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Service and Mission Opportunities in August
Dig a Well from a Distance
Throughout August, we are raising funds through offerings and donations to help pay for the digging of a well in Kaduna State, Nigeria. This well is a project of the Shabach Beyond Center Nigeria, founded by our own Jerry and Rachael Swam Sidi. The Shabach Well will supply clean drinking water to more than 20,000 people in the Ungwan Boro community. Please be generous.
Service Opportunities at A Place to Be
A Place to Be, Family Promise’s day center for unhoused people in Bristol, always needs donations to support operations and provide for patrons. Most needed are blankets, backpacks, shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, and men’s and women’s underwear, pants, jackets, shoes, and T-shirts. Try to keep these in mind as you glean things from your closets and shelves.
Last week’s Windows incorrectly stated that donations could be dropped off at 137 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. However, Family Promise and the Salvation Army cannot receive donations while their staffs are attending to clients. To donate items, email Dottie Havlik or text her at 423-956-6747. She will receive and deliver your donations, including snacks.
Another way to assist with this local effort for unhoused people in Bristol is to volunteer to serve an occasional meal there, as we do for Sharing Christ. We need a group of people to provide the components for a hot lunch (casseroles, hot veggies, fruit, dessert) and folks willing to go to the day center for a couple of hours midday to set up, serve, clean up, and perhaps visit with some of the patrons. If you can help in any way with this meal, please email Beth Flannagan or reach her at 423-956-3837.
Be a Reading Buddy
Reading Buddies is gearing up for another school year. Thirty minutes of your time will make a huge difference in the life of the elementary student you will partner with! Last spring’s reading scores underline the importance of this help to elementary school students. Please email Kay Ward to let her know you want to be part of this important program with Bristol Tennessee City Schools.
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Brad Rose Preaches Sunday
Brad Rose is Program Director for Adult & Teen Challenge of the Appalachian Regional Training Center. The Training Center provides Christian discipleship training for persons experiencing life-controlling problems. This is accomplished through spiritual and academic instruction, behavior management, work skills and ethics training, life management training, and emotional support, all delivered within a disciplined and regimented atmosphere. The organization also conducts community education programs and spiritual outreach.
The Training Center, founded in 1982, has a male campus in Princeton, WV; a female campus in Clarksburg, WV; and an adolescent girls program in Fincastle, VA. The objective of the training centers is to help students overcome the root problems affecting their ability to function normally in society.
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Worship
August 20
12th Sunday after Pentecost
Sermon
Brad Rose
Adult & Teen Challenge
Appalachian Region
Last Sunday’s One Worship
In person: 200
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Calendar
Sunday, August 20
9:00 a.m.
Contemporary Worship
Fellowship Hall
10:20 a.m.
Sunday School
11:00 a.m.
Traditional Worship
Sanctuary
4:00 p.m.
M&O Committee
Room 123
6:00 p.m.
Student Fellowship
Fellowship Hall
Monday, August 21
10:00 a.m.
Staff
Room 123
7:00 p.m.
Christian Ed. Committee
Room 123
Tuesday, August 22
7:00 p.m.
Troop 3
Scout Hall
Wednesday, August 23
5:30 p.m.
Fellowship Supper
Fellowship Hall
6:15 p.m.
Adult Enrichment
Student Small Groups
Wednesday Night Kids
7:15 p.m.
Adult Choir Practice
Room 202
Thursday, August 24
7:00 a.m.
Men’s Bible Study
Parlor
1:00 p.m.
Women’s Bible Study
Room 123
Friday, August 25
6:00 p.m.
Parents’ Night Out
Education Wing
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Choir Is a Welcoming Place
The Sanctuary Choir season kicked off August 9 with a fellowship picnic highlighted by having former choir member Lou Hebb join us for the evening. Weekly rehearsals began Wednesday, and we will resume helping to lead Sunday worship August 20.
The choir is a welcoming place for all singers, young and old. Come join us! We would love to start our year with some new faces. If you have an interest in or any questions about the choir, email Pat Flannagan.
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Bristol Area Men’s
Fellowship Breakfast Saturday
Our next Bristol Area Men’s Fellowship Breakfast is scheduled for this Saturday, August 19. All males from sixth grade up are welcome to join us every third Saturday at 7:30 a.m. in the fellowship hall. For more information or a ride, call the church office at 423-764-7176. Be sure to come, and invite a friend!
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Wednesday Night Fellowship
Come to a presentation about the ongoing work in Zambia Wednesday, August 23, after our fellowship dinner. The meal will be at 5:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall, and the presentation will begin at 6:15 in the chapel. Catherine Bell will tell us about the work she and her husband, Mark, have been doing with the Phoebe Foundation Africa, and present plans for a potential FPC mission trip to Zambia next May. Find more information here.
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Student Fall Retreat Sep. 2–4
Sixth through 12th graders, sign up for a weekend of fun and fellowship with your friends! Student Ministries invites you to our Fall Retreat weekend at Look Up Lodge in Travelers Rest, SC. This is an annual favorite that you won't want to miss! We will leave from the church Saturday morning and return Monday afternoon. The price is $200 and includes transportation, lodging, meals, camp activities, and programming.
Ready to go? Submit the registration form and pay the nonrefundable deposit of $50. Pay online here. Choose “Fall Retreat” in the drop-down menu. If you have any questions, email Katie Arnold or call or text her a 770-296-1671.
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 |  | Adolphe Alexandre Silvain Marty (1865–1942) was a French organist, improviser, composer, and music educator who was blind for most of his life. Born in Albi in the Tarn department in the south of France, Marty became blind at the age of two and a half years. He entered the Institut National des Jeunes Aveugles in Paris in 1874 and worked the organ with Louis Lebel (1831–1888). From 1884 to 1886 he studied music composition with Ernest Guiraud and pipe organ with César Franck at the Conservatoire de Paris, winning the first prize for organ in 1886, the first blind person to do so. In 1888 Marty succeeded Louis Lebel as organ teacher at the Institut National des Jeunes Aveugles, where he taught until 1930. His students included Louis Vierne, Augustin Barié, Paul Allix, André Marchal, Jean Langlais, and Gaston Litaize. Léonce de Saint-Martin worked with him privately. Marty served as organist of Saint-Paul d’Orléans church from 1887 to 1888. In 1891 he succeeded Albert Renaud as organist of Saint-François-Xavier church in Paris, a position he held until 1941. He was closely linked to the organ builder Puget, inaugurating a number of their instruments, including the organ of Albi Cathedral on November 20, 1904. Marty died in Valence-d’Albigeois in the Tarn department on October 28, 1942.
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Condolences
The heart of our church nursery ceased beating August 12 in Tampa, Florida. For more than 10 years, Vickie Coleman was a loving presence, blessing the many children and families whose lives she touched. Our love and sympathy are with Bill Coleman, their family, and the many others who will miss her.
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In Our Prayers
We have several unnamed or private requests. Please pray for the members of our community
who wish to remain anonymous.
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Ricky Adams
Ginger Alvarado
Fitz Anderson
Wayne Ausmus
Bud & Marg Branscomb
Bristol Tennessee City Schools
Cameron Brooks
Laura Ann Buckles
Nancy Carter & family
Rachel & Ben Cherry & Dean Millard
Bill Coleman
Family of Roy Connor
Barbara Daniel
Kathleen Dotterweich
Frances Emerson
Russell Fogelman, Kelli Krajeck & Kendall
Debbie Garritson
John Graham Sr.
Lou Hebb
Betsy Tate Kegley
Mardia Long
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Dot & Diana Mattison
Deborah Mitchell
Montana Indian Ministries
National & international leadership
Lee North
Pastor Bruce Plummer
Don Pridemore
Cora Lee Raccioppo
Harold Rutherford
Patricia Tait
Teachers & school administrators
Michael & Cassie Thornton
Those suffering with addiction
Julia Torbert
Debbie Turner
Ty Wagner
Nancy Walker
Bill & Patsy Ward
Sam Weddington
Abigail Welch
Amy Williams
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The session continues to encourage masks for those at higher risk of complications from COVID-19 or not fully vaccinated. The session encourages everyone to consult their medical professional about vaccinations and boosters. | |
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