I am so excited about our first Family Worship Night this Sunday at 5:00 PM in the OC!  This is not only a great opportunity for the whole family to be together, but also a great way to learn how to practically teach our children the truths of God's Word.  Because this is a family event, there will be NO childcare at all Sunday night.  All ages are invited to join us.  Hope to see you Sunday evening for this high-energy, fun-for-the-whole-family, night of worship!

I wanted to give you an update on the Family Minister Search.  We have had several applications submitted thus far, but the committee has not yet formally interviewed a candidate.  Though we have a job description, as this is a new position, it's a little more difficult to solidify it based on our ever-changing needs.  We believe that so many things will change when the new building is opened.  We will have more S.S. space, we will have more opportunities to offer different ministries, we will have the commons area that will have to be staffed with a variety of volunteers, and so on.  As a result, it's hard to see the finer details of what we need to fully complement the present ministry staff.  Please continue to pray for the committee as we seek God's direction and if you have any ideas or suggestions about what you think we need in this position, please email me and let me know.

Thank you for allowing us to GATHER...GROW...GIVE...and GO with you!

1. Look Forward, Not Backward
   Don’t second-guess it
2. Catch The Little Foxes
   Keep yourself accountable
3. Tell Your Story
4. Think, “Glorify”
5. Take time to work on your marriage
6. Have proper expectations of your mate
   No such thing as perfect!
7. Work on yourself! Learn to love.
   Triangle

• Connect with people
• Join Groups
• Stay in the know with the church calendar of upcoming events
• Dive deeper through growth tools, prayer requests, share resources, and organize help

• 5:45 PM- Children’s Choir in Fellowship Hall
• 6:15 PM- Boys Only & Girls Only
• 7:00 PM- Parent Pick Up at the following Locations:

• 1st & 2nd Grade - Knigh Classroom ( 3rd Floor Applegate)
• 3rd & 4th Grade- Reed Classroom (3rd Floor Applegate)
• 5th & 6th Grade- Taylor Classroom (3rd Floor Applegate)

• 1st & 2nd Grade- Cook Classroom (3rd Floor Applegate)
• 3rd & 4th Grade- Chisholm Classroom (3rd Floor Applegate)
• 5th & 6th Grade- Fellowship Hall

• 8:45 a.m. - join us for breakfast and at 9:10 for Bible study led by adult & college leaders 
• 5:00 p.m. -  Family Worship Night in the Outreach Center

• 5:30 - Supper in the OC
• 6:00 - Worship & Bible study in the OC; we are in week 2 of Flipped, a 4 week series on 4 people whose lives were flipped upside down after encountering Jesus
  

• Blacklight Dodgeball | Friday October 31 | 9:30 - 11:30 pm | $5
  Join us after the high school football games for a night of fun in the Outreach Center gym. Dress up in clothes that’ll reflect the blacklight (white or fluorescent shirts, shorts, socks, shoes, etc, & use highlighters to decorate yourself). We’ll provide pizza & drinks. Cost: $5. Bring your friends with you after the game!
• Disciple Now: January 30-Feb 1
• Super Bowl Party: Feb 1
• Echo: March 22; Gary Permenter will be here to speak to our teens & parents
• Summer Camp: May 26-29 | Pickwick Landing State Park, Tennessee 
• Mission Trip: June 22-26 | Mission First in Jackson, MS
• Super Summer: July 13-17 | Mississippi College

• Thursday, October 16th 7:30 - 9:30 am and 3:30 - 5:30 pm

• Prayer walk your neighborhood as a family and pray for those who live around you.
• Bake some fall goodies (cookies, brownies, etc.) and pass them out to those who live on your street.
• Invite your neighbors to come to your home for dinner.
• Practice random acts of kindness: rake a neighbor’s yard or help out with someone’s yard work, put away your neighbor’s trash can, or surprise your neighbor with a potted fall mum.
• Organize a neighborhood get-together, barbecue, pitch-in, game night, or block party.
• Invite the neighborhood children to join your children for a play date in your back yard.
• Be intentional about saying “Hello” to those who live around you. (Rather than just giving them a wave or a head-nod.)
• Offer to walk their dog, water their plants, or bring in their mail if they go away on vacation.
• Pay them a visit—just to see how they and their family are doing.
• Make them a Happy Fall card and leave it on their front door.
• Take them a book to read.
• Invite them to join you at FBC one Sunday morning.
• Offer to babysit for an evening, so that a neighboring couple can have a date night.
• Be a “good neighbor” yourself by keeping your yard neat and picking up your own trash.