It's time again to collect our quarterly offering for the Five-Cents-a-Meal program. We will send the collection taken up this Sunday, June 26, to Holston Presbytery, which also receives the offering from our sister churches. Our combined offerings constitute a fund to which all the churches in the presbytery can apply for grants to disburse to other organizations. FPC has received the presbytery's approval of grants in the amount of $1,107.49 to help the following organizations fight hunger among the poor in 2016:

The monthly Men's Breakfast and Bible Study is taking the summer off. We will resume in August or September. We will announce the date of the next meeting in plenty of time for you to put it on your calendar!

One of the community services that we at FPC help support is looking for volunteers. Abuse Alternatives Inc. provides domestic violence intervention services in the Bristol twin cities; upper Sullivan County, Tennessee; and Washington County, Virginia. The agency will hold a meet and greet from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Monday, July 11, for those who want to learn more about the agency and available volunteer opportunities, meet agency staff, and sign up for future projects, events, and training.

Please RSVP to the agency's volunteer coordinator and community educator, Dan Fehr, at dan@abusealt.org or 423-652-9093. Abuse Alternatives is located at 104 Memorial Drive in Bristol, Tennessee.

Before he directs our choir this Sunday,  Pat Flannagan will conduct the Tiger Cat in its tour of the church lawn. As June turns into July, our facilities manager, Larry Connolly, will turn his attention outside to make sure the grounds are in order. When we run outside to play after ONE worship July 10, we will have Aaron Brooks to thank for spiffing conditions for wiffle ball and kickball.

If you would like to help us mow, Randy Cook will be happy to give you a quick lesson on our Scag mower. We welcome adults and teens, men and women for what we hope will be regular duty. If you can pitch in for even a single morning or afternoon, please email Randy at npolecook@aol.com or call his cell at 423-956-1541. Thank you!

Music participants for June 26: Sanctuary Choir; Pat Flannagan, director; Donna Fowlkes, organist. The Feys will attend the Montreat Worship & Music Conference this year as conferees.

Music for June 26: The Sanctuary Choir anthem, "Praise the Name of the Lord" by Russian composer Pavel Ivanoff (1878-1942), was first published in English translation in

	Pavel Ivanoff

1915. Although Ivanoff studied with Rimsky-Korsakov, his compositions and this anthem are in the style of older Russian sacred music, with a rich and thick harmonic structure that moves in a very solid manner. The text is in the style of a psalm of praise, punctuated by recurring "alleluias." Choir members offer this joyous work as they complete their program year. They will sing among the congregation during the month of July.

Music participants in July: As the Sanctuary Choir winds down its singing year, we have very talented singers who will offer their gifts in worship during the month of July. July 3: Jordan Pennington; July 10: Worship Team; July 17: Samantha Robertson; July 24: a women's trio with Marjy Larson, Annie Dawson, and Bethany Dawson; July 31: Nancy and Randy Cook.

Dick Ray

We know and love Dick and Lila Ray from their long relationship with FPC Bristol. We can paint only in the broadest strokes Dick's rich and varied career as a church and community leader, teacher, chaplain, and editor for major theological presses. Of special interest to us, of course, is his service as our senior pastor from 1981 to 1997. From 1997 to 2001, he served as the Robert Meneilly Professor of Leadership and Ministry for Princeton Theological Seminary. He served on the faculty of King College (now University) for 14 years, then as the school's interim president. Dick and Lila look forward to returning to their Montreat home.

 

8:30 a.m.       Worship, Fellowship Hall

9:45 a.m.       Sunday School

11:00 a.m.     Worship, Sanctuary

11:00 a.m.     Mission Monday, Meet at Church

7:00 p.m.       Session of Elders, Room 123

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

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

6:00 p.m.       Venture Crew 3, Cub Scout Room

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

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

5:15 p.m.       Membership Assessment Task Force, Room 117

5:30 p.m.       Fun Family Fellowship, Behind Church

6:00 p.m.       Open Prayer Gathering, Chapel

7:30 p.m.       8:30 Worship Team Rehearsal, Fellowship Hall

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

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

8:30 a.m.       Worship, Fellowship Hall

9:45 a.m.       Sunday School

11:00 a.m.     Worship, Sanctuary

Church office closed for Independence Day

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

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

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

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

7:00 p.m.       High School Devos, Katie Arnold's Home

7:30 p.m.       8:30 Worship Team Rehearsal, Fellowship Hall

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

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