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The Banner
The Lord is My Banner. Exodus 17:15
First Baptist Church, Cuero
October 8, 2014
www.fbccuero.org
Trunk - R - Treat
The time is approaching to do our Trunk -R- Treat outreach program. Everyone who has been involved
in the past have had a lot of fun giving candy to the children at the courthouse. We have seen more
churches get involved in the effort in the last two years. We anticipate this will be another year in which
we will see a large number of children and a large group of churches getting involved. We need your
help. We need people to decorate cars or trucks with a fun theme and be at the courthouse to hand out
candy or tracks to the children who come by. We had 800 children or more which attended the Trunk
-R -Treat last year. So we will need a lot of candy and support to do our part. I ask that you consider
joining us in this effort to share the light of Christ on a night in which the devil usually gets to revel in
darkness.
Pumpkin Patch
First Presbyterian Church and the United Methodist Church have been putting on a Pumpkin Patch fund
raiser for the last few years. This year, they are wanting to get other churches involved in the effort. So
they are asking for volunteers to join with them in helping them at the Pumpkin Patch, which is located
at the Presbyterian lawn across from the courthouse. All of the proceeds from the sale of the pumpkins
will go to the Boys and Girls Club of Cuero.
They have a sign-up sheet available in the office for volunteers. They are particularly looking for
volunteers to help during the morning hours from 8:30 to noon. The grade schools bring the children
to the Pumpkin Patch so the children can receive a free pumpkin. At times there are about 150 children
at the patch at a time. So, if you can help with the effort to work with the Pumpkin Patch they would be
very grateful.
The Armor of the Lord
This Sunday I will begin to address the spiritual armor of God which we use in spiritual warfare. We will
begin with the Belt of Truth. I ask that you begin praying about the Belt of Truth so you may receive
insight for your life by the Holy Spirit as we apply our heart to this Word.
See you Sunday in Worship,
Glenn
howeyeclife.wordpress.com
Larry’s Notes
VISITORS, NEW MEMBERS, TWO SERVICES
A lot of things have changed. Fifteen years ago, I started serving as your Pastor for Music and Worship.
“Back in the day”, we had one worship service each Sunday morning. There were many Sundays when we had
no visitors. Ten baptisms in a year was great.
It’s different now. We have two worship services. Both are well attended. I would say that we have almost
doubled in worship attendance in fifteen years. Every Sunday, we have visitors. Often in the second service,
I do not recognize a third of the people in attendance. In the last three weeks, we have had seven baptisms and
this Sunday we will baptize again (Praise the Lord!). Wow.
The question use to be, “Where are all the people?” Now the question is, “Who are all these people?”
Who are all these people? That’s everyone’s job to find out. I believe God is sending us people. Some
are Christians and they are looking for a church. Some are folks seeking God and hoping to find something
spiritual for their lives. Some are curious and want to “check us out.” If you are already a member of FBC, you
have a responsibility to help create an environment where everyone feels welcomed. You and I have developed
relationships in the church and we are very comfortable. Someone new might be a little intimidated by a new
(and possibly strange) place full of people they don’t know. A nice smile and sincere handshake will go a long
way toward a visitor concluding that maybe this church is OK.
Please make a point to go out of your way to greet people you don’t know. I don’t think anyone
intentionally avoids strangers at church. It’s just a whole lot more natural and easy to quickly find the people you
are comfortable with and fellowship with them. Take a moment to think about how it would be for you if you were
new to Cuero or new to church. What would help you feel more at ease?
I guess all of this can be summed up as follows: “Say, ‘hello,’ to folks you don’t know.”
Say hello to people you don’t know.
Larry
chromaticview.wordpress.com
J. I. Packer, Christian theologian, in his book, Knowing God, writes:
“What were we made for? To know God.
What should we aim for in life? To know God.
What is the eternal life that Jesus gives? To know God.
What is the best thing in life? To know God.”
That sums it up… our history, our earthly existence, and our eternity in a nutshell! It really is very simple, but we certainly can complicate
who we are, can’t we? We embark on a journey to figure out where we came from and call it “ancestry.” We decide who we want to become
and line out steps to get there and call it “ambition.” We pour over scriptures to get any and every clue for what is to come, completely
overlooking that our eternity as believers has already begun and the joy He offers is at our fingertips. Finally, we look high and low for the
best that this life has to offer, not realizing the Best is already within us. I’m a type A person, so I like making lists, planning, setting goals
and working hard. I also enjoy earthly things. I’m not saying these things are bad, but they can potentially confuse our understanding of
who we were created to be. When our pursuit of the world takes precedence over who we were made to pursue, we have missed the boat.
It might serve us well to check our compass!
Helen
helenr@fbccuero.org
fbcytheripple.wordpress.com (youth)
fbcfamilytide.wordpress.com (family)
familyblogsite.com
Men: “33 – the Series” offered at two different times - Sunday evenings at 6 pm and Tuesdays at noon (pick one) - Fellowship Hall
Ladies: Study of Ephesians – Wednesdays at noon beginning September 3 rd or “Prayer Warrior” by Stormie Omartian – Sundays at 6
pm - Sanctuary
Parents: “Firsthand” – Sunday evenings at 6 pm – Youth gameroom
College & Career: “Firsthand Faith” – Sunday evenings at 6 pm – Conference Room
Youth: “Firsthand Faith” – small groups for Junior high girls/guys & Senior high girls/guys
Children: Sunday children’s programs begin at 6 pm - Team Kid on Wednesdays
Spanish For Missions class: Sundays at 6 pm at the Cheesman’s – 308 First St.
Put it on your calendar:
CTOWN TEENS 5th quarter – October 24th – In the park – 10 pm - midnight
YOUTH – working Christmas in the Park Dec 20th from 6 – 8 pm, followed by Christmas party
Disciple Now – January 16-18, 2015
ADULTS - Save the date – weekend of Jan 16-18, 2014 – Alex McFarland, renowned author and speaker on apologetics will be in our church to
speak! – sessions for youth and sessions specific for adults – You won’t want to miss this, so begin making plans now to attend, and bring someone
with you.
Oct. 12
th
- Oct. 18
th
Kristen Brown - 12
Jimmy Coppedge - 13
Julia Burrell - 14
Myra Boothe - 15
Sherri Blank - 15
Chris Holy - 15
Jami Watson - 15
Brenae Key - 16
Frank Burns - 18
Stewardship
October 5, 2014
Budget Requirements........................................$11,262.50
Budget Receipts.................................................$13,599.30
Designated Receipts...............................................$704.00
Total Approved Budget...................................$585,650.00
Requirements Year-To-Date...........................$450,500.00
Received Year-To-Date...................................$449,662.33
Month-to-date Expenses.................................$16,795.00
Year-to-date Expenses..................................$424,739.00
Sunday:
Worship
Bible Study
Youth Choir
Bible Searchers
(1st & 2nd Thessalonians by Beth Moore)
Children’s Bible Study
Men: 33-The Series
“Prayer Warrior” by Stormie Omartian
Parents: “Firsthand”
Youth: “Firsthand Faith”
Spanish For Missions
8:30 & 11:00 am
9:45 am
4:30 pm
6:00 pm
6:00 pm
6:00 pm
6:00 pm
6:00 pm
6:00 pm
6:00 pm
Monday:
Ladies Exercise
Tuesday:
Men: 33-The Series
Children’s Choir
10:00 am
12:00 pm
After School
Wednesday:
Ladies Exercise
Ladies Small Group
(Study of Ephesians )
Team KID/M&M’s
Youth
Prayer Meeting
Sanctuary Choir
After School
6:00 pm
6:00 pm
7:00 pm
Thursday:
Women’s Bible Study
9:00 am
10:00 am
12:00 pm
(With Christ In The School Of Prayer By Andrew Murray)
(For more information please call Betty Afflerbach @ 361-649-8029)
Lunch Bunch
12:10 pm
We are here to be and make real followers of Jesus Christ
Barbara Boehm
Dolores Caraway
Avis Cole
Mary Lou Coppedge
Lynda Grantham
Bernice Hargrove
Alicia Hannan
Jo & Robert Smith
Betty Whitten
Faye Fischer
Barbara Bowman
Bertha Buch
Deacon of the Week
October 12, 2014
Raymond Reese
Sunday Morning Greeters
Shoebox Ministry Time!
Oct. 12, 2014
Oct. 19, 2014
8:15 & 9:30
Jeff Hall
Drenda Hall
Carlyn Semper
10:45
Kathryn Scott
Veronica Knox
8:15 & 9:30
Tim O’Malley
Nicol O’Malley
Donnie Garrison
10:45
Sally Spencer
Sherry Portis
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Let's buy our Operation Christmas Child items
throughout the year. Donation boxes will stay in the
foyer all year for your donated items.
We'll have a monthly theme for suggested items to
buy. If you pack your own boxes at home, you may
want to follow this theme with your own boxes. As
always, monetary donations are also welcome!
This month we're collecting:
*MATCHBOX CARS
*SMALL SCREWDRIVERS
*SMALL MEASURING TAPES (metric)
Save The Date!
November 8, 2014
Christmas In November!
Shoebox Packing Party
10 a.m. In The Fellowship Hall
Lunch Will Be Provided
Please RSVP @ 275-3401
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SCHOOL CLOTHES
NEEDED!
You can help by donating new or
used school uniform clothes
(jeans, polo or spirit shirts). All
sizes are needed. Please place in
the box in the foyer.
Join in with our area churches and "Light the
Night With Jesus" with our annual Trunk 'R
Treat event at the courthouse square.
Friday, Oct. 31st , 6-8 pm
Ways you can participate:
Decorate your vehicle and give out candy
Help cook and serve hot dogs
Help pop and serve popcorn
Join the cotton candy crew
Donate candy... LOTS of Candy!
Donate money for food and candy
Pray
Sign up to help in the foyer at church or
contact Debbie Granberry at. 361-243-1108
Thanks,
Debbie
Donations Needed!
The Preschool Sunday School
Department Is Collecting Cans Of
Peaches For The CAMAL Food
Pantry. The Goal Is 360 Cans To
Match The Number Of Households
Served In July. Please Help By
Placing Cans In The Boxes Marked
For CAMAL(located in the foyer) Or
Taking HEB Gift Cards To The
Office.
(Wear Your Western Clothes)
Pumpkin
Patch
First Presbyterian Church and the United
Methodist Church have been putting on a
Pumpkin Patch fund raiser for the last few
years. This year, they are wanting to get
other churches involved in the effort. So
they are asking for volunteers to join with
them in helping them at the Pumpkin Patch,
which is located at the Presbyterian lawn
across from the courthouse. All of the
proceeds from the sale of the pumpkins will
go to the Boys and Girls Club of Cuero.
They have a sign-up sheet available in the
office for volunteers. They are particularly
looking for volunteers to help during the
morning hours from 8:30 to noon. The
grade schools bring the children to the
Pumpkin Patch so the children can receive
a free pumpkin. At times there are about
150 children at the patch at a time. So, if
you can help with the effort to work with the
Pumpkin Patch they would be very grateful.
Save The Date!
Weekend of Jan 16-18, 2014
Alex McFarland, renowned author
and speaker on apologetics will be in
our church to speak! Sessions for
youth and sessions specific for
adults. You won’t want to miss this,
so begin making plans now to
attend, and bring someone with you.
Spanish For Missions class
Sundays at 6 pm at the Cheesman’s
308 First St.
Deacon’s Meeting
Sunday, October 12, 2014
7:30 a.m.
Ladies Ministry
First Baptist Church - Cuero, Texas
God will speak, we will listen. God will teach, we will learn.
God will be glorified, we will praise His name!
“She speaks with wisdom and faithful instruction is on her tongue.”
Proverbs 31:26
In order for a ministry to be effective, every area
needs to be tended to as effectively as possible.
The Ladies Ministry has several areas that need
assistance in order for it to be the ministry God
can use for the further of His Kingdom.
· Benevolence Committee (Funerals)
· Updated Contact Information
· Mission Outreach Research
Your prayers are always appreciated, so as you
continue to pray for this ministry, ask God how He
wants to use you. If you feel led to do so and would
be interested in being involved in any of the areas
listed above, please contact:
Mary Sue Garrison
361-275-4628 and/or msg.991260@gmail.com
“Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many
parts form one body, so it is with Christ. For we were all
baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body….we were all
given the one Spirit to drink. Even so the body is not made up
of one part but of many.”
I Corinthians 12:12-14
God’s work is already in
progress. All you have to
do is show up. It’s never
too late to be a part!
Wednesdays With God
STUDY OF EPHESIANS
(beginning September 3rd)
When read in context, Ephesians
has much to say beyond just the
passages traditionally thought.
The entire book can be applied
to our lives and the extensive
good news Paul presents can
radically transform how we view
ourselves and our daily
responsibilities.
WHEN: Every Wednesday
TIME:
12:00 noon – 1:00 pm
WHERE: Youth SS Room
PRAYER WARRIOR
WHEN: Sundays
TIME: 6:00 p.m.
WHERE: PARLOR (in Sanctuary Building)
“God has called us to be His prayer warriors, so we
want to become the best prayer warriors possible. We
want to be able to take a stand for God’s side in the
battle between good and evil. We need to know our
Leader, identify our true enemy and be convinced of
our authority in prayer. This study will help us see
things from God’s perspective so that we understand
what is going on in us, around us and to us.”
“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but
against the rulers, against the authorities, against
the power of this dark world and against
Loving God Out Loud @
the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly
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realms. Ephesians 6:12
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the POWER of PRAYING OUR WAY TO VICTORY!