October 3, 2013

Church Leadership
Our ministers and lay leaders are available to answer any questions you may have to help you connect with the ministries of First Baptist Church. Rev. Matt Sturtevant Senior Pastor, x. 202 matt@firstbaptistlawrence.com Rev. Dr. Meredith Holladay Associate Pastor of Spiritual Formation, x. 204 meredith@firstbaptistlawrence.com Jenny Purvis Office Manager, x.203 jenny@firstbaptistlawrence.com Nathan Benfield Volunteer Building Manager, x.201 nathan@firstbaptistlawrence.com Jim Davidson Chancel Choir Director jamesrdavidson@ku.edu Holly Grassy Bookkeeper grassyclan@att.net John Pauls Moderator jphawk@yahoo.com Evelyn Falen Organist Buddy Langford Custodian Church Office: 785/843.0020 office@firstbaptistlawrence.com www.firstbaptistlawrence.com

October Worship Series:

Preparing for Worship October 6, 2013 Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost

Our call to mercy and justice World communion Sunday:

Matthew 25
Our Call to Mercy and Justice
October 6World Communion Sunday I was hungry and you fed me. Reflections on Sharing a Table October 13Health Care and the Faith I was sick and you cared for me. Moment for Mission with Heartland Medical Clinic Church-wide Tour of Clinic at 1 pm (see page 4) October 20Childrens Sabbath the least of these Beating Swords into Plowshares Micah 4.1-5 (see below for more information) October 27Our Mission with Dezo and Haiti I was a stranger and you welcomed me.

Reflections on Sharing a Table

Scripture: Luke 7.36-50

Childrens SabbathOctober 20
Sponsored by the Children's Defense Fund, the National Observance of Children's Sabbaths Celebration is a way for faith communities to celebrate children as sacred gifts of the Divine, and provides the opportunity for houses of worship to renew and live out their moral responsibility to care, protect and advocate for all children. This celebration is a part of a broader children's movement that aims to unite communities and religious congregations of all faiths across the nation in shared concern for children and a common commitment to improving their lives and working for justice on their behalf. In that respect, each action is bigger, more powerful and more inspiring than the efforts of any one celebration. We will celebrate our first Childrens Sabbath as a community, along with other churches, synagogues, and mosques around the nation, on October 20.

Coming Soon to a Computer Screen Near You!

The office staff has been working with an outside consultant/web developer behind the scenes for several months to overhaul the website. The new siteplanned to go live early next weekoffers a redesign, updated content, and increased interactive opportunitiesvia the blog (primarily sermons currently), the calendar function and online giving. We hope that the more we work with the new site, the more functionality and communication we will have! You can continue to access the website via www.firstbaptistlawrence.com.

Likewise, this will be the page you see when you click Newsletter at the top of the website. Have no fear! You are at the right place. This new home for our newsletters (and eventually bulletins and other FBC publications) will allow us the functionality of archiving past newsletters and bulletins, and housing many, many documents at once.

Youth Group QuadNox (Fourth Night) at Clinton Lake

Youth from FBC Lawrence joined up with youth from FBC Topeka Sunday night for our first QuadNox (Fourth Night) event. (Though, yes, technically Sunday, September 29, was the fifth Sunday.) We played games, cooked hot dogs and Smores, and enjoyed a prayer walk experience at Clinton Lakeall on a perfect early fall evening!

Thanks to all who walked in the Crop Walk last Sunday. I would like to acknowledge Margaret Arnold for walking the complete 5K and for Kathy Stauffer joining at the last minute. for Cheryl Harader, the youth group, Pastor Meredith, the Purvis, Hite, and Schenkel families for joiningin and Addison Sturtevant. I hope I did not miss anyone. I have to account for all sheets, so please return to me or the church office as soon as possible--there are eleven (11) still out. You can still bring donations. God Bless and thank you so much for walking and for your donations. Ginger Boring.

Remember in Prayer
Lindsay Trent, recovering from surgery at Childrens Mercy Hospital. International Ministries Missionary: Dagoberto & Dilia Zelaya, serving in Honduras. American Baptist Home Mission Society Missionary: Area Ministers: ABC of the Rocky Mountains, Rev. Michael Oldham, serving in Monument, Colorado.

Meet & Eat Groups

Sunday, October 20 at 12:00 p.m., immediately following Worship, you are invited to our Meet and Eat Kickoff! For those of you who signed up for our new meet and eat groups, please come on the 20th to find out what your new groups will look like! If you have not signed up, but would like to be a part of a fellowship group designed to build relationships within the church, come on the 20th to sign up. If you are still unsure what this whole Meet and Eat thing is about, come and find out more. We will share a meal together, and then share the groups.

Heartland Clinic Tour

Come one, come all! All are invited to tour Heartland's medical clinic on October 13 at 1 p.m. We will serve a quick lunch from FBC and then drive anyone who is interested in the church van to the clinic for the tour. Come prepared with questions for Heartland as they have been gracious to open their facility to us personally. We are excited to visualize the healing aspect of our missions.

Childrens Corner
Wednesday Evenings:

Mark your calendar for Children Matter - conversations about faith, spirituality, parenting and children. October 23 November 20 5:30-7:30 p.m., childcare provided.
Sunday mornings:

Chupper Schedule: 10/5: Johnson Family 10/13: Eskilson Family October 20: Following Chupper, the youth will split up into their normal small groups, and parents are invited to stay and join in a conversation about faith and teenagers. Pastor Meredith will lead the conversation, sharing some information and insights, and then allow time to hear from you.

We are slowly working our way back to normal with Sunday School. Thank you for your patience as we continue to figure out what normal is!
Sunday Morning Music has started!!

For 1st-5th graders. Michaela Schenkel and Jesse Dowell will be leading our elementary-age kids in music and movement time immediately following Sunday School, from 10:30-10:50, in room 139.

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Life of the Church

Sunday, Oct. 6 8:30Worship 9:30Sunday School 11:00Worship 5:00ABY & Chupper Tuesday, Oct. 8 Announcements due for newsletter 6:15meet at FBC-carpool to Olathe for Friendship Square Wednesday, Oct. 9 Ministry Meetings (please contact your Chair person for time/location) Thursday, Oct. 10 NoonPrayer requests due for bulletin 7:30Choir Rehearsal

Sunday Morning Volunteers

Nursery Extended Care Amy Munsterman Mandy Yoder

Staff Whereabouts
Meredith will be out October 2-5. She will return for worship October 6. Matt will be out October 4-6. In case of pastoral emergency Fri. p.m.Sat. p.m., please contact Rev. Bob Pattie, 865-3830.

Calling all Book Lovers!

First Baptists Book Club will be starting their 2013-2014 season with M.T Andersons Feed. The club will meet at the Carlsons home, 1905 Crossgate at 7:00 pm on Monday Oct. 14. Copies of the book can be obtained on loan by calling Peggy Keefe at (785) 842-5770 or cell phone (804) 712-9949. The Nov. book selection is The Worst Hard Time, by Tim Egan. The Dec. book selection is Zealot, by Reza Aslan. The First Baptist Book club reads a wide variety of works including fiction, non-fiction, biographies, memoirs, and poetry. Members suggest the books to be read. If you love books, please join us! Meeting dates: October 14 November 11 December 9

Looking Ahead:
Oct. 13Tour of Heartland Clinic Oct. 20Meet & Eat Groups Gathering Oct. 27Quarterly Business Gathering If you wish to receive/or not receive this weekly newsletter by postal mail, please contact the church office: 843-0020. Please send your e-mail to Jenny if you wish to be included on the weekly E-mail announcements list.

Womens Group Opportunity

Friendship Square will meet at 6:15 p.m. in the church parking lot on Tuesday, Oct. 8. At 6:30 p.m. we will carpool to Mary Ann Williams's new home in Olathe. We are looking forward to another fun evening with friends, youll receive a new study book and learn about plans for Oct. 25. Any and all are welcome!

By the NumbersSept. 22, 2013

Operang: Weekly Capital Campaign: YTD Operang: (Cumulave) Capital Campaign: $3,344.36 (Needed: 6,923.00/weekly) $995.00 $261,920.40 $145,673.86