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First Baptist Church Of Shepherdsville
October, 2014
Volume X, Number 10
Join Us for Our Second Annual Health Fair!
We had such a great
turn out and response from
our first Health Fair last year,
we decided to do it again! This
year’s Health fair will be Oct.
18, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. We
are inviting church members
as well as our food pantry and
Martie’s Kitchen clients to join
us for free health screenings,
lunch, flu shots, booths with
information about dental and
eye care as well as nutritional
information, and a physician
on site to make recommendations (not treatment) based on
FBC Library Is Looking to Expand!
By Linda Hobbs
Th an k s f or y ou r
help! FBC Library needs your
help again!!!
FBC Library is full of
many wonderful books that
are sure to appeal to anyone
who likes to read. Books may
be signed out anytime the
educational building is open
and may be kept up to two
weeks. Thanks to everyone
who has helped make this a
reality with their generous
donations of books over the
last few months.
We realize not everyone loves to read or perhaps
are unable to read due to
eyesight issues so we would
like to expand our library with
an assortment of movies to
appeal to all ages. If you
have Christian, inspirational
or family oriented DVDs that
you would like to share with
others, we will make them
available through FBC Library. Movies may be kept
for one week. We only have
a few at this point, but are
planning to expand quickly
with the help of our church
family and friends. For more
info or to donate contact CoLibrarians: Shela Bolus (502693-0403) or Linda Hobbs
(502-599-1202)
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screening results. We will also
be distributing food boxes and
opening the clothing closet, for
those who are in need of
those services. If you know
anyone who would benefit
from this event, please invite
them to join us for this event!
Seasons of
Change....
Seasons of
Growth
By Dale Raines
There’s no denying
it—Fall is here. For some
people, that’s welcome
news. An end to 90 degree
heat, no more unbearable
humidity. Football season is
here. It’s time for pumpkins
and jackets, hayrides and
evenings around the fire
pit.
But others don’t get
so excited about Fall’s arrival. They lament the days
becoming shorter, and can’t
help thinking about the approach of Winter. That’s
another thing about Fall,
you see. It’s when all of the
long-range weather forecasts come out with their
predictions about what kind
of Winter we should expect.
Most of the ones I’ve heard
so far seem to think we’re
in for plenty of snow again
this year. But who knows?
The theme with all of this is
change. Living in this part
of the country, we’re used
to seasons changing. We
may not always like all of
the changes involved in
going from one season to
the next, but we know it’s
inevitable, we know it will
happen, whether we like it
or not. And so we accept it,
we prepare, we adjust, and
we go on.
And deep down, we
know that change has the
potential to be positive. If
nothing ever changed,
there would be no such
thing as growth. The
knockout roses I planted a
year ago look very different
now. They’ve changed,
because they’ve grown.
But what about in my
life and yours? Are we holding onto how things are, or
how they used to be so
much that we’re in danger
of missing out on how God
wants to grow us? Author
Gail Sheehy said, “If we
don't change, we don't
grow. If we don't grow, we
aren't really living.” How
is God working in you,
in me, in our church,
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to change us, to help us
grow? Are we resisting
what God is doing, maybe
because we don’t want to
change? Or are we welcoming the work of the Spirit to
effect Godly change in us? I
pray that we can say with
Isaiah:
Yet you, LORD, are our
Father. We are the clay,
you are the potter; we are
all the work of your hand.
(Isaiah 64:2, NIV)
Let’s allow the potter
to shape us, to mold us,
and yes, to change us, so
that we can grow more and
more into the people and
into the church
God wants
us to be.
Please keep these individuals in your daily prayers.
Hospital:
Glenn Ridge—Marvin Stewart
Church Family:
Dub & Alice Armstrong, Luther
Barnett, Bruce & Vickie Betz,
Mary Sue Bleemel, Susan
Breckenridge, Murray Carnall,
Billie Conway, Beulah
Donnelly, Mary Downs, Don
Elden, Sam Hardy, Frank
Hatfield, Linda Hobbs, Anne
Laing, Jim Lucas, Liz
Middleton, Jackie Miller, Barb
Plenge, Henry Powell, Joe
Qualls, Billy Streble, Carolyn
Sweazy, Wendell Wicker, Wes
& Kay Wilkinson, Mary Wright
Military:
Gerald Braden, Courtney
Hulsey, Micah Hyde, Steven
Karr, Anna Meade, Joseph
Miller, Randall Hampton
Minton, Caleb Peters
Extended family and
friends: Greg Armstrong, Ray
Armstrong, Wanda Baron,
Lynn Bell, Leslie Betz, Wanda
Burden, Joyce Crigler, Debbie
Delaney, Mae Embry, Pam
Fleitz, Kathy Franke, Heidi Fry,
Sue Fulkerson, Diana Gaines,
Larry Hainey, Ralph Hall,
Louise Hegland, Marvin &
Cindy Holland, Janet Jarboe,
Margaret Johns, John Kearley,
Amanda Kirkhope, Doug Lowe,
Denise McAuliffe, Alan
McCutchen, Trent McKinley,
Perry McQullan, Richard Nally,
Debbie Pate, Linda Powell,
Matthew Jacob Roof, Thomas
Saxton, Darline Sulzer, Elaine
Swann, Laranda Thompson,
Jerry Troutman, Sheila Turner,
Alton Vessels, Stephanie
White, Joseph Wright, Milton
Wynn, Charlotte Young
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Shut-Ins: Evalena Hagan,
Mary Nusz
Health Care Facilities:
Bee Hive Homes: Henry and
Lorane Crady
Episcopal Church Home:
Ann Rinehart
Elmcroft: Elizabeth Close,
Lyn and Peggy Nutt
Essex: Joyce Mann
Green Meadows: Sarah
Ashbaugh, Della Kulmer
Hart Co. Health Care: Helen
Paterson
Masonic Home: Doris Roosa
Wesley Manor: Lou
Middleton
Bible Study
Choir
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Bible Study
Choir
Emergency Food
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Emergency Food
Martie’s Kitchen 6:00p
Cub Scouts
7:00p
AA/NA Meeting
7:30p
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Martie’s Kitchen 6:00p
Cub Scouts
7:00p
AA/NA Meeting
7:30p
Bible Study
9:30a
Worship Service 10:45a
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Bible Study
9:30a
Worship Service 10:45a
1:00p
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1:00p
Bible Study
Food Box Prep
Choir
Emergency Food
Martie’s Kitchen 6:00p
Cub Scouts
7:00p
AA/NA Meeting
7:30p
Bible Study
9:30a
Worship Service 10:45a
Columbus Day
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6:00p
7:00p
6:00p
7:00p
6:00p
6:45p
7:00p
Business Meeting 6:00p
Choir
7:00p
1:00p
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1:00p
Emergency Food
Thu
7:00p
7:00p
7:00p
Boy Scouts
30
7:00p
Boy Scouts
7:00p
Munchies & Movie 1:00p
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Boy Scouts
16
Boy Scouts
9
Boy Scouts
7
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Bible Study
Choir
6:00p
7:00p
1
Wed
Martie’s Kitchen 6:00p
Cub Scouts
7:00p
AA/NA Meeting
7:30p
Tue
6
Mon
Bible Study
9:30a
Worship Service 10:45a
Deacon Mtg
2:00p
Sun
October
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17
10
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Halloween
Fri
25
18
11
4
10:00a-1:00p
Health Fair
Sat
Information about recent guest speaker Kelsi Purdy...
Some of those who heard Kelsi Purdy speak about her work with
a church in Kosovo were interested in offering her support in her
ministry. If anyone is interested in offering monetary gifts to
enable her to continue her work, checks may be mail to:
Kelsi Purdy
4141 Leitchfield Rd.
Owensboro, KY 42303.
Please make checks payable to The Avenue Church and note
“Kosovo” or “Kelsi Purdy” on the memo line.
Letter and Update From Charles White
Dear Friends of Ernst,
It is with a grateful
and sad heart I write
this. First, want to thank you
for joining me in my journey
with Ernst through his college
experience in Haiti. It saddens me to inform you that
our journey has come to an
end.
Shortly after my last
communiqué with you, I
receive a partial grade report
from Ernst for his last
term. It was unacceptable. Even if the remainder of
his grades had been good, it
would not have brought his
performance up to an acceptable (C) average. Since the
report was in French, I sent it
to Jenny, the CBF nurse in
Haiti, for clarification. She
investigated, met with Ernst
and confirmed my understanding.
I apologize for sending
a request for support and a
couple weeks later saying I
no longer need it. One thing
Jenny learned in her investi-
gation was that it was not
unusual for Haitian students
not to receive their grade reports until the first day of
their next term. Ernst had to
beg his professors to get
even a partial report. I could
wait no longer to seek support for the next term, but
would not have sent any
money until I received the
report.
Jenny also learned
that in Haiti colleges do not
dismiss students for poor
performance. They let them
continue their course of study
and then go back and retake
the courses they failed. Ernst
could have continued, but I
am not willing to support him
at a subpar level of performance nor am I willing to ask
you for continued support.
I feel bad that on my
word alone you have given
your hard earned money
toward his education. But I
don’t
think
it
was
wasted. Ernst now has two
years of college which is
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considerably more than the
vast majority of Haitians. Hopefully, it has broadened him as a person and will
give him a leg-up in the job
market as he begins assuming the care of his handicapped siblings.
Within the next two or
three weeks, I will begin returning your money. I will
begin with the last money
given and move up the list
until all the remaining money
in the account is returned. The reason for the
delay is I had to order
checks. I had no need of
checks until now because all
the money was wired to Ernst
school account in Haiti.
Again, let me say
thank you. You have enabled
a fine young man to gain
some advantage in life as he
continues to take more
responsibility for his current
family and looks toward
building a family of his own.
Grace and Peace,
Charles
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SHEPHERDSVILLE
PERMIT NO. 1
254 S. Buckman St., Shepherdsville, Ky. 40165
(502) 543-7721or 955-7372 Fax 543-8261
Thank you so much to everyone for your expressions of care
and support following my recent surgery. I am deeply grateful
for those who brought food, mowed our grass, sent cards, and
in any other way demonstrated your care and concern. Most of
all, thank you for your prayers. I have no doubt that I am the
beneficiary of the power of those prayers. It has been a blessing to be reminded, once again, of the amazing strength of
Christ's love expressed through his people. Thank you!
Dale Raines
Pastor Raines & Members
A really big “thank-you” to each and every one for your prayers
and cards during my recent hospitalizations in Kentucky and
Arizona.
Many Blessings,
Anne E. Laing
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August 21, 2014
Bible Study:
92
Sunday Worship: 115
Weekend Budget: 2,623.05
Avg. Budget Need 8,005.75