October 2018 Edition of "The Bridge"

A Monthly Newsletter of First Baptist Church

Please Note our Fair Sunday Schedule 8:15 a.m. & 10:45 a.m.

Join us to watch the parade Wednesday, October 17th at 9:00 a.m.

Meet on the front porch for a time of fellowship, coffee, and donuts.

The parade begins at 10:00 a.m.

Mission Opportunities During the Fair WBA Coffee Booth in Mile Branch Wed at 5:00 p.m.

WBA Water Booth Commercial Building Sat. at 11:00 a.m.

Worship (no Wee Worship) 9:30 a.m.

Bible Study No Evening worship Service

The Mysterious Church FREE, BUT NOT CHEAP! When Janice and I first arrived in Bogalusa in April seventeen years ago, the congregation said, “Wait until the week before the Washington Parish Free Fair.

The whole parish moves to Franklinton. Not much happens anywhere else.” I listened and thought, “O.K. We had big fairs in South Florida with hundreds of thousands of people attending. I got this.” Then the week before the fair arrived. With one great whoosh, all the energy of Bogalusa went to the Washington Parish Fair Grounds for the grand Washington Parish Free Fair. I thought, “What is this? How can it be this way?” So we entered that first experience of the fair, and I came away a believer!

THE LORD’S SUPPER

Sunday, October 7th, in both morning worship services we will observe the Lord’s Supper, also known as Communion. In the long history of the church, the taking of the bread and the cup is the highest form of worship. When we observe Communion, we follow the instructions of Jesus when He said, “Do this in remembrance of Me.” He told us to DO THIS! This means it is not optional, something we can share in or skip. He told us to do this in REMEMBRANCE OF HIM. The focus of communion is not us, not our need or our blessing, but a time to remember Does this remind you of something the glory of Jesus poured out else that is also free but not cheap through the cross. When I say that is far greater than the fair?

Welcome to the free gift of eternal “Please join us”, I almost feel as if life! Jesus paid the price in His I am offending the words of Jesus Through the years I have grown death and resurrection! If you by making it a plea as if we do Him more and more grateful for that think the Washington Parish Free a favor when we come and partake legion of men and women who Fair is terrific, just wait until you of the bread and the cup. organize and conduct the fair. see what is in store for you in the That the fair is free and Better to say: We will observe the Kingdom of God! Life . . . Real, conducted by volunteers makes it abundant, and forever! If you now Lord’s Supper in both services on most remarkable and wonderful. live in this kingdom that is of the the morning of October 7th.

Many of you are part of this heart and not of the world, give “legion of volunteers.” Thank you! thanks – and then spend your life opening the way for those around you to enter. If you have not said “yes” to the gift of eternal life through Jesus Christ, the way is open. Today may be the day!

The fair is, indeed, free – meaning there is no charge for entering. It is also “free of.” Free of the sale of alcohol, free of massive political activity, free of any official lewd or base programming. For this, too, I am grateful. The fair is free, but it is not cheap. Those who enter are not charged, but there is a massive cost in both dollars and work. For most of the people who enjoy the fair, someone else has paid for their experience. (I do realize that once inside the fair you can spend lots and lots of money – but you don’t have to.)

Family Daily Discipleship

Contact us First Baptist Church 950 Self Street Franklinton, LA 70438 Phone: (985) 839-3427 Fax: (985) 839-3572 Prayer Line: (985) 839-3337 Office E-mail: fbc.natasha@gmail.com

Prayer E-mail: fbcfranklinton.prayer@gmail.com

Website: www.fbcfranklinton.org

Facebook: First-Baptist-Church-Franklinton

Service Times: Sunday Worship Services Sundays at 8:15 a.m.,10:45 a.m. & 6:00 p.m.

Bible Study Groups Sundays at 9:30 a.m.

October 7th Memory Verse: But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. The law is not against such things.

--- Galatians 5:22-23

October 14th Memory Verse: Let us not get tired of doing good, for we will reap at the proper time if we don’t give up.

--- Galatians 6:9

October 21st Memory Verse: Consider it a great joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you experience various trials, because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance.

---James 1:2-3

October 28th Memory Verse: But be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

--- James 1:22

Reading Plan: ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑

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5:45 p.m. Ladies Bible Study 6:00 p.m. Preschool/Children’s Activities 6:00 p.m. Youth Activities

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Prayer Times 7:30 a.m. Sundays in the Chapel 5:00 p.m. Sundays in the Senior Adult Center 7:00 a.m. Tuesdays in the Fireside Room 6:00 p.m. Wednesdays in the Sanctuary

24/7 Prayer Room

Choir Rehearsals Wednesdays 5:30 p.m. Preschool & Children’s Choir 6:00 p.m. Sanctuary Choir

Sundays 4:00 p.m. Praise Team Rehearsal

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1st Galatians 4:12-14 2nd Galatians 4:15-17 3rd Galatians 4:18-20 4th Galatians 4:21-27 5th Galatians 4:28-31 6th Galatians 5:1 7th Galatians 5:2-4 8th Galatians 5:5-6 9th Galatians 5:7-10 10th Galatians 5:11-12 11th Galatians 5:13-15 12th Galatians 5:16-18 13th Galatians 5:19-21 14th Galatians 5:22-23 15th Galatians 5:24-26 16th Galatians 6:1-2 17th Galatians 6:3-5 18th Galatians 6:6-8 19th Galatians 6:9-10 20th Galatians 6:11-13 21st Galatians 6:14-16 22nd Galatians 6:17-18 23rd James 1:1-4 24th James 1:5 25th James 1:6-8 26th James 1:9-11 27th James 1:12 28th James 1:13-15 29th James 1:16-18 30th James 1:19-21

Seek the Lord...Serve the Lord

REACHing In and REACHing Out in Student Ministry

Rev. Cody Thomas Student Pastor fbc.codythomas@gmail.com

Student Ministry Happenings: Sunday, October 28th 6:00 p.m.

- Great RED Pumpkin Hunt – Wednesday, October 31st - Church Wide Trunk N Treat – November 18th – 20th - YEC (See Bro. Cody for more details)

“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.”

– Ephesians 2:8-10

I see these verses being played out in so many of the people within our church family. Consider the framework and flow of the Apostle Paul’s words in Ephesians. “For by grace you have been saved,” we come to know Jesus and are given eternal life not by anything we did or will do, but by His grace. The gift of salvation is made available for all because of the Gospel. When we come to know Jesus and receive His salvation, we are His “workmanship, created in Christ Jesus.” We have a new identity, for the old is gone, and the new has come. In this newness, that is only found in Jesus, we are “created in Christ Jesus for good works”. These “good works” God has prepared for us beforehand.

These “good works” that God has prepared for us are given to us so that “we should walk in them.”

Here is the overall flow of this passage: - We are saved through Jesus alone - We are declared His workmanship - We are created for good works - We are to walk in those good works

I see these verses being played out in so many of the people within our church family, and it’s a blessing to see and be a part of this ministry. A few weeks ago, I was blessed to see a group of men who are saved through Jesus and declared His workmanship, build several handicap ramps for a

family in need. Every Sunday and Wednesday are blessings to see people of all ages step up in various roles and serve within the body of Christ; these are real people who are saved through Jesus and who are walking in the good works that God prepared beforehand. Every week is a blessing to see so many people serving our community at the Food Bank; these are people whose identity is in Christ living out their workmanship. Every Tuesday is a blessing to hear about people taking seriously the call to be created for good works and reach out to people with hurts, habits, and hang-ups at Celebrate Recovery. My list of people who are walking in those good works could keep going and fill up this entire monthly newsletter.

What about YOU? Where are YOU walking in those good works? As a child of God, declared His workmanship, are you walking in those good works that God prepared specifically for YOU beforehand?

Our Nominating Committee is praying and working on the new church year’s committees. A person from that committee may call YOU, pray about it and seek guidance from the Lord. Even if the Nominating Committee doesn’t call, how will YOU walk in the gifts the Lord prepared for YOU? Seek the Lord … Serve the Lord Thanks for Reading,

Bro. Cody Thomas

Finding Balance Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. Simon and his companions went to look for him, and when they found him, they exclaimed: “Everyone is looking for you!” Jesus replied, “Let us go somewhere else—to the nearby villages—so I can preach there also. That is why I have come.”

– Mark 1:35-38

Rev. Joey Miller Associate Pastor of Pastoral Care fbc.joeymiller@gmail.com

Upcoming Events

NURSING HOME MINISTRY Thursday, October 11th at 3:00 p.m.

Worship at Good Samaritan

Monday, October 15th at 3:00 p.m.

Worship at Heritage Manor

It was the big game of the year. The stadium was full. As the football teams came onto the field, the crowd roared in anticipation. But one man was looking for a better seat from which to watch the game. As he studied the crowd, he saw one such seat beside an elderly lady. He asked her, “Ma’am, is that seat available?” to which she replied, “Yes, it is. It was my husband’s seat. We have enjoyed many games together through the years, but he passed away.” Feeling sympathy, he reacted, “Oh I’m so sorry. I didn’t know. But didn’t some of your family want to come and use his seat.” “No,” she answered, “They all went to the funeral.”

It’s that time of year when all football fans come alive with zeal and excitement. Those who love football, really LOVE their football. But there are others who are overly fanatical about the game. Clearly, any of us can get out of balance when it comes to the things we love.

Our Christian lives can get out of balance. Not that we love God more than we should, but we find it hard to balance our lives as a mom, wife, teacher, church member, civic person, soccer mom, etc., etc. Jesus was really busy with a lot of good things, but He demonstrated a balance in His life that we need. He ministered to crowds until He was exhausted, but then He found the time to rest and take His disciples to a place of retreat. He preached, taught, and healed among the crowds; but Mark 1 finds Him seeking a solitary place in which to pray and spend time in the presence of the Father.

When we study the life of Jesus, we are better able to maintain a healthy balance in our lives:

We need to know our purpose in life. Jesus said, “For this purpose, I came.” He knew why He was on earth and could say “No” to lesser things so that He could be about the greater things of the Father that fulfilled His purpose.

We must determine to please God rather than please others. Jesus had a commitment to the Father that empowered Him to say “No” to the crowds that wanted to control Him. Many times, we’re so busy pleasing others that we can’t please God. We should frame our day in prayer. Jesus who had all knowledge and power began His day in prayer. How much more should we begin our day with the Father?

When we lose balance, we look like Martha. Jesus said that she was so worried and upset about many things that she couldn’t focus on the important things. She had lost balance and thus had lost her joy in the Lord. Maybe we would be better to emulate Mary who found joy in simplicity – simply sitting at the feet of Jesus. I pray this Fall season will find us discovering balance by sitting at the feet of Jesus and serving Him. Our October Adult 55+ Luncheon will be held in the Family Life Center on Friday, October 5th, at 10:30 a.m.

The luncheon will feature “fair food” and our guest speaker will be Bro. Joe Baugh. Opportunities to serve the Lord include the Worship Service at Good Samaritan – Thursday, October 11th at 3:00 p.m. and Worship at Heritage Manor – Monday, October 15th at 3:00 p.m.

Pray for our group that will leave for Pigeon Forge on Monday, October 29th. As of this writing, we have a couple of spots available if anyone is interested. This will be a great time of worship and fellowship in the Lord.

Happy Birthday to our

that. Jesus knew the secret and demonstrated it. As difficult as it was for Him, the Gospels recount many times when He departed from the crowds to be alone with His Father. You and I must do the same, though the battle to do so can be intense at times. Jesus went to the mountain, to the seashore, to the garden; we should find that place where we cannot only be reenergized but also grow deeper into a relationship with the Lover of our souls.

October

For our Senior Adult Ministry (55+) Thomas Arthur

Victoria Owens

Gary Burch

Johnny Passman

Brenda Corkern

Bobby Penton

Ronnie Fussell

Beth Pettit

Patricia Gonzales

Anita Reviere

Betty Jones

Butch Reviere

Edna Kennedy

Dennis Robins

Richard Knight

Lyne Robbins

WE Knight

David Sylvest

Frances Knight

Shelly Tingle

Rev. Butch Reviere

Sarah Kuhn

Chester Varnado Jimmy Wales

Minister of Music

Randall Welch

fbc.butch@gmail.com

Debra Lee Lynn Magee Cheryl McLaurin Angela McVea Lawrence Mikeska

Forgive me, now; but back to the bus(y)ness…

On Sunday evening, October 7th, the annual associational meeting will be hosted by Pine First Baptist Church; and we will be joining other congregations for that evening of inspiration. I think Bro. Bob will be preaching, so let’s fill the place.

CB Williams Penichon Wood Buddy Wood

Joey Miller

If your birthday is not listed, please let us know!

Email:

fbc.joeymiller @gmail.com

or call the Church Office at

985.839.3427

Let me begin by stating a recurring and obvious reality for active church-goers. We exit one very busy month and enter another one! Is there ever a time in the 21st century, western culture when almost everyone is not consumed with, and sometimes exhausted by, “busyness.” Among the church’s many activities is that hallowed time set aside for corporate worship. We should pray for and be in pursuit of those times, private and corporate, when our lives, often depleted of energy and motivation, encounter the Living God, the Exalted One, the Great Refresher of Souls. These are times when our spirit and the Holy Spirit unite together to push aside all the stuff of this life that crowds our minds, burdens our souls, and stifles our ability to live life the way our Father intended. If our “worship” is not renewing our awareness of His presence and refueling our desire to be with Him more, perhaps we should consider: why not?

Consider Isaiah 40:31: “But those who wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.” Wow, what a promise. I don’t know about you, but I definitely need some of

On Tuesday, October 9th, our Senior Adult Choir will be traveling to First Baptist Church, Ponchatoula, to participate in a fellowship of senior choirs. Pray for us a safe trip to this unique event of worship and praise.

Then comes the Washington Parish Fair and all that accompanies it, including our change of schedule on Wednesday evening and Sunday evening. On that Wednesday evening, you’ll want to join us at Mile Branch for singing at Half Moon Bluff Baptist Church as our men serve at the coffee booth and then later hear the Triumphant Quartet at the big stage. As always, we’ll be at the water booth on Saturday; and check the various programs for other opportunities to hear some good, gospel music.

Our Sanctuary Choir and Children’s Choir have begun work on Christmas musical presentations. Adults, it’s not too late to join the choir and sing with us of the peace that is ours in the Christ of Christmas; and parents, I know that our dedicated leaders could use some help on Wednesday evenings to help your (and our!) kids prepare to celebrate the coming of our Lord.

With all of this, there are the on-going gatherings for worship, Bible study, planning, and fellowship. Stay faithful, pray without ceasing, and walk humbly with your Lord. One last comment: Our Pastor Search Committee is now at work! Lift them to the Lord daily in prayer as they and we wait on the perfect will of our Father and the introduction of our next pastor. To God be the glory; great things He has done…and is doing!

SANCTUARY FUNDING COMMITTEE UPDATE & SANCTUARY DESIGN COMMITTEE REPORT If you were unable to be with us on Pledge Sunday or if you have not yet turned your Pledge Card in, please know that it is not too late. You may return your Pledge Card in the offering plate or to the church office. Pledge boxes are located in the foyer of the Sanctuary and on the Praying Hands table. Please continue to consider prayerfully how God would have you give.

Funds Raised Thus Far:

$294,369.11

April

IS ALMOST HERE! THE INGATHERING COLLECTION OF OCC BOXES WILL BE DURING THE EVENING SERVICES ON .

October welcomes a full slate of ministry opportunities for children!

Here are some important dates and times to make a note of: (Ongoing) Sunday Mornings at 9:30 am: Sunday School If you haven’t made it to Sunday School in a while, please plan to join us soon!

FBC Kids has classes for Toddlers through Sixth Grade, and we would love to have your child in one of our classes! Not sure where to go? Mrs. Kelly is normally in the breezeway outside of the Preschool Bldg. by about 9:15 am and will be glad to help you find the class for you! Moms and dads, there are nearly a dozen small group Bible study classes that you can plug into while your child is in Sunday School. Mrs. Kelly can help you find a class, too!

Kelly McElveen Director of Preschool/ Children’s Ministries fbc.playschool@gmail.com

Happy Birthday!

Lila Burris-2nd Easton Rome-2nd Beau Webb-2nd Madelyn Schilling-7th Benton Burris-9th Addy McLain-11th Wyatt Phelps-12th Reed Jenkins-14th Reese Williams-14th Evan Graham-17th Frank Caminita-24th Rayanna Schilling-24th Alex Ezell-25th Seryn Rawls-25th Joshua Wright-26th Mak Galloway-29th

(Ongoing) Wednesday Nights at 5:30 pm: Half Notes and Joyful Noise Choirs Our Half Notes choir is for Preschoolers and Kindergarteners and meets downstairs in the Preschool Bldg. in Room F. Our Joyful Noise choir is for First through Sixth Graders and meets upstairs in the center room of the Children’s Dept. *A note to parents: The only ministry opportunity for children on Wednesdays at 5:30 pm is a choir. If your child is not singing with us, they will need to remain with you until our classes begin at 6:00 pm. This is especially important with our Joyful Noise choir, as we have many children in attendance and quite a few that would prefer to chat with their friends instead of sing. Please help our 1-2 volunteers by explaining your expectations before they arrive.

(Ongoing) Wednesdays at 6:00 pm: Team KID and Higher Calling Team KID for Preschool and Kindergarten meets downstairs in the Preschool Bldg. in Room A. If your child has been to the choir, our team of Preschool ministry volunteers will move children from choir to Team KID for parents.

Wednesday, October 17th at 10:00 am: Washington Parish Free Fair Parade Are you looking for a great familyfriendly place to catch the parade?

Join your church family on the front porch of the Sanctuary!

Wednesday, October 17th: No Wednesday Evening Services Sunday, October 21st: No Sunday Evening Services Wednesday, October 31st at 5:00 pm: Set Up for FBC Trunk-or-Treat See Mrs. Kelly or Bro. Cody in the Family Life Center to receive your spot number and special instructions for greeting families.

Wednesday, October 31st beginning at 6:00 pm: FBC Trunk-or-Treat A mission opportunity to support the Washington Parish Food Bank We hope you will plan to join us! If you can host a spot (and we need 55 spot hosts), please sign up on the FBC Kids bulletin board by the Coke machine.

We are planning for 250 children and would love to have a lot of our church family to greet them! If you aren’t familiar with the idea of Trunk-or-Treat, imagine the trunk of your car opened and decorated, perhaps how you would like your front door. If your trunk is like mine, you may prefer to use a pop-up tent and host a game underneath it!

Trunk-or-Treat, by way of registering when you arrive, provides our Children’s ministry and our church with some excellent outreach and prayer opportunities. In addition to being an excellent outreach and prayer opportunity, FBC Trunk-or-Treat will also be encouraging attendees to bring a food donation to the Washington Parish Food Bank. They are critically low on canned vegetables so that we will be asking (but not requiring) Trunk-or-Treaters to bring one to two cans of vegetables of any kind as a donation. My prayer is that this special event draws in many and that each child that attends will walk away with more than a bag of candy, but with a tangible encounter with the love of Christ.

Team KID for Grades 1 through 5 meets upstairs in the center room of the Children’s Dept. We transition from choir to Team KID, so if they were in the choir, they’re in the right place! After our time of Missions emphasis, we split So, we aren’t asking you to skip the into small groups.

Halloween fun that you may enjoy at Higher Calling is a time of deeper, age- your home. We are simply asking that specific discipleship and is set apart for you pick it up and bring it to the church, where we can share our joy in Christ our 6th Graders. Typically, Higher with others! Please feel free to work Calling meets as two sections, a Boys individually on an area, with a friend, or small group, and a Girls small group, perhaps a Sunday School class can but the two will occasionally meet toth host a spot or two, manning their spot gether. Beginning at 6:00 pm, the 6 Graders are dismissed from the center in brief shifts. room into their small group classes.

What a wonderful start to the new PlaySchool year!

We have been blessed to meet so many new friends!

PlaySchool is full with a waiting list and our hearts are absolutely bursting with joy that comes from getting to love on so many of God’s beautiful children.

We hope you enjoy some pictures from our first few weeks of PlaySchool!

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

-Matthew 6:21 October Birthdays Mia-4th Morgan-23rd Emery-27th Madden-31st

Nursery/Toddler Volunteer

Wee Worship Volunteer

October 7th:

October 7th:

Cathy Milner* & Volunteer Needed**

October 14th:

October 14th:

Marsha Newman

Cindy Knight* & Kirby Barber**

October 21st:

October 21st:

Sara Robins

No Wee Worship

October 28th:

October 28th:

Eva Beahm

Mallory Thomas

Cindy Knight* & Kirby Barber**

* 8:15 a.m. ; ** 10:45 a.m.

To volunteer for our Nursery / Toddlers or our Wee Worship ministry, please contact Preschool Director Kelly McElveen at fbc.playschool@gmail.com.

Must be a church member, at least 21 years of age and willing to submit to a background check.

Perfect Attendance for January

FBC PlaySchool September 2018

Ministries of FBC Franklinton

Women in God’s Service

We are so grateful for the opportunity to host a Living Proof Simulcast! A huge thank you to all who helped with the Simulcast!

No matter how big or small your contribution, this event ran so smoothly. The Holy Spirit was moving among us. 33 churches were present.

Many ladies came from sister churches and towns surrounding ours. Some drove from Metairie, Hattiesburg, Albany, and other parts of Mississippi.

A special thanks to Mrs. Denise Gatewood for the beautiful decorations. Thanks to all the men that helped keep things rolling all day long.

Many decisions were made at the Simulcast! 17 ladies recommitted their lives to Christ!! To God be the glory.

Ministries Sponsored by & Ministries of FBC Franklinton

WASHINGTON PARISH FOOD BANK UPDATE Do not grow weary in doing good. ~ 2 Thessalonians 3:13 Because of the amount of food needed each month for our families, I thought I would give you a breakdown of how this applies to a recent food drive done for us by Bowling Green School. Emily Phelps asked me about doing a food drive at Bowling Green to benefit the food bank. Of course, I was thrilled. In fact, I think I hugged her on the spot. We have been having so much trouble getting enough food each month. What we can order from Second Harvest continues to be greatly reduced, and we still have not been able to get an explanation as to why.

Other food resources are really needed right now.

the eight shopping days. The Bowling Green collection of vegetables provided for 4 ½ days, or 225 families. The other 25%, or 40 cases, of tomato products, fruit, and soup provided for almost four days, or about 200 families. This means that about half of one month of four categories of food items were provided by one food drive.

Thank you to Principal Beverly Young for allowing the food drive, to Emily for all her hard work, and to the Bowling Green teachers, students, and their parents who helped to make the drive a huge success. Be reminded, however, that the need for food continues every Emily did an awesome job week. Food drives can make a organizing the drive, and over big difference. Won’t you the course of three weeks, consider following the example 3,903 cans were collected. This of Bowling Green School? is an amazing amount of food, Food needs for this month you say, and it is, but let me tell continue to be canned you how it breaks down in vegetables plus dried beans. feeding our families. About Also, regular volunteers in the 75%, or 122 cases of 24 cans each, of the canned goods were Thrift Shop on Wednesdays vegetables which are the largest and/or Fridays on a regular basis are needed. We have an category of food needed each in-charge person each day but month. The other 25%, or 40 really need some additional help cases, were such items as for them. Please call me if you tomato products, fruit, and soup, can help. Thank you. and a total of five cans of these are chosen each month by each Beverly Cooke family.

Now, how exactly did this help the food bank? Eight days a month, about 50 of our families are scheduled to come and shop. It takes 27 cases, or 648 cans, of vegetables on each of

Celebrate Recovery Meets on Tuesday evenings at 6:30 p.m. in the Senior Adult Center

Join us!

The Wings Ministry still has a few shirts from the Simulcast available anyone would like to purchase one.

The cost is $15.

Pastor Search Committee Please be in prayer for our Pastor Search Committee.

(L to R in Front) Leslie Westmoreland, Lori Schilling, Samantha Rawls, Dianne Cruce & Linda Crain (L to R in Back) Jimmy Stafford, David Sylvest, Casey Casanova, & Jim Morgan

First Baptist Church Office Contact 950 Self Street Franklinton, LA 70438 Phone: (985) 839-3427 Fax: (985) 839-3572

Website www.fbcfranklinton.org

Office Manager Natasha Burris fbc.natasha@gmail.com

Office Assistant Katelin Allen fbc.katelin@gmail.com

Financial Manager Cathy Milner fbc.cathy@gmail.com

Church Office Hours Monday - Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Friday 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

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October Sunday

Monday

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Tuesday 2

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Senior Singers Praise Fest in Ponchatoula

Morning Worship Services The Lord’s Supper

2:00 p.m.

WMU

6:00 p.m.

WBA Annual Meeting at Pine First Baptist

Saturday 6

10:30 a.m.

SAM Luncheon (Adults 55+)

~Country Fried Steak

10

Friday 5

Wednesday Night Supper

9

7:00 a.m.

Men’s Prayer Breakfast

Thursday

5:00 p.m.

5:30 p.m.

Outreach

7

Wednesday

12

3:00 p.m.

Good Samaritan

5:00 p.m.

Wednesday Night Supper

6:00 p.m.

Prayer Walk at the Fairgrounds

~Chicken Rotel

6:30 p.m.

Celebrate Recovery

13

9:30 a.m SAM Committee Meeting

(No Evening Services here at FBC)

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15

5:00 p.m.

Apologies Class Begins Teacher Bro. Cody Thomas

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16 5:30 p.m.

Outreach

6:30 p.m.

Celebrate Recovery

3:00 p.m.

Heritage Manor

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23

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6:00 p.m.

Youth Great Red Pumpkin Hunt

Office Closed No Evening Services

24 6:30 p.m.

Celebrate Recovery

4:00 p.m.

Deacons Meeting

18 Office Closed

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Office Closed

5:00 p.m.

Half Moon Bluff Church & Coffee Booth

No Evening Services

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17

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27

5:00 p.m.

Wednesday Night Supper

~ Pulled Pork

31

6:30 p.m.

Celebrate Recovery

6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Church Wide Trunk or Treat PRSRT STD NONPROFIT

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