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Monthly Newsletter
July, 2016
Words from Jay
LIVING HIS LIFE, SHARING HIS LIFE IN THE BOOK OF ACTS
Beginning July 10 we will take a journey through the Book of Acts. During this venture we will
explore how the early church lived in and witnessed to a new Life in Christ Jesus. Their new life in
Christ Jesus was dynamic, filled with the Holy Spirit, remarkably life-giving, full of grace, and fruitful
in His Love. We at Fairfield Glade United Methodist Church have the same living Lord, and we also
have received His Life, and seek both to live His Life and share His Life. As we study eight passages
from the Book of Acts, let’s learn from our early brothers and sisters in Christ and see what our Lord
did with them; and what our Lord can do with us in the twenty-first century. This will be our prayer
throughout the summer (Ephesians 3:16-19):
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I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your
inner being,17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted
and established in love,18 may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how
wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19 and to know this love that surpasses
knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
July 10
Acts 2:36-47
Save Yourselves from this Corrupt Generation
July 17
Acts 4:23-31
When the World Tells Us to Be Quiet
*July 24
SEE BELOW
July 31
Acts 6:1-7
Teaching or Serving?
August 7
Acts 8:4-24
The Heart We Need to Follow Jesus
August 14
Acts 9:1-9
What Was Your Conversion Like?
August 21
Acts 9:10-19
Why Me?
August 28
Acts 14:19-23
How Much Does It Matter?
September 4
Acts 17:1-8
The Upside of Turning the World Upside Down
*July 24 We will have an excellent guest preacher/teacher, Dr. Phil Jamieson. Dr. Phil
Jamieson has served many years teaching in seminary, as well as serving churches. He is from Ohio
and is now the director of our United Methodist Church Foundation of the Tennessee and Memphis
Conferences. On the day he preaches, Dr. Jamieson will also host a special workshop in our
Fellowship Hall to help people maximize their giving in regard to estate and tax planning. The
workshop will take place Sunday, July 24, at 3:00 p.m.
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Music Ministry Notes
Greetings once again from our Music Ministry! Summer is in the air and it is a wonderful
time to be outdoors enjoying God’s creations! June was not as busy for our musicians, but
July will be. Our annual Music Mixer worship service will be Wednesday, July 27, at
6:00 p.m., in the Sanctuary. This service involves all our church musicians, so the combined
choirs, our Praise Band, REVƎLATION, both handbell choirs, and our organist and pianist will
all be involved. Make plans to attend and bring family and friends for an evening of worship
through music! This is our way of thanking YOU for your support and prayers!
I would like to thank Taylor Deck for sharing her voice with us in all worship services on
June 12. Taylor is the youngest daughter of our pianist, Annetta Deck, and she has a special
gift and talent in music! As always, I want to thank Shirley and Annetta for their continuing
work! It’s wonderful to have so many talented musicians in our church.
I also want to thank our Praise Band, REVƎLATION, for providing music for our Ice Cream
Social on June 18. The weather was beautiful and everyone enjoyed a great afternoon of
fun, fellowship, and praise music. These musicians are Annetta Deck, Nancy Winn,
David Odegaard, Tommy St. John, Wade England, and myself. Again, we are very blessed to
have musicians of this caliber and it is a great pleasure for me to work with these people!
May I get an Amen?!
As an FYI, our choirs and handbells will have some time off in August, so I will be having
guest soloists in our traditional worship services. However, our Praise Band will not take
time off. So if you want to experience a different worship experience, join us in Sacred
Encounters at 9:30.
I encourage you to take the time and thank ALL of our church musicians for their talent, time, and
offerings of music! They are a blessing!
May the Lord Bless You and Keep You!
Marty Gibson, Director of Music Ministries
Happy 4th of July
The Church Office will be closed on Monday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day.
Fairfield Glade United Methodist Church
231 Westchester Drive, Fairfield Glade, Tennessee 38558
Church Office Hours: 8:00am—4:30pm, Monday—Friday
Phone: 931-484-3473
Website: www.ffgumc.org
Jay Archer, Pastor .................................................................. [email protected]
Mosae Han, Pastor .......................................................... [email protected]
Marty Gibson, Music Ministries ...................................... [email protected]
Paulette Richardson, Director of Program Ministries ...... [email protected]
Linda McClanahan, Director of Assimilation ................... [email protected]
Kathie Hillner, Church Administrator [email protected]
Joyce Stackhouse, Communications ................................ [email protected]
Mary Ellen Froehlich, Church Secretary ........................ [email protected]
Ruth Kmiec, Church Secretary/Nursery ............................. [email protected]
Eliud Martinez, Hispanic Ministries .......................... [email protected]
A Stephen Ministry Congregation
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A Warm Welcome!
to the newest members
of our church family:
Dick & Nancy Kipperman
Game Night
5th Sunday Dinner
Our next 5th Sunday Dinner
on July 31 will be hosted by our
Choirs. Please don’t forget that the main
entrée will be provided, so it is a MUST that
you sign-up if you plan to attend so we can
purchase the appropriate quantity of food.
Sign-up sheets will be available in Fellowship
Hall following worship services, and across
from the Church Office during the week, from
July 17 through July 24.
At sign-up, attendees will be requested to
indicate what type of side dish/dessert they
will be bringing. Please label any serving
dishes and/or utensils with your name for
easy identification at the end of the evening.
Once again, attendees will be asked to
bring their own table service (plates &
silverware). Beverages, cups, and glasses will
be provided.
Volunteer sign-up sheets will be available
in Fellowship Hall following worship services,
and across from the Church Office during the
week starting July 3. So, please join our Choirs
and help make this event a huge success. If
you have any questions, please contact
Deni Selvig at (931) 456-4078 or Billie Mitchell
at (217) 246-5750.
Do you like to play games?
Come join in the fun and
fellowship! We meet on the
second Monday of the month, at 5:30 p.m.,
for a brief social time and then play games
from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Everyone brings a small
favorite snack to share. Join us July 11 in
Fellowship Hall!
Movie Night
Tuesday, July 12, 6:00 p.m.
Due to the holiday, we will have our movie
night on the second Tuesday of this month.
The movie is The Age of Adaline,
a romantic story about a 29-year
old woman who has stopped
aging and the timeless power of
love.
Popcorn and drinks
provided!
United Methodist
Men
Start your week with fellowship! Please
join us at the United Methodist Men’s Prayer
Breakfast, every Monday morning at
6:30 a.m., in Legends Main Dining Room.
Opportunity to Serve
FFGUMC Online!
We are looking for coordinators
and lay readers for the
9:30 a.m. Sacred Encounters
worship services. If you are interested, please
contact George Chard at 459-2082.
Check out our new website,
ffgumc.org!
Listen to past sermons, browse the
Pictorial Directory, read the monthly
newsletter, check worship service times, learn
about our ministries and upcoming events,
become familiar with our Mission and
Structure, request a prayer, send us an email,
learn about our staff, and more! You can also
find us on Facebook!
Red Bird Mission Work Camp
Brochures/registration
forms
are available across from the
office for the Red Bird Mission
Work Camp Project in Beverly,
Kentucky, on October 16-22.
See Paul Wennermark for more information.
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United Methodist
Women
My family and I would like to sincerely thank
all the wonderful people of Fairfield Glade
United Methodist Church for your cards,
flowers, and kind expressions of sympathy
shown following the death of my beloved
father. Your support at this difficult time was
very much appreciated and of great comfort
to my family and me.
Annetta Deck
All the women of the church
are invited to the general
meeting of the UMW on Wednesday, July 13.
Karen Martin, from the Cumberland County
School Supply Depot, will be sharing her story
with us. We will also be collecting school
supplies that day to give to Karen. The School
Supply Depot was established in 2003 to
provide basic school supplies for children in
grades K-12. Please meet in Fellowship Hall
about 9:15 a.m. and then stay after the
presentation for a time of fellowship.
Thanks to all of you for your kind
thoughts and healing prayers
during my recent surgeries. I
appreciate the calls, cards, food and visits.
What a great church family!
God is good...all the time!
Joyce Stackhouse
The “Son” Room Ministry
PPS Baby Bottles
Adult respite is now available every
Thursday, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., in
Room 4. The room will be staffed by caring
church members. Reservations for your loved
one, who can no longer be left alone, must be
made in advance. Call Sue Armstrong at
484-0602.
Thank you to everyone who
supported this year’s Baby
Bottle Campaign for Plateau
Pregnancy Services!
School Supplies
Needed
Friendly Visitors Needed
It is time again for Cumberland
County School Supply Depot to
collect school supplies for the next school
year, which begins August 4. A collection box
will be set up in the Sunday School wing for
you to help them assemble the student school
bags that will be distributed. A list of supplies
needed will be on the table in the hall. This
collection will begin June 26 and run through
July 28. Be on the lookout for bargains and
help the kids of Cumberland County! Call
Charlene
Richardson,
456-0148,
or
Roberta Edler, 484-0674, if you have
questions.
The Friendly Visitors of Fairfield Glade
United Methodist Church are in need of a few
more people—men and women—to visit with
parishioners, both in their homes and in The
“Son” Room, our new respite ministry for
adults here at the church. No special talents
are required; just the ability to “visit”. For
more information, or to help, call
Karen Saunders at 707-7810.
“…I was sick and you looked
after me.”
(Matthew 25:36)
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Church Library News
This month we are highlighting a group of books, which we have labeled as “Story
Collections.” They are actually two series of books, which the Guidepost published a
number of years ago to raise money to finance their Outreach programs. The books in
the series were written by different authors. Originally we had put them with regular
fiction, but have now decided to shelf them at the end of the series sections.
The first series is called “Secrets of Mary’s Bookshop.” Mary Fisher has moved to Cape Cod to
live with her sister after the death of her husband. She buys a bookshop and finds herself often
trying to solve a mystery.
The second series is called “Grace Chapel Inn.” Three sisters have converted their family home
into a bed and breakfast. The three sisters are often called to live out their faith as individuals when
challenges come into their lives. Both series are not difficult reading, and they are definitely
entertaining.
The Church Library is staffed:
Tuesday and Wednesday
9:00-11:00 a.m.
The Road To Carmel by David Davis (206 Dav) [New Book Cart]
Review by Tim Tewalt
This is an enlightening book about a man accepting the call to the Lord and dedicating himself to
His service. Davis was a successful actor and director on Broadway, and, at the same time, a
college drama professor at New York City. He knew something was missing in his life and heard
David Wilkerson, author of The Cross and The Switchblade, was creating a new church in New York
City. He and his wife, Karen, went to hear Wilkerson teach at the new Times Square Church and
both were immediately consumed with God’s presence. From this first beginning, he gave up his
career to grow in the church and felt a calling to go to Israel, where he ultimately created a church
and a drug rehab center treating hundreds. This book covers the often rough road from Times
Square to a new worship center on Mount Carmel.
Under the Summer Sky by Lori Copeland (SC Fic Cop S2)
Review by Suzanne Williams
Trinity Franklin has no family except perhaps a ninety-year old aunt. When the railroad makes
known it would like to purchase the land on which Trinity lives, she must find her aunt who has the
deed to the property. By a series of incidents she comes into contact with Jones, an employee for
the railroad. Their relationship is certainly an up and down adventure for both, but God does have
a plan for both of them.
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Fred Shuler
Bob Groves
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Harleen Dickinson
Joyce Rorabaugh
Betty Jackson
Carole Schoenborn
Hazel Robinson
Krislyn Durham
Bob Stackhouse
Ken Wilcox
Bob Wadsworth
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Karen Hein
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Joyce Stackhouse
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Mary Roth
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John Smith
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Terry McGregor
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Paul Cunningham
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Donna Smith
Karla Ogden
Lien Runyan
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Joan Osmon
Anne Grove
Barbara Comshaw
Beverly Lyons
Kathie Sampson
Jan Cook
Howard Hickerson
Rebecca Gentry
Tylon Mintz
Dallas Cummings
Orpha Pugh
Mary Listenberger
Billie Ickes
Phyllis Teeter
Lois Handlon
Bob King
Donald Ashmore
Lavon Huxoll
Karen Horman
Dale McDonald
Don’t see your birthday or anniversary? Please contact us!
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Don & Linda DeBerry
Dick & Roberta Edler
Carl & JoAnn Strauss
Dave & Sharon Colegrove
Lee & Doris Gabbert
Paul & Karen Horman
Peter & Ruth Lutz
Clyde & Pam Van Haren
Vince & Charlene Richardson
Ed & Mary Ellen Froehlich
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Doug & Joan Raker
Chris & Shirley Christensen
Stephen & Estelle Howitt
Jim & Barb Roberts
Ira & Brenda Frye
Dick & Mary Marsich
Chuck & Pat Scott
For Pastoral Care:
Congregational Care:
Rev. Jay Archer 707-9331
or cell: 1-931-239-7605;
Rev. Moses Han 1-931-636-8272
Cumberland Ridge: Jean McMahon
Good Samaritan Society: Betty Bradley
Life Care: Gloria Anderson, Helen Belser,
Don Dombrow, June Frazier
Signature Healthcare, Cookeville: Virginia Benio
Recently ill, hospitalized, or at home: Barbara Albee,
Sandra Ashmore, Nan Beck, Jim Bentley, Jack Beyerly,
Venita Burling, Bill Burton, Mae Davis-Wimberly,
Ron Fischer, Jim Frazier, Carole Goldsmith,
Allison Green, Charlotte Greene, Janet Hadd,
Karen Hein, Richard Hein, Carolyn Hill,
Virginia Johnson, Reggie Leppien, Sally Lindeman,
Jack Lobinger, Larry MacDonald, Rosemarie McConnell,
Andy McLachlan, Marie Miller, Shirley Nichols,
Dean Orr, Dick Radtke, Bob Seabrook, Edna Singleton,
Sue Smart, John Smith, Ann Swan, Sue Tewalt,
Jim Veen, Ben Wakefield, Jean Webster,
Richard Webster
Remember all our homebound members in your
prayers.
Liz Clark and family on the death of Terry Clark, who
died on May 28, in Indiana;
of
her
Prayer requests may be made
through the church office, the
pastors, or through intercessory
prayer chains. Prayer request
forms are located in the pew
racks, in the chapel, and on the
table across from the church
office. There is also a link on the
“Contact” menu on our website,
www.ffgumc.org.
Grief Group
Christian Condolences to . . .
Debra May, on the death
Ethelene Smallwood, on June 7;
To Request a Prayer
mother,
The last day for the current
GriefShare session will be July 7.
The program will resume again on
September 8. If you have any questions,
please call Joan Bean, 456-2494, or
Jane Swanson, 200-1941.
Nan Beck, Mary Beck, and family on the death of their
son and husband, Tom Beck, who died on June 9;
Paul and Marty Wennermark, on the death of Marty’s
mother, Jean Ossenkop, who died on June 25.
Let Us Know!
By law, hospitals cannot, and do not, call
us to let us know that you are a patient,
even though they may ask which church
you belong to when you go in. Also, we must have
your legal name (the one you sign in with at the
hospital) in order to find you.
If you are in the hospital, please have a family
member or friend call one of the pastors or the
church office to let us know where to find you.
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Worship Attendance
Date
5/29
6/06
6/12
6/19
6/26
8:15
182
206
228
173
204
9:30
289
215
269
264
306
11:00
128
140
143
113
137
Total
599
561
640
550
647
Year-to-date
average
weekly
attendance for all three services through
June 26 was 567. Thank you for your
faithfulness.
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