FBC Carthage E-News
February 10, 2014
Good Morning,
This is a special week as
we celebrate the relationships in our lives and remember the special ones in
our lives on Valentine’s Day. Guys, I
hope you are planning to express your love in a special way to your wife this
Friday. Maybe some flowers, a card, and
or a gift would be a good start. I also remind you of the Couple’s Dinner at
the Christian Life Center on Friday night at 6:30 PM. It is not too late to sign up if you will
call the church office (735-1929) today.
We will have a delicious meal and a great time of fellowship with other
couples. Jeff has a special video that
will make you laugh and I will share some keys to communication in your
marriage. Call today and reserve your
spaces for Friday night.
A special thank you to the
guys who braved the snow and cold Saturday for our Men’s Breakfast and
participated in the projects. We were
able to accomplish the projects for three families even though one turned out a
little bigger than originally estimated.
Good work guys! We will plan to
do it again on Saturday, March 8 at 7:00 AM in the Christian Life Center.
Speaking of good projects,
the Back Pack program will be meeting today at 4:30 PM at the Ag Center to pack
1000 bags of food to send home with needy children from Smith County on the
weekends. Simply come to the Ag Center
this afternoon and join in the production line.
This is also the week for
the Community Food Distribution on Wednesday, February 12 at the Ag
Center. Volunteers are needed to prepare
the food boxes beginning around 11:30AM.
If you need a box of food or have people you would like to carry a box
of food you can make a box while you are there.
This is a great ministry opportunity to the people in our community.
As you watch the 2014
Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, I remind you to pray for the mission work of
hundreds of Southern Baptist volunteers who are there to serve and share the
gospel of Jesus Christ. Here are
several resources from the International Mission Board for you to learn about
the work and use yourself to share Jesus during the Olympics:
For a witness tool using
the Olympic Colors go to www.EngageSochi.org.For a downloadable guide to activities go to www.EngageSochi.org/resources.
For an explanation of the mission go to www.engagesochi.org/about/our-strategy.
For a Prayer Guide go to www.engagesochi.org/uploads/Prayer_Guides_2.4.pdf.
Here’s the news for the
week:
1.
In preparation
for Michal Deaver’s upcoming medical / dental mission trip to Dominican
Republic, the Women on Missions are collecting items to send with her at the
Connection Point. Here is a list of
items requested:Hair barrettes and ribbons
Small combs and brushes
Colorful stickers
Small toys
Spanish bibles
Spanish coloring books
Antibiotic ointment
Antifungal cream
Reading glasses
Used prescription glasses
Dishwashing gloves
Ziploc snack baggies
2. The Senior Adult Fellowship will have a covered-dish luncheon in the Christian Life Center on Tuesday, February 11 at 11:30 AM. All adults 55+ are invited to come, bring a dish, and enjoy the fellowship around the tables.
3. The deacons are reminded of the Deacon Dinner and Training, also on Tuesday, February 11 at 6:00 PM in the Christian Life Center. We will be the host for the deacons of the churches in the New Salem Baptist Association. The Association will provide the meal and the Tennessee Baptist Convention will provide the conference leader.
4. Grief Share, a ministry of comfort to those experiencing the grief of losing a friend or loved one will begin next Tuesday night, February 18 from 6:00-7:30 PM at the Chamber of Commerce. FBC Carthage is partnering together with Bass and Sanderson Funeral Homes in offering this Christian-based grief ministry to the community. There will be 13 sessions led by Bro. Tim Frank addressing the specific issues and needs of those experiencing the grief of the loss of loved ones. The sessions are open to everyone and a workbook will be available for all sessions for a cost of $15. For more information on Grief Share including the topics to be discussed go to: http://www.griefshare.org/about. Help spread the word of this ministry to the people of our church and community.
5. Youth and Children are reminded and encouraged to get their registrations in for the two special summer camps. See Bro. Jeff Hall for questions on registration or for more information.
· The Children’s CentriKid Camp is June 16-20 at Campbellsville University. The cost is $275 and for more information on CentriKid Camp go to: http://centrikid.com/
· The Youth Student Liffe Camp will be July 13-19 at Daytona Beach. Florida. The cost is $259 and for more information go to: http://www.studentlife.com/events/beach
6. A reminder that the Personnel Committee will meet this Sunday, February 16 at 4:00 PM.
7. Each week we hear comments on how much the broadcast services mean to people. Help us get the word out about these broadcasts:
· On the radio 104.1 FM The Ranch each Sunday morning at 10:45AM
· On DTC TV channels 3 and 303 each Sunday morning at 10:30 AM
· Online all the time at fbccarthage.com and click on the Media page or go directly to http://vimeo.com/fbccarthage
8. In honor of Valentine’s Day here is a video from Billy Graham that reminds us how much God loves each one. You might want to send this to a friend or family member: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bt1sps2T800
9. Speaking of Billy Graham, here is the special “My Hope America” evangelistic program he made to share the gospel to friends: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoHPB5OeZ0M
