June 8

Day of Pentecost

Lessons

Numbers 11:24-30

Acts 2:1-20

Sermon

The Spirit's Voice

Gordon A. Turnbull

Hymns

On Pentecost They Gathered

Breathe on Me, Breath of God

Come, O Spirit, Dwell Among Us

Anthem

Every Time I Feel the Spirit

Last Sunday's Attendance

8:30: 199; 11:00: 115

June 15

Trinity Sunday

Sermon

Dan Kreiss

Anthem

Windows

We are excited to welcome Lilly Osborne as our new Director of Children's Ministries. She began her work in this capacity on June 1.

Of course, we know Lilly well through her leadership in our church, especially in her work with children. For a number of years she has directed our Vacation Bible School, a task she undertakes eagerly and joyfully. This new position will engage her many gifts for education and ministry throughout our children's program. Among these gifts are a musical background and experience working with our children's music ministry. Lilly believes that song and movement help children learn and remember.

Of her commitment, Lilly says, "I am honored and extremely excited to serve the children at this church who are so dear to my heart.  I look forward to partnering with families to ensure that every child will know the saving love of Jesus Christ."

Our ministry staff work all hours and most days but not always on site. What are they doing when they're away? Here follows a summary, by no means exhaustive, of their summer activities.

• Dave Welch will be serving from June 7 through June 20 as the head counselor and pastor for the team planning Great Escape Lee, so called because it is held at Lee University.
• Steve and Vicki Fey are on the planning committee for the 2014 Montreat Conferences on Worship and Music, so will be at Montreat for both weeks this summer. They are already gearing up for the 2015 conferences, which they will direct.
• Katie Arnold is working with Dave on the planning team for Great Escape Lee. She will lead the counselor care team, whose members contact church leaders as they are preparing for the trip to equip them with information and support. When camp is in session, this team checks in on counselors to make sure things are going well and to meet any needs they may have. From June 24 through July 2, Katie will lead the FPC high school mission trip. Katie and the kids will serve with Presbyterian Social Missions in Jacksonville, Florida, for several days, then drive to Panama City Beach for BigStuf Camp.

Please pray for our Great Escapees:

Campers:

Allie Bassett

John Blair

Hannah Hawk

Daniel Osborne

Dillon Pendley

Madison Ratliff

Leaders:

Dan Kreiss

Tess Addington

Rebekah Heacock

Katie Arnold

Work Crew:

Melody Wallen

Jordan Scott

Andrew Mills

Aaron Addison

Summer Staff:

Amanda Mills

Abby Welch

Lauren Rutherford

Planning Team:

Dave Welch

Amy Benjamin

Katie Arnold

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! 

What better time for immediate gratification than the end of the school year and the beginning of summer? The most skeptical observer cannot deny that a mown lawn is a thing of beauty and a joy for about a week. This week Randy Cook delivers an ode on a quick return, and next week Dan Gross does the honors.

To earn an instant return on your investment of time and labor, call Randy at 423-956-1541 or email him at npolecook@aol.com. He will add you to our team of volunteer mowers or to our substitutes list, as you prefer.

Music participants for June: Sanctuary Choir. The Feys are on the planning committee for the 2014 Montreat Conferences on Worship & Music, so will be at Montreat for both weeks this year and next, when they will direct the conference. Pat Flannagan will direct the choir in their absence, and Alan Hunter will play the organ June 15 and 22.

Anthems for the next two Sundays: On June 8 the Sanctuary Choir will sing as an anthem the spiritual "Every Time I Feel the Spirit." Both the words and the music come out of the traditions of the slave song and speak with confidence of the power of the Spirit to work in our lives, recognizing the Spirit's work through Moses and the Old Testament prophets. It is most appropriate to sing this on Pentecost Sunday as we recognize the gift of the Spirit to the New Testament Apostles, reminding us that the Spirit has been at work since creation.

The anthem for June 15 has a possible connection with Bristol, and certainly with our region. "Christians, We Have Met to Worship" sets the first and final stanza of a text by George Atkins (1793-1827), a Methodist pastor born in England, but who served churches in our region. He died while serving a church in Abingdon and was buried there. One source claims that his remains were moved in 1895 to the Sulphur Springs Cemetery in Bristol, Tennessee. The text joyously calls us all to worship, and in worship we will be showered "with sweet manna all around."

David Ashley White

The words have been paired since 1825 with an American folk melody appropriately named "Holy Manna." This choral arrangement is by David Ashley White (b. 1944), who has had a long, successful career as a composer and a faculty member of the University of Houston's School of Music. White's setting illuminates the joyous nature of the text and tune.

Programs of note: The Paramount Center's Tunes at Noon will begin the summer series of Friday programs this week 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 for week 1 of the conference are the following: Josiah Chambers, Tobin Chambers, Zora Gross, Angelica Poteat, Rosa Poteat, and Wyatt Rush. They will be leaving after church Sunday, June 15, and will return Saturday morning, June 21. 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 will be June 21-26, and week 2 will be June 28-July 3.

In Our Prayers

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.

To the Church Triumphant

Wilma Sue Cannon

May 31, 2014

David Elwood Sangid Sr.

June 1, 2014

Congratulations

Birthday Prayer Fellowship

June 8       Beckham Schiesz

June 9       Courtney Cavatoni

June 12     Van VanNostrand

June 14     Robert Pollard, Betsy Turnbull

June 15     David Moore

June 17     Laura Bassett, Emily Hyder, Bill Whisnant

June 18     Bill Criswell

June 19     Kevin Buck, Parker Sword

June 20     Paul Blair, Stuart Parker

June 21     Con Sauls

Sunday, June 8

8:30 a.m.     Worship, Fellowship Hall

9:45 a.m.     Sunday School

11:00 a.m.   Worship, Sanctuary

12:30 p.m.   VBS Setup & Teacher Training

Monday, June 9

9:00 a.m.     Vacation Bible School

7:00 p.m.     Building & Grounds Committee, Room 117

7:00 p.m.     Worship Committee, Room 123

Tuesday, June 10

9:00 a.m.     Vacation Bible School

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

1:30 p.m.     Staff Meeting, Room 123

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

Wednesday, June 11

9:00 a.m.     Vacation Bible School

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

Thursday, June 12

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

Saturday, June 14

8:00 a.m.      Men's Breakfast, Fellowship Hall

Sunday, June 15

8:30 a.m.      Worship, Fellowship Hall

9:45 a.m.      Sunday School

11:00 a.m.   Worship, Sanctuary

Monday, June 16

4:45 p.m.     Administrative Committee, Room 117

7:00 p.m.     Christian Education Committee, Room 117

Tuesday, June 17

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

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

Wednesday, June 18

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

Thursday, June 19

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

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