January 2015 - First Baptist Church of Elizabethton

NEW BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY:
Silent Night, Holy Night by Colleen Coble
Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good
by Jan Karon
MEMORIAL:
A Wreath of Snow by Liz Curtis Higgs
In memory of Geraldine Peters
Sister Christine Eller
Daughter & Son-in-Law Rick & Teresa Broome
Daughter Sharon Purdy
Brother Bob Smith
O
ur Christian Sympathy to Dr. Harold Lane
and family in the loss of his brother,
Stoney Lane; to the family of Mary Lynn Cannon Van Huss, a lifelong member of FBC, who
passed away December 23; to Mike Wilson and
family in the loss of his mother, Margie Greene
Wilson, on December 24; and to Vickie Fulton
and family in the loss of her sister, Shelley
Vaughan, in Maine.
A
thank you note has been received from
Dr. Harold & Barbara Lane and is on the
bulletin board outside the library.
DECEMBER
GIVING
Budget Required:
Budget Received:
Designated:
Total Given:
Average SS: 184
$ 47,109.00
$111,366.06
$ 29,547.27
$140,913.33
"Just One Goal..."
I trust that each of you had a Merry Christmas and are looking
forward to our new year together! As we think about our upcoming year, and as many of us contemplate New Year's resolutions, I believe it's important to consider our spiritual life and in
particular - our walk with Christ.
What one goal could you accomplish in 2015 that would make
your life better? Perhaps it is a habit that you have been trying
to get rid of for years? Maybe your goal could be to restore a certain relationship? Or
maybe it is a relationship that needs to end? Maybe your goal is to end your family's
personal debt?
JANUARY 2015
Sometimes the goals can seem overwhelming when you consider them all at one
time. For most of us there is a plethora of goals that we need to accomplish in order to
have that life that God has always wanted for us. Notice what I just wrote: "to have
that life that God has always wanted for us." Many of us are journeying in this life trying to have the life that we have always wanted. Pursuing our dreams may lead to our
personal happiness, but it will not bring us joy.
Let us focus on just one goal for 2015. Would it not be great at the end of this coming
year to be able to proclaim, we have restored a relationship or we have ended our personal debt? What an accomplishment! No matter what your goal is, have a plan, and
commit to pursuing it so that it will be accomplished. Remember Philippians 4:13--"I
can do all things through Christ who gives me strength."
May God bless each of you, and I look forward to our year together.
Love,
Pastor Todd
First Baptist Church
January 2015 Volume 58 Issue No. 12
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Average Worship: 291
Please come by or call the
church office if you are missing
a watch, Bible, jewelry, etc.
“Glorifying God, serving the Lord Jesus Christ,
and sharing Him with the world.”
While you are doing your after-Christmas shopping, the
Children’s Ministry has asked that you look for trees,
snowflakes, or anything winter that can be donated to Vacation Bible School 2015. If you have pre-lit Christmas
trees that you plan to replace or retire at the end of the
season, the Flower Committee would like to have them.
Regular Wednesday schedule starts January 7. The meal begins serving at
5:15PM and will be Chicken, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Green Beans, Slaw and
Biscuits. Please make or cancel reservations by Tuesdays at Noon.
Meals on Wheels needs volunteers for all weekdays. Call Dave or Diane Johnson
at 474-3350 if you can help.
Join us for an evening of great music performed by the
ETSU Bluegrass Pride Band. The concert is Saturday,
January 24, at 6:00PM.
Route 252 will begin a winter and spring study on the Parables beginning
January 7. Remember, we begin at 6:00 and end at 7:15. Children’s Worship
continues their study of the New Testament.
CentriKid Camp info meeting on Sunday, January 11, immediately following
the morning service. Meet in the 3rd floor Children’s Worship room.
SAVE THE DATES: March 25 is our Easter Celebration of the Passover. VBS is
June 7-11 (Sunday through Thursday).
Thank you, First Baptist Church Family, for helping us meet our
Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes goal of 200. We collected 385 boxes, and
Pastor Todd kept his word and dyed his hair orange!
Monthly Meetings: Deacons meeting January 11 at 4:30; Church Council January 18 at 5:00PM; Business Conference January 21 at 6:30PM.
Men’s Breakfast January 31 at 9:00AM.
We also surpassed our goal for the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. To date we
have received $16,125.30!
Prayer Shawl Group meets Monday, January 12, at 6:00PM in the Parlor.
Monday at Chick Fil-A (MAC) on January 5 from 6:00-7:30.
Multiply Saturday, January 10, from 5:30-10:00. We will meet at First Baptist
Church and travel to Sinking Creek Baptist Church.
Youth Winter Retreat in Gatlinburg Friday, January 16, to Sunday, January 18. We’ll meet at the
church at 4:00PM then travel to the cabin. Keep
the students and chaperones in your prayers
while they are away!
First Ladies Missions Group (formerly Mission Seekers) will meet Wednesday,
January 14, at 6:00PM in the Parlor. We will assemble items for the Shepherd’s
Inn. On January 22 at 6:30 we will go to the Shepherd’s Inn.
Open Heart WOM meets Thursday, January 15, at 10:00AM in the Parlor.
Nursing Home Visitiation to Hillview November 20. Meet at FBC at 5:30PM.
The Open Heart WMU Mission Group will be taking lunch to the BCM at ETSU
on Monday, February 2. If you would like to help with this meal by furnishing
soup, chili, cheese, crackers, Frito’s or Little Debbie cakes, please see Vickie
Ford.
January 1
Tammy Birchfield,
Lucas Deloach, Camille Jessee
January 3
Kevin Heaton, Rhett Slagle
January 4
Mabel Richardson
January 5
Holly Guthrie
January 7
Justin Cornett, Lin Hamrick
January 8
Maynard Duty
January 9
Becky Culver, Bob Nave
January 10
Tucker Taylor
January 11
Harrison Wright
January 12
Karen Heaton
January 13
Dean Fulton, Marilyn Irby, Helen Tate
January 14
Christofer Schaff
January 15
Mary Tipton
January 16
Linda Behrend, Glenn Church, Tonia Hughes
January 17
Joan Dolan, Tabby Hallman, Shirley Wetzel
January 19
Sylvia Chandler
January 20
Sarah Blevins, Kathryn Hartman, Emmy
Morganstern
January 22
Betty Tipton
January 23
Miriam Sternke
January 27
Terri Blevins, Matt Hardin
January 28
Bobbi Elliott, Holly Hughes. Betty Lacy
January 31
Earl Gaskins, Audrey Hughes, Jim Myers