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UpcomingEvents!

May1

5:15pmLet’sDoDinner

May2

5:45pmYouthChiliCook-Off

May4

7:00pmSmokiesBaseball

May5

2:00pmYouthPlayersAuditions

May6

11:00amCommunion

2:00pmYouthPlayers

SummerShowAuditions

May8

10:00amPWCircleII

May9

5:45pmLastWednesdayNight

DinnerofSeason(Cookout)

May12

8:30amMen’sBreakfast

May13

12:30pmConvenersMtg

May14

7:00pmPWCircleIV

May17

7:00pmSessionMtg

May18-19

30HourFamineLock-In

May19

6:30pmBreadbreakers

May20

12:00pmBellDedication

4:00pmPOETSMeeting

5:00pm8thGradeCon=irmation

Class

May27

11:00amPentecost&

Con=irmation

LastDayofSundaySchool

May,2012

A Message From The Pastor

Haveyoueverheardoftheterm‘Keeponkeepingon’?Most

peoplethinkitbelongstothe1960sbecauseofapopular

CurtisMay3ieldsong,butthephrasewasactually3irstused

towardstheendoftheWorldWar1in1918.Itwasapartof

acollegereportabouthowimportantrestandrecreation

weretothewellbeingofthetroopswhofoughtinthe

trenches.Soldierscouldn’tbeexpectedto‘keeponkeeping

on’dayafterday,weekafterweek,andmonthaftermonth

withoutrespite.Inordertowinthewar,furloughandrecreationwere

necessaryifthemenwereto3ighteffectivelyandvictoriously.

AtErin,we’vebeen‘keeponkeepingon’foralmostthreeyearswithregardto

ourcompleterenovation.We’vealmostreachedtheendofourtasks,andawee

bitofwearinessissettingin.We’veworkedhardtoaccomplishmanythings

togetherandourcampusisbeginningtolookamazing.BytheendofthisFall,

weshouldbe3inishedandwillhaveawonderfulcelebrationofthanksgivingto

GodinNovember.

Untilthen,weneedto‘keeponkeepingon’throughthesummermonths.Like

everythingelseinlife,thelastpartsofaprojectarethemostarduousto

complete.WithGod’sguidance,Christ’sgrace,andthepoweroftheHolySpirit

wehaveperseveredandendured.Bythosesamethreesacredqualities,wewill

faithfully3inishwhatGodhasaskedustocomplete.Inyearstocome,a

generationyetunbornandunknowntouswillblessthepresentgenerationof

‘bankersandbuilders’whohavedutifullyservedtheLordbygivingoftheir

resourcestorenovatethechurch.Muchofithasbeensacri3icial;allofithas

beengreatlyappreciated.

Thisisalsoagoodtimetomakeanextraspecialpledgetothewholeproject.

Wewillhaveamortgagetopaylikemostotherrenovatedchurchesinour

area.Itwilltaketimetoful3illourpaymentsbutwecanallshortenthattime

withspecialgifts,extraofferings,thegivingofannuities,andbequeathing

partsofourestatetothechurch.Wemayneverseethefullfruitsofwhatwe

aredoinghereatErintoday,butwecanleavebehindastrongandvibrant

churchwithourspecialgifts.Afterall,wouldn’titbewonderfultocomefaceto

facewithChristineternityandbepersonallygiventhosebeautifulwords,

“Welldonefaithfulservant.ComeinandenjoyGod’severlastinghouse.”

MayGodblessyouasyouhaveblessedChrist’sChurchatErin.

~John

Rev.JohnStuart

MAY

BIRTHDAYS

2–BritaniMassengill

2–JoanMiller

3–CarsonMatthews

6–KelceyLevering

7–LaVonneKnight

9–JustinBornhoeft

12–RuthWhite

13–AnnSnodgrass

18–CadeQuinn

19–JoanneClelland

19–DonnaSchall

21–KatherineDelise

21–BeverlyOwen

22–JimThompson

26–ColtonPennington

27–ZachCowen

27-JuliaHoskins

28–DianaChappell

30–LibbyDunaway

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CLASS OF 2014 ELDERS Lastmonth,yougottoknowAllyson

StreckfussandJohnC.House,PhD.

Thismonth,webringyouthe

StatementofFaithfromFarrah

Linkous________________________________________________ IwasborninChattanooga,TNandhave

livedinTennesseesincethedaybefore

my3irstbirthday.Myfather’sname

wasArnoldRalphLinkousII,but

everyonecalledhimSonny.Mymother

isSusanLinkous,andIhaveanolder

brother,Darrell.Mybrotherismarried

toStephanie,andIhavetwonephews,

DrewandDillon.WemovedtoSpring

City,TNthedaybeforemy3irstbirth-

daysothatmyfathercouldworkatthe

WattsBarnuclearplant.Ilivedthere

untilIleftforcollegeatUTKnoxville,

andIhavebeenhereeversince.

Allofmyextendedfamilyonmy

father’ssidearemembersoftheChurch

ofChrist–mygrandparentsattended

AlleghenyChurchofChristin

Christiansburg,Virginia,andthechurch

myfamilyattendedwhenIwasachild

wasGlenAliceChurchofChristin

Rockwood.Thosetwochurchesare

wheremyearliestmemoriesofchurch

andwhatitmeanttohaveachurch

familycomefrom.

MyfatherpassedawaywhenIwas3ive,

afteralonghospitalizationfollowinga

snowskiingaccident.hecongregation

atmygrandparent’schurchandatour

family’schurchdidsomuchforus

duringthattime.Whilemyfatherwas

hospitalized,churchmembersprovided

food,babysitting,housing,andamillion

otherthingsforus.Theyreallyhelped

somuchduringthattime.

Severalyearsaftermyfatherpassed,

westoppedattendingGlenAliceona

regularbasis.Thechurchsplit,andthe

newbuildingwasevenfurtherfrom

home,andwejustbecamelazyabout

gettingthere.WhenIwasaround11,I

startedattendingFirstBaptistChurch

inSpringCity.Itwasthechurchthatall

ofmyfriendswentto,andtheyhada

largeandveryactiveyouthgroup.It

wasatFirstBaptistthatIwassaved

andbaptized.Icontinuedtoattend

churchatFirstBaptistthroughmy

collegeyears,onweekendswhenIwas

homeandholidays.Ialsovisitedsome

churcheshereinKnoxvilleduringthat

time,butdidn’t3indonetocallhome.

AfterImovedtoKnoxville

permanently,Iwasacasualchurch

attender,goingwithfriendsand

attendingmybrother’schurchon

holidays.Mybrotherandhisfamilyhad

joinedMarsHillPresbyterianinAthens,

TN.Ienjoyedtheatmospherethere,so

IbegantolookforaPresbyterian

ChurchhereinKnoxvilleatthe

beginningof2008.IthinkErinwasthe

thirdchurchIvisitedandIlikedit

immediately.Everyonewassofriendly

andIlovedthatthereweresomany

youngfamiliesandchildren.Ialso

lovedachurchexperiencethatallowed

womentotakeamuchmoreactiverole

thanIhadgrownupwith.Iattendedfor

aboutayearbeforeIjoined,andhave

beenhereeversince.I’vehelpedwith

vacationbibleschool,ledenrichment,

andI’vehelpedwithaSundayschool

classforthepast2years.Ilove

spendingthattimewiththekids.Ihave

alsobeenattendingtheeveningPW

circlethisyear,andIhaveenjoyed

gettingtoknowthoseladiesbetter.

~Farrah Linkous

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MEMBER SPOTLIGHTMEMBER SPOTLIGHTMEMBER SPOTLIGHTMEMBER SPOTLIGHT

It’s nice to take a break during the summer and lighten up a little on church programs, including Sunday School. We enjoy the chance to spend extra time with family and friends, quit looking so closely at our calendars, and experience the slower pace. But the Discipleship team heard from some who wondered if we couldn’t get together at least a few times over the summer to talk and exercise our minds. Thus was born the Summer Book Club. Here’s how it works: anyone who’s interested can read one or both of the books we’ve selected (see below). Then, we’ll meet one Sunday morning before church to discuss

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

The Middle and High School youth groups will be participating in the 30-Hour Famine, sponsored by World Vision, on May 18-19. Students will participate in a variety of activities that will raise awareness and understanding of global hunger issues, including fasting for 30 whole hours! At the end of the fast, the youth groups will have a "feast" and share their experiences with family and friends. On Wednesday, May 2, the youth groups are sponsoring the 2nd Annual Erin Chili Cookoff! Each ministry team is cooking up a delicious chili recipe to compete for 1st place. This year's judges will be Larry McKay, the chef of last year's winning recipe, and Elizabeth Snodgrass. There will also be a people's choice award, determined by everyone who attends the cookoff, which will be held during the regular Wednesday Night Dinner time at 5:45-6:30. The youth groups will be providing all the "fixins" for the chilis, as well as drinks, cornbread, and desserts. All proceeds will go towards sending the youth to Montreat Conferences this summer, so mark your calendars, and bring your appetites!

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Senior Adult Ministry The annual SAM picnic will be Thur., May 10 at the Cove on Northshore Drive. We'll be under the covered pavilion to the east of the bathroom building, where we can watch & laugh at the ducks & geese. There are a few easy steps, and one-level access from the adjacent parking lot. We'll have Buddy's BBQ , chicken tenders and iced drinks. All you have to do is bring a dish for 8 and your friends! Please call or email Donna Schall (531-1788 or schalldon@att.net) by May 7 to let us know you're coming. Hope to see you there. The Outreach Team thanks the congregation for your generosity in contributing to the Presbyterian world-wide "One Great Hour of Sharing" during Easter week. Erin's $576.96 will go to national PC(USA) to support Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, Hunger Program, and Self-Development of People (a boot-strap grants program). Our next special offering will be on Pentecost Sunday, May 27. This one benefits children and young adults at risk. Our congregation can use 40% of receipts locally. You'll see more in upcoming church bulletins.

SonRise National Park VBS June 18th – June 21st

Monday – Thursday, 9 am – Noon

Registration Now Open

Registration forms are now available in the Narthex, or download a form from the church website.

Please fill out one form for each child attending VBS, including Middle School volunteers and children in the nursery.

Register early and receive your own copy of this year’s SonRise National Park Music CD.

Featuring such hits as: Cool, Cool Summer – Forever Safe – We Wait in Hope for the Lord.

Play it at home, play it in the car, and be the first to memorize all of the songs!

VBS Wish List Help transform Erin Church into SonRise National Park

by donating or lending the following items:

Donated Items: Borrowed Items: Place in Collection Box in the Narthex See Joy Bornhoeft if you can Loan an Item * old wildlife/nature magazines * artificial Christmas trees (3-6 ft) * old park brochures, maps prefer no lights * nature objects, such as * small tents pinecones, leaves, twigs, acorns, rocks * wildlife posters * children’s toys, such as * field guides/nature books magnifying glasses, bug catchers, * small garden hooks toy plastic binoculars, toy compasses * birdhouses/birdfeeders * bottled water * fishing poles/tackle boxes You may start bringing in items on May 20th. Donated items are intended to be used and not returned. Borrowed items will be used for decoration only and will be returned. Please label

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Please make plans to attend services on May 20, 2012, and join us afterward for a very special, short bell re-dedication ceremony to be held in memory of Marjorie McLean.

EachSunday,thepastorteaches

anadultclassintheNoah’sArk

roomfrom9:45AMto10:30AM.

Eachmonth,hechoosesa

differentsubjectforthe

participantstodiscuss.

ThroughoutMay,andintoJune,

thetopicwillbeaboutOther

Christians,WhatDoThey

Believe?

Thescheduleisasfollows:

6Weekseries:May6

WhatdoLutheransBelieve?

May13

WhatDoBaptistsBelieve?

May20

WhatdoRomanCatholicsBelieve?

May27

WhatDoEpiscopaliansBelieve?

June3

WhatDoMethodistsBelieve?

June10

WhatDoGreekOrthodoxChristians

Believe?

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YoucanreadJohn’slatest

devotionsonhisblog“Heaven’s

Highway”at:

www.glenkirk.blogspot.com.

Thereisalinktoitonour

church’swebsite.Youcanalso

receivetheemaildevotionsona

regularbasisbysubscribingto

them.Justsendanemailto

admin@erinpresbyterian.org

andasktobesubscribed.We’ll

thenaddyouremailaddressto

thedevotionslist.YoucanalsoreadaboutJohn’s

e-booksforKindleathisauthor

websiteonAmazon.Thewebsite

addressis:

http://www.amazon.com/-/e/

B005MAJRNE.

BreadbreakersDinnerOurnextdinnerisSaturday,MAY19th

at6:30pm.PleasecallSuzanne

Leveringat766-0909forlocation

informationortohostanupcoming

dinner.Remember:Ifyouwillbe

needingchildcare,pleaseletthechurch

of3iceknowatleast48hourspriorto

thedinner.

Let’s Do Dinner!Let’s Do Dinner!Let’s Do Dinner!Let’s Do Dinner! Tuesday, May 1 at 5:15 pm

Cracker Barrel at Cedar Bluff

Contact Mary Scarbrough at

691-8658 or Barbara Brazelton

at 693-3749.

MAY12at8:30a.m.

FellowshipHall

WednesdayMay2ndwillbeour2nd

AnnualErinChiliCook-Off.Each

MinistryTeamwillpreparetheir

specialrecipewithhopestotake

homethetrophy!Proceedsfromthis

dinnerwillhelpfundouryouthat

Montreat.

May9thwillbethelastWednesday

NightDinneroftheseason.We’llbe

cookingout,onMay9th,sobring

yourfriendsandthewholefamily!

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Reminder for those attending the Smokies Baseball Game on May 4th: Park gates open at 6 pm and the game starts at 7:15 pm. Meet in front of “Will Call” at 6:45 pm to receive your tickets. If you have any questions, please contact Joy Bornhoeft at the church office (865) 588-5350, or email to cec@erinpresbterian.org.

GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET

Profit & Loss Year-to-Date Comparison (Through April 30, 2012)

A Message from Stewardship

The Stewardship team is charged with the task of keeping the congregation at Erin informed about the financial health of the church. We have not always done that so well over the last few years, and we intend to do better. As you probably know now, the church has been struggling a little over the last several years. We discussed this openly towards the end of last year when we were trying to develop our 2012 budget, and the members of the Erin family responded with typical faithfulness and our numbers began to look a lot better. More recently, our numbers have begun to dip again, and while this may just be part of the normal cycle of ups and downs that characterizes church giving, we cannot risk getting behind because we do not have the buffer we have had in the past. It's a lot easier to keep up than catch up. We cannot afford to get behind. Without any buffer, we simply will not be able to pay our bills. At that point, we can only cut back on what the church is able to do, making it harder to attract the new members we need to grow the church back after the losses we suffered last year. Not a good cycle to get caught up in. Please check to make sure your giving is current, and if it is possible to chip in a little extra, that would be helpful. We can do this, and to be faithful to God and His work at Erin, we must.

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Jan - Apr 12 Jan - Apr 11

Income

Creative Expression Income 3,217.25 3,396.00

Discipleship Income 1,861.15 1,202.00

Fellowship Income 4,218.73 2,945.53

Stewardship Income 43.51 237.69

Memorial Income 75.00 1,525.00

Outreach Income 614.46 1,884.00

Offerings 100,393.98 123,462.16

Total Income 110,424.08 134,652.38

Expense

Creative Expressions Ministry 9,071.93 12,151.75

Property Team 24,884.01 20,305.39

Discipleship Team 4,731.71 4,970.78

Fellowship Team 4,759.86 4,803.73

Outreach Team 6,180.00 13,051.00

Stewardship Team 41,446.04 49,682.46

Worship Team 1,338.44 1,210.46

Pastoral Ministry 36,411.56 37,298.04

Memorial Expenses 0.00 14,806.84

Session 0.00 515.51

PW expenses 0.00 0.00

Payroll Expenses 0.00 0.00

Total Expense 128,823.55 158,795.96

Net Income -18,399.47 -24,143.58

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN: Profit & Loss Report (Through April 30, 2012)

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN: Statement of Cash Flow (Through April 30, 2012)

April 30, 12

Income

40000 · Capital Campaign

41800 · Non-Pledged Giving 84,789.04

41900 · Pledges 951,427.00

45000 · Memorials 5,558.48

Total 40000 · Capital Campaign 1,041.449.52

Total Income 1,041,774.52

Expense

60000 · Expenses

60100 · Administrative 51,280.05

60200 · Building and Property Security 111,008.62

Total 60000 · Expenses 162,288.67

Net Income 879,485.85

April 30, 12

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Net Income 879,485.85

20000 · Accounts Payable 52,349.35

Net cash provided by Operating Activities 931,835.20

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

13001 · Building -1,323,248.35

13002 · Kitchen -30,932.20

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

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

25000 · Line of Credit 466,865.12

Net cash provided by Financing Activities 466,865.12

Net cash increase for period 44,519.77

Cash at end of period 44,519.77

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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

7, 14, 21, 28

Body Recall

4:00 pm

AA

7:30 pm

14

PW Circle IV

7:00 pm

*CHURCH

OFFICE CLOSED

on 28th

1

Let’s Do Dinner

5:15 pm

Friendship Force

6:30 pm

Discipleship,

Fellowship, &

Property Team

Mee3ngs

7:00 pm

8

PW Circle II

10:00 am

Staff Mee3ng

6:15 pm

Stewardship

Mee3ng

7:00 pm

2

Youth Chili

Cook-Off

5:45 pm

9

Wednesday

Night Dinner

5:45 pm

(Last WND of

Season)

2, 9, 16, 23, 30

Body Recall

4:00 pm

Childrens

Handchimes

5:00 pm

Kids Art Club

5:00 pm

Adult Handbells

6:30 pm

SonShine Co.

6:30 pm

Pioneer Club

6:30 pm

Oasis Bible Study

6:45 pm

Choir

7:30 pm

*No Art Club,

Sonshine Co,

Pioneer Club 7

Oasis

Bible Study a4er

May 9th

*No Choir

Prac"ce a#er

May 23rd

*No Handchimes

a#er May 2nd

10

MOPS

9:15 am

SAM Picnic

12:00 pm

17

Session Mtg

7:00 pm

24

MOPS

9:15 am

4

Smokies Baseball

Game

7:00 pm

18

30-Hour Famine

Lock-In begins

8:00 am

4, 11, 18, 25

Bulle3n Team

10:00 am

Body Recall

4:00 pm

AA

8:00 pm

5

Youth Players

Summer Show

Audi3ons

2:00 pm

12

Men’s Breakfast

8:30 am

19

30 Hour Famine

Lock-In

con3nues

un3l 2:00 pm

Breadbreakers

6:30 pm

NEWSLETTER

DEADLINE—

May 20th

6

Communion

11:00 am

CEX Mtg

Outreach Mtg

12:30 pm

Youth Players

Summer Show

Audi3ons

2:00 pm

13

Conveners Mtg

12:30 pm

20

Teacher

Apprecia"on

Sunday

Bell Dedica3on

12:00 pm

POETS Mee3ng

4:00 pm

8th Grade

Confirma3on Class

5:00 pm

27

Pentecost &

Confirma3on

11:00 am

Last Day of Sunday

School

6, 13, 20, 27

SS & Nursery

9:30 am

(Pastor-led SS at

9:45 am)

Worship,

Nursery, &

Planet Worship

11:00 am

DaySpring

3:00 pm

Journey 7

4:00 pm

Middle School

5:00 pm

Such Is The

Kingdom

5:00 pm

Erin Express

6:00 pm

Youth Group

Fellowship

6:00 pm

EPC Youth H.S.

7:00 pm

*Last Day of

Sunday School is

May 27

May 2012May 2012May 2012May 2012

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