Care & Prayer Concerns
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John & Kris Barnes (friends of the O’Briens)
Nancy Barrett (friends of the O’Briens)
Karen Blazer
Betty & Cecil Byers
Kristin Cabage (Anita Oberdecker’s daughter)
Clyde & Rosemary Floyd
Jenny Gregory (friend of Diane O’Brien)
Candy Hubbard (friend of Lisa Rogers)
Linda Kinley & Family ((Jill Wolverton's
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Gary Phillips
Bill & Sherry Purdy (friends of Alvin Jenkins)
Judith Russell (former FFUMC member)
Frances Wilkins (Morning Pointe for rehab)
Sandi Wilkins (home)
Military Personnel & Families:
Jake Bowling, Harrison Foy, Meghan
O’Brien Jackson, Simon Jackson, and
Derek Reeves
friend's mother)
Intermediate and long-term concerns are held in prayer daily through our prayer chain and prayer groups.
If you have a prayer concern, please contact the church office at 966-8430 or [email protected].
JOY (Just Older Youth)
We are a fun-loving group of adults, ages 50 and older, who are active and involved. JOY’s goal
is to make a difference in the lives of our peers and our community by providing avenues of
interaction, mission outreach, nurture, and declaring God’s power and love to succeeding
generations. We invite you to join the fun and friendships!
For more information, contact Anita Oberdecker at 675-1415 or [email protected].
Upcoming Events:
 April 19 —
Knoxville Jazz Orchestra with four-time Grammy winning jazz bassist
CHRISTIAN McBRIDE at the Bijou Theatre at 8:00 p.m. We will go to Bravos at 5:30 p.m. for
dinner before the show. Tickets have been purchased. For questions, please contact Clark
Brekke at [email protected]. (April 5 trip to Amazon has been rescheduled to 9/6/16)
Serving
FAMILY PROMISE — Helping end homelessness, one family at a time!
Our Family Promise Host Week is Sunday, March 13-20, 2016. Many people are needed to help as we
welcome homeless families into our church for a week, providing a safe place for children and their
families to sleep. Volunteers are needed to setup after Sunday school on the 13th, breakdown the
morning of the 20th, stay overnight, fix dinner, and fellowship with the children and adults.
Children
Want to be “in the loop” on all Children’s Wing activities?
Be sure to join our Facebook Group (FFUMC Children’s Ministry)
and “The City” Parents’ group!
Today: Vacation Bible School Meeting at 12:00 p.m.
Don’t forget to mark your calendars for
Easter Eggstravaganza — Sunday, March 20 Time: 3:00 p.m.
Vacation Bible School — June 13-16 from 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Bible Drill is back! Tonight from 5:30-7:00 p.m. for Ages 3 and Up
Please contact Paige if you plan to attend.
Bible Drill will run for 6 weeks through March 6th. The children will spend time playing games
and tackling challenges that help them learn skills and knowledge about the Bible.
Cave Quest Adventure is coming! Mark your calendars for June 13-16th
and get ready to Follow Jesus, the Light of the World!
Families who pre-register will get a FREE VBS CD (one per family)!
Register today at www.ffumc.org under the events tab!
Upcoming Events
Service Team Special Easter Offering
Did you know that many of our members identify our
congregation as a congregation who has a heart for serving
others? We serve within our church walls, but more importantly,
we serve those outside our congregation who need us the most.
Your Serving Team is responsible for providing hands-on service
opportunities and distributing your gifts to several local, regional and
worldwide ministries. On March 27, Easter Sunday, we will collect our annual
special offering to support the Serving Team ministries. The 2016-2017 Easter
Offering collection will provide over 80% of the funds we need.
Will you please prayerfully consider contributing
to this special offering on Easter Sunday?
For more information or to volunteer,
contact Steve Krupski at (865) 548-7487 or [email protected].
Thank you so much for the wonderful reception and Bed, Bath, & Beyond
gift card. I was so touched by your generosity and the best wishes extended on our move. I am very thankful for the many friends I made at First
Farragut UMC and grateful for the opportunity to be your administrative
assistant! You are a wonderful, loving, and giving church! A piece of my
heart will always be with you. May you continue to bless Farragut and
each other in your service to God!
Love and blessings!
Jackie
Youth & Young Adults
United Methodist Youth Fellowship (UMYF)
Tonight
5:30 — 7:00 p.m. in Youth Central — Please bring $4 for dinner.
Third Sunday in Lent
February 28, 2016
First Farragut United Methodist Church Staff:
Check the sign-up board located on Main Street to see how YOU can help
and to volunteer. You won’t want to miss out on this life-changing mission!
Blessings and Thanks
The Gospel of Light and Life
6:30 p.m. — A service of Footwashing & Holy Communion
6:30 p.m. — Service led by the Youth
6:45 a.m. — Sunrise Service
9:00 a.m. — Traditional Service
10:00 a.m. — Sunday School for all ages
11:00 a.m. — Contemporary Service
WITH HOPE IN MIND (WHIM) CLASSES
The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Knoxville is offering an eight-week course for
those who need help coping with a loved one with mental illness. Classes will meet at
FFUMC on Monday evenings from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Conference Room 209
beginning Monday, March 7, 2016. The class scheduled for Monday, March 21 has
been rescheduled to Saturday, March 19 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
The course includes how diagnoses are made, new medications,
coping skills, available resources, and how to better communicate
with someone suffering with mental illness.
Pre-registration is required — to register, please call
Cookie Spillers at 865-671-0703, or Joyce Judge at 966-4731.
Amy Probst, Lead Pastor
Chuck Powell, Director of Youth Ministries
Paige Morgan, Director
of Children & Family Ministries
Jennifer Braun, Financial Administrator
Randee Schoenike, Administrative Assistant
Teresa Belles, Hostess & Kitchen Coordinator
Jayme Lyttle, Contemporary Worship Leader
Renni Morris, Director of Spiritual Formation
John Morris, Director of Choirs
David Morgan, Accompanist
God desires First Farragut United Methodist Church (FFUMC) to be
an intentional, vibrant, growing faith community transformed through
prayer, scripture, worship, and study.
God wants us to make a real difference in the lives of our
neighbors and each other as we invite, accept, connect,
serve, and share the love of Christ.
www.ffumc.org  12733 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37934  865.966.8430
First Farragut UMC’s Footprints Ministry serves as a bridge to connect church and home
Whether your household has 2.5 kids and a dog, or just yourself, this ministry is about YOU.
Life happens outside of Sunday mornings, and we want to make sure we’re helping other members
of our church family in those everyday life moments!
9:00 AM Worship
Gathering
Immortal, Invisible
Welcome & Passing the Peace of Christ
Mission Moment
Call to Worship
Enough
Bringing in the Light of Christ
*Hymn
I Stand Amazed in the Presence
Morning Prayer & The Lords’ Prayer
Scripture Reading
John 2:1-5; 9:1-3
Children’s Message
Sermon
Offertory
Miraculous Signs of Jesus
Lynn Campbell
Chuck Powell
Melanie & Allie Mobley
John Morris
Ivy Enyenihi, Acolyte
UMH #371
Renni Morris
Renni Morris
Rev. Amy R. Probst
Rev. Amy R. Probst
Lynn Campbell
Please record your attendance on the register and pass it to your neighbor. EVERYONE is invited to complete the section
for address and telephone, and all worshippers are encouraged to check any box applying to them.
*Doxology
*Hymn
Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling
UMH # 348
Rev. Amy R. Probst
*Benediction
* At points marked with an asterisk, those who are able may stand.
11:00 AM Worship
CALL TO WORSHIP
Chuck Powell
WORSHIP & PRAISE
Everlasting God
BRINGING IN THE LIGHT OF CHRIST
Adam Veith, Acolyte
ANNOUNCEMENTS & WELCOMING ONE ANOTHER
Rev. Amy R. Probst
MISSION MOMENT
Melanie & Allie Mobley
WORSHIP & PRAISE
Love the Lord
How Great is Our God
Renni Morris
Renni Morris
Rev. Amy R. Probst
All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name
Miraculous Signs of Jesus
Rev. Amy R. Probst
MORNING PRAYER & THE LORD’S PRAYER
SCRIPTURE READING
John 2:1-5; 9:1-3
CHILDREN’S MESSAGE
OFFERING
SERMON
WORSHIP & PRAISE
*BENEDICTION
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All the People Said Amen
Rev. Amy R. Probst
At points marked with an asterisk, those who are able may stand.
Welcome to Worship Today!
We are so glad you are here! Please let our greeters and ushers know if they can help you in any way.
(Hearing devices are available for your use at the Usher’s Table outside the Worship Center.)
A Nursery is provided on the lower level for infants through Pre-K; and children’s bulletins and worship
activity bags are available outside the Worship Center. A “cozy room” is available for those little worship
attendees who may need a little extra wiggle room or privacy to snuggle up.
The flowers on the altar today
are given to the GLORY OF
GOD! AND IN CELEBRATION OF
MIRANDA’S 18TH BIRTHDAY by
Sharon Bryant & Allen Burt.
Attendance From Last Week:
Total Worship Attendance
9:00AM Worship
11:00AM Worship
Total Sunday School Attendance
Calendar of Events
Trinity Learning Center is a new preschool that will be renting space
downstairs in the FFUMC children’s wing beginning in August of 2016.
224
92
132
153
Registration will be on March 6th from 9:30-11:30 at FFUMC.
First Farragut members will receive priority enrollment.
Information on the preschool’s mission, rates, etc. are located
at www.tlcknox.com.
Military Updates
We are updating information about our military members and families.
If anyone has a current address, phone, etc. for Jake Bowling, please send it to
Marilyn Dawson at [email protected]. Also, if you know of anyone serving
that is not listed in our bulletin, send that information as well. Thank you!
Altar Flowers
If you would like to donate flowers for the altar on a Sunday, please sign up
in the “Altar Flowers” binder at the Welcome Center. Thank you!
Donations for Easter Eggstravaganza
The Children’s Ministry is now collecting Egg and Candy donations for our
annual Easter Eggstravaganza! Please drop all donations of stuffed plastic
eggs, individually wrapped non-melting candy, and empty plastic eggs in the
box on Main Street. All donations need to be in by March 13th.
FRIDAY, MARCH 11 at 6:00 P.M. ALL FFUMC members and
families are invited to join the JOY GROUP for an evening with
DR. BILL BASS, world famous for the BODY FARM and author
of many books on Forensic Anthropology. Covered-dish dinner
will be held at 6:00 p.m. followed by Dr. Bass' presentation at 7:00 p.m. Please
bring $5.00 to be collected at the door. Please RSVP by Sunday, March 6
to Doug or Gail Hulme at 540-6376 or [email protected]
Oak Ridge District Lay Servant Ministry Training
March 11-12, 2016
The Ministry Training will be held at Fincastle United Methodist Church, 629 Old Middlesboro
Hwy, LaFollette, TN 37766. Courses offered this year are Lay Servant Ministries BASIC Course
and Lay Servant Advanced Course: Spiritual Gifts. For more information or questions, contact
Alvin Jenkins at [email protected] or (865) 986-6107. Registration is due by March 5 and contact information for the training is listed on the form. You can download a form under the
“Resources” tab on our website or pick up a copy from the desk in the office.
Lent Devotions
The season of Lent began on Ash Wednesday. Daily devotions are available
from the Society of Saint Andrew (SOSA). You may pick up a hard copy from the
ushers or the Welcome Center. You may also sign up for daily devotion emails or
download it as an eBook. Visit endhunger.org and click on Lent Devotions. There is
no charge. SOSA is just one of the hunger fighting ministries that we support as a
church and individuals. If you would like more information, please ask
Alvin Jenkins or other members of our Service Team.
If you become aware of a health or prayer concern, please contact one of the following:
Rev. Amy R. Probst, Lead Pastor, at [email protected] or 865-202-3019
Doug Hulme, Lay Leader, at [email protected] or 865-335-2314
Jason Yarbrough, Lay Leader, at [email protected] or 865-386-6360
For the day-to-day activities or operations of the church, please contact:
Randee Schoenike, Administrative Assistant, at [email protected] or 865-966-8430
February 28, 2016 — March 6, 2016
Today
9:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
Traditional Worship
Sunday School for All Ages
Disciple’s Path “New Members” Class — Room 206
11:00 a.m.
Contemporary Worship
12:00 p.m.
Vacation Bible School Meeting — Conference Room 209
5:30 p.m.
Bible Drill — Kid Central
United Methodist Youth Fellowship (UMYF) — Youth Central
Covenant Bible Study: “Trusting” — Conference Room 209
Adult Bible Study: Jeremiah— Room 207
Monday, February 29
11:00 a.m.
Staff Meeting — Conference Room 209
6:30 p.m.
Bible Study Fellowship (BSF) — Worship Center
James 5:13 Men’s Prayer Group — Home of Joe Bradford
Boy Scout Troop 555 Committee Meeting — Conference Rm 209
Boy Scouts Troop 555 — Kid Central
Tuesday, March 1
10:00 a.m.
“Anchor Management” Bible Study — Various Homes
4:00 p.m.
Farragut HS Winter Guard Practice — Worship Center
6:00 p.m.
Girl Scout Daisy Troop 20879 — Room 206
Service Team Meeting — Conference Room 209
6:30 p.m.
Cub Scouts Pack 555 Den Meeting — Youth Central
Wednesday, March 2
9:30 a.m.
Wesley’s Attic
6:45 p.m.
Adult Choir Practice — Music Room 210
Thursday, March 3
10:00 a.m.
Thursday Morning Women’s Bible Study — Conference Rm 209
4:00 p.m.
Farragut HS Winter Guard Practice — Worship Center
6:00 p.m.
Girl Scout Troop 20377 — Kid Central
6:30 p.m.
Cub Scout Pack 555 Committee Meeting — Conference Rm 209
7:30 p.m.
Praise Team Rehearsal — Worship Center
Friday, March 4
8:00 a.m.
Classical Conversations Friday Home School Group — Youth Central
Saturday, March 5
7:00 a.m.
BSF Leaders’ Meeting & Fellowship — Youth Central
8:30 a.m.
Prepare & Deliver Senior Meals
Sunday, February 28
9:00 a.m.
Traditional Worship
10:00 a.m.
Sunday School for All Ages
Disciple’s Path “New Members” Class — Room 206
11:00 a.m.
Contemporary Worship
1:00 p.m.
VCM Meal Preparation
3:00 p.m.
Girl Scout Brownie Troop 20391 — Room 205
Girl Scout Troop 21156 — Room 206
4:00 p.m.
VMC Food Pickup
5:30 p.m.
Bible Drill — Kid Central
United Methodist Youth Fellowship (UMYF) — Youth Central
Covenant Bible Study: “Trusting” — Conference Room 209
Adult Bible Study: Jeremiah— Room 207
For more details, please visit our website at www.ffumc.org.
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Keeping In Step on The City!
We are know there are many ways of communicating in today’s
busy world and we are not simply trying to add another
communication platform. “The City” is an online community for
First Farragut where we can join together, share our stories, news, prayers and
photos. Is your small group active on “The City”? If you need help, have questions,
or want to start a group, email Jennifer Braun at [email protected].