july 2 this week at fbc
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July 2, 2014July 2, 2014July 2, 2014July 2, 2014
Church Leadership Our ministers and lay leaders are
available to answer any questions you
may have to help you connect with
the ministries of First Baptist Church.
Rev. Matt Sturtevant
Senior Pastor, x. 202
Rev. Dr. Meredith Holladay
Associate Pastor of
Spiritual Formation, x. 204
Jenny Purvis
Office Manager, x.203
Jim Davidson
Chancel Choir Director
Holly Grassy
Bookkeeper
John Pauls
Moderator
Evelyn Falen
Organist
Buddy Langford
Custodian
Church Office:
785/843.0020
www.firstbaptistlawrence.com
Preparing for Worship
July 6, 2014July 6, 2014July 6, 2014July 6, 2014
One service at 10:30 a.m.
Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
Service of hymns and
communion
Save the Date!
Sunday, July 13, will be Pastor Meredith’s
last Sunday with us, and we want to send
her off with style!
The Staff Relations Committee would like to invite you to help thank her for her min-istry with us over the last two years with a reception in the Judson Room following our 10:30 worship service. Please plan to attend and tell her thank you!
Many of you might have heard that Nathan Benfield has decided to retire from his
role with the Facilities Ministry and as Building Manager. After talking about such
retirement more than once over these last critical and stressful months, he has decided
it is time to retire from the role that he has embraced for the last four-plus years. While this church is filled with people who go above and beyond their call, I think it is
important to say a word of public thanks for the incredible work that Nathan has em-
braced over these last years: oversight of much of the construction process, volunteer
work in the areas of the building as well as the front desk in the office, and leadership
as a part of the Facilities Ministry. It will be hard to replace all that he has done! For
his role on Facilities, Vice Chair Neal Purvis has already taken over and is beginning to
mobilize the team as Nathan transitions out.
Of course, my hope has been that we can have a church-wide celebration in order to
thank Nathan for his work! But it probably comes to no surprise that the person who
has always shied away from the attention and the limelight has refused time and again
to let us schedule him a “thank you” party. Nonetheless, I would encourage each of
you to find him, call him, or jot him a note as a way to say thanks for his ministry over
these last years. We cannot thank him enough for all he has done!
~Pastor Matt
Building Reconstruction Cost Estimates These are architect’s estimates, not contractor-bid prices. They are only estimates. These projects will be sent to the contractors to bid costs.
Sanctuary Work Estimates: New Narthex Wall $38,000
Interior expansion of worship space $15,000
Exterior expansion of worship space $35,000
Removal of Parlor/Narthex wall $5,000
Painting of worship space $7,500
New Lighting $40,000
Expansion of Chancel $7,500
Relocation/upgrade of sound equipment N/D
A/V upgrades N/D
Code improvements $2,000
New seating $15,000-55,000
Roger Williams Room Work Estimates: New Acoustical Treatments $20,000
New Acoustical Ceiling Panels $12,000
New light fixtures $2,000
Total Flooring Cost Estimate: Including Sanctuary, Roger Williams Room, corridors and classrooms $97,000-119,000
June/July: Architects finish bid-ready document and church sends out document to contractors, who will bid on projects
July/August: Congregational meeting to approve bid and begin work
Fall/Winter: Construction begins. Roger Williams Room project begins first (lighting, ceiling tiles, flooring) then sanc-tuary work begins (reconstruction, lighting, flooring, A/V)
Perspective view from pulpit
ChurchPicnic
6-29-2014
CentennialPark
Remember in Prayer
Family and friends of Dave Thomas, who died July 2.
(Service information is pending.)
International Ministries Missionaries: Kit Ripley, serving in
Thailand
Regional Minister: ABC of Ohio, Rev. Robert Cassady,
serving in Granville, Ohio.
Local congregation: Corpus Christi Church
You are invited to send prayer requests to:
The church office: 843-0020,
Martha Gage, [email protected].
(E-mail prayer chain)
Hazel Nitcher, 843-5302, Annie Merriam, 841-1384, or
Judy Stuart, 856-1782 (Telephone prayer chain)
One Great Hour of Sharing Offering
For seven decades now, nine denominations in the U.S., have to-
gether been connecting people through One Great Hour of Shar-
ing. Sisters and brothers living in poverty who would have been
otherwise overlooked, or outright forgotten, have been empowered
by our gifts to the offering. Families across North America, are
accompanied for the long haul, thanks to funds from One Great
Hour of Sharing.
Each time a gift is given, a connection is made. Every
single offering builds another bridge and tears down
another wall. Each donation, no matter how large or small,
reveals our unity, that in Christ Jesus we are one family.
One Great Hour of Sharing enables us to fulfill those
needs, for they are our needs. For the next few weeks we
ask you to give generously to this great connector of
our shared faith, work, and witness in the world.
~FBC Mission Ministry
We are the hungry, the
thirsty, the sick, the home-
less, the hurting. We are
one with our sisters and
brothers, and we will an-
swer Christ’s call until we
all are fed. Until all are fed.
Family Promise Week, July 13-20
Family Promise host week is fast approaching! If you are
ready to volunteer for evening or overnight host responsi-
bilities or to provide food for meals, please contact:
Susan Pauls (host) [email protected], 550-4250
Wendy Wheeler (food) [email protected], 393-3688
Or visit the SignupGenius link:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b084eabae2e5-hosts7
The sign-up chalk board has been placed near the kitchenette.
Beginning Fall 2014 at First Baptist
Church:
Sacred Music Academy
• Now enrolling 3rd through 8th graders for Fall Se-
mester: 13 weeks of musical instruction, vocal and
hand bell ensemble training, and fun!
• Wednesday evenings, beginning September 3 through
December 10th, from 6:30 to 7:30 pm.
• Under the direction of
Evelyn Falen
• $20 per semester
(scholarships available)
• Bring a friend!
First Baptist Church
1330 Kasold Drive
Lawrence, Kansas 66049
785/843-0020
785/843-0021 (fax)
www.firstbaptistlawrence.com
Staff Whereabouts:
Pastor Matt will be with his family on vacation June 30-July 12.
Jenny will be taking some vacation time July 3 & 4. The office will
re-open on July 7.
By the Numbers…as of June 29, 2014
GENERAL OPERATING
Weekly Receipts: $4,677.87
YTD Receipts: $162,952.66
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
Weekly Receipts: $653.00
Cumulative Giving: $265,335.00
If you would like more detailed financial information, please
contact our bookkeeper at [email protected].
Thank you for your generous giving. Your generosity helps to
make our many ministries possible.
Sunday Morning Volunteers
Nursery 9:30 a.m.—Amy Munsterman
10:30 a.m.—Amy Munsterman
Extended Care—(Sub for K. Sturtevant)
Life of the Church
Sunday, July 6
8:30 a.m.—No early service
9:30 a.m.—Sunday School
10:30 a.m.—Combined Worship
Tuesday, July 8
11:00 a.m.—Newsletter announcements due
Looking Ahead:
July 13: Pastor Meredith Reception
July 13-20: Family Promise Host Week
July 27: 2nd Qtr Business Gathering
Musicians Wanted for Summer Worship
If you are interested in providing special music (vocal or
instrumental) this summer while the Chancel Choir is on
break, please contact Jim at [email protected]
and/or sign up at the back of the sanctuary. There will be
a total of six Sundays (7/13-8/17) available for you to
share your gifts in worship.
A Service of Hymns and
Communion
July 6
10:30 a.m.
Worship Service Rebroadcast
The First Baptist worship service rebroadcast has been moved to
Tuesday evenings at 7:00 p.m. on Public Access Channel 99.