Midweekly05.15.2013

Missions AliveMissions Alive WMU will be meeting in Room 150 on Monday, May 20, from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Our speaker will be Debra Owens-Hughes from Columbia.

( Sharon Herrera, 773.5219, sendsjh@yahoo.com

Encourage a High School SeniorIt is that time again! You have the opportunity to encourage the high school seniors as they graduate from high school. We are collecting note cards to present to the graduating seniors on Senior Recognition Day, Sunday, May 26. These note cards offer a way to share memories, appreciation, encouragement, a favorite Bible scripture, or a promise to pray for them.

In the Foyer, you will find mailboxes for the graduating senior along with blank note cards. Please take the time to write a note of encouragement to a senior. Cards will be collected through Wednesday, May 22.

( Marissa Moore, 664.6023, marissa.moore@firstbaptistnashville.org

Mission Trip to HaitiWe are excited to continue our partnership with our Haitian friends. This summer we are thrilled to take two teams to Haiti in July. Not only will our Senior Foreign Mission Trip again be to Haiti on July 17 – 23, but a second group will be traveling the week before, July 11 – 17. Ministry in Haiti will consist of working with the Children of Hope orphanage and construction projects. This work will serve to continue our relationship building efforts in conjunction with the works of The Joseph School. For more information, visit thejosephschool.org.

Mission FriendsLooking for an opportunity to serve? We are looking for teachers for Mission Friends (MF) for the 2013 – 2014 school year. There are spots available in the 3’s, 4’s, and Kindergarten classes. MF meets on Wednesday evenings from 6:15 p.m. until 7:15 beginning in the fall.

( Becky Clay, 353.6647, rebeccaclay@bellsouth.net

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OPPORTUNITIESWEDNESDAY, MAY 15

4 p.m. Media Library open4:30 – 6 p.m. Fellowship Meal served, Fellowship Hall5:25 – 6:20 p.m. Preschool Music: PreK 4, 470; K, 4805:25 – 7:15 p.m. Children’s Music: Grade 1, 451; Grades 2-3, 440; Grades 4-6, 452, 4535:30 p.m. KnitWits, 150G Men’s Bible Study, Chapel5:45 p.m. The Edge, 300 E. Bldg6 p.m. Orchestra Rehearsal, 220 6:10 p.m. Business Meeting, Fellowship Hall6:15 p.m. Childhood Ministry Committee Meeting, 3526:25 – 7:15 p.m.Mission Friends: 3s, 351; PreK 4, 352; K, 3537:05 – 8:30 p.m. Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room

SUNDAY, MAY 198:15 a.m., Service of Word & Table

9 a.m., Bible Study | 10:30 a.m., Worship 4:30 p.m., Youth Choir

6 p.m., Children’s Music Presentation

Sermon“The Kind of Church Our City Needs”

Text: Acts 2:1-21Music

10:30 a.m.: Sanctuary Choir: “Great Our Joy!”

Youth Choir: “Like Eagles, You Will Fly!”6 p.m.:

God’s Song at First: Growing Step by Step

LAST WEEK AT A GLANCEWeek of May 12, 2013

Attendance

Morning Worship .................... 702 Sunday School ........................ 616 Extended Session .......................43

First Finances Budget Gifts .................... $55,584

To Date Expected Gifts ................$966,855 Actual Gifts ....................$970,733

SBC MessengersRepresent First Baptist Nashville at the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) June 11 – 12 in Houston, TX. Let us know of your intention before May 31. Pre-registration has begun and your name will be presented at a called Business Meeting.

( Lori Towns, 664.6001, lori.towns@firstbaptistnashville.org

Christ Clothes ClosetYou, your family, or small group may volunteer to serve the poor of our city through the Christ Closet, which is open every first and third Sunday from 12 – 1 p.m.

The Christ Closet is located behind the Fellowship Hall and serves both men and women. It’s the perfect ministry to do as a family or with a few friends, as 3 adults (or 2 adults and a very responsible youth) are all that are needed to run the Christ Closet. If you have a larger group—a Sunday School class or small group, for example—we always have donations that need sorting, and volunteering together is a great bonding activity, not to mention a tremendous help to this ministry. Younger volunteers can provide ice water and snacks to guests and serve in many ways.

The Jordan-Lake family will gladly give you a 10-minute overview of how to run the Christ Closet at a time convenient to you, even if it’s right after church! In addition, we have a one-page information sheet that should answer most all of your questions: one person lets guests in through the door leading from the covered driveway and escorts them to the Christ Closet. The other volunteers assist the guests, and as time permits can also size and hang donated clothing on the racks.

( Joy Jordan-Lake, joyjordanlake@aol.com

High School Senior Mission Fundraiser LunchHelp us support our high school seniors as they prepare for their mission trip to Haiti July 17 – 23. Spaghetti will be served in Fellowship Hall following 10:30 a.m. worship on Sunday, June 2, for $5/person, $20/family.

( Marissa Moore, 664.6023, marissa.moore@firstbaptistnashville.org

Service of Word and TableSunday Mornings | 8:15 a.m. | Chapel

You are invited to participate in a worship service focusing on the Words of Scripture and the Lord’s Supper. Join us in the Chapel at 8:15 a.m. on Sunday mornings.

There are special prayer times, Scripture readings from the Old and New Testaments, a message, all in a reflective and contemplative atmosphere. Led by our Senior Pastor and other lay volunteers from the congregation, you’ll find this to be a spiritual growth opportunity.

( Amanda Poff, 664.6010 amanda.poff@firstbaptistnashville.org

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First Baptist Nashville

Sunday, May 19 | 6 p.m. | Sanctuary

Canadian Mission TripJuly 15 – 20

First Baptist Nashville is gearing up for their annual Canadian mission trip! We will visit the Canadian Southern Baptist Seminary (CSBS) for work around the campus. The CSBS work week is scheduled for July 15 – 20 although some may want to go a couple days early. This mission trip is to provide maintenance work. CSBS has things anyone can do, including work in the Bookstore, Office, and Library. They will find something for anyone! Everyone on the trip stays in the Student Housing free of charge.

If you want to find out more about this adventure, call Joe Carter, 351.8116.

BibleSticksBibleSticks are convenient, digital audio players that are simple to use and come pre-loaded with an entire Audio New Testament—all in a slim player the size of a pack of gum! Chaplains of the U.S. Military are giving away BibleSticks to our servicemen and servicewomen overseas so they have opportunity to hear God’s Word.

A contribution of $5,000 is in hand for our church to go toward the BibleStick gifts, and we want to match it to get God’s Word to as many of our military as is possible.

We will be collecting donations beginning Sunday, May 26, and ending Sunday, June 2. Please stop by the Mountain Movers table on Sunday, May 26 or June 2, for more details or to make your donation (or simply make your contribution with a MEMO line “BIBLESTICK” to First Baptist Nashville).

faithcomesbyhearing.com/bible-stick

Sunday, May 26 | 1:30 – 7 p.m. Joe C. Davis YMCA Outdoor Center

This will be our 11th year at this location and if you’ve never been before ... come this year and you’ll see why this is such a great spot for a few hundred of us to get together! There’s a swimming park, giant slide into the lake, a zip line, horse back riding, canoes, pontoon boat rides, and Alpine Mountain. And of course, you’ll get to eat delicious free hamburgers and hotdogs.

This is a great evangelistic opportunity, so bring your unchurched friends, family, coworkers and neighbors. As always, the event is free; we just ask that each family brings a dessert to share!

( Margi Hawkins, 664.6050, margi.hawkins@firstbaptistnashville.org

May Collection: The Rescue Mission

Every month, we send the mission $1000 or so from your budget gifts. They perform a huge service on our behalf to the homeless community.

Ministry to the poor is one of our commands in Scripture and the mission assists us in performing this imperative. In addition to our monthly gifts, we collect some needed items for the men and women who stay there once a year.

Here are some suggestions:

•commercial size canned goods (corn, beans, pasta), •small toiletries like toothbrushes

and toothpaste•shampoo•deodorant

We are blessed with one of the premier missions in the country. Pray for them. Assist them as you can.

( Rus Roach, 664.6021, rus.roach@firstbaptistnashville.org

Churchwide Baby Shower Thank YouDear Shannon and Children’s Ministry Team,

Thank you so much for organizing a little basket of goodies for Vivienne. It was unexpected, but very sweet of you to think of us. I also love how practical all of the items were; it’s amazing how excited I get over diapers and wipes, but they are SO expensive. Please let anyone who was involved with this gift to know how much it meant to Everett and me.

Hope and Everett Sinor

For a listing of prayer concerns, pick up a printed Midweekly at church or call 664.6000.