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THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH AT WORSHIP
New London, New Hampshire
April 5, 2015
Call to Worship
Easter Sunday
11:00 a.m.
Lord, I Lift Your Name on High (88)
Welcome
Majesty (43)
Rise Again*
You Are My All in All (427)
Pastoral Prayer
Forever (We Sing Halleluia)*
Scripture: Acts 10: 34-38
Meditation: “The Easter Sermon”
Closing Number & Offering of Gifts
Now the Green Blade Rises*
Benediction
Alleluia*
*words printed
CCLI #11071743
WELCOME TO THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF NEW LONDON
We unite and inspire people to discover and
celebrate the light of Jesus Christ in everyday life.
To learn more about the First Baptist Church of New London, fill out a Visitor’s Card
for contact by Pastor Glidewell, or visit our website: www.fbcnlnh.org.
BWF SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Each year the Baptist Women’s Fellowship provides several scholarship awards to graduating
seniors and students already enrolled in a degree program. In addition to the scholarship grants
that have been provided by individual church members, the BWF has its own award program,
which is dependent upon donations from the membership at large. Checks are payable to
“Baptist Women’s Fellowship Scholarship Fund.” The enclosed “Scholarship” envelope is for
your consideration and may be mailed, dropped in the offering plate, or brought to the church
office. Your contribution is greatly appreciated.
BWF SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS
Attention All High School Seniors (College-Bound), College and Graduate Students
Applications for the 2015 Baptist Women’s Fellowship Scholarships will be available in the
church office or online at www.fbcnlnh.org . The scholarships are the BWF Scholarship, Evie
Welch Memorial Scholarship, Walter and Muriel Rhodes Scholarship, Emil Bochmann
Memorial Award, Allene "Penny" Thurston Scholarship, the Edward and Ethel King Memorial
Award, and the Wilma Warde Scholarship.
In order to be considered all applications MUST BE RECEIVED OR POSTMARKED BY
MAY 1 and sent to BWF Scholarship Committee, First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 336, New
London, NH 03257. Scholarship Sunday this year will be May 24.
Applicants must be members of The First Baptist Church or the FBC Senior High Youth Group
demonstrating involvement for at least two or more years.
Please call Beryl Beltramini, 526-2686 or Carolyn Hager, 526-4543, if you have questions.
COFFEE HOUSE
The Colby-Sawyer College Navigators will be hosting a
Coffee House featuring Serene Chua and other guests. The
event will be on Tuesday, April 7, at 7:00 pm in Wheeler
Hall. Baked goods will be sold for Mariatu's Hope based in
Sierra Leone. Contact Serene ([email protected]) for more information.
DINNER AND A SHOW AT FBC
Tired of winter? Ready for a night out? Jeff’s Anglers Relay For Life team will be hosting a
pork roast dinner on Saturday evening, April 18, beginning with hors d’oeuvres at 5:30, and
dinner at 6:00. Following dessert we will be entertained by The Percolators (aka The Extremes)
This year’s event will be held in Cleveland Hall with limited seating. so get your tickets early.
Tickets are $20 per person and all proceeds will benefit ACS. For tickets please see Kit Ross or
Terri Bingham.
THANK YOU!
STONE SOUP was a wonderful success this year on so many levels! If you participated at any
point during the past 3 months, you were part of that success. Your generous donations of time,
energy and effort, as well as your financial contributions, enabled us to provide an average of 70
lunches each Tuesday during January, February and March. An extra special note of gratitude
goes to all of you who planned, shopped, chopped, grated, cooked, stirred, served, decorated and
cleaned up! Once expenses were paid, we were able to give the proceeds of over $2000 to The
Upper Valley Haven, in White River Junction. CONGRATULATIONS!
VBS – MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Join us this summer for VBS – June 22 – June 26
Limited space available – pre-registration required
Registration forms available online at www.fbcnlnh.org or at the church office.
CLASSROOM CLIPBOARD
Easter Sunday
All Sunday School classes will be offered today. (see below).
Our Meetinghouse Easter Egg Hunt will be held following the classes.
Pre – K/K Winnie’s Classroom - Miss Pam will be celebrating the Good
News of Jesus and Easter morning with the preschoolers. We have a special Easter craft and an
Easter Egg Hunt scheduled.
Elementary Grades 1 – 5 Breakfast on the Beach - The Blue Room - Palm Sunday was pretty
special around First Baptist Church! Thanks to all the parents who brought their kids at 9:45 for
the Palm Procession around the Sanctuary at the end of the 9:00 service. The folks at that service
said what a smile it brought to their faces seeing our Sunday Schoolers marching around with the
palms. We then took some of our palm fronds upstairs to make beautiful palm crosses, under the
direction of Jan Reney. Thanks to Carole and Dave Wood, we had an awesome Science Station
where we learned more about fishermen, and even tried our hand at knotting some real nets,
which are now up on our boat display. Go up and take a look!
We're very excited about the great variety of crafts and activities lined up for Easter morning!
We'll end our Sunday School time with an egg hunt in the sanctuary. Bring a friend or two to
join in our celebration of the Risen Lord!
Grades 6 & 7 - Come GRAPPLE with us! - Upper Youth Room
(Classroom Clipboard continued)
Grades 8 - 12 OFF THE GROUNDS at Hole in the Fence Café - All teens are invited to join
Bill this week at 10:00 this morning at Hole in the Fence Café. This Off the Grounds classroom
is designed for our youth to hang together, to discuss their world and their faith, to ask questions
and share what it means to be a follower of Jesus. Coffee, mocha, cocoa and baked goods are a
given!!
Coffee with Seekers Adult Class - Downstairs Activity Room - In a type of class that harkens
back to last year when we asked some of the most basic questions of the Christian faith (e.g.
What does it mean to be saved? Why is it important to read the Bible? Should FBC really be
concerned with how they did church twenty centuries ago in a distant culture?), Consider today’s
question: What is so significant about Jesus’ empty tomb?
Please grab a cup of coffee and join us downstairs. All are welcome.
Women’s Study- BWF Room Upstairs
Looking ahead this Spring…
Small Groups: If you have signed up for our Small Group classes you will be receiving a letter
this week with information on the Groups and an opportunity to choose your focus of study. (If
you haven’t signed up, there’s still time. Please contact the church office or speak to Pastor
Cindy.)
Alpha Youth: Parents will be receiving a letter this week with details on our Christian
Formation Class for Grades 6, 7, and 8. The six classes will begin in May. If you know any
families or youth who may be interested in joining the class, please contact Cindy or the church
office.
IT’S TIME TO CLEAN OUT YOUR CLOSETS!
Our Spring Rummage Sale will be held next Saturday, April 11!
We accept clothing, purses, shoes, belts, linens, sheets, curtains and towels.
Clean out your closets and drop off at FBC
between 8:30 and 3:00 this week through Thursday.
And don’t forget to come by and shop for your new spring wardrobe
on Saturday between 8:00 and 12:30.
BAKE SALE TO BENEFIT ACS RELAY FOR LIFE
FBC’s Relay for Life Team, Jeff’s Anglers, will have a bake sale during the Spring Rummage
Sale on Saturday, April 11. Come shop for a new, spring/summer wardrobe and grab some
goodies while you support FBC’s Relay For Life team. If you would like to bake for the sale,
please sign up in Cleveland Hall between the two services or contact Karen Cooper, 526-7648.
MONDAYS ON MAIN at FBC
After-School Program Begins Tomorrow
Grades 1 – 5 April 6 - May 18
Monday Afternoons from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Join us each Monday right after school until 5 p.m. for an afternoon of games, crafts, and story
time. (Meet at the KRES flagpole at 3:00 and we’ll walk over together.)
WEEKLY CALENDAR
Sun, April 5
Easter Sunday
Choir Rehearsal – Chapel/Music Room
Worship Service - Sanctuary
Sunday School for All Ages
Easter Egg Hunt – Sanctuary
The Gathering – Sanctuary
Mon, April 6
Staff Meeting – Library
Prayer Ministry – Library – All are welcome
Sunapee Singers – Chapel/Music Room
Mondays on Main – Cleveland Hall
Tues, April 7
New London Garden Club – Chapel/Music Room
Ladies Book Group – BWF Room
Bequest Committee – Reney Room
Membership & Communication – BWF Room
Wed, April 8
Bible Study – Reney Room
Trustees – BWF Room
The Gathering Rehearsal
Community Health Workshop – Cleveland Hall
Food Pantry Open
Bell Choir Rehearsal – Bell Choir Room
Boy Scouts – Cleveland Hall
Thurs, April 9
Health Ministries – BWF Room
Missions & Outreach – Reney Room
Choir Rehearsal – Chapel/Music Room
3:00 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
7:15 p.m.
Fri, April 10
Rummage Sale Set Up – Cleveland Hall
8:30 a.m.
Sat, April 11
Rummage Sale – Cleveland Hall
Jeff’s Anglers Bake Sale – Library
Food Pantry Open
Sun, April 12
Choir Rehearsal – Chapel/Music Room
Worship Service - Sanctuary
Sunday School for All Ages
The Gathering – Sanctuary
8:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
1:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
3:00-5:00 p.m.
9:00 a.m.
9:15 a.m.
4:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m.
4:30 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
5:30-7:30 p.m.
5:30-7:00 p.m.
7:00-8:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
8:00-12:30 p.m.
8:00-Noon
10:00-11:30 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
2015 Easter Lily Donations
Given By
In Loving Memory of
Terri and Gordon Bingham
Our Parents
Terri and Gordon Bingham
In Appreciation for Our Church Family
Clare Broadbent and Children
My Husband, Bill Broadbent
The Robert Brown Family
Elsie and George Prime and Nell and
Charles Sopcak, Edgar and Seddie May Feener
The Robert Brown Family
Edwin and Helene Brown and Aunt Maude Davis
The Robert Brown Family
Phyllis and Warren Burnham
Kathy and Em Colby
With Love and Gratitude for Our Family and Friends
Glenda and Bob Cottrill
Our Parents, Sister and Brothers
The Coverdale Family
Carl A. Reed and J. Scott Coverdale
Shirley Crepon
In Loving Memory of Hal
Shirley Crepon
My Sister, Marilyn Pelley
Midge and Courtland Cross
Ginger Cross Shaw
Janice and Chris Cundey
Our Parents
Janice and Chris Cundey
Our Loved Ones
Chuck Curtis and Family
Alison
Sheridan Danforth
Sandy Biuso
The DeChant Family
Thais
Wynne and Tom DeMille
His Parents, Thomas and Margaret DeMille
and Jack DeMille
Wynne and Tom DeMille
Her Parents, George D. and Winifred Cleaver
The William Faccone Family
Patti Fitz and Family
My Husband, Carl, and Daughter, Beth
Joan and Wayne French
Our Parents
Joan and Allan Gould
In Honor of Four Grandchildren: Danielle, Collette,
Nathan, and Brook
Barbara Gurnsey
My Parents, Peg (Faulkner) & Bob Black
Ray Haering and Family
Sally Haering
Given By
In Loving Memory of
Carolyn and Peter Hager
Our Parents and Niece
Janet Lovely
Mom, Dad, Bob Jr., and Mary
Nancy and Rick Marsh and Their
Jessie R. and Cerdric E. Marsh
Family
Nancy and Rick Marsh and Their
Marguerite M. and Kenneth S. Muirhead
Family
Lois Marshall
Helen and George Enman and Barbara Enman
The McGee Family
Mary
Jane Ann and Graham McSwiney
Our Parents
Lela and Hod Moses
Our Loved Ones
Peggy and Jack Munson
Our Loved Ones and Pastor Jeff
Evelyn Pearson
My Husband, Eric
Marilyn and Bill Pike
Our Parents
Jeanie Plant
My Husband, David
Polly Roos and Family
Bill and David Roos
Kit and Bill Ross
Family and Friends
Betsy and Gerry Shelby
The Healy and Shelby Families
Anne and Charles Stites
Our Loved Ones
His Family
Wesley Tinkham
W. Michael and Suzanne R. Todd
Our Loved Ones