Attendance Report November 15

Attendance Report November 15 Sunday School Worship Wednesday Night

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First Baptist Church, Hamilton, Texas

Our Tithes and Offerings....

Advancing the Gospel

Gifts to the Budget November 8 November 15

Focus

Vol. 32, No. 40

November 18, 2009

$3,765.00 4,682.40

Average Weekly Needs

5,350.48

Dental Ministry FBC Revitalization Wednesday Night Meals World Hunger

Total Gifts November 15

50.00 170.00 158.25 20.00

$5,080.65

Sunday Personnel November 22

Moody Courtney, David Holley, Steve McKandless CHILD CARE Sunday School Nursery Allyson Elkins, Clydell Massingill ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

Rev. Keith Felton, Pastor Jacob Sensenig, Minister of Music 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

WELCOME TEAM Cody Catoe, Dewayne Clover, Dick Dixon, Bridgette Haile, Holly May, Joyce Spencer COUNTERS

Church Nursery Susan Foster, Julie Boatwright

2-3 Year Olds Nancy Diaz, Melissa Pearce

Children’s Church Kenneth Foster, Josh Mehaffey

Deacons on Call for November David Courtney - Team Leader Cody Catoe, Jimmie Edwards, Don Haile

ANNUAL CANNED FOOD DRIVE November 22 Our youth will collect canned goods for United Care. Please place canned goods you would like to donate on your front porch and volunteers will be by to pick them up between 2 - 4 P.M. Let Eric know if you would like to be a part of this great ministry.

From the Shepherd’s Shop‹ Shop‹ by Pastor Keith Felton

I spent a few days this past week at the Baptist General Convention of Texas which was in Houston this year. I had the opportunity to share the experience with my wife and FBC Deacon, Grant Lengefeld. We enjoyed hearing about HOPE 2010 which is the strategy put forth by the Executive Director of the BGCT, Randall Everett. His hope is that by the end of 2010 every Texas Baptist church will have done all they can to share the Gospel to every person in Texas. What a bold initiative and I’m thankful to be a part of a church that takes evangelism seriously. What can we do as individuals and collectively as a church to help with this initiative to reach the lost of our community with the message of Jesus Christ? HOPE 2010 emphasizes three elements for accomplishing this task: PRAYER, CARE, and SHARE. We need to renew our commitment to praying for the lost. Each and every day we need to bow our heads and tune our hearts to God and ask for His Spirit to help us engage others in talking about matters of eternity. We also need to renew our commitments to caring for those in need. In caring for the needs of people we get a chance to say because God cared for me, I care for you. Lastly, we need to renew our commitment to sharing the story of Jesus with others. How has God changed our lives through the sending of His Son? How has God transformed who I am in becoming more like Jesus? How can God change the life of the lost person we have engaged in conversation? Praying, Caring, and Sharing are three ways in which we can change our world for Jesus Christ. I believe if we renew our commitment to doing these three things intentionally with the lost around us, our church will be overflowing with folks wanting to know more about the Savior. As a Texas Baptist, what will be your part in reaching our state with the Gospel?

Life of the Church Sunday, November 22 Deacons’ Meeting Sunday School Worship Children’s Church for Pre-K thru K Community-wide Canned Goods Drive Monday, November 23 Handbell Choir Rehearsal Wednesday, November 25 No Wednesday Night Activities Thursday, November 26 Thanksgiving Day Friday, November 27 Office Closed Tuesday, December 1 Kitchen Committee Workday Wednesday, December 2 Nursing Home Ministry Youth Committee Meeting

LOOK OUT!... Here They Come! 8:30 am 9:45 am 11:00 am 11:00 am 2:00 pm 5:30 pm

8:30 pm 10:00 am 6:30 pm

There will be NO crafts from December 2 until January 6.

♫ MUSIC MINISTRY ♫ Readers Needed!! As you have likely heard, the Christmas program is Sunday, December 13th at 6:30 P.M. I still have a need for about 5 scripture readers for the program. If anyone is interested, please come see me or email me at [email protected]. I look forward to your participation. Thanks,

Jacob Sensenig If you have taken cup towels and linens home to wash and have not returned them, please do so. Thanks, The Kitchen Committee LOST AND FOUND… If you have lost anything recently, we have a collection of items in the copy room. Please check and see if anything belongs to you.

Annual Canned Food Drive - This Sunday the youth of our community will be collecting canned goods that you would like to donate to United Care. Please have your canned good tied in a plastic bag on your front porch before 2 pm. We will be going around town from 2-5 collecting canned goods and stocking them at United Care. Afterwards, we will return to St. John Lutheran Church for fellowship and food! If you would like to help out, let Eric know or just show up at 2 pm at St. John Lutheran Church! See you there!! Main Street Bethlehem - Sunday evening Dec. 6th our youth will be traveling to Burnet for Main Street Bethlehem. The entire town is transformed into Bethlehem and the night concludes with a live nativity scene. If you would like to go with us, let Eric know ASAP!!

Our Sympathy and Prayers... Our love and support, sympathy and prayers go out to the family of Donna McGee, whose mother, Lottie Babbitt, went to be with Christ this past week. We join together as a family of faith and pray for this family as we celebrate Christ’s gift of eternal life. Thank You.. Dearest Members of FBC: I want to thank you for the beautiful flowers. I didn’t have room for them in my room so put them in the big living room. Now everyone can enjoy them. Hope we can make them last a long time. Thank you for remembering me -- I felt it a great blessing. Thank you All, Marguerite Crowley

A N NO U N C E M E N T S SHOES FOR ORPHAN SOULS November 1 - December 1 New Shoes are good for the soul…

NOTICE There is a special called business meeting on December 6 for the purpose of voting on the proposed 2010 Budget. This will be held at the conclusion of the worship service. WEDNESDAY, November 23 There will NO Activities or newsletter.

2009 BIBLE 365 Day 316 - Jeremiah 4:19-6:14, Colossians 1:21-2:7, Psalm 77:1-20, Proverbs 24:23-25 Day 317 - Jeremiah 6:15-8:7, Colossians 2:8-23, Psalm 78:1-31, Proverbs 24:26 Day 318 - Jeremiah 8:8-9:26, Colossians 3:1-17, Psalm 78:32-55, Proverbs 24:27 Day 319 - Jeremiah 10:1-11:23, Colossians 3:184:18, Psalm 78:56-72, Proverbs 24:28-29 Day 320 - Jeremiah 12:1-14:10, 1 Thess. 1:1-2:9, Psalm 79:1-33, Proverbs 24:30-34 Day 321 - Jeremiah 14:11-16:15, 1 Thess 2:10-3:13, Psalm 80:1-19, Proverbs 25:1-5 Day 322 - Jeremiah 16:16-18:23, 1 Thessalonians 4:1-5:3, Psalm 81:1-16, Proverbs 2425:6-7a