I am the light of the world; he who follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.
John 8:12
The
Lamplighter—MAY, 2008
Mother~Daughter
Banquet
Sat., May
17—6pm
I hope you can join us for our Mother~Daughter
Banquet on May 17th at 6:00 pm. Our Theme is: "Old Things New."
I believe we are living in a time where the newer generations need to learn
from the "older, wiser and seasoned" generation in our church.
The ladies of
Won't you join me in a time of celebration as we fellowship together on this
special night that is set aside for our mothers and daughters?
You don't have a mom that lives near or is still living you say? Don't let
that stop you. We have plenty of women who would love to be asked to escort
you as their mother. Don't have a daughter you say? Don't let that stop you
either. There are plenty of
ladies in our church that would love to be asked to come with you to the
banquet.
Keep in mind that the ladies that you bring don't have to be members of
First Baptist.
We will be having a special guest speaker and special music. We will be
having games, Secret Sisters, food and lots of fun and fellowship.
Everyone is to bring a covered dish to share and a dessert to share.
The punch fountain will be provided.
Plan now to attend and sign up on the board by the library. See you
there!
Carol Singleton
Most of us agree that this is how we should live,
but actually doing it is a different matter.
Paul deals with that, too.
In fact he had the same struggle in his life (see Romans 7).
Dr. Stephen D. Hokuf
Cecil County Prison Ministries,
Inc. 2007 report
Sunday Morning Services Attendance
629
Evening Services Attendance
4792
Daytime Bible Studies Attendance
1895
Counseling Sessions
540
Bibles distributed
243
Decisions
for Christ
216
Rededications
113
Total Bible Services
538
Total volunteers from 13 churches
55
Total Inmates in Attendance (all services)
7316
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WHAT IS THE COOPERATIVE PROGRAM (CP)?
Editor’s Note: With many new faces
around our church we thought you’d be interested in knowing more about The
Cooperative Program per:
Southern Baptist Convention’s website:
www.sbc.net .
The
Cooperative Program—How it came about
Since its
inception in 1845, the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) has always had one
mission—the Great Commission (Matt. 28:19-20). To fulfill its assigned part
of this divine mandate, each SBC entity made special offering appeals to the
churches. This method was referred to as the “societal” approach to missions
and resulted in severe financial deficits, competition among entities,
overlapping pledge campaigns, and frequent emergency appeals which greatly
hampered the expanding ministry opportunities God was giving Southern
Baptists. Some entities took out loans to cover operating costs until
pledges or special offerings were received.
In 1919, the
leaders of the SBC proposed the 75 Million Campaign, a five-year pledge
campaign that, for the first time, included everything—the missions and
ministries of all the state conventions as well as that of the Southern
Baptist Convention. Though falling short of its goals, a God-given
partnership of missions support was conceived—The Cooperative Program. Since
its launch in 1925, the effectiveness of CP has been dependent upon
individuals, churches, state conventions, and SBC entities cooperating,
working toward a common goal of sharing the gospel with every person on the
planet.
Let’s get a
group together
Women of
Faith conference coming September 12 & 13
and/or college.
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Way to go!
I hear that …
Morgan NAGGIE leaves notes on her neighbor’s porch inviting her to church.
Way to go MORGAN!
Now that’s a great idea.
Kat, the
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Contact: Jenny
HOKUF
Designated Fund/s Specified and separate amounts noted with each.
Total amount of all offerings/designations in the one envelope.
RE:
Donations of $250 or more—the church is legally required to issue a
financial statement. We MUST
have enough information from the donor to do so.
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Hello from
Children’s Worship,
Patricia
Culver
Try these
websites?
Lee-Ellen Van Voorhis recommends the following
websites:
This is an online Bible with many translations that you can search.
If you want to find a scripture that mentions mustard seed (for
example), you can search for “mustard” and it will give you all verses with
that word in it.
(We use this site in the office, as well, for our
Powerpoint scripture reading presentations for Sunday worship.)
This is another online Bible—Lee-Ellen says, “I like this one because you
can look up a verse—then see it in many different translations (side by
side). And, you can look up the
original Greek/Hebrew for that verse, and commentaries for that verse, as
well.
Southern Baptist Convention
Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware site
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Congratulations!
To Sunday
School classes Preschool through grade 5.
They were the winners of the “Bring Your Bible” to Sunday School contest.
They celebrated with a pizza party on Sun., April 20.
Cooperative Program (CP) Missions
—How it works
Simply put, it begins with you. You give yourself first to God (2 Cor. 5:8).
Next, out of gratitude and obedience to God for what He has done for you,
you commit to give back to Him, through your church, a portion of what He
provides. This is commonly called a tithe and represents ten percent of your
income (Lev. 27:30, Mal. 3:10).
Your church decides the next step. Every year your church prayerfully
decides how much of its undesignated gifts will be committed to reaching
people in your state and around the world through Cooperative Program (CP)
Missions. This amount is then forwarded to your state Baptist convention.
[Our church gives 10% of our general tithes and offerings.]
During the annual meeting of your state convention, messengers from your
church and other churches across the state decide what percentage of CP
Missions gifts contributed by local congregations stays in your state to
support local missions and ministries. The percentage to be forwarded to the
SBC for North American and international missions and ministries is also
determined at this time.
At the SBC Annual Meeting, messengers from across the country decide how the
gifts received from the states will be distributed among SBC entities. These
gifts are used by Southern Baptist entities to send and support
missionaries, train pastors, and other ministry leaders; provide relief for
retired ministers and widows; and address social, moral, and ethical
concerns relating to our faith and families.
TThe bottom line – people around the world hear the gospel and receive
Christ.
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The birth of
Mother's Day:
Anna M. Jarvis (1864-1948) loved her mother dearly. It was Miss Jarvis who
first suggested a national day to honor all mothers. At a memorial service
for her mother on May 10, 1908, Anna gave a carnation, her mother’s favorite
flower, to each person in attendance. Within a few years, the idea to honor
mothers gained popularity, and Mother’s Day was soon observed annually in
many large cities of the
On May 9, 1914, by an act of congress, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed
the second Sunday of May as Mother’s Day. He established the day as a time
for “public expression of our love and reverence for the mothers of our
country.” By then, it had become customary to wear white carnations in honor
of departed mothers and red carnations to honor the living. The custom
continues to this day.