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May - August 2004 -LAVA LAVA ISLAND VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL will be hosted by our church during the week of August 2 to 6. Lava Lava Island is where Jesus' love flows. Please call the church office for registration forms and other information that you may need to ask on being a crew leader. You're invited. Church family members are invited to celebrate with the following couples as they exchange their marriage vows in our church this summer: Jebeh Massaquoi and William Eschmann on Saturday, July 3 at 4:30 p.m. and Stephanie Mercuri and Michael Proszkow on Saturday, July 24 at 2:00 p.m. - Planned Giving Talk and Consultation. Paul Alexander, representative for the American Baptist Foundation will give a lecture on Planned Giving on Wednesday, July 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the Church Parlor. Please call the church office for advance accommodation. -Church member Mary Smith is now in a nursing care facility in Florida. Those wishing to send cards and notes may use the following address: Mary Smith c/o Olds Hall Good Samaritan Ctr. 327 Orange Ave. Daytona Beach, FL 32114-4220 - Summer Worship. On Sunday, June 20, the service moves to 10:00 a.m. This will stay in effect through Labor Day weekend. Also, beginning July 4, we will worship in the Church Parlor through the remainder of summer. - Baby Shower. The ladies of the church are invited to a baby shower for Roselin and Krishna Gorllapati. The shower will be held in the church parlor on Saturday, June 19 at 1:30 p.m. Krishna (Paul) and Roselin came from India and have recently joined our church membership. This is the Gorllapati's first child so they will need lots of (blue) things for the baby. Please speak with the adopted "grandmother to be" Cindy Huddy for more information. - Got E-mail Address? Church Family members and friends who have access to e-mail are asked to send their address to the church office, so these records may be updated. This will not replace our current means of communication, but will supplement our telephone and regular mail communications. - Children's Sunday. On Sunday, June 13 at 11:00 a.m., the children and youth of our Sunday school will lead us in worship as we celebrate Children's Day. - Clarke Fellowship Outing. Members of Clarke Fellowship will be traveling to Ruggieri's Restaurant, located at the Ship on Rt. 1, for lunch on Monday, June 14. Members who need a ride are asked to meet in the church parking lot at 11:30 a.m. This is an annual outing and the last meeting until September. For more information please speak with Peggy Blum, President of Clarke Fellowship. - Tools of Hope. Group "Q" will again be sponsoring "Tools of Hope" Sunday on Father's Day, June 20th. Church members and friends will have the opportunity to give $ 5.00 gifts to help Church World Service purchase tools of all kinds for the needy here and around the world. On the two Sundays before Father's Day, June 6 and 13, forms and cards will be available during coffee hour in Judson Chapel for our church family members to once again take part in this special program to honor loved ones and friends for Father's Day. An Honor Roll will be printed in the church bulletin that day and in the following Witness newsletter. Gifts may be given to Irene Hofmann or sent to the church office not later than Wednesday, June 16. - New Sound System. Eng'r. Frank Hoffman wants to hear your comments and suggestions to further assess the effectiveness of the new system. The new sound system has been installed in the church. After some minor changes and tune ups, it is important that Frank gets your feedbacks so he can sit down with the installer and tell him what he congregation has found about the system to further improve its quality. You may write your comments, good or bad, to Frank Hoffman and hand it over to him on Sundays. Otherwise, mail to The Church Office. - Scholarships. The First Baptist Church, Malden Scholarship Committee chair, Ms. Dorothy Foxon announces that applications have been processed and recipients selected for the Hillyer H. Straton and Alfred and Jeanne Jones Scholarship plus the Lockhart and Allen Funds.
The Hillyer H. Straton Scholarship gives first preference to those pursuing a career in the ministry or associated fields. The Jones, Lockhart and Allen funds are available not only for those in purely academic fields but also for students attending technical fields or similar schools. The Committee has also considered persons in continuing education.
Applicants were asked to submit
written resume which include personal profile and aspirations. Every
applicant was carefully considered. Scholarships will be awarded during the
worship service on Sunday, June 6, 2004. - ABWM Annual Meeting with International Pot-luck Dinner on Thursday, May 27th at 6:30 p.m. - Men and Boys are invited to the Judson Intercity Fellowship (JIF) Breakfast on Sunday, May 16 at 7:30 a.m. in Medford First Baptist Church. For more information please speak with Richard Freeman thru the Church Office. - Sunday, May 16 worship will be led by the Youth Leader Core Group. All are invited to come and worship with us. Welcome to YLC members and their advisors, parents, and friends who would be coming along. Guest speaker is Christopher Thornhill.
-Welcome to Ms. Rebecca Abbott, our past
interim Music Minister who will be our guest organist and director of the
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