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Sunday Services & Classes :

Sunday School 9:45 a.m.

Morning Worship Service 10:45 a.m.

Evening Worship Service 6:00 p.m.

Kids On a Mission 6:00 p.m.

Youth Activities 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday Evening Services & Classes:

Youth & Kids Praise Team Practice 6:00 p.m.

M&M’s Choir Rehearsal 6:00 p.m.

Bible Study for All Ages 6:30 p.m.

Disciples in Training 6:30 p.m.

Youth Bible Study 6:30 p.m.

Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal 6:30 p.m.

Dr. Calvin Bobo Pastor

Email: [email protected]

229-977-1638 (cell) 828-321-5368 (Pastorium)

Jennifer Farr Music Director

Evan Nixon Youth Pastor

Alejandro Arreaga Hispanic Pastor

828-557-4843

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Church Office: 828-321-5112 or 828-321-3989

P.O. Box 427, 1606 Main Street

Andrews, NC 28901

Website: www.andrewsfbc.org Email: [email protected]

[email protected]

2020 VISION: Know, Be, and Do

“ When they heard this, they came under deep conviction and

said to Peter and the rest of the apostles:

“Brothers, what must we do?” - Acts 2:37

Head, Heart, and Hands under the Lordship of Christ

Dear Church Family,

We are about to experience a WEEKEND IN THE WORD! We will enjoy together as a church family a wonderful time of special preaching, special music, and special fellowship.

WEEKEND IN THE WORD will take place March 14-15. Please make every effort to attend this special occa-sion. Please continue to pray for God to call our heads, hearts, and hands under the Lordship of Christ.

Our Guest Preacher is Pastor Jerry Dockery, Senior Pas-tor of Crabapple First Baptist Church, Milton, Georgia. Our Guest Choir, Directed by Terry Hooper, is the Sanc-tuary Choir of Truett Memorial First Baptist Church, Hayesville, North Carolina.

Our weekend schedule includes five events:

Saturday, March 14

6:00 Worship

7:00 Fellowship

Sunday, March 15

10:45 Worship

6:00 Worship

7:00 Fellowship

By the grace of God, let us strive together to continually place our head, our heart, and our hands under the Lord-ship of Christ. This means knowing Him more and more, becoming like Him more and more, and partici-pating in the activities more and more to which He calls us.

In Christ,

Pastor Calvin

WMU NEWS MARCH 2020

March is here and soon it will be Spring. We’ve had enough rain to insure “greening of the hills”. When we think of March, our thoughts turn to basketball and March Madness, the coming of Spring, windy days just right for kite flying. March is also about the special of-fering for NAMB (Home Missions) or the Annie Arm-strong offering. One hundred percent of all gifts go to the Mission field for church plantings and compassion ministries across the US, Canada and their territories.

This year our WMU is inviting the church to participate in “Egg Money for Annie” mission project. The first Sunday in March there will be pint jars, decorated by our children and mission groups, available for you to take home along with the accompanying March calen-dar. Each day in March has a specific challenge which is used to make contributions to your “egg money”. At the end of the month, convert your coins to dollars or a check and place in either a church envelop or special Annie Armstrong envelopes. Any additional contribu-tions you wish to give will go a long way to reaching out church goal of $4500.

Hopefully you will enjoy this special mission project and use it to learn about our home missions and teach our children the importance of missions in our country and world.

Helen

The gray haired and the aged are among us" Job 15:10. Our Pampering and Prayers met February 15 to cele-brate Virginia Cox reconizing her upcoming 100th birthday April 25. Eight of us enjoyed her sharing growing up memories, funnies and advice. She present-ed each girl a frog to reminder them to Fully Rely On God. She remembered Billy Graham's daughter sharing this years ago when she attended her Bible Study. We took cupcakes, ice cream, punch and each girl presented her a useful gift. As we departed, Virginia prayed the most beautiful precious prayer. She was so thankful and appreciative of the visit. Girls took home food bags. A new girl joined us. Thank you to Nancy Huffines for caring and sharing enough to give her hair-cut/style, manicure and new outfit. To quote AMS counselor "Thank you ladies for being so good to our girls at AMS. This one really needs something positive in her life."

Kid's food bags-246 weekly to AES and AMS went out early in February due to snow days and teacher work days. Valentine candy boxes and treats for each food bag. We have changed our packing schedule to Tues-days 12-1 at our site. Thank you Kid's Food Bag Min-istry workers for ALL you do to feed hungry kids. Thank you sister churches for ALL you do. We work so good together.

At request of AES pull on pants for boys and girls; in case of accidents at school.

Operation Help/Hope food and personal care items to families.

Thank you church for seeing that we have a warm roomy place to work in these ministries.

God Bless You ALL

Nancy

“IT’S ALL ABOUT THE GOSPEL”

AFBC SPECIAL OFFERING FOR MARCH

ANNIE ARMSTRONG/NAMB

GOAL-$4500

VBS! SAVE THE DATE!

Concrete & Cranes

June 21-25

YOUNG AT HEARTS

About 40 people attended the annual Jake Buchanan Sweetheart Banquet on Sunday evening, February 9, in spite of the "iffy" weather. In addition to the yummy food, there were opportunities to have updated pictures taken, and Tammie Johnson did a great job again at capturing some smiling faces. Then Ronney Craig moderated the game, "How Well Do You Know Your Spouse?" with some not-so-newlywed couples. Contestants for the game were Pastor Calvin and Mrs. Janet, Steve and Tammie Johnson, and Eddie and Rebecca Wood. It was a lot of fun, and Steve and Tammie were declared the winners. They got to go home with a box of Whitman's Chocolates.

Then Pastor Calvin pointed out that some VERY newlywed cou-ples were in the group, namely Youth Pastor Evan and Cassie Nix-on, who had been married less than a year; and Rance and Mac-kenzie Rogers, who had been married had been married a little more than a month, and they graciously agreed to play a round of the game, too. Several folks contributed to coming up with some new questions, and everyone enjoyed a good time.

The March Young At Heart luncheon on Thursday, March 19, will be an Ethnic Food Meal and a Travelogue by J.R. and Sandra Marr. On the sign-up sheet you can indicate what kind of food you plan to bring: Mexican, Italian, German, Greek, Chinese, or Amer-ican. All seniors (anyone nifty 50 or older) are welcome to attend. Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. You could even wear an outfit representative of a different country, if you would like!

Those especially "standing in the need of prayer" include Judy Brooks in the Asheville Hospital, Virginia Adams and Gary Kauff-man healing from major surgery, continued healing and strength-ening of Faye Parker's and Fred West's knee replacements, and Betty Franks facing surgery on both her legs. Continue to pray for June Brooks, Cricket Gray, Neil and Modean McKeehan, Virginia Cox, Harlace and Pat Sealy, Donald and Joyce Hogan, Kent and Marna Chapman, and Ray Hyde. Pray for the ministry to the homeless and others that we feed Monday nights, that they will be filled with physical food, as well as spiritual food, and that the fellowship will be sweet. Pray that those who serve them will radi-ate the love of Jesus to them.

Pray for the health of Christian family relationships around the world; there are others out there "praying" for the destruction of the family unit as we know it. Pray for our brothers and sisters in the persecuted church around the world, and be thankful for the freedoms we still enjoy. Pray for the upcoming Primary elections, that folks will get elected who value the sanctity of life and have a testimony for Christ. Pray for Pastor Calvin and his family, dea-cons and their families, Evan and Cassie Nixon and others working with the youth, Jennifer Farr and musicians, choir members, teach-ers and leaders in the various Sunday ministry and Wednesday evening classes, and each one who has a unique part in making Andrews First Baptist Church a lighthouse for Jesus. Remember our college students, high school and middle school students, and those in elementary school; as well as teachers and staff in our schools, that they may let their lights shine for Jesus.

The Young At Hearts Committee

Ronney Craig, Jean Higdon, Nancy Huffines, Dana Jones,

Jim and Pat Lancaster, Louise Phillips, and Jeanette Wilson

Music Ministry Opportunities:

Wednesday Evenings:

Youth & Kids Praise Team 6:00 p.m.

M&Ms Children’s Choir 6:00 p.m.

Sanctuary Choir 6:30 p.m.

Praise Band Practice 7:30 p.m. Sunday Evenings: Easter Cantata Rehearsal 7:00 p.m.

(In preparation for Palm Sunday performance: April, 5 @ 10:45 a.m.)

‘ONE DAY’ Easter Cantata

********************************** Special Events:

Come Join Us for special preaching & music,

food and fellowship!

Weekend In the Word @ AFBC

Speaker: Brother Jerry Dockery

Saturday, 3/14 @ 6:00 p.m. with Special Music from Music Director, Terry Hooper and his choir from Truett Memorial

First Baptist, Hayesville.

Sunday, 3/15 @ 10:45 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

Sunday, 3/22 @ 6:00 p.m. Darrell & Dawn Ritchie in Concert

Youth & Kids Praise Team

Easter Performance,

‘Shout Hosanna’ Sunday, March 29

@ 10:45 a.m.

Thank you for your prayers as our many wonderful and uplifting events take place. My the Name of Jesus be honored and glorified! Always at His feet, Jennifer 23 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, 24 since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. Colossians 3:23-24 (NIV)

Youth Update:

We are currently studying through the book of John on Wednesday nights and Sunday nights we are working through a video series called Follow Me by David Platt. All students are welcome both Wednesday and Sunday Nights! We would love to see you there! We are excited for our summer camp trip to Crossroads in July. We still have spots available if anyone would like to sign up!

Evan Nixon

MARCH 2020 EVENTS Sun 3/1 Lord’s Supper Wed 3/4 WMU Meeting 4:30 p.m. Sat 3/7 Daylights Savings time begins:

Spring Clocks Forward 1 Hour!

Sat 3/14 Weekend in the Word 6:00 p.m.

Sun 3/15 Weekend in the Word

10:45 a.m. & 6:00 p.m.

Thurs 3/19 First Day of Spring

Young at Heart Luncheon

Church Fellowship Hall 11:30 a.m. Sun 3/22 In Concert: Darrell & Dawn Ritchie 6:00 p.m. Sun 3/29 Youth & Kids Praise Team Easter Presentation

‘Shout Hosanna’ 10:45 a.m.

Meals On Wheels

10:00a.m. –12 Noon

Tues. March 3 Joe Gibson, Volunteer Needed

Tues. March 10 Lane Raxter, Volunteer Needed

Tues. March 17 Sandra Marr, Lane & Marilyn Raxter

Tues. March 24 Volunteer Needed

Tues. March 31 Volunteer Needed

March Birthdays

2. Joyce Hogan 2. Lee Ellen Rickett 5. Lily Gibson 7. Elizabeth Arreaga 7. Marna Chapman 8. Peyton Brooks 8. Ralph Clutton 8. Emily Waldroup

10. Michell Higdon 12. Cindy Luther 13. Tammy Coleman 15. Frank Wilson 16. Cricket (Alma) Gray 18. Gene Craig

18. Cassie Nixon 20. Brooke Newton 21. Bill Connell 22. Sarah Debty 22. Leah Preston 24. Taylor Postell 25. Kenneth Cope

25. Teresa Hyde 26. Margaret Bolick

March Anniversaries

1. James & Pat Lancaster 15. Robert & Nancy Taylor 18. Dana & Laurie Jones 19. Bruce & Lee Ellen Rickett

31. Evan & Cassie Nixon 31. Paul & Lori Revis

Deacons On Call/March

Michael Higdon – 828.361.1919

Steve Johnson – 828.557.5918 Joel Mclelland – 828-557-5143