March 2018 Lisbon Baptist Church Volume 29, Issue 3 Menu: Pork Loin, Rice & Gravy, Broccoli w/ Cheese, Rolls, Dessert All Proceeds Will Support North American Missions Through our Annie Armstrong Easter Offering 2018 Goal $7,500
New Study / New Time! Beginning March 4th, all Sunday evening activities will be 5:00 6:30 p.m. We could use one more Nursery Worker for the four Sundays in March during this new Study. Please see Pastor David if you would be willing to serve in this ministry to our little ones. SUNDAY 3/11
Special Ministries ONGOING MINISTRY: PLASTIC BAGS FOR FAYETTE SAMARITANS We will continue to collect plastic grocery bags for Fayette Samaritans! Just place them in the container in the Welcome Center. Thank you for helping to meet this need. On Thursday, February 8th, 18 Lisbon volunteers prepared and delivered over 300 lunches for the school staffs of our 3 neighboring schools Minter Elementary, Whitewater Middle and Whitewater High, to show our appreciation for the wonderful job they are doing with the children of our community. We have received several Thank You messages for the school personnel. Our thanks to Crystal Chambers for donating the potato chips, to Nickey Gregory produce for donating the apples and to all those who cooked brownies for these lunches. AND our sincere THANKS to the hard working Lisbon volunteers that made it possible to do all of the work Thursday morning and deliver the lunches for the school staffs lunch times! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of other. Pericles Disciple Now Weekend March 2-3 Summer Retreat June 18-22 Join us each Sunday at 11:00 a.m. for a sermon series from the book of Exodus
March Event 3/23 Easter EGGstravaganza!! All toddlers through 4th graders are invited to join us for hunting Easter Eggs by flashlight! The fun will be Friday evening, March 23rd beginning at 7:30 p.m. for crafts, refreshments, and the egg hunt! Bring your Easter Basket and a flashlight! Put this date on your calendar because you don t want to miss the fun! Upcoming Events 4/15 Service Project for Annie Armstrong in the Fellowship Hall Upcoming Children's Bible Drill dates: - Our church's Bible Drill April 15 th - Associational Bible Drill at McDonough Rd. Baptist Church Thursday, April 19 th - State Bible Drill at McDonough Road Baptist Church Sunday, May 6 th 3/14 Maggie Durham 3/18 Anna Pritchett 3/20 Kendall Rathbun 3/21 Becca Durham Weekly Opportunities for Kids Sunday School every Sunday 9:45 10:45 a.m. (rooms 107, 108) Family Worship every Sunday 11:00 a.m. 12:00 noon in the Worship Center Melody Makers Children s Choir every Sunday @ 5:00 p.m. Bible Drill Classes every Wednesday @ 5:30 and every Sunday @ 5:45 p.m. GAs (Girls in Action) Wednesday 6:30 7:30 p.m. Girls learning about missions (room 107) RAs (Royal Ambassadors) Wednesday 6:30 7:30 p.m. Boys in missions (room 116)
Usher Schedule - March 2018 Darren Baker Brian Higgins T.J. Romine Mark Okada Michael Fields See Glenn Royal if you need to reschedule your turn A FINANCIAL SNAPSHOT 2018 General Budget: $460,000.00 Weekly General Offerings Rec d: January 28 $6,269.00 February 4 $13,612.00 February 11 $8,324.34 February 18 $6,771.98 February 25 $4,619.26 2018 Given to Date: $67,858.83 **5 Sundays Reporting To: Friends of the Harris Family, Our 3 sons and siblings sincerely appreciate the wonderful and generous hospitality you shared with us and the extended family following Judy s funeral and burial at Lisbon Baptist Church. Your kindness meant a lot to each of us! Jim Harris and Jeff, John & James, Jr. To Our Lisbon Church Family My mother, Edith Frye, would love to say a big THANK YOU to all who sent Christmas cards. She especially loved the caroling. She spoke of it for days! So to all the men, ladies and children, thanks. She appreciated all well wishes and cards for her 99th birthday. It was your love and kindness that made an old lady very happy and joyful! When God s people do good things it pleases his heart and Jesus will say Well Done. With our Love, The Frye Family To Lisbon Thank you to everyone for all the kind expressions of sympathy in the loss of Mildred Snead. Love in Christ, Chester and Barbara Plunkett We want to thank everyone for their prayers, cards, food and each one that came to the funeral. Its so good to know that we have such a loving and caring church family. Continue to remember us in your prayers. The Family of Gloria Joyce Gilley Paul, Betty Ann, James, Terry, Lee Ann and Whitney
W.O.W----Wings of Wisdom Senior Adult Ministry The February W.O.W. Luncheon was Tuesday, February 13 th, with approximately 55people in attendance. Very appropriately, our W.O.W. Luncheon coincided with FAT TUESDAY as the wonderful covered dishes of meats, vegetables, salads, breads and desserts were a special treat! A great devotion and love song sing-a-long was led by Tim Covert accompanied by his guitar. Abby Hambrick, backed up by her mom, Mandy Spivey provided a time of beautiful gospel love songs that told of the love that Jesus has for each and every one of us. As is often said, A Great Time Was Had By All! Next W.O.W. Seniors luncheon will be on Tuesday, March 13. Our own Bobby Kerlin will be sharing his vast knowledge of the rich history of South Fayette County. The meat and drinks will be furnished for the meal and the veggies, salads, breads and desserts will be covered dish style. April W.O.W. Luncheon will be at 12 Noon on April 10 th at Bay Breeze in Lovejoy GA. Bus will be provided for those who would like transportation. WMU would like to invite our ladies to join us the 4th Wednesday of every month @ 6:30 p.m. We discuss what local missions we would like to support and how to help others in and outside of our community. We are currently meeting in the Fellowship Hall and look forward to seeing you there! Dana McClung, WMU Director Lean On Me A Community Health Group Our group s mission is to encourage and support members as they strive to be healthier by providing information, education programs, and other helpful resources. Most importantly, we have fun and build lifelong friendships along the way. Lean On Me meets at Lisbon every Monday night in Room 106 downstairs. We meet from 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. and would love for you to join us! If you have questions, please contact Elaine Appling or Toria Almand.
Schedule of Activities for March 2018 Fri-Sat March 2-3 Youth Disciple Now Saturday March 3 9:00 am Men s Breakfast & Bible Study @ Piccadilly, Fayetteville Sunday March 4 9:00 am Church-wide Prayer Time in the Youth Room 4:00 pm Deacon s Meeting Fri-Sat March 9-10 9:00 am Church Grounds Work Day Tuesday March 13 12:00 noon W.O.W. Senior Adult Luncheon in the Fellowship Hall Thursday March 15 Newsletter Deadline 9:30 am Inspiration Class Meeting at Broadway Diner Saturday March 17 9:00 am Men s Breakfast & Bible Study @ Piccadilly, Fayetteville 5:00 pm Annie Armstrong Dinner and Bingo in the Fellowship Hall Sunday March 18 12:00 noon Constitution & ByLaws Committee Mtg. in the Fellowship Hall Friday March 23 7:30 pm Easter EGGstravaganza in the Fellowship Hall Sunday March 25 9:30 am Blood Pressure Screening in Room 206 Tuesday March 27 11:30 am Inspiration Class Friend Day @ Tim s Buffet Wednesday March 28 4:00 pm Youth ASPIRE ministry to Joseph Sams School Saturday March 31 9:00 am Men s Breakfast & Bible Study @ Piccadilly, Fayetteville RECURRING WEEKLY EVENTS: Good News Club @ Minter Elementary Mondays at 2:00 p.m. Lean on Me Fitness Class Mondays at 6:00 p.m. Children s Bible Drill Practice Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. & Sundays at 5:45 p.m. Prayer Meeting / Bible Study Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. [Exception: 4th Wednesday is Mission Night] Children s Mission Groups / Youth Bible Study Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. Celebration Choir Practice Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. Adult, Youth & Children Activities Sundays at 5:00 p.m.
Lisbon Baptist Church Weekly Worship Schedule: 1662 Highway 85 South, Fayetteville, GA 30215 Sunday: (770)461-1583 / Lisbon@bellsouth.net www.lisbonbaptistchurch.com Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00a-4:00p 9:45 AM Bible Study (all ages) 11:00 AM Celebration of Family Worship 5:00 PM Adult, Youth & Children Activities Wednesday: David Rathbun, Pastor david@lisbonbaptistchurch.com Jeff Durham, Minister of Worship 5:30 PM Children s Bible Study Practice 6:30 PM Adult, Youth & Children Activities 7:30 PM Celebration Choir Practice jeff@lisbonbaptistchurch.com Follow us on Social Media for updates, services and more: Clayton McClain, Youth Minister clayton@lisbonbaptistchurch.com Carol Holt & Anya Fields, Children s Ministry Co-Directors carolsholt@comcast.net anyamike@bellsouth.net Debbie Pass, Ministry Assistant lisbon@bellsouth.net