To close our 2015-16 Arts Series, pianist and organist Carl Angelo will present a program on both instruments this Sunday, May 1, at 3:00 p.m. in our sanctuary. The first half of the program will be on our wonderful Steinway piano at the front of the room. Dr. Angelo will play works of Bach, Mozart, Brahms, and Liszt. After intermission, he will reappear in the choir loft to play works of the same composers on the organ! A screen will be set up in the front of the sanctuary so that the audience can watch him at the organ console. You won't want to miss this fine program! There will be a reception in the chapel after the performance.

Battel, Mr. Michael Andrew (Mike)	Bloome, Mrs. Debbie Kay
Blue, Dr. Bradley Byron	Blue, Mrs. Diane Hoglund
Bobbitt, Adam Keith	Booth, Mr. Alan Edward
Borghi, Mr. Kenneth Richard (Ken)	Borghi, Mrs. Roberta Jane (Robbie)
Borghi, Mr. Nathaniel Andrew (Nathan)	Borghi, Mr. Nickolas Eugene (Nick)
Borghi, Mr. Raymond Everson (Ray)	Bowell, Mr. Andrew David (Andy)
Burkhart, Ms. Catherine Marie	Burnette, Ms. Kimberly Elizabeth (Kim)
Burton, Mr. David Fulton	Burton, Mr. Jamie Randall
Chesley, Mrs. Jana Carpenter	Converse, Dr. George Marquis IV (Mark)
Converse, Mrs. Elisa Jill (Jill)	Dixon, Mr. David
Esser, Mr. Edward Milton Jr. (Eddie)	Esser, Mrs. Dorothy Curtis (Dottie)
Fleenor, Mr. Daniel Lee Jr. (Daniel)	Fleenor, Daniel II
Gao, Mr. Hongman	Zhou, Mrs. Rui (Irene)
Gentry, Ms. Shannon B.	Gregg, Mr. Danny
Haga, Mrs. Ollie Linkous	Hagerty, Mr. Cooper Phillip
Hallum, Ms. Sara Catherine	Hardin, Mr. William Clyde III (Bill)
Harkins, Mrs. Rachel Michal	Hatcher, Mrs. Terry Lee (Lee)
Hatley, Mr. William Ray (Bill)	Helbert, Ms. Susan Lee
Helton, Miss Shannon Gail	Hite, Mr. Ryan Christopher
Houser, Mr. Raymond Kyle (Ray)	Hudler, Mrs. Rebecca Suzanne (Suzanne)
Hutton, Mr. Michael Douglas (Mike)	Johnson, Mr. George R.
Jones, Mr. Robert Alan	Jordan, Mr. Gregory Samuel Bruce (Sammy)
King, Mr. Jere Franklin (Jay)	Kirksey, Mr. Kevin Michael
Ladd, Mr. Richard Edward Jr. (Rick)	Lindamood, Ms. Lisa Marie (Lisa)
Loud, Ms. Dorothy Ann (Dorothy Ann)	Loud, Ms. Karen
Masengill, Mrs. Carrie Jean (Carrie Jean)	Massengill, Mr. Andrew Myers (Andy)
McAllister, Mr. David Brumley	McAllister, Dr. William Paul Jr. (Bill)
McCrae, Mr. Tom	McDaniel, John Edward
Messerole, Mr. Steve Curtis	Miller, Mrs. Elaine Devault
Miller, Mr. Thomas Alan (Tom)	Morison, Ms. Amelia Richmond
Morrison, Mrs. Rachel Combs (Rachel)	Mullins, Mrs. Isabel Catherine (Cathy)
Murray, Mr. Stephen Loren (Steve)	O'Dell, Mr. Mark Preston
Pecktal, Ms. Kathryn Marie	Pickle, Mr. Franklin Eugene
Rainwater, Ms. Lacey Elizabeth	Rausch, Mr. Albert R. (Rocky)
Reed, Mr. James Lee (Jamie)	Rees, Mr. Timothy George (Tim)
Rhea, Mrs. Patricia Reke (Pat)	Richards, Ms. Carol
Richards, Ms. Heather Marie	Rutherford, Mr. Samuel Bruce II (Sam)
Saddler, Mr. Richard Todd (Todd)	Santaello, Mr. Manuel Jose
Schmeltzer, Ms. Sara Jane	Schutts, Mr. Richard A. (Richard)
Shaw, Mr. Martin Anthony	Shaw, Mr. Matthew Carl
Smith, Mr. Lloyd Batre	Smith, Mrs. Evelyn K.
Snead, Mrs. Bonnie Irene	Solomon, Mr. Charles Ronald III (Ron)
Stone-Hartley, Ms. Cheryl	Swann, Mrs. Jerilyn Dawn
Taylor, Mrs. Debbie Kathleen	Thomasson, Mr. Timothy James (Tim)
Townsend, Mrs. Daphne Renee	Tretler, Ms. Sharon Angelique (Sharon)
Tucker, Ms. Adelia Warner (Dee-Dee)	Twiggs, Mrs. Mildred Jean (Millie)
Vipperman, Ms. Heather Lynn	Vipperman, Mr. Jeremy Stewart
Vipperman, Mr. Jodi Lee	Watrous, Ms. Rebecca Anne
Weaver, Mr. David Bradford (Brad)	Wilhoit, Mrs. Lisa Lee
Wilson, Mrs. Eleanor Cassler	Wilson, Mrs. Harriet W.

The work of the church continues well, as April's stated Session gave testimony to God's providence. Noteworthy is that the Interim Pastor Search Committee continues their work on the church's behalf with further interviewing of potential candidates along with deepened prayer and discernment for God's leading. To date, several offers have been made to potential interims, but none have been accepted. (For more information about the process, see "Search for Interim Pastor Continues" in the April 14 issue of Windows.)

The Session heard from João Batista (Pastor of Second Presbyterian Church, Natal, Brazil, and Administrator of Bethel School), who shared and highlighted the Bethel School's financial statements. The Session was reminded of the deep connection our congregation has with the school in Felipe Camarão, and God's blessing on both congregations through this ministry!

Finally, the Session received confirmation of the Missionary Emergency Fund allocations expected to be distributed through First Presbyterian Church this year. The Missionary Emergency Fund, an extension of the A.D. Reynolds Foundation, aids in the propagation of the Christian Faith by supporting missions and missionaries, including through scholarships for those preparing for Christian service, and the family education needs of active and retired clergy. The fund directly supports mission endeavors of First Presbyterian Church, including Holston Presbytery, Urban Promise, the Journey youth mission trip, Bethel Preschool in Felipe Camarão, and Berhane Yesus Elementary School in Dembi Dollo, Ethiopia, to name but a few.

We have completed our Wednesday evening programs for this program year, but we can offer you another reason to come to the church next week. The Marsh Bloodmobile will be in our front parking lot from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 4. Come and donate blood to your community, deprive a few mosquitoes of their evening meal before enjoying your own, and relish the fellowship of other FPC folks who are willing to give blood in a good cause. The T-shirt you'll take home this time is fit for a Southern summer. Sign up at the church, call the church office, or just walk in!

In a couple of weeks, we will reach that magic moment when all threat of frost is past. Getting us there in style, Aaron Brooks and Pat Flannagan will cut and shape the lawn. We'll look neat for Mom on May 8 and be ready for whatever falls our way on Pentecost.

If you would like to help care for the church lawn, Randy Cook will be happy to train you on our Scag Tiger Cat. We welcome adults and teens, men and women for what we hope will be regular duty. If you can help for even a single morning or afternoon, please email Randy at npolecook@aol.com or call his cell at 423-956-1541. Thank you!

A group opportunity to serve the hungry in downtown Bristol is coming up Saturday, May 21. We need FPC folks to cook food ahead of time, pack sack lunches, and serve and clean up. If you can help in any way, please contact Dottie Havlik, our coordinator for this effort, at dhavlik@charter.net.

Our current estimate is that we will need nine chicken casseroles, six large slaws, five large cans of green beans, and a lot of dinner rolls, as well as sandwich bread, fruit, snack cakes, peanut butter and jam for 75 bag lunches. We hope to update these numbers next week. Thank you for your care and service!

Dan Kreiss will lead a team from FPC on a mission to bring light and love to inner city youth in Camden, New Jersey, this summer. This opportunity is open to all. We will serve with Urban Promise from Sunday, June 26, through Saturday, July 2, supporting established educational and social programs there. The total cost to FPC participants is $300. The deadline for registration is Sunday, May 15. Please prayerfully consider this opportunity to join in Christ's ministry of love, peace, and justice. For more information, contact Dan at dskreiss@king.edu.

Sunday's music participants: Sanctuary Choir, Sanctuary Bells.

	Larry Visser

Sunday's music: The Sanctuary Choir anthem, "Peace I Give to You," is a setting of John 14:27 by Larry Visser (b. 1962). A noted composer and organ recitalist, Visser received his education at various Michigan schools, and currently serves as minister of music at LaGrave Avenue Christian Reformed Church in Grand Rapids. His three-fold setting of the text builds in intensity through each statement, ending in quiet confidence, just as the text sings "my peace I leave with you."

The Sanctuary Bells will offer as a prelude "Triumphal Entry" by Michael Bedford (b. 1949). Bedford has degrees from Texas schools, is the organist and choirmaster of St. John's Episcopal Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and has published numerous compositions. As its title implies, "Triumphal Entry" is a joyous and vigorous composition for handbells with a driving rhythmic quality, inviting us into exuberant worship.

	Michael Bedford

Reformation anniversary trip: The Presbyterian Association of Musicians is providing an opportunity in 2017 to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation by touring Glasgow and Edinburgh, Scotland. We are gathering names of choir members, King students, and Voices of the Mountains folks to travel with us, and we're inviting church members and other interested parties to join us. You don't have to be a singer! Dates are July 29-August 6, 2017, and include a workshop and song service with John Bell of the Iona Community and a festival choir of Americans (mostly Presbyterian!) and Scots under the direction of Simon Carrington, founding member of the King's Singers, a six-voice male a cappella group. There will be other opportunities to sing as groups are interested in doing so. We may add a side trip to Ireland for a couple of days prior to July 29. Interested parties may contact us, and we will email the current itinerary. 

To facilitate and more closely coordinate our congregation's prayer energies, we are making slight changes to the way we compile and maintain "In Our Prayers," the list of prayer concerns that appears in each issue of this newsletter. You will still make prayer requests by calling the church office at 423-764-7176 or emailing Diana Mattison at dmattison@fpcbristol.org. We will publish each name for three weeks from the initial request, then remove it. Requests to continue prayers can be made in the same way as the initial request. In this way, Windows will carry the most recent and timely prayer needs of the congregation. If you have any questions, please contact Dave Welch at dwelch@fpcbristol.org.

Recognizing that prayer has both individual and communal aspects and that it is a high calling to bring to God the needs of brothers and sisters in the faith, we invite the members of First Presbyterian to share together in this rich ministry.

 

Becky Busler

Jude Chambers

Jane Crewey

Dorothy Dollar

Mark Dollar

Fred Frazier

DeeDee Galliher

Bill Goforth

Ron Grubbs

Will Hankins

Gene Haskins

Sharon Hatcher

Vivian Hill

Nancy King

Alice Moore

David Moore

Nancy Preston

Tony Raccioppo

Mary Rice

Brenda Rogers

Virginia Rutherford

Faye VanNostrand

 

We rejoice in the birth of Mackenzie Keelan Trent, on April 9, to Taylor and Craig Trent of Chattanooga. Mackenzie's delighted grandparents are Wendy and Randall Olson.

 

May 1          Debbie Garritson, Jane Keeter, Maxwell Mumpower

May 2          Martin Holt Dotterweich, Susan Zeiler

May 3          John Vann

May 4          Dan Gross, David Johnson, Mary Caroline Mumpower, Dave Welch

May 6          Frances Emerson

May 7          Allison Brooks

We gratefully acknowledge recent gifts to the Capital Campaign Fund/MEP from Peggy and Eddie Hill in memory of Dorothy Giesler, Bill Grubbs, and Riley Olson.

8:30 a.m.       Worship, Fellowship Hall

9:45 a.m.       Sunday School

11:00 a.m.     Worship, Sanctuary

3:00 p.m.       Arts Series Concert by Carl Angelo, Sanctuary

4:30 p.m.       Reception after Concert, Chapel

5:30 p.m.       Jubilate Youth Choir, Music Wing

6:00 p.m.       Senior Dinner, Fellowship Hall

7:00 p.m.       Board of Deacons, Room 123

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

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

4:30 p.m.       Heart to Heart Inductive Bible Study, Room 117

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

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

4:00 p.m.       Marsh Bloodmobile Visit, Front Parking Lot

4:30 p.m.       Heart to Heart Steering Committee, Room 117

4:30 p.m.       Children's Handbells, Room 212

5:00 p.m.       Savior's Singers Children's Choir, Room 209

5:30 p.m.       Children/Youth Choirs Awards Dinner, Fellowship Hall

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

7:15 p.m.       8:30 Worship Team Rehearsal, Sanctuary

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

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