September 2014 The Letter Sunday Mornings Coffee & Fellowship 9:30 AM Sunday School 10:00 AM Worship 11:00 AM Wednesday Nights Adult Choir Practice 6:30 PM In the Sanctuary Bible Study 7:15 PM In the Fellowship Hall FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Spring Hope, North Carolina Rev. Kevin Moore Pastor Cell: 252-235-7521 [email protected]Our Staff Inside this issue: Celebration & Service Page 2 Missions & Service Page 3 Announcements Page 4 Calendars Pages 5-6 Pastor’s Note Page 7 Ann Boykin Interim Music Director
Our Staff Inside this issue: Celebration & Service Page 2
Missions & Service Page 3
Announcements Page 4
Calendars Pages 5-6
Pastor’s Note Page 7
Ann Boykin Interim Music
Director
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Homebound Member of the Month
This month we are remembering B.C. and Rosabelle Wiggs as our Homebound Members of the Month. We invite you to take the time to write a card, call, or make a visit to remind B.C. and Rosabelle how
much we love and care about them.
B.C. & Rosabelle Wiggs
P.O. Box 303
Spring Hope, NC 27882
Ushers Ronnie Proctor (head usher)
Kendall Parker
Al Pitts Richard Williams
Celebr
atio
n &
Serv
ic
e
September 7th Mr. & Mrs. Elmo Edwards
and Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Morgan Memorials
September 14th Mrs. Virginia Farr Memorial
September 21st In Loving Memory of
Jay Gardner
September 28th Open
Altar Flowers
September 1st Linda Brantley
September 3rd Sarah Purkerson
September 4th Glen Edwards
September 5th C.G. Frazier
September 6th B.C. Wiggs
September 18th Hannah Moore
September 20th Paula Proctor
September 21st Sylvia Williams
Our next meeting is Tuesday, September 9th at 7:00 PM.
All ladies are invited to attend as we fellowship
together.
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Missio
ns &
serv
ic
e
Saturday, September 13
10:00 AM-3:00 PM
Thursday, September 25
Noon-5:00 PM
110 S. Ash St.
Spring Hope, NC
Missions Opportunities!
Friends of Children Volunteer Day
Kennedy Home-Kinston, NC
Saturday, September 13 Meet at church at 7AM to carpool. Work starts
at 9 AM in Kinston. People are needed to prepare
meals, paint, do yard work and light construction
projects. There’s something for everyone! A free
lunch will be served. Please sign up on the sheet
in the vestibule.
Volunteer at the Charlotte, NC
Operation Christmas Child Warehouse!
Want to do more than pack a shoebox?
Our church has an opportunity to sign up and volun-
teer sorting through the shoeboxes before they
leave the United States. If you would like to partici-
pate, we ask that you sign up before September 9th.
Sign up in the vestibule.
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An
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125 Years!
Start making plans to attend our
125th Anniversary
Homecoming! Join us as we celebrate the faithful
service of our church on
Sunday, October 19.
Saturday, Saturday, September September
20th20th
at 9 AMat 9 AM
See Robert Williams See Robert Williams
for more info.for more info.
Tuesday,
September 2nd
At 7 PM
We ask all
committee
leaders to attend.
We encourage you to give to the North
Carolina Missions Offering during the
week of September 7-14. This offering
helps many different ministries
throughout our state.
Deadly SinsDeadly Sins
New Bible Study Series...
We will talk about sin, why only 7
sins are called “deadly,” and how
God’s grace fits in. Join us starting
on Wednesday, September 17 at
7:15 PM.
Sunday, September 28
6 PM to 8 PM
Ephesus Baptist Church
Spring Hope Elementary Teacher & Staff Luncheon
Than
ks!
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Thanks!
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A N
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We just had a month full of service for our church. August began with our church hosting a
baby shower for Brenda and John Long. Our fellowship hall was filled with great decorations and
tasty snacks. The parents-to-be received many different gifts that will come in handy in the near
future. Everyone enjoyed a time filled with excitement and joy as we wait for their newborn to ar-
rive!
Throughout August, we collected supplies for Spring Hope Elementary School. We donated
well over 700 items and $230. Our donations will go towards helping students at Spring Hope have
basic necessities in order to gain an education that will be with them throughout their lives. But our
help did not stop with the students. On Monday, August 18, the teachers and staff from Spring
Hope Elementary were treated to a wonderful lunch. I thank everyone who was involved in our
meal this year; from those who helped wash and bake potatoes, cleaning up, and showing your ap-
preciation for our guests. Our church has a long history of those who have taught in local schools.
We carry on their legacy by showing our support of not only donations, but through our prayers as
well. Please keep the students and teachers in mind weekly throughout the school year.
As we approach September, more opportunities are available to serve others:
North Carolina Baptist Missions Offering. This year’s theme is “Choose Now” with a $2.1 mil-
lion goal. Funds given to the offering supports NC Baptist Men, Church Planting, Mission Camps,
Associational Projects, and Mobiliza-
tion Ministry Projects throughout our
state.
Operation Christmas Child. We have
the opportunity to register a group for
working at their Charlotte, NC ware-
house. Volunteer days start the Tues-
day before Thanksgiving and go on un-
til the third week of December. Sign up by September 9 if you are interested in participating.
Friends of Children Volunteer Day at the Kennedy Baptist Children’s Home in Kinston, NC on
Saturday, September 13. This is a one-day mission event that everyone is invited to attend. Vol-
unteering opportunities include everything from landscaping, painting, and small carpentry pro-
jects to preparing food. We will need to meet at church by 7:00 AM so we can make it to regis-
tration at 8:30 AM. A free lunch will be served at noon! There will be another sign-up sheet for
this event as well. Please sign up by Sunday, September 7.
Will you take the time to consider what direction God may be moving you to help those in
need? Would that look like sorting through shoeboxes about to be shipped halfway around the
world? Could you see yourself working on projects for children at the Kennedy Home? Let us be
prayerful during September about how God would have us serve. Hopefully, our prayers will be put
