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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
729 Ocean Boulevard St. Simons Island, GA 31522-5018
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
will meet on July 11th & 25th at 2pm
July 14th at 3:30pm Rev. Justin Moser
CHURCH STAFF
Rev. Dr. Tony Lankford, Senior Pastor [email protected]
Rev. Michael Jennings, Minister of Worship
Rev. Justin Moser, Minister to Youth & Mission/Outreach [email protected]
Mr. John Harper, Organist
Mrs. Faith Hamilton-Trent, Pianist
Ms. Barbara Burke, Administrator
Ms. Annie Akins, Admin. Asst. [email protected]
Mrs. Alicia Shell, Preschool Director
Ms. Hannah Johnston, Interim Preschool and Childcare Coordinator [email protected]
Ms. Alix McHale, Audio/Media Specialist
OFFICE HOURS Monday -Thursday: 8:00am - 5:00pm
Friday: 9:00am - 12:00pm Closed Holidays
Phone: 912-638-3337 Fax: 912-638-5793 www.fbcssi.org
July Events Thu. 4-Fri. 5 Independence Day - Office closed
Sat. 6 10:00am Hearts and Hands - Youth
Sun. 7 10:30am Patriotic worship service
Sun. 7 11:30am Youth Camp begins
Mon. 8 Mystery Monday
Thu. 11 2:00pm Dorcas meets
Fri. 12 5:00pm Youth camp returns
Sat. 13 10:00am Hearts and Hands - Deacons
Sun. 14 10:30am Fresh Looks at the Prodigal Son
Sun. 14 3:30pm Magnolia Manor service Mon. 15-Fri. 19
9:00am-12:00pm VBS week
Tue. 16 12:00pm Admin meeting
Sat. 20 10:00am Hearts and Hands - Flexer
Sun. 21 10:30am VBS Sunday
Sun. 21 11:30am Deacons meeting
Thu. 25 2:00pm Dorcas meets
Sat. 27 10:00am Hearts and Hands - LJL
Sun. 28 10:30am Favorite Hymn service
Weekly Calendar
SUNDAY
9:15am 9:30am
10:30am
Sunday Fellowship Sunday School Worship Service
MONDAY
5:30pm Yoga Fit
TUESDAY
7:00am 9:30am
Men’s Prayer Breakfast (Sweet Mama’s) Sit & Get Fit (Gym)
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
9:30am 5:30pm
Sit & Get Fit Yoga Fit
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
10:00am Hearts and Hands
With summertime comes a
more relaxed schedule.
Please note the following
changes for summer:
High Tide (Wed. night activities),
McGregor, WOW, St. Mark’s
Towers, and Parents’ Night Out
will continue their summer hiatus
and return in August/September.
Adult choir will enjoy a recess in July.
We will gather together for unified
worship at 10:30am on all the
Sundays in July
(no 8:30am service).
In observance of Independence Day, the church office will be
closed July 4th and 5th.
Monday July 8th is
MYSTERY MONDAY
For Kindergarten and up For information, contact intern
Mickey McCabe 704-418-4406
Our vision is to be a family of believers
sharing God’s love and grace with all people.
July 2019 Volume 65 Number 7
First Baptist Church of St. Simons Island 729 Ocean Boulevard | St. Simons Island, GA 31522 | www.fbcssi.org
This month we will worship together as one body. I know
Pastoral Reflections from Dr. Tony Lankford The Worship of God
Sunday, July 7
Celebrating Freedom
July Usher Team Charlie Crumbliss Tommy Gleaton
Ann Packard Jack Pierce
Security Deacon Jody Haley
Prayer Deacon Theresa Beaton
Welcome Center Pam Sanders
Children’s Church K-5th Brent Hanson & Diana Powers
Sunday, July 14
Fresh Looks at the
Parable of the Prodigal Son
Security Deacon Tom Smyth
Prayer Deacon Jody Haley
Welcome Center Debbie Strother
Children’s Church K-5th Gayle Brown, Allyson Jennings & Christine Norris
Sunday, July 21
VBS Sunday
Security Deacon Debby Richardson
Prayer Deacon Ann Coleman
Welcome Center Pat Natzke
Children’s Church K-5th Ann Coleman
Sunday, July 28
Favorite Hymns
Security Deacon Chip Beaton
Prayer Deacon Debby Richardson
Welcome Center Darrell Thaw
Children’s Church K-5th Monica Colquitt & Brent Hanson
for some of you this will make for a change in your Sunday
morning routine, but here are a few challenges in routine I
want to give everyone…
Meet someone new. Regardless of which service you
usually attend, you will see a new face. Take the first step
and introduce yourself.
Sit somewhere different. This in itself may bring you to
encounter new people.
Enjoy everyone’s voices. One beautiful thing in
worshipping together is that all of our voices will be one. I
do think there is something beautiful in that, so take a
moment to reflect upon what you hear.
Welcome the differences. If you usually attend at
8:30am, I hope you will enjoy the choir, musicians, and
seeing all the children. If you usually attend at 10:30am, I
hope you will appreciate worshipping alongside many of
this church’s most faithful and spiritually deep members
who usually attend the early service.
Overall, please know I have a genuine appreciation for our
early service; it’s a great way to begin the day for me, too. It’s
also an important time of worship, for members and visitors
alike, who want/need to worship prior to whatever their day
may hold. But this is a strong church with a strong sense of
community and I look forward to seeing us all as one body
together.
See you Sunday,
Pastor Tony
Our Dominican Republic mission trip was a tremendous success! We worked with the local
church on a construction project at the church, installed 15 water filters in the community,
did VBS with the kids, and even managed to play baseball with the local children (although we
were no match for them!). It was a wonderful time of service, learning, growth, and praise to
God. My favorite part was the multiple times of worship we shared. Our services included
people from Thailand, Haiti, the Dominican Republic and the USA, so it seemed as if we were
living Revelation 7:9, worshipping with folks from “every nation, tribe, people, and language.”
¡Gloria a Dios!
From the Youth Pastor by Rev. Justin Moser
Snacks for Kids The following items are needed
for snack rotation: Small pretzel twists
Honey Maid Honey Graham Crackers Pretzel sticks
Chocolate chips Marshmallow Fluff
Moon Pies M&Ms (plain)
Cheez-Its Raisins
Hand sanitizer
Donations needed by July 7th For more info, contact
Ann Coleman 222-0097
Hosts needed for teacher’s lounge
10am-12pm
The following items are needed:
Breads Fruits Nuts
Crackers Water
Please label the snacks FOR TEACHER’S LOUNGE
For more info, contact Sylvia Hurd-Martin
230-0133
VBS INFORMATION
July 15-19, 9am-12pm (Completed K thru 5th grades)
Registration available at: fbcssi.org
DR Mission Trip 2019
*Includes online giving through 6/24/19
Upcoming July Mission House Guests
June 28-July 5: Mike and Sarah Prewitt. The Prewitts have worked with IMB for ten years. They served in Portugal for seven years doing inner-city sports ministry. In August they will start a new overseas assignment in either Germany, Prague, or Budapest.
July 7-14: Nathan and Lenore Nix and their four their children (ages 5, 7, 9, and 11). The Nixes serve multiple campuses with Campus Outreach, part of Campus Ministry. Their mission is “building laborers on the campus for the world.”
July 15-19: Ruhamah (Bunty) Miller, and her three adult children. She and her family were missionaries with the International Mission Board from 1994-2008. She is currently a public school teacher in Douglasville, GA.
July 28-Aug. 3: Jessica and Joshua Hearne and their five year old child. They work in intentional community with people experiencing homelessness, hunger, addiction, and food and housing insecurity in Danville, VA.
Year to Date Given* $350,282
Year to Date Goal $355,000
Supporting Ministry Together As of June 24, 2019
From the Preschool Director by Alicia Shell
As I write this, we are three weeks into Camp FBP. I am pleased to announce our summer
enrollment of 63 Lil Fish, and that includes 14 new friends!
Farmer John Bryson joined us for “Down on the Farm Week” and shared his delicious fruits and
vegetables with our children. They enjoyed seeing a giant zucchini and talking about sweet potatoes (or “sweet
pa-too-tees,” as he called them). We celebrated “The Five Senses Week” by learning all about the stomach bug;
not such fun times. This week we got to take a trip to the wonderful world of Disney for “Disney Week” (just
think: all the magic without the long lines or prices)! We also hosted a “Donuts with Dad” event on Friday, June
14th, with donuts and coffee donated by Dunkin’ Donuts. It was precious to see how our Lil Fish were “hooked” on their daddies. We look forward to five more fun-filled weeks of summer with our Lil Fish.
I would like to take a moment to celebrate the success of our first academic year at FBP. We finished the year
with 65 friends. Twenty-two of our Lil Fish officially “graduated” during our Moving Up ceremony on May 24th,
including FBC’s very own Mary Remington Coleman, Lewis Moser, Molly Shell, and Harper Taft. FBP families enjoyed some joyful music as our Lil Fish performed for them. They were then welcomed to a delicious reception,
hosted by the ladies of WOW. My sincere thanks to these women who have “adopted” us this year and been
graciously involved in our special events.
I’d also like to thank each and everyone of you for your continued love, support, and generosity during our first
year. Many of you contributed to the love offering for our teachers which helped us provide them with a delicious lunch, a treat from the ice cream truck, and a $25 gift card for each classroom. These women give tirelessly
every day to our Lil Fish, often at the expense of themselves and their families, and for that we are extremely
appreciative. It has been an honor to serve as the Director of FBP this past year and I look forward to exciting
things to come this fall. Thanks again, and feel free to swim by to visit us Lil Fish, big and small, anytime.
Greetings from Camp FBP!
Down on the Farm
Week
Teachers enjoying treats
from the ice cream truck Molly Shell, Preschool grad
Disney Week
Hymn service - Sunday, July 28 What are your favorite hymns? 1.______________________________
2.______________________________
3.______________________________ Please tear off and put in offering plate.
