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THE LIGHT ON THE POINT VOLUME 48, I SSUE 3

Church Staff

Intentional Interim Pastor............................ Bob Collins [email protected] (cell: 804-382-9222)

(Patti Collins cell: 804-382-2126)

Minister of Music/Office Manager ...... Phillip Higgins [email protected] (cell: 804-654-4288) Youth Minster ............................................... Gavin Vickery

[email protected] (cell: 804-450-3423)

Treasurer ...................................................... Lee Armstrong [email protected]

Custodian ................................................... Valencia Chalk

Church Office Hours Monday-Wednesday & Friday:

9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Thursday: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Phone— 804.843.2484 Fax— 804.843.2674 Email: [email protected] web address: www.fbcwestpointva.com

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Weekly Calendar

Sundays Watchman Prayer .............................................. 9:00 a.m. Sunday School for all ages ............................... 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship ........................................... 11:00 a.m. Children in Action (CIA) .............................. 11:00 a.m. (during worship 2nd, 3rd, & 4th Sundays)

Youth Group ...................................................... 5:00 p.m.

Wednesdays Mid-Week Bible Study ...................................... 6:00 p.m. Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal .............................. 7:00 p.m. .

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Inside this issue:

Pastor’s Corner 2

Music Ministry 3

Birthdays & Anniversaries

5

Missions 6

Children’s Ministry 8

FBC Scholarships 10

55-Alive Spring Trip 9

CPR Women’s 7

March Calendar 4

Highlights & Events 11

Volume 48, Issue 3

First Baptist Church of West Po int


Coming into March we are going to

begin some NEW studies for the year.

March 31 is Easter so we will be having

some wonderful Easter services planned

that we hope you will invite your

families, neighbors and friends to. On

Sunday mornings we will also begin a

study of the Sermon on the Mount. It is

without question Jesus best sermon, and

He lays out a theology in it that He will build upon for the rest of His

ministry.

On Wednesday nights we are planning some very special get-

togethers. I am sure that the Transition Team will want to meet with the

church for some Town Hall meetings in March. Some of those will help us

to have a better understanding of what we believe. We have completed

the Book of Acts and at some point we are going to start a study on what

all other religions believe in our town and around the world.

One of the comments we heard from a number of members to the

Transition Team was “Why do we not have more activities going on

during the week so our building does not just sit empty?” WELL, the last

Wednesday in February we invited Cynthia Matthews to come share with

us about her ministry to start preschool age Learning Centers in

communities around the country. Being a military wife she has started

some around the country, but now living in West Point, she had started

two Learning Centers in New Kent. The kindergarten teachers in West

point have heard how well prepared the New Kent children are for

kindergarten, and have asked Cynthia if she might start one here in West

Point. They suggested our church because of our heart for outreach. This

was an informative meeting only. If you have any questions about it,

please ask me!

One Wednesday night in March we want to introduce the Church

to AWANA, a great program that reaches children in the community.

Gavin’s father has begun AWANA in their church with over 100 children

and so we are inviting him to come and tell us about this great ministry.

Also, one Wednesday night I want you to hear one of the great speakers

that spoke at this year Southern Baptist Convention. His name is Dr.

David Pratt.

As you can see, we have a lot of GREAT things happening right

now.

See You Sunday,

Brobob

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The 55-Alive will visit and

sing for the patients at Mizpah

Convalescent Center on

Thursday, March 7, followed by

lunch at the Piankatank Country

Club. Our church bus will

depart the church parking lot

at 10:30 a.m. Come help us

spread God's love and joy

through the singing of hymns.

Lenten Soup and Sermon series

continues throughout the month of

March, each Wednesday, 12:00

noon at St. John’s Episcopal

Church. First Baptist Church and

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church will be

leading the worship and providing

the soup on Wednesday, March 6.

Tenebrae The Service of ShadowsThe Service of ShadowsThe Service of ShadowsThe Service of Shadows

Sunday evening, March 24Sunday evening, March 24Sunday evening, March 24Sunday evening, March 24 6:00 p.m.6:00 p.m.6:00 p.m.6:00 p.m.

The WPMA will host an Easter

Sunrise service held at the West

Point Christian Church outdoor

pavilion.

Easter Sunday morning, March 31

7:00 a.m.

Breakfast will be served in the

church fellowship hall after the

service.

SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE 1. Martin Scholarship: The Martin Scholarship is administered by the Scholarship Committee of First Baptist Church. Guidelines and application forms for the Martin Scholarship can be picked up at the church office, and are available on the church web site, fbcwestpointva.com. College students must re-apply each year for the scholarship. The Martin scholarship form must be returned to the church office on or before April 30, 2013.

2. Kerby Scholarship: The Kerby Scholarship is available to any high school senior, who is a member of First Baptist Church, West Point, Virginia or is a senior attending West Point High School. Forms may be picked up at West Point High School or First Baptist Church and are also available on the church web site, fbcwestpointva.com. The Kerby scholarship form should be returned to West Point High School by the first part of May.

3. 2012 Hepler Scholarship Applications are due to the Dover Office on Friday, March 15, 2013. Rule and registration forms are on the Dover Website:

http://doverbaptist.org:80/news/2012/2012-hepler-scholarship-applications

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TENEBRAE… A SERVICE OF SHADOWS

We will be having a Tenebrae Service on Sunday

evening, March 24 at 6:00 p.m. If you are asking,

“What is a Tenebrae service?” an explanation of the

service is below. I hope you will make this service a

part of your Easter remembrance this season.

The word "tenebrae" is Latin for shadows, or

darkness. The purpose of the Tenebrae service is to recreate the emotional

aspects of the passion story, so this is not supposed to be a happy service,

because the occasion is not happy. Instead, the Tenebrae Service is a service

of spiritual reflection, when the worshiper examines his relationship with the

One who gave so much for them that day long ago.

The service was originally designed for Good Friday, but it can be used for

Maundy Thursday or on any other day of Holy Week as well. Both services

have long scripture narratives, which for this service are divided into seven,

eight, or nine parts, each one assigned to a different reader.

The service may include other parts, such as solemn hymns, choral anthems,

sung musical selections, a sermon, and Communion, but the core of the

Tenebrae service works like this:

· It starts out with the church in candlelight. There are as many candles as

there are readings, plus a white Christ candle.

· The readers go up one at a time, read their assigned selections, and

extinguish one of the candles, until only the Christ candle remains.

· Someone then reads or the choir sings Psalm 22, many parts of which Jesus

quoted from the cross.

· The Christ candle is then put out, leaving the congregation in near total

darkness.

· At this point, the service ends. There is no benediction and the people leave

in silence. (The lights are turned up but remain dim so that people can see

their way out.)

· The purpose of the service is to re-create the betrayal, abandonment, and

and agony of the events, and it is left unfinished, because the story isn't over

until Resurrection Sunday.

God bless,

Phillip Higgins, Minister of Music

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March, 2013 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2

3 Breakfast Communion Sunday

Flowers:

Keith Norman

Sunday School Meeting: 12:00 p.m.

Youth Group: 5:00 p.m.

4 5 6 Soup & Sermon

@ St. Johns:

12:00 noon Wed. Night

Bible Study:

6:00 p.m. Sanctuary Choir:

7:00 p.m.

7 55-Alive @

Mizpah Nursing

Home: Leave FBC @

10:30 a.m.

8 9

10 Daylight Savings Time Begins CIA During Worship

Flowers:

Doris & Edward Carter


11 12

Budget &

Finance Meeting:

7:00 p.m.

13 Soup & Sermon

@ St. Johns:


Bible Study:


7:00 p.m.

14 15

Youth

Pizza Night!

6:00 p.m.

16

17CIA During Worship St. Patrick’s Day

Flowers: Lacy & Dennis Norman


18 19

Deacon’s

Meeting:

7:00 p.m.

20 first day of spring Soup & Sermon

@ St. Johns:


Bible Study:


7:00 p.m.

21 22

Wedding

Rehearsal: 4:00 p.m.

23

Hannah Coates

Wedding:

10:00 a.m.

24 CIA During Worship Palm Sunday

Flowers:

Michele Smith


Service of Tenebrae:

6:00 p.m.

25 26

Deacon-led

Visitation:

7:00 p.m.

27 Soup & Sermon

@ St. Johns:


Bible Study:


7:00 p.m.

28 29 Good Friday

30

Children’s Easter

Celebration:

10 a.m.—12 noon

31 CIA During Worship Easter Sunday

Flowers:

Easter Lilies


1 Easter Monday:

Church Office

Closed

Youth Lock-In: 6 p.m.-9 a.m.


April 30-May 2, 2013

Tuesday, April 30:

⇒ Leave FBC at 7:30 a.m.

⇒ Trip Plans: 2 nights at the Hershey Inn; dinner in Shady Maple (seafood) on Tues-

day night.

Wednesday, May 1:

⇒ Breakfast at Hershey Farm that morning.

⇒ See “Noah” at the Sight & Sound Theater, Lancaster, PA in the afternoon.

⇒ Dinner at Hershey Farm in the evening. Shopping and visiting a Farmer’s Market.

Thursday, May 2:

⇒ Breakfast at Hershey Farm that morning.

⇒ Check-out of the Hershey Inn.

⇒ Visit Hershey Chocolate World.

⇒ Go back home!

The cost for the trip (2 people per room) is $285.00/person.

All money is due by Wednesday, March 20. If there are any questions, please call

Margaret Geron at 843-3266.

ATTENTION! ALL COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN

We are hearing from our members that they were asked by the

Nominating Committee to serve but have not heard from their

chair and have not met. It is time for ALL committees to meet

and plan an agenda on what you will be working on this year.


The will be a brief information

meeting after the morning

worship on Sunday morning, March

17. Everyone interested in helping

with VBS this year please come!

We are having a Children’s

Easter celebration Saturday,

March 30, 10:00 a.m.—noon!

Ages 3-11 are invited! Come for

snack, devotion, crafts, games,

and an Easter Egg Hunt on the

grounds of the church!

THANK YOU FROM THE CIA!THANK YOU FROM THE CIA!THANK YOU FROM THE CIA!THANK YOU FROM THE CIA!

Many, many thanks to our church family for all the

gloves that were donated during our “Love, Prayers,

& Warmth” collection. These gloves will help keep

little hands warm!


Birthdays Anniversaries

4. Emily Darden, Andrew H. Bunch 15. Lee & Mary Busick (61 years

together!)

5. Edward Carter 20. Shirley & Jessie Haynes (59

years together!)

8. Mason Hurley, Seth Perry 21. Brian & Cindy Jordan

10. Abigail Marshall 24. John & Susan Boughton (62

years together!)

13. Franklin Thigpen

14. Dean Greer

15. Karl Vandergrift, Michael Smith 16. Jo Erwin (82 years young!)

16. Joe. H. Ripchick, Becky Perry

19. Tim Elliott

20. Carolyn Buckner

21. Cindy Jordan

24. Michaela Timberlake

27. Melissa Vandergrift, Elaynnah D. Sweet

28. Kaelyn Stanley, Audra Hinkle, James

Higgins

29. Jeff Coates

6. Timothy Sweet 20. Bobby & Betty Couch

25. Abby Cowles

March, 2013

Sunday, March 10


FBC’s goal for the 2013 Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for North American Missions is $4,000.00. Please prayerfully consider what amount

your family is going to give to support our missionaries and give generously; God loves a cheerful giver! Thank you in advance

for your support!

Have you ever gone a whole day or two days without food? Sadly, many children in our area are going an entire weekend with little or no food when a school meal is not available. Fortunately, Pointers Packs, a volunteer based group has been developed within West Point UMC to help alleviate childhood

hunger. Nutritious, easy to prepare food will be sent home in backpacks on Friday afternoons to ensure the child has something to eat until they return for breakfast on Monday mornings. WOM (Women on Mission) is collecting kid friendly, nutritious, and non perishable ready to eat food items throughout the months of March and April. Items such as fruit cups, vegetable cups, snack sized raisin boxes, pudding cups, juice boxes, snack mixes, individual cereals, and pop-top canned meals are needed! Thank you for your support!


1. Please come to the fellowship

breakfast on Saturday, March 9 at 9:30

a.m. Patti Collins will be our guest speaker

for this event. Patti’s message is entitled,

“Power Through the Darkness”. If you

have not heard Patti’s testimony, you don't

want to miss this!

2. Joyce Meyer is coming to Hampton

Coliseum April 25-27. The event times are

as follows:

⇒ Thursday evening, April 25, 7:00 p.m.

⇒ Friday evening, April 26, 7:00 p.m.

⇒ Saturday morning, April 27, 9:00 a.m.

This is a free event. If there is enough

interest, we will carpool from the church

on Friday night and Saturday morning.

3. Silent Auction/Game Night: May 17, 7:00 p.m. Come on out for a lot

of fun! Funds collected from the silent auction will go to support our

food pantry.

If you have any questions about any of the above events, please call

Mary Davis (804-512-8916), Carolyn Higgins (804-654-1731), Rachel

Wills (804-370-5103), Pam Childs (804-912-5598), or

Susan McTheny (804-366-7646).

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