Job Description: Would meet with the young men in grades two to six on Wednesday afternoons from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Work on character building, missions education, teamwork. Build in fun and active play, too! Requires someone with a love for children, has lots of patience, and likes having fun. Materials are provided by WMU. Start date: Immediately. Please see Gaye Buchanan for more information.
Children’s Art on Display
Check out the art exhibit on second floor outside the children’s Sunday school room. The theme is “God’s Wonderful World.”
If your child hasn’t completed a picture for the display, it isn’t too late! They can finish it up and give it to Cheryl Beck to be added to the display.
Join Us for Worship!
JOIN US FOR WORSHIP ON SUNDAY MORNING AT 10:30 A.M.
IN THE SANCTUARY! ALSO JOIN US FOR
SUNDAY SCHOOL AT 9:30 A.M. FOR ALL AGES!
Our worship service will be streamed online at firstbaptistsylva.com.
Recipes Appreciated!
Each week we include a recipe in the Church Chimes and we hope that you are enjoying reading and trying them. You can add your favorite recipes to the Chimes by sending them to Cheryl Beck at cabeck@ncsu.edu. This is an ongoing WMU project.
Thanks for participating!
A Way You Can Help
Sarah Ogletree Ritter, former youth intern at FBC Sylva who now works for Creation Care Alliance of WNC, has been in contact with Gaye Buchanan, WMU director. Sarah lives and works in Mitchell County, which is one of the hardest hit counties in WNC from Helene.
Immediate needs at this time:
small propane tanks (grill size)
mailboxes
work gloves
towels
wash cloths
to-go food containers
chicken feed
Visa gift cards
queen & king sheet sets
paper towels & toilet paper are still a need, but not as much right now.
Also, if anyone has a camper or RV to donate, three brothers are in need of one for housing, which would probably be their home from now on.
Please bring your donations to the Mission and Fellowship Center, and WMU members will deliver them to her parents. Thank you!
If you would like to help directly with hurricane relief in the Asheville area...
To volunteer for food, water, and supply distribution, you can go to BelovedAsheville, located at 32 Old Charlotte Highway, in Asheville. The website is www.belovedasheville.com/donate.
Sunday School Moment
Strider Drum and Dr. Judy Seago were captured looking over their version of Noah's ark on Sunday. This week they studied about how Noah obeyed God by building the big boat and gathering two of every animal. Preschool Sunday School meets at 9:30 a.m. in the church nursery.
Hands on Jackson
Hands on Jackson will be on Thursday, October 17 (Please note the rescheduled date from the 10th). We had very good participation last year and are hoping to do as well—or even better—this year! Please contact Team Leader Harold Messer at 828-506-2344 and leave a message if you are willing to volunteer your time to do some landscaping or general clean-up for neighbors in our community. You may also call the church office at 828-586-2095, and Janice can take your information. Thank you!
Send Us Your Prayer List Updates
Add this email address to your contacts list on your devices so that our staff and Pastoral Care Team can learn of your prayer requests as quickly as possible. And yes, you may still contact the church office directly at 828-586-2095 to share your prayer concerns, as well.
1st Explorers After-School Ministry Update
1st Explorers focused on “peace in the storm” last week, a very appropriate topic. Assistant Director Kayla Hartman shared from Isaiah 26 how God keeps us in perfect peace when our minds are stayed on him. Curtis Collins came from the Health Department and taught some calming and centering techniques to go with our theme and shared Philippians 4:8. Cheryl Beck came on Tuesday for Chapel and shared the importance of obeying God.
Staff member Claudia led the children in making homemade rice crispy treats and they were a huge hit! They also decorated for fall/Halloween and finished off the week with play practice.
