THE BAPTIST INFORMER News Of Interest To Members & Friends Of First Baptist Church Four Oaks March 2019 Mark Your Calendar! Mission Statement The family of First Baptist Four Oaks believes in God through Jesus Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit. To fulfill the Great Commission, we will love, serve, learn, and fellowship together. Sunday, Relay for Life Survivor Sunday Presentation by Tina Penny Friday, March 8th - Saturday, March 9th Fort Caswell Men s Retreat/Fishing Tournament With questions, or to sign up, please see Ron Sloan Saturday, March 16th RA Racers in the Fellowship Hall Registration is at 9:30 AM Saturday, April 13th Party of Tables! Please contact Marilyn Parker at 919-300-1426 with questions Church: 963-2102 Parsonage: 963-3199 Preschool: 963-2013 Saturday, May 4th Blackfeet Nation Mission Trip 5K Run/Walk Fundraiser www.fbcfouroaks.org
Worship in March March 3, 2019 Transfiguration Sunday Relay for Life Survivor Sunday Guest Speaker Tina Penny March 10, 2019 1st Sunday in Lent March 17, 2019 2nd Sunday in Lent March 24, 2019 3rd Sunday in Lent March 31, 2019 4th Sunday in Lent Wednesdays in March 6:00 PM Dinner Served - Suggested Cost: $4.00 per meal $2.00 (4-10 years old) Free (3years old and under) 6:30 PM Prayer Meeting - Adults & Youth Music/Worship - Children Discipleship Training (See Schedule Below) 8:00 PM Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal Discipleship Training Schedule for March March 6th: ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICE (Churchwide) March 13th: RA s/ga s Middle/High School Split: Social Issues Adults: Disciples Path-The Doctrine of God March 20th: RA s/ga s Youth: Real World Superheroes Part 1 Adults: Disciples Path The Doctrine of Humanity March 27th: Children and Youth: Worship in Art Adults: Disciples Path-The Person and Work of Christ Meal Schedule for March March 6th: GA s (Lauren Strickland) March 13th: Dorothy Parker B (Pat Bridgers) March 20th: New Century (Celeste Byrd) March 27th: Adult 1 (Michele Norman) Thank You Dear Church Family, Thank you so much for the beautiful Valentines for Veterans cards that you made for the five VA Hospitals in North Carolina. The Veterans receive these cards for Valentines Day on their tray at supper. It means so much for each Veteran to know that they are not forgotten. Thanks again for your kindness. A special thanks to Cindy Edwards for organizing this project! Sincerely, Kay Surles (Americanism Chairperson, Four Oaks American Legion Auxiliary Unit 346) To the members of First Baptist Church Four Oaks, The family of Myrtle H. Lee acknowledges with deep appreciation your kind expression of sympathy. Congratulations... Congratulations to Ashley and Daniel Sumerel on the birth of their new baby girl. Nora Gray Sumerel was born on February 19th. She weighed 7lbs. 13oz. Congratulations also to proud grandparents Jim and Cindy Sumerel, and great grandmother Sarah Barrett. Remember to SPRING FORWARD on Sunday,!
Youth News! In case you haven't heard... After much prayer from the Committees, Youth, Parents, and myself, I am excited to announce that I (Jami Champagne) have been chosen by the Personnel Committee as the candidate for the Youth Minister Position. The church will vote Sunday, March 3 rd. David laid a great foundation for our Youth Group. I hope to build off what he began and continue the spiritual growth of the Youth. My vision for myself and our Youth is to follow God with all our hearts, letting Him transform us into being truly Christ like. It is difficult sometimes, regardless of age, to submit and follow God's will wholeheartedly. It takes us out of our comfort zones and pushes us to our limits. It's TOUGH! But the power of the Gospel changes lives! It has definitely changed mine! I want us to BELIEVE IT and LIVE IT! I truly love these kids and my prayer is that as we walk this path together, we will all learn and grow. Through struggle and triumph, we will BE and DO all the good things God created us to do long ago. In November, I took over the task of sending out weekly updates to the Youth and Parents. These are sent out weekly, typically on Monday afternoons via email. The updates include plans for Wednesday nights, recap of the previous Wednesday night, and any other activities we have planned. If you are curious about what our Youth are up to, please contact me and I will be glad to add you to the list to receive these emails. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact me. (Text and personal email for quickest response) I am so excited about our journey together! ~Jami Champagne Cell: 919-464-7499 Personal Email: jjjjjchampagne@gmail.com Youth Email: fofbcyouth@gmail.com DATES TO REMEMBER: March- Possible mission project April 12 th - 7:30-9:30 After Dark Easter Egg Hunt
Churchwide Missions for March 2019 WMO/Women s Ministry News WMU Watchword: My dear friends, stand firm and don t be shaken. Always keep busy working for the Lord. You know that everything you do for him is worthwhile. (1 Cor. 15:58 CEV). Events for WMU Mission Groups March 2019: Agape Mission Group meets on Tuesday, March 5th at 10:30 AM in the FH with Jean Whittington. Lib Canaday Circle meets on Thursday, March 14th at in the library. Dorothy Parker Circle meets on Tuesday, March 12th at in the Prayer Room. Missions for Christ Mission Group meets on Sunday, at 2:00 PM in the FH with Gloria Lick. The Johnston Community College Campus Ministry on Wednesdays throughout the winter. Each week this ministry needs at least $90 towards purchasing food and drinks for the weekly Bible study. (Attendance last fall averaged 39 in the Wednesday meetings). If you are able to help with this, please let Kelton Hinton or Tonya Grice know at JBA office. This is the largest campus college ministry in the state, so please try and support these students. The SECU Hospice House in Smithfield is requesting that area church groups make meals for those individuals who have a family member staying in Hospice. The coordinator of this project is asking for desserts on Wednesday nights and a lunch on Saturday or dinner on Sunday nights. This would entail 15 individually wrapped desserts on Wednesday and Saturdays/Sundays would require 15 lunches or dinner plated items wrapped. An updated schedule for the 2019 year will be sent out by the church office. Anyone or group interested in working on this project contact Laura Rogers for a sign up date or Wanda Johnson at Hospice in Smithfield with your selected date and menu item. The JBA-WMU and Women s Ministry is offering the 2019 Mitchiner Scholarship. Once again any Baptist Association High School Senior is eligible. A copy of the application is posted on the WMU- Women s Ministry Bulletin Board. Please note each category very carefully when submitting the application. Applications must be submitted by March 15. The Women s Retreat at Ft. Caswell is on the weekend of March 28-31 for First Baptist Church Four Oaks ladies. Anyone interested in attending the retreat should contact Connie Grady for more information and deposit requirements. This is a weekend of spiritual blessings, networking, great fellowship and shopping at Southport.
Annie Armstrong Easter offering Week of Prayer for North American Missions is March 3-10. The theme is SENDING HOPE. Prayer guides and offering will be collected on Easter Sunday, April 21. Save the Date: Kennedy Home Food Drive on April 8 & 9, 2019. The Johnston Baptist Association will begin collecting items for the Baptist Children s Kennedy Home in Kinston s Spring Campaign. The dropoff will be at the Johnston Community College campus on April 8 & 9. This year they are requesting various soups, especially cream soups (mushroom and chicken), muffin mixes, juices and fruits in its own juice (not sweetened). Gift cards are certainly acceptable so that they can purchase perishable meats and other items. THEY DO NOT NEED CANNED GREEN BEANS, CORN OR SPINACH. The newly revised Funeral Food Committee sheets are available on the table. We have tried to keep this updated to better serve everyone. Save the Date: WMU Mission Extravaganza and Annual Meeting is scheduled for April 26-27 at Trinity Baptist church in Raleigh. Registration is online at WMUNC.org. CHECK OUT THE WMU BULLETIN BOARD LOCATED ACROSS FROM THE PRAYER ROOM FOR ANY NEWS ITEMS. ACTEENS AND GIRLS IN ACTION GROUPS ALSO HAVE SPACE FOR ITEMS AVAILABLE. Samaritan s Purse - Operation Christmas Child Item for the month of March: Washcloths Preschool News February has been such a fun month. We have tried new foods every week. We ve had Rice and Fortune Cookies, Valentine Goodies, Soup, Pizza, Muffins and Green Eggs. We will also start March off by eating! We are learning about nutrition, which is good after all those Valentine s Cupcakes. Our Preschoolers will make their own salads on Salad Bar Day. On the second week of March we will be celebrating St. Patrick s Day and all the colors of the rainbow by learning about Noah s Ark. We hope that pesky ole leprechaun doesn t show up to do any tricks. Last year he made a mess in our classrooms. Finally we will celebrate Spring and hope to have some beautiful Spring days to play outside. We will also be on the lookout for Bees, Butterflies and Bugs which we will learn about during the last week of March. We opened registration for the 2019/2020 school year in February. On the day we opened to the public we filled all our classes! We are truly blessed! We are so grateful to all the parents, teachers, and church members who have said wonderful things about our little classes. We have started a waiting list, so if you know of a child who needs to be on it, please let us know so we can add them before the list gets too long.
MARCH 2019 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY *Designates each week *10:00 AM Sunday School *11:00 AM Worship 1 2 3 11:00 AM Survivor Sunday Presentatiion by Tina Penny 6:00 PM Preschool Committee meets Deacon Board meets 4 5 10:30 AM Agape Mission Group meets in the FH with Jean Whittington 6 *6:00 PM Fellowship Meal *6:30 PM Prayer Meeting Ch./Youth Choirs ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICE - Churchwide 7 *12-2:00 PM Food Pantry open at church 8 Fort Caswell Men s Retreat/ Fishing Tournament 9 Fort Caswell Men s Retreat/ Fishing Tournament 12:00 Noon Bible Journaling in FH 10 2:00 PM Missions for Christ Missions Group meets in the FH with Gloria Lick 11 Bldg. and Grounds Comm. meets 12 Dorothy Parker Circle meets in the Prayer Room 13 RA s/ga s Middle/High School Split: Social Issues Adults: Disciples Path-The Doctrine of God 14 Lib Canaday Circle meets in the library 15 16 RA Racers 9:30 AM Registration 17 7:45 AM Baptist Men s Breakfast 18 19 11:30 AM Young at Heart Luncheon Group has lunch at Bob Evans in Smithfield Worship Committee meets 20 RA s/ga s Youth: Real World Superheroes - Part 1 Adults: Disciples Path-The Doctrine of Humanity 21 Personnel Committee meets 22 23 7-10:00 AM American Legion Fundraiser Breakfast at Highway 55 in Four Oaks 24 25 26 Outreach Planning Committee meets 27 Children and Youth: Worship in Art Adults: Disciples Path-The Person and Work of Christ 28 29 30 31 6-8:00 PM Prayer Vigil in Sanctuary
Birthdays 02 Trent Tucker 03 David Elam Charlie Hatch Jan Lee 04 Wesley Strickland 05 Brenda Strickland 06 Celeste Byrd 07 Deanna Barbour Adam Lee Dan Lee 08 Carson Hamilton-Gregory Jason Stephenson 09 Colin Carberry Michael Daniel 10 Ann Durham Jake Rigsbee Ron Sloan 11 Sarah Moore Lynn Williams 12 Alfred Massengill 13 Cindy Sumerel 15 Dianne Heritage Phyllis Toothman Neal Whittington 16 Jennifer Iglesias Chris Vann Cameron White 17 Jami Champagne Dillon Parks 18 Jessi Sharp 19 Logan Barbee Janet Martin 22 Sabrina Grady 23 Lindsey Barbee Rachel Raynor 25 Emmy Byrd 26 Heather Durham 27 Adam Barefoot Thomas Johnson Linwood Parker Steffon Pell Sarah Whittington 28 Brenda Barnes Joan Santoro Melissa Eakin 29 Caroline Rebecca Turner 30 Jeff Britt Anniversaries 23 Charlie and Ann Templeton 26 Adam and Christina Norris 28 Terry and Kathy Parker
Cradle Roll First Baptist Contacts Wendy Heritage Logan Baker & Vicki Grimes Michele Norman Debbie Blackmon & Tally Jackson Sue Vann Pastor Minister of Music Secretary Organist Pianist Preschool Director Deacon for the Month Rev. John Norman, Jr. Mrs. Phyllis Toothman Mrs. Deirdre Parker Ms. Annette Langdon Mrs. Summer McLamb Mrs. Carol Adams Mr. Ron Sloan Nursery (2 s & 3 s) Acolytes Cheryl Chicki & Tally Jackson Jami and Josh Champagne Jan Lee & Brenda Strickland Ursula and Chad Stewart Jordyn Johnson & Patsy Parker Eden Barbour Mario Hamby Daniel Pineda Lily Johnson Lela Strickland Children s Church Flowers 3 Survivor Sunday Wayne and Gayle Barefoot Debbie Blackmon Jan Lee Available Four Oaks First partners with the Johnston Baptist Association, Baptist State Convention of NC, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of NC, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (National), and the Southern Baptist Convention. First Baptist Church P.O. Box 717 403 North Main St. Four Oaks, NC 27524 Change Service Requested Non-Profit Organization U.S. POSTAGE PERMIT No. 6 PAID FOUR OAKS, NC 27524