The Messenger
May 15, 2016 Volume 88, Number 21
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Preschool Ext. Session Jeremy and Kristen Hill
LAUNCH Caitlin Braud Kim Barnes
Brianna Bane
Counting Committee Davis Miller Susan Hill
John Anderson Kenneth McCracken,
Chairman
Worship Welcomers James and Gloria Addison
Faye Bruner Dee Dee Fouts
Sunday School Greeters Darren and Lisa Bane
John and Gaile Culpepper
Security Alan Lamar Landry Adkins
TV Ministry Bobby and Janet Berg, Jason Braud, Jet Scarbrough, Sam
Garrett, Noah Allison, Benja-min Allison, Chris Price,
Fred Porter
VOLUNTEER MINISTRY for May 15
Dr. Raymon Leake, Pastor Rev. David McCubbin, Associate Pastor Emeritus
Rev. Wayne Polk, Associate Pastor for Outreach and Discipleship Rev. David Bishop, Associate Pastor for Music
Rev. Benjy Linder, Associate Pastor for Students Caitlin Braud, Director of Children’s Ministries
701 26th Avenue/P.O. Box 1509 601.484.4600 601.484/4620 (F) Meridian, MS 39302 www.fbcmeridian.org
SUNDAY, May 15
8:45 - FBC Coffee Café 9:00 - Graduate and Parent Breakfast 9:15 - Sunday School 10:00 - Library Open 10:30 - Morning Worship/Baccalaureate 2:00 - Bridal Tea Shower honoring Maddie Covert and Andrew Blaine 5:00 - FBC Church-wide Fish Fry (at Trey and Enley Long’s) MONDAY, May 16 9:45 - Hodgins WMU Group/FBC 6:00 - Men’s Bible Study/Polk’s
TUESDAY, May 17 7:00 - Men’s Prayer Group 12:00 - GriefShare 4:30 - Tuesday Evening Hospital Ministry 6:00 - Prayer Shawl Ministry/Aldersgate 6:30 - Ladies’ Book Club/Celeste Little’s WEDNESDAY, May 18 9:30 - Beaman WMU Group /JoAnn Braddock’s 5:30 - Prayer Meeting/Chapel
Last Sunday’s Record May 8
First Baptist SS: 274 Offering: $32,875.73
January 1, 2016 Requirements: $502,920.50 Receipts: $509,946.81
Sermon for Sunday, May 15 “The Word of His Grace”
Acts 20:17-38
Deacon’s Breakfast Sunday, May 22
8:00 a.m.
Deacon of the Week 5/15 - Jim Cady 5/22 - Randy Carroll 5/29 - Gaines Harrell 6/5 - Tommy Hurtt
FAMILY NIGHT SUPPER and regularly scheduled
Wednesday night activities have been suspended for
the summer and will resume
Wednesday, August 10.
SUMMER SCHEDULE
Prayer Meeting Wednesdays @ 5:30 p.m.
(Chapel)
Sunday, May 15 5:00 p.m.
at Trey and Enley Long’s house BRING YOUR LAWN CHAIR
enjoy an evening with your
Church Family!
ON THE MENU: Fried Catfish, Slaw, French Fries and Hushpuppies!!
You are cordially invited to attend a
Bridal Tea Shower honoring
Maddie Covert and Andrew Blaine
Sunday, May 15 2 until 3 in the afternoon
First Baptist Church Welcome Center