Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Worship with us online
We live-stream an abbreviated Sunday morning service on our website and upload the text sermons.

August 16, 2020
Scripture: Matthew 15:21-28
Sermon: Staking a Claim  - Chris Joiner
Hymns:
I Greet Thee, Who My Sure Redeemer Art
In Christ There Is No East or West

Click here to see past Sunday services.
Congregational Care - Caring for One Another
Growth Groups

We hear much about the global pandemic but how does our faith shape our response? Fall Growth Groups will meet for 6 weeks beginning the week of September 13 and will read God and the Pandemic: A Christian Reflection on the Coronavirus and its Aftermath by N.T. Wright. You may purchase the paperback or Kindle version on Amazon. 

“In God and the Pandemic, N.T. Wright uses both the Old and New Testaments to help Christians think through their reactions and responses to the pandemic. Offering spiritual guidance during a time of crisis, Wright helps readers reflect on scripture, prayer, and teachings from Jesus' life in order to think differently about disaster and how to react to it.”

We will reflect together on questions such as:
·        What should be the Christian response?
·        How should we think about God?
·        How do we live in the present?
·        Why should we lament?
·        What should we learn about ourselves?
·        How do we recover?

Look for group information coming soon, and prayerful consider joining a group this fall. If you have any questions, contact Sally Wanzer, [email protected], Judith Wilson, [email protected], or Anne Keener, [email protected]. 
Online Worship
Do you have a question about how to adjust the volume during worship? or Do you want to watch past services but not sure how? Click here to view a short video answering the most frequently asked questions. If you have additional questions, contact Anne Keener (615-516-0653 or [email protected]). 
Prayer Shawl
Our Prayer Shawl Ministry continues to provide comfort and love while we are safer at home. Thank you for all who have responded to God’s grace through the making of these beautiful signs of God’s love and reminder of the prayers of our faith community. Here are a couple recent thank you notes to the Prayer Shawl Ministry from recipients. 

Thank you for the beautiful prayer shawl you left for me! I just love it! I will definitely be using it often. What a nice, unexpected gift I found waiting for me when I came home from my surgery!
Sincerely, with gratitude,
Stacey Dvorak

Thank you so much for the precious shawl. Green was daddy’s favorite color. I’ll cherish it forever. I can’t get over the outreach from FPC since my father’s death. I have been so touched by the outpouring of sympathy and kind gestures.
Thank you,
Myna Sowell
Stephen Ministry
  • Pandemic
  • School
  • Isolation
  • Stress
  • Challenges & Changes
  • Job loss

Are you experiencing any of the above or other life altering situations and need a caring Christian listener to walk alongside you? Your Stephen Ministers are here to help. If you or someone you know is interested in having a Stephen Minister or training to become one, please reach out to Judi Arnold, 615.579.0364 or [email protected] or one of the pastors.
The Gift of Prayer

Prayer connects us even when we are physically apart. Please continue to use the prayer list provided in the order of worship email each week to prayer for those in our congregation who have asked for prayers for themselves or others. If you have a prayer request to add, please contact Anne Keener (615-516-0653 or [email protected]). 
Pictorial Directory
We have canceled the directory update photos originally scheduled for this past spring and then postponed until October. Thank you to all who had signed up to have their pictures taken. We will be looking to create a new directory in 2021. Remember you can access our church directory on our website at fpcfranklin.org/connect/directory. If you need the password, please contact Glenda Andrews [email protected]. 
Beirut Disaster Relief
The Lebanese people are a kind, compassionate, strong, and resilient people, and we pray for all our community partners there and for all those who are living in fear and grief during this time. We also pray for Rev. Elmarie and Scott Parker in their continued ministry alongside the Lebanese people.

If you would like to donate to relief efforts, you can give in two ways:
The Outreach Foundation is collecting for a Beirut Compassion Fund that will directly aid several of the partners we met during our travels: https://www.theoutreachfoundation.org/updates/2020/8/5/beirut-compassion-fund?fbclid=IwAR15loaLHU4KsKdw7raTV8fmkksixyVyjpakonj6PCmh2aFxCM-O6SFm0zo

Votes for Women
August 18, 2020 - 11:30 AM

Come hear the bells ringing at the church at noon. Bring a chair and listen, or join us in walking around the church as the bells ring 100 times.

On the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, join a celebration of inclusion, inspiration, and voice, featuring our special guest Rosanne Cash — singer, songwriter, author, and narrator of the PBS documentary By One Vote: Woman Suffrage in the South. This virtual experience will culminate with neighbors, universities, and other institutions citywide ringing bells, big and small. In 1920, when the Tennessee Legislature cast its tie-breaking vote to ratify the 19th Amendment, cities across the U.S. rang bells in recognition — but Nashville did not. On August 18, we break that silence with the loudest celebration of the summer.

You can watch this event on YouTube.
This Week's Schedule
Wednesday

Saturday
Sunday
10 AM - Worship Service
6 PM - Outdoor Prayer Service