july 16, this week at fbc
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July 16, 2015
Church LeadershipOur ministers and lay leaders are available to answer any questions you may have to help you connect with the ministries of
First Baptist Church.
Church Office:785/843.0020, ext. 201
Rev. Matt SturtevantSenior Pastor, x.202
Rev. Cheryl HaraderAssociate Pastor of Adult Spiritual
Formation, [email protected]
Cody KnapikIntern for Youth Spiritual Formation,
Amelia LawsonIntern for Childrens Spiritual Formation
Jenny PurvisOffice Manager, x.203
Evelyn FalenOrganist
Holly GrassyBookkeeper, (785) 917-9622
John PaulsModerator
Buddy LangfordCustodian
Preparing for Worship
July 19, 2015
Worship at 9:30 a.m.
(Roger Williams Room)
eighth Sunday after Pentecost
Rev. Mang sonna
Scripture:
Deuteronomy 1:1-8; 2:1-3
SUMMER SUNDAY SCHOOL
The 3 Colors of Ministry: A Trinitarian Approach
to Identifying and Developing Your Spiritual Gifts
is the series that Adult and Youth Sunday
School classes are invited to experience
together for five weeks. This series will allow us to not
only identify personal spiritual gifts, but it will guide us
as we discover ways to use our gifts together in serving
God. We will look at areas of commitment, power, and wisdom; of Creation, Calvary, and Pentecost; of God as Creator, Spirit, Jesus; and more. Being gifted by God for ministry is not just a catch phrase; it is the infrastructure, so to speak, of our life as a faith com-munity that follows Jesus Christ. Our time together will
include tools to assist us in discovering how God has gifted us; it will include Bible study; and it will be a time
of strengthening our congregation, not just individuals.
We will meet at 10:45 a.m. in the Roger Williams Room. Our leaders for
these weeks will be Nancy and Tim Bonner, and Revs. Matt Sturtevant
and Cheryl Harader. Plan now to be here as often as you can to grow in
God with your church family.
Luncheon, RWR, 12:00 p.m: News from Bethel Neighborhood
Cntr. All are invited to attend.
Quarterly
Business Meeting
Sunday, July 26Immediately following
Sunday School
Refreshments will be served at 11:45 a.m. in the RWR
prior to the meeting.
Sunday School: 10:45-11:45 a.m.
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BUILDING THE BODYSummer Worship Series
July 12-August 9
We have spent time, effort, and money on an important part of our life as Gods church: the physical plant. This sum-mers Worship and Sunday School time will move us forward as we build the body of Jesus, our community of faith. Dur-ing our Summer Worship and Sunday School Series, July 12-August 9, we will together explore what it means to build our community from the inside-out.
WORSHIPDuring our worship series, we will explore the Biblical theme of building the body through various Scriptures. We will together ask how God might be using our individual gifts for use in communal and Gospel ways.
July 19: Caring for the Body; Rev. Mang Sonna, Executive Director of the Bethel Neighborhood Center, preaching
July 26: Feeding the Body (John 6.1-21); Pastor Matt preaching
August 2: Equipping the Body (Ephesians 4.1-16); Pastor Matt preaching
August 9: The Spirits Strength for the Body (1 Kings 19.4-8); Pastor Matt preaching
Donate School Supplies July 18 through 31stIn an effort to help low-income parents in our commu-nity, a group of local agencies and businesses are work-ing together to make sure children who qualify for free or reduced cost lunches have the tools they need for academic success. If you would like to donate school supplies (lists can be found at Walmart, Office Depot, or the USD 497 website), please deliver them to the Salvation Army (946 New Hampshire St.) or the Unit-ed Way (2518 Ridge Ct, #200) between July 1831. Monetary donations and gift cards are also welcomed.
Family Promise Week at First Baptist, July 12-19
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Remember in PrayerConnie & John Williams, Joanna Gillette, family &
friends of Doris Long (Connies mother), who passed away on July 9. A funeral service was held July 16 in Winfield, KS.
International Ministries Missionaries: Jill & Mike Low-ery, serving in Democratic Republic of Congo
Regional Minister: ABC of Ohio: Rev. Jane Gibbons, serving in Mansfield, Ohio
Local congregation: St. Lawrence Catholic Center You are invited to send prayer requests to:
(E-mail coordinator) Betty Colbert, [email protected], (Telephone Prayer Chain) Hazel Nitcher, 843-5302, An-
nie Merriam, 841-1384, or Judy Stuart, 856-1782, or The church office: 843-0020
Thank youMany thanks for the beautiful birthday cards. I look at them every
day. Love & hugs, Marj King
Childrens CornerFor the 2014-2015 school year, the 5th graders took on a wonderful classroom missionary project. We started back in August 2014 with an chalk board containing empty squares. Then, for various reasons from the student bringing their Bi-ble, to memorizing a Bible verse, to taking part in the classroom activi-ties, they would use a piece of chalk to fill-in a square. Their goal was to have this chart completely filled-in by the end of May 2015. Guess what? They did!!! From coins collected throughout the year, to money donated at the end, they were able to give to three mis-sions close to FBC's heart. Each of the following mis-sions received one third of the collection: L.I.N.K., First Baptist Food Pantry and Family Promise. The children did get to have celebrations throughout the year. Howev-er, as teachers we felt awesome when a child replied that they like having this as their reward: "to give to others." Way to go 5th graders!
Jenny Purvis and Lucy Harris
Affordable Housing ConferenceFriday, July 17, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Heritage RoomCarnegie Building, 200 W Ninth St.
On July 17, Tenants to Homeowners will host an Afforda-ble Housing Conference intended to educate interested citizens, community leaders, donors, housing advocates and developers about what a Housing Trust Fund is, and how it could promote long term, community housing af-fordability.The conference is free and open to the public. No regis-tration is needed.
Building Reconstruction Update:
New wood trim is nearly done. New tile in the sanctuary space is nearly done. Many thanks to those who helped move the sound booth out of the way so tiling could con-tinue!
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First Baptist Church
1330 Kasold Drive
Lawrence, Kansas 66049
785/843-0020
785/843-0021 (fax)
www.firstbaptistlawrence.com
Sunday Morning Volunteers
July 19
Nursery 9:30 a.m.Amy Munsterman11:00 a.m.Amy Munsterman
Extended Care 11:00 a.m.Carolyn Carlson
Life of the Church
Sunday, July 199:30 a.m.Worship10:45 a.m.Sunday SchoolNoonLuncheon, News from Bethel Neigh-
borhood Cntr.Monday, July 20
8:00 p.m.rebroadcast of FBC worship (public access channel 99)
Wednesday, July 227:00 p.m.Spiritual Leadership Team mtg.
Looking Ahead: .July 26Quarterly Business MeetingSeptember 12: Work Day at Habitat for Humanity
Staff Whereabouts
Pastor Matt will be out of the state July 5 18. He and his family will be in Kentucky visiting family and friends through the first week. Then, he has been invited to serve as a guest preacher in Ocean Park, Maine, on July 12, and he and Kimberly will continue their vacation in Maine through the rest of that week.
By the Numbers...as of July 12, 2015
GENERAL OPERATINGWeekly Receipts: $16,266.82YTD Receipts: $164,569.20
CAPITAL CAMPAIGNWeekly Receipts: $1,260.00Cumulative Giving: $419,763.91
If you would like more detailed financial information, please contact our bookkeeper at [email protected], 917-9622.
Thank you for your generous giving. Your generosity helps to make our many ministries possible.
The Leaflet newsletter is a weekly production of First Baptist Church. If you would like to receive the news-letter by E-mail, please contact the church office: [email protected]. You may receive a hard copy in the mail by request: 843-0020. Copies are available for pick up each Sunday.
Save the Date!
An all-church work day has been scheduled at Lawrence
Habitat for Humanity on September 12. If you would like to participate, please contact Troy Reimer so he can gauge interest and
begin planning for the event. [email protected], or (785) 371-6509.