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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH STAFF Tim Marsh

Pastor 828-755-1616

timfbcr@gmail.com Beth Heffner

Minister of Music and Administration 828-980-2761

bethfbcr@gmail.com John Miller

Minister of Youth and Children 704-472-5860

johnfbcr@gmail.com Kenneth West

Organist Alison Moore

Pianist Jill Taylor

Church Receptionist jillfbcr@gmail.com

Debbie Turner Financial Secretary

debbiefbcr@gmail.com Garry Cuthbertson

Custodian George Hughes

Grounds Maintenance

BIRTHDAYS OF THE WEEK June 7…………………..Mark Cline June 10…………..………..Lib Page ………………….J.T. Waters June 12……………….....V.O. Cline ……………....JoAnn Maxey June 13………………...Frank Jones ……….…...Lydia McMahan ……………..Casey Creswell

CHURCH SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS We congratulate our college students on completing another year of study despite the COVID-19 virus making it more difficult to get an education. The following students who submitted applications and will receive a col-lege scholarship from our church are:

GENERAL SCHOLARSHIP (This scholarship is for any college student who has been accepted into an accredited college and has been a member of our church for at least one year. It is a budget line item in our church budget and is equally divided

between the qualified applicants.)

Faith Archer Corine Barnes Audrey Colnot Isaac Hughes Jacob Knox Evan Revis

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP (This scholarship is awarded to students studying for the ministry

at an accredited Baptist College or University. The scholarship applicant must be a member of our church for at least one year.)

Lewis Craig

Usually these recipients are awarded their scholarship monies during a worship service. However, in light of the virus, the Scholarship Committee felt it wise to mail the checks to each person. May God bless each of these students as they further their education.

CHURCH FINANCES

Your financial support of the church is important to our continuing minis-tries. As a church we will spend only what is necessary for the maintenance of the church. We will be good stewards of our resources in anticipation that things may get tight. However, we also know that you have proven faithful in giving. Please mail your contributions to PO Box 839 Ruther-fordton, NC 28139. You may address them to Debbie Turner’s attention for confidentiality. You can also take advantage of our online giving at www.firstbaptistrutherfordton.com. This is through PayPal. If you prefer to give online, you should be aware that there will be a small percentage of your donation taken out by PayPal to be used as a service fee. Please know that all your contributions are greatly appreciated!

LECTIONARY READINGS To save time in worship while we are in transition of bringing our congre-gation back in the building, we will not be reading all of the Lectionary readings in our worship services. However, here are all the readings for this Sunday, June 7, 2020. Psalm 8; Genesis 1:1 - 2:4a; 2 Corinthians 13:11-13; Matthew 28:16-20.

Records for May 31, 2020 Budget Requirements...... $8,410.00 Budget Offering .............. $4,962.10 Special Offerings ................. $12.10 Total ............................. $4,962.10

Budget to Date Required by 5-31-20 ... $294,350.00 Received by 5-31-20 ... $309,948.44

Building Fund Building Fund…………………..$0 To Date………………$127,193.36

FREE FABRIC FACE MASKS AVAILABLE

If you are in need of a mask and do not have access to masks, please contact Beth (828) 980-2761 and she will make one for you free of charge and will deliver them to you. If you sew and would like to make some for your family and others, Beth would be glad to share the pat-tern with you.

IN-PERSON WORSHIP SIGN-UPS We are excited to offer live wor-ship services, beginning this Sun-day, June 7. In order to prepare for your attendance, serve you while you are here, and plan for your dismissal in a safe and orderly manner, please sign up for worship in advance on a weekly basis. You may do so by calling Rev. Beth Heffner at the church office on Monday’s and Tuesday’s (828-286-9047), calling or texting her cell phone (828-980-2761), or emailing Beth at:

bethfbcr@gmail.com. Please remember that we will re-quire you to wear a mask at all times while in the building. Upon arriving, you will receive a quick temp check, a dab of hand sanitizer, and your worship guide. We will photograph the congregation to have a record of your visit. Please do not leave any-thing in the pews—including the bul-letin when you leave. We are look-ing forward to your presence this Sunday!

Grace and peace, Tim

FAMILY MINISTRY NEWS

Children’s Ministry: we will continue to have the BIG idea on Wednes-day nights via Zoom for the month of June. In lieu of online devotional videos, we will be doing some “hands on” lessons using sign language. This is a neat way of teaching our kids some basic sign language, and it’s a helpful tool in helping them recall our Bible story for the week!

Youth Ministry: we are changing things up a little bit for the month of June. We will continue to meet on Sunday nights via Zoom for some games (with weekly prizes!), but for our Bible study time, we will be split-ting into small groups. Each small group leader will be in contact with stu-dents about the best day/time to meet. This allows for deeper discussion around issues the group would like to discuss. -John

COVID-19 CHECKLIST FOR ATTENDING WORSHIP 1. If you have any of the following COVID-19 symptoms that may include, you may not attend worship.

Fever, Headache, Cough, Shortness of breath, Muscle ache Chills or shaking with chills, Loss of smell or taste, COVID-Toes, a red or purple coloring of fingers or toes, accompa-

nied with swelling] Additionally, please do not attend with symptoms of an upset stomach, including nausea, vomiting or diarrhea

2. Have you been around an individual who has had these symptoms or has tested positive for COVID-19? (If the answer is no, you may attend wor-ship) 3. Have you been practicing social distancing? (If the answer is yes, you may attend worship) 4. Have you been at home, following the stay-at-home guidelines? (If the answer is yes, you may attend worship) 5. Are you non-medical personnel and have visited a nursing home, assist-ed living, hospital or any facility that is treating the COVID-19 virus? (If the answer is no, then you may attend worship.) 6. Have you had the COVID-19 virus? If so, has it been 72 hours since your last fever or dose of medication to treat fever, 7 days since respirato-ry symptoms have improved, or have you had a test to confirm that you are no longer carrying the virus? (If you answered YES to all three, then you may attend worship) Additionally, if you fall into an at-risk category that includes age or any physical condition that compromises your immune system, we highly encourage you not to attend. If you fall into an at-risk category, we will not turn you away. However, please understand that you carry a greater risk if you should contract COVID-19.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH RUTHERFORDTON, NORTH CAROLINA SUNDAY MORNING SERVICE June 7, 2020 10:55 AM

CALL TO WORSHIP

Greetings and Announcements Tim Marsh Leader: The Lord is Risen! People: He is Risen indeed! Lighting the Acolyte Candles The Written Word Psalm 8 John Miller Message in Song Garry Cutherbertson

Invocation Beth Heffner REMEMBER AND GIVE THANKS

Children’s Message John Miller Voluntary Recognition of our Scholarship Recipients Beth Heffner Recognition of our Graduates John Miller Morning Prayer/The Lord’s Prayer John Miller Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses As we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil: For Thine is the kingdom, and the power and the glory, forever. Amen.

HEAR AND RESPOND TO THE WORD

The Written Word Tim Marsh Matthew 28:16-20; 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 Leader: This is the Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God.

The Spoken Word “The Benediction” Tim Marsh (Matthew 28:16-20; 2 Corinthians 13:11-13)

GO FORTH TO LOVE AND SERVE Benediction Tim Marsh Departing Blessing “We Go in Peace” EDWARDS

Beth Heffner, Soloist We go in peace, we go in love, We go with grace and mercy from the Lord above To tell the world this very thing: That Jesus Christ is Lord and King, Jesus Christ is Lord and King! CCLI#1858884

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“I rejoiced with those who said to me, ‘Let us go to the house of the LORD.’” -Psalm 122:1

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF RUTHERFORDTON NC 2020 GRADUATES

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES

COLLEGE GRADUATES

CHRIS PROUGH Chris is a homeschool graduate and is con-templating starting his own business and/or attending a local college while continuing to work at Open Road Coffee and Tea.

NOAH YOUNGBLOOD Noah is a graduate of REACH and has his Associate’s degree from Isothermal Commu-nity College. Noah’s plans are to attend UNC Wilmington in the Fall and major in Biology.

ALYSSA BECHTEL Alyssa earned her BA in Psychology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Her plans are to continue her studies and is pres-ently looking at schools to get her Masters degree.

DAVID BOND David has received his BA in Hospitality Business from the University of Michigan. He will soon become the General Manager for a restaurant near Wrigley Field in Chica-go, Illinois

SONIA COLNOT Sonia has her BA in Psychology from the University of NC at Chapel Hill. She will begin a Masters in Social Work at the Uni-versity of Tennessee in Knoxville this Fall.

CARSON KAY Carson has her PhD in Communications from Ohio University. She will be teaching Communications at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas.

WILL KIRKPATRICK Will graduated from Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, Georgia with a BA in History. His plans are to take a few months to study for the LSAT and then work on get-ting into a school of Law.

LAUREN REVIS Lauren received her BA from UNC-Chapel Hill. Her majors were Peace, War and Defense and also in Sociology. She mi-nored in Arabic. Lauren will be working in Raleigh for the Department of Justice.