a publication of First Baptist Church of Augusta

3500 Walton WayAugusta, GA 30909

(706) 733 - 2236 www.fbcaugusta.org

InterpretertheMarch 7, 2018

March 14, 2018MENU

Toasted Pecan Cole SlawBiscuits with Butter & Jelly

Southern Fried ChickenBaked Macaroni & Cheese

Green BeansCorn Meal Fried Okra

Peach Cobbler & Ice CreamChildren’s Menu

Chicken Legs & PancakesPB & J Sandwiches

8:30 AM Contemporary Worship

Mission Activities Center

Wednesday Supper 5 PMCost:$7 for adults;

$3.50 for children 12 and under. Carry outs are $7.50 each.

Call 733-2236 for reservations.

SUNDAY WORSHIPMARCH 11, 2018

9:40-10:40 AM Bible Study All Ages

5 PM

“Holy Interruptions:The Handiwork of God”

Ephesians 2:1-10Will Dyer

11 AM Traditional Worship/Sanctuary

First Thoughts A Note to FBC from CHIP REEVES

Dear friends, This past Sunday, I accepted a call from Community Baptist Church in Milledgeville to be their new pastor. I am glad to share this news with you, and I am especially happy that we get to celebrate this together. A great part of my own celebrating is gratitude. I am grateful that four years ago my family and I connected with the good people of First Baptist Church of Augusta. It wasn’t too long after joining that I even got blessed to get to know some of our most important members because I was invited to help out with Vacation Bible School (you should sign up). Iamgratefultohaveservedaspartofthechurchstaffforalittlemorethantwo years. What an excellent group of colleagues to have in ministry! I’m thankful for their friendship, encouragement and guidance. My primary role was to help care for you. I am humbled to have been welcome to do some holy work with you: praying with you in the hospital, visiting in your homes and even thanking God for beautiful lives remembered at funerals. As is often the case, the minister can even feel like one being ministered to. I would have to agree that was my experience with you. I am thankful for how we took care of each other. I count it a tremendous privilege to have helped lead our benevolence ministry. I marveled at the number of volunteers who keep this good work going. They show up Tuesday after Tuesday with an earnest desire to help others. Their success can be attributed to the fact that they love Jesus and want to put that into action. I will miss working alongside our volunteers as well as greeting, caring for, listening to, and being ministered to by our neighbors who come for assistance. I got to see ministry really does go both ways. All we have to do is be willing to give and receive. Keep those green envelopeofferingscoming,andfillthosefooddrivecarts! Thank you for the invitations to teach and preach. Whether it was in the pulpit, the chapel or the classroom, I enjoyed getting to share with you—and to learn from you. Now, I get to take these experiences with me to a new congregation, a sister church in God’s big, diverse family. I believe I go very well prepared to do ministry with them. You have been a big part of helping get me ready to go. When I preached just afterThanksgivinglastyear,itwasanemotionalexperiencethatfilledmyheart.Iwasable to look around and see people. While I preached, a body of believers preached back to me because I saw you. I saw faces, and I knew your names, about your families and experiences, and I was overwhelmed that I got to be a part of them. I looked around, and I saw my friends. Thank you. Yours kindly, Chip Reeves

Sunday Lunch March 18

Computers @ FirstA community ministry of First Baptist Church of Augusta

No cost! Register with Tommy Payne @ 706-312-0909 or email tpayne@fbcaugusta.org.AllclassesheldinWalton101C&D(Adult Computer Lab). MARCH classes are: Facebook Basics - March 20, 9:30-11:30 AM; Labels, Envelopes & Mail Merge - March 21, 2-4 PM; Manage iPhone/iPad Photos - March 27, 9:30-11:30 AM; Cloud File Storage & Sharing - March 29, 9:30-11:30 AM.

WEEKDAY EDUCATION

Church Wide News & Opportunities

MISSION OPPORTUNITIES

ACTIVITIES

Lunchservedat 11&Noon.ReservationsmaybemadebycallingtheChurchOffice@733-2236orvisitingourwebsite@fbcaugusta.org.Cost:$7adults;$3.50 children 12&under.Carry outs $7.50.

Softball sign up for men’s and ladies’ teams is going on now. Games begin March 14. Contact George Berry for more information.706-836-9783orgberry@fbcaugusta.org

BIBLE STUDY NEWSWednesday Night Women’s Bible Study returns with an updated version of Priscilla Shirer’s “Discerning the Voice of God.” Join us as we seek to hear God more clearly and grow in relationship with Him. If you have done this study in the past, you know how powerful it is – don’t miss the new version with updated videos and written materials! Meets in Room 203 of the Daniel Building. Workbooks can be purchased for $14. Contact Laurel Landon at @notesfromtherace@outlook.com for more information.

Wednesday Night Men’s Bible Study is studying the book of Jonah and will meet in the Daniel Building, Room 202E.

All visitors in worship are invited to meet our Senior Pastor, Will Dyer, at a special “Meet and Greet” on March 18. After the 8:30 a.m. Contemporary Worship, meet Will in the Grill area for refreshments and fellowship or after the 11:00 a.m. Traditional Worship, you are invited to join us in the Fellowship Hall for a time of fellowship around the lunch table (our treat!). We will be glad to answer any questions you may have regarding our church.

At the Noon serving of Sunday Lunch on March 18, you will have an opportunity to welcome David Hughes and his family to First Baptist. A basket will be placed on a table where you can drop cards or notes of welcome, or anything else you would like, to let them know how glad we are to have them as a part of our ministry team.

South Dakota Mission Trip information meeting Sunday, March 18, Noon in the Fellowship Hall, Room 1

APPLICATIONS ARE BEING ACCEPTED FOR A TEACHING POSITION IN WEEKDAY EDUCATION

MINISTRY OF FBC FOR FALL, 2018. OPENINGS AVAILABLE FOR a K3 M-F TEACHER

*The K3 applicants must have a college degree, preferably in Early Childhood Education or Special Education. A Georgia teachingcertificateinEarlyChildhoodisalsodesired,butnotrequired.ALL APPLICANTS MUST:*Be a Christian and a member of a local church, and be experienced in working with preschool children in professional and/or volunteer roles.*They must have a warm, friendly personality, be sensitive to the feelings and needs of others, be able to relate well with children,andbewillingtofulfillresponsibilitiesinaccordancewith the program philosophy.*The person must be able to maintain a professional attitude towards the children, the families, and the staff, and be able to communicate professionally and openly.*Contact Patti Fowler by March 23, 2018

IRA WithdrawalsDid you know that you and First Baptist Church may benefit from a charitable rollover?Making a donation to FBC directly from your IRA can:1. Be an easy and convenient way to make a gift from one of your major assets;2. Be excluded from your adjustable gross income: a tax-free rollover;3. Count toward your required minimum distribution (RMD).For your gift to qualify for benefits under the extension:1. You must be 70 ½ years or older at the time of the gift;2. The transfer must go directly from your IRA to FBC; 3. Your total IRA gift(s) cannot exceed $100,000 each year.

For more information on how to make a direct gift from your IRA to FBC, contact your IRA administrator or your legal and financial advisors.

Next Benevolence Food Drive is Sunday, March 18! Food items needed are cereal, cannedtomatoes,jellyandpork&beans.There is always a need for bar soap and toothpaste. We are serving more clients now than ever before and our pantry is

having a hard time keeping up on some Tuesdays. Your food donationsplayalargepartinfillingthosegrocerybags.Thankyou for all donations.

Congratulations and best wishes to Mr.&Mrs.DentonAdkinsonwhoweremarried March 3 in Evans, Ga.

Lydia Marene Everett, daughter of Christopher&SonyaEverett,wasbornFebruary 26. Proud sisters are Ava and Clare.

SENIOR ADULT MINISTRY

PRESCHOOL AND CHILDREN

STATEMENT OF FAITH (Photo unavailable)Ashia Smith

Sons of Jubal at First Baptist Church Statesboro Thursday, March 15th

Seeing if there is enough interest to charter a bus to Statesboro for the concert. Cost of the trip would be around $50 per person.

STUDENT MINISTRY

Rolling River Rampage - VBS June 4-8, 9:30 - 12:30We are recruiting for Guides, Station Leaders, and Worship AssemblyLeaders.ContactLeah(lgaley@fbcaugusta.org)orMelissa(mwillis@fbcaugusta.org)toletusknowyou’rereadyand willing to be a part of the adventure! Our Station Leaders Meeting will be March 14, 5:30 OR 7 PM. Our VBS Planning Meeting will be April 18 at 5:30 OR 7 PM.

Kennedy Scholarship application! Application deadline for those graduating high school is March 15. Contact the StudentOfficeorvisitourwebsite.

SWING IN TO SPRING Plant Sale! Students are selling ferns, bedding plants, hanging baskets and more from Sanderlin’s Nursery in Appling. Place your order with any student or in the StudentMinistryOfficethroughMarch19.Plantsmay be picked up Saturday, March 24 and 25.

MUSIC MINISTRY

March 18 - 25

Sacred Music Scholarship Applications Accepted Through April 1st

The Sacred Music Scholarship is an endowment intended to assist music students at bachelor or graduate levels to prepare for a career calling in sacred music or a related career. The candidate must be an active member of First Baptist Church and must complete an application to be considered. After the applications are received the Music Committee will make the determination of how many scholarships (if any) will be awarded and the amount of the award. Scholarship applications are available in the Church Music Office.Please email your completed application to Kurt Wachtel at kwachtel@fbcaugusta.org-mailtothechurchmarkedtohisattention, or drop it by at the reception desk. All completed applications must be received by April 1, 2018.

It’s Eggstravaganza Prep Time!We are signing up for our Greeters, Food Service, Story Station Leaders,EggHiders,CraftLeaders,and InflatableHelpers.Contact LeahGaley lgaley@fbcaugusta.orgor 706-733-2236ext. 216 to sign up for this fun community event.

Magnolia Plantation & Gardens, Charleston, SC Tuesday, March 27th

Founded in 1676 by the Drayton family, Magnolia Plantation has survived the centuries and witnessed the history of our nation unfold before it from the American Revolution through the Civil War and beyond. It is the oldest public gardens in America, opening its doors to visitors in 1870 to view the thousands of beautifulflowersandplants in its famousgardens. Tripincludes: transportation, admission to Gardens, Nature Tram tour, Audubon Swamp Garden tour, Magnolia Plantation House tour and lunch. Cost: $100 per person

If you would like for to have a youth teach your Adult Sunday School class on Sunday, March 25th, please let David Hughes knowbysendinghimanemailatdhughes@fbcaugusta.org.

The student ministry invites the entire church to join us on Sunday, March 25th for the conclusion of Youth Week with youth worship in the Mission Activity Center beginning at 6:30. We look forward to having you!

Senior Adult Luncheon March 13 ! Join us for lunch 11 AM in the Fellowship Hall. Program will be “Eating Well with Kim” fromChannel 12.CallChurchOffice@733-2236byFriday,March 9 to make a reservation. Cost is $8 per person.

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WORSHIPCARE

VOLUNTEERSMARCH 11, 2018

Pastoral Ministry Will Dyer, Senior PastorJim Walls, Associate Pastor R. J. Robinson, Pastor Emeritus

Music MinistryKurt Wachtel, Minister of Music Dan Gaudinier Minister of Contemporary WorshipClaudia Moller, Children’s Choirs Coordinator

Faith Development MinistryPatti Fowler, Minister of Weekday EducationDavid Hughes, Minister to Students Melissa Willis, Minister to Preschool & ChildrenLori McPherson, Nursery Coordinator Paul Moller, Director of Senior Adult Ministry

Operations Ministry Kelly Rose, Church Administrator

Interpreter ContactLuci Worthington lworthington@fbcaugusta.org

Minister On Call706-832-2944

8:30 AM: Dan & Cassidy McGill, Heather Unrath, Kristi MesserHostess: Heather Unrath11 AM: Mike & Dete Crawford, Becky & Lee Jurriaans

Giving ReportMarch 4, 2018

Weekly Requirements ........................$58,455Budget-Building Receipts...................$55,627Budget-Building to Date...................$399,486Budget-Bldg Requirements..............$526,095

Weekly Church CalendarMarch 11-17, 2018

Sunday, March 11 8:30 a.m. Contemporary Worship, MAC 9:40 a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Traditional Worship, Sanctuary Vietnamese Worship, MAC 2:00 p.m. Chinese Sunday School, Daniel Building 5:00p.m. First Sunday Prayer, D-203 5:30 p.m. Youth Events, MAC Preschool/Children Ministry, Conf. Room

Monday, March 129:00a.m. HelpingHands,Arts&CraftsRoom Weekday Education Program 5:00 p.m. BSF, Sanctuary/Daniel Building 5:30 p.m. Kirkringers, D-201 6:00 p.m. Finance Committee, Conference Room 7:00p.m. Deacons’ Meeting, Choir Room

Tuesday, March 13 6:00 a.m. Men’s Bible Study, MAC Grill 9:00 a.m. Weekday Education Program Benevolence, MAC11:00 a.m. Senior Adult Luncheon, Fellowship Hall 6:00 p.m. Women’s Bible Study Leadership, Conf. Rm

Wednesday, March 147:00a.m. Men’sPrayerBreakfast,MACArts&Crafts 9:00 a.m. Ladies’ Bible Study Leadership, D-203 Weekday Education Program 9:30 a.m. English As a Second Language, Adult Bldg. Ladies Bible Study, D-20312:00 p.m. Ladies International Bible Study, A-105 5:00 p.m. Family Supper, Fellowship Hall 5:15 p.m. Missions Ministry, Fellowship Hll, Room 3 5:30 p.m. Children’s Handbells, D-203 6:00 p.m. Adult Bible Study, Storey Chapel Orchestra Rehearsal, D-201 Men’s Bible Study, A-205 Student Programs, MAC Children’s Choirs 6:45 p.m. Children’s Missions 7:00 p.m. Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room Thursday, March 15 9:00 a.m. Weekday Education Program10:00 a.m. First Family Singers, Choir Room

Friday, March 16 7:00 a.m. Men’s Bible Study, MAC Grill 9:00 a.m. Weekday Education Program

Saturday, March 17 6:20 a.m. BSF Leadership, Daniel Building 9:00 a.m. Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room

Kurt Wachtel March 10 & 11

Television Broadcast ChannelsThe following are broadcast channels that carry our services:

Comcast channel 383WOW channel 169

Atlantic Broadband channel 245

SUNDAY: Mark 2; 2 Sam 4-5; Dan 2:24-49MONDAY: Mk 3:1-19; 2 Sm 6; Dan 2:1-23TUESDAY: Mk 3:20-35; 2 Sam 7-8; Dan 4WEDNESDAY: Mk 4:1-20; 2 Sm 9-10; Dan 5THURSDAY: Mk 4:21-41; 2 Sm 11-12; Dan 6FRIDAY: Mark 5:1-20; 2 Sm 13; Daniel 7SATURDAY: Mark 5:21-43; 2 Sm 14; Dan 8

Prayer Text Ministry

Martha Hardy March 5, 2018