Triple L - First Baptist

Senior Adventure Ministry
of First Baptist Church
Jerry Lake
Minister to Senior Adults
INSIDE
THIS ISSUE:
Next Triple L
Meeting:
Tuesday,
July 5
Coming
Events
Blessed
is the
nation
whose
God is
the Lord.
Psalm 33:12
The Prime Times
JULY 1, 2016
Triple L
Monthly Meeting
Tuesday, July 5
10:30 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall
Our Guest: Rodney Orr
Tuesday, July 5: Triple L Meeting,
10:30 a.m.
Tuesday, July 12: Naomi’s Sisters,
Meet at Red Lobster, 11 a.m.
Tuesday, August 2: Triple L Meeting,
10:30 a.m.
Tuesday, August 16: Trip to
Cullman to Temple of the Most
Blessed Sacrament/All-Steak
Restaurant
Thursday, August 18: Evangelism
Meeting
Rodney was born in Mobile,
raised in Corpus Christi,
Texas and now is living in
Tuscaloosa. He graduated from the University of Alabama in 1984. He
has been watching Alabama football religiously since the 1968 Cotton
Bowl, in which Gene Stallings’ Texas A&M team upset the Tide 20-16.
Several years ago Rodney began to dream of starting his own Alabama
sports newsletter. Keeping up with the Tide was a passion. He wanted to
make it his livelihood.
On October 27, 1996 Rodney and his brother Dalton launched Tider Insider. They started on the
free space that was included with his internet access service. Immediately, they had email from
Bama fans who had found their site and were excited about the new source of information. By the
fourth of November they had over 400 hits a day. In mid-December they moved the site to a new
server and began their own subscription service. By the end of 1997, Tider Insider was getting
millions of hits a month.
In the summer of 2000, WJRD-TV sports director Gary Harris called Rodney and suggested that
he consider expanding Tider Insider to a 30-minute weekly television show that Rodney and Gary
could host. On Tuesday, August 29, 2000, Tider Insider premiered in West Alabama on WJRD. A
year later, WJRD became WVUA and moved to its current location at the University of Alabama.
Since its inception, Tider Insider has been shown live every Tuesday night at 6:30 in Tuscaloosa
and on cable in other areas. It is a favorite source of information about University of Alabama
sports throughout the year.
July Local Mission Project:
Visit residents at VA Hospital complex
to present American flags
Planning and Prayer Meeting:
Monday, July 11
6:30 p.m. in the Chapel
Triple L Meeting Info:
Register beginning at 10:00 a.m.
At this time you may sign in and pay
your $1.00 monthly dues. You may
also sign up for upcoming trips and
special events. Lunch is $6.
Menu: Beef tips with gravy, rice, green
beans, pear salad, rolls, brownies
721 Greensboro Avenue • Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 • 205-345-7554 • www.firsttuscaloosa.org
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The Prime Times
is published monthly
by the Senior
Adventure Ministry
of First Baptist
Church. For more
information, contact
Donna McCown,
Senior Adult
Ministry Assistant,
or Leigh Anne
Darnell, Prime
Times editor.
Senior Adult
Ministry:
205-632-3054
What a night of fellowship, food
and entertainment! All of these
were wonderful, but it was really
nice for everybody just to get
together and be able to spend time
catching up on each other’s lives.
We would be remiss if we did not
acknowledge the great food prepared by Jay, Don and Kenny, the
beautiful decorations, and the people who
tirelessly who served the meal. Grandma
could not have done better! After we
had time to catch up with each other and
share a fantastic meal, we enjoyed superb
entertainment by Three on a String, a local
group from Birmingham. They have the
ability to keep you laughing through the
entire program and they sooo take you back to the ‘good ole days’
when all of us were growing up. To each one of us they brought
back different memories of things
that happened while we were
in high school. I think most
would agree that we all left the
Senior Celebration knowing how blessed we were
growing up in the time we did. We took the
opportunity to recognize the different senior
ministries that mean so much to our church
and our community. Also, we looked forward to the schedule for the rest of the
year. Words cannot express our gratitude to all people involved who made this
night such a success! - Jerry Lake
Mid-Week Devotion
Wednesdays|5:45 p.m.|Chapel
July 6: HymnSing
July 13: Dave Woods
July 20: Charlene Ferniz
July 27: South Asia Trip Report
Legendary Waterways of Europe
by Nina Jones
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The Danube, an unbelievable vacation that exceeded all expectation! I searched for words
to describe the beauty of the Danube River and decided to listen to fellow travelers from
First Baptist: “Wow”, “Beautiful”, “Magnificent”, and a direct quote from Jerry Lake, “Best
vacation ever”.
We arrived in Budapest, Hungary, on May 12, 2016, for a Welcome Aboard Party
followed by a cruise on the Danube River at night. Budapest is known as the “Jewel of
the Danube”, and it sparkled with lights on the Parliament House, Buda Castle, and the
Szechengi Chain Bridge.
Beautiful Vienna, Austria, with a day tour of Schonbrunn Palace, an evening at Kursalon
Concert Hall featuring Mozart, and a tour of the city completed the day. Only one third of
the buildings survived World War II, but they lined the avenues with splendor.
For 14 days, we sailed on the Amadeus Princess on the Danube, the Main, and the Rhine
Rivers on water so smooth you felt you were floating into an ancient time of white houses,
red slate roofs, and flowers in profusion. Rich black soil produced wheat, hops, and corn in multiple shades of green.
God painted a landscape and accented each small village with a wonderful church.
In each bend of the river, we marveled
at rivers with no trash and parks that
were spotless with wild flowers, swans,
and mallards, creating a postcard picture.
Barbara Birdnow
People actually took time to sit on the bank
Emil Turner
of the river and wave at the passing boats.
Kaye Kidd
Multiple bike riders enjoyed a leisure we
Jean Bailey
seem to have forgotten.
Gerry Glisson
The Middle Rhine was home to 40
Martha Crabtree
castles on hills overlooking the river and an
Margaret Montgomery
unbelievable amount of vineyards running
Helen Lake
vertically up the mountains. We toured the
Joe Kines
Murel Cunningham
small villages lining the rivers and were
delighted with the local shops and crafts. The village square in the center of each town was Dovel Rock
Fred Fisher
the perfect spot for a cup of latte while observing the local vendors.
Weary from a long day of touring and shopping, we returned to the ship for a beautifully Betty Upchurch
presented meal where we had the hard choice of which dessert we would order. Someone in Claire Wood
the group just ordered two desserts or shared part of other guests’ desserts. I will not name Linda King
Debbie Hamner
names, but I did notice he had white hair and a big smile on his face.
Patsy Bolden
We arrived in Amsterdam to marvel at river canals running through the old city and
Ron Henry
thousands of bikes zipping down bike lanes. We soon
Sue Mobley
learned this was a major mode of transportation and to
Martha Pierson
stay out of the red paved bike lanes unless you wanted to Velma McClure
be a bike ornament.
Grady Friday
At dinner that night we were already wondering if
Katharine Brown
there were other river cruises just as wonderful. No bags Eunice Clements
to pack each day, three delicious meals at your pleasure,
Susan Newell
and your bed turned down with chocolate on the pillow. Robert McPherson
Mari McPherson
The only question I have is “When do we leave?”
July
Birthdays
• Naomi’s Sisters meets for lunch the second Tuesday of each month.
• Line Dance exercise classes meet each Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in the Special Education Room.
• Prime Time Singers meet the 1st, 3rd & 5th Thursday of each month (resumes in August).
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R’s Bread & Butter Pickles
from Rosalind Holloman
6 qts. medium cucumbers
6 3/4 cups sugar
(about 6 pounds sliced)
2 1/4 tsp. turmeric
3 cups onion (12-15 small white 2 1/4 tsp. celery seed
ones, or about 1 pound sliced) 3 Tbsp. mustard seed
3 large garlic cloves 4 1/2 cups vinegar (white, distilled or apple cider)
1/2 cup salt
(I prefer apple cider vinegar.)
3 quarts ice, (crushed or cubed) 1/2 tsp. calcium chloride (found in canning supplies)
Wash cucumbers thoroughly, using a vegetable brush, and drain on rack. Slice
unpeeled cucumbers into 1/8 to 1/4 inch slices. Add onions, garlic and salt; cover
with ice, mix thoroughly and allow to stand for 3 hours. Drain thoroughly and remove
garlic. Combine sugar, spices and vinegar; heat just to a boil. Add cucumber and
onion slices and heat 5 minutes. Pack loosely into clean, hot, pint standard canning
jars. Adjust lids. Process in boiling water bath canner (121 degrees F.) for
5 minutes. Yields 8 pints.
Hints: I do not use my Cuisinart to slice the cucumbers. It makes them too thin and
uneven. I wash my jars in hot soapy water and fill with about 1/3 pint of water and
place them in microwave for 10 minutes before I pack them. This kills any microbe or
fungus and keeps them hot. The water bath should cover the tops of the lids. Boil the
lids and rings and keep the lids in the hot water until ready to cover the jars. - RH
Squash
Casserole
from Helen Lake
3 cups squash
¾ stick of butter
2 eggs beaten
1 tsp. celery salt (optional)
1 cup milk
¼ tsp. black pepper
1 cup grated cheese
¾ chopped onion
2 cups cracker crumbs (I use
Ritz)
Cook squash until tender. Mash;
add butter, salt and pepper,
cheese and milk. Mix well. Add
beaten eggs, cracker crumbs
and onion. Pour into greased
baking dish. Bake at 375
degrees for 30-40 minutes or
until a knife comes out clean.