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June 27, 2018

No Meal July 4, 2018

8:30 a.m. Contemporary Worship

Mission Activities Center

Wednesday Supper 5 p.m.Cost:$7 for adults;

$3.50 for children 12 and under. Carry outs are $7.50 each.

Call 733-2236 for reservations.

SUNDAY WORSHIPJULY 1, 2018

AND JULY 8, 2018

9:40-10:40 a.m. Bible Study for All Ages

God at Work: The Life of Samuel and David

(July 1) “God Saves”2 Samuel 1:17-27

Will Dyer

(July 8) “God Unites”2 Samuel 5:1-5; 9-10

Will Dyer

11:00 a.m.Traditional Worship/Sanctuary

First Thoughts

Dear Church,

I will be brief in my thoughts this week. I want to express my deep gratitude to you. Multiple times a day, I am asked by members of our church when the baby will be arriving. We chat for a few moments about how Sara is feeling and if I am ready to be a father of three. When the conversation is almost over, you promise to pray for my family as we approach the birth of our newest daughter. I can’t begin to express how much it means to us to know that our family is in your prayers.

Tomorrow is the big day. We will arrive to the hospital at six in the morning with a sense of anxiety and hopeful expectation. Our life is, once again, going to change for the better. I am so excited to meet my daughter and see Sara hold her for the first time. I can’t wait for Miriam and Evie to see their new sister. It is a great feeling to know my little girl is being brought into a family that is so rich with love. Yes, at one level I am talking about my biological family and, at a level just as deep, I am talking about you. This little girl is going to be loved by so many people and it makes my heart swell with joy.

It is a great privilege to be your pastor and an even greater honor to be your friend.

Grace and Peace, Will

Church Office will be closed Wednesday, July 4

Many of you have changed email addresses, home and cell phone numbers, etc. Call the Church Office (733-2236) to make any changes!

Computers @ FirstA community ministry of First Baptist Church of Augusta

No cost! Register with Tommy Payne @ 706-312-0909 or email tpayne@fbcaugusta.org. All classes held in Walton 101 C & D (Adult Computer Lab). JULY classes are: Excel Basics - Tuesday, July 10 & 17, 2-4 p.m.; Introduction to Scanning - Tuesday, July 24, 2-4 p.m.

STUDENT MINISTRYChurch Wide News & Opportunities

If you had your portrait taken and did not order pictures, your free 8 x 10 is at the receptionist desk and may be picked up during office hours.

Television Broadcast

The following are channels that will carry our services on Sundays at 9 a.m.:

Comcast channel 8 and 232WOW channel 8 and 903

Dish & Direct TV channel 26

Save the Date! The dates for Fall Advance are October 6-8 (Saturday – Monday) at Woodland Christian Camp (www.woodlandcamp.com). Sign up will be coming soon!

If you are a parent of a rising or graduating senior and would like for your student to go to Passion 2019, January 2-4, in Phillips Arena with FBC Augusta’s College ministry, please note that ticket prices are $159 which is a great price considering all of the amazing things this conference entails. Also, keep in mind that ticket prices will continue to climb as the date nears and the even will likely sell out by summer’s end. All to say, don’t delay! Please visit http://fbcaugusta.org/announcements/passion-2019/ which will give you all the event info from our church.

IRA WithdrawalsDid you know that you and First Baptist Church may benefit from a charitable rollover?Making a donation to FBC directly from your IRA can: 1. Be an easy and convenient way to make a gift from one of your major assets. 2. Be excluded from your ajustable gross income: a tax-free rollover. 3. Count toward your required minimum distribution (RMD).For your gift to qualify for benefits under the extension: 1. You must be 70 ½ years or older at the time of the gift. 2. The transfer must go directly from your IRA to FBC. 3. Your total IRA gift(s) cannot exceed $100,000 each year.For more information on how to make a direct gift from your IRA to FBC, contact your IRA administrator or your legal and financial advisors.

The Honduras Mission Team will have a packing party on Friday, July 6th at 6 p.m. in room 104 of the Walton Building. Please bring the suitcase or luggage you plan on checking so we can load it up accordingly with our ministry supplies before our departure date of Monday, July 9th!

KENNEDY SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION! Deadline for returning applicants is July 1. Students must complete an application and have an official transcript sent to the Scholarship Committee.

Ann Louise Bell, daughter of Peyton & Kate Bell, was born June 12. Proud grandparents are Susie & David Bell.

PRAYER MINISTRY

PRESCHOOL AND CHILDRENMemorials & Honorarium

First Sunday Prayer in Room 203 of the Daniel Building, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m., Sunday, July 1.

**Do you have a prayer request? You can call our church office at 733-2236, email sjones@fbcaugusta.org, or visit our website at fbcaugusta.org. You can also visit any of our prayer rooms and fill out a prayer request form and leave it for church members to pray over.

**Would you like to serve on our Prayer Ministry Team? There are many ways you can be involved! Please email Sherri Hollar at hs.hollar@hotmail.com for information.

July 11-14 - Passport Kids Camp. Pray for our campers and chaperones as they experience Jesus, study and do mission through the understanding that God is always enough.

July 25 - Family Back to School event. Stars and Strikes, 6-8 p.m. For all families in K-5th grade. Please register by July 18. $10 per person.

July 29 - 5th Grade Last Blast. All rising 6th graders are invited to a fun afternoon outing with Melissa and David. Invitations coming soon!

DEBT RETIREMENT MEMORIALSMr. Roy Robinson

Mr. & Mrs. Hal D. Beman III

STAFF BIRTHDAYSWill Dyer - July 30

Mrs. Martha Bell DanielMr. & Mrs. Hal D. Beman III

Mr. Sam EnglerMr. & Mrs. Charlie A. Lovett

Mrs. Ann LanierMr. & Mrs. Charlie A. Lovett

MISSIONS MINISTRY HONORARIUMMrs. Margaret Murchison

Mrs. Janet HudsonMrs. Vicky Hawes

Mrs. Susie BellMrs. Ethel ChildressMrs. Clista AdkinsMrs. Nan Shaefer

Mrs. Delores MaloneMrs. Margaret DanielMrs. Cynthia Bennett

Mrs. Meg ByarsMrs. Mary Donna Beman

Mrs. Melanie BrownMrs. Kathy Martin

Mr. & Mrs. Vance Bowman

Debbie Williams served the Lord with all of her heart and soul. First Baptist of Augusta will continue to grow and enjoy her dedication to God through the Debbie Williams Prayer Room in the MAC Center. The dedication will be on July 8th.After graduating from Emory University in 1973, Debbie married her husband, Dr. George Williams in 1975. The young couple went on their first foreign mission trip to Ghana, Africa. This was the first of many mission trips their family would take through the Southern Baptist International Mission Board to such places as Hungary, Venezuela, Brazil, Bolivia, and Chile. Over the years, Mrs. Williams served her church in various capacities including chairing the Ministerial Advisory Council, acting as a member of the Building Committee and Historical Committee, teaching Sunday School, and being an a member of the Grace Sunday School class, and serving on the Board of Deacons. Some of her more creative endeavors for the church included directing several productions of “A Night on Broadway,” organizing the Boar’s Head Dinner, organizing the Women’s Jubilee, redesigning the Children’s Sunday School building into the Biblical Jerusalem. She always loved working with youth and organized various youth and adult mission trips around the world that included training in drama, puppetry, clowning, and interpretive dance.Debbie twice organized the city-wide C.S. Lewis Festival, which included building a life-sized reproduction of Narnia that was visited by over 7000 people. Her efforts were recognized as exemplary by the national C. S. Lewis Foundation, which invited her to Oxford, England where she lectured on the topic of organizing C. S. Lewis Festivals. Dr. George Williams, her children Rev. Will Williams ( Lesley- Anne) and Nan Williams Bowman ( Vance), and other friends and family will be in attendance.

STAFF ANNIVERSARIESCyndi Busby - 2 years

First Baptist Church of AugustaThe Interpreter - Issue 30 (USPS 191-880) is published weekly except Masters’ week, July 4th week, Thanksgiving week, & Christmas weekby First Baptist Church, 3500 Walton Way, Augusta, Georgia 30909

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WORSHIPCARE

VOLUNTEERSJULY 1 & 8, 2018

Pastoral Ministry Will Dyer, Senior PastorJim Walls, Associate Pastor R. J. Robinson, Pastor Emeritus

Music MinistryKurt Wachtel, Minister of Music Dan Gaudinier Minister of Contemporary Worship

Faith Development MinistryPatti Fowler, Minister of Weekday EducationDavid Hughes, Minister to Students Melissa Willis, Minister to Preschool & ChildrenLori McPherson, Nursery Coordinator Paul Moller, Director of Senior Adult Ministry

Operations Ministry Kelly Rose, Church Administrator

Interpreter ContactLuci Worthington lworthington@fbcaugusta.org

Minister On Call706-832-2944

(July 1) 8:30 AM: Beth & Jeff Morrison, LeeAnn & Cassidy McGillHostess: Lanai McGill11 AM: Bok Bemis, Jennifer Shearouse, Heather Collins, Cecelia Pittman, Camy Powell(July 8) 8:30 AM: Kristi Messer, Beth Becton, Donna Monroe, Marsha MoormanHostess: Heather Unrath11 AM: Elizabeth Beman, Jennifer & Jason Sinkus, Charlynn & Len Collins

Giving ReportJune 24, 2018

Weekly Requirements ........................$58,455Budget-Building Receipts...................$37,284Budget-Building to Date.................$1,175,949Budget-Bldg Requirements............$1,461,375

Weekly Church CalendarJuly 1-14, 2018

Sunday, July 1 8:30 a.m. Contemporary Worship, MAC 9:40 a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Traditional Worship, Sanctuary Vietnamese Worship, MAC 5:00 p.m. First Sunday Prayer, D-203

Monday, July 2 9:00 a.m. Helping Hands, Arts & Crafts Room

Tuesday, July 3 9:30 a.m. Playcation Days, Children/Preschool Wednesday, July 4 - Church Office Closed 6:45 a.m. Men’s Prayer Breakfast, MAC Grill Thursday, July 5 9:30 a.m. Playcation Days, Children/Preschool

Sunday, July 8 8:30 a.m. Contemporary Worship, MAC 9:40 a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Traditional Worship, Sanctuary Vietnamese Worship, MAC

Monday, July 9 9:00 a.m. Helping Hands, Arts & Crafts Room 6:00 p.m. Finance Committee, Conference Room 7:00 p.m. Deacons Meeting, Choir Room

Tuesday, July 10 9:00 a.m. Benevolence, MAC 9:30 a.m. Playcation Days, Children/Preschool Wednesday, July 11 6:45 a.m. Men’s Prayer Breakfast, MAC Grill 8:00 a.m. Activities Committee 9:30 a.m. Women’s Bible Study, D-203 5:00 p.m. Wednesday Meal, Fellowship Hall Bridge Ministry Manna Bags, MAC Grill Women’s Discipling Ministry, Arts/Crafts 6:00 p.m. Financial Peace, D-202 Praise Band Rehearsal, Gym Thursday, July 12 9:30 a.m. Playcation Days, Children/Preschool

Saturday, July 14 11:30 a.m. Bridge Ministry, 15th St. Bridge

Dan Gaudinier June 30 & July 1Jim Walls July 7 & 8

SUNDAY: Jude; Ezra 9-10; Psalm 95MONDAY: Revelation 1; Neh 1-2; Ps 96TUESDAY: Revelation 2; Neh 3; Psalm 97WEDNESDAY: Rev 3; Nehemiah 4; Ps 98 THURSDAY: Rev 4; Neh 5:1-7:3; Psalm 99FRIDAY: Revelation 5; Neh 7:4-8:12; Ps 100SATURDAY: Rev 6; Neh 8:13-9:37; Ps 101SUNDAY: Rev 7; Neh 9:38-10:39; Ps 102MONDAY: Rev 8; Nehemiah 11; Psalm 103TUESDAY: Rev 9; Nehemiah 12; Ps 104:1-23WEDNESDAY: Rev 10; Neh 13; Ps 104:24-35THURSDAY: Rev 11; Esther 1; Ps 105:1-25FRIDAY: Rev 12; Esther 2; Ps 105:26-45SATURDAY: Rev 13; Esther 3-4; Ps 106:1-23

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