Midweek News Oct 22, 2025
Oct 22, 2025
Announcements and Items of Interest
Sunday, October 26, 2025. Worship at 11:00 a.m. in the fellowship hall followed by coffee, cookies and friendship time. Pastor Jim Taylor will be our worship leader and preacher.
Pastor Kathy is on vacation and study leave for the month of October. She will return to the office on Friday October 31. Jim Taylor has stepped in as the pastor in residence. He will be in the church office on Wednesdays. If there is a pastoral concern, please contact him. His cellphone is: 828-963-0349; his email is
Our October- November Mission Project is raising funds for Thanksgiving Baskets for those in need in our county. We are hoping to raise $3,000 to purchase $100 Ingles grocery cards and toiletries, socks, throws, and holiday decorations for at least 25 individuals and families selected through Volunteer Avery County. We also need drivers to take the Thanksgiving Baskets to their homes. Make checks out to Crossnore Presbyterian Church and designate for Thanksgiving Baskets. If you would like to help deliver the baskets, please email Jason DeWitt at
The Women’s Gathering will meet at Barbara Stuart’s home this week Thursday, October 23, 4-6 p.m. Her address is: 157 Rhododendron Loop in Linville Land Harbor. Please park at the Golf House and carpool. Bring your own beverage and something sweet or salty to share.
The Presbytery meeting is on Tuesday, October 28, at First Presbyterian in Rutherfordton. If you are interested in attending, please speak to Pastor Jim.
Sunday’s potluck was a success. Thank you to all who helped with setup and cleanup and to all who brought the delicious food. A very big thank you to Cheryl Lewis, our elder in charge of fellowship, for her leadership and work in making our fellowship events so successful. It is a big job. Take a minute to say thank you to her! Or let her know you can volunteer to help with the potlucks, etc.
Our next Bible Study will begin on Wednesday, October 29, and run through November 19, 3-4:30 p.m., in the fellowship hall. “Fun with New Testament Backgrounds” and will be led by Dr. Tim Johnson, former professor and chair of the Department of Classics at the College of Charleston. Tim shares the following description: New Testament stories and texts, formed in the first and second centuries AD, assume shared cultural contexts with their earliest audiences. These contexts often differ significantly from our modern views, and the difference can interfere with our understanding of scripture. What were common ethical viewpoints circulating at that time? What role did polytheism play, and what other religions competed with Christianity? How did governmental authority figure in? What other literature were people hearing and reading? Join me as we consider some of these questions and discover how New Testament backgrounds can enrich our comprehension of its message.” Tim will be using “The Greco-Roman World of the New Testament” by James S. Jeffers (Intervarsity Press: Downers Grove, IL). Please contact the church office to reserve a copy- $10 each: 828-733-1939.
The Church Choir is practicing Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m.in the fellowship hall. If you enjoy singing, please consider joining.
The Craft Group welcomes all who want to work on a craft or just share in fellowship to join in Wednesdays, 1-3 p.m., in the fellowship hall. They are creating new Chrismons for our Chrismon Tree.
This Weeks’s Roof Construction Update: More scaffolding has gone up in the sanctuary. It looks like a huge jungle gym in there.
