FIRST BAPTIST FOCUS AND EVENTS
January 2026
Retired Ministers & Missionaries Offering (RMMO)
Retired ministers, missionaries or their widowed spouses of the American Baptist Church often have limited
resources for the future. TMMO provides Thank You checks, as well as emergency financial assistance as requested. Offering envelopes will be available in the bulletin or on the back sanctuary table, or may be included with your regular offering. Donations will be accepted until Sunday, January 26.
Prayer Partners 2026
January 11 the members of the congregation who wish to participate will draw names for prayer partners for 2026. If you participate, you will pray each day for the person chosen and are encouraged to send thinking of you notes. You may keep your partner a secret or revel to them and b e available for prayer request. If you had a prayer partner for 2025, you are encouraged to let them know you were praying for them. If you would like to be include for the 2026 drawing, please let Paula know by January 4.
Annual Meeting – February 1
An Annual meeting for all members will be held following the worship service on Sunday, February 1 in place of the Leadership Board meeting. Annual reports will be distributed at this time. The new Constitution and By-Laws require the church active members to vote for the Leadership Board at the
annual meeting every two years. A sample ballot will be provided in January, the vote will be taken at the Annual Meeting. The results will be announced the next Sunday. The new Board will be seated at the March meeting.
NEW Directory for 2026
Paula will be putting together a new directory of FBC-P family and friends. If you were not in the 20024
Directory she will contact you for information. If you have changes from 2024, please let her know.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
The Bible Alphabet
Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28
Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. James 4:8
Read the Whole Bible in 3 Years
Suggested Bible Book of the Month
MARK
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Ten Commandments for a Happy New Year
1) Accept and appropriate for the inner life the peace
brought by the Christmas Christ.
2) Find gladness in the memory of every great
experience in the past, in the glow of each present
blessing, in the hope of all future joys.
3) Be humble and lowly of heart; always ready to
forgive, quick to recognize your faults and slow to
take offense.
4) Center the thoughts each day on how much love,
service, and kindness can be given, instead of what
material things are lacking.
5) Seek earnestly divine guidance. Wait on the Lord
and run not ahead of His plans. No blunder can ever
be made when life is lived within His will.
6) Love, and there will be no room for envy.
7)Trust, and there will be no place for worry.
8)Have faith, and there will be no doubts.
9) Refuse to let jealousy, covetousness, greed, and
envy preoccupy your mind and your prayers.
10) Rest in Christ. He is the secret of abundant life.