October 31, 2016

Preparing for Worship

Church Leadership
Our ministers and lay leaders are available
to answer any questions you may have to
help you connect with the ministries of
First Baptist Church.

November 6, 2016
Worship services at
8:30 & 10:45 a.m.

Rev. Matt Sturtevant

Senior Pastor, x.202
matt@firstbaptistlawrence.com
Rev. Cheryl Harader
Associate Pastor of Adult Spiritual
Formation, x.204
cheryl@firstbaptistlawrence.com
Tim Bonner
Intern of Adult Spiritual Formation
x.205
tim@firstbaptistlawrence.com
Michaela Schenkel
Intern of Childrens Spiritual Formation
X. 205
michaela@firstbaptistlawrence.com
Jenny Purvis
Office Manager, x.203
jenny@firstbaptistlawrence.com
Holly Grassy
Bookkeeper, (785) 917-9622
holly@firstbaptistlawrence.com
Evelyn Falen
Organist
evelyn@firstbaptistlawrence.com
Mark Robinson
Chancel Choir Director
mark@firstbaptistlawrence.com
Christy Miller
8:30 Worship Instrumentalist
christy@firstbaptistlawrence.com
Susan Pauls
Digital Outreach Liaison
susan@firstbaptistlawrence.com
John Pauls
Moderator
jphawk@yahoo.com
Buddy Langford
Custodian

TwentyTwenty-fifth Sunday after

Pentecost
Daylight Saving Time ends this Saturday
night. Be sure to set your clocks back!

Rev. Matthew Sturtevant

Rev. Carmella Jones

Sunday School Hour Guest, November 6
American Baptist International Ministries missionary
Carmella Jones will be at First Baptist this Sunday,
Nov. 6. She will be speaking during the Sunday
school hour. The Reverend Carmella Jones is preparing to serve in Hungary as a school chaplain through
IM partner Hungarian Baptist Aid. In this position,
Carmella will act as a listening presence and offer pastoral care to students, families and the school community. Her experience in theological and nursing education uniquely equips her to teach
and support spiritual and physical well-being.
Carmella, a registered nurse and ordained ABCUSA pastor, is experienced in Faith
Community Nursing, a specialty that promotes healing and health of mind, body and
spirit through prevention and wellness education. As an integrator of faith and health,
Carmella will seek to provide care in the context of peoples values, beliefs and faith
practices when providing personal health counseling or assisting with navigating the
health system.
Carmella earned her Masters of Divinity Degree from Wesley Theological Seminary
in 2012 and a Master of Art in Community Health Education and Wellness Promotion
from Trinity Washington University in 1997. In 2015, Carmella was honored with the
Crystal M. Lange College of Health and Human Services Distinguished Alumna award
from Saginaw Valley State University, where she had earned a Bachelor of Science in
Nursing in 1981.
Stewardship Commitment Sunday
November 20, 2016

Be Thou My Vision
November Worship Series
Join us as the words of the ancient hymn guide us to a spirit of gratitude this season, and a spirit of vision for us as Gods church in the
seasons and years ahead. As we explore together what it means to be
Gods church, we invite God to be our vision!
November 6:
Thou Mine Inheritance, Now and Always
(Mark 12.41-44)
November 13 Thou My Best Thought, by Day or by Night
(Isaiah 65.17-25)
November 20 Be Thou My Wisdom, and Thou My True Word
(Colossians 1.11-20)

Transportation Grant Received

A few months ago, the Spiritual Formation Ministry applied for a
Matthew 25 Grant from ABC/USA. We have received $1200 to help
with transportation needs in Lawrence. We will work with various
agencies in Lawrence to meet the needs.
According to the ABC/USA website, the Matthew 25 Grants are
designed to channel gifts to help meet the needs of housing, feeding,
education and health with regard to the less fortunate.

Maddy Hajer November 2

Marilyn Wright November 2
Julie
Goans-Heinz November 7
Troy Reimer

November 7

Claire Murphy November 8

Lee Carlson

November 12

Evelyn Falen November 13

John
Pattinson

November 13

Lee Rader

November 15

Jim Lord

November 17

Patricia
Acker

November 18

Shane
Schenkel

November 18

Kyle Yoder

November 19

Letha Bush

November 20

Bob Heacock November 21

Ken Hite

November 21

Clark Havenor November 23

Elaine Harris November 24
Paul Stevens November 25
Evan Yoder

November 25

Brent Lamb

November 27

Ben Reimer

November 28

The worlds largest Christmas project of its

kind, Operation Christmas Child, uses giftfilled shoeboxes to demonstrate Gods love
in a tangible way to children in need around
the world. Individuals, families, churches and
groups fill empty shoeboxes with a wow
itemlike a doll or soccer balland other
fun toys, school supplies, hygiene items, and
notes of encouragement. During National
Collection Week in November, Samaritans
Purse collects the gift-filled shoeboxes at
more than 4,000 drop-off sites in all 50 states
and Puerto Rico. Pick up dates at First
Baptist are from November 14 November 21. For each box, please include $7
postage (payable to First Baptist Church with
Operation Christmas Child on the memo line). If
youd rather adopt a box you may contribute $7 for someone elses postage and/or
donate any amount for someone else to purchase a quantity of special items, i.e. little
flashlights or batteries, etc. If you have questions, please contact Dawn Trent.

Buckets of Fun
Bucket Drumming at First Baptist. Its a thinga really
fun thing! Join us (with your 5 gal. plastic bucket of
choice) again on November 16 at 7:15 p.m. in the
choir room. Drumsticks provided.
(Note: date
correction from
previous newsletter)

Youth Group Schedule:

Sunday, Nov. 6
(Middle school only)
Everyone got into the act at the ABY
Fall Party, Oct. 30! Thank you
Heilmans/Dowells for hosting!

Remember in Prayer
You are invited to send prayer requests to:
(E-mail coordinator) Betty Colbert, bchilder@ku.edu
(Telephone Prayer Chain Coordinators) Hazel Nitcher, 8435302; Annie Merriam, 841-1384.
Sr. High Youth & Leaders attending conference in Ottawa this
weekend.
Louisenie Desauguste (Dezo), recovering at home from car accident
Sunday morning.
Dan & Annie Merriam, now at home from their stay at Pioneer
Ridge.
Bill Arnold, returning to Lawrence sometime this week for continued
rehab and recovery after hospital stay in Kansas City.
Local Congregation: Victory Bible Church
Regional Minister: ABC of Los Angeles, Southwest, & Hawaii,
Dr. Samuel Chetti, serving in Glendale, CA
International Ministries Missionaries: Nora & Pieter Kalkman,
serving in the Czech Republic
The Kalkmans are regional missionaries serving as coordinators of
short-term mission (STM) with the
European Baptist Federation. They
facilitate life-changing mission experiences by matching the interests
of volunteers with the needs of the
50+ Baptist conventions in Europe and the Middle East.
With only 2.5% Evangelical Christians, Europe is a priority
mission field. Nora and Pieter travel extensively, roaming
the front-lines of ministry while identifying STM opportunities for groups and individuals to effectively multiply
mission efforts. Visit their personal website
at kalkmaneurope.org. (Languages used in ministry: English,
German, Spanish, Dutch and Czech.)
Welcome New member
Dieumene Cloristin is a student at
KU and joined First Baptist on
Oct. 30 during the 10:45 a.m. service. Welcome Dieumene!

Congratulations!
Louisenie Desauguste (Dezo) will be licensed for Gospel
Ministry on November 20. A service will be held at First
Baptist, Kansas City, Missouri. (Please contact the church
office for more details.)

Welcome to the Craft Group!

First Baptist Church
1330 Kasold Drive
Lawrence, Kansas 66049
785/843-0020
785/843-0021 (fax)

We meet every other Monday night from 6:30-8pm,

and our next meeting is November 7. We'll meet in
the library. Anyone and everyone is welcome!
For additional information please contact Christy Miller: 393-3183 or christyjmiller@gmail.com.

Life of the Church

Wednesday, Nov. 2
6:00 p.m.Mid-week meal
6:30 p.m.Sacred Music Academy
6:40 p.m.Youth Bible Study
6:40 p.m.Two-Way Sermon Feedback
group
Thursday, Nov. 3
Church office open limited hours Thur/Fri
6:00 p.m.Yoga with Nancy
6:15 p.m.Bell Choir rehearsal
7:30 p.m.Chancel Choir rehearsal
Friday-Sunday, Nov. 4-6
Sr. High Youth to Braving Discipleship,
Ottawa University
Sunday, Nov. 6
8:30 a.m.Worship service
9:30 a.m.Sunday School
10:45 a.m.Worship service
5:00 p.m.ABY/Chupper (Middle school
only)
Oct. 31: Trunk or Treat at Presbyterian Manor, 4:306:00 p.m. (Covered parking, north side of bldg.)
Nov. 20: Thanksgiving Dinner & Worship & Pledge
Sunday
Nov. 27: 1st Sunday of Advent
Jan. 8: Family Promise Week begins

Church Office:
785/843.0020, ext. 203
office@firstbaptistlawrence.com
www.firstbaptistlawrence.com
@1stBaptistLawrence
(dont forget to like it!)

Sunday Morning Volunteers

November 6

Wednesday Menu Nov. 2

Build-your-own Taco &
Burrito Bar

Nursery 9:15-12:00 p.m.Amy Munsterman

Extended Care 9:15-12:00 p.m. Krissie

Pot-luck desserts

Druen
Sunday DriverNeal Purvis, 766-2849
Sunday A/VJim Lord
Sound Travis Cooper

Staff Whereabouts
Jenny Purvis will be taking some vacation time Nov. 3-7. The office will be open reduced
hours 11/3, 4, and 7.

By the Numbers
as of October 23, 2016
GENERAL OPERATING
Weekly Receipts:
$4,528.25
YTD Receipts:
$232,809.59
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
Weekly Receipts:
Cumulative Giving:

$790.00
$519,231.67

If you would like more detailed financial information, please contact

our bookkeeper at grassyclan@att.net, 917-9622.
Thank you for your generous giving. Your generosity helps to make
our many ministries possible. Offering envelopes are available each
Sunday or you may choose to give at www.firstbaptistlawrence.com
Look for Simplegive tab.