APRIL 2014 BAPTISM: What is it and for whom

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BAPTISM: What is it and for whom was it given to us?
Baptism is the Word of God made visible. It sets forth the grace of God in Jesus Christ and affirms that
believers and their children are heirs of the covenant of grace. The Sacrament is a means of testifying to and
receiving the reality of God’s grace, and a means by which all faithful members of the church publicly show
their own faith and trust in God. As the baptism of Jesus anticipated the whole course of his obedience, so the
meaning of one’s own baptism becomes clear only through the subsequent course of one’s life as one
practices what it means to be the Lord’s.
Baptism is a celebration and a proclamation of the faith of a new believer. The Baptism of infants is also a
celebration and a proclamation of God’s love and God’s claim on the life of the children of believers. Our
congregation is enriched by the administration of Baptism both to infants and to consenting believers upon
public confession of faith. Baptism signals our membership in the universal church and since its reality does
not depend on the tradition or the form in which it was administered, it is administered only once to each
person.
Baptism is an act of the whole church and a sign of entrance into the church; therefore, it is regularly
administered in the presence of the worshipping congregation. Since the Sacrament of Baptism is the Word
made visible, it cannot be separated from the reading and proclamation of the Word. Baptism is therefore
ordinarily administered in the setting of the church’s regular worship service.
Christian parents present their infant children for Baptism as a sign and seal of God’s promise to them as
heirs of the covenant. In presenting a child for Baptism, parents affirm in public their duty to bring up the child
to love and serve God. The congregation, too, promises to surround the child with their love and concern in
Christ, that the child may continue in the community of the church, confess Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord,
and live in God’s eternal kingdom.
The parents or those persons rightly exercising parental authority, if members of the congregation, have
the right to present their infant children for Baptism. The session may also grant permission to Christian
parents or guardians who are not members of the congregation to present infants for Baptism provided they
are members in good standing in some other congregation of believers. If Christian parents are seeking to
present their infant for Baptism and they are not presently members of any congregation, then ordinarily the
first order of business will be to discuss establishing regular participation with and membership in this or some
other local congregation.
The session will instruct and discuss with the parents the significance of what God is doing in this act and the
responsibility it lays upon them. It is our belief that Baptism is not to be practiced out of fear for the condition
of the soul of an un-baptized child. The ultimate and long-term aim of Baptism includes a personal confession
of faith and a commitment to belong to the Lord on the part of the person who is baptized. The Baptism of
infants places special responsibilities on parents and on the congregation for education and witness in the life
of the church. The Baptism of infants should be pursued in a timely manner, neither with undue haste nor
with undue delay.
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BAPTISM -Continued
In the administration of the Sacrament of Baptism, the parents will be asked the following or similar
questions:
Do you believe in God the Father Almighty,
And in Jesus Christ his Son, our Savior,
And in the Holy Spirit of God who lives in us and gives us life? Do You?
Do you gratefully proclaim that Jesus is your savior,
And do you acknowledge Jesus as your Lord? Do You?
Will you commit yourself to obey his commands, with God’s help. Will You?
Will you renounce evil, its power to hold you captive, and its influence in your life? Will You?
Do you acknowledge your complete inability to do anything eternally good in your own strength, and
your utter reliance on the Grace, Power, and Wisdom of God for every success? Do you?
Will you, by your example, teach your child to actively participate in the worship and fellowship of
the church,
And, will you also, by your own example, teach him (or her) to apply his (or her) gifts, talents,
resources, and strength, to the fulfillment of the Church’s mission? Will You?
The members of the congregation are also asked to make a commitment, in the name of the whole Church
of Christ, to the Christian nurture of the child; to the end that in due time she (he) may confess faith in Jesus
Christ as Lord and Savior. It is because of this solemn commitment that our congregation holds strongly to the
requirement that the parents of a child presented for Baptism must be members in good standing of our
congregation or of another congregation of believers. There must be an existing connection between the
parents and the Church of Christ if we are to believe that we will be able to fulfill our commitment to the child
and his (her) family.
In the celebration of the Sacrament of Baptism, we are all enriched. New lives enter the household of God
and the care of the congregation. We are all reminded of our own Baptism and the grace of God that has been
poured into our lives and we give glory to our God, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit in whose name we
are all Baptized.
Blessings,
Pastor Tom Willcox
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Pauline Barton
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Katieann Craig
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MENUS
(5:30 - 6:15 p.m.)
Apr 2 Tossed Green Salad - Roasted Pork Loin - Mashed
Potatoes & Gravy - Whole Kernel Corn - Bread or Rolls
& Butter - Birthday Cupcakes by Presbyterian Women
Apr 9 24 Hour Fruit Salad - Chicken Pot Pie Rolls & Butter
Peach Cobbler
Apr 16 Jello Salad - Mr. Ed's Meatloaf - Mashed Potatoes &
Gravy - Mixed Vegetables - Bread or Roll & Butter Brownies
Apr 23 Tossed Green Salad - Meat Sauce &
Spaghetti Green Beans - Garlic Bread Sheet Cake
Apr 30 Garden Salad - New Orleans Style Bed
Beans & Rice
Smoked Sausage - French Bread - Vanilla or Chocolate
Pudding
A few peanut butter sandwiches are available for picky
children.
If you have dietary restrictions or allergies, please feel
free to "brownbag" dinner and join us for fellowship
around the tables.
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Our weekly fellowship dinner is provided by the
Fellowship Team.
We welcome donations to help offset the cost.
PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN
Although March entered liked a lion, the ferocious
weather has abated by Thursday the 13th, and the PW
women were able to meet in the annex for their
monthly meeting..
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At our March 13 , 1 o’clock meeting, Peggy Miller and
Kendra Timm, co-hostesse, used a St Patrick’s Day
theme. Barbara Hunt in presenting the lesson,”How
To Follow God” gave excellent examples of how to
live a Christian life. .
We served over a 100 meals and had over 30 takeouts at Loaves n’Fishes, February 14th/. Peggy Miller
made and presented all the attendees with a
valentine. Everyone seemed to enjoy Mr Ed’s
meatloaf. Thanks to everyone who helped.
Our Spring Luncheon will be held Saturday, May 17th.
The luncheon, The Joy of Life, will honor Options
Pregnancy and monies raised will be given to them.
Kendra Timm will talk to Options about a program..
Everyone is invited. Remaining details will be worked
out at the April meeting.
In April, we will start book 2, Women of the Bible.
Vicci Spicer will lead lesson 1, page 1,”Hagar.” If you
have not gotten you book, you can purchase one from
Meg for $11.50 or bring the money to the Thursday,
April 10th meeting. Nancy Bare and Jean DeWitt will
co-host.
Nancy vonSeebach was honored for faithfully making
and sending birthday cards, get-well cards and
sympathy cards throughout the year. Thank you,
Nancy.
Emmie Goetsch and Irvena Kennedy are still at Point
Lookout. Both would appreciate visitors or a note.
See you Thursday, April 10th, at 1:00 p.m in the annex.
Come and help us plan the spring luncheon honoring
Options Pregnancy Clinic and learn about Hagar.
Bring a friend.
SUNDAY - APRIL 6
Bring a dish to share for lunch and
then join us for the
2nd Annual
All-Church Talent
Show
benefiting
the Deacons & Neighborhood Assistance
Funds
(last name A - J:
Please bring a
dessert and salad everyone else bring
a main dish.)
If you haven't
signed up yet; this is
your last chance!
Make a
commitment to use
your talents today
to benefit
our ministries...
sign-up
for the Second Annual All Church Talent Show.
Sunday - April 6 1:15 p.m.
Complete a form on the table in the fireside room
and
place it in the basket next to the forms.
Matt Rolf or Americanna will contact you about a
sound check, needed mics, music stands, etc.
A love offering will be received for the work of
the Deacons and the Neighborhood Assistance
Program.
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Come on people, join in this fun,
exciting event.
Sign up N O W!
companies)
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM
(Emergency Assistance to Area Residents)
In 1994, ten percent of a sizeable bequest was
deposited in a special checking account for use
by the pastor and church secretary to proved
emergency assistance and travelers’ assistance
to individuals and families in need. This served a
large number of families that were streaming
into Branson following the 60 Minutes
statement about the earning potential here
being "$6 million in 6 months." But this was
expended within the first 12 months.
For the next several years, gifts designated by
church members to Local Mission or the Pastor’s
Discretionary Fund provided limited funds for
this type of outreach. Occasionally, special
requests were made to the Deacons.
Such requests have always been met with
generosity. During this time the responsibility
for assessment and distribution of funds
evolved to the Administrative Assistant rather
than the Pastor.
Through the dedicated work of some FPC
members on the Mission/ Evangelism team, a
Neighborhood Assistance Program was
established and an annual amount set aside for
distribution. For a time this was administered by
members of the team but as team personnel
changed, assessment and distribution returned
to the Administrative Assistant.
Expenditures include, but have not been
limited to:
Rent assistance (weekly rentals and partial
monthly amounts)
Nightly rentals (to temporarily keep people off
the streets or out of their cars when the
weather is unfit)
Deposit assistance (either security/cleaning
deposits for rentals or most often utility
companies)
Energy assistance (electric, propane or water
Groceries (Apple Market was the last of the grocery stores that didn’t sell
alcohol. It's a little more complicated now.)
Prescriptions (never pain meds)
Clothing (Usually replacing shoes with completely worn out soles but also
black pants, white shirts & shoes with non-slip soles for work )
Phone Cards (If you don’t have access to a working phone prospective
employers can’t call you.)
Gasoline (Primarily for work or to look for work and those living in their car;
but sometimes to get people out of town. They are stranded here and it’s a
better investment to help them get where they need to be than to maintain
them in Branson.)
Bus Tickets (It usually costs less to send someone back to their family or
support group than to try to help them stay in town until someone can come
and get them or send them the necessary funds.)
Miscellaneous Items – (tents, space heaters, blankets, bras, formula, diapers,
child car seats, etc.)
Congregational Needs -­‐ (Emergency needs of those in our church family are
sometimes funded by Neighborhood Assistance and the Deacon's Fund.)
Though our first concern is the welfare of children, it is not uncommon for
people to ‘borrow’ children to carry into church offices when asking for
assistance complicating the assessment process. We have helped indigent
men and women, families that have loaded up everything they own and
moved to Branson with no money, no promise of a job or a place to live,
drunks, dope heads, abused women, pregnant teens, the disabled, the ill, the
broken-­‐hearted, people fresh out of jail or prison, and some folks just down
on their luck with no one to turn to. It takes time: time to listen, to look in
their eyes, and to try and identify the real problem and what First Presbyterian
Church can do to help and not enable.
Sometimes we give or get handshakes & hugs. Sometimes we stay late or
arrive early so someone who has been living in a car, in the woods or under a
bridge can take a shower and get cleaned up for work. We sort through the
CAM basket, take Benedryl and Tylenol our of our purses and make
sandwiches and pack up leftovers from the kitchen. We give rides to motels
and the bus station in Hollister; meet people at Casey’s for gas and walk
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through the grocery store to help someone buy
a few items. We give advice and make referrals.
It could be said that it is as much a ministry as a
mission.
Your Mission Team earmarks $2,500 annually to
Neighborhood Assistance adding more funds
periodically for specific projects and at year­‐end. Presbyterian Women has also made
significant contributions to the program; but the
bulk of this program is funded by special gifts
from the congregation.
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
JOBS FOR LIFE MENTORS Call Ashley Lauer at 337-8103.
CARE FOR KIDS BUDDIES Call Peggy Miller at 334-2331
USHERS FOR SUNDAY MORNING Talk to one of our Deacons on duty
BULLETIN BOARD CREATOR Call Meg Pyron in the church office.
NURSERY HELPER Call Shelley Sloan at 239-3311
WORSHIP FLOWERS
Flowers may be provided for worship to celebrate God's
love and commemorate special events in our lives. You
can reserve specific Sundays through our website
(fpcbranson.org) or pick-up a card in the narthex or the
fireside room. Ask the deacons for help.
http://www.group.com/childrens-ministry/walkwith-jesus.
Passover Seder to be held in Branson
Make plans to attend a Biblical Passover Seder
at The Sanctuary of Hope beginning at 6:30, Monday,
April 14, 2014. It will feature special music, traditional
dance, the Biblical account of Passover and a complete
dinner. Messianic Rabbi Jeremy Storch will officiate.
Everyone is invited, but seating is limited. To
request ticket information, please call 417-334-7373.
The Passover celebration is an annual Jewish
event commemorating the liberation and exodus from
Egypt of several million Israelites approximately 3500
years ago according to biblical history.
RESURRECTION SUNDAY
2014
April 20
Be watching for information on this year’s
Resurrection celebration. Easter Sunday is April
20th and plans are underway for the wonderful
event. We will be looking for some empty nesters
and youth to help us out during the 8:30 to 10:00
time with the children’s activities. Each of the
stations will focus and celebrate the different
events of Holy Week. There will be a sign up sheet
in the fireside room in March. You can check out
the program by going to
“Our (Messianic) Passover celebration is really
as much for Christians as it is for Jews,” Rabbi Storch
explains, adding that Messianic Jews are Believers in
Yeshua (Hebrew for Jesus). “We believe that the
Passover Lamb of Exodus points to Yeshua who was
crucified on Passover as the Lamb of God.”
Storch founded The Tabernacle 12 years ago.
His congregation meets in Branson and includes Jewish
believers and Christians interested in learning about the
Hebrew roots of Christianity.
“A Messianic Passover Seder is really a
rehearsal for the Marriage Supper of the Lamb, as
prophesied in the Bible,” Storch explained. “Essentially,
it is what the church knows as communion, but in much
greater detail. It is something that every Christian
should experience.”
The Tabernacle holds Erev Shabbat (Sabbath
eve) services every Friday at 7:30 p and Shabbat
(Sabbath) services at 11:00 a every Saturday. The
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congregation is located at 256 Church Road
in the Branson Hills Ministry Center.
Additional information about The
Tabernacle and Messianic Judaism is available
on-line at TheTabernacleInBranson.com.
Hunt
April 13: David Whetstone
Maundy Thursday: Rod Orr
Good Friday: Rod Orr
Easter Sunday: Jenni Collier
April 27: Dennis Redeker
April
6: Barbara or Jim
MUSIC SCHEDULE
Sunday, April 6
Chorister 1 and Chancel Choir
1:15 p.m. 2nd Annual Talent Show
Palm Sunday, April 13
Chorister 1 & 2
John Calvin Ringers
Chancel Choir & a few Westminster Ringers
Maundy Thursday, April 17
Chancel Choir
Good Friday, April 18
Westminster Ringers
Resurrection Sunday, April 20
Chancel Choir, Westminster Ringers, Praise Team,
Brass and Soloists
Sunday, April 27
Chancel Choir
APRIL 17 MAUNDY
THURSDAY
COMMUNION WORSHIP
SERVICE 7:00 P.M.
MAIN SANCTUARY
APRIL 18 GOOD FRIDAY
WORSHIP SERVICE
7:00 P.M.
MAIN SANCTUARY
WORSHIP ASSISTANT SCHEDULE
PRAY FOR ONE
ANOTHER!
Pray in the Spirit at all times and
on every occasion. Stay alert
and be persistent in your
prayers for all believers
everywhere. Ephesians 6:18 NLT
Included each week in our bulletin are families or ministries for you to
lift up in prayer. The names are picked randomly and will rotate weekly
throughout the year until we have prayed for our entire church family.
Thank you for joining us in this endeavor as we continue to encourage
one another in our daily walk with Christ.
Please pray for:
March 30 - April 5
Mission Focus: Church Army
Rick & Rhonda Johnson
Leilani Sees and Aiden
Sam & Barbara Rodehaver
Jim & Diane Barber, Jessica
April 6 - 12
Mission Focus: Church Army
Norris & Rosemary Grant
Bob & Ruth Abbott
Phil & Patty Loyd
Debra Miles
Mike & Cassandra Nabena, Cameron, and Caitlyn
Bob & Peachie Hevel
April 13 - 19
Mission Focus: Church Army
Vashti Shrum
Bob & Mary Lynn Grimes
Jacki Lee & Bailee
Gordon & Barbara Proctor
Mary Jane King
Keith & Pat Olson
April 20 - 26
Mission Focus: Church Army
Kirk & Shelly Sloan, Emma, and Payden
Sam & Candi Owens
Carlos & Heather Equizabal and Markos
Fred & Wanda Emmenegger
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Carol Pratt
Karen Bisplinghoff
April 27 - May 3
Mission Focus: Tent Makers
Sue Bisplinghoff
Lola Dudley
Jan & Ken Medlock
Ken & Sally Ragland
Sloan & Kari Houston, Madeline and James Ryan
Irvena Kennedy
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 ENTRANCE GUIDES;
 SUPPORT VOLUNTEERS;
 ENTRANCE ACTORS (YOU DON’T NEED
TO BE A CARD CARRYING SCREEN
ACTOR’S GUILD MEMBER);
 PEOPLE TO HELP SET UP THE SATURDAY
BEFORE;
 TAKE DOWN SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
IF YOU ARE AVAILABLE AND WILLING TO HELP
COME CELEBRATE THE RESURRECTION
MAKE THIS A FULLFILLING EVENT, PLEASE
OF OUR LORD, JESUS CHRIST
SIGNUP IN THE FIRESIDE ROOM OR CONTACT
WITH YOUR CHILDREN
FRIEDA @ 335-0427 OR @
JOIN US ON EASTER SUNDAY AS A FAMILY AND
FOLLOW THE
HOLY WEEK AS JESUS EXPERIENCED IT. AFTER
ATTENDING PALM SUNDAY AND LEARNING
ABOUT THE ENTRY INTO THE CITY OF
JERUSALEM, THE STORY CONTINUES AS YOUR
FAMILY SITS DOWN FOR THE LAST SUPPER,
PRAYs IN THE GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE,
DISCOVERs THE SACRIFICE OF GOOD
FRIDAY…AND CELEBRATEs FREEDOM FROM SIN
AT THE EMPTY TOMB THAT
FIRST EASTER MORNING.
COME EARLY, 8 A.M. FOR OUR TRADITIONAL
EASTER BREAKFAST THEN HEAD TO THE
PRESCHOOL WING FOR THE WALK WITH JESUS,
BETWEEN 8:30 AND 10:00.
WE NEED VOLUNTEERS FOR THE FOUR
DIFFERENT STATIONS:
[email protected]
April, 2014
We can’t wait for Spring, especially
the warm and sunny weather! Our
preschoolers are learning about
Easter and Jesus’ Resurrection.
Our Preschool Program was a great
success! We would like to thank
Earl Vaughan for accompanying us
on his guitar, as well as Meg and
Greg Pyron for helping as our sound
engineers and Shirley Henry, Patty
Loyd and Peggy Chastain for helping
with the refreshments. It was a fun
evening that everyone enjoyed.
Thank you for saving Community
Cash and Best Choice Labels. We
recently redeemed 2000 Best Choice
Labels! A big THANK YOU goes to
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Carol Pratt for helping us
collect and count the labels.
We appreciate your help!
Please keep saving both of these
for our on-going fundraisers.
Our Preschool teachers came home
from “The Conference on the Young
Years” with lots of new ideas and are
having fun implementing them in
their classrooms.
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We
appreciate all of your help and
support of the Preschool.
Cindy Haydon, Director
First Presbyterian Church is
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Community business leaders can access the knowledge and experience of world-renowned leaders by
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Bill McDermott, CEO of SAP
Laura Schroff, Former ad sale executive and best-selling author of An Invisible Thread
Dr. Henry Cloud, Clinical psychologist and leadership consultant
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Laura Bush, First Lady of the United States (2001-2009) via exclusive video interview
Last year, over 100,000 leaders from 14 countries attended Leadercast. Now, in its 15th year, this full day,
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Leadercast exists to positively change the way the world thinks about leadership. This year’s theme—Beyond
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For more information about Leadercast, visit www.leadercast.com, call (417) 334-3468 or visit
[email protected].
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JOIN THE FPC LEADERCAST TEAM
This small team of dedicated workers welcomes your participation as we open our doors to our
community for the third year in a row.
Contact Meg Pyron, Pastor Tom Willcox, or Mac McGregor to see how you can plug in to this
exciting event.
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Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
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Church Officers
6:30 p B Scout
Retreat
Troop #290
9:00 a Sunday School
10:30 a Worship
1:00 p Youth Bible St
1
9:00 a Staff
Meeting
6:00 p Ministry
Team
6:30 p BS
District
Leadership
2
6:00 a Men's Bible St
8:00 a Pastors' Prayer
4:30 p Choristers
5:30 p - 6:15 p Dinner
6:30 p Adult Study GOY (Kids) - Jr - Sr
High F'ship - Single
Mom's Ministry
3
4:30 p Little
Disciples Team
7:00 p Branson
Chorale
4
6
9:00 a Sunday School
10:30 a Worship
12:00 p Potluck
Lunch
1:00 p Youth Bible St
1:15 p All-Church
Talent Show
(Fundraiser for the
Deacons Fund &
Neighborhood
Assistance Program)
7
4:00 p Fellowship
Team
6:30 p B Scout
Troop #290
8
ELECTION DAY
9:00 a Staff
Meeting
4:15 p Mission
Team
5:00 p 4-H
5:15 p Worship
Arts Team
6:30 p Property
Team
9
6:00 a Men's Bible St
8:00 a Pastors' Prayer
4:30 p Choristers
5:30 p - 6:15 p Dinner
6:30 p Adult Study GOY (Kids) - Jr - Sr
High F'ship - Single
Mom's Ministry
10
11
1:00 p Presbyterian
Women
7:00 p Branson
Chorale
13
Palm Sunday
9:00 a Sunday School
10:30 a Worship
1:00 p Youth Bible St
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15
1:30 p Financial
9:00 a Staff
Oversight
Meeting
2:00 p Bloodmobile
5:30 p G.S. Daisy
Troop
6:30 p B Scout
Troop #290
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17
6:00 a Men's Bible St Maundy Thursday
8:00 a Pastors' Prayer 7:00 p Worship
4:30 p Choristers
5:30 p - 6:15 p Dinner
6:30 p Adult Study GOY (Kids) - Jr - Sr
High F'ship - Single
Mom's Ministry
18
Good Friday
7:00 p Worship
Saturday
5
12
9:00 a Options
Pregnancy Clinic "Walk for Life" at
Branson RecPlex
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20
21
Easter Sunday
6:30 p B Scout
7:30 a Breakfast
Troop #290
8:30 a 10:00 a "Walk with
Jesus" Experience
10:00 a Praise &
Worship
1:00 p Youth Bible St
22
9:00 a Staff
Meeting
5:30 p Cub Den
#3
6:00 p Session &
Bd. of Deacons
23
24
6:00 a Men's Bible St 7:00 p Branson
8:00 a Pastors' Prayer Chorale
12:00 p Newsletter
Deadline
4:30 p Choristers
5:30 p - 6:15 p Dinner
6:30 p Adult Study GOY (Kids) - Jr - Sr
High F'ship - Single
Mom's Ministry
25
26
6:00 p Community
Concert
27
MISSION FOCUS
SUNDAY
9:00 a Sunday School
10:30 a Worship
1:00 p Youth Bible St
3:00 p Branson
Chamber Singers
Concert
29
9:00 a Staff
Meeting
30
6:00 a Men's Bible St
8:00 a Pastors' Prayer
4:30 p Choristers
5:30 p - 6:15 p Dinner
6:30 p Adult Study GOY (Kids) - Jr - Sr
High F'ship - Single
Mom's Ministry
2
28
5:30 p G.S. Daisy
Troop
6:30 p B Scout
Troop #290
1
National Day of
Prayer
4:30 p Little
Disciples Team
7:00 p Branson
Chorale
3
11:30 a PW
Birthday
Luncheon
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RESURRECTION SUNDAY SCHEDULE
BREAKFAST
BREAKFAST MENU
Fellowship Hall
Fresh Fruit Tray
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Fruit Bowl
activities at your table.
Kringles from Supreme
Bakery
"Walk with Jesus"*
Country Sausage Gravy
Resurrection!
Pancakes
Please stay seated, enjoy our balloon artists and join your tablemates in
Experience the Events of Holy Week & the
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Education Building-Lower Level
PRAISE & WORSHIP
10:00 a.m.
Hot Biscuits
Sausage Breakfast
Casserole
Syrup
"Honey Baked" Ham
Regular & Decaf Coffee
"Tropicana" Fruit Juices
Milk
Water
Main Sanctuary
*Walk With Jesus is a powerfully moving, multisensory event that guides families along Jesus' footsteps during his last days on
earth.
Travel to Jerusalem for Palm Sunday - Sit down for the Last Supper - Pray in the Garden of Gethsemane
Discover the sacrifice of Good Friday - Celebrate freedom from their sins at the empty tomb that first Easter morning
Experiencing the Father's Heart
APRIL 2014
Designed specifically for parents and their
children to experience the adventure together.
Experiencing the Father's Heart is a monthly publication of First Presbyterian Church of Branson, 420 West Main St., Branson, Missouri. The church office is
open Monday - Friday 8:30 - 4:30, (417) 334-3468, [email protected]. The church is located one block east of Highway 65. Sunday School - 9:00 a.m.;
Sunday Worship - 10:30 a.m. All visitors are welcome. The Reverend Thomas N. Willcox, Pastor, David Wilson, Youth Director, Frieda Sindorf, Discipleship
Assistant; Meredith Mizell, Choir Director; Stephanie Taylor, Choristers II Director, Jenni Collier, Choristers I Director; Meg Pyron, Administrative Assistant; Marcia
Schemper-Carlock & Lana Ness, Organists, Ruth Abbott & Nancy Bare, Pianists; Ron VanderLaan, Jr. & Earl Vaughan, Sextons; and Cindy Haydon, Preschool
Director. Website: fpcbranson.org Preschool Website: www.bransonprechool.com