Attendance Report August 9

Attendance Report August 9 Sunday School Worship

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First Baptist Church, Hamilton, Texas

Advancing the Gospel Our Tithes and Offerings....

Vol. 32, No. 32

August 12 , 2009

Gifts to the Budget August 2 August 9 Average Weekly Needs FBC Revitalization Summer Music Total Gifts August 2

4,042.00 4,755.00 5,350.48 470.00 389.00 $5,614.00

ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

Rev. Keith Felton, Pastor Rev. Eric Coleman, Minister to Youth

E-mail Address [email protected]

First Baptist Church 220 S. Bell Street P.O. Box 673 Hamilton, TX 76531 Church Office - 254/386-8141

Sunday Personnel August 16 WELCOME TEAM Barbara Caraway, Garry Diaz, Nancy Diaz, Sharon Felton, Brandon Haile, Joyce Spencer COUNTERS David Courtney, Don Jones, J.T. Massingill CHILD CARE Sunday School - Joyce Spencer, Clydell Massingill Church Nursery - Holly May, Candace Stroud 2-3 Year Olds Shawna Cozby, Cody Lee Children’s Church Justin Cozby, Jon Lengefeld

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO HELP WITH WEDNESDAY NIGHT FELLOWSHIP MEALS

Deacons on Call for August Jim Summers - Team Leader Dale Caraway, Luke Killian, Saundra Lengefeld

PLEASE SIGN UP TO HELP

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Life of the Church

A N NO U N C E M E N T S

by Pastor Keith Felton

Our Personnel Committee and Music & Worship Committee have combined to create a Search Committee for our next Music Minister. They will be conducting interviews this week and next with a few candidates for the position. I hope you will be in prayer for the Search Committee, for the interviews and those interviewed. Pray that God will guide us as we consider who He desires as the next Music Minister for FBC. I am very excited about the future and am confident in God providing for our needs. A section of our breezeway ceiling/roof is in need of repair and our Buildings & Grounds Committee is on the job. We are very blessed at First Baptist Church with a group of men who are knowledgeable and capable of tending to our facility needs. You may remember me giving the “Golden Hammer” award a few years ago to many of these guys for their work in remodeling our office suite. Others have joined them in recent years and I can’t thank them enough for their devotion to making our church the best it can be. Please be in prayer for all the children and their leaders who will be participating in our fall activities on Wednesdays with choirs and missions. Be in prayer for all the students who will be led by Eric and his volunteers in their Wednesday worship and Bible study. Please consider being a part of a Fellowship Meal Team and pray for all the workers who lead out in this vital ministry of our church. Be in prayer for our Adult Prayer Meeting and Bible Study – and COME if you haven’t been in awhile – it’s a great ‘re-fueling’ for the middle of the week. I don’t want us to forget about our Revitalization Plan and Pledge Campaign to pay back our CD! We are almost a third of the way finished with the 12 month payment plan. I hope you will remember to do your part in our efforts to revitalize our facilities. THANK YOU for what we’ve done so far which is pledged or one time gifts totaling $25,220. This is a great beginning and my prayer is that we will keep this momentum going so we can meet our goal in June of 2010.

SMC VIDEOS ARE HERE… You make pick up you Summer Music Camp videos, Sunday, August 16, from Joan Box after church.

SHOWER/POUNDING for Tiffany and Eric Coleman Sunday, August 23, 2009 12:00 P.M. Youth Family Life Center

HOPE FOR KIDS

and Potluck Meal Just a reminder about the Back to School Event this weekend. If you would like to help, we have two opportunities: Friday, 6:00 p.m., Elementary Cafeteria to bag the supplies. The more the merrier (and quicker)! Saturday, 9:00 - 1:00, Elementary Cafeteria to hand out supplies. I am unsure how many of our Elementary faculty will be attending, so if you want to stop by to see if help is needed, I would appreciate it. Call me at 386-5650, if you wish to volunteer. Tina

CONTACT INFORMATION FBC STAFF Office Phone: 254/386-8141 Pastor -Ext. 11 Minister of Music - Ext.16 Minister to Youth - Ext. 13 Office Manager - Ext.10 Pastor Keith Felton Cell: 254/485-6622 [email protected] Eric Coleman, Minister to Youth [email protected]

Sunday, August 16 Sunday School Worship Children’s Church for Pre-K thru K Wednesday Night Fellowship Meal Meeting Tuesday, August 18 Stewardship Committee Meeting Wednesday, August 19 Adult Bible Study & Prayer Meeting Ekklesia - Youth Thursday, August 20 Ladies Crafts AA Meeting

9:45 am 11:00 am 11:00 am 12:00 pm 6:00 pm 6:00 pm 6:00 pm 9:00 am 8:00 pm

TH A N K YO U … Thank you for your calls, cards, prayers and w ords of concern for our fam ily. W e love and appreciate our church fam ily. D ale and B arbara Caraw ay

Ann Maxwell, Office Manager [email protected] Remember in Prayer… Ruby Webb Bill Chappell Kaley Neie Hilbig Nelson Shave Gwen Wallace Earl Cowley Frankie Ellingberg Jack Pettit Dick Dixon Tony Rogers DeWanna Alsouissi Ray Groves Glen Chilton Bobby Varner Mildred Riddle Stanley Gillham Anthony McClain

Mack Cole Jace Williams Leslie Smith Rosa Gillham Pam Jones Renee Smith Patty Gillham Jackie Weaver David Clark Jacki Crusenberry Ken Beazley Shane Donahoo Polly Wallace Diana Franklin Gayland Stephens Josh Wilson Polly Stevens

Jim Payne Dr. Randy Lee Connie MQueen Norma Marwitz Nelda Donahoo Beverly Price Betty Ann Beard Jeff & Sarah Ensor Julie Allison King Dale Harris Patty Courtney’s sister Steve Ballow Don Cook The Family of Monte Cochran

Time to Think Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.— William Arthur Ward To Act Rejoice, the future is full of promise. To Pray Lord, thank You for the tremendous difference you make in our lives.

2009 BIBLE 365 Day 218 - 2 Kings 17:1-18:12, Acts 20:1-38, Psalm 148:1-14, Proverbs 18:6-7 Day 219 - 2 Kings 18:13-19:37, Acts 21:1-16, Psalm 149:1-9, Proverbs 18:8 Day 220 - 2 Kings 20:1-22:2, Acts 21:17-36, Psalm 150 :1-6, Proverbs 18:9-10 Day 221 - 2 Kings 22:3-23:30, Acts 21:37-22:16. Psalm 1:1-6, Proverbs 18:11-12 Day 222 - 2 Kings 23:31-25:30, Acts 22:17-23:10, Psalm 2:1-12, Proverbs 18:13, Day 223 - 1 Chronicles 1:1-2:17, Acts 23:11-35, Psalm 3:1-8, Proverbs 18:14-15 Day 224 - 1 Chronicles 2:18-4:4, Acts 24:1-27, Psalm 4:1-9, Proverbs 18:16-18