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EMPOWERED TO SERVE
Breath of My Life
by Rev. John Tirro
The service of Morning Prayer opens with the words, “Lord, open my lips. And my mouth will proclaim your praise.” It reminds us: our breath is from God, our lips that form breath into words are from God, and the recognition that this is so is from God. How I love a day that begins with these words! Martin Luther is credited — in Marva Dawn’s Morning by Morning, in John Rice’s Prayer, and all over the internet, though I haven’t been able to find the original work by Luther — with saying, “I have so much to do that if I didn’t spend at least three hours a day in prayer I would never get it all done.” Whether Luther said this or not, it contains wisdom. When I recognize the breath of my life as the breath of God, when I experience God as opening my lips for the first word of the day, when that first word is praise, “Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,” it centers the day, from its first waking moment, as God’s gift.
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By and large, I lose sight of that, somewhere along the way, but for a while my actions become prayer: like this morning, pausing in prayer to post a Facebook event, inviting students and future seminarians to Tuesday $2 Tacos + Topics at Tyson House, became prayer for those people and this week’s topic, the relationship of prayer to action; while I was on, reading through the Facebook feed, seeing people’s posts about things that matter to them and articles they want to share, that too became prayer, for the people posting and matters they shared; and, when I realized it was time to put down the computer and return to Morning Prayer, that became prayer too. The Spirit frees us to serve differently. Without God’s Spirit, we wouldn’t have a self to be free with. Without God’s Spirit, we wouldn’t have the grace to recognize our freedom. Without God’s Spirit opening our hearts to recognize God's Spirit, we wouldn’t have the deeper freedom of seeing our freedom held and supported by God. What shall I do with God’s next breath? Whom shall I include in the ongoing prayer of my day? As I said, I lose sight of this, not just somewhere along the way, but over and over again throughout the day, but God is always at hand, always ready for our return to prayer. God is as close as your next breath. “Lord, open my lips. And my mouth will proclaim your praise.” One easy way to do Morning Prayer is an app from the Catholic Church, "Divine Office." Another is in our hymnal, page 298.
First Friday Turns 10 on October 3! by Rev. Amy Figg
In October, we join the city of Knoxville in celebrating First Friday’s 10th Birthday! In honor of such a dubious occasion and with the hope of piquing your interest, we present A Top Ten List to Celebrate First Friday with the St. John’s crew:
10. Lutherans are fun folks … REALLY FUN!
For the past two months, St. John’s folks and their friends have gathered in Sparks Fellowship Hall on the first Friday of the month for food, fun, and fellowship prior to festivities in downtown Knoxville. It is a really great way to start the evening.
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The food is yummy … August featured gourmet appetizers prepared by Adam Schultz, and September featured seafood yummies prepared by a group including Clarke Hinkle, Rita Schwartz, and Toni Wise. October will include tasty fall fare!
8. The fellowship is even yummier … catching up with friends and meeting new folks gets the night started on just the right note.
7. Occasionally, there are door prizes. Who wouldn’t like to win some gourmet coffee and French vanilla scones?
6. It is easy evangelism! Invite some friends by saying, “Would you like to join me at St. John’s for appetizers before heading to Market Square for dinner?”
5. There is plenty of parking, which is NOT the case as you get closer to downtown.
4. There is a trolley that runs from the corner of St. John’s parking plaza to the heart of the festivities and back.
3. If you walk downtown, there are many cool stores and studios in which you can browse, enjoy more appetizers, and chat with friends.
2. Once you arrive on Market Square, there is so much to do: grab a drink, catch up with friends, listen to a musician, watch people, pet dogs, or eat at one of the fabulous restaurants.
1. Did we mention the following: Lutherans = FUN!? We hope to see you on October 3, November 7, and December 5! 3
by Thea Peterson, SJLC Kids Hope USA Director
ATTENTION: Kids Hope Mentors and “Littles” We have a wonderful opportunity to spend a Sunday afternoon out at Seven Islands Wildlife Refuge tagging Monarch Butterflies. Plan to join us on Sunday, Oct. 5 with our own Steve McGaffin leading the tagging activities, for an afternoon of fun and learning about the incredible journey these beautiful creatures make. First Service folks will plan to meet at 11:30 and late service folks will leave as a group at the conclusion of the service. This is an opportunity for you to invite your children, grandchildren and friends to join in this fun afternoon exploring one of God’s bountiful gifts to us. Please let me know if you plan to join us so we can get a head count and plan accordingly. You can email me at thea@sjlcknox.org or call 591-4803. We will send out further details as the date draws closer.
Thank You
to everyone for making the Bake Sale on August 24th such a huge success! We raised $518.00. This will be matched by a grant obtained by Christenberry Elementary School so that our $518.00 becomes $1,036.00. This money will be used to enhance the rec re at i o n a l f ac i l i t i es available to all the students. It is wonderful to see all of the fabulous items that were baked. We have a very talented and generous congregation, as well as one that is now a few pounds heavier! Oh, I am speaking for myself, of course! Thanks so much for baking and buying and special thanks to the Sunday School students for helping with the sale. -Thea Peterson
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Serving Creation Through Monarch Butterfly Tagging by Steve McGaffin
For Christians, butterflies are important as a symbol of spiritual rebirth. They are also important as pollinators and indicators of habitat health. Despite observing butterflies for thousands of years, there is still much that we don't know. The monarch butterfly migration is one of Creation's many mysteries. Every fall, the butterflies that hatched in the northern U.S. and Canada during the summer fly south thousands of miles to overwinter in Mexico. How they know where to go and when to leave is still unknown. Bring your family and friends out to Seven Islands State Birding Park on Sunday, October 5th to help catch and tag Monarch butterflies with Steve McGaffin, St. John's member and Curator of Education at Knoxville Zoo. Enjoy and learn about the beauty and life of this delicate and yet enduring butterfly while helping scientists to learn more about their migration and conservation. Tagging sessions will start at 11:30am and 1:00pm on Sunday, October 5th. Preregister at least three days in advance by e-mailing Thea Peterson at thea@sjlcknox.org. Please include your name, e-mail address, cell phone number (in case of last minute changes due to weather) and how many people you are bringing. After registering, you will receive information on where to meet and what to bring.
The Senior Adult Ministry meets the first Wednesday of every month at 11:30 am. It is a gathering of God’s older children for fellowship, laughter, prayer, guest speakers, & delicious lunch.
Please join us! We don’t have an age limit. If you are comfortable with us, we welcome you!
Wednesday, October 1
Wednesday, November 5
Oktoberfest Potluck Lunch
“Tastes of Thanksgiving” Lunch $5.00/person Catered by Kimmie’s Kitchen
Bring your favorite (German) food to share: vegetables, salads, and/or desserts. (Meat provided.)
Program:
Karen and Ralph Weekly They will provide a program much like they did for the St. John’s 125th Anniversary Celebration. They are wonderful speakers, wonderful Co-coaches of the Lady Vols Softball Team, and members of St. John’s.
Program:
John Coker, LTD Antiques and Fine Art We are having our own “Roadshow.” Bring an antique: jewelry, furniture, china, painting, kitchenware, silver, crystal, quilt, book - anything you would like to know more about. Even bring a picture of your antique. If you know the history of the item, please be prepared to share that as well.
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Re + Formation =
Reformation by Rev. Amy Figg
I love a good Reformation Sunday! Red clothing finds a way out of closets and onto bodies! Red paraments signal something bold just might happen in worship! Debbie opens all the stops on the organs, and Shawn blows the trumpet, and the people join in singing “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God!” We remember “we are saved by grace … through faith … apart from works of the law!” For a moment, if I am willing to suspend reality, I can think proudly, “Ahhhh, we got it right. YES, WE GOT IT RIGHT!” And then reality returns. We did NOT get it right … because it is NOT about us! We are a reforming tradition because God continues to take what we offer, as small and broken as it or we may be, and makes something brand new. Always. Continually. Day to day. Hour to hour. Minute to minute. Makes something new, brings about good. The beauty of this relationship is located in who this reforming God is. Check out Nadia Bolz-Weber’s take: Let me tell you about this God. A God who has always used imperfect people. A God whose loving desire to be known overflowed the heavens and became manifest in the rapidly dividing cells inside the womb of an insignificant peasant girl in first century Palestine. A God who slipped into skin and walked among us full of grace and truth with sand between his toes. Who ate with all the wrong people. And kissed lepers and touched the unclean and spoke through thirsty women and hungry men. Who from the cross did not even lift a finger to condemn the enemy but instead said “I would rather die than be in the sin accounting business anymore.” This is a God who rose from the dead and grilled fish on the beach and ascended into heaven and is especially present to us in the most offensively ordinary things: wheat, wine, water, words. This God will use all of you, and not just your strengths but your failures and your brokenness. And God’s strength is perfected in human weakness. So your brokenness is fertile ground for a forgiving God to make something new, something beautiful. So don’t ever think that all you have to offer is your gifts, because God is going to use you too; God is going to use all of you, and the world better watch out.”
So on Sunday, October 26, wear your red clothes and celebrate the red paraments and sing hymns with great gusto and celebrate grace and trust God is getting it right because of us and in spite of us! 6
Come, Holy Spirit! “Stir up in your people the gift of your Holy Spirit: the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord, the spirit of joy in your presence, both now and forever.” On Reformation Sunday, October 26, the St. John’s family will celebrate the confirmation of Will Boyd, Thomas Campbell Clay, Darren Costen, Leah Crowley, Caitlin Parton, Rachel Rogers, Carmen Solt, and Will Trout. What does this mean? As children brought to the baptismal font, these folks were claimed by God forever, sealed by the Holy Spirit, and marked with the sign of the cross forever. Parents and friends promised to nurture each child’s faith through worship, education, and family discipleship. As middle schoolers, they engaged in intentional faith formation activities, meeting weekly to discuss God’s Word, the Apostles’ Creed, spiritual gifts, the baptismal call to ministry, and the questions that naturally rose from their time of study. Following a time of personal reflection with their parents and their pastors, they will step out on their own, saying “To the good work which God and our families initiated at the font, we now say, ‘YES!’ Together, we step out in faith, trusting that the One who began a good work in us will be faithful to complete.” Join us at the 11:00 worship service for this festive celebration. The color of the day is RED!
Sunday, October 26 at 10:00 am Preschool - 5th Grade
Wear your RED; Martin Luther's favorite color. 7
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The Annual Pledge Drive is Obsolete by Rev. Steve Misenheimer
Timothy Dombek and Michael Durall have written a book with the intriguing title, Making the Annual Pledge Drive Obsolete: How Churches Can Get Out of this Business Once and For All. This book is based on the premise that giving money away is just plain fun, whether you have a little, or you have a lot.
Yes, God is revealed in our ministry and it is an essential need of the human heart to give. That is the way God created us, and that is the example we have received in Jesus Christ. Giving is a significant way we experience being one with God, and generosity is one way we experience the fruit of the Spirit.
Being a generous person or family is one of life’s great privileges and profound joys. Saint John’s is a community of generous people, and we are thankful to be a recipient of your faithful, charitable giving. And every year we ask members and friends of this faith community to prayerfully make a plan to invest in the life and ministry of this congregation. And every year, we plant the seed and trust in God to produce the harvest.
Therefore, this year we refuse to turn a joyous ministry into an annual practice of demanding money or begging for your pledge week after week. Our hope, our dream, our prayer is for all of us to generously respond to the transforming power of God’s presence in the world and the life changing significance of this ministry we share. A Spirit-filled, generous YOU can make the annual pledge drive obsolete.
As we look toward developing the 2015 Plan of Ministry, God calls all of us to trust and believe generosity is a fruit of the Spirit and a gift from our heavenly Father that helps bring about a more just and humane world. Our ministry is truly life giving and provides hope to the least and the lost among us. God is revealed in Word and Sacrament, and in the work we do. “God’s Work, Our Hands” is so much more than a catchy slogan of the ELCA; it is a living faith of ambassadors of Christ.
Thanks for your partnership! All Saints Sunday, November 2 is Commitment Sunday. We simply ask for you to plan to give with a glad and generous heart as we give thanks to God for this abundant life in Christ! “Nothing you can purchase, buy, own, possess, or collect, nor any trip you can take, to any part of the world; nor any sight you will ever see; is more valuable than the money you give to others in need.” Rev. Timothy Dombek
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Sunday School Opportunities at St. John’s Lutheran Church
FELLOWSHIP SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS: Sparks Fellowship Hall at 10:00 am
BRIDGES SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS: Bridges Classroom (upstairs) at 10:00 am
SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER: Together, with Adam Schultz, delve into the lives, personalities, and legacies of the disciples and how they served God’s people. What do we know about these 12 men? We'll explore what scripture, history, folklore, and tradition tell us about who these extraordinarily ordinary men to whom Jesus entrusted his ministry and his gospel were. September 28: Simon and Matthew October 12: Thomas and Jude Thaddeus October 19: Apostolic Missions — Then and Now October 26: Judas Iscariot and Matthias
NOVEMBER:
The Bridges Class continues with Tara Gilbreath and Sara Whitehead facilitating discussion around topics for parents of babies, toddlers, and teens.
Sunday School Classes Sundays at 10:00 am Preschool & Kindergarten “Little Lights” Class Downstairs
1st & 2nd Grades “Cornerstone” Class Upstairs, 3rd door on right
Animate: Faith is an adult course that creatively explores the central topics of Christianity through group discussion and videos featuring prominent voices from the Christian faith. Facilitated by Dan Lee
3rd, 4th, & 5th Grades “CrossPoint” Class Upstairs, 2nd door on right
Middle School “Higher Ground” Class Upstairs, end of the hall on left
High School “High School Crew” Class Upstairs, end of the hall
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by Rita Schwartz
The culture of churches around the globe is changing. Once, churches depended almost exclusively on their Pastors to decide what needed to be done, and then to do it with little involvement from the laity. Their word was rule, and few dared to question them or their decisions. After all, they were called by God to lead his people. Right? Not so fast. What if leading means empowering others to lead? In his final words to the disciples, Jesus, the ultimate Pastor, empowered his disciples to carry on the work of his church saying, “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth” (Acts 1:8). A wise man once said, “A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is a reality.” Yes, some of you may recognize this as a quote from John Lennon. While he probably wasn’t talking about the church, the words can certainly stand true for the church. Alone, a pastor or church leaders can do only so much, but together with the people of God, empowered by the Holy Spirit, ministry is limitless. As Christians, we are all disciples of Christ. We are all empowered by the Holy Spirit to serve. We see that at St. John’s all the time. It is a big risk, but our Pastors have been able to stand back and see the big picture by nurturing and training lay leaders, thus empowering them. Lay leaders then are able to nurture and train others, empowering them to do God’s work. One of the best examples of training and empowering the laity of St. John’s may be the Ministry Council. Using Robert Schnase’s book,
Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations, the council is led by five lay leaders in the areas of Radical Hospitality, Passionate Worship, Intentional Faith Development, Risk-taking Mission and Service and Extravagant Generosity. Each lay leader develops a team of people from St. John’s who help carry out the mission for their area of ministry. Each of these lay leaders finds a deeper relationship between themselves and the Pastors. A deeper relationship between each of the leaders is also visible as each of the five practices come together for one purpose. Perhaps the relationships between the lay leaders and the members of their teams show best what empowering God’s people really means. What once was a Pastor empowered by the Holy Spirit to carry on the works of the church, became three Pastors, and five lay leaders. Now the three Pastors and five lay leaders has become a church filled with people empowered to minister not only to the congregation, but to our community and beyond. The congregation of St. John’s, empowered by the Holy Spirit has become a true witness to the love of God. You may wonder where you fit into all this. You have been empowered. You have been given gifts that should be used to show the world who you are and whose you are. Get involved! Talk with one of the Pastors, Church Council members, or Ministry Council members about the gifts you have to offer. As we have heard all summer, there is always a place at the table. Empowered to do His work, you just might be the one who will make a difference in how well we serve those gathered around that table.
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A New Partnership by Rev. Steve Misenheimer
For the past two years, I have served on the Advisory Council for the Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in Columbia, SC. With the merger of LTSS and Lenoir-Rhyne University, our new school of theology is leading the way in exploring new and creative ways to prepare leaders for the church. Southern Seminary has come to be seen as an innovative school with an eye on the future. Curriculum, campus enhancement, community engagement, enrollment, and development work have been the leading priorities of the Provost Clay Schmit in the past two years. In a recent report to the Advisory Council, Dr. Schmit listed “Cutting Edge Initiatives”. Those initiatives include: 1) A teaching outpost at Saint John’s Lutheran Church in Knoxville, TN to expose students to an outstanding team ministry approach to missional community engagement 2) A teaching outpost on Oilwell Road in Naples, Fla, another exceptional site for missional ministry where our students can learn from those with strong experience and success 3) The Lutheran theological Initiative in Atlanta, being developed in conjunction with Trinity Seminary 4) The development of a new AME seminary in Cape Town, South Africa, that would be connected through curricula and accreditation with LTSS As a congregation, we are honored to be on this list of seminary initiatives, and we are excited about this next step in developing our ministry of raising up leaders. Over the past twenty years, 15 members of Saint John’s have been involved in pursuing theological education, with twelve members being ordained and three members currently in seminary. We also have a number of members in the discernment process. Our congregation has become fertile ground for developing future church leaders. This October, LTSS Provost Clay Schmit and his wife Carol will bring Dr. Mary Sue Dreier and The Reverend Gary Dreier to Knoxville to plan for expanding our partnership with LTSS in bringing seminarians to Knoxville. Mary Sue and Gary Dreier are new members of the LTSS community. Mary Sue is a professor of Missional Theology and Pastoral Care and Gary is the Pastor to the seminary community. Please plan to welcome these friends and partners in ministry on Sunday, October 19, as we announce our plans for a January introduction of this inner city opportunity for seminarians to experience urban mission ministry as well as campus ministry at the University of Tennessee.
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The Rev. Dr. Mary Sue Dreier Associate Professor of Pastoral Care and Missional Leadership
The Rev. Dr. Mary Sue Dreier began as Associate Professor of Pastoral Care and Missional Leadership at Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in the fall of 2013. Her primary responsibilities as a fulltime member of the faculty will be to help students form their pastoral identities, not only for the nurturing of congregations internally, but also for the cultivation of congregational action in the world. An ordained pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Dr. Dreier most recently served as the Associate Professor of Congregational Mission and Leadership and co-director of the Center on Missional Leadership at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minn. Prior to her time as a professor, she served as a parish pastor for twenty-five years at multiple congregational settings in Minnesota. Thirteen of those years were served in Rochester, Minn., where she was the founding co-pastor and mission developer of People of Hope, A Lutheran Church in Mission. Dr. Dreier holds a Ph.D. in Congregational Mission and Leadership from Luther Seminary, a Master of Divinity from Luther Northwestern Seminary, St. Paul, Minn., and a Bachelor of Arts with High Distinction from Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Ind.
by Ruth Crowley
RECEIVE THE GIFT Serving! I am a huge fan of servant hearts and those who have them. I think of serving as a direct response to gratitude. Service and gratitude feed each other, strengthening our response to all that we do. When we look for ways to serve, we are drawn to opportunities to express our appreciation for many of the blessings we have. For instance, if we are thankful for the beauty of nature, our response might be to contribute money to Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, or maybe we would work in a community garden, or join a movement to provide clean, fresh water to those who need it. When we are appreciative, we often respond in a way that blesses others. Of course, the happy coincidence is: when we bless others by serving, we most assuredly are blessed and we feel grateful. I know a wonderful group of people who are very blessed with servant hearts and helpful hands! The Altar Guild members share a feeling of awe when considering the beautiful sanctuary that is lovingly maintained by our congregation. We are grateful to feel God’s presence in this place because His Spirit is in all of us. We
Altar Guild Coordinator rnvc@comcast.net
usual attempt to laugh away the prospect of death for any of them, and for himself, but Clarisse persisted, “Well, it’s true, you know! We’re not getting any younger!” And then she grabbed his arm and asked, “So tell me now…just what are we supposed to do when we can’t do anything for ourselves anymore? What are we supposed to dooooo!?” She drew out that last word until it echoed.
choose to polish the brass, refresh the linens, and prepare the table because we feel blessed to be a part of this community of believers. Our response (serving on the Altar Guild) is one way that we express our gratitude. Our hope is that everyone who comes to worship feels welcomed, renewed, and blessed so that they may go and serve in Jesus’ name.
And Pastor Larzalere didn’t know what to say. All those years of school, all the university semesters, all the seminary semesters, all the interning, all the clinical pastoral educating, all the 26 years of his ordained life, and all 52 of his own, and he did not know what to say. (Would you?) And then he thought for a moment of what they were doing, and what they were in the middle of celebrating. He looked at the chalice and the bread waiting for them and he said, “When you’ve given of yourself and taken care of yourself and others for all those years and now you can’t…what you do is you receive the gift. That’s what you do.”
As a footnote to my thoughts about serving and gratitude, I would like to acknowledge and remember those who cannot serve. God’s grace is very Clarisse smiled and squeezed Pastor present here. I have a story to share Larzalere’s arm as if he had just from November 9, 1998. Ben passed the test. And he felt as if he Larzalere, III was my pastor at Christ had. They shared the gift, Lutheran Church in Santa the Eucharist, the Disclaimer: God’s Fe, New Mexico, and this grace is bigger than all Sacrament, the Lord’s is his story of his visit to I have to say about Supper, the Holy a nursing home to share serving. I humbly Communion. “And all Communion with acknowledge my was well. And even Clarisse, a woman in humanness as a doer, death was vanquished.” her nineties.
a Martha, and a servant. However, I serve on!
In talking about the weather, and the change in the seasons, and how they would be together again when the leaves fall and then again when the snow falls, Clarisse said, “Well we might not, you know! We might not be here!” Pastor Larzalere made his
I share this story because we all want to know that we are loved. Jesus’ death and resurrection assures us of this blessing, whether or not we serve. In appreciation we serve, but we know that God’s grace (in the gift) is all we need.
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YOU’RE NEEDED
Volunteer opportunities abound at. St. John’s Lutheran Church. Volunteering is a great way to get to know people and to make a valuable contribution to the church. We hope you find something that interests you in the list below.
Top 5 Volunteer Needs: 1. Ushers 2. Audio/Visual Techs 3. Office Assistants 4. Acolytes/Crucifers 5. Kinderchurch Facilitators Contact Toni, in the Church Office, to learn more about volunteering at St. John’s Lutheran Church: 865.523.3330 or Toni@sjlcknox.org
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We love you so much that we are delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well, because you have become so dear to us. (1Thessalonians 2:8)
To share in the gospel of God is to weave our lives together forever. We invite you to explore the many opportunities available to weave, to grow and to change.
Happy Birthday!
October Birthdays
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Vyvette Solt
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Libby Stinnett
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Richard Bender
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Barbara Thompson
Mary Sue Bjorklund David Hegseth Terry Irwin
Sharon Gamble Sarah Lowe
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Caitlin Parton Sarah Morgan
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Jim Friedrich
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Pat Keyes Greg Kalmon Julie Sharp
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Anna Chappelle Josie Whitehead
Sarah Bast
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George Fowler Thea Peterson
Sarah Holtz
Jonathan Freeman
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Diane Boxx Emily Bradford
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Craig Friedrich
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Will Wing Elisabeth Bernard
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Dreama Feezell
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Charlotte Miller Arlene McCarthy Andrea Menendez
Bob Sharp Reid Zinser Preston Tucker
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Russ Miller Ryan Lee
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David Thomas Jennifer Robert
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Barbara Teague Bari Gerbig
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St. John’s Lutheran Church 544 Broadway, NW Knoxville, TN 37917 Phone: 865-523-3330 Fax: 865-524-7895 E-mail: INFO@sjlcknox.org Website: www.sjlcknox.org
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
Coming Up in the Advent Season: Dove Tree
December 1 7:00-9:00 pm
Providing Christmas gifts for children at Christenberry & Sarah Moore Green Elementary Schools.
Beginning November 23
Registration begins October 19
Contact Information St. John’s Lutheran Church—544 N Broadway—Knoxville, TN 37917— tel: 865-523-3330 Website: www.sjlcknox.org Senior Pastor— J. Stephen Misenheimer: Steve@sjlcknox.org Pastor of Family Ministries & Christian Caregiving—Amy C. Figg: Amy@sjlcknox.org Pastor of Congregation Life and Campus Ministry—John Tirro: John@sjlcknox.org Minister of Music – Deborah Dunne-Sousa: sousa@esknoxville.org Kids Hope USA Director – Thea Peterson: Thea@sjlcknox.org Director of Christian Education— Krista Lee: kblee123@aol.com Minister of Administration and Finance – Claudia Wise: Claudia@sjlcknox.org Communications Specialist – Mindy Abell: Mindy@sjlcknox.org Administrative Assistant— Toni Denton: Toni@sjlcknox.org