Senior Alert - Taylors First Baptist Church

Senior Alert
Paul Jimenez, Pastor
Volume 24 | May 2014
Number 5
XYZ is a Ministry of Taylors First Baptist Church . 200 West Main Street . Taylors, South Carolina . 864-244-3535 . www.taylorsfbc.org
TODAY’S PROGRAM: Legacy Choir
The Legacy Choir has approximately eighty members
under the direction of Kevin Batson, Minister of
Music and Worship at Taylors FBC. The choir is
accompanied by Mary Dan Baldwin.
Legacy Choir meets for rehearsal for an hour each
Monday morning, September through May. They sing
occasionally in the Traditional worship service and
the Sunday evening worship service. In addition the
choir travels to other churches to sing for senior adult meetings, to
assisted living facilities in the area, and out of town for day trips.
This past season, Legacy Choir traveled to Morningside Baptist
Church in Spartanburg and First Baptist Church in Simpsonville.
There was also a trip to Atlanta, Georgia, for a visit to The World
of Coke museum, lunch at The Varsity, and to Alpharetta First
June Program: Laurie Thompson, Singer and Speaker
Baptist Church for a concert and dinner. The choir also sang at
Greenville Rescue Mission, Senior Action Center, and Buncombe
Street United Methodist Church. Cathy Schwartz is responsible
for planning and arranging these trips and activities, and she keeps
things on schedule. Normally, there are about sixty singers on
these “outings.” Sometimes it’s a little like “herding cats” to get
everyone in their places when it’s time to sing, but Kevin and
Cathy are very capable leaders!
2014 XYZ Travel Activities*
May 18-23 Walnut Creek, OH
Amish Country; tour Warthers’ Train Carvings, P. Graham Dunn,
Yoder’s Farm; shop at Lehman Hardware, Wendell August,
Miller’s Amish Bakery, Heini’s Cheese, and Smuckers. 6 days
5 nights with 5 breakfasts and 4 dinners included. Cost $345.
Standby only.
June 21 Flat Rock Playhouse
Join us for the 2 pm matinee of My Fair Lady. Leave church
parking lot at noon. Dinner on your own after the play at Kelsey’s
in Hendersonville. Cost $38. We have five tickets remaining! If
you have not paid, please stop by the travel table today.
July 17
We are working on one of two outings: The Discovery Place
in Charlotte, IMAX Theater, and a cruise on the lake. Or, gem
mining in North Carolina. Sign up will start at June meeting with
full details in June Senior Alert.
August 9 Fort Mill, SC
Saturday noon matinee of The Fourth Cross presented by
Narroway Productions. Lunch at the theater. Cost $37
November 11-14 Pigeon Forge, TN
We will be staying at the Park Tower Inn. Plan to see The
Hatfields & McCoys, Smoky Mountain Opry, and Blackwood’s
Morning Show, plus tour the Titanic Museum. Leave Taylors FBC
parking lot at 7:30 am with a stop at Cracker Barrel Restaurant
for breakfast on your own. Complimentary breakfast at the hotel.
Cost $240. Pay $100 in June when you sign up, and balance of
$140 in August.
December 9, The Cove
We have reserved tickets for The Cove. Cost will be $35.00 with
biscuits on the way up. We will have first seating at lunch. Sign
up starts in July.
**Note for single travelers: We have two lists. One is for men who like to
travel on the overnight trips and need another man to share a room. The
other list is for women who like to travel and need another lady to share a
room. Rooms will have two beds.
The Travel Committee will be at the travel table at 9:30 am so Legacy Choir
members may sign up for trips.
REMINDER FOR TRIP RESERVATIONS Payment is expected by the following month when you sign up for a trip or your name
will be removed from the list! Please do not cancel once you have paid because we have already purchased your ticket.
XYZ Missions
May Birthdays
Thank you for helping stock the food shelves of Triune Mercy
Center. We know many people in downtown Greenville will be
helped by your generosity.
1 Ruth Watson
2 Mich Riddle
3 Beckey Beard
3 Geri Wells
5 Ann Quaranta
6 Bob Campbell
6 Joe Nash
6 Caroline McCauley
7 Keith Dammann
8 Sonny Hood
8 Lyrlene Cleveland
8 Ann Grimble
9 Gerald Baughcome
10 Beulah Addison
10 Gail Mahaffey
10 Shelby Williams
11 Shirley Beacham
11 Bea Martin
12 Bruce Reeves
12 Theda Shreckengast
12 Donna Tompkins
13 Leigh Roederer
14 Walter Anthony
14 Louis Illing
15 Beatrice Dorr
16 Beth Baughcome
16 Guynell Brown
17 Gwen Barnett
17 Roxana King
17 Sue Salley
17 Marguerite Snidow
17 Barbara Wooten
Our mission project for the June meeting will be to collect
hygiene items for the Nicaragua trip in July. These items include
toothpaste, toothbrushes, washcloths, soap, and antiseptic
creams. Donations of money for Manna Packs can also be given.
This donation should be given to Nancy Nasim. The needs for
Nicaragua are even greater this year because of the earthquake that
recently hit this country.
Thanks from your XYZ Mission Committee.
Welcome April New Members
Bob & Carole Bostwick
5 Rising Meadow Lane, Taylors 29687
Northwood Baptist
Estoria Hill
100 Caedmon Court, Greer 29680
Annette Weaver
503 Strange Road, Taylors 29687
Lutheran Church of Our Saviour
April Anniversaries
62nd
60th
60th
59th
56th
52nd
52nd
45th
34th
25th
13th
Sam & Joyce Coates
Bob & Bonnie Dietrick
John & Myrtle Hutcheson
Don & Marilyn Holloway
Calbert & Joyce Lee
Bob & Betty Hall
Richard & June Kellam
Keith & Lin Cunningham
Fred & Lillian Copeland
Charlie & Linda Reider
Al & Jenny Hilton
May 20
May 1
May 8
May 21
May 30
May 26
May 6
May 31
May 17
May 19
May 24
PLEDGE TO THE CHRISTIAN FLAG
I pledge allegiance to the Christian Flag and to
the Saviour for whose kingdom it stands - one
brotherhood uniting all Christians in service and love.
Editor: Joanne Rogers
Feature Editor: Gail Duncan
19 Maxine Burgess
19 Marie Evans
20 Althea Heishman
20 Alta Rogers
20 Debbie Walters
21 Jerry Brown
21 Joanne Cannada
21 Ann Evans
21 Delores Payne
22 Skid Sizemore
23 Bill Tugend
23 Nancy Dillard
23 Ralley Shirley
24 Ed Heard
24 Nell Copeland
24 Roma Johnson
25 Elaine Freeman
25 Mary F. McColskey
25 Rose Owens
26 Marian Barbary
26 Jerry Lunsford
26 Sara Strange
26 Carole Tate
27 Sara Cooper
29 Jeanie Bramblett
29 Betty Evington
29 Kathy Smith
29 Betty Wright
30 Dianne Carter
30 Carol Hudson
31 Sharon White
This year Taylors First Baptist Church celebrates 150
years of God’s blessings on the congregation of believers.
We are reminded of the ways God has blessed the
senior fellowship known as the XYZ Fellowship. XYZ
was started under the leadership of Dr. S.H. Jones and
Frances Alewine Barnett. Minutes of the first meeting
on November 25, 1968, state there were twenty-seven
members. Some of the changes over the last forty-five
years include meals changed from covered dish to being
prepared by the kitchen staff, entertainment changed from
slide programs to monthly speakers/musicians, monthly
trips were added, and membership was opened to anyone
in the community over age fifty-five. Currently, there are
854 XYZ members representing 116 churches.
Praise God for His blessing!