Weekly Events Snapshot
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 Backpacks
Parham Scholarship Sunday
5:30 pm Sunday Night Live
Monday, August 7
Noon, deadline to make meal reservation for August 9
Tuesday, August 8
10:30 am Sounds of Grace
Noon Young at Heart
7:00 pm Property Committee
Wednesday, August 9
5:30 pm Children’s Music Activities and Choirs
5:30 pm Family Night Meal (grilled smothered chicken, green beans, rice pilaf, salad bar, fresh fruit, brownies and ice cream)
6:30 pm CIAs and Infant and Toddler Childcare
Holy Ground (youth)
Building Blocks (adults)
Chancel Choir
Thursday, August 10
9:00 pm Betty Schoop Prayer Shawl Ministry
Sunday, August 13
9:30 am Diaconate Executive Committee
10:00 am Sunday School
10:50 am Called Business Meeting to vote on Pastor Search Committee
11:00 am Worship
Monday, August 14
Noon, deadline to make reservation for August 16
Tuesday, August 15
10:30 am Sounds of Grace
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Greeters for July 30
Station 1 (Door C & Narthex):
Pat Penn, Tommy Stoddard, Jackson Williams
(Robert Riley-Narthex prior to Worship Service)
Station 2 (Door K)
Dan English, Carson Nave
Station 3 (Door H):
Richie and Sonja Williams, Camden Nave
Station 4 (Doors I & J):
Russell and Kat Martin
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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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Cheerful Cherubs began their new school year on Thursday. Please prayer for Ms. Claudia, all the teachers, and the students attending FBC's week-day preschool program. |
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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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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
· 1 CIA leaders - 3K/4K group
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Acolyte Training
Acolyte training will take place on Wednesday, August 16, at 7:35 pm in the sanctuary for any second - fifth grader interested in joining the acolyte rotation. Please let Anna know if your 2nd - 5th grader is interested in participating.
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