A Monthly Newsletter of First Baptist Church
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The Mysterious Church First Baptist Church of Franklinton things (and endless others) are is a mysterious church! Before mysterious to us, how much more you stop reading, let me explain. must the purposes and ways of God overwhelm us! Mystery is a strong word in the Bible. Among many examples, we It is in this way I say First Baptist have the mystery of the Kingdom Church of Franklinton is a of God (Mark 4:11), and the mysterious church. God is deeply mystery of our transformation (I at work in and through this church. Cor. 15:57). In Ephesians, there Sometimes I see evidence of His is the mystery of God’s will (1:9) working, and that is most and the mystery of Christ (3:4). wonderful. But much more When the Bible uses the word importantly I am caught by a “mystery” in these passages, it is mystery deeper than the outward NOT telling us that God tricks us, evidence of His presence. As you or that He is playing games with gather for worship, Bible study, us, or hiding things from us. It ministry, or fellowship, there is a simply means the purposes and deep, silent moving of the Spirit of ways of God are so far beyond us God among you. Every time. All they appear mysterious to us. the time. It is as if the Breath of God, His Spirit, it gently wafts We experience this kind of through the church. mystery whenever we encounter something we don’t begin to This is not always true of a church, understand. A pine tree growing and it surely is not true of every straight up, piercing the sky. A church. But now, and for some plane soaring high above the time, God has given you a earth. The beauty of a deer wonderful standing in the forest. Beyond measure of these mysteries, there is the His grace. I wonder of a newborn child. We would like to know these things are real hurry and because we experience them. provide you We stand beneath the pine tree. with a list of We travel on the plane. We watch the reasons the deer. We hold the child and this is so, but feel our hearts, as well as our that would arms, go around him. If these presume that
I could unravel this mystery of God’s profound moving among you. I call this a mystery precisely because it is beyond my understanding. So with quietness and reverence, I call First Baptist Church of Franklinton a mysterious church! And I am glad of it and feel wonderfully privileged to be part of you in these beautiful days. There is more to come. God never reaches His limit. He has never gone as far as He can go. He always has new work to do! Come, be part of this time; and invite others to join. Thank you for taking the journey with me through the Beatitudes – Sunday mornings and evenings. This journey continues through September. Grace to you!
Bob Adams
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. Wednesdays 5:45 p.m. Ladies Bible Study 6:00 p.m. Preschool/Children’s Activities 6:00 p.m. Youth Activities
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
September 2nd Memory Verse: But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to you, a curse be on him! ---- Galatians 1:8
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For through the law I died to the law, so that I might live for God. I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. ---- Galatians 2:19b-20
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September 23rd Memory Verse: So you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then God has made you an heir. ----- Galatians 4:7
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1st Galatians 1:1-5 2nd Galatians 1:6-7 3rd Galatians 1:8-9 4th Galatians 1:10 5th Galatians 1:11-12 6th Galatians 1:13-14 7th Galatians 1:15-17 8th Galatians 1:18-20 9th Galatians 1:21-24 10th Galatians 2:1-2 11th Galatians 2:3-5 12th Galatians 2:6-8 13th Galatians 2:9-10 14th Galatians 2:11-12 15th Galatians 2:13-14 16th Galatians 2:15-18 17th Galatians 2:19-21 18th Galatians 3:1-4 19th Galatians 3:5-6 20th Galatians 3:7-9 21st Galatians 3:10-12 22nd Galatians 3:13-14 23rd Galatians 3:15-18 24th Galatians 3:19-20 25th Galatians 3:21-23 26th Galatians 3:24-26 27th Galatians 3:27-29 28th Galatians 4:1-3 29th Galatians 4:4-7 30th Galatians 4:8-11
Will YOU join me in PRAYER?
REACHing In and REACHing Out in Student Ministry
Will YOU join me in PRAYER? The Lord hears our prayers, and He responds, “By awesome deeds you answer us with righteousness, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas.” (Psalm 65:5). James reminds us in his letter to the believers in the dispersion, “The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.”
Will YOU join me in PRAYER?
Rev. Cody Thomas Student Pastor fbc.codythomas@gmail.com
Student Ministry Coming Ups: - Sunday, September 9th 9:30 a.m. New Sunday Morning Bible Study Curriculum: Galatians and James Hope to see ALL students at Sunday Morning Bible Study!! - Sunday, September 23rd Parish Wide Prayer Rally. We will leave FBC around 5:00 p.m. and join other Student Ministries from our parish for a time of prayer and commitment at Plainview Baptist Church. - Wednesday, September 26th See You At The Pole – Happens at every local Jr. High and High School before school begins.
In September is the Global Week of Prayer for Students. Will you join me in praying for our students? Instead of intentionally praying for our students one week out of the year, would you join me in praying for our students year around? Will YOU join me in PRAYER? Student Ministries across our parish are doing a few things differently this school year, and we covet your prayers. Will you join me in praying for Student Ministries across our parish? For this school year, Student Ministries across our parish will be intentionally focusing on lost students coming to know Jesus Christ. To empower and encourage Christian students to reach lost students our parish association is doing three student ministry rallies. Will you join me in praying for these three rallies?
During these rallies, we hope to be more intentional than we ever have before. Our first rally on Sunday, September 23rd we are going to have an intentional time of prayer with students and for the lost teenagers in our communities. We covet your prayers. Will YOU join me in PRAYER? Prayer request you can begin praying for: 1. Pray for the lost teenagers in our communities. 2. Pray that our Student Ministry at FBC will reach out to these lost teenagers. 3. Pray for our parish-wide events that are geared toward students coming to know Jesus. 4. Pray for our leaders in Student Ministries across our parish. If YOU are willing to join with me and praying for teenagers across our parish, will you please let me know?
In Christ, I Remain, Cody “For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that according to the riches of His glory He may grant you to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in your inner being,” – Ephesians 3:14-16
JOIN US!
2018
EDUCATORS’ SUNDAY
September 23, 2018 First Baptist Church 950 Self Street, Franklinton
Both Morning Worship Services:
8:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.
Honoring, Praying For, Encouraging ALL Educators
Teachers, Administrators, Paraprofessionals, Support Personnel Bus Drivers, Food Service Workers, Custodians, and more. Public, Private, and Home School Educators Pre-K through Post Graduate Active or Retired.
If you help educate others,
Please come to either of the morning services. First Baptist Franklinton will honor, pray for, and encourage you.
For all the educators you know,
Please invite them to share this service with you. Join us for a Come and Go Coffee Fellowship at 9:30 a.m. in our Family Life Center on your way to Bible Study.
Be Faithful You, therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. What you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, commit to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. – II Timothy 2:1-3
Rev. Joey Miller Associate Pastor of Pastoral Care fbc.joeymiller@gmail.com
Upcoming Events
NURSING HOME MINISTRY Thursday, September 13th at 3:00 p.m. Worship at Good Samaritan
Monday, September 17th at 3:00 p.m. Worship at Heritage Manor
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is guarded 24/7 every day 365 days a year. So as the threat of Hurricane Isabel bore down on Washington D.C., the city and the government began to prepare. Congress, Senate, and government buildings all shut down for reasons of safety. The soldiers who guard the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier were given a contingency plan so that they too would be out of harm’s way. However, when given a choice, the soldiers chose to remain on duty citing that what they did in guarding the tomb as more than a privilege to be dismissed in inclement weather. It was their sacred honor. Through conditions of bitter cold and blazing heat, even through torrential rain and the dangerous wind storms of hurricanes that have come and gone, they remain faithful at their post. Thirty-eight of our Adult 55+ group had the privilege recently to tour the National World War II Museum. The magnitude and scope of the information on exhibit were beyond one’s ability to digest in a day. It was a blessing to be reminded of the courage and sacrifice demonstrated by our heroes of war. The stories of these soldiers who were faithful in the face of danger and fear caused a sense of patriotic pride and duty to rise in all of us. Their examples of faithfulness were calls to us to be faithful to honor and preserve the freedoms and truths for which so many of them died. As Christians, we cannot escape hearing God’s call to us to be faithful as soldiers of the cross. The Lord Jesus even called us to “be faithful to the point of death, and I will give you the crown of life (Revelation 2:10). It blesses me to see the faithfulness of our leaders, volunteers, and church members in these days. Our Sunday School
attendance has been increasing, and on a recent Sunday, we had 31 visitors reported in our Bible Study classes. That shows the faithfulness of our members. Our last Sunday School leaders meeting had a tremendous attendance with only a few absent, proving that our leaders are heeding God’s call to be faithful. Of all the characteristics that could be pointed out regarding a Christian, the Apostle Paul seemed to single out that of faithfulness. We may not be able to do everything, but we can be faithful, and we can look forward to His words, “Well done my good and faithful servant.” SAM ADULT 55+ LUNCHEONS The September 7th Monthly Fellowship Luncheon will be a potluck at First Baptist. Bring your favorite dish and enjoy the fellowship and the music of Bobby and Jean Sauls. The October luncheon will also be at the church and will feature “fair food” and our speaker Bro. Joe Baugh. As always, invite a friend to join the fun. Looking to November, we will hit the road and go to Middendorf’s for our luncheon. BOGALUSA AREA SENIOR ADULT REVIVAL The Bogalusa Area Senior Adult Revival is scheduled for September 10th -12th beginning at 9 a.m. each day. We had a group of our folks that attended last year. Details are coming soon. NURSING HOME WORSHIP SERVICES Good Samaritan – Thursday, Sept. 13th at 3 p.m. Heritage Manor – Monday, Sept. 17th at 3 p.m. PIGEON FORGE TRIP IS ALMOST FULL We only have three or four openings available for this great trip to see the beautiful Smokies, hear some great gospel music, and attend some wonderful shows in Pigeon Forge. Call the office if you or someone you know is interested. The deposit is $150, and final payments will be due October 1st.
Happy Birthday to our
They write the following: “Though maybe misunderstood, regularly a bone of contention, and often under-practiced, congregational singing is one of the greatest and most beautiful tools we have been given to declare God’s excellencies, strengthening His Church and sharing His glory with the world. The New Testament implies that our singing is important. It’s been said that Christians are a singing people—but often, many of us are really more of a mouthing-along-with-thewords kind of people.”
September
For our Senior Adult Ministry (55+)
Pamela Baker
Darryl Rester
Carey Bateman
Cookie Ruffino
Beth Beach
Marilyn Russell
Karl Bickham
Kaye Smith
Charles Bickham
Edna Smith
Sheila Bond
Earl Spears
Mickey Box
Beth Stafford
Janice Branch
Jimmy Stafford
Rev. Butch Reviere
Joni Brindle
Kenneth Strahan
Keitha Burris
Clarence Taylor
Minister of Music
Ann Cowart
David Thomas
Sally Foy
Rebecca Tullos
Donna Graham
Esther Lou Tullos
Paul Harris
Michael Varnado
Ismael Herrera
Cindy Walle
Kathy Jenkins Cindy Knight Barbara Lewis
If your birthday
Gwendora Magee
is not listed,
Glenn Magee
please let us know!
Hazel Ann McCain
Email:
Carolyn McElveen
fbc.joeymiller @gmail.com
Carter McLaurin Kathy Mikeska Delane Miller Mary Mobley Shirley Morgan Margie Parker Holyne Passman Joann Phelps
or call the Church Office at
985.839.3427
fbc.butch@gmail.com
Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord, let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song. (Ps. 95:1-2)
In their new book entitled Sing, Keith and Kristy Getty share a sense of calling to remind and encourage all Christian churches that we are created and gifted to worship God and that much of that worship is centered around singing. “For the Church has been, is, and always should be and can be a joyfully singing Church. In a sense, singing is part of what we exist to do. The apostle Peter wrote to local churches that each of them was part of “a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light” (1 Pet. 2:9 ESV). Paul told the members of the church in Ephesus to be “speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit.” He wanted them to “sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ” (Eph. 5:19-20).”
There are too many churches today where most of the singing happens on the platform and not in the pews. Thankfully, ours is not one of those. However, we all would do well to think about why we sing…or why we don’t. God created us with a voice and singing is by His design. In a trip through any hymn book, we find songs of praise, songs of testimony, songs of thanksgiving, songs declaring the attributes of God, songs of faith or trust or hope, songs about His return or our destination, songs about our mission and evangelism, and many more. In recent decades, God has raised up even more gifted songwriters, who have given us more and more songs to enhance our worship. For those of you who joyfully sing with the church gathered to worship, keep it up and sing even louder! For those who do not usually enter into the singing, remember it’s not about your ability or the sound of your voice. Singing doesn’t originate in the voice box; it starts in the heart! Everyone can sing! Your song doesn’t have to be “in tune” or as good as your favorite soloist; but, if you’ve been born again, you have a song to sing. Just let it out! Please don’t leave the singing to the choir or praise team or any others. Be one of them! “Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord…” Our two children’s choirs, the bell choir, and the senior singers have all resumed, as Fall activities are in full swing. Of course, our choir and praise teams continue to prepare each week to lead in worship, and our sanctuary choir will begin soon to prepare seasonal music for Christmas. Thanks to all our leaders for their continuing devotion to the worship ministry here at First Baptist Church. I am grateful to have Bro. Bob and Mrs. Janice fully on board to lead us during this interim period. As we pray for their ministry among us, we also pray diligently for our pastor-search committee; and with them, we are already anticipating the arrival of our next pastor, who, for now, is known only to God. May the next chapter in the life of our church unfold with all of us continuing to invest our lives to the glory of God.
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:
$286,544.31
How Great Thou ART! with Kristina Seal
6th Grade Farewell at Global Wildlife
Kroc Center In Biloxi, MS
April
To see more photos from this summer go to Kelly’s Facebook page (Kelly McDaniel McElveen)
Back to School Ice Cream Party
IMMS in Gulfport, MS CentriKid Camp in Pulaski, MS
Kelly McElveen Director of Preschool/ Children’s Ministries fbc.playschool@gmail.com
Happy Birthday! Maddox Bickham – 7th Gavin Bell – 8th Beau Brown – 9th Emma Hill – 11th Madelyn Seal – 12th Owen O’Keefe – 13th Cooper Casanova – 14th Colton McNeal – 26th
Last month, due to space constraints, I didn’t get to share many pictures of some of our summer outings and special events. Summer really was great, wasn’t it? Hot, but great! So many special memories, so many seeds planted. Between Vacation Bible School, CentriKid camp, and I Love Tuesday events, we engaged well over 400 individual children with over 1,000 opportunities for the gospel seed to be planted or watered. And, I am so thankful for the many, many volunteers who come alongside me each summer to do just that! So, whether you were involved in a very hands-on way, in a support role, or on bended knee in prayer, THANK YOU! While I know quite well that it is God who does the saving, I appreciate each one of you that are willing to be the hands and feet of Jesus during the busy-ness of the summer!
downstairs in the Preschool Dept. and Team KID for 1st through 5th graders begins upstairs in the Children’s Bldg. in the center room. Sixth graders, who have been sitting in on our Team KID meetings, will soon be beginning Higher Calling, a special Bible study time just for 6th graders. Our Higher Calling leaders are Mrs. Kristina Seal and Mrs. Sierra Smith; they both are looking forward to spending some time digging deeper into God’s Word with our Children’s Dept. “Seniors” before they graduate to Youth.
As I encourage you to look back over the summer in pictures, I also encourage you to look forward. There is one very special “once every few years” outreach opportunity that we will have in October. When town trick-or-treating activities fall on a Sunday or a Wednesday night, FBC Kids will host a community Trunk-or-Treat…and this is Just a reminder that at 5:30 pm on one of those years! Please mark your Wednesday nights, our Half Notes, calendars for Wednesday, October 31st and Joyful Noise choirs meet. Our Half from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. for the FBC Kids Notes choir, meeting in Room F of the Trunk-or-Treat. This will also be a food Preschool Dept., is for children ages 3 drive for the Washington Parish Food through currently in Kindergarten. Our Bank. Families in attendance will be Joyful Noise choir, meeting in the asked to bring a few canned food items, center room upstairs in the Children’s preferably vegetables, to help stock the Bldg., is for 1st through 6th graders. Our shelves of the Washington Parish Food Joyful Noise choir has chosen to do a Bank. It’s going to be a great time, but play this year at Christmas and to make it successful, we need LOTS of rehearsals are just beginning. If your church members that will be willing to child plans to be a part of the host a trunk. We will line our cars in the presentation, it is very important that parking lot behind the Masonic Lodge they are upstairs promptly at 5:30 p.m. and block it off to vehicular traffic as This play is much more involved than children from our community come for former presentations and prompt and fun and games, food and fellowship, consistent attendance is very important. and, most importantly, the good news A date for the presentation of Three of Jesus Christ! Look for a sign-up Wise Men and A Baby will be sheet on the FBC Kids bulletin board announced soon! near the Coke machine. If you haven’t ever hosted a Trunk-or-Treat trunk, let Mrs. Kelly know, and she can help you with the details!
A quick report on our new Wednesday night curriculum, Team KID…we LOVE it! It begins at 6:00 p.m. and we hope you will plan for your child to join us soon if they haven’t already! Team KID for Preschool and Kindergarten is held
spend the PlaySchool year praying very specifically for this group of children. That God would use us to instill in them a deep sense of His purpose for their lives and that they would know and appreciate that they were created by a God that loves, wants to have a relationship with them, and has a special and unique purpose in each of their lives. “For I know That is exactly how I feel about the plans I have for you,’ dethe beginning of PlaySchool! clares the Lord, ‘plans to prosFor 15 years, the first day per you and not to harm you, never gets old, and I always am plans to give you a hope and a so excited that I can’t sleep! future.” -Jeremiah 29:11 I don’t even remember having that feeling as a child on the Welcoming more than 70 night before Christmas or my PlaySchoolers this year are (from left to right): birthday. My prayer is I stay that excited to meet new Mrs. Elizabeth Pickering, Lead PlaySchool friends each and Teacher of the Birds Class, 4th Year every year that God allows me Angela McVea, T/Th Asst. to be a part of this ministry that Mrs. Teacher of the Birds Class, 9th Year I so dearly love! Mrs. Sarah DeCarlo, Asst. Teacher of the Bears Class, 2nd Year PlaySchool will begin soon and we ask that you pray Mrs. Kelly McElveen, Director fervently this month for our and Lead Teacher of the Bears Class, th teachers and our precious new 15 Year friends, as well as our second Mrs. Kathy Lindsey, MWF Asst. year friends that we can’t wait Teacher of the Birds Class, 1st Year to see again. Pray for patience and wisdom, for great bravely, and for great peace. Most of all, I ask that you join me as I Have you ever seen the movie Elf? One of my favorite scenes is when Buddy the elf gets so excited about something and he makes this face!
Perfect Attendance for January
2018-2019 Playschool Teachers
Nursery/Toddler Volunteer
Wee Worship Volunteer
Sept 2nd
Sept 2nd
Carolyn Daniel
Volunteer Needed *
& Brenda Corkern
& Volunteer Needed **
Sept 9th
Sept 9th
Susan Barber
Volunteer Needed *
& Kathy McElveen
& Karen Spears **
Sept 16th
Sept 16th
Hallene Magee
Jennifer Walle *
& Judy Simmons
& Linda Crain **
Sept 23rd
Sept 23rd
Sierra Smith
Jennifer Walle *
& Sherry Sylvest
& Mallory Thomas **
Sept 30th
Sept 30th
Lacy Burris
Cathy Milner *
& Nicole Wager
& Volunteer Needed ** To volunteer for 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.
* 8:15 a.m. ; ** 10:45 a.m.
Ministries of FBC Franklinton
Women in God’s Service
The Beth Moore Living Proof
Simulcast is Almost HERE! Saturday, September 15th, 2018 9:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. It is not too late to Register! Please complete registration form and return to the church office. These are available in the foyers and in your Bible Study Classes. The registration fee is $20 (Including your lunch)
There Is No Quest Without Questions The crooked punctuation mark at the end of a sentence speaks of curiosity, interest, and perhaps doubt. A question is an invitation to vulnerability, to intimacy. The Bible does not shy away from such an invite. Over and over we see the people of God asking questions of their Creator. We also see the God of the universe asking questions of His creation. The Quest is a challenge to accept the invitation. In this six-week excursion with Jesus, Beth Moore uses questions from Scripture to lead you into intimacy with the One who knows you best. Learn to dig into the Word, to respond to the questions of God, and to bring your questions before Him. Let the crooked punctuation mark be the map that points you into a closer relationship with the Father.
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Ministries Sponsored by & Ministries of FBC Franklinton
WASHINGTON PARISH FOOD BANK UPDATE Do not grow weary in doing good. ~ 2 Thessalonians 3:13 September begins the second month after completing the annual recertification of families as required by Second Harvest, our partner agency in food distribution. Here are some of the facts that have come out of this process: 387 individuals and/or families completed the recertification process during the months of May through July. 54 new individuals and/or families have enrolled in the food bank in the five Tuesdays available so far as of this writing. 878 is the total number of individuals, both children and adults, who are now eligible to receive services from the food bank each month. Each person leaves the food bank with approximately 45 pounds of food that they have chosen for themselves and their families. Each month approximately 19,000 pounds of food is distributed to our families. This includes food from Second Harvest, Wal Mart in
Bogalusa, Winn Dixie in Franklinton, donations of food from individuals and food drives, and some canned vegetables purchased by us from the monetary donations of others. Now, what does this all mean for the families of First Baptist Church of Franklinton? I hope you see that the need for this ministry is great, and we need your continued support - in prayer, in food donations, in money if you are able, through food drives, or in becoming one of our volunteers. These needs are vital to our operation and in our mission to help stop the hunger that truly really exists in our parish. This is a real issue for hundreds of individuals that you cross paths with every day. Don’t become complacent or deny this problem exists in our community. It is very real and anything, no matter how small, can make a difference. You can be that person who makes the difference and blesses the life of someone else. Please call me at 322-2017 if you want to help change a life. Food items most needed this month are canned vegetables, such as corn, green beans, mixed vegetables, sliced potatoes, carrots, sweet peas, and grits.
Beverly Cooke
WHAT GOES INTO THE BOX IS FUN. WHAT COMES OUT IS ETERNAL. As Operation Christmas Child celebrates 25 years of delivering a total of 157 million shoebox gifts to boys and girls in over 160 countries, we know that First Baptist Franklinton has been a small part of the effort to reach children with the good news of Jesus Christ. Many children's lives have been transformed by learning about the God who loves them and the Christians like YOU who cared enough about their eternal souls to pack and send a simple gift lovingly. Each box packed with school supplies, hygiene items, and fun toys presents an outreach opportunity to reach people groups who may never have heard of our Savior. Families are being saved, and churches are being planted. Are you praying how the Lord would have you participate in OCC? Only two months remain until OCC shoebox gifts are collected during the week of November 12-19. Pick up a box in the displays at church. Give a fun gift with eternal impact.
Welcome to the Family Our New Church Members First Baptist Church Office Contact Hannah Landeche
Marleigh Schilling
(Baptism)
(Baptism)
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.
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Friday 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Next month please check Kelly’s page for Nursery Schedule and Wee Worship information.
Next month please check Bro. Butch’s page for this information.
Next month please check Bro. Butch’s page for this information.
Next month please check the calendar on the back for this information.
September Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday 1
2
3
4
5 PlaySchool
7:00 a.m. Men’s Prayer Breakfast
begins
Labor Day Holiday Office Closed
2:00 p.m. WMU
No GriefShare
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13
Westside Emmanuel Baptist Church
Superior Avenue Baptist Church
Palestine Baptist Church
5:30 p.m. Outreach
6:30 p.m. Celebrate Recovery
Wednesday Night Supper
18
3:00 p.m. Heritage Manor
25
Educators’ Sunday 5:30 p.m. Outreach
~ Pulled Pork
15
9:30 a.m SAM Committee Meeting Prayer Walk for Simulcast
Beth Moore Living Proof Simulcast 9:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
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5:00 p.m. Wednesday Night Supper
~ Fried Chicken
26
6:30 p.m. Celebrate Recovery
14
3:00 p.m. Good Samaritan
5:00 p.m.
19 6:30 p.m. Celebrate Recovery
Fall Food Round-up Pickup Day
24
5:00 p.m. Youth Leave for Parish Prayer Rally
~Chicken Rotel
Senior Adult Revival
17
Georgia Barnette State Missions Offering & Week of Prayer
5:00 p.m.
12
8
10:00 a.m. SAM Luncheon (Adults 55+) Potluck at FBC Franklinton
Wednesday Night Supper
Senior Adult Revival
5:30 p.m. GriefShare
7
11:00 a.m. Ladies Morning Bible Study “The Quest” Begins
Senior Adult Revival
6:00 p.m. Denise Gatewood Mission Report
16
6:30 p.m. Celebrate Recovery
6
See You at the Pole 5:00 p.m. Wednesday Night Supper
~ Meatballs &
6:00 p.m. Blessing of the Hunt New Zion Baptist Church
Spaghetti
30 PRSRT STD NONPROFIT
4:00 p.m. Deacons Meeting
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First Baptist Church Franklinton 950 Self Street
Franklinton, LA 70438 www.fbcfranklinton.org