First Baptist Church Taylorsville

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME

ENDS AT 2 AM THIS SUN,

NOV 3. PLEASE SET YOUR

CLOCKS BACK ONE HOUR

BEFORE YOU GO TO BED

SATURDAY NIGHT.

““Hallelujah! Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His faithful love endures forever.” (Psalm 106:1, HCSB) The phrase, “give thanks” is a re-occurring theme in Psalms. These hymns were often sung in the worship of the Lord. In fact, there are some Psalms that would have been sung at specific seasons. They were reminders for the people to acknowledge the providence of God. Sometimes, we say, “God is good. All of the time, God is good.” His goodness is consistent with His nature. He continues to pour out His blessings on those He loves. Even in times of severe testing, God proves that His love is enduring. God never ceases to love us. Look back and consider the ways in which God has blessed you. Let those experiences serve to call you to wor-ship the Lord. Let them be reminders of His faithfulness. Bro. Frankie

NATIONAL COLLECTION WEEK IS NOV 18-25

OUR CHURCH IS THE LOCAL COLLECTION CENTER

VOLUNTEER YOUR TIME DURING THAT WEEK

There is a schedule listed on our website and by the church office, indicating

the hours we will be open to receive shoe boxes from neighboring churches

and individuals. We might need some men or young boys with strong backs

to help load the larger boxes into the trailer to transport to Laurel.

Penny March/

Shoe Box Dedication,

Sunday, Nov. 10

During the morning worship service our

children will collect change from the

congregation to help pay the shipping

cost of our shoeboxes. Be sure to collect

your lose change. We will gladly accept

bills & checks too. Postage is $9 per box.

We have 300 boxes to send. If you are

packing boxes on your own, please bring

them on or before Nov 10 for dedica-

tion.

November 2019

Men’s Grilling Challenge, Sat. Nov. 9, 5 pm. We are issuing a challenge to all men to fire up the smokers, grills, or whatev-er apparatus they may have and prepare whatever cut of meat they prefer. That’s right, the challenge is on!! Marinate it, smoke it, grill it, or burn it to you liking. If you plan to grill and participate, we’d like to know. Contact Bro Frankie (601)-335-1409 or Ken Odell, (601)-382-9816. The Family Life Center will be open all day on Saturday for anyone who pre-fers to bring their grills and cook on site. Bring your “secret” recipe. If you are not entering in the light-hearted competition, bring a covered dish. We will eat at 5, so allow time for your magical touch to prepare your dish. Bring board games. Bring the whole family for a great afternoon of good food. Our Brotherhood will also be smoking some pork loins and chicken.

Our church family will gather for a special night to celebrate thanksgiving

on Wednesday, November 20 at 6 pm. We’ve scheduled it the week before

Thanksgiving in order that it doesn’t crowd your family gathering time.

You know the food will be great! The meal will consist of ham, turkey,

dressing with giblet gravy, mashed potatoes with gravy, lima beans, sweet

potato casserole, roll, and pecan or sweet potato pie. Sign up will be the

same as for any other Wednesday night—text (601)323-2717, email

info@fbctaylorsville.org, or sign up outside church office by Monday

at noon so that our hostesses will know how many to expect.

Men’s Target Shoot, Sat. Nov. 16, 1 pm

If you would like to participate in

some fun, come join us at Bro. Frankie’s residence. Bring your

weapon of choice, ammo, ear & eye protection. We will provide the targets. It’s going to be a lot of fun burning some powder!!

SPONSOR A TEEN FOR WINTER

EXTREME TRIP IN DECEMBER

We have several students that

need financial assistance to go

to Winter Extreme in late

December. The total cost is

$139 per person. If you would

be willing to help, please see

Scotty. Thanks!

CHILDREN’S MINISTRY VOLUNTEERS

Nov 6 (Nancy Blakeney’s group) Country Fried Steak w/

white gravy, loaded potato casserole, lima beans, roll, dessert

Nov 13-(Mary Ann Odell’s group) Fried chicken, rice/gravy,

peas, cornbread/roll, dessert

Nov 20–(Sandra Walker’s group) Ham, turkey, dressing w

giblet gravy, mashed potatoes w gravy, lima beans & sweet

potato casserole, with pecan pie or sweet potato pie for dessert.

PLEASE SIGN UP IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND

Nov 27-No Wed Services

NURSERY TODDLERS 4/5 YR OLDS 1ST-4TH GRADES

11/3/2019 Melissa Evans Emily Evans Rebecca Holder Wendy Walley/Mary Ann Hill

11/10/2019 Nancy Blakeney Yvonne Dees Delia Flynt Rosalyn Glenn

11/17/2019 Gwen Creel Hope James Gwen Creel Sarah Jones

11/24/2019 Mary Ann Hill Gwen Creel Darlene Booth Kristi McCord/Kenny McCord

Accepting Applications for Director of Children’s Ministry Interested individuals may send a resume to:

Children’s Committee, c/o First Baptist Church P.O. Box 357 Taylorsville, Ms 39168

Primary Function: The Director of Children’s Ministry is involved in all phases of ministry for children, birth to 6th grade. Responsibilities include overseeing the planning, coordinating, and implementing of these programs for weekly ministries. Classification: The position is a part-time, salaried staff position. Compensation is based on education, training, and experience. A minimum of 10 hours per week. A more detailed Job description is available upon request.

NOVEMBER CALENDAR OF EVENTS

3 Daylight Savings Time ends—move clocks back one hour

Shoebox Packing Party—FLC—2-4 pm

Children’s Musical Practice—4-6 pm

Bible study for students and adults 5 pm

Ensemble Practice following Bible Study

5 KLIC 3:15-5 pm

Jam Session 6 pm

9 Men’s Grilling Challenge—5 pm

10 Penny March for Postage for Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes and Dedication of boxes—

Don’t forget your coins!

Children’s Musical Practice—4-6 pm

Deacon’s Meeting @ 6:15 pm

Ensemble Practice following Bible Study

11 Veterans’ Recognition at Taylorsville School auditorium 9 am

12 Food pantry work day 9 am

13 Business meeting 6 pm

14 JOY Club trip to Cucina Mexican Restaurant, Magee—leave at 10:30 am

16 Clothes Closet open from 8 am until noon

Men’s Target Shoot 1 pm @ Frankie & Lisa Clark’s

17 Children’s Musical Practice—4-6 pm

Ensemble practice following Bible Study

18-25 National Collection Week for Operation Christmas Child—We are local collection center.

19 Food pantry work day 9 am

WMU Noon Group—Mac Evans, Speaker

KLIC 3:15-5 pm

Jam Session 6 pm

20 Thanksgiving Meal—6 pm PLEASE SIGN UP IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND

21 Food Pantry open from 4-5:30 pm

24 Children’s Musical practice—TBA

Ensemble practice—TBA

27 NO WED NIGHT SERVICES

Winter Extreme balance is due from students

28 Thanksgiving

PRAYER REQUESTS

“The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.”

DEACONS FOR THE MONTH :

LARRY ROBINSON &RUSS SHELBY

Leah & Libby Anderson

Dorothy Blakeney-Collins swing bed

Nicky Blakeney

Sara Broadway

Claudette Bryant

Patsy Bryant

David Dollar

Claude Dowden

Ernie Easterling—UMC ICU

James Ford

Bobbie Gambrell

Ramsey Grant

Horace Hancock

Jean Hull

Terry James

Kim Kennedy

Pati Landrum

Adam & Brooke Lillie

Sophia Menzik

Meg Mayfield Moore

Billie Sue Moss

Todd Odell

Linda Parker

Dayton Pridgen

Gwen Pierce

Payton Pierce

Susan Pierce

Carolyn Porter—needs liver trans-plant

Maegan Riley

Bro. Gary Robertson

Casey Simmons

Lisa Shelby

Robert Sorey

Ashli Stringer

Neil Ware

Charlie White

Thomas White

Dale Williams

Vera Windham

River Yarborough

Bereaved

Family of Jim Robertson

Family of Rosalee Stringer

Homebound

Daisy Blakeney

Marion Dollar

Yank Weathersby

Jane White

Cancer/Long Term

Kyle Aultman

Bill Bassett

Beth Cowart

Danielle Garrison

Scott Grant

Wanda Jordan

Sydney Kemp

Sandra Martin

Wayne Martin

Ray Prine

Jill Sanford (breast cancer)

Lane Smith

Brent Strebeck (bone/liver cancer)

W. L. Sykes

Marlene Townsend

Judy White

Military

Erik & Josie Nix

Devyn Stringer (Active)

Nursing Home/Assisted Living:

Dick Blakeney

Sheila Bowman

Bobbie Butler

Mary Evans

Sue Blakeney Herrington

Ed Kennedy

Peggy King

Sue King

Pat Lancaster

Jimmy Dale Phipps

Maurine Sitz

Arnold Smith

Dan Stringer

Joe Daniel Stringer

Sharia Stringer

Vida Yeager

LOOKING AHEAD:

December 1 at 10:30 am—The Ensemble will present “Peace Has Come”

during the morning worship service.

December 8 at 6 pm—A Night of Christmas —The Christmas season is just a month

away. As we’ve done the last three years, we will have a Night of Christmas Variety

Program, We’d love for you to participate, Sing, play a song, read a poem - anything

you’d like to share with the church as it relates to Christmas.

The deadline to sign up is Wed, Dec 4th.

December 15 at 6 pm—The Children will present their Christmas Musical

“Crazy, Busy, Peaceful, Holy Night.”

Fellowship to follow in the Family Life Center

December 22 at 6:00 pm—Candlelight Service

2020 Church Calendar, coming soon! I want to thank our committee chairpeople. We met the other night to plan out the year for 2020. We had a great turn out and great input. These calendars will be printed soon and made available for you. You will also be able to go to our website: fbctaylorsville.org and keep up with what is happening at FBC. Don’t forget to take advantage of our app. You can go to you app store and download the FBC t+ville app. It’s free and will also keep you informed.

In last month’s newsletter I told you about Shannon Sharp and Buddy Murphy beginning to teach Voice and Piano lessons at the church. I’m happy to report that they have 7 students so far and are meeting every Monday and Tuesday after school. Perhaps we’ll see some of these students during our program on December 8th. For information about available times or pricing you can contact Shannon at 1-601-433-0194. Jason