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During a Monday night football game between the Chicago Bears and the New York Giants, several years ago; one of the announcers observed that Walter Payton had accumulated over nine miles, in career rushing yardage. The other announcer remarked, “Yeah, and that’s with somebody knocking him down every 4.6 yards!” Everybody gets knocked down, but the key to success is to get up and keep running. Wilma didn’t get much of a head start in life. A bout with polio left her leg crooked and her foot twisted inward, so she had to wear leg braces. At age 12 Wilma tried out for a girls’ basketball team, but didn’t make it. Determined, she practiced with a girlfriend and two boys every day. The next year she made the team. When a college track coach saw her during a game, he talked her into letting him train her as a runner. By age 14 she had outrun the fastest sprinters in the U.S. In 1956 Wilma made the U.S. Olympic Team, but showed poorly. That bitter disappointment motivated her to work harder for the 1960 Olympics in Rome…and there Wilma Rudolph won three gold medals, the most a woman had ever won. What do these two stories have in common? They both speak to us about perseverance and determination. As children of God, there should be nothing, knocking us down, that we can’t get back up and continue living, for our Lord. The world we live in has grown weak and spineless, but it should not be said of those alive in Christ. Note this thought: Postage stamps continue to rise in price, but at least they have one attribute that we all could emulate; they stick to one thing until they get there. Continue to stick to that one thing… life in Christ… until we get there!
Bro. Jerry
College & Career Ministry Class
The range for this ministry is singles ages 18-24. We will meet every other Thursday evening at 6:30. This class will be led by Trent and Kaley Hodgkinson. Contact Trent or Kaley for more information.
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June 27 - Coffee w/Pastor - 7:00 a.m.
 July 4 – Church office closed – Independence Day
July 7 – Lord’s Supper
July 7 – Deacon’s Meeting
July 8-12, Youth – SUPER Summer camp
July 12-13, Mini Camp – Camp Copass (1st & 2nd graders)
July 15-19, Trek Camp – Camp Copass (3rd – 6th graders)
July 17 - Adult III Game Day (birthday month)
July 20 – Men’s Ministry Breakfast
July 23 – Ladies’ Night out – BABE’s in Sanger
July 27 – Singles over 65 Picnic
Contact Church Office for more Information or to Add an Event or Activity, 903-429-6742.
 BACK-PACK Buddies
The Back-pack Buddy program is an outreach project being organized through our Collinsville schools. A back-pack of nutritional foods is sent home on Fridays for students in need over the weekend. FBC will be contributing supplies to the school once a month to help with this project. This a partial list: fruit cups, pudding cups, individual juices, small cans of ravioli, spaghetti Os, soups, meats, crackers, little Debbie snacks, fruit snacks. For a complete list, check your Sunday school classes or pick up one in the office. If you have any questions please contact Marilyn Head.
 Children’s church is for our 4 to 7 years old children. Children need to sit with their parent/parents. The children will be dismissed when the choir is dismissed. There will be attendants at the back to take the children to the classroom. You may pick up your children following the service, in the 1st & 2nd grade Sunday school classroom. Please direct your questions to our children’s church coordinator – Janelle Hodgkinson
Outreach Opportunities
FBC Food Pantry sponsored by the Joanna SS Class
Donations are accepted the first Sunday of each month – your donations maybe dropped off in the old kitchen.
If you know of a need contact either Polly Pruitt, Marilyn Head or Wanda Overstreet.
Our pantry is very low….please remember you may bring items the first of each month….place items in the old kitchen….also remember if you know of a need please contact either Marilyn Head or the church office. ------------------------------------
WOMEN’S Ministry Corner -----------------------
Girls’ NIGHT Out
will be Thursday- June 20th. We will be traveling to the Olive Garden restaurant in Sherman. The bus/van will depart from the church at 6:00 p.m. sharp! If you would like to join us please sign up at the office window.
Please contact Cathy Farquhar for more information.
Attention: Men of all ages
This is your opportunity to enjoy a time of devotion, fellowship and a good hot breakfast with your fellow man. Next Breakfast - July 20th ------------------------------
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Special Thank you………
To all my friends and family, Thanks for helping make my 105th birthday one of the best. They get bigger and better each year. I appreciate all of you. Thanks again and may God bless each and every one of you. In Christian Love, Evorie Graham I truly appreciate all the prayers that FBC says for me! I believe prayer and faith has helped me through my journey. The prayers received from everyone has been very heartwarming. I am happy to say, I am cancer free and have finished radiation treatment. For now I will be on maintenance meds and continue to have yearly scans. I am getting stronger every day and life is getting back to normal. This was not a journey I expected to be on; but I am embracing it. I know that I have God on my side and He will take care of me. Thank you all! Lisa McAden God Chasers & Team Kids would like to thank everyone who helped make this year’s summer camp fundraiser great! With the help of those who participated, donated and worked; 27 children were helped with camp expenses! The Lord blessed the hard work of everyone involved and just over $2600 was raised. Thank you all so very much!
I’d like to thank all who contributed to the Easter musical this year! Thanks to the choir for working hard to learn music, put in extra time, and sing the Easter story. Thanks to the instrumentalists for also putting in extra time to make everything come together so well. Thanks to those who shared the stories of people who encountered Jesus, bringing those encounters to life. Special thanks go to the media team for making everything look and sound amazing! A lot of work goes into making events like these happen, but we do it all for the glory of God! Thanks again for giving your time and talents to the Lord! Ron
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