What s Your Life Message?

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1 Opportunities for Fellowship and Service TODAY Nursery Laurel Comstock Jr. Church School (K-3 rd grade) Carol Shaffer Club 320 Preteen Ministry (Grades 4-6) Bill Beck 11:15 Sunday School Chorus in Jr. Ch. Room 11:15 Please join us for refreshments in the Fellowship Hall 11:15 Church Classes for All Ages Adults: Bible Study led by Pastor Alex Fellowship Hall Wired Word (Contemporary events from a Christian Perspective) led by Henry Mayo - Lounge Young Adults Discussion Group led by Miranda Hunter Upstairs Meeting Room What s Your Life Message? Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 7:45 a.m. Prayer Time in Lounge 7:00 p.m. Trustee Mtg. - Lounge 8:00 a.m. March newsletter deadline 11:00 a.m. Cuba Clergy North Park Wesleyan Ch. 7 Parables of Jesus Lounge 10:30 a.m. Bible Study Group in Lounge 2-3 p.m. Red Cross Citizen Preparedness Presentation -FH 6:30 p.m. Praise Team 7:00 p.m. Choir Practice 9 - Noon Rummage Rooms Open 4:30 Youth leave for Southern Tier BYF Retreat at Watson Homestead 9- Noon Rummage Rooms Open 10 a.m. 4 H Gold Diggers Mtg. - Lounge Next Sun. 10:00 a.m. How Much Are You Worth? 1 Corinthians 6: :15 Church School Classes for All Ages Attendance Last Sunday 112 CCLI # First Baptist Church Cuba, New York rev_poelma@wny.twcbc.com revfreer@wny.twcbc.com Secretary sec@wny.twcbc.com

2 STRIVING TO BE THE HANDS AND FEET OF JESUS 10:00 A.M. February 8, 2015 (Supervised care by an adult for infants and young pre-schoolers is available in the Church Nursery) Celebration and Concern Slips are in Pew Pockets for your convenience. Please write it out clearly and an usher will collect it during the Prelude. PREPARATION FOR WORSHIP You became an example for all the Lord s followers 1 Thessalonians 1:7 WELCOME LIFE OF THE CHURCH ASH WEDNESDAY PRAYER VIGIL PROMO * GREET YOUR NEIGHBORS Ida Hibbard Take time to greet someone new to you, or that you haven t spoken to recently. Then please return to your seat when you hear the chimes and be in a time of prayerful silence during the Prelude. PRELUDE SONGS OF PRAISE SHARING OF CELEBRATIONS AND CONCERNS PRAYER CHORUS # 408 v.1, refrain THE CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER THE LORD S PRAYER SUNDAY SCHOOL CHORUS THE CHILDREN S STORY (unison) (debts) See Insert or Overhead Screen I Surrender All This Train (Pre-schoolers may go to the Nursery. Grades K-3 may go to Jr. Church. Grades 4,5,6 may go to the Teen Room for Club 320.) * HYMN # 33 v.1,4 All Creatures of Our God and King ANTHEM SCRIPTURE READING 1 Thess. 1:1-10 (pp ) THE SERMON What s Your Life Message? * HYMN OF COMMITMENT #436 v.1,2,3,4 Take My Life and Let It Be WORSHIP THROUGH GIVING THE OFFERTORY * THE DOXOLOGY #623 * BENEDICTION - PRAYER OF DEDICATION Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow * CHORAL RESPONSE #123 v.1 The Bond of Love * POSTLUDE * Those who are able are invited to stand. Organist/Choir Director Nettie White Pianist Maggie Watson During the announcements those sitting beside or near the center aisle are asked to sign and pass along the red Ministry of Friendship pads. When the pad reaches the end of your row, please pass it back to the center and learn the name of those sitting with you. Thank you to the Ministers of Courtesy greeting you at the doors today. INVITATION: Worship ends in dedication to God. If your dedication involves a decision to accept Jesus Christ as your Savior, or be baptized, or to join our church, we invite you to share your decision with Pastor Larry or Pastor Alex. Our Church is equipped with - Hearing assistance system. Please ask an usher for a portable receiver or pick one up at the Technology Center. Back support cushions. Please ask an usher for assistance

3 SOON AND VERY SOON Soon and very soon we are going to see the King. Soon and very soon we are going to see the King. Soon and very soon we are going to see the King. Hallelujah, hallelujah, We're going to see the King. No more crying there we are going to see the King. (X3) Hallelujah, hallelujah, We're going to see the King. No more dying there we are going to see the King. (X3) Hallelujah, hallelujah, We're going to see the King. V1, V2, V3, last 2 lines of verse Your Love Oh Lord (Psalm 36) Your love oh Lord reaches to the heavens Your faithfulness stretches to the sky Your righteousness is like the mighty mountain And Your justice flows like the oceans tides And I will lift my voice to worship You my King And I will find my strength in the shadow of Your wings V C V C C V Our Friend of the Week is Betty Burrows 13 Windsor St. Cuba, NY Winter weather is keeping Betty indoors. Send her some sunshine with a card or note from a friend at First Baptist. Are you on the prayer chain? If not and you would like to be - give/call/ your name and address to the church secretary sec@wny.twcbc.com Requests for the Week of February 8 th Remember in Care Facilities Olean General Bob Little VA (Batavia) Dennis Chamberlain Dock Terrace (PA) Mildred Montgomery Cuba Hospital Lucy Bosworth, Deb Blakeslee, Rod Benjamin, Pete Little, John Hoagland Eden Heights Mary Wilday, Helen Swift Livingston Cty. Center for Nursing & Rehab. Katie Hamilton Manor Hills (Wellsville) Elva Gross, Flora Prentice The Pines (Olean) Bill Button The Pines (Machias) Gloria Button Bay Breeze Nursing Home (FL) Adah Shaffer Wellsville Manor Joann Lee Absolute Care (Houghton) Steve Wise Remember Church Family at Home Betty Bowker, Harold Bowker, Betty Burrows, Gene Case, Frank Cavazos, Bob Clayson, Jim Cross, Mary Lou Cummins, De Donner, George Edwards, June Enos, Chuck Fraley, Marian Freer, Fred and Linda Goldthwait, Penny Greene, Carol Halstead, JoAnne Hoagland, Betsy Hubbard, Meredith Hubbard, Gail Ingalls, Jon Little, Jillian Maxson, Ernie Mahon, Jessa Miller, Linda Poelma, John Shelley, Terry Smith, Wally Watson, Edith White, Jeanne Winchell Remember Friends and Family Paul Beil, Dick Botens, Vyrna Brown, Terry Bump (WA), Laydon Burdick, Helen Burt, Vera Carr, Jasper Caster, Arthur Clark (CA), Sue Clark, Leroy Clayson, Erin Deming, Robert Foster, Penny Frederick, Michael Freidly, Kathy Glover, Marlene Guild (MI), Pearl Harris, Nancy Hauser (WA), William Hunter, Sr., Andrea Kinkade (PA), Jack Knapp (Big Flats), Steven Knapp, Carolyn Mitchell, Dan Miller, Riley Mountain, Dale Neilson, Milt Newcomb, Howard Parrish, Betty Parker, Ryan Paulsen, Josh and Ashley Prince Family, Gordon Reed (SC), Mindy Rasmusson Reeds (FL), Colette Plants Reardon, Carol Riggs, Gaylord Sage, Richard Say, LaVerne Shotwell (IL), Jed Sisson, Samantha Freer Speede, Paul Swenson, Maureen Valentine, June Wallace, Delores Wetherby, Eugene Williams, Barb Windus Remember Children/Youth Natalie Burrows, Liam G. Cross, Amber Lunn, (NC), Alice Moore, Loghann Patten, Evan Welch Special Interest Missionaries David and Joyce Reed, Mexico Dan and Sarah Chetti, Lebanon Those Serving in the Military

4 American Red Cross Citizen Preparedness Corps Training Thurs. Feb. 12 th 2-3 p.m. Fellowship Hall Prepare, Respond, Recover: What to Do When Disaster Strikes Shrove Tuesday (Fat Tuesday) Tuesday, February 17 Cuba Council of Churches Dessert Potluck hosted at 6 p.m. Cuba United Methodist Church Bring your favorite dessert to share Enjoy Music by the Chorduroy Barbershop Quartet Take home a Community Witness Holy Week Cross ($5 donation) Sign-up sheet at church or call Church Office ( ) by Monday noon Feb. 9 th. Sign-up sheet in Court. Diabetes Prevention Program Offered by the Allegany/Western Steuben Rural Health Network Tuesdays 6:30-7:30 - Baptist Church Lounge Beginning Feb. 17 th for 16 weeks. If interested see information sheet on the table in the Court. Pre-registration is required by Feb. 9 th. PICK UP YOUR NEWSLETTER IN FELLOWSHIP HALL OR AT TECH CENTER Olean Area Christian Men s Conference STRIVING TO BE CHAMPIONS Fri. evening and Sat. morning/afternoon Feb Keynote Speaker Former Pro Wrestler Ted DiBiase The Million Dollar Man Cost $40 An informational article is on the table in the Court. Contact Bill Beck if you are interested. ALSO Men Are you interested in a Palm Sunday Men s Breakfast this year? If so, we need a Coordinator or Team to plan the program, update calling lists and make calls. Let Pastor Larry know if you are interested TODAY. Come One, Come All Coming Soon Winter Picnic &Talent Night Sunday, March 1 st 5:00 p.m. Please let Claudia Little know if you have a talent to share or clittle@roadrunner.com Our Diaconate Board is coordinating a churchpublished directory. Please fill out the directory insert with your information and put it in the offering plate, hand it to a greeter or leave it on the Church Secretary s desk. Thank you for your prompt attention to getting this information to us.

5 Girls (6 th Grade and Up) and Ladies Information for the ABW state convention is available on the table in the court. This event is in Owego, NY - April 24, 25 & 26. If you are interested in attending, please see Sheila Burnett, Marian Clark or Claudia Little. This is a great opportunity for women and girls (grades 6-12) to enjoy the fellowship of others from across the state. Lots of time, but start planning now! Volunteers are needed for Jr. Church for March and April. You may choose a week or several and work alone or with a friend or child helper. A NEW curriculum has been purchased that includes everything you need!! If interested, please contact Melissa Grover We re running a little short on mashed potatoes, spaghetti sauce and jelly. Financial donations are used to replenish our shelves and provide vouchers where needed.

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