September 12, 2016

Preparing for Worship

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.

September 18, 2016

Worship services at
8:30 & 10:45 a.m.

Rev. Matt Sturtevant

Senior Pastor, x.202
matt@firstbaptistlawrence.com
Rev. Cheryl Harader
Associate Pastor of Adult Spiritual
Formation, x.204
cheryl@firstbaptistlawrence.com
Tim Bonner
Intern of Adult Spiritual Formation
x.205
tim@firstbaptistlawrence.com
Michaela Schenkel
Intern of Childrens Spiritual Formation
X. 205
michaela@firstbaptistlawrence.com
Jenny Purvis
Office Manager, x.203
jenny@firstbaptistlawrence.com
Holly Grassy
Bookkeeper, (785) 917-9622
holly@firstbaptistlawrence.com
Evelyn Falen
Organist
evelyn@firstbaptistlawrence.com
Mark Robinson
Chancel Choir Director
mark@firstbaptistlawrence.com
Christy Miller
8:30 Worship Instrumentalist
christy@firstbaptistlawrence.com
Susan Pauls
Digital Outreach Liaison
susan@firstbaptistlawrence.com
John Pauls
Moderator
jphawk@yahoo.com
Buddy Langford
Custodian

Womens One-Day Retreat

Eighteenth Sunday after

Pentecost

Rev. Matthew Sturtevant

Youre invited! All FBC women and friends
are invited to gather at the home of Nancy
Sermon: peace in a fractured
Burt on Saturday, October 1. At 11:00 a.m.
world
well greet each other and share morning coffee & tea. Later on well study from Psalm 23.5. And to have a remembrance of our
time together well decorate ceramic mugs provided by Sunfire Ceramics. We should
wrap-up before dark. For those who would like to stay into the evening, there will be a
hot-dog roast.
When: Sat., Oct. 1, 2016
Where: 1001 E 1200 Rd.,
Please contact the church oce if youd like to aend,
SW Lawrence
843-0020, ext. 203 oce@rstbap#stlawrence.com
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Cost: $20
Pottery Painting: (optional)
$20 +
$8 small cup
$15 cup & saucer
$16 large cup
$4 paint/firing fee

Facilities Update...Whats New?

...Quite a bit, actually! Our new sanctuary seating arrived on Sept. 8. At 8:30 a.m.,
Carl Farrar was first on the scene to greet the truck driver. By 9 a.m. many more had
arrived and began the work of lifting each chair down
from the truck. It wasnt long after that an assembly
line formed to unwrap packing material and attach the
wire-book holders. In record time, all chairs were positioned in place by 2:00 p.m. all 250 of them. Wow!
We have these folks to thank for making time in their
schedule for this event: Carl Farrar, John & Susan
Pauls, John Williams, Matt Sturtevant, Jim Lord, Kelly
Johnson, Verlin & Susanne Gilbert, Bill Stauffer, Anne
Munsterman, Bryan & Christy Miller, Wendy Wheeler
& Sally Heilman. (And to those weve missed naming,
we apologize and thank you as well!)
Also new to our sanctuary is a set of projectors. FBC recently made an investment to modernize our audio-visual technology (although well never forget
how much fun it was to roll out the rattling projector cart with the lens
covered with paper and the extension cord stretched across the aisle)! After the fabulous work done by the contractor, Cytek, the FBC sanctuary
now sports not one, but two ceiling mounted projectors for projecting on
both the east and west walls, allowing easy viewing from anywhere in the
congregation. We look forward to enhancing the live and recorded worship experience with the incorporation of this updated technology.

Wednesday Night Update (Sept. 7)

*Two-Way Life Group
Wednesday night was a wonderful opportunity for the congregation and Pastor Matt to share a profound and meaningful two-way conversation about the most recently-preached sermon, as well as the Scripture passage for the upcoming
sermon. Appropriately named Two-Way, this small group meets from 6:45-7:30 p.m. is open to any who would like to
share in the formation prior to Pastor Matts sermons and the continuing conversation following them. ~Pastor Matt
*Sacred Music Academy (for 3rd through 8th graders):
We have 14 (maybe more?) very enthusiastic ringers & singers this fall. They had so much fun learning a new technique on the bellshow to use malletsand by the end of the month they will have mastered a new round-song they are
learning. Michaela Schenkel will be a great assistant to us this year-thank you Michaela! Theres still plenty of room, so
invite a friend or two! ~Evelyn Falen

Womens Ministry
All FBC women and
friends!
Friendship Square will resume
meeting TOMORROW NIGHT
at 7:00 p.m., at the home of Ginger Boring (1502 Stevens
Rd., Eudora KS). We will study the final chapter of our
book, Outlive Your Life, by Max Lucado. Please bring some
ideas about what our next book study might be! Want to
see The Square take on some different tasks or programs
this year? Bring those ideas too! If you have questions,
please contact Anne Munsterman, 393-1676.

Walk. Give. Change the world.

CROP Hunger Walks are
working to end hunger,
one step at a time! Join the
original Walk event in the
United States! Fight hunger
globally and in your local
community.
DATE:
10/9/2016
Registration: 1:00 pm
Walk Start: 2:00 pm

Remember in Prayer
You are invited to send prayer requests to:
(E-mail coordinator) Betty Colbert, bchilder@ku.edu
(Telephone Prayer Chain Coordinators) Hazel Nitcher, 8435302; Annie Merriam, 841-1384.
Katie Nitcher, recovering from successful foot surgery
Annie & Dan Merriam, Pioneer Ridge Health & Rehab Center,
Rm. 106
Local Congregation: Redeemer Lutheran Church
Regional Minister: ABC of Connecticut, Ms. Sonia Gonzalez,
serving in Meriden, CT
International Ministries Missionaries: Drs. Anita & Rick
Gutierrez, serving in South Africa.
Drs. Anita and Rick Gutierrez serve
in Durban, South Africa, together with IM partner the Baptist
Mission of South Africa. They
train and equip local churches,
pastors and missionaries to combat life-style related diseases like HIV/AIDS, heart and artery disease, diabetes
and malaria. Portable rapid screening tests for these
conditions are offered by trained health builders. The
doctors continue to develop a health education DVD
series that can be studied individually or in small
groups. A holistic approach from the Christian perspective is offered in order to help people achieve their
health and life goals.
(www.internationalministries.org)
Address update:
Melissa Lumpkin has a new address: 700 Monterey Way,
Apt. A4, Lawrence, 66049

Sunday Youth Group Schedule:

September 18
Chupper: Purvis

LOCATION:
(2016 t-shirt design)
Good Shepherd Lutheran
Sign-up to walk or to sponsor
Church
someonesee Ginger Boring
2211 Inverness Dr
or www.crophungerwalk.org/
Lawrence, KS 66047
lawrenceks

5:00-Games
5:30-Chupper (bring $2)
6:10-Lumos
6:30-Lesson
7:25-Closing
Upcoming dates to remember:
Sept. 25-Youth Fundraiser Breakfast & Mentor Night

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

Life of the Church

Wednesday, Sept. 14
6:00 p.m.Mid-week meal
6:30 p.m.Sacred Music Academy
6:40 p.m.Youth Bible Study
6:40 p.m.Two-Way Life Group
Thursday, Sept. 15
No Yoga
7:30 p.m.Chancel Choir rehearsal
Sunday, Sept. 18
8:30 a.m.Worship service
9:30 a.m.Sunday School
10:45 a.m.Worship service
5:00 p.m.ABY/Chupper

Blessed are the Peacemakers

September 11 - 25
Sep 18: Peace in a Fractured World
Sep 25: Peace in a Hurting World

Wednesday Menu
Sept. 14: Taco Buet
(tacos, torllas, salads,
and all the xns)
-Pot luck dessert

Staff Whereabouts
Pastor Cheryl will be out of the office September 14-18.

By the Numbers
as of September 4, 2016
GENERAL OPERATING
Weekly Receipts:
$5,653.25
YTD Receipts:
$204,427.05

Looking Ahead:
Oct. 9: CROP Walk

Sunday Morning Volunteers

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
Weekly Receipts:
Cumulative Giving:

September 18
Nursery 9:15-12:00 p.m.Amy Munsterman
Extended Care 9:15-12:00 p.m.April Hite
Sunday DriverGinger Boring, 542-1204
Sunday A/VJim Lord

SoundNeal Purvis

Church Office:
785/843.0020, ext. 203
office@firstbaptistlawrence.com
www.firstbaptistlawrence.com
@1stBaptistLawrence
(dont forget to like it!)

$7,195.56
$513,391.42

CHAIR FUND
Purchased to Date:
Needed: (@61.90)

242 chairs
8 chairs

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. Offering envelopes are available each
Sunday or you may choose to give at www.firstbaptistlawrence.com
Look for Simplegive tab.