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OPEN ~ SERVING ~ GROWING IN GOD’S LOVE Weekly Service Schedule Holy Eucharist Sundays: 8:00 am (Rite I) and 10:15 am (Rite II) Morning Prayer Tuesdays through Fridays: 8:30 am Holy Eucharist and Healing Tuesdays : 5:30 pm Christian Formation & Adult Forum Sundays: 9:00 am (Children’s Christian Formation follows the Kingsport City Schools schedule and breaks for summer) News from around the Diocese of East Tennessee St. e’s Crossties Weekly Email 01.30.2020 Crossties Weekly 01.30.2020 January 30, 2020 St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church Acolyte Training We are always interested in having more children and adults be involved in our Sunday services. Meg Evans, our acolyte director, will have acolyte information-training sessions the next two Sundays February 2nd and 9th before our 10:30 service. The sessions will be held in the sanctuary from 9:45-10:15. The sessions will include information about the duties of our acolytes, crucifers, servers and torchbearers, how to vest and scheduling. All ages 6 and up are welcome, children please bring a parent. If you have any questions or would like to contact Meg, please call, text or email Cell 865-483-4536 email= evansmv@comcast.net FISH Christmas Cards Thank you to everyone who purchased Christmas cards to benefit FISH Hospitality Pantries. We collected $1,965. Due to your generosity 393 families of four will receive a three-day supply of food. We also appreciate the loose collection designated for FISH January 5 and your donations of diapers and feminine hygiene supplies. There is an ever-increasing need for this assistance in our community. If you would like more information about the FISH ministry at St. Elizabeth’s contact Jane Kirk (865-271-8134) or Betsy Morrow (865-659-4013). Candlemas Join us this Sunday as we celebrate the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, also known as Candlemas at both services! We will be blessing candles for each household to take home to remind them of the Light of Christ for the coming year. Environmental Care Notes "The care of the Earth is our most ancient and most worthy, and after all our most pleasing responsibility. To cherish what remains of it and to foster its renewal is our only hope." - Wendell Berry Parish Life News Tickets are on sale now for our 50’s Dinner and Dance night (February 22). It will be an evening of fun for all ages and a nursery will be provided. Soft drinks, lemonade, iced tea and coffee will be served. If desired, BYOB.. We thank everyone who has hosted our Sunday’s hospitalities. We will be glad to help any new people in this special ministry. Parish life....faith, family, fellowship, food and fun. Cherie Williams and Susan Draper Move And Meditate Yoga Classes to begin at St. Elizabeth Church each Monday Evening! Beginning February 3, 2020 @ 5pm in Tharp Hall Free Adult class - bring a friend! Have you always wanted to try yoga but unsure how to start? Move and Meditate is a new yoga class starting up at St E’s on February 3 rd at 5pm. Experience the many benefits of moving mindfully with the breath. Moving slowly can build strength and stability. It is satisfying and nurturing to the mind/body. Our quality of being depends on our quality of doing.” - Thich Nhat Hahn (All you need is a yoga mat and comfortable clothes / layer if you heat or cool easily). Contact Meg @ 865-406-1494 or mcorrigan63@aol.com Wednesday Night Dinner The Kirk/Buck Team will be cooking Episcochetti (Baked chicken spaghetti) and vegetarian taco soup for Wednesday Night Dinner on February 5 . A sign-up sheet is posted on the bulletin board to give us and idea of how many to prepare for. Parish Directories Copies of the 2020 Parish Directory are available in the outer narthex. If there are any omissions or corrections, please notify the office as soon as possible. Cantare Chorus We want to encourage boys and girls to join the Cantare Chorus, which is for young people ages 7-17. It meets Wednesday evenings at 5:00-5:45, and they lead the musical portions of the Sunday service once a month during the school year. We have lots of fun singing together! Please check us out. Elizabeth Farr, Director of Music Sunday Series Class Embracing an Alternative Theology - Richard Rohr on the Legacy of St. Francis Sunday’s - 9:00 - 10:00 in the Library In this five-session series, this best-selling author and speaker invites you to explore a Christian faith informed by contemplation, mysticism, compassion, justice, and centuries of rich Christian history. Fr. Rohr explores and contrasts various concepts of God that are at work in each of us, and in the world around us. Join us for a cup of coffee and conversation this Sunday. Outreach Plate Offerings The Outreach Council, in collaboration with the Stewardship Council and Finance Committee, established the Outreach Plate Offerings program as a means to donate cash to various organizations and ministries throughout the year. This program, in addition to other existing outreach activities and donations, provides another way for us to experience the spiritual benefits of generosity. Last week’s offering of$216 went to the Community Action Committee (CAC) Energy Assistance Program. Your cash and designated checks in the offering plate will help the following organizations: February 2-The Refuge, Volunteer Ministry Center, Knoxville** **Please see the Gift of the Month article for details February 9-Street Grace Human Trafficking, Southern Region Primarily February 16-Kawangware Children’s Center, Kenya February 23-Interfaith Health Clinic, Knoxville February Gift of the Month The Refuge at The Volunteer Ministry Center Each weekday from 9:30 to 2:30 there is a steady stream of people entering the Refuge, each with some kind of need. Most, but not all, are homeless people. Some come in just to have a real restroom to use. Some sit in a chair and sleep knowing this is a safe place where they can relax. Others sit and socialize. Many use the free phone. However, the line at the desk is never ending with a list of requests. Some need a birth certificate or ID; some need a prescription filled; many need clothes and toiletries; backpacks are a hot item; a few are scheduled each day to obtain help paying rent or utility bills; and some just want a piece of candy or crackers. There are not enough funds or donations to help everyone, but here are some items you can provide: Packs of cheese/peanut butter crackers Individual/bite size packages of candy Reading Glasses Gently used backpacks or zippered duffel type bags Adult sizes only, new or gently used-Socks, Underwear, Jeans, Tennis shoes, Black Shirts and Pants (used for many service industry jobs) Navigating Lent One Day Retreat Saturday, February 29th from 9:30 am - 3:00 pm ESK, 950 Episcopal School Way, 37932 $80 includes lunch Learn More & Register: www.carolinevogel.com/events More Episcopal News Service Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s Christmas message 2019 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness cannot overcome it December 25, 2019 Episcopal News Service The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness cannot...