the messenger - fbc huntsville
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The MESSENGER (USPS 591-280) is published weekly except the week of Christmas by
First Baptist Church, 600 Governors Drive, Huntsville, AL 35801. Periodical postage
paid at Huntsville, Alabama 31801-5178. POSTMASTER send change of address to THE
MESSENGER, 600 Governors Drive, Huntsville, AL 35801.
office: 256-428-9400
weekend minister on call: 256-428-9457
24-hour prayer line: 256-428-9460
The Messengerfbchsv.org
firsT bapTisT hunTsville
this sunday
knowing, lov ing, serv ing Christ...together
First Baptist Church
600 Governors Drive
Huntsville, AL 35801
Free CPR/AED ClassesBeginning this Sunday
The Health Ministry Team will hold Friends and Family CPR/AED Classes Sunday
afternoon, July 29th in room 118 beginning at 1:15 pm. and hourly thereafter…2:15,
3:15, 4:15 p.m. Anyone interested in taking the class should e-mail
[email protected] or call 256-682-6271 to sign-up. Alicia Pettis and
Eugenia Graves will teach the classes. They are FREE.
SILKStitching In Love for His Kingdom
SILK will resume meeting on August 23.Learn to Knit:
2nd Thursday of each month, 5-8:00 p.m.Learn to Quilt:
4th Thursday of each month, 5-8:00 p.m.Mission projects are included with both
classes.We plan to continue other SILK projects from 12:00-5:00 p.m. every second and
fourth Thursday.For more information contact Susan Keene
at 256-881-6533 or email [email protected]
Volume 63 / Week Number 30 / July 26, 2012
July 29, 2012
Sermon“Wonderful Words of Life: Joy”
John 15:11, 16:24, 17:13
First Fellowship Worship - 8:15 a.m.Music from the First Fellowship Band
Morning Bible Study - 9:15 a.m.Bible Study for all ages
Sanctuary Worship - 10:30 a.m.Music from the Sanctuary ChoirSweet Beulah Land—arr. KirklandMusic from the Bluegrass BandMusic from the FBC Orchestra
Gabriel’s Oboe—Morricone(Amanda Anderson, vocal soloist)
Carillon Concert6:00 p.m. with special guest John Bordley
In celebration of the 25th Anniversary of our carillon, we have invited Dr. John Bordley to
perform a concert in our Bell Tower. Plan to be present and bring friends. Simply gather wherever
you are comfortable outside around the church. Bring a blanket or lawn chair. The concert will last
45 minutes. Refreshments will be served.
FIRST ThoughTSDavid hull, Pastor
Michael Moore has provided excellent service to our church as our Interim Organist. I am grateful for his worship leadership since May. Sherry Upshaw comes next week to be our new Associate Minister of Music/Organist. I am thrilled to welcome her to our staff. With that in mind, I would like to share words of gratitude from Michael to you.
A LETTER FROM MICHAEL MOORE
Dear Friends,
As we approach my last Sunday in a leadership role in our service of worship, it is truly with all humility that I thank God and you, my friends, for allowing me to assist in worship at the organ. Over the last 40 years, our Lord has allowed me to assist in His worship many times under the guidance and leadership of four Ministers of Music and one extended Interim. My respect and love for Billy Orton and what he brings to our church daily is boundless. He is the consummate musician and a true-to-life, deeply dedicated Minister of the Gospel through an endless variety of church music. Helping him bring our Sunday morning worship service to fruition is a blessing and a privilege.
It is my deepest hope that those who hear what we have planned and prayed about for inclusion in worship and what God has inspired us to do to enhance your anticipation and excitement about singing His praises will be convicted that “worship” is our goal; not entertainment or performance. I will miss the moment when I have introduced the first hymn, hoping you will sing it gloriously and with all your strength, as God requires. I also will miss the moment when that hymn is finishing and I know that we all did truly worship. Most of all, I will miss awaiting on Monday, sometimes Tuesday, Billy’s first sketch of the service for the following Sunday. I look immediately at the first hymn or group of hymns. In prayer, I say: “Lord, the first hymn, a hymn of praise, is Praise To The Lord, The Almighty (for instance). I am waiting for your inspiration as to how to introduce it and how to finish it.” As Tuesday passes into Wednesday and sometimes Thursday, He has given me what He wants so that I can write it and play it by Saturday. Those moments are an intimate gift from God that I will deeply miss, until next time of course.
We are blessed with a new minister in Sherry Upshaw. Those of us who know her are sure that you are in for a new musical and worship experience. She is a true minister. She will love you and you will love her. Show her the welcome that only First Baptist folks can give.
With deepest gratitude and love, I remain
Michael Moore
July and August Dates to Note:Now-Aug. 25 Lifetouch Pictorial Directory Appointments July 29 Carillon Concert, 6:00 PMAugust 5 Lord’s Supper in both morning services Sunday School Leadership Training Day (lunch at 11:45 with training by division to follow) No Evening ActivitiesAugust 8 Quarterly Business MeetingAugust 12 Bluegrass & Stained Glass II Concert, 5:00 PMAugust 15 Children’s Music and Mission leadership trainingAugust 19 Promotion Sunday Foundations for Life Sunday Evening Classes beginAugust 20 Area school systems begin classesAugust 22 Wednesday night programs start back for the school year!
fbchsv.org
ministry calendar
knowing, lov ing, serv ing Christ...together
Library hours Sunday 9-9:15 AM | 10:10-10:45 AM | 11:40-12:00 PMTuesday 10:00 AM-12:00 PMWednesday 4:00-5:00 PM
Wednesday Night Dinner MenuWednesday, August 1
AdultsClub SandwichAssorted Chips
Calico SaladIce Cream Sandwich Dessert
SaladFried Chicken Salad
(Reservations for salad must be turned in by noon on Wednesday.)
STEWARDShIP REPoRT
07/22/12
Year-to-Date goal $3,510,360.00
offering
This Week $33,535.60
YTD $3,312,049.33
Debt Retirement
This Week $185.00
YTD $39,571.50
Faith Steps to the Future
This Week $9,672.00
YTD $1,295,831.50
To Date: $3,702,562.45
ATTENDANCE
Sunday SchoolPreschool 51
Children 83
Students 120
Adults 570
Visitors 61
ToTAL 885
Worship ServicesFirst Fellowship 395
Sanctuary Worship 543
ToTAL 938
Family Matters
WELCOME NEW MEMBERSDiana Belskey107 Centurion DriveMadison, AL 35757
CHRISTIAN SYMPATHYJoyce and Leon Stallcup in the loss of her mother, Athena Hamilton
Sue Mauldin in the loss of her brother-in-law, Lara and Dean Daugherty in the loss of her uncle, and Kristen and Justin Daugherty in the loss of their great uncle, John Crossan
We are collecting school supplies for Lakewood Elementary beginning this Sunday through August 12. Drop off your school supplies in the blue bin in the East Welcome
Center. For questions contact Debbie Howard at 256-882-0840 or [email protected].
Supplies Needed:• Sanitizing Wipes• Tissues• Sanitizing Spray• Hand sanitizer• Notebook paper, wide ruled• #2 pencils• Spiral notebooks, wide ruled, black, green and red• Copy paper, white or bright colored• Three ring binders with view pocket on outside (1/2”, 1”, and 3”)• Paper folders with pockets and no prongs• Paper folders with pockets and prongs (need a large number of red)• Plastic folders with pockets and prongs
for Lakewood Elementary
To find out more about Stephen Ministry and how you or someone you know could be matched with a Stephen Minister, call 256-428-9434. Our Stephen Ministers are ready to care for you!
Sunday, July 29First Fellowship 8:15 AM
Morning Bible Study 9:15 AM
Sanctuary Worship 10:30 AM
CPR Class/118 1:00- 5:00 PM
Carillon Concert 6:00 PM
Monday, July 30Letter Writing/242 9:00 AM
Tuesday, July 31 Tues. Morn. Intercess./242 7:00 AM
Pictorial Directory/242 2:00-9:00 PM
Boy Scouts/343 6:30 PM
Wednesday, August 1 Pictorial Directory/242 2:00-9:00 PM
Supper/Fh 4:45 PM
Prayer Service/Fh 5:45 PM
Wacky Wednesday 6:00 PM
Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal 7:00 PM
Thursday, August 2 Young Adults Bible Study 6:00 AM
Pictorial Directory/242 2:00-9:00 PM
Friday, August 3Pictorial Directory/242 1:00-7:00 PM
Saturday, August 4Pictorial Directory/242 10:00 AM-5:20 PM
About our Carilloneur...John Bordley retired in 2011 from the university, having taught chemistry at Sewanee for forty-one years. He has played the carillon at Sewanee since 2001 and plans to continue as carillonneur. He passed the examination to become a Carillonneur member of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America (GCNA) in 2003. While on sabbatical leave during the 2005-2006 school year he was a fulltime student at the Royal Carillon School “Jef Denyn” in Mechelen, Belgium, receiving a certificate ‘with distinction’. He is the editor of the guild’s Bulletin.
Youth Choir begins August 19
Hallelujah Choir begins August 27
Staff NewsKristi Taylor has resigned effective Thursday, August 9 as Ministry Assistant to our Pastor and Associate Pastor. Kristi began serving on our church staff in January of
2011. We are grateful for the multiple contributions that Kristi offered in this role. She clearly viewed her job as a ministry. Her smile and willingness to work as part of a
larger staff team were noticeable by everyone on staff and those touched by her work. She shared these words in her resignation letter...”My sister who has serious health problems needs to be my main focus at this time and I need to and I want to be with her.” Kristi, we will miss you and your welcoming and inviting smile in the office but
wish you the very best. Please stop by the Main Office and share your thanks with Kristi.
fbchsv.org
ministry calendar
knowing, lov ing, serv ing Christ...together
Library hours Sunday 9-9:15 AM | 10:10-10:45 AM | 11:40-12:00 PMTuesday 10:00 AM-12:00 PMWednesday 4:00-5:00 PM
Wednesday Night Dinner MenuWednesday, August 1
AdultsClub SandwichAssorted Chips
Calico SaladIce Cream Sandwich Dessert
SaladFried Chicken Salad
(Reservations for salad must be turned in by noon on Wednesday.)
STEWARDShIP REPoRT
07/22/12
Year-to-Date goal $3,510,360.00
offering
This Week $33,535.60
YTD $3,312,049.33
Debt Retirement
This Week $185.00
YTD $39,571.50
Faith Steps to the Future
This Week $9,672.00
YTD $1,295,831.50
To Date: $3,702,562.45
ATTENDANCE
Sunday SchoolPreschool 51
Children 83
Students 120
Adults 570
Visitors 61
ToTAL 885
Worship ServicesFirst Fellowship 395
Sanctuary Worship 543
ToTAL 938
Family Matters
WELCOME NEW MEMBERSDiana Belskey107 Centurion DriveMadison, AL 35757
CHRISTIAN SYMPATHYJoyce and Leon Stallcup in the loss of her mother, Athena Hamilton
Sue Mauldin in the loss of her brother-in-law, Lara and Dean Daugherty in the loss of her uncle, and Kristen and Justin Daugherty in the loss of their great uncle, John Crossan
We are collecting school supplies for Lakewood Elementary beginning this Sunday through August 12. Drop off your school supplies in the blue bin in the East Welcome
Center. For questions contact Debbie Howard at 256-882-0840 or [email protected].
Supplies Needed:• Sanitizing Wipes• Tissues• Sanitizing Spray• Hand sanitizer• Notebook paper, wide ruled• #2 pencils• Spiral notebooks, wide ruled, black, green and red• Copy paper, white or bright colored• Three ring binders with view pocket on outside (1/2”, 1”, and 3”)• Paper folders with pockets and no prongs• Paper folders with pockets and prongs (need a large number of red)• Plastic folders with pockets and prongs
for Lakewood Elementary
To find out more about Stephen Ministry and how you or someone you know could be matched with a Stephen Minister, call 256-428-9434. Our Stephen Ministers are ready to care for you!
Sunday, July 29First Fellowship 8:15 AM
Morning Bible Study 9:15 AM
Sanctuary Worship 10:30 AM
CPR Class/118 1:00- 5:00 PM
Carillon Concert 6:00 PM
Monday, July 30Letter Writing/242 9:00 AM
Tuesday, July 31 Tues. Morn. Intercess./242 7:00 AM
Pictorial Directory/242 2:00-9:00 PM
Boy Scouts/343 6:30 PM
Wednesday, August 1 Pictorial Directory/242 2:00-9:00 PM
Supper/Fh 4:45 PM
Prayer Service/Fh 5:45 PM
Wacky Wednesday 6:00 PM
Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal 7:00 PM
Thursday, August 2 Young Adults Bible Study 6:00 AM
Pictorial Directory/242 2:00-9:00 PM
Friday, August 3Pictorial Directory/242 1:00-7:00 PM
Saturday, August 4Pictorial Directory/242 10:00 AM-5:20 PM
About our Carilloneur...John Bordley retired in 2011 from the university, having taught chemistry at Sewanee for forty-one years. He has played the carillon at Sewanee since 2001 and plans to continue as carillonneur. He passed the examination to become a Carillonneur member of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America (GCNA) in 2003. While on sabbatical leave during the 2005-2006 school year he was a fulltime student at the Royal Carillon School “Jef Denyn” in Mechelen, Belgium, receiving a certificate ‘with distinction’. He is the editor of the guild’s Bulletin.
Youth Choir begins August 19
Hallelujah Choir begins August 27
Staff NewsKristi Taylor has resigned effective Thursday, August 9 as Ministry Assistant to our Pastor and Associate Pastor. Kristi began serving on our church staff in January of
2011. We are grateful for the multiple contributions that Kristi offered in this role. She clearly viewed her job as a ministry. Her smile and willingness to work as part of a
larger staff team were noticeable by everyone on staff and those touched by her work. She shared these words in her resignation letter...”My sister who has serious health problems needs to be my main focus at this time and I need to and I want to be with her.” Kristi, we will miss you and your welcoming and inviting smile in the office but
wish you the very best. Please stop by the Main Office and share your thanks with Kristi.
The MESSENGER (USPS 591-280) is published weekly except the week of Christmas by
First Baptist Church, 600 Governors Drive, Huntsville, AL 35801. Periodical postage
paid at Huntsville, Alabama 31801-5178. POSTMASTER send change of address to THE
MESSENGER, 600 Governors Drive, Huntsville, AL 35801.
office: 256-428-9400
weekend minister on call: 256-428-9457
24-hour prayer line: 256-428-9460
The Messengerfbchsv.org
firsT bapTisT hunTsville
this sunday
knowing, lov ing, serv ing Christ...together
First Baptist Church
600 Governors Drive
Huntsville, AL 35801
Free CPR/AED ClassesBeginning this Sunday
The Health Ministry Team will hold Friends and Family CPR/AED Classes Sunday
afternoon, July 29th in room 118 beginning at 1:15 pm. and hourly thereafter…2:15,
3:15, 4:15 p.m. Anyone interested in taking the class should e-mail
[email protected] or call 256-682-6271 to sign-up. Alicia Pettis and
Eugenia Graves will teach the classes. They are FREE.
SILKStitching In Love for His Kingdom
SILK will resume meeting on August 23.Learn to Knit:
2nd Thursday of each month, 5-8:00 p.m.Learn to Quilt:
4th Thursday of each month, 5-8:00 p.m.Mission projects are included with both
classes.We plan to continue other SILK projects from 12:00-5:00 p.m. every second and
fourth Thursday.For more information contact Susan Keene
at 256-881-6533 or email [email protected]
Volume 63 / Week Number 30 / July 26, 2012
July 29, 2012
Sermon“Wonderful Words of Life: Joy”
John 15:11, 16:24, 17:13
First Fellowship Worship - 8:15 a.m.Music from the First Fellowship Band
Morning Bible Study - 9:15 a.m.Bible Study for all ages
Sanctuary Worship - 10:30 a.m.Music from the Sanctuary ChoirSweet Beulah Land—arr. KirklandMusic from the Bluegrass BandMusic from the FBC Orchestra
Gabriel’s Oboe—Morricone(Amanda Anderson, vocal soloist)
Carillon Concert6:00 p.m. with special guest John Bordley
In celebration of the 25th Anniversary of our carillon, we have invited Dr. John Bordley to
perform a concert in our Bell Tower. Plan to be present and bring friends. Simply gather wherever
you are comfortable outside around the church. Bring a blanket or lawn chair. The concert will last
45 minutes. Refreshments will be served.
FIRST ThoughTSDavid hull, Pastor
Michael Moore has provided excellent service to our church as our Interim Organist. I am grateful for his worship leadership since May. Sherry Upshaw comes next week to be our new Associate Minister of Music/Organist. I am thrilled to welcome her to our staff. With that in mind, I would like to share words of gratitude from Michael to you.
A LETTER FROM MICHAEL MOORE
Dear Friends,
As we approach my last Sunday in a leadership role in our service of worship, it is truly with all humility that I thank God and you, my friends, for allowing me to assist in worship at the organ. Over the last 40 years, our Lord has allowed me to assist in His worship many times under the guidance and leadership of four Ministers of Music and one extended Interim. My respect and love for Billy Orton and what he brings to our church daily is boundless. He is the consummate musician and a true-to-life, deeply dedicated Minister of the Gospel through an endless variety of church music. Helping him bring our Sunday morning worship service to fruition is a blessing and a privilege.
It is my deepest hope that those who hear what we have planned and prayed about for inclusion in worship and what God has inspired us to do to enhance your anticipation and excitement about singing His praises will be convicted that “worship” is our goal; not entertainment or performance. I will miss the moment when I have introduced the first hymn, hoping you will sing it gloriously and with all your strength, as God requires. I also will miss the moment when that hymn is finishing and I know that we all did truly worship. Most of all, I will miss awaiting on Monday, sometimes Tuesday, Billy’s first sketch of the service for the following Sunday. I look immediately at the first hymn or group of hymns. In prayer, I say: “Lord, the first hymn, a hymn of praise, is Praise To The Lord, The Almighty (for instance). I am waiting for your inspiration as to how to introduce it and how to finish it.” As Tuesday passes into Wednesday and sometimes Thursday, He has given me what He wants so that I can write it and play it by Saturday. Those moments are an intimate gift from God that I will deeply miss, until next time of course.
We are blessed with a new minister in Sherry Upshaw. Those of us who know her are sure that you are in for a new musical and worship experience. She is a true minister. She will love you and you will love her. Show her the welcome that only First Baptist folks can give.
With deepest gratitude and love, I remain
Michael Moore
July and August Dates to Note:Now-Aug. 25 Lifetouch Pictorial Directory Appointments July 29 Carillon Concert, 6:00 PMAugust 5 Lord’s Supper in both morning services Sunday School Leadership Training Day (lunch at 11:45 with training by division to follow) No Evening ActivitiesAugust 8 Quarterly Business MeetingAugust 12 Bluegrass & Stained Glass II Concert, 5:00 PMAugust 15 Children’s Music and Mission leadership trainingAugust 19 Promotion Sunday Foundations for Life Sunday Evening Classes beginAugust 20 Area school systems begin classesAugust 22 Wednesday night programs start back for the school year!