Pastor Lunches Scheduled

Upcoming lunch gatherings for ministers include:

Mid-Area - Tuesday, August 7, noon at Kring's Restaurant in Etowah. The restaurant is on Highway 411 on the north end of Etowah. This will be the last chance to visit with seminary intern Linda McCord before she heads back to Louisville, so plan to come and send her off with your good wishes and words of wisdom. RSVP to Alan Payne: alanpayne@comcast.net or 423-263-5548.

Blount-Area - Monday, Aug. 13, noon at the home of Ann Owens Brunger. RSVP directly to Ann at brunger@mindspring.com or 865-984-7746.

Living the Sabbath

If you happened to miss the devotional in August's presbytery e-newsletter, check it out. Ed Umbach of First, Lenoir City, has said it well: we need to be taking time for God and letting that Sabbath time renew us for ministry. Go to http://www.presbyteryeasttn.org/documents/Augustdevotional_000.pdf