Upcoming Events
CARNIVAL
The First Baptist family invites your family to the Neighborhood Carnival July 12 from 11 am to 4 pm.
Join us for FREE games, entertainment and food. We'll have a dunk tank, ponies to ride, animals to pet, entertainers from our First Baptist neighborhood, games to play, and an ambulance and fire truck to get on board.
Come one, come all, and join the Free fun and games July 12!
DOING LIFE TOGETHER IN GROUPS
Feedback/reflection groups help our church complete the circle of communication. A feedback/reflection group focusing on the experience of being a member of our one of our Life Groups is now being organized. If you were a member of a church life group during the period of Lent, you are invited to participate. If you were not a member of a Life Group, then your input is also needed to balance the group to find out what we might do to enable your participation next time! The Life Group reflection session will meet April 13th at 12:00 noon here at FBC. A small lunch will be provided, and child care will be made available as needed. Sharing your experience will help us strengthen our ability to be a welcoming, inviting congregation. Good feedback is to our community life what breathing and eating are to our biological lives! To sign up, please contact Allen Ross (989-633-8248).
TAKE NOTE MUSICAL
"We Are United" will be presented on Mother's Day, May 11 at 9:30 am. This very creative musical will be presented by our own Take Note! Children's Choir, complete with costumes, creative sets and props, memorized drama lines, choreography, and of course, wonderful singing! With over 30 voices of children between grades 1-6, it will be a "must attend" service! We will also be presenting songs from the musical at a local retirement home on Wed., May 14. Then the musical in it's entirety will be presented one last time on Friday, May 16 at 7:00 pm.
DISCOUNT CARDS, FLOWER SALE, AND RUMMAGE SALE
- Cards for $10 are available from folks going on the 2 mission trips that are being planned this summer, one to Montana, and one to Nicaragua. There are close to 40 people participating, and this is one of our fund-raisers. The card may be used multiple times at 18 different venues in the Midland area, including Golden Buffet, Rally's, Taco Bell, and Fazoli's.
- Flowers may be ordered for spring planting, and will be delivered to the church for pick-up. More details to come.
- Rummage Sale/Car Wash/Bake Sale date is Saturday, May 31. More information will be forthcoming!
NICARAGUA MISSION TRIP
Is being planned for July 24 - Aug. 3, 2008. There are 17 people from First Baptist who are planning to go to the country of Nicaragua, which is the 2nd poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. We will primarily be doing manual labor, helping villages to rebuild after the hurricanes and earthquakes that have ravaged their land. Sharing the love of Christ and working side by side, we anticipate learning how God is present everywhere!
Cancer Prayer Group
A new prayer group for cancer patients and their families meets the 2nd & 4th Monday of each month in the First Baptist Church's Chapel @ 10:00 a.m. This group is for people experiencing any form of cancer in their life, whether they themselves or through a loved one's diagnosis. You can find more information at midlandcancerprayersupport.blogspot.com or contact Joan at (989) 837-2316.