First Baptist Church Of Rock Island

3020 30th Street

Rock Island, Illinois 61201

309-786-2617

Pastor Janet L. Waychoff

web page: www.fbcrockisland.com

E-Mail address: fbcori@mediacombb.net

Youtube: search fbcrockisland

(to view sermon videos)

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Bible Study: 9:30 A.M.

Worship Service Begins at 10:30 A.M.

First Baptist Church Of Rock Island
3020 30 th Street
Rock Island, IL 61201
United States
ph: 309-786-2617
revjanabc@gmail.com

The Bapstist Beacon

Birthdays

Wayne Faris

Nancy Henderson

Cheryl Scott

Pastor Janet L. Waychoff

Whitney Stivers

Happy Retirement!!!

Staff Sgt. Patricia Faris retired from the U.S. Army on 1^st August 2019 after 20 plus years. We thank her for serving our country. She is working on her Master’s Degree in Industrial Organizational Psychology at the present time. Bless You, Patti!

THE GREETER FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER: 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 28 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.

Children's Moment

Let go!

Much attention is being paid to the heavy backpacks kids

now lug to school. My fifth-grader’s backpack weighs

nearly 20 pounds — more than one-quarter of her body weight!

This year I bought my kids backpacks with wheels to ease

the muscle strain. Problem solved? Wrong. They continue lugging the packs on their backs, and I keep reminding

them to put the packs down and roll them.

I don’t understand it — or do I? We adults carry heavy burdens, too. They pile up and weigh us down. The

cumulative weight can be crushing. But we don’t have

to carry our troubles. Jesus tells us to let him shoulder

the load (see Matthew 11:28). Jesus already took away our biggest burden by dying on the cross. So we can truly

“Let go … and let God.”
—Kari Myers

Choir Practice

On Wednesday afternoons,4:00-5:00 P.M.

Come join the fun!

Labors of Love

Thomas Merton, an American monk, writer and social activist, said, “It is in the ordinary duties and labors of life that the Christian can and should develop his spiritual union with God.” As the United States observes Labor Day, may we find meaning not simply in marking summer’s end but in celebrating the ways nearly all “duties and labors of life” can empower ministry and faith.

Whether as a dentist, parent, artist, teacher, mechanic, gardener, city councilor, farmer, day laborer, attorney or anything else, a Christian can begin each workday or shift by praying for opportunities to serve whoever they’ll encounter. We also can pray for and seek ways to grow in “spiritual union with God”: cultivating spiritual fruits; actively loving God and neighbor; practicing humility, gratitude and praise.

In Labor Day, may we find inspiration to make all our labors loving and faithful!

Bless The Students

Dear Lord Jesus, bless the children and youth of this nation, returning to their schools and colleges. May your Holy Spirit enlighten their minds, purify their vision and strengthen their wills. Protect them as they learn in the classroom and participate in activities outside it. May they learn to follow in your steps, just as you grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man. Amen.

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!

Special thanks to so many who help in ministry in so many ways!

God bless you!

Special thanks to Robert Morse for helping us do small jobs of repair

and maintenance around the

Church.

Thank you for all you do with

helping us upgrade in sound and

input of data! Thank you for

recording Pastor’s sermons so they

can be viewed on YouTube.

Special thanks to Robert Morse for volunteering to drive the Church

van and pick up people!

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FIND US ON FACEBOOK – We

are having problems placing

pictures on our webpage.

Pleace check out the

pictures on our Facebook

page.

Volunteers Needed

Church Volunteer Needs:

( Speak to Pastor)

Help with the 9:30 A.M. Children’s Sunday School.

Help bring people to Church, either in church van or own vehicle.

Web Page

Our Web Page is an outreach tool that we have had for several years. Bev is our Web Master.

Bev updates the Page weekly and monthly.

We have had 84visitors to the webpage for the month.

Facebook

We have had 24 post reaches, 3 Post Engagements, and 12 Page Views for the month.

E-Mail Beacon

If you would like to receive the “Beacon” newsletter by e-mail, and have not submitted your email address, please email the Church your email address. Your Beacon will begin by email at the next printing. Otherwise, you will still receive the Beacon by snail mail. If you wish to be taken off the mailing list, please let us know.

Dates to Remember

September 1^st Indoor Worship Service, followed by

Indoor Picnic.

September 2^nd, Labor Day, Office Closed

September 15^th, 12:00 P.M. Noon, Council Meeting

Food Pantry

We received 18 food items and $22 for the Food Pantry. Thank you! Please bring fruit items and boxed meals for the next month.

Thank you for your

support of this ministry.

Bev

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