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First Connections Volume 49 Issue 2 February 2019
A Publication of First Baptist Church
408 College Street
Clinton, North Carolina 28328
Pastor’s Notes
Ministerial Staff
Dr. Ray Ammons, Senior Pastor
704-214-2147 [email protected]
Miss Lauren McCollister, Minister of Music and Director of Children’s Ministry 443-521-9888
Support Staff Miss Paula Peters, Business Manager [email protected]
Ms. Ruth Ann Johnson, Administrative Secretary [email protected]
Mr. Michael Chestnutt, Accounting & Accounts Payable
Mr. Jack Hamilton, Caretaker
Mr. Jeff Draughon, Custodian
Miss Angela Ruggles, Media-Library Director
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Our Mission
“The purpose of First
Baptist Church is to
honor God as we love and minister to all
people, witness to them of our life-changing
Savior, lead them into the fellowship of His
church, and nurture them in Christian
growth.”
Many of us depend upon computers for daily tasks with a necessary guideline we must follow. We are required to have a password for almost every important exchange or communication. In the turbo-technical, cyber-charged world, one simple password opens all the needed doors. You need one to open your computer, check email, check accounts, place orders, go on social safaris with media such as Facebook and Twitter, search newspaper archives, et. al. We also need a password to do banking or use a card to make online retail purchases. With financial accounts it is called a PIN, a “personal identification number.” The real key is remembering your password or PIN. Conventional wisdom suggests that we not use the same password or PIN for all accounts. We are advised not to attach all of our information to one common series of keystrokes. Prudent promenading through our contemporary, cybernetic, instant-access society is wisely engaged with multiple “secret codes.” This is essential in order to throw off would-be agents of theft or espionage. It becomes vital, therefore, to store our PIN(s) and passwords for safekeeping and, significantly, so we will not forget them. I have realized through experience that a forgotten password is ineffective. Accordingly, In order to safeguard them, I have a password to my password storage. (Do we see a pattern evolving?) Here is the really good news: we do not need a password to communicate with God. We just call to Him with our preferred “username”—Lord, Heavenly Father, God, Master, Creator, Redeemer. God opens up right away. In fact, God is always “on-line.” The passwords we choose for our computer browsing and ATM banking generally say something about us—birthdays, nicknames, occupations, favorite things, etc. Perhaps a good prayer password that could say something about us and how we should pray is “more.” We have more praise, more
confessions, more concerns, more requests, and more thanksgiving each time we share with God. We could also ask that God help us to be more loving, more merciful, more servant-oriented, more effective in our witness, and more likely to live more like the previous prayer experience. It is not a consumption or quantity password. It is not a unit of spiritual measure. It is a confessional, grateful, loyal password. We do not need to get a “proxy” prayer server. But it might boost our profile…”More Like Jesus Would I Be…”
Blessings, Ray
3 “Souper” Bowl of Caring
6 Church Conference, 6:00 p.m.
9 Senior Adult Valentine Party, 5:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall
10 Men’s Breakfast, 8:15 a.m. here at
First Baptist
15 J.A.M. (Jesus and Me) Weekend
23 “Rise Up-Rejoice” Conference, Civic Center
February Highlights
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Memory of Marianna Dawkins
Given by: Love Sunday School Class
Memory of Carolyn Malpass Kennedy
Given by:
Tart & Sue Lee
Carlton & Pat Albritton
Jerry & Ann Merritt
Tommy & Susan Barker
Houston Crumpler Jr.
Martha B. Daughtry
Nichole Devaney
First Baptist Choir
Dr. Joseph Leinwand
Michael & Vicky Martin
Wayne & Lesa Moore
J.A. & Debra Reeves
Bill & Alta Starling
Clinton High School Class of 1957
Paul Ashworth
Dennis & Beverly Best
Tommy & Linda Combs
Roxanne Parsons
Bobby & Carole Robinson
Frankie & Dan Waters
Faye McCullen & Family
Memory of Timothy Harris
Given by: Faye McCullen & Family
Memorials (Dec. 30-Jan. 28 ) Please Remember in Prayer — IN THE HOSPITAL
None at the time of this printing.
OUR CHURCH FAMILY Ed Bissette, Mary Poole, Nettie Sue Pope, Keith Powell, Doug & Faye S. Warren
OUR HOMEBOUND Glenda Bunker, Joe Butler, John Daly, Leslie Godwin, Jane Kaleel, Vara Matthis, Terry Penny, Juanita Rich, Frances Tart, Margie Woodall
NURSING HOME AND SKILLED CARE Local Lee Brown, Mary Gran 715B Willa Dean House, Southwood 314 R.J. Underwood, Mary Gran 211 Willie Ruth Watson, Mary Gran 704
Out of Town Edna Bass, Warsaw Nursing & Rehab, Room 10 Carla Goodwin, Cypress Point Rehab, Wilmington
EXTENDED FAMILY AND FRIENDS
Savannah Bailey (Tenna Autry’s great-niece)
Lynn Phillips Cheadle (Steve and Johnny Kaleel’s cousin)
Anita Culler (Charles & Gloria Allard’s daughter)
Cindy Cumbo (Fred & Judy Cumbo’s daughter-in-law)
Hilda Draughon (Jeff Draughon’s wife)
Tommy Glover
Christine Herring (Ted Herring’s mother)
Hilda Lambert (Donald Wrench’s sister)
David Manning (Gina Hamilton’s father)
Lloyd & Jane McGowan (Amela Sutton’s parents)
Pamela Medford
Zack Millican (Becky Todd’s nephew)
Betty Lou Palmer (Lee Brown’s aunt)
Donald Roberts (Linda Combs’ brother)
Isabella Salazar-Flores
Holly Thornton (daughter of Mike & Barbara Shook)
Our Soup Kitchen ministry
Tim’s Gift Ministry
Kay Turner, Sue Singleton, Shelter of Love in
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Condolences The pastor and church family express deepest sympathy to the family of Carolyn Malpass Kennedy.
Also, deepest sympathy to the family of Stacy Autry.
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Glenda Herring Lyman Horne Ruth Ann Parker Byron Reeves Nancy Butler Terri Gainey-Oliver Brooks Stafford Langdon Foley Ruth Roderick Linda Wright Edmon Boyette Vickie Dail Britt Starling
Bill Dunlap Jeff Nethercutt Cathy Ammons Bill Johnson Gracie Moore Jerry Merritt Lew Starling Ronnie Jackson Ellery Bowker Sydney Simmons Jodi Hall Notre Yarborough Steve Lamb
Kelsey Jones Bevan Matthews Doug Warren Steve Foley Beth Beasley
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February Birthdays
February Greeter Schedule
3 Carol McCullen & Mary Tyson
10 Ricky & Tenna Autry
17 Rufus & Glenda Herring
24 Tart & Sue Lee
February Nursery Schedule
Feb. 3 Georganne Carlton & Lynn Underwood, Jeana Grace Bowker Feb. 10 Kaitlin & Jeremy Atkins Feb. 17 Erika Starling & Cheryl Norris Feb. 24 Lesley & Byron Reeves, Beverly Best
If you are unable to be in the nursery on your Sunday, please arrange to trade with someone on the list. Also, please update the church office with those changes. Thanks!
A/V Assignment for February Justin Spell
Monetary Committee for February
4 Linda Combs, Fred Cumbo, David Jones
11 Ruth Roderick, Vonnie Marshburn, Bonnie Matthews
*19 Teresa Underwood, Kay Richardson, Mary Ann Hobbs
25 Ann Merritt, Tenna Autry, Carolyn Wrench
If you are unable to count on your designated day, please find
someone to switch with. The alternate is Bill Miller.
*Tuesday
February Meals on Wheels Schedule
Monday’s Wednesday's
4 Linda Combs & 6 Bonnie Sue Fallert Bonnie Matthews 11 Kay Richardson 13 Jerry Hatch 18 Joyce Lippard 20 Michelle Simmons 25 Pat & Dempsey Craig 27Michelle Simmons If you are unable to serve on your assigned date, please exchange dates with someone else or call 592-5604.
Senior Adult Activities
Visits to Homebound is the 1st Monday of the month at 10:00 a.m.
Nursing Home Visitation is the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 10:00 a.m.
Other Activities are announced as planned. Please join us!
Sunday Worship Schedule 9:00 am Library Open (11:00 am closed) 9:45 am Sunday School for all ages 11:00 am Morning Worship 5:30 pm Youth Fellowship
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Food Pantry for February
We are collecting Rice and Jelly for the Food Pantry through Monday, February 18. After that, the collection will be soup and crackers. All donations are welcomed.
Honor of Al Roderick’s 80th Birthday
Given by: Calperine & Charles Reed
In Honor Of
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Welcome New
Member We would like to extend a warm welcome to the First Baptist family to Barbara Carnley, who joined on Sunday, January 27.
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New Years Lunch
Welcome to a New Year, a time to reflect on the past and to have a new beginning , turning the page to a new chapter in our lives! Resolutions are hard to keep, so plan on doing one thing at a time and do it well. Then it will be easier to accomplish other things.
New Year’s Day was filed with good food and fellowship at the First Baptist Senior Adult Lunch. The collards, blackeye peas, sweet potatoes, pork loin and Moon Pies were delicious and enjoyed by everyone who attended. Mr. Harvey Knowles entertained us with his harmonica, playing “When the Saints Come Marching In” and several other songs. Special thanks to Jart Hudson for providing the sweet potatoes. Also, thanks to everyone (Bobby & Faye Warren, Linda Combs, Phyllis McKee) who took time to prepare the meal, it takes two full days to get it done! Thanks to all who had any part in making our activities so special this past year.
Precious Gems met on January 15. We had 19 people to attend. Faye Warren welcomed everyone and asked for prayer concerns. Ruby Johnson shared a devotional about blessings and reminded us that Jesus is the only one to thank for the many blessings we receive. Penny Lockerman led us in a wonderful workout. She is a great teacher, and we appreciate her taking time to do this. We played bingo, with everyone being a winner. We traveled to the Golden Corral in Smithfield for lunch. Afterward we stopped at the pottery to find some after-Christmas sales. Everyone had a really good time and all are excited to do this again.
God is good all the time, all the time God is good! He is the only one important. Blessings to you in this New Year!
Love in Christ, Faye B. Warren, Senior Adult Director
Senior Happenings
Youth Winter Retreat
Youth Progressive Dinner
Valentines Supper Saturday, February 9
5:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall Cost: $3 per person at the door
Sign up outside the church office! Entertainment will be provided by The Marksmen Quartet.
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Wednesday Worship Schedule 5:30 pm Wednesday Night Supper 6:00 pm Pastor’s Bible Study Youth Bible Study (Grades 6-12) Children in Action (K-5) Mission Friends (Toddlers-Pre-K) 6:30 pm Children’s Choir (K-5) Half-Notes Choir (Toddlers-Pre-K) 7:00 pm Adult Choir Practice
Sunday Schedule 9:00 am Library Open (until 11:00 am) 9:45 am Sunday School 11:00 am Morning Worship in the Sanctuary 5:30 pm Youth (Grade 6-12) Bible Study/Fellowship
February 2019
AA 8:00 pm, Social
Hall
Al-Anon
Deadline for Food Pantry
Items
10:00 am History Committee in the
Library
1:00 pm Haitian Worship, Chapel 2:30 pm Sr. Adult Council Mtg.
AA 8:00 pm, Social Hall
Al-Anon
10:00 am Nursing Home
Visitation
Deadline for
March Newsletter
“Precious Gems” 10:00 am,
Fellowship Hall 14P Bus Reserved
6:00 pm Church Conference
AA 8:00 pm, Social Hall
Al-Anon
AA 8:00 pm, Social Hall
Al-Anon
Upcoming Senior Adult Events Sunday, February 3
Senior Adult Council meets at 2:30 p.m.
Monday, February 4
Homebound Visitation: Leave church at 10:00 am
Saturday, February 9
Senior Adult Valentine’s Party, 5:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Cost is $3. Sign up at the church office.
Tuesday, February 12
Nursing Home visitation at Mary Gran and Southwood, We will leave the church at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 19
“Precious Gems” will meet at 10:00 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall followed by lunch at Salem Pizza.
If you need a ride to any of our events, call Faye B.
10:00 am Homebound
Visitation
1:00 pm Haitian Worship, Chapel 4:30 pm Youth Council 7:00 pm Church Council
“Souper Bowl” of Caring
Bring $1 and a can of soup
1:00 pm Haitian Worship, Chapel 6:00 pm Missions Development Council, Administrative Comm. 7:00 pm Deacons Mtg.
Monetary Committee
9:00 am
Soup Kitchen 4:00 –6:00pm
Soup Kitchen 4:00 –6:00pm
Fellowship Hall Reserved 5:30pm-9:00pm
1:00 pm Haitian Worship, Chapel
Soup Kitchen 4:00 –6:00pm
Soup Kitchen 4:00 –6:00pm
Men’s Breakfast 8:15 am @ FBC
Men’s Breakfast February 10
The next Men’s Breakfast will be Sunday, February 10, at 8:15 a.m . here at First Baptist Church. All men and boys are invited to attend.
Happy Birthday Pastor! Pastor Ray celebrated a special birthday on January 8, 2019. Congratulations!
Presidents’ Day
Banks Closed
Sr. Adult Valentine Party,
5:00 pm
J.A.M. Weekend 6:00 pm
J.A.M. Weekend Pickup 8:30 am
RISE UP-REJOICE!
Conference, Civic Center
Sunday, February 3, 2019
Don’t let football be the only thing on your mind this Sunday. Be sure to donate ONE can of soup and ONE dollar in Sunday morning worship. All proceeds will be used locally to fight hunger.
Youth Sunday Night Supper Schedule
Sunday, February 10
Lindsay and Jake Matthews
Sunday, February 17
Brandon Lee
Sunday, February 24
Margo and Ellery Bowker
RISE UP — REJOICE! Saturday, February 23
Sampson County Expo Center Free Meal-Worship-Music
1:30-Youth Registration 2:00-4:00-Youth Missions 4:00-5:00-Meal 5:00-7:00-Main Event
Justin and Kristin Spell, Melody Powell and Norrie Ellis, Angelique Jacobs, Julie Banister, Russ Emanuel.
This is a free event. All are welcome. Come and experience HIS love. FMI: 592-1126
Church Conference February 6 Church Conference will be held on Wednesday, February 6, at 6:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. All are encouraged to attend.