April 25, 2016

Church Leadership
Our ministers and lay leaders are available
to answer any questions you may have to
help you connect with the ministries of
First Baptist Church.

Rev. Matt Sturtevant

Senior Pastor, x.202
matt@firstbaptistlawrence.com
Rev. Cheryl Harader
Associate Pastor of Adult Spiritual
Formation, x.204
cheryl@firstbaptistlawrence.com
Rev. Melissa Lumpkin
Adjunct for Childrens Spiritual Formation, x.205
melissa@firstbaptistlawrence.com
Katie Hobson
Intern for Youth Spiritual Formation
katie@firstbaptistlawrence.com
Jenny Purvis
Office Manager, x.203
jenny@firstbaptistlawrence.com
Holly Grassy
Bookkeeper, (785) 917-9622
holly@firstbaptistlawrence.com
Evelyn Falen
Organist
evelyn@firstbaptistlawrence.com
Mark Robinson
Chancel Choir Director
mark@firstbaptistlawrence.com
Christy Miller
8:30 Worship Instrumentalist
christy@firstbaptistlawrence.com
John Pauls
Moderator
jphawk@yahoo.com
Buddy Langford
Custodian

Preparing for Worship

Second

May 1, 2016
Worship services at

Annual
Crawfish
Boil!

8:30 and 10:45 a.m.

a.m
Fifth Sunday of Easter

Rev. Matthew Sturtevant

Purchase tickets by Wednesday, April 27

Bring a friend (and your appetite) this Saturday night! 4:00 p.m. Roger Williams Room.
There will be an abundance of crawfish, gumbo, dirty rice, corn on the cob, homemade
desserts, and hotdogs for the landlubbers. Games and activities for the kids (in addition
to playing with the live crawfish) and traditional zydeco music for everyone. All are welcome! Doors open at 4:00pm and food served at 5:00pm. Please purchase tickets by
Wednesday, April 27 either by contacting the church office or online at the church
website (www.firstbaptistlawrence.com) Note: Online tickets will be reserved at the
door in the name of the cardholder. If you are purchasing tickets for someone else,
please designate so in the comments field. Thank you!

Better Know a Believer

A few years ago, late night comedian Stephen Colbert had a running segment entitled
Better Know a District, highlighting ordinary congressional districts from around the
country (including the Kansas 2nd!), and sharing some of their more extraordinary qualities. As our worship team began its planning last summer, some yearned for a opportunity to understand some of the more ordinary characters in Scripture, and perhaps
learn of their more extraordinary qualities. After all, we know about Moses and Elijah
and Peter, but what about some of the other lesser-known figures? As it turns out, God
has used quite an array of ordinary women and men, and in better knowing their stories, we might even find that God could use us!
May 1: Esther
May 8: Naomi
May 15 (Pentecost Sunday): Matthias
May 22: Saul
May 29: Lois and Eunice
June 5: Lydia
June 12: Titus

Finance/Facilities Update
The Facilities and Finance Ministries have been busy over the course of the last few
months!
We continue making payments to the bank as a part of our Capital Campaign.
Thank you to those who are generous in their partnership to realize this important
vision! The five-year campaign is due to end in November 2017, and the Finance
Ministry has already begun to talk about the transition into the debt retirement
phase of the Campaign.
We sold the bus to a church in Missouri. Through several months of conversation,
we weighed the pros and cons of keeping a vehicle (and paying for both insurance
and rising maintenance costs) vs. renting a vehicle for youth trips, etc. when needed.
The Finance and Facilities Ministries and SLT discussed it over several meetings
and decided upon the latter, and so the money from the sale will go into a permanent fund that will be used to rent vehicles for trips when needed (for the next several years). Thanks to those whose gracious gift toward the purchase of this vehicle
continues to provide transportation for our church for years into the future!
Finally, we continue to talk about the last couple of projects in the original vision
for the Capital Campaign: Chairs and A/V upgrades. During Sundays Quarterly
Business Gathering, we reported that the SLT is moving forward with plans to order sanctuary chairs to replace the old ones, largely due to issues of safety and stability of the original chairs. The total cost for 250 chairs will be $15,225, and we are
currently collecting gifts for that purchase (please mark Chair Fund on your
check). Meanwhile, we are also moving forward on the project to install permanent
one or two projectors in the sanctuary. The tech team has met with a company
who would be able to install them, and are awaiting a price estimate. We are collecting gifts toward that project as well (Projector Fund), but know that financing in
conjunction with our current loan will also be possible for that expense. Both of
these are important goals as we complete our vision for Building Hospitality at First
Baptist.
Thanks for your support and prayers for the ministries of Facilities and Finance in
our congregation!
Bill Stauffer, Finance Chair
Wendy Wheeler, Facilities Steward
John Pauls, Moderator

Bruce Arnold
Scott Murphy
Bill Arnold
Dave Nordlund
Sandy Heacock
Mike Leipzig
Kira Simmons
Jessie Heinz
Sherry Bernhardt
Jane Miller
Brenda Schenkel
Malachi Hite
Corbin Robinson
George Templeton
Claire Robinson
Andrew Lord
Amy Munsterman
Kimberly Sturtevant
Catherine Lehrman
Tony Se
Melissa Lumpkin
Jim Lewis
Steve Yoder

Notes for Your Calendar

KU Opera Gala, April 30
-featuring the KU Symphony Orchestra, Choirs (including Michaela Schenkel) and
opera students (including Amelia Lawson), 7:00 p.m., Kauffman Center for the Arts,
Kansas City, MO. Call the Kauffman Center to reserve your FREE tickets,
816.994.7200
Amelia Lawson, Vocal Recital, May 5
-with Mi Ou Lee, piano, Neal Long, piano and Audrey Herren, cello.
5 p.m., Swarthout Recital Hall. All are welcome to attend this free recital.

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Childrens Corner
2016 Summer ActivitiesTuesdays in June!
Preschool through 5th grade
Movie Afternoon (Sanctuary of the Cinema for Children)
Date: June 7
Location: First Baptist Church
Time: 1:30 pm
Chad Johnston will be providing the movie and set up.
Please bring popcorn and drinks to share. There is a popcorn maker at the church.
*Will need a parent or two to be in charge of making popcorn and handing out drinks. Who can assist with this
event? *
Vacation Bible School
June 13 16 at Plymouth Congregational Church
5:15 pm Dinner
6:00 - 8:00 VBS (June 16 will end at 8:30 p.m.)
Curriculum: Surf Shack by Cokesbury
Moon Marble Field Trip
Date: June 21
Location: Moon Marble (see address below)
Time: 1:30 pm
If you would like to carpool to Moon Marble, please arrive
at the church at 1:15 pm; otherwise meet at Moon Marble
at 1:30 pm. Moon Marble will provide a demonstration of
how to make marbles. Children may want to have a few
dollars on them to buy marbles. Children will be able to
play games with marbles at Moon Marble.
Picnic Lunch and Swimming
Date: June 28
Location: Public park across from the Library and next to
the Outdoor Pool & Lawrence Public Outdoor Pool
Time: 12:00 pm
Children bring your picnic lunch at 12:00 pm to the park
right next to the Outdoor pool. After eating and allowing
time for the stomach to settle, everyone will go to the pool
for swimming. Cost is $3 for children age 5 17 and $4
for adults.

I am in need of a parent volunteer to be the Go-To

person for Moon Marble field trip and swimming.
If you are able to assist, please let me know. Remember these events are for children ages Preschool 5th grade. Bring your friends!

~Pastor Melissa

Remember in Prayer
International Ministries Missionaries: Barbara & Dwight Bolick,
serving in Chile
Regional Minister: ABC of New Jersey - Rev. Vernl Mattson,
serving in Trenton, NJ
Local congregation: Free Methodist Church
You are invited to send prayer requests to:
(E-mail coordinator) Betty Colbert, bchilder@ku.edu
(Telephone Prayer Chain) Hazel Nitcher, 843-5302 or
Annie Merriam, 841-1384.

College Care Packages

If youd like to support college students who are preparing
for their semester-end finals, you can begin bringing goodies to the church. Wed like to collect all items by May 1
(next Sunday). You can contact Christy Miller if you
have questions: 393-3183, christyjmiller@gmail.com

Head Start Sunday

This Sunday morning we will celebrate with the Head
Start program that meets in our building. We will recognize children & teachers in our worship service and celebrate together our
partnership! A small
reception will be held
immediately following the service.

Youth Group Schedule:

May 1
ABY Bonre/Mentor Night
Youth, please be in contact with your mentors this
week about Sunday!
Location: Jesse Heilman's parents' house south of town.
The address is 822 East 1259 Road, Lawrence, KS
66047. Carpooling would be a great option since it is
slightly outside of town. (We will NOT be meeting at the
church beforehand). Let us know if your youth needs a
ride or plan accordingly. Contact the church office by
Friday or the Heilmans: 550-4973.

2016 Graduates!
First Baptist Church
1330 Kasold Drive
Lawrence, Kansas 66049
785/843-0020
785/843-0021 (fax)
www.firstbaptistlawrence.com

Are you graduating this year? Wed like to recognize you in worship on May 15.
Please send us your information (what school, degree title, any plans for postgraduation). Please send a digital picture if you can!

Life of the Church

Monday, April 25
8:00 p.m.rebroadcast of FBC worship
(public access channel 99)
Wednesday, April 27
6:00 p.m.Evening Meal
6:30 p.m.Sacred Music Academy
6:40 p.m. Telling our Stories
Thursday, April 28
6:30 p.m.Intergenerational Bell Choir
7:30 p.m.Chancel Choir rehearsal
Saturday, April 30
4:00 p.m.Crawfish Boil
Sunday, May 1
8:30 a.m.Worship Service
9:30 a.m.Sunday school
10:45 a.m.Worship service
5:00 p.m.ABY/Chupper /Mentor Night/
Bonfire
Looking Ahead:
May 4final Wednesday meal for semester
May 15Graduate recognition in worship
May 22Sanctuary of the Cinema
May 29One Worship service at 9:00 a.m.

Sunday Morning Volunteers

May 1

April 27
Wed. Meal at 6:00 p.m.

Nursery 10:45 a.m.Amy Munsterman

Extended Care 10:45 a.m.Becky
Ellison
Sunday DriverNeal Purvis
(785) 766-5244
Sunday A/V
Video: Steve Yoder Sound: Travis
Cooper

Staff Whereabouts
Pastor Matt will be at Crosswind Conference Cntr April 27-28, as a featured speaker
for the Sr. Adult Retreat.

By the Numbers...as of April 10, 2016

GENERAL OPERATING
Weekly Receipts:
$4,737.50
YTD Receipts:
$92,824.03
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
Weekly Receipts:
$1,311.25
Cumulative Giving:
$475,911.21
If you would like more detailed financial information, please
contact our bookkeeper at grassyclan@att.net, 917-9622.
Thank you for your generous giving. Your generosity helps to
make our many ministries possible.