August 4, 2016 - First Baptist

MAGNIFY. MULTIPLY. MINISTER.
First Servant Weekly
Dr. Gil McKee, Senior Pastor
August 4, 2016
Volume 15 Issue 31
Prospective College Pastor to be
presented Sunday, August 7
The College Pastor Search Committee and the Personnel Committee will
present to the church a candidate for the position of College Pastor this
Sunday, August 7 during both morning worship services. You will have the
opportunity to hear the candidate share his testimony. Watch your mail
this week for more information about the candidate, his family and his
qualifications. For more information please contact the church office. The
church will have the opportunity to affirm the call of the prospective college pastor at the close of each service.
Men’s Bible Study $5
Family Movie Night
per person
Includes biscuits,
sausage gravy, eggs,
bacon, sausage, grits,
augratin potatoes, fruit,
cinnamon rolls, coffee
BREAKFAST
Wednesday, August 10 @ 6:30 a.m.
First Baptist Tuscaloosa Fellowship Hall
Guest Speaker: Rodney Orr
Rodney Orr,
founder of
TiderInsider.com
and co-host of
WVUA23’s
Tider Insider,
will share his
testimony
during our
Fall Kickoff
Breakfast.
Weekly Men’s
Bible Study
begins Wednesday, August 17
6:30 a.m., Fellowship Hall
Book cost: $15
Book study:
Disciplines of a Godly Man by Kent Hughes
200
We need
men to attend this inspirational event!
Encourage the men and teen boys in your life to attend.
Men, invite your neighbors, coworkers, friends and family
members to come with you!
featuring
WOODLAWN
Friday, August 12
6:30 p.m. | Student Building
Free Admission. Popcorn or chips
and drink available - $2
www.woodlawnmovie.com
Parent
Night Out
Friday, August 12
6:00-8:45 p.m.
Birth - 5th Grade
Cost: $5 per child
($15 family max)
August Local Mission Project: Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes
Donate School Supplies
Get Involved
This month we are collecting School
Volunteers needed to provide leadership and support in these areas:
Supplies for our annual Packing Party in
• Collection of items to fill the shoeboxes (from church members and businesses)
November. Suggested items: crayons,
• Church-wide packing party: planning and set-up
pencils, colored pencils, markers,
• Publicity and visual displays
stickers, small notebooks, solar
• Encouraging others to pack boxes as families & groups
calculators, pencil sharpeners, coloring • Transport of finished boxes to the local collection site.
books. Bins are located in Guest
Services, the Children’s Center lobby
Goal Announcement Coming Soon!
and at the 23rd Avenue entrance.
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Sunday, August 7:
Discover Membership
12:15 p.m., Fellowship Hall
Contact Barbara Smith at
345-7554 to sign up for the
first event in the Discover First
series. Includes lunch.
Childcare reservations: www.ttownkids.org/childcare.
Sunday Night DiscipleLife Study for Adults
A Beautiful Design:
God’s Unchanging Plan for Manhood and Womanhood
Begins Sunday, August 14
5:30-6:30 p.m. in Room MP246 (Boyd SS classroom)
Wednesday Fall Kickoff - August 17
Recharge each Wednesday with a great evening meal,
and options for everyone including small-group discipleship
studies, prayer times, Mid-Week devotion, age-group
activities (children’s choir, RAs, GAs, Mission Friends, and
Wednesday Night Live for students), choir and orchestra
rehearsal, International Ministry activities, etc.
“God saw all that He had made, and it was very good.”
(Genesis 1:31) In this video-driven study, Matt Chandler
gives evidence that God’s plan for man and woman is
the ultimate design. And life lived within this beautiful
and unchanging design is part of His greater purpose for
humanity and leads to our greater joy. Join Joe Armour for
this nine-session study. Cost of study book: $13
No Wednesday night activities (including the Family Night
Meal) on August 3 or August 10.
Women’s Fall Bible Studies
Wednesday Night Adult DiscipleLife Studies
Sunday evenings beginning August 21
Breath: The Life of God in Us by Beth Moore
led by Robin Ford, 5:00 p.m. in Room CC308
6 weeks/Cost for study guide: $10
Wednesday Mornings beginning August 24
Believing God: Experiencing a Fresh Explosion of Faith
by Beth Moore led by Linda Humber
9:00 a.m. in Room CC313
10 sessions/Cost of study book: $16
Precept Study - 1 Corinthians: Overcoming Divisions
and Difficulties in the Body of Christ
led by Patsy Griffith; 9:30 a.m. in Room CC311
12 weeks/Cost for study book: $27
The Armor of God by Priscilla Shirer
led by Julie Guy & Shannon Ellis
9:30 a.m. in Room CC308
7 weeks/Cost of study book: $13
The Family Project: A Divine Reflection
begins Wednesday, August 17
6:00-7:00 p.m. in room CC313
We will introduce the study with the movie, Irreplaceable, the
first night on Wednesday, August 17, and then follow it with
the 12-session study, The Family Project. Join Joe Armour for
these 13 sessions, as we explore the profound impact of
biblical families! Cost of book: $12
History of Christianity
Begins Wednesday, August 17
6:00-7:00 p.m. in room MP246
Please join Cliff Vicars for this nine-part overview study of
the fascinating and perplexing 2,000-year history of the
Christian Church. Cost of study book: $5
Mid-Week Devotion
Wednesdays, 5:45-6:30 p.m. in the Chapel
Various speakers and special emphases, for all ages
Wednesday Evenings beginning August 24
Open Your Bible by Raechel Myers and Amanda B. Williams
led by Lisa Skelton, 6:00-7:30 p.m. in Room CC308
7 weeks/Cost of book: $15
Wednesday Nights for Preschool/Children
Maternity Home Open House & Blessing
To print and complete the children’s choir registration form
prior to August 17, visit www.firsttuscaloosa.org/
wp-content/uploads/2016/08/kidschoir17.pdf.
Sunday, August 14, 2:30-4:30 p.m.
29 El Dorado East, Tuscaloosa
5:45-6:40 p.m. Preschool & Children’s Choirs
6:45-7:30 p.m. Mission Friends, RAs, GAs
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July 31, 2016
Ministry Plan Gifts
$86,306.10
Weekly Ministry Budget Need
$76,295.35
Surplus for Week$10,010.75
721 Project Gifts
Designated Gifts
Total Gifts
First Baptist Tuscaloosa
721 Greensboro Ave.
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
$3,339.00
$7,620.00
$97,265.10
205-345-7554
Children’s Center:
205-391-3115
2016 Mission/Ministry Plan Summary
Actual Year-to-Date Gifts
Year-to-Date Need
Difference for Year
$1,976,667.04
$2,365,155.85
($388,488.81)
Gifts given in Memory of:
Mattie Mae Pace
Sunday School
07/31/16
Enrollment Attendance
Preschool 18676
Children194
57
Students
232114
College 31329
Adults
1294551
Special Education
21
Internationals
80
39
Totals
2299
887
Recently Hospitalized
(as of 08/02/16)
DCH Regional Med Center:
Maurine Fowler, Tom Jones
Northport Med Center: Carolyn Colee
Aspire Rehab: Frances Crow
Sympathy to:
The family and friends of Kelley Lea.
Mid-Week Devotion
Wednesdays, 5:45 p.m. in the Chapel
August 10: No Wednesday activities
August 17: Mike McCullough
August 24: Don Bennett
August 31: HymnSing with Mark Brown
www.firsttuscaloosa.org
Giving is an Act of Service
This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of God’s
people but also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God.
Because of the service by which you have proved yourselves,
men will praise God... 2 Corinthians 9:12-13a
Minister on Call
In case of an emergency need
during the weekend please call 535-5988.
Sunday Shuttle Service
Shuttle service is provided each Sunday
8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. between the City of
Tuscaloosa Parking Deck and the church’s 7th
Street/Fellowship Hall entrance. There are two
shuttle stops indicated by signs in the parking
deck, both on the first level: at the elevator
(northeast corner of the parking deck) and near
the entrance/exit. Parking ministry volunteers are
also present to assist. Please allow additional
time as the shuttles are busier immediately before
and after service times.
Click here for August
Church-wide Calendar
(or firsttuscaloosa.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/august16.pdf)
Tuesday, August 9
Games, pizza, more...
Kris Sullivan
Business Administrator
KSullivan@fbctuscaloosa.org
Vial Fontenot
Minister of Missions & Ministry
Vial@fbctuscaloosa.org
Joe Ziegler
Minister of Music & Worship
JZiegler@fbctuscaloosa.org
Jerry Lake
Minister to Senior Adults
JLake@fbctuscaloosa.org
Joe Armour
Minister to Adults & Outreach
JArmour@fbctuscaloosa.org
Beth Yates
Minister to Women
BYates@fbctuscaloosa.org
Minister to Students
Jody@fbctuscaloosa.org
Jeremy Carroll
Minister to Preschool/Children
Jeremy@fbctuscaloosa.org
Carl Wells
Associate Pastor Emeritus
ONLINE GIVING NOW AVAILABLE
Back to School Fun Day
10 a.m. - 1 p.m. for grades 1-5
Kids’ Worship Center (3rd floor CC)
Cost: $5 per person (no signup needed)
Senior Pastor
Gil@fbctuscaloosa.org
Jody Gambrell Family Night Meal
No Wednesday Night Meal
or other evening activities
August 3 or August 10.
Gil McKee
www.firsttuscaloosa.org/giving
Visit the page listed above and click “Give Online”.
This will take you to a secure portal where you may
create your own login and password. Click the image
above to go directly to the secure giving portal.
If viewing this online, you may
click on the email addresses
above to send a message.
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Sunday, August 7
8:30 a.m. Worship
8:45
Chinese Prayer Service
9:30-10:45Library open
9:45
Sunday School
11:00Worship
11:00
Chinese / Spanish Worship
12:15 p.m. Discover Membership Lunch
2:00
CDP Open House
3:00GriefShare
5:00
Sunday School Leadership Meetings (each age group)
5:00
College leadership meeting
5:00
Spanish Women’s Bible study
Monday, August 8
8:30 a.m. Second-Hand Rose Ministry
6:00 p.m. Adult Volleyball
Tuesday, August 9
10:00 a.m. Back to School Fun Day
(Children)
First Servant Weekly
This Fall
at First
Baptist...
engage
interconnect | involve | ignite
en•gage /inˈɡāj,enˈɡāj/: participate or become involved in, take part in, join in,
interconnect, become involved in, go in for, partake in/of, share in, play a part/role in; have
a hand in, be a party to, enter into
The “Engage” emphasis is a way to encourage each other to become more involved
in the many areas of ministry within the church and to make us more aware of the
need to engage with those in our community who are searching for hope and peace.
We must not rest in the assurance of our salvation when so many of our neighbors
need to know Jesus. It is time for us to engage.
Sunday School Leadership Meetings
Sunday, August 7 @ 5 p.m.
Wednesday, August 10
6:30 a.m. Men’s Bible Study Breakfast
7:00
Men’s Prayer Group
9:00
Quilters Group
No meal or other evening activities
Adult Sunday School Leaders: 5 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall
Speaker: Dr. Gil McKee; Meal will be provided. For reservations, please contact
Barbara Smith at 345-7554 or barbara@fbctuscaloosa.org.
Visit www.ttownkids.org/childcare by August 8 to reserve childcare.
Thursday, August 11
Preschool/Children’s Sunday School Leaders: 5 p.m. in the Kids’ Worship Room
Student Ministry Sunday School Leaders: 5 p.m. in the Student Building
12:00 p.m. College Leadership retreat and Freshman Move-In
(August 11-13)
Friday, August 12
6:00 p.m.
6:00
6:30
Chinese Bible Study/Fellowship
Parent Night Out
Family Movie Night
The flowers are placed in the Sanctuary this Sunday in loving memory
of Dr. Tommy Russell and Mark Russell by Allene Russell, Adelia,
David, Amy, Brian and Christin Smith.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
721 Greensboro Avenue | Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401
205.345.7554 | Fax 205.391.3108 | www.firsttuscaloosa.org
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August 4, 2016
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