August 20, 2015 Volume LII No. 8-d

AUGUST 23, 2015

YOUTH FALL YOUTH FALL YOUTH FALL KICKOFFKICKOFFKICKOFF

August 23, 2015August 23, 2015

5211 Flynn Dr. 5211 Flynn Dr.

(Home of Seth Joyce)(Home of Seth Joyce)

4:004:00——7th Graders & families 7th Graders & families

5:005:00——All Youth All Youth

Families welcome! Families welcome!

Join us as we enjoy pizza and the Join us as we enjoy pizza and the

pool, and talk about all of our pool, and talk about all of our

upcoming events for the year! upcoming events for the year!

This Sunday, our children and youth will promote to their new Sunday School classes! Everyone will go directly to their new classes at 9:45 a.m.. The break-down for each class is:

Preschool (ages 3-K): C101 1st & 2nd grade: D206 3rd & 4th grade: D210 5th & 6th grade: D211

7th & 8th grade: Youth Hall

9th & 10th grade: Youth Hall

11th & 12th grade: Youth Hall

We are excited about the start of the new Sunday School year!

Welcome Back Wednesday!

All children's Wednesday activities will resume on August 26. The schedule is as follows:

4:00 - Handbells (4th-6th grade) 4:45 - Children's Choirs (1st-6th grade) 5:15 - Family Night Supper (begins) - $3 for a child's plate, $5 for an adult's plate 6:00 - Preschool Choir/Mission Friends (3 yr old-K) Wednesday Night Live (1st-6th grade)

SEPTEMBER 13TH

AT 3:00 P.M.

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Our church and community has been shocked this week

by the tragic deaths of Tommy, Joyce and Jamie

Wellington. The Wellingtons died from injuries

sustained in a car accident Monday morning. Tommy

and Joyce were devoted Christians who loved First Baptist Church,

Lumberton and Robeson County. Tommy was a generous steward

of a beautiful voice. He comforted and inspired us as a soloist and

member of the Chancel Choir. Joyce was a devoted student of the

Bible and faithfully shared her wisdom as a teacher of the Ladies

Fellowship Class. Jamie was attending another church in the

county and was happiest when his children and grandchildren were

around him. We are a better church and community for the lives of

Tommy, Joyce and Jamie and are thankful for all the ways they

shared the light and love of Christ. I ask that you pray for the

Wellington family in the days ahead. They will need our support

and encouragement as they grieve their loss.

Each time I am confronted by a tragic death I think of James 4:14

which says What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a

little while and then vanishes. James is reminding us of the frailty

of life. We may live many years, but no matter the length of our

days, our lives are frail and pass quickly. In the larger context of

the passage (verses 13-17) James tells us that we have no guarantee

of tomorrow, therefore we should not be arrogant in planning our

lives. The message I take from James’ instruction is that we

should not postpone any good deed. He makes this point very

clear in the last verse of the text when he says, “Anyone, then, who

knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, commits sin” (v.17).

James was never one to mince words. If the Lord has put some

good deed on your heart then you need to do it and you need to do

it now. Don’t put off to tomorrow what the Lord has given you to

do today.

Jim Elliot was one of five missionaries who were killed in 1956 as

they tried to share the gospel with the Huaorani people of Ecuador.

Elliot is credited with several wise statements about the Christian

life and the one that I most admire is a statement that reflects the

wisdom of James 4. Elliot said “When it comes time to die, make

sure that all you have to do is die. The only way to make sure of

that is to live every day as though it were your last.” I do not

know if Tommy, Joyce and Jamie did all the good they knew to do

before they died, but I do know they were good people who had

put their trust in Jesus Christ, who loved their family and were

willing to do anything within their power to help people in need. I

also believe that, while their deaths were tragic, they have taught

us the valuable lesson that life is a vanishing mist and that this day

is the only day we have. I pray we all live long, fruitful lives and

die peaceful deaths, but let’s also make the most of everyday by

doing the good we know to do.

Grace and Peace,

David

Preparing for Sunday. . .

“Living the Questions” John 6:60-69

For the past couple of weeks we have

focused on what was a difficult teaching

for the disciples of Jesus to understand.

Jesus has announced that he is the bread

of life that has come down from heaven.

The Jews who heard Jesus say this do

not understand. They begin to mutter to

themselves and then they argue with

Jesus. In today’s text the confusion

reaches the point that some of the

disciples walk away. As they leave,

Jesus asks the other disciples if they

were going to leave. Peter gives a great

answer when he says, “Lord, to whom

can we go? You have the words of

eternal life.” Peter is admitting that he

does not understand everything that

Jesus has said, but he knows that Jesus

is the source of life and wisdom. Peter’s

answer and faithfulness is a lesson that

the Christian journey involves Living

the Questions.

Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes

Back to School Sales are beginning

soon! Please remember Operation

Christmas Child and prayerfully

consider donating school supplies and

other items. Your donations make a

huge difference!

Our shoebox packing days this year

are September 26th and October 17th.

This Week. . . Sunday, August 23, 2015

Promotion Sunday

8:45 Early Worship

9:45 Sunday School

11:00 Worship

4:00 Youth Fall Kick-Off begins for

7th Graders

5:00 Youth Fall Kick-Off

Monday, August 24

9:00 Staff Meeting

Wednesday, August 26

4:00 Young Musicians Bells

(Grades 4-6)

4:45 Music Makers Choir (Grades 1-3) Young Musicians Choir

(Grades 4-6)

5:15 Family Night Supper

6:00 Family Night at Prayer

Music Munchkins/Mission

Friends (Ages 3-K)

Wednesday Night Live (Grades 1-6)

Youth Doing Missions

(Grades 7-12)

7:00 Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal

Visitation Committee Meeting

Family Night Supper Menu August 26

Spaghetti, String Beans, Texas Toast, Salad, Cinnamon Rolls

For the Record Needed per week ....... $14,903.85

Received 8/16/2015 ....... $7,954.29

Need to date .............. $491,826.92

Received to date ....... $441,548.60

Over (Under) Budget ....... ($50,278.32)

Sunday School Attendance— 236

September 26, 2015

Deacon Nominations Please fill out the name(s) of your choices for Deacon below and return to the church no later than August 31, 2015. You may nominate as many as you would like and turn in as many nominations as you would like during the month of August. (There is no need to nominate the same person more than once.) In accordance with our bylaws, those eligible must be at least 21 years of age and resident members of First Baptist Church for at least one year.

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Listed below are the names of persons elected in

2010-2014 as Deacons of this church. Do not nominate any of these persons. They are ineligible for re-election at this time.

Nominees will be reviewed for eligibility according to the bylaws of First Baptist Church. Eligible nominees will be contacted by the elections committee to assure their willingness to serve if elected. Deacon Election will take place the 1st Sunday of October 2015. You may place your nominations in the offering plate or fax or e-mail nominations during the week to the church office at (910) 739-7858 or daphnefletcher@fbclumbertonnc.org.

Sam Britt, II (2018)

Barbara Andrews (2014)

Joe Butler (2014)

Danny Cook (2015)

Jim Driscoll (2015)

Michele Fanning (2017)

Dan Floyd (2018)

Tommy Forrest (2016)

Jeff Frederick (2015)

Melinda Frederick (2018)

Phyllis Gibson (2016)

Kim Gore (2018)

Eric Harper (2017)

Bruce Huggins (2015)

James Johnson (2017)

Charles Kinlaw (2014)

George Lawson (2015)

Jerry Long (2014)

Malcolm McLean (2017)

Regg McIntyre (2016)

David Ramsaur (2015)

Kenneth Rust (2016)

Randy Rust (2014)

Johnny Smith (2016)

Jeremy Strickland (2018)

Johnny Strickland (2017)

Theresa Thomas (2017)

Ralph Ussery (2014)

Billy Wilson (2018)

Fun & Fellowship meets in the Activity Building at 11:00 a.m. on the 2nd Thursday each month

beginning September 10, 2015. Our program for September will be presented by Rev. Tim Little and lunch will be served. Please bring school supplies.

Person of the Week

Mary Lois Odom

Wesley Pines Room A-136

1000 Wesley Pines Rd.

Lumberton, NC 28358

Send a card, letter, or other remembrance to

our special person this week.

Upcoming Events. . .

August 30— 7th Grade Welcome

(Youth)

September 1—Cub Scouts Resume

Weekly Meetings (6:00 p.m.)

September 7—Labor Day

Church Offices Closed)

September 10—Fun & Fellowship

(11:00 a.m.)

September 13—Back-to-School Bash

September 14-16—Senior Adult

Retreat, Caswell, NC

September 14—Baptist Women’s

Luncheon (11:45 a.m.)

September 17—Budget Planning

Session

September 19—Community Café

September 20—Special Education

Sunday

September 21—Finance & Deacons

Meeting

September 24—Senior Adult Covered

Dish Luncheon

September 26—Operation Inasmuch

October 4—Deacon Election

October 5—Baptist Women’s

Luncheon

October 8—Fun & Fellowship

October 11—FBC Homecoming &

160th Anniversary

October 17—Operation Christmas

Child Shoebox Packing Day

Community Café hosted by

Ladies Fellowship Class

Servants this Sunday, August 23, 2015

ETC—8:45 a.m.—Maegan Hamilton, Libby Devine & Bonnie Reedy

11:00 a.m.—Maegan Hamilton, Morgan & Jeremy Strickland

Welcoming— Alan & Debra Arnette, Helen Odom

Collection—Wayne Stevens, Craig Britt

Entrance Greeters

Children’s Building—Jeff & Karon Prince

Walnut Street—Jim Driscoll

6th Street—Layton & Dianne Britt

Senior Entrance—George Lawson

Security Monitor—Jerry Long

Sound— James Gibson

Video— Greg Gibson

Save the Date!

First Baptist Church 160th Anniversary First Baptist Church 160th Anniversary

Celebration & HomecomingCelebration & Homecoming October 11, 2015 Our former pastor, Dr. Kevin Head, will be our guest preacher.

CHURCH STAFF

Contact us at 739Contact us at 739Contact us at 739---4336 or daphnefletcher@fbclumbertonnc.org 4336 or daphnefletcher@fbclumbertonnc.org 4336 or daphnefletcher@fbclumbertonnc.org www.fbclumbertonnc.orgwww.fbclumbertonnc.orgwww.fbclumbertonnc.org

Mrs. Nancy Bass Mrs. Nancy Bass Mrs. Nancy Bass ———Financial Coordinator Financial Coordinator Financial Coordinator

Rev. Erin CollierRev. Erin CollierRev. Erin Collier———Minister to ChildrenMinister to ChildrenMinister to Children

Dr. David ElksDr. David ElksDr. David Elks———PastorPastorPastor

Mrs. Daphne Fletcher Mrs. Daphne Fletcher Mrs. Daphne Fletcher ——— Church SecretaryChurch SecretaryChurch Secretary

Ms. Dorothy HuntMs. Dorothy HuntMs. Dorothy Hunt———Building SuperintendentBuilding SuperintendentBuilding Superintendent

Rev. Tim LittleRev. Tim LittleRev. Tim Little———Minister of MusicMinister of MusicMinister of Music

Mrs. Kandace RamseyMrs. Kandace RamseyMrs. Kandace Ramsey———ReceptionistReceptionistReceptionist

Rev. Doug ReedyRev. Doug ReedyRev. Doug Reedy———Minister of YouthMinister of YouthMinister of Youth

Senior Adult Covered Dish Luncheon Mark your calendars for Thursday, September 24th!

Cherry Fellowship Hall

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