Volume 31
July 2018
No. 7
NEWS & VIEWS OF WILLIAMS Church Phone: (256) 435-5020 Church Email: fbcwilliams@cableone.net
Daycare Phone: (256) 435-8313 Church Website: fbcwilliams.org
“What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July?” -Frederick Douglass, July 5, 1852
Early this month, most of us will gather around barbecue grills, coolers, and fireworks to celebrate the Fourth of July. Of course, the fourth day of July is more than a date; it’s Independence Day, a day when we celebrate the freedoms we enjoy in this country, freedoms for which many brave women and men fought. Of course, most of only think of the men and women in uniform who serve on the battlefield—and they are truly deserving of our thanks and admiration—but we must also be mindful of those men and women whose fight for freedom took place in picket lines, at lunch counters, on bus seats, in church pulpits, internment camps, reservations, and even jail cells. Yes, it’s true, “Freedom isn’t free,” and there are countless martyrs whose blood testifies to this truth. As we celebrate our freedom this month, let us also remember the words of Scripture, the words of the Apostle Paul in his letter to the church at Galatia: “For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for selfindulgence, but through love become slaves to one another. For the whole law is summed up in a single commandment, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’" As we celebrate our freedoms, may we be reminded that the freedom we have in Christ Jesus far outweighs whatever freedoms we may otherwise claim. May we be mindful that we do not wield our freedoms as weapons against the wellbeing of others, sisters and brothers created in God’s image. May we be mindful of the cost that comes with freedom, a cost no doubt paid by someone else on our behalf. Above all, may we be mindful that our greatest freedom is in Christ: the freedom to love others without condition, to see them as God sees them, to give of ourselves for the good of others—all others. This month, you and I have the opportunity to show what that freedom to love looks like as we seek to serve some of our neighbors on the weekend of July 21st. We are planning to spend that weekend with our friends and neighbors, sisters and brothers of the Whispering Pines community. We will be spending time getting to know them better, working alongside them to make their community better, and we will be sharing in a time of communion and fellowship with them. I hope you’ll make time to come with us, to meet our sisters and brothers in Whispering Pines, and I pray that we will all find community there together, despite what makes us different, for we are all children of God, free in Christ Jesus. Grace and Peace, Chris
Ministry & Missions Budget Needs Monthly $ 27,623.34 Year to Date $ 162,612.84
CHILDREN’S MINISTRY SCHEDULE NURSERY HELPERS
Receipts $ 21,000.76 $ 152,748.70
July 1 July 8 July 15 July 22 July 29
TOTALS ARE THROUGH 6/24/2018
“A special thank you to each and every one of you for your monetary support and hard work that enables First Baptist Church of Williams to touch lives by sharing the love of Jesus”. ~Finance Committee
COUNTING COMMITTEE FOR JULY Diane Freeman & Steve Green GREETERS & USHERS FOR JULY Brent & Donna Thomas Bruce Boozer & Andy Williams
JACKSONVILLE CHRISTIAN OUTREACH CENTER Our church is scheduled to provide the following items to the J.C.O.C. for the month of JULY: Spaghetti Sauce, Pasta, Peanut Butter and Jelly. Please take your donated items DIRECTLY TO the JCOC located just behind McDonalds.
ADULT GAME NIGHT: FOR THE MONTH OF JULY THERE WILL BE NO ADULT GAME NIGHT. GETTOGETHERS WILL RESUME AUGUST 2ND.
Beverly Almaroad ? Carol McGinnis Kari Haynes ?
Nursery helpers will assist one of our regular nursery workers each Sunday morning for Sunday School and Worship. Our regular nursery workers are: Terri Harris and Sharon Williams. Nursery Helpers if you need to reschedule your day to work, please contact Nikki Haynes. ======================
3 & 4-YEAR OLD HELPERS July 1 July 8 July 15 July 22 July 29
Kate Hamby & Gracie Davis Candace Burns & Haley Stephens Sallie Thomas & Heather Dempsey Maggie Hedgepath & Cailynn Steele ? ======================
CHILDREN’S CHURCH July 1 July 8 July 15 July 22 July 29
Courtney Johnston & Tyler Teal Christie Shew & Marleah Blades Nikki Haynes & Emily Duncan IN CHURCH ? ======================
CHILDREN’S STORY Summer is here. Enjoy the Sonshine! School’s Out-But Life Lessons Will Continue. Summer Vacation? Don’t forget to invite God to go. As the weather warms up, do you have a cup of cold water for those in need? So, you think it’s hot now!
July 1 July 8 July 15 July 22 July 29
Courtney Johnston Christie Shew Kate Hamby Randy Blades ?
SCHEDULE OF SERVICES Sunday Sunday School 9:00 am Morning Worship 10:00 am Choir Practice 4:00 pm Wednesday Evening Devotion 6:00 pm Children & Youth Activities
VBS
July 9th – July 12th 5:30pm – 8:30pm
July 2018
FBC WILLIAMS ACTIVITIES CALENDAR Sunday
1
Monday
Tuesday
2
Happy Birthday Ty Green
3 Happy Birthday Sharon Williams
Wednesday
Thursday
4 Happy Birthday Jamie Davis
Friday
5 Happy Birthday Richard Bonds
Saturday
6
7 7:00 AM BROTHERHOOD BREAKFAST
Youth & Adults Kayaking Meet Here at 9am
NO SERVICE
Happy Birthday Marilyn Ingram
CHURCH OFFICE AND DAYCARE CLOSED...FLOORS BEING REFINISHED
8
9
6:00 PM YOUTH S.N.A.C. at M/S Duncan
10 Happy Birthday Mattie Maples
Happy Birthday Peggy Bonds
11
12
Happy Birthday Brayden English & Jake Malsy
13
14
Happy Birthday Amy Boozer, Rhonda Duncan & Joe Williams
Happy Birthday Will Hamby & Nick Smith
NO SERVICE
5:30 PM -8:30 PM V A C A T I O N B I B L E S C H O O L
15 Happy Birthday Mike Davis & Adela Green
16 Happy Birthday Beckett Burns
17 Happy Birthday Wendell McGinnis
18
19
10:00 AM Children & Youth Mini Golf.
20
Happy Birthday Sydney Beason
6:00 PM Quarterly Business Meeting
21
Happy Birthday David Hedgepath, Jr.
NEIGHBORHOOD WORK DAY Meet Here 7am!
Happy Birthday Candace Burns
22
23
6:00 PM YOUTH S.N.A.C. at Ewings
29 Happy Birthday Callie Ewing SWIMMING at the Piedmont Aquatic Center
24 Happy Birthday Drew Bonds & Holley Smith
30 Happy Birthday Marleah Blades
25
26
31
27
Happy Birthday Lamar Freeman
6:00 PM Devotion, Children & Youth Activities
28
Happy Birthday Audie Johnston
Jun 2018
Aug 2018
S M T W T
F S
3 10 17 24
1 8 15 22 29
4 11 18 25
5 12 19 26
6 13 20 27
7 14 21 28
2 9 16 23 30
S M T W T 5 12 19 26
6 13 20 27
7 14 21 28
1 8 15 22 29
2 9 16 23 30
F S 3 10 17 24 31
4 11 18 25