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June 9
10th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Lessons
Psalm 146
Galatians 1:11-24
Sermon
Received through Revelation
Gordon Turnbull
Hymns
Praise the Lord, God's Glories Show
Jesus, Thy Boundless Love to Me
I'll Praise My Maker
Anthem
Prayer
Worship Count
May 26: 8:30: 110; 11:00: 115
June 2: 8:30: 121; 11:00: 97
June 16
11th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Lessons
Psalm 5
Galatians 2:15-21
Sermon
Crucified with Christ
Gordon Turnbull
Anthem
God Be in My Head |
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on First Presbyterian Church
June 6 & 13, 2013 |
Please Dedicate or Donate a New Hymnal |
The opportunity to contribute one or more copies of the new Presbyterian hymnal to stock our pews is still available. We thank all of you who purchased a total of 191 hymnals by the end of May. You have brought us slightly more than halfway to our goal of 350 copies of the twenty-first-century resource, Glory to God: The Presbyterian Hymnal.
You may still purchase any number of hymnals at $15 each for the simple joy of making a tangible gift to our church family's worship experience, or you may dedicate hymnals in memory or in honor of loved ones; a bookplate will note the appropriate designation. You can pick up order forms on Sunday mornings or get them from the church office throughout the week. We are grateful for your participation in our communal life! |
Final Meeting of Revelation Bible Study June 11 |
Betsy Turnbull's Tuesday evening Bible study will hold its final meeting June 11 and will take most of the rest of the summer off. This group will resume its regular schedule on Tuesday, August 20, once school is back in full swing. |
Heart to Heart Cluster Bible Studies Coming Up |
 All the women of FPC and their friends are warmly invited to two Heart to Heart cluster Bible study opportunities this summer:
Tuesday, June 25, 9:30-11:00 a.m., in Betsy Turnbull's home. Jennifer Covington will lead the Bible study, and refreshments will be provided.
Saturday, July 13, 9:00-10:30 a.m., at the church. Bible study leader to be announced. Brunch will be served and child care will be provided.
For more information, contact Lensey Richardson. |
We Need a Bulletin Folder or Two on Friday Mornings |
We need someone to fold bulletins on Friday mornings, beginning at 10:30. It takes one person about one hour to fold all the late service bulletins and insert the extra page. If two people work on the buddy system, it will take half the time! Please call Jane Prater at 423-764-7176, if you'd like to volunteer for this behind-the-scenes but essential component of our worship services. |
Volunteer to Monitor Our Sound System |
 Two faithful people have long monitored the sound board for each 11:00 worship service, and their work is greatly appreciated. Kevin Buck and Lee Galliher alternate months and fill in for each other as needed. However, an additional person or two would ease their responsibility. If you are interested in serving in this capacity for a month at a time, in alternation with Kevin and Lee, please contact Steve or Vicki Fey, or Kevin or Lee. The training is simple, but the need is great!
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Hoist a Hammer for Habitat for Humanity |
Our own Pete Stigers serves as Operations Director for the Washington County, Virginia, chapter of Habitat for Humanity. Pete would like to enlist volunteers from our congregation for two upcoming workdays on their current build at 253 Leonard Street in Abingdon. On Saturday, June 22, we would help build porches and line the basement walls with foam board. On Saturday, July 6, the work will involve flooring and interior trim.
Available but not particularly skilled? No worries! Sign up to volunteer and discover how useful you can be. Workdays start at 8:00 a.m. and end by 4:00 p.m., but any time you can give is gratefully welcomed.
Sign-up sheets will be available at church on Sunday, or you can call the church office and let us know you want to help. If you have any questions, find Pete at church or call him at (276) 258-5469. Many thanks! |
Sharing Christ Opportunity Coming Up June 22 |
 Our next opportunity for service at Sharing Christ Ministry in downtown Bristol will be Saturday, June 22. We need volunteers to prepare and serve chicken casseroles, marinated slaw, green beans, and dinner rolls. We also need donations of sandwich bread, peanut butter, jam, snack cakes, and fruit for bag lunches, and volunteers to make the sandwiches and fill the bags. We estimate that we will need at least 150 dinners and 75 bag lunches. To volunteer and/or donate food, please contact Tammy Connolly at lconn4691@btes.tv.
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 Our wedding season crew is poised to take on the challenges of June. Helping to make the church grounds beautiful for bridal parties, Aaron Brooks will mow June 5-8, JB Madison June 12-15, and Randy Cook June 19-22. To volunteer for our mowing team, just contact Randyat 423-956-1541 or npolecook@aol.com.
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Swim Party for Grades 3 through 5 This Friday | |
Celebrate the end of the school year with a splash! Kids in grades 3 through 5 are invited to a swimming party at the home of Gracie Brooks, this Friday, June 7, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Hot dogs, drinks, fruit, and dessert will be provided. Bring a friend and come join us as we celebrate school's end and summer's beginning. |
Vacation Bible School Starts Monday! |
 Vacation Bible School begins this Monday, June 10! If you haven't registered your children (or your child friends), please do so right away by calling the church office or by using the link in the banner at the top of the FPC homepage (www.fpcbristol.org). Dates & Times In a few days we will walk through the marketplace in ancient Athens, conveniently relocated to the FPC campus, and meet Paul on his second missionary journey. VBS is scheduled for Monday through Wednesday, June 10-12. Morning hours will be 9:00-12:00. The Wednesday evening dinner and program will begin at 5:30. Be sure to save time on your calendars for the final events! For more information, please contact Ann Abel, Lilly Osborne, or Tina Witcher. |
Kids' Kirk at Both Services June 9 and 16 |
 Kids' Kirk will be offered at both the 8:30 and the 11:00 service June 9 and 16. On June 9, we will learn about the special relationship between God and Abraham. God promised a new land, and Abraham packed up and traveled to the place. God promised descendents, and Abraham patiently waited for the promise to be fulfilled. We will learn that God makes promises to us, too. On June 16 we will learn of Ruth, Naomi, and Boaz, and of Ruth's kindness to her mother-in-law and her thankfulness to the God who provided for them.
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From Steve & Vicki Fey Music Notes |
Music participants for June 9 and 16: Sanctuary Choir.
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Sunday's music: The Sanctuary Choir anthem for June 9, "Prayer" by Scott Gendel, was one of the selections presented this past March as part of the Arts Series program, Sacred Music by Local Composers. Gendel is a freelance composer who makes his home in Emory, Virginia. About this piece, Gendel states: "'Prayer' was commissioned by the University United Methodist Church in Madison, Wisconsin, in memory of Marion Engelke, a longtime member of the church who was also a published poet. Among her unpublished works was this little prayer, a beautiful and simple expression of humble love." Gendel sets the text first in a straightforward statement, then uses the same melody with the voices singing in canon, concluding with the text again set in an uncomplicated manner. The anthem on June 16, "God Be In My Head" by Arlen Clarke, is a recent setting of a more ancient text. The words are said to be from the sixteenth century, and used at Salisbury Cathedral in England. They are a series of petitions that call on God to be in our thinking, words, actions, and with us at the end. Clarke, a resident of Greenville, South Carolina, is a freelance composer and performer who serves as director of music at a Catholic church. His setting captures the simple elegance of the words.
FPC members on stage: If you saw the cover of the June A! Magazine for the Arts, you saw Ginny Osborne as a member of Barter Theatre's Les Miserables cast. Ginny alternates roles, playing both the young Cosette and the young Eponine. Check the Barter schedule for dates and show times. And then Ginny's sister Annie Osborne plays the title role in Anne of Green Gables, the New Musical at Theatre Bristol's ArtSpace, 516 State Street. Dottie Havlik also has a small comic role as busybody Rachel Lynde. Shows will be Fridays and Saturdays, June 14, 15, 21, and 22, at 8:00 p.m., and Sundays, June 16 and 23, at 2:00 p.m. Get ticket information by calling Theatre Bristol's box office at 423-383-5979 or go to facebook.com/theatrebristol. |
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In Our Prayers
Cathy Andersen
Bruce Bales
Mack Blevins
Sue Cannon
Mary Nell Harris
Sharon Hatcher
Carolyn King
Peggy King
Mary Landrum
Ruth Musser
Nancy Preston
Mary Rice
Janet Wright
An extensive list of prayer concerns, "Pray for One Another," is available for pickup at the church each week.
To the Church Triumphant
Frank Robert Tippner Sr.
May 19, 2013
Congratulations
We rejoice with Mack and Vivian Calcote in the arrival of their granddaughter Vivian, born recently to Janet and Bob Campbell; and with John and Mary Lynn Connor, in the birth of twin grandsons, Reid Connor Burns and Andrew Ralph Burns, May 21, to Sarah and Mike Burns.
Birthday Prayer Fellowship
June 9 Courtney Cavatoni, Rob Nicar
June 12 Diane Hite, Van VanNostrand
June 13 Ben Daniels, Heather Esser
June 14 Robert Pollard, Betsy Turnbull
June 15 David Moore
June 17 Drew Bailey, Laura Bassett, Emily Hyder, Serena Nicholls, Bill Whisnant
June 18 Bill Criswell
June 19 Kevin Buck, Parker Sword
June 20 Paul Blair, Stuart Parker
June 21 Abbie Ramey, Con Sauls
June 22 Melinda Akard, Barbara Hallum, Rob Simmons |
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Sunday, June 9
8:30 a.m. Worship, Fellowship Hall
9:45 a.m. Sunday School
11:00 a.m. Worship, Sanctuary
Monday, June 10
9:00 a.m. Vacation Bible School Begins
7:00 p.m. Building & Grounds Committee, Room 117
7:00 p.m. Worship Committee, Room 123
Tuesday, June 11
9:00 a.m. Vacation Bible School
2:00 p.m. Staff Meeting. Room 123
6:00 p.m. Venture Crew 3, Room 123
6:00 p.m. Cub Scout Pack 3, Scout Wing
7:00 p.m. Boy Scout Troop 3, Scout Wing
7:00 p.m. Middle School FISH, TBA
7:00 p.m. Heart to Heart Bible Study of Revelation, Room 123
Wednesday, June 12
9:00 a.m. Vacation Bible School
9:30 a.m. Heart to Heart Bible Study with Lynette Wallen, New Mothers' Room
9:30 a.m. Summer Devotionals with Lorri Looney, Parlor
5:30 p.m. Vacation Bible School Final Events
Thursday, June 13
7:00 a.m. Men's Bible Study, Parlor
8:30 a.m. Meals on Wheels
12:00 p.m. Noon Bible Study, Room 117
5:15 p.m. Finance Committee, Room 123
7:00 p.m. High School FISH, TBA
8:15 p.m. Praise Team, Fellowship Hall
Sunday, June 16
8:30 a.m. Worship, Fellowship Hall
9:45 a.m. Sunday School
11:00 a.m. Worship, Sanctuary
Monday, June 17
4:45 p.m. Administrative Committee, Room 117
Tuesday, June 18
9:00 a.m. Staff Meeting. Room 123
10:00 a.m. Morning Prayer Group, Conference Room
6:00 p.m. Cub Scout Pack 3, Scout Wing
7:00 p.m. Boy Scout Troop 3, Scout Wing
Wednesday, June 19
9:30 a.m. Heart to Heart Bible Study with Lynette Wallen, New Mothers' Room
Thursday, June 20
7:00 a.m. Men's Bible Study, Parlor
12:00 p.m. Noon Bible Study, Room 117
7:00 p.m. High School FISH, TBA
8:15 p.m. Praise Team, Fellowship Hall
Friday, June 21
4:00 p.m. Evangelism & Outreach Committee, Room 117
Saturday, June 22
4:00 p.m. Sharing Christ Downtown Mission |
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