~ 1 ~ Pastor’s Point of View Greetings Dear Friends! Summer vacation is here! By the time you read this, Chris and I will have just returned from our vacation. I have found that it is always good to go away, but it is also good to come back home. I hope you all can enjoy some time away to be refreshed, and while you are away, don’t forget to attend church somewhere. I would love to hear about your experiences, and please bring me a bulletin and other information from your visit. While vacation season is here, that doesn’t mean we take a vacation from church! There is a lot going on this summer. Vacation Bible School is from June 24-28. Please be praying for this opportunity to impact the children in our church and community with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Please pray that we will plant some seeds which will bear fruit that will last! We need your prayers, but we also need you! Find a place to volunteer and plug in. You will be blessed, and our children will be blessed by your participation, and God will be pleased! On Sunday, July 15 th , we will be having our Worship Service and Picnic in Valley Park. We will gather for worship at the pavilion at 10:00 AM. There will be no worship service at our facility at 5339 Teays Valley Rd. The church has left the building to worship God in a different location and to enjoy a delicious picnic and good fellowship among our church family. We will have some fun playing games after we eat, and maybe even gather back together for some singing and eating later in the day! Please plan now to come and invite a friend. Bring a dish to share and come prepared to have a wonderful Sabbath Day together! More details are coming but mark your calendars now! On Friday, July 20 and Saturday morning, July 21 Bill Cain, a lifelong friend, mentor and fellow pastor, will be coming to lead our Session and Staff in a Strategic Planning Workshop. Please be in prayer for this event as we seek to discern God’s will and vision for the future ministry of TVPC. Bill will also be preaching on July 22 nd . Congratulations to all our graduates! May God guide you and direct you as you enter into a new chapter in your life! Don’t forget, you are still a part of the TVPC church family! Have a great summer everyone! Hope to see you in church! Kyle A special shout-out to all of our High School and College Graduates. Congratulations! Teays Valley Presbyterian Church The Valley Viewer JUNE
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Pastor’s Point of View Greetings Dear Friends!
Summer vacation is here! By the time you read this, Chris and I will have just returned from our vacation. I have found that it is always good to go away, but it is also good to come back home. I hope you all can enjoy some time away to be refreshed, and while you are away, don’t forget to attend church somewhere. I would love to hear about your experiences, and please bring me a bulletin and other information from your visit.
While vacation season is here, that doesn’t mean we take a vacation from church! There is a lot going on this summer. Vacation Bible School is from June 24-28. Please be praying for this opportunity to impact the children in our church and community with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Please pray that we will plant some seeds which will bear fruit that will last! We need your prayers, but we also need you! Find a place to volunteer and plug in. You will be blessed, and our children will be blessed by your participation, and God will be pleased!
On Sunday, July 15th, we will be having our Worship Service and Picnic in Valley Park. We will gather for worship at the pavilion at 10:00 AM. There will be no worship service at our facility at 5339 Teays Valley Rd. The church has left the building to worship God in a different location and to enjoy a delicious picnic and good fellowship among our church family. We will have some fun playing games after we eat, and maybe even gather back together for some singing and eating later in the day! Please plan now to come and invite a friend. Bring a dish to share and come prepared to have a wonderful Sabbath Day together! More details are coming but mark your calendars now!
On Friday, July 20 and Saturday morning, July 21 Bill Cain, a lifelong friend, mentor and fellow pastor, will be coming to lead our Session and Staff in a Strategic Planning Workshop. Please be in prayer for this event as we seek to discern God’s will and vision for the future ministry of TVPC. Bill will also be preaching on July 22nd.
Congratulations to all our graduates! May God guide you and direct you as you enter into a new chapter in your life! Don’t forget, you are still a part of the TVPC church family!
Have a great summer everyone!
Hope to see you in church!
Kyle
A special shout-out to all of our High School and College
Graduates. Congratulations!
Te a y s Va l l e y P r e s b y t e r i a n C h u r c h
It's time to join us at the Cupboard! Our church will once again provide volunteers to staff the Christian Community Cupboard the last two weeks in July. Our dates of service will be Friday July 20, Saturday July 21, Tuesday July 24, Friday July 27, Tuesday July 28. You will need to be at the Cupboard from 9:15 until about noon. Please check your calendar and let me know if you like to work and I will put you on the schedule. This is a wonderful Mission Outreach opportunity for everyone, including the youth of our church. In June, we will be collecting money to purchase hot dogs and buns. We will distribute them in July during the days our church members work at the Cupboard. Please put you donations in the collection plate and indicate that it is for the Christian Community Cupboard.
bottles, paper towel rolls, cases of 8 oz. bottled
water, packs of Capri Sun juice, 12 packs of
Coke, Diet Coke, and Sprite, and bags of chips,
pretzels, Cheetos.
Donations of money are also welcomed as
there are many items which we may need to
purchase.
There will be work parties scheduled during
June making props, preparing crafts, checking
supplies, etc. Check the bulletin and watch for
emails about work parties.
During the week of Vacation Bible School,
volunteers are still needed to help with the six
different age groups. Leaders will help
navigate the groups to the different
stations…Games, Bible Stories, Music, Crafts,
and Snacks. Each of those stations needs
volunteers to help also.
If you would be able to assist, you may contact
Chris Key or Bonnie Pritt, or call Karren in the
church office.
The Mission Outreach Ministry Team
is hosting their June picnic for the Teays Valley
Manor residents on Saturday, June 2, from
4:00 to 6:00 pm. Team members supply all the
picnic food, like hot dogs, hamburgers, baked
beans, potato and pasta salad, cold drinks,
watermelon and yummy desserts. It is a fun
time to enjoy the good food and fellowship
with our neighbors.
Anyone who would like to join us for dinner,
please speak with Dianne Harrah.
Hello and Happy June to you and you ... JUNE
is busting out all over - I think
most months bring songs to my
old memories ... lots of fun things
are lined up - like the “Dog Jog”
coming June 16 (look for more
information) - Vacation Bible
School coming 6/24, Worship out of the church
house - down at Valley Park on July 15 (details
coming) ... Now there has been a change for the
final summer meeting of Hannah Circle –
instead of going to “Fat Patties” for dinner ...we
are going to play it safe and come to our newly
beautified “Church Parlor” for a carry-in dinner
on June 5th... keeping away from all these
Hepititus A, B or C germs, etc. as suggested by
several members of the circle - come and join
us .. good food and great com-rod-erie (however
it is spelled) .. so far I know someone is bringing
a chicken dish - and veggie salad - and another
salad with cauliflower - so just make your
favorite but come JUNE 2nd at 5:30 ...PS the
CM is making a cake or some kind of desserts
and something else - Pastor sent some quotes to
the session and I want to copy them for you ...
“God loves each of us as if there is only one of
us” (Augustine)
“I was not born to be free, I was born to adore
and obey” (CS. Lewis) ...Martin Luther said to
his students: “Your responsibility is to get God’s
Word from your mouth to their ears. Only God
can take it from their ears to their heart.” “ The
Spiritual life does not remove us from the world
but takes us deeper into it.” (Henn Neuwen) ... I
guess I have done enough preaching - remember
a random act of kindness makes someone feel so special.... Stay Nice ... Luv CM
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O.W.L.S. All are welcome to attend OWLS functions, you
don't have to be retired or old to enjoy the fellowship of Older, Wiser, Livelier, Sexier people.
Hannah Circle Hannah Circle is having a carry-in dinner on June 5th. All women are invited to join us for an evening of Bible Study,
refreshments and fellowship.
Member Spotlight…
If you know someone who is looking for a church, recently moved, or would just like to come to sing a few songs with us, please feel free to invite them! We are always looking for more smiling faces to join us at TVPC and you never know, they could be the next Meet Our Members Shout Out
Recent Prayer
Requests
TOM ADAMS – Chemo – cousin of Janet Sims ETHEL BERRY – Health concerns (Barb Davis’ Mother) ALICE BROYLES —healing LUCY CANTERBURY – passing of her mother LINDA CHAFIN – Health concerns BEN COBB CAROLYN DAVIS – Health Concerns NANCY HILL - recovery CATHERINE KING – manor resident – various health problems ROBERT KRASZEWSKI — leukemia (Uncle of Andrea Lupson) ELIZABETH SCHUSTER – asking for strength STU SCHWALM – recovery – Marci Ingram’s dad SHARON SHREVE – asking for strength and guidance DEBBIE SOWARDS – recovery from surgery ROBERT SPRINGER, JR, - recovering at home RAY and BARB STRINGER DIANE STRINGER – recovery
JACK VAN DYKE, III – health issues RISHEL AND SANDY WALKER DORIS WALL – cancer (Sandy Walker’s Sister) BETTY WHITE MARTHA WILLIAMS – health issues (Ben Vest’s sister) ANITA YEAGER – recovery PRAY for our nation and our military PRAY for Missionaries and Christian Refugees If you have a prayer request please contact: Pastor Kyle – 540-405-1042; Bill Hensley – 304-757-8599 Or Dianne Harrah – 304-549-0026
JUNE BIRTHDAYS 06/02 Sandra Walker
06/04 Andrea Lupson
06/04 Barb Stringer
06/05 David Brown
06/07 Dianne Harrah
06/08 Frances Arthur
06/11 Ben Cobb
06/11 Tom Smith
06/12 Erin Barthelmess
06/12 Rose Springer
06/13 Jon Lupson
06/17 Dan Harris
06/22 Terry Hill
06/22 Stephen John Serfontein
06/23 Oshel Craigo
06/23 Lexi Williams
06/24 Mary Lou Mattison
06/26 Andy Ball
Dan & Marci Ingram 06/01
Ray & Jane McKinney 06/10
Don & Roberta Farmer 06/16
Bill & Rose Hensley 06/18
Larry & Becky King 06/28
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Dr. Kyle W. Key ............................................ Pastor Karren Sparks ......................................... Secretary Rebecca Hodges ............................... Accompanist Laura Boggess............................... ........Lay Pastor Colby Ennis …………………… .... Director of Children
& Youth Ministries Kim Lemons………….... .. Leaps & Bounds Director Tyler Cobb…....…………….. …Director of Worship Andrea Lupson … ........................... …Media Editor [email protected]
