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Weekly Calendar
SUNDAY
8:30 am- 9:15 am- 9:30 am- 10:30 am
Worship Service Sunday Fellowship Sunday School Worship Service
MONDAY
5:30 pm –5:00 pm -
Yoga Fit Ladies Bible Study
TUESDAY
7:00 am- 9:30 am-
Men’s Prayer Breakfast (Sweet Mama’s)
Sit & Get Fit (GYM)
WEDNESDAY
7:07am-
5:00pm-
5:43pm-
6:00pm-
6:00pm-
6:50pm-
Youth 707
High Tide Dinner
543 Club (3rd-5th grades)
Children & Youth Activities
Bible Studies
Choir Practice
THURSDAY
9:00am- 9:30am-5:30pm-
Young Women’s Breakfast & Bible
Study Sit & Get Fit Yoga Fit
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
Noon- Hearts and Hands
January Events Thur. 4 11:15 St. Marks Tower’s Luncheon
and Devotion
Sat. 6 Noon Hearts & Hands - youth deliver
Tues. 9
10:30am The McGregor Group
4:00pm Kids Worship in Sanctuary
6:30pm WOW at Susan Haley’s House
Sat. 13 Noon Hearts & Hands—Deacon Team
cooks & delivers
Sun. 14 3:30pm
Magnolia Manor
Thurs. 11 2:00pm DORCAS
Fri. 19 6:00pm Parents Night Out/Kids Night In
Sat. 20 Noon Hearts & Hands -Flexer Class
cooks & delivers
Thurs. 25 2:00pm DORCAS
Sat. 27 Noon Hearts & Hands - LJL class cooks &
Wesley UMC delivers
CHURCH STAFF
Rev. Dr. Tony Lankford, Senior Pastor [email protected]
Rev. Michael Jennings, Minister of Worship [email protected]
Rev. Rebekah White, Minister to Children & Families [email protected]
Rev. Justin Moser, Minister to Youth & Mission/Outreach [email protected]
Mr. John Harper, Organist
Mrs. Faith Hamilton-Trent, Pianist
Ms. Barbara Burke, Office Manager [email protected]
Mrs. Barbara Hanzalik, Publications & Admin Assistant [email protected]
Ms. Hannah Johnston, Preschool and Childcare Interim Coordinator
OFFICE HOURS
Monday - Thursday: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Friday: 8:00 am—noon
Closed Holidays Phone: 912-638-3337 Fax: 912-638-5793
www.fbcssi.org
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
729 Ocean Boulevard St. Simons Island, GA 31522-5018
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage
PAID St. Simons Island
Georgia Permit No. 192
Resumes Wednesday, January 10th!
New Year — Fried Chicken
Covered Dish!!
Wednesday, January 10th
They say the best food is at a Baptist
Church covered dish!
I will tell you a secret..
We have the best cooks of all the
Baptist Churches, so
bring a side, salad, or desert and
enjoy some great food!
January 2018 Volume 64 Number 1
Our vision is to be a family of believers
sharing God’s love and grace with all people.
First Baptist Church of St. Simons Island 729 Ocean Boulevard | St. Simons Island, GA 31522 | www.fbcssi.org
Pastoral Reflections from Dr. Tony Lankford
I am not sure what you may be resolving to do this coming year…loss weight, get
healthy, save money, make a big decision, be better at x,y, or z. Please know I do
hope and pray for this year to be one full of peace, joy, and goodness in your life.
Regardless if you made resolutions or not, may I encourage you to reflect over these
below, whatever you hope for 2018 to look like, I am confident these can only help.
Pray Regularly – 1 Thessalonians ask followers of Jesus to pray without ceasing
(5:17). This scripture, I believe, encourages believers to be in an attitude of prayer
throughout the day. I, like you, have my default response to situations good and bad.
What would it look like if you or I tried to have prayer as our first response setting
throughout the day?
Engage Scripture Daily – In today’s world there are many ways to have Scripture
as part of your daily life….devotionals, apps on your phone, social media posts, or
just opening the Bible with a cup of coffee. I encourage you to find what works to
help you engage Scripture on a daily basis. A short question I ask myself many
days after I read Scripture…Lord, how does these words speak to my life and what
is happening today?
Give Faithfully – Give yourself faithfully to God this year. I do not know what
that may look like for you. Perhaps it is using your talents in a whole new way to
serve; perhaps faithfully using your resources to help make something happen;
perhaps it is preparing yourself for a new season of life. Who knows? What I do
know though, is that the two first resolutions make this one far clearer…maybe not
easier, but clearer.
Pray – Read – Be Faithful
Happy New Year!
See You on Sunday,
Pastor Tony
Mark your calendar!!
Neighbor Day 2018 is going
to be April 14tth!
FBC 101
Do you know people who have
been Visiting?
Would they like to know a little more about FBC?
Please invite them to a brief conversation with
Pastors Justin & Tony directly after the 10:30 AM
worship in the Library.
February 4th After the 10:30 AM Worship
2018 New
Deacons
Felix Haynes
Jack Pierce
Larry White
Monica Colquitt
Ken Kessler
Glenda Kessler
Betsy Andrews
Chip Beaton
Jimmy Helton
David Hightower
Trena Smith-Smyth
From the Youth Pastor by Rev. Justin Moser The Worship of God
SUNDAY - January 7
Sunday Fellowship Wanda Kimsey, Vickie Calemine, and Genie McGarvey
Security Deacon Tommy Gleaton
Prayer Deacon Lon Lewis
8:30am Usher Team
Frank Still
10:30am Usher Team
Jack Pierce Charlie Crumbliss
Anne Packard
Welcome Center Tom Smyth
Children’s Church K-2nd Barbara & Sally Ann Hanzalik
3rd-5th Tiffany Lankford
SUNDAY - January 14
Sunday Fellowship Monica Colquitt
Security Deacon Steve Leslie
Prayer Deacon
Tommy Gleaton
8:30am Usher Team Duane McFarland
Bruce Flexer
10:30am Usher Team Jack Pierce
Charlie Crumbliss Anne Packard
Welcome Center Debbie Strother
Children’s Church K-2nd Christine Norris & Allyson Jennings
3rd-5th Gayle Brown
SUNDAY - January 21
Sunday Fellowship Trena Smith Smyth
Security Deacon Darrell Thaw
Prayer Deacon Steve Leslie
8:30am Usher Team Thom Chapman Lynn Chapman
Mark Owens Kevin Crotty
10:30am Usher Team Jack Pierce
Charlie Crumbliss Anne Packard
Welcome Center Pat Natzke
Children’s Church K-2nd Ann Coleman & Kathryn Leonard
3rd-5th Josh White & Diana Powers
SUNDAY - January 28
Sunday Fellowship Susan Arnold
Security Deacon
Prayer Deacon
8:30am Usher Team
Frank Still
10:30am Usher Team Jack Pierce
Charlie Crumbliss Anne Packard
Welcome Center Darrell Thaw
Children’s Church All Grades Monica Colquitt & Brent Hanson
Happy New Year!!! I hope that your 2017 ended on a great note with family
and friends.
There are few events that are as fun as the youth Christmas party. Every year we get together for dinner, fellowship, and a white elephant gift exchange. It is always amazing getting to see what people come up with for a white elephant gift. Some of my favorites were: a top hat that looked like a chimney with Santa stuck at the top, a drinking glass in the shape of a boot, a mac-n-cheese maker, and a rubber band shooter. We laughed, we hung out, and we had a great time.
Parents and Grandparents, please remember to let me know if you and/or your student is interested in going to the Dominican Republic for our mission trip this summer, even if you aren’t 100% sure, or are needing some serious fundraising help, let me know. We are working on planning out fundraisers for 2018 and will get information out about them as soon as they are available.
It is truly impossible to overstate the awesome work that you, as this congregation, do for our youth. Whether it is through prayer, encouraging words, or just taking a minute to get to know them when you see them around the church. Specifically, I would be remiss if I didn’t thank all the many volunteers who helped with the youth in some capacity throughout 2017. I am sure I will forget someone, so please forgive me if I do, but here goes: Blake Hightower, Susannah Mize, Sharon Proudfoot, Tom and Susie Arnold, Jim and Lisa Jinkins, Barbara Hanzalik, Anne Packard, Chris and Nikki Pope, Garrow and Wendy Alberson, Fern Thompson, Monica Colquitt, Sam and Christine Norris, Edwin and Anna McGlamory, Kurt and Paige Browning, Lon and Joy Lewis, Adam Lewis, Kevin Pearce, the FBCSSI staff and, of course, my family! Thank you for making 2017 an awesome year. Here’s to an even better 2018!!
Jan 1—Initial deadline to sign up for our Dominican Republic Mission Trip
Jan 6—Hearts and Hands, meet at church @ 10am. Bring money for lunch at Barberitos afterwards.
Jan 7—Youth Bible study at the church, 5-7pm
Jan 10—Youth breakfast @ Sweet Mama’s, 7:07am
Jan 14—Youth Bible study at the church, 5-7pm
Jan 17—Youth breakfast at CFA, 7:07am
Jan 21— Youth Bible study at the church, 5-7pm
Jan 24— Youth breakfast @ Sweet Mama’s, 7:07am
Jan 28—Youth Bible study at the church, 5-7pm
Jan 31—Youth breakfast at CFA, 7:07am
Financials for 2017 are being calculated.
From the Children & Family Pastor by Rev. Rebekah White
Join us Tuesday January
9th at 4:30pm for a
great time with kids of
all ages. That includes
our very own band made
up of our ministers,
Dr. Tony, Rev. Michael, and Rev. Justin.
You don’t want to miss this!
The McGregor Group, a women’s missions group, will meet
January 9th at 10:30am in the
fellowship hall. All ladies are invited to
attend the second Tuesday of each month.
DORCAS Hearts to seek Him— Hands to serve Him
They will meet on January
11th & 25th
at 2pm in the DORCAS
room at the church.
Season of Grace
Happy New Year! As we begin the 2018 year may we reflect on Scripture to help us prepare. In Matthew 22:37-40, Jesus’
summarization of the Law and Prophets aid us in how to prioritize our lives. He says, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. The second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself.” As we are making New Year’s resolutions and pondering what this year may bring may we seek God and strive to reflect the message of Christ. I am looking forward to what God is going to do here at First Baptist this year!
Tuesday, January 9th
6:30 pm
Susan Haley is hosting, and
her address is 302 Wild Heron Rd. It is in the Wymberly
neighborhood.
Bring salads & desserts.