A most delightful afternoon of music is in store for listeners of all ages as flutist Mindy Rosenfeld and lutenist Ronn McFarlane perform in our final Arts Series event of the season at 3:00 p.m., this Sunday, April 6, in our sanctuary. They will play duets in a wide variety of Renaissance, Baroque, Celtic, and original music.

Two of the founding members of the famed Baltimore Consort, Mindy and Ronn also have successful careers performing duo programs around the country, and both have recorded extensively. Mindy will, no doubt, play several types of flutes (perhaps even a pennywhistle), and Ronn will demonstrate his facility on the lute, which is any plucked string instrument with a neck (whether fretted or unfretted) and a deep, round back.

Ronn strives to bring the lute, the most popular instrument of the Renaissance , into today's musical mainstream and make it accessible to a wider audience. Born in West Virginia, he spent his early years in Maryland. At thirteen, upon hearing "Wipeout" by the Surfaris, he fell wildly in love with music and taught himself to play on a "cranky sixteen-dollar steel-string guitar." In 1996, he was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Music from Shenandoah Conservatory for his achievements in bringing the lute and its music to the world. Recently, Ronn has been composing new music for the lute, building on the tradition of the lutenist composers of past centuries. His original compositions are the focus of his solo CD, Indigo Road, which received a GRAMMY Award Nomination for Best Classical Crossover Album in 2009. His newest CD release, One Morning, features Ayreheart, a new ensemble brought together to perform Ronn's new music.

Fluent in the music of several eras, Mindy is also a founding member of San Francisco's Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra (which the New York Times described as "the nation's premier early music ensemble"), where she has performed under director Nicholas McGegan and others. She has played in Lincoln Center's Mostly Mozart Festival, the Berkeley Early Music Festival, BBC Proms (Royal Albert Hall), Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), and both Carnegie and Disney Halls. She has performed with many ensembles, including the American Bach Soloists.

Suggested ticket donation for this concert is $15 for adults and $5 for students ages 6 through college. That's a little more than for previous programs, but the performance will be much greater than the price!

Seeking Our Next Director of Children's Ministries

Children filled the chapel during our 2013 VBS program.

Our Session has begun the search for our next Director of Children's Ministries. This position is for twenty hours per week. The DCM coordinates various children's ministries, including nursery, Sunday School, and Vacation Bible School, for children from birth through grade 5. Education training or Christian education training and experience are desired.

Applicants should send cover letter with resume by April 21 to Personnel Committee, First Presbyterian Church, 701 Florida Avenue, Bristol, TN 37620, or to bgalliher@fpcbristol.org. Thank you for praying for God's calling for this important position on our ministry staff.

Ethiopia on April 9 Wednesday Night Program

Peggy Hill with friends on recent mission trip.

We have an exciting evening planned for April 9! At 6:15, Peggy Hill and Gordon Turnbull, recently returned from a mission trip to Ethiopia, will bring us up to date on our work there. They'll present their program after our fellowship dinner of Italian pasta at 5:30. Both events will be held in the Fellowship Hall. Student Fellowship small groups and Wednesday Night Kids will meet as usual at 6:00. We look forward to sharing this time with you!

Holy Week Schedule

April 6 is the final Sunday in this Lenten season; Palm Sunday follows it and introduces Holy Week. Here we provide the worship schedule for those holy days and warmly encourage you to join us in observing them.

Palm Sunday, April 13 (regular Sunday morning schedule)
Maundy Thursday, April 17:
7:00 p.m.	Worship, Sanctuary
Good Friday, April 18:
7:00 p.m.	Worship, Sanctuary
Easter Sunday Morning, April 20:
7:00	Sunrise service, Courtyard
7:30	Breakfast, Hallway & chapel
8:30	Worship, Fellowship Hall
9:45	Sunday School
11:00	Worship, Sanctuary

Monday Is Deadline for Ordering Easter Lilies

There are a few days left until the deadline for ordering Easter lilies. To order lilies in honor or memory of those you love and esteem, fill out a form and return it to the church office with payment by Monday, April 7. Order forms can be found in the Sunday bulletin, on the kiosk, and in the office; lilies are $15 per plant. To aid correct acknowledgment, please print names and instructions. Lilies will be placed in the sanctuary and Fellowship Hall for the April 20 worship services. Thank you for the beauty you bring in so many ways to our worship together!

Presbyterian Women Meet Tuesday

Presbyterian Women meet Tuesday, April 8, for circle at 11:00 a.m., then for Bible study with Gordon Turnbull at 11:30, in room 123. We will have lunch together in the parlor at noon. If you have canceled stamps or boxes of vanilla wafers to bring, please do so. We look forward to seeing you!

Men's Breakfast April 12 at Perkins

The Men's Breakfast usually held on the first Saturday of the month will be held on the second Saturday in April. The men of the church and their friends will meet for breakfast, Bible study, and good fellowship at 8:00 a.m., April 12, at Perkins Restaurant, 102 Bristol East Road, Bristol, Virginia.

Landscape with Mower

H'm. Don't want to go out on a limb, but spring may be here, after all. We've had nearly a week without snow, and yellow-green and deep-plum auras shimmer around the trees. Into this landscape of renewal we limn Dan Gross, April 2-5, and Tom King, April 9-12, to add human interest, and a lawnmower.

To sign up for a spot on the mowing team, call Randy Cook at 423-956-1541 or email him at npolecook@aol.com. Randy will give lessons in operating the Scag mower to those who ask.

Third Monday Is FPC Day at Food Pantry

We are looking for volunteers from our congregation to carry out our church's commitment to help at the Bristol Emergency Food Pantry on the third Monday of each month. The Food Panty needs people to fill boxes and bags with food from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. The Pantry also needs volunteers from 1:00 to 3:00 to interview applicants for vouchers.

To volunteer or to get more information, contact Jim White at 423-571-4449. Bristol Emergency Food Pantry is located at 21 Washington Street, Bristol, Virginia, in front of First Baptist Church.

New Source of Energy: Vanilla Wafers

Our church members have been so generous with Cheerios for the Fairmount students' snack program that we can now turn our attention to vanilla wafers for April. Let's give an afternoon energy boost to neighborhood schoolchildren who cannot afford to bring snacks from home. You can help by bringing in a box or two of vanilla wafers to the little red schoolhouse in the Fellowship Hallway. Thank you!

Scout Yard Sale Saturday

The annual Scout yard sale is this Saturday, April 5, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.! You can still bring big items, such as windows and doors, to the parking lot outside the Scout Hall on the morning of the sale.

All proceeds will go directly to Boy Scout Troop 3 and Venture Crew 3 to fund activities such as this summer's Scout Camp, the West Point Camporee in May, and the Philmont Cavalcade in Cimarron, New Mexico, in June.

If you need to make special arrangements or if you have any questions, just let Karen Haaser know. You can reach her on Facebook, by email (karenhaaser@gmail.com) or by cell phone, (423) 383-1287.

FPC Students to Aid Half & Half Marathon

FPC Student Ministries will serve the American Heart Association by providing a water station for the Bristol Half & Half marathon on Saturday, April 12. As runners reach the seven-mile mark, FPC students will hand out cups of water and cheer them on as they continue the marathon.

Students will meet at the water station site on the corner of Georgia and Poplar avenues at 8:00 a.m. Breakfast will be provided. When all the runners have passed the water station, students will assist in cleaning up, then walk back to the church. Then it's off to lunch at Casa de Mexicana!

From Steve & Vicki Fey

Music Notes

Sunday's music participants: Sanctuary Choir.

John Ferguson

Sunday's music: Martin Luther, for his worshippers, crafted a metrical version of Psalm 130 and set it to an original tune. This psalm is a poignant cry, and the opening of the melody matches the pleading of the text. (It is number 424 in our hymnal.) John Ferguson (b. 1941) has used this hymn as an inspiration; his anthem setting of Psalm 130, which the Sanctuary Choir sings this week, quotes fragments of Luther's hymn without using the full melody. Ferguson has set verses 1 through 5, and just as the verses move from despair to hope, his musical setting ends on a quiet, hopeful note. Ferguson served on the faculty of St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, and is widely known for his choral and organ compositions.

Lenten organ meditations: The final Lenten noon organ meditation at Central Presbyterian Church in Bristol, Virginia, will be presented Wednesday, April 9, by Bob Greene, organist at State Street UMC.

Pray for One Another

In Our Prayers

Mack Blevins

Sue Cannon

Dorothy Dollar

DeeDee Galliher

Harrison Gilley

Will Hankins

Mary Nell Harris

Sharon Hatcher

Ann Holler

Carolyn King

Ruth Musser

Nancy Preston

Mary Rice

Virginia Rutherford

An extensive list of prayer concerns, "Pray for One Another," is available for pickup at the church each week.

Birthday Prayer Fellowship

April 6 Rett Stocstill

April 7 Anne Southerland

April 8 Ginny Sword

April 9 Alie Bassett, Savannah Burt

April 10 Mark Dollar

April 11 Libby Crutchfield, Virginia McRee

Memorial Gifts

FPC received gifts in memory of the following individuals from Monday, March 10, through Sunday, March 16:

Dr. Mack Calcote: by Nancy De Friece, by John & Brenda Fincher, by John Ed & Jackie Fuller, by Rick & Diane Gentry, by Lucyann Jewell, by Chris & Jennifer Kennedy, by Evelyn Lindamood, by Dr. & Mrs. Louis Mattison, by Ernie & Karen Pennington, by Lewis & Catherine Satterwhite, by John & Karen Vann; all to the Capital Campaign Fund/MEP

Frances Caldwell: by Tony & Cora Lee Raccioppo, by Louise H. Rutherford, by John & Karen Vann; all to the Music Projects Fund

Betty Carrier (sister of Juanita Goforth): by John & Karen Vann, to the Memorial Fund

Thelma Cook (mother of Randy Cook): by John & Karen Vann, to the Memorial Fund

Bill Darnell: byJohn & Karen Vann, to the Memorial Fund

Dr. Ed Hatcher: by Nancy De Friece, by Don & Champe Hyatt, by Evelyn Lindamood, by Sid & Joyce Oakley, by Louise H. Rutherford, by John & Karen Vann; all to the Minister's Discretionary Fund

George King: by Frank & Jackie Leonard, by John & Karen Vann; each to the Arts Series Fund

Mary Landrum: byJohn & Karen Vann, to the Arts Series Fund

Sara Rhea: by Frank & Jackie Leonard, by John & Karen Vann; each to the Memorial Fund

Dr. Robert Vann: by Nancy De Friece, by Gene & Bonnie Haskins, by Chris & Jennifer Kennedy, by Brian & Shannan Miller; all to the Capital Campaign Fund/MEP; by Chad & Kathy Keen, to the Brazil Scholarship Fund

Janet Wright: by John & Karen Vann, to the Memorial Fund

Church Calendar

Sunday, April 6

8:30 a.m. Worship, Fellowship Hall

9:00 a.m. Cherub Choir

9:45 a.m. Sunday School

11:00 a.m. Worship, Sanctuary

3:00 p.m. Arts Series Concert, Sanctuary

5:00 p.m. Jubilate Youth Choir

6:00 p.m. Student Ministries Fellowship, Youth Wing & Fellowship Hall

Monday, April 7

5:45 p.m. Sanctuary Handbells

Tuesday, April 8

9:00 a.m. Staff Meeting, Room 123

10:00 a.m. Morning Prayer Group, Conference Room

11:00 a.m. Presbyterian Women's Circle, Room 123

11:30 a.m. Presbyterian Women's Bible Study, Room 123

12:00 p.m. Presbyterian Women's Luncheon, Parlor

7:00 p.m. Betsy Turnbull's Heart to Heart Bible Study, Room 123

7:00 p.m. Boy Scout Troop 3, Scout Wing

Wednesday, April 9

9:30 a.m. Lynette Wallen's Heart to Heart Bible Study, New Mothers' Room

9:30 a.m. Lorri Looney's DVD Bible Study, Friendship Classroom

4:15 p.m. Children's Handbells

4:45 p.m. Youth Handbells

4:45 p.m. Savior's Singers Children's Choir

5:15 p.m. Baby & Toddler Care, Nursery

5:30 p.m. Fellowship Dinner, Fellowship Hall

6:00 p.m. Wednesday Night Kids

6:00 p.m. Student Ministries Small Groups

6:15 p.m. Adult Learning, Fellowship Hall

7:15 p.m. Sanctuary Choir

Thursday, April 10

7:00 a.m. Men's Bible Study, Parlor

8:30 a.m. Meals on Wheels, Fellowship Hall

12:00 p.m. Noon Bible Study, Room 117

5:15 p.m. Finance Committee, Room 123

8:15 p.m. Praise Team Rehearsal, Fellowship Hall

Saturday, April 12

8:00 a.m. Men's Breakfast, Perkins Restaurant

Windows is a publication of First Presbyterian Church, Bristol, TN. Please direct questions and suggestions to the editor, Kathy Acuff, kacuff@fpcbristol.org.