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Weekly Update for Sunday, October 13, 2024

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Youth Group (6th–12th) Join us Sunday evenings from 6:00-7:00! Come spend time with friends as we have fun and explore the Christian faith. Our current study is looking at the evidence for why we believe what we believe.

Bible Explorers (3’s-5th) There will be no Bible Explorers this Wednesday. We’ll be back together on October 23.

Operation Christmas Child OCC items for October are postage and prayer.

Fall Cookout Mark your calendars for our church family fall cookout next Sunday! We’ll gather from 5:30-7:30, eating at 6:00. The church will provide hotdogs and drinks. If your last name begins with A-L, bring a side. If your last name begins with M-Z bring a dessert. Everyone bring a lawn chair.

Pastor Appreciation Month This year our Fall Cookout will serve as our Pastor Appreciation Meal. There will be a basket for cards at the Welcome Center.

Trunk or Treat On October 31 from 6:00-7:30 PM we will host a community Trunk or Treat! There is a box for candy donations at the Welcome Center (wrapped candy only please). There is also a signup sheet at the Welcome Center if you’d like to participate by decorating a trunk.

Church Office The church office will be closed on Monday.

Disaster Relief Those wishing to donate to Christian Relief efforts for the victims of Hurricane Helene may do so either through Send Relief (sendrelief.org) or through Samaritan’s Purse (samaritanspurse.org).

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Weekly Update for Sunday, October 6, 2024

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Youth Group (6th–12th) Tonight at 7:00 we will join with other youth groups and teens from the community as we head to the high school baseball field for the FCA’s Fields of Faith event. We will leave from the church at 6:45.

Bible Explorers (3’s-5th) Join us Wednesday nights from 6:15-7:30 for our midweek children’s discipleship program. We’d love to have you with us for engaging Bible lessons, Scripture memory time, and fun games.

Operation Christmas Child OCC items for October are postage and prayer.

Marcia Graves Birthday Join Marcia and her family to celebrate her 80th birthday today from 3:00-5:00 PM in the Fellowship Hall!

Fall Cookout Mark your calendars for our church family fall cookout on October 20! We’ll gather from 5:30-7:30, eating at 6:00. The church will provide hotdogs and drinks. If your last name begins with A-L, bring a side. If your last name begins with M-Z bring a dessert. Everyone bring a lawn chair.

Trunk or Treat On October 31 from 6:00-7:30 PM we will host a community Trunk or Treat! There is a box for candy donations at the Welcome Center (wrapped candy only please). There is also a signup sheet at the Welcome Center if you’d like to participate by decorating a trunk.

Disaster Relief Those wishing to donate to Christian Relief efforts for the victims of Hurricane Helene may do so either through Send Relief or through Samaritan’s Purse.

First Sunday Offerings We are thankful for those who partner with us financially through their offerings. As a reminder, any loose cash given on the first Sunday of each month is designated for the

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Church Bulletins

Written by David Tyra

My family and I once visited a church of another denomination. The service was fairly traditional, the music was reasonably good, and when the pastor started his sermon I was hopeful. But at one point he seemed to be building to a climax, and I was anticipating his next words. And with great conviction he said, “And that just goes to show why we all should read our bulletins!” That is not what I thought he was going to say.

Church bulletins date back to the middle of the 19 th century. The first regular church publication was started in January 1859 by Rev. John Erskine Clarke, Vicar of St. Michael’s Church in Derby, England. Then in 1884, Albert Dick Blake invented stencil duplicating, brought printing to the local church, and so was born the Sunday morning bulletin. It was modeled after theater programs. It contained an order of service, news of the local church, and various other items of interest (hopefully).

On occasion, I’d like to have traveled back in time and slapped John Erskine Clarke and Albert Dick Blake upside the head, because sometimes church bulletins can be a real pain. One church secretary told me their pastor would often have her redo the bulletin two or three times, until it was all to his satisfaction. That seems a little obsessive. I mean, let’s give it our best shot and all, but I think it’s important for us to remember that Jesus and the apostles never passed out church bulletins.

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Weekly Update for September 29, 2024

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Youth Group (6th–12th) Join us Sunday evenings from 6:00-7:00! Come spend time with friends as we have fun and explore the Christian faith. Our current study is looking at the evidence for why we believe what we believe.

Bible Explorers (3’s-5th) Join us Wednesday nights from 6:15-7:30 for our midweek children’s discipleship program. We’d love to have you with us for engaging Bible lessons, Scripture memory time, and fun games.

Operation Christmas Child OCC items for September are school supplies. There will be a special offering for shoebox postage today following the morning service. You can give at the Welcome Center.

Baby Shower In Our Association One of the blessings of being a part of the Southern Baptist Convention is our connection to other like-minded churches. One of the pastor’s wives in our local association is having a baby shower this Saturday at 2:00 PM. We’d love to show support for her! If you’re interested in going, please see Rae Ann for RSVP and registry information. 

Marcia Graves Birthday Marcia Graves and her family would like to invite you to help celebrate her 80th birthday! Our church family is invited to her party in the Fellowship Hall on Sunday, October 6 from 3:00-5:00 PM.

Trunk or Treat Mark your calendars for the community Trunk or Treat that our church family will host on October 31! Be on the lookout for more information about candy donations and signing up to decorate a trunk

Disaster Relief Those Wishing to donate to Christian Relief Efforts for the victims of Hurricane Helene make do so either through Send Relief or though Samaritan’s Purse.

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Weekly Update for Sunday, September 22, 2024

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Youth Group (6th–12th) Join us Sunday evenings from 6:00-7:00! Come spend time with friends as we have fun and explore the Christian faith. Our current study is looking at the evidence for why we believe what we believe.

Bible Explorers (3’s-5th) Join us Wednesday nights from 6:15-7:30 for our midweek children’s discipleship program. We’d love to have you with us for engaging Bible lessons, Scripture memory time, and fun games.

Operation Christmas Child OCC items for September are school supplies. 

5th Sunday Offering As next Sunday is a 5th Sunday, we will have a special offering for shoebox postage. You can give at the Welcome Center after the morning service.

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Weekly Update for Sunday, September 15, 2024

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Youth Group (6th–12th) Join us Sunday evenings from 6:00-7:00! Come spend time with friends as we have fun and explore the Christian faith. Our current study is looking at the evidence for why we believe what we believe.

Bible Explorers (3’s-5th) Join us Wednesday nights from 6:15-7:30 for our midweek children’s discipleship program. We’d love to have you with us for engaging Bible lessons, Scripture memory time, and fun games.

Operation Christmas Child OCC items for September are school supplies. 

Trustee Meeting There will be a trustee meeting following the morning service today.

Baby Shower In Our Association One of the blessings of being a part of the Southern Baptist Convention is our connection to other like-minded churches. One of the pastor’s wives in our local association is having a baby shower on October 5th at 2:00 PM. We’d love to show support for her! If you’re interested in going, please see Rae Ann for RSVP and registry information. 

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Weekly Update for Sunday, September 8, 2024

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Youth Group (6th–12th) We’d love for your teen to attend our fall kickoff tonight from 6:00-7:00! In addition to some exciting games, we’ll start the next section of our study looking at the evidence for why we believe what we believe.

Bible Explorers (3’s-5th) A new year of Bible Explorers has begun! Join us each Wednesday evening from 6:15-7:30. We’d love to have your child with us for engaging Bible lessons, Scripture memory time, and fun games.

Operation Christmas Child OCC items for September are school supplies. 

Trustee Meeting There will be a trustee meeting following the morning service next Sunday, September 15.

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Faithful

Written by David Tyra

I recently finished reading in the Name of God, a book by O.S. Hawkins about two early twentieth- century pastors, J. Frank Norris and George W. Truett. Norris pastored the First Baptist Church of Fort Wayne, Texas, and Truett pastored First Baptist Church of Dallas. Their ministries were more-or- les simultaneous, and the two men were often at odds with each other. There is a lot to admire – and to censure- in both Norris and Truett. Together, these men represent the best and worst of Baptist fundamentalism and Baptist denominationalism.

Dr. Hawkins wrote a sequel to In the Name of God called Criswell: His Life and Times. After the 47- year ministry of George Truett, young preacher named W.A. Criswell was called to be the pastor of First Baptist, Dallas. Criswell’s ministry there lasted over 50 years. It’s been said that Criswell combined the best characteristics of both J. Frank Norris and George W. Truett: a fervent commitment to the inerrancy of Scripture and passionate preaching of the Gospel, blended with a winsome spirit and a statesmanlike demeanor.

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