The National Day of Prayer is on Thursday, May 3, and First Baptist Nashville will hand out water bottles to participants. Would you mind giving a moment of your time to help us label the water bottles? We’ll meet in Room 145 (next to Fellowship Hall) from 4:15 p.m. – 6 p.m. TONIGHT and next Wednesday, May 2. Please join us for an hour or two!
Contact: Lori Towns, 664.6001, lori.towns@firstbaptistnashville.org
TONIGHT, April 25, Room 150 | 6 p.m.
First Connection, the new member orientation team at First Baptist Nashville, will hold an orientation session at 6 p.m. TONIGHT in Room 150.The class is available to all new members and to all persons interested in church membership.
RSVP is not required.
Contact: Tom Crow, tom.crow@firstbaptistnashville.org
Leadership Training and Luncheon | THIS Sunday, April 29, from 12 – 2 p.m. | Fellowship Hall
Vacation Bible School 2012 is cleared for takeoff at 9 a.m. on June 11 with LifeWay’s Amazing Wonders Aviation: Encountering God’s Awesome Power! Amazing things are sure to happen as kids who are entering Kindergarten through having completed 6th grade encounter God like never before—all against the backdrop of some of the world’s most marvelous natural wonders. Air Traffic Controllers, Pilots, and Travel Guides are needed to lead preschool to preteen passengers on this life-changing journey! If you would like to volunteer for VBS 2012, please contact Julie Lankford, VBS 2012 Director, and plan to join us for Leadership Training on April 29.
For more information on VBS, visit firstbaptistnashville.org/vbs2012.
Contact: Julie Lankford, 221.6560
October 24 – November 5, 2012
Two more team members are needed to sign up before May 1.
For information, contact Betsy Wedekind at betsywedekind@gmail.com.
April 30 – May 31
First Communities small groups will meet weekly between April 30 and May 31 for food, Bible study, fellowship, and prayer. Each group will study the book of Philippians. They will meet on different days in Franklin, Brentwood, West Nashville, East Nashville, and Oak Hill/Forest Hills.
Contact Jason Fincher, jason.fincher@firstbaptistnashville.org, or visit the First Communities info table in the Foyer after morning worship for details.
Thursday, May 3 from 6:30 – 7:35 a.m.Please join us! Our speaker is Rev. Dr. Frank Thomas, Senior Pastor of Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church, Memphis, TN. For more information and to purchase tickets visit firstbaptistnashville.org/nationaldayofprayer.
Contact: Lori Towns, 664.6001, lori.towns@firstbaptistnashville.org
May 3, First Thursday of each month | 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Room 460
We are holding monthly meetings for women of all ages to create handcrafted items that will spread God’s redeeming message throughout the world. All skill levels are invited to come for an hour, or the entire time.
Sunday, May 6 | $5 per person | Fellowship Hall | Following Morning Worship
Make plans to join us for lunch on Sunday, May 6 immediately following morning worship. Lunch will be available in Fellowship Hall for $5 per person. All proceeds from the lunch will support our high school seniors that will serve in Haiti this summer. We hope you and your family can join us!
Shades of REaD will meet on Tuesday, May 8, at 10:30 a.m. in the Library. Betty Wiseman, former Belmont basketball coach & author of her book, Bounce The Balls & They Will Come, will be our guest speaker. Visitors are welcome.
Contact: Sharon Herrera, sendsjh@yahoo.com
Wednesday Evening, May 9 | 6 p.m. | Fellowship Hall
Join us during our Mid-Week Prayer Service for a celebration of families who have had or will have a new baby in 2012. Our church family will shower each couple with love, well-wishes, gifts, and most importantly, prayers.
Craig & Melissa Carrington
Josh & Karin Carl
Mark & Susan Smith
Brian & Kelly Smith
Derek & Meredith Rodriguez
Kyle & Jenni McElroy
Jeremy & Marissa Moore
Grant & Sarah Wilkinson
Jason & Kristin Fincher
Jonathan & Jennifer Butler
Aaron & Trisha Scott
Robbie & Jenn Ammons
Bring your unwrapped baby gift to Fellowship Hall on May 9. Suggested items include:
Ladies, we need you! On May 10, First Baptist Nashville is hosting an event called Pure Freedom, sponsored by WAY-FM. It is a mother/daughter event aimed at girls “tween” age through high school and focuses on purity. This event is a wonderful way for moms and daughters to come together and learn to communicate more effectively.
We’re excited to be the host church for this event and we needs LOTS of ladies of all ages to help us! We will need greeters/hostesses, merchandise table workers, and several others for jobs in the days ahead. This event is currently being advertised on the radio and tickets will go quickly. Attendance is expected to be high!
Contact: Carol Bryson, volunteer@firstbaptistnashville.org
Saturday, May 19 | 10 a.m. | Room 150
The Friends of Mill Creek Baptist Church Graveyard will present a program on the Mill Creek Baptist Church Graveyard, site of the mother church of First Baptist Nashville, at the church on Saturday, May 19, at 10 a.m. in Room 150. The program, free and open to all, will be a PowerPoint presentation of the past, present, and future needs of the graveyard. Refreshments will be served.
Contact: Albert Wardin, 292.7373, aww5@prodigy.net
A mission trip to Canada is scheduled in July 12 – 21. This is a rewarding trip that helps the seminary to keep the cost down for students. We will work on all sorts of things from helping in the bookstore, Library (dusting, etc), and painting or landscape work. The seminary is located in Cochrane, just north of Calgary, in the foothills of the beautiful Canadian Rockies. Your primary cost is airfare and food while staying in campus housing. Side trips to the mountains including Lake Louise and/or Banff can be arranged. The famous Stampede in Calgary lasts through that weekend for anyone interested in rodeos.
For information, call Fred and Glenda Turner at 665.0284 or Joe and Charlene Carter at 758.7690.
Pine Cove Base CampJuly 16 -20, 2012 | 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Pine Cove is bringing its day camp program, for completed K - 4th grades, on the road to First Baptist Nashville! Your child will experience Jesus through Bible study, worship, and time with their counselor. Not only that, but they'll bring a truck load (literally!) of great activities for your camper all the way to Tyler, Texas! Water slides, climbing wall, slip n' slides, laser tage-get ready for an amazing week with Pine Cove Base Camp.
Register today at pinecove.com or call (877) 4PineCove.
firstbaptistnashville.org/arts | Wednesdays | 12:30 – 5 p.m. | Room 100, E. Bldg
We have a new emphasis for our models: musicians, dancers, & artists with instruments or props. This opportunity is free and models volunteer, but an optional $10 fee can be donated to the First Baptist Benevolence Fund for people in need and the Arts Service Group. Park free in Lot D.
Contact: Kenna Eaton, firstbaptistnashvillearts@gmail.com
Volunteers are needed to discover, connect, and serve at First Baptist Nashville. To view all volunteer opportunities visit firstbaptistnashville.org/volunteer or visit the Volunteer Table in the Foyer immediately following worship on Sundays.
Contact: Carol Bryson, volunteer@firstbaptistnashville.org
Place a memorial or honor someone special by donating flowers for worship. Available dates include April 22 and 29, and several summer and fall dates.
Sign up on the 2012 flower calendar posted outside Fellowship Hall with your name and phone number, contact Laurie Hall at 664.6030, or you may reserve flowers online at firstbaptistnashville.org/sanctuaryflowers.
Week of April 22, 2012
| Attendance | |
| Morning Worship | 644 |
| Extended Session | 50 |
| Sunday School | 616 |
| First Finances | |
| Budget Gifts | $38,913 |
| To Date | |
| Expected Gifts | $927,202 |
| Actual Gifts | $836,410 |
9:00 a.m. - Bible Study
10:30 a.m. - Worship
5:00 p.m. - LCU & Regular Evening Activities
Sermon
“Called to Follow"
Text: Mark 1:14-20
Music
Sanctuary Choir: “Here I Am, Lord”
