Dear Church,

November is a time of change. We end the ecclesiastical year and begin the new one as the ancient cycle repeats itself. Late this month we enter Advent. In the meantime, as we celebrate the saints who have shaped our lives (All Saints Day), think of the handful of people who have had the greatest role in forming your spiritual life and thank God for them.

For me, it is my parents and a grandmother, my pastor as I was maturing, a college professor, Dr. Malcolm Tolbert in seminary, and quite a number of you in this church.

Also this month we will remember our veterans. Though not a part of the church calendar, those who have served as protectors of our nation have also protected our freedom of worship, and we will honor them in worship with the Riverside Drum Corps (November 9).

And then, of course, there is Thanksgiving, a national holiday yet thanksgiving is the very essence of worship each and every Sunday. In fact, the word most often used for Holy Communion is eucharist which means thanksgiving. On November 16 we will host the Community Thanksgiving Banquet and Service at 5:30pm in our Banquet Hall. Grace Episcopal’s Rector Stuart Higginbotham will preach, and there will be music from First Presbyterian. I look forward to these kinds of occasions that bring our churches together.

We have five Sundays in November, and I hope to see you here on each of them. Your friend and pastor,

connectionsfirstN O V E M B E R 2014

Sepember 28, 2014 Sunday OfferingWeekly Budget Required............$55,781.25Weekly Budget Received...........$33,941.97Year-to-date Budget Required....$2,175,468.75Year-to-date Budget Received....$2,002,595.97Deficit........................................ $172,872.78October 5, 2014 Sunday OfferingWeekly Budget Required............$55,781.25Weekly Budget Received...........$73,259.62Year-to-date Budget Required....$2,231,250.00Year-to-date Budget Received....$2,075,855.59Deficit........................................ $155,394.41

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First Baptist Church Bulletin (UPS 192 540) published monthly by the First Baptist Church, 751 Green St. NW, Gainesville, GA 30501.Vol. 50, No. 12. POSTMASTER, send address changes to First Baptist Church, 751 Green St. NW, Gainesville, GA 30501.

fall backDAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIMEDon’t forget to change your clocks on Sunday, November 2nd!

Special All Saints OfferingSunday, November 2ndWould you consider bringing a special offering for the church to honor those who have influenced your life through Christ?

Family Promise Host WeekNovember 2nd - 9thContact Ruth Demby at ruth.demby@gmail.com to volunteer.

Community Thanksgiving BanquetSunday, November 16th5:30pm in the Banquet HallChildcare for Birth-Kindergarten

Light has ComeL i v i n g C h r i s t m a s Tr e e 2 0 1 4

Thursday, December 11th @ 7:30pmFriday, December 12th @ 7:30pm

Saturday, December 13th @ 4:30pmSunday, December 14th @ 4:30pm & 7:00pm

Get your FREE tickets today!Visit www.fbcgainesville.org

or call 678-677-8064.

The family of First Baptist Church would like to express its deepest sympathy to the following:

Elizabeth Ellard in the death of her husbandMartin Ellard

Jeff Maynard in the death of his fatherJames Raymond Maynard

Diann Rountree in the death of her motherDarthia Bostwick

Louise Hogan in the death of her husbandJack Hogan

Ken Kirkpatrick in the death of his nephewWill Kirkpatrick

Welcome!

SUSAN & RANDY JOHNSON

NEW MEMBERS

KATE SANDLIN

GAIL & HAYWOOD DAY

A MESSAGE OF GRATITUDE“Thank you all for a great 35th celebration and a very generous love gift! I am honored and blessed to be a part of our worship together. May we all

continue to serve the Lord with gladness!” - Della Ruth Johnson

October 12, 2014 Sunday OfferingWeekly Budget Required............$55,781.25 Weekly Budget Received.............$45,552.53Year-to-date Budget Required.....$2,287,031.25Year-to-date Budget Received.....$2,121,407.12Deficit..........................................$165,624.13October 19, 2014 Sunday OfferingWeekly Budget Required..............$55,781.25Weekly Budget Received..............$47,702.56Year-to-date Budget Required......$2,342,812.50Year-to-date Budget Received......$2,169,665.68Deficit...........................................$173,146.68

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Student MinistryChristmas Tree FundraiserPick-up November 29th9:00am-Noon on FBC Front LawnPurchase your Christmas tree from a student or contact Chris Burns for more information! Christopherdeanburns@gmail.com

>>Ron Pirkle in the death of his grandmotherRuby Nell Pirkle

Ben Hall in the death of his father

Linda & Garry, LeAnne Gilliland in the death of Linda’s fatherJimmy Crow

Karl & Judy Steigele in the death of his fatherFrederick Steigele

Sandra Perry in the death of her brotherScott Keever

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1st @ 1st Luncheon | After 10:50am Worship in Banquet HallJoin us for our monthly churchwide luncheon!

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Adults with Seniority: Lunch Bunch | Depart at 10:00amWe’ll have lunch at Giorgio’s!friday

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Estes-Dozier Missions Group | 10:15am in the ParlorSpeaker: Thomas Ramirez, Director of Good News at Noon Shelter

Deacons’ Meeting | 6:00pm in the Kindred Spirits Classroom

Angel Tree Goes Up in Welcome Center LobbyTake an Angel and return your gift(s) by December 14th!

Worship

New Member and Inquirers Class | 9:45am in Room 206Special All Saints OfferingWould you consider bringing a special offering for the church to honor those who have influenced your life through Christ?

Student Ministry Western NightMeet at 5:00pm at the ChurchDress in your Western attire & join us for a night of games at the Bagwell’s

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sun-sun2-9 Family Promise Host Week

Contact Ruth Demby at ruth.demby@gmail.com to volunteer.

Student Ministry: Dodge Ball and Dessert6:30pm-8:00pm in the Family Life Centersunday

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No Wednesday Night ActivitiesThanksgiving Holidaywednesday

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Church Office Closedfriday28

02 THE EDGE: High School Seniors03 Chapel Carol Sing 6:00-6:30pm04 Young Adults: Theology on Tap05 Children’s Ministry: Parents Night Out Movie, Pizza, & Games in the Banquet Hall07 Family Christmas Music Program Christmas on Green Street10 Younger Children’s Christmas Concert Chapel Carol Sing 6:00-6:30pm Last Wednesday Programs until January11 Living Christmas Tree at 7:30pm12 Living Christmas Tree at 7:30pm13 Living Christmas Tree at 4:30pm14 Last day to turn in Angel Tree Gifts Living Christmas Tree at 4:30pm & 7:00pm17 Student Ministry: Christmas Caroling19 Distributin of Angel Tree Gifts Student Ministry: Christmas Party at the Governor’s Mansion, must RSVP w/ Chris20 HCCI Prison Visit and Worship Service22 Registration Deadline for Tai Chi at FLC24 Christmas Eve Service25 Christmas Day28 No Early Service, Churchwide Breakfast at 9:30am, 10:50am Worship in the Sanctuary

Tickets on Sale: The Summit: FBC Women’s WeekendFriday, January 23rd - Saturday, January 24th, 2015A Conversation wtih Glennon Doyle Melton | www.fbcgainesville.org

Community Thanksgiving Banquet5:30pm in the Banquet Hall, Childcare Birth-Kindergartensunday

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November 2ndTwenty-first Sunday after PentecostSermon: Surely You RememberOT: Joshua 3:7-17NT: 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13

Offertory Praise (10:50am):10,000 ReasonsExaltation! Orchestra

Offertory Meditation (8:30am): Reflection on Wayfaring StrangerGretchen Welch, Flute

Choral Worship: I Can Only Imaginewith Andy Maddox, SoloistHope Choir (8:30am) Sanctuary Choir & Exaltation! Orchestra (10:50am)

November 9thTwenty-second Sunday After PentecostSermon: In the MeantimeOT: Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25NT: Matthew 25:1-13

Special Presentation: GRENADIERSCivil War Era Rope Drum Ensemble from Riverside Military Academy; Katy Wilson & Kelsey Brunson, Directors

Offertory Praise: His Good WillExaltation! Orchestra (10:50am)Tami Easterday, Piano (8:30am)Choral Worship: A Mighty Fortress Is Our GodRejoice Choir (8:30am) Sanctuary Choir & Exaltation! Orchestra (10:50am)

November 16thTwenty-third Sunday After PentecostSermon: EntrustedOT: Judges 4:1-7NT: Matthew 24:14-30

Offertory Praise: The Little Brown ChurchSanctuary Ringers (10:50am)

Mercer Crook, Oboe (8:30am)Choral Worship: Praise to the Lord for the Lord is GoodAgape Choir (8:30am)Sanctuary Choir, Music Makers II Choir, Young Musicians Choir, & Sonlight Choir (10:50am)

November 23rdChrist the King SundaySermon: DelegatedOT: Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24NT: Matthew 25:31-46

Call to Worship: Psalm of ThanksgivingHope Choir (8:30am)Sanctuary Choir & Exaltation! Orchestra (10:50am)

Offertory Praise: Now Thank We All Our GodMark Green, Piano (8:30am)

Brethren, We Have Met to WorshipExaltation! Orchestra (10:50am)

Choral Worship: My Eternal KingHope Choir (8:30am)Sanctuary Choir & Exaltation! Orchestra (10:50am)

November 30thFirst Sunday of AdventSermon: Where’s the Good News?OT: Isaiah 64:1-9NT: 1 Corinthians 1:3-9, Mark 13:24-37

A Candle Lighting CeremonyWhere The Promise ShinesRejoice Choir & Congregation (8:30am)Sanctuary Choir & Congregation (10:50am)

Offertory Meditation: Prophecy in Blue: O Come, O Come EmmanuelDuet: Della Ruth Johnson, Organ and Mark Green, Piano

Choral Worship: Every ValleyRejoice Choir (8:30am)Sanctuary Choir (10:50am)

Sundays8:30am in the Chapel

10:50am in the Sanctuary

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Christmas Tree Pick-Up: Student Ministry Fundraiser9:00am - Noon on the Front Lawn Purchase from a Student or Chris Burnssaturday

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1st Grade Bible PresentationSunday School Hour in Great Room 108

wednesday05 Portraits of Jesus: Banquet Hall Study by Dr. Bruce Morgan

November 5th, 12th, and 19th at 6:00pm in the Banquet Hall

Join a group from First Baptist on an unforgettable journey through Normandy, Brittany and Chateaux Country!May 6th - 14th, 2015This trip is the perfect way to see the highlights of Paris plus the World War II landing beaches in

Normandy, and Brittany, and the Loire Valley. For more information, contact Liz Isandoro at 770-534-7354 or elizabethcts@yahoo.com.

Would we be prepared if a disaster or county wide emergency struck Hall County?FBC Gainesville is preparing emergency response and disaster recovery plans

and would like to solicit volunteers for various tasks that would be required in the event of a disaster. There are a variety of needs when disaster arises and we are

working to compile a list of how you would be able and willing to help.

If you are interested in volunteering and training to assist with this ministry, or have your name on a list for contact in the event of an emergency, please contact Kent

Murphey at 770-534-7354 or kentmurphey@gmail.com. Learn about specific ways to help at www.fbcgainesville.org under CONNECT.

THE SUMMIT FBC Women’s Weekend

ANN O UN C I N G

January 23rd - 24th, 2015Friday | 6:30pm - 9:00pm

A Conversation with Glennon Doyle Melton

Coffee and Desserts

Saturday | 9:00am - 11:00amSharing Our Stories

Breakfast and a panel discussion with Women from our community.

On January 23rd and 24th we will host our fourth annual women’s weekend at First Baptist Church. This time together is devoted to empowering women by raising awareness of issues that are global in nature and yet profoundly personal. The 2014 Summit: FBC Women’s Weekend will be “A Conversation with Glennon Doyle Melton”. Friday night we will gather and hear from Glennon herself. She is the author of the inspiring and hilarious New York Times bestselling memoir, Carry On, Warrior. She is the founder of Momastery.com, an on-line community where hundreds of thousands of readers meet daily to experience her shameless and laugh-out-loud funny essays about marriage, motherhood, faith, addiction, recovery, and serving the marginalized. She is also the creator and president of Together Rising, a non-profit organization that has revolutionized on-line giving through “Love Flash Mobs” and has connected countless families in need with hundreds of thousands of dollars in critical resources. Glennon became a sensation when her personal essays, which give language to our universal (yet often secret) experiences started going viral. Her hilarious and poignant observations have been read by millions, shared among friends, discussed at water coolers and have now inspired a social movement. Glennon will be exploring the topic what forms our image and how are we created in God’s image. We will continue the conversation on when we will hear from a panel of diverse women about their own journey towards reconciling society’s expectations of what women should look/act like with God’s vision for what their lives should look like. Tickets are $30 and will go on sale on November 7th. They will be available both at www.fbcgainesville.org and at the church through Elizabeth Burnette. Please plan on joining us, and inviting a friend, for this powerful time together.

NEW! EMERGENCY RESPONSE MINISTRY

A Conversation with Glennon Doyle Melton

THE EDGE: For High School Seniors | 7:30pm at the Balch’stuesday

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saturday08 Ham Radio Training Orientation | Noon in Room 301

As part of FBC’s Emergency Response Ministry, all members age 14 and above are invited to attend this workshop. Contact: Kent Murphey

wednesday12 Church Conference | 4:50pm in the Banquet Hall