Palm View Print. the newsletter of PALM VIEW FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH NOVEMBER 2018

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1 NOVEMBER 2018 Palm View Print the newsletter of PALM VIEW FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH the Celebrating 60 years of God s faithfulness!...to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Ephesians 3:21 - for such a time as this - 41 Dear Church Family, It has been a month since my last Sunday as your pastor. I am so thankful and blessed that I had the privilege to serve here as the Pastor of Palm View First Baptist Church for more than 41 years. Thank you so much for the wonderful day and countless memories of September 30th, my last Sunday with you. Thank you especially for all of the kind gifts - far too many to even be able to thank each of you in person. Please know that I appreciate your continued kindness to me, far more than I deserve. When I am asked, How are you doing? My answer is literally, I feel like a fish out of water. Please pray that there will be an opportunity for an old 70 year old man to minister in Rome, Georgia. You are fortunate to have Brother Tom Winter as your Interim Pastor. There was a reason I asked him to preach for me the last three times I was unable to be with you on Sunday! I know there is a man that will be your pastor in the future. He will be God s man. Please support him and love him as you have me. Again, thank you for letting me be your pastor for what has been 60% of my life! May the Lord richly bless each and every one of you, and guide and direct you as you seek and serve Him. May we all persevere and finish well for His glory! Love, Pastor Larry Interim Pastor Tom Winter Jeff Sheffield PastorTom@Palmviewfirstbaptist.org Jsheff@earthlink.net th St E., Palmetto, FL * Office Hours 9-12 Mon, Wed - Friday * * palmviewfbc@frontier.com

2 DEACON OF THE MONTH KEITH DURRANCE From Our Minister of Music & Education A WHOLE NOTE FROM BJ What an awesome experience it is to see some members of Palm View First Baptist stepping up to help renovate, reimagine, filling in service areas that are needed. Moving to the Fellowship Hall on Sunday Nights Live has brought new opportunities to be involved. MUSIC and DRAMA: Christmas is coming! Several events will be happening as we prepare for our annual musical celebration of Christ s birth - O Come Let Us Adore Him. Save the date - Sunday Night December 23rd. Its not too late to join rehearsals on Tuesday nights EPICS Senior Adults - FIRED UP and havin fun. Coming Friday, November 16th. THE G.A.P. Graduates and Professionals. There is a tremendous conspiracy in our world to siphon off your energy and commitment. Don t let Satan blow your light out. MISSIONS: Some people think you have done your duty to the Lord by attending a service on Sunday or Wednesday. Every day is the Lord s Day and we are expected to share Him with anyone we meet. Done that lately? Remember, don t just go to church...be the church. CONNECT...GROW...SERVE...GO! In Christ Alone Bro Jeff Welcome Rev. Tom Winter, Interim Pastor Rev. Tom Winter has enthusiastically, accepted the position of Interim Pastor here at Palm View. He graduated from Palmetto High School. He holds a Bachelor s Degree in Education from the University of South Florida. Pastor Tom attended New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He earned two Master s degrees, one in Theology from Slidell Baptist Seminary and the other in Religious Education from Luther Rice Seminary. He and his wife Gail live in Palmetto and are parents of two grown children, a son Wade Edward and a daughter Hilary Denise. Pastor Tom was Ordained into the Gospel Ministry, February 13, 1994 by the First Baptist Church of Palmetto. He has served in a number of part time, bivocational positions at Palmetto First Baptist and Elwood Park Baptist Church. Pastor Tom retired as full time Pastor of Elwood Park Baptist Church in Bradenton at the end of December in Other items of interest, Pastor Tom is a musician! He plays the accordion and enjoys singing. He has authored several published works about faith and Church leadership. His vast experiences in Church leadership will be an asset as we begin the next chapter at Palm View. Remember that the Church is the people, the Body of Christ. Each one of us has an important role in furthering the ministry of serving both the spiritual needs and the physical needs in our community. Introduce yourself to Pastor Tom, he wants to know you! ANNIVERSARY - CELEBRATIONS - November 10 Keith & Kathi Durrance Bob & Kathy Duckett - 29 Date NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS 1 LINDA GAY TERI GILES LINDA STOOPS 2 VANESSA HOFFMEISTER MELANIE ROWELL 6 LAURA VANDERZEE 10 MICHAEL STEPHENS 13 ALLEE ROGERS RENNINGER 15 ALLIYAH WADE 16 JOANN BUCHANAN NATE GATES DOROTHY SCAGGS 21 BARBI HENRY BEV MASON 24 NOAH GATES 25 GROVER ROWELL 26 STEPHEN RHOADES 29 DEBBIE SHEFFIELD 30 ROY GILES TRECIA GROOVER DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS 4 LARRY PRITCHETT 5 BERTHA WESTBERRY 9 BRUCE LARSON SHARON PARKER LESLIE RODRIGUEZ 18 ELISE JACOBS 18 MICHAEL ROTH 23 STACEY MAYO 25 DAVI CLAPPER 26 BRENDA MERRITT 27 ELLIE BATEMAN DON BUCK JACOB DURRANCE 28 LAURA BUCK JANET HEATON SHAWNA MCINNIS JACKIE MORGAN SARAY RODRIGUEZ 29 LEGEND CONWELL VITAL STATISTICS Sunday School Enrollment: 256 Sunday School Average : 78 Worship Service Average: 100 Sunday School AM Svc Budget 10/7/ $3, /14/ $3, /21/ $2, /28/ $2,222.65

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6 Thank you so much to everyone who helped with this years Fall Festival! We had an amazing record turnout of close to 600 people, with everyone included! (Palm View & guests) Special thanks goes to Educational Harbor for their help and for providing the slide and Bounce House! Thanks to everyone who manned the games, brought and handed out candy, painted faces, flipped burgers and cooked hot d o g s, h e l p e d w i t h monitoring bathrooms, drove hay rides and swamp buggies, provided and manned the cake walk and pie contests, took pictures, manned registration, and everything else that made this years event amazing, f u n a n d m e m o r a b l e! P e r h a p s m o s t o f all...thank YOU, LORD, for the awesome and most perfect weather!!! Pray for ongoing opportunities to minister to those who attended! It s Time to... Annual Thanksgiving Family Dinner Let us Thank God & Celebrate together! Sunday, November 18 th following a.m. service Awesome Thanksgiving feast+fixins! Nothing to bring but your appetites! $10 suggested donation per adult, $5 per child To make reservations. Fill out the card from your bulletin and place it in offering plate or call the church office at Please RSVP no later than Wednesday, November 14 th TRADITION OF GIVING OFFERING As yo u k now it is o u r c ustom at Thanksgiving to take an offering. According to our church history, on the Sunday before Thanksgiving in 1977 a tradition was started at Palm View that is still observed. An offering was taken for a building fund for our proposed new sanctuary. For many years this offering was used to reduce the debt from o u r new s a nct uary a nd remodeling. Be praying about what you will give toward this years offering as we work to restore and revitalize our buildings and property and seek God s guidance, direction, and will in calling a Pastor.

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8 SUNDAY SERVICES 9:15 a.m. Sunday School Classes Babies - Adult 10:30 a.m. Praise & Worship 5:15 p.m. Praise Team 6:00 p.m. Sunday Nights Live WEDNESDAY NIGHTS Mission Friends - 4-K G Force - 1st - 6th Grade Youth Group 7-12th Grade G.A.P. Bible Study Adult Bible Study & Prayer Choir Practice UPCOMING EVENTS 8:10 pm NOVEMBER 3 Men s Bible Study/Breakfast * 7:30 AM 4 Daylight Savings Time Ends Operation Christmas Child Dedication * AM 5 Ladies Bible Study * 6:00/6:30 PM 6 Election Day * Polls open 7 AM - 7 PM Deacon s Meeting * 7:00 PM 8 MSBA Annual Meeting at Palm View 11 Veteran s Day 12 Veteran s Day observed Operation Christmas Child National Collection Week 16 EPICS Senior Adults * 6:00 PM 18 Tradition of Giving Offering & Thanksgiving Lunch following a.m. 21 No Wednesday Service 22 Thanksgiving Day 23 Office Closed 25 No Evening Service DECEMBER 1 Men s Bible Study/Breakfast * 7:30 AM Walk Thru the Bible - Samoset 2 Hanging of the Greens * PM 3 Ladies Bible Study * 6:00/6:30 PM 4 Deacon s Meeting * 7:00 PM 9 Carol Sing with Harbor Education * 6:00 PM 14 EPICS Senior Adults * 6:00 PM 16 Palm View Sings * 6:00 PM 18 Cantata Rehearsal * 7:00 PM 21 Cantata Dress Rehearsal * 6:00 PM 23 Christmas Cantata * 6:00 PM 25 Christmas Day 26 No Evening Service Office Closed 30 Soup & Sandwich/New Years Eve Service * 6:00 PM PRAY FOR THE SEARCH COMMITTEE DAILY DAVID HEATON - CHAIRMAN LARRY BIANCHI DAVID HELTON BARBI HENRY BRENDA ROGERS ALTERNATES: TERI GILES BUDDY KEEN WENDY LANGFORD FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE USE GIVE + 1. Just go to app store, type give+ 2. Follow directions on the screen - You can also find give+ on itunes - Via WEBSITE - You can also give online: Giving online is easy and allows you to set up automatic recurring contributions, if you like, and view your complete online giving history from anywhere you have access to the internet. Simply follow these easy steps: 1. Visit our website: 2. Click on the GIVE button 3. Click on the Create Profile button, then 4. Follow the onscreen instructions to create an online profile and to schedule your recurring contributions. Ongoing Building Usage Fellowship Hall & Educational Building weekdays Monday - Friday & Monday and Thursday evenings. All dates are subject to change please refer to your bulletin as date nears or call the church office to confirm. Photos: January Sharp, Kathi Durrance, Vicki Reinebach, Jannell Fountain, Jessica Childers-Gutierrez