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Fellowship’s Heartbeat April/May 2015 The Shepherd’s Heart Volume 20 Issue 2 W hen we think about the sum- mer coming up we begin to wonder, “What’s it going to be like, temperature wise?” We saw record low temperatures in some parts of the nation while seeing record highs in other parts at the same time. I’m sure some of you, like me, were thinking, “This global warming is about to freeze me to death.” No, I’m not going to get into the science of all that – I’ll leave that to folk who know more than I do about such things. “Where are you going with that, Preacher? Here’s what I do know about the summer coming up. If the Lord tarries His coming, there will be opportunities for us who are His children to minister to people all around us. There will still be people who need to hear the gos- pel presented in words that are sin- cere and with clarity that will be easily understood. One of the best ways to share the gospel is actually two-fold: 1) With the Word of God. There is enough gospel in John 3:16 to save the soul of any who will be- lieve. Get into the Word and be ready to share with anyone at any time the opportunity presents itself. 2) With your personal tes- timony. Anyone who has truly met Jesus in a life-changing, salvation experience can share that with oth- ers. Just tell them what Jesus has done for you, how He changed your life, and that He can and will do the same for them – if they will believe in Him. So, the summer is coming up. Will it be extremely hot? (Hey, we live in Florida; we expect some hot days.) Will it be a mild summer for us? (What is “mild” in Florida?) Will we hear reports of record low temps in some parts of the country while hearing of record highs in other places? We don’t know. We do know that, whatever the temperature, we will have multiple opportunities to minister the good news of Christ to others around us, both in and through Fellowship Baptist and our summer activities and, also, in the paths of life that take us to work, vacation, etc…. Let our prayer be from the heart: “Lord, please make me usea- ble in Your kingdom work.” I be- lieve He hears and answers that prayer. And, let’s not forget the privilege that is ours to meet with our brothers and sisters in Christ in regular Bible study and worship each week. Oh yeah, we do not have to wait for summer for ministry to those who need to know Jesus. But you knew that. See you Sunday for a time of Bible study and worship. Pastor Bell Celebrate Easter! We have such good news—God loved each of us so much that He sent His one and only beloved Son, that if you believe He paid your sin penalty and He came back to life for you, you will not die but have eternal life. That’s good news! Invite your friends and neighbors to join you for our churchwide celebration events! Noon, Good Friday, April 3, Pastor Bell will join with six other area pastors to speak on the seven last sayings of Jesus from the cross at Bethel MB Church on Martin Luther King Blvd. Remember...remember Jesus on the cross...for you. For the children and families, we’ll have the annual Easter Eggstravaganza Saturday, April 4, from 10:00am-1:00pm. Celebrate Jesus’ resurrection Easter Day, Sunday, April 5! We’ll begin the celebration with a sunrise service here at the church at 7:00am. We will then have a churchwide breakfast together at 8 o’clock. At 9:30am we’ll break open the Word of God in Sunday School. There’s a class for everyone! At 10:45 we’ll come together for our morning worship service which will include the Easter musical presented by the music ministry of Fellowship. There will be no other meetings or activities and no evening service. Celebrate the day with your family friends, and neighbors!

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Fellowship’s Heartbeat

April/May 2015

The Shepherd’s Heart

Volume 20 Issue 2

W hen we think about the sum-mer coming up we begin to

wonder, “What’s it going to be like, temperature wise?” We saw record low temperatures in some parts of the nation while seeing record highs in other parts at the same time. I’m sure some of you, like me, were thinking, “This global warming is about to freeze me to death.” No, I’m not going to get into the science of all that – I’ll leave that to folk who know more than I do about such things. “Where are you going with that, Preacher? Here’s what I do know about the summer coming up. If the Lord tarries His coming, there will be opportunities for us who are His children to minister to people all

around us. There will still be people who need to hear the gos-pel presented in words that are sin-cere and with clarity that will be easily understood.

One of the best ways to share the gospel is actually two-fold: 1) With the Word of God. There is enough gospel in John 3:16 to save the soul of any who will be-lieve. Get into the Word and be ready to share with anyone at any time the opportunity presents itself. 2) With your personal tes-timony. Anyone who has truly met Jesus in a life-changing, salvation experience can share that with oth-

ers. Just tell them what Jesus has done for you, how He changed your life, and that He can and will do the same for them – if they will believe in Him. So, the summer is coming up. Will it be extremely hot? (Hey, we live in Florida; we expect some hot days.) Will it be a mild summer for us? (What is “mild” in Florida?) Will we hear reports of record low temps in some parts of the country while hearing of record highs in other places? We don’t know. We do know that, whatever the temperature, we will have multiple opportunities to minister the good news of Christ to others around us, both in and through Fellowship Baptist and our summer activities and, also, in the paths of life that take us to work, vacation, etc…. Let our prayer be from the heart: “Lord, please make me usea-ble in Your kingdom work.” I be-lieve He hears and answers that prayer. And, let’s not forget the privilege that is ours to meet with our brothers and sisters in Christ in regular Bible study and worship each week. Oh yeah, we do not have to wait for summer for ministry to those who need to know Jesus. But you knew that. See you Sunday for a time of Bible study and worship.

Pastor Bell

Celebrate Easter!

We have such good news—God loved each of us so much that He sent His one and only beloved Son, that if you believe He paid your sin penalty and He came back to life for you, you will not die but have eternal life. That’s good news! Invite your friends and neighbors to join you for our churchwide celebration events!

Noon, Good Friday, April 3, Pastor Bell will join with six other area pastors to speak on the seven last sayings of Jesus from the

cross at Bethel MB Church on Martin Luther King Blvd.

Remember...remember Jesus on the cross...for you.

For the children and families, we’ll

have the annual Easter Eggstravaganza

Saturday, April 4, from 10:00am-1:00pm.

Celebrate Jesus’ resurrection Easter Day, Sunday, April 5! We’ll begin the celebration with a

sunrise service here at the church at 7:00am. We will then have a

churchwide breakfast together at 8 o’clock.

At 9:30am we’ll break open the Word of God in Sunday School. There’s

a class for everyone! At 10:45 we’ll come together for our

morning worship service which will include the

Easter musical presented by the music ministry of Fellowship.

There will be no other meetings or activities and no evening service.

Celebrate the day with your family friends, and neighbors!

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Music’s Beat

OK Chorale—Thank you for your continued faithfulness to the OK Chorale rehearsals each month. You definitely make my day when we are together. I do enjoy being with you and working with you. We will rehearse on April 1 and April 15, and sing in the morning worship service April 19. In May, we will rehearse May 6 and May 20, and sing in the morning service on May 24. If there are any who would like to join our group, PLEASE come and check us out. You do not have to be able to sing. Let me work on that. Just come and enjoy being together with each other. I know the Chorale challenges me each time we meet. I look forward to seeing each of you in choir. Worship Choir—I know when you read this, the Easter music will be over. I know you have put in a lot of hard work in preparing for that great event. Easter is always a special time for believers – in fact, each Sunday should be an Easter celebration for us. We have a lot of work ahead of us this summer, so please be faithful in your attendance in choir. We definitely need each of you to make the summer successful. I know there are vacations and times to be out, but when you are in town, please come to choir. We do need you each week. And invite someone new to come with you! . Looking forward to seeing you Sunday with a smile on your face and a song in your heart and your Bible in your hand. Roger

Senior Adults—Pigeon Forge, Tennessee – October 19-23 – I know it is hard to think about the fall when we are still in Spring time. I know the weather seems more like summer except for the brief chill lately. But now is the time to get ready for Pigeon Forge. We will have prices shortly. So be ready! If you have never been with us, you are missing a treat. We would love to have any-one who would like to go to join us. Don’t forget 50+ each month. I know there are some more people that could come and be with us the third Fri-day of each month and fellowship with us – so come on and join us. We will not bite and you just might like it! 50+ Meetings: April 17 and May 15. We meet at 7:00pm in the Fellowship Hall. Bring a friend! Important Dates To Remember: April 1: OK Chorale rehearsal – No April Fool’s joke here April 3: Good Friday – Church Office closed April 5: Easter Sunday! Easter musical during the morning worship service No Evening service April 15: OK Chorale rehearsal April 17: 50+, Fellowship Hall April 19: OK Chorale sings during morning worship service April 20: Ironworkers meeting, Fellowship Hall April 24-25: Women’s Conference at Thomasville Road Baptist Church May 6: OK Chorale rehearsal May 7: National Day of Prayer May 15: 50+ , Fellowship Hall May 17: Graduates Recognition during morning worship May 18: Ironworkers meeting, Fellowship Hall May 20: OK Chorale rehearsal May 24: OK Chorale sing in morning worship May 25: Memorial Day – Church Office closed May 31: Family Night Fellowship, 6:00pm, in Fellowship Hall —Roger Help Rewrite a Child’s Broken Story

Mother’s Day Offering for

The Florida Baptist Children’s Homes In 2014, Florida Baptist Children’s Homes im-pacted the lives of more than 106,000 precious children in Florida and throughout developing nations. They were able to help with physical needs while showing hurting children the deep and life-changing love of Christ. This was possible because of you. It was possible because of the local churches who came beside them to stand in the gap for children in need. In 2015, they are tirelessly and boldly continuing their pursuit to help one more child.

A mother who holds tightly to God’s hand

and tightly to her child’s hand at the same

time is the channel through which the love

of God is first transmitted to the child.

Thank you, Mom!

Happy Mother’s Day!

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Fellowship Baptist Students Sundays 9:15am Sunday School 10:45am Worship Service 6:00pm Worship Service

Wednesdays 6:00pm Youth Worship

Questions? Contact Jason Stanland at

[email protected]

April and May

FBSMU Events

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1 Parent/Youth Meeting for Summer Camp Youth Room 7:15pm SUNDAY, APRIL 5 Easter! 7:00am Sunrise Service 8:00am Breakfast 9:30am Bible Study 10:45am Easter Musical in Morning Worship Service WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8 Parent/Youth Meeting for Student Leadership Universi-ty Youth Room 7:15pm TUESDAY, APRIL 14 Florida vs Florida State Baseball Game SUNDAY, MAY 10 Mother’s Day SUNDAY, MAY 17 Graduates Recognition 10:45am Graduates Luncheon Youth Room 12:15pm MAY 25-29 High School Graduation Week! No Youth Group Wednesday

FBSMU

College &

Young

Professionals

Small Group

Our college & young professionals

small group ministry is growing! If

you are college-aged (high school

grads up to 26) join us at the Turn-

ers’ home on Thursday nights at

6:30pm. You do not have to be cur-

rently enrolled in college classes.

Call the office for more infor-

mation.

SUNDAYS AT 9:30 AM College & Young Profession-als Sunday Small Groups 2nd floor Education Bldg THURSDAYS AT 6:30 PM Thursday Night College & Young Professionals Group — at the Turners’ home

Thank you to everyone who supported our stu-

dents in going to New Orleans for the mission trip. I be-

lieve our students had an eye-opening experience that will help them. Sunday,

March 29, we will be reporting to the church about our mission trip, and we

look forward to telling you what God did in the lives of our students.

There is a lot of upcoming events in the Student Ministry that you will want

to know about:

April 1 Parent/Student Meeting for Sumer Camp, 7:15pm in the

youth room

April 8 Parent/Student Meeting for Student Leadership University,

7:15pm in the Youth Room

April 14 The Student Ministry is going to FL vs FSU Baseball

game. Cost is $5/student

May 17 Graduation Recognition Day

Registration is open for a music camp hosted by our church

June 15-19

Also, I would like to let the church know that we have begun an af-

terschool program for the students in the youth room on Wednesdays from

4:00-6:00pm. This event offers a safe place for students to study, play games,

and just relax. This event leads straight into our Wednesday night youth

group program. We are inviting all students grades 6th-12th to attend. Also,

we could use more adult volunteers to show the love of Jesus to some stu-

dents. If you have any questions or would like more information, please con-

tact the office.

Hang Out on Wednesdays!

From 4:00-6:00pm come

chill in the Youth Room and then

stay for Youth group. The Game

Room will be open, you can study,

or just relax with your friends. This

is open to students 6th-12th grades.

Bring your friends!

Music Camp June 15-19

Youth Camp July 13-18

See Jason for details

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Children’s Ministry Kids Calendar Sundays 9:30am Sunday Morning Bible Study 10:45am Sunday Morning Worship Extended Session Children’s Church 6:00pm Evening Worship GAs & RAs— Missions Groups

Wednesdays 5:30pm J.A.M.

(Jesus and Me) Coming…..

Sign up for Wee Care’s Summer Day Camp will begin in April!

Vacation Bible School June 7-12!

Everest! Overcome obstacles with

God’s awesome power!

Parent/Child Dedication Sunday, May 3

Parents, the

Parent/Child Dedication Service is a commitment you make as a parent to bring up your child in the sight of God. The Dedication Service will take place at the beginning of the morning worship service on May 3. If you would like to participate, please contact the church office at 562-2040 by April 24.

Date Classes Children’s Ministry Floater

Apr 5 Volunteers Glenda McDonald

Apr 12 Ladies 20-39 (Allison Carter’s class) & Hedy Donaldson Carol Lamb

Apr 19 Ladies 40-59 (Glenda Locke’s class) Glenda McDonald

Apr 26 Coed III-40-59 (David Carlberg’s class) Jodi Lafferty

May 3 Ladies 60-64 (Gloria Roberts’ class) & Men’s 56-69 (Alan Lafferty’s class) Carol Lamb

May 10 Youth Sunday School class workers Holli McLanahan

May 17 Coed II (David Couch’s class) April Livingston

May 24 Ladies 20-39 (Allison Carter’s class) & Hedy Donaldson Glenda McDonald

May 31 Ladies 40-59 (Glenda Locke’s class) Glenda McDonald

Extended Session Schedule Thank you for serving our children and their parents! Your faithfulness when you

serve your turn, and your care for the children says much about our Heavenly

Father’s heart for His little ones.

JAM Family Night Wednesday, May 6 Parents, join your child

for JAM Family Night at 5:30pm on Wednesday, May 6. We’ll have dinner and you’ll see what your child has learned this term. This will be the last JAM meeting for this season. We will resume in the Fall. Have a won-derful summer. See you at Vaca-tion Bible School June 7-12!

Fellowship’s Annual Easter Eggstravaganza

Saturday, April 4, 10:00am-Noon

Invite your friends and neighbors to celebrate the sweetness of God’s love with you at Fellowship’s Easter Eggstravaganza. We’ll share why we celebrate Easter and hear the Resurrection story. There will be an Easter Egg Hunt, crafts, games, and more!

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Women’s Ministry

Men’s Ministry

The Ironworkers meeting in March was a great time—great oysters, great mullet, great trout and a very interesting speaker. Mike Heller with the Man in the Mirror Ministry spoke to the need to challenge and encourage the young men to God’s definition of man-hood. Connect regularly with other men through Iron-workers, Fellowship’s monthly men’s group. They usually meet on the third Monday night of each month for dinner and fellowship. Cost is $3 for church members; free for guests and visitors. They also have work days which are scheduled far enough ahead so you can get them on your calendar. Plan to join them on Monday, April 20, and May 18, at 7:00pm in the Fellowship Hall. There will be a workday at the church on April 25, too. For more information, contact Jim Holley at 510-2216 or 350-9596, or call the church office.

Next Kick the Can/ Breakfast Bash

Saturday, June 6 Collect, save, and bring your aluminum cans (drink and cat food) and disposable aluminum baking pans to the next Kick the Can Drive on Saturday, June 6, 9:00am-10:30am. Gather aluminum anywhere—your office, rela-tives. It’s good for the environment and it’s a help to us! The sooner we get the current debt paid off the sooner we can start on a new Fellowship Hall. Over the past 4-5 years, the aluminum collections have contributed over $5,000 toward our debt reduction and reduces the prin-cipal on the loan.

After dropping off your aluminum, join us for a wonderful continental breakfast! For a donation in any amount, you can enjoy grits, sausage, biscuits, various pastries, fruit, coffee, and juice—and it’s all-you-can-eat! What a bargain—breakfast and sweet fellowship!

Fresh Grounded Faith

Women’s Conference

April 24-25 The Fresh Grounded Faith Wom-

en’s Conference is fast approaching—April 24-25, at Thomasville Road Baptist Church. Thirty-one ladies from Fellowship have purchased tickets/armbands to attend this inspiring conference. The armbands will be passed out to these attendees on April 12 and April 19. Terri Fleming will have the armbands and a list of those attending, so please see her or contact her to re-ceive yours. You MUST wear the armband to both ses-sions in order to enter the venue. The replacement cost for lost armbands is $10, so it is important to keep up with it.

National Day of Prayer May 7 The theme for 2015 is Lord, Hear Our Cry, em-phasizing the need for individuals, corporately and indi-vidually, to place their faith in the unfailing character of their Creator who is sovereign over all governments, authorities and men. There is nothing more important that we can do for our country than to pray. Details on local events will be made available closer to May 7. Here are other ways you can pray! Join with Prayer Leaders from around the country right on your telephone for daily and monthly prayer calls. Upcoming Prayer Calls:

First Thursday of every month

Call: 712-432-0075, PIN: 4961322#

Time: 10-11:30 pm ET Prayer Call Dates:

Thursday, April 2, 2015

Thursday, May 7, 2015

Thursday, June 4, 2015

Thursday, July 2, 2015 Other ways to participate:

Daily 10-Minute Prayer Call: 10:50 a.m. ET—Call 712-432-0075 then enter the password: 4961322#

Nightly Prayer Call: 10:00 p.m. ET—Call 712-432-0075 then enter the password: 4961322#

Pray at the Capitol Prayer Gathering!

You are invited to pray at the Legislators/Community Fellowship Prayer Gathering that meets on Tuesday mornings during session on the 22nd floor of the Capitol at 7:00-8:00am. Enter at the Capitol Courtyard side. Capital doors open at 7:00am. Tenney and Pam Ol-sen, directors of the International House of Prayer said, “We’ve already had so many leaders and their spouses tell us how much it means to them to know we gather in prayer for them, their families, their staff, and over the legislative bills they are discussing. Many leaders stop by just to be prayed for!”

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Missions News

Financial Report

FEBRUARY 2015 ACTUAL 2015 YEAR-TO-DATE Total Receipts: $ 128,169.15 Total Receipts: $ 257,748.76 Total Expenses: $ 126,214.52 Total Expenses: $ 282,656.07 Net: $ 1,954.63 Net: $ < 24,907.31 Church Church Receipts: $ 59,073.88 YTD Receipts: $ 117,531.93 Expenses: $ 64,994.37 YTD Expenses: $ 131,239.98 Net: $ <5,920.49 YTD Net: $ <13,708.05 Wee Care Wee Care Receipts: $ 69,095.27 YTD Receipts: $ 140,216.83 Expenses: $ 61,220.15 YTD Expenses: $ 151,416.09 Net: $ 7,875.12 YTD Net: $ <11,199.26

Money Matters

Max Lucado writes in Max on Life about God’s No-Tolerance Policy and our living out our faith. “Give financial gifts in secret. We like to be seen earning money. And we like to be seen giving it. Matthew 6:3 says, ‘So when you give to someone in need, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing.’ ” At FBC, your giving to God’s Work is between you and God. No one knows what you give. We track it as a convenience to you. God knows if you are giving bibli-cally (tithing). Failure to tithe is not a financial problem; it is a spiritual problem. God can grow you to that point if you are open to His leadership. Let’s pray for growth in every area of our lives. “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for your-selves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Mat-thew 6:19-21 Renovation Funding Update: At the end of Febru-ary, our debt was $54,795.57. Remember, all Building Fund/Renovation gifts go to reduce the principal on the loan. Please give above and beyond your regular Tithes & Offerings to help eliminate the debt.

Women on Mission literature has a particular subject matter that they emphasize in each monthly magazine over the course of a year. The past year has been on dealing with PTSD (post-traumatic stress dis-order) in the church and missions. Many people think this disorder relates only to military personnel or people who have experienced war. These articles have shown how our own mission-aries suffer it through traumatic events or the constant

element of fear in the country they are serving. Just like those in war, many do not realize the effect until they return home or are out of the situation. Also, 8 percent of church members may have PTSD through traumatic childhood, employment

in the medical field or law enforcement, or having been a victim of crime. PTSD manifests itself through anger, person-ality changes, physical disorders, alcoholism and de-pression. This affects them spiritually as well through doubting God, questioning their beliefs, insecurity and loss of their commitment to ministry. Symptoms per-sisting for greater than a month are necessary to con-firm a diagnosis of PTSD. Milder symptoms may re-solve within a year but many require counseling, med-ication or long-term therapy. Spiritually, our missionaries as well as fellow Christians struggling with PTSD need our prayers, support, non-judgmental attitude and time to heal from this very real mental entrapment.

From the Florida Baptist Association Director of Missions…. The report is in: Cooperative Program Giving hits 15-year low, but NOT in the FBA! Our association once

again bucked the trend of our state and increased giving to the Cooperative Program by 4% in 2014 (over 2013). Of our 59 churches and missions, 23 increased giving to the CP (some very significantly) and another 15 had giving to the CP remain virtually constant. That means 64% of our churches increased or maintained their giving level this past year, at a time when many churches have experienced a decline. Congratulations and thank you, Florida Baptist Association churches, for your faithfulness to missions giving through our Cooperative Program! (Reminder: Fel-lowship gives 10% to the Cooperative Program.)

Summer Mission Opportunity for Two Fellowship Youth

Two of our Fellowship youth, Logan

McLanahan and Baylee Smith, will serve at Global Youth Ministry this summer. This will be Logan’s third summer and Baylee’s first summer at Global. This summer Logan will be in a position where every week she gets to show God’s love to a new group of campers. She will lead them in group lessons and be in charge of helping lead kids to Jesus. Baylee will be doing behind the scenes work. She will be cooking, cleaning, and making sure the camp runs smoothly. Logan and Baylee are responsible for their room and board at Global. The Mission Committee is very proud of their commitment and willingness to serve and represent Fellowship. If you would like to assist in the financial needs of the girls, please give any gifts to Fellowship and designate them for “Mission Trust.” Thank you for your support. Please pray for them and for all of the campers they will come in contact with this summer.

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Congratulations to… ….Brian and Megan Burke on the birth of their son Troy Owen Burke on March 9. Proud grandmother is Sabri-na Burke. ...Kristy and Brian Mock on the birth of their son Brees Asher Mock on February 23. Proud brothers are Bryce and Brody. ...Clarence and Sandra Sellers on the birth of their great-grandson Edward Ransom Sellers born to grandson Paul and Lydia Sellers on February 13, and on the birth of their grandson John Bryant Sellers born on March 3. Proud parents are Steve and Nicole Sellers.

Jash Comstock (husband of former member Emily Mitchell) Army, Ft. Drum, NY

Chris Fowler (Bobby Str ickland’s granddaughter’s husband) Army.

Caleb Hudson (grandson of Gary and Barbara Hud-son), stationed in Hawaii in readiness mode.

Greg Mann (son-in-law of Albert and Janie Sessions), Navy, Middle East.

Andrew Kent Mosley (grandson of Evelyn Har rell), Army, Italy

Kelly Mosley (wife of Andrew Mosley), Army, Italy. Daniel Surles (cousin of John Simpson) Law Enforce-

ment, Iraq. Josh Winkler (grandson of Ron and Dora Butler ),

Marines, Okinawa.

Pray for those who are returning as they adjust to being home and to civilian life. Pray for healing of unseen wounds, and for their families as they walk with them through this. Pray, too, for wisdom for our leaders.

Weddings

Remember These

Our hearts and prayers go out to…

..Monty Chambers and family in the passing of his wife Mabel Chambers.

Births

In Sympathy

Norma Jean Howard, music support, 12 years, May 19.

Staff Anniversaries

News for and about the Family of Fellowship Heart to Heart

Heart Notes

Congratulations and best wishes to…

...Megan Atkinson and Brandon Neel who were married March 22. Megan is the daughter of Kim and Ricky At-kinson.

Dear Church Family,

Delma joins me in thanking you all for the love

that was shown to us in prayers, visits, and phone calls

during our frightening time with his fall at home, in the

hospital, and at rehab.

He is adjusting to his new home in Thomasville,

Georgia, where his daughter lives and is his new caregiv-

er. He is in the Wood Leaf Assisted Living, happy making

new friends and telling his funny stories.

With much love in thanking you all,

Delma and Marianne Lee

Thank you! The Children’s Ministry Committee

wishes to thank the Fellowship family for your support in

our recent Children’s Day.

The children of Fellowship did an outstanding

job of leading the morning worship service. The RAs,

GAs, and Children’s Church teams are to be commended

for their dedication in serving our children. A special

“thank you” to Katie Jones and April Livingston for

planning this special time.

When we were utterly helpless with no way of escape, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners who had no use for Him.

God showed His great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. And since, when we were His enemies, we were brought back to God by the death of His Son,

what blessings He must have for us now that we are His friends, and He is living within us! Romans 5:6-10

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Ministerial Staff

Rev. W. Doyle Bell Senior Pastor

Roger Pursley

Minister of Music/Senior Adult Activities

Jason Stanland Minister of Students

Katherine Jones Wee Care Child Care Director

Office Staff

Martha Thompson Administrative Ministry Assistant

Neil Brown

Bookkeeper

Office: 850/562-2040

Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. WEE Care: 562-0047

Fax: 562-7120 e-mail: [email protected]

Visit our web page at www.fellowshipbaptist.org

Brenda Bradley

Receptionist

Norma Jean Howard

Music Support

Non-Profit Organization

U.S. Postage

PAID

Tallahassee, FL

Permit No. 224

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Fellowship Baptist Church

3705 North Monroe Street

Tallahassee, Florida 32303

RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED

For God loved the world

so much that He gave

His only Son

so that anyone who believes

in Him shall not perish

but have eternal Life.

God did not send His Son

into the world to condemn it,

but to save it.

John 3:16-17

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 10:30am OK Cho-rale-Senior Adult Choir 7:15pm Youth Parent/Student Meeting for Sum-mer Camp-Youth Room

2 6:30pmCollege/

Career Thursday

Night Small Group

3 Noon: Pastor Bell speaking at “Seven Last Say-ings of Jesus from the Cross”-Bethel MB Church

Church Office closed

Good Friday

4 10:00am Easter Eggstravaganza

5 Easter!

7:00am Sunrise Service 8:00am Break-fast 9:30am Sunday School 10:45am Easter Musical

6 10:30am Staff Meeting 7:30pm New Members Commit-tee

7 9:30am Church-

wide Prayer and

Bible Study-Youth

Room

8 5:15pm Buildings & Grounds 7:15pm Church Council 7:15pm Youth Parent/Student Meeting for Student Leadership Univer-sity-Youth Room

9 9:30am Baptist Women’s Day Group 6:30pmCollege/

Career Thursday

Night Small Group

10

11

12 3:30pm New Member Orien-tation 4:00pm Dea-cons Mtg

13 10:30am Staff Meeting

14 9:30am Church-wide Prayer and Bible Study-Youth Room 5:00pm Youth to FSU vs FL Base-ball Game 6:00pm Personnel 7:00pm Family Life

15 10:30am OK Cho-rale-Senior Adult Choir 6:00pm Business Meeting

16 6:30pmCollege/

Career Thursday

Night Small Group 7:00pm Steward-ship

17 7:00pm 50+

18

19 4:00pm Sunday School Council

4:00pm Youth

Leadership

Team meeting-

includes mentor

training

20 10:30am Staff Meeting 7:00pm Ironwork-ers-Men’s Dinner

21 9:30am Church-wide Prayer and Bible Study-Youth Room 7:00pm Baptist Women Night Group

22

23 6:30pmCollege/

Career Thursday

Night Small Group

24

25 Ironworkers Work Day

26 27 10:30am Staff Meeting

28 9:30am Church-wide Prayer and Bible Study-Youth Room

29 30 6:30pmCollege/

Career Thursday

Night Small Group

April 2015 Fellowship Baptist Church

Sunday Schedule 9:15am Media Center open 9:30am Bible Study 10:45am Morning Worship/ Children’s Church/ Extended Session 6:00pm Evening Worship Children’s Missions Groups: GAs & RAs

Wednesday Schedule 5:30pm J.A.M. (Jesus And Me) Children’s Program 6:00pm Youth Worship Adult Prayer Meeting/ Pastor’s Bible Study/ Adult Classes 7:00pm Adult Choir rehearsal

Women’s Fresh Grounded Faith

Conference

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2 9:00am VBS Workers Meeting-Youth Room

3 10:45am Parent/Child Dedication 4:00pm Deacons 4:00pm Youth

Leadership Team

meeting-include

mentoring

4 10:30am Staff Meeting

5 9:30am Church-wide Prayer and Bible Study-Youth Room

6 10:30am OK Chorale-Senior Adult Choir 5:30pm Chil-dren’s JAM Fam-ily Night (last JAM night-will resume in the Fall)

7 6:30pm College/Career Small Group

National Day of Prayer

8

9

10

Mother’s Day

11 10:30am Staff Meeting

12 9:30am Church-wide Prayer and Bible Study-Youth Room 6:00pm Personnel 7:00pm Family Life

13 5:15pm Buildings & Grounds

14 9:30am Baptist Women’s Day Group 6:30pm College/Career Thursday Night Small Group

15 7:00pm 50+ Club

16

17 10:45am Gradu-ates Recognition Day 4:00pm Sunday School Council

18 10:30am Staff Meeting 7:00pm Iron-workers-Men’s Dinner

19 9:30am Church-wide Prayer and Bible Study-Youth Room 7:00pm Baptist Women Night Grp

20 10:30am OK Chorale-Senior Adult Choir

21 6:30pm College/Career Thursday Night Small Group 7:00pm Steward-ship

22

23

24

31 6:00pm Fellow-ship Family Night

25 Church Office and Wee Care closed

Memorial Day

26 9:30am Church-wide Prayer and Bible Study-Youth Room

27 6:00pm No Youth Meeting

28 11:00am Wee Care Graduation 6:30pm College/Career Thursday Night Small Group

29 Wee Care End of Year Party-Fellowship Hall

30

May 2015 Fellowship Baptist Church

Sunday Schedule

9:15am Media Center open 9:30am Bible Study 10:45am Morning Worship/ Children’s Church/ Extended Session 6:00pm Evening Worship/ Children’s Missions Groups: GAs & RAs

Wednesday Schedule

5:30pm J.A.M. (Jesus And Me)- Children’s Program 6:00pm Youth Worship Adult Prayer Meeting/ Pastor’s Bible Study/ Adult Classes 7:00pm Adult Choir rehearsal

Relay for Life at Fairgrounds

Graduation Week