April 17th, 2024 | Newsletter

• Reading for the Coming Week

  Fourth Sunday of Easter (April 21, 2024) 

  First reading o Acts 4:5-12

  Psalm o Psalm 23

  Second reading o 1 John 3:16-24

  Gospel o John 10:11-18

• Litergist's Schedule

  Litergical readers and schedule notes

  Date Pulpit Liturgist Notes

  4.21.24 Herring Darrell H.

  4.28.24 Herring Karen R.

  5.5.24 Herring Ginia W. Communion

  5.12.24 Herring Barb Mother’s Day

  5.19.24 Herring

  5.26.24 Herring

  1. Thanks to all the liturgy volunteers!!!

  2. It is so nice to be able to give Pastor Jane and John advance notice of the liturgist schedule, it helps them so much in their service planning.

  3. We have 3 slots in May left to fill. Won’t you give it a try? – its fun, allows you to stretch yourself a little, helps interact with scripture in a different way and connect with God from a new perspective.

  4. If you wish to volunteer, please send an email to: epcbusiness9770@gmail.com or call 615-473-3510.

• The Joy Offering

  The amount collected for the Christmas Joy offering was $325.00. The mission committee thanks you for your generosity.

• Prayer & Praise

  2 Corinthians 1:11 (NIV)

  11 as you help us by your prayers. Then many will give thanks on our behalf for the gracious favor granted us in answer to the prayers of many.

  Quotes about prayer:

  Prayer does not fit us for the greater work; prayer is the greater work. Oswald Chambers

  Prayer is a gift from God, like life itself. Come join us some Wednesday evening from 6:00- 7:00 pm (or so) to have both individual and group conversations with the Creator of the universe (how utterly cool is that!). It doesn’t have to be a long-term commitment, we enjoy visitors. We talk to God about a lot of things, focusing on the prayers of our congregation and our community, but including prayers for the world and everything in it.

  We rejoice in the fellowship and the relational connection with God, and share the gift of prayer with you all.

  EPC prayer group

• Missions

  Red Cross :

  May 31, 2024 (Friday) Time: noon – 5:00 PM

  We need donors for the American Red Cross Blood Drive being held at EPC. It is time to sign up to donate. This means you, your friends, your neighbors, your co-workers, your favorite barista or anybody who works at your local drive through restaurant and donut shop.

  This is how it works:

   Copy the website listed below into your browser https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/donation-time

   Key in zip code: EPC19

   Click on : “Emmanuel Presbyterian Church” then

   Choose your time slot

  United Way:

  The United Way tax workshops were, by all accounts, a successful collaboration this year, serving the community and several of members of our congregation. We will soon be able to report on the exact numbers of community members who were served. Stay tuned.

  Pentecost Special Offering:

  We are now in the Pentecost Special Offering season (April 1st – May 19th ). Last year we raised $444.17 (of which $177.66 (40%) stayed with EPC to offset costs of sending youth to Montreat).

  Housekeeping:

  There is a need for a deep spring cleaning of EPC. There is a list of chores that need doing being posted on the whiteboard in the adult classroom. Please look at the list and if you know an area that needs attention, please add it to the list.

  There was a special request from Jane last Sunday, that if you spot a folding chair needing cleaning, please take it to her office.

• Finance

  Financial Support for Missions:

  Call it what you will, for a small church we are involved in many different local ministries, missions or outreach programs.

  Funding for these giving programs come from various places, one of these places is you!

  If you would like to donate additional funds for a specific program, checks can be made to the following ongoing missions of EPC.

  Community Garden

  Gateway to Higher Education Scholarship Crossroads Campus

  Maple Village

  Special Music Ministry events

  Oasis

  Please note on the memo line which mission your check is meant to support.

  Financial Support for EPC:

  If you are not able to attend worship service and still wish show your support for Emmanuel Presbyterian Church, you can contribute in the following ways:

   Online–send an electronic payment, your bank can help you set this up if you have questions.

   By Mail – our mailing address is EPC, 9770 Hwy 96, Nashville, TN 37221

   Through EPC’s website www.epcnashville.com or www.epcnashville.org Simply click on the “GIVE” button, then the “donate” button, to donate via PayPal or debit/credit card. This can be a one-time donation or can be set

  up as a monthly donation.

  The Pay Pal online donation function has now been repaired. At this point, the cause of the problem is immaterial. We just are glad to report it has been repaired.

• Fellowship

  Join us for fellowship and a fresh cup of coffee around the kitchen window after service! Thanks to the following for their offering:  April 21 - Jan

   April 28 - Doug and Sue

   May5-

   May 12 – Barb

   May 19 - Claire  If you would like to sign up, there is a list on the table next to the entrance/exit door from the sanctuary. Please pick a date that works for you. Sign up and if you remember, it is helpful to let me (Faith) know.

• Communication

  Communication:

  Welcome Visitors! We are excited to call your attention to, and encourage you to visit, our upgraded website! Go to www.epcnashville.com or www.epcnashville.org for all your questions. Cut and paste one of these sites in your browser. If you can’t find it there, try the options below.

  • Visits with Pastor Jane Herring must be by appointment.

  • Reach out to Pastor Jane on her church phone (call/text) 615-818-9727 or email at janemherring@gmail.com about what it means to be baptized, to be confirmed in the church (if you have already been baptized), to join the church or any other questions you might have.

  • General EPC email can be sent to epcnashville@gmail.com (be aware that multiple people have access to this email account.

  • If you ever have any questions about anything dealing with EPC’s finances or other business topics, email your question or request to epcbusiness9770@gmail.com

  • Email announcements for the Sunday bulletin to janemherring@gmail.com

  • Email Information or corrections for the weekly newsletter to frhanchey@gmail.com

• Calendar

  Ongoing:

  Worship Committee Mtg every 2nd Sunday after service (14th)

  Mission/Fellowship Committee Mtg every 3rd Sunday 9:30 am (21st)

  Session Mtg every 3rd Monday (22nd)

  2nd Thursday of each month (except for December) - Rug Hookers meet 10 am – 2 pm.

  April 18: Adam Buzard at 2nd Pres in Nashville 9-11 am to discuss “The Church in Nashville” April 20: Ladies High Tea at EPC 1-3pm

  June 9-15: Montreat Youth Conference

• Christian Education

  Coming up soon, take part in conversation about uniting the Bodies of Christ:

  As a follow up to a previous meeting, there will be a conversation with Adam Buzard, who is part of the Operation Andrew Group. This will be hosted by the 2nd Presbyterian Church on April 18th from 9-11 am. as he works to fulfill the mission of uniting the bodies of Christ as they partner with local churches. 2nd Pres is located at 3511 Belmont Blvd and the conversation will center around “The State of Nashville”. It is open to anyone (pastors, elders, church volunteers) interested in knowing what others think of our church. The event is this scheduled for tomorrow.

  ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ NaCoMe Camp Opportunity:

  Reach out to Jane if you have questions about this. It is coming up soon. I’m sorry I don’t have any more details at this time.

  Inquirers of all ages:

   Please reach out to Pastor Jane about what it means to be baptized, to be confirmed in the church (if you have already been baptized) or to join the church.

• Children's Education

  • The children, big and small, (all those under 18!) are invited to participate in a special practice time for something being planned on Palm Sunday. If possible, I need parents to allow their children to come to the kid’s classroom when Jane finishes her sermon, sometime during the offertory til the end of church. Thank you.

  • At Emmanuel we offer a “kid’s message” during the early part of the worship service, followed by a “children’s church” in the kid’s classroom for those up to 10 years old or still in elementary school. The message is a short story that usually has some sort of lesson related to it and in children’s church we usually discuss the story in more depth and follow it with a craft or activity that helps the story (and the lesson!) sink in.

  • A nursery is available for those under 3.

  • We offer a “chat time ” in a safe space for those over 10 who want some time to share what is on their mind.

  • We always have two adults with the children and their safety and education is our top priority.

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• Building & Grounds

  We are excited, thrilled and pleased to have 5 more garden plots added to the gardens. The kids still need the following items to keep doing preliminary plantings and to prep for future gardening success. If you have any of the following we could use them, as we are trying hard to do gardening and recycling for free. Pease put them on the table in the classroom:

   odd or left-over worn-out socks

   Old pool noodles of any length ------------

   11⁄2 quart ice cream containers

   Cardboard boxes of any size (broken down if you can please)

   2-liter soda bottles with tops

   1⁄2 gallon milk waxed square cartons ----------------------------

   Old newspapers

• Slate Of Elders

  Class of 2024

  Ginia Wood, Fellowship and Mission

  John Denton, Building and Grounds

  Class of 2025

  Greg Burlison, Personnel

  John Sevier, Director of Music

  Class of 2026

  Theresa Denton, Worship and Polity & Procedure

  Jan Russell