The Pinewood Derby is on it’s way! Join us in the gym on December 1st at 6pm and cheer on the kids.
Check in and weigh in will begin at 5pm. Please see Bro. Brian for all of the rules and requirements.
Fair Parade
The Jeff Davis Parish Fair Parade will be on Friday, October 8th, at 9am on Main Street. We will have multiple floats this year, including a Pumpkin Patch float and TrailLife floats. We hope you join us!
TrailLife:
- Any trailman riding, rsvp by October 1st.
- Please wear your TraiLife official uniform shirt. The troop tee may be worn.
- A permission slip must be signed prior to parade.
If you or your children are riding, please be at the FBCJ parking lot at 8am.
Bring candy to throw!
Pumpkin Patch
The Pumpkins Are Coming!
We are beyond excited to bring the Pumpkin Patch to Jennings. Please join us for Family Day on Saturday, October 30, 2021, from 10am til dusk. Along with the pumpkins, there will be food, games, story telling, hay rides, fun jumps and more!
Our pumpkins range in price from just under $1 to around $55 for the largest you will see in the patch. Our patch team will be happy to help you find the pumpkin or pumpkins that will be just right for you and your family. For your convenience, we accept cash, check and credit card. Donations will be accepted also.
YEC – 2021
The Youth Evangelism Celebration (YEC) is an evangelistic and equipping event designed to lead students to Christ and challenge believers to greater accomplishments in Christ. Complete with high energy, inspirational speakers; top Christian vocalists and musicians; life-changing student testimonies; and sensational multi-media presentations, this event will erupt with the powerful message of salvation, and the dynamic journey of discipleship. The Youth Evangelism Celebration is the greatest place, the greatest “front door”, for bringing lost students and growing believers!
Please arrive at FBCJ at 2pm on the 21st. We will depart at 2:30. We will get back to Jennings late on the 22nd.
Please bring: overnight bag, Bible, a good attitude
*Registration ends Sunday at midnight
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Sunday
2:00pm – Registration Opens
6:00pm – Coliseum Doors Open
7:00-10:00pm – Session 1
Monday
8:30am – Coliseum Doors Open
9:00-11:30am – Session 2
11:30-2:00pm – Lunch
1:30pm – Coliseum Doors Open
2:00-4:00pm – Session 3
4:00-6:00pm – Supper
6:00pm – Coliseum Doors Open
7:00-10:00pm – Session 4 / Dollar Holler Offering / Concert: Crowder
School Closure
Due to weather, FBC Preschool and Mother’s Day Out will be closed tomorrow, September 14, 2021.
We follow Jefferson Davis Parish School’s schedule for closures due to weather. They are monitoring it for the remaining week.
God Bless!
Georgia Barnette
Behind the Georgia Barnette State Missions Offering
Following God’s plan for her life led Georgia Barnette to New Orleans, Louisiana. It was October of 1901 when she arrived at First Baptist Church in New Orleans to do missionary work. She immediately fell in love with the city, its history, its diversity and its needs. Her work as “church visitor” soon included some work with the women as well.
Contact with the recently organized Woman’s Missionary Union of Louisiana opened her eyes to the needs for Christ and for mission endeavors throughout the state. She was elected to be the first full-time, paid executive director/treasurer of WMU in Louisiana. In this role she engaged women in churches with God’s mission that people might come to know the Savior.
Telling the stories of God at work from south Louisiana to north, from east to west, was important to Miss Georgia. Hundreds of hand-written letters to churches and women’s groups effectively led Louisiana Baptists to pray fervently for state missions. She challenged them to give to state missions. She encouraged their personal involvement. The spirit of giving that she inspired planted a groundwork for the Week of Prayer for State Missions and what is now the Georgia Barnette State Missions Offering. Her example is a model for prayer and giving today.
Life Share Blood Drive
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One in three people will need blood at some time in their life. When someone in the communities we serve needs blood, it is our responsibility to have it safe and readily available. The only way we can do that is through your donations.
With no substitute for human blood, volunteer blood donations save lives right here in our community every day. If you can give blood, please do. If you can’t, please encourage and support others who can and help spread the word. Donating blood only takes a short amount of time a few times a year, or when you are eligible.
The blood donation process generally follows these steps:
- Before giving blood, make sure that you meet the requirements, get a good night’s sleep, eat regular meals and drink plenty of fluids.
- After you present a photo ID and read the information sheet you will undergo a mini-exam (temperature, blood pressure, heart rate, and iron level) and then provide confidential answers to health history questions.
- The donation takes place in a comfortable chair. Most donors feel a slight prick when the needle is inserted and nothing after that.
- After the donation, you should sit down and have a snack and beverage. If you experience any light-headedness let your donor technician know and lie down until you feel better. Do not use tobacco products for the next 30 minutes. Leave the arm bandage on and do not engage in strenuous activity or lift heavy objects for the next two to four hours. For the next 24 – 48 hours be sure to increase fluid intake.
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Beyond The Pole
We are SO excited to be able to help put on Beyond the Pole! There are different youth groups from the area that will meet up for this event!
We will not have youth at FBCJ on this day; please drop off and pick up at Bethel Church.
SYATP
See You at the Pole™, the global day of student prayer, began in 1990 as a grass roots movement with ten students praying at their school. Twenty years later, millions pray on their campuses on the fourth Wednesday in September.
See You at the Pole™ is simply a prayer rally where students meet at the school flagpole before school to lift up their friends, families, teachers, school, and nation to God. See You at the Pole™ is a student-initiated, student-organized, and student-led event.