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The Newsletter ofHendersonville

Presbyterian Church

July 2020VOLUME 35 NUMBER 07

Dear HPC Family,

My work as your transitional pastor has come to completion. I haveenjoyed pastoring you and getting to know you. I think we accomplishedquite a bit in this past year and four months. For me this time went byquickly.

My next call is to be the transitional pastor of Bethlehem Presbyterian Church (EPC)in Monroe, North Carolina. I will start serving with them July 5th. The timing of mydeparture for Bethlehem may seem abrupt. It is the policy of our presbytery fortransitional pastors to leave one month before the new pastor arrives.

Please keep your hearts focused on Jesus and His Kingdom. As I have preachedand taught many times, the Kingdom of God is the central theme of Jesus’ teachingand ministry. The Kingdom, basileia in the Greek, means the reign and rule of God inour lives, over the world and beyond. The Kingdom is also the book ends for Acts. In Acts chapter 1, Jesus spent His last forty days with His followers speaking aboutHis Kingdom. At the end of Acts, Paul spent two years “proclaiming God’s Kingdomand teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus the Messiah with all boldness,without hindrance.” (Acts 28:31, WMB)

Thank you for the many ways you encouraged and supported Diana and me.

I will miss you, but I know God is with you.

“May your love abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so thatyou may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the dayof Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes from Jesus Christ—to theglory and praise of God.” Philippians 1:9-11

In Christ,

Tom

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Session Highlights

UPDATEVolume 35 Number 07July 2020

The Newsletter ofHendersonvillePresbyterian ChurchPastorRev. Rob McClellandstarting August 1

Editor:Brenda BradshawProduction:Church Office

Deadline for submissions is the 21st ofeach month.

UPDATE DEADLINE

Deacon’s Meeting - July 13, 6:00 pmSession Meeting - July 20, 6:30 pm

The complete minutes of session meetings are posted on the SessionBulletin Board in the Fellowship Hall as soon as they are approved.

The June stated Session meeting was held on Monday, June 15, 2020at 6:30 pm by Zoom. All Elders were present and the meeting wasmoderated by Pastor Tom. Also attending were Michele Revis, directorof Creative Beginnings; Larry Mobley, chairman of the Pastor SearchCommittee; Roy Hathaway, representing the Deacons; and ClayHaskins, representing the Re-opening Task Force.Ms. Revis discussed the comprehensive re-opening plan for CreativeBeginnings. The Session approved the plan with teachers anticipatedto return on August 20 and the students on August 31.Mr. Hathaway reviewed the activities of the Deacons. It was approvedto delay van service to Carolina Village and Lake Pointe Landing untilthe first Sunday in October, subject to change. The Session alsoagreed with the Deacons to continue to call or email church membersperiodically to check on their needs and to offer prayer for them.Mr. Mobley, of the Pastor Search Committee, revealed that the PSChas identified a pastoral candidate for HPC, and has offered a call toRobert (Rob) McClelland. Rev. McClelland and his family will be inHendersonville the weekend of June 20. He will preach at the KingStreet worship service on Saturday, June 20 and at the 11:00 serviceon June 21. The Session voted to approve him and to refer his call tothe congregation for a vote at the Congregational meeting on June 28that was already scheduled to elect the Officer NominatingCommittee. A letter will be sent to the congregation giving moredetails. Information will also be placed on the church’s website. TheSession approved re-opening the 11:00 pm worship service beginningJune 21 following the guidelines approved by the Session.The nominees for the Officer Nominating Committee who will besubmitted to the congregation for election on June 28 are RobertBurns (chair); John Van Wagoner (co-chair); Sherri Jones; BettyMuller; Jerry Miller; Mimi Jamieson; Betsy Price; and Grant Sitler.The Session agreed to pay the EPC and Mid-Atlantic Presbytery onehalf of the budgeted annual amount now. The Session also voted torestore the full budgeted benevolences to missionaries and localcharities, to be paid quarterly. The Session approved paying $300 toJason Pitroff for his services as the sound technician for the KingStreet drive-in worship services.OCC was given permission to sell 19 Dollywood tickets for $30 eachto the congregation as a fundraiser. Also, OCC will participate in theApple Festival parking this year.The Session approved the re-opening plan for the Scouts to resumeactivities inside and outside the church with appropriate cleaning andtemperature checks.

— Louis Haynes, Clerk of Session

Deadline for the UPDATE is the21st of each month. If you haveinformation or articles for theAugust UPDATE, please submitthem by July 21.You can leave written copy/photosin the Communications mailbox inthe Church office, or send elec-tronically to the church office ordirect to Brenda Bradshaw :

BrendaBrad@aol.comThanks for your cooperation!

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(Officers meetings may be held electronically.)

There will be noWednesday Night

Services during themonth of July.

Past Wednesday nightservices are

availableon our website:

HendersonvillePC.organd on Facebook:#hendersonvillepc

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There will be no choir or othermusic group rehearsals for theduration of the corona-virus crisis.However, there will be specialmusic and hymns in our Sundayworship service being streamed liveon our website and on Facebookeach Sunday morning at 11 am.There will be no Wednesdayevening services during the monthof July.

MUSIC NOTESMUSIC NOTESMUSIC NOTESMUSIC NOTESMUSIC NOTESMUSIC NOTESMUSIC NOTESMUSIC NOTESMUSIC NOTESMUSIC NOTES

Rená Johnson singing “I Went Down to the River to Pray” on Sunday, June 21, 2020

Handbells, and handchimes,Adult Choir and CommunitySingers will be notified whenrehearsals resume.

We are all so grateful for our musicians who are providing solos and singing and playing hymns for our worship services. In alphabetical order (by first name), included are: Andy Morris, Cathey Gilbert, Cindy Leonard, Danny Sherrill, Grant and Susan Sitler, Rená Johnson, and Ross Sortore. We also appreciate that Karl Gessler previously offered music for the Wednesday service. Throughout June, Gayle provided the music for the Wednesday worship service.Gayle is interested in hearing about your “favorite” hymns. Please emailfavorite Hymn titles to musfpc@bellsouth.net. She would love to haverequests for favorite songs from any sacred genre. Those she may notknow she is willing to learn!Music is a gift from God so that we may use it to praise Him. Those whoare inspired to compile texts and tunes; those who have determined topractice to develop the skill of playing an instrument or singing; andthose who study theory and music of styles and times have all beenblessed by God with specific gifts. Music is not a performance, but anoffering of praise to our God. All Glory to our God and King!Keep a song in your heart!Gayle

A message from Gayle

Come, join with your brothers and sisters in prayer. This isa non-structured, very casual, time to sit before the Lord.Community prayer starts at noon and lasts about one hour.Come as you can and leave whenever—even if you canonly stay for a few minutes.

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UPDATEYOUR DIRECTORY

CAN YOU HELPwith Live Streaming?

HELP WANTED

Marge Hever333 Thompson St, Apt 361Hendersonville NC 28792-4807Phone: 828-551-3172mhever@yahoo.com(Please note: Marge says in caseyou’ve left a message on her oldphone and she hasn’t gotten backto you, it’s because her old phoneis still working, but there is no onethere to check messages.) Brenda Bradshaw32 Hillpark DriveHendersonville, NC m28739828-777-8990brendabrad@aol.com

We need a few more helpers who are able to sit in the balcony on aSunday morning (probably only one Sunday a month) to help with theLive Streaming of our 11 am service. It isn’t difficult, and training takesjust a short while. Please contact Sharon Mitchell to volunteer:slpb123@gmail.com or at 828-290-2121

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CONGREGATIONALMEETING REPORT

A Congregational meeting wascalled by the Session for Sunday,June 28, 2020 for five purposes:

1. To vote on Robert “Rob” J.McClelland to serve as ournext senior pastor.

2. To vote on the terms of callagreed upon between HPCand Reverend McClelland.

3. To vote on dismissing thePastor Search Committee.

4. To vote on three or moremembers of the PSC toserve as a WelcomingTeam to aid in theMcClelland’s transition toHendersonville.

5. To vote on the compositionof the Officer NominatingCommittee as recom-mended by the Session.

The first four issues presentedwere approved by the congre-gation unanimously. Therefore,Reverend McClelland’s plans areto begin his service at HPC onSaturday, August 1, 2020. In themeantime, if you need pastoralcare, please call Rena’ at thechurch office, 692-3211, and shewill send the request to theappropriate person or group.The vote about electing the ONCwas inconclusive. Although themajority vote was to elect theeight members recommended bythe Session, some ballots werecompleted before this issue cameto the floor. Therefore, the matterwill be referred to the Session forreview at its July Session meeting.Let’s all welcome Rob and hisfamily with open arms and hearts!

Meet our new senior pastor, the Rev. Robert (Rob) McClelland

We want to warmly welcome Pastor Robert (Rob) J. McClelland toHendersonville Presbyterian Church. Pastor Rob has been approved bythe members of Hendersonville Presbyterian Church at thecongregational meeting on Sunday, June 28, 2020, by a UNANIMOUSvote to become our new Senior Pastor. The current tentative plan is forRob to begin on August 1(August 2 would be the first Sunday). We willkeep you posted if that plan needs to be adjusted slightly.Pastor Rob McClelland’s sermon delivered at Hendersonville PresbyterianChurch on Sunday, June 21, 2020, is available on the church web site athendersonvillepc.org in the live service archive or you can access itdirectly at this link: https://venue.streamspot.com/40f6bc70If you wish to hear other sermons by Rev. McClelland, here are links tothree more: https://bit.ly/2WmJtcP https://bit.ly/35zioan https://bit.ly/35E3u2RPastor Rob received a Bachelor of Science from Texas Tech University in1995 and a Master of Divinity from Austin Presbyterian TheologicalSeminary in 2000. He has served as Senior Pastor at Faith Church(EPC) in Loveland, Colorado, and at First Presbyterian Church inArlington, Texas. Previously he had served as Associate Pastor at FirstPresbyterian Church in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Youth Pastor atCovenant Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas.Our new pastor has served on the National and World Outreach Teams atthe Presbyterian 34th, 36th, and 37th General Assemblies. He was thekeynote speaker for Elder and Pastor Training and for Marriage andMinistry Training at Touchup Presbyterian Church in Cameroon, Africa, in2010 and 2015 and also led teacher training and Kids at Heart at HarvestChildren’s Home in Cameroon. After hurricanes in Galveston, Texas, NewOrleans, LA, and Ocean Springs, MS, and floods in Loveland, CO, Robhelped provide community disaster relief.From 2006-2013 Rob served as a Board Member and a volunteer atArlington Life Shelter in Texas. Rob has also served as a school andrecreational soccer coach and loves coaching soccer, playing soccer,playing guitar, playing drums, singing, competing in the Scottish HighlandGames, snowboarding, hiking, golfing, camping, backpacking, andwatching movies.Pastor Rob and his family won the hearts of The Pastor SearchCommittee, and now the congregation will have the opportunity to lovinglyembrace Robert and his family as well. The family currently resides inLoveland, Colorado. As an initial introduction please read the McClellandFamily Profile on the next page.

Pastor Rob preached at HPC on Father’s Day, June 21, 2020

We are blessedto be a blessing!

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Robert – Robert is ordained in the EPC and has served as a Pastorfor over 20 years in Presbyterian churches in Virginia, Texas, andColorado. He earned a Master of Divinity from Austin PresbyterianTheological Seminary and a bachelor’s degree from Texas Tech. Robert’s desire is to see the church engage in the community inwhich God has planted them, seeking to impact lives and earn theright to share the gospel. He has a real passion for preaching andteaching God’s Word with the goal of bringing about life applicationfor the believer. He loves training, equipping, discipling, andempowering leadership to use their gifting to impact the church andthe culture for the kingdom of God. He loves to see believers utilizetheir gifts in accordance with scriptures to edify, encourage, andcomfort the church. Robert also has a passion for coaching. He has been blessed tocoach at the elementary, middle school and High School levels, andwith his licensing through USA Soccer, he is close to obtaining hiscoaching license which will allow him to coach through college. Robenjoys riding his motorcycle, playing music, competing in the ScottishHighland Games (when not injured), hiking, camping, and playing orcoaching almost any sport.

Meet the whole McClelland clan!

Stacy – Stacy is a woman with Texas roots, who,as a lover of mountains, camping, and hiking, isecstatic to have resided in beautiful places such asVirginia, Colorado, and her beloved home state ofTexas. Stacy holds a degree in Elementary Edu-cation, having spent many years in the classroomas a Special Education or Substitute Teacher. Shehas also enjoyed being involved with the ministryand leadership of Bible Study Fellowship for thepast 13 years.A wife to Rob for 23 years and mother to their threedaughters, Stacy has been blessed with the oppor-tunity to partner in ministry with Rob for the past twodecades. Armed with experiences of enduring thehardships of life alongside many, she has also en-joyed embracing with others beautiful moments ofjoy, grace, and overcoming. As a writer, Stacyyearns to connect with women with a commitmentto encourage and uplift in navigating this thingcalled life.

Cameron – Rob and Stacy’s oldest daughter at 17,Cameron is heading into her senior year. An avidreader, artist, athlete, musician, and student, Cameronwill graduate from high school with honors in May of2021. A driven soccer player, Cameron is in theprocess of looking at colleges where she will be ableto play soccer as she continues her education.Likewise, she has a passion and love for the sciences,and dreams of studying in the field of Forensic orVeterinary Sciences. Taylor – Rob and Stacy’s middle daughter is 16years old and heading into her junior year of highschool. A talented musician and student, Taylor alsohas a love for playing the sport of soccer. Havingattended high school at Colorado Early College(CEC), an early college program in Fort Collins, Taylorhas tested out of, and completed, many of her highschool credits. With this accomplishment, she alsostands to potentially graduate from high school in Mayof 2021. Currently pursuing an interest in business,Taylor will graduate with college credits that will earnher a Certificate in Business, with the option ofcompleting her Associates in Business upongraduation.Aileen – Rob and Stacy’s youngest daughter, at 10years old, is heading into 5th grade. Aileen lives life tothe fullest and is the very definition of an extrovert! It canbe considered a full-time job trying to keep up with her“hopeful” social calendar! Though Rob is an extroverttoo, Aileen has a way of even wearing him out in thisarea! An avid learner, tree-climber, swimmer, musician,and American Girl doll lover, she thrives on building newrelationships and making new friends. Aileen has nevermet a person she does not love, and she and hergrandmother are the best of friends.

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STEWARDSHIP

After Brian Kluth’s book, 40-DaySpiritual Journey to a More Gener-ous Life, became an unexpectedbestseller, the author was contac-ted by NBC to do a TV news story.When the TV reporter interviewedthe author, she asked, “So, youthink God wants everyone rich?”He said, “No, I don’t believe that.”She was a little surprised by theanswer and then asked, “Well, whatdo you believe?”He responded, “I believe thateveryone needs to learn to becomemore generous with whatever Godhas given them.”She then asked, “Well, didn’t yourbook becoming a bestseller makeyou rich?”He replied, “No, it helped me be-come more generous!“The truth is—every one of us inAmerica is rich when you compareus to the rest of the world. Whateach of us needs to learn is how tobecome more generous withwhatever God entrusts to us.”

How would you answerthis question?

Dwayne Durham named EltonHawley Athletic Trainer of the Yearby the North Carolina High School

Athletic Association

We are so proud of our own Associate LayPastor Dwayne Durham for earning thismost prestigious award. Way to go,Dwayne!

Pardee Sports Medicine Director, DwayneDurham, MEd, ATC, LAT, has beenawarded the 2020 North Carolina HighSchool Athletic Association’s Elton HawleyAthletic Trainer of the Year. The honor is a part of the State Awards,presented annually by the NCHSSA, which are based on those who havedone the most for high school athletics.“Dwayne is a true professional and passionate about his work with ourstudent athletes,” said Jay Kirby, president and CEO, Pardee UNCHealth Care. “He has been a staple in this community for nearly 40 yearsand we could not be more proud of him for earning this well-deservedhonor.”Durham was the first nationally certified athletic trainer in Western NorthCarolina at the high school level. He began teaching at HendersonvilleHigh in 1986, where he established a student athletic training programand introduced sports medicine classes that still exist today. In 1991, hewas promoted to sports medicine coordinator for Henderson CountyPublic Schools. In 1997, Durham joined and became director ofHendersonville Sports Medicine, before purchasing the clinic in 2005. Hecurrently serves as director of Pardee Sports Medicine, managing theirmiddle and high school athletic training programs for Henderson,Buncombe, Polk, Haywood, and Transylvania counties and serves as theathletic trainer for East Henderson High School.Durham, who knew Elton Hawley personally was quoted in theHendersonvile Times-News:

“That makes this award even more special to me. Elton was such a pio-neer for sports medicine. To have personally known Elton and to haveworked with such a fine man makes this award even more special to me.”

Elton Hawley is one of the pioneers of sports medicine as it related toNorth Carolina high schools. A graduate of Midway High School in Dunnand then a 1970 graduate of Appalachian State University, Hawley wasone of the first teacher-athletic trainers in the state and received theinaugural North Carolina Athletic Trainer of the Year award in 1984. For25 years he served as the athletic trainer for the Shrine Bowl of theCarolinas, and for over 20 years taught adult athletic training classes atthe North Carolina Coaches’ Association clinic in Greensboro. He passedaway in April of 2016, and afterward, the NCHSAA honored his legacy bynaming its Athletic Trainer of the Year award after him.On his Facebook page, Dwayne wrote a poignant message about hisfather, who passed away just last year:“To my dad ... I know he was smiling in heaven as he watched when Iheard that I was the recipient of this award”

My decision has been NOT tostart running the church van toBrookdale East, Carolina Village,and Lake Point Landing beforethe beginning of the fourth quarterof the year. That target date isOctober 4, 2020. This could changeone way or the other depending onCovid-19. Thank you for your patience andunderstanding.

—Harold GilbertDeacon incharge of Transportation

CHURCH VAN SERVICEUPDATE

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Children & Youth & Families

Children 9:30am—The children arehaving zoom Sunday morning classat 9:30. We are continuing ourexcursion through the OldTestament where we are seeinghow the Lord takes care of thosewho trust in him.

Online Sunday school forkids and students

Youth 9:30 am--We continue toexplore the Bible through videosproduced by Bible Project. GoogleMeet at 9:30am. (Please note thenew change of time).

Go to our website.There is now a

LIVE STREAMING icon righton the homepage.

Also available on ourFacebook page

(#hendersonvillepc).Video of past services areavailable on our website

and on Facebook andYouTube.

If you do not have a com-puter or phone or

other device with whichto hear and see our worship

service, we would love todiscuss optionsavailable for you.

WATCH OUR 10:55SERVICELIVE

OR WATCH LATER, ATYOUR

CONVENIENCE

Streams of living water.Whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed,the water I give them will become in them a spring of waterwelling up to eternal life. (John 4:14)Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of livingwater will flow from within them. (John 7:38)Lord, help us to satiate our thirst in You, to drink the water thatyou offer, and to let Your living water flow out of us. May we carrythe hope of living water to a dry and thirsty world.

Bonfire, volleyball,and fun!

The youth were able to gettogether outside in June for anevening of fun. We will try to con-tinue this once a month. Our nextevent will be on Saturday, July 11at the Morris home following theKing St. service. Please bring aside (fruit, chips, salad, etc). Hotdogs and s’mores will be provided.

The King Street service meets at5pm on Saturday afternoons in theFellowship Hall.The 11:00am service is open onSunday mornings in the Sanctuary.It continues to be live-streamed.

We are excited toannounce thatCreative BeginningsChristian Preschoolwill reopen for studentson August 31st.Please see our website for moredetails of our Safety and Healthprotocols concerning Covid-19.We have openings for every agegroup 2 months of age through5 years.Remember, we are also still accept-ing scholarship donations for lessfortunate families in our communitywho would like for their children tohave a Christian education.Thank you for your prayers andcontinual support.

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LIBRARYNEWS

JULY BIRTHDAYS13579

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Becky HaskinsAl Martin, Linda PalmerRichard ColeDwayne Durham,Barbara GreenYorke Pharr, Billy WardHannah ElleyMelvin CollinsRobert Burns, John WallsDon Haynes. Brenda HolmerCarolyn Baker, Rosalind BauerChristopher WardChad Stephens, Jo TyerDwight CollinsHarold Gilbert, Kathy ReidRená JohnsonLinda Ander, Frank FelsburgTom Leonard, Nancy Payne

I hope you will want to read thisnew book, The JerusalemAssassin, but I have to issue awarning. Don’t start this book ifyou are busy, because you will notbe able to put it down. Also, awarning that it is a timely, politicalstory that is unnerving to read.Now that I have you completelyconvinced that I am crazy to putthis in our church library, let meassure you that Joel Rosenberg isa highly regarded, esteemed writerof political history and events. Healso has a knack, as a Christianfiction writer, to turn timely politicalmatters into intriguing “what ifs?”and I sure hope this neverhappens!In this story, Marcus Ryker, who isa former U.S. Secret Serviceagent and now turned internationaloperative, is charged with trackingdown whoever is killing Americanofficials involved in crucial MiddleEast peace treaty negotiations,only to find bigger, more dan-gerous conspiracy lurking in theshadows. By the time Ryker andhis team fully understand the plotand who’s behind the plot, theyfind they have less than 96 hoursto disrupt a terrible evil that hasbeen set in motion.This is all I am telling you, I hopeyou will want to read this book.Call me if you would like to be puton the list for reading this novel.Also, don’t hesitate to ask me tomeet you in the parking lot for abook exchange. I am happy toprovide our members with greatstories during our continuedlockdown period. —Sara Emel, 713-882-0413

SUPPORT OPERATIONCHRISTMAS CHILD

THROUGHOUT THE YEAR

It’s Christmas in July!This is a wonderful time to buyflip flops and underwear forOperation Christmas Child(OCC). Think of the excitementof sharing gifts and God’sblessing with children all overthe world.After receiving a gift filledshoebox, the children are invitedto participate in The Greatest Journey (TGJ), a 12-lesson course wherethey are taught about Jesus. They typically share the good news ofJesus with 9 other people!From last year these are OCC estimates:HPC filled 1560 shoeboxes which resulted in 686 children attendingTGJ, 468 TGJ graduates & 343 accepting Jesus into their lives.HPC as a drop off location: 5707 shoeboxes which resulted in 2339children attending TGJ, 1712 TGJ graduates & 1255 accepting Jesusinto their lives.Please start saving your coins for the special “Pennies for Shoeboxes”collection that will take place at all services on Sunday July 26. Themonies collected will be used for shipping costs and The GreatestJourney.Check the Sunday bulletins in July for an insert for informationregarding “Buy A Box” and “Ship A Box”. Also, you may drop off anyshoebox items you purchased in the bin outside of the church office.Thank you for your consideration. “For God loves a cheerful giver.” 2 Corinthians 9:7

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The Jerusalem Assassinby Joel Rosenberg

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Jesus had a vision for His ministry. He stated thatvision in Luke 4:18-19“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He hasanointed Me to preach good news (euaggelizo inGreek, also translated as ‘gospel’) to the poor. Hehas sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisonersand recovery of sight for the blind, to release theoppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’sfavor” (NIV).Because He spoke these words while in thesynagogue in Nazareth, some call this His“Nazareth Manifesto.” A manifesto is a statementthat makes someone’s intentions known. Jesuswas telling the Jews in first century Palestine, andus: These are the reasons why I have come, andthese are the things I will do. From that point inHis ministry on, Jesus stayed focused on these objectives. He did notallow Himself to be distracted by cultural or political events—He stayedtrue to this vision.Jesus also had a mission statement. He stated His mission at the end ofLuke 4, “I must preach the good news (euaggelizo, again. Gospel) of theKingdom of God to the other towns also because that is why I was sent”(Luke 4: 43 NIV).How did Jesus preach the good news, or gospel of the Kingdom of God?Jesus cast out demons and healed the sick (Luke 4: 35, 4: 39, 4: 40, 41);He taught with authority (Luke 4: 31, 32); He kept on preaching in syn-agogues (Luke 4: 44); and He prayed in solitary places (Luke 4: 42).Luke 4: 18-19 was a description of what He was going to do. In Hissecond statement in Luke 4:43, He told His disciples how He was goingto accomplish His vision—by continuing to do what He had done inCapernaum. Jesus was going to operate in the power of God, usingsupernatural miracles, signs, and wonders; teaching, preaching, andprayer to make His point: I am God’s Son and I have come to releasethe Kingdom of God.A vision points to the future. It is what an organization, even a church,wants to become or do. It is the goal or objective of the church; it setsa defined direction. The vision should be central to strategic planning.It focuses the ministries of the church and gives leadership a ‘target’ tohelp them make decisions for things like budgets, hiring, ministries tosupport, teaching, training, and speakers, for example. It also providesa template that members of the church can use to guide Bible studies,prayers, and small-group lessons. It must be broad enough to encom-pass all that God has for the church, but contain elements specificenough to provide focus for choices and decisions.The mission statement is different from the vision. While the visiondescribes what we want the future of the church to look like, the missionis what the church is doing today to accomplish the vision. Jesus was

OurVision and Mission

Statements

anointed to preach the gospel,proclaim freedom, and set theprisoner free—His vision. He“preached” the gospel inCapernaum by performingmiracles, signs, and wonders inthe power of the Holy Spirit,teaching, preaching, and prayer –His mission. In His vision state-ment He tells us what He is goingto do in the future; He describesHis intentions. In His missionstatement, He tells us what He hasdone and what He will continue todo to accomplish His vision.You might have noticed that ourvision statement is close to Jesus’.Our ultimate objective is toadvance the Kingdom of God inthe world. Like Jesus, we intend todo it in the power of God. Also, likeJesus, we intend to be a churchthat “equips His disciples”; sendingthem out to “Jerusalem, Judea,Samaria, and the ends of theearth.”Our prayer is that you will askJesus how you can make ourvision and mission an excitingreality.The Christian Education MinistryJohn Van Wagoner, Chair

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MISSIONARY CARE COMMITTEE

These two funds were establishedin September 2013 to replace theno longer available, long-standingLovett Fund. The only source ofmonies now for missionary trans-portation costs for Table Talks or topreach; shortfalls; or special needsnot covered by the church’s annualBenevolence support, is from theMissionary Care Designated Fund.When Henderson County organi-zations our church supportsthrough Local Missions are in needof extra monies for their support,the only source is the Local Mis-sions Designated Fund.This is a reminder that, should youwant to give to either of theseaccounts, please write your checkto the church and on the bottomstate either “For Missionary CareDF” or “For Local Missions DF.”Both committees thank you.

Designated Fundfor Missionary Careand Local Missions

The Great CommissionAfter His resurrection Jesuscommanded his disciples asrecorded in Matthew 28:18-20

And Jesus came and said tothem, “All authority in heavenand on earth has been given tome. Go therefore and makedisciples of all nations, baptizingthem in the name of the Fatherand of the Son and of the HolySpirit, teaching them to observeall that I have commanded you.And behold, I am with youalways, to the end of the age.”

We have partnered with Steveand Margie Doty since the late’90’s as they labored in NorthernThailand with the Wycliffe BibleTranslators. In Thailand thereare many groups that do nothave a written language and thusno access to a Bible in theirnative language.Steve has overseen the depart-ments of Linguistics, Literacy,Translation, Language Learning, Language Survey, and Computing.Margie has taught linguistics and Bible Translations at Payap University,the first Christian university in Thailand. Over the years they haveworked in these areas with increasing emphasis and time given to Bibletranslation. Steve oversees translation work for five countries helpingteams with their language programs and translation work.A recent course that Steve taught was training in grammatical analysiswhich trains students to figure out the grammatical patterns in anylanguage allowing them to be immersed in a regional language and beable to translate the Bible into that language. Often Steve will writeabout challenging situations.It is usual to have translation students from up to ten countries. Thismeans that they have to mentally sort through the language they grewup with, maybe the official language of the country, English, and thelanguage of the target region they are working with. Some of the chal-lenges are created by the different grammatical structures of one ofthose language and English which is the basic language from whichthey base their translation. Another challenge to the Dotys is that theircity, Chiang Mai, has the world’s worst air pollution and wearing facemasks is part of self preservation. This is because millions of farmers inSoutheast Asia burn the land getting it ready to plant.Another example of a challenge was what Steve found when a studentgroup was translating the Gospel of Mark. They found that the targetlanguage did not use passive clauses which required expressing themas direct clauses.The usual Bible translation plan is to have a student group translate thewhole Bible, and Steve has learned to have them do the whole processwith the first book all the way through to the printing, giving them athorough training including error correction. Another very important termfor these groups to experience is “feedback,” so that the process oftranslation become more deeply engrained which hones each person’stranslation skills and each group’s skills. Usually the groups maintain thesame members for some time, and their collective translation skills arecrucial to successful outcomes.It has become too dangerous for the Dotys to travel around in South-east Asia, so now they just stay in Indonesia. Let’s pray for their safetyand for blessings on this challenging work.

DR. STEVE AND MARGIE DOTYWYCLIFFE BIBLE TRANSLATORS

THAILAND

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For prayer chainconcerns, please call:Tanya Jones at 692-8678 orthe church office.

Hospital Visitation ScheduleJuly 5 Ragena White 458-8229July 12 Darlene Davy 595-9105July 19 Marilyn Frenier 891-9716July 26 Scott Perry 696-5764

Thanks to all involved in hospital visitation

As of this newsletter print date, most area hospitals are closed tovisitors. This list is published in the event the situation changes.

Frank AhernJean AustinRay and Beverly BarstowJeanie BeinertMary BenoitDon BentzenCarol BroylesCharles ByrdLloyd and Sharon CandellTeresa ComptonDeanna CrawfordJauhnell DurhamNancy EnglandJim FinchPeggy Finch-HyattBarbara HaleEd and Barbara HendersonCharlie HorneBob HollisEverett LambGlenn MacDonaldRobert MennellaNancy PayneJohn PorterDave RadcliffeJoanne RadmanEd SmithIrene SolbakkenGeri SorrellLarry Stepp, Sr.Dave StewartJack TownsendSarah WalrathHeidi WeickerPaul WeinertMildred WzorekMary Fran ZarmerJan Alford’s brother JakeRick Austin’s motherGil & Carol Broyles grand-

daughter Kristen and Jeff

PLEASE KEEP IN PRAYERPLEASE KEEP IN PRAYERPLEASE KEEP IN PRAYERPLEASE KEEP IN PRAYERPLEASE KEEP IN PRAYER

And All Those in Military ServiceThe Matthews’ son Nick in Hickory, NC (moving to SC) • The Matthews’son Pete & wife Laura in Nevada • The Matthews’ son Sam in Alabama

John Woodham’s son Tee

Let’s show our love toour shut-ins

with cards, prayersand visits.

* At HomeSee Church Directory

* Ray and Beverly Barstow* Don Bentzen* Geri Sorrell

* Ardie Steven

Beverly DavidsonMountain Home

Health and RehabEverett Lamb

Carolina Village Med CenterRoom 112

Rosie PardueWesley Court Assisted Living

916 Wesley CourtBoiling Springs, SC 29316

Irene SolbakkenCarolina Reserve

Dana Conlon’s grandsonKaleb

David Demirgian and ship’s crewLen and Ruth Dykstra’s

great-grandson HudsonKathy Gagnon’s brother in law

Russell and wife CarolBob and Linda Hollis’ son ScottEva House’s cousin Robin,Dick and Eva House’s friend

Evelyn DouglasDick and Eva House’s friend

Becky KnappDick and Eva House’s daughter

Ann’s in-laws Richard andMary Wolfe

Dick and Eva House’s friends,the Hollers

Dick and Eva House’s friends,Ray & Christy Strickland

Nancy Lindsay’s mother PatSharon Mitchell’s daughter’s

sister-in-law Gwen NaylorCaryl Mobley’s sister MargeryLarry & Caryl Mobley’s neighbor

Wayne OckovicBetty Muller’s granddaughter

Chelsey MossbergNancy Payne’s son ChrisPeggy Richardson’s friends

Roger and Brenda PetersDale and Anita Rozell’s son in law

DannyEd Smith’s daughter Kimberly DayLynette Stark’s mother and father

and friend’s mother GloriaLinda Stephen’s family friend’s

baby HudsonJohn & Ginny Woodham’s

grandchildren Finn and AubreyCharles Young’s mom Joan

Dear Church Family,Thank you so much for the cardsand letters of support that youhave sent to me. I am doing better.Please continue to keep me inyour prayers.Thank you again,Everett Lamb

Be kindand compassionate

to one another,forgiving each other,

just as in ChristGod forgave you.

— Ephesians 4:32 (NIV)

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We need items that you no longer want or needfor our annual church bazaar.

Items we can take are jewelry, tools, seasonal decorations, furniture,household items, handbags, shoes, kitchen items, baskets, dinnerware,small electricals in working condition, and linens to name a few. Items notsold will be donated to Habitat for Humanity. Because of this, we can nolonger accept the following:

NO ClothingNO BooksNO TVs that are not flat screen

NO ComputersThe bazaar will be held this yearon September 12, so please savethe date, as we will need help setting up the day before and help with thesale itself. Proceeds from the bazaar are divided between OperationChristmas Child and Creative Beginnings Christian Preschool.Space for storage is limited, so if you can store the items till a time closerto the sale it will be greatly appreciated. If you cannot, please contactRagena White at 828-458-8229. Thank you for your support!

Are you interested in creatingitems to donate for theTeacup Raffle?

*Handmade items only*Quilts, Jewelry,

Stained Glass items,Cross-Stitched items,

Wood workingsThese are just a few of the itemsrepresented at last fall’s TeacupRaffle—all donated by our talentedchurch members and friends!This year the Teacup Raffle will beheld on Saturday, September 12, inconjunction with our fall sale and willbenefit Operation Christmas Child.We would like to get an idea of howmany folks will be participa-ting thisyear, as well as a preliminarynumber and description of possibleraffle items.Please contact Tanya Jones formore nformation: tbtbs1981@gmail.com.All raffle items must be received bythe church by August 9th, 2020.

Wanted: Crafters!SEPT

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Bazaar 2019