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Sunday, April 5, 2025

Easter Sunday                                                                                                                                                                                       

FBC Sanctuary

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Virtual Worship

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Scripture includes: Colossians 3:1-4 and John 20:1-18

Rev. Dr. Mike Hatfield will preach a sermon entitled, “A Journey to New Life” –A Meeting in a Garden

Today is Easter Sunday, the joyous celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ! Easter Sunday marks the end of Holy Week, the end of the season of Lent, and is the beginning of Eastertide in the liturgical year. Eastertide is celebrated from Easter Sunday for fifty days, until the day of Pentecost, and focuses on the meaning of Christ’s resurrection. The liturgical color is white, symbolizing light, victory, and eternal life.

 

Giving of our Resources

Please continue to give generously to the ministries of our church in 2026, whether in-person or online here – or mail / drop off your tithes and offerings to the church office. Your gifts help us to continue to minister through in-person and virtual church services, Bible studies, ministry to the community, and more.

Thank you for providing for the mission and ministry of First Baptist Church!

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Sunday, March 29, 2025

Palm Sunday                                                                                                   

FBC Sanctuary

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Virtual Worship

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Scripture includes: Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 and Matthew 21:1-11

Rev. Dr. Mike Hatfield will preach a sermon entitled, “A Journey to New Life” –Are We Watching the Parade Go By?

Today is Palm Sunday, marking the beginning of Holy Week in the Christian calendar. These are some of the most significant days of the church year. The blessing and procession of palms reenacts the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. During Holy Week, we focus intensely on Jesus’ last days, his execution, his burial, and finally, with Easter Sunday, his resurrection.

 

Giving of our Resources

Please continue to give generously to the ministries of our church in 2026, whether in-person or online here – or mail / drop off your tithes and offerings to the church office. Your gifts help us to continue to minister through in-person and virtual church services, Bible studies, ministry to the community, and more.

Thank you for providing for the mission and ministry of First Baptist Church!

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Sunday, March 22, 2026

Fifth Sunday of Lent                                                                                                                                     

FBC Sanctuary

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Virtual Worship

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Scripture includes: Psalm 130 and John 11:1-45

Rev. Dr. Mike Hatfield will preach a sermon entitled, “A Journey to New Life”– A Meeting in a Tomb.

Today is the Fifth Sunday in Lent. Lent is the season in which we anticipate Jesus’ final trip to Jerusalem and the self-giving nature of love shown in his passion and death. The season begins with Ash Wednesday and extends for forty days through Saturday of Holy Week. Sundays are excluded from Lent, being regarded as feast days in the midst of the forty-day fast. Lent is a strongly penitential season. The liturgical color is purple, used to symbolize penance, preparation, sacrifice.

Giving of our Resources

Please continue to give generously to the ministries of our church in 2026, whether in-person or online here – or mail / drop off your tithes and offerings to the church office. Your gifts help us to continue to minister through in-person and virtual church services, Bible studies, ministry to the community, and more.

Thank you for providing for the mission and ministry of First Baptist Church!

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Maundy Thursday

Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.

A Shared Service of Worship

with Chatham Heights Baptist Church, Starling Avenue Baptist Church & St. Cleophas Outreach Ministry

First Baptist Sanctuary

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Virtual Worship

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About Maundy Thursday

The English word Maundy for this service is derived through Middle English and Old French mandé, from the Latin mandatum (also the origin of the English word “mandate”), the first word of the phrase “Mandatum novum do vobis ut diligatis invicem sicut dilexi vos” or “I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another,” from John 13:31-35.

On Maundy Thursday, we commemorate Jesus’ last meal with his disciples before his crucifixion: remembering how he taught his disciples to be servants to one another through the washing of feet and remembering Jesus’ command to the disciples to love one another.

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Stations of the Cross

Friday, April 3, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.

A Shared Service of Worship

with Chatham Heights Baptist Church, Starling Avenue Baptist Church & St. Cleophas Outreach Ministry

Chatham Heights Baptist Church Sanctuary

About Stations of the Cross

      Stations of the Cross consist of key scenes meditating on Christ’s passion, death, and burial.