300 S. Main St. Mount Holly, NC 28120 Phone: 704-827-2481 E-mail: [email protected]Dr. Kendell Cameron, Pastor-704-214-1022 Rev. Marie Graeper, Minister of Children/Newsletter Editor 704-740-6360 Mrs. Cathy Pate, Organist Mrs. Kim Payne, Administrative Assistant Taylor Vancil, Minister of Music 336-549-0832 First Baptist Church Sundays 9:00 AM Library Open 9:45 AM Bible Study 10:55 AM Morning Worship 12:00 PM Library Open until 12:30 PM 4:00 PM Exodus (Youth Handbells) 5:00 PM Genesis (Youth Choir) 6:00 PM Youth Snack Supper 6:30 PM Deep Impact (Youth Studies) 6:30 PM Bellissimo (Adult Handbells) Tuesdays 11:00 AM Senior Adult Choir (Joy Choir) 3:00 PM Tinkerbells (Grades K-2)/Bible Discipleship (Grades 3-5) 3:45 PM Children’s Bells (Grades 3-5)/Bible Discipleship (Grades K-2) Wednesdays 5:30 PM Family Fellowship Meal (Fellowship Hall) 6:00 PM Music Makers (Grades K-2), Young Musicians (Grades 3-5), Youth Missions 6:15 PM Mission Friends 6:15 PM Adult Bible Study 6:45 PM Children’s Discipleship, and Cherub Choir 7:30 PM Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal Weekly Schedule www.fbcmountholly.org RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED Ministerial Staff E-mail [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]Church Office Hours 8:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Friday Closed for Lunch from 12:00-1:00 p.m. If there is an emergency, you may contact Kendell at 704-214-1022. The Messenger First Baptist Church October 2016 Volume 11, Issue 10 Inside this issue: Church Life 2-7 Weekly Schedule 12 Calendar/Homebound insert "What I Did Last Summer ..." October 17, 2016 10:00 am Join us in the Fellowship Hall as Kendell shares about his Europe trip. After the presentation, anyone who would like can go to lunch with us. First Baptist Church Youth Silent Auction and Dinner October 22, 2016 6:00—8:00 PM Fellowship Hall First Baptist Church of Mt. Holly Cost: $8 or $10 at the door This event is a fundraiser for the youth mission trip to New Orleans, June 17-24, 2017. All proceeds go to this trip. Tax deductible donations are also welcome.
Join us in the Fellowship Hall as Kendell shares about his Europe
trip. After the presentation, anyone who would like can go to lunch
with us.
First Baptist Church Youth
Silent Auction and Dinner
October 22, 2016
6:00—8:00 PM
Fellowship Hall
First Baptist Church of Mt. Holly
Cost: $8 or $10 at the door
This event is a fundraiser for the youth mission
trip to New Orleans, June 17-24, 2017. All
proceeds go to this trip. Tax deductible
donations are also welcome.
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In memory of Lloyd Gann by Pam Gann Miller
In honor of Bethany Jennings by First Presbyterian Church, Gastonia
In honor of The Jubilant Seniors by James L. Thorneburg/Thor-Lo,Inc.
In honor of The Jubilant Seniors by Wayne Weston
In memory of Jim and Ruth Reed by Cindy Reed
In memory of Mary Trent Harmon by Jerry & Becky Causby
Music Ministry Fund
In memory of Macie G Jones by Don R. Killian, Sr. Family
In memory of Rachel A Jones by Don R. Killian, Sr. Family
In memory of Arnie and Patsy Broome by Don R. Killian, Sr. Family
In memory of Randy Broome by Don R. Killian, Sr. Family
In honor of Ruth Mundy by Don R. Killian, Sr. Family
Youth Ministry Fund
In memory of Norman Cason by Rick & Michele Stack
Winecoff Scholarship Fund
The Benevolence Committee would like to ask for assistance from the members of First Baptist Church. There is a need for donations to the Benevolence Fund and/or Walmart gift cards to help a family in need. Donations can be given to a member of the Benevolence team or sent to the church office. Thank you, Benevolence Team Christie Batchelor, Peggy McGlohon, Joy Flowers
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Story and Faith …
Many of you have asked me to share some about our family trip to Europe so I am planning a presentation in the Fellowship Hall on October 17. I’ll show you some images and tell of a trip that was simply wonderful for us. Even with my grief over the
fire, I was able to enjoy the wonder of the trip.
It will not surprise many of you that I loved the history. There was so much history: Driving through the Brenner Pass thinking of the thousands of years of travelers that
had made that trek, walking in the forum in Rome and thinking of Peter and Paul or Julius Caesar or Augustus walking the same path, going to the spot in the Forum where Marc Antony gave his oration at Caesar’s funeral, crossing the oldest bridge in Europe, or standing in the spot Peter was
believed to be martyred. Those are just the beginning!
A very powerful moment of history for me was standing underneath the Arc de Triomphe. The Arc was one of three built by Napoleon as homages to the three triumphal arches in the Forum of Rome. As the Roman arches depicted the great victories of the Roman Legions, Napoleon’s Arc was to depict his triumph. Since his time, the Arc has stood as a memorial to all the soldiers of France. There are markers for World War 1, World War 2, and the war in Indochina (the
Vietnam War to us). Finally, there is the eternal flame over the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier from World War 1.
I found myself surprisingly moved as we walked across the Arc one night. The whole history of the French Republic was right in front of me. Here I stood in this huge structure meant to herald Napoleon and the French Empire but the story it told me was of the Republic of France. What Napoleon had built as a monument to himself had
become part of a larger story – a greater narrative – of all of France.
In worship over the next several weeks, I invite all of to do the same thing: Join a larger narrative. We are moving our way through parts of the Books of the Law: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. (These are called the Torah from the Hebrew word for “Law” or Pentateuch which is Greek for “Five Scrolls.”) It is the story of the formation of the people of God starting in Abraham and moving
through the bondage on Egypt and the wanderings in the Wilderness.
It is the story of God’s people. Thus, it is our story too. God invites us to scan through the centuries and see how the Lord works with us just as surely as the Lord worked with them. We have the temptation to see the these as just quaint stories from the past, but
God invites us to see ourselves in God’s unfolding story.
God’s story includes rules for life. It includes rebellious people that don’t always obey those rules. It includes hope, forgiveness and salvation. Indeed, the story we see most clearly in Jesus is found there in what we call the Law. It is our story—it is our greater
narrative.
Grace and peace, Kendell Cameron
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Jubilant Seniors On The Move Seniors 55 and older who are not signing up with Frances and the Team, you are missing some good trips and a lot of fun; so October is a good month, cooler days and we are headed to Statesville (just might see some color in the trees). Frances has snacks, water, and soft drinks on the bus and van; so you won’t get thirsty or hungry, and always a little humor; start making calls and get your name on the list, and here are the details: A tour of Thorlo Manufacturing Center and Thorlo Outlet of Statesville. If you are wondering what this company makes, Dr. Bob can give you all the details, because he says, he wears the best and most com-fortable socks in the world! We will have a tour guide who promises a fun and educa-tional tour. After the tour of the factory, we will go to the Outlet Center with a discount to go shopping, and you will probably find good gift items for Christmas. The tour starts at 10:00 am. This all takes place on Thursday, October 13th, and we will be departing from the church parking lot at 8:30 am SHARP; so don’t be late-loading will start by 8:15 am. That’s not all folks, after we depart from Thorlo, we head straight to Troutman, NC for some old fashion home cooking at Julia’s Talley House Restaurant. You don’t want to miss that treat! Cut off date is Thursday, October 6th at 3:00 pm or when the bus and van is filled, which ever comes first; so make Frances and the Team “happy” and get your name listed early! Return to Home base should be around 3:00 to 3:30 pm. See you at the loading zone-First Baptist Church parking lot by 8:15 am, the vehicles pull out at 8:30 am. Frances Gurley and The Jubilant Team
We need your contact information!
When there is something of vital importance that affects the entire First Baptist
Church congregation, how do you get that information? Are you on the church’s email
list? If you don’t have email, would you like to receive a phone call whenever an
email is sent to the membership? Help us communicate with you better by giving the
office your email address (and don’t forget to tell us when your address changes!), or
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Service Opportunities
Extended Care—Infants
Oct. 2– Anna Czekaj & Cheryl Lineberger Oct. 9– Jeff & Donna Dobbins Oct. 16–Virginia Hoffman & Beverly Wrenn Oct. 23–Ashley & Patrick Hager Oct. 30-Becky Causby/Need one more person
Church Security
Oct. 3– 9– Gary Farmer Oct. 10-16– Jim Benfield Oct. 17-23– Ed Ealey Oct. 24–30– Ken Fortsch Oct. 31-Nov. 6-Tim Cauthen
Oct. 1 Jason Baker Oct. 2-Boyce Brooks, Jennifer Childers, &
Glenda Rollins Oct. 3-Kendell Cameron Oct. 4-Delores Stewart Oct. 5-Matt Richardson Oct. 6-Vickie Flowers, Kelly Lancaster, & Martha McClure Oct. 7-Becky Causby & Debbie Posa Oct. 8-Tina Gardner & Blake Harrison Oct. 11-Nathan Benfield, Joe Haverty, & Mary Martin Oct. 12-Krista DeRoches Oct. 13-Chase Bollinger Oct. 14-Harold Moore & Larry Orren Oct. 15-Tom Medley Oct. 16-Frances Gurley & Annette Williams Oct. 17-Bobbie Hipps, Dale Rogers & Lib
Wiles
Happy Anniversary
October 2-Charles & Linda Smith (46 years)
October 4– Trent & Shelley Caldwell
Oct. 18-Mark Batchelor, Steve Hilderbran, Angela McLain, Jessica Posa, Kathy Teague, & James Williams Oct. 19 Mary Lowder Oct. 20-Alice Jones Oct. 23-Shirley Brookshire, Jane Rhodes, & Linda Richardson Oct. 24-Rodney Brown & Daniel Haverty Oct. 27-Jacob Batchelor, Anna Batchelor, & Dickie Thomas Oct. 28-Lesllie Davis & Kasey Petersen Oct. 29-Lauren Rogers Oct. 30-Steve Black Oct. 31-Katie Hiles & Shannon Stowe
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Reeves & Peggy McGlohon in the death of his mother, Nan McGlohon.
Travis & Heather Benfield
On the birth of their son
John Paul Benfield (J.P.)
September 17, 2016
Proud Grandparents…
Jim &Julia Benfield
Connor & Allie Sisk
On the birth of their daughter
Avery Grace Sisk (Ava)
September 22, 2016
Proud Grandparents and Great Grandparents…
Steve & Paige Sisk
Bruce & Betty Hawkins
We want to thank everyone at First Baptist Church for all the beautiful cards; some with beautifully written messages, that you have sent. Also, the visits have meant so much to us. David continues his courageous fight against Parkinson. He never complains. He has good days, and days that are not so good. That comes with the diagnosis. Still there is no cure, and there will not be, until they find out what causes Parkinson. Please continue to pray for David and me during this very difficult time.
