Weekly Calendar

SUNDAY

8:30 am- 9:15 am- 9:30 am- 10:30 am

Worship Service Sunday Fellowship Sunday School Worship Service

MONDAY

5:30 pm –5:00 pm -

Yoga Fit Ladies Bible Study

TUESDAY

7:00 am- 9:30 am-

Men’s Prayer Breakfast (Sweet Mama’s)

Sit & Get Fit (GYM)

WEDNESDAY

7:07am-

5:00pm-

5:43pm-

6:00pm-

6:00pm-

6:50pm-

Youth 707

High Tide Dinner

543 Club (3rd-5th grades)

Children & Youth Activities

Bible Studies

Choir Practice

THURSDAY

9:00am- 9:30am-5:30pm-

Young Women’s Breakfast & Bible

Study Sit & Get Fit Yoga Fit

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

Noon- Hearts and Hands

January Events Thur. 4 11:15 St. Marks Tower’s Luncheon

and Devotion

Sat. 6 Noon Hearts & Hands - youth deliver

Tues. 9

10:30am The McGregor Group

4:00pm Kids Worship in Sanctuary

6:30pm WOW at Susan Haley’s House

Sat. 13 Noon Hearts & Hands—Deacon Team

cooks & delivers

Sun. 14 3:30pm

Magnolia Manor

Thurs. 11 2:00pm DORCAS

Fri. 19 6:00pm Parents Night Out/Kids Night In

Sat. 20 Noon Hearts & Hands -Flexer Class

cooks & delivers

Thurs. 25 2:00pm DORCAS

Sat. 27 Noon Hearts & Hands - LJL class cooks &

Wesley UMC delivers

CHURCH STAFF

Rev. Dr. Tony Lankford, Senior Pastor tony@fbcssi.org

Rev. Michael Jennings, Minister of Worship michael@fbcssi.org

Rev. Rebekah White, Minister to Children & Families rebekah@fbcssi.org

Rev. Justin Moser, Minister to Youth & Mission/Outreach justin@fbcssi.org

Mr. John Harper, Organist

Mrs. Faith Hamilton-Trent, Pianist

Ms. Barbara Burke, Office Manager admin@fbcssi.org

Mrs. Barbara Hanzalik, Publications & Admin Assistant fbcssicommunications@fbcssi.org

Ms. Hannah Johnston, Preschool and Childcare Interim Coordinator

OFFICE HOURS

Monday - Thursday: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Friday: 8:00 am—noon

Closed Holidays Phone: 912-638-3337 Fax: 912-638-5793

www.fbcssi.org

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

729 Ocean Boulevard St. Simons Island, GA 31522-5018

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Resumes Wednesday, January 10th!

New Year — Fried Chicken

Covered Dish!!

Wednesday, January 10th

They say the best food is at a Baptist

Church covered dish!

I will tell you a secret..

We have the best cooks of all the

Baptist Churches, so

bring a side, salad, or desert and

enjoy some great food!

January 2018 Volume 64 Number 1

Our vision is to be a family of believers

sharing God’s love and grace with all people.

First Baptist Church of St. Simons Island 729 Ocean Boulevard | St. Simons Island, GA 31522 | www.fbcssi.org

Pastoral Reflections from Dr. Tony Lankford

I am not sure what you may be resolving to do this coming year…loss weight, get

healthy, save money, make a big decision, be better at x,y, or z. Please know I do

hope and pray for this year to be one full of peace, joy, and goodness in your life.

Regardless if you made resolutions or not, may I encourage you to reflect over these

below, whatever you hope for 2018 to look like, I am confident these can only help.

Pray Regularly – 1 Thessalonians ask followers of Jesus to pray without ceasing

(5:17). This scripture, I believe, encourages believers to be in an attitude of prayer

throughout the day. I, like you, have my default response to situations good and bad.

What would it look like if you or I tried to have prayer as our first response setting

throughout the day?

Engage Scripture Daily – In today’s world there are many ways to have Scripture

as part of your daily life….devotionals, apps on your phone, social media posts, or

just opening the Bible with a cup of coffee. I encourage you to find what works to

help you engage Scripture on a daily basis. A short question I ask myself many

days after I read Scripture…Lord, how does these words speak to my life and what

is happening today?

Give Faithfully – Give yourself faithfully to God this year. I do not know what

that may look like for you. Perhaps it is using your talents in a whole new way to

serve; perhaps faithfully using your resources to help make something happen;

perhaps it is preparing yourself for a new season of life. Who knows? What I do

know though, is that the two first resolutions make this one far clearer…maybe not

easier, but clearer.

Pray – Read – Be Faithful

Happy New Year!

See You on Sunday,

Pastor Tony

Mark your calendar!!

Neighbor Day 2018 is going

to be April 14tth!

FBC 101

Do you know people who have

been Visiting?

Would they like to know a little more about FBC?

Please invite them to a brief conversation with

Pastors Justin & Tony directly after the 10:30 AM

worship in the Library.

February 4th After the 10:30 AM Worship

2018 New

Deacons

Felix Haynes

Jack Pierce

Larry White

Monica Colquitt

Ken Kessler

Glenda Kessler

Betsy Andrews

Chip Beaton

Jimmy Helton

David Hightower

Trena Smith-Smyth

From the Youth Pastor by Rev. Justin Moser The Worship of God

SUNDAY - January 7

Sunday Fellowship Wanda Kimsey, Vickie Calemine, and Genie McGarvey

Security Deacon Tommy Gleaton

Prayer Deacon Lon Lewis

8:30am Usher Team

Frank Still

10:30am Usher Team

Jack Pierce Charlie Crumbliss

Anne Packard

Welcome Center Tom Smyth

Children’s Church K-2nd Barbara & Sally Ann Hanzalik

3rd-5th Tiffany Lankford

SUNDAY - January 14

Sunday Fellowship Monica Colquitt

Security Deacon Steve Leslie

Prayer Deacon

Tommy Gleaton

8:30am Usher Team Duane McFarland

Bruce Flexer

10:30am Usher Team Jack Pierce

Charlie Crumbliss Anne Packard

Welcome Center Debbie Strother

Children’s Church K-2nd Christine Norris & Allyson Jennings

3rd-5th Gayle Brown

SUNDAY - January 21

Sunday Fellowship Trena Smith Smyth

Security Deacon Darrell Thaw

Prayer Deacon Steve Leslie

8:30am Usher Team Thom Chapman Lynn Chapman

Mark Owens Kevin Crotty

10:30am Usher Team Jack Pierce

Charlie Crumbliss Anne Packard

Welcome Center Pat Natzke

Children’s Church K-2nd Ann Coleman & Kathryn Leonard

3rd-5th Josh White & Diana Powers

SUNDAY - January 28

Sunday Fellowship Susan Arnold

Security Deacon

Prayer Deacon

8:30am Usher Team

Frank Still

10:30am Usher Team Jack Pierce

Charlie Crumbliss Anne Packard

Welcome Center Darrell Thaw

Children’s Church All Grades Monica Colquitt & Brent Hanson

Happy New Year!!! I hope that your 2017 ended on a great note with family

and friends.

There are few events that are as fun as the youth Christmas party. Every year we get together for dinner, fellowship, and a white elephant gift exchange. It is always amazing getting to see what people come up with for a white elephant gift. Some of my favorites were: a top hat that looked like a chimney with Santa stuck at the top, a drinking glass in the shape of a boot, a mac-n-cheese maker, and a rubber band shooter. We laughed, we hung out, and we had a great time.

Parents and Grandparents, please remember to let me know if you and/or your student is interested in going to the Dominican Republic for our mission trip this summer, even if you aren’t 100% sure, or are needing some serious fundraising help, let me know. We are working on planning out fundraisers for 2018 and will get information out about them as soon as they are available.

It is truly impossible to overstate the awesome work that you, as this congregation, do for our youth. Whether it is through prayer, encouraging words, or just taking a minute to get to know them when you see them around the church. Specifically, I would be remiss if I didn’t thank all the many volunteers who helped with the youth in some capacity throughout 2017. I am sure I will forget someone, so please forgive me if I do, but here goes: Blake Hightower, Susannah Mize, Sharon Proudfoot, Tom and Susie Arnold, Jim and Lisa Jinkins, Barbara Hanzalik, Anne Packard, Chris and Nikki Pope, Garrow and Wendy Alberson, Fern Thompson, Monica Colquitt, Sam and Christine Norris, Edwin and Anna McGlamory, Kurt and Paige Browning, Lon and Joy Lewis, Adam Lewis, Kevin Pearce, the FBCSSI staff and, of course, my family! Thank you for making 2017 an awesome year. Here’s to an even better 2018!!

Jan 1—Initial deadline to sign up for our Dominican Republic Mission Trip

Jan 6—Hearts and Hands, meet at church @ 10am. Bring money for lunch at Barberitos afterwards.

Jan 7—Youth Bible study at the church, 5-7pm

Jan 10—Youth breakfast @ Sweet Mama’s, 7:07am

Jan 14—Youth Bible study at the church, 5-7pm

Jan 17—Youth breakfast at CFA, 7:07am

Jan 21— Youth Bible study at the church, 5-7pm

Jan 24— Youth breakfast @ Sweet Mama’s, 7:07am

Jan 28—Youth Bible study at the church, 5-7pm

Jan 31—Youth breakfast at CFA, 7:07am

Financials for 2017 are being calculated.

From the Children & Family Pastor by Rev. Rebekah White

Join us Tuesday January

9th at 4:30pm for a

great time with kids of

all ages. That includes

our very own band made

up of our ministers,

Dr. Tony, Rev. Michael, and Rev. Justin.

You don’t want to miss this!

The McGregor Group, a women’s missions group, will meet

January 9th at 10:30am in the

fellowship hall. All ladies are invited to

attend the second Tuesday of each month.

DORCAS Hearts to seek Him— Hands to serve Him

They will meet on January

11th & 25th

at 2pm in the DORCAS

room at the church.

Season of Grace

Happy New Year! As we begin the 2018 year may we reflect on Scripture to help us prepare. In Matthew 22:37-40, Jesus’

summarization of the Law and Prophets aid us in how to prioritize our lives. He says, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. The second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself.” As we are making New Year’s resolutions and pondering what this year may bring may we seek God and strive to reflect the message of Christ. I am looking forward to what God is going to do here at First Baptist this year!

Tuesday, January 9th

6:30 pm

Susan Haley is hosting, and

her address is 302 Wild Heron Rd. It is in the Wymberly

neighborhood.

Bring salads & desserts.