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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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Back to School Family Dinner
August 6th at 5:30 p.m.
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With the chaos of back to school quickly a
pproaching, we want to take one stressor off your plate. Everyone is welcome to join us for dinner here on August 6th at 5:30 p.m. to eat a meal at a real table with your family. We won't have any programming, just a time of fellowship and rest. Let us help you create this family moment and collectively take a deep breath as we head into Fall 2017!
Please register by
July 31st
by emailing
Paige
or
Randee
. You may also sign up at the Information Desk. Fee is $5 per person ages 5 and over, $20 maximum per family and children under 5 are free
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Blessing of the Backpacks
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In scripture, every important journey begins with a blessing. One of the most important journeys many of us take is the one that takes us through school. It can be a time of challenges, of fear, of uncertainty. As you begin school, it is a good time to reflect and remember that we do not journey
 alone. All who are beginning or returning to a school of any kind are welcome to bring their backpacks, diaper bags, teacher bags, etc. to either worship service on Sunday, August 6th. We'll have a special blessing and prayer for all as they prepare for the start of a new school year.
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Seeking Coordinator
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The Serving Team is looking for a coordinator for our Mobile Meals ministry. Melanie and Allie Mobley have served in this position for several years and are ready to turn it over to someone else. We already have several cooks and drivers in place for the one Saturday each month on which we participate. We just need someone to lead the ministry. This is a ministry that FFUMC has been actively involved in for many years, so please pray with us as we seek new leadership. If you are interested in learning more about this position, please contact
Amy Tankersley at (865) 696-8139.
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United Methodist Youth Fellowship
(UMYF)
Please sign up on Sunday f
or upcoming events on Main Street!
THIS Sunday - UMYF at 5:30 p.m.
(Game night and preview night for rising UMYF members)
Sunday, August 20 - Youth Lake Day
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Information Desk
:
9:00 a.m. -- open
10:00 a.m. -- Jeanne Huie
9:00 a.m. -- Ann Walker & Judy Westenhaver
11:00 a.m. -- Jason & Lynn Yarbrough
9:00 a.m. -- Ken Reese, Charlie Helms & Alvin Jenkins
11:00 a.m. -- Jay Kirchner, Clay Anderson & Robin Herrington
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The Giving Garden Committee is looking for an Apprentice/Trainee to work on/in the Giving Garden this Summer and Fall, with promotion to Chief Green Gardener in 2018. After this year, Clark Brekke will no longer be able to take the lead in the garden, but will be a more-than-willing, participating garden volunteer, including helping with planning, planting, maintaining, harvesting and distribution of produce. Please contact Clark Brekke
(966-0608) or Laura Derr (963-2701) for job details, to answer questions or to schedule a tour of the garden shed (God's Place Annex) or the garden itself!
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U - Pick Giving Garden
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This summer, families or individuals are invited to pick produce for their own use. You can drop by the garden Wednesdays from 7:00-8:30 pm or on Saturdays from
9 to 10:30 a.m.
Please text or call Laura Derr at (865) 963-2701 before you come to make sure a Garden Team member can 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.
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Congratulations to the following
who will have birthdays this week!
July:
26 - Renee Alley
Brenni Matson
28 - Barry Goss
Rick Mobley
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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 June 30, 2017:
YTD Total Contributions: $286,125.08
YTD Total Expenses: $266,304.66
YTD Net Operating Total:
$19,820.42
YTD Total "FTF" Gifts: $49,490.00
(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 $113.37 from your shopping last quarter!
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 Summer is flying by and Fall is approaching quickly! Some of us are anxiously awaiting the return of the Fall season, others are dreading it and some simply don't seem phased one way or another. Let us all remember this:
There's a season for everything
and a time for every matter under the heavens:
a time for giving birth and a time for dying,
a time for planting and a time for uprooting what was planted,
a time for killing and a time for healing,
a time for tearing down and a time for building up,
a time for crying and a time for laughing,
a time for mourning and a time for dancing,
a time for throwing stones and a time for gathering stones,
a time for embracing and a time for avoiding embraces,
a time for searching and a time for losing,
a time for keeping and a time for throwing away,
a time for tearing and a time for repairing,
a time for keeping silent and a time for speaking,
a time for loving and a time for hating,
a time for war and a time for peace.
As we head into a new Fall season, let's take a deep breath.  School will be starting again, church will be full of excitement and events, and eventually the weather will cool and the leaves will change. Before that happens though, we have a few short weeks left. Let us not wish away the heat but appreciate the sun. Let us not wish away to the days with children and grandchildren, but appreciate their giggles and even their fights. Let us not wish away the crowded streets, stores and local events, but appreciate the joys of community and neighbors.
We look forward to walking together into a new season, but also ending this one with joy. The days are long but the years are short.
Peace and blessings,
Paige
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The Truck is Coming!
Mobile Pantry Food Giveaway with Central UMC
This Saturday, July 29
We need congregational helpers on both Friday, July 28,
and
Saturday, July 29, but especially on Friday afternoon to move clothing totes to Central, and Saturday morning to distribute clothing.
Please email
Laura Derr to sign up for a shift. Mobile Pantry is a family-friendly ministry. We celebrate our partnership with Central; you will meet new friends in Christ, support our neighbors in need, and receive a blessing!
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August 6 -
Blessing of the Backpacks & Promotion Sunday
August 6 - Back to School Family Dinner
August 27 -
5:30 p.m. Children's Wing Open House
Email Paige with number of attendees from your family. Everyone is welcome!
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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Pasta and Bluegrass Festival
Sunday, August 26th
5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
It's back...the pasta cook-off you have known and loved for 11 years, reinvigorated!
All proceeds benefit Family Promise of Knoxville, the only
shelter that can house homeless families. C
ome at
5 p.m. to begin sampling competition level pastas, bid on cakes and desserts in our silent auction and listen to the bluegrass music by
The Y'uns, The Trinity Boys, and more. Gluten free, vegetarian and vegan options will be available. There will also be an Italian Market (with artisan ware for sale) and the children's festival. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for kids (5 to 12 years old) and kids under 5 are free. We also need event sponsors who purchase a number of
tickets based on the level of sponsorship. Contact Steve Krupski to sponsor or purchase tickets. You can also purchase tickets online at EventBrite
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Join us at Central Baptist Church of Bearden, 6300 Deane Hill Drive in Knoxville to support this life changing ministry for families!
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...that your FFUMC Trustees have been busy this summer readying the church property for another school year? Besides a freshly sealed, striped and welcoming parking lot, maintenance has included lifting of the two concrete slabs by the east emergency exits from the worship center, three children's classrooms were painted (with volunteer help!), three children's classrooms and the conference room were carpeted, and carpets in the worship center and the entire first floor were cleaned. Also, we have a new agreement with TLC whereby they will share some special maintenance costs associated with their preschool. Also, chairs in the worship center continue to be cleaned as needed by church members.
Just wanted you to know....
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Upcoming Events
Thursday, August 3 - Jewelry TV Tour
Thursday, August 24 -
FBI Agent presentation on "Tips on
Avoiding Being a Victim" with covered-dish dinner at 6:30 p.m. in FFUMC Conference Room.
Please RSVP by Sunday, August 20 to
Anita Oberdecker
at 675-1415. If leaving a message, please list dish you
are bringing.
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Love to help in the kitchen?
We are looking for volunteers to join a kitchen committee at FFUMC. If you are interested, please contact Marilyn Halas at (931) 210-3782. You may also email
Brenda Bradford.
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We need your college address!
 When our college-age kids leave home to attend school, we let them know we remember them by sending cards and boxes of goodies a couple of times a year. Please email the
church office or call (865) 966-8430, to provide us with your young adult's college address. We want to be sure we don't leave anyone out! Thank you!
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Care and
Prayer
Concerns
Please remember the following
care
and prayer concerns
this week:
- Christian Missionaries Everywhere
- Brian, Harry and Richard Bartosik (death of sister Tina)
- Karen Blazer
- Eddie Bradford (medical mission trip to Namibia)
- Tom & Renee Buchanan (serious health issues, clients of Carrie Linn)
- Rick Buchanan & Family (recovering from triple bypass surgery)
- 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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Cindy Daugherty Galyon
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Jan Hall
(hospice)
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J.T. Hankins (at home with PT)
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John Hankins (late stage of colon cancer)
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David Johnson, Jr.
(end stages COPD, father of Jan Sangid Ghorashi)
- Jeanette Krupski (Basel Cell Carcinoma)
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Kris Lane
(son-in-law of Steve & Jeanette Krupski)
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Cheryl Lewis & Family (radiation and chemo) friend of Harden Family and daughter of Norma Jean Melcher)
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Calista Mallison
(niece of Tyler & Tara Mallison)
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La Gonda & Lee Mapes
(La Gonda's uncle, dementia-Ben Atchley State Veteran's Home
)
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Norma Jean Melcher
(serious kidney issues, mother of Cheryl Lewis)
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Gary Phillips (hospitalized)
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Darius Plummer (hospitalized, Tessa Burch-Smith's husband)
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Tyler Pritchard & Family (Tyler is hospitalized with serious injuries, Tara Mallison's cousin)
- Bill & Sherry Purdy (friends of Alvin Jenkins)
- Jolanda Rice (cancer, mother of Jeanette Krupski)
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Sarah Roberto (recovering at home
)
- 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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Trecia Walters
(Mark Overbay's cousin)
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Vivian Yonkey
(brain 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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