FPC will provide meat and beverages, and supper will be served at 5:30. Please bring one of the following dishes with you, according to the initial of your last name:

A-H:      a side

  I-P:      a dessert

Q-Z:      a salad

We look forward to sharing good fellowship, fun, and food with you!

Ethiopia Mission Trip in the Works 

When the stamp ministry began elsewhere in 1972, it raised $4,100. Last year, contributors from many churches enabled the ministry to raise $41,000 from the sale of stamps. By the end of May this year, $17,000 had been realized.

If you wish to correspond with the stamp ministry volunteers, they welcome your letters at Alliance Stamp Ministry, 15000 Shell Point Boulevard, Fort Myers, FL 33908.

Betsy Turnbull's inductive women's Bible study will resume bimonthly meetings Tuesday, August 4, at 7:00 p.m. We will continue our participation in the churchwide read-through of scripture based on The Jesus Storybook Bible, the children's book by Sally Lloyd-Jones that tells the biblical story from the perspective that "every story whispers" Jesus' name. We are focusing our inductive study on the biblical texts at the root of each of the stories in the book.

On August 4, we will discuss "A Little Girl and a Frail Lady" (Luke 8) and "How to Pray" (Matthew 6). The readings for the August 18 meeting will be "The Singer" (Matthew 6, 9 and Luke 12) and "The Captain of the Storm" (Mark 4 and Luke 8). All women are welcome to come and bring a friend!

Last Chance to FISH Next Week 

The final FISH meetings of the summer for Bible study and fun take place next week. Middle school students FISH for the last time Tuesday, August 4, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. High school students' final FISH session will be Thursday, August 6, in the same time slot. Meetings are in a different place each week, so make sure you are enrolled in the Student Ministries info text service. Text FPCBRISTOL to 95577.

Final Family Fun Fellowship Falls on Fifth 

The Fusion group of fifth and sixth graders, spent three mornings serving in our community. They went to the Food Pantry, to Bristol Faith in Action, and on a neighborhood prayer walk. This was a rich, hands-on time of meeting needs in our community.

We ended the three days with a program and a fellowship dinner together. A huge thank you to everyone who helped make this year's VBS an engaging and fun learning time for our children!

From High Summer High Jinks to More August Pursuits 

We usually mow through the month of October. To join the team, call Randy Cook at 423-956-1541 or email him at npolecook@aol.com. If you've never used a Scag mower before, Randy will be happy to show you how. 

Sunday's music participants: Nancy and Randy Cook.

Sanctuary Choir: Many thanks to our soloists during the month of July and early August! The Sanctuary Choir will resume rehearsals on Wednesday, August 5, at 7:15 p.m. and would love to have you join them!

Musical rehearsals: All children and youth, from rising second graders through high schoolers, may participate in the musical Table for Five ... Thousand, to be presented Sunday, August 30, during our one service of worship. If you don't have a CD, contact the Feys. Everyone else should be listening to their CDs and memorizing lines! The first rehearsal will take place in the choir room next Wednesday, August 5, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Choir rehearsals: Children's Bells, Savior's Singers Children's Choir, and Youth Bells will not begin regular Wednesday rehearsals until after the musical! However, Cherub Choir will begin Sunday, August 9, at 9:00 a.m., and Jubilate Youth Choir will kick off the program year on Sunday, August 16, at 5:15 p.m. Sanctuary Bells will begin the Monday after Labor Day.

In Our Prayers

Becky Busler

Jane Crewey

Dorothy Dollar

Fred Frazier

DeeDee Galliher

Dorothy Giesler

Ron Grubbs

Will Hankins

Sharon Hatcher

Hawley Heglar

Vivian Hill

Carolyn King

Sue Olsen

Nancy Preston

Mary Rice

Brenda Rogers

Virginia Rutherford

Katy Sikorski

Faye VanNostrand

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

Congratulations

We celebrate with parents, Kyle and Amy Benjamin, and proud grandparents Con and Nancy Sauls in the birth of Tyler Richard Benjamin on July 25.

Birthday Prayer Fellowship

August 2   Vicki Fey, Dan Kreiss, Peggy Nicar

August 3   Jon Pruner

August 4   Sheena Hunter, Changsub Shim, Young Shim, Melody Wallen

August 5   Alex Regan

August 6   Suzee Bolick, Louise McCall

August 7   Keith Blair, Ben Linderman, Mark Mervis, Katy Sikorski, Jeannie Williams

August 8   Ellie Beck, Mechala Blankenship, Mary Lee Schiesz

Sunday, August 2

8:30 a.m.       Worship, Fellowship Hall

8:45 a.m.       Kids' Kirk, Creation Station

9:45 a.m.       Sunday School, Education Wing

11:00 a.m.     Worship, Sanctuary

Monday, August 3

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

Tuesday, August 4

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

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

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

7:00 p.m.       Middle School FISH, TBD

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

Wednesday, August 5

4:30 p.m.       Musical Rehearsal for Grades 2-12, Choir Room

5:30 p.m.       Family Fun Fellowship Finale, Fellowship Hall

7:15 p.m.       Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal, Room 202

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

Thursday, August 6

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, Worley Home

7:30 p.m.       Troop 3 Committee, Room 163