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UpcomingEvents!June1

4:00pmFINALBodyRecall

ofSeason

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10:00amWorshipService

(Communion)

12:30pmOutreachMeeting

1:30pmHSMontreatMeeting

4:00pmPersonnelMeeting

6:00pmErinExpress

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June5

5:15pmLet’sDoDinner

7:00pmDiscipleshipMeeting

FellowshipMeeting

PropertyMeeting

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June10

10:00amWorshipService

(Con9irmation)

12:30pmConvener’sMeeting

5:00pmPWPicnic

AtTheCove

6:00pmErinExpress

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June12

7:30pmStewardshipMeeting

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June17FATHERSDAY

10:00amWorshipService

6:00pmErinExpress

June18-21

8:30amVBSVolunteer

Check-In

9:00amVBS

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June21

7:00pmSessionMeeting

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June,2012

A Message From The Pastor

Because Your love is better than life, my lips will glorify You. I will praise You as long as I live, and in Your Name I will lift up my hands. Psalm 63:3-4 Dear Friends, At the same time as I am writing this, the work in the church sanctuary is just beginning. The carpet is being taken off the walls and the old heating units are being removed. Dry wall will be put up and the electricians will do the rewiring. By the end of the week, the whole place may look as though a bomb has hit it. Don’t panic! It’s only for a couple of weeks; by the end of the summer all of the renovations will be completed. It’s been a long haul with regard to the actual work throughout the church campus. Like most of you, I’ll be glad to see this immense three year project completed. This last phase will cost in the region of $120,000 but it will be money well spent and invested. We will have a transformed sanctuary and a wonderful worship center. We will then have to pay for all of this work over the next decade. We’ve managed to pay up front about two thirds of what we required for the whole three year project. Some of our church people are continuing to pay into the capital campaign, even though they have completed their initial campaign pledges. This is very generous and much appreciated. Other people are re-writing their wills, so that the church will be left substantial amounts for the Capital Campaign. They are thoughtfully leaving a certain percentage of their ultimate resources to the church. If we can get everyone in the church to do this, we will be able to hand over a fully renovated and financed church to the next generation. I know that Erin people, when asked to do this, are very generous and considerate, so that they will be willing to accommodate this special request. It is my fervent hope and prayer that we pay off our debt before I am due to retire in ten to twelve years. I will do my utmost to help us achieve that aim. With your thoughtfulness, gracious gifts, and unfettered bequests, we can make that happen so that the next generation of Erin people can be blessed and continue to glorify and praise God from this special place that is dear to all our hearts. If you would like to talk about bequests or leaving special gifts to the church, any member of our Stewardship team would be delighted to assist you.

God bless us all. ~John

Rev.JohnStuart

JUNE

BIRTHDAYS

1—LoisMans+ield

2—AnnaBornhoeft

2—BettyGibbs

3—AbbyScarbrough

4—KeeganStump

4—KonnorStump

5—EllaLevering

5—GainesMiller

6—DerryEvans

6—LindaMoxham

8—ThomasBoyd

11—SteveLamb

12—CharlesSnodgrass

15—AshleyDraper

16—JoyBornhoeft

16—KarenStump

18—PatWallin

20—TamaraMurphy

21—JackDraper

21—R.L.Kirby

21—JohnMiller

23—HaydenCrisp

24—BrooksEggers

30—LacieScarbrough

30—JessicaWebb

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+inalincomingElder,KarenStump**.________________________________________________ I was baptized as an infant at Ben Hill Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, Georgia. When I was 8 years old, we moved to Knoxville and I became a member of Crossroads Presbyterian Church in Halls. Being a member of a small church was such a blessing as a child. Everything we did was intergenerational and attending prayer group or church choir held no age boundaries. So, leadership and worship opportunities were instilled young, as children were allowed to be seen, heard, and involved from an early age. In high school, I worked two summers at our Presbyterian Camp John Knox. A friend from CJK and my Pastor and wife urged me to go to their alma mater, King College. I visited and fell in love with this small Presbyterian college. After graduating, I returned to Crossroads as Youth Director. While in Graduate School at U.T., Erin Presbyterian called me to serve as Director of Christian Education and Youth Ministries for 3 years. Who knew my future husband would be sitting on the interview team along with Robbie Levering, Pat Sexton, Lou L Tate, and several other former Erin Members? Not only did I fall in love with the man with a funny last name, I fell in love with Erin Presbyterian Church!

So much so, that I named my first born child Erin McKenzie. I spent 4 years working at another Presbyterian institution, Maryville College. Then, in 1996, I become Director of Children's and Youth Ministries at Graystone Presbyterian Church. In 2001, God blessed Keith and I with twin boys Keegan and Konnor. With three children under the age of three it seemed inevitable that full time motherhood was to be my destination. God would call us back to Erin Presbyterian in 2008, where we felt at home almost immediately. A lifelong Presbyterian tapestry has developed along my faith journey. Through all my life experiences, I have always been able to feel God's will deeply! "Be still, and know that I am God!", rings boldly in my being. By His Grace, my mustard seed continues to grow. I have no plans to "hide it under a bushel. NO! I'm gonna let it shine!"

~Karen Stump ~Karen Stump ~Karen Stump ~Karen Stump

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~ANOTEOFTHANKS~

The family of Marion Sanks wishes to offer the Erin Church Family its thanks for all the recent kindness, cards, visits, and gifts of food offered to us during my mother’s recent illness and death.

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Annual PW Birthday Offering Picnic

Sunday, June 10th at 5 pm at The Cove Park

This event will close out our year of Circle meetings. Everyone in the church is invited! Meat, drinks, and dessert provided….please plan to bring a side dish.

There is a playground for the kids and a lakeside beach to enjoy. The goal for the 2012 Birthday Offering is $900,000. This year’s grant recipients are: - Circle of Friends: Celebrating Life, Inc. Living Water for Girls in Peachtree City, GA, equips women to provide rescue, safe refuge, and rehabilitation for young American girls who are victims of human sex trafficking and exploitation. - New Opportunities for Romanian Orphaned Children (NOROC) in Tulcea, Romania, is a program that shares God’s love and blessings with children who have been orphaned. - Synod of the Sun/Solar Under the Sun (SUTS) in Irving, Texas, trains lay people to lead teams in the installation of solar-powered energy systems in low-income communities. Half of the grant will go to these installations and the other half will match funds for the purchase of solar panels and related hardware for projects in Haiti where SUTS currently focuses its mission efforts. These volunteers will also be trained to retrofit the solar panels to the water purification systems being installed by Living Waters of the World. Please join us in giving as we have been blessed AND also for a fun time at the annual picnic on June 10.

For those who would like to keep in touch with Sue Rayburn, her new address is:

Sue Rayburn The Hearth at Hendersonville

419 E. Main Street, Apt. 302 Hendersonville, TN 37075 Telephone (865) 318-5448

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“For you have been a refuge to the poor, a refuge to the needy in their distress, a shelter from the rainstorm and a shade from the heat.” Isaiah 25:4

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SonRise National Park VBS June 18th – June 21st

Monday – Thursday, 9 am – Noon

Register TODAY! VBS is open to children 3 years old through 5th Grade. Middle and High School Youth may participate as Jr. Volunteers.

Registration forms are available in the Narthex and on the church website.

Volunteer Rangers Needed! If you are available to help during VBS Week, please fill out a

volunteer form in the Narthex or contact Joy Bornhoeft, 207-9122. Volunteer Orientation

Sunday, June 10th, 11 am

VBS Wish List artificial Christmas trees wildlife posters, park maps, brochures field guides/nature books birdhouses/birdfeeders potted plants/flowers/garden hooks camp chairs/lawnchairs

Please label items with your name and bring to church by June 11th.

VBS Decorating Help transform Erin Church into

SonRise National Park Friday, June 15: 9 am – 4:30 pm

Saturday, June 16: 9 am – Noon (if necessary)

Mission FallsMission FallsMission FallsMission Falls This year’s VBS Mission Project is Living Waters for the World a ministry of the Synod of Living Waters, PCUSA. Living waters for the world provides training and equipment to install water purification systems throughout the world. As Christians, we are called to be stewards of all God’s creation. And, believing Jesus Christ to be living water for our bodies and our souls, we are called to help people of the world who need pure drinking water. During VBS, the children will learn more about this life changing ministry, and will collect spare change to donate to Living Waters for the World.

No Sunday School classes in June or July

Throughout the summer, we’re going on to an early church service time of 10:00AM during June and July. This is mainly because there are no Sunday School classes taking place, which gives our volunteer teachers a much deserved respite. It also means that everyone will get out earlier so that we can all enjoy a summerful of Sundays. The pastor will continue to write 2-3 devotions per week which can be read online or sent to you by email. These devotions are based upon the follow up readings that are printed in the worship bulletin on Sundays. The scripture readings and devotions only take about five minutes to read and convenient way of keeping you connected to God and the church throughout the summer months.

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You can find the pastor’s devotions online at his Heaven’s Highway website at: www.glenkirk.blogspot.com. Alternatively, you can sign up for these devotions to be emailed to you by sending an email to Michele at: admin@erinpresbyterian.org. Just put a request in the content of your email about wanting to subscribe to the devotions and Michele will set it up. You can also do this from our church website at www.erinpresbyterian.org.

Have a terri+ic Summer!

Thank you to all who attended Wednesday Night Dinners this Spring.

We are giving our AWESOME cooks, Dan & Betty, a much deserved break over the sum-mer but we will be back for more delicious meals & fabulous fellowship in September. Be looking for upcoming activities in the next few months. Our team is here to assist with any Fellowship or Congregational Care needs you may have. Feel free to contact any one of our Elders: Kim Pennington, Class of 2012 (Convener) Diana Chappell, Class of 2013 Allyson Streckfuss, Class of 2014

Let’s Do Dinner!Let’s Do Dinner!Let’s Do Dinner!Let’s Do Dinner! Tuesday, June 5 at 5:15 pm

Pero’s on Northshore Drive

Contact Mary Scarbrough at

691-8658 or Barbara Brazelton

at 693-3749.

Senior Adult M inistry There will be no meeting or activity in

June. In July we will be going to

Calhoun’s at the Fort Loudon Marina

for their buffet lunch. Watch the

church announcements for details.

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Do you love to read? Once you finish a really good book do you wish you had someone to talk to about it and share the experience? Well, now you have that opportunity – Erin’s Summer Book Club! Here’s how it works: anyone who’s interested can read one or both of the books we’ve selected (see below). Then, we’ll meet one Sunday to discuss each book over coffee. It’s not a huge investment of time – you can read at the beach, on a plane, or sitting on your deck. And you’ll have the

chance to talk with others about everyday life from a Christian perspective, and be inspired along the way. Because the worship service will begin at 10 a.m. on Sundays for the summer, our book club discussions will be immediately after church, at 11 a.m. Please join us if you enjoy reading and sharing ideas. Here are the books: Peace Like a River by Lief Enger was named one the of the year’s top five novels by Time magazine when it came out in 2002. Described as a rich mixture of adventure, tragedy, and healing, it draws from sources sacred and profane, from the Old Testament to the Old West, from the Gospels to police dramas. The story, narrated by eleven-year-old Reuben Land, an asthmatic boy who has reason to believe in miracles, shows how family, love, and faith can stand up to terrifying enemies and tragic fates. We’ll discuss Peace Like a River on Sunday, June 24 at 11 a.m. in the JavaScripture classroom in the new education wing. Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand , also the author of Seabiscuit, is a current best-seller about Louis Zamperini, who ran in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin and was training for the 1940 Olympics in Tokyo, but instead ended up in Japan as a World War II prisoner of war when his plane was shot down over the Pacific. The detailed account of his perseverance in horrific situations is harsh at times but an inspiring testament to endurance. After the war he became a Christian at a Billy Graham crusade, and today at age 95 he still speaks occasionally about his amazing life. The discussion for Unbroken will be Sunday, July 29 at 11 a.m. in the JavaScripture classroom. Though it’s so exciting you won’t want to put It down, this is a long book (400 pages) so don’t wait too late to get started.

GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET

Profit & Loss Year-to-Date Comparison (Through May 29, 2012)

Just as we take little notice that the sun came up today, we also conveniently forget our need to give to the God who

enables us to give; who accepts our gifts. We get angry that we are reminded to give. Yet, if we weren't reminded, many of us would neglect this important as-pect of our relationship with God. Money is one of the things about which we have the most fear. Therefore, it is also where we need to exercise great faith.

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Jan 1 - May 29, 12 Jan 1 - May 29, 11

Income

Creative Expression Income 5,172.25 3,396.00

Discipleship Income 1,810.15 2,578.50

Fellowship Income 5,420.46 3,764.53

Stewardship Income 43.51 237.69

Memorial Income 75.00 3,450.00

Outreach Income 1,371.46 2,059.51

Offerings 127,182.23 149,493.16

Total Income 141,075.06 164,979.39

Expense

Creative Expressions Ministry 9,610.98 12,801.75

Property Team 30,884.32 32,721.03

Discipleship Team 4,749.52 6,389.15

Fellowship Team 5,480.93 6,171.78

Outreach Team 6,656.96 13,171.40

Stewardship Team 51,979.95 55,754.66

Worship Team 1,354.44 1,443.84

Pastoral Ministry 45,292.68 46,057.72

Memorial Expenses 0.00 14,806.84

Session 0.00 515.51

PW expenses 0.00 0.00

Payroll Expenses 0.00 0.00

Total Expense 156,009.78 189,833.68

Net Income -14,934.72 -24,854.29

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN: Profit & Loss Report (Through May 29, 2012)

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN: Statement of Cash Flow (Through May 29, 2012)

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May 29, 12

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Net Income 869,141.59

Adjustments to reconcile Net Income

to net cash provided by operations:

20000 · Accounts Payable 52,349.35

Net cash provided by Operating Activities 921,490.94

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

13001 · Building -1,323,248.35

13002 · Kitchen -30,932.20

Net cash provided by Investing Activities -1,354,180.55

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

25000 · Line of Credit 462,177.58

Net cash provided by Financing Activities 462,177.58

Net cash increase for period 29,487.97

Cash at end of period 29,487.97

May 29, 12

Income

40000 · Capital Campaign

41800 · Non-Pledged Giving 85,994.04

41900 · Pledges 957,522.00

45000 · Memorials 5,558.48

Total 40000 · Capital Campaign 1,049,074.52

Total Income 1,049,074.52

Expense

60000 · Expenses

60100 · Administrative 53,424.31

60200 · Building and Property Security 126,508.62

Total 60000 · Expenses 179,932.93

Total Expense 179,932.93

Net Income 869,141.59

Happy Father’s Day, Erin Fathers!

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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

4, 11, 18, 25

Body Recall

4:00 pm

AA

7:30 pm

4, 11, 18,

Youth Players

Rehearsal

6:30 pm

18

VBS Volunteer

Check-In

8:30 am

25

Youth Players

Rehearsal

6:00 pm

5

Let’s Do Dinner

5:15 pm

Friendship Force

6:30 pm

Discipleship Mtg

Fellowship Mtg

7:00 pm

5, 12, 19, 26

Youth Players

Rehearsal

6:30 pm

12

Stewardship

Mee0ng

7:00 pm

19

VBS Volunteer

Check-In

8:30 am

26

Youth Players

Rehearsal

6:00 pm

6, 13, 20, 27

Body Recall

4:00 pm

6, 13, 20

Youth Players

Rehearsal

6:30 pm

20

VBS Volunteer

Check-In

8:30 am

27

Youth Players

Rehearsal

6:00 pm

7, 21

Youth Players

Rehearsal

6:30 pm

21

VBS Volunteer

Check-In

8:30 am

Session Mtg

7:00 pm

28

Youth Players

Summer Show

6:00 pm

1, 8, 15, 22, 29

Bulle0n Team

10:00 am

Body Recall

4:00 pm

1, 8 15, 22

Youth Players

Rehearsal

6:30 pm

AA

8:00 pm

29

Youth Players

Summer Show

6:00 pm

9

Youth Players

Rehearsal

1:00 pm

16

Youth Players

Rehearsal

1:00 pm

30

Youth Players

Summer Show

6:00 pm

NEWSLETTER

DEADLINE—

June 20th

NOTE

Please check the

web calendar for

up to date

informa0on for

crea0ve

programs during

the Summer, as

changes may

occur frequently.

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Communion

10:00 am

CEX Mtg

12:30 pm

Outreach Mtg

12:30 pm

H.S. Montreat Mtg

1:30 pm

Personnel Mtg

4:00 pm

10

VBS Orienta0on

11:00 am

Conveners Mtg

12:30 pm

PW Birthday Picnic

At The Cove

5:00 pm

24

Book Club

Discussion

11:00 am

3, 10, 17, 24

Nursery begins

At 10:00 am

Worship &

Planet Worship

10:00 am

Middle School

5:00 pm

Erin Express

6:00 pm

Youth Group

Fellowship

6:00 pm

EPC Youth H.S.

7:00 pm

NOTE: SERVICES

WILL BEGIN AT

10:00 AM IN JUNE

AND JULY

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