FBC Raleigh News • September 28, 2021 |
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DEACON ELECTIONS
We have arrived at the time in FBC’s calendar to elect deacons, the spiritual leaders of the church who assist with congregational care. As with so many things in this pandemic, the process this year is again a little different. We will stay as true as we possibly can to the process outlined in the bylaws, while at the same time providing methods for voting that fit with our remote gatherings. The process will be as follows.
If you do not wish to be considered a candidate for election as a deacon, we can add your name to the list of people below. Please email Jennie Herrick or call the church office (919-832-4485) no later than noon on Friday, October 1 if you do not want to be considered for nomination as a deacon.
You will then have a month to submit a ballot nominating up to 16 deacons (eight men and eight women). Those ballots can be submitted by printing off the form that will be provided and filling it out, or simply writing out your nominations on a piece of paper marked “Deacon Nominations 2021” and mailing it to the church at 99 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27603, attn: Jennie Herrick. The paper forms can also be dropped off in the ballot box that will be located in the library on the counter. In addition, nominations may be sent electronically by email to Jennie Herrick. That email should show “Deacon Nomination” in the subject line and list the nominees. Jennie will then print the form, cut off the identifying information, and place it in the deacon ballot box. On Sunday, October 31, the tellers appointed by the Chair will gather in the library to count the ballots, and the Chair and Vice-Chair will then notify those selected.
Below is a list of the current deacons, their spouses, and others who are not eligible to be elected as deacons based on the bylaws.
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Bob Bailey (2018)
Carl Bailey (2019)
Dolores Bailey (2023)
John Baldwin (2020)
Jay Bissette
Jennifer Bissette (2022)
Lauren Bradley
Nick Bradley (2023)
Myra Brickell (2018)
Sterling Brickell (2021)
Frances Brooks
Anne Bullard (2018)
Matt Bullard (2021)
Marianna Burnette
Randall Burnette (2023)
Janie Carothers
Jay Carothers (2020)
Linda Carothers
Sam Carothers (2022)
Tonya Carter (2020)
Tom Childrey (2019)
Maria Childrey (2023)
Margaret Clary (2023)
Ann Cobb (2019)
Britt Cobb (2022)
Mike Dare (2021)
Sarah David (2021)
Glennis DeBra
Jud DeBra (2023)
Cindy DeFoor (2023)
David DeFoor
Carolyn Dickens (2018)
Kent Dickens (2022)
Diane Ellis (2021)
Sam Ewell (2020)
Leah Filomena (2023)
Tony Filomena
Greg Flowers (2023)
Marchelle Flowers (2019)
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Jen Foster (2020)
Wes Fulk (2020)
Nancye Gaj (2019)
Charles Gale (2018)
Amy Galvan (2022)
Jaunffrey Galvan
Kati Gardner (2021)
Ginger Graves (2022)
Tyson Graves (2019)
Jessica Helms (2020)
John Hite (2021)
Jeff Hobart (2019)
Felicia Gore Hoover (2021)
Al Hunter
Nancy Hunter (2020)
Holy Ivel (2020)
Anita Jackson
Art Jackson (2023)
Blair Jackson (2019)
Barry Jones (2021)
Beth Jones (2018)
David Kelley (2021)
Jim Keown (2018)
Bob Kimball (2019)
Divine Kumah (2021)
Keith Lewis (2023)
Mary Jane Lewis
Sarah Lingafelt (2021)
Rhonda Lowe (2021)
Laura Maness
Ron Maness (2022)
Alice Marshbanks (2022)
Becky Mercer (2021)
Sonia Moore (2022)
Betsy Neal (2021)
Janice Osborne
Murphy Osborne
Zach Padget (2019)
Jonathan Pegram
Lacey Pegram (2023)
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Anthony Petty (2018)
Jeremy Petty (2020)
Nancy Moore Phillips (2019)
Karen Poteat (2023)
Will Poteat (2020)
Pam Powell (2020)
Robbie Puckett (2018)
Dawn Raynor (2019)
JD Rhodes (2023)
Mary Powell Rhodes (2018)
Sarah Catherine Rhodes (2020)
Dan Roberts (2021)
Daniel Rohrbaugh (2023)
Laura Rohrbaugh
Ann Rollins (2019)
Tom Rollins (2022)
Mary Nash Rusher (2021)
John Shell (2020)
Harriet Smith
John W. Smith (2018)
Matt Strickland
Allison Strickland (2022)
Bob Talley
Jennifer Talley
Alan Taylor (2022)
Kimberly Taylor (2019)
Randy Tucker (2018)
Chuck Underwood (2022)
Mallory Underwood (2018)
Cara Lynn Vogel (2022)
Jamie Vogel (2018)
Dawn Wade (2022)
Robert Wade
Ryan Willis (2019)
Debbie Willmschen (2023)
Royce Willmschen (2019)
Hollis Yelverton (2018)
Wyatt Yelverton (2022)
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BIBLE VERSES FOR DAILY USE
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Tuesday, September 28 - Psalm 140; Esther 5:1-14; 1 John 2:18-25
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Wednesday, September 29 - Psalm 140; Esther 8:1-17; Matthew 18:6-9
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Thursday, September 30 - Psalm 26; Job 2:11-3:26; Galatians 3:23-29
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Friday, October 1 - Psalm 26; Job 4:1-21; Romans 8:1-11
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Saturday, October 2 - Psalm 26; Job 7:1-21; Luke 16:14-18
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Sunday, October 3 - Job 1:1, 2:1-10 and Psalm 26; Genesis 2:18-24 and Psalm 8; Hebrews 1:1-4, 2:5-12; Mark 10:2-16
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Monday, October 4 - Psalm 55:1-15; Job 8:1-22; 1 Corinthians 7:1-9
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DEACON ON CALL
September 26 - October 2 • Becky Mercer (919-235-7977)
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WEEK AT A GLANCE • SEPTEMBER 28 - OCTOBER 4 |
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10am Staff Mtg. (CR)
10:45am WMU Group 2 (Springmoor)
7:30pm Pathfinders SS (Zoom)
Wednesday, September 29
5pm Meal/Centerpoint (PL/FH)
6:15pm Church Conference (Zoom)
6:45pm Handbell Rehearsal
(S Balcony)
7:30pm Adult Choir Rehearsal
(Choir Rm.)
Thursday, September 30
7am Band of Brothers (Zoom)
6:30pm College Group (tbd)
Friday, October 1
Middle School Retreat (returns 10/3)
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Sunday, October 3
World Communion Sunday
Deacon Elections; Ballots Available
9:45am Sunday School
11am Worship (S/YouTube)
11:15am JBC Worship (Off-site)
5pm Youth Choir (Rm. 302)
6pm Youth Supper (FH)
6:30pm Youth Program (FH/Blue Rm.)
Monday, October 4
10am Clothing Ministry
6pm MMIH Rehearsal (S Balcony)
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ADULT CENTERPOINT
(IN-PERSON & ZOOM)
The Adult Ministries Council has been working on a set of programs for this fall with the theme Celebrating Our Heritage with a View to the Future. Dinner will continue to be from 5-6pm, tailgating style, in the parking lot. If it rains, your family may come inside the building and we'll all spread out between the Fellowship Hall, Lewis lobby, and 301/302.
We have returned to requiring reservations for Wednesday night dinners; reserve your spot at this link to the page on the church website or by calling the church office. Let's all try to park along the perimeter of the parking lot, so we can leave the middle spaces for chairs/communal tailgating!
MENU
September 29 • Baked spaghetti with vegetable medley
October 6 • Breakfast for dinner (grits, scrambled eggs, sausage, and pancakes)
October 13 • Chili, roasted potatoes, and cornbread
October 20 • BBQ, coleslaw, and baked beans
October 27 • Chicken stir-fry with rice
Centerpoint will meet each week from 6:15-7:15pm in the fellowship hall.
• September 29 - Church Conference (in person and via Zoom). Zoom link below!
• October 6 - Glenn Jonas, author of Nurturing the Vision: First Baptist Church, Raleigh 1812-2012 will revisit some of the highlights of our history.
• October 13 - (tentative) Pastor Emeritus Dan Day will talk about his book, Finding the Gospel: A Pastor’s Disappointment and Discovery, released last fall. Recounting his disappointment with his inherited understanding of the gospel as centered only on the evangelical Plan of Salvation, he explains his discovery of what he terms a "bigger gospel" centered on Jesus’ teaching concerning the Kingdom or Reign of God. The last section of the book is given to some of the changes this new perspective has meant for his thoughts about other topics. Time permitting, Dan may also get into the sequel book, Lively Hope: The Taste of God’s Tomorrow, to be released this fall.
• October 20 - Steve Pressley will talk about his new biography of former FBC pastor Randall Lolley, entitled Randall Lolley: Thanks for the Memories.
• October 27 - Church Conference
Wednesday Night Children's Missions & Music Schedule:
6-6:40pm • Music for children
6:50-7:30pm • Mission Friends/RAs/GAs
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CHURCH CONFERENCE TOMORROW NIGHT
Our regularly scheduled Church Conference will be held this Wednesday, September 29, at 6:15pm. The Zoom link is below, as well as a call-in number for those who would rather join via phone. We will send out the needed attachments that normally would be on the tables via email before the meeting. Please note that this is a different Zoom link than our regularly scheduled Wednesday Centerpoint link. We look forward to seeing as many of your faces as possible tomorrow night!
Meeting ID: 850 6201 7518
Passcode: wDefe3
Phone number: (301) 715-8592
Meeting ID: 850 6201 7518
Passcode: 490422
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RANDALL LOLLEY BIOGRAPHY AVAILABLE
By now, many of you know that Steve Pressley has written a biography of our beloved former pastor and Baptist icon Randall Lolley, and that Steve will be presenting a program on the book at our church Wednesday night, October 20, at 6:15pm. The added good news is that we have copies of the book available in the church office for $24 (a discount off the cover price of $30). If you would like a copy of Randall Lolley: Thanks for the Memories, you may purchase it in the office (please note “Lolley Biography” on any checks made out to the church). Steve will sign copies when he is with us. We look forward to honoring this beloved saint of our faith, along with his co-laborer Lou!
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SEGREGATED BY DESIGN STUDY
On Sunday, October 17, at 3pm, our church will join with the Habitat Downtown Faith Coalition in a Segregated by Design study on Zoom. This is a short documentary that examines the often-forgotten history of our local, state, and federal governments, and how they segregated cities across our nation through law. We'll watch the film together and then move into smaller Zoom rooms to discuss. We hope you'll make plans to join this important conversation with our downtown sister congregations. To sign-up, please email Leah.
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TOY JOY WISH LISTS
Thank you to everyone who came with Toy Joy donations for our first drop-off day! We will have one more before the big event, so be looking for that date soon. For those of you who would like to shop online and have items sent directly to the church, we have linked our Amazon and Walmart wish lists below. Please make sure all items are sent to the church by November 1 and put "FBC Toy Joy" on the delivery address (99 N Salisbury Street). We appreciate your continued
support of this ministry!
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VANCO MOBILE FAITH APP
The Give+ Mobile app we use for smartphone electronic giving is being replaced by the VANCO Mobile Faith app. After September 30 the Give+ Mobile app will no longer work. You may download and begin using the new app immediately. If you have registered an account for the old Give+ app, that account has been transferred to the new app. Go to Google Play or the Apple Store to download the new app. This change does not affect the Give+ Online option on our website. Visit this link for instructions on how to download.
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HELEN WRIGHT
CENTER MEALS
We appreciate all of our volunteers who have generously delivered dinner from And Also With 'Cue to the Helen Wright Center over the past year! We have two more opportunities in 2021 to deliver meals, in November and December, to finish up the year. This is a simple, no-contact delivery that involves picking up the prepared AAWC meals from our church and delivering them to the Helen Wright Center around dinner time. We still need someone to deliver meals on Thursday, December 2. If you are available for that date, please email Leah.
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SUPPORTING CROP WALK
For years, FBC has participated in the local CROP Hunger Walk. Funds raised support these local agencies: Catholic Parish Outreach Dorcas Ministries, Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC, North Raleigh Ministries, and Urban Ministries of Wake County. In addition, global efforts are supported through the work of the Church World Service, which has a huge refugee ministry and works locally with the Welcome House. There has never been a greater need as each of these agencies is stretched beyond belief to address hunger insecurity during this pandemic.
Greater Triangle Area CROP Hunger Walk has been planning a live walk from Pullen Park and back; however, Wayne Hager, FBC staff member and co-coordinator of the walk shares that a live mass walk is increasingly unlikely due to the onset of the Delta variant. While the opportunity to walk together is a wonderful part of the walk each year, the most important part remains the same - the funds raised to address hunger locally and globally.
FBC members are still encouraged to register for the walk and join our FBC team even if your walk turns out to be around your neighborhood or with small groups from FBC on the walk day, Sunday, October 31. Joining the FBC CROP Team is important to show the commitment FBC has to address hunger locally and globally. You may register for CROP and join our team here.
Registering makes it easier for our team leaders to contact you with supportive emails and to distribute information you may share to increase your fundraising for CROP. We also can contact you with our alternative plans to walk together in safety. One very effective fundraising tool is to post a Facebook fundraiser with just a few clicks on your personal page (established when you register). Facebook charges CROP no fees on the money raised through the Facebook platform.
Our children’s ministry and youth ministry have both committed to supporting CROP this year. Both will be using different strategies to participate in a walk and raise funds. The children and youth have both established Facebook fundraisers. Funds raised by each group are counted toward the $3,000 goal for FBC.
Please consider sharing these fundraisers on your own Facebook page by copying and pasting the URL in a post on your page. Donations are accepted through all of the FBC electronic platforms and here. Checks should be made out to CROP Hunger Walk/CWS and given to our financial office and will be delivered to CROP with the checks our team “walkers” receive in support. Thanks for your support of CROP Hunger Walk this year.
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RISE AGAINST HUNGER MEAL PACKING
It's that time of year again! We are seeking volunteers for our annual meal-packing event with Rise Against Hunger on Sunday, October 10, at the Rise warehouse location at 3200 Wellington Court, Suite 111 (near Gresham’s Lake) from 1-3pm. We're asking that everyone wear a mask so that we can do this as safely as possible. Work stations will be set up based on the relationship of our volunteers. Some will work well for family units and others are designed for non-related individuals. There is room for everyone!
We're looking forward to this opportunity to be in the same room with some of our church family as we do our part to stop world hunger. For questions or more information, please email Nancy Phillips.
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AAWC'S WEEKLY SCHEDULE
Each week, we post And Also With 'Cue's weekly schedule here in Rose Window Weekly as well as on our Facebook page to let you know our lunch schedule and if there will be outside events on the weekend for you to attend.
Come eat with us this week,
September 28 - October 2!
Tuesday-Friday • church parking lot
(11am-1:30pm)
Thursday, Sept 30 • Neighborhood event at
100 Adelaide Circle, Morrisville (5:30-7:30pm)
Friday, Oct 1 • Village Lakes neighborhood
(4:30-7pm)
Do you have an idea about how to give away food in our community? Email Leah!
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AMONG OUR FAMILY
A link to the entire prayer list may be found below.
Please use your church directory for mailing addresses.
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THE RECORD WE WROTE
Week as of September 23, 2021
Current Week Revenue: $11,064.00
Month-to-Date Revenue: $38,453.12
Year-to-Date Revenue: $939,900.08
Month-to-Date Expenses: $72,432.87
Year-to-Date Expenses: $924,329.89
Heck Jones: $6,150.00
NC Missions: $7,010.00
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SUBMIT A ROSE WINDOW WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENT
Do you have an announcement that you would like to include in the Rose Window Weekly? All information must be submitted by Thursday at noon, to be included in the following Tuesday's edition. Just fill out the Google form in the link below, and we'll make sure to include it in next week's publication. For any questions concerning the Rose Window Weekly, contact Leah Reed. Email Leah here.
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A link to the current and archived editions of the
Rose Window Weekly is available on the website.
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First Baptist Church Raleigh| (919) 832-4485 | 99 N Salisbury St, Raleigh NC 27603
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