and talents of the hands for the Spring Fes,val. We con,nue to pray for the return of health to BeBye Skillern, Dora Sowell, as well as Jack Mitchell. Thank you to our Father as His guidance will increase the size of our church.

Take care and have a wonderful, safe summer.

Love in Christ, Adrienne Hargrove

Knitted Together June 2015

FromtheSession April 14, 2015 At its April mee,ng, the Session acted on several items of old business as well as some new business.

The Pastor reported on the April Presbytery mee,ng at John Knox Center. The main item of business was the approval and funding of a new outreach ministry led by Rev. Tom Bagley targeted at non$church people in ChaBanooga. Also, ve re,red

ministers were recognized as moving into the Presbytery including Rev. Dan McMillan, who now lives in Athens, and was a

member of First Presbyterian in the 1970's.

Items acted on by the Session include approval for repair of the water faucet out front, signing up with Welcome Wagon for two mailings per month to new residents in our area, (see copy of brochure on the next page); and to have the nomina,ng

commiBee search for an elder to ll the vacancy le6 with Virgil May's death.

The New Beginnings process was discussed and a map of our area within a 15 minute drive of our church was shown. The Small Group Leader Training session will be held on Saturday, June 20, in Fellowship Hall from 9am to noon; lunch break;

1:00 to 3:30pm. Small group discussion leaders so far are Danny Curvin, Bud Ellis. We need two more volunteers.

For informa,on: the signs with direc,ons to the church have been put up, a church informa,on brochure has been pre$pared, and Spring Fes,val planning is proceeding well.

Planning for Vaca,on Bible School began with a mee,ng with the Childrens Ministry Director at Rivermont Presbyterian Church on May 27. VBS will be held August 1 & 2 with the curriculum of "The Living Waters of the World". We plan to

explore the story of Jesus' Bap,sm. DATES and TIMES: Saturday August 1 $ 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 or 3pm & Sunday August 2

during Worship. a6er worship in the fellowship hall a cook$out is planned; drinks, hot dogs & hamburgers provided by

church and everyone to bring picnic foods and desserts.

The Session will have a one$day retreat on Saturday, June 6, 9am to 2pm at Rivermont Presbyterian Church to develop a twelve month calendar for the church and do some group work on leadership. Guest Speaker: Prof. Kenneth Kim of the

Korean Pres. Church in Knoxville on star,ng churches.

There will not be a regular Session mee,ng in June.

OrderingfromAmazon?RememberMissionHaven

The Presbyterian Women are asking for support from everyone (church members, friends, con$workers, family, etc.)

when they place an order with Amazon. You see, Amazon will make a dona,on to Mission Haven, Incorporate, if they

will shop at smile.amazon.com and designate Mission Haven, Decatur, GA as the charity. Please remember our ministry

and share this with your friends and family. Mission Haven, a home away from home for PC (USA) missionaries in

the States on leave is owned and supported by Presbyterian Women in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, South

Carolina, and Tennessee. Check them out at their website missionhaven.net!

Warm thanks for the memorials given in memory of Virgil May: Ee Heiss; James and Susan Hardison; Floyd Hardware; Brad,

Nancy, Anna, and Rosie Miles; Gary and Jan Newman; Barbara Newman; Donald Chandler; Shirley Coleman; Danny & Holly

Curvin; Eugene & Do'e Curvin; Charlie & Nancy Burk; Jim & Adrienne Hargrove; Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Haynes; Steve & Ella Pell;

George Wright Construc,on Co.; Sue Bowman; Harold Holden; Roy & Margaret Coleman; BeBy Butler; Fred & BeBye Skillern

Knitted Together June 2015

YouthSundaySchoolhasBegun!!!!

On Sunday, at 10:00 a.m. please aBend the New

Sunday School Class led by Pastor Mark & Toni

ScoB in the Youth Room behind the Choir Lo6 Area

of the Sanctuary.

Next Lesson (May 31) is "What's in a Name?"

Big Idea: Name, iden,ty, honoring God's name

Scriptures: Luke 1:5$25, 57$66; Exodus 20:7; Isaiah

49:16; MaBhew 10:2

ALL YOUTH 10 years and older are invited. Come

see what its about.

SUMMER is here!

ICE CREAM SOCIALS

SCHEDULED FOR SUNDAY NIGHTS

June 21, July 12 and August 9

AT 7:00 P.M

June 21st will be pot luck in the Fellowship

Hall. Bring your favorite ice cream and a

topping to share

Opportuni8estoServe

Greeters: We want to start having regular

greeters at the front door to the Church before

the Sunday morning worship service. Greeters

will need to be at the front door about 20

minutes before the service to welcome people,

hand out bulle,ns, and assist newcomers as

needed. If you would be willing to do this once

a month please let Rev. Mark or Jim Hargrove

know.

NewBeginnings:Small Group Leaders needed

to meet with members of the congrega,ons

and guide them through the material. Leaders

so far are Danny Curvin, Bud Ellis. We need two

more volunteers.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

The Living Waters of the World

August 1 & 2, 2015

VBS will be held August 1 &2 "The Living

Waters of the World". We plan to explore

the story of Jesus' Bap,sm.

DATES:

Saturday August 1 $ 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 or 3pm

& Sunday August 2 during Worship. A6er

worship we plan a cook$out in fellowship

hall with drinks, hot dogs and hamburgers

provided by church. Everyone is asked to

bring picnic foods and desserts.

Welcome Wagon will include this yer in a mailing to

approximately 85 new residents with in 10$15 minute

drive of our Church in June.

Knitted Together June 2015

Church Schedule:

Services:

Each Sunday: Sunday School 10:00 a.m. U Adult s in Fellowship Hall

10 yrs. old through H.S. in Youth Classroom Worship 11:00 a.m.

Each Wednesday:

Adult Bible Study /Youth and Childrens Ac,vi,es 7:00 p.m.

Opportuni8esofserving:

Presbyterian WomenUgroup mee,ngs

PW Circle Uresumes in the Fall

Session meets 3rd Tuesday evening at Fellowship Hall at 6:30 p.m.

AcolytesU6 years and older

GreetersUfor Sunday morning worship

Missionopportuni8es:

ThirdSundayOeringis collected by the Outreach commiBee each month on the third Sunday for those in need in our communi,es.

We love to celebrate birthdays and anniversaries with our church

family. Please share your special dates and we will include it too!

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Gi=sofTalents:

Choir>

ArtClassesby Bud Ellis in Fellowship HallU

Wednesdays at 5:00 p.m.

Kni@ngUWith Dora Sowell at Doras 2nd and 4th

Monday eveningsU6:30$8:30 p.m.

FellowshipoftheTable:

Lunch following Sunday worshipUvarious loca,ons

Covered dish dinner prior to Wednesday night

eventsU6:30 p.m.

Ice Cream SocialsUSunday 6/21; 7/12; and 8/9

SuperEarPersonalSoundAmpliers

havebeenorderedtobeusedinthe

sanctuaryonSundaysforanyonewith

hearingloss.

June 2015

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 6:30pm 6:30pm 6:30pm 6:30pm Worship Committee Worship Committee Worship Committee Worship Committee meetingmeetingmeetingmeeting

3 Art 5:00 pm Dinner 6:30 pm Bible Study 7:00 Judy EllisJudy EllisJudy EllisJudy Ellis

4 5 6 9:00am9:00am9:00am9:00am----2:00pm 2:00pm 2:00pm 2:00pm ---- Session Retreat at Session Retreat at Session Retreat at Session Retreat at Rivermont Presbyterian Rivermont Presbyterian Rivermont Presbyterian Rivermont Presbyterian ChurchChurchChurchChurch

7 SS 10:00 am Worship 11:00 8

Knitting 6:30 pm

9

10 Art 5:00 pm Dinner 6:30 pm Bible Study 7:00

11 12 13

Presley KurzenbergerPresley KurzenbergerPresley KurzenbergerPresley Kurzenberger

14 SS 10:00 am Worship 11:00 15 16No Session Mtg.No Session Mtg.No Session Mtg.No Session Mtg.

Judy StephensonJudy StephensonJudy StephensonJudy Stephenson

17 Art 5:00 pm Dinner 6:30 pm Bible Study 7:00 Dena HopkinsDena HopkinsDena HopkinsDena Hopkins

18 19 20 10:00 am10:00 am10:00 am10:00 am New Beginnings New Beginnings New Beginnings New Beginnings Leader Training Leader Training Leader Training Leader Training

21 SS 10:00 am Worship 11:00 Ice Cream SocialIce Cream SocialIce Cream SocialIce Cream Social

22

Knitting 6:30 pm

23 24 Art 5:00 pm Dinner 6:30 pm Bible Study 7:00

25 26 27

28 29 SS 10:00 am Worship 11:00

29

Gene CurvinGene CurvinGene CurvinGene Curvin

30

Mark on Study Leave June 7 to June 15