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God desires FFUMC to be an intentional, vibrant,
growing faith community transformed through
prayer, scripture, worship, and study.
 God wants us to make a real difference in the lives of our neighbors
and each other as we
invite, accept, connect,
serve,
and share the love of Christ.
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Mary McDonald in Concert
The concert is free and open to the public, a perfect opportunity to invite your friends and neighbors to visit. A reception will follow.
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Want to learn more about homelessness in Knoxville?
Join us for a presentation by
Mary LeMense, Executive Director of Family  Promise Knoxville, on
May 28th from
10:00 - 11:00 a.m. in the Music Room 210. Come learn more about homelessness and how you can help those in need.
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Please check the VBS Donation Board on
Main Street and see how you can help our Children's Ministry.
All donations are due by
J
une 11th
. Thank you for donating.
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Do you have GRADUATE
in your family?
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Please email Randee if you have a family member that is graduating from high school, college or graduate school. We would like to recognize their accomplishments!
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Donations needed by June 4th
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The Holston Annual Conference 2017 Mission Offering will be used to meet the  immediate needs and provide the foundation for long-term security of the of Ishe Anesu ("God is with us") school and community in Mutare, Zimbabwe.
To learn more, click here.
Please make your check payable to FFUMC and note
"Conference Offering" in the memo line.
All donations must be received by June 4th.
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Senior Adult Ministries Spring Fling
On Thursday, June 1, from
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
First United Methodist Church, Newport TN will host a seminar "I Don't Want to Be a Burden" - Bearing Burdens: Gifts and Challenges. To register or find out more, check out our bulletin board on Main Street or click
here
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United Methodist Youth Fellowship
(UMYF)
Please sign up on Sunday to volunteer
for upcoming events. Come check out our board on Main Street!
Sundays
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
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... kale and
broccoli will be available at the Hunger Table this Sunday?
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Youth Mission Experience 2017
Wednesday,
May 31 - Saturday, June 3
Only a few weeks away...
please sign up on Main Street this Sunday.
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Information Desk
:
9:00 a.m. -- Brenda Bradford
10:00 a.m. -- Betty Collins
9:00 a.m. -- Betty Collins & Gail Hulme
11:00 a.m. -- Okon & Robbeline Enyenihi
9:00 a.m. -- Doug Hulme, Calvin Harris
& Alvin Jenkins
11:00 a.m. -- Todd Bocik, Robin Herrington
& Ryan Reddick
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Congratulations to the following
who will have birthdays this week!
May:
17 - Tyler Blazer
Matt Warnick
18 - Scott Blazer
Tess Mallison
La Gonda Mapes
19 - Bill Mackebee
23 - Clark Brekke
Dale Love
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NEW RESOURCES
First Farragut UMC's Footprints Ministry serves
as a bridge to connect church and home. Click
here
for our current recommendations.
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FINANCIAL PULSE
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As of February 28, 2017:
YTD Total Contributions: $208,553.65
YTD Total Expenses: $178,488.30
YTD Net Operating Total:
$30,065.35
YTD Total "FTF" Gifts: $38,850.50
(Forward to Freedom)
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Attention Kroger Shoppers!
Don't forget to re-enroll!
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If you shop at Kroger, please click here to visit the
Kroger Community Rewards secure website and click on "Enroll" to register your individual Kroger Plus card to First Farragut UMC's account
(# 84417).
We received $91.84 from your shopping last quarter!
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Your church staff wants to be faithful in encouraging your full participation in the ministries of FFUMC. Perhaps you will find the following information helpful if you are considering committing to First Farragut United Methodist Church by becoming a member. You may respond in one of several ways:
BY PROFESSION OF FAITH AND BAPTISM
If you have never been baptized, or were baptized as an infant or child but have not yet made a profession of faith, the pastor will be happy to lead you in the next steps of baptism and professing membership.
BY TRANSFER FROM ANOTHER
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Simply mark the friendship pad, "Interested in becoming a member." We'll be eager to respond and help you in that decision.
BY TRANSFER FROM ANOTHER DENOMINATION
Your baptism is accepted. (We do not believe in re-baptism). You will be reconfirmed in a meaningful ritual of faith renewal by membership vows. You will be asked to take the vow taken by all members of the United Methodist Church: "Will you be loyal to the United Methodist Church and uphold it by your prayers, your presence, your gifts, your service, and your witness?"
HOW TO "JOIN" WITHOUT "JOINING"
If you are a United Methodist whose membership is in another city or state and you wish to retain that membership in your "home" church, you can become an Affiliate Member of FFUMC. You will not be counted on our roll, rather at your "home" church. Members of other Christian denominations may elect to become an Associate Member.
Please give me a shout and I'll further explain and explore these ways of enabling your joy to bless our congregation through active membership.
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June 26 - June 29
Registration now open!
Families who register before
May 28th will receive a free CD of the VBS music. Thank you to the AWESOME Tara Mallison for this awesome VBS registration
website.
Want to be "in the loop" on all Children's Wing activities?
Be sure to join our Facebook group (FFUMC Children's Ministry) and "The City" Parents' Group!
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NEXT Wednesday, May 24th at 6:30 p.m.
Bring your bikes, scooters, etc.,
AND HELMETS
on May 24th (the day after most schools let out for the summer). Let the kids release some energy while the adults sit back and catch up with each other. Please email Paige Morgan if you plan to attend.
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Confirmation on Sunday - May 21
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U-Pick Giving Garden
The Giving Garden Team is trying a new approach with FFUMC's garden this year;
we are adding a U-Pick option. Families or individuals are invited to pick produce for their own use on Wednesdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 to 10:30 a.m.
A Garden Team member will be present to help determine what is ready to pick and to provide supplies and advice. Any produce not harvested by FFUMC members will be donated to the Shepherd of Hope Food Pantry at Faith Lutheran Church and to Good Samaritan of Loudon County. A more limited Hunger Table will also be available on Sundays, including herbs from the Girl Scout garden. Donations for garden produce will still be accepted. Your comments and suggestions are welcome.
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Holston Annual Conference
Hands on Mission
Every year in June, clergy and lay delegates for the Holston Annual Conference meet to worship together, ordain new ministers, nominate individuals for conference committees and conduct conference business.
In the same way that FFUMC implements a mission project for our week at VBS, the Holston Annual Conference coordinates a hands-on mission project to serve people in need. The Oak Ridge District is collecting health kits that will be sent to the Ishe Anesu Project for Underprivileged Children in Zimbabwe. If you are interested in donating a kit, please stop by the Serving Team table on Main Street to pick up a bag with a complete list of items needed for the health kits. Please
return your kit to the Serving Team table no later than
Sunday, June 4th
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The kits will be taken to the Oak Ridge District office and then to the Annual Conference, June 11th - June 14th. The Oak Ridge District has set a goal of collecting 300 kits for this year's conference mission. Please pray about how you can help the conference this year. We hope you will join us in contributing to this project.
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Upcoming Events
NEW DATE
Wednesday, June 21 - Dinner
Abuelo's (Turkey Creek) at 6:30 p.m.
966-9004
by Sunday, June 25.
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Mark Your Calendars
Church Picnic
September 10, 2017
McFee Park in Farragut
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Donations for FFUMC when you use AmazonSmile!
Don't forget to use Amazon Smile to purchase items. FFUMC receives a donation when you select FFUMC as your organization. We received a
$14.98 donation from the AmazonSmile Foundation as a result of AmazonSmile program activity between January 1 and March 31, 2017. Click here
to help FFUMC when you order from Amazon.
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Trinity Learning Center 
TLC i
s located in the
lower level of FFUMC.
More information
is available at
www.tlcknox.com
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Care and
Prayer
Concerns
Please remember the following
care
and prayer concerns
this week:
- Christian Missionaries Everywhere
- MaryAnn Audas (serious health issues, Leslie Goss' mother)
- Richard Bartosik
- Hilda Belles (Autumn Care)
- Karen Blazer
- Bob Burn (home)
- Nathan Carlton (deployed, friend of Paige Morgan)
- Marvin Combs (friend of Barb Collins)
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Lisa Davis (brain cancer, friend of Carrie Linn's)
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Cliff Egner (home)
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Jan Hall
(pancreatic cancer, FISH volunteer)
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Jay T. Hankins (hospitalized, Drema Harden's uncle)
- Jeanette Krupski (Basel Cell Carcinoma)
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Kris Lane
(son-in-law of Steve & Jeanette Krupski)
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Cheryl Lewis (cancer, friend of Harden Family)
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Calista Mallison
(niece of Tyler & Tara Mallison)
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La Gonda & Lee Mapes
(La Gonda's uncle is hospitalized)
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Bill & Sherry Purdy
(friends of Alvin Jenkins)
- Ondie Reese
- Jolanda Rice (cancer, mother of Jeanette Krupski)
- Judith Russell (former FFUMC member)
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Randy Sedlacek (hospice, Jodie Petersen's father)
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Melody Schwab (breast cancer, friend of Jean Fowler)
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Jimmy Taylor
(
Clinical Research Participation)
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Tricia Walters (Mark Overbay's cousin)
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Liz Yonkey
(cancer, Brenda Bradford's niece)
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Military Personnel & their families
Intermediate and long-term concerns
are held in prayer daily through our
prayer chain and prayer groups.
If you have a prayer concern,
please contact
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