T h e B e a c o n The Baptist Beacon P.O. Box 7 Cordova, IL 61242

Non Profit STD US Postage PD Cordova IL

First Baptist Church 602 3rd Avenue South

Cordova, Illinois 61242 309-654-2501

Sunday School ~ 8:30 A.M. Worship ~ 9:30 A.M.

fbccordova@mediacombb.net www.cordovafbc.com

We serve God, teach God’s Word and demonstrate Christ’s love.

September 2018

Blessings on:

Address Service Requested

Newsletter Deadline

All articles for the October 2018 BEACON should reach the church office by Monday

September 24, 2018.

Morning Prayer Meetings:

Every Thursday at 8 AM!

COFFEE FELLOWSHIP

Come and join us for fellowship and coffee before church each Sunday. Coffee is ready by 8:15 am. Come and socialize before church begins.

BREAKFAST AT THE CAFÉ Every Tuesday at 8 AM, several of us gather at Albany’s Mississippi Café for a time to sit back, enjoy a nice meal, and converse over the events of the day. We would love for you to join us!

5th Sunday—Sunday September 30th On months with 5 Sundays, we collect two extra offerings for those who desire to contribute. Envelopes are made available for those who want to give to our LIFT (Laying If For Tomor-row) Fund. Also our children collect loose coins for our Penny Project which goes to help youth in Rock Island County living in poverty. Please consider how you might give!

First Baptist of Cordova’s

Harvest Home 2018 Saturday September 8,

10 AM - 3 PM

What is it:

Raffle, Silent Auction,

Multiple Local Vendors,

& Various Games and Activities

Where—Cordova Civic Center

DISC GOLF COMPETITION During Harvest Home, a Disc Golf competition will be held. Contact Drew Kerr at (309) 912-5265 for more information and to register.

BOUNCE HOUSES & CARNIVAL GAMES Midwest Activity Productions is bringing 3-4 of the air filled activities—such as an obstacle course, human bumper balls, and a multiplay. They are al-so providing backyard carnival games for all to en-joy!

Please continue to pray for our men and women in the military service:

David Christopher, John Filbert, Zach Fontenoy, Joe Hester, Kelby Kindelsperger, Elizabeth Kindelsperger, Ashley Kline, Anthony Lester,

Ryan Peterson, Brett Saathoff

New Concerns: James Carroll Kay Coulter Sue King Thelma Palm Cameron Rogers Mary Schroeder Martin Stump

Ongoing Concerns: Charlene Agnew Carolyn Aiken Deanna Arnold Casey Beal Lynda Beard Pat Boggs Lanna Bostick Gerri Bruckman Peggy Daniels Jim Fidlar Rick Gordon Jim Gregory Carol Guinn Charles Hergert Rose Huizenga

Ongoing Concerns (Cont.): Janice Johnson Lynn Johnson Rochelle Kindelsperger Dave Lamb LaVonne Latham Judy Locey Pam Lohman Dan Michaels Allie Morgan Barb Morphew Vanetta Nelson Zack Owens Judy Parland Shari Peterson Eleanor Pettit Hannah Pettit Bruce Ragar Emma Jean Russell Della Scott Joanne Senko Ray Shackelford Judy Simpson Rob Small

Ongoing Concerns (Cont.): Herb Sparks Sharon Sparks Linda Stoermer Katie Talbot Bill Tiernan Rich Waldorf JoAnn Wiklund Louie Wiklund Joyce Winger Each other

Praise Report: Ron Beal Briana Kerr LaVonne Latham Zach Mikles Donna Thornbloom Tod VanWolvelaere Our God is Father, the Church’s head, our intercessor, our Adonai

Our Deepest Sympathies

Our hearts grieve and prayers go out to the family and friends of

John Palm

Christopher Bunch Sarah Carroll

CROSSMEN YOUTH & YOUTH SUNDAY

The Crossmen is our church Youth Group. It is open to kids in 4th grade thru High School. We meet eve-ry Tuesday at 5:30 PM. We also strive to do a fun activity or social project once a month. The Crossmen had originally set their minds to doing a youth service on July 29th. However due to uncon-trollable circumstances, it had to be postponed. We are now scheduled for our youth Sunday on Septem-ber 9th. Come and support our youth!

Don’t Miss tHis!

The Rivers Growth Conference

Grow in your relationship with Jesus and others Mt. 25:37-45; John 7:37-39; Psalm 46:4

Sept 27-29, 2018

Sponsored by ABCGRR At First Baptist Church, Bloomington, IL

Guest Speakers: Shane Clairborne, Tony Campolo, Dave Fitch, and Sharon Koh

EXERCISE CLASS Our exercise class, led by Sue King, meets at 8:30 AM on Mondays, Wednes-days, and Fridays.

AUGUST ATTENDANCE REPORT

Week attendance 5 28

12 31 19 37 26 32

Total: 96 Average: 32

AUGUST CROSSMEN ATTENDANCE REPORT

WORSHIP Day Attendance 5 0 12 1 19 0 26 0

CROSSMEN Day Attendance 7 4 14 No Meeting 21 2 28 ?

Port Byron Pantry Collection Needs

For the month of September we are collecting canned fruits and vegetables or similar items:

If you can assist with any of these items (or any other you may think of), please bring them by the church and place in one of our drop boxes. The drop off boxes can be located by each of the three church doorways.

MESSAGES FOR

SEPTEMBER

September 2 "Sin: There is No Excuse”

Genesis 3:1-7 & Romans 1:19-23

September 9, 2018 Youth Service Service led by

Crossmen Youth Group

September 16, 2018 "Keep Focused"

Luke 4:1-13 & Luke 10:38-42

September 23, 2018 "Built in Faith”

Genesis 6:11-22 & Hebrews 11:7

September 30, 2018 "Walking into Refuge"

Genesis 7:1-9 & Psalm 32:6-7

World Mission Offering

Missions is the very heart and life of the church. Join us at First Baptist from September 9th-30th as we seek to raise $750 to help the many ABC Interna-tional missions and missionaries. Give from the heart and help take the gospel to the world!

On December 28, 1843, First Bap-tist was founded. As we near the end of 2018, we find ourselves pre-paring to celebrate 175 years of worship and Christian fellowship. Due to our anniversary falling be-tween Christmas and New Years, we will be celebrating early on Sun-day October 21st. Tell your friends and come to the party!!!

Stewardship Sunday

If you have not al-ready, you will shortly be receiving our annual pledge card letter for 2019. We ask you to think and pray how you might contribute financially to the

Change is Underway! Due to contributions of some of our memorials from their loved ones, we have been able to see one change in our church facility and another in process. Through the gener-ous me-morials of Dave Bennett and Bob Pettit two new stoves have been purchased for our kitchen. A second contribution from Bob Pettit is the removal of the tree stumps in the garden with the hope of planting two dogwoods next spring. The flowering dogwood is

the legendary tree of the crucifix. It would be fitting to have these two trees by our

cross in the garden. Thanks to all!

church and its ministries. These pledges help us to plan an effective budget for the upcoming year. On Sunday September 23rd, we will be collecting the pledge cards along with our regular offerings. You may also turn the pledge cards in earlier to the church if you desire.

Revised Constitution Proposal The constitution proposal for consolidating of our commit-tees and boards is available at the back of the sanctuary. Pick up a copy today. Then join us for a special called meeting after worship on October 7th to vote on these pro-posed changes to our constitution.

SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES

5 Matt Vaughn 7 Jim Boone Elizabeth Phelps Dean Moyer 8 Wesley DeVoss 10 Jordan Barber 11 Taytum Jacobs Ed & Diane Roberts Chuck and Lisa Cook 14 Sally Munson 15 Jon Allen Becki Winger 17 Mindy Piatt 18 Paul Rozek 22 Jill Frazier Bonahoom Jon Lennox 24 Pam Coers Lynn Fidlar Adam Moyer Hunter Rigg 25 Brent Reynolds 26 Lisa Piatt Cook 27 Jennifer Nauman 28 Jared Barber Mike Kerr Laci Butler Weber 29 Eric & Laura Arnold Mike Chavez Delmer Moyer 30 Rich & Fran Sawyer

SEPTEMBER 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

Harvest Home Raffle/

Silent Auction Items

Due in Jesse Seeley by

5:00 PM

2

Sunday School –8:30

AM

Worship —9:30 AM

3

Exercise Class—8:30

AM

4

Crossmen—5:30 PM

5

Exercise Class—8:30

AM

Advisory Board—7 PM

6

Prayer Meeting—8 AM

Harvest Home Mtg—

9:30 AM

Trustees—6 PM

7

Exercise Class—8:30 AM

8

Harvest Home at Civic

Center—10:00 AM-3:00

PM

9

Sunday School –8:30

AM

Worship —9:30 AM

10

Exercise Class—8:30

AM

11

Crossmen—5:30 PM

12

Exercise Class—8:30

AM

175th Planning—10:00

AM

Gleaners—7:00 PM

13

Prayer Meeting—8 AM

14

Exercise Class—8:30 AM

15

16

Sunday School –8:30

AM

Worship —9:30 AM

17

Exercise Class—8:30

AM

Deacons– 3 PM

18

Crossmen—5:30 PM

19

Exercise Class—8:30

AM

20

Prayer Meeting—8 AM

21

Exercise Class—8:30 AM

22

23

Sunday School –8:30

AM

Worship - 9:30 AM

24

Exercise Class—8:30

AM

25

Breakfast @ Cafe—8

AM

Crossmen—5:30 PM

26

Exercise Class—8:30

AM

27

Prayer Meeting—8 AM

28

Exercise Class—8:30 AM

29

30

Sunday School –8:30

AM

Worship - 9:30 AM

Birthdays & Anniver-

saries—10:30 AM

GRR Minister Confer. GRR Annual Gathering—FBC Bloomington