DEAR CHURCH,
We live in a noisy world. Even when alone, we’re bombarded with texts, emails, and social media messages. Even when we turn the noise off, our inner dialogue can be deafening. How do we better listen to God when the noise is loud and chronic, not just for our own good but for the glory of God and the good of the world as well?
This is the focus of our Lent series, AIRPLANE MODE: Silencing the noise to amplify God. Lent officially begins on Ash Wednesday, February 22, and will continue through Maundy Thursday on April 6, as we slow down and reflect on Christ’s journey to the cross.
This series is about discovering the gift of removing ourselves from the noise
FEBRUARY
to rest and abide in Jesus. We’ll look at the noise that often overwhelms us, as well as some spiritual practices to help us silence the noise and amplify God. There will be six-week small group options to help you dive deeper into community with others and engage in some spiritual practices together. Check out page 3 for more information.
As author Richard Foster said, “the spiritual disciplines are not the answer; they only lead us to the Answer.” Let’s learn together how to turn down the noise so we might rest in Christ.
UPCOMING
Feb 4 & 5
Call Weekend for New Lead Pastor (pg. 2)
Feb 12
Children’s Sunday; Quarterly Business Mtg., 11:30am
Feb 20
Office Closed
Feb 22
Ash Wednesday service, 6pm
Feb 26
First Sunday in Lent
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH / JEFFERSON CITY, MOSUNDAY FEBRUARY SCHEDULE
Worship | 9 am In-Person and Online; Bible Teaching Classes | 10:15 am
You may continue to view our services online at fbcjc.org; facebook.com/fbcjc; and youtube. com/fbcjc. You may also contact the church office to receive a DVD of the service each week.
February 5 – Call Weekend for New Lead Pastor
February 12 – Children’s Sunday | “Jesus Changed the Future”| Verlyn Bergen, Preacher
February 19 – “Jesus Changed the Future” | Verlyn Bergen, Preacher
February 26 – First Sunday in Lent. “Airplane Mode” | Todd Pridemore, Preacher
LEAD PASTOR CALL WEEKEND FEBRUARY 4 & 5
The Pastor Search Committee has selected a final candidate to present to the congregation as their recommendation to be the next Lead Pastor of First Baptist Church. The candidate’s name had not been revealed at the time of publication, but will be released on January 29. Below is the schedule for the call weekend.
Saturday, February 4
Several conversations with the candidate will be held throughout the day at the following times:
9:00 am – 10:30 am Deacons and Interim Pastoral Staff
11:00 am– 12:30 pm Sunday School Leadership, Committee Chairpersons, paid & volunteer workers
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Congregation (Fellowship Hall)
More information about the first two conversations will be emailed to those groups specifically.
Sunday, February 5
The candidate will preach in view of a call in our 9 am worship service. A special called business meeting will be held immediately following the February 5 worship service so the congregation can vote to call our next Lead Pastor. There will be no formal Bible teaching hour that morning; however, adult classes are welcome to meet after the business meeting if they so choose. There will be no classes for youth or children. Pursuant to our church constitution, in order to vote you must be a member of FBCJC and present at the business meeting.
OFFERING ENVELOPE DISTRIBUTION ISSUES
We received the following email from our offering envelope provider:
Greetings from The Church-Budget Envelope and Mailing Company,
Some of you may be aware of delays in the offering envelope mailings over the past couple months. Due to supply chain and the inability to add employees at the rate necessary has created a slow draw on production and shipping. Recently, both of those issues have been resolved. However the “catchup” would jeopardize long term delivery. In order to get back to expected levels of timely deliveries, we are forced to suspend the production of the remaining supply of your January envelopes. The offering envelopes will resume and be delivered by the first Sunday in March. Quarterly supply will restart in April.
Never in our company's history have we had to skip scheduled mailings and we are doing all we can to make sure this never happens again. We deeply apologize for this necessary course of action and the inconveniences this has caused you and your church family.
If you need blank offering envelopes, please get in touch with Mary Huhn at mary@fbcjc.org or 573.634.3603. You may also pick up envelopes on Sundays at the Welcome Center, the pews, or the church office during the week. You may give online as well at fbcjc.org/give.
FBC CONTACT INFORMATION FBC STAFF INFORMATION
573.634.3603
fbcjc.org
youtube.com/fbcjc
info@fbcjc.org
facebook.com/fbcjc
twitter.com/fbcjc
Instagram.com/fbcjcmo
STAN FARMER Church Administrator stan@fbcjc.org
CARA HARRINGTON Interim Children’s Weekday Minister cara@fbcjc.org
MELISSA HATFIELD Pastor of Youth & Missions melissa@fbcjc.org
MARY HUHN Administrative Assistant mary@fbcjc.org
JEANIE MCGOWAN
Interim Pastor of Worship jeanie@fbcjc.org
ALICE SATTERFIELD Administrative Assistant alice@fbcjc.org
DANI SCHMIDBAUER Accountant dani@fbcjc.org
DEBORAH SCOTT Interim Senior Adult Minister deborah@fbcjc.org
ROBIN STULL Maintenance Supervisor robin@fbcjc.org
Wed, February 22 / Ash Wednesday Service
6 pm, Sanctuary, Church supper at 5 pm
Sundays, February 26 – March 26 / Sundays in Lent
9:00 am | In-Person and Live-Streamed Worship
10:15 am | Bible Teaching Groups
Sunday, April 2 / Palm Sunday Service
9:00 am | In-Person and Live-Streamed Worship
10:15 am | Bible Teaching Groups
Thursday, April 6 / Maundy Thursday Service
7 pm, Sanctuary. Lord’s Supper observed.
Sunday, April 9 / Easter Sunday
9:00 am | In-Person and Live-Streamed Worship
10:15 am | Bible Teaching Groups
LENT DAILY DEVOTIONS / Lenten devotions will be sent via email Monday through Saturday, beginning Wednesday, February 22, through Easter Sunday. We hope the words and images provided by our church family will invite you to amplify God during this season. If you didn’t receive our Advent devotions but wish to, email mary@fbcjc.org to sign up.
LENT SMALL GROUPS / Multiple small groups during the season of Lent. Facilitators will lead us through the Sacred Rhythms: Spiritual Practices that Nourish Your Soul and Transform Your Life by Ruth Haley Barton. This video-based discussion series will help us practice turning off the noise to amplify God. To view available groups and register for a group, visit fbcjc.org/lent or contact the church office by February 19. Groups will be offered on different nights of the week.
SYMPATHY
Clif Jett in the death of his brother Family and friends of Beverly Gregory
Dulce Stevens and family in the death of her father
Nancy Beatte and family in the death of her sister
Family and friends of Oma Lee Tracy
Marlene Medin and family in the death of her sister-in-law
Sherline Romph and family in the death of her grandmother
Pat Murphy and family in the death of his mother
Marguerite Thompson and family in the death of her husband
RESERVED PARKING PRAYER REQUESTS
Graham and Geri Williams will park in the spot reserved for the Lead Pastor. Proceeds to youth mission trip. THANK YOU!
If you have prayer requests, contact the office or email prayerteam@fbcjc.org
Calling all members! A great avenue of blessing is open to you. We have several of our members who are in residential care facilities in the Jefferson City area, as well as elsewhere. We also have members who are homebound in their home. These beloved brothers and sisters are a wellspring of wisdom, love, and joy, but they miss being here among God’s people. You can both be a blessing and be blessed by calling, writing and/or visiting one of these amazing people once a month during 2023. For more information, call the church office or email Deborah@fbcjc.org.
MUSIC REHEARSALS
Orchestra: Wednesday at 5:20 p.m.
Choir: Wednesday at 6:00 p.m.
Praise Team: Wednesday at 7:10 pm
FRIENDSHIP SINGERS START UP AGAIN!
Mondays at 10:00 beginning February 6.
Meet in Choir Room at FBC! Come join us!
