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October 3, 2013October 3, 2013October 3, 2013October 3, 2013
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.
Rev. Matt Sturtevant
Senior Pastor, x. 202
Rev. Dr. Meredith Holladay
Associate Pastor of
Spiritual Formation, x. 204
Jenny Purvis
Office Manager, x.203
Nathan Benfield
Volunteer Building Manager, x.201
Jim Davidson
Chancel Choir Director
Holly Grassy
Bookkeeper
John Pauls
Moderator
Evelyn Falen
Organist
Buddy Langford
Custodian
Church Office:
785/843.0020
www.firstbaptistlawrence.com
Preparing for Worshi
October 6, 2013October 6, 2013October 6, 2013October 6, 2013
Twentieth SundayTwentieth SundayTwentieth SundayTwentieth Sunday
after Pentecostafter Pentecostafter Pentecostafter Pentecost
Our call to mercy
and justice
World communion Sunday
Reflections on Sharing a Table
Scripture: Luke 7.36-50
October Worship Series:
Matthew 25
Our Call to Mercy and Justice
October 6World Communion Sunday
I was hungry and you fed me.
Reflections on Sharing a Table
October 13Health Care and the FaithI was sick and you cared for me.
Moment for Mission with Heartland
Medical Clinic
Church-wide Tour of Clinic at 1 pm
(see page 4)
October 20Childrens Sabbath
the least of these
Beating Swords into Plowshares
Micah 4.1-5
(see below for more information)October 27Our Mission
with Dezo and Haiti
I was a stranger and you
welcomed me.
Childrens SabbathOctober 20
Sponsored by the Children's Defense Fund, the National Ob-
servance of Children's Sabbaths Celebration is a way for faith com-
munities to celebrate children as sacred gifts of the Divine, and pro-vides the opportunity for houses of worship to renew and live out
their moral responsibility to care, protect and advocate for all chil-
dren.
This celebration is a part of a broader children's movement that aims to unite com
munities and religious congregations of all faiths across the nation in shared concern
for children and a common commitment to improving their lives and working for jus
tice on their behalf. In that respect, each action is bigger, more powerful and more in
spiring than the efforts of any one celebration.
We will celebrate our first Childrens Sabbath as a community, along with other
churches, synagogues, and mosques around the nation, on October 20.
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Coming Soon to a Computer Screen Near You!
The office staff has been working
with an outside consultant/web deve
oper behind the scenes for several
months to overhaul the website. The
new siteplanned to go live early
next weekoffers a redesign, updat
content, and increased interactive op
portunitiesvia the blog (primarily
sermons currently), the calendar fun
tion and online giving. We hope that
the more we work with the new site,
the more functionality and commun
cation we will have! You can continu
to access the website via
www.firstbaptistlawrence.com.
Likewise, this will be the page you see when
you click Newsletter at the top of the web-
site. Have no fear! You areat the right place.
This new home for our newsletters (and even-
tually bulletins and other FBC publications)
will allow us the functionality of archiving past
newsletters and bulletins, and housing many,
many documents at once.
Youth Group QuadNox (Fourth Night) at Clinton Lake
Youth from FBC Lawrence joined up with youth from FBC Topeka Sunday nig
for our first QuadNox (Fourth Night) event. (Though, yes, technically Sunda
September 29, was the fifth Sunday.) We played games, cooked hot dogs and
Smores, and enjoyed a prayer walk experience at Clinton Lakeall on a perfec
early fall evening!
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Thanks to all who walked in the Crop Walk last Sunday. I
would like to acknowledge Margaret Arnold for walking
the complete 5K and for Kathy Stauffer joining at the last
minute. for Cheryl Harader, the youth group, Pastor Mer-
edith, the Purvis, Hite, and Schenkel families for joining-
in and Addison Sturtevant. I hope I did not miss anyone.
I have to account for all sheets, so please return to me or
the church office as soon as possible--there are eleven
(11) still out. You can still bring donations.God Bless and thank you so much for walking and for
your donations.
Ginger Boring.
Heartland Clinic Tour
Come one, come all! All are invited to tour Heartland'
medical clinic on October 13 at 1 p.m. We will serve a
quick lunch from FBC and then drive anyone who is
interested in the church van to the clinic for the tour.
Come prepared with questions for Heartland as they
have been gracious to open their facility to us personal
ly. We are excited to visualize the healing aspect of ou
missions.
Remember in Prayer
Lindsay Trent, recovering from surgery at Childrens Mercy H
pital.
International Ministries Missionary: Dagoberto & Dilia Zelay
serving in Honduras.
American Baptist Home Mission Society Missionary: Area Mi
ters: ABC of the Rocky Mountains, Rev. Michael Oldham
serving in Monument, Colorado.
Wednesday Evenings:
Mark your calendar for Children Matter - conversa-
tions about faith, spirituality, parenting and children.
October 23
November 20
5:30-7:30 p.m., childcare provided.
Sunday mornings:
We are slowly working our way back to normal
with Sunday School. Thank you for your patience as
we continue to figure out what normal is!
Sunday Morning Music has started!!
For 1st-5th graders. Michaela Schenkel and Jesse
Dowell will be leading our elementary-age kids in mu-
sic and movement time immediately following Sunday
School, from 10:30-10:50, in room 139.
Childrens Corner
Meet & Eat Groups
Sunday, October 20 at 12:00 p.m., immediately following
Worship, you are invited to our Meet and Eat Kickoff!
For those of you who signed up for our new meet and e
groups, please come on the 20th to find out what your n
groups will look like! If you have not signed up, but wou
like to be a part of a fellowship group designed to build
relationships within the church, come on the 20th to sign
up. If you are still unsure what this whole Meet and Eat
thing is about, come and find out more.We will share a meal together, and then share the groups
Chupper Schedule:
10/5: Johnson Family10/13: Eskilson Family
October 20:
Following Chupper, the youth will split up into
their normal small groups, and parents are invited
to stay and join in a conversation about faith and
teenagers. Pastor Meredith will lead the conversa-
tion, sharing some information and insights, and
then allow time to hear from you.
Thanks to all who walked in the Crop Walk last Sunday. I
would like to acknowledge Margaret Arnold for walking
the complete 5K and for Kathy Stauffer joining at the last
minute. for Cheryl Harader, the youth group, Pastor Mer-
edith, the Purvis, Hite, and Schenkel families for joining-
in and Addison Sturtevant. I hope I did not miss anyone.
I have to account for all sheets, so please return to me or
the church office as soon as possible--there are eleven
(11) still out. You can still bring donations.God Bless and thank you so much for walking and for
your donations.
Ginger Boring.
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First Baptist Church
1330 Kasold Drive
Lawrence, Kansas 66049
785/843-0020
785/843-0021 (fax)
www.firstbaptistlawrence.com
MAILING LABEL HERE
Sunday Morning Volunteers
Nursery Amy Munsterman
Extended Care Mandy Yoder
Staff Whereabouts
Meredith will be out October 2-5. She will return for worship OctoberMatt will be out October 4-6.
In case of pastoral emergency Fri. p.m.Sat. p.m., please contact Rev.
Bob Pattie, 865-3830.
Life of the Church
Sunday, Oct. 6
8:30Worship
9:30Sunday School
11:00Worship
5:00ABY & Chupper
Tuesday, Oct. 8
Announcements due for newsletter
6:15meet at FBC-carpool to Olathe for
Friendship Square
Wednesday, Oct. 9
Ministry Meetings (please contact your Chair
person for time/location)
Thursday, Oct. 10
NoonPrayer requests due for bulletin
7:30Choir RehearsalLooking Ahead:
Oct. 13Tour of Heartland Clinic
Oct. 20Meet & Eat Groups Gathering
Oct. 27Quarterly Business Gathering
If you wish to receive/or not receivethis weekly
newsletter by postal mail, please contact the church office:
843-0020. Please send your e-mail to Jenny if you wish
to be included on the weekly E-mail announcements list.
Calling all Book Lovers!
First Baptists Book Club will be starting their 2013-2014 sea-
son with M.T Andersons Feed.The club will meet at the
Carlsons home, 1905 Crossgate at 7:00 pm on Monday Oct.
14. Copies of the book can be obtained on loan by callingPeggy Keefe at (785) 842-5770 or cell phone (804) 712-9949.
The Nov. book selection is The Worst Hard Time, by Tim
Egan. The Dec. book selection is Zealot, by Reza Aslan. The
First Baptist Book club reads a wide variety of works includ-
ing fiction, non-fiction, biographies, memoirs, and poetry.
Members suggest the books to be read. If you love books,
please join us!
Meeting dates:
October 14
November 11December 9
Womens Group Opportunity
Friendship Square will meet at 6:15 p.m. in the
church parking lot on Tuesday, Oct. 8. At 6:30
p.m. we will carpool to Mary Ann Williams's new
home in Olathe. We are looking forward to an-
other fun evening with friends, youll receive a
new study book and learn about plans for Oct. 25.
Any and all are welcome!
By the NumbersSept. 22, 2013
Operang: $3,344.36 (Needed: 6,923.00/week
Weekly Capital Campaign: $995.
YTD Operang: $261,920
(Cumulave) Capital Campaign: $145,673