June 13, 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
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
Susan Pauls
Digital Outreach Liaison
susan@firstbaptistlawrence.com
John Pauls
Moderator
jphawk@yahoo.com
Buddy Langford
Custodian

June 19 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.
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost

Rev. Cheryl Harader

Summer Preaching Schedule

While Pastor Matt is in Chicago the next few weeks for DMin classes, we will have a stellar lineup of
preachers at First Baptist. We welcome to the pulpit a wide variety of voices, offering profound
words of hope and challenge:
June 19, Rev. Cheryl Harader
June 26, John Pauls, FBC Moderator
July 3, Rev. Nate Marsh, ABCCR, Topeka
Nate Marsh serves as the Associate Executive Minister for the American Baptist Churches of the Central Region. He assumed this new role on September
21st, 2015. He has previously served as pastor of Slate Valley Baptist Church
Oxford, KS and the Gueda Springs Community Church Geuda, Kansas,
Broadway Heights Baptist Church Clinton, OK, and most recently at First
Baptist Church Minneapolis, Ks and Antioch Baptist Church Ada, Ks. In the
final stages of completing a Doctor of Ministry program in Congregational
Health from Central Baptist Theological Seminary, Rev. Marsh also holds a
Master of Divinity degree, Master of Religious Education degree, and Master
of Christian Leadership Studies from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.

July 10, Michaela Schenkel

Michaela is a Music Therapy student at KU. She was an American Baptist
Churches participant in the Festival of Young Preachers in 2015 and
preached at the Biennial Convention in Overland Park, KS.

Childrens CornerCorner-Upcoming Events!

(Preschool5th gr) - Invite a Friend!
Vacation Bible School at
Plymouth Congregational
Date: June 13-16
Tonight thru Thursday.
Dinner for all begins at
5:15 p.m. Bible school
session begins at 6 p.m.
Register at the door
Moon Marble Field Trip
Date: June 21
Location: Moon Marble
Time: 1:30 p.m. (to meet at
Moon Marble)
To carpool: 12:45 p.m. meet
at FBC parking lot.
Contact: Dava Cooper,
766-6786

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
Lead Contact: Melisa Lord,
865-8050.

Welcome New Members!

Danny & Gemma
Alvord joined First
Baptist on Sunday,
June 5. Danny is a
PhD candidate in
Sociology at KU.
Gemma is part of
the office staff at
Heartland Community Health Center.

Remember these events are

for children ages Preschool
5th grade. Bring your
friends!

Justice Matters Annual Jubilee

You are invited to attend A night of rejoicing together over our mutual call toward a more just city in
Lawrence. Special guest, Walter Brueggemann, Old
Testament scholar and author of Prophetic Imagination.
Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Music/Dancing at 8:30 p.m.
Refreshments available. Formal wear optional. Participants will be invited to financially invest in Justice
Matters.

Our new sanctuary chairs have been ordered! As approved by the SLT, when we
reached 1/2 of our needed funds, wed be able to place an order for 250 chairs.
Thanks to your speedy and awesome generosity, we have done just that! NOW, we
need to finish raising the remainder so we can close
out this debt in short order! Each chair is $61.90
and if you are able to contribute that amount, or
more, (perhaps one for each family member?), it
would certainly be appreciated.
The chairs will be tan in color, have a book rack under each, and a place to put a communion cup.
It will take about 14 weeks to manufacture the
chairs and fulfill our order. We anticipate an
arrival date sometime the end of August or
near Labor Day.
If you have questions, please contact the
church office, or Wendy Wheeler, Facilities
Steward, 393-3688.

Save the Date!

Oct. 1, 2016
All FBC women and
friends are invited to
join-in for a day of
relaxation and fun!
Nancy Burt has graciously invited us to her home (a few minutes south of
Lawrence) for a one-day womens retreat entitled Fill Your
Cup, based on Psalm 23:5.
More details will follow in the coming months.

June 25-July 2 QUEST!

Our youth leaders and students
leave in just two weeks for
summer camp in Wisconsin.
There are some pretty excited
kids around here!
What is Quest? Quest is a remarkable, ridiculously fun, reimagined way for youth groups
and youth leaders to experience God, encounter Christ,
grow closer as a group, and refocus! It is completely different than any other youth group experience. (www.glcc.org)
Here a few of the things theyll be doing while there:
WORSHIP: Immersive experiences invite students to participate in a tangible way and actively engage in worship.
BIBLE STUDY: Students interact with scripture and with
each other for two hours each morning in small groups
separated by age.
GROUP DAY OUT: From lunch to dinner on Wednesday, youth groups are free to plan their own events either
on the grounds or at nearby attractions.
CHRIST-CENTERED FOCUS: Quest is about bringing
youth groups together while bringing individual students
closer to Christ.
CLIMBING TOWER
ZIP LINE
CHALLENGE COURSE
WATERFRONT ACTIVITIES
BACK HOME TIME: Following evening worship, each
youth group gathers for Back Home Connection to reflect
upon the day and talk about Gods work in their lives.
Please pray for our youth and leaders (adult sponsors:
Winston & Jesse Heilman, Troy Reimer, and Neal Purvis)
that their journey is fun, fulfilling, and safe.

Remember in Prayer
International Ministries Missionary: Glen & Rita Chapman, serving in Democratic of the Congo
Regional Minister: ABC of Pennsylvania & Delaware, Dr. Jeffrey
Johnson, serving in Pittsburgh, PA
Local congregation: Lawrence Baptist Temple
You are invited to send prayer requests to:
(E-mail coordinator) Betty Colbert, bchilder@ku.edu
(Telephone Prayer Chain) Annie Merriam, 841-1384.
From the church office: Prayer requests reminder:

It is important to us to be sensitive to your privacy and

wishes concerning prayer requests. Please know that
requests made through the E-mail or Telephone prayer
chains (see above) are not automatically printed in the
weekly newsletter or Sunday bulletin. Although we see
and sometimes hear of those requests second-hand, we
will ONLY print them if they are sent by you directly to
the church office via an email
(office@firstbaptistlawrence.com) or telephone call
(843-0020, ext. 203-its ok to leave a message). Additionally, if we notice a prayer request or concern that
has been posted on social media (Facebook, Twitter,
etc.) we will continue to value your privacy and not reprint in any church publication without your verbal or
written consent. Thank you for the many ways this
congregation supports and lifts so many in prayer on a
regular basis!
~FBC Office
Address update:
Hazel Nitcher has a new address: Presbyterian Manor,
1429 Kasold Dr., Apt. #60, Lawrence, KS 66049. Telephone: 843-5302
Thank you!
Thank you Sandy & Bob Heacock for hosting a recent
Welcome to FBC dinner on June 4, in honor of recent new members/attenders at First Baptist. Thanks
also to the Membership and Evangelism ministries for
their help in preparing food and co-hosting.
~Pastoral Staff
I want to express my gratitude to all of you who prayed,
visited, and sent cards during my recent illness. Looking forward to attending church and Sojourners Sunday
school class again soon. Our church is a blessed place.
~Margaret Arnold

First Baptist Church

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

Life of the Church

Sunday Morning Volunteers

Monday, June 13
8:00 p.m.rebroadcast of FBC worship
(public access channel 99)
M-TH, Jun.13-16
5:15 p.m.Vacation Bible Schoollocation:
Plymouth Congregation Church, 925 Vermont St., downtown Lawrence.
Sunday, June 19
9:00 a.m.Worship service
10:15 a.m.Sunday School

June 19

Looking Ahead:
June 16Justice Matters Celebration Event
(Liberty Hall)

Nursery 9:00 a.m.Amy Munsterman

Extended Care 9:00-11:15 a.m.April Hite
Sunday DriverGinger Boring, 542-1204
Sunday A/VAnne/Kelly Johnson

SoundJim Lord

Staff Whereabouts
Pastor Matt will begin his first term of Doctor of Ministry studies in Chicago June 18
through July 8. If there are pastoral care emergencies during that time, please contact
Pastor Cheryl, 316-680-3533.

By the Numbers
as of June 5, 2016
The Leaflet newsletter is a weekly production of First
Baptist Church. If you would like to receive the newsletter by E-mail, along with other weekly announcements, please contact the church office:
jenny@firstbaptistlawrence.com.
You may receive a hard copy in the mail by request:
843-0020. Copies are available for pick up each Sunday.
Church Office:
785/843.0020, ext. 203
office@firstbaptistlawrence.com
www.firstbaptistlawrence.com

GENERAL OPERATING
Weekly Receipts:
$7,367.00
YTD Receipts:
$141,033.18
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
Weekly Receipts:
$3330.00
Cumulative Giving:
$493,897.00
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.