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2nd Mile Gift for May - Africa ELI and P.I.E.T

Africa ELI builds gender equity, improved economic conditions, peaceful development and strengthened leadership capacity in South Sudan by advancing women’s education through academic sponsorships, partnerships, retention programs, and life-skills development. Knoxville-based, contact Anita Henderlight at 805-9848 or www.africaeli.org

PEACEBUILDING INSTITUTE OF EAST TENNESSEE gathers peacebuilders around the world to practice peacebuilding and nonviolence from an ecumenical and interfaith perspective. Contact: Jim Foster, 865-573-4089, or go to www.peacebuildinginstitute.org for additional information.

COS After-Sunday-Worship Cleanup

People with last names beginning M-P are encouraged to spend a little time after worship today helping with clean-up responsibilities. We appreciate and thank you for all your hard work!

Sunday Morning Hospitality Hosts

Thank you to the ASAF CLASS for serving as our hospitality hosts on Sunday, May 20.

Action Team Meetings:

Wednesday, May 23, we will hold our quarterly COS Action Team Meetings for deacons and their action teams, along with interested volunteers, to gather to discuss issues and plan activities for the coming quarter. If you currently serve on an Action Team, or if you are interested in serving, please join us on the 23^rd. Pizza will be available at 6 PM (but please ).  Our meeting will begin at 6:30 PM.

COS Dinner Coordinators Needed

In addition to Dinner Hosts, we are looking for several people who are willing to serve as Coordinators for a Community-Building Dinner Group. This year, our COS Community-Building Dinners will also serve as “circles,” with more emphasis on building community connections in the congregation. Each COS Circle will include a designated person who will coordinate communication within the circle and between circle members and the church as a whole. If you are interested in doing this, please contact Shelley Wascom, Deacon for Community-building at 599-0111 or by .   THANKS!

Responsibilities of Dinner Circle Coordinators

1. At the dinner, coordinators will initiate the process of getting to know one another with an ice-breaker (provided by COS or their own) and lead a closing conversation to make plans for a Fall meeting (in any way the group wants to regather).
2. Get contact info for those present at the dinner (e-mail and phone number, names of family members);
3. Send out a group e-mail once each month to check-in with those in the dinner circle;
4. Inform the pastors if there is a request for support – prayer, pastoral visit or otherwise. Pastors will check in with the facilitators at least quarterly.

Know of Someone Graduating this year?

Share your good news and contact the  with your graduate’s information (name, school, date, next step) so that we can recognize their achievement.

Visual Artist for May - Tony Kampwerth

Architect and Artist Retrospective

Many COS members know Tony as a watercolor artist.  Actually, he is retired from a 45 plus year career as a self- employed Architect.  He was involved in many types of building projects but always had a special interest in church architecture.  Some examples of the church designs (starting back 40 years ago) will be displayed during May.  Also on display will be a few of his latest paintings.

FREE SPACES: the Resurrection themed exhibit continues through May.

Adult Study Opportunities on Sunday Mornings at at COS:

1) The ASAF Group and the Bible Study Group meet on Sunday mornings at 9:45 AM. We are discussing “The Forgotten Jesus”. If you would like a copy please let us know and we will leave one for you. Join us! 

2)  The Adult Discussion Group also meets on Sunday at 9:45 AM in Shalom House (the old stone house). The group will be discussing essays and poems by Wendell Berry for the summer season. Each Sunday, we will gather to discuss one essay or a selection of poems. Photocopies of what will be discussed will be available the previous week so there is no need to purchase a book. You can join the group on any Sunday as you like as we will be reading something different each week. To learn more about Berry and his works, visit http://www.wendellberrybooks.com/.  For questions of more information, contact Ed Sullivan at 483-7203 or by .

Both groups meet at 9:45 AM on Sunday mornings. Child care for children under 5 is available. Additional activities for older children could be arranged if there is interest.

DayLillies

DayLillies will meet for lunch at 11:30 AM on Wednesday, June 6, at Olive Garden, Kingston Pike.

UCC Southeast Conference Annual Meeting

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOUTHEAST CONFERENCE of the UCC will be held June 8-9 at First Congregational Church in Birmingham, AL. The theme is “Nurturing Your Call” and activities will include an optional tour of the Birmingham Civil Rights Museum/Institute. John Gill, Leslie Etheredge and four delegates from Church of the Savior will be attending, but others are welcome to join us. If you are interested in going, you can register on-line at www.secucc.org or registration materials can be found on the table at the back (Due before the end of May!) Contact or phone 257-3223 if you plan to attend or to arrange carpooling with others.

Congratulations Graduates!

From High School (in alphabetical order)

India Gill graduates from West HS on May 19 and plans to attend Elon University where she has been accepted into the Elon College Fellows Scholarship Program. She is the daughter of our pastor, John Gill, and step-daughter of Deborah Cliburn.

Doug Hulsether graduates from Maryville HS on May 19. He is the son of Anne McKee and Mark Hulsether and plans to attend Knox College in Galesburg, IL on a full academic scholarship.

Deaver Shattuck and Christie Peace have two chidlren graduating form West High School this year.  Raney Shattuck will go to Barnard College at Columbia University in New York City and Alan Shattuck will be attending and playing football at Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, VA.

Erin Stapleton is graduating from West High and has received both merit and artistic scholarships to attend Savannah College of Art and Design this fall. Erin is the daughter of Pat Hudson and Sam Stapleton.

From University and Advanced Degree Programs (in alphabetical order)

Rev. Anne McKee received her Doctorate of Ministry degree from Columbia Theological Seminary in Atlanta, GA!

MaryAnne and Allen McNutt’s grandson, Samuel Hunt Rosson, graduated with a degree in engineering from UT.

Kate Murrah, daughter of Betty Henault and Bill Murrah, graduated from UT in environmental biology.  

PJ Silver graduates from LMU with a nursing degree.

Amy Garrison Weller, daughter of Marty Sanders, graduated from the RN program at Roane State.  Amy was previously an O.T. Assistant and 13 years as full-time mother.  

Knoxville Pride Fest - June 23

The Knoxville Pride Fest on June 23 is a chance to support the GLBT community in Knoxville and express our witness as an Open and Affirming congregation of the UCC. If you can march in the parade or take a short shift in the shade of our COS tent answering questions, inviting people to stop by on Sunday, passing out literature etc., please email , or phone 673-6689.

Save the Date:

VBS 2012.....Babylon--Daniel's Courage in Captivity, July 16-19

Seeking Common Ground

Do you have your copy of Seeking Common Ground, a remarkable compilation of writing and reflection by COS Members put together by Ann Hake? If not, make sure to get one today. Suggested donation is $10 with all proceeds going to support the COS youth group on their UCC Winter Retreat.

COS Office Hours: Monday -Thursday, 9 AM - 4 PM

Our Administrative Assistant, Nancy Best, is in the office M-TH 9-2. (On some days, the hours from 2-4 will be covered by our pastoral staff.)  The office is closed on Fridays. Please send all information intended for the weekly bulletin to the church office by Wednesday. Thanks!

Please Note: These hours may be changed occasionally due to holidays or temporary unavailability of office staff.

In addition to regular office hours, meetings and visits with the Pastor and Associate Pastor can also be arranged by appointment.

Help Us Keep COS Clean!

Help us keep COS clean each week. Cleaning begins at 6 PM on Friday. With a full crew (6) it takes about an hour to complete the defined tasks.  For more info, please email or call  588-7147.

Help with Joys and Concerns and Hospital Visits

If you have joys and concerns that you wish to share with the members and friends of COS, please let us know so that we can place them on the prayer list. Also, it is often difficult to know or keep track of friends and members of the church in the hospital. If you or a loved one are in the hospital or scheduled to go for treatment, please let us know. Please Call and/or Email , , or the so that we might serve you better.

VISITING? With CHILDREN or Older YOUTH?

If you are visiting with us, we hope you feel welcome! You can find more information about COS on the table near the kitchen or on-line at www.cos-ucc.org.   Please use one of our Visitor/Information Cards in the chair pockets, or contact one of our pastors and we will be happy to answer any questions you may have about COS or the United Church of Christ.

If you have children, they are welcome to stay in the service (crayons and children’s bulletins on back table) or attend a Sunday School class that begins after children's time in the worship service. We have a nursery for infants and toddlers up to age 3 and classes as follows:

1. 3-5 yrs. old,
2. 1st and 2nd grade, and
3. 3rd-5th grade.

Someone will be glad to point you In the right direction!

Our youth (6th-l2th grade) participate In worship during the service in several ways and have a calendar of events listed on the back bulletin board by the kitchen. Please check out the bulletin boards on either side of the kitchen to see how much FUN we have here at COS! If you have questions about our children’s or youth programs, please feel free to contact by email or call the church office at 584-7531.

Children and Youth News

YOUTH HAPPENINGS

Amended Spring Schedule & MORE

1. Amended SS dates will be:  5/13, and 5/20
2. There's a new service sheet up with a space for recycling on it. The recycle person will bag the stuff from the 2 recycle cans in the kitchen, the 3 SS rooms, and the large round basket where we dump our used bulletins and such. Then you can leave the bag(s) by the robing closet in the sanctuary and I'll haul off. This will be a great help and a service we agreed to perform a couple of years ago that we need to keep up.
3. Remember that only one youth needs to be in a SS room (unless the TEACHER asks for mor help) and that you're to be actively engaged in assisting the teacher and children in any way you can.  You are a valuable resource and they appreciate you so much.

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Community News

Community Events

Morgan Scott Project Fundraiser

Ella Smith at Morgan Scott Project has arranged a fund raiser with Texas Roadhouse at Morrell Road. When diners present this coupon on Thursday, May 31, Texas Roadhouse will donate 10% of the bill to MSP.  

Social Justice Issue - Knox County Schools Funding:

This month, the Knox County Commission will decide whether or not to accept a significant budget increase recommended by the Knox County School Board for Knox County Schools. All who care about funding for our schools should let your voice be heard in this process. Your commissioner's email can be found at http://knoxcounty.org/commission/commissioners.php to make comments. The School Board Vice-chair, Indya Kincannon, writes, “The School Board has proposed a bold, but strategic, budget that will help our schools go from good to great. This budget is a fiscally responsible investment in our future.  If you agree, now's the time to contact all County Commissioners and ask them to support the School Board's full budget request. Let them know you support ‘Taking Knox Schools from good to great!’” Letter-writing materials will be available after church today as well.

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Monthly Events

2nd Week

Mondays

• COS Knit or Not Group
  (2nd Monday)
  6:30 PM @ COS (Shalom House)

3rd Week

Thursdays

• Knoxville Ministerial Association
  Noon @ COS

• TN Equality Project
  7:00 PM @ COS

4th Week

Thursdays

• TN Healthcare Campaign -
  7 PM @ COS