Iroquois Association: We at First Baptist will host the Annual Meeting of the Iroquois Baptist Association on Sunday afternoon, October 25.
I encourage you to attend and help us welcome our brothers and sisters in Christ of American Baptist Churches in Cayuga, Cortland, Onondaga and Oswego counties. The association is a basic unit of American Baptist life, and this will be an opportunity to experience it first hand.
We will lead a worship service at 2:30 p.m. A business meeting will follow. At 5 p.m. we will welcome people in our chapel for refreshments and fellowship.
Shirley Mapstone is coordinating the refreshments. Would you help? Let her know.
Our Fall Sunday School started on September 20th. I want to say thank you to everyone who has agreed to teach a youth or children’s class. The work you do is vitally important.
I also want to thank Erm Ferris, who teaches the Adult Journeys Class and Jill Doss and Al Dominy who have led Bible Discussion groups. I will be teaching a class in the chapel entitled, “The Jesus Way.” We will use DVD presentations, Bible study and discussions to learn how one lives more like Jesus.
Where is your place in the Sunday morning education time? Are you teaching or helping in a class? Do you attend one of these groups? You are welcome and your presence enriches others in our fellowship.
Worship: Our worship and my sermons in October will focus on several aspects of the significance of Jesus life and ministry:
Sunday, October 4 –
World Communion Sunday
Sermon: “How Many is One?”
Read: John 17:20-26
Sunday, October 11 –
Sermon – “What About Christ?”
Read: Hebrews 1:1-4 and Hebrews 2:9-11
Sunday, October 18 –
CROP Walk for Hunger
Sermon: “What about the Wealth?”
Read: Mark 10:17-30
Sunday, October 25 –
Sermon: “Do We Need a Priest?”
Read: Hebrews 4:14-16
Faithfully,
Pastor Leon
P.S.
The Nehemiah Team will attend the last workshop in our envisioning process on October 24th at Onondaga Hill Presbyterian Church. Continue to keep the team in your prayers.
