FBC Carthage E-News
March 10, 2014
Good beautiful Spring
morning,
What a difference one week
makes in Tennessee. Last Monday we were
having cold and snow with major ice in West Tennessee. Today is shirt sleeves and sunny. Spring is just around the corner.
Thank you for your patience
and understanding in our renovations and painting. The Sanctuary is looking great and hopefully
the paint smell will be dissipated by next week.
It was good to welcome
Michal Deaver back from Dominican Republic in the services yesterday. She will have pictures and present a mission
report next Sunday, March 16 in the 6:00 PM service.
We had a great trip to the
Tennessee Baptist Children’s Home on Friday.
Thanks to the 15 team members who traveled for this Parent’s Night
Out. Also, thank you to the ladies who
prepared the food and activities for the children. There were 22 children and house parents from
the TBCH and they seemed to have a great time.
Thank you to all the men
who joined us for the Men’s Breakfast on Saturday. Following the breakfast we were able to
minister to five families through projects ranging from changing light bulbs to
repairing siding to cleaning gutters to trimming shrubbery. The next Men’s Breakfast and Ministry
Projects will be Saturday, April 12.
Pray for Fran and I as we
prepare for a mission trip next week to work with Zeke and Layne Tomaselli in
Hilo, Hawaii. Bro. Mark and Karen
Stinnett, Pastor and wife from Hickman Baptist Church are going to work with
them this week. Pray for Zeke this week
on his birthday, Thursday, March 13. .
A mission team is
preparing to go to Poplar, Montana in April to do several projects around the
church and parsonage in preparation for the Spring and Summer work. Pray for this team as they travel and work.
Have a blessed week,
Bro. Tim
Here’s the News for the
week:
1.
The Smith County
Backpack Program will be packing backpacks today at 4:30 PM at the Ag
Center. Volunteers are always needed and
appreciated.
2.
The Senior Adult
Fellowship will have a covered dish luncheon next Tuesday, March 11 at 11:30 AM
in the Christian Life Center. Jan
Johnson, Director of the Smith County Senior Citizens Center will be our
special guest.
3.
We will have a one-item
special called business meeting this Wednesday night at 6:30 PM. Josh Lynn is applying
as a student to Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and they need a church
affirmation for Josh.
4.
Couples are
invited and encouraged to attend our special Art of Marriage Weekend at FBC
Carthage on April 4-5. This weekend will
feature marriage building and strengthening sessions on Friday evening and
Saturday in the Christian Life Center.
These sessions are open to all couples and the only cost is $35 per
couple for the workbooks and materials.
Sign-up this Sunday as we focus on building strong, healthy, and vibrant
marriages.
5.
GriefShare continues to meet each Tuesday night at
6:00 PM at the Chamber of Commerce Building on Upper Ferry Road. Last week we had four new group members. There is still room and time for you to
join in this grief support ministry. Grief Share is a ministry of comfort to those
experiencing the grief of losing a friend or loved one. Bro. Tim Frank is leading the sessions which
address 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.
6.
The Community
Food Distribution will be this Wednesday, March 12 at the Ag Center. Volunteers are needed beginning at 11:00 AM
and the distribution begins around 1:00 PM.
It is a blessing for FBC Carthage to contribute and participate each
month as a partner in this ministry to the community.
7.
Copies of the April
Bible Pathways will be in the Connection Point beginning this Sunday. Pick up a copy as we continue the journey
through the Bible in 2014.
8.
The church has
many light colored wooden chairs in various sizes for sale at $5 each. If you would like one or several you can see
Bro. Tim Frank.
9.
The Youth have
two special events planned for the week of Smith County Spring Break:
·
March 27 will be
Youth Hiking Trip to Fall Creek Falls State Park in Spencer.
·
March 29 will be
a Mystery Trip to destinations unknown.
10.
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
11.
If you missed the special music last night you
missed a blessing as Jerry sang “Mountain of God.” Here is a YouTube version of that encouraging
and uplifting song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeDLvMTLVBw&list=RDZeDLvMTLVBw
12.
Here is
a movie review of the movie on the life of Jesus entitled “Son of God.” This website review is from Plugged In, a
ministry of Focus on the Family. Use
this resource for reviewing the content of the movies you and your family are
thinking of seeing. http://www.pluggedin.com/movies/intheaters/son-of-god.aspx
