FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. A Place To Belong

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1 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH A Place To Belong Sunday, November 15 th, :00 a.m. In the Heart of Saskatchewan s Capital City

2 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Welcome in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Bibles (blue cover) and hymnbooks (brown cover) are provided for your use. A nursery is available in the lower hall for infants and toddlers. Washrooms are also located in the lower hall. If you wish to have a cushion or hard of hearing headset, please speak to one of the ushers who will be happy to obtain these items for you. We invite you to complete one of the blue Visitor Cards in the pew rack and place it in the offering plate toward the end of the worship service. This will help us get to know you better! Please silence cell phones and other electronics. Speak softly, move slowly and allow each one present to listen for God s voice. Many people have allergies to fragrances and perfumes, so we try to keep our church a scent-free zone in consideration of the health and wellbeing of others! Thank you! Should you wish to have someone pray with or for you, today s Deacon-on- Duty will be pleased to meet with you following the worship service. Please come to the front, west side pew. Prayer of the day: Father, we ask You to keep the church in godliness, that through Your protection we may be kept safe from all evils, gain ever deeper understanding of Your word and give ourselves over to serve You in good works. This we ask in the name of Jesus, Your Son, Our Lord. Amen. Ushers: Greeters: Gordon Magel (Head Usher) Sanctuary: Ray Silzer Rick Roland Balcony: Dianne Zimmer Elevator: Dena Clifford Deacon on Duty: Vi Maeers AV Ministry: Marvin Fuller & Matt Field Service of Worship Sunday, November 15 th, th Sunday after Pentecost 11:00 a.m. *Indicates congregation is invited to stand as able* 1

3 THE GATHERING OF GOD S PEOPLE Music for Gathering Psalm 96 JuBELLation Lead Me Lord Mark Anderson Opportunities for Life and Service Morning Chimes John Nelson Mark Anderson *The Introit Come Away from Rush and Hurry Congregation (Tune Hyfrydol, #61) Come away from rush and hurry to the stillness of God s peace; From our vain ambition s worry, come to Christ and find release. Come away from noise and clamour, life s demands and frenzied pace; Come to join the people gathered here to seek and find God s grace. THE APPROACH: THE PRAISE AND WORSHIP OF GOD Welcome Call to Worship Invocation or the Collect Joel Russell-MacLean Reflective Moment Here I am to Worship Congregation King of all days, oh, so highly exalted, glorious in heaven above; Humbly You came to the earth You created, all for love s sake became poor. Here I am to worship, here I am to bow down, here I am to say that You re my God. You re altogether lovely, altogether worthy, altogether wonderful to me. *Hymn of Praise We Praise Thee, O God, Our Redeemer #16 (The children will come forward during the singing of this hymn.) Presentation of Child Lilen Agatha Wollbaum Mark McKim Dedication of Parents Lynette & Evan Wollbaum (The children will proceed to the lower hall for their own worship.) Gift of Music Karen Martin 2

4 CONFESSION OF SIN Call to Confession John Nelson Unison Prayer of Confession Lord, forgive us for thinking that You need us and our work. You are God and You need nothing. Forgive us for measuring value, not in Your way, but in the world s way. Forgive us for thinking that our value is a result of what we do or how much we do. You, and You alone are the source of everything in us of value. Merely being created by You and loved by You has given us incalculable worth. For these and all our sins, we beg Your mercy, forgiveness and peace in the name of Jesus, Your Son. Amen Assurance of Pardon Gift of Music Heart of God Sanctuary Choir Scripture Reader: THE WORD OF GOD READ Brenda Ziolkowski Old Testament Lesson: Genesis 1:1-5, (O.T.pg. 1) Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 146:1-2, 5-6, 10 Leader: Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul! Congregation: Choir: Leader: Congregation: Choir: Leader: ALL: I will praise the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God all my life long. Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord their God, Who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them; Who keeps faith forever. The Lord will reign forever, Your God, O Zion, for all generations. Praise the Lord! 3

5 *Gloria Patri #623 Congregation Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost: As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen, Amen. New Testament Lesson: Luke 9:18-25, 17:7-10 (N.T. pg s.69 & 80) Leader: This is the word of the Lord! People: Thanks be to God! THE WORD OF GOD PROCLAIMED *Hymn of Preparation My Tribute (by request) #11 Sermon Being, not Doing Mark McKim RESPONSE TO THE WORD AND RETURN TO THE WORLD *Hymn of Response When I Survey the Wondrous Cross #185 Call to Prayer Mark McKim Prayers of the People The Lord s Prayer Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. Our Gifts & Offerings Celebration JuBELLation Benediction Mark McKim *Choral Benediction Praise the Lord Congregation Praise the Lord from whom all blessings flow. He has washed and made me white as snow. I m redeemed from all my sin and shame. Now and forever praise His holy name! Praise His holy name! Praise His holy name! To God be the glory, now and forever, praise His holy name! Music for Departing Mark Anderson If you desire prayer for yourself or another person, please come to the front west pew during the Music for Departing. The deaconon-duty will be there available to pray with/for you. 4

6 A TIME FOR FRIENDS You are all invited to take the opportunity to join us in the lower hall for coffee, tea, juice, cookies and fellowship. November 15 th : Marlene & Wayne Wyatt, Adijah Pusi, Emmanuel Kazungu, Lillian Kazungu, Neema Ntega, Anne Martin November 8 th, 2015 Worship Attendance Morning Worship Service 173 Preparing For Next Sunday: Scripture Lessons November 22 nd Old Testament Lesson II Chronicles 7:14 Responsorial Psalm 95:1-7 New Testament Lesson John 18:33-37 We will be printing offering envelopes very soon. If there are any changes you wish to make to your envelopes, for example weekly to monthly, or if you would like to order envelopes, please call the church office at ext If you have been considering switching to PAR (Pre-Authorized Remittance), this would be the perfect time to set that up. Please contact Krista Johnstone our financial administrator with this request, or any questions ext 225. **DIRECTORY UPDATE: Thank you to everyone who checked and corrected information for the directory. Our hope is to have the directory printed in time for the budget meeting on November 22 nd, if not sooner.** Benevolent Fund Quiet Notice: Our benevolent fund is currently running a bit low. The fund is used to assist people in need with things like food, prescriptions, heating bills and rent assistance. We also make a quarterly donation to the Regina and Distict Food Bank through this fund. If you are able to make a donation to refill the benevolent fund, it would be much appreciated. Just be sure to clearly mark your gift For Benevolent Fund. Paul and Rebecca Klapwyk are looking for the occasional or parttime paid babysitting for Annabelle during the day. If anybody is interested in taking care of her, or knows somebody that may be interested, please call

7 1. SEASONAL CHOIRS FOR CHRISTMAS a) His Kids a choir for all children ages 5 and up starting Sunday mornings, November 15 December 20, 10:30 a.m. in the Lower Hall. Debby Nelson, director/becky Findlay, accompanist. b) Exaltation begins rehearsing today, November 15 th, immediately following the morning service in the Music Room. John Nelson, director/christa Walsh, accompanist. c) Sanctuary Choir & Friends short term commitment long term enjoyment for interested Seasonal Singers! Thursday nights 7:00-8:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary Choir Loft. Enter by the Victoria Avenue double doors. 2. ROTARY CAROL FESTIVAL Access Channel 7 Monday, November 30 th to Thursday, December 3 rd. 3. CHRISTMAS PRESENTATIONS (b, c, d, e & f at First Baptist Church) a) Luther College High School Candlelight Service Sunday December 6 th, 2:30 & 7:30 p.m. (presentation held at Luther College High School). b) FBC Christmas Together Dinner Sunday. December 6 th, 5:00 p.m.. c) Cantate Children/Youth Concert Friday, December 11, 7:30 p.m. free will offering. Debby Nelson, director/dr. Natalie Fuller, guest artist. d) Vivace Choral Ensemble Saturday, December 12, 7:00 p.m. tickets required. Guest artists Karan Seno (violin), Madison Engen (clarinet), Becky Findlay (piano) Jerry Wang (cello), Rob Nelson percussion), Tom Sax (bass guitar). e) Christmas Glory Sunday, December 13, 7:00 p.m. - Free will offering Guest artists Queen City Slickers Male Quartet, Karan Seno (violin). Bells*Carols*Choirs*Instrumental/vocal solos, etc./special readings, FBC-Karen Martin, Christa Walsh, Mark Anderson, Exaltation, JuBELLation Ringers, Sanctuary Choir & Friends, FBC Men s Quartet, Jack Sailor, Matt Field, Plus More! f) Christmas Eve Family Candlelight Communion Service Thursday, December 24, 6:00 p.m. Free Will Offering. Candlelight*Carols*Children s Story*Communion*Special Music & Readings. Meditation & Communion led by Rev. Ron Phillips. 6

8 ACHIEVERS CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26 TH AT 11:50 a.m. An enthusiastic and exciting group for people ages 50 years and up. Meet at 11:50 a.m. 1:15 p.m. the fourth Thursday of each month January-April. Favourite Food*Fabulous Fellowship*Delightful Devotions Check out our Achievers website: **Cost: $14.00 (Special Christmas Dinner) Menu: Turkey, Mashed Potatoes, Vegetables, Salad, Gravy, Cranberries, Buns & Dessert. Patience has returned from Ghana and will be catering this special meal personally. Speaker: Tim Long Topic: My Autobiography: An Update Special Music: Roberta Nichol Timothy Long has attended First Baptist Church since the early 1980s, when evening services attracted a lively bunch of university students with Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship. Since 1989, he has worked at the MacKenzie Art Gallery where he is currently the Head Curator. His life has been marked with a series of encounters with remarkable artworks encounters which he described in the lecture series The Rembrandt Code in His other interests include learning Italian and teaching his nieces and nephews how to bake grape pie. Plan to attend and bring a friend or two with you. Contact: John Nelson ( ext 223), or the church office ( ext. 221) for information. 7 Anticipation.Celebration...Humour Inspiration Enlightenment. Vibrancy.Excitement.Reconnection.Spirituality Tear off and place in offering plate or call any of the above contacts. Achievers Luncheon Name Number attending

9 CBM s Lebanese partner s newsletter available in the foyer. When bombs kept falling near her home in the centre of Homs, 12 year old Shams and her family fled the Syrian city, eventually coming to Lebanon. Shams was fearful and psychologically drained by what she had experienced, and lost a year of education because of the war. But then her mother heard about a church based school that is supported by CBM s partners. Read the newsletter to hear the impact the school had on Shams and other initiatives being taken across Syria and Lebanon. OLDER ADULTS NEEDED FOR RESEARCH ON PAIN AND SOCIAL SUPPORT We are looking for volunteers who are at least 60 years old AND one of their family members who is at least 18 years old (for example, spouse, son, daughter, grandchild) to take part in a study of social support and pain. As a participant in this study, you would be asked to report on your experiences while completing a safe pain task. Your participation would involve 1 session which will be approximately 1 hour. In appreciation for your time, you and your family member will each receive $ For more information about this study or to volunteer for the study, please contact: Natasha Gallant gallnat@uregina.ca Health Psychology Laboratory This study has been reviewed and received approval through the Research Ethics Board at the University of Regina. This information is available on the tables in the east and west foyers. The Tuesday night Adult Discussion Group will be looking at the remarkable story of William and Catherine Booth, their mission work with the poor of London and what became of it. 8

10 LEARNING FOR LIFE Worship 101 beginning November 15 th in the library Facilitated by Rev. Dr. Mark McKim Have you questioned why we even bother with Sunday worship together-why not just do it on our own? Why are things in a certain order? Why do we sing the Gloria Patri after the Psalm? Why do we have several Scripture readings every Sunday, when a lot of churches only have one? What do some of those strange words in the bulletin, like invocation, collect, lesson and benediction mean? Now is your chance to ask and think through these and other questions with our senior minister, for ONLY four Sundays from 9:30-10:30 beginning on November 15 th in the Library. Learning for Life presents WORSHIP 101. The subjects to be covered will include: -What does worship actually mean? -What are the four circles of worship? -Why bother with Sunday worship? -What are the by-products of corporate worship? -Why does the order of service/structure matter-or does it? -The Fourfold Pattern for Corporate Worship (Praise, Confession, Word, Response). Faith In The Home beginning November 15 th : Lower Hall Facilitated by Collin Carbno A continuation of the fruitful informal discussions centered around the Faith-in-the-home sessions that were held in the spring. Same rules apply; feel free to bring your children along. In particular, our starting point each week will be a brief discussion around the various psychological theories of parenting and their interaction with various principles from the bible connected with child rearing. Some of the discussion will be on the parenting theories of Thomas Gordon, and a quick look at his 12 communication blockers (4 per week for 3 Sundays), such as why praising children often backfires. Feel free to bring your favorite parenting books and share what you found helpful or not. The class is expected to last 4 Sundays. Each week is somewhat independent so feel free to participate as you feel able. 9

11 First Baptist Church Christmas Together Banquet Sunday, December 6 th, :00 p.m. Join in an evening of fun, family and friends as we celebrate the birth of Jesus *PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR OWN PLATE AND CUTLERY FOR THE DINNER. According to the first letter of your last name please bring: A G H K L N O - S T Z Salad Jellied Salad or Fruit Tray Sliced Dessert Vegetables 5 lbs of Potatoes A free will offering will be received. Phone Bonnie Austring-Winter ( ). If you are attending, please fill out the form below and place it in the offering plate: Name: Number of people attending: I will be bringing: 10

12 MONDAY 7:30 p.m. VIVACE REHEARSAL LOWER HALL TUESDAY 10:00 A.M. STAFF MEETING BOARD ROOM 5:15 P.M. TNT (Bonnie Austring-Winter & Manfred Kwan) L. HALL 6:00 P.M. ADULT DISCUSSION LIBRARY 6:00 P.M. JUBELLATION RINGERS - SANCTUARY WEDNESDAY 8:00 A.M. PRAYER BREAKFAST LOWER HALL THURSDAY 7:00 P.M. SANCTUARY CHOIR REHEARSAL - SANCTUARY FRIDAY 7:00 P.M. YOUTH GROUP SATURDAY 12:00 P.M. FKBC BOARD MEETING BOARD ROOM SUNDAY 9:30 A.M. LEARNING FOR LIFE BOARD ROOM 11:00 A.M. MORNING WORSHIP SANCTUARY 2:00 P.M. AFTERNOON WORSHIP FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH STAFF Rev. Dr. Mark G. McKim, Sr. Minister (ext. 222) Sound Room (ext. 228) Rev. John Nelson Jr., Assoc. Minister (ext.223) Rev. Dr. George Baxter, Minister Emeritus Rev. Joel Russell-MacLean, Assoc. Minister (ext.224) George McKenzie, Custodian Krista Johnstone, Financial Administrator (ext. 225) Dr. Mark Anderson, Organist Erin Angus, Administrative Assistant (ext. 221) Christa Walsh, Pianist DIACONATE/TRUSTEES Annabel Robinson Chair Vi Maeers Member James Clifford Vice-Chair Eleanor Russell Member Rosemary Ward Secretary Jennifer Bisson Member Derrick Bellows Treasurer Laureen Snook Member Esther Wiens Member Erwin Ziolkowski Honourary FIRST KAREN BAPTIST CHURCH STAFF Rev. Zabiak Cung Biaka (ext. 226) Rev. Eh Tha Wah (ext. 226) Pastor Pusay Ly (ext. 226) OUR MINISTRY PARTNERSHIPS Youth For Christ (James Clifford) First Baptist Place CONTACT First Baptist Church Victoria Avenue, Regina SK, S4P 0S4 First Baptist Church Fax Number main_fbcregina@sasktel.net 11 OFFICE HOURS Monday to Thursday 9:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Friday Closed