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First Baptist Church
23 Starling Avenue
Martinsville, Virginia 24112
276-632-6336
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website: www.firstbaptistchurchmartinsville.org Dr. Dennis W. Knight, Pastor
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Reverend John T. Fulcher, Jr., Associate Pastor
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Reverend Craig McCoy, Minister of Music
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Marsha Garren, Administrative Assistant
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Renee Fulcher, Financial Secretary
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Mr. Baxter Jennings, Organist
THE SENIOR ADULTS WILL GO TO THE VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY (Starling Avenue) on Tuesday, January 24. The group will meet in the lobby at 10:00 a.m. The cost of the tour is $4. After the tour, the group will have lunch in the museum restaurant. Please call the church office by Wednesday, January 18, if you would like to participate in this event.
THE HCBA SENIOR ADULTS will meet at Kearfott Baptist Church on Wednesday, January 26, for lunch. Dr. Frank Gribble will be the guest speaker. Please bring a sandwich--drinks and desserts will be provided.
CHURCH WIDE MISSION PROJECT FOR JANUARY CONTINUES. We are collecting mittens and toboggans during the month of January. The entire church body is encouraged to become involved in missions by purchasing these items and placing them on the tree in the Narthex. This year, these mittens and toboggans will be shared with children in elementary schools in our city.
DIACONATE PROJECT: If you have difficulty parking your car and walking to your Sunday School classroom or Sanctuary, please call the church office to arrange assistance. Help is also available if you need transportation to church.
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE WEEK January 22-26, 2012 Sunday, January 22
9:45 a.m. Sunday School
11:00 a.m. Workship Service
6:00 p.m. Youth Fellowship--Snack: Brittany McCrickard
Monday, January 23 6:00 p.m. Baptist Men and Women's Joint Meeting
Tuesday, January 24 10:00 a.m. Senior Adults go to Museum of Natural History for
Tour and Lunch
Wednesday, January 25 5:45 p.m. Family Night Dinner 6:30 p.m. Business Meeting 7:00 p.m. Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal
Thursday, January 26 12:00 p.m. HCBA Senior Adults meet at Kearfott Baptist Church for lunch-bring sandwich 10:00 a.m. Bible Study: Job
Food Assignment for Grace Network: Canned Fruit (15-16 oz. cans)If you can’t shop, we can shop for you. Food can be left on table in Bell Tower Narthex.
FAMILY NIGHT MENU JANUARY 25: Meat loaf, green beans, baked potato, banana pudding, coffee, tea, lemonade. Cost is $6--please call the church office to make reservations by 4 p.m. on Monday.
Soup-er Bowl Sunday, February 5, Noon This fund-raiser will benefit the youth mission trip this summer. Please come prepared to enjoy lunch with your church family and pay what you would normally pay for lunch at your favorite restaurant. A variety of soups will be provided—we need cooks willing to bring a crock pot of soup (call Jessica Duffy 252-5955). Along with wonderful soups, dessert will be provided by our Fourth Annual Men’s Dessert Making Contest. Men’s Dessert Making Contest Top three prizes for the best desserts. Remember ladies, you can coach, but don’t touch!
Upcoming Events in February and March…
¨ We are now taking renewals and new subscriptions for The Religious Herald. Cost is $13.50. Please contact the church office as soon as possible.
¨ The Deacons are sponsoring Coffee House at First Baptist on the third Sunday of each month in the Parlor at 9:00 a.m. Stop by for fellowship and good food before Sunday School.
¨ Our Senior Adults will be going to The Virginia Home in Fieldale for a tour and lunch on Tuesday, February 28. Call the office if you would like a reservation.
¨ Please mark your calendar for the Commuity Pre-Easter Service on Sunday, March 18, 2012, at 4:00 p.m. at St. Paul High Street Baptist Church. The speaker will be Dr. Bill Leonard, founding Dean and Professor of Church History at Wake Forest University School of Divinity. This event is sponsored by the Martinsville/Henry County Ministerial Association.
Recycling Our deacons assist at the paper trailer the third Saturday of the month, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon. If you need assistance with placing your newspapers, magazines, or catalogs in the trailer, they will be glad to help. The profits from our trailer help local agencies and provide money for FBC mission trips.
Baptist Men’s Day
February 26
¨ Breakfast at 8:30 a.m. ¨ Men’s Choir Rehearsal at 10:30 a.m. ¨ Worship at 11:00 a.m.
Start the day off right with a men’s breakfast in the Fellowship Hall. Please call the church office by Wednesday, February 22, to make a reservation. Cost is $6 (or a Baptist Men’s season ticket.)
Remember...a Men’s Choir will share in the Morning Service...so see you in the Choir loft!
Prayers of the People - Would you like to grow in your prayer life and expand your prayers to include missionaries and others serving their Lord? Copies of Prayers of the People, a prayer and devotional guide, can be found on a table in the Bell Tower.
READ THE BIBLE THROUGH: You are being encouraged to read straight through the Bible during 2011. Guides can be found in Sunday School rooms and in the Narthex.
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