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F IRST PRE SBYTE RIAN CHURCH GALLATIN TN JUNE/JULY 2019 V OL. 27 ISSUE 5
In Touch Where God’s love overflows and serving begins.
I once heard a quote from the late actor John Wayne. When asked what real courage was, he replied, “Courage is being scared to
death – but saddling up anyway.” Many people think that a courageous person has no fear, but that’s not so. Courageous people
have fear, but they go in anyway. They have fear, but they don’t stop. They have fear, but they press on.
As we look at our news reports and learn about this dangerous world we live in, I want you to know that the Presbyterian
denomination will be asking you to show courage. I realize it won’t be easy. I know it often won’t be what you want. But as
we look at our world, we must understand that church is not only a place where we can come to feel good – about where we
are, about what we do, or even about how we do good stuff. It’s also a place of sanctuary, and a place of safety. As a denomi-
nation, and also as a Gallatin church within the Presbyterian denomination, we must be known as a place for healing, peace,
and safety in a culture of recurring violence.
Your Session members have voted to look seriously into the safety of this building, and the safety of our people, in the
presence of perceived violence against them. We have the added responsibility to protect, as best we can, the children whose
parents leave them in our care daily. We take that vote of confidence very personally, and we want the children who spend
time here to be safe….. always. You think bad things don’t happen here in Middle Tennessee? I’m sorry, they do. You think
they don’t happen here in Gallatin? I’m sorry, they do. You think it won’t happen here at FPC? Yep. And because we must
ready ourselves for the unexpected, you may be asked to be part of a Security Team. You may be asked to take part in a
Sunday morning drill. And you will be asked to understand that we don’t want to need this, any more than you do. Having
professional help available, through the work and the gifts of this church, allows survivors to realize that God cares, that
they are not alone, and that the church is a safe place to seek and to find help.
So, look around you – but look with both eyes wide open. This isn’t a magical place. It’s a place where evil resides. It’s a
place where safety isn’t guaranteed. It’s a place where folks you see, and folks you know could be at risk – just like in the
newspapers. And we’ve decided that we won’t condone silence about it any longer.
Thank you for being a part of a church and a denomination that intends to leave this world a better place than we found it.
Candice
When God saw that the people had stopped doing evil things, God had pity
and did not destroy them as he had planned. – Jonah 3:10
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LOAVES AND FISHES (CONGREGATIONAL LIFE) WORSHIP
10:00AM
SUNDAY SCHOOL
9:00AM
OFFICE HOURS
Monday-Thursday-9:30-4:30
Friday 9:30-1:00
PHONE
615.452.3151
FAX
615.452.0559
PRESCHOOL
615.230.7929
EMAIL [email protected]
WEBSITE www.fpcgallatin.org
STAFF Pastor: Rev. Candice L. Klein [email protected] Pastor Emeritus
Dr. Charles L. Moffatt Administrator
Carol Stewart [email protected] Organist/Choirmaster Robert Thurman Bookkeeper Marie Hintemeyer [email protected] Children’s Ministry Coordinator Dianne Cothran Preschool Director Sharon Sides [email protected] Sound Tech Bob DeGraff Madison Briggs Sexton Johnny Brown
SESSION Class of 2019
Robert Blakey
Carrie Mabrey
Kenneth Thomson
Bob Young
Class of 2020
Chuck Deck
Sharon Sides
Bill Hamby
Class of 2021
Jennifer Anderson
Liz Ferrell
Ann Thurman
Wednesday Night Dinner Dinner/Program: 5:30 Fellowship Hall Reservations are required. Cost is $8.
KEEP IN OUR PRAYERS: Andy Anderson (Mike Anderson’s father); Kitty Armstrong;
Ned Douglass; Pat Hibbett; Harry Marsh; Frances Massey; Thomas Powel (Susie Driver’s
nephew); Mildred Stanley (Tommy Boze’s mother); Michael Stewart; Brim Stone
NHC Gallatin: David Potts (Shelli DeGraff’s father)
THE HEARTH: Joe Blackshear; Anna Gasser; Norma Jones
Menus Wednesday, June 19
Mediterranean Baked Chicken
Tossed Salad
Fruit Salad
Shortbread Cake
Program
Karl Heinrich with Long Hollow Suri Alpaca
farm will be our speaker..
Long Hollow Alpacas was started in 2002, on a
five acre farm, as an alternative to traditional
farming. Traditional farming usually entails a one-
way road trip for animals. Raising Alpacas is their
cruelty-free alternative! In 2008 they moved to
their new 62 acre facility Last year, their alpaca
fiber was knit into scarves as gifts for CMA
Award nominees. Who knew???
Wednesday, June 26
Gazpacho Tomato Vegetable and
Cucumber
Grilled Cheese or Grilled Ham and
Cheese
Tossed Salad
Chocolate Cake
Program
Jacob "Jake" Mason, owner of
Heritage Law Group, will speak on
Elder Law. He has a Master of Laws
(LL.M.) in Elder Law and Estate
Planning.
"Advance Care Planning", "Elder Care
Explained", "The Legal Consequences
of Dementia", "Communication
Techniques for Diffi-
cult Conversations" are some of the
topics he has presented. Specific topic
has not yet been determined for our
meeting.
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION (L������� M��� M�������)
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V������� B� !� S�#��! VBS is only about one month away! June
10-14, 9am-noon. We are moving along
well with our plans for Bible stories and
related activities as well as creating the
scene for a launch day for Mars and
Beyond. Ephesians 3:20 says in part,
“Glory to God, who is able to do far
beyond all that we could ask or imagine
by his power at work within us!” This
will be our mantra for the week. EP3-20 the robot is getting excited about
seeing everyone and sharing the good news! If we have not invited you to be
with us during the week, help us prepare, or supply something we might need,
we apologize. All are welcome and encouraged to be with us in body, mind,
and spirit! Thank you so much to all who gave us craft tubes (empty tp rolls).
We are excited to see what they become during VBS. Below is a list of items
that are needed::
Water Color Paint Sets (Dollar Tree)
Hand Sanitizer
4 Large Packages of Googly Eyes (assorted sizes)
Sets of Poster Paints (Dollar Tree)
4 Large Rolls of Aluminum Foil
Paper Towels
Lysol/Clorox Wipes
16 oz. Empty Water Bottles
Hand Sanitizer
AA and AAA Batteries
4 Boxes of Alka-Seltzer
7 Packs of Glitter Glue Pens (assorted colors) or large containers with tips
(assorted colors)
1 Package of Assorted Colored Fuzzy Sticks (pipe cleaners)
Stomp Rockets for Recreation; would love to borrow at least 2 sets; they are
available for purchase as well and could be used by the preschool after VBS
Snacks Each Day for Staff: We have snacks for the children, but we like to
have coffee/donuts/cookies/cakes, something for those who have volunteered
their time to make this a great time of learning about God’s love.
Of course monetary donations are always the correct size and color if you are
unable to assist with any of these items.
Thank you in advance for your help and support. Fasten your seat restraint and
prepare to lift off “To Mars and Beyond!”
LOAVES AND FISHES
We will be having a Sunday brunch on the last Sunday of the month during the summer. This will be catered by Chef Jeremy and the cost will be $8 and reservations are required. There will be sign ups in the Sunday bulletin the Sunday before the brunch. We hope everyone will come and enjoy this time of good food and fellowship. Sunday June 30 Pancakes Cheesy Scrambled Eggs Bacon Monkey Bread Sunday, July 28 Egg Casseroles Two Ways Meat and Veggie Bacon and Sausage Fruit Salad
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The Learning More Committee is seeking your help and suggestions for a couple of positions. The first is for a SUNDAY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT. Duties would initially include begining available on Sundays from 8:55am until 9:50am, making sure the classes have their attendance books. The position would also be responsible to collect the attendance books and record the attendance in a register in the main office. Training would be available. The second position would be for the CHURCH LIBRARIAN. This position would initially require more than 1 hour per week and include shelving and purchas-ing books, monitor overdue books, catalog book donations and other duties as they arise. Training for this position could be available.
New classes are about to begin at Gallatin FPC!!! The INQUIRERS class will be held 6/2/19, 6/9/19 and 6/16/19 starting promptly at 8:45 AM in the Library. This class is for ANYONE who has an interest about being Presbyterian…from visitors to new members to Cradle Presbyterians to old Presbyterians…EVERYONE is welcome! If you are interested please call the church office to express your interest in attending. The CONFIRMATION class is tentatively scheduled for the following Sundays: 9/8/19, 9/15/19, 9/22/19, 10/6/19, 10/13/19, 10/20/19, 10/27/19 and 11/3/19. The classes will begin promptly at 8:45 AM and be held in the Library. Those completing the classes will be set to join the Church on 11/10/19. Finally, the committee and Pastor Candice have a desire to initiate a Sunday school class or Wednesday night book study on Social Justice. We would really like to hear from the Congrega-tion your thoughts and opinions!!!
Movie afternoon dates will be announced in the bulletin. A Mary Poppins double feature is planned for June to start at 3:00 PM. When the first movie is completed there will be a break for dinner. The second movie will start at 5:00 PM. So if you can’t do both movies, perhaps you can see one or the other. The July movie will be “Independence Day.” August’s selection will be “Secretariat.”
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL is here! The dates are 6/10/19 to 6/14/19 for “To Mars and Beyond.” This is a wonderful mission opportunity for our Church. The application is on the website. Please check the bulletin and previous newsletter for the list of needed items. Also, your help would be appreciated and your prayers are coveted for a successful week. Please contact Dianne Cothran or Wendy Wills to volunteer.
NaCoMe Fall Retreat will be 9/27/19 to 9/29/19 so mark your calendars. If you are interested in attending, please speak with Dianne Cothran. A sign-up sheet is on the bulletin board in the church office hall.
The WNT (Wednesday Night Together) programs and meals are winding down for the summer. The following are the dates already scheduled: 5/29/19 TDOT with information on their new initiative “Yellow Dot.” NO MEALS for 6/5/19 and 6/12/19. The alpaca farmer is scheduled 6/19/19. The 6/26/19 is TBA. There will be no programs/meals in July and the programs/meals will resume 8/7/19.
Our next meeting will be Thursday 6/6/19 at 6:30 PM in the Parlor. There will be no July meeting. The August meeting will be Thursday 8/8/19 at 6:30 PM in the Parlor. The committee members are: Susan Baker, Susan Johnson, Nancy Parsons, Dianne Cothran, Sharon Sides and Ann Thurman. We would love for you to join us.
April Financials April Income $ 28,020 April Expenses $ 95,516 Transferred from Designated Property $ 29,428 Ending Cash Balance April $ 7,795 Includes $68,297 payment for HVAC
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Grocery Carts needs for the months of June and July: Gallatin CARES: Ramen noodles, chili, spaghetti oatmeal, crackers
HomeSafe Cleaning Products (dish soap, bathroom cleaner, disin-fect spray) Laundry Detergent Toilet Paper/Paper Towels Bathroom Cleaner Disinfectant Spray Diapers (sizes 4, 5, and 6)
L�2� �� A����� M������� (MISSION AND OUTREACH) Ann Cowan
Property Nancy Parsons Margaret Patterson Moffatt Property Dick and Mina Ring
MEMORIALS
CIRCLE MEETINGS
June
Circle 2 will meet on Wednesday, Jun
19 at 11am at the Chocolate Covered
Strawberry
Circle 3 will meet on Monday June 10
at 6:30pm
July
Circle 2 will meet on Wednesday,
July 17th at 10am
Circle 3 will meet on Monday,
July 8th at 6:30pm
Bake Sale for Habitat House Landscape Project: On Sunday morning, June 23rd, we will have a Bake Sale to raise money for the purchase of 13 shrubs, 1 tree, grass seed, fertilizer, straw, and a few accent plants. Please bring those yummy baked items before Sunday School or Worship and place them on the tables in the hall behind the Sanctuary. You may purchase items or make contributions before Sunday School, before Worship or after Worship. Your support for this project will be greatly appreciated! Landscape Installation: Come One, Come All to Help with the Apostles Build Home! This year it is in south Portland on Saturday morning at 7 am in mid-July. More details later on our church's weekly bulletins, website and Facebook Page. Please bring lawn tools and equipment. Call Bob Young at 615-822-0590 for more information.
Circle 2 Meeting on Wednesday, June 19: We will be meeting at the Chocolate Covered Strawberry on Nashville Hwy. (31) at 11 am. You may want to carpool from the church or just meet at the restaurant. Every-one is invited, but please let Nancy Hamby know (615-.547.825) by the week before, Wednesday, June 12, so that we can make reservations for all. Hope you can come and join us! Save the Date: Saturday, August 10, for the Annual Presbyterian Wom-en's Picnic. We will once again have our annual PW Picnic in the Fellow-ship Hall at Church. The program will center around Nature's Beauty. More information will be coming later.
CONGREGATIONAL MEETING 11:00 AM,
JUNE 9, 2019 After evaluating multiple options, the
Session has recommended that FPC
proceed with efforts to sell the
property located at 114 South Locust
Avenue (former CAP building). In
order to start the process, a Realtor
must be selected and the property
listed. Accordingly, a brief Congrega-
tional Meeting is scheduled for June 9,
2019, immediately after Sunday
Service, in order to inform members
of this proposed action.
Once a potential buyer is identified
and a price is established, another
Congregational Meeting will be
scheduled in order for FPC members
to finalize any sale.
Boy Scouts Our Boy Scouts came up with a creative way to place a flag on a mausoleum in
recognition of Memorial Day.
DROP THE MIC (COMMUNICATIONS)
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Let's Be Social!! The church's new communication team -- we call ourselves the Drop The Mic Committee -- has been meeting monthly to work on improv-ing the communication process, both within our church family and with the community. One of our big goals is to give our website a much-needed facelift. That's a slow process, but we're learning as we go. We've also been busy setting up social media accounts. In addition to Facebook, we now have Instagram and Twitter accounts. If you are on any of those platforms, please see the account names below and connect with us. And then, help us spread the word. While we love it when you "Like" a post on Facebook, what's more important is for you to "Share" it, especially if it's an event that the community is invited to. We will also be utilizing the event feature. If we invite you to an event and you plan to attend, or are even thinking of attending, please mark the appropriate box. When you do, that shows up on your friends' timelines so they notice the event as well. We're still learning about Twitter and Instagram, so we definitely could use your help there as well On Twitter, you can retweet our tweets so that your friends see it. On Instagram, we'll be using hashtags. (We know. There's a lot to learn.)
We also need pictures! Take pictures of your Sunday School class, your Circle events, Wednesday night dinner, the sunlight coming through the stained glass windows. Anything and everything. We might not use them all, but we need lots of pictures. Consider the composition - smiling faces, close-ups, different angles. Send your pics to [email protected]. (We proba-bly won't credit you, but let us know if that's important to you. Also, if you're snapping a picture of a person, make sure they don't mind! And if it's a child, please speak to the parent first.) If you take the picture on your phone, you can tap it and choose email to send it. And finally, we need information. Circle members -- let us know when you're meeting and give us a little info about your lesson. Committee chairs -- please keep us up to date with your meeting times and let us know what's going on. With your help, we can show everyone all the work that's being done behind the scenes, get more people involved, and let the commu-nity see what a vibrant, busy little church we are here at First Presbyter-ian Church Gallatin! Facebook: First Presbyterian Church Gallatin Instagram: 1stPresGallatin Twitter: 1stPresGallatin
SHARING GOD’S LOVE THROUGH WORD AND SACRAMENT (WORSHIP)
Coming this summer to FPC, Gallatin: The Great Preacher Rotation During June and July, three PC(USA) pastors will rotate pulpits, to give you the chance to hear the Word pro-claimed in different voices. The participants are: the Reverend Michael Davis, FPC Hendersonville, the Rev Sherard Edington, FPC Lebanon, and me. The last Sunday of June and the last Sunday of July, the three of us will be traveling to each other’s churches to lead worship.
While we’re there, we’d like to know what’s special about each church and each congregation. So, when Michael and Sherard arrive, I hope you’ll gush about how superb things are in Gallatin, and how the congregation is serving God in awesome ways. Tell them that you think FPC Gallatin is the best Presbyterian church in these here parts. Tell them that you’d never want to be a part of any other congregation. Tell them they should stay and have brunch with you, and you can tell them more!
Yeah, that’d be great. As a matter of fact, that’d be the “great” part of the preacher rotation. So, tell ‘em that, and even more. But when you tell them, make sure it’s true. If I could be here on those Sundays, that’s what I’d tell them. And thanks so much, Candice
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June 2019
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
2 Communion 8:45a Inquirer ’s Class 9:00a Sunday School 10:00a Worship 11:15a Called Session Mtg.
3 10:30a Meals on Wheels
4 10:00a Bible Study 10:30a Meals on Wheels 5:00p HomeSafe
5 Directory Pictures
6 Directory Pictures 10:30a Meals on Wheels 6:30p Boy Scouts Learning More Commit-tee (Christian Ed)
7 10:30a Meals on Wheels 1:00p Church Office Closes
1 2:00p Recital
8
9 8:45a Inquirer ’s Class 9:00a Sunday School 10:00a Worship Congregational Meeting
10 9:00a VBS 10:30a Meals on Wheels 6:30p Circle 3
11 9:00a VBS 10:00a Bible Study 10:30a Meals on Wheels 5:00p HomeSafe
12 9:00a VBS 7:00p Choir Rehearsal
13 9:00a VBS 10:30a Meals on Wheels 6:30p Boy Scouts
14 9:00a VBS 10:30a Meals on Wheels 1:00p Church Office Closes
15
16 Father’s Day 8:45a Inquirer ’s Class 9:00a Sunday School 10:00a Worship
17 10:30a Meals on Wheels
18 10:00a Bible Study 10:30a Meals on Wheels 5:00p HomeSafe
19 11:00a Circle 2 5:30p WNT 7:00p Choir Rehearsal
20 10:30a Meals on Wheels 6:30p Boy Scouts
21 10:30a Meals on Wheels 1:00p Church Office Closes
22
23 Habitat Bake Sale 9:000a Sunday School 10:00a Worship 11:15a Session
24 10:30a Meals on Wheels
25 10:00a Bible Study 10:30a Meals on Wheels 5:00p HomeSafe 7:00p Book Club
26 5:30p WNT 7:00p Choir Rehearsal
27 10:30a Meals on Wheels 6:00p HomeSafe Boar d 6:30p Boy Scouts
28 10:30a Meals on Wheels 1:00p Church Office Closes
29 9:00a Parenting Class
30 The Great Pastor Rotation 9:00a Sunday School 10:00a Worship 11:15 Brunch 3:00p Movie
3 Bill Hamby 22 Barbara Morrison
5 Nancy Hamby 23 David Crawford
15 Reese Nicholson 30 Pat Clendening
16 Linda Bradley
JUNE BIRTHDAYS
JUNE ANNIVERSARIES
7 Bill and Tina Baber
26 Robert and Ann Thurman
Save the Dates June 10-14
Vacation Bible School
August 10
Presbyterian Women’s Summer Picnic
September 27-29
Church Retreat
Reminder Have you had your picture made for the church directory? Make it special! Tell your story. June 5th, 6th, or July 22nd.
V a c a t i o n B i b l e S c h o o l
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July 2019
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 10:30a Meals on Wheels
2 10:00a Bible Study 10:30a Meals on Wheels 5:00p HomeSafe
3
4 Church Office Closed
5 10:30a Meals on Wheels 1:00p Church Office Closes
6
7 Communion 9:00a Sunday School 10:00a Worship
8 10:30a Meals on Wheels 6:30p Circle 3
9 10:00a Bible Study 10:30a Meals on Wheels 5:00p HomeSafe
10
11 10:30a Meals on Wheels 6:30p Boy Scouts
12 10:30a Meals on Wheels 1:00p Church Office Closes
13
14 9:00a Sunday School 10:00a Worship
15 10:30a Meals on Wheels
16 10:00a Bible Study 10:30a Meals on Wheels 5:00p HomeSafe
17 10:00a Circle 2
18 10:30a Meals on Wheels 6:30p Boy Scouts
19 10:30a Meals on Wheels 1:00p Church Office Closes
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21 10:000a Sunday School 10:00a Worship 11:15a Session
22 Directory Pictures 10:30a Meals on Wheels
23 10:00a Bible Study 10:30a Meals on Wheels 5:00p HomeSafe
24l 25 10:30a Meals on Wheels 6:00p HomeSafe Boar d 6:30p Boy Scouts
26 10:30a Meals on Wheels 1:00p Church Office Closes Newsletter Deadline
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28 The Great Pastor Rotation 9:00a Sunday School 10:00a Worship 11:15a Br unch 2:00p Movie
29 10:30a Meals on Wheels
30 10:00a Bible Study 10:30a Meals on Wheels 5:00p HomeSafe 7:00p Book Club
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8 Shirley Arrendale 19 Frances Massey
13 Andy Murphy 23 Loney Hutchins
15 Lynn Sekula Sandra Weakley
18 Wanda Jones
1 Laura Duffer 18 Jonathan Nicholson
JULY BIRTHDAYS
JULY ANNIVERSARIES
19 Tommy and Linda Boze
22 David and Eileen Crawford
26 John and Dianne Cothran
Save the Dates June 10-14
Vacation Bible School
August 10
Presbyterian Women’s Summer Picnic
September 27-29
Church Retreat
The church office
will be closed on
Thursday, July 4th in
observance of
Independence Day. It
will reopen on Friday,
July 5th at 9:30am.
The deadline for the August edition
of the In Touch is noon, Friday, July
26.