WE HAVE A NEW PASTOR!!!
The Vote was 100%!!! What a Blessing from God!!!
Together, Together, and by God’s Grace…
Pastor Jason Huddleston has accepted the call to serve as our new pastor. His first Sunday will be Palm Sunday, March 28, 2010. We are very happy and excited to welcome Pastor Huddleston; his wife, Hope; and sons, Cole, Connor, and Caleb. Welcome!
Special thanks to our Pastor Search Committee for all your time, effort, and prayer.
Anyone needing to retrieve furniture from the parsonage, please do so before March 15. Thank you for the use of the furniture.
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We met one of our Goals on our Vision Statement!!!
Over 200 in Sunday Morning Worship last Sunday!!! (221)
Our other goals for 2010:
150 on site in Sunday School
50 Baptisms
KEEP IT GOING!
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Deacon Training Workshop
A Deacon Training Workshop will be held Saturday, March 13, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. in the fellowship hall. John Womble from BGCT will be the "Equipper." All ordained deacons and elected deacons are encouraged to attend.
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Volunteer Fire Department
Annual BBQ Fundraiser
Noon, Sunday, March 7
Eat-in at SPJST Hall on Hwy. 95
Take-out at the Fire Station
across the street from FBC
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Week of Prayer
March is the month we have special prayers and emphasize North American Missions.
The offering for North American Missions is called the Annie Armstrong Offering and our goal is $1500.00. The Week of Prayer is March 7 -14 and there is a prayer calendar enclosed in the newsletter. Please be in prayer for all our North American Missionaries.
On March 14 Brother Paul Gonzales, from San Antonio, will be our missions speaker. Brother Paul Gonzales and his wife, Sister Anna's ministry is establishing house churches.
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Austin Baptist Association’s Semi-annual Meeting
will be held Tuesday, March 23,
at Hyde Park Baptist Church in Austin.
Dinner begins at 6 p.m.
with the meeting beginning at 7 p.m.
Guest speaker will be Dr. Billie Hanks, Jr.
Please RSVP to 454-2558.
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ADOPTED SCHOOL:
Box Tops for Education Coupons!
We are collecting these coupons off of MANY, MANY products, for Elgin Elementary. Please clip those coupons and place them in the box at the Welcome Center.
Also, remember to pray for the employees, students and their families of Elgin Elementary.
Elgin Elementary mentioned FBC in a Thank You note in the Courier a few weeks ago. It is posted on the board outside the church office, stop by and check it out!
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IT'S ALMOST HERE!
ANOTHER SUNDAY SCHOOL
VISITATION CHALLENGE:
The Official Challenge Name: ADAMS vs EVES
The Official Dates: March 7 - March 28th (but you must start your inviting during the 1st week in March)
The Official Challengees: Males AGAINST Females
The Official Rules: BRING ONE...BRING ALL TO SUNDAY SCHOOL!
The Official Prediction: Females will beat the males
Points can be earned by:
1) Inviting others to Sunday School
2) Having those you invited come to S. S. (Guests gender doesn't matter-Gender of member who invited them gets points)
3) Having guests who show up; join Sunday School
4) BONUS points are earned by any SS leaders who arrive by 9:15a.m.
5) BONUS points are also earned by class members who arrive by 9:25 a.m.
Winners announced EASTER SUNDAY
Losers prepare the winners banquet Sunday evening April 11th !
VISITATION RIDDLE: Come April 11th, Adam will have lost more than a rib to Eve. What is it?
Signed,
The female half of your visitation team
Note: See visitation challenge for a hint.
Watch each Sunday as Adam's Apples grow on our tree adding up the male team's points; and as Eve's Leaves start appearing with points for the female team.
EASTER SUNDAY the WINNERS will be revealed and Sunday, April 11th, the WINNERS will reap their rewards as the LOSERS cook and serve the evening meal to them!
Join in the fun and watch our church G.R.O.W.
Speaking of G.R.O.W. .... Come join a visitation group every Monday at 10 a.m.
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Fundamentals of the Christian Life
The adult Bible study series on Wednesday evenings at 6:45 p.m. is entitled, "Fundamentals of the Christian Life." All adult members, especially new members and prospective members, are encouraged to attend. The hour includes an earnest period of comprehensive prayer.
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FBC Food Pantry
needs volunteers on Wednesdays. Contact Debbie Ferguson or church office if you can help. We also need canned goods and staples, such as rice and beans. Items can be left in foyer by the church office. (If anyone has seen the Food Pantry basket, please return it to its original location in the foyer. Thanks!)
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Coats and Blankets Are Also Needed
Donations of coats and blankets can be taken to the Food Pantry Wednesdays 9:30 to 12 Noon, or you can leave them in the foyer by the church office. Contact Ann Scott for more info.
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Youth Need Adults
Needed: adult help in the white building on Wednesday afternoons from 3:30 until 8:00. We have tons of youth and not nearly enough adult supervision. It's a great problem to have, but Bro. Chris feels bad for the kids that show up and want to learn something but are distracted by kids that may be around them talking, 40 to 1 ratio is too much for him to handle. Contact Bro. Chris if you can help.
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Help 4 Our Community
(Angel Food Ministries)
To place an Angel Food order or for more information, contact Pamela Barnett at 512-629-7633 or Twila LaBar at 512-629-7631.Flyers with available packages and prices are available at the FBC Food Pantry on Wednesdays between 9:30 a.m. and 12 Noon.
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"Extraordinary Women" Conference
March 12-13
Shoreline Baptist Church, 15201 Burnet Road, Austin
Early Bird Special through January 15 is $49 per person for both days and includes a free book. For more info, see www.ewomen.net.
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Impact a Life!
If you can contribute to the FBC food pantry, invite someone to our Wednesday night meals and/or our Senior Adult Club meals, and our end of the month meal, you never know how that meal will impact the life of a child or a Senior or someone in between.
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20th Baptist World Congress
July 28-August 1, 2010
Hawai'i Convention Center,
Honolulu, Hawai'i
For more info, see the Church Office.
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Reminders
Church Business Conference will be Sunday, March 21 at 5 p.m. Reports etc. are due in the church office 9 a.m. Thursday, March 18.
Newsletter Deadline is 9 a.m. Wednesday, March 24.
Bulletin and Projection Announcement Deadlines are usually 9 a.m. Thursdays.
Elgin Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Worship– March 28 (on the fourth and fifth Sundays of every month. Everyone is encouraged to attend.
Potluck Dinner on the Grounds – Sunday, March 28, at Noon. The Youth will have a bake sale.
Financial Books close 9 a.m. March 10 & 26. An outside bookkeeping service performs our bookkeeping duties. Reimbursement procedures must be followed completely. If you do not have a copy of the reimbursement procedures, contact Tara Minor, Finance Coordinator.
Nursery is for children up to Age 3; and Children's Church is for Ages 3 through Kindergarten, Sundays during 10:45 a.m. Worship.
Please return all borrowed items clean and promptly to their original "home."
Please check your Missions Mailbox regularly.
Reservation Forms -The church office needs your help in managing our facilities. Please complete a reservation form before meeting in our facility. If your group has not completed the form, please contact the Church Office for a form. Please notify the Church Office of any changes in date/time of meetings/events.
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Attn: All Elgin &
Washington High School Alumni
Purple and White Jubilee
April 23-25, 2010
Don’t miss the upcoming Purple and White Jubilee. This coming April, the Elgin Alumni Association will be sponsoring a very special weekend of events and activities that will be a time to celebrate our outstanding heritage as Elgin ISD attendees and graduates. You won’t want to miss this event. Watch the Elgin Courier for information. Details can be found at www.elginisd.net. Plan now to participate in the Purple and White Jubilee this coming April.
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Please see other pages for more information.
