JULY 5, 2020 Vol. 88 I No. 27
Evangel Weekend Guide
CHILDREN’S MINISTRY
John Holland, Minister of Music & Senior Adults
Jason Mercer, Minister of Children
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Welcome to the
Independence Day
Celebration!
YOUTH NEWS Oneeighty
No Youth activities Youth Prayer Breakfast
*No Prayer Breakfast until January 15th. **Oneeighty will resume on January 8th.
CHILDREN’S MINISTRY NEWS
Extended Session – December 29th – 11:00 a.m.
Shanna & Kate Dupree/Kacie Smith
Kids on Mission & Mission Friends No Children’s activities
**All children’s activities will resume on January 8th.
NORTH AMERICAN MISSION BOARD - 2019 Missionaries are grateful for all that you do to support and encourage
them. This week during your prayer time, please pray for Sam and
Joanna Choi.
COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY The Community Food Pantry continues to give out bags every
Thursday with nutritious staples to individuals and families who live in
Winn Parish. They accomplish this task through the work of volunteers
from all over our parish. They operate solely through gifts and
donations from churches, individuals, businesses, and clubs – without
any government funds. Along with food items, they now offer eggs
donated every week from a local business, school uniforms, Christian
books and devotionals, New Testaments, homemade jellies and jams,
an opportunity to pray with a minister, and enhanced choices on the
“Lagniappe” table. Thank you for keeping this local ministry alive.
YOUTH NEWS Oneeighty
No Youth activities Youth Prayer Breakfast
*No Prayer Breakfast until January 15th. **Oneeighty will resume on January 8th.
*/
TITHES & OFFERINGS
This week at FBC
06/28/20
Budget Required $ 17,614.44
Budget $ 15,955.10
Designated $ 1,160.00
Building $ 0.00
Total $ 17,115.10
Year-to-Date
Budget Required $ 457,975.44
Year-to-Date
Budget Receipts $ 441,598.35
Over (Under) Budget $ (16,377.09)
A Note from Pastor Keyes I am really concerned about the direction we are headed as a nation
and in our world. Entering this July 4th weekend, it seems like all the
values we celebrate as Americans are being threatened. Even more
alarming to me is the threat to our spiritual values. This trend needs
to change, and I have a plan that will begin to move us in the right
direction. This idea was inspired by a story I want to share with you.
An upset lady came rushing into the neighborhood grocery and
began to complain to the owner. She told him “I sent my son to get
three pounds of pecans for a recipe but you gave him only two. Your
scales must be wrong”! The owner said “My scales are accurate.
Have you tried weighing your little boy”?
Our first reaction is to reveal the source of the problem. We want to
point an accusing finger to “the world” or “them” and lay all the
blame at somebody else’s feet. No doubt there are areas of needed
change in our world and our nation. However, the first and most
effective way to institute these kinds of changes is to begin with
ourselves. In fact, this is the only place where we can begin to have
an impact.
Jesus was at the table with his disciples just a few hours before the
crucifixion. He announced that one of the men at the table would
betray Him into the hands of the enemy. Instead of looking at each
other trying to determine which was the guilty person they each had
this question found in Matthew 26:22, “Lord is it I”?
The conclusion is obvious. If we are going to have any impact on
what is happening, it must begin with an honest assessment of our
own lives. Assume that it is our own scales that are inferior and seek
to make a correction and adjustment in our own lives. We need to
have the same reaction of the Lord’s disciples at that table, “Lord is
it I”?
See you in church Sunday,
YOUTH NEWS Oneeighty
We are so excited that oneeighty has been going so well! If
you’ve never attended oneeighty you are surely missing out! There
are ample opportunities during our time together on Wednesday
nights for fellowship. Fun games are played and an awesome praise
band will play, which is led by our new music intern, Caleb
Whitten. All of this will be followed by a devotional by a member.
Be sure to attend our last oneeighty on July 8th
. We will resume
oneeighty on August 5th
. Please remember to enter through the
Sanctuary doors. Masks are strongly recommended and there will
be no open gym at the conclusion.
CHILDREN’S MINISTRY NEWS
Extended Session – July 5th – 11:00 a.m.
Jennifer Carpenter
Kids on Mission & Mission Friends Until we are able to meet for Kids on Mission and Sunday
School, we will provide weekly home resources for you and your
family through our FBC KIDS Online. Thanks to our curriculum
publishers, you and your family can have access to the same great
content taught in our classes each week at home. These resources
are available to all in our community looking for resources to lead
their children in Bible Study from toddlers - 6th grade.
Tithing During this unusual time in our church we want to share with you the
options for continuing your faithful practice of tithing and giving to
God’s work through our church.
Many of you are already connected to online giving and continue to use
that option. If you are not currently connected to that option and need
help doing that please contact the office.
You may choose to mail your contribution to FBC, P.O. Box 230,
Winnfield, LA. 71483 or place your tithe in the offering plates available
on Sunday mornings.
The Star-Spangled Banner
Patriotic Medley
America, the Beautiful
In Christ Alone
Great Is Thy Faithfulness
FBC Online Campus Continue to stay connected through FBC Online Campus at our website
www.fbcwinn.com
Pastor Search Committee Update As previously reported, we have entered into phase 2 of our search
process. We have already met with VanderBloemen. They have
begun the process to narrow down further candidates for our
review. After phase 1, the qualities that we are looking for in
candidates are well established. We are eagerly waiting for our
next “short list” as we continue to pray for God’s will to be
clear. We ask you to join us in prayer for our next leader and his
family. Thank you.
Sunday, July 5
Phase 2 Worship Service will continue with 50%
occupancy, doors open at 10:30 a.m. Please review the plan
at www.fbcwinn.com
Tuesday, July 7
7:00 AM Men’s Prayer Breakfast
Wednesday, July 8
6:00 PM Prayer Meeting Zoom/Fireside Room
6:30 PM Oneeighty
OPEN FOR WORSHIP SUNDAY
Community Food Pantry July’s food of the month is Lagniappe. There is also a need for
large paper grocery bags. If you would like to donate to the food
pantry, please donate to the First Presbyterian Church. For
individuals and families the community food pantry provides
school uniforms, fresh vegetables, and eggs when received
through donations in addition to the weekly regular food bags.
Another ongoing need at the community food pantry is
volunteers each Thursday between 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Call
the church office during regular office hours if you would like
more information.
