July 23, 2015

Church Leadership
Our ministers and lay leaders are available
to answer any questions you may have to
help you connect with the ministries of
First Baptist Church.
Church Office:
785/843.0020, ext. 201
office@firstbaptistlawrence.com
www.firstbaptistlawrence.com
Rev. Matt Sturtevant
Senior Pastor, x.202
matt@firstbaptistlawrence.com
Rev. Cheryl Harader
Associate Pastor of Adult Spiritual
Formation, x.204
cheryl@firstbaptistlawrence.com
Cody Knapik
Intern for Youth Spiritual Formation,
x.205
cody@firstbaptistlawrence.com
Amelia Lawson
Intern for Childrens Spiritual Formation
x.205
amelia@firstbaptistlawrence.com
Jenny Purvis
Office Manager, x.203
jenny@firstbaptistlawrence.com

Preparing for Worship

Quarterly
Business
Gathering
Sunday, July 26
Immediately following Sunday School at 11:45

July 26, 2015

Worship at 9:30 a.m.
a.m
(Roger Williams Room)
ninth Sunday after Pentecost

Rev. Matthew Sturtevant

(Refreshments at 10:30 a.m. -Reception for Amelia
Lawson)

Scripture: John 6.1-21

Sunday School:
10:45-11:45 a.m.

SUMMER SUNDAY SCHOOL

More than 40 people have taken part in the
Adult and Youth Sunday school experience of

Refreshments & Reception for

Amelia Lawson, RWR, 10:30 a.m

The 3 Colors of Ministry: A Trinitarian Approach

to Identifying and Developing Your Spiritual Gifts.
You are invited to come take part in this study, so
please join us for Sunday School this week. More
books ae being ordered. So, you might be wondering, what happens when I identify my gifts? Will you
just give me more work to do? The answer might
surprise you: Of course not! When you are confi-

Evelyn Falen
Organist
edfal13@gmail.com
Holly Grassy
Bookkeeper, (785) 917-9622
holly@firstbaptistlawrence.com

dent in your area(s) of giftedness, then you have a

God-given basis to say both yes and no when an
opportunity to serve is offered to you. In addition,
when we know your area(s) of giftedness, we will be
much more likely to only offer those areas of service that fit your gift area(s). In

John Pauls
Moderator
jphawk@yahoo.com
Buddy Langford
Custodian

the fall, a second part to this study will be offered as a Wednesday night activity.
We will meet together as Gods church to see where God has gifted us as a congregation. We will discuss our areas of strength and weakness as a church, and we
will share our own strengths and weaknesses. We meet at 10:45 a.m. in the

Roger Williams Room. Our leaders for these weeks will be Nancy and Tim
Bonner, and Revs. Matt Sturtevant and Cheryl Harader.

BUILDING THE BODY

Summer Worship Series
July 12-August 9
We have spent time, effort, and money on an important part of our life as Gods church: the physical plant. This summers Worship and Sunday School time will move us forward as we build the body of Jesus, our community of faith. During our Summer Worship and Sunday School Series, July 12-August 9, we will together explore what it means to build our
community from the inside-out.
During our worship series, we will explore the Biblical theme of building the body through various Scriptures. We will
together ask how God might be using our individual gifts for use in communal and Gospel ways.
July 26: Feeding the Body (John 6.1-21); Pastor Matt preaching
August 2: Equipping the Body (Ephesians 4.1-16); Pastor Matt preaching
August 9: The Spirits Strength for the Body (1 Kings 19.4-8); Pastor Matt preaching

Operation
Popsicle was a big hit
again this year! Thank you Christy
Miller, Wendy Wheeler, and all the
others who made it a cool success!
18 cases of water and over 1000
popsicles were handed out to busy
sidewalk sale shoppers on July 16.

Farewell Reception
This Sunday

Donate School Supplies Until July 31

To Salvation Army or United Way
In an effort to help low-income parents in our community, a group of local agencies and businesses are
working together to make sure children who qualify
for free or reduced cost lunches have the tools they
need for academic success. If you would like to donate school supplies (lists can be found at Walmart,
Office Depot, or the USD 497 website), please deliver them to the Salvation Army (946 New
Hampshire St.) or the United Way (2518 Ridge
Ct, #200). Monetary donations and gift cards are
also welcomed.

Join us as we wish Amelia

Lawson farewell as she
ends her internship with us
here at First Baptist.
There will be refreshments and a card shower
immediately following
worship this Sunday morning at 10:30 a.m. in the
Roger Williams Room.
Her plans this fall include taking classes needed to finish
her degree work for a masters in vocal performance,
spending a good deal of time as an employee in the music
library in Murphy Hall and at the Lied Center. She will
be singing with the Chamber Opera, and certainly there
will be other performances throughout the year you can
catch her in!

Alpha Christian Childrens Home is

100% privately funded and relies daily
on the financial support of compassionate churches, groups, and individuals to meet the needs of the children
who live there. Children at this home
may have been abused or neglected,
orphaned, troubled, poor, or from dysfunctional families.
There are many ways to help Alpha, (see www. Alphachristianchildrenshome.com) but the way we are inviting this congregation to participate is by collecting and
bringing your Campbell's & Best Choice UPC symbols
and General Mills Box tops which are then redeemed for
cash and school equipment. There is an envelope for
your labels on the Missions bulletin board in the Christian
Education hallway. Please contact Linda Lewis if you
have questions about this project, 841-0346.

Remember in Prayer
Family & friends of Bob Shelley, who passed away on
July 18. Services were July 23 at Rumsey-Yost Funeral
Home.
International Ministries Missionaries: Becky Mann, serving in Thailand.
Regional Minister: ABC of Pennsylvania & Delaware:
Dr. Jeffrey Johnson, serving in Pittsburgh, PA
Local congregation: St. Margarets Episcopal Church
You are invited to send prayer requests to:
(E-mail coordinator) Betty Colbert, bchilder@ku.edu,
(Telephone Prayer Chain) Hazel Nitcher, 843-5302, Annie Merriam, 841-1384, or Judy Stuart, 856-1782, or
The church office: 843-0020
jenny@firstbaptistlawrence.com

The King will reply, I tell you the truth, whatever you did
for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for
me, Matthew 25:40.
Alpha Christian Children's Home
15017 27th Street
PO Box 727
Perry, Kansas 66073-0727

Bokhee Min and Ken Lee and their children, Paul and
Sophia, have moved to Georgia. Bokhee has two job
interviews this weekend, so they arent sure of the city
they will be living in. They should arrive in Georgia
Thursday 7/23. Please keep their move and the job
interviews in your prayers.

Save the Date

An all-church work day has been

scheduled at Lawrence Habitat for
Humanity on September 12. If
you would like to participate,
please contact Troy Reimer so he
can gauge interest and begin planning for the event.
Troy.reimer@gmail.com, or
(785) 371-6509.

Farewell

Building Reconstruction
Update:
We have a glass wall! The doors to
our new center aisle should be installed soon and the remaining features include flooring in the narthex
space, wood trim, and final touches
here and there. The siding has been
installed on the south addition and
ready for paint.

First Baptist Church

1330 Kasold Drive
Lawrence, Kansas 66049
785/843-0020
785/843-0021 (fax)
www.firstbaptistlawrence.com

Life of the Church

Sunday, July 26
9:30 a.m.Worship
10:30 a.m.Refreshments & Reception for
Amelia Lawson, RWR
10:45 a.m.Sunday School
11:45 p.m.Quarterly Business Meeting
Monday, July 27
8:00 p.m.rebroadcast of FBC worship
(public access channel 99)

Sunday Morning Volunteers

July 26

Nursery 9:30 a.m.Amy Munsterman

11:00 a.m.Amy Munsterman
Extended Care 11:00 a.m.Sherry
Bernhardt

Staff Whereabouts
Jenny Purvis will be taking some vacation time July 27-31. Pastor Cheryl will be out of
town July 31-August 1.

Looking Ahead:

.
September 12: Work Day at Habitat for Humanity
September 13, NE Area Mtg, FBC Topeka

The Leaflet newsletter is a weekly production of First

Baptist Church. If you would like to receive the newsletter by E-mail, please contact the church office: jenny@firstbaptistlawrence.com. You may receive a hard
copy in the mail by request: 843-0020. Copies are
available for pick up each Sunday.

By the Numbers...as of July 19, 2015

GENERAL OPERATING
Weekly Receipts:
$6,546.00
YTD Receipts:
$171,115.20
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
Weekly Receipts:
$1,544.25
Cumulative Giving:
$421,308.16
If you would like more detailed financial information, please
contact our bookkeeper at grassyclan@att.net, 917-9622.
Thank you for your generous giving. Your generosity helps to
make our many ministries possible.