Weekly Events Snapshot
Sunday, July 30
9:15 am Children’s Committee
10:00 am Sunday School
Adults - 5th Sunday Program in the Fellowship Hall
Sixth graders will move to Youth Sunday School
All other children will remain in their current classes.
(Children will promote to new classes on August 6)
11:00 am Worship - Communion
5th Sunday Library Activity for Children Toddler-5th grade
5:30 pm P/ALS Event
Monday, July 31—noon deadline for meal reservations for August 2
Tuesday, August 1
11:00 am - 12:30 pm Cheerful Cherubs Open House
6:30 pm Cheerful Cherubs Orientation
Wednesday, August 2—deadline for your to sign up for Fall Retreat
8:30 pm Contemplative Wednesday
5:30 pm Hamburgers ‘n’ Hymns
Thursday, August 3
First Day of Cheerful Cherubs
Sunday, August 6—Spiritual Formation Sunday
9:15 am Children’s Family Potluck
10:00 am Sunday School
11:00 am Worship—Blessing of the Backpack
Parham Scholarship Sunday
5:30 pm Sunday Night Live
Tuesday, August 8
10:30 am Sounds of Grace
Noon Young at Heart
7:00 pm Property Committee
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Come to the Fifth Sunday Presentation in the Fellowship Hall this week at 10:00 am. Our Cheerful Cherubs and Music Ministries will be highlighted, though it is not likely that you will hear a rendition of this song on Sunday or on Wednesday during "Hamburgers 'n' Hymns." |
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Greeters for July 30
Station 1 (Door C & Narthex):
Pat Penn, Lee and Ted Wyndham
(JoAnne Moore-Narthex prior to Worship Service)
Station 2 (Door K)
Sonny and Erin Nodine
Station 3 (Door H):
Henderson and Ellison Rowe
Station 4 (Doors I & J):
Nancy and Kenny Poston
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Rescheduled Called Business Meeting
August 13
The Called Business Meeting scheduled for August 6 has been rescheduled for August 13 in order to follow proper procedures which require the congregation be notified by newsletter or special mailing of a Called Business Meeting.
The purpose of the Called Business Meeting, scheduled for August 13, at 10:50 am in the Sanctuary is to vote on the following Transition Team recommendation.
RECOMMENDATION: The First Baptist Transition Team recommends the following individuals to serve on the First Baptist Senior Pastor Search Committee.
1. Erin Nodine - Diaconate Chair
2. Robert Riley - Diaconate Vice Chair
3. Beth Hardage - Diaconate Secretary
4. Dianna Glymph - Representative of the Stewardship Committee
5. Kathleen Snead - Representative of the Worship Committee
6. Caroline Nave - Representative of the Personnel Committee
7. Tom Gordon - At Large Member
8. Tommy Stoddard - At Large Member
9. Jim Firmin - At Large Member
10. Nan Smith - At Large Member
11. Russell Martin - At Large Member
12. Henderson Rowe - At Large Member
Absentee voting on the Transition Team recommendation may be done online through the First Baptist Church Engage page or in the church office. Absentee ballots will be available for submission between July 28 and August 11. All absentee ballots must be submitted by 5:00 pm on Friday, August 11.
Second Called Business Meeting - August 20
In order to assure proper procedure and for the unity of the church, a Called Business Meeting is scheduled for 2:00 pm on August 20 for the purpose of reviewing the tabled motion on the Proposed Diaconate Selection Process from July 20, 2022. The tabled motion was to send the original, Proposed Diaconate Selection Process back to the Nominations and Lay Leadership Committee for revision. The Nominations and Lay Leadership Committee has revised the document and shared the Amended Diaconate Selection Process with the congregation during the Sunday School hour on June 18, 2023. Copies of the Amended Diaconate Selection Process, with Diaconate revision, are available in the Narthex. A date to vote on the Amended Diaconate Search Process will be announced following the Called Business meeting on August 20.
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Nancy Poston and Amy Jennings will facilitate a College and Career Sunday School class beginning August 13. The class will meet in Room 211. |
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Wednesday Night Clean Up Crew Still Needs Members
Have you attended Family Night Meals this spring? Did you enjoy them? Do you want Family Night meals to continue after the summer break? In order for meals to continue, the Wednesday Night Catering Crew needs a couple of people each week to make sure the food is put into the refrigerator following the meal. If enough people volunteer, each volunteer will give an hour or less once every two or three months. Volunteers do not have to wash the plates, cups, or silverware. All that is needed is to secure the food. To sign up, please contact the church office or Diana Edwards (554-2563)
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“Hamburgers 'n' Hymns,” Wednesday, August 2, 5:30 pm
The fall kick off event for Wednesday night activities is “Hamburgers ‘n’ Hymns!” The event is in the Fellowship Hall on Wednesday, August 2, 5:30 pm. The cost is $10.00 per adult, $5.00 for children, no family pays more than $30.00. Since First Baptist has not had Wednesday night meals for almost two months, a new reservation list is being created. Even if you were on the permanent list this spring, please call to be put on the fall list. Reservations, whether permanent or one time only, need to be made no later than noon on Monday, July 31. Reservations may be made online (fbcgwd.com) or by calling the church office (229-5557). Make plans now to attend. After the meal, participants will enjoy a time of fellowship and singing. Regular Wednesday night activities resume on August 9.
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August and September Building Blocks
Building Blocks meet each Wednesday evening from 6:30 pm-7:30 pm. A Building Block is six to eight weeks long, with some blocks addressing one topic for three to four weeks and another topic for the next three to four weeks. Building Blocks are designed to build your faith and help you grow as a disciple of Christ. FBC staff welcomes suggestions about offering for future blocks.
The Purpose Driven Life
Would you like to take a spiritual journey as with a group? In this book study, Bennie Roberts will lead attendees through the five purposes of Rick Warren’s best-selling book The Purpose Driven Life. This eight week study will take place in Room 208.
August Only: Stewardship and Faith
Stewardship is one of those topics that tends to scare us. This four week series, led by Stewardship Committee chair Gene Russell, encourages us to expand our view of stewardship to be about more than just tithing, and how it can affect our daily lives as well. This option will take place in Room 210.
September Only: Equally Called
Equally Called is a four week video and curriculum resource developed jointly by Baptist Women in Ministry (BWIM) and CBF. This curriculum will help participants to review the biblical support for women to minister and lead freely in the church, to identify obstacles women in ministry and church leadership face, and to consider ways to help women and girls thrive as they hear and fulfill God’s call. This option will take place in Room 210.
Growing on Grace: Effective Parenting in a Defective World
Raising children is a challenge in today's world. Peers and pop culture exert never-ending pressure on kids. Every day they are bombarded with the pressures and influences of drugs, sex, and violence. Often, parents feel helpless when the corrupt principles of this defective world seem to contradict every godly principle they try to instill in their children, but the good news is that God has a plan for effectively raising children and you can learn it! In this DVD and book study you will learn universally applicable principles, apply practical lessons about discipline, and understand and implement simple biblical truths. This option will take place in Room 211.
Chancel Choir
Were you inspired after seeing the 5th Sunday Presentation in July? Consider joining the chancel choir in a four or eight week trial run. Rehearsal is held in the choir room below the sanctuary, Room 100.
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- August 6: Potluck Breakfast, 9:15 am
- August 6: Promotion Sunday, Blessing of Backpacks, First Grader Bibles
**Rising 6th graders will move up to Youth July 30. All others will begin in their new classes on August 6 on Promotion Sunday.
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Volunteer Openings in Children’s Ministry 2023-2024
(beginning August 6)
· 3 Sunday School 1st-5th helper - [once a month, an extra set of hands]
1st, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Sundays
· Nursery Extended Session - 2nd Sundays in January, March, May, July,
September, November
· 1 CIA leaders - 3K/4K group
· 1 Music Makers children’s choir adult helper
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Sunday Night Live returns August 6 in the form of a pool party 500 pm-7:00 pm at the home of the Smiths. |
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Fall Youth Retreat
It's time for Fall Retreat again! October 27-29 we will head down to Awanita for the weekend to rest, relax, and learn. This year our theme for fall retreat will be FEAR. What better theme to have the weekend before Halloween? I hope you'll sign up to come be a part of this great chance to be together and learn about God. Sign up by Wednesday to attend. The cost will be $90 for the first child, $45 for the second.
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