THE BREATH
Vol. 10, No. 11 Priest Lake Presbyterian Church November 2010
“Take the Breath to Spread the Word”
In This Issue FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK
From the Pastor’s Desk Dear PLPC friends,
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November Lectionary
Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote, “To be a Christian without
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Veterans Day Prayer
prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing.” A
2 recent study showed that the number one reason Christians list
“God Happens – Praise & Worship for not having a more regular prayer life is exhaustion. Prayer
Fellowship” has become just one more thing that we do not have the energy or
2 time to do.
Women Are Love Keepers If there is one thing Americans know how to do better
(WALK) than anyone in the world, it is wearing ourselves out. We are
3 over committed, over stimulated, under rested and over worked.
Bible Study We even take pride in being worn out. Many of us often will
3 share regularly how worn out and how busy we are as if this were
Youth Sunday School
the badge of being a hard working American. Unfortunately, it
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Paul’s Pantry
has nothing to do with being a Christian.
3 MLK is right. Prayer isn’t just one more activity that
Election Day adds to our business and exhaustion. It is an essential activity for
3 living. It is like breathing, eating, and sleeping. What can’t truly
Thanksgiving Potluck Lunch live without it?
4 So why fight it any more? LET’S PRAY!!
Salt Shakers In all honesty, I find it hard to remember to pray. I pray
4 in spurts throughout the day. After all, I am a minister and
Treasurer’s Report people need prayer. It’s hard to forget about it. But I do struggle
4 with praying by myself with any regularity. However, I love to
Project JOY
pray with other people. I find that praying in a group gives me
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Panty Project Update
life. So I join a group of pastors on Thursdays and pray. I pray
5 with as many people that will let me during the week.
Family Game Night Find what works for you.
5 Some of you may be aware that we have begun praying in
November Worship Schedule the sanctuary on Sunday mornings at 8 a.m. It has been a
6 powerful time. Sometimes I find that even if I myself do not feel
November Activities Calendar a great need to pray (which is silly if you think about) in our time
6 on Sunday I can find others that do. It is a time when I have seen
CareS great need and great love coming from others and from God. No
7 matter what we pray about or whom we lay hands on and pray
Ladies Lunch Bunch
for, I am uplifted. I feel closer to God.
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Come join us on Sundays at 8 am. Bring your needs and
your love. Be prepared to be fed by the Holy Spirit of God.
Perhaps it will ignite a fresh spiritual fire within you and a
growing hunger for our Lord.
Prayerfully,
Pastor Paul
Lectionary Schedule for November
Nov 7, 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Hag. 1:15b-2:9; Psalm 98
2 Thess. 2:1-5, 13-17; Luke 20:27-38
As many of you know, when you've joined our
Nov 14, 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday night "God Happens - Praise & Worship”
Isa. 65:17-25; Isa. 12,2 service, we have an inspiring evening of lifting
2 Thess. 3-6-13; Luke 21:5-19 our voices and spirits in energetic musical
worship. A common reaction to this God-given
Nov 21, Christ the King/Reign of Christ energy is that we feel our "batteries" being
Jer. 23:1-6; Luke 1:68-79 recharged for the upcoming week with each word
Col. 1-11-20; Luke 23:33-43
of blessing and thanks for the way God happens in
Nov 28, 1st Sunday of Advent
our lives. For those of you who haven't had an
Isa. 2:1-5; Psalm 122 opportunity to join this experience yet, this is a
Rom. 13:11-14; Matt. 24:36-44 "come as you are" gathering of loving individuals
who seek to relate to our Creator with the gifts that
Dec 5, 2nd Sunday of Advent he bestows. Yes, the gift of music is involved, but
Isa. 11:1-10; Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19 mostly, it's the gift of grateful appreciation that we
Rom. 15:4-13; Matt. 3:1-12 bring to His blessed presence. While each
evening follows a common format - songs, prayer
and message - each evening also reveals much
about the personal way God happens for us. The
visible and audible joy of our musicians in the
gifts they bring is evident and moving. The peace
brought by the words of acknowledgement for
Veterans Day God's bounty (even in times of trial) is felt by
November 11 those in attendance. The way the Spirit moves in
whoever is bringing the message or prayer for the
“A Soldier’s Prayer”
evening then spills over to all who are listening.
Lord, wrap Your arms around me
And while we may be lively and loud in our
In this hostile, brutal place; worship, there remains an underlying current of
Let me draw peace and comfort gentle peace and glorious grace. Let this be an
From Your restful, sweet embrace. invitation to share in our Sunday gifts to God.
Help me do my duty Every Sunday at 6:30 P.M., PLPC opens its
To uphold what is right; sanctuary for a "come as you are" fellowship to
Give me strength and courage share contemporary musical praise and worship
Each day and every night.
Lord, hear this soldier’s prayer
about the way God happens in our lives. PLPC
To You in heaven above; invites believers and non-believers alike. All ages
Protect me with Your power, are welcome.
And sustain me with Your love.
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Pastor Paul has an Adult
Bible Study on Wednesday
mornings at 9:15 A.M. The
group meets in the conference room. Bible study
is as essential to the life of a Christian Community
as breathing. Come join us and together we will
“WALK completes Esther study, invites all “Breath in the Word.”
women to celebration”
~ Crystal Caviness ~
PLPC's WALK women's ministry will continue its
Beth Moore Bible study titled "Esther: It's Tough Youth Sunday school
Being A Woman," through Sunday, Nov. 14, the last ~Diane Hansel ~
meeting of the 10-week study. Sunday School is Cool!!!
On Sunday, Nov. 21, the women of WALK, as well as PLPC invites all children to attend our Sunday
any women of PLPC and friends and neighbors, are
School program at PLPC. We have welcomed
invited to a special event. In recognition that it is
tough being a woman and in honor of the strength of some new attendees Laney (5), Tyler (4) and
women everywhere, WALK will host an afternoon of James (4) so far this year. Right now we are
pampering and relaxation from 4-5:30 p.m. at PLPC. learning about Mission work and as always giving
Watch for more details in the coming days. thanks to those that serve our church and our
community. Sunday School starts at 9:00 A.M. –
WALK will not meet Sunday, Nov. 28 (Thanksgiving 10:00 A.M.
weekend).
Come join us and bring a friend, or two!
WALK meets Sundays from 4-5:30 p.m. (note new
time) in the PLPC high school Sunday School class.
PLPC members, friends and neighbors are welcome.
For more information, please contact Crystal Caviness
at 885-2847 or crystal.caviness@gmail.com.
The story behind WALK (Women Are Love Keepers):
~ Cathay McAninch ~
Women love their families. Women love their As needs arise PAUL’S PANTRY is ready with
churches. Women love their friends. Women love food boxes for families and individuals. Not only
their neighbors. Women Are Love Keepers in our do we reach out with food and a helping hand –
society and throughout the world. but also with a blessing of love and friendship.
Thank you for all the continued support in this
Oftentimes, however, worries, frustrations, daily outreach program.
challenges threaten to tear apart the love. But when we
WALK together as women of faith, we form a
stronghold against life's struggles, enabling one
another to face each day armed with the power of love.
Women talking together. Women praying together.
Women learning together. Women crying together.
Women rejoicing together. Together, we will WALK STATE GENERAL ELECTION
victoriously through our lives, because Women Are NOVEMBER 2, 2010
Love Keepers.
Voting begins at 6:00 A.M.
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Treasurer’s Report
November 2010
Thanksgiving Potluck Lunch
Sunday, November 21st
~ Rachel Fields ~
Hard to believe, Thanksgiving is right around the
corner. We are having our annual Thanksgiving
Potluck Lunch on Sunday, November 21st ~ Carolyn Saddler ~
immediately following Worship. Co-Treasurer
Our pledge giving continues to be low and on
This is a great opportunity to bring friends or October 30th we are below budgeted pledges of
neighbors to share in this wonderful holiday about $6,300.00. The year to date loss is
tradition. Everyone is asked to bring 1 or 2 dishes ($1,743.51) which is not that bad but our cash
to share. We will provide the turkey and bread. flow continues to be a problem. On October 30th
our cash balance was $2,513.79 however $2,400.00
So we can better plan, please “RSVP” to Rachel of that amount was the check we received from Max
Fields at rachelafields@gmail.com. Scruggs for the use of the building for his Karate
classes. Had we not had that $2,400.00 plus the
$800.00 from Iglesia Apostolica we would not have
had the money to meet our obligations for the month
of October. We have been blessed by these
GOT SALT? two monthly incomes that came our way. Again I
~Gloria Kimbro ~ urge everyone to try and catch up their pledges.
Revenues and Expenses for the
Period Jan 1 – Oct 30, 2010
(Operating accounts only)
Good news! We’re putting together the groups
for our Salt Shakers Adult Dinners. If you Revenues:
haven’t signed up yet, shake yourself up and Pledge Contributions $ 91,385.00
season your life with old friends and new ones. Loose Offerings 20,477.42
Singles and couples are welcome. Other 37,563.07
Total Revenues $149,425.49
The host/hostess provides the main course and Expenses:
the guests the rest. We will be getting together Personnel $ 77,123.75
on November13th, January 22nd and February General (includes mortgage) 25,747.81
19th. Please mark these dates on your calendar. Properties 25,146.50
Committees 1,703.16
Please fill out a sign-up sheet or contact Gloria Other 21,447.78
Kimbro at 668-4693 or by email at Total Expenses $151,169.00
gkimbro@comcast.net to join us for as many Net Profit (Loss) ($ 1,743.51)
times as possible.
Miracle Sunday is November 7. Please
be in prayer this week, seeking God’s
guidance for what you can provide from
His many gifts in support of the mission
of Priest Lake Presbyterian Church.
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They have pledged for 2011 to be responsible for
supplying all the family toiletry and laundry supplies
for each family.
We owe a million THANKS again this year to so many
Project J.O.Y. individual people, churches and companies for all their
October 23, 2010 help and donations. It takes all of us working together
to make a Mission Project like Project J.O.Y. work!
~ Sue Handisides ~
We arrived in Harlan by about 2:00 on Friday with 65
members of this year’s team, which included three
pastors and young people from three Churches. Our
Drive to Harlan this year was beautiful and the
Kentucky hills were full of fall colors. We unloaded
the trucks and set up for Project J.O.Y. at the Armory,
which went very smoothly thanks to everyone’s hard
work. The Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Harlan let Project JOY
us use their Fellowship Hall making it possible for us
"Panty Project Update"
to host our first Project J.O.Y. Dinner. Everyone
participating youth and adults were able to sit down
~ Leesa Fields ~
Our effort to provide new underwear to the people in
together and share dinner and a time of fellowship
Harlan was a giant success!! With the help of
before our busy day on Saturday.
Columbia Presbyterian, 1st Presbyterian in Lebanon,
Donelson Fellowship, Old Hickory Presbyterian and
On Saturday morning we arrived at the National Guard
1st Presbyterian in Gallatin, we were able to take about
Armory at 6:30am to a very cold morning and a line of
1800 pairs of new underwear for men, women and
families waiting at the front door. The High School
kids.
youth group managed the food truck and our Middle
School group worked with Belle Dahlman giving out
School Learning Bags. Again this year we were The look on some peoples face when they were able to
swamped with families that were looking for winter get not only underwear, but NEW underwear was
clothes or shoes and especially blankets and towels. wonderful. We also provided an assortment of bras,
The last three years the number of grandparents we see slips, insulated underwear and thousands of pairs of
raising a handful of Grandchildren has increased each new and gently used socks for all ages.
year. This year we met “families” that have become
parents because someone, a friend, neighbor or relative A big thanks to our wonderful PANTY LADIES that
has just come by and dropped of their children. did such a great job with the folks in Harlan. They
Children that they can no longer care for and they are were so helpful, kind and welcoming. They really put
hoping someone else can step in and help. It is the people at ease. Thanks to Valerie Barton, Charlene
amazing how these families who don’t have anything Morrison and Nancy Walsh.
themselves will still try step up and take in these extra
children and give them a home.
FAMILY GAME NIGHT!!
This year Pond Presbyterian Church of Dickson and ~Rachel Fields ~
First Presbyterian of Columbia again joined us. New
to Project J.O.Y. this year were adults and youth from Come to Family Game Night on
Old Hickory Presbyterian of Old Hickory and members Friday, Nov. 12 at 6:30. We will have board games
of The Matthew 2535 Initiative, Inc. The Matthew and card games for all ages. We'll provide snacks...all
2535 Initiative is a Christian based group of you have to do is come and have fun!.. Kids are
individuals that does a lot of work with the homeless in welcome but need to come with an adult. Don't miss
Nashville. This year they provided over 350 bottles of this night of fun and fellowship!!!
laundry detergent plus toothbrushes and toothpaste.
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November Calendar of Activities,
November Schedule for Birthdays and Anniversaries
Worship Leaders, 2 State General Election Day
Ushers, Greeters and Acolytes 3 Bible Study – 9:15 AM
CareS – 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
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Lectionary Class – 9:00 AM – Library
Seekers Class – 9:00 AM – Sunday school room
Nov 7 Worship Leader Jon Loudermilk Fall Sunday School – 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Communion WALK – 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
“God Happens – Praise and Worship Fellowship” - 6:30 PM
Prepare/Usher/ Shirley Hansel 10 Bible Study – 9:15 AM
CareS – 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Serve Jean Litaker
Greet/Usher/Serve Bill Allen 11 Veterans Day
Phil Hereford Wes Witten
12 Family Game Night – 6:30 PM
Usher/Serve/ Lenna Allen
George & Jennie Harper
Cleanup Charlene Morrison
Serve Choir Mary Anna Simon 13 Salt Shakers
Nov 14 Worship Leader Teena Smith Rick Laney
14 Lectionary Class – 9:00 AM – Library
Greeters Kristy Greene Seekers Class – 9:00 AM – Sunday school room
Justin Greene Fall Sunday School – 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Ushers Sarah Evans WALK – 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Stuart Smothers “God Happens – Praise and Worship Fellowship” - 6:30 PM
15 Session Meeting – 7:00 PM
Margaret Newton
Nov 21 Worship Leader Phil McGovern 17 Bible Study – 9:15 AM
Greeters Frank Horton CareS – 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Karla Horton Phil McGovern
Frankie Diana
Ushers Maggie Wright 18 Ladies Lunch Bunch – 10:30 AM
Bob Ware Phil Hereford
Nov 28 Worship Leader Nancy Diana Sloane DeBerry
Greeters Chad Barton 20 Joey Loudermilk
21 Lectionary Class – 9:00 AM – Library
Valerie Barton Seekers Class – 9:00 AM – Sunday school room
Ushers Sajeev Pothen Fall Sunday School – 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Rick Laney WALK – 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Dec 5 Worship Leader Joel Hutchison “God Happens – Praise and Worship Fellowship” - 6:30 PM
22 Pastor Paul on Vacation all week
Communion Michele Witten
Nathan Smith
Prepare/Usher/ Nancy Diana 23 Paul & Telse Saunders
24 No Bible Study
Serve
No Cares
Greet/Usher/Serve Phil McGovern Alex Mankoski
25 Thanksgiving Day – Office Closed
Leonard Saddler 26 Office Closed
Usher/Serve/ Carolyn Saddler 28 “Hanging of the Greens”
Cleanup Lectionary Class – 9:00 AM – Library
Serve Choir Elena Buwalda Seekers Class – 9:00 AM – Sunday school room
Fall Sunday School – 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
WALK – 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
“God Happens – Praise and Worship Fellowship” - 6:30 PM
Jon Loudermilk
29 John Buwalda
ACOLYTES Max Scruggs Karate Center will be using the gym on every
Nov 7 Brooke Stuteville Lauren Stuteville Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 4:00 PM
Nov 14 Faye Garcia Mayerli Garcia until 7:45 PM and every Saturday from 8:00 AM until
12:00 Noon. The only exception would be if an event has
Nov 21 Lauren Stuteville Brooke Stuteville already been previously scheduled such as CareS and
Nov 28 Election Days. If use of the gym is needed on one of those
Dec 5 Mayerli Garcia Faye Garcia days, please contact Leonard Saddler or the church office.
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We are also receiving some monetary assistance
from members of the congregation. This is a huge
blessing to our program, and you guys rock for
helping support us! PARENTS, we do continue to
ask that all who can, send $3 per week to help us
~ Nancy Loudermilk & Teena Smith ~ cover the cost of meals. However, we don’t want to
Our CareS kids and adults ended October with a lose a single child over this. Any amount less than
Halloween celebration – complete with apple cider, the normal charge is acceptable, too.
crazy games and caramel apple making. We’ve had
a great month of Wednesday nights with lots of If you have any ideas or wish to contribute to the
congregational support. While CareS is a big CareS program, please don’t hesitate to make a
supporter of Project J.O.Y., we must say that we suggestion or speak up.
LOVE having the gym back! And, speaking of
Project J.O.Y., CareS’ KUDOS to the Project J.O.Y. Thanks everyone and ALWAYS remember –
Team and all who participated in any way. Setting a Children ARE Special?
good example of loving and supporting our
neighbors is one of the greatest gifts we can give our
children!
Special thanks this month to Leesa Fields, Karla
Horton, Kristy Greene, Florence Sass, Crystal
Caviness, Jennifer Burns, Jennie Harper, Matt
Stuteville, Terry Culp and Gloria Kimbro. Ladies Lunch Bunch
~ Florence Sass ~
Continued thanks to all of our regular adult helpers
who show up EVERY Wednesday night. The Ladies Lunch Bunch will be going to
“Ellendale’s” in Donelson for our gathering on
As many of you know – we’ve been praying for a November 18th. If you plan to join us, meet at the
recreation leader to surface since we lost Justin church at 10:30 A.M. to carpool. The restaurant
Greene to a new job and scheduling issues there. As has requested that we carpool as much as possible
always, our prayer was answered in the form of due to parking issues. If you plan to attend, please
Mary Anna Simon and Sajeev Pothen. We are still let Florence know either by phone at 220-4538 or
prayerfully seeking a helper for Diane Hansel in the by email at dallassass@att.net to “RSVP” no later
Elementary Class. Diane has a room FULL of very than the Tuesday before, November 16th. All
HIGH-energy kids and really needs some help. women of the church and friends are welcome to
They are fantastic kids and, of course, are very join us for this get-together. All ladies of the
Special! Please pray with us that God will lay this church and all friends are welcome to come along.
need on someone’s heart and that whoever this We always have a good time.
special person is will hear God calling him/her.
Plans have already been made for our December
We have also had our very awesome schoolteacher luncheon. We plan on going to Boxwood Bistro at
Valerie Barton step forward to fill another need and 230 Franklin Road in Franklin by The Factory.
that is for homework/tutoring assistance. Look for more details in the December newsletter.
PARENTS, if your child needs help on Wednesday
evenings, please let Valerie or me know. The CareS We are always looking for new ideas for our next
program strongly supports success in the classroom month’s outing after trying it out and making sure
for all of our kids, as we know success there truly that they take group reservations. Hope to see you
leads to success in life. If anyone else is interested
at the next gathering.
in helping in this manner, please let me know!
Homework help will be during the 5:30 to 6:30 hour.
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Priest Lake Presbyterian Church
2787 Smith Springs Road
Nashville, TN 37217
Rev. Paul Burns
Phone: 615-366-0247
pmarb@yahoo.com
Editor – Susan Rowell, Secretary
http://www.priestlakepresbyterian.org
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