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“THE LETTER” E-Newsletter April 2012
First Baptist Church Of Spring Hope
111 North Walnut Street
POB-177
Spring Hope, NC 27882
www.fbcspringhope.org
Pastor: Kevin Moore Ministers of Music: Craig and Linda Johnson
Cell Phone: 919-943-2390 Home: 252-235-5708
Church Secretary: Jennifer Edwards Church Phone: 252-478-3221
Sundays
Coffee & Fellowship - 9:30 a.m.
Sunday School - 10:00 a.m.
Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.
USHERS FOR APRIL
Merle Cale (Head) Steven May
Al Pitts Stuart Parker
ALTAR FLOWERS FOR APRIL NURSERY WORKERS FOR APRIL
1st Communion 1st Allison Pitts
8th In Loving Memory of Mr. Braxton Wilder 8th Nicole Moss
15th In Honor Of Mr. And Mrs. J.C. Womble 15th Tori Parker
22nd OPEN 22nd Stephanie Moss
29th OPEN 29th Allison Smith
APRIL BIRTHDAYS
April 3rd Tommy May April 25th Kendall Parker
April 4th Mattie Ruth Driver April 28th Eula Brantley
April 14th Ronnie Proctor April 29th Drake Smith, Carolyn Cale,
April 21st Bettye Claire May Rochelle Baker
April 30th Elizabeth Reeves
WEDNESDAY NIGHTS AT FIRST BAPTIST
At 6:15 p.m. every Wednesday: Bible Study in fellowship hall
At 7 p.m. every Wednesday: Adult Choir Practice in fellowship hall
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Newsletter Calendars
If there should be any changes to the Newsletter calendars, please contact Gene Knight - 478-3064.
FBC Baptist Men
The Baptist Men will have a fellowship meal and planning meeting at 6:30 pm on April 3rd. All men
are encouraged to attend!
Wednesday Night Service April 4th
No Meeting or Choir Practice.
Tenebrae Service
We will meet for a Tenebrae Service on Maunday Thursday, April 5th at 7 pm.
OFFICES CLOSED
Church Offices will be closed on Good Friday, April 6th. HAPPY EASTER!
Community Sunrise Service
Please come and join us for a great time to fellowship with our community friends at a Sunrise Service
at Spring Hope Memorial Cemetery at 7am.
Following the Sunrise service we will meet for coffee and fellowship. Our Easter Cantata will begin at
11am. Please come for a time of awesome gratitude to our Risen Lord and Savior …Jesus Christ!
Quarterly Business Meeting
We will meet for a Quarterly Business Meeting on Wednesday, April 11th at 6:30pm.
Faith Christian Ministries
Faith Christian Ministries will host a Fashion Show in the fellowship hall on Saturday, April 14th. This
will be an all day event. Come support the Faith Christian Ministries!
~~~~~~~~~ NEWSLETTER DEADLINE – April 16th ~~~~~~~~~
Diaconate Supper
Come join us for our annual Diaconate Supper on Thursday, April 19th at 6:30pm.
Fifth Sunday Fellowship Meal
The youth will be serving the Fifth Sunday Fellowship Meal on April 29th. This meal will be served in
an effort to continue to raise funds for this summer's Mission Trip. Please plan to join us for a meal and
a time of fellowship! Watch your upcoming bulletins for details and sign up information for the meal.
The youth committee thanks you for your support!
WMU News
We will again collect food and other items in a “Food Roundup” for the Baptist Children’s Home. There
will be a box in the Fellowship Hall to place food and other needed items in. Please help again this year.
Our group plans to remember our shut- ins with cards and visits.
There were only four women at our last meeting. Please join us on the second Tuesday night each
month at 7 pm. You will be blessed and so will we.
April 2012
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Saturday
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Holy Communion Deacons No Maundy Good Friday
Palm Sunday Meeting Wednesday Thursday
7:00 pm Night Bible OFFICES
Hand Bell Study or Choir Tenebrae CLOSED
Practice Practice Service
6pm 7:00 pm
WMU Annual
Spring Meeting
6:15 pm at
Peachtree
(Tentative Date)
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Community WOM Quarterly Faith Christian
Sunrise Service Meeting Business Ministries
7:00 pm Meeting Fashion Show
Easter Sunday 7pm (All day event)
Cantata
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Newsletter Bible Study Diaconate Missions
Deadline 6:15 pm Supper – 6:30 Extravaganza
pm @ Ridgecrest
Adult Choir April 20th -22nd
Practice
7:00 pm
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Bible Study Faith Christian
6:15 pm Ministries
Adult Choir
12noon- 5pm
Practice
7:00 pm
29 30
Youth Luncheon
Fundraiser
12-pm
May 2012
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Saturday
1 2 3 4 5
Prayer Meeting
6:15 pm
Adult Choir
Practice - 7:00
pm
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Deacons WOM Meeting Prayer Meeting Annual Cullom
Meeting 7:00 pm 6:15 pm Supper - 6:30
7:00 pm pm
Adult Choir
Practice - 7:00
pm
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
MOTHER’S DAY Prayer Meeting
6:15 pm
Mother’s Day
Breakfast – Adult Choir
9:30am Practice - 7:00
pm
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Newsletter Prayer Meeting Kevin out of
Deadline 6:15 pm Town for
Wedding
th th
May 26 -27
Adult Choir
Practice - 7:00
pm
27 28 29 30 31
Day of MEMORIAL DAY
Pentecost OFFICES CLOSED
Kevin out of
Town for
Wedding
th th
May 26 -27
The Pastor’s
Easter Message
One of my fondest memories of growing up was being outdoors with my father. Besides the pollen,
spring was one of the best times to be out in the woods. All the trees are in bloom. Yellow poplars
spring forth big, orange flowers. Redbud trees turn purple for some odd reason. Perhaps “purple-bud”
trees would be too hard to say. Red maples show off their bright red hues amongst a backdrop of
emerging green leaves of other bushes and trees.
One of the trees my dad always pointed out to me in the spring was the dogwood. Of course, the
dogwood bloom is the North Carolina State Flower. Maybe that is one reason why he wanted to me to
recognize the dogwood. But then he would tell me a story passed down to him from his mother, which
was probably passed down to her throughout many generations as well. We would concentrate on the
dogwood bloom comprised of four white petals. My dad would point out how the tip of each petal was
tinted red. He would go on to say the flower was a constant reminder to my grandmother about
Easter. It reflected a form of the cross to her, and the red color reminded her of Jesus’ wounds. The
white recognized our salvation through Christ’s death and resurrection. My dad noted that the
dogwoods all seemed to bloom right before Easter. This year in Spring Hope, the dogwoods are right
on time.
Easter is a time of remembrance, repentance, and celebration. Take time to study the Gospels
this Easter. Read over the stories of Christ’s trial, crucifixion, and resurrection in Matthew, Mark, Luke,
and John. They all give different angles of the same basic story. We have to take time to think about
some changes that may need to occur in order to deeply grasp the events of the cross and what that
means to our lives. Most of all, on Easter Sunday we need to celebrate the risen Christ! Our church and
community provides many different opportunities for times to remember, repent, and celebrate this
Easter season. Make arrangements in your schedule to attend some of the events. And let us celebrate
the goodness of life Easter brings!
In Christ,
Kevin Moore
Holy Week of Easter
April 1st – Palm Sunday. Celebration of Holy Communion.
April 5th – Maundy Thursday. Tenebrae Service at 7 PM.
April 8th – Easter Community Sunrise Service.
Spring Hope Memorial Cemetery (Off Webb’s Mill Road) at 7 AM. Rain location at First Baptist-Spring
Hope.
April 8th – Easter Cantata Service at 11 AM.
“He Will Swallow Death Up Forever!”
Isaiah 25:8
Deadline for entries in “THE LETTER” E-Newsletter: The 3rd Monday of each month.
Printed copies are available in the church Fellowship Hall and the Sanctuary.
Newsletter prepared by Jennifer Edwards
If you are not currently receiving “THE LETTER” E-Newsletter via email and wish to do so,
please contact Jennifer Edwards at (252) 478-3221 or fbcspringhope@embarqmail.com
