October 9th, 2024 | Newsletter

• Greetings!

  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 your answers there, try the options below:

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

  the church or for answers to any other questions you might have.

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

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

   janemherring@gmail.com - Email announcements for the Sunday bulletin here.
   frhanchey@gmail.com - Email Information or corrections for the weekly newsletter here.

   frhanchey@gmail.com – Send questions about the outdoor gardens or children’s education/programming here.

  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.

• Reading for the Coming Week

  Readings For The Week

  PROPER 23 (28) OCT 13, 2024

  First reading and Psalm
  Job 23:1-9, 16-17 Psalm 22:1- 15
  Alternate First reading and Psalm
  Amos 5:6-7, 10-15 Psalm 90:12- 17
  Second reading
  Hebrews 4:12-16
  Gospel
  Mark 10:17-31

• Litergist's Schedule

  Litergical readers and schedule notes

  Date | Pulpit | Liturgist | Notes |

  10.13.24 | Herring | Karen R.

  10.20.24 | Herring | Darrell H.

  10.27.24 | Herring | Jan R.

  11.3.24 | Herring | Ginia W. | Communion

  11.10.24 | Herring | Barbara H.

  Thank you to those of you who serve as liturgists. If you wish to volunteer as liturgist, send an email to epcbusiness9770@gmail.com or call 615-473-3510.

• Prayer & Praise

  Psalm 107:1

  Give thanks to the Lord for He is good: His love endures forever.

  Quotes about prayer:

  God is looking for people to use, and if you can get usable, he will wear you out. The most dangerous [and rewarding] prayer you can pray is this: “Use me”- Rick Warren

  A question about this week’s quote

  Since both sides usually claim that God is on their side (meaning God agrees with their position), does that mean that one is correct and the other mistaken or does it mean that God is with the people on both sides and each of their positions is beside the point?

  Invitation to Prayer Group

  Have you ever had a relationship strained to the point where you didn’t speak to a loved one?

  The GIFT of prayer is a miracle in itself – a direct relationship with our Creator, infused with LOVE.

  Give yourself permission to take one moment each day

  to nurture that relationship.

  If you wish to experience what prayer group is like – please join us any Thursday evening from 6:00 – 7:00 pm(ish) when we gather as a small group to talk to God, lift our community prayers and experience the PEACE of God’s presence - together.

  Wednesday night Prayer Group is now meeting on Thursdays from 6-7pm. All are invited. Please join us.

• Missions

  Peace and Global Witness:

  •   Thank you everyone for your Peace and Global Witness gifts ($385 so far).

  •   Since Barb is traveling, and can’t make the deposit this week , if you meant to donate but have not, you still have time!

  Maple Village:

  •   We are collecting gently used books and jigsaw puzzles for Maple Village.

  •   All book genres and all puzzle sizes are accepted.

  •   There is a tote outside the children’s classroom for your contributions.

  •   We will make a delivery on the last Sunday of October, the 27th.

• 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.

• Fellowship

  • Join us for fellowship, snacks and fresh cup of coffee around the kitchen window after service!

  •   There is a sign-up sheet by the front door if you wish to help.

  We will have donuts, juice and coffee for the work day on Saturday the 12th. Will someone volunteer to provide breakfast/snacks for the work day on Saturday the 19th ?

• Congregational Care

  The Covid bug is back. Masks and hand sanitizer remain available at the front entrance to use as desired. Be aware of your health and consider others in all you do.

  Next month is Pastor Appreciation Month.... Just sayin!

• Communication

    Please remember to check the “Events”, “Missions” and “Stewardship” bulletin boards in the hallway for ongoing information about these areas of activity at EPC.

    The kids board, underneath the “Missions” section, shares the kids’ lessons with you. It’s sometime messy but that’s what kids do -- Enjoy it!

  This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-

  Ongoing:

  •   Communion every 1st Sunday

  •   Worship Committee Mtg every 2nd Sunday after service (10/13)

  •   Mission/Fellowship Committee Mtg every 3rd Sunday 9:30 am (10/20)

  •   Session Mtg every 3rd Monday (10/31)

  •   2nd Thursday of each month (except for December) - Rug Hookers meet

    10am–2pm. Upcoming:

  •   October 6: Blessing of the Animals (outside service) and Feast of St Francis of Assisi

  •   October 27: Deliver books and puzzles to Maple Village

  •   October12th and 19th 9am – 12 noon -- Spit and Shine Building and Grounds Clean up days ( see

    below)

  •   November 3: Feast of All Saints and Communion of All Saints

  •   November 17: Thanksgiving pot luck dinner, bring sides.

  •   November 30: Christmas Cookie Bake and activities. Details to come

  •   November 30: Hanging of the Greens

  •   December 1: First day of Advent, Sunday and Wednesday events. Details to come.

• Calendar

  Ongoing:

  •   Communion every 1st Sunday

  •   Building Improvement Committee every first Sunday after communion

  •   Worship Committee Mtg every 2nd Sunday after service (10/13)

  •   Mission/Fellowship Committee Mtg every 3rd Sunday 9:30 am (10/20)

  •   Session Mtg every 3rd Monday (10/31)

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

  Upcoming:

  •   October12th and 19th 9am – 12 noon -- Spit and Shine Building and

    Grounds Clean up days ( see below)

  •   October 27: Deliver books and puzzles to Maple Village

  •   November 3: Feast of All Saints and Communion of All Saints

  •   November 17: Thanksgiving pot luck dinner, bring sides.

  •   November 30: Christmas Cookie Bake and activities. Details to come

  •   November 30: Hanging of the Greens

  •   December 1: First day of Advent, Sunday and Wednesday events. Details to come.

• 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

  • *During service last week we had a special presentation for the youth who went to Montreat last summer.

    • * Pictures from their week at camp were lovingly placed into book form.

      * Teddy, Jefferson and Annalease received their own copy, as did Scott and Barb.

      One copy has also been placed in the EPC library. Well done. Thank you.

• Building & Grounds

  Spit & Shine Clean Up Day:

  There are two “Spit and Shine” work days on the calendar, Saturday October 12 and Saturday October 19, both from 9 am - 12noon. We cannot emphasize enough the need for as many hands as we can get to help out. There are many jobs that need doing, maybe we need someone to run to the hardware or grocery store. Or we need someone to cook the brunch casserole and serve the food. There are jobs both inside and out. Every room in the church has things that need cleaning.

  All of us have something to contribute, come share your talents and let’s show ownership of the EPC church building and the ground it lies on. Bring any cleaning supplies that you have to help with the process.

   Check the list shown and see where you can help

  Save the dates, find a place to help, whether it is carrying supplies, scrubbing the sign, vacuuming, cleaning light fixtures and windows, providing refreshments, or entertaining the workers.

   This list is not complete.

  We need all hands on deck for this. There is a way EVERYONE can help.

  The Grounds –

  * The round garden by the front doors is getting a face-lift. Everything that is in it is coming out and a whole new set up will be put in place over the next few weeks.

  * If anybody wants any of the plants that are there, they can be yours. Just bring what you need to take them home with you.

  * The sign by Hwy 96 is also getting a face-lift. The side that is so sun-burned at the top is being replaced either this week or next.

  The veggie plots need to be cleaned up and prepped for the winter season.
  Those able or interested in helping are urged to contact Faith or meet with me Saturday.

• 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

10/06/2024

October 2nd, 2024 | Newsletter

• Greetings!

  Welcome Visitors!

  We celebrated this past Sunday with a special “hands on” way of doing God’s work. Thanks to the herculean efforts of Barb and friends, the sanctuary was set up so that the congregation could all take part in filling up goody bags to be delivered to the Oasis Center. As you can see from the pictures it was an easy way to fill the bags in a short time.

  From set up (upper left) to fill up (upper right) to music (lower left) to delivery (lower right). 158 goody bags delivered to Oasis Center. Thank you EPC!

  Worship (this Sunday):

  •   This coming Sunday we will celebrate communion, the Blessing of the Animals and the Feast of St Francis of Assisi.

  •   Those who wish to bring a pet or a pet’s picture are

    encouraged to do so – on a leash or in a container.

  •   We plan to meet outside in the pavilion.

  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 your answers there, try the options below:

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

  the church or for answers to any other questions you might have.

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

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

   janemherring@gmail.com - Email announcements for the Sunday bulletin here.
   frhanchey@gmail.com - Email Information or corrections for the weekly newsletter here.

   frhanchey@gmail.com – Send questions about the outdoor gardens or children’s education/programming here.

  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.

• Reading for the Coming Week

  Readings For The Week

  PROPER 22 (27) OCT 06, 2024

  First reading and Psalm

  Job 1:1, 2:1-10 Psalm 26

  Alternate First reading and Psalm

  Genesis 2:18-24 Psalm 8

  Second reading

  Hebrews 1:1-4, 2:5-12

  Gospel

  Mark 10:2-16

• Litergist's Schedule

  Litergical readers and schedule notes

  Date | Pulpit | Liturgist | Notes |

  10.6.24 | Herring | Sandra H. | Communion & Blessing of the Animals

  10.13.24 | Herring | Karen R.

  10.20.24 | Herring | Darrell H.

  10.27.24 | Herring | Jan R.

  11.3.24 | Herring | Ginia W. | Communion

  11.10.24 | Herring | Barbara H.

  Thank you to those of you who serve as liturgists. If you wish to volunteer as liturgist, send an email to epcbusiness9770@gmail.com or call 615-473-3510.

• Prayer & Praise

  Psalm 23:4

  “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.”

  Quotes about prayer:

  I know that the Lord is always on the side of the right; but it is my constant anxiety and prayer that I and this nation may be on the Lord’s side. – Abraham Lincoln

  A question about this week’s quote

  Since both sides usually claim that God is on their side (meaning God agrees with their position), does that mean that one is correct and the other mistaken or does it mean that God is with the people on both sides and each of their positions is beside the point?

  Invitation to Prayer Group

  Wednesday night Prayer Group is now meeting on Thursdays from 6-7pm. All are invited. Please join us.

  This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA-NC

  Think of all the times you have prayed – times of joy, sorrow, celebration, heartache ... the list goes on. Take a moment to think about what your life would be like without the ability and invitation to prayer, without that one-on-one relationship time with God.

  Have you ever had a relationship strained to the point where you didn’t speak to a loved one?

  The GIFT of prayer is a miracle in itself – a direct relationship with our Creator, infused with LOVE.

  Give yourself permission to take one moment each day

  to nurture that relationship.

  If you wish to experience what prayer group is like – please join us any Thursday evening from 6:00 – 7:00 pm(ish) when we gather as a small group to talk to God, lift our community prayers and experience the PEACE of God’s presence - together.

• Missions

  Peace and Global Witness:

  •   The Peace & Global Witness Offering, the third special offering of the year, runs from September 8 – October 6.

  •   It is typically collected on the first Sunday of every October

  •   This year’s theme for the offering is “Sowing the Seeds of Peace.

  •   25% of the total offering remains with EPC to fund peacemaking and reconciliation in our community.

  •   The mission committee will decide what organization will receive this money. If you have a suggestion, please let someone on the committee know. (Ginia, Faith, Jan, Val, Marilyn, Mark, Sara, Sue).

  •   Checks can be offered up any time during the collection period. Please indicate “special offering” or “PaGW” on the memo line.

    Maple Village:

    •   We are collecting gently used books and jigsaw puzzles for Maple Village.

    •   All book genres and all puzzle sizes are accepted.

    •   There is a tote outside the children’s classroom for your contributions.

    •   We will make a delivery on the last Sunday of October, the 27th.

• 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.

• Fellowship

  Join us for fellowship, snacks and fresh cup of coffee around the kitchen window after service!

  There is a sign-up sheet by the front door if you wish to help.

• Congregational Care

  The Covid bug is back. Masks and hand sanitizer remain available at the front entrance to use as desired. Be aware of your health and consider others in all you do.

  Next month is Pastor Appreciation Month.... Just sayin!

• Communication

    Please remember to check the “Events”, “Missions” and “Stewardship” bulletin boards in the hallway for ongoing information about these areas of activity at EPC.

    The kids board, underneath the “Missions” section, shares the kids’ lessons with you. It’s sometime messy but that’s what kids do -- Enjoy it!

  This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-

  Ongoing:

  •   Communion every 1st Sunday

  •   Worship Committee Mtg every 2nd Sunday after service (10/13)

  •   Mission/Fellowship Committee Mtg every 3rd Sunday 9:30 am (10/20)

  •   Session Mtg every 3rd Monday (10/31)

  •   2nd Thursday of each month (except for December) - Rug Hookers meet

    10am–2pm. Upcoming:

  •   October 6: Blessing of the Animals (outside service) and Feast of St Francis of Assisi

  •   October 27: Deliver books and puzzles to Maple Village

  •   October12th and 19th 9am – 12 noon -- Spit and Shine Building and Grounds Clean up days ( see

    below)

  •   November 3: Feast of All Saints and Communion of All Saints

  •   November 17: Thanksgiving pot luck dinner, bring sides.

  •   November 30: Christmas Cookie Bake and activities. Details to come

  •   November 30: Hanging of the Greens

  •   December 1: First day of Advent, Sunday and Wednesday events. Details to come.

• Calendar

  • Ongoing:

  •   Communion every 1st Sunday

  •   Worship Committee Mtg every 2nd Sunday after service (10/13)

  •   Mission/Fellowship Committee Mtg every 3rd Sunday 9:30 am (10/20)

  •   Session Mtg every 3rd Monday (10/31)

  •   2nd Thursday of each month (except for December) - Rug Hookers meet

    10am–2pm. Upcoming:

  •   September 8- October 6: Peace and Global Witness special collection.

  •   September 26 (Th): Wednesday prayer group meetings start on Thursday.

  •   September 29: Assemble Goody Bags during service

  •   October 6: Blessing of the Animals (outside service) and Feast of St Francis of Assisi

  •   October 27: Deliver books and puzzles to Maple Village

  •   October12th and 19th 9am – 12 noon -- Spit and Shine Building and Grounds Clean up days ( see

    below)

  •   November 3: Feast of All Saints and Communion of All Saints

  •   November 17: Thanksgiving pot luck dinner, bring sides.

  •   November 30: Christmas Cookie Bake and activities. Details to come

  •   November 30: Hanging of the Greens

  •   December 1: First day of Advent, Sunday and Wednesday events. Details to come.

• 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

  • *During service last week we had a special presentation for the youth who went to Montreat last summer.

    • * Pictures from their week at camp were lovingly placed into book form.

      * Teddy, Jefferson and Annalease received their own copy, as did Scott and Barb.

      One copy has also been placed in the EPC library. Well done. Thank you.

• Building & Grounds

  Spit-Shine Clean Up Day:

  •   On October 12th and 19th the Mission / Fellowship Committees will host Spit Shine Clean-up days at the church, 9am - 12pm

  •   We will provide refreshments and other ways make the day enjoyable.

  The Grounds –

   Checkthelist shown and see where you can help

   Save the dates, find a place to help, whether it is carrying supplies, scrubbing the sign, vacuuming, cleaning light fixtures and windows, providing refreshments, or entertaining the workers.

   This list is not complete.

   We need all hands on deck for this. There is a way EVERYONE can help.

  *The garden areas need to be cleaned up and prepped for the winter season.

  * We need to do a few plots at a time, not all at once.

  * It is time to work the soil and add peat moss and decomposing leaves.

  *Those able or interested in helping are urged to contact Faith H. or meet at the garden sites at a prearranged date.

  *Bags of leaves are needed as are volunteer workers and garden “owners”.

• 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

9/29/2024

September 25th, 2024 | Newsletter

• Greetings!

  Welcome Visitors!

  We celebrated this past Sunday with a special guest, Josiah Holland, director of the Williamson County Schools Alternate Learning Center. He presented an extraordinary testimony of God’s influence on his life and on the healing that he is able to transfer to the children who need it most. Many thanks to Sara B for suggesting he share his ministry with us.

  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 your answers there, try the options below:

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

  the church or for answers to any other questions you might have.

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

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

   janemherring@gmail.com - Email announcements for the Sunday bulletin here.
   frhanchey@gmail.com - Email Information or corrections for the weekly newsletter here.

   frhanchey@gmail.com – Send questions about the outdoor gardens or children’s education/programming here.

  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.

• Reading for the Coming Week

  Readings For The Week

  PROPER 21 (26) SEP 29, 2024

   First reading and Psalm

  Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22 Psalm 124

   Alternate First reading and Psalm

  Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29 Psalm 19:7-14

   Second reading

  James 5:13-20

   Gospel

  Mark 9:38-50

• Litergist's Schedule

  Litergical readers and schedule notes

  Date | Pulpit | Liturgist | Notes |

  9.29.24 | Herring | Mark S. | Goody Bags

  10.6.24 | Herring | Sandra H. | Communion

  10.13.24 | Herring | Karen R.

  10.20.24 | Herring | Darrell H.

  10.27.24 | Herring | Jan R.

  11.3.24 | Herring | Ginia W. | Communion

  11.10.24 | Herring | Barbara H.

  Thank you to those of you who serve as liturgists. If you wish to volunteer as liturgist, send an email to epcbusiness9770@gmail.com or call 615-473-3510.

• Prayer & Praise

  Jeremiah 29:11

  “For I know the plans I have for you ... plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

  Quotes about prayer:

  To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing. - Martin Luther

  +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

  Invitation to Prayer Group

  The Wednesday night prayer group has changed it’s meeting time. Starting this week on the 26th, the Thursday night prayer group we will meet on Thursday nights from 6-7pm. We hope you can join us.

  ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
  Think of all the times you have prayed – times of joy, sorrow, celebration, heartache ... the list goes on.

  Take a moment to think about what your life would be like without the ability and invitation to prayer, without that one-on-one relationship time with God.

  Have you ever had a relationship strained to the point where you didn’t speak to a loved one?

  The GIFT of prayer is a miracle in itself – a direct relationship with our Creator, infused with LOVE.

  Give yourself permission to take one moment each day to

  nurture that relationship.

  If you wish to experience what prayer group is like – please join us any Thursday evening from 6:00 – 7:00 pm(ish) when we gather as a small group to talk to God, lift our community prayers and experience the PEACE of God’s presence - together.

• Missions

  Peace and Global Witness:

  •   The Peace & Global Witness Offering, the third special offering of the year, runs from September 8 – October 6.

  •   It is typically collected on the first Sunday of every October

  •   This year’s theme for the offering is “Sowing the Seeds of Peace.

  •   25% of the total offering remains with EPC to fund peacemaking and reconciliation in our community.

  •   The mission committee will decide what organization will receive this money. If you have a suggestion, please let someone on the committee know. (Ginia, Faith, Jan, Val, Marilyn, Mark, Sara, Sue).

  •   Checks can be offered up any time during the collection period. Please indicate “special offering” or “PaGW” on the memo line.

    Maple Village:

  •   The kale and the beets that were planted have sprouted.

  •   Spinach and lettuce seedlings are in the ground.

  •   Radishes are going in the ground this week.

  •   Chloe’s tomatoes are still producing....

  •   In addition to all that, there is a tote outside the children’s classroom for books and puzzles that will be taken to Maple Village in late October.

    Oasis:

    What Oasis is About...and how we can help

    As always, this summer at Oasis Center was action-packed! Between summer camps, internships, workshops, service projects, and field trips, we provided a combined 3,265 hours of programming to young people from across Nashville - all at no cost to youth or their families!

    Check out some of the exciting things the young people participated in this summer.

  Youth in our ITOP (International Teen Outreach Program) participated in some cool activities through our Your Story Continues camp! They went kayaking, completed challenge courses, cooled off at a water park, met animals at the Nashville Zoo, visited the Goo Goo Clusters factory, and much more. The teens also put in 133 hours on a beautification service project painting rain barrels for the Mill Ridge Community Garden - and had a blast doing it!

  How EPC helps:

  •   Sunday September 29th is our next “goody bag assembly” during service.

  •   We pack bags full of healthy snacks to be distributed to homeless teens.

  •   Delivery to the center will be on October 2nd

  •   If you wish to specifically support this ministry, please submit your donations soon. Put “Oasis” in the memo line of your check.

  •   Donations will be used to purchase the items that go into the bags.

• 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.

• Fellowship

  Join us for fellowship, snacks and fresh cup of coffee around the kitchen window after service!

  There is a sign-up sheet by the front door if you wish to help.

• Congregational Care

  The Covid bug is back. Masks and hand sanitizer remain available at the front entrance to use as desired. Be aware of your health and consider others in all you do.

  Next month is Pastor Appreciation Month.... Just sayin!

• Communication

   Please remember to check the “Events”, “Missions” and “Stewardship” bulletin boards in the hallway for ongoing information about these areas of activity at EPC.

    The next Mission/Fellowship meeting has been changed to the second Sunday of September (8th).

• Calendar

  • Ongoing:

  •   Communion every 1st Sunday

  •   Worship Committee Mtg every 2nd Sunday after service (10/13)

  •   Mission/Fellowship Committee Mtg every 3rd Sunday 9:30 am (10/20)

  •   Session Mtg every 3rd Monday (10/31)

  •   2nd Thursday of each month (except for December) - Rug Hookers meet

    10am–2pm. Upcoming:

  •   September 8- October 6: Peace and Global Witness special collection.

  •   September 26 (Th): Wednesday prayer group meetings start on Thursday.

  •   September 29: Assemble Goody Bags during service

  •   October 6: Blessing of the Animals (outside service) and Feast of St Francis of Assisi

  •   October 27: Deliver books and puzzles to Maple Village

  •   October12th and 19th 9am – 12 noon -- Spit and Shine Building and Grounds Clean up days ( see

    below)

  •   November 3: Feast of All Saints and Communion of All Saints

  •   November 17: Thanksgiving pot luck dinner, bring sides.

  •   November 30: Christmas Cookie Bake and activities. Details to come

  •   November 30: Hanging of the Greens

  •   December 1: First day of Advent, Sunday and Wednesday events. Details to come.

• 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

  • • Special thanks to the big kids who helped me with the kid’s message last Sunday.

    • The children bring such joy to my life and I hope they do to you as well!

• Building & Grounds

  Spit-Shine Clean Up Day:

  •   On October 12th and 19th the Mission / Fellowship Committees will host Spit Shine Clean-up days at the church, 9am - 12pm

  •   We will provide refreshments and other ways make the day enjoyable.

  •   Check the list shown and see where you can help

  •   Save the dates, find a place to help, whether it is carrying supplies, scrubbing the sign,

    vacuuming, cleaning light fixtures and windows, providing refreshments, or entertaining

    the workers!

  •   We need all hands on deck for this. There is a way EVERYONE can help.

  The Garden:

  The garden areas will be cleaned up and shut down over the next bunch of Sundays depending on the success of the currently planted crops (lettuce, spinach, kale, beets, radishes). It is time to work the soil, add decomposing leaves and prep the beds for a cozy winter. Those able or interested in helping are urged to contact Faith H and be able to work after church over the next few Sundays. Bags of leaves are needed as are volunteer workers.

• 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

9/22/2024

September 18th, 2024 | Newsletter

• Greetings!

  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 your answers there, try the options below:

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

  the church or for answers to any other questions you might have.

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

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

   janemherring@gmail.com - Email announcements for the Sunday bulletin here.
   frhanchey@gmail.com - Email Information or corrections for the weekly newsletter here.

   frhanchey@gmail.com – Send questions about the outdoor gardens or children’s education/programming here.

  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.

• Reading for the Coming Week

  Readings For The Week

  PROPER 20 (25) SEP 22, 2024

  First reading and Psalm
  Proverbs 31:10-31 Psalm 1

  Alternate First reading and Psalm Wisdom of Solomon 1:16-2:1, 12- 22 or Jeremiah 11:18-20 Psalm 54

  Second reading
  James 3:13 – 4:3, 7-8a
  

  Gospel
  Mark 9:30-37

• Litergist's Schedule

  Litergical readers and schedule notes

  Date | Pulpit | Liturgist | Notes |

  9.22.24 | Herring | Barbara

  9.29.24 | Herring | Mark S. | Goody Bags

  10.6.24 | Herring | Sandra H. | Communion

  10.13.24 | Herring | Karen R.

  10.20.24 | Herring | Darrell H.

  10.27.24 | Herring | Jan R.

  Thank you to those of you who serve as liturgists. If you wish to volunteer as liturgist, send an email to epcbusiness9770@gmail.com or call 615-473-3510.

• Prayer & Praise

  Scripture
  1 Peter 4:8
  “And above all things have fervent love for one another, for love will cover a multitude of sins.”

  Corinthians 13:13

  “And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is Love.”

  Quotes about prayer:

  The reality is, my prayers don’t change God. But, I am convinced prayer changes me. Praying boldly boots me out of that stale place of religious habit into authentic connection with God Himself. - Lysa TerKeurs

  +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

  Invitation to Prayer Group

  The prayer group gatherings will change to Thursday evenings beginning on September 26th; 6:00 pm – 7:00(ish) pm

  Think of all the times you have prayed – times of joy, sorrow, celebration, heartache ... the list goes on.

  Take a moment to think about what your life would be like without the ability and invitation to

  prayer, without that one-on-one relationship time with God.

  Have you ever had a relationship strained to the point where you didn’t speak to a loved one?

  The GIFT of prayer is a miracle in itself – a direct relationship with our Creator, infused with LOVE.

  Give yourself permission to take one moment each day to nurture that relationship.

  If you wish to experience what prayer group is like – please join us any Wednesday evening from 6:00 – 7:00 pm(ish) when we gather as a small group to talk to God, lift our community prayers and experience the PEACE of God’s presence - together.

• Missions

  Peace and Global Witness:

  •   The Peace & Global Witness Offering, the third special offering of the year, runs from September 8 – October 6.

  •   It is typically collected on the first Sunday of every October

  •   This year’s theme for the offering is “Sowing the Seeds of Peace.

  •   25% of the total offering remains with EPC to fund peacemaking and reconciliation in our community.

  •   The mission committee will decide what organization will receive this money. If you have a suggestion, please let someone on the committee know. (Ginia, Faith, Jan, Val, Marilyn, Mark, Sara, Sue).

  •   Checks can be offered up any time during the collection period. Please indicate “special offering” or “PaGW” on the memo line.

    Maple Village:

  •   The kale and the beets that were planted have sprouted.

  •   Spinach and lettuce seedlings are in the ground.

  •   Radishes are going in the ground this week.

  •   Chloe’s tomatoes are still producing....

  •   In addition to all that, there is a tote outside the children’s classroom for books and puzzles that will be taken to Maple Village in late October.

    Oasis:

    What Oasis is About...and how we can help

    As always, this summer at Oasis Center was action-packed! Between summer camps, internships, workshops, service projects, and field trips, we provided a combined 3,265 hours of programming to young people from across Nashville - all at no cost to youth or their families!

    Check out some of the exciting things the young people participated in this summer.

  UNDERGROUND ART STUDIO

  In June, the Art Studio held their fourth and final installment of the Graphic Novel Design workshop series! After youth completed their digital artwork depicting socially impactful issues, their creations were professionally bound into a collaborative graphic novel. The youth also participated in the art exhibit at the Coop Gallery, which gave them an opportunity to display their artwork, share more about the social issues they chose, and sell prints of their work!

  How EPC helps:

  •   Sunday September 29th is our next “goody bag assembly” during service.

  •   We pack bags full of healthy snacks to be distributed to homeless teens.

  •   Delivery to the center will be on October 2nd

  •   If you wish to specifically support this ministry, please submit your donations soon. Put “Oasis” in the memo line of your check.

  •   Donations will be used to purchase the items that go into the bags.

• 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.

• Fellowship

  Join us for fellowship, snacks and fresh cup of coffee around the kitchen window after service!

  There is a sign-up sheet by the front door if you wish to help.

• Congregational Care

  The Covid bug is back. Masks and hand sanitizer remain available at the front entrance to use as desired. Be aware of your health and consider others in all you do.

  There is a casserole pan and a cake stand on table in hallway.
  We have limited space to store extra dishes, pans, etc

  If they are yours, please claim them! If not claimed by the end of August, they will be donated to Goodwill.

• Communication

   Please remember to check the “Events”, “Missions” and “Stewardship” bulletin boards in the hallway for ongoing information about these areas of activity at EPC.

    The next Mission/Fellowship meeting has been changed to the second Sunday of September (8th).

• Calendar

  Ongoing:

  •   Communion every 1st Sunday

  •   Worship Committee Mtg every 2nd Sunday after service (10/13)

  •   Mission/Fellowship Committee Mtg every 3rd Sunday 9:30 am (10/20)

  •   Session Mtg every 3rd Monday (10/31)

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

  Upcoming:

  •   September 8- October 6: Peace and Global Witness special collection.

  •   September 18: Last prayer group meeting on Wed. Changes to Thursdays next week.

  •   September 26: Wednesday prayer group meetings start on Thursday.

  •   September 29: Assemble Goody Bags during service

  •   October 27: Deliver books and puzzles to Maple Village

  •   October12th and 19th: Spit and Shine Building and Grounds Clean up days

  •   November 17: Thanksgiving pot luck dinner

  •   November 30: Christmas Cookie Bake and activities during “setting up the greens”, decorating

    for Advent and possibly hanging ornaments on tree.

  •   November 30: ‘Hanging of the Greens’

  •   December 1: First day of Advent

• 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

  • • Special thanks to the big kids who helped me with the kid’s message last Sunday.

    • The children bring such joy to my life and I hope they do to you as well!

• Building & Grounds

  Spit-Shine Clean Up Day:

  •   On October 12th and 19th the Mission / Fellowship Committees will host several Spit Shine Clean- up days at the church.

  •   We will provide refreshments and other ways make the day enjoyable.

  •   There is a long list on the board in the adult classroom of things that need addressing.

  •   There are people working to set up communications, schedules, task pairings, future clean-up

    days and plans for long-term care for our building and grounds.

  •   For now, please mark your calendar and save the dates.

  •   We need all hands on deck for this.

  The Sign:

  •   It was pointed out that the sign out by Hwy 96 is in sore need of some aesthetic improvements.

  •   There are conversations happening to address this need.

  •   The ideas being presented will be written on one of the new forms and will go to the committee for review.

  •   If you have thoughts or ideas about sign improvement, please fill out one of the new forms that are in the hallway.

  •   The committee will meet after worship on the first Sunday in October.

• 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

9/15/2024

September 11th, 2024 | Newsletter

• Greetings!

  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 your answers there, try the options below:

  •   janemherring@gmail.com – Reach out to Pastor Jane on her church phone (call/text) 615-818-9727 or at this email 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.

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

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

  •   janemherring@gmail.com - Email announcements for the Sunday bulletin here.

  •   frhanchey@gmail.com - Email Information or corrections for the weekly newsletter here.

  •   frhanchey@gmail.com – Send questions about the outdoor gardens or children’s

    education/programming here.

• Reading for the Coming Week

  Readings For The Week

  •   Proverbs 1:20-33

  •   Isaiah 50:4-9a

  •   Psalm 19

  •   Wisdom of Solomon 7:26 – 8:1

  •   James 3:1-12

  •   Mark 8:27-38

  •   Psalm 116:1-9

• Litergist's Schedule

  Litergical readers and schedule notes

  Date | Pulpit | Liturgist | Notes |

  9.15.24 | Herring | Karen

  9.22.24 | Herring | Barbara

  9.29.24 | Herring |

  10.6.24 | Herring | Sandra H. | Communion

  10.13.24 | Herring |

  10/20.24 | Herring | Darrell H.

  Thank you to those of you who serve as liturgists. If you wish to volunteer as liturgist, send an email to epcbusiness9770@gmail.com or call 615-473-3510.

• Prayer & Praise

  Scripture
  Matthew 11:28
  ‘Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”

  Quotes about prayer:

  Our prayers may be awkward. Our attempts may be feeble. But since the power of prayer is in the one who hears it and not in the one who says it, our prayers do make a difference.

  ~~ Max Lucado

  Invitation to Prayer Group services

  Think of all the times you have prayed – times of joy, sorrow, celebration, heartache ... the list goes on.

  Take a moment to think about what your life would be like without the ability and invitation to prayer, without that one-on-one relationship time with God.

  Have you ever had a relationship strained to the point where you didn’t speak to a loved one?

  The GIFT of prayer is a miracle in itself – a direct relationship with our Creator, infused with LOVE.

  Give yourself permission to take one moment each day to nurture that relationship.

  If you wish to experience what prayer group is like – please join us any Wednesday evening from 6:00 – 7:00 pm(ish) when we gather as a small group to talk to God, lift our community prayers and experience the PEACE of God’s presence - together.

• Missions

  Teacher Support:

  Teacher Support:

  We did it! Thank you to all for your contributions!

  This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA

  Peace and Global Witness:

  •   The Peace & Global Witness Offering, the third special offering of the year, runs from September 8 – October 6.

  •   This year’s theme for the offering is “Sowing the Seeds of Peace.

  •   25% of the total offering remains with EPC to fund peacemaking and reconciliation in our

    community.

  •   The mission committee will decide what organization will receive this money. If you have

    a suggestion, please let someone on the committee know. (Ginia, Faith, Jan, Val, Marilyn,

    Mark, Sara, Sue, Karen).

  •   Checks can be offered up any time during the collection period. Please indicate what your

    check is for on the memo line.

    Maple Village:

  •   Experimenting with a fall garden for the first time this year

  •   Peas and watermelon, (Yes! You read that right!) are doing really well.

  •   The kale and the beets that were planted have sprouted as well.

  Oasis:

  What Oasis is About...and how we can help

  As always, this summer at Oasis Center was action- packed! Between summer camps, internships, workshops, service projects, and field trips, we provided a combined 3,265 hours of programming to young people from across Nashville - all at no cost to youth or their families!

  Check out some of the exciting things our young people participated in this summer.

  JUST US - JUST CAMP!

  During the month of June, young people from our Becoming Us program for LGBTQ+ middle schoolers attended our Just Camp! summer program. The group went on a field trip to Cheekwood to explore the TROLLS exhibit, toured the North American Museum of African American Music, participated in a community-building workshop at the Nashville Children's Theatre, took a class in cake decorating, received gender-affirming haircuts from stylists with the Hideout Salon, and more!

  In addition, Just Us coordinated the Youth Area at the Nashville Pride Festival. Five members of our Students of Stonewall program, along with Oasis staff and volunteers, helped facilitate activities at the youth tents, including the button-making, bracelet-making, manicure stations, and games. During the month, our Just Us/Action & Advocacy Program Director also led several trainings on open and affirming services for those who work with LGBTQ+ populations.

  JUST US - LEARN MORE!

  How EPC helps:

  • Sunday September 29th is our next “goody bag assembly” during service.

  •   We pack bags full of healthy snacks to be distributed to homeless teens.

  •   Delivery to the center will be on October 2nd

  •   If you wish to specifically support this ministry, please submit your donations soon. Put “Oasis” in the memo line of your check.

  •   Donations will be used to purchase the items that go into the bags.

  If you wish to specifically support this ministry, please submit your donations soon. Put “Oasis” in the memo line of your check.

• 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.

• Fellowship

  Join us for fellowship, snacks and fresh cup of coffee around the kitchen window after service!

  There is a a sign-up sheet by the front door if you wish to help.

• Congregational Care

  The Covid bug is back. Masks and hand sanitizer remain available at the front entrance to use as desired. Be aware of your health and consider others in all you do.

  There is a casserole pan and a cake stand on table in hallway.
  We have limited space to store extra dishes, pans, etc

  If they are yours, please claim them! If not claimed by the end of August, they will be donated to Goodwill.

• Communication

   Please remember to check the “Events”, “Missions” and “Stewardship” bulletin boards in the hallway for ongoing information about these areas of activity at EPC.

    The next Mission/Fellowship meeting has been changed to the second Sunday of September (8th).

• Calendar

  Ongoing:

  •   Communion every 1st Sunday

  •   Worship Committee Mtg every 2nd Sunday after service

    (10/13)

  •   Mission/Fellowship Committee Mtg every 3rd Sunday 9:30

    am (9/15)

  •   Session Mtg every 3rd Monday (9/16)

  •   2nd Thursday of each month (except for December) - Rug

   Join us for fellowship, snacks and fresh cup of coffee around the kitchen window after service!

  Hookers meet 10 am – 2 pm.

  Upcoming:

  •   September 8- October 6: Peace and Global Witness special collection. September 29: Assemble Goody Bags during service

  •   November 17: Thanksgiving pot luck dinner

  •   October Date to be determined: Spit and Shine Building and Grounds Clean up day

  •   November 30: Christmas Cookie Bake and activities during “setting up the greens”,

    decorating for Advent and possibly hanging ornaments on tree.

  •   November 30: ‘Hanging of the Greens’

  •   December 1: First day of Advent

• 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

  • • Special thanks to the big kids who helped me with the kid’s message last Sunday.

    • The children bring such joy to my life and I hope they do to you as well!

• Building & Grounds

  Spit-Shine Clean Up Day!

    On October 19th (?) the Mission / Fellowship Committees will host one of several Spit Shine Clean-up days at the church. (date not yet verified)

    We will provide refreshments and other ways make the day enjoyable.

    There is a long list on the board in the adult classroom of things that need addressing.

    There are people working to set up communications, schedules, task pairings, future clean-up days and plans for long-term care for our building and grounds.

    For now, please mark your calendar and save the date.

    We need all hands on deck for this.

• 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

9/08/2024

September 4th, 2024 | Newsletter

• Greetings!

  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 your answers there, try the options below:

  •   janemherring@gmail.com – Reach out to Pastor Jane on her church phone (call/text) 615-818-9727 or at this email 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.

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

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

  •   janemherring@gmail.com - Email announcements for the Sunday bulletin here.

  •   frhanchey@gmail.com - Email Information or corrections for the weekly newsletter here.

  •   frhanchey@gmail.com – Send questions about the outdoor gardens or children’s

    education/programming here.

• Reading for the Coming Week

  Readings For The Week

  • PROPER 18 (23) SEP 08, 2024

  • First reading and Psalm  Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23 & Psalm 125

  • Second reading James 2:1-10, (11-13), 14-17

  • Gospel Mark 7:24-37

• Litergist's Schedule

  Litergical readers and schedule notes

  Date | Pulpit | Liturgist | Notes |

  9.8.24 | Herring | Terry D

  9.15.24 | Herring | Karen

  9.22.24 | Herring | Barbara

  9.29.24 | Herring |

  10.6.24 | Herring | Sandra H.

  Thank you to those of you who serve as liturgists. If you wish to volunteer as liturgist, send an email to epcbusiness9770@gmail.com or call 615-473-3510.

• Prayer & Praise

  Scripture

  Isaiah 40:29

  He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless.

  1 Peter 5:7

  Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.

  Quotes about prayer:
  If the heart wanders or is distracted, bring it back to the point quite gently and replace it tenderly in its Master’s presence. And even if you did nothing during the whole of your hour but bring your heart back and place it again in our Lord’s presence, though it went away every time you brought it back, your hour will be very well employed. ~~ St. Francis de Sales

  Invitation to Prayer Group services

  Think of all the times you have prayed – times of joy, sorrow,

  celebration, heartache ... the list goes on.

  Take a moment to think about what your life would be like without the ability and invitation to prayer, without that one-on-one relationship time with God.

  Have you ever had a relationship strained to the point where you didn’t speak to a loved one?

  The GIFT of prayer is a miracle in itself – a direct relationship with our Creator, infused with LOVE.

  Give yourself permission to take one moment each day to nurture that relationship.

  If you wish to experience what prayer group is like – please join us any Wednesday evening from 6:00 – 7:00 pm(ish) when we gather as a small group to talk to God, lift our community prayers and experience the PEACE of God’s presence - together.

• Missions

  Teacher Support:

  Teacher Support:

  We did it! Thank you to all for your contributions!

  This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA

  Peace and Global Witness:

  •   The Peace & Global Witness Offering, the third special offering of the year, runs from September 8 – October 6.

  •   This year’s theme for the offering is “Sowing the Seeds of Peace.

  •   25% of the total offering remains with EPC to fund peacemaking and reconciliation in our

    community.

  •   The mission committee will decide what organization will receive this money. If you have

    a suggestion, please let someone on the committee know. (Ginia, Faith, Jan, Val, Marilyn,

    Mark, Sara, Sue, Karen).

  •   Checks can be offered up any time during the collection period. Please indicate what your

    check is for on the memo line.

    Maple Village:

  •   Experimenting with a fall garden for the first time this year

  •   Peas and watermelon, (Yes! You read that right!) are doing really well.

  •   The kale and the beets that were planted have sprouted as well.

  Oasis:

  What Oasis is About...and how we can help

  As always, this summer at Oasis Center was action- packed! Between summer camps, internships, workshops, service projects, and field trips, we provided a combined 3,265 hours of programming to young people from across Nashville - all at no cost to youth or their families!

  Check out some of the exciting things our young people participated in this summer.

  JUST US - JUST CAMP!

  During the month of June, young people from our Becoming Us program for LGBTQ+ middle schoolers attended our Just Camp! summer program. The group went on a field trip to Cheekwood to explore the TROLLS exhibit, toured the North American Museum of African American Music, participated in a community-building workshop at the Nashville Children's Theatre, took a class in cake decorating, received gender-affirming haircuts from stylists with the Hideout Salon, and more!

  In addition, Just Us coordinated the Youth Area at the Nashville Pride Festival. Five members of our Students of Stonewall program, along with Oasis staff and volunteers, helped facilitate activities at the youth tents, including the button-making, bracelet-making, manicure stations, and games. During the month, our Just Us/Action & Advocacy Program Director also led several trainings on open and affirming services for those who work with LGBTQ+ populations.

  JUST US - LEARN MORE!

  How EPC helps:

    

  Sunday September 29th is our next “goody bag assembly” during service. Delivery will be on October 2nd.

  If you wish to specifically support this ministry, please submit your donations soon. Put “Oasis” in the memo line of your check.

• 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.

• Fellowship

  Join us for fellowship, snacks and fresh cup of coffee around the kitchen window after service!

  There is a a sign-up sheet by the front door if you wish to help.

  Come to the bonfire Friday and welcome back (for the evening) Kimberley and Spenser Aden. It will be a great time to catch up with old friends.

  Back to School Cookout/Bonfire

  •   We are having a Back-to-School bonfire and cookout on Friday, Sept 6th starting at 5 pm

  •   We want to celebrate our students, cheer them on and pray over our them.

  •   The fellowship committee will provide drinks, hot dogs and smores.

  •   Please bring sides to share and your own chair!

• Congregational Care

  The Covid bug is back. Masks and hand sanitizer remain available at the front entrance to use as desired. Be aware of your health and consider others in all you do.

  There is a casserole pan and a cake stand on table in hallway.
  We have limited space to store extra dishes, pans, etc

  If they are yours, please claim them! If not claimed by the end of August, they will be donated to Goodwill.

• Communication

   Please remember to check the “Events”, “Missions” and “Stewardship” bulletin boards in the hallway for ongoing information about these areas of activity at EPC.

    The next Mission/Fellowship meeting has been changed to the second Sunday of September (8th).

• Calendar

  Upcoming:

  •   September 6: Back to School bonfire and cookout, 5 pm

  •   September 8- October 6: Peace and Global Witness special collection.

  •   September 29: Assemble Goody Bags during service

  •   November 17: Thanksgiving pot luck dinner

  •   December 15: Children’s

    Christmas Cookie Bake and activities after service.

• 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

  • • Special thanks to the big kids who helped me with the kid’s message last Sunday.

    • The children bring such joy to my life and I hope they do to you as well!

• Building & Grounds

• 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

9/01/2024

August 28th, 2024 | Newsletter

• Greetings!

  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 your answers there, try the options below:

  •   janemherring@gmail.com – Reach out to Pastor Jane on her church phone (call/text) 615-818-9727 or at this email 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.

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

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

  •   janemherring@gmail.com - Email announcements for the Sunday bulletin here.

  •   frhanchey@gmail.com - Email Information or corrections for the weekly newsletter here.

  •   frhanchey@gmail.com – Send questions about the outdoor gardens or children’s

    education/programming here.

• Reading for the Coming Week

  Readings For The Week

  •   Song of Solomon 2:8-13

  •   Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9

  •   Psalm 45:1-2, 6-9

  •   Psalm 15

  •   James 1:17-27

  •   Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

• Litergist's Schedule

  Litergical readers and schedule notes

  Date | Pulpit | Liturgist | Notes |

  9.1.24 | Herring | Diana B | Communion

  9.8.24 | Herring | Terry D

  9.15.24 | Herring | Karen

  9.22.24 | Herring |

  9.29.24 | Herring |

  10.6.24 | Herring | Sandra H.

  Thank you to those of you who serve as liturgists. If you wish to volunteer as liturgist, send an email to epcbusiness9770@gmail.com or call 615-473-3510.

• Prayer & Praise

  Scripture

  Matthew 6:33

  But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

  Quotes about prayer

  When you feel helpless to accomplish anything, that is when prayer is the mightiest tool. ~~Unknown

  [People] may spurn our appeals, reject our message, oppose our arguments, despise our persons, but they are helpless against our prayers.~~ J Sidlow Baxter

  Invitation to Prayer Group services

  Think of all the times you have prayed – times of joy, sorrow, celebration, heartache ... the list goes on.

   Take a moment to think about what your life would be like without the ability and

  invitation to prayer, without that one-on-one relationship time with God.

  •   Have you ever had a relationship strained to the point where you didn’t speak to a loved one?

  •   The GIFT of prayer is a miracle in itself – a direct relationship with our Creator, infused with LOVE.

  •   Give yourself permission to take one moment each day to nurture that relationship.

  If you wish to experience what prayer group is like – please join us any Wednesday evening from 6:00 – 7:00 pm(ish) when we gather as a small group to talk to God, lift our community prayers and experience the PEACE of God’s presence - together.

• Missions

  Teacher Support:

  FillTheBins!

  •   This will be the last Sunday to turn in items for our teachers.

  •   There is an updated list below of items that have been requested.

  •   A list is posted on the Events bulletin board as well.

  •   You may donate money for items to be purchased if you prefer.

  •   Collection totes are in the hall outside the children’s classroom.

  Gel Pens

  Regular No.2 Pencils – the ‘good’ ones

  Pencil sharpener -- electric, for teacher desk

  Card Stock paper -- White and bright colors

  Adult size scissors (class set – 25)

  12” rulers (class set -25)
  Spiral Notebooks

  Color pencils

  Crayola markers

  Highlighters

  Post-It Notes

  Pencil Pouches

  Sharpies Snacks

  Colored paper Glue Sticks

  2” binders

  Construction paper

  Expos

  Candy

  Oasis:

  •   Sunday September 29th is our next “goody bag assembly” during service.

  •   Delivery will be on October 2nd

  •   If you wish to specifically support this ministry, please submit your donations soon.

  •   Put “Oasis” in the memo line of your check.

  •   If you have questions about The Oasis Center or the goody bags, please reach out to Barb.

  Peace and Global Witness:

  •   The Peace & Global Witness Offering, the third special offering of the year, runs from September 8 – October 6.

  •   This year’s theme for the offering is “Sowing the Seeds of Peace.

  •   25% of the total offering remains with EPC to fund peacemaking and reconciliation in our community.

  •   The mission committee will decide what organization will receive this money. If you have a suggestion, please let someone on the committee know. (Ginia, Faith, Jan, Val, Marilyn, Mark, Sara, Sue, Karen).

  •   Checks can be offered up any time during the collection period. Please indicate what your check is for on the memo line.

  Maple Village:

  •   It’s time to start saving up any books or jigsaw puzzles that you want to rehome.

  •   We will be collecting them for Maple Village later this fall.

  •   Be on the lookout for more information and a collection date.

• 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.

• Fellowship

  Join us for fellowship, snacks and a fresh cup of coffee around the kitchen window after service!

  There is a sign-up sheet on the table next to the front door if you wish to help.

  Back to School Cookout/Bonfire

  •   We are having a Back-to-School bonfire and cookout on Friday, Sept 6th starting at 5 pm

  •   We want to celebrate our students, cheer them on and pray over our them.

  •   The fellowship committee will provide hot dogs and smores.

  •   Please bring sides to share and your own chair!

• Congregational Care

  The Covid bug is back. Masks and hand sanitizer remain available at the front entrance to use as desired. Be aware of your health and consider others in all you do.

  There is a casserole pan and a cake stand on table in hallway.
  We have limited space to store extra dishes, pans, etc

  If they are yours, please claim them! If not claimed by the end of August, they will be donated to Goodwill.

• Communication

   Please remember to check the “Events”, “Missions” and “Stewardship” bulletin boards in the hallway for ongoing information about these areas of activity at EPC.

• Calendar

  Ongoing:

    Communion every 1st Sunday

    Worship Committee Mtg every 2nd Sunday after service (9/8)

    **Mission/Fellowship Committee Mtg every 3rd Sunday 9:30 am (changed to 9/8 this month

    Session Mtg every 3rd Monday (8/19)

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

  **Mission/Fellowship meeting changed to the second Sunday this month (8th).

   There is a casserole pan and a cake stand on table in hallway.
   We have limited space to store extra dishes, pans, etc

   If they are yours, please claim them!  If not claimed by the end of August, they will be donated to Goodwill.

  Upcoming:

  •   All of August: collecting items for our teachers.

  •   September 6: Back to School bonfire and cookout, 5 pm

  •   September 8 - October 6: Peace and Global Witness special collection.

  •   September 29: Assemble Goody Bags during service

  •   November 17: Thanksgiving pot luck dinner

  •   December 15: Children’s

    Christmas Cookie Bake and activities after service.

• 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

  • • Special thanks to the big kids who helped me with the kid’s message last Sunday.

    • The children bring such joy to my life and I hope they do to you as well!

• Building & Grounds

  The garden is still going strong. Erika helped plant the beets and delivered fresh picked veggies to Maple Village.

• 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

8/25/2024

August 21st, 2024 | Newsletter

• Greetings!

  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 your answers there, try the options below:

  •   janemherring@gmail.com – Reach out to Pastor Jane on her church phone (call/text) 615-818-9727 or at this email 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.

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

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

  •   janemherring@gmail.com - Email announcements for the Sunday bulletin here.

  •   frhanchey@gmail.com - Email Information or corrections for the weekly newsletter here.

  •   frhanchey@gmail.com – Send questions about the outdoor gardens or children’s

    education/programming here.

    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.

• Reading for the Coming Week

  PROPER 16 (21) AUG 25, 2024

  First reading and Psalm -- 1 Kings 8:(1,6,10-11), 22-30, 41- 43 Psalm 84

  Alternate First reading and Psalm -- Joshua 24:1-2a, 14-18 Psalm 34:15-22

  Second reading -- Ephesians 6:10-20
  

  Gospel -- John 6:56-69

• Litergist's Schedule

  Litergical readers and schedule notes

  Date | Pulpit | Liturgist | Notes |

  8.25.24 | Herring | Genia

  9.1.24 | Herring | Diana B | Communion

  9.8.24 | Herring | Terry D

  9.15.24 | Herring | Karen

  9.22.24 | Herring |

  Thank you to those of you who serve as liturgists. If you wish to volunteer as liturgist, send an email to epcbusiness9770@gmail.com or call 615-473-3510.

• Prayer & Praise

  Scripture:

  Deuteronomy 31:6

  Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.

  Invitation to Prayer Group services

  Prayer is a gift from God, like life itself.

  We meet on Wednesday evenings from 6:00-7:00 pm -ish We have both individual and group conversations with our Creator.
  *We focus on the prayers of our congregation and our community.

  We also include prayers for the world and the nation. You are welcome any or all Wednesdays; we enjoy visitors. *Please join us!

  In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart. ~~ John Bunyan

• Missions

  Teacher Support:

  The mission committee decided to focus on our teachers during the month of August. There is a list below of items that have been requested but if you buy something not on the list I don’t think they will turn it down!

   There is a collection tote in the hall outside the children’s classroom door.

  Gel Pens, gel pens, and more gel pens Regular No.2 Pencils
  Scissors
  Card Stock paper -- White and bright colors Spiral Notebooks

  Snacks

  Color pencils Crayola markers Highlighters

  Post-It Notes Pencil Pouches Snacks

  Colored paper Pencil sharpener Glue Sticks Construction paper Expos

  Snacks!

  Let’s get our students and teachers off on the right foot by filling the bins with supplies (see above and on the events bulletin board for a list of the items needed)

  Maple Village:

  Val did a great job of harvesting, delivering and arranging last Sunday but I can’t get the pictures to transfer. I guess we should have been there! Thanks to everyone for making this mission project such a success.

  Oasis:

  A once-a-year opportunity to contribute to Oasis Center’s success is coming your way...

• 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.

• Fellowship

  Join us for fellowship, snacks and a fresh cup of coffee around the kitchen window after service!

  Aug 25...Susie & Doug Sept 1...
  Sept 8... Fred & Karen

  There is a sign-up sheet on the table next to the front door if you wish to help.

  This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA

  Congregational Care:

  Back to School Cookout/Bonfire

   We are having a Back-to-School bonfire and cookout on Friday, Sept 6th starting at 5 pm
   We want to celebrate our students, cheer them on and pray over our them.

   Thefellowshipcommitteewillprovidehotdogsand smores.
   Please bring sides to share.

• Congregational Care

  The Covid bug is back. Masks and hand sanitizer remain available at the front entrance to use as desired. Be aware of your health and consider others in all you do.

  There is a casserole pan and a cake stand on table in hallway.
  We have limited space to store extra dishes, pans, etc

  If they are yours, please claim them! If not claimed by the end of August, they will be donated to Goodwill.

• Communication

   Please remember to check the “Events”, “Missions” and “Stewardship” bulletin boards in the hallway for ongoing information about these areas of activity at EPC.

  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 your answers there, try the options below:

  janemherring@gmail.com - Reach out to Pastor Jane on her church phone (call/text) 615- 818-9727 or email at 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.

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

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

  janemherring@gmail.com - Email announcements for the Sunday bulletin here.

  frhanchey@gmail.com - Email Information or corrections for the weekly newsletter here.

  frhanchey@gmail.com – Send questions about the outdoor gardens or children’s education/programming here.

• Calendar

  Ongoing:

  •   Communion every 1st Sunday

  •   Worship Committee Mtg every 2nd Sunday after service (9/8)

  •   Mission/Fellowship Committee Mtg every 3rd Sunday 9:30 am (9/15)

  •   Session Mtg every 3rd Monday (8/19)

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

    Upcoming:

  •   All of August: collecting items for our teachers.

  •   August 22-24: Friends of Fairview Library Book Sale

  •   September 6: Back to School bonfire and cookout, 5pm

  •   September 29: Assemble Goody Bags during service

  •   November 17: Thanksgiving pot luck dinner

  •   December 15: Children’s Christmas Cookie Bake after service.

• 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

  • ThekidsmessagelastSunday talked about Paul’s instructions for the Ephesians.

  •   In children’s church we wrote each one on a chain to make a chain link necklace.

  •   We also went to the garden and picked produce. Some of it was given to our newest visitors, Dave and Kim.

• Building & Grounds

  It’s time to pull up our fading cucumber and tomato plants
   Carrots and Peas have been planted, beets are next.

   Lettuce, Spinich and Kale are not far behind.

• 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

8/18/2024

August 14th, 2024 | Newsletter

• Reading for the Coming Week

  First reading and Psalm: 1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14 & Psalm 111

  Alternate First reading and Psalm: Proverbs 9:1-6 & Psalm 34:9-14

  Second reading: Ephesians 5:15-20
  

  Gospel: John 6:51-58

• Litergist's Schedule

  Litergical readers and schedule notes

  Date | Pulpit | Liturgist | Notes |

  8.18.24 | Herring | Barb

  8.25.24 | Herring | Genia

  9.1.24 | Herring | Diana B | Communion

  9.8.24 | Herring | Terry D

  9.15.24 | Herring | Karen

  Thank you to those of you who serve as liturgists. If you wish to volunteer as liturgist, send an email to epcbusiness9770@gmail.com or call 615-473-3510.

• Prayer & Praise

  Scripture:
  Psalm 119:50
  This is my comfort in my affliction, that your promise gives me life.
  Mark 10:27
  Jesus looked at them and said, ‘With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.
  Quotes about prayer:
  What wings are to a bird and sails to a ship, so is prayer to the soul.

  ~~ Corrie Ten Boom

  Invitation to Prayer Group services:

  Prayer is a gift from God, like life itself.

  We meet on Wednesday evenings from 6:00-7:00 pm -ish
  We have both individual and group conversations with our Creator. We focus on the prayers of our congregation and our community. We also include prayers for the world and the nation.
  *You are welcome any or all Wednesdays; we enjoy visitors.

  Please join us

• Missions

  Teacher Support:

  The mission committee decided to focus on our teachers during the month of August. There is a list below of items that have been requested but if you buy something not on the list I don’t think they will turn it down!

   There is a collection tote in the hall outside the children’s classroom door.

  Gel Pens, gel pens, and more gel pens Regular No.2 Pencils
  Scissors
  Card Stock paper -- White and bright colors Spiral Notebooks

  Snacks

  Color pencils Crayola markers Highlighters

  Post-It Notes Pencil Pouches Snacks

  Colored paper Pencil sharpener Glue Sticks Construction paper Expos

  Snacks!

  Let’s get our students and teachers off on the right foot by filling the bins with supplies (see above and on the events bulletin board for a list of the items needed)

  Maple Village:

  Val did a great job of harvesting, delivering and arranging last Sunday but I can’t get the pictures to transfer. I guess we should have been there! Thanks to everyone for making this mission project such a success.

  Oasis:

  A once-a-year opportunity to contribute to Oasis Center’s success is coming your way...

• 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.

• Fellowship

  Join us for fellowship, snacks and a fresh cup of coffee around the kitchen window after service!

  Aug 18...
  Aug 25...Susie & Doug Sept 1...
  Sept 8... Fred & Karen

  There is a sign-up sheet on the table next to the front door if you wish to help.

  This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA

  ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

  •   There will be a Back to School bonfire and cookout on Friday, Sept 6th to cheer on and pray over our students.

  •   The fellowship committee will provide hot dogs and smores.

• Communication

  The Covid bug is back. Masks and hand sanitizer remain available at the front entrance to use as desired. Be aware of your health and consider others in all you do.

  We need a liturgist for Aug 25th and refreshment help on Aug 18 and Sept 1. Please check and see if you can help out on any of those dates.

  Lost and Found:

  There is a casserole pan and a cake stand on table in hallway left over from a recent potluck meal. If they are yours please claim them!We need a liturgist for Aug 25th and refreshment help on Aug 18 and Sept 1. Please check and see if you can help out on any of those dates.

  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 your answers there, try the options below:

  janemherring@gmail.com - Reach out to Pastor Jane on her church phone (call/text) 615- 818-9727 or email at 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.

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

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

  janemherring@gmail.com - Email announcements for the Sunday bulletin here.

  frhanchey@gmail.com - Email Information or corrections for the weekly newsletter here.

  frhanchey@gmail.com – Send questions about the outdoor gardens or children’s education/programming here.

• Calendar

  Please remember to check the “Events”, “Missions” and “Stewardship” bulletin boards in the hallway for ongoing information about these areas of activity at EPC.

  Ongoing:

  •   Communion every 1st Sunday

  •   Worship Committee Mtg every 2nd Sunday after service (9/8)

  •   Mission/Fellowship Committee Mtg every 3rd Sunday 9:30 am (9/15)

  •   Session Mtg every 3rd Monday (8/19)

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

    Upcoming:

  •   All of August: collecting items for our teachers.

  •   August 22-24: Friends of Fairview Library Book Sale

  •   September 6: Back to School bonfire and cookout, 5 pm

  •   November 17: Thanksgiving pot luck dinner

  •   December 15: Children’s cookie bake activities.

    

• 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

  We still need help with refreshments this Sunday as well as Sept 1st. Please check and see if you are available.

  •   The kids message focused on going back to school jitters.

  •   The overlying theme was that God is always with you; you have your very best friend with you all the time.

  •   We painted rocks and wrote “feel good” words on them.

  •   The kids placed them where others could find them and feel good when they read the messages.

• Building & Grounds

  * The Takop garden plot and others are overrun with little squash bugs like this one.

  * The best way to get rid of them is to hand pick and place them in a bucket of soapy water.

  * We need a few folks to volunteer for bug removal duty after church on Sunday. Can you help?

• 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

8/11/2024

August 7th, 2024 | Newsletter

• Reading for the Coming Week

  Readings For The Week

  PROPER 14 (19) AUG 11, 2024

   First reading and Psalm

  2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33 Psalm 130

   Alternate First reading and Psalm

  1 Kings 19:4-8 Psalm 34:1-8

   Second reading

  Ephesians 4:25-5:2

   Gospel

  John 6:35, 41-51

• Litergist's Schedule

  Litergical readers and schedule notes

  Date | Pulpit | Liturgist | Notes |

  8.11.24 | Herring | Marilyn

  8.18.24 | Herring | Barb

  8.25.24

  9.1.24 | Herring | Diana B | Communion

  9.8.24 | Herring | Terry D

  Thank you to those of you who serve as liturgists. If you wish to volunteer as liturgist, send an email to epcbusiness9770@gmail.com or call 615-473-3510.

• Prayer & Praise

  Scripture:

  Psalm 62:6

  He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken.

  Joshua 1:9

  Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.

  Quotes about prayer:

  Intercessory prayer is exceedingly prevalent. What wonders it has wrought! The Word of God teems with its marvelous deeds. Believer, thou hast a mighty engine in thy hand, use it well, use itconstantly,useitwithfaith,andthoushaltsurelybeabenefactortothybrethren. CHSpurgeon

  Invitation to Prayer Group services:

  Prayer is a gift from God, like life itself.

  We meet on Wednesday evenings from 6:00-7:00 pm -ish We have both individual and group conversations with our Creator.
  *We focus on the prayers of our congregation and our community.

  We also include prayers for the world and the nation. You are welcome any or all Wednesdays; we enjoy visitors.

  Please join us

• Missions

  Teacher Support:

  The mission committee decided to focus on our teachers during the month of August. There is a list below of items that have been requested but if you buy something not on the list I don’t think they will turn it down!

   There is a collection tote in the hall outside the children’s classroom door.

  Gel Pens, gel pens, and more gel pens Regular No.2 Pencils
  Scissors
  Card Stock paper -- White and bright colors Spiral Notebooks

  Snacks

  Color pencils Crayola markers Highlighters

  Post-It Notes Pencil Pouches Snacks

  Colored paper Pencil sharpener Glue Sticks Construction paper Expos

  Snacks!

  Let’s get our students and teachers off on the right foot by filling the bins with supplies (see above and on the events bulletin board for a list of the items needed)

  Maple Village:

  Val did a great job of harvesting, delivering and arranging last Sunday but I can’t get the pictures to transfer. I guess we should have been there! Thanks to everyone for making this mission project such a success.

  Oasis:

  A once-a-year opportunity to contribute to Oasis Center’s success is coming your way...

• 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.

• Fellowship

  Join us for fellowship, snacks and a fresh cup of coffee around the kitchen window after service!

  Aug 11... Barb
  Aug 18...
  Aug 25... Susie & Doug Sept 1...
  Sept 8... Fred & Karen

  There is a sign-up sheet on the table next to the front door if you wish to help.

• Communication

  The Covid bug is back. Masks and hand sanitizer remain available at the front entrance to use as desired. Be aware of your health and consider others in all you do.

  We need a liturgist for Aug 25th and refreshment help on Aug 18 and Sept 1. Please check and see if you can help out on any of those dates.

  Lost and Found:

  There is a casserole pan and a cake stand on table in hallway left over from a recent potluck meal. If they are yours please claim them!We need a liturgist for Aug 25th and refreshment help on Aug 18 and Sept 1. Please check and see if you can help out on any of those dates.

  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 your answers there, try the options below:

  janemherring@gmail.com - Reach out to Pastor Jane on her church phone (call/text) 615- 818-9727 or email at 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.

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

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

  janemherring@gmail.com - Email announcements for the Sunday bulletin here.

  frhanchey@gmail.com - Email Information or corrections for the weekly newsletter here.

  frhanchey@gmail.com – Send questions about the outdoor gardens or children’s education/programming here.

• Calendar

  Ongoing:

  • Communion every 1st Sunday

  • Worship Committee Mtg every 2nd Sunday after service (8/11)

  • Mission/Fellowship Committee Mtg every 3rd Sunday 9:30 am (8/18)

  • Session Mtg every 3rd Monday (8/19)

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

• 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

  VBS---Next week... What to know...

  0. •   The theme of VBS this year is The Living Water

     •   We will meet Wed. July 31st from 1-5 pm at EPC

     •   Eat lunch before you come on the 31st (1-5 pm) and plan to stay for pizza from 5- 6.

       The last two VBS meetings were a little un-traditional but took place despite the many challenges that daily schedules and Mother Nature threw at us. From the nice calm lazy river and the warm welcoming sunshine that was perfect for 6 yr old Jaxon (inside the inner tube)...

  ... to the overcast skies with a faster flowing, and a little bit deeper river suitable for the older girls. The rain filled stream provided a stimulating, (shall we say cold!?) current for these two (next page) who waded and splashed, slipped and slid and managed to get 100% wet as they named undesirable behaviors and let the river wash their sins away!

• Building & Grounds

  A HUGE thank you goes out to Val. Her retirement is our blessing. Check out the upkeeping that she has done in all the gardens around the building. Read that again...ALL the gardens have been given a little extra care over the past week. Thank her when you see her next.

• 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

8/4/2024