CHPC Newsletter

February 18, 2018

COLONIAL HEIGHTS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

213 Colonial Heights Rd. | Kingsport, TN 37663 | (423) 239-9194 | chpres.org

THIS WEEK AT CHPC

Sunday, February 18

Scout Sunday

9:00 am Worship Service

10:10 am Sunday School

11:00 am Worship Service

3:15 pm Kirk Ringers

4:00 pm Youth Group

6:00 pm Session Meeting

Monday, February 19

7:30 pm CH Ringers

8:00 pm Basketball

8:00 pm AA

Tuesday, February 20

6:00 pm Cub Scouts

7:00 pm Boy Scouts

Wednesday, February 21

4:00 pm Pastors Bible Study

5:15 pm Music Makers

5:30 pm Simple Supper

5:30 pm Youth Small Group

6:00 pm Music Club

7:15 pm Chancel Choir

Thursday, February 22

8:00 pm AA

Sunday, February 25

9:00 am Worship Service

10:10 am Sunday School

11:00 am Worship Service

3:15 pm Kirk Ringers

4:00 pm Youth Group

FROM the PASTOR’S DESK

When I am teaching elder training one of the things I tell

them is that serving Holy Communion is perhaps the most

significant liturgical moment of their tenure as an active

elder. I know it is true for me. I find that at the Lord’s Table I

cannot stay angry with anyone, and it is the highest privilege

to serve as a facilitator of God’s means of Grace in this Holy

Sacrament.

Here at CHPC we know full well that “once an elder – always

an elder”, and elders not on active service may also serve

communion, but frequently it is only the active elders who

are signed up for this privileged responsibility, especially for

second service. The worship committee and Pastors would

like to change that.

Beginning this Sunday, and continuing for the next two

weeks, elders not on active duty may also sign up to serve

communion! If you find this as meaningful as I have over the

years, I suspect many will want to do this.

How do you sign up? Contact Terry Booth

(oldfiddle1@comcast.net) or on her cell at 423-341-7218. Or

you may contact the church office or me directly. Please do

not depend upon my aging and faulty memory for this

signup, but make sure to WRITE IT DOWN if you tell me on a

Sunday morning.

I look forward to working with each of you as you once again

take up this important task in the life of the church.

Tom

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Prayer Requests

E m i l y B o w m a n

(granddaughter of Janis

Mullins), Clarence and

Joyce Callahan (parents of

Teresa Strickler), Josh

Crampton (nephew of

Vanette Vance), Verna

Ernst, Gerald Freeman

(father of Mona Church),

Jim Fortney, Barbara Holt,

Bill Kelly Jr. (son of Bill

Kelly), Dana Lathan (Dan

Puckel’s daughter), Becca

McPeak (wife of Bob and

daughter of Leon & Shirley

Boyd), Janis Mullins, Billie

Pecktal, Dan Puckel,

Michael Shelton, Larry

Stiles (cousin of Sue

Fortney), Nat Wheelock

Those in Health Care/

Assisted Living Facilities

Billie Chapman, Gwen

C r a w f o r d ( E m m e t t

Crawford’s mother), Ted

Hagen, Viola Miller,

Carolyn Maynard, Betty

Ottenfeld, Wayne & Millie

Pruett, Don & Cheryl

Tench

SESSION MEETING REMINDER: Our February session meeting will be

held tonight, February 18, at 6:00 pm.

PASTOR’S BIBLE STUDY: Pastor’s Bible study will begin on

Wednesday, February 21, at 4:00 pm, in room 218. All are invited to

join us for a study of the scriptures.

LADIES WINTER RETREAT: Ladies, join us Friday night, February 23,

for a night away from the normal routine at the Cove Ridge Lodge,

Natural Tunnel State Park. We will eat together, and then spend a fun

evening together. There will be breakfast on Saturday morning and

then back to reality. The cost for the weekend is $20.00. Call

Gretchen Bentley, 677-0768, to make a reservation or for information.

CHILDREN’S MINISTRY DIRECTOR POSITION: Do you want the reward

of seeing a child respond to God’s love? Then we need you! As you

know, our church is looking for a Children’s Ministry Director. This is a

part-time job up to 30 hours a week reporting directly to Tom. The

Children’s Ministry Director oversees the life and direction of the

elementary ministry operations, teaching and volunteer care (birth

through 5th grade). Your search team is Ashley Campbell, Shane

Smith, Tom Pugh, Donna Weinman, and Sharon Pugh. Please help us

get the word out about this very important position and if you know

someone interested please direct them to the following information to

learn more about the job. For the full job description go to

www.churchstaffing.com and enter Kingsport, TN. You can apply

online by registering (basic membership is free!) and posting your

resume on www.churchstaffing.com, or by sending your resume to

search@chpres.org. We are also advertising the job on our church

website and other social media via http://chpres.org/search. Check it

out and spread the word!

THANK YOU: Many thanks to all who helped plan, decorate, serve,

cook, bake King cakes, and clean up after Fat Tuesday. We all had a

great time feasting on pancakes while listening to Jazz music. Many

thanks to the jazz musicians who came to play for us. Also, our youth

thank you for your generous donations for our Summer Camp fund.