Rev. Dr. Robert Carpenter Pastor
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Church Service:
Worship begins at 10:30 AM
First Sunday of the Month is Communion Sunday
We are the big red church on the corner of Main and Bonnet Street
Normal office hours are on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. Call the church 362-1555 before you come to be sure that Pastor Bob is free. Other times can be arranged by calling the office.
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Church Service:
Worship begins at 10:30 AM
First Sunday of the Month is Communion Sunday
We are the big red church on the corner of Main and Bonnet Street
Normal office hours are on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. Call the church 362-1555 before you come to be sure that Pastor Bob is free. Other times can be arranged by calling the office.
First Baptist Chruch
4895 Main St.
P.O. Box 1049
Manchester Center
VT 05255
802.362.1555
e-mail fbc@myfairpoint.net
for map click here
4895 Main St.
P.O. Box 1049
Manchester Center
VT 05255
802.362.1555
e-mail fbc@myfairpoint.net
for map click here
This site set up was funded by Christine Bryant in loving memory of her Dad and Mother Paul & Pauline Todtschinder, along with her late husband Albert Lawrence.
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Dear Friends,
This June we will be collecting the One Great Hour Of Sharing Offering. Last year through your generosity we were able to raise $698.45. Our Goal this year is $650. This amount would provide two families with micro-credit loans. In the underdeveloped communities near Cairo and Egypt a micro credit loan can mean the difference of children being able to go to school ,or doing menial labor often in hazardous conditions. A micro credit loan encourages families to start a small business and with the proceeds support their own families. The theme this year for the offering is “Where is your Treasure?” taken from Mathew 6:19-21. This is a very relevant question in today’s economic times. We are faced with hardships of our own, but we are called upon to join our brother’s and sister’s and spread God’s Treasure throughout the world to relieve suffering and demonstrate God’s love. We have the power to change lives around the world, and even a small amount can change a families life forever.
God Bless
Wryanne
Mission Committee
This June we will be collecting the One Great Hour Of Sharing Offering. Last year through your generosity we were able to raise $698.45. Our Goal this year is $650. This amount would provide two families with micro-credit loans. In the underdeveloped communities near Cairo and Egypt a micro credit loan can mean the difference of children being able to go to school ,or doing menial labor often in hazardous conditions. A micro credit loan encourages families to start a small business and with the proceeds support their own families. The theme this year for the offering is “Where is your Treasure?” taken from Mathew 6:19-21. This is a very relevant question in today’s economic times. We are faced with hardships of our own, but we are called upon to join our brother’s and sister’s and spread God’s Treasure throughout the world to relieve suffering and demonstrate God’s love. We have the power to change lives around the world, and even a small amount can change a families life forever.
God Bless
Wryanne
Mission Committee
Continue in prayer asking for guardian angels to surround our men and women who are serving to protect our country and freedom. We also pray that God will guide the leaders of this world toward peace.
Eric Malone
Rick Setzer
James McReynolds
Tyson Fielding
John Lewis
Curtis Taft
Harlen Capen
Willie Campney
Debbie White
If there are other local troops, please let us know so we can add them to our prayer list.
Eric Malone
Rick Setzer
James McReynolds
Tyson Fielding
John Lewis
Curtis Taft
Harlen Capen
Willie Campney
Debbie White
If there are other local troops, please let us know so we can add them to our prayer list.
~ At a time appropriate for your household, read the day's entry in the Sharing Calendar. Discuss the situation described and its relationship to your household.
~ Invite each member of the household to describe one experience or person they have treasured since the last devotional reading.
~ Consider your household's Sharing Calendar contribution for the day, and add the contribution to your treasure chest coin box.
~ Offer a prayer for the people and situations highlighted in the Sharing Calendar, and for the people your household will meet in the coming hours:
Generous and loving God, we thank you for your love and care for us. We treasure the blessings you have given us. [Recount some of your household's blessings and gifts.] You call us to love your treasured children as you love them. Today we offer a gift to One Great Hour of Sharing and pray especially for [the day's highlighted group/country]. We ask that you would strengthen them, bless their lives, provide them with the assistance they need, and show them your love. Help us to see the needs around us today/tomorrow, and to show your love through our actions. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
• Remember to take your treasure chest coin box to church on the day when the One Great Hour of Sharing offering is given.
First Baptist Mission Trip 2009:
We are looking for ten people (minimum) who can take advantage of the opportunity to go to Boston to work with the City Mission Society July 12-16. If you can join us, this is what our time might look like. (Keep in mind that our projects will be tailored to the number of participants and their skills.)
Sunday, July 12th. Arrive at our host church, the Wollaston Congregational Church. Get settled in and have supper there. Orientation will be provided by Boston Urban Outreach staff of the City Mission Society of Boston.
Monday, July 13th. Breakfast at our host church (7:30-8:30). One group prepares meals for HIV/AIDS patients, lunch included (9-4). Another group prepares, serves, and eats lunch with homeless people (10-1) and then later cleans up Baptist Church in Boston, a historic church (2-4). Dinner at our host church (5-6). The whole group attends the Youth Worship service at an African American church. (6:30-8) Back to our host church to rest, relax, and discuss our experiences.
Tuesday, July 14th. Breakfast at our host church (8-9). Sort and pack items for distribution to children who are homeless (10-noon). 12-1 enjoy a bag lunch. Work to pack birthday boxes. These boxes provide birthday parties for children living in shelters (1-4). Dinner at host church with Public Voice Speaker, an ex-offender who shares his/her personal story of serving time in prison (5-6:30). Help with the Prison Book Program by reading letters from prisoners requesting books and mailing the books (6:30-9). Rest. relax and discuss our day.
Wednesday, July 15th. Breakfast at our host church (8-9).Interact with the homeless population as they create artwork and share lunch with them (10-3). Help prepare, serve and eat dinner with the Russian immigrant population (4:30-7:30). Rest, relax and discuss our day. Evaluate our experience. Pack for home.
Thursday, July 16th. Breakfast at our host church (8-9). Travel home. If the group wants to, we could do a little sight-seeing before leaving.
Other possible options are serving at a preschool center, working with the elderly, serving at a Vacation Bible School, or sorting clothing at a thrift shop. We will be using the Red Line (the "T") to get to our work sites. As you can see, there is an opportunity for someone to join us who would like to do the meal planning (4 breakfasts, 1-3 lunches depending on the projects, and 4 dinners) and organize (or do) the cooking. This person(s) could participate in as much of the projects as their time permits. Please speak to Pastor Bob, Martha Gale, Wryanne Zwolenski, Dottie Sundquist, or Rosemary Hall if you are interested in participating. We need a deposit of $25 per person by April 1st. The total cost is $195 per person for room, meals, the T pass, and the program. If you and your family would like to go, but the cost is too high, please let Pastor Bob know and we will do all we can to help you! Please check your calendars and let us know of your interest as soon as possible!
Martha Gale, for the Missions Committee
We are looking for ten people (minimum) who can take advantage of the opportunity to go to Boston to work with the City Mission Society July 12-16. If you can join us, this is what our time might look like. (Keep in mind that our projects will be tailored to the number of participants and their skills.)
Sunday, July 12th. Arrive at our host church, the Wollaston Congregational Church. Get settled in and have supper there. Orientation will be provided by Boston Urban Outreach staff of the City Mission Society of Boston.
Monday, July 13th. Breakfast at our host church (7:30-8:30). One group prepares meals for HIV/AIDS patients, lunch included (9-4). Another group prepares, serves, and eats lunch with homeless people (10-1) and then later cleans up Baptist Church in Boston, a historic church (2-4). Dinner at our host church (5-6). The whole group attends the Youth Worship service at an African American church. (6:30-8) Back to our host church to rest, relax, and discuss our experiences.
Tuesday, July 14th. Breakfast at our host church (8-9). Sort and pack items for distribution to children who are homeless (10-noon). 12-1 enjoy a bag lunch. Work to pack birthday boxes. These boxes provide birthday parties for children living in shelters (1-4). Dinner at host church with Public Voice Speaker, an ex-offender who shares his/her personal story of serving time in prison (5-6:30). Help with the Prison Book Program by reading letters from prisoners requesting books and mailing the books (6:30-9). Rest. relax and discuss our day.
Wednesday, July 15th. Breakfast at our host church (8-9).Interact with the homeless population as they create artwork and share lunch with them (10-3). Help prepare, serve and eat dinner with the Russian immigrant population (4:30-7:30). Rest, relax and discuss our day. Evaluate our experience. Pack for home.
Thursday, July 16th. Breakfast at our host church (8-9). Travel home. If the group wants to, we could do a little sight-seeing before leaving.
Other possible options are serving at a preschool center, working with the elderly, serving at a Vacation Bible School, or sorting clothing at a thrift shop. We will be using the Red Line (the "T") to get to our work sites. As you can see, there is an opportunity for someone to join us who would like to do the meal planning (4 breakfasts, 1-3 lunches depending on the projects, and 4 dinners) and organize (or do) the cooking. This person(s) could participate in as much of the projects as their time permits. Please speak to Pastor Bob, Martha Gale, Wryanne Zwolenski, Dottie Sundquist, or Rosemary Hall if you are interested in participating. We need a deposit of $25 per person by April 1st. The total cost is $195 per person for room, meals, the T pass, and the program. If you and your family would like to go, but the cost is too high, please let Pastor Bob know and we will do all we can to help you! Please check your calendars and let us know of your interest as soon as possible!
Martha Gale, for the Missions Committee