CareLine for Thursday, January 21, 2021

We wish to congratulate Gaylan and Melissa Brown on the birth of their grandson, Case Thomas Brown, who was born Tuesday. Proud parents are Luke and Cristen Brown.

We extend our sympathy to Neal Williams and family in the loss of his wife, Linda Williams, who passed away Wednesday. Visitation will be held Saturday from 11 AM until the time of the funeral service at 2 PM at Taylor Funeral Home.

We extend our sympathy to Jessica Daniel in the loss of her mother, Kathy Booker, who passed away Tuesday. A graveside service will be held Saturday at 3 PM at Union Cemetery.

We extend our sympathy to Jane Young and family in the loss of her husband, Clay Young, who passed away Saturday. A memorial service was held yesterday here at Walnut Street. Cards can be sent to Jane at 995 Jump Off Road, Bon Aqua, TN 37025.

Prayers have been requested for:
• Sean Moore, who remains in Horizon; being treated for some wound care
• Judy Choate, who is recovering from a heart cath procedure
• Kimberly Fowlkes, who is waiting on test results from her cardiologist
• David Porter, who is scheduled for cancer surgery on Friday
• Herman Grimes, (friend of many at Walnut Street and employee at Taylor Funeral Home) who has returned home from the hospital; dealing with covid
• Curtis Akers, (father of Julie Hicks) who remains in Southern Hills Medical Center

Other Announcements:

Between now and Valentine’s Day, students in the CIA group (3rd through 5th grade) will decorate cards to send to those in our church family who are sick and shut in. Beginning this Sunday, January 24, supply packets will be available at the Welcome Center for the children to pick up after services. Please drop off decorated cards in the red basket at the Welcome Center so that these can be addressed and mailed. If you know of someone who would benefit from a card, please see Pat Pewitt.

Join us for a Gift Card Shower honoring Allen and Grace Corlew. A box will be available in the Gathering Room this Sunday, January 24. You may also drop off gift cards at the church office during the week. Allen and Grace have requested cards from Walmart and Bed, Bath, and Beyond.

Please be reminded that audio and video resources are available for your family at WSCOC.com. Just click the ‘media’ link and scroll to the following: ‘Bible Stories’. The last lesson posted was the “Resurrection of Jesus”—many more lessons are available. ‘Recorded Lessons’, like the Wednesday night auditorium class and audio of Sunday AM and PM services go back several years.
January’s items for the Golden Deeds Ministry are dish soap/laundry detergent. These items will be provided to each of our mission house residents when they move in. There is a collection bin in the Gathering Room.

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? On Tuesdays 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, e-mail skmoore63@comcast.net and put “I’m in” in the subject line; you will receive a link to the study in the next day or so.

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: 11 And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, 12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, 13 till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; 14 that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting, 15 but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ— 16 from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love. Ephesians 4:11-16 (My Life in Him Devotional Book page 17)

Today’s Birthdays: Tristen McClure
Today’s Anniversaries: None