FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF PENN YAN
224 Main Street Penn Yan, New York
September 15, 2013 10:00 AM
Our Mission
To Create a Caring Community
To Honor and Serve God.
Our Service of Worship and Praise
Prelude ~ Chimes
Welcome & Announcements
*Song of Praise “How Majestic Is Your Name” PB no. 35
*Call to Worship
*Hymn “We Bow Down” On Insert
Anthem “Come Unto Me”
Children's Time
Pastoral Prayer
& Lord's Prayer
Offertory
*Doxology Praise God from whom all
blessings flow
Praise Him
all creatures here below
Praise Him
above ye heavenly host
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen.
*Offertory Prayer
Scripture Reading Matthew
7:1-2 Pew Bible NT pg. 9
*Hymn “My Hope is Built on Nothing Less” No. 379
Sermon “You Be the Judge” Rev. Stephen Sanden
*Hymn “Wonderful Grace of Jesus” PB no. 9
*Benediction ~ *Postlude
*If you wish to
and are able, you are invited to stand.
Pastor:
Rev. Stephen Sanden
PO Box 695, Penn Yan
Pastor's Phone: Cell
386-986-6961
Pastor's E-Mail: revsanden@aim.com
Ushers/Greeters Stan Ovens, head usher
Cindy Ovens,
Clifford LaBarr, Charlie Watkins
Choir Director: Barbara Stewart
Organist: Carrie Ahearn
Church
Phone: 315-536-9821
Church E-mail: pyfbc224@gmail.com
Church Website: pennyanfbc.com
Rachel Carter Kalie Greene
Tom Burke Marge
Cornell Hunter Greene
Our Special
Interest Missionaries:
Rev. Charles and Mrs. Sarah Clement - West, Zambia
Courtney Crisler -
The Place, Norwich, NY
Quail Summit: Alice Wise
Clinton Crest: Margaret Drakeley Doris Barcliff
The Homestead: Helen Ansley
Virginia DeLooza
Dick
Sharman Willie Nelson
Irene Wachala Necia Smith
The Manor:
Margaret Hartwell Billie Potts
Mary Armstrong
- Our Country and Leaders
- Our Service Men and Women and their
families
- Those in our community who serve as
law enforcement, fire fighter
volunteers,
teachers, community leaders, and community volunteers
If you know of someone who is ill, in the
hospital, home bound etc. or if you have other prayer concerns please call
536-9821 to let the church office and pastor know.
This
Week at First Baptist
Sunday, September 15
11:15 am Diaconate Meeting
5 pm Wellspring Service
Monday, September 16
Articles due for October
Newsletter
5 pm Church Supper
Tuesday, September 17
Happy Birthday to Matt Scutt!
Wednesday, September 18
10 am ARC Worship
4 pm Backpack Program
Thursday, September 19
9 am Homeschool
7 pm Boy Scout Meeting
Friday, September 20
Happy Birthday to Pat Ames!
Weekly Church Supper – September
16
5 pm in the Great Room. Good
food from our Penn Yan Diner pros!
Newsletter Deadline – September
16
Your articles for the October edition of the FBC Newsletter are due to
the church office by September 16th.
ABW Fall Rally September – September
28
Canandaigua, Saturday, September 28th. Breakfast
at 8:30 am. The speaker will be a missionary. We can carpool from the
church parking lot. Contact Diane DeLooza at
536-3162.
Hearts & Hands Ministry – October
6
We will be meeting on Sunday, October 6th, from 11:15 – 2:00,
in the room just outside the choir room. We are planning to make some cards and
put together some Welcome Bags and Sunshine Baskets. This doesn’t require any
special skill or talent~~just a loving heart and
ready hands to work. Please come join us for an afternoon of fellowship and
fun~~ all are welcome!!(Please note: we are asking that everyone bring their
own bag lunch).
Stewardship
Our Stewardship Campaign is coming up soon. Please begin to prayerfully
consider your pledge for next year. Also, a reminder that the
church brokerage account is available for donations.
A Thank You
We sincerely thank you all for the wonderful surprise last Sunday to
celebrate our 72nd wedding anniversary. The beautiful cake, flowers,
cards and good wishes were so appreciated.
~ Leon & Eleanor Stiles
School Kits
September is the month to purchase items for School Kits for Church
World Service. Any items you wish to contribute can be brought to the church
and/or given to Diane DeLooza. Here is a list of the
items that go into each kit:
~ One pair of blunt metal scissors (rounded tip)
~ Three 70-page spiral notebooks (no loose-leaf or filler paper)
~ One 30 centimeter ruler (12 inches)
~ One hand held pencil sharpener
~ One large eraser
~ Six new pencils with erasers (do not sharpen)
~ One box of 24 crayons (only 24!)
Recycle Those Greeting Cards!
Wait!!! Don’t throw them out! Heart & Hands Ministry will take
those greeting cards right off your hands. Instead of discarding them, please
cut off the front of the cards and drop them off in one of the blue
polka-dotted Greeting Card Recycle Boxes. One is located on the front pew and
the other is on the back table of the sanctuary. We have a new project we’re
working on that you will soon reap the benefits of… stay tuned! ~ Heart & Hands Ministry
Volunteers Needed
The Christmas for the Needy committee would like to make a lunch
available for the volunteers at the Christmas for the Needy distribution and
they are wondering if a few people from FBC would like to staff the kitchen.
The lunch will be provided by the committee. For more information call Donna
Johnston at 536-2683 or see Nancy Marion.
Can You Help Give a Ride?
Carol Miller will need rides to Geneva on
Sept. 18, 25th and all the Wednesdays in October. She can be picked up at 1:30 pm to go to Geneva, her class is over at 3 pm. She has gas money. See Carol
(536-9724) to make arrangements.
Steeple Restoration
On June 23rd the congregation voted to accept a bid of
$15,448 for the restoration of the steeple. The money to cover the cost of the project
is to come from Memorial Funds, our church’s general fund and individual
contributions. Since we have many plans
for future improvements to our church it is very important that we do not
deplete our church’s memorial funds and general fund. So please, let’s try to
cover as much of this expense with individual contributions as possible. Please
give what you can and designate it for the steeple restoration. You may send a
check to the church office or place your contribution in the special Steeple Collection
box located at the front of the church each Sunday now and through the month of
September. Thank you for your continued generosity.
~ Nancy Marion,
Moderator
Attendance and Financial Report:
Were you here? 8/18 8/25 9/1 9/8
56 46 60 59
Local Budget $1,761 $1,195 $6,360 $831
Mission Nugget - Keuka College – An American Baptist-Related
Institution
Keuka places emphasis on experiential education. The Field Period, or student-designed internship every year while
enrolled, makes this institution a national leader in hands-on learning, as has
been noted by the New York Times. Each year, they garner 140 hours of hands-on
experience, putting into practice what they have learned in the classroom.
Students may elect to pursue international Field Periods with the College’s
partner universities or on their own. Community service has been part and
parcel of the Keuka experience since it was founded
and today, all of the 40-plus clubs on the home campus are required to conduct
at least one community service project each semester.
Mission Giving
Mission income for the first two weeks of
September was $752. This includes $65 from AB Men-NYS for the sandwiches we
made for their conference. The other $65 went into the Steeple Fund. Thank you
for your contributions.
Board
of Missions Spotlight Item
The Board of Missions
September Spotlight Item to benefit Milly’s Backpack
Program is Granola Bars
Seniors Gathering
“Classic Club” is back at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church on Monday’s from 9 am to 12 noon.
For more information call St. Paul’s
at 536-8165. Transportation is available by calling Donna at the Office for the
Aging at 536-5515.
Thanking Volunteers
The Christmas for the Needy committee would like to make a lunch
available for the volunteers at the Christmas f.t.
Needy distribution and they are wondering if a few people from FBC would like
to staff the kitchen. The lunch will be provided by the committee. For more
information call Donna Johnston at 536-2683 or see Nancy Marion.
You are invited to bring your children to the
nursery during the service for a safe and Christian environment so that you may
more fully experience Worship. Following today’s service please come to enjoy
coffee, refreshments and
fellowship in the Great Room.
For your
convenience hearing devices are available. Please see an usher for assistance
Visitors -
welcome to First Baptist Church! We are glad you joined us and
hope you’ll feel at home, as we celebrate our faith and praise God together. In
the pew in front of you, you will find a “get-to-know-you” card. Please take a
moment to fill it out and place it in the offering plate.
John 3: 16
You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know
I pulled the bright red motorcycle helmet over my curls, and with a
quick pounding heart I positioned myself behind my husband on the bike. What in
the world was I doing on a motorcycle for the first time in my life?
I had always been the quiet, reserved lady in the background, living my
safe secure life as carefully as possible. But I was hiding behind fear. Fear
had kept me “safe” but in a prison of its own.
As we rode out among the country orchards, my heart soared with
happiness and exhilaration! These words flew through my mind: “You don’t know
what you don’t know!” I’d had no idea how fun it would be! I had not imagined
how beautiful it felt to be on the back of a motorcycle riding through the
countryside. The pure freedom was delightful and I sensed God’s joy in my
breakthrough.
What else have I been missing all my life because I’ve been trusting in
my own insight rather than trusting God?
“Trust in the Lord with all your
heart,
and do
not rely on your own insight.” ….Proverbs 3:5