FBCLG's
member prays to turn 100 July 14
Dorothy Reynolds Hudspeth has spent her life making up for lost time.
She started driving at 47 and landed her dream job when most people are looking
forward to retirement. But when you live to be 99, you can take your
time with life.
Hudspeth hopes to turn 100 on July 14.
Other than the daily vitamins, medicine and plenty of
water, Hudspeth said there has always been one constant in her life
that keeps her going – God.
“God keeps me going every day,” she said. “God has blessed
me to go through many changes. I thank God everyday that I’m alive.
I say to myself ‘I’m getting close (to 100), but I want to make it.’”
Hudspeth will celebrate her birthday with family and friends
Saturday, July 10 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Piscataway.
Click here to read more.
Airline
miles bank created
First
Baptist Church is planning three more trips this year - to
Ghana and twice to Haiti - but church leaders need your help
getting there.
Many
of you have unused airline miles or points from
credit
cards that can be redeemed for miles. First Baptist is starting
an airline mileage bank for the trips.
Pastor Soaries is seeking mileage donations and requesting you
use your points to purchase tickets for
First Baptist.
The
trip to Ghana is planned for August. We will continue to build
upon our existing relationship with
King Okyenhene Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin. Two trips
are planned for Haiti. The first, of which the date hasn't
been
set, will be a follow-up to our trip in the Spring, and
the second will be in December, when First Baptist's college
students are expected to do missions work there.
Pastor Soaries hopes you are willing to help First Baptist make an impact in two areas of the world in need. If you have
miles to donate or are willing to purchase a ticket for the church,
please contact Linda Bennett at lbennett@fbcsomerset.com.
The
Saturday Academy begins this weekend - it's not too late to register
The Saturday Academy, a partnership between FBC Youth and the Central Jersey
Community Development Corporation, begins Saturday and runs for
seven weeks. It's open to students in grades 5-9 and will take
place at First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens.
There
will be a daily Academic Hour, which will provide students with
on-going education outside of the classroom.
There
will also be an Enrichment Hour led by Stand & Deliver, a dynamic professional development training and coaching group.
The
program is $15 a week per student and $99 if you register for the
entire summer session. There is a special discount for students
participating in their Free/Reduced Lunch Program.
Online
registration has started. To register online, click here.
Sermon
CDs for sale online
Sermons from services at First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens can be purchased
online for $5 each. Click here to review the inventory and make your selection(s).
Deep
discounts offered for TAPS' Leadership Academy
Officials with TAPS' Leadership Academy slashed the camp fee from $200 to $100
a week, eliminated the registration fee and added a trip to the Delaware
Water Gap each week.
TAPS (Teens Abstaining and Positioning Self) is offering three week-long leadership
camps this summer that will feature ways to create effective habits
of a leader; ways to build healthy relationships; comprehensive planning
and goal setting sessions; dynamic speakers and trips to the Delaware
Water Gap.
The
TAPS Leadership Academy is for children age 12 to 18. The Leadership
Academy is offered from July 19-23; 26-30 and Aug. 9-13.
The
deadline to register for the first week is July 14. To register,
call Margie Barbee at (732) 247-0444,
ext. 1044.
What's
new at FBOnline?
Encourage your friends to join the FBC Mailing List to receive the FBOnline Newsletter
and Pastor's Corner messages. Sign up at http://fbcsomerset.com/.
Protect your vision with food
Choosing foods that contain whole grains, vitamins C and E, and omega-3 fatty
acids may protect against vision loss due to age-related macular
degeneration (AMD) and other sight-robbing diseases.
C. G. Wooding Ministry Blood Pressure Screening offered every Sunday
The C.G. Wooding Ministry will be taking blood pressure screenings every
Sunday. Please join them in the First
Aid Room after
the 7, 9 and 11 a.m. services.
5 Strategies for Weight Loss
1. Exercise. Research
has shown that three 10-minute sessions in a day are as good as
one 30-minute session.
2. Keep a food diary. Devote some time each day to record what and how
much you have eaten.
3. Stay focused on being healthy, not on becoming thin.
Change your mindset to think about selecting foods that will help
your body's health rather than worrying about foods that will affect
your body’s weight.
4. Portion Control. Divide the normal amount of food you eat in
half.
5. Eating slowly can lead to weight loss. From the time you begin eating
it takes the brain 20 minutes to start signaling feelings of fullness.
Bereavement information is now on the web
Information
on what to do when a loved one dies is now
on the FBC website at http://fbcsomerset.com.
 If
you deserve a raise, ask for one
No one has to tell you that things are tough around the office. Ever since your
team's headcount was slashed, you've put in extra hours and taken
on additional projects without complaining. You deserve a raise,
but in this time of constrained budgets, is it safe to ask?
Timing is important
Most companies have a budgeting cycle; be aware of it.
Come in two months before, not two weeks after, the company has made
raise decisions. Do not ask on a Friday afternoon or before a vacation;
your arguments will be long forgotten by the time your boss returns
to work or presents your case to those above him. Do not ask during
a crisis.
Prepare your case
Determine your best arguments, such as how hard you have worked, what you have
accomplished, or how you have mentored others. Learn about the pay
system and find out how discretionary decisions are made. Try to determine
what others make. Anticipate your bosses' arguments.
To read more, visit www.cnn.com.
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Women's
Month - "Sisters Breaking down the Walls"
First Baptist Church is celebrating Women's Month in July with a number of activities.
Joy Night, which will feature spoken word and liturgical dancers, will be celebrated
at 7:15 p.m. Friday, July 9 at the church. And the women will be back
at church
at 10 a.m.,
Saturday,
July 10
to hear
Dr. Teresa
Hairston, author of "How to Pursue your Purpose" and publisher of Gospel
Today magazine.
From 6 am. to 6 p.m., on
July 13, women will be observing a Day of Fasting. Prayer will
take
place at noon in the Chapel.
Another Day of Fasting will take place from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 20 and dinner
to break the fast will be served at
6
p.m.
in the Fellowship Hall. At 7:15 p.m., Sisters - Standing in the Gap
(S-SIG) will meet at the prayer wall in the Chapel for a worship
service.
On Saturday, July 24 at 5 a.m., there will be a sunrise S-SIG at Colonial
Park.
July 18 and 25 Women of the Week will be recognized.
The month will wrap up with a Women's Day service on July 25 at the
7, 9, and 11 a.m. services. Rev. Millicent Wess will be the guest preacher
for the 9 and 11 a.m. services.
Click here to register for events.
"Summer
with the Son" series begins this month
First Baptist Church is offering a number of activities, workshops and programs
in July and August. From Women's Month, Summer Renewal, the 5th anniversary
and dfree, to Pastor Soaries preaching every service every Sunday in
August. There will be worship opportunties for all ages.
"We take summer as seriously as the rest of the year. There is something going
on straight through the summer. We're using this summer for the glory
of God," said Pastor Soaries.
Check out this week's newsletter for information on the
other events.
5th
Anniversary of dfree - online registration available
Join the dfree Ministry this month in celebrating the 5th Anniversary of dfree
- no debt, no deficits, no delinquencies.
There will be a dfree moment during the 7, 9, and 11 a.m. services on July 11.
Special guest Dr. Teresa Hairston, publisher of "Gospel
Today" magazine, is expected at the 11
a.m. service.
There will be a reception immediately following the 11
a.m. service in the Fellowship Hall. Reserve your spot at the reception
by clicking
here.
For more information, e-mail Barbara Fuller at bfuller@focusonyounow.com.
Accelerated
dfree Summer class offered
The dfree Ministry is offering an accelerated level 1 class this summer from
7-8:30 p.m., on Tuesdays from July 6-27 in the seminar room. The curriculum
is "Learn God’s Way of Managing Money."
Women
Without Walls Ministry hosts Dr. Teresa Hairston
The Women Without Walls Ministry invites the women of First Baptist to hear Dr.
Teresa Hairston's inspirational story Saturday, July 10 in the Chapel.
Dr. Hairston is the founder and publisher of Gospel Today, a magazine she started with $400, while raising three children as a single mother.
She's also the author of "How to Pursue Your Purpose."
The event will begin at 10 a.m. in the Chapel and will
include a question-and-answer session. At 11 a.m. in the Fellowship
Hall, there will be a book signing and magazine subscription drive.
Refreshments will also be served.
To RSVP for this event, click
here.
Summer
Renewal begins Monday
Summer
Renewal 2010, formerly known as Vacation Bible School, is from
7:15 to 8:30 p.m., July 12-16. There will be classes for all ages.
The theme is "20/20 Vision" for teens and adults and "Going Green
with Jesus" for all other classes.
Hot dogs and hamburgers will be served from 6-7 p.m. Friday, July 12.
For more information, contact Carolyn Earl at (732) 940-6081.
Click here to register online.
College
Sunday
The Youth Ministry and Crossroads College Ministry
will present “College Sunday” at the 11 a.m. service July 18 in the Sanctuary.
Everyone
is asked to represent your college by wearing T-shirts and paraphernalia.
Volunteers
needed for the new bookstore
The new bookstore is expected to open in the next few months, but the Bookstore
Ministry is looking for volunteers now.
Volunteers are needed to work three to six hours a week on Sunday,
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. Volunteers will assist
customers,
work with inventory and stock shelves.
If
you're interested, call Yvonne Suber
at
(908)
208-2285.
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