W W W . A D A T U M . C O M 700 Pine Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402 Tel [423] 266.2828

Dr. Perry C. McCallen

Message from Perry

Greetings Friends!

It's the word we avoid if at all possible. It's the word that represents for many people their greatest unspoken fear. It's unlike other fears that usually don't even take place. This one eventually takes place for every human being who has ever walked the planet. About what am I speaking? You already guessed it. I am talking about the natural human

tendency for us to fear death.

Is it possible for us to overcome our fear of death? What is the primary reason we fear death? We fear that which we do not understand. The key to overcoming our fear of death is to understand what exactly takes place for the Christian when death occurs. During the month of November, I will lead a sermon series titled, Overcoming Your Fear of Death. In order to gain insight into life after death, we will explore the Scriptures that address this topic. I encourage us all to study the Scripture listed prior to each Sunday's message. This process should help maximize our understanding of each Scripture passage. In turn, we will be equipped and

inspired to apply the Scriptures to our daily lives.

In the Spirit,

Perry

More News From the Pews

Presbyterian Press

November 2014

Online Church Directory

www.churchmembershiponline.com/login.aspx

Login: member@secondpreschattanooga.org

Password: member Second Presbyterian Church of Chattanooga

Please welcome new members Becky Con-

ner and son Mack Conner. Becky works for

Catoosa County Public Schools and Mack

attends McCallie, where he plays football.

Featured books in November and December are selections from the library's collection

of Christmas books, religious and secular.

Books for children are being moved back into the library. Watch for them there.

On the new additions shelf:

Gleason L. Archer, Jr. Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties.

Beginning with Genesis and ending with Revelation, this book offers "informed an-

swers to your most troublesome questions" based on "linguistic, cultural, numerical, and relational considera-

tions." Several helpful indexes.

Linda Jo McKim. The Presbyterian Hymnal Companion.

Want to know more about the words or music of your favorite hymn, or a new one? This companion to our

pew hymnal can tell you.

Glory to God: The Presbyterian Hymnal.

The new (2013) hymnal of the PCUSA.

Terence P. Fretheim. Exodus: Interpretation.

It’s almost time to order your

Christmas poinsettias! Be on

the lookout for order forms in

the bulletin and the office, or

you may call the office to place

your order.

Mrs. Doris Hicks

Born:

December 21, 1921

Born to the Church Triumphant:

October 8, 2014

Mr. John Cross

Born:

February 23, 1924

Born to the Church Triumphant:

October 5, 2014

Saturday, November 1 Please join us as we view the spectacular fall

colors along the Cherohala Skyway near

Tellico Plains. Great food, art shops, and

spectacular scenery. Bring your camera!

Saturday, December 6 We will head to the Dalton Depot for a

delicious lunch, where trains pass by as you

eat. This is a great outing for families with

children.

Please contact John Doyal for details.

baldie052@yahoo.com or 423.596.8171

Youth : Take a second look ******************************************************

November already! Where

have the days gone?

I hope each of you enjoyed

our children’s participation with the adult choir.

Thank you, Dr. Ford, for including us. They feel

very grown up standing in the choir loft with the

adults. As I have already mentioned, we are

working on some beautiful music for Advent. We

are also looking forward to the children and young

people’s annual seasonal program on an upcoming

Wonderful Wednesday night.

As you have probably already seen, the one room

Sunday School is coming together nicely.

Hopefully, the new shelves will be installed by the

time you receive this newsletter.

The CE committee is working on a more thorough

policy concerning the care and education of our

babies and toddlers. We want to impress and

encourage our visitors who have children these

ages to return.

Please continue to pray for and encourage our

children, young people, and their parents (and

especially me).

With love,

Linda May

A Note

From Linda

Children’s Ministry

Wonderful Wednesdays in November

Our November series will follow the journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethle-

hem using a DVD study of Adam Hamilton’s best selling book The Journey:

Walking the Road to Bethlehem. Each session will include a 10-12 minute

video of the author retracing the path of the holy couple’s journey. In

addition, we will focus on relevant passages from the Bible and include time

for discussion.

There will not be a Wonderful Wednesday program on November 26, the

day before Thanksgiving.

We will continue into December with special events planned on December

10 and December 18 (Thursday).

December 10 is the annual dinner sponsored by the Margaret Winslett Circle

and Christmas program featuring our children and youth; the 18th is our

dinner with the men of St. Matthew’s Shelter.

Thanksgiving will

soon arrive. It’s

the season to re-

member the many

blessings we have

been given!

Welcome Mack Conner!

Mack officially joined

the Second Pres family

October 12! Mack is a

sophomore at McCallie

and a member of the

football team.

Third Sunday—nov. 16!

Save that date!

Youth, we are partnering with the Deacons to write and produce an Advent Devotional for the congregation!!! What a great opportunity to show-case the wonderful gifts God has given you. We’ll need everyone to help finish up this project.

Thanks!

LUNCH+FELLOWSHIP+SERVICE+FUN!

GUARDIAN ANGEL communi-

cation on the way for 6th-

12th graders. When you want

to respond, give your notes

and/or small gifts to Suzanne

or Diane for delivery.

IDEAS NEEDED!

YOUTH MINISTRY IS

MAKING PLANS FOR

2015.

YOUR INPUT IS

NEEDED!

WHAT DO YOU WANT

TO DO?

Hanging of the

Greens

November 30

The first Sunday in

Advent will be a special

worship service.

Would you like to assist?

Update your Telephone

Directory

Keyona Jones

903-3723

Brianne Harrah

6220 Shallowford Rd.

Apt. 494

Chattanooga, TN 37421

Becky and Mack Conner

330 Green Gorge Rd.

Signal Mountain, TN 37377

423-309-5852

Becky: rwcpep@comcast.net

Mack: mackconner17@mccallie.org

Treasurer’s Report Greetings:

Presbyterian Women would like to wish the congregation a happy and safe Thanksgiving.

I would like to thank all of the individuals who helped with the lunches at the UTC Presbyterian House. The

students really enjoy these lunches.

Please join us for Memorial Sunday on November 2. This is the day that we celebrate the lives of those in the

congregation who have joined the Church Triumphant.

Sunday, November 16 will be Thank Offering Sunday. The Thank Offering continues the 100 year tradition of

supporting mission through the world and gives one-time grants for new programs gathering crucial needs for

persons who are hurting. There will be a luncheon that day with the proceeds benefitting Presbyterian Women.

On Sunday, November 30, the Northside Giving Tree goes up and will remain up through Christmas. We will be

collecting caps, scarves, gloves, and mittens. Thank you for your support.

Have a blessed month,

Teresa Robinson

PW Moderator

Choral Concerts

Saturday November 15 at 5:30 PM, there will be a graduate choral conducting concert at Second Presbyteri-

an. Blaine Tooley, Director of Music Ministries at Hixson United Methodist Church and graduate student of

Kevin Ford, will conduct his final graduate recital. Members of the choir will come from the Chattanooga

community, including singers from Second Presbyterian’s Chancel Choir. Admission is free and all are

invited.

Thursday evening November 20 at 7:30 PM, the UTC Chamber Singers and Chattanooga Singers will perform

an evening of Baroque masterpieces at Second Presbyterian Church. The Chattanooga Singers will perform

part one of George Frederick Handel’s “Messiah” and the Chamber Singers will perform Johann Sebastian

Bach’s motet “Jesu meine freude.” Both choruses are conducted by Kevin Ford, Director of Choral Activities

at UTC and Director of Music at Second Presbyterian Church. Admission is free and all are invited.

SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

TREASURER'S FINANCIAL REPORT TO CONGREGATION

GENERAL OPERATING FUND

NINE MONTHS PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Actual For Budget For Over

Nine Months Nine Months (Under)

Amounts % Amounts % Budget

REVENUE -

Contributions 126,466$ 35% 127,172$ 36% (706)$

Trust and Investment Income -

A Meacham Trust Quarterly Distributions (3 of 4) 204,175 57% 200,536 57% 3,639

Marie Bennett Trust Distributions (3 of 4) 1,869 1% 2,025 1% (156)

Second Church's Investments 6,246 2% 3,825 1% 2,421

Totals 212,290 60% 206,386 59% 5,904

Parking Lot Gross Rents and Other -

Parking Lot Gross Rents 6,997 2% 7,500 2% (503)

Boys Choir Gross Rents 3,600 1% 3,600 1% -

Fees for Use of Building, etc. 3,700 1% 3,000 1% 700

B Miscellaneous ( 2014 - From Vision Fund) 5,033 1% 3,750 1% 1,283

19,330 5% 17,850 5% 1,480

Total Revenue 358,086 100% 351,408 100% 6,678

EXPENDITURES -

Local Church Operations -

Salaries & Personnel Related Expense 180,424 50% 182,722 52% (2,298)

Office and Other Administration 23,118 6% 24,413 7% (1,295)

Property Maintenance and Operations 73,554 21% 71,990 20% 1,564

Worship 16,379 5% 20,274 6% (3,895)

Other Program Committees 12,843 4% 15,115 4% (2,272)

Total Local Church Expenditures 306,318 86% 314,514 89% (8,196)

Missions and Benevolences -

General Assembly, Synod & Presbytery -

Not designated by Specific Programs 13,275 4% 13,275 4% -

Others Designated by the Session 19,352 5% 17,326 5% 2,026

32,627 9% 30,601 9% 2,026

Total Expenditures 338,945 95% 345,115 98% (6,170)

REVENUE OVER (UNDER) EXPENDITURES 19,141$ 5% 6,293$ 2% 12,848$

A Meacham Trust Quarterly Distributions -

Final Internal Revenue Code Regulations required a change in the method of calculating the required

distribution, retroactive to January 1, 2012. The distribution for the quarter ended December 31, 2013 was

$ 81,512.42, received in January 2014, and was based on the value of assets in the trust as of

December 31, 2012. The distributions received in April 2014 and July 2014, for the quarters ended March 31,

2014 and June 30, 2014 were $ 61,331.29 each and were based on the value of assets in the trust as of

December 31, 2013.

B This amount for 2014 includes $ 5,000 from a transfer from the Vision Fund to supplement the budget to

purchase new PC's to replace the old PC's which have obsolete operating software.

NOVEMBER 21

November 6 Stephanie & Robby Carney

November 24 Cyndy & Tony Workman

Anniversaries

2 Claire Eaves

David Duford

Bobbie Martin

4 Meg Asciolla

Skylar Ellis

5 Gary Snodgrass

Sophie Peirano

7 Debbie Walker

8 Rick Rushworth

9 Tom Hodges

10 Lillie Carney

11 Patrick Chambers

11 Rachel Simmons

Greg Meadows

12 Rose Baxter

16 Cheryl Feeney

Jason Benton

21 Bill Simmons

22 Janet Ulm

23 Doris Smith

24 Elizabeth Houston

27 Betty Hesselink

29 David Kling

Brandon Merediith

November Birthdays

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 2 Traditional Service /

Communion/ Memo-rial Sunday 11:00 AM

3

Mini Tennis 10:00

Wilson-Gould

Circle 10:30 AM

Staff Meeting 1:30

Urban Ministry

Worship 5:30 PM

Sierra Club

6:00 PM

4

Presbyterian Bible

Study -Dr. McCallen

12:00 PM

5

Wonderful Wednesday

5:30 PM

Choir Practice 6:15 PM

6

Tai Chi 9:00 AM

Knit Wits 10:00 AM

Men’s Bible Study -

Dr. McCallen 12:00 PM

St. Matthew’s Circle

5:30 PM

7

Church

Women

United

1

2nd Outdoors to

Tellico Plains

8

9

Traditional Ser-

vice/Choir Appreci-

ation 11:00 AM

Session Meeting

12:45 PM

10

Mini Tennis 10:00

Staff Meeting 1:30

Urban Ministry

Worship 5:30 PM

11

Presbyterian Bible

Study -Dr. McCallen

12:00 PM

Margaret Winslett

Circle 5:30 PM

Presbytery Meeting

at Maryville College

12

Wonderful Wednesday

5:30 PM

Choir Practice 6:15 PM

13

Tai Chi 9:00 AM

Knit Wits 10:00 AM

Men’s Bible Study -

Dr. McCallen 12:00 PM

St. Matthew’s Circle

5:30 PM

14

15

16 Traditional Service

11:00 AM Moccasin Bend Wor-ship Companions

9:00 AM Evangelism Cmte

Meeting 12:45

3rd Sunday Youth

Event

17

Mini Tennis 10:00

Staff Meeting 1:30

Urban Ministry

Worship 5:30 PM

Newsletter

Submission

Deadline

18

Presbyterian Bible

Study -Dr. McCallen

12:00 PM

19

Wonderful Wednesday

5:30 PM

Choir Practice 6:15 PM

20

Tai Chi 9:00 AM

Knit Wits 10:00 AM

Men’s Bible Study -

Dr. McCallen 12:00 PM

St. Matthew’s Circle

5:30 PM

21

Friday

Night

Out

22

23

Traditional Service

11:00 AM

24

Mini Tennis 10:00

Staff Meeting 1:30

Urban Ministry

Worship 5:30 PM

25

Presbyterian Bible

Study -Dr. McCallen

12:00 PM

26

27

OFFICE CLOSED

Thanksgiving Day

28

29

30

Traditional Ser-

vice/Hanging of the Greens 11:00 AM