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Fall Concert Series
Begins Tomorrow, October 21 at 6:30 PM
Join us for the first of our Fall Concert Series. Come and enjoy a concert of praise and worship music by some of our musicians in the parking lot. Please bring your own chairs and be prepared to continue to follow mask and distancing guidelines.  
In-person Worship - This Sunday, October 25 at 10:30 a.m.
Join us on Sunday for in-person worship. To help us plan ahead, we ask that you let us know you are coming by registering here, emailing admin@ffumc.org, or call the church office at 865-966-8430 from 9 a.m.to 2 p.m. Monday - Thursday. If you are unable to attend, join us online on Facebook.
Evening Prayer and Communion Worship
Date: Sunday, October 25
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: Fire Pit area near the Giving Garden
Feel free to bring your own blankets or lawn chairs. Masks and social distancing are required.
Ministry for College Kids
Each year Jeanette Krupski sends notes of encouragement and more to the college kids of FFUMC. This year has not been like any other for them. Please continue to pray for strength and endurance for our college students as they face challenges during their time in college.
New Study
The Wonder Why Sunday School class will begin a new book, How to Pray: A Simple Guide for Normal People, by Pete Grieg on Sunday, November 1st. We were introduced to this book during the FFUMC sermon series on prayer. We will do most of our reading in class. Members are welcome to read at home and reread in class with the rest of us. There is sometimes discussion as well. This class took almost a full year to finish the book 30 Days to Understanding the Bible. It’s a class for the slow and steady! 

The class meets through Zoom from 9:15 – 9:45 a.m. on Sunday mornings. Some of our class members are on the worship team and need to participate in that before morning worship. This also allows others sufficient drive time to participate in worship. If you would like to participate, please email Ondie Reese or call 865-909-9301. We’re looking forward to a time of learning, fellowship, and deeper prayer lives.  
CCD 2020 Reservations
CCD 2020 needs your help to take reservations on November 6 and 7. Because of COVID restrictions, we cannot ask families to come to the church to make reservations. Instead we are planning to take phone reservations. We will use purchased cell phones with prepaid minutes to take calls on November 6 and 7 and gather information about family needs. Reservations can be taken in your home where you can remain isolated.

We need 12 servant volunteers (8 English speakers and 4 Spanish speakers) to sign up for 4-hour shifts. Shifts are 8:00-Noon and 1:00-5:00 p.m. both days. You will be trained before the calls and enter information on a paper call guide.

Please let us know if you can commit to a 4-hour shift, and if so, which shift you prefer. Thank you for helping us present our 13th CCD in a very difficult time! Email Laura Derr at l_derr@prospectman.com.
Donations
We are in the process of planning Christmas with the Community Day (CCD), which will be held on Sunday, December 6th. In “normal” times, we would love to do everything that we have done in the past. Unfortunately, these aren’t normal times. We will distribute necessities, food, and toys at CCD. We will distribute books, coats, underwear, socks, and shoes at a different time and in a different way. 

Due to this year’s circumstances, we are requesting monetary donations for toys instead of actual toy donations. We will bulk purchase specific toys for each age group, which will be bagged and placed in cars. If you would like to contribute, you may give online or mail a check to the church by November 20. Please designate it as CCD TOYS. If you have any questions about toys, please contact Kathy Cleveland or Karen Warnick. If you have questions about CCD during a pandemic please contact Lynn Kirchner, 965-659-0264, with ideas or concerns.
“First Farragut Church Online" Facebook Group
We’ve finished the "PRAY" sermon series but the prayer course we’re hosting through First Farragut Church Online Facebook group will continue one more week. If you haven’t already joined this group, you’re invited to do so here. In addition to the prayer course study, First Farragut Church Online is a place where we can stay connected with each other and keep up with what’s going on in the life of the church.
Drive-thru Communion and Prayer
November 1 from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM
As you drive up, the staff will greet you at the main entrance of the building following online worship from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM. We look forward to seeing you then! Masks are required.
Online Worship - Sundays at 10:30 AM

Text "Pray" to 865-290-7525 or email ffumc@ffumc.org to share your prayer requests.
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