April 2, 2015

Church Leadership

Preparing for Worship

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.

April 5, 2015
Worship at 6:30, 8:30, & 11:00 a.m.
(6:30 Sunrise service at Centennial Park,
East Shelter House)

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

Easter Sunday

For yours is the kingdom and

the power and the glory
forever. Amen!

Rev. Matt Sturtevant

Senior Pastor, x.202
matt@firstbaptistlawrence.com

rev. Matthew Sturtevant

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

Scripture: john 20.1-18

Resurrection, Neil McBride

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

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

April 6Easter Monday

Church office closed.

John Pauls
Moderator
jphawk@yahoo.com
Buddy Langford
Custodian

April 12New Service Time!

9:30 a.m. Worship (One service)
in Roger Williams Room
10:30 a.m. Coffee & fellowship
11:00 a.m. Sunday School
(see pg. 2 for more information)

Family Promise Week:

April 12-19
Watch for Sign-up boards and
reminders!

Building Reconstruction Update:

April 5: Celebrate Easter in our current sanctuary.
April 6 & 7 : Chair Prep Party, Sanctuary Move, and furniture move begins April 6 at 6 p.m. and continues April 7 at
7 p.m.
April 13: Flooring has arrived and contractors will begin
installation the week of April 13. Help will be needed to
move furniture. Stay tuned!
By Vacation Bible School (June 8), we will be ready to worship
in our new space!
June 14: celebration of completion of the construction, and
celebration of 160 years of ministry and worship of the
First Baptist Church of Lawrence!

Temporary Sunday
Morning Schedule
for
Construction and
Summer months:

We Need Your Help Next Week!

In preparation for
our construction
work, we need all
hands on deck to
have our building
ready to go for
worship and Sunday school. Our
list of tasks includes the following:
Prepare our sanctuary chairs for use on RWR floor
(they need caps on the bottoms of the legs to avoid
scratching the new floor)
Move sanctuary chairs to the Roger Williams
Room for worship
Set up RWR for worship, including sound system,
pulpits, etc.
Begin to move furniture out of storage rooms, library, etc. in order for floor to be laid. We are still
working with flooring workers to determine which
need to be cleared first.
So bring your hammers and your moving dollies
and your strong backs and join us:
Monday, April 6 at 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, April 7 at 7:00 p.m.

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

God at Work in the World:

Come and hear how God is at work
throughout our world! Continuing
from our winter presentation series,
we will gather to hear about places
that God and Gods people are
working to bring about healing and
wholeness to the entire earth.
Cody Knapik
Presentation of recent travels (with CBTS Create students) to Mynamar
Wed., April 8, 6:30 p.m.

First Baptist Book Club

Our April selection is Dorie: The Girl Nobody Loved by
Doris Van Stone. This book is a memoir by Doris Van
Stone, a missionary to the Dani tribe in New Guinea.
The meeting will be on Tuesday April 28 at 7:00 pm at
Lynne Beattys home, 1045 Wellington Road.
The First Baptist Book club reads a wide variety of works
including fiction, non-fiction, biographies, memoirs, and
poetry. Members suggest the books to be read. If you
love books, please join us!

Remember in Prayer
The Johnson Family, following the loss of Kellys mother
this week. Services will be Saturday in Phillipsburg, KS
International Ministries Missionary: Madeline FloresLopez, serving in Dominican Republic
Regional Minister: ABC of Massachusetts: Rev. Robert
Middleton, serving in North Attleboro, Massachusetts
Local congregation: Lawrence Heights Christian Church
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.

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:

April 12
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.

First Baptist Church

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

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

Life of the Church

Sunday Morning Volunteers

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
Monday, Apr. 6
Church office closed
6:00 p.m. All who are ablechair/sanctuary
move to RWR
8:00 p.m.rebroadcast of FBC worship
(public access channel 99)
Tuesday, Apr. 7
7:00 p.m.All who are ablechair/sanctuary
move to RWR
Wednesday, Apr. 8
6:00 p.m. Wednesday meal
6:30 p.m.Presentation: Cody Knapik
6:30 p.m.Children's Sacred Music Academy
rehearsal
7:30 p.m.Chancel Choir rehearsal
Sunday, Apr. 12New (temporary) Worship
Schedule!
9:30 a.m.One Worship service
10:30 a.m.Coffee & fellowship
11:00 a.m.Sunday school

April 5

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

Nursery 9:30 a.m.Amy Munsterman

11:00 a.m.Amy Munsterman
Extended Care 11:00 a.m.Jenny or
Neal Purvis

Wed. dinner
Next meal:
April 8
6:00 p.m.

By the Numbers...as of Mar. 29, 2015

GENERAL OPERATING
Weekly Receipts:
$7,099.00
YTD Receipts:
$71,242.06
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
Weekly Receipts:
$2,068.00
Cumulative Giving:
$380,101.75
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.
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church office.