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reservations for the luncheon. Don’t wait WORSHIP Rustlings for later luncheons that may conflict with your schedule. If lunch on February 5 BY JIM DANT Sunday, is open on your calendar, make your reservation today, and let me treat! January 22, 2017 Reservations may be made by calling Baptism the church office. A link on the church 10:30am in the Sanctuary website will be available soon. The more we get together, together, Proclaimer: Carrie Nettles together...the more we get together, the We also have an opportunity to ‘get Scripture: Isaiah 9:1-4; happier we’ll be. I sang this chorus as a together’ on March 3-5 at our Annual Matthew 4:12-23 child in preschool and early elementary Church Retreat. This year’s theme Sermon: Disciples as Dissidents school church choirs. It was incessantly – You Are Here – will explore the Anthem: “There Shall a Star from sung on Barney and Friends – a favorite circumstances of life and prayer found Jacob Come Forth” preschool television program of my three in the Book of Psalms. In addition to – MENDELSSOHN daughters. (Barney and Baby Bop were these worship/study sessions, we’ll Service Choirs: Junior and Christian dinosaurs! Who knew?) It’s enjoy time to relax, plenty of optional Sanctuary Choirs a simple song that is simply true. And recreation, good food and fellowship, Soloist: Kerby Baier since our gatherings make us happy, and even a luau! It’s a beach theme this Hearing aid receivers and magnifying we’ve got lots of opportunities to fuel our year, so bring your wildest Hawaiian glasses available for all worship services. happiness in the next few months. shirt, Bermuda shorts (with long johns under them) and grass skirts. Sanctuary Flowers On February 5, let’s ‘get together’ for It’s going to be fun. Sign up today. The flowers in the Sanctuary today are lunch – my treat! Following morning given in celebration of the birthday of Reservations may be made online worship, I will be hosting (along with Carol Riddle Bevis and in memory of at https://firstbaptistgreenville.com/ C. Dayton Riddle Jr. by their families. the Stewardship Committee) the first of churchwideretreat2017/ If you would like to donate flowers three luncheons to share my review of to adorn our Sanctuary for worship, 2016 and vision for 2017. With typical Add to these events our regular times please contact Kimberly Coates at 233-2527 ext. 128 or kimberly.coates@ transparency and brevity, I’ll bring you of worship, bible study, midweek firstbaptistgreenville.com. The next up to date on our churches income, prayer and all the other activities on available dates are January 29 and February 5. expenditures and all the good work this the church’s calendar and…well…if the affords. I’ll answer any questions you more we get together the happier we’ll Extended Session have regarding the mission and ministry be, we should be really happy by Easter! Directors: Foster and Leslie of the church…AND…we’ll make it short See you at lunch…and at retreat…and Rodwell enough and entertaining enough that in church this Sunday! Infants/Toddlers: Gary and Laura you can bring the whole family! Children Darnell are welcome! You will need to make — Jim Twos/Threes: JR Christy and Ann Godfrey Reminders Fours: Boggs and Miller Howard Annual Churchwide Retreat Save the Date Fives: Brad and EA Easterling March 3-5, 2017 March 18 Pianist: Online Registration Cherry Marshall Operation Inasmuch https://firstbaptistgreenville.com/ Worship Leader: Helen Lee Turner churchwideretreat2017 Youth Family Guy/Girl Talk Series FBG’s Youth Ministry has a special “sex series” that occurs up throughout the year, the three-year rotation, in theory, every three years. In today’s youth culture, sex is a topic allows youth to have intentional, safe and open discussions at that is crucially important to teens as they are at the ages least twice during their time in our Youth Family. when it can become an issue – both positive and negative. In This year, our Guy/Girl Talk Series will take place over four YOUTH addition to the bodily changes and conflicting emotions that Sunday nights in February and March from 5:00-7:30pm come with puberty, there are ever-evolving challenges that (2/12, 2/19, 3/12 and 3/19). On these nights, our regular continue to grow with every generation: internet, social media, Sunday Night Live schedule will be extended by 30 minutes body shaming, verbal and physical bullying, and increasing to allow time for topics to be fully discussed and to not rush acceptance of the LGBT community. While these topics come questions being answered at the close of each session. A letter with more details will be mailed and emailed to all the families in our Youth Family. Please be sure you are on our mailing list if you would like to receive this information. — Mary Carol 2017 GUY/GIRL TALK SERIES: TOPICS & SPEAKERS: Sunday, February 12, 5:00-7:30pm Middle School and High School grades will alternate • Self Defense
Terrance Brister, Essential Fitness of Greenville reality-based self-defense course instructor This session strives to educate, empower and prepare teens to defend against common street attacks. • Julie Valentine Center Kateri Harper, community educator The issues of interpersonal and dating violence will be discussed during this session.
Sunday, February 19, 5:00-7:30pm Youth and youth parents will alternate • Social Media Rick Floyd, Greenville County School District in Information Security; retired Greenville City Police Officer extensively trained in computer forensic investigations This session will educate about the dangers of the internet, cyber bullying and possible repercussions of sending inappropriate images over a computer or cell phone. • LGBT Conversations Michelle McClendon, associate pastor of Providence Baptist Church, Hendersonville, NC Over the past decade the debate and conversation about human sexuality and gender identity and diversity in North America has reached into every corner of our civil and religious lives. Too often these conversations are framed by political platforms. Constructive conversation about sexual orientation, gender identity, and the relationship of these issues to God’s love and justice is a healthy practice in religious environments, particularly in adolescent and teenage age groups.
Sunday, March 12, 5:00-7:30pm Sunday, March 19, 5:00-7:30pm MIDDLE SCHOOL ONLY HIGH SCHOOL ONLY • Guy/Girl Talk • Guy/Girl Talk Melisa Holmes, MD Pediatric & Adolescent Melisa Holmes, MD Pediatric & Adolescent Gynecologist Gynecologist at Greenville Health System at Greenville Health System As adolescence unfolds, changes in bodies and Risk taking and self-discovery are vital to the mid to brains affect behaviors in a big way! This session is late teenage years. This session offers a frank discussion targeted to present a greater understanding of teen about trends in teen sexual behaviors, promoting healthy development, risky behaviors, and emerging sexuality sexual development which includes understanding along with some practical tools for promoting health healthy relationships, contraception, STI testing and and safety. prevention, and accessing healthcare. CHURCH LIFE SENIOR ADULTS SPIRITUAL ENRICHMENT — Matt — Matt
— Shanda to register. $36.00 , or in the office, 233- https://firstbaptistgreenville.com/ Emile Pandolfi at the Limited tickets available Leave church at 7:00pm Leave church Greenville Little Theatre Greenville TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14 FEBRUARY TUESDAY, explore the historical and symbolic role of water in the historical and symbolic role explore and our biblical traditions. creation is $15 – if staying for lunch, an The cost of the retreat additional $10. Visit see-peace-like-a-river/ Scripture, stories, art and contemplative time will be Scripture, will also look at used to understand this phrase. We in general – and the qualities of a river – and water,
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link to RSVP: We hope to see you there (even if you’ve already attended one)! Visit this Visit attended one)! (even if you’ve already you there hope to see joining us, too. We members will be We will also have We brief tour of Sunday School classrooms. time on the website and take a will spend some church and other ministers, staff and for each of you. Jim Dant Guides available New Member Resource opportunities, our church history and defining documents, and the life of the congregation in general. We in general. the congregation documents, and the life of history and defining church opportunities, our at 9:15am on Sunday, January 22, in our Fellowship Hall. As we enjoy our breakfast together, we will together, Hall. As we enjoy our breakfast January 22, in our Fellowship at 9:15am on Sunday, and ministry you with our many mission activities designed to familiarize conversation and fun share Welcome to our church family! We are so glad you’ve joined and would like to invite you to breakfast like to invite you to breakfast glad you’ve joined and would so are family! We to our church Welcome
and Elaine Nocks will lead us in an exploration of what it means to have “Peace Like a River.” facilitators Ben Mullinax, Min-Ken Liao, Kathy Sharp Saturday, February 4, 9:30am-noon on Saturday, From prayer, personal nurture and retreat. personal nurture prayer, tired – mind, body and soul. Spiritual Enrichment – mind, body and soul. Spiritual Enrichment tired a space of rest, designed to provide Events (SEE) are make time to adequately care for ourselves. We are are for ourselves. We make time to adequately care families, jobs and other responsibilities, we rarely we rarely families, jobs and other responsibilities, We live in a busy world. In an attempt to care for our busy world. In an attempt to care live in a We
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SUNDAY, JANUARY 22 AT 9:15AM 22 AT JANUARY SUNDAY, Breakfast for New Members New for Breakfast THE BRANCH (USPS No. 597060) is published weekly January thru December (except one week in July and December). Periodicals postage paid at Greenville, SC 29602. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to THE BRANCH, 847 CLeveland Street Greenville, SC 29601. (Phone 864-233-2527). — Julie Treu 847 Cleveland Street, Kimberly Coates, Editor. Greenville, South Carolina 29601-4495 (864) 233-2527 www.firstbaptistgreenville.com Buck and Janna Pennington, Greenville, 29 Cammer Avenue, 29605, also joined FBG on January 15, by previous of faith and baptism profession another denomination. from Introducing... Anita Kupczak, 189 Genoble 29651, joined Road, Greer, FBG during worship on Sunday, January 15, by statement of of faith profession previous another and baptism from is Growing! Vol. LVIII January 17, 2017 No. 3 LVIII Vol. denomination. She is employed by Adidas denomination. She is employed by Adidas in Spartanburg. Group Buck is a dentist, and Janna is employed They have two sons, Bo Tech. at Greenville and Harry.
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Craig Nielson, Buck Chiles Chicken Skewers, Potato Skins, Chicken Skewers, Potato Veggie Sticks, Fruit, Cookies Veggie meal. Serving lines are open open lines are meal. Serving Grilled Chicken, Sweet Potato Tots, Potato Tots, Grilled Chicken, Sweet Wednesday Supper Wednesday Wednesdays at First Schedule Wednesdays in the hospital of whom we are aware. in the hospital of whom we are BBQ Sliders, Coleslaw, Baked Beans, Baked BBQ Sliders, Coleslaw, Kids: Exceptions and details noted in calendar. Carrots, Spring Salad, Fruit, Yeast Rolls Yeast Spring Salad, Fruit, Carrots, 6:15pm 7:00-8:30pm 3:00pm 4:45-6:00pm 5:15pm 5:30-7:00pm Supper 6:00pm made by noon on Monday prior to the noon on Monday made by Kids: Reservations are required and must be and must be required are Reservations Chicken Divan, Jasmine Rice, Butter Basil Chicken Divan, Jasmine As of January 17, there are no members are are no members are As of January 17, there for more details or to let me know for more Contact me at 864-546-1088 or [email protected] you’d like to join us! ...Susan and Warren Clayton on the birth ...Susan and Warren born Clayton IV, of a son, Lewis Warren older sister December 20, 2016. Wren’s is Ellie. E-317 (the A new ensemble, Beginners Bells, will meet on Fridays at 10:30am in room is designed for adults beside Carpenter Chapel), starting January 20. This group room welcome. have any handbell ringing or even musical experience, but all are who don’t in our community like First Baptist that will plan to play for groups It is a “casual” group on rehearse won’t or local nursing homes or our First Friday attendees. (We Kindergarten First Fridays.) ...Rob Hanley and family in the death of his mother. ...Earline Shabkie in the death of her Childress. Richard brother,
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