Rev. Tim Burnham, Pastor
Rev. Dean DeMarra, Worship Pastor
Brendon Murphy, Student Director
216 East Live Oak Avenue
DeFuniak Springs, FL 32435
First Baptist Church, DeFuniak Springs FL
Phone: 850-892-2722
Fax: 850-892-2381
E-mail: [email protected]
A Fellowship of Encouragement
View this newsletter
and other info at:
www.fbcdfs.org
Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage Paid DeFuniak Springs, Florida
Permit No. 68
SCHEDULE OF WEEKLY
SERVICES/ACTIVITIES:
Sundays:
Sunday School 9:15 AM
Morning Worship 10:30 AM
Evening Worship Service 6:00 PM
High School Bible Study
Wednesdays:
Kidz Choir 4:30 PM
Fellowship Buffet 5:00 PM
Prayer Meeting, G.A.s, 6:00 PM
R.A.s, Youth
Adult Choir Rehearsal 6:50 PM
Fridays:
JFMS 3:00—5:00 PM
JOIN US FOR Wednesday Evenings
Fellowship Buffet
Join us at 5:00 PM for the all-you-care-to-eat
Wednesday Fellowship Buffet catered by
McLain’s Family Steakhouse Restaurant.
Every Wednesday the menu features:
fried chicken, mashed potatoes & gravy, rolls, salad, dessert.
Additional menu items are featured as follows:
March 7: BBQ Chicken, Green Beans, Corn
March 14: Smothered Porkloin, Greens, Cabbage
March 28: Meatloaf, Yams, Blackeye Peas
Cost: $5.00 youth/adults; $3.00 children (ages 4-10);
children ages 3 and under dine free.
Spring Break
March 19—23 NO SCHOOL!
Inside this issue:
The Encourager Firs t Bapt is t Church,
FCA, FCP, Deacons, 2
Baby Bottles;
New Members, 3
Women’s Retreat,
Student Ministries;
In Honor/In Memory, 4
Hendrix Birthday Party,
Church Easter Egg Hunt;
Sunday School Report, 5
Easter Lilies,
Sympathy Notes,
Annie Armstrong,
Offerings, Birthdays;
Daily Bible Readings, 6
Flower Calendar,
Thank You Notes,
Easter Musical;
Church Calendar 7
God develops
the fruit of the Spirit in your life
by allowing you
to experience circumstances
in which you’re tempted to
express the exact opposite quality!
Rick Warren
From Your Pastor
As for me, may I never boast about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ Galatians 6:14a
One of my favorite scripture verses. I love being your pastor,
Tim
March
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4.*Ben Watts, 859-9947;
Dennis Beck, 401-4304
11: *Bruce Butts, 892-5541;
Jack Cole, 892-9918
18: *James Hurley, 951-3540;
Ron Kelley, 333-4944
25: *Robbie Kroll, 830-1375;
Dylan Laird, 399-1188
* Morning Prayer
First Christian Preschool
Important Dates to Remember
Feb. 26: Mr. Douglass "AKA" Dr. Seuss visits FCP
March 19-23: Closed for Spring Break
March 30: Easter egg hunt and early dismissal 11am
Happy Easter from FCP!
April Murphy,
Director First Christian Preschool A Ministry of First Baptist Church
850.951.1225
225 South 11th Street Defuniak Springs, Fl.
First Christian Academy
God is doing some amazing things at First Christian Academy for the next school year! The phone calls started last November for next school year's enroll-ment and we are filling up classes quick-ly! Keep in mind, this is only the begin-ning of March. I give Him all the glory as we are so excited about building our part on the WALL in this ministry! I encour-age you to tell your friends and family about FCA and share my contact infor-mation with them. New family scholar-ships are available too!
2018-19 ENROLLING
NOW!
In His Service, Cherelle Weeks
Principal
First Christian Academy
216 East Live Oak Avenue
DeFuniak Springs, Florida 32435
850-520-4604
www.fcadefuniak.com FBC collected $1,314.50!
March, 2018
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
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March 2012 March 2018
Sun
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
First Thursday Circle 9 - 11 am
2 JFMS 3-5 pm
3
4 Baptist
Women’s
Breakfast 8 am
Deacons’ Mtg 4:30 pm
Tell someone
6 PM
5 FCA Board Mtg 4 pm
6 Grateful Hearts
9 am
Stewardship
Committee
Meeting 12 pm
Facilities 6 pm
7
8
9 JFMS 3-5 pm
10
11
Time Change
Spring Forward
Tell someone
6 PM
12
FCP Board Mtg 4 pm
13
Murray Burke
Group 9:30 am
FCA Spring
Pictures
14 Noon Group
12 pm
Business
Meeting 6 pm
15
FCP Spring Pictures Pioneer Luncheon 12pm
16 FCP Staff
Meeting and Dinner 5 pm
JFMS 3-5 pm
17
18
Tell someone
6 PM
19
20
Facilities 6 pm
21
22
Sunshine Group 6:30 pm
23 24
25 ROAD TO CALVARY Easter Musical
26
27 28
29 30 GOOD
FRIDAY FCA/FCP Easter Egg Hunt
No JFMS
Schools/Office Closed
31
90th Birthday Party for
Wilburn Hendrix
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, DFS, FL
The Month At - A - Glance
Page 7
S P R I N G B R E A K
Florida Panhandle Women’s Retreat
Rev. Dean DeMarra on call
Brendon Murphy on call
Pastor Tim Burnham on call
Rev. Dean DeMarra on call
Brendon Murphy on call
Read the Bible Through in 2018!
MARCH:
1—Deuteronomy 5-7
2—Deuteronomy 8-10
3—Deuteronomy 11-13
4—Deuteronomy 14-16
5—Deuteronomy 17-20
6—Deuteronomy 21-23
7—Deuteronomy 24-27
8—Deuteronomy 28-29
9—Deuteronomy 30-31
10—Deuteronomy 32-34
11—Joshua 1-4
12—Joshua 5-8
13—Joshua 9-11
14—Joshua 12-15
15—Joshua 16-18
16—Joshua 19-21
17—Joshua 22-24
18—Judges 1-2
19—Judges 3-5
20—Judges 6-7
21—Judges 8-9
22—Judges 10-12
23—Judges 13-15
24—Judges 16-18
25—Judges 19-21
26—Ruth
27—1 Samuel 1-3
28—1 Samuel 4-8
29—1 Samuel 9-12
30—1 Samuel 13-14
31—1 Samuel 15-17
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FLOWER CALENDAR
Next Available Dates:
April 8, 15, 22, 29
Make your reservations on the
calendar at the reception desk in the mall.
Thank You Notes …
Dear First Baptist Church Family,
Thank you so much for all the love and prayers in the loss of our Father, Lamar Alford. We also greatly appreciate the wonderful lunch provided after the funeral.
Sincerely, Kelley, Catherine, Myra and Kendall
First Baptist Church Family,
There comes a time in everyone's life when they have to admit that they “can’t do it alone.” That time is now for me. I need the prayers of everyone of you to get me through this ordeal. It seems the Lord is not through mold-ing me to his likeness. I love and appreciate each and everyone of you, your cards, letters and call have been brightening my days, There is no word on when I will be released from The Manor, so for now I love you my church family and will keep you in my prayers, you do the same for me.
Love to each of you,
John Moran
Dear Church Family and Pastor Tim,
During the days after my mother’s Home-Going to meet her Savior, many of you expressed heartfelt prayers and support in so many ways. For this we were humbly grateful and praise the Lord for such an outpouring of His spirit.
May the riches of Jesus Christ’s Grace be upon you!
Dean and Pat Penzo
Dear First Baptist Church Family,
We are sincerely appreciative of the outpouring of sympathy and love we received after the sudden loss of our beloved mother and grandmother. The prayers, visits, cards, food, telephone call, and memorials were a comfort to our family.. We are truly blessed to be a part of this thoughtful church body.
The Donnie Richardson Family
Road to CalvaryRoad to CalvaryRoad to Calvary invites us to walk that road …invites us to walk that road …invites us to walk that road …
think on the sacrifice of our Lord…think on the sacrifice of our Lord…think on the sacrifice of our Lord…
respond to His invitation…respond to His invitation…respond to His invitation…
come to the cross…come to the cross…come to the cross…
meet Him at the altar.meet Him at the altar.meet Him at the altar.
He waits there arms open wide. And in the glow of He waits there arms open wide. And in the glow of He waits there arms open wide. And in the glow of His forgiveness, we can once again stand together His forgiveness, we can once again stand together His forgiveness, we can once again stand together
and sing, “Hallelujah! Christ is Risen!”and sing, “Hallelujah! Christ is Risen!”and sing, “Hallelujah! Christ is Risen!”
Worship Choir Musical Worship Choir Musical Worship Choir Musical
March 25, at 6 March 25, at 6 March 25, at 6 PMPMPM
March, 2018 Page 3
Betty Alford joined on Feb. 11, by letter. Robert Fountain joined on Jan. 28, by letter. Sandy Fountain joined on Jan. 28, by letter. Bill Jones joined on Feb. 4, by letter. Dot Jones joined on Feb. 4, by letter. Glenn Pope, Jr. joined on Feb. 11, by baptism. Allison Weeks joined on Feb. 4, by baptism. Audrey Weeks joined of Feb. 4, by baptism. Natasha Winfrey joined on Feb. 11.
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Donations Given In Memory/In Honor during the weeks of February 4-25:
The Encourager
BUILDING FUND
In memory of Arnold Caylor
by Nina Lane
by Ann Sanders
FIRST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
In memory of Lamar Alford
by David and Bonnie Alford
by Laura Berky
by Thomas and Barbara Broglio
by Kahl and Pat Edwards
by Don and Lesa Harrison
by Carlton Jackson
by Joyful Hearts
by Nina Lane
by Donnie and Sharon Richardson
by Chuck and Jill Stevenson
by Leonard and Sue Thorn
In memory of Bill Brock
by David and Bonnie Alford
In memory of Arnold Caylor
by David and Bonnie Alford
In memory of Onnie Jo Pilcher
by Ruth Evans
In memory of Florence Richardson
by David and Bonnie Alford
by Ruth Evans
by Leonard and Sue Thorn
In memory of Steve Trotman
by David and Bonnie Alford
FOOD PANTRY
In memory of Lamar Alford
by Jean Paulk
In memory of Bill Brock
by Nina Lane
by Jean Paulk
by Donnie and Sharon Richardson
In memory of Arnold Caylor
by Jean Paulk
GENERAL BUDGET
In memory of Lamar Alford
by Ann Laird
In memory of Bill Brock
by Ruth Gray
by John and Cynthia Roehm
by Benton and Ruby Southard
In memory of Bill and Betty Brock
by Mary Thomason
In memory of Florence Richardson
by Ruth Gray
by Jene and Kathy Robinson
NURSERY
In honor of all mothers
by Leonard Matthews
PREGNANCY SUPPORT CENTER
In memory of Florence Richardson
by Jean Paulk
March, 2018
Budget Offering $ 44,775.84
Designated Offering $ 17,049.68
Total Offerings $ 61,825.52
Total Budget Received To Date $ 83,289.30
Building Fund Offering Received $ 1,492.00
Balance in Building Fund $ 87,441.66
Other Special Offerings $ 10,580.00
Report of Offerings for February 4—25, 2018:
Sunday School Attendance Report
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February 4 — 148
February 11 — 113
February 18 — 164
February 25 — 166
March Birthdays:
1 - McLeod Cosson, Dylan Laird
2 - Helen Supple
3 - Elise Heald, Carleita Levy, Crystal Tolley
4 - J.W. Shive
5 - Maerea Kent
6 - Mac Carpenter
7 - Jessica Wilkerson
8 - NONE
9 - Pat Rhodes, Susie Williams
10 - NONE
11 - Pete Gibson, Ken Heald, Amy Lapiguera
12 - NONE
13 - Isabelle Bourque
14 - NONE
15 - NONE
16 - Dylan DeMarra, Marie Kohnen, Vivian Wlkerson
17 - Joel Paul
18 - Lois Nall
19 - Dana Kay Evans
20 - NONE
21 - NONE
22 - Henry Ennis, Parker Hinote, T. J. Adibzadeh
23 - Adam Baker, Tim Burnham, Aaron Timmons
24 - Carl Douglass, Lesa Harrison
25 - NONE
26 - Timmy Pickard
27 - NONE
28 - NONE
29 - Landon Heald
30 - Allison Timmons
31 - Betty Alford, Donnie Faye Cooley
In Deepest Sympathy
We extend our deepest love and Christian sympathy to:
The Brock family in the loss of Bill Brock;
Dean Penzo in the loss of his mother;
Donnie Richardson in the loss of his mother, Florence Richardson;
Connie Strickland in the loss of her brother, Eddis Bowers;
Leonard Thorn and Sue Brack in the loss of their brother-in-law, Wendell Kirkpatrick
Deadline to order
Easter Lilies will be March 21, cost is $7. They will be placed in the
church sanctuary for March 25 and April 1.
Goal is $4,700
Week of
Prayer:
March 4 - 11
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