The VISITOR NEWSLETTER FOR FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF SILSBEE

Mark Carpenter, Pastor Tom Hawk, Minister of Church Ministries

T.J. Brawley, Student Pastor Wayne Monk, Music

Vol.64, No.46 (409) 385-2819 www.fbcsilsbee.org November 20, 2018

Purpose: (why we are here) “Loving God as He loves us, loving others as God loves them”

Mark 12:28-31; Matthew 22:36-40 Mission: (what we are supposed to be doing)

“Making disciples who make disciples” Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 16:15; Luke 24:46-49; John 20:21: Acts 1:8

Vision: (what we want to be) “Unified in The Truth, surrendered to Jesus, maturing in faith, walking in love”

Ephesians 4:11-16

Student Ministry-Take a Turkey

A HUGE thank you to all that donated food to the

youth for our Take a Turkey event. We were able to

provide food for 14 families! Praise God!

REMINDERS:

Hot Hearts tickets are available Summer Camp

January 25-26 Palacios, TX

Tickets are $35 a person July 8-12

Please see TJ to purchase $290 a person

First Baptist Church Academy

has a potential opening for a

Bible Teacher. If you are

interested please contact Dana

Hancock @ (409) 385-3883.

Monday game time will be taking a break for the holidays. We will start

back up on Monday, January 7. Enjoy the holidays with your family and we

will see you in the new year!

Still have envelopes left…

“The Blessings Basket”

“Give a Blessing; Be a Blessing; Receive a Blessing”

White envelopes: Helping to provide “dignity” to retired Southern Baptists Ministers, Workers, and their Widows

Yellow envelopes:

Donation to the Christian Care Center to help a family with Christmas or other pressing needs

Green envelopes:

Donation for Benevolence Ministry throughout the 2019 calendar year

*These envelopes will continue to be out each Sunday through middle of

December. Please stop by one of the baskets at one of the entrances to our auditorium and take one or more envelopes.

Ladies Night Monday, December 3, 2018

6:00pm at the home of Karon Tarver (see Karon Tarver or church office for address)

Need several volunteers to bring soup. If you’re able to bring soup please contact Karon Tarver and let her know.

The 2019 Church Budget was approved at the close of

the worship service on Sunday, November 18, 2018.

Bible Study Report November 18, 2018 Enrollment Attendance

Adults 445…………………………………….…..124 Youth 69………………………………….………..17 Children 45.…………………………………………..12 Preschool 23.………………………………….……….12 TOTALS 582 165

WORSHIP ATTENDANCE FOR NOVEMBER 18, 2018: Morning– 190

FINANCE REPORT Budget Receipts to Date………………..……………….$698,156.14 Budget Expenses to Date……………………………..…$695,930.57 Missions to Date…………………………………….…. $7,714.15

Birthdays November 21-November 27

21 Lloyd Smith 24 Preston Jones

21 Candace Moreno 25 Norma Roy

22 Alvin Hayes 25 Sharron Gatch

22 Shorty Summers 25 Ashley Rice

22 Lindsay Ray 25 Bryce Strahan

23 Patrick Eason 25 Amber Morrison

23 Jackie Apshire 25 Adrianna Jessie

23 Zoey McLean

Hospital

Sadie Adams-Coming to Silsbee Convalescent

Sympathy

Vickie Preuss and family in the loss of her dad Bob Purdett

FIRST FRIENDS KIDS NEWS...

December 9 – Kid’s Christmas Musical – 6:00pm December 19 – Happy Birthday Jesus! Party – 6:00-7:30pm

Grades 1-4 will have a Bible story, make a Christmas craft, play Christmas games, and have birthday cake and ice cream

The Warehouse – Grades 5-6 – will go skating at Mannings on Wheels in Beaumont. They will leave at 5:30pm.

Cost is $10 and a permission form is required. January 9 – Bible Drill Competition Team Meeting – for kids and parents of kids in grades 4-6 who are interested in being on the Bible Drill Competition 2019 Team.

July 21-24, 2019 – Kid’s Camp – Lake Tomahawk, Livingston, TX Camp is for kids entering grades 5-6 (currently in grades 4-5)

Camp deposit of $50 is due by January 27, 2019. Parents – this would be a great Christmas present for your kid! Come summer, you’ll be so glad they have

something to do (haha).

REMINDER: Our special called Church Family

meeting will be Sunday, December 2, 2018 after

the evening service.

Motions:1. The Church Properties committee moves to

have the Jones Activity Campus HUB building coated

with two coverings of sealant at an approximate

cost of $8500.

2.The Church Properties committee moves to have the

carpet and tile from the Jones Activity Campus

Great Room removed at an approximate cost of

$6,000. Additional recommendation will come

following appraisal of the floor once uncovered and

assessed.

3.Budget/Finance committee moves the funds for

motions 1&2 be taken from the Specials- Vision to

Victory (V2V -809040) line item.

4. Budget/Finance committee moves the monthly 2%

currently deposited into the Specials- ESCROW

Reserve Fund (809095) be redirected into the

Specials- ESCROW-New A/C fund (809096) starting in

January 2019 until that fund reaches $25,000.

Your financial gifts to the Vision to Victory account are important in making sure we are able to complete a number of

capital improvements to our facilities. Please mark your gifts as V2V.

The Church office will be closed Wednesday, November 21-Friday, November 23 in order for our staff to spend the holiday with their

families. If you need assistance please contact Bro. Tom at (409) 289-1216.

We still have tickets available... TABLE OF GRACE

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2018 6PM IN THE FELLOWSHIP HALL

SPEAKER: KATHY CARLTON WILLIS MUSIC: AMY CARPENTER & SUSAN WOODALL

MEAL PROVIDED BY: MARY WOMMACK

· IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SIGN UP TO DECORATE A TABLE OR HELP

SERVE PLEASE SEE THE BULLETIN BOARD OUTSIDE THE CHOIR ROOM. FOR TICKETS SEE VIKKI MAY OR THE CHURCH OFFICE.