Knoxville First E-News

CHURCH RESUMES
inside the church facility tomorrow,10/24/2020

Early service begins (in church sanctuary) at 9:00 AM, ends at 9:50 AM MASKS REQUIRED
(this has previously been an outside service)

10:00-11:00 AM - Children/Youth Sabbath School
10:15-11:00 AM - Adult Sabbath School (Church Sanctuary)

11:15am-12:15pm - Regular Worship Service
(Church Sanctuary - masks NOT REQUIRED)

Two video streams tomorroW.
(note that there are two video streams)
Sabbath School starts at 10:15 AM and ends at 11:00 AM
The second stream (church service) will start at 11:15 AM

FACEBOOK, YouTube & ROKU (BOXCAST)
OCTOBER 24, 2020

STREAMING OPTIONS

For those watching via Roku, your best option for a clear bright picture is: Search for "Boxcast" add that channel to your lineup. Once loaded, select the Boxcast channel, then type in (search) Knoxville First, then select the Sabbath School or Church stream as shown above.

This new arrangement will begin on Sabbath, October 17, and will help to ensure that no program overlaps with another as far as time. Also, the reason why the Adult S.S. class starts at 10:15am instead of 10am is to provide time for musicians to have sound checks in the sanctuary before the worship service. Since the early service will be held in the sanctuary from 9:00am to 9:50am, the 25-minute time space will allow for a sound check before the Adult S.S. sanctuary class starts at 10:15am.

Regarding the early worship service in the church sanctuary, our board also voted that this will be a service that requires each participant/attendee to wear a mask. Some church members feel more comfortable participating in a mask-required worship service, and the board felt it would be appropriate to provide an option for members and families who are in this category. The regular worship service at 11:15am will continue to be a mask-optional service. We are hoping that these two options will provide our church members and their families with the choice to attend the service in which they would feel most comfortable. Here is an order of service for both worship services:

OUR NEW MAILING ADDRESS
Knoxville First SDA Church
P.O. Box 10952
Knoxville, TN 37939

To avoid confusion, the "mailing address" listed at the bottom of the newsletter is the actual physical address of the church. It is legally required for the newsletter. Mail can be received at either address: however, it is recommended that you use the PO Box address, especially when sending mail containing checks or other sensitive material.

MASKS - A DIVIDING FACTOR?

just my perspective - Stan Wolcott

It's an uncomfortable position that we face, one that seems to be dividing our church and for me a factor that has much more significance. COVID-19 has brought about drastic changes in our world and in our church. One of the greatest changes seems to be our relationship with others. Here's where masks come in. Have you noticed around town and in our church how "unfriendly" a mask can make you.

As most of you know, we rent our church to Basswood Baptist church. Last Sunday I found it necessary to briefly visit the Basswood Church service via the balcony. To my pleasant surprise, I noted that our sanctuary and balcony was completely filled with not a mask in sight. No social distancing, no masks, just friendly faces and friendly people singing with beautiful harmony. What a warm and welcoming community.

As I look at our (Knoxville First SDA) and our reaction to COVID-19, it troubles me greatly. A week or so ago we had friends visiting (fleeing) from California looking for a new place to live and a new church to belong to. They were searching for friendliness and a comfortable place to call home. Did they find it here? No! It seems that through COVID-19 perhaps we as Knoxville First SDA have become lazy. Are we providing a welcoming atmosphere and a friendly face for everyone? Maybe we should take a look and see what we can do! (Our friends attended another church and found it most welcoming)

It's time we as a church community show ourselves to be a welcoming church. We can start by having greeters at our doors (Yes even now!) to truly welcome visitors as well as members.

Perhaps we could also look at a more friendly way to provide water - maybe a glass fronted mini-fridge? How about providing everyone a bulletin by actually handing it to them - gloved if you want? Let's think of ways to be friendly. Is there something we can do in the AV/communications department? How about providing a meal for visitors? There are probably many more ways we can think of, let us know if you think of something. (knoxvillefirstsda@gmail.com) Today more than ever, people are looking for friendly faces, let's be that friendly face by providing a welcoming atmosphere, (even providing temporary masks to parishioners if needed), but most of all, an encouraging and friendly place to worship.

According to non-political credible sources, there's no health need for a pianist, song leader or person speaking from the front to wear a mask, it simply creates a psychological barrier with the congregation. If you are healthy participate. If you are sick, stay at home. (Some context below)

WHO (World Health Organization)
"There is limited evidence that wearing a medical mask by healthy individuals in the households or among contacts of a sick patient, or among attendees of mass gatherings may be beneficial as a preventive measure"
https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/331693/WHO-2019-nCov-IPC_Masks-2020.3-eng.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19/87120

Be Careful Who You Vote For (5 Bible Warnings) | Pr. Mark Finley
(Click the photo above)

Christians should understand biblical principles before the decide to exercise their freedom to vote. The upcoming election between Donald Trump and Joe Biden has the potential to affect the world and Christianity in a large way. Let us study Bible truth so you can be spiritually informed to make the right decision as to whether you should vote and what principles to apply. Pastor Mark Finley will show you from the word of God insight for the Christian voter.

Excellent resource for Children, click here for video

Here's a new website developed by Dr. Dennis Benedict which may be helpful for those seeking health resources. The website sells nothing, costs nothing and is developed strictly as a resource database. The site contains information for: Health Principles, Oxidative Stress, Immune Support, Nutritional Support, Recipes, Viral Infection, Mental Health, Spiritual Health, Electrosmog, Blue Light Devices, Videos. Dr. Benedict is part of our Knoxville First Health Ministries Team. Click here to access the site. http://www.healthfortoday.org/

SIMPLY INCREDIBLE COOKING - MARK ANTHONY
KAS GYM - 3:00 PM OCTOBER 18, 2020 REGISTRATION NOT NECESSARY
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OFFICE CONTACT INFORMATION
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knoxvillefirstchurch@gccsda.com
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knoxvillefirstsda.com

BULLETIN

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9 AM - 2 PM Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
(Monday through Thursday)

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