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May 03
Roy Lee
May 10
Roger Bish-
op
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
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3
4
5
Deacons
Meeting
7:00 pm
10
11
6
WOM
Meeting
10:00 am
Mission
Project
Health Kits
due
12
13
Keenagers
Luncheon
at Silver Bay
See
Church
Opportunities
7
8
Sat
May 17
Charles Kel-
9
Deacon Prayer Time
Bible Study
Morning Worship
15
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20 McElhaney Road, Travelers Rest, SC 29690 • Office: (864) 834-9076 • Email: office@fbctr.org
Church
Opportunities
Every Sunday
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9:00 am
9:30 am
10:30 am
Every Wednesday
Kids Missions Clubs
Adult Bible Study & Prayer
SALTTeen
Adult Choir Rehearsal
17
18
June
Newsletter
Info Due
24
25
19
20
Men & Boys
Rally
6:00 pm
See
Church
Opportunities
26
27
See
Church
Opportunities
Memorial
Day
31
Exercise Class
every Tuesday
at 10:00 am
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Ladies Bible
Study
6:30 pm
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6:00 pm
6:30 pm
6:30 pm
7:30 pm
First Baptist Church Staff
.Dr. Steve Peterson, Senior Pastor
steve@fbctr.org
864-498-6252
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On Sunday, May 31,
we will have a special emphasis
on International Missions.
Will Snipes will be sharing in our morning worship
service about his recent trip to Kunming, China with
a group of students from Blue Ridge High
School. Come hear about what God is doing in
East Asia through the IMB missionaries that we
support.
Terry Lowe, Worship Leader
Deborah York, Worship Pianist
Ann Sutton, Ministry Assistant
ann@fbctr.org
Church Office Hours
Monday - Wednesday: 8:30 am — 5:30 pm
Church Phone: (864) 834-9076
Website: http://www.fbctr.org
The First Word
First Baptist Church Travelers Rest
20 McElhaney Road
Travelers Rest, South Carolina 29690
Office: (864) 834-9076
Email: office@fbctr.org
Memorial Day
Thursday, May 7, 2015
TRBA Office
10:00 am
Sunday
May 24, 2015
Please join us on this day for a special
me of prayer for our communi es and
our country.
“Strength and honor are her clothing; She shall rejoice in time to come.” Proverbs 31:25
Women on Mission
03 - Ruth B. King 16 - Rubie Tisdale
05 - Carol Walker 18 - Mary Ann Johnson
06 - Will Snipes
Soncha King
07 - Pam Park
25 - LaRue Bishop
10 - Betsy Gilreath 30 - Nancy Spearman
Please contact the church office if your name
is missing on this list or the date is incorrect.
A young boy in Swaziland died of illness because his parents refused to
seek medical help but instead sought ways to appease the spirits they
believed were angry ancestors causing the illness. Pray the people of
Swaziland would call out to God for deliverance from the bondage of this
kind of traditional religion. Ask, too, for believers to stand against this
practice and learn to rely fully on the Lord.
WOM Mission Projects
for Migrant Workers, Hispanic Community, Homeless & Single Parents
The kits should include the following items:
Men & Boys Rally
“Ambassadors for Christ”
Worship thoughts:
Worship should enable participation. It is
for all of the people. There is no such
thing as “spectator worship”. It is not a
performance to be observed and critiqued.
The musicians are not performers, but rather they are prompters. They avoid
Workplace, School Place,
Market Place—Every Place!
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
6:00 pm
TRBA Mission Center
4305 Locust Hill Road,
Taylors, SC
Guest Speaker: Shane Alexander
A Local business owner, husband,
father and church member.
Free Event for men &
drawing attention to themselves, their ap- boys. If you would like
pearance, or abilities. A. W. Tozer wrote, to attend please let the
pastor know or contact
“God calls us to worship, but in many inthe church office.
stances we are in entertainment, just run-
Our monthly luncheon is
Tuesday, May 12
at the Silver Bay Restaurant.
The bus will leave the church at 10:45 am
or you may meet us there at 11:15 am.
You do not have to sign up to join us.
 1 - 6 oz. Toothpaste
 1 - 4.5 oz. Bath Soap
 1 - Toothbrush
 1 - Bath Towel
 1 - Wash Cloth
 1 - Comb
Place all in 2 gallon ziploc bag
The deadline has been extended to Wednesday, May 6. Please
bring your bags place your bags in the container provided.
This will be our last luncheon before our summer break. We will
resume our monthly luncheons in the fall.
Tuesday, May 5
at 10:00 am
Nursery Schedule
First Sunday (May 3)
AM Infants/Toddlers
PM Infants/Toddlers
Wednesday Night, May 6
Gracie Cochran
Mechelle Peterson
Carol Hampton
Second Sunday (May 10)
AM Infants/Toddlers
PM Infants/Toddlers
Wednesday Night , May 13
Lorane Sparkman
Mary Ann Johnson
Carol Walker
Third Sunday (May 17)
AM Infants/Toddlers
PM Infants/Toddlers
Wednesday Night, May 20
Margie May
Carol Hampton
Mary Ann Johnson
Fourth Sunday (May 23)
AM Infants/Toddlers
PM Infants/Toddlers
Wednesday Night, May 27
Doris Hill
Carol Walker
Mechelle Peterson
Fifth Sunday (May 30)
AM Infants/Toddlers
PM Infants/Toddlers
Wednesday Night, June 3
Thursday, May 21
at 6:30 pm.
Please join us for this time of studying together. Bring a friend along
with you to share in the fellowship and most importantly the Word.
We will meet at the home of Carole Looper.
N. G. Crisis Ministry
05‐03
May is our collection month. 05‐10
Please bring your items by Sunday, May 05‐17
05‐24
30.
05‐31
Canned Meats
Canned Tomatoes
Gary & Debbie Batson
Mechelle Peterson
Carol Hampton
May Deacons
Tomato Sauce
Peanut Bu er
Charles Tate
Bill Walker
Charles Styles
Roger Bishop
Charles Tate
May Ushers
Charles Styles
Dean Woody