First Baptist Savannah

Midweek Fellowship for July

Next Midweek Fellowship Event
Covered Dish Supper
Youth Passport Camp Report
6:00 p.m. on July 8

BENEVOLENCE NEEDS

The monthly benevolence offering received on
each communion Sunday is used to meet a variety of
community needs. The first $250 which we receive
is given to United Ministries of Savannah to help with
the meals that are served to the homeless, and for rent,
utility, and food needs of families with children, the
elderly, and the disabled. The remainder is used to
assist individuals and families whose needs fall
outside the needs met by United Ministries. Please
remember that the July offering will be received this
Sunday, July 5. Your contributions are needed and
appreciated as we seek to help those in need.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

Vacation Bible School will take place July 13-
17, from 9:00 a.m. until noon. We are going down to
the bayou and Crocodile Dock to learn how we can
shine God’s light and how God shines God’s light for
us. We will spend a good bit of time in the Exodus
stories and see how God is with us, God keeps God’s
word, God is powerful, God gives us life, and God
cares for us. As a part of our mission emphasis, we
will be making comfort critters to give to children
who have lost everything in various national disasters.
If you would like to register your child for VBS (3
years old through 5th grade) or sign up to help, please
call the church office at 234-2671. We hope to see
you down on the dock!

PASSPORT CAMP REPORT

On June 18, thirteen youth and three adults
returned from a week of Passport Camp in Wingate,
North Carolina. Following this summer’s theme of
[re]mix, campers studied II Corinthians 5:17-20.
Each day the campers focused on a different verse
and learned that we are [re]created by Christ who can
help us re[do] decisions we have made. Once we
learn to [re]think in light of Christ, we can then
re[act] to the world around us as Christ would. The
youth also gave to support the Aldapes, Bandelas, and
Cokers, field personnel serving in India to develop
schools, teach skills, and spread the message of
[re]creation.
We also want to extend a huge thanks to our
wonderful chaperones Barbara Bearden and Charlie
Benton. Without Barbara’s green, sequined dress and
Charlie’s shocking Bible trivia it just would not have
been the same! We all had a fantastic time and look
forward to sharing more with you on Wednesday, July
8 at 6:00 in Lewis Hall.
– Lauren Colwell

ITEMS FOR CUBA

Remember to bring personal size toiletry
items for the gift bags that will be delivered on
our next mission trip to Cuba. These may be left
in the conference room or in Lewis Hall.

PULPIT GUESTS

Our guest preacher on July 12 will be Dr.
Rob Nash of Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Nash is
Coordinator of Global Missions for the
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

ORGAN BLOWER WOES

ORGAN BLOWER WOES
It takes a lot of wind to power a pipe organ the
size of ours, and that wind is provided by a large
blower located in a chamber above the front porch of
the sanctuary building. We recently have been
hearing noises coming from that area, and summoned
Allan Ontko, the organ builder, to come examine the
situation. Part of his report states “In short, what I
found was significant wear on both of the main motor
bearings, which caused one or both of them to
partially seize, causing the noise you heard two
Sundays ago. While the blower still runs, a large
amount of side play and shaft wobble is now visible,
and it is only a matter of time before the bearings
seize again, from which the blower will likely not
recover.”
Since a replacement blower must be
constructed to specifications, it will be several weeks
before a new one can be installed. In the meantime,
we will continue to use the organ for limited practice
times and for short periods during services.
Contingency plans are in place should the blower
completely quit working before a new one can be
installed. Because of the location of the blower, the
noise is considerably more noticeable on the porch
than in the sanctuary.
– James Richardson

MOVIE NIGHTS

Throughout the summer, First Baptist Church
will host several Friday night events for our children
and youth. We’ll gather in Lewis Hall from 5:00 to
7:30 p.m. for dinner, and then take advantage of our
new projection system to enjoy an age-appropriate
show. Friends are welcome! The first event is for
youth on June 5, followed by one for children on June
12. Please call the church office to let us know who
is coming, and bring $3.00 per child to help us cover
the cost of food. Other youth dates are July 10 and
August 7. Children will gather again later in the
summer on July 17 and August 14. Parents, please
mark these dates on your calendar, and encourage
your child to invite a friend.

ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
A committee has been formed to make plans
for an event to celebrate Dr. Finley’s 15th anniversary
as Senior Minister of First Baptist Church. The event
will take place after his return from vacation and
sabbatical leave. Watch for details in upcoming
issues of The Calendar and in other mailings.

CHILDREN'S SUNDAY SCHOOL

Volunteers are needed to help with children's Sunday School this summer. If you are willing to teach on one Sunday during June, July, or August,
please see Carolyn Hale Cubbedge. Materials are available. Our regular teacher is Tricia Craig, who does a super job with our children. We plan to give her the summer to join her adult class. She will be back with the children in September.

CALLING ALL VBS VOLUNTEERS!

CALLING ALL VBS VOLUNTEERS!
Mark your calendars – Vacation Bible School
is scheduled for July 13-17 this year, when we’ll take
a romp through the swamp with Crocodile Dock.
We’re presently organizing volunteers to help teach
lessons, missions classes, lead music, serve snacks,
help with crafts, and more. If you’d like to be a part
of this special time for our children, please contact
Lauren Colwell at lauren@fbc-sav.org or 234-2671.

Faith in 3D

Nine members of the FBC Youth Group recently traveled to Disney in Orlando for Faith in 3D. The event is sponsored by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, the Episcopal Church and the Presbyterian Church.

Our group joined nearly 3,000 other teens and leaders from churches all around the country, making new friends while renewing and refreshing our own faith.

Click on the picture below to see a slide show from our trip!

FBC Member Featured in Savannah Morning News

First Baptist Church member Jane Jennings was featured in a recent Savannah Morning News article about her trips to volunteer at a Christian mission hospital in Pakistan.

Here's an excerpt from the article:

She serves the 150-bed hospital by working in the lab there, but mostly, she says, by being supportive of the facility's Pakistani doctors and nurses - in the process showing them that someone from the outside world cares about what they're doing.

"I sit down and listen to their problems," said the twice-widowed mother of two sons and grandmother of three. "I make rounds with the doctors, encouraging them and the nurses, and I sit with the ladies who teach those nurses."

Read the full article on the Savannah Morning News website by clicking here.

NEW MISSION VIDEO

A new video entitled “Our Cuban Mission,”
produced by Lee and Ginger Heidel, has been posted
to the church’s web site. Go to www.fbc-sav.org

2008 Cuba Mission

DVD Available

You can also buy a copy of this presentation on DVD.

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You can also stream the video in its entirety below. The current Flash plugin is required.