First Baptist Church Calvert City, Kentucky

First Baptist Church PO Box 366 Calvert City KY 42029-0366 270-395-4600

First Baptist Church Calvert City, Kentucky

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Pastor: Bro. Jim Ewing Minister of Music & Education: Bro. Rick Johnson Secretary: Donna Ford Church Organist Vicki Madison Church Pianist Daron Sills Custodian Jim Owens

OCTOBER 2009

The Challenge Continuing our Sunday Morning Sermon Series from Genesis 1-11

In the beginning … God’s plan … Man’s choice Coming in October …

Church Mission First Baptist Statement

Prayer Concerns for our Church

Family United by the love of Christ, our purpose is:

* Chuck Thompson – skin cancer surgery

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To tell others of the saving power of Jesus Christ

* Sue Bull – continuing chemotherapy

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To teach Christian discipleship using the Holy Scriptures * Tammy Holland – continuing chemotherapy treatments as the text. * Ron Lappin – problems with kidneys To touch the needs of our fellowman by engaging in * Wilma Satterfield – frozen shoulder activities that will bring glory to His name. * Ron Northcutt – health related decisions

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treatments

Other Prayer Requests Weekly Scheduled Events Sunday diagnosis 8:30 A.M. Worship Service recovering at home 9:30 A.M. Sunday School 10:45 A.M. Worship Service melanoma 6:00 P.M. Evening Worship heart problems Doris Coursey’s daughter) still Tuesday

Visit First Baptist Church on the web at 10:00 A.M. Rehearsals Suspended until the fall www.calvertfbc.org for scheduled events, pictures, and more! Fay Farmer

* Charles Crowell – Tracy Phillip’s dad - tests * Marshall Mann – lymphatic cancer * Kevin & Evelyn Stokes – * Don Hise – continuing observation * Reggie McDowell (Tracy Phillips’ cousin) * Mary Brinn – adjustments after loss of husband * Boyce Birdsong (Helen Noles’ brother) * Alison Glettner (Larry & needs bone marrow transplant

Convalescent CenterS Henry Ellis Cann

Wilma

Wednesday Louise Beckman 5:00 P.M. No Summer Meal – resume in the fall John Dees (Britthaven) C.M. Jones (Gaither Suites) 6:15 P.M. Prayer Service in Sanctuary Faye Bloomstrand (Britthaven) 6:30 P.M. Youth Ministry Bible Study/TeamKid Groups Homebound 7:15 P.M. Oakley Haley

Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal (Choir Room)

Linda Terry Kathryn Johnson

Edna

Doris & Hershel

Marjorie Moore

Prayer Ministry The Prayer Room is open to all of our church family at prayer

any time. If you would like to be a part of our

ministry, we encourage groups to meet at these times: Sunday 10:30 – 10:45 Wednesday 5:45 – 6:15 Tuesday 9:30 – 10:00 Thursday 10:00 –

10:30

Eliza Broadus Offering for State Missions

$ SEPTEMBER FIGURES $

For Kentucky Baptists, 2010 could become the “year of the horse.” As many as 600,000 people are expected to compete in or attend the World Equestrian Games at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. Many people who arrive will have never heard the gospel before. A group of Kentucky Baptists already are at work planning ministry events and recruiting volunteers, but WMU hopes even more people will become involved through prayer, and by supporting this year’s Eliza Broadus Offering for missions in Kentucky. The money will go to support disaster relief, Baptist Campus Ministries, Eastern Kentucky ministry centers and many others.

General Fund August Budget Needs Monthly* $ 21,499.33 Budget Receipts Monthly $ 24,736.75 Designated Receipts Monthly $ 692.66 YTD Budget Needs $ 171,994.64 YTD Budget Receipts $ 153,676.15 YTD Designated Receipts $ 43,103.57 Total 2008 Receipts $196,779.72

Those Serving in the Military/Overseas DEBT RETIREMENT Todd Broyles Brad Terry Zac Grimes

Travis Cano Mark Tieman Mark Miller (Iraq)

Cory Joiner Chad Ward Chris Tucker

Ben Sewell Justin Stubbs

James Ward Murray Young

From Your Pastor

Jim Ewing

Well, it has been one year this month that my family and I joined with you here in Calvert City. While we are still working to get our house in Paducah sold, we are here in virtually every other way! Pretty much all we do in Paducah is sleep. Thank you all for making this first year such a blessing. The first year for a pastor is mostly about watching and learning … but together we have accomplished some important things over the past several months. We purchased a new management software package called PowerChurch Plus that will help us manage membership, attendance, and finances in a single package. We have been through initial training and into the process of preparing the software to help us better manage all our activities. This past spring Ken Musgrove, Annessa Roberts, Carolyn Outland, Judy Smith, Bill Kunnecke and I completed an initial safety & security review of our facility and procedures. We looked at a host of issues and developed a list of recommendations that we are addressing with the Buildings & Grounds committee. Among the recommendations was the use of a nursery pager system that is already in place. Very soon we will install shades in the Fellowship Hall to provide visual security for the music/sound equipment. As funds become available we will be considering additional measures to ensure our staff, members, and guests are afforded a secure place to fellowship and worship. Thanks to the leadership of folks like Nigel and Phillip Broyles and Kathryn Goheen, our Senior Adult Ministry is up and running at full speed. We got the siding replaced, a brand new sign for the front … and thanks to an anonymous gift, we will soon have new sanctuary doors and entry way lights installed. In addition, that gift will allow us to remodel the ladies restroom, purchase the blinds for the fellowship hall, and purchase a CD/DVD recording system to replace our old cassette system. Looking toward the future, we are well underway in our planning for a mission trip to Jordan in the fall of 2010. This initial trip will be small in numbers but will hopefully open the door for a vital international mission partnership. Finally, Karen Dodson and Gene Low have been instrumental in revitalizing a prayer ministry for our church. If you would like to learn more about our prayer ministry, please let them know. This will make a significant impact on us as a body and I am convinced that it will open the door for God to use us in ways that we can’t yet imagine. There is much more that this past year has brought us … this is just a taste of what’s happened. But I am looking forward to even greater things in the future as we pursue our common fellowship in the Lord. He is good! And is good to be a part of this wonderful church family! Together in Him,

Minister of Music & Education

Rick Johnson

PABA Annual Meeting The Purchase Area Baptist Association’s Annual Meeting will be held on Thursday, October 15, at the Poplar Spring Baptist Church in Murray. The meeting will begin with a meal at 6:00 p.m. and a program and Business Session will follow. If you can attend this meeting, please let me know so we can give an accurate number of people attending and for the meal. There will be no cost for the meal but we do need to give them an idea of how many will be eating. Trunk ‘R’ Treat Coming Soon! Our church will observe Trunk ‘R’ Treat again this year. It will be held on Wednesday, October 28, at 6:00 p.m. in the fellowship hall. We will enjoy a meal at 6:00 p.m. and the activities will begin around 7:00. No choirs or any other regularly scheduled activities will be happening that evening. Those will resume the following week. Come and bring your family for a good night of fun and fellowship. Clinical Pastoral Education News I am preparing to move from Level I CPE to level II. One of the guys in my group and I will be meeting with a committee in Louisville on Friday, October 9. We will each meet before a committee of three CPE supervisors. They will help to determine our readiness for level II. This will be a large hurdle for us. Please pray for both of us as we meet with this committee. This is my third unit of CPE. There are four units altogether. We have four people in our group, one female and three males. Our class time is led by our Supervisor, Chaplain, Jim Wright. We have two Baptists, one Pentecostal and a Catholic Priest in our group. We are beginning to form as a group that can trust each other. We are learning the process of group dynamics and how things work in group process. These kinds of dynamics work in the church as well, so it is very helpful. The books I am reading for this third unit are: “In a Different Voice,” “The Courage to Teach,” and “Shared Wisdom.” All these books are helpful as far as working with people and learning how to be aware of the differences in people and how they do things. The book “In a Different Voice” speaks to the differences between men and women and how we relate differently. It is an interesting book to read. We are still meeting for our class time on Mondays from 7:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. back in the Educational area of the hospital. The Chaplain’s office is just behind the Women’s Center at Western Baptist Hospital. I am oncall one night each week during each unit. Those experiences have been very interesting and I have learned much about people and how they react to sickness and tragedy in their lives.

October 6 5:30 pm

Sr. Adult Potluck

October 12–16 Fall Break for Schools For more than fifteen years families have had a wonderful opportunity to impact the lives of less fortunate children across the globe through the ministry of Samaritan’s Purse. This is an international relief organization headed up by Franklin Graham. Operation Christmas Child has delivered more than 46 million shoeboxes filled with toys and other items. This is your opportunity to demonstrate to your family the real meaning of Christmas: giving.

Senior Adults 55+ are invited to a potluck supper on Tuesday, October 6. This activity will be held in the Fellowship Hall at 5:30 pm. Please bring your favorite dish! Monthly Member Meeting Postponed Our monthly member meeting will be postponed from Wednesday, October 14 until Wednesday, October 21 because of fall break. There will also be no children’s or youth activities on October 14. We will however still have our regular Prayer Meeting Service at 6:15 pm.

October 21 Monthly Member Meeting October 20 Fundraiser

Haven of Hope

Wednesday, October 28 Youth Fundraiser! There will be chili at 6:00 pm with the Trunk or Treat at 7:00 pm. There will be no other services or activities that night.

Fall Festivals Coming in October Aurora Country Festival Oct. 2-4 Parade, craft demonstrations, shopping, etc. Kuttawa Harvest Festival Oct. 2-3 Parade, antique car show, art exhibits, etc. Christian Fellowship School Fall Festival Saturday, October 3 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Games, silent auction, inflatables, etc. Country Ham Festival-Cadiz Oct. 9-11 Parade, food, petting zoo, concerts, etc. Hunters Moon Festival–Grand Rivers Oct. 10 Parade, shopping, kid’s costume contest, etc.

Children’s Christmas Party Donations

OCTOBER 24TH Upcoming October Events

Our annual Children’s Christmas Party will be Tuesday, December 8. Even though it is still a few months away, we need donations in order to plan this event. Gifts are bought for children who may otherwise not have a Christmas. If you would like to participate in this ministry, please place a donation in a blue envelope and write “Children’s

Christmas” on it and place it in our offering plate. This is a way we can help the less fortunate in our community.

SCHEDULE FOR OCTOBER 2009 NURSERY

GREETERS

USHERS

October 4: Babies: Cherrie Ford/Emily N. N: Mike & Sandra Wiles Bennett, Chuck 2/3 Yrs: Andy/Jill Pagel S: Bill & Karen Kunnecke Danny Sewell, PM: Jane Sills Billy Hodge October 11: Babies: Leigh Ann Northcutt Landon Smith, 2/3 Yrs: Annessa Roberts Sewell, Mike Wiles, PM: Jean Smith Devine October 18: Babies: Anna Hodge O’Daniel, Larry 2/3 Yrs : Jo Beth Jones Andy Pagel, Sam PM: Mona Johnson Jones October 25: Babies: Kathy Poague Sickling, Phil Broyles, 2/3 Yrs: Ronda Evans George Heater PM: Judy Smith

Jess Thompson, Jack Norwine &

N: Jess & Kay Bennett

Dale Smith,

S: George & Connie Heater

Leroy Cary Stokes & Jerry

N: Ken & Paula Musgrove

Lowell

S: Sam & Jo Beth Jones

Coursey, Jones & Conner

N: Oral & Letha Sickling S: Shirley Harrington

Oral Andy Lyles,

& Billy Pierce

TELLERS FOR OCTOBER Oral Sickling Letha Sickling