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Issue 242
THE BEACON
HAPPENING NOW
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WOMENS
MINISTRY
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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
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BIRTHDAYS
&
ANNIVERSARIES
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CHILDREN & YOUTH
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BLOOD DRIVE SPECIAL INVITATION
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9
JUST THE
FACTS
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE
BALBOA BAPTIST CHURCH
JULY
Plan to attend the
Town Hall Meetings
Our next Town Hall Meetings to discuss and answer
your questions RE: the Building & Fund Raising
Committees’ proposal to the church.
Meeting is Sunday, July 12 beginning at 6pm with
a finger-foods pot luck. Meeting at 6:30pm.
Special Called Business Meeting Sunday, July 26
@ 6:30pm.
HAPPENING NOW
SINGLES TO TOUR MARLSGATE PLANTATION
in Scott, Arkansas!
When: July 16, 2015
Cost: $40
Tour starts: 10:30am
Meet at church: 8:45am
Bus leaves: 9am
Bus returns: 4pm
After the tour, we will be served a delicious lunch in the
Mansion’s beautiful dining room with all the
exquisite china and crystal.
If you so desire, you may walk around the gardens and
take in the beautiful scenery.
Marlsgate ~ A Mansion of Arkansas
The mansion is not simply the home of one family. Its rooms,
its furniture, its paintings, its countless mementos illuminate
the rich historical and cultural heritage of the American South,
the habits and traditions of its people, the triumphs and
tragedies of its past.
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HAPPENING NOW
LOGO Shirts On Sale
See a Catalogue & order in the office or
go online at
www.balboabaptist.church/#/for-
members/logo-promotion
DIRECTORY UPDATES
NEW EMAIL:
Roy Foster:
Mary “Mitzi” Hunter:
Richard Lederfine
Blair Oram:
Larry & Betty Lou Spooner:
NEW PHONES & ADDRESS:
Dennis & Debbie Clark: Cells Only!
Dennis: 870-215-8263
Debbie: 870-215-8261
Buster & Kathy Finuf: Cells Only!
Buster: 870-814-2225
Kathy: 870-312-3019 &
Larry & Betty Lou Spooner:
919 Horsetrail Way,
Wake Forest, NC 27587
Phone: 919-263-9427
The CELEBRATION CHOIR
will be singing
FAVORITES each Sunday in July!
You won’t want to miss them!
CHOIR...please note...there will be no
rehearsals the month of July. Enjoy
your time off, relax, visit family and
friends and come back refreshed as
rehearsals will resume in August!
It is hard to believe that I have been here 4 years & 3 months serving as part-
time secretary at Balboa Baptist. Time has flown….and now my time has
come to say goodbye. I am excited to see what God has in store for me as
one chapter closes and another one begins. Thank you for all you have done
making my job a joy to come to everyday! I especially thank you for loving
our family (John, Robin & Shirley). God bless all of you each & every day!
Robin Fisher
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NEW MEMBERS:
Zane Burns, 33 Jabali Way, Carrie (Mom) cell: 870-395-0600; [email protected]
Ronald Jansen, 107 Santistaban Way, 816-520-3505
First Thursday Prayer Time will take place on July 2, at 10am. Our monthly BWM meeting will follow
at 10:30. Ladies-PLEASE join us as we pray especially for our Country this month.
Girls, Games & Goodies will be on July 9th from 10am-2pm. Cold salads—any and all
kinds—is our menu for July along with desserts and morning snacks.
MISSION PROJECT: Monetary donations for the students we are supplying with school
supplies/clothes/backpacks/shoes, etc. will be accepted and much appreciated! Balboa
folks, please leave your donation in the backpack located in the Fellowship Hallway. Checks are to be
made to Balboa Baptist (reference: BackToSchool.) As always, non-perishable canned goods are ac-
cepted. These items are taken to the food bank at Harvey’s Chapel in Mt. Pine. Call or email Kathy to
add your name (922-3209 or [email protected]).
Tickets are going fast for the September 18th Friday Night Event at 7pm with nationally
known speaker and author, Liz Curtis Higgs. This event, “Good Clean Fun—A Life
Bathed in Laughter” is for MEN & WOMEN (and youth) and will be held at Balboa Bap-
tist Church. Tickets are $10 and available at the Welcome Center on Sundays and daily
in the church office. So grab your spouse, friend, neighbor, golfing group, bridge ladies,
or quilting friends and show up for a casual evening of great fun and music. Call Darlene
Phillips at 922-2844 for information.
LADIES! Don’t be left out for the ARKANSAS WOMEN’S RETREAT on
Saturday, September 19th from 9am-3pm at Balboa Baptist Church.
Liz Curtis Higgs will be our keynote speaker, and this promises to be
the best retreat ever! The day will include Liz’s spiritual, yet humor-
ous approach in sharing with us that “It’s Good To Be Queen” as she
delves into the life of the Queen of Sheba.
This day also includes a fabulous fashion show by Lagniappe, gour-
met sandwich lunch, uplifting praise and worship music, door prizes,
and HSV’s retired psychologist, author, and counselor, Dr. Polly Brown, will speak on
how to face the future with hope and encouragement. Along with the expertise of
Dr. Essie Belle, these “Dueling Doctors” will delight the audience with presentations
throughout the day. Get ready to laugh with our ‘Hostess of Hilarity’ Dr. Essie Belle—
aka Darlene Phillips.
This event costs $30 and registration forms may be found @
[email protected] or at both Welcome Centers.
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Congratulations….It’s a girl –or a Boy!! Our Baby Bottle Campaign for New Beginnings
Pregnancy Center was a HUGE success as Balboa Baptist folks gave over $1200 to
this important Mission Project. Thank you! Thank you!
WELCOME OUR NEW MEMBERS
TERI GARRETT
If you meet a pretty, petite, dark-haired lady with
a sparkle in her eyes, you just might have met
Teri Garrett. It seems Teri lived in a whirlwind
during the first few years of her life. She was
born in Long Beach, CA, lived there until the fifth
grade and then her family moved to Thornburg,
AR. She graduated Perryville HS, immediately be-
gan working for the State of AR, decided to go to college, enrolled at
AR Tech for 1 ½ years, re-entered the workforce for the State, married
and moved to Dallas for six months, then back to Paris, AR. While living
there, her first daughter, Carrie, was born. Then Dumas, AR was her
home for fifteen years; during that time, her second daughter, Nicole,
was born. After working for ten years in Dumas, she returned to col-
lege—graduating from UA/Monticello, magna cum laude, with a degree
in accounting. After being exposed to a career with a CPA firm in Pine
Bluff, she determined a CPA she was not! She has since settled quite
comfortably and successfully into a career with the financial firm of Ed-
ward Jones with whom she is presently employed here in the Village.
Nicole Minogue, Teri’s youngest daughter, and son, Hagen, live in New
Roads, LA. Her oldest daughter, Carri Burns and two children, Zane and
Mackenzie, live here in the Village. Zane and Mackenzie are very active
in our AWANA program and youth group. Our hearts were blessed Sun-
day evening, June 7th, when Teri accompanied her grandson, Zane, to
make a profession of faith to Pastor Denny—a grandmother’s special
blessing!
Demands of the job prevent Teri from enjoying her love of the land and
water—she would like to learn to kayak, and also to hike the great
trails in the Village and all the other trails in AR. She participates in the
Christian Women’s Ministry, is a member of our Singles’ group, and is a
happy member of the Welcome SS Class taught by Dick Rypkema and
Jim Lewis. Get to know this lovely lady—you will be blessed.
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Juanita Williams 1
Loring Tharpe 2
Anna Riley 3
Nancy Eller, Kim Franklin 4
Carolyn Hill, Linda Jurney,
Bill Linam, Kelli Moore,
Allen Moore 5
Jim Russell, Chris Spears 6
Sharon Kerr 7
Ray Keune, Richard Lederfine ,
Jo Schlecht 8
Dick Stanton 9
Patty Day 10
Montana Carden, Ken Simpson,
Davis Stephens 11
Butch Gephart, Lois Koerth,
Pat Stewart 14
Taylor Anderson 15
Tom Aishman, Grace Harper,
Susan Meyer 16
Lou Boyd, Mark Meyers 18
Flip Whitner 19
Carol Gephart 20
Tristan Russo 21
Eddy Berk 22
Billy Cooper, Mike Hunter,
Shannon Jeter, Anne Moe 23
Patsy Srum 25
Joanie Johnson,
Pat Murphree 27
Whanda Swihart 28
Callie Wilkins 29
Linda Rymer, Bill Smith 30
Betty Johnson,
Elizabeth Overton,
Gwen Whitfield 31
JULY BIRTHDAYS JULY ANNIVERSARIES
Lee & Jean Hartman 2
E. W. & Millie Poe 3
Jim & Karen Vickery 6
Victor & Candace Williams 7
George & Anne Moe 19
Joe & Dee Vincent 20
Jerry & Peggy Kelley 21
Gary & Ann Ewert 23
Larry & Diane McGhee 25
David & Anna Riley 26
Butch & Carol Gephart 27
Bill & Peggy Adams 29
Carl & Jo Schlecht 30
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CHILDREN & YOUTH MINISTRY
Awana Clubs have dismissed for the sum-mer and will start back up again in Septem-ber. (They meet during the school year.)
Balboa’s Youth Activities
Our Youth (Grades 7-12) meet every Wednes-
day at 5:30pm—even through the summer—
starting with a meal. Bring a friend and join
us for fun, food, and great fellowship!
VOLUNTEERS ARE A BLESSING!
Balboa is blessed to have the most dedicated and
qualified volunteers in the nation!
The dictionary defines a volunteer as a person who express-
es a willingness to undertake a service. We currently have 35
such people just in the nursery, and yet there is room for at
least 6 more!
These people never know how many to prepare for, yet, time
after time they come prepared and ready.
I continue to be amazed and grateful for each one.
Lorri Moffett
Children’s Director
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If you are moving, or have an email or
phone number change,
Please contact the Church Office at 922-0155,
so that we may update our records accordingly.
DEADLINE FOR ARTICLES IS THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH.
You may e-mail your articles to
Tom at [email protected] or
Debbie at [email protected]
CHURCH OFFICE: (501) 922-0155
Intercessory Prayer Line: 24 hours-a-day: (501) 915-9GOD (9463)
Fax Line: (501) 915-0463
Website: www.BalboaBaptist.Church
Facebook: www.facebook.com/balboabaptist
Balboa Baptist Church Mission Statement:
Our mission is to bring all people to the saving grace of Jesus
Christ and help them grow toward Christian maturity through
love, prayer, worship, teaching, and service.
You can now watch the sermon of
each Sunday AM service on the web-
site….check it out...located under
the “Media” tab!
JUST THE FACTS
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