Volume 62 Issue 15 May 7, 2017 loving because we are loved I sending because we are sent
OPPORTUNITIES
May 7 - 13, 2017
Deacon on Call: Ken Goodwin
Sunday, May 7: 9:45 a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Morning Worship
(WBIP AM 1400 and FM 99.7) 4:30 p.m. Youth Choir 5:15 p.m. Mission Kids 6:00 p.m. Children’s Choir Practice 6:30 p.m. Evening Worship
Children’s Choir Program (WBIP FM 99.7)
7:30 p.m. Parent and Youth Mission Trip Meeting (Fellowship Hall) Monday, May 8: 7:00 p.m. “Fill My Cup, Lord” Ladies Bible Study and Journaling Class (Prentiss Baptist Association Office) Tuesday, May 9: 8:00 a.m. Tuesday Meal Ministry 1:30 p.m. Reaching IN 6:30 p.m. Reaching OUT 7:00 p.m. “Moses’ Tabernacle” Bible Study (FBI Sunday School Room) Wednesday, May 10: 5:30 p.m. Youth Girls Bible Study Group 6:00 p.m. Children’s Choir Banquet (CLC) 6:30 p.m. Wednesday YT, “Grasping God’s Word” (Sanctuary) 7:30 p.m. Adult Choir Rehearsal
It’s Happening Here in May at FBCB! Children’s Choir Program Sunday, May 7 at 6:30 p.m.
Children’s Choir Banquet
Wednesday, May 10 6:00 p.m. in the CLC
Breakfast for High School Graduates
and Parents Sunday, May 14
9:45 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall
Mother’s Day and Graduate Recognition Day Sunday, May 14 at 11:00 a.m.
Commissioning for Youth Choir Mission Trip
Sunday, May 16 - 6:30 p.m.
Youth Choir Mission Trip Parent/Child Dedication Time
Wednesday, May 24 6:30 p.m. in the sanctuary
Youth Choir Mission Trip
May 27 - June 3
Commissioning for Rosemary’s Home of Hope Mission Trip and Morgan Blythe
Sunday, May 28 at 11:00 a.m.
Rosemary’s Home of Hope Mission Trip May 31 - June 2
WOM Sunshine Servants Tuesday, May 9
9:30 a.m.
in the Berea Room
GRADUATE RECOGNITION DAY--Sunday, May 14th Our high school and college graduates will be recognized Sunday, May 14th during morning worship. Please contact the church office by Monday, May 8th, with your college graduate’s information for the newsletter and so he/she can be recognized on this special day.
COUNTING COMMITTEE: Buddy Smith, Shirley Morgan
USHERS:
AM Roy Gray, Derick Davis
Jody Presley, Sean Reynolds Gerald Williams, Jon Andy Scott
PM Jonathan Stephens, Gage Harrelson
The Booneville Baptist
A Note from the Pastor...
NURSERY VOLUNTEERS May Coordinator:
Mollie Davis (662-415-7055)
May 7: Sunday School
Olivia Davis, Mollie Davis Sue Hanley Bed Babies
Destinie Duckworth, Andrea Mathis Linda White 1-2 year olds
Traci Rainey, Baley Hankins 3-4 year olds
Derick Davis, Cora Geno Check out: Wendy Scott
May 14:
Sunday School Ozie Houston, Ann Inman
Abigail Moss Bed Babies
Anne Caver, Jeremy Hare Brenda Presley 1-2 year olds
Lydia Lovell, Carmen Smith 3-4 year olds
Erik Dukes, Danielle Hawkins Check out: Christi Lindsey
Before I talk about this upcoming week’s reading plan, I want to make you aware of an upcoming event. This Thursday, May 4, is the National Day of Prayer. There will be a local Prayer Rally at Booneville City Hall at 12:00PM. I will be leading one of the prayer times along with several other ministers in our area. These are always uplifting times together as we pray for our nation, our leaders, our community, and especially for the lost. I hope you will make plans to join us at the National Day of Prayer Rally. I have one other announcement. Beginning this Wednesday night, we will begin a new study, “Grasping God’s Word.” The emphasis of this course is learning how to study, interpret, and understand God’s Word. Unlike the previous two studies we’ve done, this one won’t require pur-chasing a book or any reading before each session. I believe anyone who desires to be a better student of God’s Word would benefit from this course. I hope you’ll make plans to join us at 6:30pm on Wednesday nights in the Fellowship Hall. If you are on track with us, we are working through Week 19 in the read-ing plan. The first two days will have readings from the Psalms. Last week you read a portion of Psalm 119, and this week, you’ll read anoth-er portion of Psalm 119. Psalm 119 is one of my favorite Psalms because throughout it David is declaring his love for God’s Word. Psalm 119 is also a unique piece of Hebrew poetry. Psalm 119 is divided into 22 sections of 8 verses. There are 22 sections because there are 22 letters in the Hebrew alphabet. In each section, every verse begins with the same letter. For example, the first letter in the Hebrew alphabet is “Aleph,” and in verses 1-8, the first letter of each verse is an “Aleph.” Your Bible may include the identification of each Hebrew letter above each corre-sponding section: Aleph, Beth, Gimel, etc. If you’re interested, this is one way you can learn the Hebrew alphabet. The final three days will return to the narrative in 1 Kings. In these read-ings, you will see the transition from King David to King Solomon. You will also see another important development in the history of Israel. From the time of Moses through King David, the primary home for the Ark of the Lord has been in the Tabernacle. King Solomon is responsi-ble for building the first Temple, which would be a permanent structure for the Ark of the Lord. This temple would be the place of worship and sacrifice until the Babylonians destroyed it in 586 BC. This past Sunday we saw the best and worst of David. In the evening service, we learned about David and Bathsheba. This upcoming Sunday morning, we will study Psalm 51, which is David’s cry for forgiveness and restoration. Keep going in the reading plan and have a blessed week! In Christ, Jason
GIFTS RECEIVED
Gifts have been received by First Baptist Church
in memory of Harold Horn
Sammy McDougal
MUSIC NOTES
EDUCATIONAL EVENTS
The Booneville Baptist
ACT . LOVE . WALK Youth Choir
Sunday, May 7, 2017
11:00 a.m.—Youth will sing for Morning Worship 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.—Supper: Surprise?!?!
5:30 p.m.—Rehearsal 6:30 p.m.—Children’s Choir Program
April 30, 2017 Sunday School 218 Budget $8,765.25 Designated 70.00 Total $8,835.25
Children’s Choir Led Worship
Sunday, May 7 — 6:30 p.m.
All children, ages 4-12 will be leading in worship this Sunday night.
• Songs
• Scriptures
• Handbells
• Photography
• Percussion
• Puppets
• Chimes
• Creative Movement
• Signing
Come and receive a blessing!
JoyMakers News Oak Ridge Boys in Concert!
Friday, May 5 The bus will leave at 6:45 p.m. and
the concert starts at 8:00.
Just a reminder: there will be no JoyMaker Luncheon in May, due to
our luncheon this past Sunday. See you in June!
JoyMaker Luncheon/Program
Thursday, June 8: LuAnne Ford is in charge of the
program and Dr. Ronald Meeks of Blue Mountain College will be
our special guest. Don’t miss it!
Pray for Our Homebound:
Grant Fisher
Mrs. Lee Griffin
Mission Kids – Lives Transformed!! May 7, at 5:15 p.m.
Come hear the story of “Ramabai—The Little Girl Who Saved the Homeless.” We will pray for Mukti - The House of Salvation in India and our youth going to minister in Seattle, WA.
Then, we’ll eat make-your-own rice bowl, and decorate cards for the youth going on mission trip.
Ladies’ Ministry Opportunities: • Sunshine Servants (9:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 9th) in the Berea Room. Open
to all ladies. Come hear about the youth’s upcoming mission trip to Seattle, WA. We will be preparing goodie bags this month for the 60 who are going. If you would like to help, please bring $15.00 to help defray costs.
• “Fill My Cup, Lord” - Light supper and Bible Journaling study; 7-8:30 p.m. at the Prentiss Baptist Association Office, 400 Marietta Street. If you can, please
let the church office know if you are attending.
Your presence is requested
to celebrate the marriage of Abigail Clouse Moss
and Nicholas Cory Smith
Please join us on
Saturday, May Twentieth
Two-Thousand Seventeen
at Two o’clock in the afternoon
The ceremony will be held at
First Baptist Church
RECEPTION TO FOLLOW
Serendipity
184 CR 2788
Guntown, MS
The Booneville Baptist
Church Staff Pastor Bro. Jason Reed [email protected] Director of Music Ministries LuAnne Ford [email protected] Director of Education Laurie McBride [email protected] Minister of Youth Carter Smith [email protected] Pastor’s Ministry Assistant NanetteYarber [email protected] Financial Ministry Assistant Vicky Brown [email protected] Building and Grounds Director William Scott Pianist Carol Dickerson Church Phone (662)728-6272 Fax (662)728-6273 Web page www.fbcbooneville.com
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A Message from Carter’s Corner This week in the life of our youth, we are making our final preparations for the 2017 Youth Choir Mission Trip to Seattle, Washington. We will be leaving on May 27th at 4:30 a.m. and will be flying from Memphis to Seattle. Our youth and adults are excited about the work we will be doing during that week. We will be having block parties while doing Vacation Bible School, working at the Salvation Army, working with the homeless shelter, and also doing some clean-up around the area where we will be staying. This year, we will be staying the entire week at Island Lake Camp in Silverdale, WA. Please pray specifically that God will use this week in the lives of our students and adults to bring God glory, honor, and praise through everything we say and everything we do. Please pray for the leaders in Seattle for guidance and direction, as we work closely with them each day leading up to the trip. Also, please join with us in prayer for our students, since for many of them, this will be their first time ever away from Booneville without their parents, and for some, it may be the first time they have been on a plane. Pray also, for safety—and most importantly, for God’s will to be done. ▪Act Justly ▪Love Mercy ▪Walk Humbly
CARTER’S
ORNE R
Fill My Cup, Lord
A light meal will be served. Please contact the church office to let us know if you will be attending.
An Invitation to Women of all Ages Please join us for an interesting and
inspiring time of Learning about Bible Study and Journaling, sponsored by The Women’s Ministry and
WMU of Prentiss Baptist Association. Speaker: Mrs. Jamey Bragg, Biggersville, MS
Monday, May 8, 2017 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Prentiss Baptist Association 400 Marietta Street
You are invited to a Wedding Shower honoring
Ben Ford and Lindsey Polk Sunday, May 21, 2017 from 1:30 until 3:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall.
Registries: Corner Florist and Gifts, Bed, Bath and Beyond, Target, and Belk