BIRTHDAYS March 16

Don Evans, Lisa McRoy, Alan

Meyers, Madison Presswood

March 17

Patricia Campbell, Joe Zeigler

March 18

Mary Meyer

March 19

Wayne Cox, Pauline Donelson, Mary

McNail

March 20

David Andersen, Donna Dameron,

Mylea Middleton

March 21

Tommy Jennings, Rick McClellan,

Meridith Phelps, Owen Tate, Robin

Ucci

March 22

Jerry Cunningham, Gerald Glasco

March 23

Tom Carter, Eric Threadgill, Mary

Ann Troutman

March 24

Amanda Lefler, Andrew McRoy,

Tatum Presswood

March 25

Ashley Dietz, Will Keller

March 26

Everleigh Belobraydic, Fran

Gulledge, Joseph Mings, Judy Stout,

Richard Thompson

March 27

Kim Blair, David Corzine, Robin

Dickerson, Belinda Eovaldi

March 28

Alexis Murphy

March 29

Sandra Absher, Pierce Martin

March 30

Lota Ford, Dennis Miller, Linda

Zoeller

March 31

Marsha Burris, Karen Middleton

April 1

Amber Mess

April 2

Wayne Davis, Merrit Mills, Marcela

Tyler

April 3

Rob Eovaldi, Greg Thompson,

Christopher Woodsum

Church Staff Senior Pastor .............. Dr. Bob Dickerson Church Administrator ........ Mike Malone Children’s Coordinator ............ Carol Rix Youth Minister Rev. Madison Presswood Church Office Hours Monday-Thursday .....8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Friday ........................8:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Closed for lunch ... 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Web Page - www.fbmarion.org Television Broadcast - Sundays at 11:00 a.m. on The Heartland CW (WQWQ) DirecTV and Dish Network (Ch. 9), Mediacom (Ch. 88.1), Digital Receiver (Ch. 12.2). Church Office - (618)997-9386

First Baptist Church 401 West Union Street Marion, IL 62959

First Baptist Church, Marion, Illinois

LOVING GOD, LOVING OTHERS

LIVING THE LIFE

Volume 76, NO. 3 THE LINK - Linking Church and Home March 2020

BIRTHDAYS

April 4

Jerry Keller, Susan Short, Sam

Short

April 5

Debbie Hartwell, Gilbert Jackson,

David St. Pierre, Amy Wilson

April 7

Logan Humphrey

April 8

Sam Childers

April 9

Tom Crackel

April 10

C. J. Mohr, Melissa Simich

April 11

Diana Cranick, Martin Tyler

April 12

Ed Killman, George Murphy

April 13

Glenda Woods

April 14

Jodi Hawkins, Paul Hawkins

April 15

Cande Nicks, Lynn Travelstead

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2019 OFFERING

STATEMENTS

The 2019 offering statements are

available. If you would like to

receive your statement, please call

the church office at 997-9386 and

request that it be either mailed,

emailed, or picked up in the church

office. Statements will only be

mailed if requested. May God Bless your New Year!

With the addition of new video

services, we need help. If you

would volunteer, please call the

church office at 997-9386. We will

teach you.

Week of Prayer: March 1-8

One hundred percent of your gift to Annie Armstrong goes directly to North American Missions.

National Goal: $70 Million Church Goal: $12,000

MARCH CHURCH LUNCH The next Church Luncheon will be

Tuesday, March 17, at noon. The

menu for our March luncheon will

be roast beef, mashed potatoes,

green beans, salad, bread, and

chocolate pie. Cost is $3 per

person. Call the church office at

997-9386 to make your reservation,

or sign up with your Group

Captain.

January 2020 Average Morning Worship

Attendance 386

January 2020 Offering Total Budget Requirements $62,486.64

Budget Receipts 63,011.22

Building Fund 12,735.00

Designated 3,310.80

Dow Elston

To Clifton and Clyta Lunsford in

the passing of Clifton’s father,

Andy Lunsford.

To the family and friends of Anna

Gean Davidson.

To Jennifer and Keith Gilley in the

passing of Jennifer’s grandmother.

YOUTH DiscipleNow

NEW CAMP 2020

New Camp Dates: June 20-26, 2020

A big thank you to everyone who attended our Youth-

Sponsored Spaghetti Dinner to raise money for Camp. We

raised $2,300 at the dinner.

Our next fundraiser will be the Pie/Cake Auction Sunday evening April 26.

This will also be the evening of our Spring PraiseFest which will begin at

5:00 p.m.

Cost per kid to attend New Camp is $340. If any individuals or Sunday

School classes as a group, would like to sponsor a youth, please see Madison

for more details. Camp dates are June 20-26, and New Camp is held in

Chattanooga, Tennessee. Our week at camp will include one day of service in

the Chattanooga area. Youth and Parents please note - your $150 deposit for

New Camp is due March 3. See Madison for details.

Mark your calendar for this year’s

Vacation Bible School Date: June 8-12.

Time: 9:00 a.m.-12 noon

Theme: Concrete & Cranes

An IBSA –Sponsored VBS Clinic will be held here at First Baptist

Saturday, March 7, with registration beginning at 8:00 a.m. Anyone

interested in helping in VBS is welcome to attend.

Items needed for VBS:

Empty and clean 2 liter soda bottles

& 16 oz. cottage cheese/yogurt/ sour cream/dip containers

Don’t forget to set all your

clocks ahead one hour

Saturday night, March 7.

JOY SINGERS will resume

Tuesday, March 3, at 10:00 a.m.

in the Choir Room.

Pass the word and invite a friend to join us.

March 6-8 @ Immanuel Baptist Church

The last day to sign up will be Wednesday, March 4. See Madison

No snack or Children’s AWANA Wednesday, March 11.

FAMILY FUN DAY

Sunday, March 22,

11:30-4:00 Children and their families are welcome to Family Fun Day. We will have a light lunch and spend the afternoon having a fun time in the gym.

Congratulations to Larry and Sandy

Phipps on the arrival of their great

grandson, Benson Tyler Tolliver.

Benson weighed four pounds, eight

ounces and was 17 1/2 inches long.

Congratulations to Dave and Karen

Aldridge who have a new grandson,

Levi Robert Aldridge. Levi was

born Wednesday, February 12,

weighing seven pounds, five

ounces, and was 19 1/2 inches long.

Great Grandmother is Norma

Aldridge, and parents are Rob and

Rebecca Aldridge.

New Member

Ladies’ Spring Fling

Saturday, April 25, at 6:00 p.m.

Tickets will be on sale beginning March 29.

Cost will be $12.

This Year’s Theme: Let your light shine!

Matthew 5:16

Any lady wanting to host a table at the Spring Fling, please

sign up on the podium located in the hallway near the

Women’s Ministry bulletin board (by the elevator).

CHILDREN’S EASTER EGG HUNT

Saturday, April 11

10:00-11:30

For Babies-6th Grade

Meet in the Gym

Combined Evening Worship Service

Sunday, March 29, 6:00 p.m.

in the Gym

Observance of the Lord’s Supper Palm Sunday, April 5

During the 10:00 a.m. Service