FBC Raleigh News • April 15, 2019
HOLY WEEK AT FBC

We have four opportunities for worship during Holy Week, the annual recognition of Jesus’ suffering, death, and resurrection. We began yesterday with Palm Sunday, remembering Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem that includes shouts of “Hosanna!” and the waving of palms, but takes place under the shadow of the cross. We continue with a Maundy Thursday Service (a name derived from the Latin mandatum which means “command” or “mandate” and refers to Jesus’ last teachings at the table, recorded in John 13) on Thursday, April 18 at 7pm in the sanctuary. This service will include the celebration of communion and a creative reading of the Passion Narrative. Then, we will join other downtown churches for an Easter Sunrise Service at 6:30am on Sunday, April 21 on the east portico of the Capitol. Finally, we will end this week and begin the Easter season in full force at the regular 11am service in our sanctuary that same day. It is a week that defines our faith, one that points to the central mysteries of crucifixion and resurrection, and each part of this story is significant. Thus, we encourage you to participate in as many of the services as possible and to reflect daily on the meaning of this week for your life and the whole world. To experience Maundy Thursday and Good Friday without experiencing Easter is to miss the ultimate joy that is ours. To experience Easter without experiencing Maundy Thursday or Good Friday is to miss the cost of our salvation and to hide from our responsibility. To experience all of the events of this week is to know authentic joy – the joy that comes because love prevails over fear, hope prevails over despair, life prevails over death. Who would want to miss that?
CENTERPOINT SPEAKER & MEAL • APRIL 17
THIS WEEK : No Wednesday evening activities - Spring Break
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Coming soon in Centerpoint...
April 24: In conjunction with Earth Day on April 22, Dr. Stephen Jurovics will discuss his book Hospitable Planet: Faith, Action, and Climate Change.
CHURCH CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Regularly scheduled Church Conferences will be held on the following dates in 2019:
May 22 • August 21 • September 25 • October 30 • November 20 •
December 18 
WEEK AT A GLANCE • APRIL 15-21, 2019
Monday, April 15
Weekday Preschool Spring Break (M-Fri)
11am Sisters in Grace (P)
5:30pm Deacons’ Mtg. (301/302)

Tuesday, April 16
10am Ministerial Staff Meeting (CR)
10:30am WMU Group 2 (Springmoor)
4pm Facilities Assessment Committee Mtg. (FH)
6pm Theology on Tap (Raleigh Times)

Wednesday, April 17
No Dinner, Centerpoint, or Children/Youth Programming - Spring Break
Thursday, April 18
Maundy Thursday
7am Band of Brothers (CR)
10:30am Thirty-Niners Outing –
A Place at the Table
11am Library Committee (Li)
7pm Maundy Thursday Service/
Communion (S)

Friday, April 19
Good Friday - Office Closed

Sunday, April 21
Easter Sunday
6:30am Easter Sunrise Service (Capitol Square)
9:45am Sunday School
11am Worship (S)
11am Japanese Easter Service & Celebration Luncheon (FH)
THE SEASON OF LENT
As we journey through the Holy season of Lent, we invite you to join us for our special services during these 40 days of reflection, examination, and preparation. 
 

• April 18 - Maundy Thursday Service
7pm; Sanctuary 
• April 21 - Easter Sunrise Service
6:30am; Capitol Square
Easter Worship Service,
11am; Sanctuary  

Click the links below for online Lenten daily devotionals:



DEACON ON CALL • APRIL 14-20
Sarah Lingafelt (919) 710-6776
EGG HUNT
The soggy grounds and threat of rain didn’t dampen our fun on Saturday as we joined together with our sister church, First Baptist on Wilmington Street, for singing and the Easter story in our sanctuary and then egg hunting throughout Sunday School classrooms. We have had our egg hunt together for enough years that we are beginning to see familiar faces and feel like we know each other a bit more, and that’s as exciting as the egg hunt!  Many thanks to our Sunday School teachers for contributing money and time to make this annual event happen.
DR. STEPHEN JUROVICS SPEAKING APRIL 24

Stephen A. Jurovics holds BS and MS degrees from Columbia University and a PhD in Engineering from the University of Southern California. He has had about 20 technical papers published over the years and has given numerous presentations at professional conferences. Aspects of climate change mitigation have been the focus of his engineering work for more than two decades.

The first part of his book, Hospitable Planet: Faith, Action, and Climate Change (Morehouse Publishing, an imprint of Church Publishing), discusses several biblical environmental teachings most relevant to creation care/climate change and demonstrates that climate change is a religious issue as well as a scientific one. The second and third parts of the book review measures to mitigate climate change and how to push for their implementation.
His presentation on Wednesday, April 24, will provide an overview of this material and include time for questions. We hope you will make plans to come hear Dr. Jurovics during his Centerpoint presentation.

YOUTH SILENT AUCTION

Each year First Baptist holds a silent auction to raise funds for our mission teams, and this year’s auction is approaching fast. Items will be available for bidding starting on Wednesday, May 1 .  Bidding will conclude at the Music Celebration on Sunday, May 5 . We invite you to place bids any time that you’re at church during those four days. Money raised from the auction will support our youth and college students who travel to different parts of the world to serve those in need.

Historically, First Baptist has demonstrated both a deep passion for missions and a tremendous amount of generosity. The silent auction offers us the opportunity to give and to serve, and we hope that you will be able to do both. Once again, we will focus primarily on offering gift cards from local restaurants and vendors; vacation home rentals offered by our members; tickets for sporting events, plays, and concerts; and services offered by our youth and members. If you would like to make a donation to the auction, please contact Trey Davis ( tdavis@fbcraleigh.org  or 919-832-4485). These items will be displayed on the walls in the Fellowship Hall while our normal Wednesday night supper takes place and throughout the rest of the week.

We hope that you are able to find a bargain hanging on the walls while you enjoy a meal and fellowship with our church community. Last year's auction raised a new record of $16,000, and we would love to try and break that record again this year! We also hope that you can make it on May 5 for the conclusion of the auction to support our mission teams and the work our choirs have done.
CBF GLOBAL MISSIONS OFFERING
The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Global Missions Offering supports CBF personnel around the world as they spread the Gospel. We have received $13,860 toward our goal of $20,000 . The CBF Global Missions offering replaced having separate offerings for international missions at Christmas and national missions at Easter. We will continue to receive this offering through Easter.
VBS COMING
JUNE 24-28

Remember how much fun Vacation Bible School was when you were a child? Or maybe you use potholders and trays and trivets that your children made in Bible School in previous years, and it brings back a flood of memories for those summer days spent in Christian community, and a huge wave of gratitude for the teachers who made it so fun. Now’s your chance to pay that forward!
 
This summer, Vacation Bible School will be held the mornings of June 24-28 , 9am -12pm , and we need YOU to make it a fantastic week for our rising 3’s through rising 6 th  graders!  
 
Here are the ways you can help:
  • Co-teaching a self-contained preschool class! We have teaching spaces available in rising 3’s and rising pre-K.
  • Co-teaching a 40-minute rotation for grade-schoolers! We have teaching spaces available in Bible Study and Recreation rotations.
 If you can help, please let Lynn know as soon as possible. Email Lynn here!
DENTAL BUS COMING
TO FBC MAY 31
The Dental Bus is coming to FBC on Friday, May 31, 2019 from 7:30am-3pm to serve our Clothing Ministry clients in need of dental care. Volunteers are needed to help with set up, check in, overseeing patients in the waiting area, blood pressure work, and assisting in communications between waiting area and the bus. There are morning and afternoon shifts, or you can choose to volunteer the entire time. If interested, please contact Jay Bissette. Email Jay here!
DIAPER DRIVE
Third annual KIDZ (Kids in Need of Diapers) diaper drive is underway! The Clothing Ministry needs all brands of diapers, sizes 2-6; pull ups sizes 2T-5T; and hypoallergenic diaper wipes. Donations can be placed in the Lewis Building cabinet drawers. For more information, shopping, or pick-up assistance, please contact Catharine Dudeck (919-608-4353). Email Catherine here!
CLOTHING MINISTRY LUNCH
We are grateful for the Sharing Thoughts Sunday School class for providing Bojangles biscuits for our Clothing Ministry clients on Thursday, April 4! It is our hope that these monthly lunches are an opportunity to share a meal together and provide further connection, and deeper relationships between our volunteers and clients.

For 2019, we are still in need of Sunday School class sponsors for the following dates: June 6, August 1, September 5, October 3, and November 7 . We know that many folks are not able to volunteer during the day, so please know that we can find more volunteers if your class can financially sponsor any portion of the lunch. For questions, or if your Sunday School class is available to sponsor a lunch, please email Leah here!
CLOTHING MINISTRY
OPEN HOUSE
The Clothing Ministry will be having an Open House on Wednesday, April 24, from 5-6pm and on Sunday, April 28, from 12-12:30pm . We hope you'll take an opportunity to come downstairs and visit, ask questions, and see the ongoing ministry that takes place every week!
THE RECORD WE WROTE
Week of April 8, 2019
Current Week Revenue: $ 42,127.80  
Month-to-Date Revenue: $ 42,127.80
Year-to-Date Revenue: $ 483,070.12 
Month-to-Date Expenses: $ 25,056.12
Year-to-Date Expenses: $ 411,429.51
Global Missions: $ 13,860.10 
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

On May 20-22, FBC will host three national organizations holding their annual meeting. Over 200 participants will be at FBC from the National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion, the Baptist History and Heritage Society, and the Association of Ministry Guidance Professionals. The joint meeting will include plenary sessions, smaller group sessions, lunches, and dinners. Some of the meetings will be open to FBC members as the host facility and we will let you know about that shortly. But first, we have some volunteer opportunities for our FBC family: 

  • Volunteers are needed to help with quick room changes to accommodate the meeting schedule, assisting our facilities staff. 
  • Meal servers are needed to assist the food service staff before, during, and after meals.
  • Greeters are needed to welcome our guests and provide directions from 2-7:30pm on Monday, 8AM - 6pm on Tuesday, and 8am - noon on Wednesday. 

If you are wiling to help with any of these opportunities, please contact Wayne Hager, who is serving as the FBC space coordinator for the meetings. Email Wayne here!
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