Off the Record. Welcome to September! With our warmest wishes, Your FBC Family

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1 Off the Record Welcome to September! The months of July and August brought the heat and humidity very uncomfortable to say the least!! Here s hoping that the month of September will bring a bit of relief!! First of all, we would like to thank our friends at the First Congregational Church of Plymouth for hosting us in the month of July and for worshiping with us here at First Baptist Church for the month of August. As always, it is our pleasure to be able to share worship and fellowship time with you. We would also like to extend our thanks to all the visiting ministers who gave their time and helped us celebrate and provide God s loving message to us all. They are as follows: August 5 - Rev. Kevin Butler August 12 - Pastor Gary Freimuth August 19 & 26 - Rev. Jody Guerrera In the month of September, we welcome the following ministers to our pulpit: September 2 - Rev. Tim Chesser September 9 - Rev. Treda Collier September 16 - Rev. Michelle Madsen-Bibeau September 23 - Rev. Treda Collier September 30 - Rev. Michelle Madsen-Bibeau As mentioned above, Rev. Michelle Madsen-Bibeau will be celebrating with us on September 16 and 30. She is also the candidate for our Interim Minister. Rev. Madsen-Bibeau has many years of Interim experience and has come highly recommended by ABCCONN. As we begin the month of September, we are also bidding farewell to Scott and Tammy Johnson who will be making their new home in Florida. We wish them well as they close one page and begin a new page in their book of life together, in a new home and with new jobs. Please know that we will miss you terribly. It has been a long and very hot summer, but we have made it through all the changes - just as we will make it through the process of finding our new Interim Minister! The Good Lord has always blessed and provided us with the answers that we have needed. He is always with us! With our warmest wishes, Your FBC Family

2 September Sermons SORRY, NONE AVAILABLE THIS MONTH ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DAILY BIBLE READINGS September 2018 Come Together in Faith and share the Joy of the Lord. SEPTEMBER 1Mark 2: Proverbs 4: Ecclesiastes 2: Mark 4: Proverbs 14: Ecclesiastes 3: Mark 4: Proverbs 15: Ecclesiastes 5: Mark 7: Proverbs 16: Ecclesiastes 7: Psalm 1 15 Proverbs 17: Ecclesiastes 8: Psalm 2 16 Proverbs 18: Ecclesiastes 9:13-10:20 7 Psalm Proverbs 22: Ecclesiastes 12: Psalm Proverbs 23: Kings 22: Proverbs 1: Proverbs 24: Kings 23: Proverbs 3: Ecclesiastes 1: Job 28:1-28

3 All in the Family July and August have brought with it a number of hospitalizations. Betty Salerno was in Yale New Haven Hospital for tests. Her stay was a bit lengthy and she was transferred to Mary Wade Home for rehab for several weeks. She is now finally at home recovering. All our thoughts and prayers continue to be with you April Zdanis was in Waterbury Hospital for a surgical procedure. She is doing well in her recovery and says she is feeling better every day Matthew Rose has had a problem with carotid artery blockage. Test results showed extensive blockage indicating surgery is not an option at this point. Our love and continued prayers for you Matthew... Joel Fairchild s leg is not healing as expected. All skin that started to grow had to be removed back to the start. Our continued prayers for you, Joel, for a complete and speedy recovery Scott and Tammy Johnson are in the sale process of their home here in CT. They have also found a new jobs and a new home in FL. Scott will be coming up soon to help with the final packing and ultimate move to their new home in FL. All our love and best wishes go with you both. We will miss you! As always, please keep all of our shut-ins in your thoughts and prayers. MISSION OFFERING - SEPTEMBER During the month of September, we will be having a Mission Offering for our Adult and Children s Sunday School materials. We are looking to purchase visual aids to augment lessons. RALLY DAY Sunday September 16 th Come back to worship and Sunday School for the fall! We will be having an ice cream social during Fellowship Time to celebrate everyone s return. ACTIVE SHOOTER/STOP THE BLEEDING The State Police and area churches are coordinating a seminar regarding Active Shooter/Stop The Bleeding on September 8, at First Baptist Church in Fellowship Hall, beginning at 7:30 am. FALL CLOTHES CLOSET GIVEAWAY The Fall Clothes Closet Giveaway will be October 12 & 13 and October 19 & 20 this year. The hours will be on Fridays from 4 7 pm and Saturday s from 8am 12pm. Hands are needed to sort clothing into bins/boxes on an ongoing basis. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Julie Andring at jamusictherapy@optline.net or at or call the church office at and leave a message if no one is available to take your call.

4 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ To all my fellow brothers and sisters in Christ, I want to thank you all for the sincere prayers and loving concern you have shown me. I know they have lifted me up and carried me this far. Some times have been quite difficult, others not so much. My journey is unknown to me, but God is guiding me each step of the way, along with your prayers it puts me in a warm fuzzy place. With agape love to all, Betty To My Church Family, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Thank You all for your calls, prayers, cards, visits and beautiful flowers! Your expressions of love have helped me with the healing process from my recent mishap. Love and Blessings to you all! Arlene

5 THE MUSIC CORNER September 2018 My heart, O God, is steadfast, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and make music. Psalm 57:7 Our church is currently in a state of change. Pray that the Pastor who should be at FBC is sent our way. Change is also happening in the music arena. As you may have surmised, three of the four current choir members will no longer be with us next fall. If you ve ever thought contributing to the music, talk to me. Perhaps you could sing or play an instrument for a single service. Do you have a friend who might want to visit us and do the music at offertory? Are you interested in choral singing? If enough people are, we can continue with the choir. Perhaps we have a Sunday when the women sing, and a Sunday when the men sing, and a Sunday when the children sing I m open to all ideas. We have an open door. Pray that we are led to continue to praise God through song. Julie

6 Diane Holder 9/1 Benzina Rose 9/3 Scott Johnson 9/4 Lynn Fairchild 9/6 Leighton Mannix 9/15 Jayson Brown 9/21 Pastor Mike 9/26 Joyce Drew 9/29 Glenn & Julianne Nowie 9/16 Ronald & Danielle Gentile 9/26 MOMENTS OF MEDITATION NOW ON PODCAST Listen to M.O.M. with Pastor Chris firstbaptistplymouth.ecucomm.ro and clicking on the podcast link.

7 ************************************************************************************ PURPOSE God calls us together; we seek to respond to His word as disciples of Jesus Christ by ministering to one another, to the community in which we live, and to all humanity.

8 The Record September 2018 Inside this Issue: OFF THE RECORD September Sermons Daily Bible Readings All in the Family The Music Corner Kid s Page Birthdays Anniversaries First Baptist Church 2-4 North Street P.O. Box 121 Plymouth, CT / Church Office: (860) Hours: Tuesday & Friday 9:00 am 1 2:00 Noon Church fbc24@sbcglobal.net firstbaptistplymouth.ecucomm.ro Return Service Request Dated Materials Deliver Promptly to: