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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, SENATOBIA, MS (www.sfbcms.com) May 21, 2020
Tapestry
As we resume worship services on Sunday mornings, please be aware that we will not be passing the offering plate during the service. There will be baskets at each sanctuary door where you can give your tithes and offerings. Listed below are other ways you can give your tithes and offerings:
• Set up online giving at the church website -www.sfbcms.com
• Contact your bank to inquire if they provide automatic bill pay
• Bring your tithes and offerings to the church and drop them in the slot on the wall to your immediate right as you enter the office suite
SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
RESUMES ON MAY 24TH • Both the 8:30 AM and 11:00 AM services will resume on the this day.
• We will be following the social distancing guidelines as requested by the governor
• If you are considered high risk for Coronavirus, we suggest that you watch the service at home
• Only the morning worship services will resume at this time
• Neither Childcare nor children’s church will be available during the services at this time
See inside for details on how you and your family can be involved in this amazing mission opportunity.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Regular Weekly Tithe ............................................................... $17,470.86 Regular Weekly Budget ............................................................ $23,867.00
Regular Month to Date .............................................................. $75,908.88 Regular Monthly Budget ......................................................... $103,424.00
Regular Year to Date .............................................................. $825,607.20 Budget Year to Date................................................................ $786,022.40 Prior Year to Date ................................................................... $897,842.26 2019/2020 Annual Budget ................................................... $1,241,085.00 Capital Additions & Improvements Offering ................................ $630.00 Annie Armstrong Offering .......................................................... $8,760.00
*Fiscal year: October 1, 2019-September 30, 2020
LAST WEEK AT A GLANCE
ANNIVERSARIES
May 23 Jerry & Dianne Davis May 25 Allen & Kristen Winstead, Robert & Tab Fullwood May 26 Dick & Nina Crawford, Peter & Mary Jo Dilatush May 28 Van & Stacey Jones, John & Amy Gabbert, Ryan & Ashley Scott May 29 Steve & Cindy Hale
May 24 Dewey & Alexis Robinson May 31 Patsy Sledge
The flowers gracing our Sanctuary this week are given by Dewey & Alexis Robinson in honor of their granddaughter, Sarah, upon her 18th birthday and her graduation.
PRAYER LIST
Jean Beckum Jerrie Frayser Gail Gammon Alison Hardison Shirley Lane
David Lunceford Gary Newton Ed Pang Marilyn Pang Nelle Parks Cohen Perkins
Carolyn Rials Kathy Rowan Dianne Sanders Louisa Sanders Kam Spencer Leon Warren
May 21 Tonya Champion, Faye Price May 22 Hallee Grace Hickson, Rials Hale, Alicia Ferretiz May 23 Bedford Hunt, Ashley Scott, Brett Brown May 24 Jerry Brownlee, Jordan Baughman, Jodie Ross May 25 Faye Burkes, Olivia Lunceford, Seth Campbell May 26 Harrell Franklin, Morgan Archer May 27 Monica Williams, Cody Ross May 28 Shea Young May 29 Judy Warren, Don Clanton, Emma Kay Moore, Jack Price May 30 Tyler Campbell, Sophie Kirby, Charlie Baker
PRAYER REQUEST BOX
The Prayer Committee has placed a Prayer Request Box in the lobby for anyone who has specific prayer needs. Your requests will be retrieved by one Prayer Committee member, emailed to the other committee members, and will be held confidential.
MEMORIALS
Jerry Brewer—Riley & Bernice Brooks, Walter & Louise McKellar, Don & Sue Davis, James & Beverly Russell, Bobbie Moore, Faye Price, Mr. & Mrs. John Dean, Jr, Larry & Pam Simpson, Kay Daniel, Steve & Susan Sinquefield
Vennie Rhodes—Bobbie Moore, Larry & Pam Simpson, Steve & Susan Sinque- Field
Sandra Perkins (Marcus Perkins’ mother) - Steve & Susan Sinquefield
OCTOBER 11TH - 15TH
TOTAL COST OF TRIP $550.00:
Includes accommodations for four nights, the seminar and seminar materials, and eight meals
FEATURED SPEAKER:
Dr. Erwin Lutzer
TOPIC “Faith at the Breaking Point: Les-sons from Lives of Biblical Heroes”
SPACES ARE LIMITED - Reserve your spot with a $50.00 deposit
• WHEN: July 31st - August 3rd
• WHERE: Chattanooga, TN
• WHO: All junior high and high school
students (including upcoming seventh graders)
• Cost: $230
• Sign up with Brooks Ward or by
calling the church office.
Thank you to each of you who gave donations for the breakfast bars. That ministry ended this week and we are so thankful for your overwhelming support to pro-vide a little extra nourishment to families in our com-munity.
CHILDREN IN ACTION Annie Armstrong Easter basket offerings can be turned in
any time. Those wanting to earn their KEEP badge can send Mary videos of them saying their verses.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL GOES TO
BACK YARD BIBLE CLUBS June 22-26
We have a team of parents coming together to plan Backyard Bible Clubs as an
outreach mission opportunity for our church. We need teams of youth and adults willing to lead in different areas at each home: crafts,
music, recreation, and sharing a bible lesson. We also need volunteers to serve in preparing the snacks for each day. You can sign up with
Mary in the office.
Towards the end of summer we will look to do a day VBS camp when it is safe for us to come together in larger
groups here at the church.
Please be in prayer for us as we plan the best way for us to minister to our neighbors and church family.
A WORD FROM YOUR PASTOR
MUSIC NOTES
UPCOMING DATES FOR KIDS
YOUTH NEWS
It’s hard to believe that this weekend is Memorial Day weekend. It seems so surreal that it’s already upon us. But honestly, with my schedule so interrupt-ed by this virus, I think I lost track of most of April and some of March and May. But I think the virus has reminded me not to take for granted the oppor-tunity to worship together. There are places where believers would find free-dom to worship a difficult concept to understand because it is so foreign from what they experience in every day life. I am looking forward to our being back together in a limited format this Sunday but I am truly looking forward to when we can join together as an entire body and the choir can fill the choir loft again and bless our worship with their message in music. I was amazed how much I took that freedom for granted until we couldn’t do it anymore (and I was still here on Sunday morning even if it was in a more limited capacity). As I remembered it was Memorial Day weekend, I couldn’t help but wonder if I also take for granted the sacrifice of men and women who insisted over 200 years ago that the Bill of Rights be amended to the Constitution and that it guaranteed freedom of religion. We have had men and women die in far away lands to guarantee that right. It has come with such a high price and we need to always be grateful and understand that we shouldn’t take that right for granted. Will you commit to stopping and praying this Memorial Day? To thank God for this right and pray for the families of those who have paid that sacrifice so you and I can worship in freedom! See you Sunday, Randy
Hello Church! A big day this coming Sunday as we finally return to service, albeit in a limited fashion.
A letter will go out to everyone about the changes that will take place Sunday, and about some details you need to be aware of. Additionally, the letter will be on our Facebook page and website in the very near future. I will do my best to make sure that all concerns are addressed in the letter, but if I forget something (ok, when I forget something) just call the church and we’ll get it addressed to everyone.
I want to impress 2 things in this article.
First...do not come back unless you are ready to. That is a decision for you to make. The fact that the doors will be open, doesn’t mean that you have to come. We will still be having our online services on Facebook and the website, just like we have since this whole thing started. Again...DO NOT COME if you aren’t ready!
Secondly...we need to all understand that each of us have different feelings con-cerning the response to this virus. Some take it very seriously and some don’t. Some will wear masks this Sunday, and some won’t. Some may be perfect-ly fine broaching the 6 foot perimeter, others absolutely will not. And some will want to hug and shake hands, and some won’t be ready for that.
Whatever your personal position may be, we must all be respectful of the opinions of our fellow church family members. As such, the best way to do that, is to main-tain the 6 foot perimeter while around others, and please...don’t try and hug. You don’t know how the other person will respond, and the best way to avoid any un-comfortable situations, is to not try and hug.
Keep your distance. Don’t hug. Don’t shake hands. Please. The time will come when those things return, at least that’s what I believe.
But until that time, let’s be loving and respectful, and abide by these simple guide-lines.
Again, be looking for more details in the near future.
It’s a baby step, but at least it’s a step! Love you all, and I will see you Sunday! Bro. Chris
All Active Group activities are postponed until further notice. The senior adult community is at a higher risk of contracting Covid-19 from social interactions. We encourage all of our Senior Adults to carefully practice social distancing during this time of pandemic.
• Check the church app for updates about
our meeting times in the coming weeks!
• Join us each Wednesday night at 7pm for a
livestream of our student message! The
Instagram to join us on is:
fbc_senatobia_youth
ANNOUNCEMENT
Kathryn Gabbert's 100th Birthday Parade Sunday, May 24, 2:00 - 3:00 Senatobia First United Methodist Church Enter the drive on the west side of the church. This is a drive-through celebra-tion, so feel free to decorate your car with balloons, sign, etc. Please do not leave your car. Cards or gifts are accepted. Social distancing will be observed. Please join us as we honor Kathryn.
Chris Williams ([email protected]) .............................................................................................................................................. Pastor Allen Winstead ([email protected]) .................................................................................................... Minister of Education/Outreach Randy Chappell ([email protected]) .......................................................................................................................... Minister of Music Sylvia Alford ([email protected]) ........................................................................................................... Church Administrator/Activities Mary Tindle ([email protected]) .............................................................................................................................. Minister of Children Brooks Ward ([email protected]) ................................................................................................................................... Minister of Youth Beverly Russell ([email protected]) ............................................................................................................................................ Finance Susan McNulty ([email protected]) .......................................................................................................................... Ministry Assistant Garrett Glaser .......................................................................................................................................................... Director of Food Services Jan Miles ([email protected]) ........................................................................................................................ Weekday Preschool Director Mae Wooten ..................................................................................................................................................................................... Custodian Chantay Rhone ([email protected]) ............................................................................................................Serve Ministry Associate
CHURCH STAFF
Baccalaureate Sunday - June 7th in the 11:00 AM Worship Service
Graduates will have tables set up in the Family Life Center Gym. Please come by after the 8:30 and 11:00 Worship service to wish the graduates well and to drop off any gifts you may be bringing.
Please be in prayer for this year’s FBC graduates: Jae Lin Brown, (Sara) Blakely Denman, Claire Meeks, Brock Boatner, Brady Bozeman, John Michael Foster, Eli Johnson, Jay Potts, Seth Powell, Benton Williams and Bo Young.
