April 30, 2015

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.
Church Office:
785/843.0020, ext. 201
office@firstbaptistlawrence.com
www.firstbaptistlawrence.com
Rev. Matt Sturtevant
Senior Pastor, x.202
matt@firstbaptistlawrence.com
Rev. Cheryl Harader
Associate Pastor of Adult Spiritual
Formation, x.204
cheryl@firstbaptistlawrence.com
Cody Knapik
Intern for Youth Spiritual Formation,
x.205
cody@firstbaptistlawrence.com
Amelia Lawson
Intern for Childrens Spiritual Formation
x.205
amelia@firstbaptistlawrence.com
Jenny Purvis
Office Manager, x.203
jenny@firstbaptistlawrence.com
Jim Davidson
Chancel Choir Director
jamesrdavidson@ku.edu
Evelyn Falen
Organist
edfal13@gmail.com
Holly Grassy
Bookkeeper, (785) 917-9622
holly@firstbaptistlawrence.com
John Pauls
Moderator
jphawk@yahoo.com
Buddy Langford
Custodian

Preparing for Worship

Installation Service this Sunday

of Rev. Cheryl Harader
Sunday, May 3
2 p.m., Roger Williams
Room
(Reception to follow)
Ministry of Music:
Amelia Lawson

May 3, 2015
Worship at 9:30 a.m.
a.m
(Roger Williams Room)
Fifth Sunday of Easter

Rev. Matthew Sturtevant

Tending the vineyard
Scripture: John 15.1-8

Congratulations Graduates!
Wed like to recognize you for your many accomplishments at the 9:30 a.m. worship service this Sunday.
Well also be honoring you with a reception at 10:30
a.m. in the Roger Williams Room. See you then!
Ben Reimer will be attending George Fox University in Newberg, Oregon in the fall.
Hell be studying mechanical engineering. His favorite classes at Free State were English and Physics.
Michaela Schenkel plans to study music therapy at KU. Her favorite classes at Free
State favorite were Choir and English.
Melisa Lord will be graduating this summer with a Masters of Adaptive Special Education from Ft. Hays State University.
Bokhee Min will be graduate from KU with a Masters in Music Opera Performance.
John Haviland graduated in December with a Bachelor of Science in Business Information Systems.
Bryan Miller will graduate in May with a Masters in Religious Studies. Afterward he will
transition to working full-time as a web developer & technology consultant to
churches and other Christian organizations.

Building Reconstruction Update:

April 27-May 1: More classrooms now have carpeting; the toddler room, 1 & 2nd grade, and Sojourners. The 5th grade room
will be soon. More of the hallway has been tiled. A steel frame
has been installed in the sanctuary. It will hold the new wall of
glass. Impressive!
May 2-8: Furniture moved out and back into office suite & work
room.
May 18-22: Kitchen flooring
installed

Listening and Learning

This time last year, Shane Schenkel (then chair of Staff Relations) and I had a
conversation about continuing education options for me for the year. We
talked about conferences and course offerings, and then he made a suggestion:
why don't you just take a tent and a pile of books and go camping? I could
have kissed him. Because not only did Shane (and the congregation as a
whole) understand the need for continuing education for clergy and church
leaders, but he also understood me. He knew that there was a certain wisdom
to attending conferences, to learning in community and in person. But there
is also something to be gained by learning in solitude, in a quiet setting alongside of wise and learned authors.
Last week, I had the opportunity to do both. I spent the first three days with
a peer group at a retreat center in Missouri, learning from one another and
under the direction of Drs. Keith Herron and Steve Graham in the area of
narrative leadership. Then, I spent the next three days camping in the Ozarks,
led by wise authors such as Phyllis Tickle, Phillip Yancey, Mark Achtemeier,
and David Lose.
I feel blessed over and again for the opportunity. Blessed by a congregation
that supports its pastors. Blessed by a family willing to adapt in the midst of a
busy life. Blessed by those whom God has placed in my journey to share wisdom, challenge, and vision. And blessed by the chance to listen and learn in
the midst of Gods creation. Thank you for your part in that blessing.
Pastor Matt

Bruce Arnold
May 1
Scott Murphy
May 3
Bill Arnold
May 4
Dave Nordlund
May 5
Sandy Heacock
May 7
Mike Leipzig
May 7
Kira Simmons
May 7
Jessie Heinz
May 8
Jerry Jarrett
May 9
Sherry Bernhardt
May 11
Jane Miller
May 11
Brenda Schenkel
May 13
Malachi Hite
May 14
Corbin Robinson
May 14
George Templeton
May 15

Cyrus Rel
May 17
Claire Robinson
May 17
Andrew Lord
May 19
Amy Munsterman
May 22
Kimberly Sturtevant
May 22
Catherine Lehrman
May 25
Tony Se
May 28
Melissa Lumpkin
May 29
Jim Lewis
May 30
Steve Yoder
May 31

Box of Justice
2,000 tickets have been distributed for
our Nehemiah Action Thursday, May
7th at 6:45 p.m. at the Lied Center. We
have 400 standby seats available. Please
come and join us on May 7th with or
without a ticket. Doors open at 6 p.m.
May justice roll down.
Thank you, The Justice Matters Team
http://
www.justicemattersinkansas.org/

Please join us for a reception honoring Free State

Graduates Ben Reimer and
Michaela Schenkel.
When: Saturday, May 23rd
Where: Union Pacific Depot,
402 N. 2nd St. Lawrence
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Childrens Corner
Vacation Bible School
June 8-12

Seven weeks to VBS! Seeking adult & older

youth volunteers! Contact Amelia.

REGISTRATION is available online:

www.cokesburyvbs.com/lawrencevbs or
www.firstbaptistlawrence.com or in the church
office.

$15 per child/$45, 3 or more children

Needed now: colored shoe strings, scrapbook

stickers with athletic themes (no team names), and
construction paper

Remember in Prayer
Marj King, now in Wichita with daughter to recuperate
from pneumonia
Janet Probeck, (daughter of Marj King), cancer diagnosis
International Ministries Missionaries: Ruth Hegarty, serving in Costa Rico
Regional Minister: ABC of Michigan: Rev. Ronald Cary,
serving in Saginaw, Michigan
Local congregation: Praise Temple Church of God in
Christ
You are invited to send prayer requests to:
(E-mail coordinator) Betty Colbert, bchilder@ku.edu,
(Telephone Prayer Chain) Hazel Nitcher, 843-5302, Annie
Merriam, 841-1384, or Judy Stuart, 856-1782, or
The church office: 843-0020
jenny@firstbaptistlawrence.com

Stringham Scholarship Applications June 1 Deadline

For active FBC attendees who are
entering post-high school higher education at any technical school, college,
or graduate school, you may wish to
apply for the Raber P. & Ruth B. Stringham Scholarship.
Application deadline is June 1. Contact Jenny in the
church office for more information.

Central Region Summer Camps for Children &

Youth
Did you know that FBC pays 1/2 of
tuition to go to any of the Central
Region sponsored summer camps?
Yep! Contact the church office for
more information OR https://
abccrcamping.squarespace.com/

American Baptist Youth (ABY) next gathering: May 3

Final ABY for semester & Senior Night

First Baptist Church

1330 Kasold Drive
Lawrence, Kansas 66049
785/843-0020
785/843-0021 (fax)
www.firstbaptistlawrence.com

Aaron Trent and Grace Stephenson invite you to a wedding reception Saturday, May 9, at First Baptist Church.
The casual reception will be a come-and-go opportunity
from 2:00-5:00 p.m. in the Roger Williams Room. Come
meet Grace and catch up with Aaron! The two will be
working with the Navigator organization serving the
Lord as they lead college students in Jacksonville, FL for the summer and would
appreciate your prayers. ( The two were married in Graces home town of Ames,
Iowa, April 11!)

Life of the Church

Sunday Morning Volunteers

Sunday, May 3
9:30 a.m.Worship service in RWR
(Graduate Recognition)
10:30 a.m.Graduates Reception, RWR
11:00 a.m.Sunday School
2:00 p.m.Rev. Harader Installation service
5:00 p.m.ABY/Chupper (Senior Night)
Monday, May 4
8:00 p.m.rebroadcast of FBC worship
(public access channel 99)
Wednesday, May 6
6:00 p.m. Wednesday meal
6:30 p.m.Children's Sacred Music Academy
rehearsal
6:40 p.m.Adult Spiritual Formation
7:30 p.m.Chancel Choir rehearsal
Thursday, May 7
6:00 p.m.Yoga with Nancy
6:45 p.m.Justice Ministry at Lied Center
Saturday, May 9
2-5 p.m.Trent wedding reception

May 3

Looking Ahead:
May 13: Final Wednesday meal/childrens
choir/adult spiritual formation
June 8-12: Vacation Bible School
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contact Jenny in the church office.

Nursery 9:30 a.m.Amy Munsterman

11:00 a.m.Amy Munsterman
Extended Care 11:00 a.m.
Kimberly Sturtevant

Wed. dinner
May 6
6:00 p.m.

Final performance tonight, 4/30: Our own

Amelia Lawson and Bokhee Min will be
among the opera company of The Marriage
of Figaro. Tickets are available by calling
the University Theatre, (785) 864-3982, and
the Lied Center, (785) 864-ARTS.

By the Numbers...as of April 26, 2015

GENERAL OPERATING
Weekly Receipts:
$4,627.90
YTD Receipts:
$92,813.60
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
Weekly Receipts:
$1,128.00
Cumulative Giving:
$389,424.00
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.