Tie Line - First Baptist Church of Silver Springs
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Tie Line - First Baptist Church of Silver Springs
Sharing God’s Love in the Heart of the City First Baptist Church of Silver Spring 9727 Georgia Avenue ▪SilverSpring,MD 20910-1458 ▪301‐754‐1100 ▪www.fbcss.org Multi-national, -cultural & -generational, united in Christ to worship, grow & serve Volume 59 No. 3 February 8, 2015 A PRAYER GUIDE FOR THE BUILDING PROJECT – PART TWO In the last Tie Line, I promised more guidelines. Sadly, the only news we have is that discussions are moving slowly but steadily toward finalizing costs, plans, contract, and permit application. Hopefully, there will be heartening news in the next article. The developer still has his eye on February/March as a possible start time for asbestos abatement. Let me repeat what was covered in the last article. I urged you to start with Thanksgiving that would help you see the tremendous progress already made over the past 12 years. They were: 1. Thanks for the churches’ votes to stay in downtown Silver Spring. 2. Thanks for the dream of federating our three churches to do what we couldn’t do alone. 3. Pray for wisdom in forming that Federation. 4. Thanks for a developer who supports our vision and is willing to contribute to make it happen. Now, let’s move to our fifth item for prayer. We should definitely give thanks for our architect, John Rosecrans. John has been doing church architecture for more than 25 years and has pioneered some of the advances in church building. A church facility is not a big house; it is not a fancy school; it is not a reshaped theater; it is not a redesigned store or warehouse. A church’s building is a unique kind of building to handle volumes of people-traffic within very restrictive fire and safety regulations. It must be designed to house a variety of functions by multiple age groups. Besides worship, a church also has baptisms, funerals, and weddings with all the accoutrements needed for each activity. A major part of its program is music with library space and furniture, clothing storage, practice, and performance. Rooms for practice and performance have acoustical requirements that are different from a Sunday School classroom or auditoriums used for speaking. Rooms for education must allow for recreation as well as learning. There must be places for storing, preparing, cooking, serving, and eating food. And, the church must also plan for its building to be used by people from the community and other churches who come for meetings and fellowship. This only touches the surface of how a church’s building is used. Thankfully, the Lord has sent us an architect who has seen just about everything imaginable for a church building, as well as what has to be outside, such as the face of the building and the landscaping to give it “curb appeal.” John has also been blessed by God with a gift for helping churches work through very The Tie Line ▪ February 8, 2015 ▪ Page 2 difficult questions and problems. We saw this in the way he interviewed people involved in our many different ministries as well as the way he helped reduce a building in size, but not in function, to fit a more manageable price for us. As you thank the Lord for John’s gifts and will to work with us, also pray for him as he grapples with the knotty issues of what price and what value of materials should be used. That goes all the way down to screws and nails as well as shingles, siding, flooring, ceiling, and cement composition for different parts of the buildings and grounds. Keep praying and keep believing. This is God’s project, too!! Pastor Mac CONTRIBUTING TO FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Your tax-deductible contributions to the church may be received three ways: Placing cash and checks in the offering plate on Sunday morning; ONLINE BILL PAY: You may contribute electronically through your bank’s ONLINE BILL PAY feature. CYBER GIVING: You may contribute electronically through the church’s website, FBCSS.org by clicking the Online Giving button. After setting up your personal profile, you may choose either to contribute a specific amount on a regular basis or make a one-time contribution. Building Fund Contributions (as of February 1): $337,526.68 We need your help. The Tie Line, our church newsletter, is produced twice a month. We thank Jennifer Martin for her assistance in putting our publication together. We now need someone else to "step up to the plate" and volunteer in this capacity. See Valeria Foster for more information about this ministry opportunity. VOLUNTEER ONCE A MONTH On the first Thursday of each month (5:30-7:30 p.m.), help us at Shepherd’s Table in downtown Silver Spring (next duty date: March 5). See Claire Giammaria ([email protected]) Run the PowerPoint slide presentation once a month for the worship service. See Curdella Forbes. Once every four weeks, help us distribute food to Montgomery County residents (10 a.m.-Noon) through our Food Closet, located at Montgomery Hills Baptist Church. There is currently an urgent need for volunteers on Team B. See Todd Guise or Jim Reed. WEEKLY BIBLE STUDY Mondays 7:00 p.m. Wednesdays 7:20 p.m. Fridays 1:30 p.m. Sundays 10:00 a.m. Bi-Weekly Bible Study 10755 McGregor Dr., Columbia 301-307-0021 Led by Don Keuch, Bill Kreitlow, Bob Holt Online Bible Study (using Google Hangout) 9727 Georgia Ave. (Montgomery Hills Baptist) 301-221-2607 Led by Sharon Husic, Rayness Mayne @ Takoma Park Community Center Friday, February 13 7:00 p.m. led by Clemon Joseph 11303 Amherst Avenue, #4, Wheaton 240-460-7532 The Tie Line ▪ February 8, 2015 ▪ Page 3 2014 FBC CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTS The statements of contributions to FBCSS in 2014 were mailed to givers of record during the week of January 18, 2015. If you did not receive your statement or if you have questions about your record of contributions, please contact the church office (301-754-1100) as soon as possible. HEALTH CARE COVERAGE Open Enrollment ENDS February 15, 2015 For most people access to health care services is predicated on access to health insurance. During the past year, we have seen a 26-percent drop in the number of uninsured in the nation--a remarkable achievement for those individuals and families. Yet there are 32 million Americans who lack this security. Right now, however, you can obtain affordable coverage through www.HealthCare.gov. If you have not already enrolled, you can obtain affordable, quality health insurance coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace before the February 15, 2015 deadline. AFRICAN AMERICAN PIONEERS IN AVIATION FAMILY DAY SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM Each February, the Museum celebrates the significant contributions African Americans have made to flight and space exploration despite the overwhelming obstacles they had to overcome. Visitors enjoy presentations, hands-on activities, and stories, and may have the opportunity to meet astronauts, fighter pilots, and others who will share stories of their challenges and accomplishments. They also learn about inspiring historic figures like Bessie Coleman through reenactments or story times. Admission is free. For more information, visit http://airandspace.si.edu/events/heritage-days/african-american/. LYRICAL RHYTHMS: THE SOUNDS OF FREEDOM SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28 Josiah Henson Park 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM North Bethesda Close out Montgomery County’s Black History Month celebration with our annual poetry event. Create and share your own "sounds of freedom" in the form of original poetry. Only self-guided tours are offered during the program. A reception with light refreshments immediately follows. GET HELP APPLYING FOR FINANCIAL AID TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM College-bound students and their families can get professional assistance filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form at College Goal Maryland events, which will be held on two different Montgomery College campuses. The first event will take place on February 10 from 2-4 p.m. at the Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus in the Charlene R. Nunley Student Services Center, 7625 Fenton Street, Silver Spring, Md. The Tie Line ▪ February 8, 2015 ▪ Page 4 1 7 8 14 15 17 21 Darrell Verner Roxanne Desir Sally George Elizabeth Tandski Elvie Smith William A L Smith II Lucille Haney William Smith 22 23 24 26 27 Virginia Garcia Ethel Kennedy Angela Spencer Benita Bocar Lizzie Graham Asini Lindor-Taka Monique Harris FEBRUARY 2015 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9 7:00 p.m. Bible Study @ 10775 McGregor Dr., Columbia WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11 7:20 p.m. Online Bible Study (using Google Hangout) THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12 @MHBC 6:00 p.m. Handbells 7:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13 1:30 p.m. Bible Study @ MHBC 7:00 p.m. Bi-Weekly Bible Study @ 11303 Amherst Ave., #4 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14 @ MHBC 10:00 a.m.-Noon Food Closet (Team C) SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15 @ Takoma Park Community Center 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Adult Bible Study 11:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Worship Service 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Children’s Bible Study WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18 @MHBC 7:00 p.m. Ash Wednesday Service THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19 7:00 p.m. Church Council/Trustees SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21 @MHBC 10:00 a.m.–Noon Food Closet (Team D) 10:00 a.m. Women in Action Ministers and Staff Duncan McIntosh, Proclamation Gareth Murray, Associate Pastor Valeria Foster, Worship & Administration, Jerry Orrell, Administrative Assistant, TL Editor Barbara Williams, Webmaster, Media Center Eric Walters, Associate Pastor Gerald Piercey, Organist Rosemary Piercey, Celebration Ringers Jennifer Martin, The Tie Line Bill Smith, Listserve Moderator