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God desires FFUMC to be an intentional, vibrant,  growing faith community transformed through prayer, scripture, worship, and study.

 

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Issue: 39
September 19, 2018
In This Issue
Happy Birthday!
Hobby Night
Children
Care & Prayer Concerns
Quick Links

September 30 at 5:30 p.m.
 A Way Forward 

A presentation on "A Way Forward" will be held on September 30th at 5:30 p.m. in the Conference Room 209. The presentation will provide c urrent information on the upcoming Special Session of the United Methodist Church (UMC) General Conference and to outline the procedures and proposed plans to be presented at the session. This session has been called to resolve the impasse over clerical issues concerning sexual orientation raised at the 2017 General Conference. The proposed plans are aimed at preserving denominational unity amid longstanding divisions over homosexuality.

The General Conference of the United Methodist Church has proposed a change in doctrine, changes which may include in the Book of Discipline, particularly impacting membership in and clergy of the United Methodist Church. Please join us in the Conference Room to hear information, including a timeline, as the church learns of possible plans for "A Way Forward" for the UMC. Advance information is on the Church and Society bulletin board and table. 

If you need  ch ildcare for children 0-5 years, please sign up on Main Street or email Paige.  
Youth
United Methodist  Youth Fellowship   (UMYF)

Questions? Email Chuck Powell.  
September 23 & 30 UMYF @ 5:30 p.m
October 14 - UMYF @ 5:30 p.m.
October 21 - 5AFFUMCGAPHaDE
October 28-Trunk or Treat
Church Leaders Needed

Your gifts and graces are needed to help guide FFUMC. Please say "yes" when asked to serve. For more information, email Pastor Don Thomas.

Monday, Oct. 15
- Guest speaker Sam Venable (Columnist for the
News Sentinel ) will join us for dinner at the Petros Iron Skillet Restaurant at 6:00 p.m.  Please RSVP  by  October 7  by emailing  Anita Oberdecker  or call 865-675-1415. R estaurant is located on Watt Rd. at junction of I-40.  $5.00/person will be collected toward speaker's fee.

November 14 and 15 - Overnight pre-Christmas trip to BILTMORE Estate.  We have a great group with 23 people going on this very special trip.

Friday, December 14 - JOY Group Annual Christmas Dinner at Fox Den Country Club at 6:30 p.m.
Sunday, September 23, 2018
Information Desk
9:00 a.m. -  Renee Alley
10:00 a.m. - open

Greeters
9:00 a.m. -   Marjorie & Alvin Jenkins
11:00 a.m. -  open
             
Please contact Lara Burn if you would to sign up to greet on Sundays.

Security Ushers
8:45 a.m. - Harry Pullum
10:30 a.m. - Mackenzie Quesenberry

Ushers
9:00 a.m. -  Ned Rayson, Barry Goss
& Kelly Clancy
11:00 a.m. - open
Sign up with this  link!
Rolling Schedule: John Matson, Randy Kirchner & Marty Layman
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Congratulations to the following 
who will have birthdays this week!

September:
19 - Scott Hilbelink
        Phillip Knight
        Ann Walker
20 - Charlie Helms
        Amy Tankersley
21 - Madison Lovelace
        Renni Morris
22 - Andrew Lounsbury
        Steve Maddux
24 - Cassie Plumer
26 - Matt Wolverton
NEW RESOURCES
First Farragut UMC's Footprints Ministry serves  as a bridge to connect church and home. Click  here  for our current recommendations.
FINANCIAL PULSE
As of August 31, 2018

YTD Total Contributions:     $372,819.53
YTD Total Expenses:             $386,640.45
YTD Net Operating Total:     ( $13,802.92)
YTD Total Capital Gifts:         $ 90,083.50
Attention Kroger Shoppers!
Don't forget to re-enroll!
  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 
(EY756).  
 
We received $ 161.06 from your shopping last quarter!
  

On Sunday, reflecting upon the image of the church as a boat on the waters of life, transporting its members to the service of human needs, I warned that sometimes the church is like a boat parked on a trailer. It's nice to look at and dream about what it can do. Here is a photo, a Kodak moment, of the 17 ft. cabin cruiser my dad built, put in the water once, and sat on a trailer in our field for the rest of its life.

A boat is made to be in the water. The wear and the tear you see here from non-use is ugly. But how beautiful it is to behold a boat fulfilling  its purpose, carrying us from shore to shore, with Christ at  the helm.

 
Hobby Night
Sunday, September 23
5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Back by popular demand, the Connecting Team has put together another hobby night for your enjoyment! Your choices include: pickleball, hymn sing, balloon animals, slimy science, and pizza/bread dough making. Please sign up on online or on Sunday on Main Street at the Hobby Night table. Some classes have a limited number of slots so sign up today.
Hygiene Kits and Cleaning Kits Needed
Response to Hurricane Florence

The Oak Ridge District is collecting Hygiene Kits and Cleaning Kits for households affected by Hurricane Florence.  If you can help, please stop by the Serving Team table on Main Street to pick up a bag with a complete list of items needed for the kits. Or you can make a monetary donation. Checks can be made to "Holston Conference " with " UMCOR Florence Response " on the memo line and mailed to: Holston Conference, PO Box 850, Alcoa, TN 37701. OR Give online: UMCOR.org. Please return your kit no later than Sunday, September 30. We need to deliver kits to the District office by October 1. Thank you for your support of this emergency need!
      
CHILDREN

  Power Up!
September 30
 5:30 p.m.   (K - 5th grade)

3rd Grade Bible Retreat - Friday at 5:30 p.m.

For all events, email Paige if your child(ren) will attend.

Want to be "in the loop" on all Children's Wing activities? 
Be sure to join our Facebook group 
(FFUMC Children's Ministry)!
CCD Updates
 
CCD is  Sunday, December 2, 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Organizational meeting Sunday
 Noon-1:30 p.m. Conference Room
 
Please join us in planning our 2018 Christmas Community Day event! Whether it is your first CCD or your eleventh, we  have a role for you. We  need volunteers to lead centers and to coordinate specific tasks.  Our first organizational meeting is Sunday, September 23, Noon-1:30 p.m. in the Conference Room.  A light lunch will be served. To make a lunch reservation, email  Laura Derr  at  L_derr@prospectman.com by Friday.

Fundraising Volunteer Needed
CCD is funded annually by the Rita Hommel Endowment. Each year we also approach local grocery stores and retailers to ask for gift cards and in-kind donations for grocery and necessities bags. We need a volunteer to coordinate this activity. Tasks include letter writing, on-line corporate solicitations, and visits to local retailers. If you can help in any of these tasks, please contact Laura Derr at L_derr@prospectman.com.

CCD Book Donations Needed
The boxes are out on Main Street for book donations for the CCD Book Center. You can donate childrens' books, miscellaneous books to be traded in at McKay's Book Store, or McKay's trade-in receipts. If possible, we ask that you trade in books at McKay's and bring receipts to the book boxes. But if that is not possible, please bring us your used books and we will trade them in for childrens' books. In 2017 we gave away 2200 childrens' books; we hope to give away even more in 2018! Thanks for your support!

CCD Coat Donations Needed
The CCD coat collection box is out on Main Street for donations of gently used coats in all sizes. In 2017 we gave away 188 coats; we hope to giveaway even more in 2018! Thanks for your support!

We need you!
We are seeking more greeters for Sunday mornings.  Please email Lara Burn if you would like to greet our members and guests at the 9 a.m. or 11 a.m. service. 
October 28th from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.

trunk or treat
It's almost that time of year where we get to open our hearts and cars to the people in our community through Trunk or Treat. Last year we almost couldn't pull the event together because of the lack of trunk sign ups. In an effort to avoid that crisis we are asking that you sign up ASAP to let us know how many trunks we can expect. Allergy friendly treats are preferred but PLEASE no peanut or nut candy. 

Please sign up at the Information Desk by emailing Paige.
Stop by and pick up a "Welcome to Your Home B ucket" for a new neighbor. They are available at the Information Desk.

Care and 
Prayer 
Concerns

Please remember the following  care 
and prayer concerns  this week:
  • Christian Missionaries Everywhere
  • Judy Bensey
  • Karen Blazer
  • Troy Cato (colon cancer, son of Renee Alley's friend)
  • Lee Collins
  • Lisa Davis (brain cancer, Carrie Linn's friend)
  • Kylen Ellis & Michelle (Michelle is Kylen's mom. Kylen has rare form of leukemia.)
  • Marilyn Halas (son Carl  has colon cancer)
  • John Hankins 
  • Charlie Helms

  • John Houser (home) 

  • Emily Van Zant Howard (hospitalized, Joyce Judge's sister) 
  • Jeanette Krupski 
  • Kris Lane (son-in-law of Steve & Jeanette Krupski)
  • Cheryl Lewis & Family  (chemo treatments continue, friend of Harden Family)
  • Deanne Lucas' sister
  • Phillip Luster (husband of Brenda Bradford's niece)
  • Dot Morris (mild heart attack, John Morris' mom)
  • Paula Northcutt (bone marrow donor )
  • Steve Palmer (Pancreatic issues, Carrie Linn's friend)
  • Michael Rainwater 
  • Jolanda Rice (cancer, Jeanette Krupski's mother)
  • Sarah Roberto
  • Robin & Kathy Robinson (Robin has cancer, Sandi Wilkins' friends)
  • Rachel Rolefson (breast cancer, Randee Schoenike's friend)
  • Julianne Schoolcraft
  • Mendi Smitherman (cancer, Barb Collins' friend)
  • Becky Luther Tannehill (breast cancer, Carrie Linn's aunt)
  • Judah Thacker (brain cancer, Molly Veness' friend's nephew)  
  • Charles Van Zant (recovering from heart attack)
  • Trecia Walters (cancer, Mark Overbay's cousin)  
  • Virginia Zanti  (cancer)
  • 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 
the church office  at 966-8430 or admin@ffumc.org.
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