Posts by Vickie Green
Brown Bag Lunch Bible Study
Brown Bag Lunch Bible Study Bring your own lunch!Thursdays at 12:15pm in F102 Quick Info:*No prep required. Do not feel you have to be a Bible scholar to attend Bible study.*No commitment needed, just show up!*No need to worry about speaking in the group if you don’t want to.*Bring your Bible and a notebook. Bibles and paper will also be available. *Russ will communicate if schedule changes. Thursday Bible Study Reading Schedule September 5: Genesis 2:15-25: PartnersSeptember 12: Genesis 9:8-17: Noah’s…
Staying Calm – Bible Study Starting September 18, 2024
STAYING CALM… There is a madness to our time in history; the world has gone mad, and it is taking us with it. It is so depressing to watch the news that many people have stopped watching. Humanity isn’t doing well. Our ANXIETY LEVEL is through the roof. We dread what may happen next but what we fear may happen is often worse than what does happen. Many people have clearly lost hope. They look for good news, but don’t…
Bulletin – September 29, 2024
Wednesday Night at FPCFor dinner Wednesday night, October 2, we will have a Baked Potato and Salad Bar! There is no Bible study on this night, but Dr. Mike Shelton will continue his series on Staying Calm the following week on October 9. (See the bulletin announcements for details about cost and registering for dinner.) Concert Friday!The Paramount Chamber Players will perform an “Alpine Autumn” on Friday, October 4 at 7:30 p.m. in our sanctuary. Cost is $15 for adults, $12 for seniors, and free for students. Tickets will be available at…
Day of Service Second Harvest Food Bank October 16, 2024
Rhonda Chafin, Executive Director of Second Harvest Food Bank, in a recent letter to volunteers said she wanted to express her deepest thanks for the kindness and for the trust being placed in the Food Bank as stewards of your generosity. It is through volunteers, donors and personal advocates like you that we can continue to make a fundamental difference in the lives of our neighbors. The Food Bank is committed to honoring your work by providing essential services with compassion…
Bulletin – September 22, 2024
Space for Grace Worship ServiceSunday, September 229:45 a.m. ~ Fellowship Center Wednesday Night at FPCFor dinner Wednesday night, September 25, we will have Olive Garden pasta, salad, bread sticks and dessert. After dinner, Dr. Mike Shelton will continue his series on Staying Calm. Please join us for a wonderful lesson, great food and fellowship. (See the bulletin announcements for details about cost and registering for dinner.) All-Church PicnicSunday, September 29Deadline to sign up is rapidly approaching. See bulletin insert for details!
Bulletin – September 15, 2024
Wednesday Nights at FPC Our Wednesday night dinners will resume on September 18, and Dr. Mike Shelton’s series will begin that evening. We will have pizza, salad and dessert for our first meal of the season. Please see the bulletin announcements for details about cost and registering for dinner. We’re looking forward to another wonderful season of lessons, great food and fellowship! Fellowship OutingFriday, September 20Lunch at “The Farmer’s Daughter”Cost is $22.00.Meet at the church at 10:00.Call Barbara Foust at 423-306-6514 to sign…
Day of Service Second Harvest Food Bank September 18, 2024
Volunteers and staff at Second Harvest Food Bank are hustling to keep up with demand for “Food for Kids” back to school program that launched in August. First Presbyterian Church volunteers will meet there on September 18, to put packaged food items into bags and boxes for delivery to Kingsport Elementary School children in need. This is a busy time of year at the Food Bank, and our contributions of time and talents are much needed and appreciated. If you…
Bulletin – September 1, 2024
Brown Bag Lunch Bible StudyBring your own lunch!Thursdays beginning Sept. 5 at 12:15 p.m. in F102 *No prep required. Do not feel you have to be a Bible scholar to attend Bible study.*No commitment needed, just show up!*No need to worry about speaking in the group if you don’t want to.*Bring your Bible and a notebook. Bibles and paper will be available also. *Russ will communicate if schedule changes
To Be Continued…In Us – A Sermon Series on Acts Beginning May 5, 2024
Beginning May 5, 2024, Dr. Shelton will do a sermon series entitled “TO BE CONTINUED”, based on Acts. Luke, its author, calls it “ACTS OF APOSTLES” but it might be called the ACTS OF HOLY SPIRIT. Acts was never meant to be APOSTLES’ GREATEST HITS. The main character wasn’t John, Peter, or Paul but the HOLY SPIRIT. Luke picks up after Easter. The Disciples wait in an Upper Room, huddled in fear. The HOLY SPIRIT comes in a mighty way…