John Holland, Minister of Music & Senior Adults Colin Trisler, Student/Family Life Minister Jason Mercer, Minister of Children

June 8 | Volume 82...Number 23

First Baptist Church 201 East Court St. Winnfield, LA 71483 318-628-3544

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Evangel

$ 77,705.04

Challenge Goal

$300,000

Renovation

Fund Offerings

Since Church

Vote

Victory Goal

$400,000

Join us on Father’s Day

Sunday, June 15

As we meet in our newly

restored sanctuary!

Father’s Day Celebration Service

Make plans to bring your family and come join us on Sunday,

June 15 at 11:00 a.m. for a special Father’s Day worship service

in our newly restored Sanctuary. One of the highlights of the

day will be the uplifting music that the Sanctuary Choir will

present, so don’t miss it!

Senior Adult Salad Luncheon

You will not want to miss this event that’s scheduled for

Thursday, June 19 at 11:30 a.m. You bring your favorite salads

and we will provide the sandwiches. There will be surprises for

everyone, so don’t miss it!

Observance of the Lord’s Supper

The Observance of the Lord’s Supper will take place on

Sunday, June 29 at 11:00 a.m. Our Director of Missions, Dr.

Clovis Sturdivant, will be filling the pulpit for the morning

service. Dr. Jerold McBride will deliver the evening message at

6:00 p.m.

Senior Adult Road Trip #1

We will take a road trip to Natchitoches on Saturday, June 21

to see the musical dinner theater performance of Nunsense. The

trip will cost $25.00 per person which includes your dinner and

show and needs to be paid in advance. We will depart from the

church at 5:00 p.m. and will return at approximately 9:30 p.m.

At this point, the trip will be limited to 14 people.

Southern Revelation Gospel Quartet

The Southern Revelation Gospel Quartet will be in concert at

First Baptist Church on Sunday, July 13 at 11:00 a.m. The

group will bring a fresh touch to the old classic hymns that we

enjoy hearing so much and add some new things to show they

keep up with today’s gospel music. In addition to the classic

sound of quartet harmony, you will enjoy the group’s playful

antics. Most of all, the group will remind us through song that

there is nothing more important than the message of the grace of

God. Mark your calendars for this event and bring a friend!

Senior Adult Road Trip #2

Mark your calendars now for another Senior Adult Road

Trip. We will depart on Thursday, July 24 at 9:00 a.m. and

travel to Natchitoches for a day of shopping and sight-seeing.

We will begin the day shopping in the stores on Front Street, eat

lunch at Lasyone’s Meat Pie Kitchen, then, tour the historic

Oakland Plantation. You will need to bring money for shopping

and your meal. Please make note that this trip will require a

great deal of walking.

Music & Senior Adult Ministry

READ THE BOOK BEFORE YOU SEE

THE MOVIE!

“The Fault in Our Stars” by John Green.

FBC LIBRARY’S GOT IT.

CHECK IT OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you would like to contribute financially to Brady Stewart

and his family as he serves as a collegiate minister at

Oklahoma University, here is his contact information:

Brady Stewart

Phone number: 337-718-2355

Email: bradystewart05@gmail.com

http://paradigmnorman.com

MSC account #10145

If you would like more information, please contact

Colin at the church office.

Sunday, June 8

AM Dr. Clovis Sturdivant

PM Dr. Jerold McBride

Sunday, June 15 (Father’s Day - First Sunday back in Sanctuary)

AM Rev. Colin Trisler

PM Dr. Jerold McBride

Sunday, June 22

AM Rev. Bill Robertson

PM Rev. Bill Robertson

Sunday, June 29

AM Dr. Clovis Sturdivant

PM Dr. Jerold McBride

Sunday, July 6

AM Dr. Jeff Audirsch

PM

Sunday, July 13

AM Southern Revelation Quartet in concert

PM

Pulpit Supply Schedule June - July 2014

Youth Ministry FAITH COMMANDER: This week the youth will continue our study of some of Jesus’ most loved

parables from a redneck point of view with our five-week Bible study series

called Faith Commander from Louisiana’s favorite backwoods family, the

Robertsons. Each week, one of the Robertson men will introduce our lesson

(via DVD, not in person), which is designed to teach us how to build a

legacy of faith by applying five faith-shaped values to our lives.

This Sunday, Alan & Jep Robertson will help us understand what it takes to

practice “Radical Forgiveness” using Jesus’ parable of the unforgiving

servant (Matt.18:21-35).

STOMP: Just a reminder that we will continue to have STOMP every Wednesday

night during the summer. STOMP begins at 6pm and takes place on the

Third Floor.

HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR TRIP:

This year’s graduating seniors will be taking a trip to the Fort Worth/

Grapevine area for that one last group get-together before they all go their

separate ways in the fall. We’ll be leaving for the great state of Texas on

Monday, June 9, and we will return Friday, June 13. Each person going—

both adult chaperones and students—need to turn in their $350 fee to Colin

as soon as possible.

CRAWFISH BOIL: The youth will have a crawfish boil and swim party on Saturday, June 14, at

the Barnett’s house. We will meet at the Barnett’s at 5pm. The cost is $5

per person. If you need a ride, meet at the church at 4:30pm to ride the

church bus.

FUGE 2014:

FUGE this year will be at Mississippi College on July 6-10. The total cost is

$290 per person, and the full amount is due by the end of this month. If you

worked the youth fair booth in October, I have the amount of money you

earned from that as well. If you would like to go but need financial help,

please see Colin as soon as possible.

CHILDREN’S mINIStRy During our first children’s ministry parent meeting

this year, parents were given a copy of Thom S.

Rainer’s “I Am a Church Member.” I hope you all

have had a chance to read this incredibly valuable

little book. Over the next couple of weeks, I would

like to review the six pledges we were challenged to

take as a church member. If you have not read this

book, I would highly recommend that you get a copy

from Lifeway or the FBC library.

The first pledge: I like the metaphor of membership.

It’s not membership as in a civic organization or a

country club. It’s the kind of membership given to us

in 1 Corinthians 12: “Now you are the body of

Christ, and individual members of it” (1 Cor.12:27).

Because I am a member of the body of Christ, I must

be a functioning member, whether I am an “eye,” an

“ear,” or a “hand.” As a functioning member, I will

give. I will serve. I will minister. I will evangelize. I

will study. I will seek to be a blessing to others. I will

remember that “if one member suffers, all the

members suffer with it: if one member is honored, all

the members rejoice with it” (1 Cor. 12:26).

Each of us have been given different gifts and

qualities that uniquely prepares us to fulfill a role in

the church. My prayer is that as you take this first

pledge that you will seek out opportunities to utilize

your special gifts in the ministry of FBC. There are

many opportunities for you to serve in the upcoming

months and year. We will have Mega Sports Camp in

July that will require volunteers with many different

gifts to offer this evangelistic event to our

community. Chaperones and bus drivers will be

needed for youth and children summer camps. As we

prepare for the upcoming new church year in

September, we will have the opportunity to serve as

Sunday school teachers, class secretaries, committee

members, music ministry members, children’s

program leaders and youth program leaders. I hope

that you will seek to be a functioning church member

in whatever capacity God has equipped you to give,

serve, minister, evangelize, study and be a blessing to

others.

Thanks very much to everyone who

helped clean and set up the sanctuary on

Tuesday morning. We will move back into

the sanctuary very soon, and a sincere Thank

You is extended to everyone who has volun-

teered their time and effort to help us during

this transition period.

DAILY BIBLE READINGS

Sunday June 8 Nehemiah 5-6

Monday June 9 Nehemiah 7

Tuesday June 10 Nehemiah 8

Wednesday June 11 Nehemiah 9

Thursday June 12 Nehemiah 10-11

Friday June 13 Nehemiah 12-13

Saturday June 14 Esther 1-2

Sunday June 15 Esther 3-4

Sunday, June 8

9:00 - 9:45 AM Library open

9:40 AM Sunday School

10:40 AM Preschool Worship

11:00 AM Morning Worship

5:00 PM RA Summer Camp Parent Meeting

6:00 PM Evening Worship

7:00 PM Deacons’ Meeting

Monday-Friday, June 9-13

8:00 AM Senior Trip to Dallas/Ft. Worth

Tuesday, June 10

7:00 AM Men’s Prayer Breakfast

Wednesday, June 11

9:00 - 1:00 PM Library open

6:00 PM S.T.O.M.P.

6:15 PM Bus./Prayer Meeting

7:00 PM Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal

Saturday, June 14

5:00 PM Youth Crawfish Boil

Schedule for

6/8 - 6/14

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FOR THE RECORD JUNE 1) Sunday School Enr. Att. Adults 334 144 Youth 62 18 Children 65 26 Pre School 28 12 ___ ___

Total 489 200

Tithes & Offerings

Budget Required $ 15,471.22

Budget $ 23,211.00

Designated $ 1,315.17

Total $ 24,526.17

Giving to

Restoring God’s House $ 24,185.68

Year-To-Date

Budget Required $340,366.84

Year-To-Date

Budget Receipts $312,770.92

Over (Under) Budget ($ 27,595.92)

First Baptist Church...Serving Christ in the Heart of the Forest

Memorials & Gifts

In Memory of:

Lucille Desadier Shaw, Sharon Dellucci

Given by Mr. & Mrs. Robin Cummings & Family

Chuck Weeks

Given by Mr. & Mrs. John F. Lovell Mr. & Mrs. Johnny Lovell & Savannah

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Harlan

Mr. & Mrs. Robin Cummings & Family

Stacey Gardner, Patti Hanna Given by Mr. & Mrs. Paul Harlan

In Honor of:

The Widows & Widowers of FBC

Given by The Deacon Body

Don Causey, Evelyn Billings,

Delane Adams Given by Mr. & Mrs. Paul Harlan

Mary Williams

Given by Mrs. Barbara Marshall

June 8, 2014

2’s & 3’s Andy & Lisa Kepper

4’s & 5’s LC & Sharon Barnett

Extended

Session

SUNDAY, JUNE 8

James Lee

MONDAY, JUNE 9

Chris Baker, Brittney Bankston Wheeler, Brett Jurek

TUESDAY, JUNE 10

Deanna Atherton, Terry Avant, Tim Jordan,

Kaylie Lasyone, Marjorie Thornton

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11

Bennie James, Roger Long, Derek Martin

THURSDAY, JUNE 12

Nicholas Barnett, Thomas Ray Berry, Ginger Cummings,

Andy Kepper

FRIDAY, JUNE 13

Dawn Rogers, Jayson Vines

SATURDAY, JUNE 14

Paula Jones, Violet Rhymes, Dorothy Ann Shelton Davis,

Austin Stevenson