May 23, 2016

Church Leadership

Preparing for Worship

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
Jenny Purvis
Office Manager, x.203
jenny@firstbaptistlawrence.com
Katie Hobson
Intern for Youth Spiritual Formation
x205
katie@firstbaptistlawrence.com

May 29, 2016

Worship service at

May 29-Aug. 7
One Service Summer Schedule:
Worship: 9:00 a.m.
Sunday School: 10:15 a.m.

9:00 a.m.
Second Sunday after Pentecost

Rev. Matthew Sturtevant

Congratulations to
our Graduates!
Alex Trent is a graduate of Iowa
Western University; Assoc. of
Science. He will a$end Point University in West Point, Georgia for
a degree in exercise science.

Kae Hobson has graduated from the University of Kansas with a

degree in Religious
Studies/Graduate Cer-cate in Indigenous
Studies and will remain
in Lawrence.

Holly Grassy
Bookkeeper, (785) 917-9622
holly@firstbaptistlawrence.com

Jasmine HaraderElle# (not shown)

will graduate from
Lawrence High
School.

Evelyn Falen
Organist
evelyn@firstbaptistlawrence.com

Elaine Harris will

graduate from Lawrence High School
and a$end K-State
in the fall.

Mark Robinson
Chancel Choir Director
mark@firstbaptistlawrence.com
Christy Miller
8:30 Worship Instrumentalist
christy@firstbaptistlawrence.com
Susan Pauls
Digital Outreach Liaison
susan@firstbaptistlawrence.com
John Pauls
Moderator
jphawk@yahoo.com
Buddy Langford
Custodian

Margaret Lambie has earned her masters degree from KU and will begin her DMA in ute
performance in the fall.

Tony Se (not shown)

is a graduate of the University of Kansas; PhD,
Math. He will be heading
to the University of Mississippi in the fall.

Aric Trent will graduate from Free State

High School and
a$end college in the
future.

Claire Robinson will

graduate from Lawrence High School
and a$end Johnson
County Community
College in the fall to
study art.

Amelia Lawson has

graduated from the
University of Kansas
with a masters degree
in vocal performance.
She will a$end UMKC
this fall.

Childrens CornerCorner-Upcoming Events!

Central Region Junior Camp

(REGISTER BY JUNE 1)

(Preschool5th gr) - Invite a Friend!

Movie Afternoon
(Sanctuary of the Cinema for Children)
Date: June 7, 2016
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. If your
child doesnt like popcorn,
then bring a snack they like
but please make sure there is
enough to share. There is a
popcorn maker at the
church. Kimberly Sturtevant
will be in charge of popping
popcorn and making sure
children have their snack and
drink. Parents please stay
with your children for this
event.

VBS June 13th 17th at

Plymouth Congregational
*Please take a look at the
VBS Brochure for information*

Moon Marble Field

Trip
Date: June 21, 2016
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. Because it is
summer, Moon Marble will

not make a reservation or a

field trip time. 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. Dava Cooper is the
contact person for this event.
Parents stay with your children for this event.
Directions (as written on
their website): There is a
new exit for Bonner Springs
off of Interstate 70. From the
West, take exit 224. From the
East, take Exit 224A. Go
south on K-7, and then west
on K-32. Phone number is
913-441-1432

Picnic Lunch and

Swimming
Date: June 28th
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. Melisa
Lord is the contact person
for this event. Parents please
stay with your children for
this event.
Remember these events are
for children ages Preschool
5th grade. Bring your friends
if youd like too!

July 18 - 22
for kids going into 4th, 5th, or 6th gr.
@ Cross Wind Conference Cntr, Hesston, Ks.
Camp brochures are now available in the church
office or online at
https://abccr-camping.squarespace.com

(FBC pays 1/2 of registration feeplease contact the church office.)

Teachers & Volunteers Needed

Vacation Bible school,
June 1316. If you
would like to help,
please contact the
church office.

Summer Sunday
School Teachers
are needed for Middle
School & High School
classes this summer. If
you would be willing to
join a teacher rotation
from June 5-Aug. 7,
please contact the
church office or Katie
Hobson.

Better Know a Believer

Sermon Series
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 29: Lois and Eunice
June 5: Saul
June 12: Titus

Remember in Prayer
Dan Hayes, now at home, recovering from pneumonia
JoAn Wilson, broken hip; cards may be sent in c/o Steve Wilson,
9109 West 89th Terrace, Overland park 66212
International Ministries Missionary: Dan Buttry, serving as global
consultant.
Regional Minister: ABC of Ohio, Rev. Robert Cassady, serving in
Newark, Ohio
Local congregation: Heritage Baptist 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.
Thank you!
To all of the wonderful people at First Baptist,
I would like to thank you all for your concern and your
prayers ,cards and hospital visits, and your support during my resent illness. It all must have worked because I
am feeling much better and getting back to normal and
would like to become involved again. I like to cook and
have years of experience, I would be happy to help out
at some of your dinners. Please don't stop asking.
Thank you again, Jack Leipzig

Transportation Ministry
An additional driver is urgently needed for our
Sunday morning rotation. If you would be willing to take a turn, please contact Travis Cooper,
221-2884.

Save the Date:

JUNE 12
Annual Church Birthday Picnic
Broken Arrow Park, 2800 Louisiana St.
12:00 p.m.
Bring side dishes to share. (Main dish, drinks, tableware, birthday cake will be provided)

Wednesday Night Meals

Planning Meeting
If you are interested in brainstorming about our family meals for next fall, please come to a meeting on
June 1 at 6:30 p.m. Well talk about cooking, cleanup, food-buying, logistics, etc.
If you have questions prior to June 1, please contact
the church office.

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

Life of the Church

Monday, May 23
8:00 p.m.rebroadcast of FBC worship
(public access channel 99)
Thursday, May 26
6:30 p.m.Intergenerational Bell Choir
7:30 p.m.Chancel Choir rehearsal
Sunday, May 29
9:00 a.m.Worship service
10:15 a.m.Sunday School
Looking Ahead:
May 29One Worship service at 9:00 a.m.
June 5Thank You Reception for Dava
Cooper
June 12Church Birthday Picnic
June 13Vacation Bible School begins

If you are interested in or in need of a refresher course in

CPR, the church will oer
online training in the next
couple weeks followed by
an in-person training event.
Please contact the church
oce for more informa-on.

Sunday Morning Volunteers

May 29
Nursery 9:00 a.m.Amy Munsterman
Extended Care 9:00-11:15 a.m.Mary Ann Williams
Sunday DriverTravis Cooper, 221-2884
Sunday A/VKen Hite

Sound: Neal Purvis

Library News
A reminder:
If you have had a book from the church library for more than two
months, please consider returning it. There is a return basket just
inside the library door.
Thank you, Ann Havenor

Graduation Ceremonies This Week:

Free State High School:
Tuesday, May 24
7:00 p.m.
Free State Stadium
4700 Overland Dr.

Lawrence High School:

Wednesday, May 25
7:00 p.m.
Lawrence High Stadium
1901 Louisiana St.

By the Numbers
as of May 15, 2016
GENERAL OPERATING
Weekly Receipts:
$3,978.70
YTD Receipts:
$125,056.20
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
Weekly Receipts:
$5,229.40
Cumulative Giving:
$489,124.11
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.