Easter Centennial Celebration of Baptistry Painting and Slimp Family

VOLUME 69
APRIL 13, 2011
No. 7
Small Things
Jorge Zayasbazan
“Do not despise these small beginnings, for the LORD rejoices to see
the work begin, to see the plumb line
in Zerubbabel's hand.”
Zechariah 4:10 NLT
Zerubbabel led the first group of
Jews back to Jerusalem from the
Babylonian Captivity and laid the
foundation of the Second Temple.
These 40,000 Jews were unwelcomed
and friendless. They were mocked by
the enemies of God who did not believe the Temple would be built. The
Bible tells us that God was pleased to
see the foundation laid and the work
begin. (Zechariah 4:10)
Many people marvel at mega
churches and big ministries while despising the new and the small. Yet the
Bible teaches us that all great things
begin small. Not only that, but faithfulness at small things is a prerequisite
to bigger things.
“His master replied, 'Well done,
good and faithful servant! You have
been faithful with a few things; I will
put you in charge of many things.
Come and share your master's happiness!'” Matthew 25:21
At Baptist Temple we have recently found ourselves in the realm of
small beginnings and God is pleased.
In the last two years we have started
numerous small ministries that are
growing larger. This is clearly an example of two biblical principles. First,
God is pleased with small beginnings
and, second, faithfulness in small
things will be rewarded with greater
ministry responsibilities.
Our clothing ministry has been
fruitful enough to support a food distribution and prompt the recovery of
the annex as a ministry space. Our
fitness ministry began with four people on a Sunday afternoon and grew to
a seven day a week ministry. Included
Continued on page 3
The Children’s Ministry fundraiser, Enchilada Dinner, on April 10th was a delicious
treat for all who attended. Maddie and Alyssa Lopez certainly looked happy!
Easter Centennial Celebration of
Baptistry Painting and Slimp Family
Easter Sunday’s special recognition
goes back to Baptist Temple’s beginnings when the Slimp Family and its
artistic heritage will be recognized.
A. B. Slimp was a charter member
of Pegues Memorial Baptist Church
(later Baptist Temple) in 1911. His
son, Chester A. Slimp Sr., was Sunday
School Superintendent from 1921-45,
when the total attendance passed the
million mark. An “All church Appreciation Day in recognition of the services of Brother Chester A. Slimp,
General Superintendent of Sunday
School” was observed on Sunday, September 30, 1945. He served not only
his church, but numerous civic organizations as well as the San Antonio
Baptist Association.
His wife, Helen Ferne Slimp, designed two prominent features of the
sanctuary – the 30 stained-glass windows and the baptistry painting.
The windows were part of the dedication ceremonies of the Sanctuary on
February 1, 1942 and the original designs lasted 40 years before they were
replaced.
Granddaughter Charlotte (Slimp)
Mitchell said Helen would even climb
onto the scaffolding in her split skirt to
help supervise the two-year work-inprogress with the windows. “That was
scandalous at the time; ladies just did
not do that.”
“She was very picky and left nothing to the imagination. She was most
prolific, though, as a landscape artist.’’
Her baptistry painting was dedicated on Easter Sunday, April 10, 1955
and is still in use.
The painting is executed on imported mural canvas of the highest
grade, the size being 90 inches in
height and 168 inches in width, so as
to provide good perspective when
viewed from any angle in the auditorium.
The design of the mural depicts
rugged and semi-arid country. The
river, in blues and greens, lends a refreshing and cool atmosphere as it
winds through the distant hills. The
trees, shrubbery and rolling terrain are
typical of the Holy Land as envisioned
by Mrs. Slimp.
Centennial Celebration
of Sports & Athletic
Ministries
Good Friday Service
April 22
7:00 PM
Baptist Temple Chapel
Community
Ministries
Teacher Appreciation Days
Education is important. It's important to God and it's important to us.
For this reason, Baptist Temple
Church has made a habit of expressing
our appreciation to teachers for all
their countless hours of hard work to
educate our children and teenagers. In
May we will express our appreciation
to teachers of Baptist Temple's Day
Care, Highland Park Gifted & Talented Academy, and Highland Park
Elementary School.
Wed, May 4th, we will provide a
pizza lunch and desserts for teachers and staff of Highland Park Elementary School.
Wed, May 11th, we will provide
desserts for BT Day Care and
Highland Park Gifted & Talented
Academy.
Here are ways you can help us
show our appreciation to the teachers
and staff of these education centers in
our community: One, you can give $5
to pay for a pizza. Two, you can make
a dessert. Finally, you can help set-up
and serve at these events. You can
sign-up to help in any of these ways
by contacting Danny Vallejo at 422 5637. We will need plenty of help, so
please let Danny know how you can
contribute.
On Sunday, May 15, as part of our
ongoing Centennial celebration, the
emphasis will be on Baptist Temple’s
sports/athletic ministries. If you have
comments you would like to share
regarding the impact of BT’s sports
programs on your life, please e-mail
t h e m t o L ou i s e D u d l e y a t
[email protected] by May 1st
or you may give your handwritten
comments to Linda Grinnell in the
church office. Selected comments
will be included in the bulletin insert
on Sports Sunday.
April 19
April 20
April 21
April 22
April 23
April 25
April 27
April 29
Saul Ibarra
Betsy Flores
Julia Karmina Lozano
Dottie Burke,
Dionne Castillo
Lee Del Bosque
Morgan Leeth,
Ann Nielson
Melissa Steelman
Derrick Brown,
Ronnie Gray
Freddie Jean Satcher
Last month Wesley taught a course on Biblical Interpretation to 19 Romanian
Roma (or Gypsy) church leaders from various parts of Romania gathered at the
Gypsy Smith School (GSS). The men were there to receive ministry training and
enjoy fellowship with fellow church leaders. The GSS appreciated the $616 that
was donated by Baptist Temple Church to help with the cost of meals that week.
Eagle Pass
Our mission trip to Eagle Pass this
summer will be in July again. We will
depart Saturday, July 9th and return
the evening of July 14th.
Opportunities to serve include construction, Backyard Bible Club, and
ESL. The sign-up deadline is Sunday,
May 29th.
See Wesley to sign-up.
Centennial Moment:
Did you know?
Baptist Temple voted to allow
TOUCH, a drug rehabilitation
program, to use its facilities in
October of 1974. TOUCH is an
acronym: “Transforming Others
Under Christ’s Hand.”
Financial Freedom Expo
June 11 marks one of the biggest
events planned in this centennial year.
We are bringing to our community the
“Financial Freedom Expo,” which is a
cooperation of Baptist Temple Church
and 13 or more businesses and ministries. The effort is to provide a venue
that links our community with practical information as well as classes and
resources in the areas of finance,
health, and marriage. The event will
last from 8 AM until 3 PM Saturday
June 11, it includes breakfast and
lunch, and the cost is $7. At this event
people will be connected to classes in
English or Spanish on personal financial management (Financial Freedom
in Seven Weeks Plus), and living debt
free.
The 7 Pillars of Biblical Stewardship
introduction Sunday night was a great
success! We had 25 people present as
Pat Hail unfolded the action plan for
the weeks ahead where we will dive
deep into inductive Bible Study on
one of the most significant discipleship areas for Christians: God’s ownership or mankind’s ownership. We
will be learning about being consciously and totally available to God,
recognizing the differences between a
Biblical world view and a secular
world view, and considering what the
footprint of our resources might tell us
about what our view is. It is not too
late to join in, please let Jonathan
know if you would like to be a part of
7 Pillars of Biblical Stewardship.
Day Care
Audrey Good
In April we are learning about:
April showers, caterpillars, farm animals...
but most of all the children are learning
Bible stories.
Baptist Temple Day Care will close at
12:30 pm on Friday, April 15 for the Battle
of Flowers Parade.
If Easter is about the cross, why all the
chocolate? Because no matter how broken or
hard boiled you are, once you taste the true
meaning of the cross, life is a whole lot sweeter!
Charter school mascot, Bennie, cut the ribbon at the March 31 ceremony
celebrating the opening of Highland Park Gifted & Talented Academy at BTC!
Are YOU Ready to Volunteer?
The Community Ministries Action Team is looking for
volunteers to help with summer camp feeding. We need a
minimum of 3 volunteers per meal for breakfast and lunch.
7:45—9:15 AM for breakfast
11:45 AM—1:15 PM for lunch
Volunteers will be setting up, serving sack lunches from
the S.A. Food Bank, and wiping down tables. You don’t
have to volunteer to help with every meal every week. Let
us know which days and weeks you are available to help.
For more information contact Joe Guinn at 314-1279 or
Wesley Craig at 533-7114.
Training will be Wed, May 25, 4:30 PM in the Parlor
Small Things from page 1
in that ministry is our Christian Karate
program that grew from 19 to 70 in
less than 6 months.
Another growing ministry is our
charter school, Highland Park Gifted
and Talented Academy. Not only did
it spark the renovation of our most
neglected building, but it also
launched other ministries: after school
club, summer day camp, and the
karate club. And—
Worship is another area where
God is blessing us. We currently offer
three opportunities for worship: an
8:15 contemporary worship service as
well as traditional English and Spanish worship at 11. Our faithfulness in
these small ministries will lead to
more worship opportunities in the
future.
We must also be mindful of our
summer feeding ministry that grew
from a trial for a few weeks to a full
summer breakfast and lunch program.
It, too, was a catalyst to our summer
day camp.
This summer we will have three
interns—one from Baylor and two
from the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship via the Baptist University of the
Americas. This triple blessing is the
result of our faithfulness with one
intern last summer.
There are a few Baptist Temple
ministries that are currently in their
beginning stages. Some others are in
the dreaming and discussion stage.
There are too many ministries to mention. I cannot say which ones are the
most important but I know that our
faithfulness to the leading of the Holy
Spirit in small beginnings will determine the future of our church.
Young-In-Heart Day Trip
Tour of Sandy Oaks Olive Orchard
followed by
Lunch at Stinson Air Field Patio Café
(lunch on your own)
Saturday, May 7 ~ Cost: $5
Depart: 10:00 AM
Return: 3:00 PM or sooner
Make your reservation thru the church office by Wed, May 4.
Willis Gerold, Nera Pierson, Carol Edwards, Ronnie, Brandy, Devin and Carol Gray, and Elton Dudley enjoyed the Enchilada
Luncheon that raised money for Pre-Teen Summer Camp. If you missed it, you missed a great meal and great fellowship!
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE WEEKS AHEAD
Sunday, April 17 ~ Palm Sunday
Contemporary Worship (Chapel)
8:15 a.m.
Library Open
9:00 a.m.
Sunday School / Bible Study
9:30 a.m.
Morning Worship
10:55 a.m.
Children’s Worship
11:15 a.m.
Children’s Easter Party (FH)
12:15 p.m.
Bike Riding (Mission Espada) 3:00—5:00 p.m.
Misión Betél Discipleship (FLC 101G) 6:00 p.m.
Monday, April 18
Ceramics (Fritz Bldg.)
10:00 a.m.
After School Club
3:30—5:30 p.m.
Mixed Martial Arts (Gym)
6:15 p.m.
Praise Band Rehearsal (FLC 101) 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 19
Clothing Thrift Store (Fritz)
9:00 a.m.
Young-In-Heart Luncheon (FH)
11:30 a.m.
After School Club
3:30—5:30 p.m.
Karate Class (Gym)
5:00 p.m.
Karate Class for Adults (Gym)
6:15 p.m.
Mixed Martial Arts (Gym)
6:15 p.m.
Wednesday, April 20
After School Club
3:30—5:30 p.m.
Fellowship w/ ‘The Family’ (FH)
5:00 p.m.
Library Open
5:30 p.m.
TEAMKID (Room 306)
5:30 p.m.
Mid-Week Prayer Service (FH)
5:30 p.m.
7 Pillars Bible Study (FH)
6:00 p.m.
Youth Worship Practice (Chapel)
6:00 p.m.
Mixed Martial Arts (Gym)
6:15 p.m.
Spanish Bible Study (FLC 101)
6:30 p.m.
Worship Choir Rehearsal
7:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 21
Clothing Thrift Store (Fritz)
9:00 a.m.
After School Club
3:30—5:30 p.m.
Karate Class (Gym)
5:00 p.m.
Karate Class for Adults (Gym)
6:15 p.m.
Friday, April 22
After School Club
3:30—5:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 23
Beginners Guitar Class (FLC101)
9:00 a.m.
Advanced Guitar Class (FLC101) 10:00 a.m.
Mixed Martial Arts (Gym)
10:30 a.m.
Praise Band Rehearsal (Chapel) 11:00 a.m.
Sunday, April 24 ~ Easter and
Centennial Celebration of Baptistry Painting
Contemporary Worship (Chapel)
8:15 a.m.
Library Open
9:00 a.m.
Sunday School / Bible Study
9:30 a.m.
Morning Worship
10:55 a.m.
Children’s Worship
11:15 a.m.
Misión Betél Discipleship (FLC 101G) 6:00 p.m.
Monday, April 25
Ceramics (Fritz Bldg.)
10:00 a.m.
After School Club
3:30—5:30 p.m.
Mixed Martial Arts (Gym)
6:15 p.m.
Praise Band Rehearsal (FLC 101) 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 26
Clothing Thrift Store (Fritz)
9:00 a.m.
WMU Meeting(Dottie Burke’s home) 10:00 a.m.
After School Club
3:30—5:30 p.m.
Karate Class (Gym)
5:00 p.m.
Karate Class for Adults (Gym)
6:15 p.m.
Mixed Martial Arts (Gym)
6:15 p.m.
Wednesday, April 27
After School Club
3:30—5:30 p.m.
Fellowship w/ ‘The Family’ (FH)
5:00 p.m.
Library Open
5:30 p.m.
TEAMKID (Room 306)
5:30 p.m.
Mid-Week Prayer Service (FH)
5:30 p.m.
7 Pillars Bible Study (FH)
6:00 p.m.
Youth Worship Practice (Chapel)
6:00 p.m.
Mixed Martial Arts (Gym)
6:15 p.m.
Spanish Bible Study (FLC 101)
6:30 p.m.
Worship Choir Rehearsal
7:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 28
Clothing Thrift Store (Fritz)
9:00 a.m.
After School Club
3:30—5:30 p.m.
Food Pantry (Fritz)
5:00—7:00 p.m.
Karate Class (Gym)
5:00 p.m.
Karate Class for Adults (Gym)
6:15 p.m.
Friday, April 29
After School Club
3:30—5:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 30
Beginners Guitar Class (FLC101)
9:00 a.m.
Advanced Guitar Class (FLC101) 10:00 a.m.
Mixed Martial Arts (Gym)
10:30 a.m.
Praise Band Rehearsal (Chapel) 11:00 a.m.
In The Hospital . . .
Metropolitan Methodist, Room 527
Feebie Wilkinson
Sympathy to . . .
The Baptist Temple family extends
Christian sympathy to Margaret Pagel
upon the death of her brother, Bob
Stephens. (Margaret’s sister, Janie
Hogg, also passed away in January.)
Jorge Zayasbazan
Pastor
602-9084
Jonathan Clark
389-9098
Associate Pastor of
Congregational Life
Raul Lozano
359-1514
Spanish Language Pastor
Wesley Craig
912-7818
Minister of Missions and
Community Ministries
Audrey Good
533-0165
Day Care Director
Geneva M. Rico
532-3864
Highland Park Academy Principal
Baptist Temple Church 901 E. Drexel
Coming Events
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Church Picnic ~ Sunday Afternoon, May 15
Celebrate Sports Sunday at BT by making plans to attend the Church Wide Picnic!
Tickets will be on sale in the Church Office
from April 1 through May 1.
Time: 3 to 8 PM
Place: Comanche Park #2
Tickets are $5.00
Children 6 and Under are FREE (and
…… ..MUST have a ticket)
Children’s Olympics—sponsored by the Children’s Ministry Action Team
Sno-Cones—sponsored by the Youth Ministry Action Team
Activities—basketball, softball, washers, horseshoes, dominoes, cards & more
Barbeque meal will be served at 5:00
PM
SUMMER DAY CAMP
Baptist Temple Church is offering an extended Summer Day Camp program this year
Who is it for? Any child who has completed 1st through 5th grade
When? May 31 through August 5
What Time? 2 Options Available...
There is a $10 Registration Fee
(No fee if you register before May 6)
Option #1 ($30 per child per week)
Mini-Camp Morning
Option #2 ($75 per child per week)
Full Day Camp
8:30 AM to 12:30 PM, includes breakfast & lunch
7:30 AM to 5:30 PM, includes breakfast & lunch
...or...
Mini-Camp Afternoon
12:00 to 4:00 PM, includes lunch
Early drop-off and late pick-up available
Discounts apply if child participates in 4 or more
weeks with payment in advance!
Children’s Camp
For Kid’s who have completed
3rd thru 5th grade
Join Us at 8:15 AM
in the Chapel
Sunday Mornings
July 10-13
Leaving @ 1:00 PM on Sunday
Returning @ 1:00 PM Wednesday
Cost $150.00
($75 for BT Sunday School members)
Payment plans available
Adult
Karate Classes
$25 Deposit required by
April 24
Tuesdays and Thursdays
6:15 to 7:15 pm
Remaining Balance Due by June 5th
(pay at church office)
Baptist Temple Gym
Let’s Go Bike Riding!
Ceramics Class
Cost is $10 per month plus
a $30 registration fee.
Fun, Fellowship, & Exercise
Sunday Afternoons in
April
3:00 to 5:00 PM
Meet at Mission Espada
Mondays
Fritz Building
10 AM to 12 PM
Contact Joe Guinn if you have questions:
[email protected] , phone: 210-259-7470
No fees — Just cost of your supplies.
Join us for this fun and creative outlet!
Call 533-7114 to sign up.