- Trustee meeting: this Sunday after the Morning Worship Service.
- Deacons meeting: this Sunday after the Morning Worship Service.
- Sarah Mission Circle meeting: Monday, January 9 at 1:00 PM in the Library.
- C.E. Board meeting: Monday, January 9 at 6:30 PM in the Jr. High classroom.
- If you would like a record of giving for 2016 please sign one of the lists on either side of the narthex.
- “Souper” lunch: Sunday, Feb. 5 after the Morning Worship Service. Soups will be provided. We are asked to bring sandwiches, salads and desserts. And, as always, visitors and those new to us are most welcome to stay and have a “Souper” time!
A Heartfelt Appreciation
Whether you realize it or not, we have just passed a very significant milestone in the life of our church.
I’m sixty years old. God willing, I shall soon turn sixty-one. I have been Pastor of First Baptist Church of Linton for over nineteen years now.
And I can’t count how many times over the years I have told people, “Our church organist has been playing the organ for longer than I’ve been alive. She’s been on that organ bench since the year before I was born.”
Doris Thornton and I are separated by a couple of generations, musical tastes, choice of instruments, and levels of expertise (she has far more knowledge of music and music theory than I will ever have). But I have always been amazed at how long and how excellently she has played the organ for our church.
Her son Mike Thornton recently told me that he remembers going with his mother to the old First Baptist Church building, so she could practice the hymns for Sunday’s services. He said while she played, he explored every nook and cranny of that old building. (I don’t think I can get him in trouble for that now.) And the reason he got to know that old building so well was because Doris was so dedicated to preparing for the Sunday services.
Weekly Update for Sunday, January 1, 2017
- There will be no Evening Worship Service this Sunday in order to allow families to spend time together.
- Trustee meeting: Sunday, January 8 after the Morning Worship Service.
- Sarah Mission Circle meeting: Monday, January 9 at 1:00 PM in the Library.
- If you would like a record of giving for 2016 please sign one of the lists on either side of the narthex.
- For those interested in reading through the Bible in one year, there are several guides for doing so on the Welcome Center, as well as a Bible for the same purpose.
Merry Christmas!
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!
Weekly Update for Sunday, December 25, 2016
- There will be no Evening Worship Service this Sunday in order to allow families to spend time together.
- There will be Sunday School and Morning Worship on New Year’s Sunday. However, there will be no Evening Worship Service.
- If you’re willing to help in the nursery in 2017, please sign up on the sign-up sheet in the foyer, or talk to Deloris Lechien for more information.
- There are schedules for reading through the Bible in a year, along with some “one year” Bibles, available at the Welcome Center.
- Thank you to those who volunteered to greet in 2017. Your participation in this ministry is much appreciated!
Weekly Update for Sunday, December 18, 2016
- There will be no Sunday School or Tree House on Christmas Sunday. Also, there will be no Evening Worship Service on Christmas Sunday in order to allow families to spend time together.
- If you’re willing to help in the nursery in 2017, please sign up on the sign-up sheet in the foyer, or talk to Deloris Lechien for more information.
- There are schedules at the Welcome Center for anyone interested in reading through the Bible in one year. There are also a few “one year” Bibles available there as well.
- We still have an opening for greeters in September 2017.
Weekly Update for Sunday, December 11, 2016
- Trustee Meeting: This Sunday after the morning worship service.
- Memorial Poinsettias: Suggested colors are red flowers with red or green foil and/or ribbon. They may be brought to the church on weekdays between 8:30 AM and 2:30 PM, through Friday, December 16.
- There is a sign-up sheet in the vestibule for anyone willing to help in the nursery in 2017.
- The ROC club and youth group are in need of volunteers. Please note the insert for openings and see Kim Collins for further information.
- We still have openings in September and December for greeters in 2017.
- Sarah Mission Circle is trying a different approach for filling shoeboxes in 2017. Items are brought in on a monthly basis, according to a list that is posted in the vestibule and is enclosed with this week’s bulletin. Please contact the Sarah Mission Circle with any additional questions.
Weekly Update for Sunday, December 4, 2016
- Annual Business Meeting: this Sunday after the Morning Worship Service. We will have lunch in the Fellowship Hall and the meeting will follow.
- Sarah Mission Circle Meeting: Dec. 5, 1:00 PM in the Library.
- The Jr. & Sr. High school class trip: “Journey through Bethlehem” at New Hope Christian Church in Washington, IN on Saturday, Dec. 10. We will meet at the church at 4:30 PM (note the change in date and time). Parents are welcome to come along if they’d like. Dress warm, as we’ll be outside for about an hour. Eat a snack before, because we won’t stop for supper until on the way home. For more information or to let us know you are going, see Jeani McCammon or Kim Collins.
- Trustee Meeting: Sunday, Dec. 11 after the Morning Worship Service.
- Memorial Poinsettias: Suggested colors are red flowers with red or green foil and/or ribbon. They may be brought to the church from 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM the week of Dec. 12-16.