Movies in the Park continues with “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.” Volunteers are needed to meet and greet, provide door prizes, give away First beach balls and caricature drawings, and be a good witness to participants). Volunteers are needed from 5:30 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. for an hour or for the entirety.
Volunteer by contacting us at giniannette@bellsouth.net, lori.towns@firstbaptistnashville.org, or 664.6001.
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Please be in prayer for our Youth Choir Mission Tour team of 68 students and adult leaders. They return home this Sunday from San Diego, California, where they have been ministering and serving since June 24.
Make plans to attend the YCMT Reflections Service on Sunday, July 10, at 6 p.m. in the Sanctuary and hear about their life-changing experiences. A Summer Sundae Night Fellowship will follow at 7 p.m. Join us for ice cream, hot dogs, and a picture presentation of the student’s experience in San Diego!
THIS SUNDAY | 8:15 a.m. | Chapel
You are invited to participate in a worship time focusing on the Words of Scripture and the Lord’s Supper.
Childcare is provided for babies through four years of age in Room 270D.
Wednesday Nights | 6 – 7 p.m. | June 29 – August 3
Families with children ages Kindergarten – completed Sixth Grade are invited to experience Club VBS at Fannie Mae Dees Park, better known as “Dragon Park.” Children will create, sing and play using LifeWay’s Club VBS curriculum.
Can’t meet us at the park? Elementary age children may ride our church’s shuttle bus to the park with children’s ministry leaders. We will meet in Room 370 each Wednesday night at 5:30 p.m. and return at 7:15 p.m. Permission forms are required for children riding the shuttle and will be available at sign-in. One of our reasons for moving off-campus is outreach.
Contact: Shannon Meadors, 664.6019, shannon.meadors@firstbaptistnashville.org
Saturday, July 16 | Pine Creek Golf Course | 1:30 p.m.
Call 664.6051 to reserve as individual or foursome.
July 22, 9 a.m. – 11 pm | July 23, 8 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Please come to our summer crop in Fellowship Hall. We hope to have lots of women in attendance! Our Saturday time together will begin with a short devotion. Please let us know if you will bring a sweet or salty snack or 2 two-liter beverage. Also note, this is not exclusive to people who scrapbook nor is it exclusive to church members, it is for ALL crafters. Feel free to invite your friends!
Please RSVP so we may plan accordingly. Contact Becky Clay if you have any questions or to RSVP at rebeccaclay@bellsouth.net or at 353.6647.
Nashville Sounds Faith Nights
Batter up! Join your church family on July 23 for a 5:35 p.m. Jaci Velasquez concert, 6:35 p.m. game, and post-game fireworks at Greer Stadium. Tickets are $12 (includes voucher for hotdog and coke) and parking is $3. Look for the big baseball and Ken Curtis in the Foyer after worship on Sundays in July to pick up your tickets.
July 25 – 29 | 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. | $35/before July 1; $50/after July 1 | completed grades 1 – 6
A Fun-filled Week of Hands-On Activities such as:
| Music Focus Options | Arts Focus Groups |
| Drumming | Drama |
| Recorder | Puppets |
| Handbells | Martial Arts |
| Orff (mallet instruments) | Visual Arts |
| Stomp | Dance |
Auditions for solo and speaking parts in the music arts camp musical, “Cool in the Furnace” will be held Sunday, July 10. Register online at firstbaptistnashville.org or complete a registration form and return it to the Music Office. Make plans for your children to be involved in Music Arts Camp 2011!
Contact: Gwenn Fitzpatrick, gwennfitzpatrick@gmail.com, or Laurie Hall, laurie.hall@firstbaptistnashville.org
Ages 2 - 92 | June & July | Library
Available:
Religion, reference, biographies, history, geography and Christian fiction
Children’s Books Include:
Bible stories, Train and Trucks, mysteries, Amelia Bedelia, Clifford, Mother Goose, Dr. Suess, I Spy, picture books, Curious George, Berenstain Bears, fairy tales
We look forward to seeing you!
On July 23 – 30, First Baptist Nashville High School Seniors will be traveling to serve on mission in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Among our service, we will be helping to build a home, sand and paint desks in a nearby school, and fellowshipping with the local Guatemalans. If you would like to donate some of the items listed below for seniors and adult leaders to take to Guatemala, please drop your items in the drop box located outside of the main office.
Please make sure to label all bags of items “GUATEMALA”.
Items needed:
July & August | Thursday Nights | 7 – 9 p.m. | Rec Center
Get those athletic shoes on, grab your water bottle and head on over to the Rec Center on Thursday nights for basketball or volleyball. Wes Magill is heading up a group of church members who want some gym time in the evenings. We’ll be alternating weeks between basketball and volleyball. Come join your church friends for some healthy competition! Also, bring a friend along who needs to know First Baptist Nashville is a great place to be.
Watch for moving trucks and newcomers in your neighborhood! Help us welcome newcomers with a welcome packet from your church, a good warm greeting from you, an invitation to attend Bible study and worship with you at First Baptist Nashville, and perhaps a homemade cake or pie! Find welcome packets in the Foyer near the Sanctuary entrance.
Make a difference—encourage someone toward Jesus Christ.
The June Churchwide Collection is for Urban Housing. Items needed are new (or gently used) blankets, twin or double sheets, new pillows, hygiene items, cooking items, cleaning supplies, and laundry baskets. Tomorrow is the last day to place any donations in the large boxes at the entrances to the church.
For more information, contact Rus Roach at rus.roach@firstbaptistnashville.org or 664.6021.
Finding Your Baptist Ancestors is on August 6. It’s a genealogical conference offered by Tennessee Baptist Historical Society at Casey Jones Village, Jackson, TN. Cost is $45 per person. Our own First Baptist Nashville member, Dr. Albert Wardin is on the faculty team for the conference.
Contact: Jim Taulman, 595.2597, jetaulman@comcast.net
August 4 – 7 | Elizabethton, TN
There is still room for additional participants in this year’s Family Mission Trip. The purpose is to engage all ages and families in hands-on ministry that demonstrates the love of Christ to individuals and families with physical and spiritual needs. This year we will work with Hale Community Ministries in projects such as Backyard Bible Club, Clothes Closet, Food Pantry, Nursing Home Outreach, Back to School Block Party and Youth Fellowship. Lodging is $50 per person for all three nights. Additional costs include food though most meals will be shared communally.
Contact: Jason & Elizabeth Rogers, 665.7363, jason.rogers@belmont.edu
Welcome Bradfords! The Bradfords will reside in our missionary residence from July 6 through January 2012. Scott and Julie Bradford along with their three children, Andrew (18), Miranda (16), and Corrine (14), have been serving with the International Mission Board (IMB) for nearly 10 years.
During their tenure in West Africa, Scott served initially as a Business Facilitator for nearly two years before moving to Church Planting among the Fulakunda people for six years. After about five years as church planter, Scott and Julie divided their time and served as both church planters and church planting trainers for the West African Region. Over the past two years, Scott has assumed the role of Cluster Strategy Leader for the Central Sahel Cluster. This region of Africa includes nine countries and nearly 300 million people and 1,100 people groups. Scott and Julie work hand in hand leading, training and encouraging IMB missionaries.
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James Cheesman, |
music.intern@firstbaptistnashville.org | 664.6033 |
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Bryan Hartzell, |
children.intern@firstbaptistnashville.org | 664.6019 |
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Katey McBride, |
student.intern@firstbaptistnashville.org | 664.6024 |
Week of June 26, 2011
| Attendance | |
| Morning Worship | 650 |
| Extended Session | 50 |
| Sunday School | 631 |
| First Finances | |
| Budget Gifts | $36,473 |
| To Date | |
| Actual Gifts | $1,335,434 |
| Expected Gifts | $1,380,257 |
9:00 a.m. - Bible Study
10:30 a.m. - Worship
Sermon
"When Locusts Fail To Move Us"
Dr. Rus Roach
Music
Sanctuary Choir: “Battle Hymn of the Republic”
Solo: Russ Bradley
