Lifeline of First Baptist Church, Pampa, TX VOLUME 71 NUMBER 3 march 23, 2018 Our first Widower Retreat is an idea born out of a heart desperate to see God’s hand in the trials of life. Eugene Polasek’s wife of 34 years, Deanna, went to be with the Lord last summer following a brief illness that was never clearly identified. What does one do when they lose their spouse at any age, much less unexpectedly with many years of life anticipated? Eugene and I searched for ministry resources specifically for widowers, to no avail. There are many resources for grief, and many specifically for widows, but we could not dig up any specifically for “widowers.” This led us to begin designing a ministry specifically for men in that circumstance. The retreat is the first step to this new ministry, and is open to men from all over the panhandle, regardless of church or city, to find a time of encouragement and practical instruction. We invited Claude Cone, himself a widower, to come and lead this one-day retreat. Interestingly, in all of Claude’s 50+ years of ministry, he has never been asked to lead such a ministry. With that, we were assured that this is a need worth filling! We trust that just as God has directed us through these doors, He has purposes which He desires to accomplish. There are ways you can help with this upcoming ministry. First, please pray for men to attend! Second, please attend if this is your circumstance, or invite a friend or relative who may benefit from this one-day retreat. Third, please pray for Bro. Claude as he prepares and leads this special day of ministry. (He will also be preaching for us the following day!) Byron Top of Texas Baptist Association Mid-Year Family Gathering Did you know that our church is a member of TOTBA, along with several dozen Baptist churches throughout the panhandle? Join us for this special evening of worship and encouragement from the many areas in which we cooperate! This will be held April 15th at First Baptist Church, Shamrock at 5:00 P.M. We will take a people mover from FBC Pampa, which will depart at 3:30pm. Please call the church office to sign up.
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Lifeline of First Baptist Church, Pampa, TX
VOLUME 71 NUMBER 3
march 23, 2018
Our first Widower Retreat is an idea born out of a heart desperate to see God’s hand in the trials of life. Eugene Polasek’s wife of 34 years, Deanna, went to be with the Lord last summer following a brief illness that was never clearly identified. What does one do when they lose their spouse at any age, much less unexpectedly with many years of life anticipated?
Eugene and I searched for ministry resources specifically for widowers, to no avail. There are many resources for grief, and many specifically for widows, but we could not dig up any specifically for “widowers.” This led us to begin designing a ministry specifically for men in that circumstance. The retreat is the first step to this new ministry, and is open to men from all over the panhandle, regardless of church or city, to find a time of encouragement and practical instruction.
We invited Claude Cone, himself a widower, to come and lead this one-day retreat. Interestingly, in all of Claude’s 50+ years of ministry, he has never been asked to lead such a ministry. With that, we were assured that this is a need worth filling!
We trust that just as God has directed us through these doors, He has purposes which He desires to accomplish. There are ways you can help with this upcoming ministry. First, please pray for men to attend! Second, please attend if this is your circumstance, or invite a friend or relative who may benefit from this one-day retreat. Third, please pray for Bro. Claude as he prepares and leads this special day of ministry. (He will also be preaching for us the following day!)
Byron
Top of Texas Baptist Association
Mid-Year Family Gathering
Did you know that our church is a member of TOTBA,
along with several dozen Baptist churches throughout the
panhandle? Join us for this special evening of worship
and encouragement from the many areas in which we
cooperate!
This will be held April 15th at First Baptist Church,
Shamrock at 5:00 P.M. We will take a people mover from
FBC Pampa, which will depart at 3:30pm. Please call the
church office to sign up.
Vacation Bible School—June 24-28
Kids’ Camp—July 9-12
April 6 - Community Youth Game Night at the Cav. 6-11pm All youth in the community are invited for a time of games and worship.
April 23-27 - Life Book Week - Students will be passing out the life books, provided by The Gideons!
May 6 - Evening Youth Cook Out, Central Park, 5pm. Meal and Frisbee Golf.
July 1-7 - Haiti, completed grades 9-12
July 15-19 - Student Life Camp @
Glorieta, NM, completed grades 6-12.
Please contact Daniel, Pam,
or Richard for information on
any of these opportunities!
Senior Adult Celebration May 6
Longtime FBC Pampa pastor Claude Cone will be here preaching in the morning worship service, followed by a catered lunch for Senior Adults! Spread the word and make plans to gather for a special day of worship & celebration!
Reaching the world begins at home!
A new outreach ministry is beginning with the Gwendolyn Apartments and surrounding neighbor-hoods. Please pray for the new Sunday morning Bible study, led by Lee Cornelison, and for block parties and afterschool ministries that will begin in the summer and fall.
Major Upcoming Dates
To give online, click here: www.firstpampa.org/give.
Our student ministry will be distributing hundreds of LIFEBOOKS during the week of April 23-27.
The LIFEBOOK is a new publication by The Gideons International which places
The Gospel of John into the hands of students!
You can help by:
Praying for our students to be courageous.
Pray for recipients to READ the LIFEBOOK.
Pray for the salvation of many lost young people who will hear the Gospel for the very first time.
GIVE! Gideons International provides these free of charge, but their ministry depends upon the gifts of faithful supporters.
LEARN MORE about LIFEBOOKS by going to the following website:
Tiffany Qualls & family in the loss of her father, Kent Lane.
Richard and Rylan Qualls & family in the loss of their father-in-law and grandfather.
Melody Youree & family in the loss of her father, Darrell Marsh.
Lonnie Shelton & family in the loss of his aunt.
Reba Howard & family in the loss of her aunt, Clessie Dunn.
Cheryl Free & family in the loss of her mother, Lois Barrett.
Jimmy Free & family in the loss of his mother-in-law, Lois Barrett.
Raymond and Dorothy Barrett & family in the loss of their sister-in-law, Lois Barrett.
Offerings Year to Date Budget $309,186.00 Year to Date Receipts $287,785.00
Annie Armstrong Easter Offering Goal $20,000.00 Given $3,687.75 Needed for Victory $16,312.25
(March, April, May, June)
Click Here for Online Giving
Sunday, March 18, 2018 (Spring Break) Sunday School Attendance Preschool 35 Children 30 Youth 22 Adults 297 Sunday School Total 384 Other Bible Studies Total (Spring Break)
