June 1

7th Sunday of Easter

Communion

Lessons

1 Timothy 6:6-10

Matthew 6:19-24

Sermon

Easter Life: Freedom from Want(s)

Gordon A. Turnbull

Hymns

Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee

The King of Love

My Shepherd Is

Give to the Winds Thy Fears

Anthem

Draw Us in the Spirit's Tether

Last Sunday's Attendance

8:30: 144; 11:00: 115

Windows

The monthly Men's Breakfast has moved back to its old place on second Saturdays and will continue through the summer. The next gathering of the men of the church and their friends for breakfast, Bible study, and good fellowship will be at 8:00 a.m.,

June 14, in the Fellowship Hall. We look forward to sharing this time with you! 

Harold Friedell

Sunday's music participants: Sanctuary Choir; Alan Hunter, organist; Pat Flannagan, director. The Feys are on vacation and will be back in the office Tuesday, June 3.

Sunday's music: The anthem text was written by Percy Dearmer as an addition to an existing hymn; it was later separated out, as it stands up well on its own. About these words, Paul Westermeyer writes, "[They are] a celebration of Christ's presence among those who are tethered by the Spirit at the Lord's table and who pray that as disciples they may make their meals and living 'as sacraments' by 'caring, helping, and giving.'" Dearmer (1867-1936) was an English clergyman with wide-ranging interests; he edited a number of notable hymnals. The musical setting was made by Harold Friedell (1905-1958), an American organist and teacher who served as musician at several notable churches in the New York City area. Friedell's melody and harmonies capture the expansive nature of the words.

Programs of note: The Paramount Center's Tunes at Noon will begin the summer series of Friday programs on June 6, with basso Tim Landis (and friends), accompanied by Vicki Fey. Then, on June 13, the Bristol Music Club's scholarship winners will perform, with a cake in the lobby afterwards to celebrate the Club's 100th anniversary!

Montreat participants: This year's church children and youth attending Montreat with the Feys during the first week of the conference are the following: Josiah Chambers, Tobin Chambers, Zora Gross, Angelica Poteat, Rosa Poteat, and Wyatt Rush. Also joining our house of folks will be conferees/chaperones Andy and Glory Cumbow. Sujean Bradley has a long history of attending the Worship and Music Conference and will attend with family members from southwest Virginia. The Feys are on this year's conference planning committee and are gearing up for the one-year countdown to the 2015 conferences, which they are directing! Mark your calendars now for 2015. Week 1 is scheduled for June 21-26; week 2 for June 28-July 3.

In Our Prayers

Sue Cannon

Barbara Daniel

Dorothy Dollar

DeeDee Galliher

Juanita Goforth

Will Hankins

Mary Nell Harris

Sharon Hatcher

Ann Holler

Opal Johnson

Carolyn King

Ruth Musser

Nancy Preston

Mary Rice

Brenda Rogers

Virginia Rutherford

Katy Sikorski

Ann Woods

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

Birthday Prayer Fellowship

June 1        Sandi Nelson, Annette Tudor

June 2        Bella Bane, Heather Dotterweich

June 3        Nancy Butterworth

June 4        Sally Buck

June 5        Laurie Boyd

June 6        Stella Kite, Lisa McClain, Lynne Testerman

June 7        John Roberts, Sam Samuel

Sunday, June 1

8:30 a.m.     Worship, Fellowship Hall

9:45 a.m.     Sunday School

11:00 a.m.  Worship, Sanctuary

1:00 p.m.     High School Pool Party, Mills' Home

Monday, June 2

7:00 p.m.     Deacons Meeting, Room 123

Tuesday, June 3

9:00 a.m.     Staff Meeting, Room 123

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

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

Wednesday, June 4

7:30 p.m.     Praise Team Rehearsal, Fellowship Hall

Thursday, June 5

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

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