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March 26, 2015March 26, 2015March 26, 2015March 26, 2015
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.
Church Office:
785/843.0020, ext. 201
www.firstbaptistlawrence.com
Rev. Matt Sturtevant
Senior Pastor, x.202
Rev. Cheryl Harader
Associate Pastor of Adult Spiritual
Formation, x.204
Cody Knapik
Intern for Youth Spiritual Formation,
x.205
Amelia Lawson
Intern for Children’s Spiritual Formation
x.205
Jenny Purvis
Office Manager, x.203
Jim Davidson
Chancel Choir Director
Evelyn Falen
Organist
Holly Grassy
Bookkeeper, (785) 917-9622
John Pauls
Moderator
Buddy Langford
Custodian
Preparing for Worship
March 29, 2015
Worship at 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.Worship at 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.Worship at 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.Worship at 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.
Palm Sunday
“save us from the time of trial”
Rev. Matthew Sturtevant
March 29—Palm Sunday Your child is invited to participate in a
palm processional during the 11 a.m.
worship service. Children should come
to Rm. 139 at 10:50 a.m. They will re-
ceive a palm branch and instructions.
Immediately following the processional
they will return to a seat with you in the
sanctuary. Two-five year olds will then
go to extended care.
Monday-Friday, March 30-April 3 Ecumenical Holy Week Services
Immanuel Lutheran Church
15th & Iowa
Services begin at noon, followed by a
light lunch. Pastor Matt will preach the
Thursday noon sermon. No lunch fol-
lowing Good Friday Service.
April 1 No Wednesday Evening Meal/No Len-
ten Study. (There will be Children’s
Choir rehearsal & Chancel Choir re-
hearsal)
April 2—Maundy Thursday 7:00 p.m.: Communion and Foot Wash-
ing service
April 5– Easter Sunday 8-10:30 a.m. An Easter Flower Cross
will be located at the courtyard en-
trance. Please bring fresh flowers
from your garden (or store bought.)
6:30 a.m. Sunrise service at Centennial
Park East (combined service with
Peace Mennonite and Plymouth Con-
gregational Church)
8-10:30 a.m. Easter Breakfast served in
the Roger Williams Room
8:30 a.m. Worship, sanctuary
9:30 a.m. Sunday School
11:00 Worship, sanctuary
April 6—Easter Monday Church office closed.
New Sunday Morning ‘Construction’
Schedule coming soon!
Please see pg. 2
BoxofJustice
Justice Matters is narrowing focus on solutions to
childhood trauma, the incarceration of the mentally
ill, and the lack of affordable housing in Lawrence.
All Justice Network Members are encouraged to
attend the Solutions Briefing on April 14, 2015 at
Free Methodist Church at 6:45 pm to understand
our findings and prepare for the Nehemiah Assem-
bly on May 7, 2015. May justice roll down.
Have a blessed day,
Justice Matters
http://www.justicemattersinkansas.org/
The Strangest Prayer Lenten Worship Series
March 1—March 29
We pray the prayer together every
Sunday. Many of us know the
words by heart. Yet, the prayer
taught to us by Christ is anything
but domesticated or tame. John
Dominic Crossan calls the Lord’s
Prayer “the strangest prayer” and
names it as a revolutionary and
radical set of words, in Jesus’ context as well as ours. This
Lenten season, a time set aside for prayer and preparation
for the celebration of Easter, let us re-examine these words
and discover together their radical call upon our hearts and
lives:
March 29: “Save us from the time of trial...”
Easter: April 5: “For yours is the kingdom and the power
and the glory forever. Amen!”
160 Years of Food, Fellowship, and
Faith
The deadline to submit your recipes is
April 1st, 2015....no fool’n!! You may
drop them by the church office or email
to: [email protected]. So pull out your
recipe box and find your favorites!!
Saturday, April 25, 4-6 p.m.
Tickets on sale NOW. Contact the church office.
Fundraiser price: $12 adults/$5 children
Invite your friends and neighbors!
Proceeds to benefit FBC Youth
and Lawrence Family Promise
Temporary Sunday Morning
Schedule for Construction
and Summer months:
April 12 until
Promotion Sunday in August
9:30 a.m. Combined Worship in RWR
11:00 a.m. Sunday School for all ages
The Spiritual Leadership Team and Ministries have
been discerning together over several weeks an optimal
schedule during our construction and temporary move
into the Roger Williams Room for worship. We con-
sidered the following factors in our decision:
• The difficulty holding the smaller 8:30 service in
the overwhelming space of the Roger Williams
Room.
• The inequity of “combining” both services by
simply cancelling the first service and expecting
only 8:30 worshippers to change.
• The opportunity to consider flexible and creative
Sunday school options, youth group time, and a
“fellowship hour” between worship and Sunday
school.
Vacation Bible School is coming!
• June 8-12, 2015. VBS daily suppers begin at 5:15
p.m. (6/8 and 6/11 meal provided by First Baptist
members.) Program time 6:00-8:00 p.m.
• You can register now through our church website or
go directly to www.cokesburyvbs.com/lawrencevbs
• Volunteers will be needed, so let Amelia know you’d
like to help!
Theme: Acts 17.28a, “In God we live, move, and exist.”
Remember in Prayer
International Ministries Missionary: Kristy Engel, serving
as an IM Global Consultant.
Regional Minister: ABC of Massachusetts: Rev. Marlene
Gil, serving in Swansea, Massachusetts.
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, Annie
Merriam, 841-1384, or Judy Stuart, 856-1782, or
The church office: 843-0020
American Baptist Youth (ABY) next gathering:
March 29
April 5—Easter Sunday no ABY
April 12—Mentor Night
April 19—Youth Sunday
April 26— Youth Fundraiser luncheon prior to business mtg.
May 3—Final ABY for semester & Senior Night
Children’s Corner
Building Reconstruction Update:
Further construction has been waiting on two sepa-
rate issues. The first is the delivery process for the
flooring. Kring’s Flooring is ready to work, but is
waiting on the materials to be delivered. They hope
to see that delivery any day. Once it arrives, our plan
is to work around church activities (including Family
Promise April 12-19) in order to continue program-
ming as seamlessly as possible.
Secondly, we had not yet received the permit from
the city for our work. But that has become available
this week, and so now we are set to continue on our
schedule as follows:
As soon as materials arrive flooring installed in Youth room,
Sunday School and additional rooms, hallway, and proba-
bly kitchen (this is the most tenuous space, given the spe-
cial process for flooring.)
April 5: Celebrate Easter in our current sanctuary.
April 6 through Memorial Day: renovation in sanctuary area,
including narthex and Judson room. (Temporary sanctu-
ary will be set-up in Roger Williams Room. Stay tuned
for details concerning a “chair prep” party to move sanc-
tuary chairs into the RWR.)
By Vacation Bible School (June 8), we will be ready to wor-
ship in our “new” space!
June 14: celebration of completion of the construction,
and celebration of 160 years of ministry and worship of
the First Baptist Church of Lawrence!
Central Region Summer Camps for Children &
Youth
Early bird discounts for those who
register by May 1, for camps begin-
ning in June. (By June 1, for camps
beginning in July.) Pick up registra-
tion forms in the church office or at
the website: www.abccr.org/
campconf.
**First Baptist pays 1/2 of tuition if
you apply in the church office.
First Baptist Church
1330 Kasold Drive
Lawrence, Kansas 66049
785/843-0020
785/843-0021 (fax)
www.firstbaptistlawrence.com
Sunday Morning Volunteers
March 29
Nursery 9:30 a.m.—Amy Munsterman
11:00 a.m.—Amy Munsterman
Extended Care 11:00 a.m.—John
Mathis
Wed. dinner
Next meal:
April 8
6:00 p.m.
(no meal 4/1)
Life of the Church
Sunday, Mar. 29
8:30 a.m.—Worship Service
9:30 a.m.—Sunday School
11:00 a.m.—Worship Service
5:00 p.m.—ABY/Chupper
Monday, Mar. 30
12:00 p.m.—Daily Holy Week services begin
at Immanuel Lutheran Church,
15th & Iowa (light lunch M-R)
8:00 p.m.—rebroadcast of FBC worship
(public access channel 99)
Wednesday, April 1
Cook Book entries due
No Wednesday Meal/No evening lesson
6:30 p.m.—Children's Sacred Music Academy
rehearsal
7:30 p.m.—Chancel Choir rehearsal
Thursday, April 2
7:00—Maundy Thursday service
Sunday, April 5
6:30 a.m.—Easter Sunrise service at Centen-
nial Park East
8:00-10:30 a.m.—Easter breakfast in RWR
8:30 a.m.—Easter Worship
9:30 a.m.—Sunday School
11:00 a.m.—Easter Worship
Looking Ahead:
April 12-19—Family Promise week
April 19—Youth Sunday
April 25—Crawfish Boil
April 26—Quarterly Business Mtg./Head Start
Open House
By the Numbers...as of Mar. 22, 2015
GENERAL OPERATING
Weekly Receipts: $7,762.10
YTD Receipts: $64,143.06
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
Weekly Receipts: $125.00
Cumulative Giving: $378,033.75
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.
Easter Flowers
This is the final Sunday to make your request for Easter Lilies to be
placed in honor or in memory of a loved one on Easter Sunday.
Please contact the church office or fill out an order form.
Attention Soon-to-Be Graduates!
For those FBC members who plan to further their
education, you may wish to apply for the Raber P.
& Ruth B. Stringham Scholarship. Contact Jenny
in the church office for more information.
~Deadline to turn in application is June 1.