BFG Newsletter March 30th

Howdy all. This Friday, 4/4, is our BFG Fellowship Night. Our class will be having dinner at Poppys in downtown McKinney. Be sure to sign up for childcare at the church, online, asap to ensure your spot. Also, the church has challenged each BFG to come together and support a local need in the community in lieu of service & class on April 27th. Our class is deciding on our outreach now. More details to come soon! On that afternoon of April 27th, we are planning a family get together at a Roughriders baseball game at 2pm. The kids get to run-the-bases. It will be a relaxing afternoon in the outfield.

BABY NEWS

Hilary and Simon Rance had their baby boy this past Wednesday
Colton Sawyer Rance 6lbs. 5 oz. 19 1/2 inches Born Wed. March 26th at 12:37pm

The Andersons are due any day now:)

MISSION TRIPS
There are many upcoming Mission opportunites to get involved with here at FBC. Either pick up a Transforming Your World passport in the connection or office or Check out the website for more information www.fbc-mckinney.org. Here you can get detailed information on each of the 27 Trips taking place this year.

Below are a variety of trips that members of our class are either looking into or have signed up to go on. Here are trips members are planning to go on...
4/9-4/14 Lancaster, PA, Spark Ministries (LeeAnn Richardson & Melissa Shaver)
4/26 - 5/2 Honduras, Xtreme Mission Adventures (John Richardson)
5/8-5/17 Sierra Leone West Africa, Mission Direct (Kayla Whiddon)
6/13-6/22 Chile, FBC Family Sports (Craig Shaver, Kevin Chadwick, & Brian Easley)
7/19-7/26 Honduras, Xtreme Mission Adventures (Tim Moore)
8/4-8/14 Ethiopia, Africa (Rozalyn Payne)
10/11-10/19 Dominion Republic (Todd & Sharee Sanders, Audra Williams)

Here are some trips some members are researching and considering....
9/10-9/22 Latvia, International Commission (John Payne)
**If you are planning on a trip this year but are not on the list above, shoot me an email and let me know. I'd love to list your name and trip

PRAYER REQUESTS AND PRAISES

Marion Yancy's Mother, Frances, who lives in Houston passed out walking to the front door the other day and doctors can not determine why.

Scot Henderson's grandfather, Marvin Henderson, passed away last Wed night. This was unexpected. He was undergoing chemo but he was still active (playing golf, etc.). Please pray for his wife and their family as they go through this difficult time

John & Rozalyn's 6 yr old son, Colton, had an MRI last Wed to determine why he has issues with his left leg turning inward. The results should be in this week

Pray for our mommies to be..
Dee Dee Anderson due 4/11

Courtney Chadwick Sept 08

SUNDAY MORNING BREAKFASTS
*Remember all, there is always breakfast on Sunday mornings in our class so come hungry! Here is the Sunday Morning Breakfast list…Dee Dee Anderson will shoot you a reminder prior to your Sunday. You will want to bring breakfast for approximately 20-25 people. Questions: contact Dee Dee Anderson 972-542-5432 or dougdietra@sbcglobal.net

April
6th ~ Jimmy and Marion Yancey
13th ~Andrea and Jake Goza
20th ~Todd and Sharee Sanders
27th ~???

May
4th ~ Rozalyn and John Payne
11th ~ Marc and Lisa Fowler
18th ~ Denise and Chris Jessen 25th ~ ???

CLASS EVENTS
1. BFG Fellowship Night

Date: Friday March 4th **THIS FRIDAY**

Location: Poppy's Restaurant at 107 S. Church Street in Downtown McKinney
Time: 6:15pm - 8:45pm
Details: Our reservations are for 6:15p. Price Range, Salads $5-$9, Entrees $14-$29. http://www.poppys-gardencafe.com/ Sign up for childcare asap at www.fbc-mckinney.org Please RSVP to Allison Anderson so that we can reserve enough seats at allih@hotmail.com or call at 469-424-1877

2. Mens Fellowship Breakfast *THIS WEEK*
Date: WEDNESDAY April 2nd

Time: 7:00 AM

Location: IHOP in Allen on 75
Details: Mid week fellowship for the guys…come for a casual breakfast before work! Questions: contact John Payne 972-921-8121 or john_e_payne@tx.rr.com


CHURCH EVENTS
1. Women's Retreat, If Walls Could Talk with guest speaker Jill Rhodes here at FBC in the Childrens Theatre May 2nd & 3rd, Fri 6p-10p and Sat 8:15-12:30p. More information at www.fbc-mckinney.org

2. BFG Leadership Conference March 30th
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~If you would like any further information on our class you are more than welcome to contact, Sharee Sanders, Melissa Shaver, Jennifer Moore, or me.
Last minute reminders…..
1. Poppys this Friday
2. Mens' Breakfast this Wednesday
Have a safe and fantastic week ya’ll!
In Him,
Rozalyn Payne Home Phone 469-742-0447
Sharee & Todd Sanders (Directors) Home Phone 972-571-8854
Melissa & Craig Shaver (Teachers) Home Phone 214.544.8648
Jennifer Moore Home Phone 214-383-3306

Newsletter March 9th, 2008

Howdy all. The church has challenged each BFG to come together and support a local need in the community in lieu of service & class on the 27th. Be thinking of ideas for our class outreach that we will be doing Sunday April 27th. Todd will gather all ideas the next few Sundays and we will decide as a class which outreach we will take part in. That afternoon, we are planning a family get together at a Roughriders baseball game at 2pm. The kids get to run-the-bases. It will be a relaxing afternoon in the outfield.

Reminder that next week, Wed 19th, there will be no church activites due to Spring Break

For everyone traveling this next week for Spring Break, be safe and have a fantastic holiday!

MISSION TRIPS
There are many upcoming Mission opportunites to get involved with here at FBC. Either pick up a Transforming Your World passport in the connection or office or Check out the website for more information www.fbc-mckinney.org. Here you can get detailed information on each of the 27 Trips taking place this year.

Below are a variety of trips that members of our class are either looking into or have signed up to go on. Here are trips members are planning to go on...
4/9-4/14 Lancaster, PA, Spark Ministries (LeeAnn Richardson & Melissa Shaver)
4/26 - 5/2 Honduras, Xtreme Mission Adventures (John Richardson)
5/8-5/17 Sierra Leone West Africa, Mission Direct (Kayla Whiddon)
6/13-6/22 Chile, FBC Family Sports (Craig Shaver, Kevin Chadwick, & Brian Easley)
7/19-7/26 Honduras, Xtreme Mission Adventures (Tim Moore)
8/3-8/13 Ethiopia, Africa (Rozalyn Payne)
10/11-10/19 Dominion Republic (Todd & Sharee Sanders, Audra Williams)

Here are some trips some members are researching and considering....
9/10-9/22 Latvia, International Commission (John Payne)
**If you are planning on a trip this year but are not on the list above, shoot me an email and let me know. I'd love to list your name and trip

PRAYER REQUESTS AND PRAISES
Praise..Courtney Chadwick announced that she and Kevin are having another baby!

Craig & Melissa Shaver's daughters are leaving this weekend for the youth Mission Trip

Marc Fowler's grandfather, Levi Fowler, was diagnosed with congestive Heart failure and now has to be on oxygen due to other issues

John & Rozalyn's 6 yr old son, Colton, will need an MRI at the end of this month to determine why he has issues with his left leg turning inward

Pray for our mommies to be..
Hilary Rance due 4/4 (may be induced 3/31)
Dee Dee Anderson due 4/11

SUNDAY MORNING BREAKFASTS
*Remember all, there is always breakfast on Sunday mornings in our class so come hungry! Here is the Sunday Morning Breakfast list…Dee Dee Anderson will shoot you a reminder prior to your Sunday. You will want to bring breakfast for approximately 20-25 people. Questions: contact Dee Dee Anderson 972-542-5432 or dougdietra@sbcglobal.net

March
16th~ Holly and Jason Caldwell
30th ~ Rob and Caron Cook

April
6th ~ Jimmy and Marion Yancey
13th ~Andrea and Jake Goza
20th ~Todd and Sharee Sanders
27th ~???

May
4th ~ Rozalyn and John Payne
11th ~ Marc and Lisa Fowler
18th ~ Denise and Chris Jessen 25th ~ ???

CLASS EVENTS

1. Ladies Night Date: Friday March 28th **SAVE THE DATE**
Location: Parkway Hills Baptist Church, Plano, TX
Time: 7:00pm
Details: Melissa Shaver's Ministry is leading a women's event called The Great Adventure. It will be refreshing and joy-filled with a message of encouragement on how God's desires for us to step out in faith with Him...it's the great adventure. Please let Rozalyn know if you plan to attend; she will try to reserve tables of 8 for our group...rozalyn@rrileymedia.com
Questions regarding the seminar, please contact Melissa Shaver469-471-5282

2. Mens Fellowship Breakfast *THIS WEEK*
Date: WEDNESDAY Mar 19th Time: 7:00 AM Location: IHOP in Allen on 75
Details: Mid week fellowship for the guys…come for a casual breakfast before work! Questions: contact John Payne 972-921-8121 or john_e_payne@tx.rr.com

3. BFG Outreach
Date: April 27th
Time:TBD
Details: We will be deciding as a class over the next few weeks which outreach we will be doing

CHURCH EVENTS
1. Habitat for Humanity is still looking for volunteers. Please see link on church website at http://www.fbc-mckinney.org/

2 In April there will be a church wide outreach in lieu of service one Sunday. Each BFG is being challenged to find a ministry/need in the community for outreach. Be thinking of ideas.....ex: Hope Resource Center, Seed Sowers Prison Ministry, Meals on Wheels, etc.

3. BFG Leadership Conference March 30th
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~If you would like any further information on our class you are more than welcome to contact, Sharee Sanders, Melissa Shaver, Jennifer Moore, or me.
Last minute reminders…..
1. Ladies Night Fri 28th
2. Mens' Breakfast Wed Mar 19th

Have a safe and fantastic week ya’ll!
In Him,
Rozalyn Payne Home Phone 469-742-0447
Sharee & Todd Sanders (Directors) Home Phone 972-571-8854
Melissa & Craig Shaver (Teachers) Home Phone 214.544.8648
Jennifer Moore Home Phone 214-383-3306

Newsletter March 2nd 2008

Good Evening. The church has challenged each BFG to come together and support a local need in the community in lieu of service & class on the 27th. Be thinking of ideas for our class outreach that we will be doing Sunday April 27th. Todd will gather all ideas this Sunday and we will decide as a class which outreach we will take part in. That afternoon, we are planning a family get together at a Roughriders baseball game at 2pm. The kids get to run-the-bases. It will be a relaxing afternoon in the outfield.

Thank you Holly Caldwell for hosting Ladies Night this past week. It was really nice to sit and enjoy each others company, and catch up with one another. Men, Wednesday morning is the Men's breakfast at IHOP. See details below

MISSION TRIPS

There are many upcoming Mission opportunites to get involved with here at FBC. Either pick up a Transforming Your World passport in the connection or office or Check out the website for more information www.fbc-mckinney.org. Here you can get detailed information on each of the 27 Trips taking place this year.

Below are a variety of trips that members of our class are either looking into or have signed up to go on. Here are trips members are planning to go on...

4/9-4/14 Lancaster, PA, Spark Ministries (LeeAnn Richardson & Melissa Shaver)

4/26 - 5/2 Honduras, Xtreme Mission Adventures (John Richardson)

5/8-5/17 Sierra Leone West Africa, Mission Direct (Kayla Whiddon)

6/13-6/22 Chile, FBC Family Sports (Craig Shaver & Kevin Chadwick)

7/19-7/26 Honduras, Xtreme Mission Adventures (Tim Moore)

8/3-8/13 Ethiopia, Africa (Rozalyn Payne)

10/11-10/19 Dominion Republic (Todd & Sharee Sanders, Audra Williams)

Here are some trips some members are researching and considering....

9/10-9/22 Latvia, International Commission (John Payne)

**If you are planning on a trip this year but are not on the list above, shoot me an email and let me know. I'd love to list your name and trip

PRAYER REQUESTS AND PRAISES

The Sanders dear friend, Kristie Redmond, who is 28 weeks pregnant, is still on bed rest in the hospital with contractions

John Payne's sister, Lisa Turner, has Wegeners Disease, as disease of the immune system. Her upper respritory system is attacking itself. She has been on steriods for over 18 months now and has lost much of her hearing due to infection. Doctors are saying this is the worst case they have ever seen. Please pray for wisdom for her doctors and strenghth for Lisa.

Rozalyn Payne's Sister In Law's father passed away last week. The family is at peace that Jack is with our Lord.

Pray for our mommies to be..

Hilary Rance due 4/4 (may be induced 3/31)

Dee Dee Anderson due 4/11

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NEW FEATURE on the left side of this BLOG about Melissa's ministry Walking In Grace

Looking for a Babysitter???? The Shaver’s daughters, Caroline and Mackenzie - are raising money to go on a spring break mission trip to Mexico with the youth group. They haven't announced the cost of the trip yet - which is scary in and of itself :) - but they’re thinking it'll be around $600-$800 each. Probably their best way of raising their money will be through babysitting! So, during the holiday season, if you are in need of a sitter, please keep them in mind!! During the school weeks they can't stay out too late but weekends are great. Also, they'll be out of school on the 21st of December so during those two weeks they can babysit during the week for later hours.

SUNDAY MORNING BREAKFASTS

*Remember all, there is always breakfast on Sunday mornings in our class so come hungry! Here is the Sunday Morning Breakfast list…Dee Dee Anderson will shoot you a reminder prior to your Sunday. You will want to bring breakfast for approximately 20-25 people. Questions: contact Dee Dee Anderson 972-542-5432 or dougdietra@sbcglobal.net

March

9th ~ Michelle and John Skoczek

16th~ Holly and Jason Caldwell

30th ~ Rob and Caron Cook

April

6th ~ Jimmy and Marion Yancey

13th ~Andrea and Jake Goza

20th ~Todd and Sharee Sanders

27th ~???

May

4th ~ Rozalyn and John Payne

11th ~ Marc and Lisa Fowler

18th ~ Denise and Chris Jessen 25th ~ ???

CLASS EVENTS
1. Ladies Night Date: Friday March 28th **SAVE THE DATE**

Location: Parkway Hills Baptist Church, Plano, TX

Time: 7:00pm

Details: Melissa Shaver's Ministry is leading a women's event called The Great Adventure. It will be refreshing and joy-filled with a message of encouragement on how God's desires for us to step out in faith with Him...it's the great adventure.

Questions please contact Melissa Shaver469-471-5282

2. Mens Fellowship Breakfast *THIS WEEK*

Date: WEDNESDAY Mar 5th
Time: 7:00 AM Location: IHOP in Allen on 75

Details: Mid week fellowship for the guys…come for a casual breakfast before work! Questions: contact John Payne 972-921-8121 or john_e_payne@tx.rr.com

3. BFG Outreach

Date: April 27th

Time:TBD

Details: We will be deciding as a class over the next few weeks which outreach we will be doing

CHURCH EVENTS

1. Habitat for Humanity is still looking for volunteers. Please see link on church website at http://www.fbc-mckinney.org/ 5

2 In April there will be a church wide outreach in lieu of service one Sunday. Each BFG is being challenged to find a ministry/need in the community for outreach. Be thinking of ideas.....ex: Hope Resource Center, Seed Sowers Prison Ministry, Meals on Wheels, etc.

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~If you would like any further information on our class you are more than welcome to contact, Sharee Sanders, Melissa Shaver, Jennifer Moore, or me.

Last minute reminders…..

1. Ladies Night Fri 28th

2. Mens' Breakfast this Wed

Have a safe and fantastic week ya’ll!

In Him,

Rozalyn Payne Home Phone 469-742-0447

Sharee & Todd Sanders (Directors) Home Phone 972-571-8854

Melissa & Craig Shaver (Teachers) Home Phone 214.544.8648

Jennifer Moore Home Phone 214-383-3306