March 7, 2013

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First Baptist Church

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Huntsville, AL 35801

Volume 64 / Week Number 10 / March 7, 2013

First thoughtsDavid hull, Pastor

holy Week is two weeks away. these special days between Palm sunday and Easter offer us rich opportunities for worship. Let me tell you what we have planned for that week, and encourage you to make your plans to attend the services and enter fully into the experience of the days that we call “holy.”

Wednesday night, March 27 – We will not have our regular Fellowship supper and Prayer Meeting on this night because of the meal that will be served the next night. in addition, holy Week this year is spring Break for our schools, so there will not be any activities for preschool, children, and youth on that night. sanctuary

Choir and orchestra will practice on this night.

Maundy thursday, March 28 – this year we are planning to have a seder Meal for our Maundy thursday Lord’s supper observance. We will experience the Passover as a Jewish family does. this was the very thing that Jesus was doing with his followers on the night that he took the bread and the cup and gave them new meaning. sometimes it is good for us as Christians to pass through Passover so that we can fully understand the meaning of the “new covenant” that Jesus offered on that night. the cost for this seder Meal is the same as Wednesday night suppers, but we are taking reservations so that we will know how to prepare. Please make your reservation at the church building on a Wednesday night or sunday morning in the days to come. the seder Meal begins at 5:30. it will be in the Fellowship hall or the Life Center, depending on the number of reservations.

good Friday tenebrae service, March 29 – tenebrae is a service of shadows. We let the beauty of music and the words of scripture lead us into the darkness of suffering that our Lord endured for us. the sanctuary Choir and orchestra (with special guest Mike Lyon, the piper from slipJig) will take us to the cross through selections from Canticle of the Cross. Bring your heart in a spirit of reflection, meditation, repentance and gratitude as we gather in the sanctuary at 7:00 p.m. for this moving worship opportunity. then leave in silence on that night – to return on Easter sunday to the glad hallelujahs of the glorious resurrection!

We call it holy Week. Will you make these days holy for you?

March 10, 2013Sermon

“The Will of God”John 6:30-40

First Fellowship - 8:15 a.m.Music from the First Fellowship Band

Morning Bible Study - 9:15 a.m.Bible Study for all ages

Sanctuary Worship - 10:30 a.m.Solo music from Leonard Candelaria

Amazing Grace (with choir and orchestra)Prayer of St. Gregory - Hovhaness (with

orchestra)Holy, Holy, Holy - arr. Curnow

Music from the Sanctuary ChoirThe Carpenter - arr. Martin

Musaic Festival Concert - 3:00 p.m.Dr. Candelaria will be featured as trumpet

soloist and conductor. The Festival Orchestra from MUSAIC will

fill the Loft and Stage in the Sanctuary. Invite a friend! The chance to hear a world-

class trumpeter is worth the time.

Collecting Eye Glasses for Mission Trip

FBC is collecting your old or unused eye glasses to take to the Dominican republic. Please drop

them off in the Church Office. The trip will be from May 28, 2013 to June 8, 2013, three weeks total.

the work will consist of medical clinics, dental clinics, eye glasses clinics, and evangelism.

Annual Deacon FellowshipFriday, March 15, 6:00 p.m.

Who: Any ordained Deacon (currently or formerly active at FBC or another church) along with spouses and widows/widowers of former

DeaconsEntertainment: FBC saxophone Ensemble

Location: FBC Fellowship hall

For details or registration information, please contact Ken smith at

[email protected] or 256-653-2607

GriefShareTuesdays, 6:00 p.m. in the church Parlor

Session Eight – The Uniqueness of Grief this session deals with how relationships, past and present, can affect one’s grief. it helps with advice on how to address insensitive comforters

and unresolved conflict with a deceased loved one. Cost is $15.00 for the workbook.

scholarships are available. Contact Betty Barnett at 256-864-2311 or Fran Wilson at 256-837-4906

for more information.

Dominican Republic Collectionstudents are collecting supplies for a “follow-up

project” for the Dominican republic.

here are a few things that you can donate:• school uniforms (children cannot go to

school in the Dr without a uniform)• school supplies (for individual students and

for teachers) • Dental supplies• (new) Major League

Baseball caps• sunglasses• toys (jump ropes, bouncy balls, squishy

balls, toy cars)• Nail polish• Coloring Books &

Crayons• old t-shirts & shoes

Orders are being taken now for Easter lilies to be placed in the Sanctuary on Easter Sunday. If you would like to purchase a lily in memory of or in honor of someone, you will find order envelopes at the welcome centers and in the Church Office. You may also order online at www.fbchsv.org/easterlilies. Cost is $12.00. Deadline to purchase is Sunday, March 17.

in recent days, the generosity of some donors has allowed the church to acquire two pianos which were recently delivered. A new steinway grand was placed in the Sanctuary on the floor level and a new Boston Grand was placed in the Gathering Place. Our Student Choir was the first group to be accompanied by the Steinway grand. Memorial gifts were given to cover the entire cost of these beautiful instruments. We find ourselves extremely thankful for the generosity of these donors. To God be the glory!

New Steinway Grand and Boston Grand Delivered

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ministry calendar


Library Hours Sunday 9-9:15 AM | 10:10-10:45 AM | 11:40-12:00 PMTuesday 10:00 AM-12:00 PMWednesday 4:00-5:00 PM

Wednesday Night Dinner MenuWednesday, March 13

AdultsSmotherd Pork ChopGerman Potato SaladFried Green Tomato

Cole Slaw, Roll

SaladChef Salad

(Reservations for salad must be turned in by noon on Wednesday.)

STEWARDSHIP REPORT

03/03/13

Year-to-Date Goal $ 1,908,140.00

Offering

This Week $ 83,120.33

YTD $ 1,901,131.98

Faith Steps - Admin Suite

This Week $ 1,416.00

YTD $ 583,799.11

To Date: $ 597,834.11

Faith Steps to the Future

This Week $ 11,116.63

YTD $ 658,961.35

To Date: $ 4,530,392.85

ATTENDANCE

Sunday SchoolPreschool 65

Children 74

Students 127

Adults 629

Brookdale 16

Visitors 46

TOTAL 956

Worship Service

First Fellowship 412

Sanctuary Worship 611

TOTAL 1023

THANK YOU

A thank you notes has been received from Kathy Hatley. It has been placed on the bulletin board

across from the new Music Suite.

Family Matters OUR NEWESTEmily Addison Moore, daughter of Mike and Stephanie Moore, born February 19, 2013. Proud grandparents are Larry and Nancy Moore.

CHRISTIAN SYMPATHYFamily & friends of our member Jim Campbell, especially to his wife, Nancy Campbell.

John & Christina Hearne in the loss of his grandfather and Lainey Hearne in the loss of her great-grandfather, Droke Wilson.

Family and friends of our member Dorothy Comer, especially to her son, Don Comer.

Let’s Get RealMarriage Class

Wednesdays, beginning March 135:30-7:00 p.m.

Facilitated by Bob & Cherry saintCost: $10

Call 256-428-9418

if you missed the Forehands at our Life retreat Weekend, you missed two of the most dynamic, exciting, and real marriage witnesses ever. this

DVD study is another facet of their wonderful ministry in marriage.

Friday, April 26 - Saturday, May 4

Beach house in Gulf Shores, AL

$45.00 per night

Optional food costs

You choose the number of nights you stay

Limit 16 women per night

Young & Median Adult (2345 Ministry)

Women’s Beach Retreat“We are travelers on a journey, fellow pilgrims on the road ”

Contact the 2345 Ministry Office 256-428-9418

[email protected]

Mugs for Missionshandcrafted mugs with church logo by FBC native David howardTreasures in Earthen Vessels of Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Available Colors: Blue, red, & greenCost: $16 per mug

Proceeds will go towards Student Missions. Available in the Student Ministry Office

Family Friendly Easter Egg Hunt

Sponsored by the Preschool Ministry of FBCFun and Games for Preschoolers and their older siblings.

March 30, 20139:30—11:30


Sunday, Mar. 10First Fellowship 8:15 AMMorning Bible Study 9:15 AMSanctuary Worship 10:30 AMMusaic Festival Concert 3:00 PMStudent Praise Band/St. C. 3:30 PMJoyful Ringers/240 4:00 PMFoundations for Life 4:00 & 5:00 PMStudent Choir/ CR , 343 5:00 PMStudent Choir Snacks/SC 6:00 PM

Monday, Mar. 11Letter Writing/ 252 9:00 AMPrayer Partners/Parlor 9:00 AMHallelujah Choir/CR 10:30 AM

Tuesday, Mar. 12Student Prayer Breakfast 6:45 AMTues. Morn. Intercess./242 7:00 AMWomen’s Bible Study/343 9:00 AMCub Scouts/327 6:00 PMVenture Scouts/342 6:00 PMGrief Share/Parlor 6:00 PMFORUM 6:30 PM Adult Handbells/318 7:00 PMBoy Scouts 7:00 PM

Wednesday, Mar. 13Precept Bible Study/343 9:00 AMWriting Your Life Story/CR 3:30 PMSupper/FH 4:45 PMFinancial Peace/118 5:00 PMMusic & Missions 5:30 PMMen, Women’s Bible St./111 5:45 PMWomen’s Bible St./114 5:45 PMMarriage Class/324 5:45 PMPrayer Service/FH 5:45 PMOrchestra/Sanct. 6:00 PMLiftOff/Student Center 6:00 PMSanctuary Choir/Ch. R. 7:00 PM

Thursday, Mar. 14ESL Classes/1st FL, FH 9:00 AM

Friday, Mar. 15Scrapbooking/FH 9:00 AMDeacon Banquet/FH 6:00 PM

Featuring Dr. Leonard Candelaria and Hosted by the

FBC Orchestra

March 8, 7:00 p.m. Mini-Concert by the FBC

OrchestraToccata - Frescobaldi

Prayer of St. Gregory - hovhanessAll Creatures of Our God and King

- arr. Dickinson

March 9, 11:30 a.m.Mini-Concert by the Huntsville

Youth OrchestraSymphony No. 8 - Dvorak

The MESSENGER (USPS 591-280) is published weekly except the week of Christmas by

First Baptist Church, 600 Governors Drive, Huntsville, AL 35801. Periodical postage

paid at Huntsville, Alabama 31801-5178. POSTMASTER send change of address to THE

MESSENGER, 600 Governors Drive, Huntsville, AL 35801.

office: 256-428-9400

weekend minister on call: 256-428-9457

24-hour prayer line: 256-428-9460

The Messengerfbchsv.org

firsT bapTisT hunTsville

this sunday



600 Governors Drive

Huntsville, AL 35801

Volume 64 / Week Number 10 / March 7, 2013

First thoughtsDavid hull, Pastor

holy Week is two weeks away. these special days between Palm sunday and Easter offer us rich opportunities for worship. Let me tell you what we have planned for that week, and encourage you to make your plans to attend the services and enter fully into the experience of the days that we call “holy.”

Wednesday night, March 27 – We will not have our regular Fellowship supper and Prayer Meeting on this night because of the meal that will be served the next night. in addition, holy Week this year is spring Break for our schools, so there will not be any activities for preschool, children, and youth on that night. sanctuary

Choir and orchestra will practice on this night.

Maundy thursday, March 28 – this year we are planning to have a seder Meal for our Maundy thursday Lord’s supper observance. We will experience the Passover as a Jewish family does. this was the very thing that Jesus was doing with his followers on the night that he took the bread and the cup and gave them new meaning. sometimes it is good for us as Christians to pass through Passover so that we can fully understand the meaning of the “new covenant” that Jesus offered on that night. the cost for this seder Meal is the same as Wednesday night suppers, but we are taking reservations so that we will know how to prepare. Please make your reservation at the church building on a Wednesday night or sunday morning in the days to come. the seder Meal begins at 5:30. it will be in the Fellowship hall or the Life Center, depending on the number of reservations.

good Friday tenebrae service, March 29 – tenebrae is a service of shadows. We let the beauty of music and the words of scripture lead us into the darkness of suffering that our Lord endured for us. the sanctuary Choir and orchestra (with special guest Mike Lyon, the piper from slipJig) will take us to the cross through selections from Canticle of the Cross. Bring your heart in a spirit of reflection, meditation, repentance and gratitude as we gather in the sanctuary at 7:00 p.m. for this moving worship opportunity. then leave in silence on that night – to return on Easter sunday to the glad hallelujahs of the glorious resurrection!

We call it holy Week. Will you make these days holy for you?

March 10, 2013Sermon

“The Will of God”John 6:30-40

First Fellowship - 8:15 a.m.Music from the First Fellowship Band

Morning Bible Study - 9:15 a.m.Bible Study for all ages

Sanctuary Worship - 10:30 a.m.Solo music from Leonard Candelaria

Amazing Grace (with choir and orchestra)Prayer of St. Gregory - Hovhaness (with

orchestra)Holy, Holy, Holy - arr. Curnow

Music from the Sanctuary ChoirThe Carpenter - arr. Martin

Musaic Festival Concert - 3:00 p.m.Dr. Candelaria will be featured as trumpet

soloist and conductor. The Festival Orchestra from MUSAIC will

fill the Loft and Stage in the Sanctuary. Invite a friend! The chance to hear a world-

class trumpeter is worth the time.

Collecting Eye Glasses for Mission Trip

FBC is collecting your old or unused eye glasses to take to the Dominican republic. Please drop

them off in the Church Office. The trip will be from May 28, 2013 to June 8, 2013, three weeks total.

the work will consist of medical clinics, dental clinics, eye glasses clinics, and evangelism.

Annual Deacon FellowshipFriday, March 15, 6:00 p.m.

Who: Any ordained Deacon (currently or formerly active at FBC or another church) along with spouses and widows/widowers of former

DeaconsEntertainment: FBC saxophone Ensemble

Location: FBC Fellowship hall

For details or registration information, please contact Ken smith at

[email protected] or 256-653-2607

GriefShareTuesdays, 6:00 p.m. in the church Parlor

Session Eight – The Uniqueness of Grief this session deals with how relationships, past and present, can affect one’s grief. it helps with advice on how to address insensitive comforters

and unresolved conflict with a deceased loved one. Cost is $15.00 for the workbook.

scholarships are available. Contact Betty Barnett at 256-864-2311 or Fran Wilson at 256-837-4906

for more information.

Dominican Republic Collectionstudents are collecting supplies for a “follow-up

project” for the Dominican republic.

here are a few things that you can donate:• school uniforms (children cannot go to

school in the Dr without a uniform)• school supplies (for individual students and

for teachers) • Dental supplies• (new) Major League

Baseball caps• sunglasses• toys (jump ropes, bouncy balls, squishy

balls, toy cars)• Nail polish• Coloring Books &

Crayons• old t-shirts & shoes

Orders are being taken now for Easter lilies to be placed in the Sanctuary on Easter Sunday. If you would like to purchase a lily in memory of or in honor of someone, you will find order envelopes at the welcome centers and in the Church Office. You may also order online at www.fbchsv.org/easterlilies. Cost is $12.00. Deadline to purchase is Sunday, March 17.

in recent days, the generosity of some donors has allowed the church to acquire two pianos which were recently delivered. A new steinway grand was placed in the Sanctuary on the floor level and a new Boston Grand was placed in the Gathering Place. Our Student Choir was the first group to be accompanied by the Steinway grand. Memorial gifts were given to cover the entire cost of these beautiful instruments. We find ourselves extremely thankful for the generosity of these donors. To God be the glory!

New Steinway Grand and Boston Grand Delivered

March 7, 2013

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