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Servants in Worship Worship Leader Rona Gary Greeters .............................................................................. Kemp Class Acolyte(s) .......................................................................................... TBA Red Book Pickup Sally D. Hunt / Dreema Adkins Deacons Coordinator Judy Duncan Ushers & Servers Rachel Allen, Peggy Brannen, Debby Demos, Delores Kenyon Other Servers Darby Standefer, Barbara Voss Elders at the Table Pulpit Side (Prayer of Consecration) John Holcombe Pulpit Side (Pastoral Listener) .............................. Dewayne Renfro Lectern Side (Prayer of Thanksgiving) ................... Phil Summerlin Lectern Side ((Pastoral Listener) Dan Summerlin Gospel for the Day................(Psalm 84) Rona Gary Proclamation..........................” Home“ ..................................... Pastor Mark 9:45 amSunday School Classes 10:00 amChoir Practice: Choir Room 10:35 amElders’ Prayer Circle; Meditation Chapel 10:45 am Morning Worship; Sanctuary 12:00 pm Fellowship; Parlor 6:30 pmFaith Collective: Group for Young Adults 7:30 pmNA Monday Group; Fellowship Hall 7:00 pmNA Tuesday Group; Fellowship Hall No Scheduled Activities 7:00 amMen’s Group; Bluegrass Grill 7:30 pmNA Friday Group; Fellowship Hall No Scheduled Activities 10:35 amElders’ Prayer Circle; Meditation Chapel 10:45 am Morning Worship; Sanctuary 12:00 pm Fellowship; Parlor 6:30 pmFaith Collective: Group for Young Adults Tommy Tillman (friend of Julia Martin); Evelyn Whitaker; Marty Dunagan (friend of Betty Proctor & Bea Lyons); Mary Barker; Liz Moore; Davis’ sister); Howard VanZant; Ansel Rogers (Ardian Totten’s son); Liz Love; Luther Whitaker; David Blackburn; Doris Aldrich; Jim North - cut; Harrison Gill; John Black (Barba - ra Voss’s Brother); Bob Lewis; Bettye Gerow; Bill Allen; Erick Griggs; Leona BonDurant (Carl’s Grandmother); Don Baldwin; Paul Shoun; Oscar Hurley. Church ............ Shawn Fulgham Gail Dobbs Gail Holcombe Tina Chadwick Matthew Petree Nancy Dobbs Meredith Lambert Patrick Kirby 29 Heather Droke Sally D. Hunt 30 Ike Summerlin 31 Brad Northcut Anna Wylie, Dick Sharpe Diana Summerlin 19 Betty Jolly Carolyn Hickerson Megan Coleman Katie Wylie John Catlett 28 Marsha Grant Richard Sharpe, Jr. Allison Sharpe, Fi Tran Our week with the Family Prom - ise families will begin on Octo - ber 4th, and end on October Further details will be published in September. If you would like to help provide a meal for families at Chattanooga Room in the Inn on August 30th, please contact Shannon Beattie at 423-883-9083 or shan - hb@hotmail.com. Volunteers are needed to prepare taco meat, lettuce, tomatoes, shredded cheese, tortilla chips, fruit and dessert. After this past Sunday’s service, several faithful folks told me of places (other than table) where signi�cant connections take/took place for them. I think the best contribution was this, “in the car.” The person was talking about how her teenagers were stuck with her in the car, and how it was unnecessary for them to make eye contact during a conversation. Her story resonated with me. It’s caused me to think about how challenging it can be to speak the truth at our tables. We don’t want to be seen as o�ensive, rude, misunderstood, or surprised at our tables. Consider how communion tables in most Disciple sanctuaries are at the front of the chancel, and how the congregation sits row after row staring at the back of each other’s heads. A Methodist colleague in Oklahoma City invited me to visit his church. It was a large congregation on the west edge of the city, named Church of the Servant (after Church of the Savior in D.C.) The premise on which the congregation was founded was that all members of the body of the Christ bring special/particular gifts to the community. And for the community to be whole, every - one had to be engaged in the faith community. So I visited a worship service of Church of the Servant. The sanctuary was built in the round and tiered so that all worshipers could see each other. The �oor in the center of the room was open. And right in the center of the sanctuary was a simple communion table with a rough-hewn cross suspended above it. If I recall correct - ly, someone in the congregation had built the table. Sometimes we need to come to Christ’s Table with eyes wide open , looking into the face of sisters and broth - ers, adding those who are new and unknown to us with visible signs of the Christ’s inviting peace. At �rst, it may feel strange and di�cult, like a conversation in the car with your teenager. But given time, it begins to feel like the very presence of our living God. Shalom, Pastor Mark 727 E. 11th St. 1st & 3rd Friday, monthly; 9:00 to 11:45am ronagary@gmail.com Habitat for 2nd Saturday, monthly; 8:30am bjwoomer@hotmail.com hershey915@gmail.com or smtenn@bellsouth.net Room In the Inn Meals Prepare a meal for the families at Chattanooga Room in the Inn, 4 times shanhb@hotmail.com Help us host families for a week, several times each year chuck343@comcast.net Outreach Volunteers are always needed. You can make a di�erence in the lives of others simply by lending a hand. We are a church of service work - ing for wholeness in a broken world. Mark’s Musings Volunteers needed to work at a Run Aid Station on during the Ironman competition in support of Jonathan Hyde. Our goal is to have over 20 volunteers from FCC! If you are interested in being a volunteer, please contact Gail Holcombe at 531-7683 or gailmaryh@gmail.com October There will be a Congregational Meeting in the Sanctuary following Morning Worship on September 13th, to elect Elders, Deacons and Executive o�cers for the upcoming year. The following people have been nominated, and have agreed to serve: Rona Gary, President; Alan Cates, Vice-Pres - ident; Betty Jolly, Treasurer; Rick Cutsinger, Asst. Treasurer; Shannon Beattie, Secretary; Lisa Wilkes, Asst. Secretary (Class of 2017) Rick Auten; David Floyd; Wanda Jones; Fran Petree; Betty Woomer; Bob Gary; Ardian Totten (Class of 2017) Dreema Adkins; Tony Ad - kins; Sherry Baldwin; Carl Beattie; Cody Beattie; Tanya Fleury; Sarah Flynn; Gail Ford; Phyllis Grant; Susan Haymes; Joy Wagner; Lisa Wilkes; Katie Wylie and Bryce Wynn Catherine Shutters Shane Beattie