Amazing Grace

This is a beautiful rendition by Andre Rieu and a Bagpipe Choir.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TY8J35OXVxg&feature=related

Watts Bar Belle

The following link will take you to U tube, where Derek Smith has posted his video of the Watts Bar Belle excursion on Oct. 9, 2010.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BzgL3cYGpA

Lectionary

The weekly Lectionary can be found on the UCC website: http://www.ucc.org/worship/samuel

Women’s Fellowship 3rd Annual Fall Fashion Show

Please highlight your very busy calendars for September 8th, 2010 at 10:30 a.m.

The Fairfield Glade Community Church, Women’s Fellowship is hosting their Annual Fall Fashion Show.

The Dress Barn in Crossville (in the Vanity Fair Mall) will be our sponsors, and they are proud to announce, Jones of New York has been added to their large list of vendors to choose from.

All of the models are volunteers from our congregation, they will be wearing outfits of their choosing, selecting from casual to dressy attire to represent all styles and tastes.

An additional bonus to our fall lineup, Elite Repeats Consignment Boutique will be displaying a large selection of shoes, jewelry and handbags, available for purchase at the retail location in Crossville across from Walgreens/BIG LOTS.

Women’s Fellowship extends a warm invitation to all women interested in fellowship and fashion. Please feel free to invite your friends and neighbors to this event. A small gift bag, with handmade treats, along with light refreshments will be provided.

Fairfield Glade Community Church flies 52 deceased veterans flags.

 The Memorial Committee has a program whereby a deceased veteran’s family can give the pall flag to the church for safe keeping and to be flown on specified days, such as Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day, and Veterans Day. This is indeed a fitting memorial to the Veterans who have served our country.

 The Flags will be flown on November 11, 2010.

Pastor Chuck and Sarah host House Blessing

Pastor Chuck and Sarah hosted a “crawfish boil” at their new home in Crossville on Apirl 18, 2010.  Pastor Chuck conducted a House Blessing service, before the festivites began. Over 100 members of the congrgation attended. Many were introduced to crawfish for the first time.

Marilynn Ham in Concert – Sat., March 20, 7 p.m.

An evening concert of unforgettable, beautiful, inspiring music!

Recording artist, Marilynn Ham, will present a free public piano concert at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 20, in the Fairfield Glade Community Church. A love offering will be taken at the close of the concert.

Mrs. Ham arranges all her own music.  Her sacred piano arrangements are played by pianists in churches throughout the world.  Well-known publishers Lillenas, Alfred, and FJH have published 23 books of her music.

Staff organist, Mary Hirst,  first scheduled her concert on January 30, but a blizzard prevented this concert.  Mary said, “It has been worth waiting for and I’m excited about Marilynn’s coming here.  I drove to Atlanta to hear her play the first time and memories of her thrilling interpretations of new gospel songs and fresh arrangements of old hymns lingers still.”

Click this link to hear Marilynn Ham play “It is Well with my Soul”

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Marilynn Ham’s Piano Keyboard Workshop

Professor Marilynn Ham

Nationally known concert pianist, arranger and teacher,  Professor Marilynn Ham will present a one day piano workshop at Fairfield Glade Community Church, 521 Snead Dr., Fairfield Glade, TN, on Saturday March 20.

Pre-registration is required for workshop attendance.  The workshop will begin at 9:30 a.m. with a welcome.

In the morning session participants will receive step-by-step instruction on how to play the piano by ear.  They will learn how to develop a melody, add rhythm and harmony to enrich the song.  In the afternoon session Professor Ham will teach participants how to interpret a song and bring printed music to life to  impress listeners’ hearts.

Mrs. Ham has provided piano workshops for over 25 years.  This is the first time she has presented a workshop in Cumberland County.  She is considered by many to be one of the best teachers of piano sacred music in the country.  She has arranged 23 books of sacred music published by Lillenas, Alfred and FJH.  One of her books published by Lillenas is their all time best seller.

Pianists of all ages and performance abilities will benefit from attendance.  If you pre-register workshop attendance, you can pay the $50 workshop fee at the door. There is a 50% discount ($25) for current piano students taking lessons when they providethe name of their piano teacher. A free lunch will be available for workshop participants.

To register call Staff Organist Mary Hirst toll-free: 866.282.4324.

Marilynn Ham, Professor of Music, Bethel College, Mishawaka, IN

Pandemic Disaster Response

By Carl Schlich, Interim Executive Presbyter

The news is filled recently with concerns and rumors regarding what health officials are beginning to label an influenza pandemic. Many of us are asking, what do I need to do to protect myself and my family, as well as asking what can I and my Church do to help alleviate suffering and hardship if and when this rises to epidemic proportions in our corner of the world.

Charles Montgomery and Fritz Schilling, who have been active in disaster relief on behalf of the Presbytery of East Tennessee for several years, have an answer to that helping part. We can be a part of the action to support the management of disaster relief in the face of a possible epidemic.

Disaster Response Volunteer ProcessingDuring one of the last hurricane evacuations scheduled to come our way, the American Red Cross asked the Presbyterians to be responsible for setting up volunteer processing centers. These centers, managed by Presbyterians, were the first step in preparing volunteers to work with the Red Cross in staffing shelters. This work was invaluable for the Red Cross professionals who then could spend their valuable time and energy in training and organizing those who had volunteered to serve.

This service proved so valuable that the Knox County Health Department has asked that Presbyterians assume that same role in the event of health related disasters such as epidemics. Charles and Fritz have enlisted Erin and Fountain City Presbyterian Churches to be prepared to be volunteer processing centers, and they are working on others. Westminster, Second and Sequoyah Hills in Knoxville, as well as First in Lenoir City and New Providence in Maryville, are in the process of joining in that effort.

Charles writes, “The Knox County Health Department response to a swine flu epidemic will be to have some 400-500 volunteers be processed by us and then they will disperse these individuals to 8 or more schools in Knox County to administer vaccine, etc. Other denominations are responsible for recruiting the 400-500 individuals; we Presbyterians will be responsible for processing them much as we did the shelter workers last year. The Health Department’s response will be quick and intense with the points of dispersing (PODS) operating for a short time, such as 48 hours, to administer vaccines and perform other functions as directed by the Health Department. So pray that we can be ready, and we really need your help! For your information, those of us who work in volunteer processing and our families would get vaccine on a priority basis, just as would the 400-500 volunteers we would be processing.”

To volunteer to be a member of our volunteer processing staff, please contact Charles Montgomery, montymontgomery@comcast.net / cell phone (865) 805-2829, or Laura Tappan at the Presbytery office, Laura@presbyteryeasttn.org / 865-688-5581 / 800-542-4246.