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Rick Beall - Continue to pray for the Beall family. Rick will need to continue to follow up with doctors as they seek answers regarding the stroke like symptoms and as they navigate future decision.
MBC Executive Board Meeting - Please pray for Pastor Ricky as he travels to Jefferson City Monday & Tuesday for an Executive Board Meeting.
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REMINDER: This Sunday, August 31st, is the 5th Sunday and that means it is our 5th Sunday Family Worship. We truly value this time together when our families are together in the Worship Service. A friend of mine shared these cards with me that they made for the parents in their church. I thought it was really good. Of course, if you need them the Nursery, Mother's Room, and Fellowship Hall will be available for use. This Sunday we will begin Matthew 13 if you wanted to prepare you children for the message! |
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Foreign Exchange Student Welcome |
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This past week we hosted several high school students studying abroad in the U.S. We had students from France, Italy, Germany, Denmark, Brazil, Spain, Austria, & Switzerland in our building!! Big thanks to our Hospitality Team for welcoming them so well! Special thanks to Janie West & Liz Duryea for working the kitchen. The nations were at our door and we had an opportunity to share the Gospel with them! For the Kingdom, for the Community! |
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Women's Book Club Meeting |
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The next Women's Book Club Meeting will be August 25th at 5:30 p.m. All women are invited. You can purchase the book here if you do not already have a copy! |
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Family/Vision Meeting |
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Our next Family Meeting will be unlike those we've done in the past as the bulk of our time together will be vision casting! Please plan on joining us Sunday, August 31st. More details to follow. |
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FBC Youth Resumes Sunday, September 7th and will be meeting at the Sands Residence! All youth grades 6th-12th are invited! Mark your calendars and plan on joining us Sunday evenings from 5:30-7:30 p.m. |
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Applefest Float |
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We will meet and discuss things during the Family Meal the Family Meeting!!
We have been kicking around the idea of entering an FBC Weston Float in the Applefest Parade for a couple of years now. Here is what we need: an open trailer, volunteers to help construct a vision for it, float riders, folks to walk with the float to hand out information about the church and our upcoming Outdoor Movie Night/Carnival, lots of candy donated, someone who would like to pull the trailer with a tractor or truck, etc. We will have a short planning/informational meeting following our Worship Service on Sunday, September 7th. If you would like to take part please plan on joining us then! |
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Monday Evening Women's Bible Study |
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A new Women's Bible Study will begin Monday, September 22nd. The church will be ordering the books for the group at a discounted price of $10. Sign-up here! |
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FBC Weston Chili & Soup Cook-off |
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If you didn't know, Rod Slump, keeps his Chili Cook-off Trophy on the mantel. Word has it he intends to keep it there. I know many of you would like for it to adorn your mantle instead so we're giving you the opportunity! Dust off the old cookbook and bust out your best chili & soup recipes! This cook off has quickly became an annual tradition here at FBC Weston and this year we're adding a bonus category: desserts! Join us on September 27th at Nathan & Ashley's for a night of good fun, fellowship, food.. and friendly cooperation! |
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Applefest Sunday 2025 |
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REMINDER: The weekend of Applefest we will not have Sunday School and will have our regular worship service at 9:00 a.m. to allow for everyone to beat the traffic home! |
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Outdoor Movie Night/Fall Carnival |
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Mark your calendars for October 25th! This is a guaranteed good time!! |
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FBC Fellowship Lunch Connection |
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On Sunday's Eric & Dawn Hite are organizing a Fellowship Lunch Connection. Any and all are invited. If you plan to go you need to contact Dawn to let her know so they can call the restaurant with a headcount in advance. The restaurant will be posted here every week.
Sunday, August 31: 640 Pizza (NEW LOCATION!!!) | 12:45 p.m. |
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Sunday School Promotion |
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This past Sunday we celebrated students moving up during Sunday School promotion! Congratulations goes to those students and a big thank you to Becky Henkel & Janet Beall for pouring themselves into this ministry every week!! |
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Historical Facts at First Baptist |
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Pastor's Pen |
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Brothers & Sisters,
I have an Executive Board Meeting in Jefferson City this week. I would appreciate your prayers. I leave shortly after lunch and will return tomorrow evening. This is the second to last meeting of my service on the Executive Board for my first term. I was approached by the Nominating Committee and asked if I would consider serving a second term. After some thought and prayer I agreed to accept the nomination. Should the Messengers at the Missouri Baptist Convention Meeting in October vote in agreement I will begin a second three year term of service. I have enjoyed serving on the Church Renewal Committee and partnering with Resound Network in a number of ways!
With that said, over the last year there have been a lot of changes (I believe for the better) on the state level. If you will recall, Dr. Fowler was voted in as our new Executive Director last year. He is working hard to visit our MBC Churches (I am working to get him to pay us a visit here in Weston) and making changes to help us accomplish the mission of "helping churches transform lives and communities with the gospel." There are quite a few agenda items in need of discussion at this next meeting and I would appreciate your prayer as we prayerfully tackle each item!
At the second class of a new 4 week New Member Class we discussed denominational life and I was reminded again why I enjoy being a Southern Baptist. We can accomplish much when thousands of churches just like ours work together! I was also reminded that the church sets the example for the convention. As we all work together of accomplishing the mission of being a church that is "for the Kingdom and for the community" it sets the example for what cooperation looks like on a state and even national level!
It is a joy to be on this mission with you, |
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