FBC Carthage eNews
August 3, 2015
Good Morning,
Pray this week for our
teachers and administrators as they prepare for the upcoming school year. Students begin with a half day on
Thursday. May this be a great year of
growth and learning for all our students and teachers.
Thank you to all who
served last week in our ministry booth at the Smith County Fair. The classes were very well represented and I
feel like we had a good outreach to the community. No one could miss us with the bright mission
shirts. Thanks again for your
willingness to “Do Something” in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Thank you to John and
Rhonda Etheridge for a truly spectacular fireworks and church picnic last night
at their home. It was a perfect evening
to be outside and together as a church family.
We had several new families with us for the festivities. From the comments and the ooh’s and aah’s ,
this was the best fireworks spectacular yet!
I especially liked the special fan-shaped fireworks. The best comment came after the show was over
as someone said, “Do it again!” Thanks
John and Rhonda.
The net BIG event for FBC
Carthage will be our “Wonderfull Weekend” on August 21-23 at the Smith County
Ag Center with Christian Illusionist Scott Humston. The services will begin at 7:00 PM on Friday
and Saturday and at 6:00 PM on Sunday night.
We will have one combined Sunday morning service at FBC Carthage at
10:30 AM. He will be at the Ag Center
for the other services. I would like for you to help us promote this
unique outreach effort through FaceBook and inviting all your friends to
attend. Here is a link you can use for
your FaceBook page or go to my page, Tim Frank and share my post about the
Wonderfull Weekend. Share this video
link: https://youtu.be/o-l0Lz6vx7A
Continue to pray for Jeff,
Kristina, and Peyton Hall as they finish up their ministry here at FBC Carthage
and prepare for the move to FBC Savannah.
Jeff has been a blessing to us and led us in many ways here at FBC
Carthage. To express our love and appreciation
to this family we will receive a special love offering at the end of the
services this coming Sunday, August 9. On Sunday, August 16 we will have a luncheon
after the morning services in their honor and everyone is asked to attend and
bring a covered dish for the meal. Take
these last couple of weeks to express your appreciation to this special family.
AWANA begins this Sunday
night, August 9 at 5:30 PM. It is always
exciting as we begin a new semester and as the boys and girls come with eagerness
to learn the Word of God. AWANA is our discipleship program for
preschool, children, and youth to systematically teach them to memorize and
learn the Bible passages. AWANA needs you. Teachers, helpers, and workers in recreation
and refreshments are all needed as we begin the new year. Contact Michael Collins or Bro. Tim for more
information and to be a part of the 2015-16 AWANA Team. Let’s reach the boys and girls for Jesus
Christ and train them to be approved workers who are not ashamed!
There are several other opportunities
to serve this year at FBC Carthage as we begin the new church year. To serve in Sunday School, contact Mark
Dillon, Sunday School Director. To be on
a Wednesday night cooking team, contact Marreet Hutchins, Cindy Dowell, or
Rhonda Etheridge. The Nominating
Committee and Committee on Committees are also working to link opportunities
for service with members willing to serve.
Please pray this week for
a special North American Mission Board Conference in Nashville called “SEND
North America.” Missionaries and church
leaders from across the United States and Canada will be attending this
strategic meeting for inspiration, motivation, and ideas for reaching North
America for Christ. Jeff and I will be
joining the 15,000 other leaders for this important conference.
Have a blessed week,
Bro. Tim
Here’s the news for the
week:
·
The Women on
Missions will meet tonight, August 3 at 6:30 PM in the Christian Life
Center. Judy DeYoung and Joyce Woodard
are hosting the meeting. All ladies are
invited to come.
·
This weekend,
August 7-9 will be our 2nd Annual Church-wide Campout at Defeated
Creek Campground. In addition to those
camping, we will have a church-wide lake day on that Saturday, August 8 for
everyone to join in the fun and a picnic/cookout/fish-fry at 6:00 PM. Bring a covered dish and join us for a day or
an evening at the lake. We have the big pavilion
reserved for the picnic.
·
This Sunday,
August 9, our regular Early Worship Service will be moved and held at 8:30 AM
at the Defeated Creek Campground Pavilion.
We will join with our church families who are camping as well as other
campers for this service. Steve Dowell
will be leading the singing and Bro. Tim will bring a special message. We will dismiss in time to return for Sunday
School at 9:30 AM. Everyone is invited
to attend. The 10:45 AM Service will be
held at FBC Carthage as regularly scheduled.
·
Sunday, August 9
will be the start of a new AWANA year for boys and girls ages 2 through High
School. AWANA meets on Sunday evenings
at 5:30 PM in the Christian Life Center and is our church’s discipleship
program for children. Each week they
study the Bible, learn Bible verses, and have a lot of fun in recreation and
crafts. Michael Collins is the AWANA Commander and is
presently enlisting the many workers needed for AWANA. This would be a great time for you to
minister to the children through AWANA.
·
The Young at
Heart (Adults 55+) will have lunch at Loveless Café’ on Tuesday, August
11. We will meet at the church parking
lot at 10:30 AM and travel to Loveless.
Invite someone and join in the fun.
·
The Fall Semester
of GriefShare will begin on Tuesday, August 11 at 6:00 PM at the Chamber of
Commerce Building on Upper Ferry Road.
This grief support group is for anyone who has lost a loved one. There is no cost for the sessions and a
workbook is available for a suggested cost of $15.
·
Wednesday night meals will begin again on Wednesday, August 12. We are in need of two new cooking teams to
rotate with the existing cooking teams once a month. The cooking teams begin the meal around 3:00
PM Wednesday afternoon and serve from 5:00-6:00 PM. For more information how you can help contact
Bro. Tim Frank , Cindy Dowell, Rhonda Etheridge, or Marreet Hutchins. The Wednesday night meals serve about 25-40
people, many are children, and send out about 12-16 meals to Senior adults and
homebound. This is a great and rewarding
ministry that is very appreciated.
·
The August Business Meeting will be held next Wednesday, August 12 at
6:30 PM. There will be several important
matters to discuss including a 25-year lease on property just behind the
Carthage Courier building which will allow us a drive-through from the upcoming
parking lot on Fite Avenue. We will also
have a recommendation for changes to our Constitution and By-Laws, Wedding
Policy, and CLC Building Usage Policy.
You can read these changes on the church web site under the “Mission and
Belief’s Tab” or click on http://www.fbccarthage.com/proposed-constitution-and-by-law-change/.
·
Make your plans
to attend the Wonder-Full Weekend, August 20-23, with Christian Illusionist,
Scott Humston. Check out the special
promotion viodeo he has prepared for our Wonder-Full Weekend: https://youtu.be/o-l0Lz6vx7A This series of
meetings will be held at the Ag Center to provide additional space for the
large attendance we expect each night.
We will have Scott in the elementary and middle school for his Kid Pro
assembly program on Thursday of that week.
The evangelistic services will be on Friday through Sunday nights. This is an event for everyone as we seek to
reach the lost for Jesus Christ. For more
about Scott and his ministry go to: http://scotthumston.com/.
·
August 29 Block Party and Sports Clinic, Cincinnati, Ohio
Our
Cincinnati partnership with McKelvey Road Baptist Church continues as we travel
for a one-day mission trip to help them conduct their Community Block Party and
Sports Clinic on Saturday, August 29. We
will leave at 7:00 AM and return around 11:00 PM. There is no cost for the trip except meals
and snacks on the way. Team coaches or
high school students who play sports are needed to lead the 20-30 minute
sessions at the sports clinic on their specific sport.
·
Here are the “Read Through the Bible”
readings for this week:
Day
1 Habakkuk 1-3
Day
2 Joel 1-3
Day
3 Jeremiah 1-4
Day
4 Jeremiah 5-8
Day
5 Jeremiah 9-12
Day
6 Jeremiah 13-16
