July - Lisbon Baptist Church

July 2016
V o l u me 2 7 , I s s u e 7
Li s bo n Ba pti st Ch u r c h
Celebrate Freedom!
Patriotic Service
Sunday, July 3rd
6:00 p.m.
Looking Ahead to Christmas!
The Women’s Ministry will be collecting items for the Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes during May-August. Each month we will be asking for donations of a different
item:
July - School Supplies: pens, pencils and sharpeners, crayons, markers, notebooks, paper, small tablets, solar calculators, coloring and picture books, etc.
August - Accessories: t-shirts, socks, hats, sunglasses, hair clips/bands/ribbons,
jewelry, watches, flashlights (with extra batteries), etc.
Our target age group is:
10-14 Both Boys and Girls
Notes of Gratitude
To My Lisbon Family,
Thank you so much for the phone calls, food and prayers during my recent knee
surgery. You are a wonderful church family!
We Are So very blessed, Mary Gilder
Dear Lisbon Family,
Thank-you so much for your thoughts, prayers, calls, and visits. Our church family
means so much to us and we look forward to being back with you soon! We love you
and covet your continued prayers.
Love, Margaret & Thomas Brown
Sunday School Report for June
Average Weekly Attendance = 127
Average Weekly Visitors = 5
Total Contacts for Month = 17
Usher Schedule - July 2016
FINANCIAL REPORT June 2015
Glenn Royal
Monthly General Budget Required:
$31,548.02
Bobby Harris
Terry Bowlden
Fred Watson
General Received—$35,988.96
Vernon Christian
Special—$596.63
Doug Jarrett
Building Fund—$1,241.25
See Glenn Royal if you need to
reschedule your turn
SPECIAL MINISTRIES
Assisting the Homeless in Griffin/Spalding County
During the month of July, Special Ministries is teaming up with W.O.M. to provide health
care items for the homeless and needy in the Griffin area. We are asking each Sunday
School class to pack a handbag with toiletries and personal items for the ladies or pack a
bag with toiletries and personal items for the men. Bags, purses and a list of the suggested items will be available beginning July 3rd.
Ice cream Ministry for local schools
Coming up in August, we will be showing our appreciation to the staffs of our 3 nearby
schools by providing homemade ice cream to Sara Harp Minter Elementary and Whitewater Middle School on Tuesday, August 2 and Whitewater High School on Thursday, August 4. Sign up sheets will be in the Welcome Center, beginning July 17.
.--------------The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to
others, the more he has for his own.
-- Lao Tzu
Happy Birthday To:
7/4—Anya Fields
7/6—Tanner Webb
7/14—Kaley Henderson
7/21—Samuel Kunz
7/22—Sharon Harper
7/28—William Patterson
Weekly Opportunities for Kids
Sunday School – every Sunday 9:45 – 10:45 a.m. (rooms 107, 108)
Family Worship – every Sunday 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon in the Worship Center
GAs (Girls in Action) – Wednesday 6:30–7:30 p.m. – Girls learning about missions (room 107)
RAs (Royal Ambassadors) – Wednesday 6:30–7:30 p.m. Boys in missions (room 116)
Upcoming Children’s Department Events
July 3rd – Church-wide Patriotic Service @ 6:00 p. m.
July 10th – Scavenger Hunt and Service Project – Let’s get ready to serve in a seeking sort-of-way! I think we might
have to seek before we can serve (if that makes sense)! Any way, this is an event you don’t want to miss! Meet in
the Fellowship Hall at 4:30 p.m. Parents will pick you up at 7:00 p.m.
July 17th – Swim Party – We will meet at the church at 4:30 p.m. and head to Mr. Doug and “Miss” Lucy’s for some
major fun swimming! Bring your sunscreen, beach towel, and be ready for some wet fun! We will return to the church
for parents to pick you up at 7:00 p.m.
July 23rd – Family Night at Stone Mountain’s Laser Show – This event is for the entire family. A parent must attend
with children!! Bring a picnic to eat on the lawn as we wait for the Laser Show to begin. The mini-bus will leave at
5:00 p.m. Please make plans to drive if we have a large crowd going. Bring your lawn chairs, blankets, games, etc.
for an evening of fun. Return will be after the show!
July 24th – Family Worship – Join your family upstairs for worship during the evening service.
July 31st – Farewell Party – We will have a swim party to say our good-byes to Mattie and Conner. This will be their
last Sunday with us before heading to the Youth Department. Join us from 4:30-7:00 p.m. Catch a ride on the minibus for some serious fun and food. Don’t forget that sunscreen and towel!
August 7th – Welcome-Up Swim Party – We will meet at the church at 4:30 p.m. and head to the Fields’ for a party to
welcome up the new 1st graders into the Children’s Department. Plan on an afternoon of fun, food, and water! Bring
sunscreen and your beach towel! We will return to the church at 7:00 p.m.
August 14th – Family Worship – Join your family upstairs for worship during the evening service.
August 21st – Skating at Dazzles and Pizza at Stevie B’s – We will leave the church at 3:30 p.m. for skating at Dazzles followed by pizza a Stevie B’s. We will return to the church at 7:00 p.m.
August 28th – Farewell Summer Swim Party – The last swim party of the summer will begin at 4:30 at the church
where we will once again board the church mini-bus and head to the Fields’. Once there, we will swim, laugh, eat,
swim some more, laugh a lot more, and have a grand time! Remember your sunscreen and beach towel. I bet you
know what time we are going to be back at the church!! Yep, 7:00 p.m. You’re good!!
Schedule of Activities for July 2016
Sunday
July 3
9:00a
Church-Wide Prayer Time in Youth Room
4:00p
Deacons’ Meeting
Monday
July 4
Independence Day Holiday—Office Closed
Saturday
July 9
9:00a
Men’s Breakfast & Bible Study
Sunday
July 10
4:30p
Children’s Dept. Scavenger Hunt (F.H.)
4:45p
Youth M-Fuge Prayer Dinner (Youth Room)
Monday-Saturday July 11-16
Youth M-Fuge Summer Mission, Mobile AL
Sunday
July 17
430p
Children’s Swim Party
Saturday
July 23
9:00a
Men’s Breakfast & Bible Study
5:00p
Children’s Outing to Stone Mountain
Sunday
July 24
9:30a
Blood Pressure Screening, Room 206
Wednesday
July 27
6:30p
Youth Worship Encounter
Sunday
July 31
Newsletter Deadline
4:30p
Children’s Swim Party
Weekly Recurring Church-Wide Events:
Monday’s 5:30-7:00 PM—Weight Loss Class
Tuesday’s @ 1:00 PM—Ladies Prayer Group meets in Room 103
Wednesday’s @ 6:30 PM—Prayer Meeting (4th Wednesday; Family Mission Studies)
Wednesday’s @ 6:30 PM—Children’s Mission Groups & Youth Bible Study
Wednesday’s @ 7:30 PM—Celebration Choir Practice
Sunday’s @ 6:00 PM—Evening Worship Service
Lisbon Baptist Church
1662 Highway 85 South, Fayetteville, GA 30215
Weekly Worship Schedule:
Sunday:
(770)461-1583 / [email protected]
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9:45 AM Bible Study (all ages)
www.lisbonbaptistchurch.com
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11:00 AM Celebration of Family Worship
Office Hours: Monday-Friday—9:00a-4:00p
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5:00 PM Discipleship Classes / Children’s Choir
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6:00 PM Evening Worship
David Rathbun, Pastor
Wednesday:
[email protected]
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6:30 PM Prayer Meeting (except 4th Wednesday Missions
Night)
Jeff Durham, Minister of Worship
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6:30 PM Preschool Mission Friends
[email protected]
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6:30 PM Children’s R.A.’s and G.A.’s
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6:30 PM Youth Bible Study
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7:30 PM Celebration Choir Practice
Clayton McClain, Youth Minister
[email protected]
Carol Holt & Anya Fields, Children’s Ministry Co-Directors
[email protected]
[email protected]
Debbie Pass, Ministry Assistant
[email protected]