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and Silent Auction

It’s finallyhere!! Please join us in the Fellowship Hall this Sunday, March 6, after the11:00 service for adelicious lunch of homemade chili! We have some fabulousjudges who will try to choose a winner forthe Best Pot of Chili. All of ourguests can vote as well, so look for the containers to place your vote foryourfavorite chili dish. We will be accepting donations for the meal. There will belots of yummy treats forsale at our Bake Sale, and a chance to bid on somewonderful auction items. Our Silent Auction willinclude the following:

3 nights onNantahala Lake in 2-bedroom house with dock and canoesTickets tosee “The Bridges of Madison County” at the Peace CenterTickets tosee “Laugh for the Cure” at Centre Stage2 Tickets toa Swamp Rabbits Hockey game2 tickets toDollywoodGourmetdinner for 6Comfy dogbed and homemade dog biscuits

Beautifulwomen’s jacketSilverjewelry

Please joinus for wonderful food, fun, and fellowship! Thank you for supporting our JohnKnox Youth!

Following Jesus: The PathA Lenten Worship Series

Lentis a season that invites our spiritualhonesty. We confess our bankruptcy, pleadour inability to redeem ourselves, andturntoward God afresh. The path we takeisthrough Christ, with Christ, and in Christ, aswe follow his humanpilgrimage towardJerusalem. Ourfaithful following takes us intothe teeth of the powers that crucifiedJesus. Only by following Jesus there canweappreciate and enjoy fully God’s victory inChrist and the risen life weshare as Jesus’people.

Join us each week in worship as we followJesus on the path toward his crucifixion andresurrection--and ours.

This Sunday's Worship:

Scripture LessonsPsalm 34:1-10 Luke 9:10-17

Sermon

"Following Jesus: The Fullness"

Gordon Turnbull

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All Church Work Day

Saturday, March 12, 2016, all John Knoxmembers and their familiesare cordially invited tothe most rewarding, fun-filled day of alifetime!!!Still wondering? Yes - you guessed it! Itis our annual day set aside for all of usto give

back to the place we love so dearly. Best of all, itwill not require you to write a check! All that isneeded is your time andeffort! As we kick off thespring and anew chapter here at JKPC, there aremany needs to be addressed both inside andout.So please bring your pruning tools, dust rags,paint brushes and what ever elseyou can think ofto make our church a prettier and cleaner place.The bestpart? We will serve a pizza lunchcomplete withcookies and drinks! Please respondto the church office just to make sure wehaveenough cookies and pizzas. Sign upsheets willalso be located in the narthex, administrativebuilding and Fellowshiphall. We will start at 8:30until we all run out of gas. Rain out date will beSaturday, April 2, 2016.

Easter Flowers

Sunday, March 27, isEaster and now is the timeto reserve your lilies to take home. As inthe past,the lilies will be placed in the sanctuary on Eastermorning and willbe available to take home afterthe 8:45 AM and 11:00 services. You maychoose to donate your flowers to ahome-boundmember if you prefer.

You may contribute to the Easter Lily Flower Fundby sendingin a suggested donation of $15.00foreach person or family you would like toremember. The names of those being honoredwill belisted in the bulletin Easter Sunday.

Please click the link to the right, fill out the form,and place in the offeringplate or mail it along withcontribution clearly marked “EASTER LILYFlower Fund” to the Church Office no later thanSunday, March 20.

Easter Flower Form

Join us on Wednesday NightWNL Programs:We continue our WNL series inviting us toexplore andengage in spiritual practicesthrough which God guides us on the LentenPath tothe Cross. On March 9, RamondaJackson will invite us to consider thepower ofSacred Stories as testimony of God’spresence and power in ourlives.

Menu for March 9: Baked Ziti, Salad, GarlicBread, Dessert

Dinner begins at 5:45 and is served until6:15. Everyone planning to attend needs tomake a reservation by calling or emailing thechurch office by 4pm on Tuesday or filling outa blue reservation card located in the churchpew and placing it in the offering plate.

Thursday, March 24

Please join us for dinner beginning at 5:45PM in the Fellowship Hall and a service in theSanctuary at 6:30 PM. Nursery provided.Make reservations with the church office byNoon on Tuesday, March 22, for dinner or fillout the green reservation card in the pewsand place in the offering plate. PermanentWednesday night reservations will not stand.There will be no Wednesday night programthis week.

GYM UPDATE

BEFOREAFTER

Young at Hearts (YAHs)

March Adventure - Celebrate the Irish

Youwho are YOUNG AT HEART are in for a treato n St.Patrick's Day, Thursday, March 17. Joinyour John Knox friends and invite another friendtomeet for lunch at Fitzpatrick's Irish Pub at1565

Laurens Road. We have a smashing good menu: your choice ofeither Shepard's Pie, Irish Stew or Fishand Chips with drink for $15.00. Fabulousdessert choicesavailable for a wee bit more.Entertainment will follow, including music byJeanCalvert & Company with Irish tunesand sing-along specials. Don your best green and join theparty bycalling Bessie & Bill Lee at 233-5518 orLaRue Wait at 675-6172.

Circle Meetings

Thefollowing circles of women will meet forBible study, fellowship, andfriendship onTuesday, March 8 at the following times andplaces:Lydia: 1 p.m. in the KirkRoom and willinclude a covered dish lunch Martha: 6:30 p.m. in theWomen in ChristclassroomSarah: 10 a.m. at the homeof CarolynWilliams, 303 Limerick Court, Simpsonville

DeborahCircle willmeet at 7 p.m. on Sunday,March 13, at the home of Brenda Rowe, 109MadrenCourt, Greenville.

Projects

Thankyou to the women in the circles whohave contributed so generously torecentmission projects. Among the manyprojects, Deborah Circle contributedmoneylast month so that a young lady (referred byDSS) can experience apleasant promexperience, and Sarah Circle contributedthree scholarships forwomen in Guatemalawhere Rob and Tara Cahill serve. LydiaCirclecontinues their ongoing project tosupport the GED program at UnitedMinistries.

Ladies' Bible Study

Ladies are you thinking you would like to have anewspiritual practice for Lent? Consider joining

us next Thursday morning whenBetsy Turnbullwill be teaching on “Blessed are the peacemakers for they willbe called the children of God”.

Come and enjoy the fellowship of women wholove discussingscripture as it applies to our lives.We are presently looking deeply into theBeatitudes. We meet 10-11:30 am each Thursdayin the Women In Christ SS room.Call Pat Hansen,517-7291 or email, pat.hansen@juno.comformore info.

Women’s Retreat: Uncharted Journey

Thankyou to the women who attended the retreat last Saturday. With Pat Hansenas the chair of theretreat committee, the event was planned with energy andspirituality. Registration numbers alone donot express success, but theinterest of 117 women speaks to the strong desire for spirituality.

Patassembled a team whose individual gifts contributed richly to the planning the UnchartedJourney. The Rev. Beth Templeton guided the women through threetopics of transition: Loss, Letting Go, andGrowth at a just-right pace,and the ladies departed with insight and skills to approach life’stransitions. To listen and laugh and think and pray were some of theingredients that Beth used to create a specialenvironment for the UnchartedJourney.

Thankyou to the Committee: Annalynn Barnett, Elizabeth Guest Martin, SandraMoore, Jeanne Peak,Heather Pratt, Betsy Turnbull, and Brooke Vickery. Their commitment and team spirit generated anenthusiasm for creating a day ofspiritual nurture mixed with fun. In addition, Betty Ward providedhermusical gifts on the keyboard, and a “few good men” kept the coffee brewed,pitchers full, lunchprovided, and snack trays replenished. TommyDowling, Jack Hansen, John Kendall, and Randy Olsonserved throughout theday. John Knox is fortunate to have the dedication of these fine people.

Calling all Men!

invite a Friend to join us Tuesday, March8,11:45 AM for food and fellowship at theMonthly Men’s Lunch at Lieu’s ChineseBistro. (AtI-385 & Woodruff, 1149 WoodruffRoad). Also you are invited to theweekly

Monday Morning Prayer Breakfast 7:00AM inthe Kirk Room. Join the band ofbrothers inChrist for breakfast, fellowship and prayer.

KIDS NEWS

Kids’ Club Sunday School

During thefirst 2 weeks of March, our elementarychildren will be studying the Lord’sPrayer. TheScripture for these lessons will be Matthew 6: 5-13. The childrenwill be bringing home copies ofthe prayer. Ask your children to practicesaying theprayer at home.

As we enterHoly Week, the children will havespecial lessons for Palm Sunday and Easter.Wehope to see all of our children here on Sundays!

March Kids' Club Teachers: Paul Ambrose,Jordan Campbell, Julie Eldridge

Easter Egg Hunt

The Youthwill be having an Easter Egg Huntfor our younger children on Sunday, March20from 4:00 to 5:30 at the church. We willmeet outside the gym for facepainting, storytime, Easter treats, even a visit from the EasterBunny! And of course, we will hunt for eggs!!Allchildren toddler age through 5th grade areinvited. Come join us!

How can you help?Anyone whowould like to donate candy (non-chocolate, please) for the Easter Egg Huntcandrop your treats off in Susan Felton’s office

any time before March 20. Thankyou!!

“a space setapart to meet God, creation and each other”

It isofficial! Summer Camp 2016 will take place at Camp Buc beginning June 19and run through July29. Our own Jordan Meggs has been selected toserve as Camp Director for the summer. God hasbeen at work and continuesto work through our children and Camp Buc.

Registration isnow open for the season. Secure a spot by registering early for yourchildren and theirfriends (information below). John Knox hascamper-ships available to help defer the costs. John Knoxplayed a bigrole in helping to continue this beautiful mission…lets make this the bestsummer ever.We are alsoactively seeking “Super Heroes” to serve on the summer staff for thisyear. Takingapplications for Counselors and Support Staff for thesummer. What better way to spend your summercollege break than servingGod in this beautiful place.

Camp Buc 2016 Information

2016 CAMP BUC SUMMER SCHEDULEWeek 1 June 19 – 24 Explorers, CIT,Middle School Mission*** Week 2 June 26 – July 1 Braves, Pathfinders, ExplorersWeek 3 July 10 – 15 Braves, Pathfinders, Explorers, Rock & RaftWeek 4 July 17 – 22 Pathfinders, Explorers, 2 Week Explorers*(*Two-week option July 17 – 29)Week 5 July 24 – 29 Pathfinders, Explorers, Cave & Wave

In Hospital:

At Home:

Gene Coggin

Requests for Prayer:

Diane McLeanThelma PurcellJean MitchellJennifer Hardee

Sympathy:

Andy Wettlin and family upon the death ofhis uncle, Peter Blaurvelt, on March 2.

Pray for One Another

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!March3 - Pat Hansen, Mary Tew, Suzi Kroske4 - Betty Lewis, Cindy Schaaf, Martha Shepherd5 - Elizabeth Jenkins, Will Adams6 - Anita Griggs, Bitsy Cazel, Caroline Ambrose7 - Brenda Fairbanks, Vern Skumautz8 - Pat Grayson, Nancy Powers, Lisa Keeler, Jim Barnett

By the Numbers

Attendance on February 288:45 - 10011:00 - 228

FINANCIAL UPDATE: 2/28/16Weekly Expense Budget: $17,827.00Weekly Offering Received: $15,384.40Expense Budget YTD: $160,443.00Offering Received YTD: $132,695.11

March Ushering Schedule

8:45Jim Barnett

11:00 Head Usher: Paul SmithLeaders: Cecil Kelley and Jennifer Campbell

Worship Schedule

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Lenten Sermon Series

8:45 Chapel

9:45 Sunday School

11:00 Sanctuary

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