JANUARY 2020
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 10612 DAYTON PIKE , SODDY DAISY , TN 37379
MAIL: P.O. Box 9, SODDY DAISY, TN 37384 TEL: (423) 332-2327 E-MAIL: FIRSTPRESBYTERIAN@EPBFI.COM
KNITTED TOGETHER
LET’S PRAY
TOGETHER
Members & Participants
Heather Shannon Batson, Becky
Burchard, Sherry Clark, Billy Crowe,
Nita Crowe, Danny Curvin,
Gene Curvin, Bud Ellis, Bill
Newberry, Barbara Newman, Jan
Newman, Dora Sowell, Doug
Stephenson, Lorie Tessmer, Delores
White, Taylor Williams
Family & Friends
Becky Burchard (Irene Ammon’s
niece), The Clifton Family (friends of
Linda Kurzenberger), Gary Cross
(friend of Bill Newberry), Kevin
Daughtery (nephew of Jan
Newman), Marilyn Kurzenberger-
Wittke (family of John and Linda
Kurzenberger), Bobby Legg, David
McCarell, Jerry Newman (Gary’s
brother/Barbara’s son), Karen Smith,
Vickie Sullivan, Jill Tobin, Sophia
Turner
Military
Thomas Pelham and Family
(Thomas is the son of John and
Jody Pelham; grandson of Billy and
Nita Crowe)
Pastor’s Notes
There is a saying from Korean scholar in 1732. It states, “If you
love then you will know and you will see, what you see now
will not be the same as before”.
When I heard this for the first time, the pastor was giving his
testimony and he said that love is the most crucial thing in life
because if we love then everything will be different because
we will know more and we will see more and will bring much
change.
This is my prayer for our congregation and our friends as we
begin 2020. I pray that we come to love God and respond to
His love. Then we will see and get to know more about God
and His works. We must know Christ and see Him vividly and
love the Church. This will help us to know more about the
purpose and the mission and participate in God’s glory in the
worship and selfless service.
Let us pray for God’s love to be understood and be evident in
our lives and in the life of the Church. More love for God,
more love for the Church. So that we will see and we will
know what God has planned for our church to do for His
glory.
Rev. Peter Choi
“I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will
remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.
And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees
and be careful to keep my laws.”
Ezekiel 36:26-27
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CHURCH SCHEDULE News From The Session

Services We hope everyone had a merry Christmas and rejoiced in
Sunday School 10:00 am the blessed gift of the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ. We
Sunday Worship 11:00 am thank everyone who helped make possible our wonderful
Advent activities including Adult Christmas dinner, the
Nursery worship service cantata, the outdoor live Nativity scene, the
children’s Nativity program and party, and the Christmas Eve
Caregiver - Kathleen Djami
communion service. We especially thank Aron Mariano for
* Available for children ages
the great gift of the organ music as we sang Christmas carols.
cradle to 4 years old
For many of us this was the first time we had heard the
organ.
Children’s Worship
After worship service on Sunday, January 19, we will have
Sunday Worship 11:00 am
our annual congregational meeting. At the meeting we will
* Available for children ages 5
review the call of the pastor, elect elders for the Class of
to 5th grade
2022 and review the activities in our various ministry areas.
Wednesday Bible Study Lunch will be provided so please plan to attend.

We hope everyone has a wonderful New Year. We know

Adult Bible Study 6:30 pm
there are many members and friends who are suffering with
Children’s Activity 6:30 pm
physical and emotional ailments. We continue to pray for
(Caregiver - Kathleen Djami)
them and their families.

Ministry Opportunities May the Peace of Christ be with you.

Newsletter Editor: Monthly Jim Hargrove, Clerk of Session

Children & Youth Ministry

- Teachers, assistants for Sunday
worship and other activities
Upcoming Activities
Movie Nights - Monthly
(Talk to Rev. Choi) January 14, Tuesday - Women’s Bible Study 10:00 am
Fellowship of the Table January 18, Saturday - Men’s Group Meeting 9:00 am
- Lunch following Sunday
January 19, Sunday - Annual Congregational Meeting
worship at various locations
(After worship)
- Covered dish dinner on
January 26, Sunday - Session Meeting ( After worship)
Wednesday night (6:30pm)
January 31, Friday - Movie Night 6:00 pm
Men of the Church Meeting
- Next meeting is on January 18

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WOMEN OF THE Weekly Prayer Meeting

CHURCH
Women’s Bible Study
January 14, Tuesday @ 10 am
We are starting a new series of
Gospel Project: “God Sustains
His People” through the book of
Daniel.
Come and join us in studying
the word of God together!
MEN OF THE
CHURCH
Men’s Group Gathering
January 10, Friday
Starting in the year of 2020 we will begin weekly prayer
meeting. We will start on Friday, January 10 from 10am to
11am.
We want to encourage everyone to join and pray together
as God desires for us and our church to gather together
and pray.
Advent Candle Lighting &
Christmas Eve Service

January 18, Saturday @ 9 am

Men’s group will be gathering

on Saturday, January 18. We will
have breakfast and have
fellowship together.
Come and join us!

ANNUAL
CONGREGATIONAL
MEETING
January 19, Sunday

We will have annual

congregational meeting right Live Nativity
after the worship service.
We want to encourage
everyone to participate in
reviewing the call of the pastor
and electing the elders for the
class of 2022.
* Lunch will be provided

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Christmas Party
Speaker

Tricia Dillon Thomas

A director of the Hope House
located off campus of UTC and
Stated Supply Pastor of
Renaissance Presbyterian
Church.

Tricia was the speaker for our

Christmas party and shared
about her spiritual journey and
experiences through the
ministries.

Gifts and Fun

Christmas Party
It was wonderful to have
families and friends gathered
together sharing food and
gifts.

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CHRISTMAS PLAY Children’s

Children played out the story Christmas Play & Party
of the birth of Jesus Christ
directed by Jan Newman.

The narration of the story was

read by Marlene Wright and
singing was led by Angela
Choi.

Mary: Delanie Dempsey

Joseph: Casey Fuller
Angels: Presleigh Brown
Kayla Choi
Aurora Williams
Zara Powell
Three Wise Men:
Brooklyn Brown
Yasmin Powell
Katherine Hopkins
Shepherds: Tony Williams,
Mason Brown

CHRISTMAS PARTY

After the children’s Christmas

play everyone joined in the
fellowship hall and with the
help and support from the
families all children received
their Christmas gifts.

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BOWLING Youth Outing

Youth kids had an outing on
Monday, December 23. They
went to the Spare Time Hixson
bowling alley. They had much
fun!

DINNER

After bowling everyone

went to Cici’s Pizza for
dinner. They enjoyed pizza
and fellowship together!

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January
SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT

1 2 3 4
No activities

5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Sunday School 10AM Dinner 6:30PM Effie Heiss Bill Newberry
Worship 11AM Bible Study 7PM Prayer
Meeting 10AM

12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Sunday School 10AM Presbyterian Dinner 6:30PM Prayer Men’s Breakfast
Worship 11AM Women’s Bible Study 7PM Meeting 10AM 9 am
Bible Study
10AM

19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Sunday School 10AM Katie Brown Dinner 6:30PM Prayer
Worship 11AM Bible Study 7PM Meeting 10AM
Annual Congregational
Meeting (After worship)

26 27 28 29 30 31
Sunday School 10AM Dinner 6:30PM Prayer
Worship 11AM Bible Study 7PM Meeting 10AM
Session Meeting
Becky May Movie Night
(After worship)
6PM

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Soddy Daisy, TN 37384
P.O. Box 9
First Presbyterian Church
Newsletter will be published monthly near the 1st of the month. Please send items to publish to Pastor
Peter, soddydaisypc@gmail.com by the 20th of the previous month. Thank you.
Our newsletter staff is: (production manager); Jim Hargrove (distribution manager).
Review editors include Effie Heiss, Doug Stephenson, Danny Durvin, Peter Choi.
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Church telephone number: 423-332-2327
Church email: firstpresbyterian@epbfi.com
JANUARY 2020