The Baptist Beacon 

July 2019

Birthdays

Terry Bolte

Cookie McKnight

McKayla Villarreal 

Connie Anderson

Nick Fitzpatrick

Donna Peterson

Susan Holtz



GREETER FOR THE MONTH :

Lorraine Comer



PEOPLE TO REMEMBER: 



Marlene Rogers (Randy Rogers’ Mother),  Amber Ridge Memory Care, 221-11th Avenue, Moline, IL 61265.

Marge Parks, 1209 – 21st Avenue,

Apt. B-310, Rock Island, IL 61201

  

Welcome to Our Church

We had 20 guests visit last month. 

Sunday School 

Thank you, Bev, for helping out in our children’s ministry and serving delicious breakfasts to our children and others that are hungry!   On certain Sundays, after Sunday School, they visit the Good News (!) store and spend their hard-earned Good News $’s!  Kathy teaches our children. Sue Bollaert is our back-up teacher.  If you have a child that is interested in attending, please let Pastor, Kathy or Bev know.  After class, the children are fed in the Fellowship Hall!  Word is out that children of all sizes love Bev’s eggs and sausage.



Cuddles' Corner   

Check out Cuddles' Corner on our facebook and webpage. She needs some help answering some questions about the Bible.

Maycee Fitzpatrick has been studying her Bible and checking in at Cuddles' Corner.  Maycee has earned extra AWANA Dollars by following Cuddles.    Great Job Maycee!!! Keep up the good work.



Youtube Live Stream

To watch our Sunday Morning Sermon live, go to YouTube and type fbcrockisland in search bar and look for the live feed. If you have questions call Robert 309-206-0637.



CAR SHOW, KIDS' CARNIVAL,
GOSPEL CONCERT

Where:  First Baptist Church                of Rock Island. 

                        3020 30th St.

                        Rock Island, Il

When:  July 13th

Time:  10 AM - 3 PM

FREE ADMISSION

Top 20 cars outside:  11AM-2:30PM

Judging and trophies at end of show

Food Truck: by purchase

Children's Carnival: 11AM-12:30PM

Free hot dogs, chips, pop, water

Gospel Concert: "State of Grace" 12:30PM-2:30 PM

Electronic Race Track: look specs up online

                           adults' and                                      children's races

                            build and bring                             own

                            boxcar to race.

                            Trophies for 1st,                           2nd, 3rd speed

Raffle

certificates: 

                  Blue Iguana: (2) $25

                  City Limits: (2) $25

                  Stevensons: (2) $50

                  Tangle Wood: (2) $25

                   Jiffy Lube 4 free oil                     changes

                   Supreme Customized                 Detailing $150

Anonymous Donor Donations  

Target: (2) $5          

Whitey's: (2) $5    

McDonald's: (2) $5

Hungry Hobo: (2)$5

Pickerman's: (2) $5

Fareway:(2) $5

Miss Mamies: (1) $10

Olive Garden: (1) $20

Josephine's Bakery: (2) $5

more to come

Donations:

                   Irresistible Kustom 2                 Car Club:

                           2 buckets of Hot                           Wheel Cars

                   First Baptist Church:                    First   25 cars get                          Free gift bag

                   First Baptist Church:                    10 stuffed school                          bookbags and toys

          More to be added

Anonymous Business Donations

Maps and coloring books

T-shirts, ball caps, keychains

more to come

Book Bag items needed for children

V     4oz Bottles of Elmer’s Glue 

V     Pencil cap erasers

V     3X5 index cards

V     Pencil/crayon box

V     Wide-ruled notebooks (various solid colors)

V     Bottle of hand sanitizer

V     Box of 24 Crayola Crayons

V     Back pack with no wheels

V     Dry Erase markers

V     Box of 10 Crayola Classic Color Markers

V     Gallon sized plastic bags

V     2 pocketed plain colored folders (various solid colors)

V     Kleenex

V     Glue Sticks

V     Pencils

(ignore the "v" on each item, can't delete it)



Thank you to our community for joining us in this fun and safe community outreach!





Children's Moment

Self-fulfilling prophecies

“Children have this amazing way of becoming exactly who we tell them they are,” writes Amy Weatherly. “If we tell them they are strong, they become strong. If we tell them they are kind, they become kind.”

Perhaps Jesus knows this when he tells his disciples, “You are the salt of the earth [and] the light of the world” (Matthew 5:13-14). Clearly they haven’t already mastered sharing Jesus’ goodness with everyone! They are works in progress, as are we. But Jesus, teacher that he is, seems to set the bar high so his followers will strive to meet his expectations.

“You are Peter,” Jesus tells Simon, “and on this rock I will build my church” (Matthew 16:18). We can hear Weatherly: “If we tell them they’re faithful, they become faithful.” And when Jesus declares, “You are of more value than many sparrows” (Matthew 10:31), we believe in our worth and live it out. We become what Jesus tells us we are.
—Heidi Mann





2019 Graduate

Corbin Viernow – Graduating from Herrin High School. Going to College at John Logan Community, Carbon Dale, Il. Granddaughter of Ray & Sue Bollaert.









THANK YOU

Special thanks to those that volunteer especially on Sunday mornings to help with serving and help clean-up the kitchen before and after Worship Service.



Special thanks to those that bring in snacks for our Fellowship time after Worship Service! What a difference your help has made!