Attendance Report August 2

Sunday School 120

Worship 205
First Focus
First Baptist Church, Hamilton, Texas
Advancing the Gospel
Vol. 32, No. 31 August 5 , 2009
Our Tithes and Offerings....
Gifts to the Budget
July 26 2,941.00
August 2 4,042.00
Average Weekly Needs 5,350.48
FBC Revitalization 615.00
Summer Music 294.00

Total Gifts August 2 $4,951.00 Tiffany LeAnn Davidson

and
Eric Van Gorden Coleman

Sunday Personnel August 9 Together with their parents

WELCOME TEAM invite you to share the joy
Kevin Craig, Billy Donahoo, David Holley,
Cody Lee, Shelly Lengefeld, Shirley Wilson
in the exchange of their marriage vows
COUNTERS
Dale Caraway, Jimmie Edwards as they begin their new life together
E-mail Address office@fbchamiltontx.org

CHILD CARE Saturday, the eighth of August

Sunday School - Darla Cole, Clydell Massingill Two Thousand and Nine
Rev. Eric Coleman, Minister to Youth

ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

Church Nursery - Bridget Bruce, Lesli Jester at a quarter until one o’clock
Church Office - 254/386-8141

2-3 Year Olds

LaShea Bruce, Alathia Morgan
Rev. Keith Felton, Pastor

Children’s Church
First Baptist Church

Hidden Mountain Resort

Hamilton, TX 76531

Aubrey Gates, Hoyt Morgan

Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
220 S. Bell Street
P.O. Box 673

Deacons on Call for August

Jim Summers - Team Leader
Dale Caraway, Luke Killian, Saundra Lengefeld
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I want to say thanks to all the children who came and
by Pastor Keith Felton ministered to our community on Friday evening – your
message in song was outstanding and my heart was
As we said goodbye to John and Lindsay this past Sunday, I overwhelmed with your enthusiasm for ministering through
realized there was a paradox of feelings I was experiencing. music. THANK YOU!!
On the one hand, I was sad that my friend and worship
leader was leaving. On the other hand, my heart was happy
for him as God’s calling was being fulfilled. I also was
reflecting on the past four years and smiled because God A N NO U N C E M E N T S
fulfilled a calling in the life of our church by sending us a
young seminarian for us to not only be ministered to by him,
but also have the opportunity to minister to him. We truly did When given permission by our our
what we set out to do and that was to be a training center for
Vehicle Committee to use the van (or
Christian ministry. So, yes, I was sad, but also was thankful
to God for the blessing of John and a successful ministry garage), please make sure you sign
model of part-time ministerial staff. the clipboard in the office closet. We
The Personnel Committee and Music & Worship Committee need the ‘the date out’ and ‘date in’
are already hard at work in searching for a new Minister of and the purpose of use. We have
Music for FBC. A few top-quality resumes have already been
recently lost a set of keys to the van.
sent our way and we are excited about the days to come.
Please be in prayer for this search process. Also, please
make the commitment to be present during this interim Thank you for your cooperation.
period as some of our own will step up and fill the void of
worship leadership. I am so thankful we have gifted folks in
our congregation who are willing to lead in the absence of a LOST & FOUND
music minister.
This gives me an opportunity to say a few words about the We have several items of clothing and a
transition of one minister to another. Change is seldom easy.
This is especially so for churches who move from a much towel left from Summer Music Camp. If
loved minister to a new one. This is a pivotal moment for our you are missing anything, please contact
church as we take time to be sad about John’s leaving, but the church office - 386-8141.
also looking to God who is faithful to provide for our needs. I
am confident God will send us a wonderful gift in our next Remember in Prayer…
music minister. This individual will need your support and Ruby Webb Mack Cole
commitment. This individual will follow in the footsteps of an Bill Chappell Jace Williams
excellent predecessor which is very difficult and therefore Kaley Neie Hilbig Leslie Smith
require loads of encouragement from us. My prayer is we will Nelson Shave Rosa Gillham
Gwen Wallace
cherish the past, but not dwell on it and embrace the new Pam Jones
Earl Cowley
thing God will be doing in our midst. Pray, pray, pray during Renee Smith
Frankie Ellingberg Patty Gillham
this time as we encounter a new vista of FBC music ministry. Jack Pettit
Jackie Weaver
While I’m talking about music ministry… I want to say Dick Dixon David Clark
THANK YOU to all the volunteers that made our 3rd annual Tony Rogers
Jacki Crusenberry
Summer Music Camp so incredible. With John’s superb DeWanna Alsouissi Ken Beazley
leadership, you all took on a mountain of duties and served Ray Groves Shane Donahoo
the children of our church and community in a first-rate Glen Chilton Polly Wallace
Bobby Varner Diana Franklin
manner. Our students and adults made sure that a
Mildred Riddle Gayland Stephens
wonderful musical was learned and performed in a week Stanley Gillham
Josh Wilson
which I think is a massive undertaking! Anthony McClain
It's odd how ordinary things become sacred as you're driving
away from them: crooked choir chairs in the loft suddenly Sunday, August 9
Life of the Church
become a profound symbol of the testimony of the saints to Sunday School 9:45 am
fellow believers; the familiar vaulted wooden ceiling Worship 11:00 am
transforms into a sturdy container holding the most cherished Children’s Church for Pre-K thru K 11:00 am
of memories; the long, mustard colored pews bear witness to Wednesday, August 12
a family of faith that has prayed, sung, listened and Adult Bible Study & Prayer Meeting 6:00 pm
responded together standing shoulder to shoulder. Maybe Ekklesia - Youth 6:00 pm
you just don't fully realize how sacred something is until you Thursday, August 13
leave it. Ladies Crafts 9:00 am
Of course, I always knew those things were sacred; they AA Meeting 8:00 pm
have always pointed me toward God. And not because of
what they are, but because of who they represent: you. I
have known for a long time, maybe since my first interaction
with the people of Hamilton, that God was among and in the
people of First Baptist. But not as fully as I know it now.
You are sacred to me, to us. Our time in Hamilton has
formed me into the person I am today, and my outlook on
ministry has grown and widened because of your ministry to
me. Thank you for the generous gifts, the wonderful party,
and the many memories. Thank you for singing me into a
deeper faith. As the years pass, there will be many bright QUARTERLY BUSINESS MEETING
moments of reflection as I conduct an anthem, sing a song,
The Quarterly Business has been
view a painting, or hear a passage of scripture, knowing that
I have first shared those experiences with you. You are rescheduled to Wednesday, August 12, at
sacred. 6:00 P.M. Please plan to attend.
In this book, "The Weight of Glory," C.S. Lewis says it this
way, "There are no ordinary people. You have never talked
to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, and civilizations-
these are mortal, and their life is to ours as the life of a gnat.
But it is immortals, whom we joke with, work with, marry,
snub, and exploit- immortal horrors or everlasting
splendors...next to the Blessed Sacrament itself, your
neighbor is the holiest object presented to your senses."
Jim Payne You are sacred. 2009 BIBLE 365
Dr. Randy Lee And as sacred people, my prayer is that you will continue Day 211 - 2 Kings 4:18-5:27, Acts 15:1-35, Psalm
Connie MQueen 141:1-10, Proverbs17:23
walking the risky road of following God. As you walk, you
Norma Marwitz Day 212 - 2 Kings 6:1-7:20. Acts 15:36-16:15,
might start singing that hymn or song you learned recently.
Nelda Donahoo
Look around you, because a church full of sacred followers is Psalm 142:1-7, Proverbs 17:24-25
Beverly Price
Betty Ann Beard singing that same tune. Day 213 - 2 Kings 8:1-9:13, Acts 16:16-40, Psalm
143:1-12, Proverbs 17:2
Jeff & Sarah We're singing too.
Ensor Day 214 - 2 Kings 9:14-10:31, Acts 17:1-34, Psalm
John and Lindsay Woods 144:1-15, Proverbs 17:27-28
Julie Allison King
Dale Harris 808 B Linwood Drive Day 215 - 2 Kings 10:32-12:21, Acts 18:1-22, Psalm
Patty Courtney’s Victoria, Texas 77901 145:1-21, Proverbs 18:21
sister Day 216 - 2 Kings 13:1-14:29, Acts 18:23-19:12,
Steve Ballow johnspencerwoods@gmail.com
Psalm 146:1-10, Proverbs 18:2-3
Don Cook lindsayrosewoods@gmail.com
Day 217 - 2 Kings 15:1-15:20, Acts 19-13-41, Psalm
Shirley Smith
147:1-20, Proverbs 18:4-5