Spring Program - First Baptist Church of Pensacola

VOL. LIX May 15, 2013 No. 20
Spring Program
Sunday, May 19 at 6:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary
Presented by ChoirKID and Promise
Prison Ministry Informational Meetings
The FBC Prison Ministry needs your help. For more information on
serving in this important ministry, attend one of two organizational
meetings to be held Sunday, May 19 at 10:45 a.m. and 11:45 a.m
in Pleitz Chapel.
Combined Worship for Senior Recognition Sunday
Sunday, May 26
Sunday School - 9:00 a.m.
Combined Worship - 10:30 a.m. in the Sanctuary
Thompson Ice Cream Fellowship
- 50 Years of Service
Sunday, June 2 at 6:00 p.m. in the ROC
On Sunday, June 2 we will be honoring Bill and
Carole Thompson for 50 years of serving in our
student ministry.
Bring your family and a tub of ice cream and join us for a time
of fellowship.
We also encourage you to write a letter of appreciation to Bill and
Carole for their many years of volunteering.
500 N. Palafox St., Pensacola, FL 32501 • (850) 433-5631 • www.fbcp.org

Pastor’s Cup Golf Tournament Results
Bob Morrison
Associate Minister of
Music and Worship
www.fbcp.org/ministries/music
MuSIC MINISTRY
It Happens This Sunday!
SPRING SHARE BY
ChoirKID & Promise
Featuring Our
Children and Middle Schoolers
Sunday, May 19, 6:00 PM
in the Sanctuary
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1st Place: Betty Douglas, Mary O’Neal, Donna Butts, Jackie Phillips
2nd Place: Tommy Overman, Jack Overman, Ryan Mattox,
Charlie Schackle
3rd Place: Mitchell Bass, Drew Bass, Nate Fane, Steve Kennedy
Closest to the Pin: #4 - Monte Barrow, #8 - Chad Andrae,
#14 - George Forsberg, #16 - Pete Baker
Straight Drive: Ross Lankford
Closing out our Spring Concert Series
this year will be our children and middle
schoolers. You’ll hear 4-year-olds through
8 th graders singing their praises to God,
providing for us a wonderful evening of music and fellowship.
It all takes place in the sanctuary this Sunday evening at 6:00.
DON’T MISS IT!
SUMMER: A Great Time to Join
Our Sanctuary Choir & Orchestra
Each Sunday, as I greet people following the service, so many
are encouraging with comments about the music for that day. It
occurs to me that some of you are great candidates to take your
music appreciation to the next level . . . the level of PARTICIPATION!
The distance between the pew and the choir loft or orchestra pit is
not as great as you might think.
All one has to do to join our Sanctuary Choir is to attend one of our
choir rehearsals, Wednesday nights at 6:45. You’ll find we’re a very
welcoming group, and have a huge desire to involve more in our
musical praise of God. Joining the orchestra is just as simple; come
sit in on one of our rehearsals on Wednesdays at 5:30, then we’ll get
together to determine your playing level, and how best you can be
involved in orchestra.
These weeks and months of spring and summer provide a
wonderful time to get involved in both groups! We’re not in the
throes of working up a program, and are doing mostly familiar
anthems, so it’s really a “low stress” time in our rehearsals. It’s
perfect for new members to join and gradually become accustom
to the rehearsal format.
I’d love to welcome YOU at our next rehearsal!

Barry Howard
Pastor
Barry’s Notes
Pentecost Sunday:
Notions about the Spirit
Beliefs about the Holy Spirit vary from one
extreme to the other. Some live as if the
Holy Spirit is dormant or doesn’t exist while
others seem to treat the Spirit as a genie in
a bottle, waiting to grant their every wish
upon demand.
My first notions of the spirit world did not
come from the Bible, but emerged from
a book about Thirteen Alabama Ghosts
and Jeffrey, a southern folklore written
by Kathryn Tucker Windham and Margaret Gillis Figh. Among
this collection of stories, there is the tale of Jeffrey, a mischievous
spirit who first made his presence known in the Windham home in
October 1966. Jeffrey was alleged, “At irregular and infrequent
intervals, to clump down the hall, slam doors, rock in a chair,
frighten the family cat, move heavy pieces of furniture, cause
electronic equipment to malfunction, and hide objects.”
When I was in Mrs. Gibson’s fourth grade class, I presented a report
on this book. As stated in the title, this book highlighted thirteen of
the best ghost stories from small town Alabama. To this day, when
I drive through the square of one of those quaint Alabama towns I
look to see if there is a face in the courthouse window.
It only stands to reason that as a child growing up in the Bible Belt,
I associated the ghost in the courthouse with the Holy Ghost in the
church house. Evangelists who visited our community preached
passionate and lengthy revival sermons alternating almost
schizophrenically between asking, “Have you received the Holy
Ghost?”, and warning us to, “Beware of quenching the Holy Ghost”
as though this supernatural apparition could invade your body or
condemn your soul, depending on your response at that moment.
Through the years I think I have matured a little in my thinking and
in my understanding of pneumatology. I appreciate my somewhat
Bapticostal childhood, but when it comes to my early impressions
of the spiritual things, let’s just say that I still have a lot of unpacking
to do. Even the name “Holy Spirit,” which occurs in all English
translations except the King James Version, is much more friendly
than “Holy Ghost,” the former connoting holiness and the latter
evoking more of a sense of spiritual haunting.
When I brush aside the folkloric notions of those nostalgic years,
the biblical narrative helps bring a much needed clarity to my
understanding of the Holy Spirit. Prior to the unfolding of what
we now call “Holy Week,” Jesus began to prepare his disciples
for his own departure by acknowledging that he would be going
away, and yet he assured them, “I will not leave you as orphans.
I will come to you” (John 14:18). Although the incarnate Jesus
had been with them in bodily form, now Jesus was explaining that
after the time of his physical departure, his Spirit would come to
be present with them in a most fascinating and yet mysterious sort
of way. “And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another
advocate to help you and be with you forever—the Spirit of truth”
(John 14:16-17).
Although my early notions of the Spirit were more ghost-like, I now
embrace the Spirit as the personality of God in the world.
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Our Church Family
Sympathy:
The Pastor, Staff and Church
Family extend Christian
sympathy to the following:
Bill Warren and family in the
death of his mother, Gladys
Warren, on May 8, 2013, in
Sylvester, Georgia.
Scott Shanks and family in the
death of his father, Robert
Shanks, on May 11, 2013, in
Century, Florida.
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And this Spirit is not floating around obliviously in the cosmos but
takes up residence within a temple of human flesh. The Spirit
of God that hovered over the waters in the creation story now
occupies a human habitat in the redemption story.
And much to the chagrin of my hyper-Pentecostal friends, the Spirit
does not have the demeanor of an exhibitionist showcasing bizarre
feats. Rather, the Spirit prefers to work clandestinely, deflecting
attention while always prompting people toward God and the
Jesus-kind-of-life.
The story of Pentecost is a pivotal part of the biblical narrative,
marking the inauguration of the church, and launching the
globalization of the Christian faith. However, just as we cannot
duplicate the resurrection or re-enact the ascension, we cannot
recreate the phenomena of Pentecost. Our God is not the god
of repeat performances but is a God who is always seeking to do
a new thing. The spirit is filled with creativity and innovation and
persistence. And just maybe, the spirit is initiating an original story
within you.
As we continue our series on Where the Spirit Leads, this Sunday
we are observing Pentecost processing our notions about the Spirit
by looking at Acts 1:1-8 and dealing with the topic, “Can I Get a
Witness?”
New Members -
Sunday, May 12
Ray Reese,
Letter
Amy Reese,
Letter
Tucker Reese,
Letter
Sandra Keene,
Letter
Jillian Reese,
Letter
Haylee Matusiak,
Baptism
Marion Hatsfelt and family in the
death of her mother, Lenora
Duck, on May 13, 2013, in
Louisiana.
The friends and family of Joe
Ladner who passed away May
14, 2013.

Memorials and Honorariums
Memorials
Woody Creel
Rick & Page Ciordia, SHM
Ann Raley, SHM
Cassidy Dunaway
Jack & Betty Logsdon, SHM
Bob Hill, Music Ministry
Mary Eubanks
Artice L. McGraw, P.A., SHM
Linda Kirtz, SHM
Friendship SS Class, Library
Betty Gibbs
Rose Hood, SHM
Lorene Ginn “Big Mama”
Alice Biddle, SHM
Mazie Hales
Curtis & Susie Walker, SHM
Friendship SS Class, Library
Doris Ferguson
Curtis & Susie Walker, SHM
Paul Levan
Elaine Booker, Bldg/Expansion
Rob Newbold
Bob Hill, Music Ministry
Julie Nunn
Sara Shiell, Children’s Home
Dr. Conlee Pickens
Dr. & Mrs. Charles Terrell, SHM
Joe & Glenda Phillips, SHM
Curtis & Susie Walker, SHM
Roger & Linda Clubbs, SHM
Mike & Regina Lowery, SHM
Donald & Melanie Simpson, SHM
Marjorie Smith, SHM
Jerry & Jennie Flowers, SHM
Barbara Jones, SHM
Dr. & Mrs. Henry Pruiett, Jr, SHM
Tom & Barbara Fife, SHM
Mr. & Mrs. B. D. Carwile, SHM
Bill & Patricia Threadgill, SHM
Billy Renfroe
George & Kathy Markham, SHM
Ann Sudderth
Curtis & Susie Walker, SHM
Elise Sutton
Ann Raley, SHM
Fayne Todd, SHM
David Sutton, SHM
Diane Ward, SHM
Roxie Taylor
Richard & Brenda Roselli, SHM
Jan Thompson & Family, SHM
Jill Wilson & Family, SHM
John & Jenelle Kizziah, SHM
Dr. Gavin Thorsen
Friendship SS Class, Library
Trudy Wilson, SHM
David & Nancy Andrews,
Music Ministry
Roger & Betty Mott, Library
Anne Vickery
Griffin & Julie Vickery, Library
Friendship SS Class, Library
Dr. James Willis
Curtis & Susie Walker, SHM
Leonora Beggs, SHM
Wayne & Carole Willis, SHM
Roger Yonker
Curtis & Susie Walker, SHM
Mary Flo Andrews
Rex Barrow
Helen Ezell
John Montgomery
Sidney Nelson
Gladys Page
Jean Ricks
Al Strickland
Malcolm White
Maxine White
Polly Wiginton
Carolyn Williams
Friendship SS Class, Library
Honorariums
Bill, Greg & Rodney Howell
Carolyn Woitas,
Reeves Scholarship Fund
Ed & Carolyn Tate’s 50th Anniversary
Ed & Margaret Bell,
Backpack Buddies
Charles & Linda Bourne,
Children’s Home
Bill Howell’s 70th Birthday
Rod & Keri Howell, Reeves
Scholarship Fund & Lottie Moon
Reginia Barrow’s 25th Anniversary
Jim & Dotty Pullen, SHM
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Sunday at a Glance THE CALENDAR
May 19, 2013
Dr. Barry Howard
8:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.
“Can I Get a Witness?”
Acts 1:1-8
NEXT WEEK’S MENu
May 22
Meatloaf, Rice, Rutabagas or
Collard Greens, Corn Bread or
Roll, Dessert
HOSPITAL uPDATE
Baptist Hospital: 434-4011
295-2 - Trey Yates
(Martha’s Vineyard family)
Sacred Heart Hospital: 416-7000
108 - Sara Swearingen
Memorial Flowers
May 19, 2013
SANCTUARY - In loving memory of William
Kelly Mowe and Michael Thomas
Mowe, given by their family.
Budget Offering Report
May 12, 2013
Weekly Needs ............................. $63,970
Weekly Receipts ......................... $70,944
Offering Receipts .................... $69,754
Other Receipts .......................... $1,191
Year to Date Needs .............. $2,047,040
Year to Date Receipts .......... $2,010,315
Designated Gifts ........................... $6,575
SUNDay, May 19
7:45 a.m. Coffee Express
8:00 a.m. Library Open
8:15 a.m. Early Worship, CH
Worship Kidstyle, E-152
9:00-10:00 a.m. First Cup Open
9:20 a.m. Bible Study
10:45 a.m. Mid-morning Worship, Sanc.
Worship Kidstyle, E-152
11:45 a.m. Chapel Choir Parent Meeting
4:00 p.m. Chapel Choir
4:30 p.m. Promise and Clarion Chimes
5:00 p.m. Admin. Council, S-208
6:00 p.m. Children’s Choirs
Spring Concert, Sanctuary
7:00 p.m. Surrender
MONDay, May 20
7:00 a.m. Deacons Prayer & Coffee, S-208
9:00-11:30 a.m. SHM Open
9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Christian Preschool
TUESDay, May 21
8:00 a.m. Fitness & Fun, GYM
9:00-11:30 a.m. SHM Open
9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon Library Open
9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Christian Preschool
10:15 a.m. Leisure Timers Mtg., CH
6:00 p.m. Open Gym for Adults, ROC
WEDNESDay, May 22
8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Library Open
9:00-11:30 a.m. SHM Open
9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Christian Preschool
4:00-5:45 p.m. Library Open
4:30 p.m. Church Dinner
5:15 p.m. Children’s Choirs Party
5:30 p.m. Deaf Bible Study
Sanctuary Orchestra Rehearsal
5:45 p.m. Prayer Meeting/Bible Study, CH
First Cup Open
6:00 p.m. Youth Group, R-101, R-102
6:05 p.m. TeamKID
6:30 p.m. Follow Me Bible Study, E-213
6:45 p.m. Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal
7:00 p.m. Boy Scouts, S-220
THURSDay, May 23
8:00 a.m. Fitness & Fun, GYM
9:00 a.m. Domino Group, R-102
9:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. SHM Open
9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Christian Preschool
5:45 p.m. Worship Team, CH
FRiDay, May 24
8:00 a.m. Fitness & Fun, GYM