The Clarion July 28, 2013

Church Picnic! Sunday, August 4th

Activities begins at 4:00 PM Eat at 5:30 PM

Burgers & Hotdogs Provided. Please bring a dessert to share!

Devotion after Supper Please make sure you sign-up in Sunday School

or in the Church Bulletin.

Volleyball Horseshoes Corn Hole Toss Kickball Playground Tigger Bounce House (Preschool)

Dominoes Bubbles

Ministry Center

Deacon Ordination Service

for Joe Falkner “Select from among you...men of good reputation,

full of the Spirit and wisdom.”

Acts 6:3

Sunday, July 28, 2013 at 5:30 P.M.

in the Worship Center Please join us for this special Deacon Ordination Service

as we ordain Joe Falkner into the Deacon Ministry.

Date Time Home Team Visiting Team Field

7/25 7:00 Fellowship FBC 2 1

7/25 7:00 FBC 1 Balkum 2

Doing Good!

Time out! Take a moment to breathe deeply

and put on your humility hat….

What you’re about to hear requires

perspective; namely, that anytime God

receives glory in us or through us it is

entirely His doing and to His credit. Got that

humility hat fitting snuggly now?

Last week I attended Leader Lab hosted by our Alabama Baptist

State Convention in Montgomery. For two and a half days I sat at

the feet of Richard Blackaby as he spoke on spiritual leadership.

What a privilege to learn from this godly man – the son of Henry

Blackaby who authored the well known resource Experiencing

God. As I made my way through the Baptist Building to various

plenary sessions and workshops I encountered several of our state

convention leaders and staff. In just 48 hours the word of our

ministry in Abbeville had spread to Montgomery and throughout

the leadership of our state convention. Without fail each person

thanked First Baptist Headland for serving our brothers and sisters

of First Baptist Abbeville in their time of bereavement. One

person summarized it well, “You all were the hands and feet of

Jesus to that congregation! That’s what being the body of Christ

is all about!”

Wow! What a blessing to hear that! What an honor it was for us

to be useful to our Master in reaching to those dear people. Thank

you, church family for loving First Baptist Abbeville well! Thank

you for stepping up and serving through praying, organizing the

meal, preparing a dish, and traveling to Abbeville to serve!

Fantastic! Thanks and glory be to God!

Paul’s words are fitting…So then, while we have opportunity, let

us do good to all men, and especially to those who are of the

household of the faith. (Galatians 6:10)

Speaking of doing good…

The Gideons and Auxiliary – It encourages us all to see godly

men and women having an impact for Christ and His kingdom

through Scripture distribution and personal witness. Several of

our church members serve Christ in the Henry County Camp of

The Gideons International. They are leaders, servants and

witnesses of Jesus in our county and worldwide. Thank you

church family for supporting their efforts financially last Sunday

morning!

Our Student Missionaries – Middle School and High School

students are becoming “infected” with God’s heart for all peoples.

That includes Haitians and Cubans in south Florida and senior

adults in Cleveland, Tennessee. Our students’ testimonies Sunday

night were sincere, heartfelt and deeply moving. To hear of our

students sharing Scripture verses, leading in prayer and explaining

the gospel to people very different from themselves blessed our

hearts. One adult shared, “Listening to these students gives me

hope!”

And let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we shall

reap if we do not grow weary. (Galatians 6:9)

Keep Doing Good!

Cecil Sanders

The Launch 2013

Back-to-School Retreat

Whitewater Rafting

Chattahoochee River

Columbus, GA

August 9 & 10, 2013

Friday: 5:00 - 10:00 PM

Ministry Center

Saturday: 7:30 AM

Meet at the church

4:30 PM Return to the church

Watch next weeks Clarion

to find out what to bring!

Let’s Go Bowling!

Wednesday, July 31

$8.00 to bowl

Pay Bro. Joel

Bring $ for supper

at the mall.

Leaving at 5:30 PM

from the church.

Sign up in the Youth

Room or Chapel.

Get your

permission slip!

The Alabama Baptist

On Sunday, July 28 we recognize our state

Baptist paper for its important role in the lives

of Baptists. It is a vital link in keeping us

informed about what God is doing in Alabama and around

the world. It gives us new ideas for reaching our commu-

nity for Christ, examines important social issues from a

biblical perspective and helps us grow as Christian disci-

ples.

To receive your weekly Alabama Baptist newspaper, fill

out the bulletin insert on Sunday and drop it in the offering

plate.

Quarterly Business Meeting Wednesday, July 31, 2013

6:00 PM in Adult 1 Department

Committee on Committee and Nominating Committee

reports will be presented.

The Celebration Choir will resume practice on

Wednesday, July 31. Mark your calendars!

Israel Trip Meeting

In His Steps First Baptist Trip to the Holy Land

November 12-21, 2014

First informational meeting is

Sunday, July 28 at 7:00 PM, Adult 1.

This meeting is for those who are

interested in learning more about the trip.

J.O.Y Ministry

“Happy Birthday

Luncheon”

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Walk to Emmaus

The Walk to Emmaus is a 72-hour

spiritual retreat intended to bring

refreshment to a Christian’s life and to his or her church.

This experience is open to anyone who would like to

attend. Upcoming 2013 dates are September 5-8 for men

and September 26-29 for women. For more information

please pick up a brochure in the Welcome Center or call

Jeanine Grace (589-3707) or Jim Ethridge (618-6799).

First Baptist Church,

To all of you for your expressions of kindness by the cards,

calls, and a caring of prayers, I thank you for myself and my

family.

You are a reflection and a sweet aroma of Christ Himself in

your remembrances, encouragement and support for us in

our time of need.

May God’s grace continue to lead you into joy for Himself

as He desires all of us to be. We sing, “They will know we

are Christian by our love.” You are this kind of people.

From the heart,

Ethelene Warren

Dear Brother Cecil &

Church Family,

Last week was truly one that warranted superlatives:

The almost unfathomable death of our dear, dear

pastor, Michael Whitt,

The unbelievable number of mourners at the visitation

and funeral, and

The unparalleled show of Christian love and sympathy

by your congregation in bringing and serving such a

wonderful meal - and it was wonderful. Thank you,

thank you!

In Christian love,

Thomas & Elizabeth Starling

Sunday, August 4th is Sunday School

Promotion Sunday!

Children and adults are asked

to advance to

their new classes.

Wednesday, August 7th is Promotion for all

Wednesday Night Activities.

Moving Up!

Altar Flowers

Church Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Worship Spotlight July 28, 2013

9:30 AM

Music Sandy Druckenmiller

Message “The Armor of God:

The Helmet of Salvation” Ephesians 6:17 Cecil Sanders

Preschool 9:30 AM *Schedule Contact For The Week

Tina Skipper - 795-3546 Mandy Johnson - 714-0559

Infants Tina Skipper

Margaret McClenny Rachel Bush

Creepers Kevin & Amy Sanders

One & Two Year Olds Shane & Laurie Ross

Three & Four Year Olds Jason & Pollie Braswell

FBC TV Program Schedule Comcast Cable Channel 4

Sundays: 9:00 AM & 7:00 PM Thursdays: 9:00 AM & 7:00 PM

This Week’s First Touch Team Ida Deal Knowles & Peggy Marley

FBC Staff

Cecil Sanders Senior Pastor

Mike Wehner Associate Pastor

Joel Tucker Minister of Children & Students

Tim Gay Minister of Music & Senior Adults

Kimberly Grandstaff CDC Director - 693-3599

Richard Kohl Licensed Professional Counselor

For an appointment call (334) 722-9097

Judy Trail Church Secretary

Carlando Hope Media Secretary

Pam Ellison Financial Secretary

This Week July 28, 2013

Sunday:

8:15 AM Sunday School

9:30 AM Morning Worship

11:00 AM Sunday School

Intentional Discipleship; Adults, Students and Children in Wor-ship Center; Childcare provided for Age 5 and under

Wednesday:

6:00 PM Prayer Meeting

Breaking Point, RA’s, GA’s, Mission Friends, First Steps

The Record Speaks

July 21, 2013

Our People Attended

8:15 Sunday School 198

11:00 Sunday School 147

Total Sunday School 345

Worship 368

Wednesday 126

Intentional Discipleship 122

Our People Gave July 21, 2013

Weekly Need $18,792.71

Budget Received $16,880.00

Over (Under) Budget ($1,912.71)

Year-To-Date July 21, 2013

Budget Required $544,988.59

Budget Received $543,366.70

Over (Under) ($1,621.89)

Bridge to Tomorrow

Commitments $902,853.12

Giving to Date: $871,250.01

Giving 7-21-13 $7,711.00

First Baptist Church

Headland, AL 36345

Tele: - (334) 693-3220

Fax - (334) 693-3641

www.fbcheadland.com

Clarion Non Profit Org. Permit No. 571740

Published weekly by the First Baptist Church,

301 East Church Street, Headland, Alabama 36345. Periodical

Postage paid at Dothan, Alabama.

Postmaster: Send Address Changes to: First Baptist Church

301 East Church Street

Headland, AL 36345

Children’s Church Emily Waters & Mollie Goodwin

6:00 PM

5:30 PM

Altar Flowers The Altar Flowers are given in memory of

Joe Knowles by the family.

Bridge To Tomorrow Receipts

$827,048.01

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Initial Debt Current Balance

$871,250.01