September 6 Margaret Lackey MS State Missions Offering Kick-Off

September 7 Labor Day (Church Office Closed)

September 10 Sr. Adult Trip to Simply Teavine

September 13 Kickoff Church Wide Series “Gospel Revolution” LifeGroup Emphasis with FREE Breakfast Monthly Deacons’ Meeting Amy Stevens Bridal Shower B.L.A.S.T. Backyard Bible Club begins

September 18 Believers’ Bash for Students

September 20 Celebration of Lord’s Supper

Night of Worship with Mt Vernon & Petal FBC

September 23 See You At the Pole for Students

September 25 Feed the Panther Football Team Breakfast

FBC Tailgating @ Pearl VS Petal - Fordham Group

September 27 Margaret Lackey InGathering Sunday

October 4 Monthly Deacons’ Meeting Women’s Ministry Fellowship

October 9 FBC Tailgating—Merrill Group

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SUNDAY, AUGUST 30 9:00 a.m. LifeGroups for All Ages 10:30 a.m. Worship Service 5:00 p.m. Big Brother/Sister Training (Conference Room) WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 5:30 p.m. Family Supper 6:15 p.m. Zip for Preschool; TeamKid for Children Refuge for Students & ReFuel for Adults 7:15 p.m. Celebration Worship Choir Practice 8:00 p.m. Impact for College Ministry

——————————————————— Senior Adults - Our next outing to fellow-ship and eat together will be Tuesday, September 10. We’re going to Simply Teavine in Hattiesburg, leaving from the Church @ 11:45 a.m. Join us and bring someone with you! Contact Eva 297.4410.

We’re excited about our brand

new Church-wide Series which

begins Sunday, September

13th. Resources for the series are

on sale TODAY! One of the most

exciting aspects is that we’ll read

through the Gospels (Matthew,

Mark, Luke & John) over the 40

days of this series. We’ll kick off

LifeGroups (Sun., Sept. 13) with

FREE Breakfast at 8:30 a.m. Get

ready for an incredible Fall!

Family Friendly Wednesday

Nights have resumed, including

Family Supper with our brand

new more family friendly sched-

ule!! Family Supper at 5:30 and

Opportunities to Connect &

Grow at 6:15; Celebration Wor-

ship Choir at 7:15; followed by

Impact for College Students @ 8

p.m. Come see what it’s all

about and invite a friend to join

you!

The next phase of our 3Eleven

Ministry will involve taking the Uni-

forms, Shoes and Backpacks to

families’ homes. We need volun-

teers to sign up to be part of this

awesome opportunity to impact

families in a real and tangible way.

You’ll be able to do this on your

own time in conjunction with the

assigned family. Don’t miss the

chance to help build a bridge to a

family & share Christ with them!

Our Current Message Series is

from the Book of Acts entitled

THE ACTS: Leaving Earth.

Calling all students & adults Age

18-26 to come join us on

Wednesday Nights @ 8 p.m. in

the Worship Center as we join

together for a time of Fellowship

Worship, and Bible Study! Be

sure to invite a friend!

There’s still limited space for the

Fall Trip to Haiti on November 8-

14. A deposit and passport is due

immediately. We’re also taking

early deposits and reservations to

be part of our Haiti 2016 Trip,

scheduled for July 17-23, 2016.

Space is limited so sign up today.

Please see Melanie Blanton,

601.270.2897, if you’re interested

in either of these trips.

Our summer Backyard Bible

Club was a success in our target

neighborhood behind Dirt

Cheap! We’re continuing with

the fall version, B.L.A.S.T.

(Bible Learning and Sharing

Together), which begins Sun-

day, Sept. 13, and runs 9 Sun-

days through Nov. 8. If you’d

like to serve in this ministry, see

Denise Inmon 601.606.7350,

Dana Webb 601.906.7009, or

call the Church Office. Help

make a difference in the lives of

children & families this fall!

Be a Big Brother or Sister to a

PPS student this Fall, either dur-

ing school hours or community

based. Attend a Training right

here @ Petal FBC TODAY, Au-

gust 30 @ 4 p.m. (This training

is not required for those who’ve

already attended!) Don’t miss

this opportunity to make a differ-

ence. Our Goal: 50 adults! Show

up even if you haven’t signed up!

We kick off the month of Sep-

tember with the Margaret Lack-

ey State Missions Offering. This

offering goes to support South-

ern Baptist Convention efforts

right here in Mississippi. These

ministries include Disaster Re-

lief, New Church Starts, Com-

munity Ministries, and most im-

portantly, helping people go on

International Mission Trips.