Dear FBC Families:

The "Hand me Down" event is on April 20th and 21st. I am in need of volunteers for the following times. Volunteers can come and go as your time allows. Please let me know if you can help! Rebecca Artis: artisfamily@comcast.net

Thurs. April 19 - Donation acceptance (help carry donations from cars to Fellowship Hall)
3:30 am -7:00 pm

Friday - April 20 - Set up (separate and organize the donations) 9:00 am - 5:00 pm (come and go as you need)

Friday - April 20 - Work the open Community hours (hand out bags, watch and keep visitors in designated area)
5:45 - 9:15 pm

Saturday - April 21 - Work the open Community hours (hand out bags, watch and keep visitors in designated area)
8:45 am - 11:00 am

Saturday - April 21 - Clean up (bag up left overs, load truck and move tables)
11:30 am - 1:30 pm

Volunteers can "pre-shop".

Thank you!
Rebecca

Reminder:

GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE
Please join us for a very special GOOD FRIDAY service on April 6 at 7:00 P.M.  The entire family is welcome and childcare will be available through age 5.  This year we are asking everybody to prepare for this service by asking the Lord to reveal the sin that we have struggled to have victory over and needs to be left at the cross.  When you enter the service you will be given a piece of paper on which you can write whatever the sin is you would like to place on the cross.  During the service you will be given an opportunity to nail that piece of paper to a cross as we together ask for forgiveness and celebrate the victory Jesus has made possible through His death and resurrection.


EASTER MORNING SERVICES
Sunday morning, April 8, at 9:00 and 10:30 we will be celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ.  This is always a festive celebration with our musicians leading us in a service full of praise and worship.  A special group of brass players will be joining our musicians for this joyful service.  There will be no Sunday school and no Adult Bible Fellowship classes.

GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE
Please join us for a very special GOOD FRIDAY service on April 6 at 7:00 P.M. The entire family is welcome and childcare will be available through age 5. This year we are asking everybody to prepare for this service by asking the Lord to reveal the sin that we have struggled to have victory over and needs to be left at the cross. When you enter the service you will be given a piece of paper on which you can write whatever the sin is you would like to place on the cross. During the service you will be given an opportunity to nail that piece of paper to a cross as we together ask for forgiveness and celebrate the victory Jesus has made possible through His death and resurrection.


EASTER MORNING SERVICES
Sunday morning, April 8, at 9:00 and 10:30 we will be celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. This is always a festive celebration with our musicians leading us in a service full of praise and worship. A special group of brass players will be joining our musicians for this joyful service. There will be no Sunday school and no Adult Bible Fellowship classes. For both services, the nursery will be available for children under the age of 2 and children ages 2-5 will be in their regular classrooms.

Sunday, April 1, 2012 - Palm Sunday - Services at 9:00 A.M. and 10:30 A.M. - Sunday school and ABFs in session

Friday, April 6, 2012 - Good Friday Service - 7:00 P.M.

Sunday, April 8, 2012 - Easter Sunday Services at 9:00 A.M. and 10:30 A.M. - NO Sunday school and NO ABFs

Nurseries will be provided.

Just a reminder there will be a dinner tomorrow night before the business meeting. The dinner will be at 6pm and the business meeting will be at 7pm.

We would like to recommend a suggested donation for the dinner to help defray some of the cost, as follows:

$4 per person
$15 per family

Dr. Erwin Lutzer of Moody Church will be our special guest speaker for our celebration of the completion of the "Wings of Faith" building project.

Dr. Lutzer has been the Senior Pastor of The Moody Church since 1980 and is nationally known for his radio broadcast "Running To Win" and as a favorite Bible conference speaker. He is also the author of over 30 books.

We are celebrating the completion of not only the building project but paying off the mortgage. We welcome all of our family and friends to a very special evening of celebration and challenge from Dr. Lutzer this coming Sunday, March 11, 2012 at 6:00 P.M. in the Sanctuary. There will be a reception following in Fellowship Hall.

Tom White is undergoing stem cell transplant this month and Jeanine Slinkman is scheduling some meals for them. If you would like to be on the schedule would you please call or email her so she can set a date and time for you to take them a meal. 630-207-9939 or david-slinkman@sbcglobal.net

Thank you so much for blessing the family in this way!
Jeanine Slinkman

It has truly been a blessing to serve the Lord at Downers Christian School the last 13 years. The Lord has directed my path to serve Him at Westminster Christian School in Elgin beginning July 1st, 2012.

We are excited for the next chapter in ministry, but it is bittersweet as we leave a church and school family that we love.

Thank you for the love you have shown us. We have been blessed.

For His Supremacy,
Fred Versluys
Principal
Downers Grove Christian School

We no longer need a bus driver for the event on February 18. The event has been cancelled. Thank you.

Betty Morgan went home to be with the Lord last Friday, February 3rd. Her visitation and service will be held at First Baptist Church today, Thursday, February 9, 2012.

Visitation: 4:30-6:30pm

Memorial Service: 6:30pm

A dessert reception will follow in Fellowship Hall.