Text Box: Hey Youth,                  Student Council, mark your calendars for May 25th. We will have our first meeting at the annex immediately following Sunday School. I can provide transportation, if you need it. Be prepared to discuss activities you would like for the month of June. We will provide the whole youth with a complete calendar. I look forward to meeting with all of you. I’ll send out a reminder card just prior to the meeting date.                  Attention all youth! Do you want to have an immediate impact on one very special youth? If so, it’s time to report for duty. Join us for Operation Coconut. Donations will be taken up on Wednesday nights and Sunday mornings.                  Have you ever considered why making decisions can be tough? Are your decisions based on your feelings? Is prayer ever part of your decision making? These tough questions and more will be explored during the month of May. Join us Wednesdays for “Nite Life,” the easiest decision you’ll ever make.                  All youth are welcome to join us at the annex Friday, May 9th at 6:00 for “Movie and a Pizza.” Don’t worry-there will be more than one pizza, after all, you guys need to eat, too!                  Have a great weekend. Scott

Text Box:   Text Box: First Baptist Church EDITION OF The Baptist Record Church Offices: 20144 Pineville Road, Suite B Mailing Address: P. O. Box 338 Long Beach, MS 39560 228-864-2584, Website: www.fbclb.com Text Box: May 8, 2008 Text Box:   OUR GOD REIGNS! Text Box: Total Annual Budget                 $835,869.00 Budget to Date Needed              $533,841.49 Budget Received to Date           $474,069.41   May 2008 Budget as of 5/31/08                   $  63,084.44 Budget Rec. as of 5/04/08          $  23,923.25 His Church Rising Totals           $702,456.58

Text Box: Good News- Part V- We have just received several generous donations that will allow us to purchase a brand-new Kawai K-3 48” upright piano for use in our new choir room! I had been praying about this need and hoping for funding to become available, and Praise the Lord, once again He has supplied our needs! The piano has been purchased and will be there waiting for us to use when we move into the building. To God be the Glory!   The Children’s Choir will have our last meeting time on May 7.  On May 14 we will combine the entire time with GA’s and RA’s for Awards Night. Thanks for a great year! The Life-song Project   Youth Choir Musical May 18 2:30 pm North Long Beach Baptist Church* *(Please note this change of place.)

Text Box: VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL   JUNE 2 – 6 8:30 – 11:30 A.M. LONG BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL   Register today by: Online – www.fbclb.com Call the church office – 864-2584 Fill out a form at church on Sunday   Please pray for our VBS that many children will come and many will make decisions for Christ.

Text Box: Brenda’s Notes . . .                  On May 18th we will be celebrating two big events – Senior Baccalaureate and Sunday School Teacher Appreciation.  These are two very special times in our church.                    We have 7 seniors that will be participating in the Baccalaureate that Sunday.  (Next week we will have their pictures in the newsletter).  Please take time to pray for these seniors as they are beginning their adult lives.  Pray that God will always be a big part of their lives and that they will serve Him all the days of their lives.                  The other event is the Sunday School Teacher Appreciation.  This will be a time when you can let your teacher or your children’s teachers know how much you appreciate their dedication to teaching each Sunday.  Sunday School teachers spend much time each week in preparation and prayer for that one hour on Sunday.  It is a very important time in the life of our church and ministry.   We have the best group of teachers that I have ever had the privilege of working with.  I am very proud of our Sunday School Ministry.  I would also like to say “THANK YOU” to our Sunday School Council.  They do so much behind the scene work that you might never see.  I promise you that the work of the Sunday School would not be running as smooth as it does without them.  They are: Preschool – Russell & Cheryl                             Stevison Children – Teresa Mogler Youth – Scott Wedgeworth Adult – Richard Fairchild Senior Adult – Ruthie Williams Sunday School Director – Dave Bethea Please give them a big “Thank you” next time you see them.  Please pray for our Sunday School Ministry as we move into the new building.

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Text Box:      The Solid Rock Coed Class wishes to thank everyone who had a part in making “The Roast of LaRue Stephens” such a big success.  We had a great time.      Thank you for the baskets, pictures, etc.  $2,709 was raised from the auction.  All total you helped to contribute $6,000 to “His Church Rising.”                  Jackie Hutchinson  

Text Box: Orders are being taken for copies on DVD of “The Roast of LaRue.”  Please call the church office or Jackie Hutchinson, 868-1594, to reserve your copy.  Cost $5.

Text Box: Dear Church Family, Thank you for the many expressions of sympathy after the loss of my father.  Your kind words and cards gave us comfort during this difficult time.  Again, thank you. Ted Molesworth & Family

Text Box: ************ From your Construction Committee Because of safety and final construction issues we would like to ask that you not go to the new building until we notify you that it is OK.  Thank you.

Text Box: Honor Your Mother This Mother’s Day!

Text Box: Workday this Saturday, May 10, at 8 a.m.  at the building site. Can you help us this Saturday? Tools needed: Touch teams-gloves, malls to break concrete, shovels, garden & yard rakes, wheel barrows, and safety glasses; Equipment teams–tractors, dump trucks, dirt moving equipment.

Text Box: Upcoming Events May 11—Mother’s Day;      Baby/Child Dedication May 18—Baccalaureate; Sunday      School Teacher Appreciation May 18—Youth Choir presents                 “LifeSong Project,” North          Long Beach Baptist, 2:30 May 20—Weekday Preschool      Graduation, First Methodist, 6:30 June 2-6—Vacation Bible School, Middle School, 8:30-11:30