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Windows
September 14, 2023
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Let’s Stock Those Shelves
Bristol Faith in Action’s cupboard is nearly bare. Today the agency’s pantry shelves hold the least stock they have had since 2017, as a steadily increasing number of families seek food and commodities. We are hearing of children eager to go to school simply because they can eat there.
BFIA reports a desperate need for shelf-stable food: crackers, pasta and pasta sauces, canned fruit, tuna and tuna helper, rice, baking goods (such as packets of muffin mix and cornbread mix), pork and beans, soups, green beans, corn, instant potatoes, anything that makes a quick and easy meal without requiring a lot of ingredients. Pizza kits in a box are good for single people or those with children. Anything is welcome.
If you can contribute in any way to fill this need, we of FPC, the staff of BFIA, and the greater community will greatly appreciate your help. Please take your donations directly to BFIA at 1556 Euclid Avenue.
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Child Protection Training at FPC
This fall FPC will offer an adult class called Stewards of Children, evidence-informed training in preventing, recognizing, and reacting responsibly to child sexual abuse. Through the lived experience of survivors and the testimony of experts, Stewards of Children teaches adults practical actions they can take to reduce instances of child sexual abuse in their organizations, families, and communities. Participants in the training will develop trauma-informed eyes and ears, enabling them to advocate for kids who may be in danger or who may have experienced trauma.
The training will be offered twice, on the Sundays of September 24 and October 1. Each 1.5-hour class will begin at 1:30 p.m. We invite all adults to attend, and we require the training for all volunteers in our children’s and student ministries.
To ensure that we can provide class material for all participants, you must register here if you plan to attend. For more information, call the church at 423 764-7176 or email Katie Arnold.
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September Mission:
Appalachian Adult & Teen Challenge
Appalachian Adult & Teen Challenge is a Christian drug rehab program that has meant so much to some in our congregation that our Mission & Outreach Committee chose it as FPC’s mission focus for September. Throughout the month, you can give through our website for this special offering. On the last Sunday of the month we will take up a physical offering.
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Next Wednesday Fellowship:
Community of the Love of Christ
Our Home Groups study next Wednesday will consider the community generated by the local church. God’s love is expressed in local communities working together to point others to Jesus. As the church, we are catholic in the ancient sense of universal—made up of people from all sorts of backgrounds, places, and times. But the church is also particular, a local body of neighbors, friends, and even enemies who learn how to work together to point each other and the community around them toward the love of Jesus Christ. The scripture readings for this lesson are Psalm 22:22–24, Acts 18:1–11, and Ephesians 4:7–16. Our fellowship meal will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall, and the adult program and activities for youth and children will follow.
Please plug in! Join a Home Group! Access the curriculum on our website or watch for it to drop on our Home Groups Facebook site. If you need help finding or starting a Home Group, please email Dave Welch.
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Worship
September 17
16th Sunday after Pentecost
Scripture
Psalm 22:27–31
Acts 17:22–34
Ephesians 4:1–6
Sermon
“What in the World Is Catholicity?”
Dave Welch
Last Sunday’s Attendance
9:00: In person: 112
11:00: In person: 101
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Calendar
Sunday, September 17
9:00 a.m.
Contemporary Worship
Fellowship Hall
10:20 a.m.
Sunday School
11:00 a.m.
Traditional Worship
Sanctuary
Fellowship Hall
3:00 p.m.
Bob Greene Recital
Sanctuary
4:00 p.m.
Mission & Outreach Committee
Room 123
6:00 p.m.
Student Fellowship
Fellowship Hall
Monday, September 18
10:00 a.m.
Staff
Room 123
7:00 p.m.
Christian Education Committee
Room 123
Tuesday, September 19
7:00 p.m.
Administration & Operations
Room 123
Troop 3
Scout Hall
Wednesday, September 20
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
Room 202
Youth Choir
Room 209
Praise Band
Fellowship Hall
Thursday, September 21
7:00 a.m.
Men’s Bible Study
Parlor
1:00 p.m.
Women’s Bible Study
Room 123
Saturday, September 23
9:00 a.m.
Troop 3 Yard Sale
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Please Support Troop 3’s Yard Sale
FPC’s Boy Scout Troop 3 will hold their annual yard sale Saturday, September 23, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., and would love to have the support of their church community. The troop welcomes donations of gently used clothing, shoes, household items, linens, gardening supplies, and outdoor gear. They cannot accept TVs, stuffed animals, mattresses, couches or other heavy furniture, or particle board or pressed wood furniture. If you have questions about items for donation, please contact Karen Haaser (423-383-1287; [email protected]).
The troop will accept donations for the sale from this Sunday, September 17, through Thursday September 21. Donations can be left in the first classroom on the left as you enter the church by the Scout Hall door. Drop your donations at the church at these times:
- Sunday, September 17: 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Monday, September 18: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, September 19: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, September 20: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- Thursday, September 21: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
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Bob Greene in Recital Sunday
Come to the sanctuary this Sunday, September 17, at 3:00 p.m. to hear our own Bob Greene play a program of rarely performed works by blind organists. A reception will follow in the fellowship hall. This event is free and open to all.
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Jazz Duo Performs Exuberant Ellingtonia Here Oct. 20
FPC’s Arts Series presents the internationally acclaimed jazz duo of Peter H. Bloom, flute, and John Funkhouser, piano, Friday, October 20, at 7:30 p.m., in our sanctuary. (Suggested donation: $10.) The concert, Exuberant Ellingtonia, will celebrate Duke Ellington and his renowned colleagues Billy Strayhorn, Juan Tizol, and Mercer Ellington with classics like “Caravan,” “Take the ‘A’ Train,” “I’m Beginning to See the Light,” “Daydream,” and “Jubilee Stomp.”
Bloom and Funkhouser have performed together for 30 years, and each has impressive credentials performing nationally and internationally. Bloom can be heard on 48 CDs. Acclaimed for “amazing versatility” (ArtsFuse) and “exquisite melody” (Jazz Improv), he tours widely with jazz and classical ensembles. EarRelevant called his playing “wonderfully smoky and mysterious.” He is a winner of the American Musicological Society’s Noah Greenberg Award.
Funkhouser has been hailed for “a unique and engaging sound” (North Denver Tribune) and has performed at Birdland, Blue Note, Dizzy’s in New York, the Kennedy Center, and in top venues around the world. AllAboutJazz wrote, “Funkhouser is masterful … maintaining a delicate balance of power and agility with an instinctive musical sense.” His discography includes more than 80 CD and video recordings, including five CDs and two video projects as leader. He taught at Berklee College of Music from 2001 to 2021.
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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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Nancy Carter: to the Minister’s Discretionary Fund from Ann & Bill Woods
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Vickie Coleman: to the Children’s Ministry Fund from Ann Abel
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I had so much fun playing Bach last Sunday, I decided to play some more Bach this Sunday! Last week I played pieces that Bach composed as a young man. This week I am playing pieces he composed in his maturity. I will play three settings of “Wir gläuben all’ an einen Gott” (“We All Believe in One True God”). These settings come from the Clavier-Übung III, sometimes referred to as the German Organ Mass. These are considered Bach’s most significant and extensive works for organ, containing some of his most musically complex and technically demanding compositions for that instrument.
The first of these settings, BWV 740 (our opening voluntary), is written for five voices, three in the manuals and two in the pedal. The double pedal Bach requires is, of course, a challenge for the organist. The hymn tune is clearly heard, one isolated phrase at a time, above the dense four-layer texture of the accompaniment.
The second setting, BWV 681 (our offertory), is an ornate fugue played on the manuals (no pedal). As with all of his organ music, Bach gave no indication of what registration to use. I have observed that most organists opt to play this short piece rather aggressively with a full registration. I think it sounds better at a more relaxed tempo with light, colorful stops.
For the final setting, BWV 680 (our closing voluntary), Bach needed no more than the first seven notes of the hymn tune to compose a jubilant organ prelude. Inspired by the Italian style, he turned it into a trio sonata for two manuals and pedal, which is both exuberant and triumphal.
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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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Patsy Adams
Ricky Adams
Kelsey Allerton
Ginger Alvarado
Fitz Anderson
Family of Wayne Ausmus
Bud & Marg Branscomb
Bristol Tennessee City Schools
Family of Cameron Brooks
Laura Ann Buckles
Family of Nancy Carter
Rachel & Ben Cherry & Dean Millard
Bill Coleman
Barbara Daniel
Kathleen Dotterweich
Frances Emerson
Russell Fogelman, Kelli Krajeck & Kendall
Debbie Garritson
John Graham Sr.
Lou Hebb
Jessica & Michael Hicks
Betsy Tate Kegley
Mardia Long
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Cyndi Madison
Dot Mattison
Montana Indian Ministries
National & international leadership
Lee North
Pastor Bruce Plummer
Don Pridemore
Cora Lee Raccioppo
Dick Ray
Harold Rutherford
Patricia Tait
Teachers & school administrators
Loretta Thomas
Michael & Cassie Thornton
Those suffering with addiction
Julia Torbert
Debbie Turner
Ty Wagner
Nancy Walker
Bill & Patsy Ward
Sam Weddington
Amy Williams
Ann Woods
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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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