Paula Key Love God / Love Others / Build Christ`s Kingdom

For Our Guests & Members
Welcome!
To better serve our newcomers, we ask that guests
please fill out a Visitor Card* located in the pews in the
sanctuary and at the Connection Center in Schumann
Hall. Cards may be placed in the offering trays or given
to an usher or minister.
New Member Classes
Find out what we stand for, why we do things the way
we do, and meet the ministers. Anyone interested in
becoming a member of First Protestant Church should
contact Mae Kraft, Volunteer Coordinator, at X52 in
the church office.
God Answers Prayer
If you or someone you know needs prayer**, please fill
out a Prayer Request Card* located in the pews in the
sanctuary and at the Connection Center in Schumann
Hall.
If you would like to be added to the E-mail Prayer &
Praise Chain to pray for those requesting prayer, or
would like to submit E-mail requests to pray, please
contact chuck@firstprotestant.com.
Parking Information
As a courtesy, we reserve the curbside parking on Coll St
by the sanctuary and the drive-thru parking area by the
school for the elderly, handicapped, or those who
require assistance. There is always an Ambassador
there to greet and offer assistance. Also, we prohibit
parking on the curbside by the Seele Hall for the safety of
the children going in and out.
Media Outreach
All posters, flyers, or literature posted on the bulletin
boards, Connection Centers, or distributed on church
grounds must be approved by the church office. All
requests for approval must be made by noon on
Wednesdays to be posted by church staff on Fridays.
Entries for the Sunday bulletin must also be submitted
by noon on Tuesday for the upcoming Sunday.
Nursery
We offer a staffed nursery for age birth through 3 years old
in the FP School area during the 10:30 Sunday morning
service. Please see an usher for assistance.
Closed Doors, Open Arms
It is necessary to keep doors in all FPC buildings closed so
that our AC/Heating systems will work properly. Please
don’t let these closed doors make you think you are not
welcome! Everyone is welcome to stay comfortable at
FPC!
*All info on Prayer & Visitor cards is kept confidential.
**There is no longer a local switchboard at Christus Santa
Rosa-NB. All the calls are routed through San Antonio.
Therefore it is IMPERATIVE that family, friends and loved
ones call FPC church office or notify the pastors of any
hospitalizations.
Have you liked FPC on FaceBook?
Follow the link at firstprotestant.com!
Mission of the Month
Immediately following the 10:30 services this morning
Love God /
Love Others /
Build Christ’s Kingdom
The Missions Committee is looking for living,
breathing, modern examples of how individuals
and families at First Protestant Church are living
out these Biblical commands. If you (or your
family) have been involved with a ministry like
this and would like to share your story with the
congregation, please contact Melissa Williams
at mwilliams_76@yahoo.com
We hope to share these stories of our people
engaging in missions very soon!
Butterfly Release
11:30 - Courtyard
Easter Egg Hunt
11:45 - Front Lawn
Women’s Ministries
Ladies Spring Retreat & Luncheon
Celebrating 125 years!
Paula Key
Spirited Guest Speaker
Are you living in the Promised
Land or is the Promised Land
living in you?
Youth Group resumes its normal schedule this
Wednesday night, 6-8:30pm.
30 Hour Famine Lock-In: Contact Pastor Chris to
sign up
Band Practice: Next Sunday 7-8pm
Makisha Keith Gifted
Soloist
Alabaster Box
A beautiful song by Cece Winans
Sylvia Van de Loo
-Vibrant Entertainer
If you like the Andrew Sisters
and Big Band Singers,
You’ll Love Sylvia!
Saturday April 30, 2016
Vintage Oaks Club Center
Time 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Ladies Spring Retreat and Luncheon Tickets $20.00
Tickets Sales March 15 – April 24, 2016
Directions: Hwy 46 West – 8 Miles past new HEB to Vintage Oaks
Subdivision. Turn right onto Vintage Way, turn left on Decanter
turn left on Appellations turn right Via Principale. Club house and
Pool on right.
Lizanne Wynne (830) 660-8623/Alice Boettger 830-885-2865.
All proceeds will go to local senior’s citizens in need!
WWAM
(Women With A Mission)
Will be starting up again!
Wed., April 6th, 7:00 pm
Mornhinweg Cntr.
Please come and join us in studying Joyce
Meyer (The Battlefield of the Mind.) Please let
Renee Huckaby, Cathy Marcoux or Paula Molz
know if you plan to join our study. Text or email
Renee 931-629-6378 or rhuckaby@gmail.com
30 Hour Famine - Lock-In
All youth are invited to participate in our 30 hour
famine, as we bring awareness to global hunger.
Starting April 1st at 6pm until April 2nd at 8:00pm.
Forms are available
through Pastor Chris.
Please bring a
donation of $35.
February Totals:
Options For Life………………….562 Diapers
SOS Food Bank……………………255.8 lbs
We’re too blessed, to not see the need in others.
The altar is in full bloom to the glory of God
at Easter!! Lilies and hydrangeas are available
for purchase for $15. Please see Jerald
Schroeder after the 10:30 service in the
chancel if you are interested in purchasing
one to take home today. Available on a
“first come, first serve” basis. Remaining
flowers will be distributed to local community
partners.
This Week With
FIRSTPROTESTANT
Contemporary Worship
Four Responses
to the Resurrection
Rev. Phil Brown
Mark 4:1-20
Sunday 3/27/16~ Mt 5:13-20 Easter Sunday
8:00 am Traditional Worship - Sanctuary
8:30 am Breakfast - Schumann Hall
9:00 am Merge Youth - Merge Youth Room
Kingdom Seekers-Church Off. Mtg Rm
Home Builders - Mornhinweg Library
Young and Young at Heart - Mornhinweg
9:15 am Big Top Kids’ Church - Seele Hall
10:30 am Traditional Worship - Sanctuary
Contemporary Worship - Schumann Hall
11:30 am Butterfly Release - Courtyard
11:45 am Easter Egg Hunt - Front Lawn
Monday 3/28/16 ~ Matt 5:21-26
6:00 pm Flying Fingers - Mornhinweg Mtg, Room
Bible Study Fellowship - Sanctuary
Tuesday 3/29/16 ~ Matt 5:27-37
10:00 am Women’s Bible Study-Mornhinweg Cntr.
2:00 pm Moms in Prayer - Mornhinweg Library
Wednesday 3/30/16 ~ Matt 5:38-48
6:00 pm MERGE Youth
Handbell Choir Rehearsal
7:00 pm Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal
Dig Deep Bible Study - Schumann Hall
Big Top Midway - Seele
Women With a Mission - Mornhinweg
Thursday 3/31/16 ~ Matt 6:1-6
6:30 pm Contemporary Band Practice
Friday 4/1/16~ Matt 6:7-15
6:00 pm MERGE 30 hour Famine - Begins
Saturday 4/2/16~ Matt 6:16-24
8:00 pm MERGE 30 hour Famine - Ends
Sunday 4/3/16~ Matt 6:25-34
8:00 am Traditional Worship - Sanctuary
8:30 am Breakfast - Schumann Hall
9:00 am Merge Youth - Merge Youth Room
Kingdom Seekers-Church Off. Mtg Rm
Home Builders - Mornhinweg Library
Young and Young at Heart - Mornhinweg
9:15 am Big Top Kids’ Church - Seele Hall
10:30 am Traditional Worship - Sanctuary
Contemporary Worship - Schumann Hall
7:00 pm MERGE Band Practice
4 Once again Jesus began teaching by the lakeshore. A very
large crowd soon gathered around him, so he got into a
boat. Then he sat in the boat while all the people remained
on the shore. 2 He taught them by telling many stories in the
form of parables, such as this one:
3 “Listen! A farmer went out to plant some seed. 4 As he
scattered it across his field, some of the seed fell on a
footpath, and the birds came and ate it. 5 Other seed fell
on shallow soil with underlying rock. The seed sprouted
quickly because the soil was shallow. 6 But the plant soon
wilted under the hot sun, and since it didn’t have deep
roots, it died. 7 Other seed fell among thorns that grew
up and choked out the tender plants so they produced
no grain. 8 Still other seeds fell on fertile soil, and they
sprouted, grew, and produced a crop that was thirty, sixty,
and even a hundred times as much as had been planted!” 9
Then he said, “Anyone with ears to hear should listen and
understand.”
10 Later, when Jesus was alone with the twelve disciples and
with the others who were gathered around, they asked him
what the parables meant.
11 He replied, “You are permitted to understand the
secret[a] of the Kingdom of God. But I use parables for
everything I say to outsiders, 12 so that the Scriptures might
be fulfilled:
‘When they see what I do, they will learn nothing.
When they hear what I say, they will not understand.
Otherwise, they will turn to me and be forgiven.’[b]”
13 Then Jesus said to them, “If you can’t understand
the meaning of this parable, how will you understand all
the other parables? 14 The farmer plants seed by taking
God’s word to others. 15 The seed that fell on the footpath
represents those who hear the message, only to have Satan
come at once and take it away. 16 The seed on the rocky soil
represents those who hear the message and immediately
receive it with joy. 17 But since they don’t have deep roots,
they don’t last long. They fall away as soon as they have
problems or are persecuted for believing God’s word. 18 The
seed that fell among the thorns represents others who hear
God’s word, 19 but all too quickly the message is crowded
out by the worries of this life, the lure of wealth, and the
desire for other things, so no fruit is produced. 20 And the
seed that fell on good soil represents those who hear and
accept God’s word and produce a harvest of thirty, sixty, or
even a hundred times as much as had been planted!”
Staff Contact Information
172 West Coll Street - New Braunfels, TX 78130
Phone (830) 609-7729
Rev. Daryl Higgins - Senior Minister
daryl@firstprotestant.com
Ext. 16
Rev. Phil Brown - Associate Minister
phil@firstprotestant.com
Ext. 20
Rev. Chuck Huckaby - Minister of
Congregational Life
chuck@firstprotestant.com
Ext. 18
Pastor Darin Roberts - Director of Children’s
Ministries
darin@firstprotestant.com
Ext. 26
March 27, 2016
Pastor Chris Savage - Director of Youth
Ministries
chris@firstprotestant.com
Ext. 22
Contemporary Service
10:30 am Schumann Hall
Jill Rodriguez - Director of Lay Ministry
jill@firstprotestant.com
512-665-3762
Dr. Joey Martin - Director of Music & Fine Arts512-787-2269
joey.martin@txstate.edu
Sheenae Hernandez-Garcia - FP School
Director
sheenae@firstprotestant.com
606-4110
Ext. 12
Doreen Schaeffer - Business Manager
doreen@firstprotestant.com
Ext. 21
Jerald Schroeder - Director of Operations
jerald@firstprotestant.com
Ext. 19
Mae Kraft - Volunteer Coordinator
mae@firstprotestant.com
Ext.52
Melanie Gillum - Administrative Assistant
melanie@firstprotestant.com
Ext. 10
This Sunday
Prayer partners and the prayer bench are
available for personal prayer at any time
during the worship service.
Next Sunday April 3, 2016
Traditional
“The Oppressed Will Be Set Free”
Rev. Phil Brown
Mark 1:21-28
Contemporary
“I Will Pray”
Rev. Chuck Huckaby
Where Everybody is Somebody,
And Jesus Christ is Lord