Deacon of the Week:

1st Sunday: Arthur Burnette

2nd Sunday: Stephen Willie

3rd Sunday: Mickey Gilliam

4th Sunday: Charles Gaffigan

5th Sunday: Rhonard MacRae

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

Old Fort, NC

October 2016 Volume 50, Issue 10

October Birthdays

Linda Brooks .…... 2

Kieran Becker …… 7

Carl Epley …… 13

Ellen Silver ……. 15

Hannah Jo Stephenson ... 16

Sandy Draper …… 17

Mildred McCauley …... 19

Larry Grant …… 23

Lynda Davis …… 28

October Wedding Anniversaries

James & Jeanette Beach 12

Richard & Rachel Newton 21

OCTOBER EVENTS

SUNDAY:

9:45 - Bible Study

11 - Worship Service

4 - Choir Practice

6 - Adult Bible Study, TeamKIDS,

Youth

WEDNESDAY:

6 - Adult Bible Study, Youth,

RA’s, GA’s, Mission Friends,

Prayer Meeting

7 - Choir Practice

Oct 2 - Lord’s Supper; Election

of Messengers 11 am; Church

Council Meeting 5 pm

Oct 5 - WMU Meeting 6 pm

Oct 9 - Deacon’s Meeting 5 pm

Oct 11 - Prayer Service for

Community, State & Nation 7 pm

Oct 14 - Parent’s Night Out

6-9 pm

Oct 15 - Flu Shot Clinic 10 am to

1 pm Fellowship Hall

Oct 20 - Newsletter Articles Due

Oct 23 - Quarterly Conference

6 pm

Oct 24 - BRBA Annual Session at

Glenwood BC 3 pm & 7 pm

Church Staff

Dr. Don Berry, Interim Pastor David Workman, Pianist Betty Reaves, Organist Susan Willie, Secretary

Wanda Parker, Custodian

Office: 828-668-7853 Fax: 828-668-7578

Email: offbc@frontier.com Website: oldfortfirstbaptist.com

Offertory Prayer:

1st Sunday: Bob Smith

2nd Sunday: Susan Hoyle

3rd Sunday: Rhonard MacRae

4th Sunday: Tony Silver

5th Sunday: Mary Faw

Prayer Service for our Community, State

and Nation Tuesday, October 11th

7:00-7:30 pm

Everyone is invited to join us!

leff Notes We will observe the

Ordinance of the

Lord’s Supper

on Sunday, October 2nd

at 11:00 am

Meeting

October 23rd at 6:00 pm

Church Council: Pastor Church Staff Members

Church Clerk Deacon Chairman

Treasurer SS Director

Building/Grounds Chairman Prayer Ministry

Senior Adult Director Security Chairman

Hospitality/Bereaved Rep. TeamKid Director

Children’s Council Rep. WMU Director

Youth Council Rep. Baptist Men’s Director

Sunday, October 2nd at 5:00 pm

in the fellowship hall

The Blue Ridge Baptist Association food pantry has need of a few

things. There is no canned fruit at this time. We

could also use packaged flavored noodles

(example: Knorrs flavored noodles). Canned

meats and peanut butter are always needed.

Also, you can get a gift card for $5 or $10 from

a grocery store or Dollar General/Family Dollar

and send it to the BRBA or drop it off and NC Faith Health can use

that to purchase items like milk for their clients that need

food. Thank you for all you do to help with this!

Philippians 2:1-2 NRSV

Imitating Christ’s Humility

If then there is any encouragement in Christ, any consolation

from love, any sharing in the Spirit, any compassion and sympa-

thy, make my joy complete: be of the same mind, having the

same love, being in full accord and of one mind.

Wow! There are sooo many applications for this scripture in

our personal, social, and professional lives. As we all know,

Jesus lived a very humble life as he walked this earth, setting the

standard we all should live.

Paul shares here the rewards that can be attained through

imitating Christ's humility: Encouragement, Consolation, Shar-

ing, Compassion, Sympathy, and Joy. All these rewards are of

great benefit to the human heart and soul. But then he talks

about what it takes to reap these rewards.

Be of the same mind - Paul's not talking about learning to

think alike for this could and would cause great conflict among

individuals. Paul here, is referring to the mind of Christ. To

think like Jesus. To see our world as Jesus sees it. To respond

in our world as Jesus responded.

Having the same love - People tend to pick and chose those

they love, beginning with family, friends, social circles, and eco-

nomics. However, the love of Jesus was poured out to everyone

He encountered regardless of who they were. Be they a crooked

tax collector, prostitute, thief, politician, or king. In this verse

we are asked to love with Jesus’ kind of love, not ours.

Being in full accord and of one mind - Okay! This is not a

reference to packing a bunch of people into a tiny car, but a chal-

lenge to being in agreement with one another. Granted it would

be easier to pack a tiny car with a lot of people than to get a lot

of people to agree on one decision. However, Paul reiterates the

one mind concept here and reminds us that our unity is found in

sharing in the mind of Christ. That is making our decisions

based on Jesus teachings and not of our individual desires.

And so it is in music and choir. We are a "team" sharing the

Gospel of Christ Jesus in music and song. We work hard to-

gether to prepare for each Sunday Service as well as special oc-

casions. We select songs that bring Glory and Honor to Jesus

Christ as well as peace and serenity to the hearts of the lis-

tener. We are not only challenged in our musical abilities but

also in humility, courage, ability to be in one accord.

I know there are many able people in our church that would

benefit from being part of such an amazing team. Take a step of

faith and become a member of the First Baptist Church Choir.

Sincerely,

Stephen Willie

Interim Music Director

The FBC website has the monthly Newsletter, Calendar and weekly

Bulletins posted on it.

Website: oldfortfirstbaptist.com

Provided by

Fred’s Pharmacy

on Saturday, October 15th

10am - 1 pm

in the Fellowship Hall

(please bring insurance card)

Senior Adult Ministry

NC Baptist Aging Ministry (NCBAM)

welcomes you to come join with us as we

host our Second Annual AAIM event,

Thursday, October 13 in Asheville. This

years theme: Power Up Your Aging Adult

Ministry! Flyers with more details are

posted on church bulletin boards. If you

would like to attend, please let me know by

October 2.

Cathy Moore

Run For God Sessions will be held on

Tuesday’s and Thursday’s

6:00-7:00 pm

Saturday’s 8:00 am

5K Race is tentatively set for

Saturday, December 3 at 9:00 am

For more information contact

Terra Wyatt 442-7978

Parent’s Night Out

Friday, October 14 Friday, November 11 Friday, December 9

Ages: 5-12 years old

6:00 - 9:00 pm

Food - Games - Movie Provided

For more information contact

Terra Wyatt 442-7978

Blue Ridge Baptist Association

Annual Session

October 24, 2016

Afternoon Session Begins at 3:00 pm

Evening Session Begins at 7:00 pm

Glenwood Baptist Church

155 Glenwood Baptist Church Rd., Marion

2016 Operation Christmas Child - October

Great progress is being made towards our goal of 100 shoeboxes.

- Sunday School Classes (BASIC and Merry Workers) are work-

ing on 20 boxes from each of their classes.

- Church-wide, we met on Wednesday, September 21 and packed

40 boxes

- with others packed by individuals, our current total is 86 boxes.

Ways you can help support Operation Christmas Child in

October - Pray for packers, handlers & the child (& family) that receives

the shoebox

- Pack a shoebox*

- Drop off shoebox items*

- Contribute to the shipping cost of our boxes

($7.00 per box)

Checks may be made payable to either

Samaritan’s Purse or First Baptist Church

with OCC on memo line

* Boxes, literature and tote for items is in church foyer

Thank you for your prayers, cards and calls during the time of my husband's surgery and initial recovery period. It is a blessing to be a part of a loving and caring church family.

Cathy Moore

Thank you Church Family for keeping the boys and I in your prayers.

Thank you for coming and visiting with us, the flowers/cards sent, Liz

Lowery Sunday School class for all the meals prepared, the hostility

committee group for meal served after the burial service, the special

things for my boys (clothes/school supplies). Thank you for your kind

words and hugs. Shane loved everyone one of you and I know you

loved him too. Our faith will carry us through joy in knowing we will

see Shane again when our time has ended on this earth.

With Gratitude and Love in Christ,

Terra, Zane, & William Wyatt