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Toasted Pecan Cole SlawBiscuits with Butter &Jelly

Southern Fried ChickenBaked Macaroni & Cheese

Fried OkraBaby Lima Beans

Peach Cobbler & Ice CreamChildren’s Menu

Chicken Legs & Mac & CheesePB & J Sandwiches

Fresh Fruit

8:30 a.m. Contemporary Worship

Mission Activities Center

Wednesday Supper 5 p.m.Cost:$7 for adults;

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

Call 733-2236 for reservations.

SUNDAY WORSHIPMAY 20, 2018

9:40-10:40 a.m. Bible Study All Ages

5 PM

“Where is God at Work?”Acts 2:1-12Will Dyer

11:00 a.m.Traditional Worship/Sanctuary

Lakeside High SchoolEmily L. Brooks

Anna DekleAudra Dekle

Caroline PinsonCaroline TorranceParker Wingard

North Augusta High SchoolParker Paige Blackburn

Evans High SchoolLauren Alexis Galey

Sam KnightMack Wickens

Emma Eve Young

Westside High SchoolMargaret Payne Padgett

Homeschool GraduateMeghan Florida

Academy of Richmond CountyMathurin Witherington Duckworth

Greenbrier High SchoolAlexander Charles Elkin

Bryan Walls

Westminster High SchoolMackenzie Odom

University of GeorgiaTaylor Bussey/BA/Journalism/

Public Relations

Davidson Fine Arts Magnet SchoolMargot Lynn Moorman

Medical College of GeorgiaJim McPhail/Doctor of Medicine (MD)

Georgia Southern UniversityAnna Messick/BS/Public Health

Mercer UniversityNate R. Pylant/BS/Industrial Engineering

Mercer University School of MedicineSamantha J. Osteen/Doctor of Medicine

(MD)/OB/GYN

COLLEGE GRADUATES

HiGH SCHOOL GRADUATES

Georgia State UniversityMarisa Jai Moorman/BS/

Early Childhood Education

Auburn UniversityBenjamin Andrew DeWill/ Bachelor of

Mechanical Engineering/Nuclear Power Generation Systems

University of North Carolina @ Chapel HillKenan-Flagler Business School

Alexander Griffin/MBA

Hephzibah High SchoolChase Highfield

Sunday Lunch May 20

Computers @ FirstA community ministry of First Baptist Church of Augusta

No cost! Register with Tommy Payne @ 706-312-0909 or email tpayne@fbcaugusta.org. All classes held in Walton 101 C & D (Adult Computer Lab). MAY classes are: Manage iPad/iPhone Photos - Tuesday, May 22, 9:30-11:30 a.m.; iPhone Basics - Thursday, May 24, 9:30-11:30 a.m.

Memorials & Honorarium

Church Wide News & Opportunities

MISSION OPPORTUNITIES

STUDENT MINISTRY

Lunch served at 11 & Noon. Reservations may be made by calling the Church Office @ 733-2236 or visiting our web site @ fbcaugusta.org. Cost:$7 adults;$3.50 children 12 & under. Carry outs $7.50.

All visitors in worship are invited to meet our Senior Pastor, Will Dyer, at a “Meet and Greet” on Sunday, May 20. After the 8:30 a.m. Contemporary Worship, meet Will in the Grill area for refreshments and fellowship or after the 11 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!)

DEBT RETIREMENT MEMORIAL

Mr. Thomas R. Daniel, Jr.Tom Dozier

Next Benevolence Food Drive is Sunday, May 20! Our shelves are nearly empty of the following items as our May Food Drive approaches. Needed are meaty canned pasta, hearty soups, canned corn, green beans and various canned veggies.

Please help us keep our inventory in good shape with your donations. Thanks

Menu GazpachoYogurt Bar

Cinnamon RollsBiscuit with White Peppered Gravy

Scrambled Eggs, Cheddar Cheese & Ham CasseroleApplewood Smoked Bacon

Country Style Sausage PattiesStone Ground Yellow Grits

Peach Cobbler with Vanilla Ice CreamChocolate Chip Cookies

Family Promise (FP) May 27-June 3, 2018We need volunteers for meal hosting, night hosting, weekend hosting, hosting Memorial Day Weekend, May 28, and help to setup May 27 and take down June 3 at 1:30 p.m. each day in the Walton Bldg, room 102. Contact Pam Thomas, coordinator, 706.294.5040 AFTER 7 p.m., or Anita Aguirre, 706.399.0507 any time for more information or to sign up.

Volunteer Training @ Copeland Elementary 9:30 a.m. Monday, May 21. Contact Ann Taylor for information. Emailataylor819@gmail.com

Receive text blasts for information and reminders regarding student ministry by texting the word @fbcau to 81010.

Summer Schedule begins May 23!

As we enter the summer, we begin our abbreviated schedule for Wednesday evenings. Children and youth do not meet weekly, but have various program opportunities throughout the summer. Check the church calendar and ministry area updates for these activities.

5:00 p.m. - Dinner served6:00 p.m. - Adult Study - Storey Chapel

7:00 p.m. - Sanctuary Choir rehearsal - Choir Room

YOU MUST MAKE NEW SUMMER WEDNESDAY DINNER RESERVATIONS BEFORE MAY 23. Call the Church Office to make your reservation. Cost:$7 for adults; $3.50 for children 12 and under. Carry outs are $7.50 each.

Mr. Robert D. MahonyDoug & Peggy Gaskins

Libbi HowellWill, Morgan & Fordham Palmer

Kathy PalmerMr. & Mrs. Wayne HardyKathy & Keith AndersonMarion & Gayle Durst

BUDGET HONORARIUMErnie & Allison Sizemore & Famiy/Mission on the Move

Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Hardy

Dr. Jim Walls & Honduras Mission Team

Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Hardy

CRUSADERS BIBLE CLASS MEMORIAL

Mrs. Helen BaynhamCharles R. Sheppard

HONDURAS MEMORIALDr. Horace Blalock

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Young

HONDURAS HONORARIUMMrs. Doris Blalock

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Young

HELPING HANDS MINISTRYMrs. Martha Hardy

Deborah, Rhonda & Donna Woo

TELEVISION MINISTRYMrs. Martha Bell Daniel

Mr. & Mrs. Fred Bruggemann

Mr. Don NorthMr. & Mrs. Claude Johnson

Mr. & Mrs. Fred Bruggemann

Mrs. Martha HardyMr. & Mrs. Charlie Lovett

This a reminder to recipients of the Kennedy scholarship that you will need to reapply by July 1.

Congratulations and best wishes to Mr. & Mrs. Henry Claussen, who were married May 12 at First Baptist Church. Mrs. Claussen is the former Cassidy Thigpen.

PRESCHOOL AND CHILDREN

Rolling River Rampage - VBS June 4-8, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

We are recruiting for Guides, Station Leaders, and Worship Assembly Leaders. Contact Leah (lgaley@fbcaugusta.org) or Melissa (mwillis@fbcaugusta.org) to let us know you’re ready and willing to be a part of the adventure!

Need to Borrow for VBSAs we prepare to turn our campus buildings into a Roaring River Rampage for VBS this year we are in need of a few items. If you are willing to let us use your items, please tag your items with your name and phone number. Please drop off the borrowed items to the church by May 25th. You may pick up your item on June 8th after 2 p.m.

Borrowed Items Needed (will return): • Pop up tents (5) • Christmas Trees with working stands (Artificial & all sizes) (10-12)

Donated Items Needed (will not return): • Foam Core scrap pieces and full sheets

If you would like to sign up to bring snacks for the VBS hospitality room, contact Janet Price at 706-799-1415 and she will assign you a day to bring something.

Family Movie Night May 18, 6-8 p.m. in Reel to Real

“The Incredibles” will be shown. Please RSVP by May 16. Popcorn and M&M’s with water will be served. You may bring other snacks for your family if you wish.

BENEVOLENCE MEMORIALMrs. Martha Bell Daniel

Mrs. Mary Lou McKay

Mrs. Betty CroomCaring Co-Ed Class

Mr. Don NorthMr. & Mrs. Jim Beazley

Mr. Eugene BrukerCaring Co-Ed Class

Mr. Frank VaughanCaring Co-Ed Class

BRIDGE MEMORIALMr. Chris KirklandCaring Co-Ed Class

STUDENT MINISTRY MEMORIALS

Mr. Don NorthBarry & Gail Timmerman

Deborah, Rhonda & Donna WooMrs. Gloria Patrick

Mrs. Mary Carol BeasleyMr. & Mrs. Jerry SkinnerDr. & Mrs. Roger NunnLarry & Dianne PratherMilton & Kathy MartinDonald & Betty Sholar

Justin & Cecilia PittmanMr. & Mrs. Charlie Lovett

Mr. & Mrs. Leonard MurrellMr. & Mrs. John Bates

Mrs. Debbie WilliamsMelanie & Byron Brown

Mrs. Martha Bell DanielMelanie & Byron Brown

Dr. Charles F. Shaefer, Jr.Melanie & Byron Brown

Robb HawesMelanie & Byron Brown

BENEVOLENCE GIFTSt. John Towers

MUSIC HONORARIUMKurt Wachtel & Choir

Mrs. Marcia Buck

We still need volunteers for VBS in all of our 1st-5th grade classes and in preschool babies, infants and 3’s.

PARENTAL DEDICATION MAY 13

Mark & Alexis ShaeferAllan & Charles

Clint & Jennifer ShearouseMark

Ryan & Alison MoultonWilliam (Liam)

Christopher & Sonya EverettLydia Paul & Brenna McNair

Henry

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CAREVOLUNTEERSMAY 20, 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 Worship

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: Sonya Everett, Courtney & Kurt WorthingtonHostess: Beltha Labah11 AM: Dete & Mike Crawford, Charidi Mercado, Sarah Cely, Angela Tom

Giving ReportMay 13, 2018

Weekly Requirements ........................$58,455Budget-Building Receipts...................$47,977Budget-Building to Date...............$902,517.75Budget-Bldg Requirements.............$1,110,645

Weekly Church CalendarMay 20-26, 2018

Sunday, May 20 8:30 a.m. Contemporary Worship, MAC 9:30 a.m. Pastor’s Meet & Greet, MAC/Grill HS Senior Recognition Breakfast, FH 9:40 a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Traditional Worship, Sanctuary Vietnamese Worship, MAC Sunday Lunch, 1st Serving, FH12:00 p.m. Sunday Lunch, 2nd Serving, FH Pastor’s Meet & Greet, Fellowship Hall 1:00 p.m. Worship Team Meeting, Conference Room 2:00 p.m. Chinese Sunday School, D-203 5:30 p.m. Preschool/Children’s Ministry, Conf. Room

Monday, May 21 9:00 a.m. Helping Hands, Arts & Crafts Room Weekday Education Program10:30 a.m. Lucy Wright Parker Group, FH, Room 1

Tuesday, May 22 9:00 a.m. Weekday Education Program Benevolence, MAC 9:30 a.m. Manage iPhone/iPad Photos, Computer Lab11:30 a.m. Faith@Work, Fellowship Hall Wednesday, May 23 7:00 a.m. Men’s Prayer Breakfast, MAC Arts & Crafts 9:00 a.m. Weekday Education Program 9:30 a.m. Women’s Bible Study, D-20312:00 p.m. Women’s International Bible Study, A-105 2:00 p.m. Excel Basics, Computer Lab 5:00 p.m. Family Supper, Fellowship Hall 6:00 p.m. Adult Bible Study, Storey Chapel Orchestra Rehearsal, D-201 Co-Ed Bible Study, D-203 7:00 p.m. Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room

Thursday, May 24 9:00 a.m. Weekday Education Program 9:30 a.m. iPhone Basics, Computer Lab

Friday, May 25 9:00 a.m. Weekday Education Program

Jim Walls May 19 & 20

SUNDAY: John 6:60-71; 1 Ch 25-26; Zec 11MONDAY: John 7:1-24; 1 Ch 27-28; Zec 12TUESDAY: John 7:25-52; 1 Ch 29; Zec 13WEDNESDAY: Jn 8:1-20; 2 Ch 1:1-2:16; Zec 14THURSDAY: Jn 8:21-47; 2 Ch 2:17-5:1; Ml 1:1-2:9FRIDAY: Jn 8:48-59; 2 Ch 5:2-14; Ml 2:10-16SATURDAY: Jn 9:1-23; 2 Ch 6; Ml 2:17-3:18

Prayer Text Ministry