Whew! Our fall schedule has blown in with a bang!! Wednesday nights are bustling with families eating, visiting, and learning about Jesus and His work in the world. A big THANK YOU to all the teams who cook each week and to all of our volunteers who prepare, teach, and just love on our children and students. Without you, our Wednesday nights would not be the same! So THANK YOU! This reminds of a very important truth in church life. Everything we do as a church requires teamwork: groups of people, working together, to achieve a common goal. Whether it be a committee, a children’s activity, D-Now, or whatever we do, it cannot be nor should it be done by one person. It takes all of us to achieve what God has in mind at FBC Idalou! We have lots of “team” events coming up in our church. D-Now for our students is coming up. Call Bryson to see where you can help. Our church voted last week to begin some remodeling in our building and we are also looking at bids for other areas of our building. With that, we will be asking some folks to form “teams” to work together to organize thoughts and ideas for updating our building. The big “TEAM” event is on October 31….TRUNK or TREAT!! We need all hands on deck for this one. We need people to decorate their cars, bring candy, desserts, and an awesome smiling face as we seek to provide a safe, fun, family-friendly event for our community! Be on the lookout for your chance to sign up to help!! I am loving being at FBC Idalou! There are exciting things happening! We want you to be part of it! See you on Sunday!! ~ Chris ~

An Every Member Ministry

We are in need of:

*Host Homes *Snacks *Donations

If you would like to sign up to be a host home please contact Bryson.

Please bring all donations to the office.

ATTENTION

YOUTH!

If you have not signed up for dnow,

it is NOT to late!!!

This will be an exciting weekend of

fun, fellowship, and growth.

For more information or to

register, forms can be found in the

middle school and high school

Offices, or come by the church

office or contact Bryson.

October

5 - 7th

P A G E 2 V O L U M E 2 0 I S S U E 1 0 P A G E 2

By the time you get this it will be DNOW weekend! I am so excited to see what God has in store for our students. Our theme this year is Choices. We will be going over how important it is to choose: honesty, service, others, and forgiveness. I want to say thank you to everyone

who has helped in planning and donations, both through time and money. I ask that you pray for everyone that’s involved. Pray for small group leaders, our speaker, and our worship leader as they lead students into worship and discussion. It has been nice getting back into a schedule again. We are about to finish our series in the gospel of John. After that we are doing a questions series. Those weeks will be dedicated to answering questions that the youth have about the bible. It will be a lot of fun. Our numbers this year are continuing to grow on Wednesdays. If you would like to be a small group leader and facilitate conversation contact me. If you have already talked to me about helping, expect a call coming your way. Thank you for all of your prayer and support.

In Christ’s Love, Bryson Wallace

And we're off! Our 2018 Christmas Cantata has had a great response and we have a really encouraging number of singers who've signed on to start getting ready for our Sunday, December 9th, AM presentation. This year we're doing a brand new offering from Dennis and Nan Allen called PEACE HAS COME and it's sooo good! Accompaniment that drives and soars, vocal parts that continually satisfy and a great message. To paraphrase a quote by one of my favorite talking tow trucks “ I'd drive my tires over a mile o' busted glass just to sing in that cantata right there!” More ladies are welcome, but we could sure use some men and youth in this production! I know some of you guys have what it takes to knock out these tenor and bass parts. We'll be practicing weekly at 4:30-5:45 on Sunday afternoon, and you'll be out in time for Bible Study. Practice will start on October 7. We'll look for you then! See you Sunday! Phone/Text: 806-412-9186 ~Jim~ Email: jgreen2571@yahoo.com

The Women's Sunday Night Bible study Octobers schedule:

7th ~ Amber Bozeman: 10824 E CR 6200 14th ~ Whitney Walden: 7819 E Hwy 62

21st ~ Sarah Truesdell: 10002 N CR 3300 28th ~ Jessica Stanton: 5803 N FM 400

Me, Myself, and Lies: A Thought Closet Makeover by Jennifer Rothschild. This Bible study will encourage participants to clean out the junk in their

minds and replace hidden negative thoughts with positive truths from God's

word. Books will be available for $12.99.

You are invited to joyfully celebrate the

ordination of

Bryson Wallace

Sunday, October 28th At 5:00 pm

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First Baptist Church ~ Thank you so much for the delicious meal. It means a lot when we are getting ready for school. Thank you also for the Sonic gift card and chocolate bar, I have enjoyed both! Most of all thank you for the continued prayers. Love ~ Holly Johnson Dear First Baptist Church of Idalou ~ Thank you so much for serving our district by providing a wonderful luncheon. Our Idalou ISD family appreciates your thoughtfulness and generosity! Sincerely ~ Karen Carroll

First Baptist ~ On behalf of Idalou Elementary, we would like to thank you for your generosity. It’s people like you who make the difference in this world. Thank You ~ Idalou Elementary Staff

3rd ~ Mexican Stack 10th ~ French Dip Sandwiches

17th ~ Pork Chops 24th ~ Burritos

31st ~ NO MEAL “Trunk or Treat”

Octobers

Menu:

Women’s Saturday

Morning Bible Study

are collecting hygiene

items and monetary

donations for Robert

and Claudia’s trip to

Mexico.

They will make bags for the them to pass out

on their mission trip.

If you would like to donate please bring all

donations by the office.

Items

Needed:

Soap Washcloths Toothpaste Toothbrush Shampoo

Conditioner Mouthwash Deodorant Travel and regular sizes

Etc...

If you would like to pledge $10 a month or more to Allison Turner’s “YoungLife” group,

please contact Mary at the Church office. For more information check out their

website. http:www.younglife.org.

Trunk or Treat is Wednesday, October 31st, at 5:30pm.

We need your HELP!!! We are in need of volunteers

and cars. We ask that each car provide games, candy,

or both! We will be located in the parking lot across

from the funeral home.

We are also in need of candy or monetary donations,

please bring donations by the office.

Contact Elizabeth or church office for more

information, and/or sign up your car.

It is time to gather items for your Operation Christmas Child boxes!

Deadline for boxes is Sunday, November 11th.

More information will follow in the coming weeks.

You can pick up your OCC boxes in Bryson’s office.

honoring

Elizabeth Wallace

Saturday, October 27th 10 - 11:30 am

In the home of Katie Verett 802 W 8th St

Registered at Driscoll’s & Target.

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First Baptist — October 2018— Birthdays

Chris Riley Pastor

Bryson Wallace Minister of Youth

Vestal Blakely Minister of Senior Adults

Jim Green Minister of Music

Mary McKinnon Secretary/Financial Clerk

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