Pastor’s Page March 18, 2015 God is on the move in and through Fellowship Baptist Church! Darrell, Barb, and I spent most of yesterday morning discussing all the worship, discipleship, ministry, and mission opportunities happening in and through Fellowship over the next four months and it is exciting and invigorating to imagine how we all will participate in the ministry of the Kingdom of God in the weeks ahead! Easter is almost here! We will have two worship services on Easter: A sunrise service at 7:00 AM with a light breakfast to follow and worship at our regular time of 10:45. Camp Shine is quickly approaching! Barb Agnew has hit the ground running as Fellowship’s new Children’s Minister and you will be hearing more about the needs of Camp Shine quite soon! Youth Camps, Children’s Camps, Deacon Retreat, Appreciation Banquet, Lord’s Supper, Fellowship Meals, and more all await us on the not-too-distant horizon! Each week we have many opportunities to gather to pray, to study God’s Word, to fellowship together, and serve others in His name. I give this quick list of upcoming opportunities for worship, discipleship and service not to burden you or to entice you to put them all on your calendar, but to encourage you! The goal of the existence of Fellowship Baptist Church is to be a place where the Holy Spirit forms people into faithful followers of Christ. Each week we pray for God to accomplish this in our midst, for the forming and shaping of our souls is daily work. There are no shortcuts or substitutes, only daily seeking to live not for our own self-interest but to live for Christ. Everything on our Church calendar represents an opportunity to be formed and shaped! It is an opportunity to offer something of yourself to God, perhaps something of yourself to others, and certainly to receive from God! There is one specific new opportunity I want to mention. From April 1 through May 20 we will have a new and expanded Wednesday night schedule. First, we will have weekly worship and discipleship opportunities for kids every week! A meal will be provided for parents and kids at 5:00. Mandi Whittlesey will take the kids around 5:40 and will lead them in a time of singing and fun. At 6:00, Barb will take them and have a time of Bible study and fun! Nursery will be provided for the little ones. Second, The Motherhood Hope Group will begin meeting weekly. Their study will begin at 6:00 each week. Third, our weekly Prayer Gathering will be held from 5:30 – 6:00. Fourth, a new small group will meet at 6:00 that will study and discuss how to be good neighbors in our community and world. Each week we will look at scripture passages of neighborliness and discuss together the uniqueness of the places we live, where God may be at work in these places, and how we can join God in what He is doing in our neighborhoods, workplaces, community, and world. God is on the move in and through Fellowship Baptist Church! May we all seek to join Him as He leads! Fellowship Baptist Church Page 2 Darrell’s Corner By the time you read this about 20 students and adults will be back from a fun day in Cedar Park at Jumpstreet Indoor Trampoline Center, and I will probably be starting to feel the soreness of doing things I probably shouldn’t be doing. Thank you for supporting our students and helping us invest in teenagers spiritually, but also allowing us to spend time on trips like these laughing, connecting and bonding. I also want to say a BIG thank you to David Mezger, Jeanette Fishbeck and Lacey Copeland for helping transport students to and from Cedar Park. Trips likes these aren’t possible without the time and service of parents, grandparents and people like you. Upcoming Events Dinner and A Show – April 26th @ 6:00pm. This is our annual fundraiser to help offset the cost of sending students to Super Summer and Journey Youth Camp. Graduating Senior Recognition Sunday – May 17th during morning worship. Each year we like to recognize any students graduating from High School, College, Trade School, etc…I will need about 15-20 photos of seniors from their baby years to current. If you know of a graduating senior that is part of our family and extended family here at Fellowship that I do not have listed below, please let me know. Shelcee Clark Zach Christian Adam Hicks Promotion Party – We will be kicking off the summer by welcoming our new 6th graders into our student ministry on Wednesday, June 3rd from 6:00 to 8:00pm Summer Olympics – Most Wednesdays throughout the summer from 6:00 to 8:00pm Super Summer – June 29th – July 3rd Journey Youth Camp – July 12-16 (Sunday to Thursday) Barbara’s Corner Thank you for allowing me to serve the children and their families at Fellowship in the position of Children’s Minister! I am scheduling brief meetings over the next couple of weeks with each family as I want to get to know you better. Also, we will have a lunch and parents’ meeting on Sunday, March 29, after worship to talk as a group about things coming up such as Camp Shine and summer camp at Highland Lakes. We’ll answer your questions about how you can join me, Brother Matt and Darrell in service. Save the Dates: all Wednesdays in June for Camp Shine! Come visit me in my office for a chat and a piece of candy or prize from the Treasure Chest! March 18, 2015 Page 3 Announcements Discipleship and Worship Discipleship and Worship (Cont’d) Men’s Bible Study – Tuesdays at 8:00am, studying Joshua. New Wednesday Night Schedule Starting April 1 5:00 pm - Dinner for kids and families 5:30 pm - Prayer Gathering 5:40 pm - Children’s Choir 6:00 pm - Motherhood Hope Team - Neighboring Small Group 6:30 pm - Youth Ladies’ Bible Study - Last Day - March 25 at 9:30 am, followed by a Ladies Luncheon. Parent Lunch - following worship on March 29 Easter Worship - April 5, Sunrise Service at 7:00 am, light breakfast at 8:00 am, Worship at 10:45 am “How to be a Community Missionary” - Round Table Discussion - April 8, 6:00-7:00 pm Fellowship Interest Lunch - April 12 Joint Worship with St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Johnson Park - April 19 at 11:00 am, followed by lunch at 12:00 pm. Weekly Needs: Monthly Needs: $8,140.16 $35,274.00 March 1 General $5,970.00 Van $250.00 Cents for Soldiers $20.00 March 8 General $7,140.25 Cents for Soldiers $1.98 Children’s Fund $200.00 Kendall Respite $100.00 Van $600.00 March 15 General $5,405.25 Debt Reduction $147.30 Youth Fund $15.00 Van - $490.00 Service Thursdays – Kendall Respite - 9:30-1:00. The Helping Center - Items for the month of March – dried beans, boxed cereal (need badly), dried noodles such as Medium Egg Noodles. Church Van – We need a church van! Cost is $25,000. $21,890 has been given. Pray about giving to help raise the needed $3,110. Volunteers Needed Read Scripture in Worship Service Pray in Worship Service Volunteer for Nursery Nursery Workers March 22 Linda Lee Lyn Jay March 29 Laura Eaton Kelley Homeyer Greeters March 22 Melvin and Brenda Jones March 29 Youth Fellowship Baptist Church PO Box 749 2702 Mormon Mill Rd Marble Falls, TX 78654 Pastor – Matt Homeyer— 830-613-0740, [email protected] Associate Pastor of Worship/Students– Darrell Fishbeck - 830-496-2424, [email protected] Children’s Minister - Barbara Agnew [email protected], 512-755-2351 Secretary - Marianne McEwin— 432-4388104, [email protected] Pianist – Mandi Whittlesey Office Hours- Mon 8-12, Tues 8:00-2:00, Wed 8-12, Thurs 8:00-2:00 & Fri 9:0012:00 Phone: 830-693-0710 Sunday School - 9:30am Worship Service – 10:45am Prayer Requests Our Church Body Dot Ballard, Sarah Clark, Stacey Ashabranner, Jean Bowman, Ruth Heffington, Joyce Fields, Robert Woodard, Brooks Blanton, Peggy Feist, Wanda Martinez, Mark Mead, S. E. Miller, Lillian Foster, Dawson Parker For Our Friends & Family Ben Alexander, Steve Fenny, Chlo Hall, Gayle Dubea, Amara Scallan, David Klickman, Connie Curtis, Odessa Hughes, Tolbert Chisum, Bill McCoy, Zack Williams, Madelyn Correa, Mackenzie Frasier, Ronnie Gray, Tom Simmons, Terry Miller, Susie Pulsifer, Hazel Norman, Keeley Cooper, Liz Mercier’s nephew, Ann Stevenson For the Ministry of Fellowship, Community, & World Kendall Respite Ministry, Cooke Family, Local teachers and students, Taylor Putnam, Debbie Rouse, Scott & Lucia Everly Deacon of the Week March 22 Sidney Smith 830-693-6409 Dan Copeland 830-613-7950 March 29 Jerry Davis 830-613-6150 Tommy Eaton 830-220-2292
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