Thursday,

August 22, 2024

OUR MISSION: We are an open community who believes God is love

and who lives our belief through praise and service.

mailing address:  Balmoral Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 17309, Memphis, TN 38187

Church Office Hours: Mon - Thur, 10:00am- 3:00pm

WEBSITE: www.balmoralpc.com

NEW for THIS WEEK

• WORSHIP SUNDAY, August 25, at 11:00am

• MESSAGE from the PASTOR

• ALL ABOUT BOOK CLUB - a SMALL GROUP UPDATE

COMING in NEXT WEEK'S NEWSLETTER....

• FALL PREVIEW of EVENTS

• NEWS from the PC(USA)
• ‘Prepare for the Polls’ video series to help Presbyterians stay informed during the election season
• Family and friends gather in Georgia to remember an antiracism giant in the PC(USA)

• BIRTHDAYS

• CALENDAR of EVENTS

• BPC Photos
• Worship Photos
• BPC SISTERS "TEA PARTY"

DID YOU MISS THIS LAST WEEK?

 (Read it now - it's right after the photos!)

·        CHOIR REHEARSALS RETURN for FALL

& CHOIR WORKSHOP

ONGOING INFORMATION LINKS:

SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES

DONATIONS

• BRING FOOD for the FOOD CART
• JOHNSON AUXILIARY ITEMS NEEDED
• RECYCLE YOUR TOOTHBRUSHES

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

• SIGN UP to be a WORSHIP LITURGIST!
• SIGN-UP to BRING COFFEE HOUR SNACKS!
• GIVE OUT HOSPITALITY BAGS
• MAKE SANDWICHES and/or SERVE LUNCH at the SOUP KITCHEN @ 1st PRES
• DISTRIBUTE FOOD at COLONIAL PARK

Sunday Worship

August 25, 2024

WORSHIP SERVICE

at 11:00am

Scriptures: Joshua 24:14-18

& Matthew 4:8-10

Sermon: Who to Serve

Rev. Mark Howland

Can't attend Worship in person? Join us on YouTube LIVE!

Link to Sunday's Bulletin

Link to Sunday's Worship on YouTube

Previous Worship Services at Balmoral are also still available on the 

Balmoral YouTube channel 

It seems in the context of our lives today that time and energy are two highly sought after commodities. While inventions and technology were initially thought to increase our time and energy, the initial thoughts have not appeared to come to fruition. Many of us can be heard saying such things as: "I do not have enough time to do everything;" "I am so exhausted that I am not able to enjoy myself and engage in the things I really wish to do;" "I would like to but I just do not have enough time or energy to do that now." Each of these statements indicate that our time and energy are limited resources which we wish we had more of but seem unable to gain.

I was once told that if you want to know what is important in a person's life, take notice of how they spend their time, energy, and financial resources. The expenditure of these items give a strong indication into what priorities an individual has set. As I have tried to heed this advice, I find it often to be very true.

This week we will confront the question which presents itself as we look at statements in passages from Joshua and in Matthew---"Who will you serve?" While we may be eager to answer, "The Lord," does our life give evidence of that answer? If we are observed, what priorities become evident in the choice we make in life. How do we expend our time and energy?

Blessings,

Pastor Mark

SMALL GROUPS UPDATE....

ALL ABOUT

The Balmoral Book Club has been bringing book-loving members and friends together for decades. From classics to recent bestsellers, fiction and nonfiction, short stories to sagas, the printed word is our focus, and camaraderie is our purpose – usually around refreshments!

Everyone is welcome!

Our selections come from participant suggestions. So far this year they have included: Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None, The Library by Susan Orleans, All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriott, Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate Camillo, Have You Seen Luiz Velez by Catherine Ryan Hyde, The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride, a variety of short stories by the late Alice Munro, and most recently Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt.

Coming up in September is Abide with Me by Elizabeth Stroutt, and in October we will review a historical book about the Santa Fe Trail. At our November meeting everyone comes with a name of a book or books they would recommend, and it is from these recommendations that we come up with our subjects for the next year. In December we meet for a potluck lunch, usually in someone’s home, and gather around dessert to read aloud one or two of our favorite poems. This has become a much-loved tradition.

Our regular meeting time is the second Tuesday of each month, beginning at 1:30 p.m., (except for December, when we gather at 11:30 a.m.)

Please join us Sept. 10 at 1:30 p.m. at the home of Beverly Hooker, 85 Country Place in Cordova, to discuss Abide with Me by Elizabeth Stroutt. 

Janice Hill, Team Leader

NEXT BOOK CLUB

September 10

1:30pm

at the home of Beverly Hooker

85 Country Pl., Cordova, TN 38018, Memphis, TN 38018

Abide with Me 

by Elizabeth Strout

Oprah Magazine described Abide with Me as “Superb . . . a shimmering tale of loss, faith, and human fallibility" and Beverly says she enjoyed it very much.

We will meet at Beverly's House. As with today, anyone who wants to bring a snack to share is welcome to do so.

Discussion led by Beverly Hooker

COMING UP in

NEXT WEEK'S NEWSLETTER:

Yes, it's still hot and sticky and still very much summer, but Fall is on the Way! The schools are open and In only 11 days it will be Labor Day. Although some activities, like Chair Yoga and Tuesdays with Ted, and the Book Club continued through the Summer and Choir Rehearsals started this week, while others took the summer off.

All of Balmoral's Fall Schedule activities will begin right after Labor Day, beginning with PW Bible Study on Wednesday, September 4. In next week's newsletter, we'll list when everything begins, and highlight some special upcoming events, including PW, a Fall Kick-off Pancake breakfast, Sunday Studies and more.

ATTENTION TEAM LEADERS: If you want to highlight your activity or recruit new members, email your group's information to Kathy Singleton ksingle2@bellsouth.net by next Tuesday!

NEWS from the PC(USA)



USE the BUTTON HERE FOR MORE NEWS from PC(USA) :

Barry Dotson (26)

Birthdays

Lynn Ward (4);

Karen Pilkington (7);

Chip Ordman (10);

Jada Baldwin (14);

Lisa Koffman (16);

Mitchell Lucas (19)

CALENDAR of EVENTS

REGULARLY SCHEDULED EVENTS

Want to know what days certain groups or events meet? Or what groups may not meet during the Summer? Check out the current regular events calendar! Click the image here to see what groups are meeting when!

UPCOMING EVENTS

Mary Schmitz, Liturgist

Rev. Mark Howland

Special Music

Balmoral Summer Singers, directed by Ben Legett

Children's Moment

Phoebe and Penny Pilkington in the Creation Station

BPC Sisters"Tea Party" at Olive Garden

CONTACT INFORMATION



Pastor Contact: Rev. Mark Howland

(515-988-5183 or email pastormark@balmoralpc.com)

Pastoral Care: Rev. Elizabeth Dick, Pastor Associate

(314.330.0506 or email elizabethdick2@gmail.com)    

SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES!

FOOD CART

Bring items for the Food Cart weekly - keep the cart full!

JOHNSON AUXILIARY

Items needed at Region One for patients and their families.

RECYCLING

Toothbrushes, Toothpaste tubes etc can be recycled. Cardboard recycling is also available

SUNDAY LITURGIST

Sign up to join Mark at the podium as a Liturgist

SIGN-UP to BRING COFFEE_TIME SNACKS

For goodies with your coffee.

SUPPORT the HOSPITALITY BAGS PROGRAM

Make donations and/or pass out bags to those in need

VOLUNTEER for the SOUP KITCHEN

Make sandwiches and/or serve lunch at 1st Presbyterian

PASS OUT FOOD at COLONIAL PARK

Food from the MidSouth Food Bank distribution location

CHOIR REHEARSALS for FALL HAVE BEGUN!

EVERY WEDNESDAY

7:00 pm in the Choir Room

BPC's Fall schedule is beginning soon and the Choir is getting ready! Wednesday rehearsals have resumed on Wednesdays at 7:00pm in preparation for the first Fall Sunday service on September 8. There will also be a choir workshop on September 7, 9:30-3:00.

ALL guests and prospective singers are encouraged to attend!

Please let Ben Legett know if you will be joining us for the workshop so lunch can be ordered for everyone!

• Newsletter Articles & Photos should be emailed to Kathy Singleton at ksingle2@bellsouth.net no later than end of day Monday for the week you want the article in the news.
• Bulletin Announcements should be emailed to Kathy Singleton, no later than Monday the week before the Sunday you want the information to appear.