March 26, 2015

Church Leadership
Our ministers and lay leaders are available
to answer any questions you may have to
help you connect with the ministries of
First Baptist Church.

Preparing for Worship

New Sunday Morning Construction
Schedule coming soon!
Please see pg. 2

Church Office:
785/843.0020, ext. 201
office@firstbaptistlawrence.com
www.firstbaptistlawrence.com

March 29, 2015

Worship at 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.
Palm Sunday

save us from the time of trial

Rev. Matthew Sturtevant

Rev. Matt Sturtevant

Senior Pastor, x.202
matt@firstbaptistlawrence.com
Rev. Cheryl Harader
Associate Pastor of Adult Spiritual
Formation, x.204
cheryl@firstbaptistlawrence.com
Cody Knapik
Intern for Youth Spiritual Formation,
x.205
cody@firstbaptistlawrence.com
Amelia Lawson
Intern for Childrens Spiritual Formation
x.205
amelia@firstbaptistlawrence.com
Jenny Purvis
Office Manager, x.203
jenny@firstbaptistlawrence.com
Jim Davidson
Chancel Choir Director
jamesrdavidson@ku.edu
Evelyn Falen
Organist
edfal13@gmail.com
Holly Grassy
Bookkeeper, (785) 917-9622
grassyclan@att.net
John Pauls
Moderator
jphawk@yahoo.com
Buddy Langford
Custodian

March 29Palm Sunday

April 2Maundy Thursday

Your child is invited to participate in a

palm processional during the 11 a.m.
worship service. Children should come
to Rm. 139 at 10:50 a.m. They will receive a palm branch and instructions.
Immediately following the processional
they will return to a seat with you in the
sanctuary. Two-five year olds will then
go to extended care.

7:00 p.m.: Communion and Foot Washing service

Monday-Friday, March 30-April 3

Ecumenical Holy Week Services
Immanuel Lutheran Church
15th & Iowa
Services begin at noon, followed by a
light lunch. Pastor Matt will preach the
Thursday noon sermon. No lunch following Good Friday Service.

April 5 Easter Sunday

8-10:30 a.m. An Easter Flower Cross
will be located at the courtyard entrance. Please bring fresh flowers
from your garden (or store bought.)
6:30 a.m. Sunrise service at Centennial
Park East (combined service with
Peace Mennonite and Plymouth Congregational Church)
8-10:30 a.m. Easter Breakfast served in
the Roger Williams Room
8:30 a.m. Worship, sanctuary
9:30 a.m. Sunday School
11:00 Worship, sanctuary

April 1

April 6Easter Monday

No Wednesday Evening Meal/No Lenten Study. (There will be Childrens

Choir rehearsal & Chancel Choir rehearsal)

Church office closed.

Temporary Sunday Morning

Schedule for Construction
and Summer months:
Saturday, April 25, 4-6 p.m.
Tickets on sale NOW. Contact the church office.
Fundraiser price: $12 adults/$5 children
Invite your friends and neighbors!
Proceeds to benefit FBC Youth
and Lawrence Family Promise

April 12 until
Promotion Sunday in August
9:30 a.m. Combined Worship in RWR
11:00 a.m. Sunday School for all ages

160 Years of Food, Fellowship, and

Faith
The deadline to submit your recipes is
April 1st, 2015....no fooln!! You may
drop them by the church office or email
to: office@firstbaptistlawrence.com. So pull out your
recipe box and find your favorites!!

The Strangest Prayer

Lenten Worship Series
March 1March 29
We pray the prayer together every
Sunday. Many of us know the
words by heart. Yet, the prayer
taught to us by Christ is anything
but domesticated or tame. John
Dominic Crossan calls the Lords
Prayer the strangest prayer and
names it as a revolutionary and
radical set of words, in Jesus context as well as ours. This
Lenten season, a time set aside for prayer and preparation
for the celebration of Easter, let us re-examine these words
and discover together their radical call upon our hearts and
lives:
March 29: Save us from the time of trial...
Easter: April 5: For yours is the kingdom and the power
and the glory forever. Amen!

The Spiritual Leadership Team and Ministries have

been discerning together over several weeks an optimal
schedule during our construction and temporary move
into the Roger Williams Room for worship. We considered the following factors in our decision:

The difficulty holding the smaller 8:30 service in

the overwhelming space of the Roger Williams
Room.

The inequity of combining both services by

simply cancelling the first service and expecting
only 8:30 worshippers to change.

The opportunity to consider flexible and creative

Sunday school options, youth group time, and a
fellowship hour between worship and Sunday
school.

Box of Justice
Justice Matters is narrowing focus on solutions to
childhood trauma, the incarceration of the mentally
ill, and the lack of affordable housing in Lawrence.
All Justice Network Members are encouraged to
attend the Solutions Briefing on April 14, 2015 at
Free Methodist Church at 6:45 pm to understand
our findings and prepare for the Nehemiah Assembly on May 7, 2015. May justice roll down.
Have a blessed day,
Justice Matters
http://www.justicemattersinkansas.org/

Building Reconstruction Update:

Further construction has been waiting on two separate issues. The first is the delivery process for the
flooring. Krings Flooring is ready to work, but is
waiting on the materials to be delivered. They hope
to see that delivery any day. Once it arrives, our plan
is to work around church activities (including Family
Promise April 12-19) in order to continue programming as seamlessly as possible.
Secondly, we had not yet received the permit from
the city for our work. But that has become available
this week, and so now we are set to continue on our
schedule as follows:
As soon as materials arrive flooring installed in Youth room,
Sunday School and additional rooms, hallway, and probably kitchen (this is the most tenuous space, given the special process for flooring.)
April 5: Celebrate Easter in our current sanctuary.
April 6 through Memorial Day: renovation in sanctuary area,
including narthex and Judson room. (Temporary sanctuary will be set-up in Roger Williams Room. Stay tuned
for details concerning a chair prep party to move sanctuary chairs into the RWR.)
By Vacation Bible School (June 8), we will be ready to worship in our new space!

Remember in Prayer
International Ministries Missionary: Kristy Engel, serving
as an IM Global Consultant.
Regional Minister: ABC of Massachusetts: Rev. Marlene
Gil, serving in Swansea, Massachusetts.
Local congregation: St. Lawrence Catholic Center
You are invited to send prayer requests to:
(E-mail coordinator) Betty Colbert, bchilder@ku.edu,
(Telephone Prayer Chain) Hazel Nitcher, 843-5302, Annie
Merriam, 841-1384, or Judy Stuart, 856-1782, or
The church office: 843-0020
jenny@firstbaptistlawrence.com

Central Region Summer Camps for Children &

Youth
Early bird discounts for those who
register by May 1, for camps beginning in June. (By June 1, for camps
beginning in July.) Pick up registration forms in the church office or at
the website: www.abccr.org/
campconf.
**First Baptist pays 1/2 of tuition if
you apply in the church office.

June 14: celebration of completion of the construction,

and celebration of 160 years of ministry and worship of
the First Baptist Church of Lawrence!

Childrens Corner
Vacation Bible School is coming!

June 8-12, 2015. VBS daily suppers begin at 5:15

p.m. (6/8 and 6/11 meal provided by First Baptist
members.) Program time 6:00-8:00 p.m.
You can register now through our church website or
go directly to www.cokesburyvbs.com/lawrencevbs
Volunteers will be needed, so let Amelia know youd
like to help!

American Baptist Youth (ABY) next gathering:

March 29
April 5Easter Sunday no ABY
April 12Mentor Night
April 19Youth Sunday
April 26 Youth Fundraiser luncheon prior to business mtg.
May 3Final ABY for semester & Senior Night

Theme: Acts 17.28a, In God we live, move, and exist.

Attention Soon-to-Be Graduates!

First Baptist Church
1330 Kasold Drive
Lawrence, Kansas 66049
785/843-0020
785/843-0021 (fax)
www.firstbaptistlawrence.com

For those FBC members who plan to further their

education, you may wish to apply for the Raber P.
& Ruth B. Stringham Scholarship. Contact Jenny
in the church office for more information.
~Deadline to turn in application is June 1.

Life of the Church

Sunday Morning Volunteers

Sunday, Mar. 29
8:30 a.m.Worship Service
9:30 a.m.Sunday School
11:00 a.m.Worship Service
5:00 p.m.ABY/Chupper
Monday, Mar. 30
12:00 p.m.Daily Holy Week services begin
at Immanuel Lutheran Church,
15th & Iowa (light lunch M-R)
8:00 p.m.rebroadcast of FBC worship
(public access channel 99)
Wednesday, April 1
Cook Book entries due
No Wednesday Meal/No evening lesson
6:30 p.m.Children's Sacred Music Academy
rehearsal
7:30 p.m.Chancel Choir rehearsal
Thursday, April 2
7:00Maundy Thursday service
Sunday, April 5
6:30 a.m.Easter Sunrise service at Centennial Park East
8:00-10:30 a.m.Easter breakfast in RWR
8:30 a.m.Easter Worship
9:30 a.m.Sunday School
11:00 a.m.Easter Worship

March 29

Looking Ahead:
April 12-19Family Promise week
April 19Youth Sunday
April 25Crawfish Boil
April 26Quarterly Business Mtg./Head Start
Open House

Nursery 9:30 a.m.Amy Munsterman

11:00 a.m.Amy Munsterman
Extended Care 11:00 a.m.John
Mathis

Wed. dinner
Next meal:
April 8
6:00 p.m.
(no meal 4/1)

Easter Flowers
This is the final Sunday to make your request for Easter Lilies to be
placed in honor or in memory of a loved one on Easter Sunday.
Please contact the church office or fill out an order form.
Jenny@firstbaptistlawrence.com

By the Numbers...as of Mar. 22, 2015

GENERAL OPERATING
Weekly Receipts:
$7,762.10
YTD Receipts:
$64,143.06
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
Weekly Receipts:
$125.00
Cumulative Giving:
$378,033.75
If you would like more detailed financial information, please
contact our bookkeeper at grassyclan@att.net, 917-9622.
Thank you for your generous giving. Your generosity helps to
make our many ministries possible.