Opportunities at FBC

Sundays 9:30 am Bible Study for all ages 10:45 Morning Worship

Tuesdays 6:30 - 8 pm What Do I Believe? Discussion Group @ Cup “N” Cork

Wednesdays

9:30 am The Parable of Jesus Bible Study 6:30 pm Sanctuary Choir

Thursdays 6:00 Adult Bible Study on Revelation

Fridays 7:00 Chinese Bible Study @ Baptist

Student Center

Looking Ahead...

June 1 No choir practice June 3 Youth Night (6:30-9:30 pm) June 5 Deacons Meeting (Noon) June 12 Church Council (4 pm) June 15 No choir practice June 19 Father’s Day Just 24 Youth Night (6:30-9:30 pm) June 26 VBS Planning Meeting (2 pm) June 29 No choir practice

Volume 73, Issue 6 June 2016

First Baptist Church 1289 Lexington Cape Girardeau, MO 63701

www.fbccape.com Phone: 573.335.6006 Fax 573.334.9693 info@fbccape.com

First Baptist Church 1289 Lexington Cape Girardeau, MO www.fbccape.com 335.6006 [fax] 334.9693

Church Staff Pastor Tyler Tankersley [tyler@fbccape.com]

Associate Pastor – Family Ministry Keith Kyle [kkyle@fbccape.com]

Associate Pastor – Sr. Adult Ministry Gerald Collier [gerald@fbccape.com]

Music Ministry Becky Gentry [gentryr@capetigers.com]

Youth Leader Lawrence Kenkel [lkenkel@fbccape.com]

Min. Assistant - Membership Donna Komorech [dkomorech@fbccape.com] Min. Assistant - Communications Wendy Graviett [wgraviett@fbccape.com]

Custodians Lawrence/Erin Kenkel

Organist Chadie Fruehwald

Pianist Jonathan Patterson

There is something for every age and

interest. Join us next Sunday

at 9:30 am!

Meet our Summer Intern: Colten Mayberry

Born into a deeply rooted farming family, many would first think that my path in life had already been laid out for me. Where I'm from, the Mayberry's are practically

all born with a plough in one hand, and a hunting rifle in another. They're good, honest, hardworking men and

women that have always been dedicated to their families and their land.

You can imagine their confusion when I came along. My whole life I've been indecisive, unsure of where I belong and what I should be doing; what my purpose should be.

From being a Speech and Debate nerd in high school, to my current pursuit of obtaining a Business Administration

Degree at SEMO, I've always struggled to find where I fit in life. Yet through it all I've been guided by a thirst to

understand my faith; to poke it and prod it and make it make sense to my life and to the lives of others. It started when I established my own Bible Study back at my high school, continued when I started guest speaking for local churches, and now it's manifesting itself in being a part of

this church and the Baptist Student Center. Hello everyone, my name is Colten Mayberry, and right

now—in this season of my life—I don't have any questions about where I belong. And I thank you all for that.

There will be a Wedding Shower for Amber Pierce sometime in June at the

church. Please check the upcoming bulletins for more information. Amber

is registered at Kohl’s, Target, and Bed, Bath and Beyond. Her wedding is

July 2nd, 2016. Everyone is invited to come and celebrate her upcoming

wedding!

Lydia Meece and her fiancé will be getting married July 9th, 2016. On June

26th, in lieu of gifts we will be collecting gift cards and cash because Lydia

will be going to medical school on the east coast and they will not have much

space. There will be a basket for everyone to drop off their cards.

June 3rd and 24th

Youth Night

6:30-9:30 pm

June Birthdays

Phillip Cordes 06-11 Seth Rigg 06-13 Rhonda Pender 06-17 Adam Todd 06-20 Jean Burt 06-26 Hannah Maddox 06-26

Anniversaries Keith & Debbie Kyle 06-04 Robert & Sandra Dobnikar 06-05 Bob & Kaye Hamblin 06-10 Wade & Rachel Richey 06-12 Keith & Marjorie Deimund 06-20 John & Donna Delgado 06-21 Tyler & Jess Tankersley 06-21 Bob & Debbie Phillips 06-24

If we miss a birthday or anniversary, please let us (the church office) know. Call 335-6006. Thanks for your help!

Church Council Dates: June 12th @ 4pm

Operation Christmas Child Emphasis for June:

Toys Family in Focus:

This Summer…

This year our Vacation Bible School will be July 11-14. Our theme will be Cave Quest: Following Jesus, The Light of the World. Our VBS co-Directors will be Erin Kenkel and Jessica Tankersley. Our next informational meeting for anyone who wants to help with the planning of VBS will be June 26th at 2:00 PM in the Church Conference Room.

In Service June 5

Deacon of the Week Margaret Gieselmann

Children’s Moment Liz Lockhart

June 12 Deacon of the Week

Jim Hillin Children’s Moment

Laura Meece

June 19 Deacon of the Week

Floyd Lockhart III Children’s Moment

Nathan Meece

June 26 Deacon of the Week

Carol Robinson Children’s Moment

Keith Kyle

Our sermon series for this summer will be called: Colorful Stories. We will be exploring some of the well-known stories from the Old Testament. As we dive into these stories, we’ll be listening for God’s voice in a new and fresh way.

Some people have been turned off by religion because they feel that they have been given simplistic answers to their complex questions. Maybe religion (at its best) can be a place for discussion and dialogue about some of our deepest questions. This summer discussion group will focus on tackling some beliefs in a way that offers us some varied perspectives across the spectrum of Christian belief. We will be tackling these questions on Tuesday nights, 6:30-8:00 PM at Cup 'N' Cork: May 31 - What Do I Believe? June 7 - How do we read the Bible? June 14 - How was the Earth made? June 21 - *not meeting* June 28 - Does God know everything? July 5 - Who was Jesus? July 12 - *not meeting* July 19 - What does the cross mean for us? July 26 - What does it mean to be "saved"? Anybody and everybody is welcome to join us. This will be a place for respectful, reciprocal dialogue about our beliefs, faith, and meaning in our lives.

Join us beginning on Wednesday, May 25th at 9:30 AM for a Summer Bible Study as we journal through the Parables of Jesus. This study will be led by Tyler Tankersley, Gerald Collier, & Ron Winstead. This is geared for seniors, but anyone is welcome to join us!

We welcome our newest members

Marie Francis and the Clubbs family (Bob, Brooke, Eva,

Lily, and Eli)!

Family in Focus: Gene and Judy Pulley

Gene and Judy Pulley are longtime Cape residents. Judy grew up here and Gene moved here in 1966. They have 2 adult

children, Jeff Pulley and Kim Spear, and one terrific grandson, Max. Gene and Judy are both retired teachers. Judy taught foreign

language in Jackson; Gene taught social studies and was also a school counselor in

Wolf Lake, Illinois. They have a long standing tradition which started in the

blizzard of 1979: every winter they freeze some of the snow we receive and save it for

July 4! They have been known to make interesting designs in their driveway with the preserved snow and use the rest for a

snowball fight!