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Bulletin Board

55+ Book Club The Book Club will meet Monday, August 8. We will meet at the church at 8:30 a.m. and go to McKay’s Books in Knoxville. We should be back around 3 p.m. Con-tact Margaret Garrett at 261-6242 if interested or for more information.

Cookeville Kids Worship Sunday, August 14 @ 10 a.m. Chapel Children in 1st-6th grade join us for this special time of worship as we talk about prayer, sing praises, give to God and more.

Volleyball Signups Adults and youth if you are interest-ed in playing volleyball, see Colleen Cox. Games are played on Tues-day, and possibly Thursday nights. The cost is $10 per player due at time of sign up. Deadline to get your name on the roster is Aug. 15.

Ladies, Save the Date! Thursday, August 18 6 p.m. in Fellowship Hall Join us for a time of fellowship and devotion. The devotion will focus on spiritual gifts and all attendees will have the opportunity to com-plete a spiritual gifts invento-ry/assessment that evening.

From the arrival of college students in Cookeville to the Convoy of Hope, there are many ways for you to serve the people of our city this month. Whether moving suitcases, serving drinks, providing food, distributing shoes or sharing the Gospel, there is a way for you to be involved. Check out the opportunities below and find your place to serve.

August 18 “Great Move-in Day" at Tech: Thousands of students will move into the dorms at TTU. We have the opportunity to provide a great ministry to the families and students of TTU as we help them move suitcases, TV's, and mini-fridges into their dorms. We’ll help move students into the dorms from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Meet at the TN Tech BCM at 9:30 a.m.

On the night of August 18th from 7-10 p.m., along with TN Tech BCM, the extension of our college ministry on campus, we will throw a Block Party for the students. Hundreds of students come to the BCM that night looking for a fun time and conversation. We need people to help serve drinks and food at this event as well as talk with students.

Beginning on the 21st and every Sunday of the Fall and Spring semesters, as a church we feed our college students lunch during their small groups. This is a great opportunity

for every single person to meet our college students and get involved in their lives. Karen Cox leads up this aspect of our college ministry. If you would like to provide a lunch either with your Sunday morning small group or another group of people, please contact her at (931) 261-6218 or fkcox@charter.net.

Convoy of Hope August 27: Cookeville will host this outreach event at the fairgrounds from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Five hundred volunteers are needed to serve in many ways including bagging groceries, sizing shoes and prayer and evangelism. Other services like health and dental screenings, haircuts and family portraits are available. Volunteers need to register at www.convoyofhope.org/Cookeville. The official training for greeters, evangelist and praying folks is Thursday, August 25 from 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Adopt a Student: We will match your family up with 2 or 3 students of the same gender and will encourage you to spend time with them. You may want to have them over for dinner or out for ice cream and coffee, take them to see some of the awesome things Cookeville has to offer, and certainly to encourage them throughout the year with texts or notes. If you would like to minister to college students in this way, please email me at amelton@fbccookeville.org or call the church office.

MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO

SERVE COOKEVILLE IN AUGUST

Serving this Week

Budget

Deacons of the Week Jim Viar - Chief Deacon John Zhu, Wade Raines

Wednesday Dinner - 08/10 Hoagies, pasta salad, chips, fruit, dessert

Wednesday Volunteers - 08/10 4:50 p.m. - JoAnn Bratcher, Richard Cashion, Kevin Cochrane, Jennie Helton, Melanie Hutcherson, Carol Rice 5:45 p.m. - Debbie Bates, Kay Bradley, Mike Shirley

Extended Session - 08/07 Babies 1 - Ginny Gaddy, Debbie Ramsey Younger 2’s - Cathy McCall, Courtney Hutcherson Older 2’s - Fran Hutchinson, Patricia Fuller 3 year olds - Tiffany Gentry, Linda Chappell

July 31, 2016 Budget Goal per Week $30,350.63 Budget Gifts this Week $30,754.74 Difference from Goal $404.11 Total Designated Gifts $800.00 Total Gifts this Week $31,554.74 Budget Goal to Date $151,753.17 Budget Gifts to Date $142,880.78 Difference from Goal $(8,872.39) Budgets Gifts to Date Last Year $153,872.31 Increase (Decrease) from Prior Year $(10,991.53)

Sunday, August 28 11:30am-2:00pm

Personal invitations have been sent to those who have visited or joined since our last class. But ANYONE who wants to know more about the vision and beliefs of Cookeville First Baptist as well as what it

means to be a member of Cookeville FBC is invited to join us for this time with our pastors as they share everything you would want to know about being a member at FBC. Lunch is provided & childcare is provided by res-ervation. Please call the church office at 526-7108 to RSVP for lunch and/or childcare by Tuesday, Aug. 23.

Special Called Business Meeting Wednesday, August 10 @ 6:30 p.m.

Fellowship Hall Vote on sale of parking lot

Sunday School July 31, 2016

General Officers 4 Preschool 22 Children 36 Youth 46 Adults 346 Total in Sunday School 454

Our OCC volunteers are awesome! We had 14 ladies last time we met to make more beautiful dresses and totes and still they are sewing! In August we will be putting together sewing kits and fishing kits. So please check your cabinets for thread, needles, pins, thimbles, lace for our older girls (and this also helps out their moms). I’ll never forget Pete Helton’s story of the tribe that had 1 (ONE!) needle and it had to be shared with the whole community and checked out like a library book.

Heavens, something we totally take for granted. So let’s send lots of needles! And our little fellas would love to go fishing…so that’s hooks, line, sinkers and bobbers in our kits. We need to make more yarn dolls (and we have plenty of yarn, so please ask us for it and you can make them at home while you are watching TV). We only have 54 made and we need approximately 400 more. Our church goal is 1631 shoeboxes this year and this is going to take all of us doing several boxes to reach this goal! Please continue to pray for our volunteers and for Samaritan’s Purse as they are still delivering the 11.2 million shoeboxes collected last season and for the 12 million praying for this season. Altogether there have

been 135 million shoeboxes collected since 1993! As you know, the more boxes we collect, the more children will get to hear about the love of Jesus for each and every one of them through a 12 week Bible study called, “The Greatest Journey” that is given to each child in their language. When that booklet goes home their parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles will also get to see and read about this same loving Jesus! Oh my, just because of a (your) shoeboxes! Our work dates are on Mondays, August 8th and 22nd from 10-2 for anyone that wants to join us…women and men, for making sewing and fishing kits! I know there are many new members that we would love to get involved with us. Please call Joyce or me so we can get you on our OCC team!

Joyce 529-0808 Brenda 265-0645

AUGUST OCC WORKDAYS Weekly Activities

Sunday, August 7 8:00 A.M. Prayer (Cappuccino Ladies room) 8:45 A.M. Sunday School College Small Group – 4

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10:00 A.M. Morning Worship Sanctuary & FLC 11:30 A.M. Resource Center Open 5:30 P.M. Bible Drill – 3

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Youth Bible Study – 4

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Adult Bible Studies 6:00 P.M. Evening Worship Monday, August 8 8:30 A.M. 55+ Book Club 10:00 A.M. OCC Workshop Tuesday, August 9 8:00 A.M. Women’s Basketball 8:45 A.M. MDO Wednesday, August 10 7:30 A.M. Men’s Breakfast at Shoney’s 3:00 P.M. Open Gym 4:00 P.M. Luminesce 4:30 P.M. Youth on Mission 5:00 P.M Supper Line Open 5:30 P.M. Preschool & Children’s Choirs Chi Rho Youth Choir 6:00 P.M. Celebrate Recovery 6:30 P.M. Prayer Meeting Encounter (Youth) Preschool & Children’s Missions Sanctuary Choir Women’s Study #177 6:45 P.M. Hispanic Service 8:30 P.M. Men’s Basketball Thursday, August 11 Friday, August 12 8:45 A.M. MDO 9:30 A.M. Fun Friday 6:00 P.M. Yth. Laser Tag - FLC Saturday, August 13 Sunday, August 14 8:00 A.M. Prayer (Cappuccino Ladies room) 8:45 A.M. Sunday School College Small Group – 4

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10:00 A.M. Morning Worship Sanctuary & FLC Cookeville Kids Worship — Chapel 11:30 A.M. Resource Center Open Senior Adult Luncheon 5:30 P.M. Prayer #143 Bible Drill – 3

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Youth Bible Study – 4

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Adult Bible Studies 6:00 P.M. Evening Worship

All studies, unless otherwise noted, begin Sunday, August 7 at 5:30 p.m. Sign up for these studies in the Central Lobby and Family Life Center Lobby.

Coed Class for Boomers Starting TODAY @ 8:45 a.m. Room 252 (first hall outside Sanctuary, last door on left) This class will be taught by Sam Galloway.

Raising Boys & Girls As a parent you want purpose, you want to connect, to feel cho-sen, to look like you have some semblance of an idea of what you’re doing. But more often than not, you don’t. You’re raising your child when you’re not entirely sure you’re finished being raised yourself. Your fear of what you’re not as a parent can often prevent you from being who you can be. This study, which will be led by Dana Griggs, is designed to help you with that. Member book is $10.

Angela Thomas’ Brave (Room 177) Lisa Hammons and Bedelia Russell will facilitate this seven week study which covers these common struggles: 1) I am worn out; 2) I am suffering with a thorn; 3) I am undisci-plined; 4) I am trembling inside; 5) I am invisible; 6) I am bro-ken. Books are $13.

Truth Matters (Room 175) This seven-session study led by Mike Stringer will help equip men to defend their faith in a world that continues to challenge the existence of God and the validity of His Word. Topics to be covered are: 1) A Reasonable Faith. 2) Is God There? Does God Care? 3) Let’s Make a Bible. 4) Contradictions, Contradic-tions. 5) I’ll Need an Original. 6) And the Winner Is… 7) A Likely Story.

Re-Finance (Room 145) Tracy Russell will lead this study of the wisdom in Proverbs and Ecclesiastes that calls us to action for spiritual growth in the area of finances and giving. These Old Testament books give great direction for modern money management. Cost is $7 per member book.

God’s Grand Design - You Bonny Warren will lead this study for women which will explore His will for your good physical wellness through prayer, study of scripture, exercise and nutrition. In August explore God’s plan for your health. Class schedule will expand in September to al-low for physical fitness classes.

Seamless (Room 177) This seven session study helps replace insecurity that holds women back with clarity and helps them move forward with con-fidence in their understanding of scripture. This study will begin on Wednesday, August 10 at 6:30 p.m.