CareLine for Monday, December 14, 2020
Important Announcement:
Upon further review, the Walnut Street Shepherds have decided to open worship services to in person participation beginning this coming Sunday, December 20. Sunday in person worship services will be available at 7 am, 9am, and 6pm. Beginning Wednesday, December 23 in person Wednesday devotionals will be available at 7pm. In person assemblies are for worship in the auditorium. No classes resume at this time. As a consideration for others, masks are required unless a medical reason prevents you from doing so. Masks will be available as you enter the building. Just as before virtual services are available at our website (www.wscoc.com) and on our Walnut Street Church of Christ Digital Facebook page. Communion supplies continue to be available from the church office Monday—Friday and Saturday’s from 9 to 11. Our Shepherds continue to stress that this is a temporary decision in response to Covid-19.
We extend our sympathy to Sandy Clinton in the loss of her mother, Patsy Gilmore, who passed away this morning. Arrangements are not known at this time.
We extend our sympathy to Lewis Curd in the loss of his wife, Janice Curd, who passed away Friday. Visitation with the family will be held on Thursday from 5-8 PM and Friday from 12-2 PM until the time of the funeral service at 2 PM at Taylor Funeral Home. She was the mother of Allison Kruse and the grandmother of Collins, Grant and Garrett Kruse.
We extend our sympathy to the friends and family of Roger Michael, who passed away Friday evening. There will be no visitation or funeral. Memorial contributions may be made to Healing Hands International.
We extend our sympathy to David Pyles in the loss of his mother, Virginia Long, who passed away Wednesday in West Virginia.
Prayers have been requested for:
• Terri Thompson, who has tested positive for COVID
Other Announcements:
Due to some major relocation of phone and internet wiring in the church office there may be some outages with our phone system throughout the week. We apologize for this event and the inconvenience that you may experience due to the outage.
2020 has been a challenging year! Have you struggled with fear, or know someone who has? What is the biblical basis of integrating fear into our faith? Beginning Wednesday, December 16th at 7pm, Steve Moore will be hosting a Zoom class on “Faith, Fear, and Risk.” This will be a participatory study with Bible reading assignments. If interested, email skmoore63@comcast.net and and put “I’m in” in the subject line; you will receive a link to the study in the next day or so. The first assignment before class is to read the story of King Jehoshaphat in 2 Chronicles 17-20, with a special emphasis on the events of Chapter 20.
2021 Devotional Books are now available to be picked up! Call when you arrive at the building and we will deliver it right to your car!
If you purchased a poinsettia and would like to pick it up, please call the church office when you arrive at the building and we will bring it out to you.
The Counseling Center has several openings on Wednesdays and Thursdays beginning at 8 AM. This service is free for members and family. If you wish to have on-line counseling, call 615-975-2395. We keep all clients confidential.
December’s item for the Golden Deeds Ministry is combs or brushes. This item will be added to the backpacks for the homeless in our community. There is a collection bin in the Gathering Room.
During these days, many of our people are relying on technology, some more than usual. If you need tech support with your tablet, smartphone, laptop, or smart-TV, please email us your question at: askwalnutstreet@wscoc.com. We will do our best to respond personally to your question and help offer support in some way.
Reading for today: 1 My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. 2 And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world.1 John 2:1-2 (His Life Devotional Book page 296)
Today’s Birthdays: Marla Corlew, Martha Duke, Ron Fuller, Hannah White, Stephanie Wright Peeler, Randy Spurlock, Hayden Cummings
Today’s Anniversaries: None
