May 26, 2017 Dr. Bill Montgomery, Interim Pastor Vol. 58

Please pray for students & adults

who will participate in Mission

Andalusia

May 30-June 2

Rosemary Bass Matthew McDonald Everett Thompson

Ingram Dugger Ella Kate Nichols Adrian Trinidad

Tucker Glenn Ashli Parker David Turner

Jean Jones Ben Parker Elisabeth Turner

Sophia Jones West Parker

Abigail Lee Erin Riley ADULTS

Brody Lee Josh Riley Dwight Crigger

Colby Lee Paulk Smith Candy Parker

Amanda Majors Marion Starnes William Worley

Brooke Mancil

VACATION BIBLE

SCHOOL June 5-9 – 8:30 am-12:00 noon for children 5 years old (by Sep. 1, 2017) who are

entering kindergarten thru completed 5th grade

Memorial Day Sunday schedule May 28 9:15 - Bible study 10:30 - morning service No evening activities

On the inside… Men’s Tailgate on the Square –

June 2

Vacation Bible School – June 5-9

Brotherhood Breakfast – June 18

Children’s Music Camp – July 17-

21

Pastor Search Committee

Prayer Warriors Needed

50 Forward events

Student Ministry events

Women’s Ministry events

Student Ministry

Mission Andalusia May 30-June 2 – 8:30 am-4 pm – turn in $50 & registration card to FBC office to sign up THIS WEEK

Beach Retreat June 16-18

New Camp [NOTE change of camp] June 18-23 –Bryan College in Dayton,TN

To receive updates & announcements about Student events…

Text follow ignitefbc to 40404 to

receive text messages when announce-ments are made

Follow us on Facebook on the Ignite Student Ministry page Follow us on Twitter: ignitefbc

Pray for Minister to Students Search Committee Tripp Bass student advisors Sharon Bulger Cooper Gooden Sandra Davis Ben Parker Glynn Ralls Lynn Starnes

Nicole Jackson & Lex Short –alternates

Groceries for CSC in June JUNE is one of FBC’s months to help stock the Christian Service Center food pantry – please pick up a sample food list & an empty box in hallway to fill with non-perishable food items & then bring back your filled box in June

SUNDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY – great teaching, wonderful fellowship, powerful praying

Vacation Bible School June 5-9 8:30 am – 12:00 noon theme: Galactic Starveyors

for children 5 years old (by Sep. 1, 2017) who are entering kinder-garten thru completed 5th grade

Please PRAY FOR VBS – ask God to help the children & workers increase in wisdom concerning His Word (Luke 2:52)

ADULT VOLUNTEERS are needed

to help with VBS – if you can help call FBC office

YOUTH who would like to help with

VBS please sign up & you will be assigned to a group

Pre-order a VBS T-SHIRT for $10 by calling FBC office to give your name & size

Pick up a VBS YARD SIGN to place

in your neighborhood

VBS WORK DAY– Thursday June 1

– 1:00-4:00 pm

HOMEMADE GOODIES NEEDED – bring to fellowship hall by 8:30 each morning of VBS to encourage VBS workers

VBS FAMILY NIGHT – Wednesday

June 7 5:30 – Worship Rally in

sanctuary 6:00 – FREE family pizza

supper in fellowship hall 6:30-8:30 – family pool party

at Cooper Pool

NEEDED for VBS … paper towel tubes empty water bottles with

tops (8 oz., 10 oz., 16 oz. size)

bring donated items to FBC office

Memorial Day worship schedule Sunday May 28 9:15 am – Bible study 10:30 – morning worship service No evening activities

Men’s Tailgate on the Square Friday June 2 – 6:00 pm

Brotherhood Breakfast for all men & boys Sunday June 18 8:30 am fellowship hall sign up in Sunday School or call FBC office

To learn more about FBC…

FBC services – live on Sundays on

Andy Cable channel 12 at 10:30 am & 6 pm

If you are a member of Facebook, to join FBC page go to www.facebook.com/andalusiafirstbaptist

and choose the LIKE button

E-Messenger – if you want to receive

an e-mailed FBC newsletter please send your e-mail address to Rick Sherman at shermshack@andycable.com

The Messenger is printed bi-weekly

If you want to receive a mailed copy please call FBC office You may find the Messenger each week

on the FBC website at

www.fbcandalusia.org

Pray for Pastor Search Committee Linda Finlin Dodd Riley Lenora Johnson Teresa Ward Joe McDanal Kittye Wyatt Jeremy McMath

Louise Anderson & Benny Gay – alternates

Women’s Ministry

LOL group Tuesday May 30 – 12:00 – fellowship hall [NOTE change of location] – salads provided for lunch

Bible study The Gospel of Mark with Lisa Harper – Sunday – 5 pm –adult 3 depart-ment (behind chapel) – book-$13 [please pay $13 to have a book ordered]

Discipleship class The Mission of Jesus: Triumph of God’s Kingdom in a World of Chaos-Ray VanderLaan DVD – Sunday – 5 pm – conference room – for men & women

Men’s Bible study Believe: Living the Story of the Bible to Become like Jesus-Randy Frazee – Friday – 6:00 am – conference room

You are needed Volunteers are needed to help in the nursery – subject to background check – call FBC office if you can help

Prayer Ministry…

Christian sympathy is extended to Helen Johnson at the death of Kenneth’s sister, Louise Sutton

Church office will be closed Monday May 29 for Memorial Day

Do you need prayer? Does someone you know need prayer?

call the FBC community-wide Prayer Line at 334-582-5155 & tell others about it

time slots are available in the Prayer Chain Ministry to pray 1 hour a week in FBC prayer room

50 Forward events

50 Forward trip to Gator Restaurant in Baker, FL Tuesday June 13 – leave FBC at 4:00 pm – call FBC office to sign up to go

50 Forward lunch Tuesday June 20 – 12:00 – fellow-ship hall – program by Trippy McGuire, retired District Judge – call FBC office by noon on June 19 to make or change your lunch reservation

50 Forward council Tuesday June 20 – 11:00 am

Extended Teaching Care FBC office: 222-5152

MAY 28 – 10:30 am (arrive at 10:15)

2-4 year olds – Dodd & Jan Riley

No evening service

Time to re-sign up for Prayer Chain Ministry It is time to re-sign up for a new quarter of our Prayer Chain Ministry. The new quarter begins on June 1. Sign up to pray for your FBC family for 1 hour a week in the prayer room. For those who have been involved, you will need to sign up again. If you have not been involved with this ministry, now is a wonderful time to get involved. Sign up in sanctuary foyer on organ side. Sign-up time slots are on a first-come-first-serve basis

Prayer Warriors needed We have prayer teams who pray in the prayer room during our Sunday morning and evening worship services. They are on a schedule to pray once a quarter. If you would like to be on a Worship Service Prayer Team, please call FBC office. For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them. -Matthew 18:20 ESV

Children’s Music Camp July 17-21 8:30 am-1:30 pm

for children who have completed 1st grade thru completed 6th grade

cost: $50 (includes t-shirt, supplies, music)

call FBC office to register

bring a sack lunch with drink each day

musical will be Friday July 21 at 6:30 pm in FBC sanctuary

CHURCH TELEPHONES - 222-5151 & 222-5152

PRAYER LINE - (334) 582-5155

CHURCH WEBSITE - fbcandalusia.org

SCHEDULE OF SERVICES Sunday Sunday School 9:15 a.m. Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Discipleship Classes 5:00 p.m. Evening Worship 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday Fellowship Supper 5:00 p.m. RAs, GAs, Mission Friends, Students 6:00 p.m. Adult Prayer Meeting 6:00 p.m. Ladies Bible Study 6:00 p.m. Adult Choir Rehearsal 6:00 p.m.

Church Staff Dr. Bill Montgomery Interim Pastor

bmontgomery@fbcandy.org Dwight Crigger Associate Pastor/Music

dcrigger@fbcandy.org phone ext 327 William Worley Ministry Associate

wworley@fbcandy.org Jeanne Bozeman Supervisor of Admin Services

jbozeman@fbcandy.org phone ext 326 Sheila Prescott Finance Admin Assistant

sprescott@fbcandy.org Cindy Benson Education Admin Assistant

cbenson@fbcandy.org phone ext 332 THE MESSENGER (USPS 700-520) is published bi-weekly except Christmas week & July 4th week by First Baptist Church, P O Box 788, 700 E. 3-Notch Street, Andalusia, Alabama 36420 Periodicals Postage paid at Andalusia, Alabama

Our Record A LOOK AT LAST WEEK… Sunday School attendance 202 Visitors 5 Discipleship Ministry attendance 40

AND THE CHURCH GAVE… Budgeted offerings this week $17,393.71 Offerings received this week $14,272.05

Budgeted offerings to date $365,813.91 Offerings received to date $408,146.93

Fix-up Fund $20,174.75 – account balance as of May 21

Deacons in service – May 28 Steve Barlow (222-1338) & Benny Gay (881-0141) _____________________________________________________

Offering – May Jerry Andrews, Larry Avery, Jay Farrington, Benny Gay, Wayne Johnson, Jody Lasiter, Glynn Ralls, Ed Short _____________________________________________________

Ushers – May 28 Front Door Back Door Dan McMullen Nancy Robbins Jenny Pitts Pat Sherman Mickey Pitts Jerry Smith Barbara Posey John Weaver _____________________________________________________

Sound/Light/TV – May 28 Sound Lex Short

Light/Computer

Joe Parker

TV Operator

am-James Mitchell

Fellowship Supper

Please make or cancel supper reservations by NOON ON MONDAY. If they are not cancelled by noon on Monday, they are to be paid for by the person making the reservation

PRICES: $7.00 – Adult $3.00 – Youth (7th-12th grade) $2.50 – Child (birth-6th grade) $20 maximum for a family

MENU – May 31, 2017 – sub sandwiches, potato chips & corn chips & dips, cole slaw, dessert