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Dr. Dumas A. Harshaw, Jr., Pastor

Ms. Vicki Currie

Dr. Linda Gunn-Jones, Editor

Articles for the December 2012 Newsletter are due in

the church office by Wednesday, November 15, 2012.

No articles will be accepted after this date. You may now

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First Baptist Church…..

Your Point of Contact For The Kingdom of God

NOVEMBER

1 Senior Ministry

3 Women’s Fellowship

4 Daylight-Saving Time Ends

5 Missionary Circle Meeting

Pre-Women’s Retreat—6-7 pm

6 ELECTION DAY

8 Senior Ministry

9 Women’s Retreat

11 FBC Ushers Meeting

12 Trustee Executive Board

Christian Education Ministry

15 PAC Meeting

Senior Ministry (Thanksgiving Dinner)

HOLIDAY OF HOPE SERVICE

CCICI Board Meeting

19 Trustee Board

Health Ministry

Prayer Ministry

22 THANKSGIVING DAY

24 Laymen’s League

26 Deacon’s Ministry

29 Senior Ministry

DECEMBER

1 Women’s Fellowship Holiday Brunch (Fellowship Hall)

3 Missionary Circle Prison Fellowship

6 Senior Ministry (Business Meeting)

Membership Meeting

10 Trustee Executive Board

Christian Education Christmas Social

13 Senior Ministry

16 10:00 A.M. MORNING WORSHIP SERVICE

CHRISTMAS PRODUCTION

17 Trustee Board Meeting

Prayer Ministry

20 Senior Ministry Christmas Dinner

24 CHRISTMAS EVE

(Office Close at 2:00 p.m.)

25 CHRISTMAS DAY (Office Closed)

26 OFFICE CLOSED

Kwanza Begins

27 Senior Ministry

31 First Night Raleigh

New Year’s Eve

I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

Prayer Ministry 2

Happy Birthday 2

Senior Ministry 3

Women’s

Fellowship 3

Upcoming Events 4

First Baptist Church 101 South Wilmington Street

Raleigh, North Carolina, 27601

Newsletter

NOVEMBER 2012 VOLUME 13, ISSUE 7

The Right, The Reason, The

Responsibility

We have the right to vote

because our fore parents

lobbied, fought and in some

cases, even died for this

sacred privilege. There is no

way we should take lightly

this history to achieve civil

rights in these United

States of America. We are

the beneficiaries of great

people, who sacrificed

much, for our freedom to

enjoy and participate in the

democratic process.

THEREFORE, WE WILL

VOTE!

The reason is simply clear that

our choices do matter in the

course of things in govern-

ment, and do determine the

outcomes regarding address-

ing the critical needs of citi-

zens in this great nation. Our

choices do matter, when it

comes to policy issues and

how community needs are

addressed. Our choices do

matter, regarding the impor-

tant delivery of goods to all

the people of our society.

THEREFORE, WE WILL VOTE!

The responsibility falls upon

our shoulders to maintain the

important gains of freedom,

justice and equity in our na-

WORSHIP TIMES

8:00 a.m. Worship Service

Sunday, November 4, 25

Music: Praise Team

Sunday, November 11

Ward-Ingram Gospel Choir

Sunday, October 18

Music: Adult Choir

11:00 a.m. Worship Service

Sunday, November 4, 2012

Holy Communion

Music: Senior Choir

Sunday, November 11, 2012

Music: Youth/Children’s

Choir

4:00 p.m.—Shiloh Baptist

Church, Greensboro, NC

Sunday, November 18, 2012

Music: Senior Choir

Sunday, November 25, 2012

Music: Ward-Ingram Gospel

Choir

From Spirit to Spirit tion. We cannot afford to lose

what we have gained by coop-

erative struggles across so

many decades. The struggle

for human dignity continues

and we are responsible to re-

ceive the baton, and pass it

on to coming generations.

America is great because the

common citizens have and

can make a difference.

THEREFORE, WE WILL VOTE!

Thank You for Your Vote!

Pastor Dumas A. Harshaw, Jr.

Sunday Morning Worship Experiences

Theme for 2012:

“Theme: “Celebrating

the Past, Claiming the

Future”

We live by faith, not by

sight.

~2 Corinthians 5:7

Celebrating 200 Years

1812—2012

Let us come before His pres-

ence with THANKSGIVING

(Ps 95:2 KJV).

In everything give THANKS for

this is the will of God in Christ

Jesus concerning you

(I Thess 5:18 KJV).

When your heart is humble

enough to THANK God, it is

also fertile ground for God's

transformation and change.

THANKSGIVING opens your

heart to His best for you.

THANKING God for a simple

meal reminds you that every

bite you take, every breath

you breathe, and everything

you enjoy all come from His

hand. God is always good to

us, always working so dili-

gently in our lives. He is al-

ways doing something for us

and acting in our best inter-

est, so we need to respond by

letting Him know we appreci-

ate everything He does. The

Bible tells us about Jesus

healing ten lepers (LK 7:11-

19). One of them, seeing

that he was healed, came

back praising God in a loud

voice. Then he threw himself

at Jesus' feet and THANKED

Him. The saying "THANKS"

prayer is verbalizing the atti-

tude of gratitude. It is ex-

pressing appreciation to God

for His generosity. It is saying

"THANK YOU" for the specific

gifts He has given you. It is

an indication of humility and

the cure for complaining. And

it is one of the most powerful

things a person can do.

Never underestimate the

power of THANKSGIVING. It

has power to free God to do

the impossible. In the story of

Jehoshaphat, when he was

king of Judah and about to be

invaded by three strong ar-

mies, had no hope against

these enemies (2Cron 20:1-

18). But Jehoshaphat be-

lieved in the power of

THANKSGIVING. He ap-

pointed men who led the way

into battle by singing, "Give

THANKS to the Lord, for His

love endures forever" (2

Chron. 20:21-22 KJV). Saying

"THANKS" prayers freed God

to do the impossible. The

people of Judah did not even

have to fight. THANKSGIVING

had opened the door for God

to fight their enemies for

them. Jehoshaphat's people

only had to walk in and grab

the spoils of victory. Notice

that it says, "As they began to

sing and praise, the Lord set

ambushes". The Lord set the

ambushes as they gave

THANKS, not before. God did

not act until they said

"THANKS." Giving THANKS

shows you fully understand

that Devine events come only

from the hand of God. When

you THANK God for the provi-

sion for each day, you tell Him

you appreciate His loving care

for you, and at the same time

you acknowledge His perfect

will and rule over your life. Your

relationship with Him grows,

and His peace guards your

heart as you gratefully focus

on Him. THANK God for les-

sons He has taught you.

THANK Him regarding trials He

has seen you through and how

they have benefitted your life.

THANK God for things that you

believe He is going to do for

you in the future. THANK God

for key people in your life.

Think of family and friends,

fellow workers and neighbors.

THANK God for authorities,

spiritual mentors, pastors,

teachers and missionaries.

THANK God for the gift of His

Holy Spirit and His Word. Also

THANK Him for the gifts of

faith, hope and love. Could

there be big and impossible

things God wants to do in our

lives that will not occur until we

say "THANKS"? Could it be

that the glorious presence of

God in our lives would be mani-

fest if we took more time to

say "THANKS"? Could it be

that the glorious presence of

God we seek will not manifest

until after we say "THANKS"?

God has awesome blessings in

store for you as you apply the

saying "THANKS" prayer.

Prayer Ministry

Happy Birthday!

P a g e 2 F i r s t B a p t i s t C h u r c h

Never underestimate the

power of THANKSGIVING.

THANK GOD!! HE DE-

SERVES YOUR THANKS

(PS 136:1 Message Bible)

Sources:

Prayer Odyssey

by Dave Earley

100 Answers About Prayer

by L. Empson and B. Albert

10 -Constance Fleming

11—Sarah Dolby, Mazie

Lewis, Herbert Odom,

Stephen Thompson, Adri-

enne Tucker, 15—Alicia F.

Wiley 16—Courtney

Shaw,19—Jacqueline

Ward 21—Michael Shaw,

Louise Dingle 24—Robyn

Hicks, Kristen Lovett

25—Sharon Harshaw

November Birthdays—1

-Gregory Taylor, Deloris

Revis 2– Laura Chap-

man 4—Susie Hunter,

Landon Beckwith, Eva

Gwyn 5—Lydia Bea-

man, Johnnie E. Burke,

Ronda Byrd, Dorothy S.

Prince 7—Donald Har-

ris, Jr., 9—Delmous R.

Ingram, Sr., Erica Cook

26—Melanie Holden,

Eboni Miller, Penny

Lovett 27—Chenice

Shaw, Nancy Wall, Lori

Aboulmouna

29—Renee Wagner,

Troy Dunn 30—Lamar

Dolby, James Putney.

If you are celebrating your

birthday during the

months of November and it

was not announced, please

inform the church

office and we will

correct, accordingly.

The combined service

that was scheduled for Sun-

day, November 11, 2012

has been rescheduled for

Sunday, December 16,

2012 at 10:00 a.m.

Regular services will be

held on Sunday, November

11, 2012 at 8:00 a.m. and

11:00 a.m.

Combine Worship

Service

Rescheduled

Board of Elections. Those meetings

are open to the public.

Councilman Weeks urged all mem-

bers to vote in favor of the bond issue

that will greatly impact Wake Tech’s

future. We were reminded to vote first

for the Presidential candidate of our

choice. Secondly one could vote ei-

ther a straight Democratic or Republi-

can ticket. Third, one would have to

vote for their judicial choices and fi-

nally, the bond issue. A list of those

candidates endorsed by RWCA was

distributed. We pray that every mem-

ber of First Baptist, of voting age, will

exercise this important right as a citi-

zen. We thank Mrs. Cardrienne Gill

and her Committee for their efforts to

keep us informed.

The third speaker for the month of

October came to speak with us on

Thursday, October 25, 2012. He was

Commander Bennie Manning, a retired

member of the United States Military.

He served both as an aviator and a

paratrooper. A Wake County native, he

is a graduate of Garner Consolidated

High School and St. Augustine’s Col-

lege. He spoke to us about honoring

those who have served their country

as Veterans. He mentioned Mrs. Millie

Dunn Veasey who grew up here at First

Baptist. She was one of the first Afri-

can-American Women from North

Carolina to serve as a Commandress

in the military. Mrs. Veasey is still alive

and is ninety-four years young, still

active with Veterans’ Affairs. Mr. Man-

ning also mentioned our own Mr. Jo-

seph Holt who is also a retired, deco-

rated military person.

Mr. Manning presented certificates

of honor and appreciation to the fol-

lowing men of the Senior Ministry:

Deacons Randolph Bazemore, George

Flemming, Charles Powell, and James

Putney. In absentia, certificates were

given for Mr. Leroy Ming, Mr. Otis

Palmer. Posthumously, a certificate

was given to the widow of Deacon

Ephriam Johnson (Lucy). Mr. Daniel

Brown, a Vietnam War vet also re-

ceived a certificate. It was a time to

celebrate those who have given much

to honor their country.

On October 18, 2012 Mesdames

Marian Greaux and Francine Booth

along with Clennis Noble prepared the

luncheon meal. Thanks ladies for your

preparation and serving. On October

25, 2009, refreshments were brought

by Deacon and Mrs. Carson and Mrs.

Lee Davis.

When you gather with your

family this Thanksgiving and

experience the joy and the

pain ... those who loved you

and those who wounded you

and still do, those who hurt

you and those who healed

you and still do, those who

gave you hope and snuffed

out your dreams and still do,

those who picked you up and

those who let you down and

still do, those who kept prom-

ises and those who broke

promises and still do, those

who make you laugh and

those who make you cry,

those who comfort you and

those who disturb you ...

when you see those human

faces ... joyous, angry, sad,

bitter, broken, happy, hope-

ful, lost ... the young, the

strong, the old, the weak ...

Join the Women’s Fel-

lowship as they “Unwrap

the Gifts of Christ” at the

annual Holiday Brunch,

Saturday, December 1,

2012 at 10:00 a.m. in the

Fellowship Hall.

The program promises

to offer reflections on

spiritual and personal gifts

in the spirit of the holiday

season. There will be

something for everyone.

The cash is $10 per per-

son. You may make your

reservation on Sundays

November 4th, 11th,

18th, the 8:00 a.m. and

11:00 a.m. services in the

Fellowship Hall.

remember that you will be all

of these things one day ...

and keeps these words of

Mother Theresa in your heart:

"There is a terrible hunger for

love. We all experience that

in our lives - the pain, the

loneliness. We must have the

courage to recognize it. The

poor you may have right in

your own family. Find them.

Love them."

Happy Thanksgiving!

Senior Ministry

Women’s Fellowship

P a g e 3 V O L U M E 1 3 , I S S U E 7

For this cause, we also since the day

we heard of it, do not cease to pray for

you, and to desire that ye might be

filled with the knowledge of His will in

all wisdom and spiritual understand-

ing.. ~Colossians 1:9

In an effort to stay informed of the

issues that confront us as citizens of

these United States of America, the

Senior Ministry‘s Program Committee

presented to us, during the month of

October, three (3) speakers. The first

two (2) speakers were knowledgeable

of the voting process and which candi-

dates have been endorsed by the Ra-

leigh-Wake Citizens Association.

On Thursday, October 18, 2012, our

own Deacon Kristi Tally and Council-

man Eugene Weeks addressed the

Senior Ministry at 11:00 AM in the

Ward Chapel. Deacon Tally came

equipped with brochures and pam-

phlets to keep us informed of early

voting locations and their hours of op-

eration. She also spoke of some of the

challenges facing those who work to

see that the processes are carried out

correctly and fairly. Deacon Tally also

urged us as citizens to sometimes at-

tend meetings of the Wake County

Women’s Fellowship Holiday Brunch

“Under the Gift Wrap”

December 1, 2012

A Thanksgiving Thought