"For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord."-2 Corinthians 4:5

You are invited to participate in Proclaim, a new worship team at FPC!

WHO: Fusion (5th and 6th grades), youth, and adults

WHAT: The Proclaim team will read scripture or lead responsive readings during the 8:30 Sunday service. Shannan Miller, the early worship coordinator, will send you an email with the scripture or other reading for the Sunday on which you will serve, and you will review and prepare it on your own time.

WHERE: Fellowship Hall

WHEN: 8:30 on Sunday morning, on a rotation basis

WHY: To enrich our worship time together and offer the opportunity for service in the church by involving more people in worship leadership.

HOW: To sign up, email Shannan at smiller@fpcbristol.org, or send her your email information on Facebook messaging.

Next Wednesday, September 2, Dave Welch will lead the evening's adult learning segment in "Telling Our Story." He will invite us to look at our own stories through the lens of the biblical salvation narrative. We'll reflect on how and where we fit in, and consider ways to share our story, woven by God, with others. We will gather in the Fellowship Hall at 5:30 for dinner, and the adult program will follow at 6:20. Wednesday Night Kids and Student Ministries small groups will meet at 6:00.

Our first Parents' Night Out of the new program year has been scheduled for Friday, September 11, from 6:00 to 8:30 at the church. As ever, it will be fun for parents and children alike! Mark your calendars and check for details to come!

The men of the church will have their monthly breakfast and Bible study next Saturday, September 5, at 8:00 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. All men of the church are encouraged to come for good fellowship and a great start to the weekend. Bring a friend!

Summer break is over! Lorri Looney's Wednesday morning Heart to Heart DVD Bible study group will resume meeting September 9. We will begin a five-week study of Priscilla Shirer's Breathe. Workbooks will be available for purchase at the first session. All women of the church are invited to join us at 9:30 in the church parlor. Bring a friend!

Student Ministries provides same-age, same-gender small groups that meet once a week for fun, sharing, and a devotion. These groups are intended for relationship building and walking with each other through life's ups and downs. Small groups will resume meeting in the Youth Wing and the College Classroom from 6:00 to 7:00 after the fellowship dinner next Wednesday, September 2. Join us!

All FPC middle and high school students are invited to our fall retreat at New Frontiers Adventure Camp over the first weekend in September. We will have a worship service in a cave, go ziplining, and conquer a high-ropes course! We will leave from the church at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 5, and return on Labor Day, Monday, September 7.

To join us for a weekend of fun and fellowship with your friends, fill out the Fall Retreat registration form that you'll find here. You'll also need the New Frontiers release form, which you'll find in the lefthand column of the Student Fellowship Activities webpage, http://fpcbristol.org/growing/student/. To hold your place, you will need to give Katie Arnold a $50 deposit as soon as possible.

When you come to our single worship service at 10:30 this Sunday morning, take a look around to see what a neat job Roger Sikorski has made of the lawn. He is responsible for clearing your way to that Table for Five ... Thousand inside! We hope the delightful weather holds for Jim Mayden when he takes over in the first week of September. We usually mow through the month of October and sometimes into early November. 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: Author Tom S. Long and composer Allen Pote have a long history of creating musicals based on Gospel narratives. About today's presentation, they write: "The account of Jesus feeding the five thousand is the only miracle--apart from the resurrection--that is reported in all four gospels. In this musical version of the story, we've used details from all four, but focus particularly on the narrative as it appears in John--where one young boy with five loaves and two fish is the catalyst for everything that follows. We don't really know anything about the boy other than his apparent willingness to share, but we know the results of his actions: an event so startling, members of the crowd wanted to proclaim Jesus as king. ... Mother Teresa said, 'We can do small things, with great love, and together we can do something wonderful.' We [the authors, and the choirs of FPC] offer this small work in the hopes that it might communicate that message--and along the way, point actors and [congregation] alike to the One who can fill every hunger."

Sunday schedule: Cherub Choir will not meet this Sunday, August 30. All musical participants will need to come to the sanctuary at 9:45 a.m. to warm up and get in place. Everyone not in the musical will have Sunday School at 9:30 a.m.

Rehearsal schedule: The final dress rehearsal for the musical will be this Saturday, August 29, at 10:00 a.m. in the sanctuary. Children's Bells, Savior's Singers Children's Choir, and Youth Bells will begin regular Wednesday rehearsals next week, on September 2: Children's Handbells (grades 2-6), 4:15-4:45 p.m.; Savior's Singers Children's Choir (same grades), 4:45-5:30 p.m.; Youth Handbells (grades 7-12), 4:45-5:30 p.m.

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

9:30 a.m.       Sunday School

10:30 a.m.     Worship & Musical, Sanctuary

5:15 p.m.       Jubilate Youth Choir, Music Wing

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

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.       Boy Scout Troop 3, Scout Wing

4:15 p.m.       Children's Handbells, Room 212

4:45 p.m.       Savior's Singers Children's Choir, Room 209

4:45 p.m.       Youth Handbells, Room 212

5:15 p.m.       Baby & Toddler Care, Rooms 34 & 35

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

6:00 p.m.       Wednesday Night Kids, Rooms 11 & 31

6:00 p.m.       Student Ministries Small Groups, Youth Wing & College Classroom

6:20 p.m.       Adult Learning, Fellowship Hall

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

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

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

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

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

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

8:00 a.m.        Youth Retreat at New Frontiers, Meet at FPC