The Messenger

June 26, 2016 Volume 88, Number 2

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Preschool Ext. Session Tim and Candace Maloney

LAUNCH Holli Cobb

Danielle Bartley Katie Shaffer

Counting Committee John Anderson

Davis Miller Susan Hill

Neil Henry, Chairman

Worship Welcomers Tommy and Kay Boren

Joey and Melissa Mabry

Sunday School Greeters Charles and Glaniece Roberts

Jena Sims Ingrid Price

Security Van Goodman and Trey Gray

TV Ministry Bobby and Janet Berg, Adam Foreman, Brad Henry, Sarah

Hodge, Whitley Hester, Cameron Calhoun, Rob Autry,

Fred Porter

VOLUNTEER MINISTRY for June 26

Dr. Raymon Leake, Pastor Rev. David McCubbin, Associate Pastor Emeritus

Rev. Wayne Polk, Associate Pastor for Outreach and Discipleship Rev. David Bishop, Associate Pastor for Music

Rev. Benjy Linder, Associate Pastor for Students Caitlin Braud, Director of Children’s Ministries

701 26th Avenue/P.O. Box 1509 601.484.4600 601.484/4620 (F) Meridian, MS 39302 www.fbcmeridian.org

SUNDAY, June 26

8:45 - FBC Coffee Café 9:15 - Sunday School 10:00 - Library Open 10:30 - Morning Worship 11:30 - Hamburger Cookout honoring Benjy and Katie Linder (FBC GYM) 3:30 - Girls’ Bible Study/at the Linder’s 5:00 - Youth Choir Rehearsal/ at the Bishop’s 6:00 - VBS at Courts of Praise No Evening Worship or activities at FBC

MONDAY, June 27 6:00 - VBS at Courts of Praise

TUESDAY, June 28 7:00 - Men’s Prayer Group 12:00 - GriefShare 4:30 - Tuesday Hospital Ministry 6:00 - Prayer Shawl Ministry/Aldersgate VBS at Courts of Praise

WEDNESDAY, June 29 5:30 - Prayer Meeting/Chapel 6:00 - Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal - VBS at Courts of Praise

THURSDAY, June 30

6:00 - VBS Celebration at Courts of Praise

Last Sunday’s Record June 19

First Baptist SS: 239 Offering: $21,018.50

January 1, 2016 Requirements: $661,737.50 Receipts: $632,363.06

Sermon for Sunday, June 26 “Sinful Woman”

John 4:5-42

Deacon of the Week 6/26 - Jim Lauderdale 7/3 - Tommy Davis 7/10 - John Culpepper 7/17 - Jody Richardson 7/24 - John Hicks 7/31 - Scott Sills 8/7 - Charles Roberts 8/14 - Joe Kieronski 8/21 - David McCubbin 8/28 - Allan Tolleson

FAMILY NIGHT SUPPER

and regularly scheduled Wednesday night activities

have been suspended for the summer and will resume

Wednesday, August 10.

SUMMER SCHEDULE Prayer Meeting

Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. (Chapel)

Let’s celebrate with the Linders as they answer God’s call to

Tabernacle Baptist Church Cartersville, Georgia!

Sunday, June 26 11:30 a.m. Hamburger Cookout

(FBC Gym)

Ladies...please bring homemade desserts to complement our

Hamburger Cookout Luncheon honoring Benjy and Katie!

THIS SUNDAY, June 26.

THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!!!

G.I.F.T. Friday, July 8 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Birth through 6th Grade Make reservations by contacting Julie Holloway @ 601-934-0803 by Sunday, July 3

2016 Chronological Daily Bible Reading June 26 - Hosea 2:14-8:14 June 27 - Hosea 9:1-14:9 June 28 - Isaiah 28:1-29, 2 Kings 17:5, 2 Kings 18:9-12, 2 Kings 17:6-41, Isaiah 1:1-20 June 29 - Isaiah 1:21-5:30 June 30 - 2 Kings 16:19-20. 2 Chronicles 28:26-27, Isaiah 13:1-16:14 July 1 - 2 Chronicles 29:3-31:21 July 2 - Proverbs 25:1-29:27

YOUTH STUFF… LAST YOUTH CHOIR REHEARSAL

Sunday, June 26 @ 5:00 p. m. @ David Bishop’s

CHOIR TOUR—July 7 through 16

Eye Glasses for Missions

Thanks again for your generosity in sharing your used eyeglasses and sunglasses. We were able to send 75 pairs of glasses to Dr. David Curtis to distribute on the mission field.

Please continue to save your used glasses.

Sympathies to… Ward Calhoun, Jr. Ward and Connie Calhoun John and Daphne Calhoun and families in the death of their wife and mother, Ella Lea Calhoun.

Welcome to our newest members… Andrew Johnson

Grace Rogers

Memorials…

Benevolence Fund

In memory of: J. W. “Bill” Emmons

How about a game of HUMAN

HUNGRY HIPPOS... or HUMAN Tic Tac Toe?

FBC Families - Join us on Family Game Night Thursday, July 14th FBC Gym

6:00 to 7:30 p.m. (Bring your dinner!)

CHILDREN’S

SECRET SERVICE Thursday, July 7

8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (Bring $ for Lunch Out)

It’s that time again… to collect school supplies for the

LBA Crisis Center!

There is a collection box in the Welcome Center for these items. DEADLINE: Sunday, July 24.

Glue sticks Crayons Colored Pencils #2 Pencils Ink Pens

Blunt and Sharp Scissors Notebook paper Markers Folders (with brads and pockets) Rulers (inches/centimeters)

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Richards Stephenson

Mr. William David Covert

request the honor of your presence

at the marriage of their daughter

Saturday, the ninth of July Two Thousand and sixteen at six-thirty in the evening

First Baptist Church Meridian, Mississippi

ATTENTION: ALL ADULT VOLUNTEERS FOR COURTS OF PRAISE

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL!!!

There will be a brief meeting with Ellen Rogers Sunday, June 26th immediately after morning worship in the Conference Room to receive information and instruc-tions concerning this week’s VBS. Thank you so much for your willingness to serve the children of our community.