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We’re Gathering Supplies
for Flood Survivors
We continue to gather necessities for people affected by flooding in Eastern Kentucky, and we hope to make a second delivery of supplies next week. If you feel moved to donate to this cause, please see the lists below.
We need:
- Large cases of bottled water (packs of 24 or more)
- Large packs of diapers (various sizes)
- Large packets of baby wipes
- Camping stoves
- Solar-powered camping showers
We encourage you also to assemble buckets of cleaning supplies. Please pack the following supplies in the bucket and seal them in with the lid.
- 5-gallon bucket with resealable lid
- 5 scouring pads
- 7 sponges, assorted sizes
- 1 scrub brush
- 5 dust masks
- 50 clothespins
- Clothesline, two 50 ft. or one 100 ft.
- 1 box dry laundry detergent, 50–78 oz.
- 1 pair work gloves
- 2 pair latex gloves (like Playtex)
- 1 plastic bottle concentrated household liquid cleaner (like Lysol), 12 oz.
- 1 plastic bottle liquid disinfectant dish soap (like Dawn), 25 oz.
- 1 pkg. cleaning towels (18 reusable, like Easy Wipes)
- 24-count roll heavy-duty trash bags (33–45 gallon)
We will make more trips to affected areas, so please continue to bring your donations to the church. Ring the office, and we will show you where to drop them off. If you have questions or want to help collect, move, and deliver these supplies, please call Justin Miller at 423-764-7176 or email him.
If you would like to donate money, please write a check to FPC Bristol and designate “Minister’s Discretionary Fund – Flood” in the memo. You can also give online. All proceeds will go to buy supplies and provide financial assistance to those affected.
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Worship
August 21
11th Sunday after Pentecost
Scripture
Ecclesiastes 3:1–8
Mark 1:14–15
Sermon
The Time Is Now
Sam Weddington
Last Sunday’s Attendance
9:00: In person: 106
11:00: In person: 100
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Calendar
Sunday, August 21
9:00 a.m.
Contemporary Worship
Fellowship Hall
10:10 a.m.
Sunday School
11:00 a.m.
Traditional Worship
Sanctuary
4:00 p.m.
Evangelism & Outreach Committee
Room 123
5:00 p.m.
Student Fellowship
Williams’s Pool
7:00 p.m.
King Bonfire, Worship & Games
Pavilion & College Classroom
Monday, August 22
10:00 a.m.
Staff Meeting
Room 123
7:00 p.m.
Building & Grounds Committee
Room 123
Tuesday, August 23
7:00 p.m.
Finance Committee
Zoom
Boy Scout Troop 3
Scout Hall
Wednesday, August 24
5:30 p.m.
Fellowship Supper
Fellowship Hall
6:15 p.m.
Adult Enrichment
Student Small Groups
Wednesday Night Kids
7:15 p.m.
Sanctuary Choir Practice
Room 202
Praise Band Practice
Fellowship Hall
Thursday, August 25
7:00 a.m.
Men’s Bible Study
Parlor
1:00 p.m.
Women’s Bible Study
Room 117
Friday, August 26
6:00 p.m.
Parents’ Night Out
Education Wing
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Bud Branscomb's Adult Bible Study Begins Sunday
Come by room 167 (across from the Boy Scout Hall) this Sunday, August 21, for Rev. Dr. Bud Branscomb’s inductive study of the Gospel of John. Profit from Bud’s wealth of teaching and pastoral experience! The class will meet for eight to ten weeks.
Life Together for Home Groups
Our latest Home Group curriculum, Life Together, is about how we can be new persons and communities centered in the person and work of Jesus Christ. You can access the curriculum on our website. You can also watch for it to drop on our Home Groups Facebook site.
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Give Safely
We encourage you to use text, mail, or our website to safely continue your faithful support of our ministries during the pandemic. You can give online by going to our website and clicking on “Give” in the upper right corner. You can send your pledge, offering, or special gift by texting fpcbristol to 73256, or mail your checks directly to the church.
How to Join Us Online
You can watch the livestream of our worship services and other activities at FPC Bristol on YouTube. Click on the link and hit “Subscribe” to receive notifications of new videos. To connect to our various Facebook sites, go to Facebook and type in FPC Bristol. Several accounts will show up. “Like” the page or ask to join a group.
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New Youth Ensemble
Are you a 3rd–8th grader who loves to lift your voice up in praise and worship? We are looking for excited and enthusiastic singers to be founding members of our new music ensemble—our Jubilation Youth Choir! No singing or music-reading experience is required. All you need is a desire to gain music literacy skills and lead worship through song. For this fall, participation is only a four-week commitment. Practices will be on Wednesdays from 7:15 to 7:45 p.m. beginning August 31, and they will continue through September 21. We will perform for the 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. services Sunday, September 25. Please reach out to Melissa Galliher. She can answer all your questions.
More Children’s Music News
Melissa Galliher, Children’s Music Minister, has announced an addition to the children’s performance schedule for fall. The children’s ensembles, the Praise Band, and the Sanctuary Choir will perform during the Bristol Area Ministerial Association harvest service Sunday, September 18, 4:00–5:30 p.m., in the Fellowship Hall. As reported last week, Children’s Bells will perform in both services Sunday, August 28, and the Jubilation Youth Choir (3rd–8th graders) will sing Sunday, September 25.
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FPC volunteers at the mission in June.
Please Help with Sharing Christ
We are looking for folks to help us serve our downtown neighbors at the Sharing Christ Mission on Saturday, September 3. If you are available to assist in preparing or serving dinner, or if you can donate food, please email Becca Tate or send her a text (404-790-1223).
In addition to donations of food and bottled water, we need a team to serve at the mission that evening and folks to prepare bag lunches ahead of time (this is a good family project). Our supper menu will be ziti casserole made from our recipe, green beans, applesauce, rolls, and Little Debbie oatmeal creme cookies. The lunches will be peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, bananas, and Little Debbie fudge rounds.
Please help out in any way you can. This is a wonderful way to meet another part of our community!
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Fall Youth Retreat Set for Sept. 3–5
Hey, sixth through twelfth graders! Invite your friends and come for a Labor Day weekend of fun and fellowship at Look Up Lodge in Travelers Rest, SC! Our Fall Retreat will include wild fun, adventure, the great outdoors, worship, and bonding with your church family. We will leave Saturday morning and return Monday afternoon.
The cost of the trip is $200, which includes transportation, lodging in nice cabins, meals, camp activities, rafting, and programs. A $50 nonrefundable deposit is required with registration. Scholarships are available. For more information, contact Katie Arnold. Register here.
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Memorials and honoraria are published in the newsletter only after the family has been personally notified by our business office. Today we gratefully acknowledge the following gifts in memory of:
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Eddie Hill: to the Minister’s Discretionary Fund from Kelley Mayden
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Porter Hillery: to the Friendship Class Fund from Dot Mattison; to the Minister’s Discretionary Fund from Linda Darnell
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Ernie Pennington: to the Minister’s Discretionary Fund from Julie King, from Dot Mattison, from David McFarlane
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Sunday’s prelude and postlude are both based on the day’s hymns.
Dr. Albert L. Travis (b. 1940) is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Organ at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. His “Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart” (our postlude) is a classic toccata setting guaranteed to give the organist a good workout! It is as fun to play as it is to listen to. Travis served on the faculty of the School of Church Music from 1977 to 2008 and has been organist of Broadway Baptist Church in Fort Worth since 1978. Currently serving as Organist and Director of the Broadway Series, Travis plays the Rildia Bee O’Bryan Cliburn organ. The Casavant organ has 191 ranks, the largest installation by the Canadian organ company.
Travis has degrees from Oklahoma Baptist University, Syracuse University, and the University of Michigan. As a recipient of a German Government Grant, he studied with Helmut Walcha in Frankfurt. Other notable teachers include Virginia Reese, Arthur Poister, Marilyn Mason, Catharine Crozier, Gerre Hancock, Paul Manz, Russell Saunders, and Peter Planyavsky. A member of ASCAP, Travis has organ and choral publications with MorningStar Music Publishers, Hope Publishing, Augsburg, and Alfred. With the Fort Worth Symphony, he recorded the Jongen Symphonie Concertante and the Saint-Saens Symphony No. 3 (“Organ”) on compact disc. He can be heard on three other CDs of hymn festivals recorded at Broadway Baptist. Travis maintains an active schedule as hymn festival leader, improvisation workshop clinician, arranger, and composer.
Alan Viner (b. 1951) has created a gentle setting of the Welsh tune cwm rhondda (our prelude), which honors the Rhondda Valley in Glamorganshire. Viner was Director of Music at the Priory Grammar School, Shrewsbury, in the county of Shropshire, and then the Wakeman School, Shrewsbury. In 1989 he left the state education system and is now heavily committed to composing and private teaching.
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In Our Prayers
Please also pray for the members of our community who wish to remain anonymous.
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Wayne Ausmus
Bud & Marg Branscomb
Kim Bright
Bristol Tennessee City Schools
Family of Imogene Browning
Becky Busler
Tom & Nancy Carter
Rachel Cherry
Cole family
Bill Coleman
Jane Ehrie
Beth Flannagan
DeeDee Galliher
Brenda Gilespie
Lou Hebb
Charles Hoilman
John & Karen & family
Nancy Lilly
Diana Mattison
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Dot Mattison
Montana Indian Ministries
National & international leadership
Lee & Robin North
Pastor Bruce Plummer
Cora Lee Raccioppo
Margaret Jane Rice
Family of Sarah Ruhlen
Wes & Kathy Samuel
Malcolm Sprinkle
Melanie Stein
Brenda Tackett
Teachers & school administrators
Scott VanNostrand
Bill & Patsy Ward
Michael Weller
Jerry & Darlene West
Marsha Wilson
Stevie Wintz
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Our COVID Protocols
The session strongly encourages masks for those not fully vaccinated, or at higher risk of complications from COVID-19. The session encourages everyone to consult their medical professional about vaccinations and boosters.
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