THE SPIRITFOUNTAIN CITY UMC

JUNE 2017 NEWSLETTER

FOUNTAIN CITY UMC212 HOTEL ROADKNOXVILLE, TN 37918(865) 689-5175www.fountaincityumc.org@fountaincityumc

There’s no resting in youth ministry! Our youth will be keeping busy with opportunities for fun, fellowship, faith, and service! Middle school girls will meet Monday evenings at 6:30pm for Bible study. Wednesday nights beginning at 6:00pm are reserved for what sounds like some messy events (water, paint, Jell-O night? Thankfully not all at once). Our middle school community service day will happen on June 13. Our youth choir will be on tour from June 23-25. (I’m exhausted just typing it all!)

For full details on all of the things our fantastic youth have going on, please contact daniel.doubleday@fountaincityumc.org or visit our FCUMC youth website at http://fcumcyouth.org.

It was the first major issue with which the early church was confronted…what to do about the Gentiles. Up to this point they had focused their preaching in the synagogues and among the Jewish people. Nevertheless, Gentiles had also begun to believe and the church had to decide whether or not they would open their hearts (and doors) to a new focus in ministry. Acts 15 provides a glimpse at how they came to a decision as well as the faithful steps they took.

Like the early church Fountain City UMC has an important decision to make about the direction of our ministry. For several months we have been exploring the opportunity to establish a second campus on Dry Gap Pike and offer new

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WWW.FOUNTAINCITYUMC.ORG

UPCOMING JUNE DATESSUNDAY, JUNE 46:30 pm : Capital Campaign Dinner (Gym)

MONDAYS, JUNE 5, 12, 19, 266:30 pm : Middle School Girls’ Bible Study (Room 104)

FRIDAY, JUNE 98:30 am : Adults 50+ BUSH’s Beans Excursion (Off-Site)

SUNDAY, JUNE 1112:00 pm : High School Hike (Big South Fork)5:00 pm : Eagle Scout Ceremony (New Harvest Park)

SUNDAY - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11-14Holston Annual Conference, Lake Junaluska, NC THURSDAY, JUNE 151:00 pm : Adults 50+ Coloring Fun (Room 137)5:00 pm : VBS Decorating (Churchwide)

FRIDAY, JUNE 23Youth Choir leaves for Choir Tour

SUNDAY, JUNE 2512:00 pm : Church Conference to vote on Dry Gap

ADULTS 50+ BUSH’S BEANS EXCURSIONFRIDAY, JUNE 9, FROM 8:30 AM TO 1:30 PM

Our Adults 50+ Ministry are on the road again! We will travel on the church bus to the BUSH’s Visitor Center in Chestnut Hill, Tennessee! Attendees will arrive at the Original A J Bush & Company General Store to travel through time in the museum, a movie, and the gift store! We will also enjoy lunch at the Family Cafe, famous for their delicious sweet desserts, homemade dishes, and other southern specialties. No charge for this fun event - just bring your lunch money!

The cost for bus transportation is $2.00. Please RSVP by Tuesday, June 6, in order to reserve your seat on the bus, either by calling the church office at (865) 689-5175 or by emailing jeanie.tillman@fountaincityumc.org.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOLJUNE 19 - 22, 9AM - 12:15PM

Vacation Bible School is right around the corner! This is one of our most exciting weeks of the summer

for our children’s ministry. We cannot wait to share the

love of God with the kids in our church and in our community!

The “Funshop Finale” will be on Thursday at 6:30pm in the Sanctuary for all participants (and friends & family!) to end the week with a bang! For more information on registration, please contact Sherri Smith at ssmith@fountaincityumc.org.

EMERGENCYON CALL

June 2-4 : Randy Frye(865) 228-5510

June 9-11 : John Gargis(865) 310-4783

June 16-18 : Amy Aycock(423) 276-1965

June 23-25 : Randy Frye(865) 228-5510

June 30-July 2 : John Gargis(865) 310-4783

PASTOR,

CORNERED

A NOTE

FROM RANDY

STEPHENMINISTRY

Gail Clift(865) 922-9408

INTERCESSORY PRAYER

Mary Bolton(865) 688-6277

Tom Harrington(865) 687-8460

ministries to the residents of Sterchi Village and Sterchi Hills neighborhoods. We have had in-depth discussions about how this opportunity could impact the lives of people we are not currently reaching, how it would benefit our entire congregation and the costs (financial and otherwise) that it would incur. We have held an open house for people to see the facilities and worship together. We have prayerfully sought God’s guidance. Over the next few weeks we will continue to visit Sunday School classes and present the information so that an informed decision will be made.

On June 25th, immediately following our 11:00am worship service, we will hold a Church Conference to make a final decision on the Dry Gap Pike property. All members of our church have a voice and a vote; however, according to our Book of Discipline, you must be present to vote. If you have questions, concerns, or just want to know more , please give us a call at the church office. Regardless of the outcome of the vote, at Fountain City UMC we are committed to finding new ways to reach new people…making disciples and changing lives!

SUNDAYAPRIL 23

SUNDAYAPRIL 30

SUNDAYMAY 7

SUNDAYMAY 14

SUNDAYMAY 21

Sunday School 309 321 363 302 307

8:30 am Traditional Worship 165 180 184 188 183

11 am Traditional Worship 259 219 277 236 249

11 am The Journey 92 79 97 70 88

Celebrate Recovery 103 98 87 91 91

Dry Gap Worship Service N/A 147 N/A N/A N/A

TOTAL WORSHIP SERVICES 619 723 645 585 611

OUR GIFTS

WEEKLY OFFERINGApril 17-23 $ 26,198.59April 24-30 $ 16,141.50May 1-7 $ 41,075.67May 8-14 $ 26,221.00

FAITH PROMISE FOCUS

Faith Promise Sunday will be on June 25.

OUR SYMPATHIES

We extend our sympathy to Mark and Haleigh Riehl, Perry and JacquelineBenshoof, and family in the death of their daughter and granddaughter,

Reagan Leigh Riehl, on April 16.

We extend our sympathy to Garold Goodin and family in the death of his father, Perry Goodin, on April 29.

We extend our sympathy to Dorothy Watkin and family in the death of her husband, David Watkin, on May 16.

PRAYERS, PRESENCE,

GIFTS, AND SERVICE

SUMMER Y O U T H G R O U P EVENTSA L L S U M M E R L O N G

WE’VE GOT SCHOOL SPIRITDuring the schoolyear, our Adults 50+ ministry collected & donated several needed classroom supplies for Inskip Elementary. Our young friends (and their teachers!) at Inskip Elementary were well provided for by our members! We received this gracious thank you letter, and would like to share it with you, our generous members!

Thank you so much for all of the support you provided to Inskip ES this year! All of the snacks, drinks, tissues, and hand sanitizers were much needed and greatly appreciated by all. The snacks provided a great start to our students’ days when they came in late without breakfast. The tissues and hand sanitizers came in very handy during those months when we had so many little stuffy noses. Please know you all have been a wonderful blessing to Inskip this year.

Sincerely, Jessica Holman, PrincipalAmy Schumpert, Assistant Principal

Did you know FCUMC has a dedicated pool of prayer partners and letter writers who pray daily for the teachers and staff at Gresham Middle School? During the school year, several of our members are assigned one teacher or staff member at GMS, and encourage them through prayer, cards, and small gifts.

We at FCUMC know teachers and staff who have made education their lifelong careers are investing their lives in our students, and we are honored to play a small part in showing our appreciation!

If you would like to be a Gresham Middle School prayer partner for the upcoming schoolyear, please contact Kim Meade, or be on a look out for sign-ups this fall!

IN MEMORY & IN HONOR

FAITH PROMISEIn Honor of Alyssa Stewart by Bill & Martha RouthIn Honor of Kelsey Stewart by Bill & Martha Routh

YOUTH MISSION TRIPIn Honor of Leroy & Michael Hatcher by Warren Prator

THE NETIn Memory of USAF Lt Col JH Nelson & MK Nelson by Valeria Nelson

SOUND & TAPE MINISTRYIn Memory of David Gadd by Becky WynnIn Memory of Connie Taylor by Becky Wynn

FOUNTAIN CITY MINISTRY CENTERIn Honor of Martha Kerley by Pete & Elizabeth BrownIn Memory of Lucy Schumpert by Tom Harrington

GENERAL FUNDIn Honor of Bill Norton by Becky WynnIn Honor of Mary Rice by Becky WynnIn Honor of Bill & Nancy Cloud by Tim & Dottie McComasIn Memory of JoAnne Jones by Mary Emma ScottIn Memory of Hazel Jordan by Mary Emma ScottIn Memory of Connie Taylor by Rudy & Carol McBeeIn Memory of David Gadd by Rudy & Carol McBee

JUNE USHERS

8:30AM SERVICECharles & Celia Thompson, Head UshersEddie & Nancy NolenDan & Allison Lore

11:00AM SERVICEAl DeBusk & John G. Shipman, Head UshersJimmy VillarrealPaul & Michele KoontzBuzzy LytleRachael HedgepethBill ReseighTyler Slack

THE JOURNEYRichard & Stephanie BelewKim & Tyler BloomfieldDoug & Elizabeth KoseVernon & Jeanette CoramRich & Jenny BrownPaul & Angie MakresRichard & Sonja BockChris & JoAnn James

During our service on Sunday, April 23, Thomasand Allison Hendrix joined our Fountain City UMC family. We look forward to the ways this growing family will bless our church and be involved in our many ministries.

Please join us in welcoming Thomas and Allison!

During our service on Sunday, May 7, Von and Mary Ann Merritt joined our Fountain City UMC family. Von and Mary Ann are already plugged in and involved in several ways here at FCUMC. We are blessed with their presence and ministry!

Please join us in welcoming Von and Mary Ann!

During our service on Sunday, May 7, Keith Odom joined our Fountain City UMCfamily. Keith is a longtime friend of Doug and Susan Shipman, andwe are blessed with hispresence. We look for-ward to his involvement.

Please join us in welcoming Keith! We love seeing our Fountain City UMC church body grow, and we strive to be a welcoming place to all who come through our doors. We hope you feel it too!

OUR PRESENCENEWEST MEMBERSOF THE FCUMC FAMILY

DRAGON BOAT RACESATURDAY, JUNE 17 FROM 8AM - 4PM

A big “Thank You!” to all who came by to have lunch at our KARM Dragon Boat race fundraising luncheon on April 30. With your help we were able to raise about $800 toward our cause. Your continued support of our team and for the ministry of KARM is greatly appreciated.

The festival race day is almost here! Come out and cheer on your favorite dragon boat team (that’s us, right?) at the Cove at Concord Park on Saturday, June 17 from 8 to 4pm. The first race is at 8:45am.

Food, two sand volleyball courts, children’s play area, water play area, and a beautiful park will be available for you to enjoy!

NEWS, NOTES, AND

THE NOTEWORTHY

CHURCH CONFERENCEJUNE 25 FOLLOWING 11AM SERVICES

Our District Superintendent NathanMalone has scheduled a ChurchConference for Sunday, June 25, immediately following the 11:00AM services.

This Church Conference will vote on the Church Council’s proposal to enter a 2-year lease of the Dry Gap Pike property for use as a second campus. This will enable us to bring the ministries of FCUMC to the Sterchi Hills & Sterchi Villagecommunities. All baptized membersof FCUMC have a vote in the Church Conference.

The Book of Discipline of the UMC restricts proxy or absentee ballots; we hope you make every effort to attend this vote! Please see Randy Frye for more information on Church Conferences.

Did you know Fountain City UMC serves as the meeting place for several Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops?

Recently, Boy Scout Troop 55 honored two of their members with the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest rank in Boy Scouts: Nate Dale & FCUMC’s own Tyler Bloomfield, son of Kim Bloom-field.

Tyler has been part of Troop 55 since 2009. His favorite activities in scouting have included cooking, mapping, and being part of The Order of the Arrow.

In order to earn the rank of Eagle Scout, Tyler had to complete a service project. For his project, Tyler joined with EastTennessee Children’s Hospital in building new bookshelves and increasing their DVD library, a desperate need for entertaining the children who were hospitalized at ETCH. Tyler collected over 300 new & used DVDs for their collection.

Now that Tyler has completed his Eagle Scout badge, he will continue to work on the Board for The Order of the Arrow,

and participate in his troopactivities as needed.

The Court of Honor cele-

brating Tyler and Nate’s incredible

accomplishments will be on June 11, at 5:00pm at New Harvest Park. FCUMC is proud of Troop 55’s newest Eagle Scouts!

Fountain City UMC’s newest Daisy troophad their BridgingCeremony on Thurs-day, May 18. This was Julie Dawson’s first year as Girl Scout Leader with nine energetic Daisies:Carys, Ellie, Claire,Alana, Fiona, Ava,

Kadayjah, Elena, and Mackenzie.

These girls earned all of their Daisy petals and exceeded their Girl Scout cookie sales goal (as I exceeded my Girl Scout cookie eating goal), all while having a lot of fun and learning what it means to be a Girl Scout. Some highlights of their year includedlearning to respect authority from a State Patrol officer, volunteering with Habitat for Humanity, and singing Christmas carols at ElmcroftAssisted Living. Welcome to the Brownies, girls!

FCUMC provides the support and space for these troops to suc-ceed within the greater Scouting organization. Thank you!

For more information on Scouts at FCUMC, please contact SherriSmith at ssmith@fountainci-tyumc.org. HOME OF

THE SCOUTS

MAY IT BE A SWEET, SWEET SOUNDBY LESLIE GRAVES

Fountain City UMC’s Chancel Choir has been invited to sing at the 2017 Holston Annual Conference. We are so excited to share some of our favorite music as part of the opening service on the evening of June 11! With a pre-service concert and several anthemsduring the service, we will be able to sing for approximately 45 minutes. Our Chancel Choir will sing hymn arrangements and choral favorites, including “Precious Lord, Take My Hand,” “Great Is Thy Faithfulness,” and “I Wanna Be Ready.”

This is not the first time our choir has been a part of Annual Conference activities, but it has been a rather long time since our last appearance, and we are honored to have been asked to return. I’m not sure exactly how many years it has been, but I do know it was two choir directors ago. Let’s just say it has been more than 17 years. For several of our choir members, this will be a first-time experience. It will be for me, too, and I hope to represent FCUMC well! You are welcome to make the drive to Lake Junaluska to support us, or you could watch the live streaming online at http://holston.org/about/an-nual-conference/. [Editor’s Note: All Annual Conferencesessions are open to the public, and will be live streamed on their website.]

It is an honor for me every week to rehearse with and lead such a good choir. Better still is the fact that our choir is filled with people whom I love and who have become like family to me and to each other. We don’t worship only on Sunday mornings; we worship every time we sing together, and that is a beautiful thing.

CRAFTING THE CROSS AT CALVARYBY SANDY FAILING

The Henderson Settlement in Kentucky is a UMC ministry providing service and opportunities in Appalachia. Recently, they reached out to all of their Covenant supporters asking for an embroidered square for their Blessing Quilt. This quilt will be made up of quilting squares designed by each Covenant Supporters to honor their support of Henderson Settlement. Fountain City UMC is honored to partner with this wonderful ministry, and it was our privilege to partake in this.

My mom was a wonderful “crafter” and she taught me how to embroider, knit, crochet, tat, hook rugs, do macramé, and a lot of other things starting when I was about 5 or 6 years old. By the time I was 11, I was making all of my own clothes. I have enjoyed all types of handicrafts ever since, and I am seldom in front of the TV at night without some sort of project in my hands.

I can’t take credit for the design; I bought an iron-on transfer at Joanne Fabric and stitched that pattern. I have never actually quilted, although I would love to learn.

My husband Ken and I moved to Knoxville from Connecticut almost two years ago. We had visited FCUMC when we were here a couple of years earlierand found everyone to be so welcoming that we decided to buy a home within a 15-minute radius of the church so we could become members when we moved. We love attending our Pairs & Spares Sunday school class, as well as the Wednesday night fellowship meal and Adult Formation classes. We just love being a part of the ministries here at FCUMC!

OUR gIFTSSHARING THE LOVE OF GODTHROUGH THE GIFTS HE GIVES US

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