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CONNECTION
July, 2009
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
Sundays:
8:30am-Praise Team
Rehearsal
9:00am-Choir Rehearsal
9:30am-Sunday School
10:30am-Worship
6:00pm-Youth
Wednesdays:
6:30am-Grits and God’s
Word
6:00pm-Prayer Meeting
and Fellowship Supper
-Youth
Special Guests in
July
July 5 – “Loose Stone”
singing group
July 12 – Mary Beth Freedom Fellowship

Sisk and Betsy Roddy
Sunday, July 5 – Church Wide Dinner following the
July 26 – Frank Hay morning worship service. BBQ provided – bring
your favorite salads, veggies, and sides.
First Baptist Church of Elloree

6208 Old Hwy. No. Six
Elloree, SC 29047
803-897-2773
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• From Your
From Your Pastor
Pastor
• Grits & God’s
Word
I want to invite everyone who reads this note to a multi-course meal that I will prepare
• Deacon of the
and serve beginning in July. It will be made up of a number of entrees from scripture, served over a
Month
bed of fresh prayer. Some of the servings will be exquisite cuisine while others may seem” scattered,
covered, and smothered.” Some will be your personal favorites, while others will seem like the
vegetables you dislike the most good for you, but not necessarily what you would have picked for your
Bible Study
own palate. Dessert and beverages may vary with the entrees. Look at the worship and praise as the
Faith Untamed appetizers to get you ready! Will you join us for all the meals?
In another vein-please plan to join us on July 5th for our church -wide get together following
Allison McCrary will worship. We will provide BBQ and beverages; you provide the sides - potato salads, baked beans and
be starting a Bible desserts-especially desserts!! Make enough for your family plus one!
study on July13 at Vacation Bible School was a great success! Thank you to Marla and all the crew for organizing,
6:30 at the FBC staffing, teaching and serving! I know God was pleased!
Youth house. All
interested please
Your Pastor and Friend,
contact Allison so she
can order books. Clark ☺
In Our Prayers

Rock & Inez Bair, Grits and Deacon of the
Chivilette Bozard,
Susan Griffin, Iris Nell God’s Word Month
Hall, Ann Hawkins,
Sharon Heddle, Eloise
Men, Set your alarms and join the
others for breakfast and Bible This month’s deacon is Ron Hanks.
Holman, Evelyn Hood,
study, prayer and more! Ron and Beverly have been members
Mary Hungerpiller, at First Baptist Church since August

Mildred Shuler, Sue 11, 2002. He is employed at The
Joyner, D.W. Regional Medical Center in
McEachern, Hazel Orangeburg.
Shuler, Ruth S. Shuler, Ron has served as a deacon in his
Helen Stoudenmire, church in Virginia and he has served
Horace Jackson, Lynn on our finance committee here in
Swindell, Louise Elloree. His easy going nature is
Ulmer, Grace F. coupled to a heart for people. His
opportunities to serve are his
Zeigler, Theresa
ministry.
Wiederhold, Grace G.
Wednesday Mornings at 6:30 am Please feel free to call on Ron at
Zeigler any time should you have a need at
Clark’s Pond House
(803) 707‐9150.
Loaves of Love
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The next Loaves of Love will be on July 18th. We
would really like for you to help. The preparations
• Youth start at 8:30am and the delivery starts at
• Children approximately 11:00 am. I promise that you will
• Loaves of Love receive a blessing from this. Call Sue Joyner if you
• Prayer Ministry need further information at 897-1010.
• Golden Age Club Next Date: July 18, 2009 8:30AM
ESL
We are taking July and School Supplies Drive
August off to regroup
and re-vamp our Before we turn around it will be time for school again. There are several very
program. We would needy areas that will require school supplies especially in our present economy.
just like to take this We want to offer supplies to our needy school children here in Elloree through
opportunity to thank the school systems. West Virginia, our on-going mission, will need school
all of you for your supplies, as well. To do this we need you help!!
support you have given
this program. Your
prayers were a great When you are shopping, please pick up supplies and bring them to the church.
blessing. Those of you Any supplies will be great. If you drop them off, I will store them in a safe
who came and place. If you would like to give a donation, please give it to Karen Heddle and
greeted, or provided mark it for school supplies.
refreshments, or
encouraged these of us
teaching meant the Partial list of supplies, but feel free to improvise:
world. God blessed Notebook paper (wide rule and college rule)
this outreach. Many of Spiral or bound notebooks
our students Pencils, pens, erasers
memorized Bible
verses and learned
Markers
praise songs. We Glue (stick or bottle)
enrolled twenty-one Small pads for assignments
with an average of Pencil pouches
then to twelve each Crayons
Sunday night. Please
Calculators, rulers, protractors, compasses
pray for this program
as we evaluate and Construction paper, three ring or pocket folders
continue in the fall. If Book bag
you would like to teach Lunch Box or bag or even brown lunch bags
or help please let us
know. We will deliver these supplies in August. The trip to West Virginia will be a
back to school kick-off with a cook-out for the adults, too. We need to help the
Peytona Church. I will publish the date as soon as possible. I cannot thank you
enough for your help with this.
Jenny Rourk, 897-2560 or [email protected]

A Note of Appreciation
For all of your prayers, calls and cards during July Birthdays
Inside Page 4 my surgery and after coming home. Thanks Vonnette Bailey 7/2; Marshall Polin,
Mindy McMillan 7/3; Grace Fogle 7/4;
for remembering me in such nice ways. We Horace Jackson, Carl Brandenburg
• Vital Stats still need your prayers. 7/5; David Felkel 7/6; Philathea Bair,
David Smith 7/7; Charles Haley, Joan
• Birthdays Love In Christ, Shuler, Sara Kate Rush 7/8;Tammy
Dawsey 7/9; Richard Bochette,
• Staff Philathea Bair Hannah Collier 7/12; Mindy McMillian,
Albie Crummitt, Nancy Jeffcoat 7/13;
Catherine Morris 7/14; Richard
Dear Pastor and Church Family, Carpenter 7/15; Chris Broadway,
We wish to thank you for your visits, cards, Morgan McMillan 7/16; Mack Allen
food (prepared and fresh produce) and most Irick, Walt Langley 7/17; Iris Nell
Church Staff Hall, Shelia Kemmerlin 7/18; Amy
especially for your prayers. We know there Brickle 7/19; Sonny Clemmons 7/19;
Pastor – Dr. C. Clark McCrary, III
Music Director – Craig Collier
were many and we felt them all. Horace is Janice Jones 7/20; Kelly Rathburn
7/21; Stephanie Zeigler 7/24; Glenda
Instrumentalist– Sharon Heddle doing well from his bypass surgery; however Kay Broadway, Charles Hudson,
Church Sec. – Mary Jackson we still covet your prayers and visits. Dianne Powers, Chris Westbury,
Carolina Thornton 7/26; Catherine
Children’s Dir. – Marla Fanning Horace and Mary Jackson Bookhart, Bart Quattlebaum 7/28;
Youth Dir. – Mike Fanning Sylvia Haley, Geraldine Salisbury
Records Sec. – Karen Heddle Dear Church Family, 7/29; Kelly Houck 7/30; Edward
Morgan, Caitlyn Way 7/31.
Custodian – Horace M. Jackson My children and I want to extend to you all
Steward – Kirk Shelton for your thoughts of kindness and prayers, Stewardship
We’re on the Web! visits, cards and food. I am greatly blessed
Visit us at: by God’s love and friends like each of you. Budget Needs $27,912.00
http://www.fbcelloree.org
God Bless, Budget Rec. - June $27,296.75
HU
Theresa Wiederhold
First Baptist Church of Elloree

6208 Old Hwy. No. Six
Elloree, SC 29047
NON‐PROFIT ORGANIZATION
U.S.POSTAGE PAID
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July 12 – Mary Beth Freedom Fellowship

First Baptist Church of Elloree

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