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Pastoral Staff

Rev. Ron Stoner, Interim Senior Pastor

Mr. Eric Hayslett, Pastor of Youth Ministry

Mr. Nick Smith, Minister of Music

Rev. Jerry Losh, Minister of Senior Adults

Mrs. Danielle Stewart, Director of Children’s Ministry

Mrs. Lindsay Thorner, Director of Preschool Ministry Address Service Requested

The Beacon

2635 Main Street Ÿ Hurricane, WV 25526 Phone: 304-562-9281 Ÿ Fax: 304-562-2061

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8:50 AM Traditional Worship 10:00 AM Sunday School College Students/Young Adults (Pastor’s Study) 11:00 AM Contemporary Worship, Children’s Worship NO REHEARSALS NO EVENING WORSHIP OR ACTIVITIES

MONDAY, 9/07 Labor Day Office & Academy Closed

TUESDAY, 9/08 8:30 AM First Baptist Academy 2:00 PM VIP Pickleball 6:30 PM AWANA Training (Children’s Dept) 6:30 PM Deacons, Mission, Trustees

WEDNESDAY, 9/09 8:30 AM First Baptist Academy 12:00 PM VIP Bowling 6:00 PM Prayer Time 6:15 PM Outreach Visitation 6:30 PM POSSIBLE 2nd Constitution Info. Meeting, WNL, Youth

6:45 PM Praise Band/Team 7:30 PM Choir

THURSDAY, 9/10

8:30 AM First Baptist Academy 7:30 PM Adult BB

FRIDAY, 9/11 8:30 AM First Baptist Academy

SATURDAY, 9/12 4:00 PM Youth to Largest Pie Fight (Charleston)

Cowen: Family Camp 7/31—August 3 AB Men & Boys’ Camp August 7-9

The

Beacon September 1, 2015

October is FBC’s month to stock and volunteer at

The Christian Community Cupboard.

October is now four weeks away. If we prepare in September,

we will be fully stocked to serve those in our community!

Please begin considering how your family can assist others in need this

year — by serving, supplying staple food items, or through financial

support. Additional contributions in September will help us to meet the

financial needs of the Cupboard in October. Be watching for facts

throughout September about the Cupboard. Talk with your family…

Teach your children the importance of helping those in need.

DID YOU KNOW?

The Cupboard receives funding from various churches in the area,

donations from businesses and community organizations, and from many

individuals. Vital support is also provided by a variety of schools, clubs, and

scouting organizations that conduct drives for food and other items.

In 2014, the Cupboard served 3,371 families or 11,015 individuals over the

course of the year. The vast majority of clients served were returning

clients. And 198 new families accessed the Cupboard in 2014.

Slightly more than half (54%) of the individuals benefitting from food

distribution were adults; 31% were children; 15% were seniors (60+)

The Cupboard is

located in Hurricane,

at 2843 Virginia Avenue

adjacent to the back

parking lot of Forrest

Burdette Memorial

United Methodist

Church.

Worship

with us

this

Sunday!

8:50AM 8:50AM 8:50AM TraditionalTraditionalTraditional

11:00AM 11:00AM 11:00AM ContemporaryContemporaryContemporary

No Evening Worship

Have a safe Labor Day Weekend!

A-L: Vegetables,

Casseroles

M-Z: Desserts

Sunday, September 13 Sponsored by Board of Chr i s t ian Educat ion

4:00 —6:00 PM Lower Lot Behind Churc h

What can

you bring?

Families with

last names:

Games Fellowship

Great Food! Please join us!

Labor Day … hope each of you find time to

enjoy a holiday from labor.

What a timely opportunity for a

reminder from God’s Word …

taking time to rest.

If we take seriously God’s

commands about adultery,

coveting, stealing, lying, and

idolatry, we also should take

him seriously when it comes to

practicing Sabbath.

With today’s availability of

technology, sunset is no longer

a boundary for us. We can

work around the clock and

stay plugged in and engaged

24/7. But just because we can

doesn’t mean we should.*

STOP Put productivity on hold for

twenty-four hours.

REST For some of us the most

spiritual thing we can do is

take a nap.

DELIGHT Isaiah 58 talks about enjoying

and delighting in Sabbath.

Sabbath is a day to enjoy

what God has created.

CONTEMPLATE Take time to “be” with God.

The seventh day is a

Sabbath “to the Lord.”

Source: Replenish. Lance Witt *Template for Rest by Pete Scazzero

Please remember in prayer

Out & about? Have a few moments to be a blessing? Please consider stopping to encourage one of our

sweet friends in the extended care facilities.

Extended Care Facilities: Putnam Care & Rehab Nellie McNeeley

(Donna Brown’s mother)

Icely Sloan Marilyn Jarvis (Carolyn Panell’s mother) Regency Place Geraldine Wade (Loretta Bowles’ mother)

T.V. Assisted Living Ardith Williams Virginia Nall Sharon James

Cabell Health Care Center (formerly Rose Terrace)

Betty Johnson Alice Panell (Steve Panell’s mother)

Ethel Bailey (Kathy McPherson’s mother)

Teays Valley Center Ruby Jeffries (Billie Sutherland’s mother) Lula Taylor Mabel McClure

Now seeking those with a musical desire to

worship our Lord! Help us celebrate the

joys of the Christmas season. Please be in

prayer & watch for rehearsal information.

Preschool donations welcome! Below are items frequently used at FBA. A table for donations is located in the

lower FLC (near the info desk)

FBA Much Needed Supplies Glue Sticks

Construction Paper

Crayons; Washable Paint

Large Paint Brushes

Play-Doh; Tissues

Paper Towels

Unscented Baby Wipes

Clorox Wipes Goldfish Crackers

STEWARDSHIP

WEEK OF AUGUST 30, 2015

FINANCIAL REPORT

(35th Sunday of 2015)

UNIFIED BUDGET This Week $ 11,684.32 Goal To Date $ 540,894.55 Received To Date $ 470,516.66 Percent Met 87%

BUILDING & PROPERTY IMPROVEMENTS Received This Week $ 1,150.00 Balance $ 12,194.13

MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS

Community Cupboard $ 136.68 Deacon’s Fund 100.00 Love Gift 120.00 Van Fund 250.00

(Memory of Clarence “Spud” Spurlock)

First Baptist Academy 150.00 FBA Nursery Blocks 25800 Upward Program (Lifetouch) 564.00 Christmas Dinner Boxes 730.00 AWANA Registration Fees 40.00 AWANA Dues 10.50 SOD Ministry 125.00 Choir 250.00

ATTENDANCE

SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2015

8:50 AM—Traditional Worship 260 10:00 AM—Sunday School Total 301 11:00 AM—Contemporary Worship 267 5:00 PM—Evening Worship 204

ATTENDANCE

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2015

Total 147

Join us on these activities, sign up in office!

Bowlings—Wednesdays Noon

Upcoming Events Upcoming Events Upcoming Events

Friday, November 13—6:30 AM LaComedia—A Christmas Story

Space is limited—$40/each Sign up soon!

Ministry Through MusicMinistry Through MusicMinistry Through Music Several great concerts coming up

soon! Stop by and pick up a flyer in the narthex.

Come out and try a new sport! Great exercise and fellowship!!

Tuesday, Sept. 8—2 PM

Thursday, Sept. 1—2 PM

Thursday, Sept. 24—2 PM

VOLUNTEER SCHEDULE SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

DEACON OF WEEK Carl Handley

DOOR GREETERS Carl & Uldine Handley

NURSE ON DUTY Susan Hayslett

CHILDCARE Thank you to our many preschool/nursery volunteers!

We have several openings if members are interested in

serving! If you have a change in your schedule

and are unable to serve, please notify

Lindsay Thorner at 304.932.7087.

NURSERY:

8:40:Mattie Clay, Paige Stewart 9:50: Brittany Higginbotham, Olivia Bird 10:50: Robin Neibur, Caroline Sands NO EVENING SERVICES (LABOR DAY)

PRESCHOOL:

9:50: Lisa Burton, Jade Daniels 10:50: Rachael Kelly, Carly Vickers

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

NURSERY:

6:15: Savannah Ellis, Lindsay Thorner

OUTREACH VISITATION:

Maynard Schoolcraft, Don Chapman,

Dwane & Peggy Bush, Carl Handley

HURRICANE LADIES BIBLE STUDIES… FALL STUDIES

Begin September 14th

An additional “Couples” study begins September 15! Tuesday Nights @ 6:30pm—Home of Eric & Christina Hayslett

“Staying in Love: Falling in Love Is Easy, Staying in Love Requires a Plan” (by Andy Stanley)

THE PROGRESSIVE COVENANTS & GOSPEL HAS BEEN CANCELLED …

Please keep Gary Lyons in prayer following his back surgery.

“BREATH” The Life of God in Us

A Beth Moore Lecture Study With Articles by Melissa Moore

Led by Gerry Spears (Library)

Monday Evenings 7:00 PM / $12 Begins Sept. 14 / No Sign up Necessary

Reflecting on the person, the work and the power of the Holy Spirit.

“SEAMLESS” Understanding the Bible as One Complete Story

Angie Smith Led by Gerry Spears (Library)

Tuesday Mornings 10:00 AM / $15 Begins Sept. 15 / No Sign up Necessary Discover the seamless thread connecting the people,

places and promises of the Bible in a whole new way.

Devonshire Assisted Living Estelle Brown

2015 Receipts to Date …

$ 5,335.00

Shut-In of the Week

JEAN GALLASPIE 418 Lawson Street

Hurricane

Volunteers Needed! Call the church

WV Baptist Convention

150th Annual Meeting

October 15-16, 2015

Location: FBC of Hurricane The Flower Committee is taking

orders for mums for the WV

Baptist Convention in October.

Colors will be dependent on

weather at time of convention.

Mums are $5.00 each. Any

additional amounts you would

like to contribute will go towards

additional decorations. Mums

can be picked up

after services on

Sunday, Oct. 18th.

Please watch

for ordering

instructions this

Sunday.

6 PM

Lift Youth Sundays this Fall!

5:00 PM

Flag Football*

6:30 PM Campfire, Music & Devotion

Fun isn’t just for guys—girls invited to play ball

or join us in the youth room at 5 PM

FALL RALLY COMING UP @ COWEN!

September 18—19 See Eric for more information

Harvest of Hope will be packing for the school year for the students. Last year we served 32 families and 72 students, so the need is great. Please be in prayer as the

students and teachers head back to school & that God will continue to provide for this ministry and bring these families to Him. Donations of canned spaghetti sauce,

pizza kits & Home Bakes always welcome. Items received at the collection table in the lower narthex.

Birthday Blessings

HOBERT BYRNSIDE

September 5th

90 Years Young! 2634 Montana Avenue, Hurricane

Happy Anniversary!

To Our Dear Friends …

Jim & Joy McGehee

56 Years—Sept. 9th 1632 N. Main Street

Mt. Airy, NC 27030

WITH THANKS … To My Church Family,

Thank you for the cards, phone calls, notes of encouragement, acts of kindness and your prayers.

Thank you to Tom Aliff, Hoot & Sharon Basham for coming to the hospital and sitting

with Jim while I was in surgery. I’m blessed to have such a loving church family.

—Barbara Haynes

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~With Deepest Sympathy~ Please join us in extending prayers and condolences to the family of

RUBY COTTRELL, who

passed away on August 29, 2015.

WNL kicks off

the 2015

Christmas Season Does your child or

grandchild like to

sing, act, and have

fun? Encourage them to join our Cast on Wednes-

day Nights at 6:30pm to learn how to worship,

praise, and share the message of Jesus!

All children in grades K-5th are welcome!!