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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
knowing, lov ing, serv ing Christ...together
First Baptist Church
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
fbchsv.org
ministry calendar
knowing, lov ing, serv ing Christ...together
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
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
First Baptist Church
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
fbchsv.org
ministry calendar
knowing, lov ing, serv ing Christ...together
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
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
First Baptist Church
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
knowing, lov ing, serv ing Christ...together
First Baptist Church
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