The Messenger

J A MES I S LAND BAPT I ST C HURC H

MARCH 22 , 2016

V OLUME 43 , ISSUE 12

James Island Baptist Church Staff

Pastor: Tom Brown Pastor of Family Ministries: Sean Rheaume Worship Pastor: Marty Clark Connections Ministry Leader: Susan Warren Ministry Assistant: Neale Young Preschool Director: Shelley Cannon Custodian: Jeff Koch

Holy Week at James Island Baptist Church Never lose the WONDER!

Good Friday service March 25 at 7:00 pm

Easter Celebration Service March 27 at 11:00 am Easter Sunday, please bring flowers from your yard (or your neighbor’s)

for our annual Flowering of the Cross. We will have a special cross in the Worship Center where you can place your flowers and see the old rugged

cross transformed to a symbol of beauty and new life.

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Perspectives Pastor Tom GOOD FRIDAY@7:00

Every year we have a Good Friday Worship Service.

It is always reflective and worshipful. The focus, of

course, is the cross, the sacrifice, our God who so loved

the world that He gave His One and Only. We sing,

we pray, we hear scripture and we observe the Lord’s

Supper. You are invited to join us this Friday night as

we turn our eyes upon Jesus.

EASTER SUNDAY DAY OF CELEBRATION

SUNDAY @ 11:00

What a day of celebration…He is risen…He is risen indeed! Join us this Sunday as we relive and

recount why we “Never Lose The Wonder” of what God has done for us. We will sing and celebrate!

If the weather continues to cooperate, please bring flowers from your yard (or your neighbor’s) for

our annual flowering of the cross. We will have a special cross in the Worship Center where you can

place your flowers and see the old rugged cross transformed to a symbol of beauty and new life.

We are also celebrating the resurrection of Christ with baptisms this Sunday. We have adults, teens

and children scheduled to be baptized. Their baptism is a picture of the death, burial and resurrection

of our Lord Jesus. It is the beginning of their public profession as followers of Jesus. It is their entry

into the membership of the part of God’s family known as James Island Baptist Church. Hallelujah,

what a Savior.

PRAY AND INVITE

We had a wonderfully successful Easter Egg Drop for the Community. Now we pray for the process

of outreach and spiritual growth. Pray that those influenced by the love and excitement of last

Saturday will be wonderfully, mysteriously drawn to God. Pray for those you can invite to join you

for one of the best attended services of the year. Be ready to give your seat to a guest…we can stand!

Amen and amen!

CALL TO ME

This Sunday at the end of the Easter Worship service, we will

distribute copies of the CALL TO ME devotional guide.

This is a 50 day prayer devotional written by some of our

church leaders for our church family. Our hope is that

Connection Groups will find a way to use this together, to

pray together and to grow together. It is not to replace

anything you are currently studying…it is an opportunity to

live out Jeremiah 33:3…call to me! We have 500 printed and

ready to go. There will be greeters at the doors to give them out. If for some reason you do not get

one, let us know. We will make sure you do! From Easter Sunday to Pentecost…50 days of praying

together! Hallelujah, what a Savior!

See you Sunday, good Lord willing,

Pastor Tom

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Deacons for March/April

Prayer Requests

A Look At The Numbers...

Bob Chambless 795-1278

James Hines 744-2196

Jay Brown 795-5568

WEEKLY UPDATES

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30

NO WEDNESDAY NIGHT

ACTIVITIES. WE WILL

RESUME APRIL 6

Projected budget through

December 2015:

$582,040

Actual received through

December 2015:

$633,201

2016 weekly budget

requirement:

$11,815

This week’s budget

receipts: 3/13/16

$12,151

Family and Friends Katrina Hackworth Curtis Moody Danny Williamson Kitty Almond Neal Morrow Peggy Atwater Naomi Bradey Carole Baker George Hyams Andy Petit Cecile Smith Sandra Durham Marie Smith Aurelia Clark Dorothy McGuckin Hannah Moore Charlotte Brown Anna Gaskins Ray Beard Reggie Baggott Gene Galus Sara Holseberg Irene Hebert Wallace Family

Mission/Ministry Prayer Harborview Elementary School Student Prayer

Group Tom & Lisa McConnell Ryan and Kristin Parker—Nepal Jan & Jeff Koch—- Apartment Life Weekday Preschool Ministry

Recovery Ministry James Island Outreach Pastor Brent & Jess Gordon and family Transition House Chinese Fellowship Luz Y Verdad George Williams—Gideon Ministry Bill Fugel—Awana Missionary Nicole Wilcox de Wit - South Africa Charles and Judy Dillon John and Yi Ling Pittman – Asia Pastor Marius and Cristina Moisin—Bethany

Baptist Church—Campulung, Romania

2023 Wappoo Drive Charleston, SC 29412 Phone: 843-762-0244

E-mail: jibc@knology.net

www.jamesislandbaptist.com

Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30-4:30

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Ongoing Events

Sundays

9:45a Sunday Connection Groups

for all ages

11:00a Worship Service

Luz Y Verdad (Hispanic

Church)

Preschool & Children’s

Worship

6:00p Celebrate Recovery (Adults)

The Landing (Youth)

Celebration Station (Children)

Surge Youth Worship

Monday

9:00a Weekday Preschool

Tuesday

9:00a Weekday Preschool

Wednesdays during the school year

9:00 a Weekday Preschool

5:00p Family Fellowship Dinner

6:00p AWANA (3k—5th grade)

6:30p Adult Discipleship Options

Youth Discipleship Options

Praise & Prayer Group

Thursday

9:00a Weekday Preschool

Friday

9:00a Weekday Preschool

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CLASS 101:

Discovering Membership at JIBC Sunday, April 10

4—8 pm

Childcare and dinner provided with reservation (call the church office to sign up)

At this seminar we explain who the James Island Baptist family is,

what it means to be a member of this family and how to become a member of the family.

Wednesday Night Adult Spring Discipleship Options

6:30 – 7:30 PM

March 30—Spring Break—No Wednesday Night Activities

Class 301: Discovering your Spiritual Gifts,

personal style, and God given passion for serving

the body of Christ, April 6, 13, 20, 27. This class

will be led by Pastor Tom

First Place 4 Health: Discovering a healthy way

of living, April 6 – May 18. This class is led by

Janie Brown.

Prayer Connection Group: praying for the

church and the community. This group is led by

Alice Hilyer.

For more information, contact Susan at 843-762-0244