August 11, 2023

Weekly Events Snapshot 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  5:00 pm   Youth event: Sunday Night Live at the Smith’s   Monday, August 14 Noon, deadline to make Wednesday Night Meal reservation for August 16   Tuesday, August 15 10:30 am Sounds of Grace Senior Adult Choir   Wednesday, August 16  5:00 pm Family Night Meal  (hamburger steak with gravy and onions, baked potato with butter and sour cream, green beans, salad bar, Texas caviar, apple cobbler with vanilla ice cream)  5:30 pm Children’s Music Activities and Choirs  6:30 pm CIAs and Infant and Toddler Childcare Holy Ground (youth) Building Blocks (adults) Chancel Choir  7:35 pm Acolyte Training   Friday, August 18  8:00 am Youth In-service Day of Service   Sunday, August 20 10:00 am Sunday School 11:00 am Worship  2:00 pm Called Business Meeting to review the tabled motion on the Proposed Diaconate Selection Process  4:50 pm Voices of Grace Youth Choir  7:00 pm Diaconate Meeting   Monday, August 21 Noon, deadline to make Wednesday Night Meal reservation for August 23

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August 13 Worship Bulletin

Greeters for August 13 Station 1 (Door C & Narthex): Pat Penn, Terry Gilchrist (Ashley and Grant Wilkie-Narthex prior to Worship Service) Station 2 (Door K) Scott White, Nathan Smith Station 3 (Door H): Reed and Brenda Rickborn, Sam Smith Station 4 (Doors I & J): Grace and Mike Burton

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Rescheduled Called Business Meeting This Sunday   The Called Business Meeting scheduled for August 6 has been rescheduled for this Sunday, 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.

Draft of the 2024 Ministry Plan Presentation, August 27   All adult Sunday School classes are invited to a special presentation of the draft version of the 2024 Ministry Plan on Sunday, August 27. The presentation, which will outline highlights of the draft version of the 2024 Ministry Plan, will take place at 10:00 am in the Fellowship Hall.   Copies of the draft version of the 2024 Ministry Plan will be available in the church office or by emailing David Jennings (jenningsdaj@gmail.com) following the presentation to the Diaconate on Sunday, August 20. (Copies will also be available the day of the presentation.)   The presentation of the draft version of the 2024 Ministry Plan is an opportunity for members of the congregation to ask questions and to make recommendations concerning the proposed Ministry Plan. According to the First Baptist Church Ministry Plan Development Policy, “any suggested revisions by members of the congregation are submitted to the respective committee(s) following the information meeting.” It is also advisable to notify the Stewardship Committee of any suggested revisions so the committee can follow up with committees on suggested revisions. The Stewardship Committee will review the final draft of the proposed Ministry Plan the first of October before it is presented to the Diaconate for approval.   The proposed Ministry Plan will be presented to the congregation for a vote at the Annual Meeting on November 19.

In order to help your scheduling for next summer, the children's committee has chosen dates for VBS. Mark your calendars for June 23-26, 2024!

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)

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.

Upcoming Dates   Aug/Sept TBA- Empty Bowls Event September 8- Playground Night, 5:30-8:00 October 4- Intercession Night- Fall Craft Fun October 11- Intercession Night- Picnic and Playground October 18- Children’s Sabbath practice during CIAs October 22- Children’s Sabbath October 22-November 19- Can Food Drive October 25- Trunk-or-Treat November 19- Theme Night, Can-struction December 3- Hanging of Green December 6- Ornament Party December 13- Intergenerational Gingerbread Houses Event

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.

Youth In-service Day of Service On Friday, August 18, the youth will meet EARLY (8:00 am) to try and beat the heat while they do yard work for someone in our community that is unable to do it for themselves. Afterwards, the youth will go to lunch together. Youth are asked to bring close toed shoes, clothes that can get dirty, and money for lunch.

Youth Choir Begins on August 20  Youth Choir begins on Sunday, August 20 at 4:50 pm.. The youth will once again participate in Festival by the Sea in early March, 2024. Details to come.

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