Bible Conference: Church Membership

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1 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OCTOBER/ NOVEMBER 2014 Baptist Banner Bible Conference: Church Membership Be sure to mark your calendars with all of the important events taking place through the end of the year. Take note of the October/November Birthdays on the calendar insert.. When: November 7-9 (Friday Evening, Saturday Morning, Sunday Morning) Our Special Guest: Dr. Jonathan Leeman (editorial director for 9Marks & author of the book Church Membership: How the World Knows Who Represents Jesus) Sessions may address such topics as: Inside this issue: A Place for You Ministry Seminary 2 Save the Date 2 What Is a Church? What Is a Church Member? What Are a Church and Its Members Like? What Are the Standards of Membership? (Becoming a Member) How Does a Christian Submit to a Church? (Being a Member) Fall Festivals 3 FBC s Got Talent 3 Thanksgiving Celebration Disaster Relief Training 3 4 Everyone is encouraged to mark their calendars with these important dates and make plans now to attend. Childcare will be provided for our church family. In the next few weeks, we will be asking you to sign up for the conference and childcare on the tear-off portion of the church bulletin. October/November Calendars Insert

2 Page 2 Baptist Banner A PLACE FOR YOU - MINISTRY SEMINAR Come and Explore Opportunities for you to serve God s Kingdom October 4, am-11am Ministries: Hospitality This ministry seminar will be for you to have an opportunity to see how FBCUM creates a bond of connection to our guest and members through a select group of ministries. You will be able to talk with the ministry team leaders and through your exploration, find a ministry of interest where you can use your talent and time to serve God s kingdom. Fea- tured Widow Care Homebound/Extended Care Grief/Bereavement Care ChildLIFE Ministry Food Service/Fellowship Touch Outreach Prayer Ministry Join us for... Informative sessions Ministry Team Breakouts Question and Answer Time Refreshments Door Prizes There are a lot of important events that have been scheduled through the end of the year. We want you to have a heads up about them all so you don t miss out. 10/4 A Place for You FBCUM Ministry Seminars 10/5 Guatemala Missions Interest Meeting 10/18 Disaster Relief Training at FBCUM 11/7 & 11/8 Fall Bible Conference: Church Membership Matters 11/23 Thanksgiving Celebration & FBC s Got Talent 12/7 Vocational Elder, Lay Elder, and Deacon Ordination Service 12/10 Last night of regular Wednesday night activities for the session 12/14 Christmas Concert 12/17 Members Meeting 12/24 Christmas Eve Worship 1/7/15 Regular Wednesday Activities Resume

3 Annual Fall Festivals Page 3 Saturday, October 25 Children s Division: 2 pm - 4 pm Student Ministries Division: 4 pm - 7 pm Strickland Farm Your Opportunity to Shine Ready to dazzle our church family with your gifts? Can you sing, dance, juggle, act or entertain a crowd and just need a stage to prove it? Our church is full of gifted people and we would like to put an artist showcase together to perform Sunday, November 23, after our Thanksgiving meal. Auditions will be held in order to put the show together on Sunday afternoons; October 5th &12th beginning at 12:30 after service or by appointment with Jason Brown. If you would like assistance in putting an act together or for any other information, contact Jason in the church office. Auditions October 5th and 12th beginning at 12:30 pm. Thanksgiving Celebration This Thanksgiving, we will be celebrating our sixteenth Thanksgiving Feast. It is always a tremendous blessing to come together and give thanks to the Lord for all of the many blessings in our lives. On Sunday evening, November 23rd at 5 pm, we are having our annual dinner. You, your family and neighbors are invited. As usual, turkey, ham, rolls and drinks will be provided by the church. We are asking that each family bring a familysized side dish to share (in a disposable container) and a pre-sliced dessert. We will have a short program following the dinner - FBC s Got Talent. In order to have enough room to accommodate everyone, we are asking that you make firm reservations by Sunday, November 16. You may use the tear off portion of the bulletin insert beginning October 26th to make your reservation. If you are willing to help set-up, clean -up, or prepare food, you should also indicate that on the tear off portion. This year we are asking that each family consider bringing a hat, scarf and gloves for our Samaritan Christmas Project to take place in December. This is a great way to contribute. We need enough hats, scarves, and gloves, to give to each family that participates in the Samaritan Project. We hope to see you there! Thanksgiving Celebration Sun., Nov. 5 pm Please make reservations by Sun., Nov. 16

4 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OCTOBER/ NOVEMBER 2014 Return Service Requested NONPROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID UPPER MARLBORO, MD PERMIT # SW Crain Highway Upper Marlboro, MD Phone: Fax: Prayer Line: comcast.net Address Label We re on the web! Visit us on: A Community Lifting Up Christ by Gathering, Growing and Going. Disaster Relief Training Saturday October 18 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Disaster Relief Training Disaster Relief training will take place at the church on Saturday October 18 from 8:30 am - 4:30 pm. This training is for those who need to be recertified as well as those who wish to become new members of a team. Classes will be held in the following areas: Introduction to Disaster Relief: This is the prerequisite course to all unit training and specialized classes. New Volunteers must take the Intro class and at least one "unit class" to receive their certification. Feeding Unit: This class covers the equipment and operation of a mass-care feeding program. Emphasis is given to sanitation and health issues dealing with food preparation. NOTE - Feeding unit class is made up of 2 parts. Part One (classroom) and Part Two (hands on). In order to receive credit, volunteers must complete BOTH parts. Recovery Unit: This class will overview the three types of recovery work done by our Maryland/Delaware Units, chainsaw, mud out, and temporary emergency repairs. Recovery Administration: This class will teach the student how to perform the administration side that supports the Recovery Unit. Damage/Assessment: This class teaches the student how to scout disaster area for families needing assistance, assess job site and complete property owner work orders, report on size of effected areas, approximate number of families effected, do they have power, water and amount and type of other relief needed, what other agencies are already there, provide information about available assistance, and provide prayer, spiritual/ emotional support. The cost of the training is $20.00 per person for RETURN- ING volunteers and $30.00 per person for NEW volunteers. The cost includes - lunch, materials, background security check and Photo ID. Those interested in attending should register on the BCM/D website. Required forms can also be obtained from the BCM/D website at yourbcmd.publishpath.com/ uppermarlboro-baptist There will also be a link on our website for these forms. Please complete these forms prior to the training and bring with you to the event. This will save you a lot of time so that you can focus on the training without the distraction of completing paperwork. Also, please know that your photo will be taken on Saturday for your Disaster Relief ID Badge.

5 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday :30PM Dinner 5:45PM King s Kids/Youth Choir 6:30PM Adult Bible Study Adult Choir-Band AWANA /Trek/Ignite 6:30PM Properties Mtg. 7:30AM Youth Service Project 9AM A Place for YOU Ministry Meeting 5 12:30PM Guatemala Mtg. Timothy Moorehead, Jr Ron Whitely, Sr. Prem Harris Betty Randall 13 Columbus Day (Church Offices Closed) 7 14 Fabian Butler 8 Mona Hewkin Elizabeth Haynes Alyson Essex 15 Vince Ackermann James Hartnett, Sr. Romekia Dick Jeremiah Miller 9 16 Julliet Murphy Wanda Payton Coleman Scott Jeremiah Seger Yinka Ojikutu John Colein Alexia Ricchiuto Skylar Lederer 6:30 Youth Night Walter De Marr Peter Pierce Journey Brice 11 9AM Choir Rehearsal 18 Margaret Austin Jenifer Clark Mike Henderson 8:30AM Disaster Relief Training Denise Strickland Matthew McAllister Shayla Rheams Jack Roediger Jackie Johnson, Jr. Taylor Edwards Pelumi Bukoye Heaven Dozier 19 Samatha Ingle 20 Christie Wilson 21 Marlene Brewster Rita Neal Skye Haynes Jalund Johnson Aaron Fuller 22 Cheyenne Schneider 23 Laura Strickland Karen Dupree 24 Leron Howard 25 2PM Children s Fall Festival 4PM Youth Fall Festival Wanda Henderson 26 Reformation Sunday Phil Jensen Robert Tressler Aaliyah Purdy Larry Everett Laura Wilson Sebastian Clarke Anthony Fuller Catherine Walker Melissa Dronsfield Andrew Fitzmaurice Megan Fitzmaurice

6 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 7:30AM Youth Service Project 9AM Choir Rehearsal Lina Gass 2 DLST Ends :30PM Dinner 5:45PM King s Kids/Youth Choir 6:30PM Adult Bible Study Adult Choir-Band AWANA /Trek/Ignite 6 6:30PM Properties Mtg. 7 Fall Bible Conference: Membership Matters 8 Fall Bible Conference: Membership Matters Brian Roediger Dotun Olawunmi Pearl Nicholls Femi Bukoye Charles Harding, Jr. Jacob Nutwell Justin Nutwell 9 BCM/D Annual Conf. 10 BCM/D Annual Conf. 11 BCM/D Annual Conf. Veteran s Day (Church Offices Closed) 9:25AM BSF Class Shelly Briggs 16 Sandra Jacobs 17 Bill Lowry Dennis Jacobs Connie Berry 18 William Tait Mark Wilson Dylan Scott 19 Danny Ryan Tracy Titus LeRone Ball Derin Olawunmi 20 Joshua Everett Carl Wilson Estrella Cody 21 6:30 Youth Night Marjorie Griffin Sharon Moorehead Nicole Tait Jatavia Holloway Cassidie Hall 22 9AM Thanksgiving Celebration Rehearsal Jackie Jones Brandon Joy 23/30* *Advent 5PM (23rd) Thanksgiving Celebration/FBC s Talent Thanksgiving Day (Church Offices Closed) th-Ryan Dupree 30th-Nyae Dick Jonathan Paz Eileen Davis Deborah Thomas Flora Harris Lisa Lowe Judytte Purdy Jacquelyn Barbour