ORGANIZATION

PERMIT No. 201

U. S. POSTAGE

Lafayette, LA

Non-Profit

PAID

October Birthdays...
126911 15 17 19 21 23 26 31 Suzzane Brunt (Mrs Charles), FBC Carencro Marty Melancon, Erath Melissa Chitwood ( Mrs Rodney), FBC, Breaux Bridge Luther Burney, FBC, Laf Frank Pellissier, FBC, Amelia Andy Tribe, East Bayou, Laf Fred Davis, The Open Door, Laf Paula Walker (Mrs Mike), East Bayou, Laf Marsha Gilder (Mrs Charles), Bayou Vista, MC Tracy King, Westside, New Iberia Martha Funderburk (Mrs Gary), East Bayou, Laf Darren Carpenter, Belle River Rosalie Richardson (Mrs Robert), Retired Scott Belmore, BCM Dennis Clark, FBC, Lafayette

ENTRE NOUS
Publication of Evangeline and Gulf Coast Baptist Associations of the Louisiana Baptist Convention

GCA and EBA ANNUAL

MEETING SCHEDULE Gulf Coast Baptist Association
Monday, October 8th 6:45 PM
First Baptist Church 709 Boudreaux St, Berwick, LA Annual Sermon By:

Evangeline Baptist Association

Monday, October 15th 6:45 PM
First Baptist Church 210 S Morgan St, Broussard LA
Booth Display of Associational Ministries and Missions

Reverend Chuck Mitchell

Bert Langley
Director of Missions

Pastor of FBC, Berwick, LA

Brief Business Session

Light Meal to Follow

Dont Forget to Elect Messengers for Meetings!

Weldon Moak & Steven Kelly

Moderators

Elizabeth A Langley
Bayou Vista, Morgan City ~ Fall Fest, Oct. 30th, 5:00-7:30 PM Calumet, Patterson ~ Fall Fest, Oct. 31st, 5:30-8:00 PM

October is...
Minister Appreciation Month
Now we ask you brothers, to respect those who work over you in the Lord and who admonish you. Hold him In the highest regard In love because of their work
(I Thessalonians 5:12~13)

Office Administrator

Evangeline & Gulf Coast Baptist Associations

FBC, Broussard ~ Fall Fest, Oct. 28th, 4:00-6:00 PM

Debbie Jeffreys
Administrative Assistant

Fall Fest, Oct. 5:00-7:00 PM. Games, Fun Jump, Lots of Candy, for children through 6th grade, friendly costumes please.
FBC, Lafayette ~ FBC, Milton ~ Fall Fest, Oct. 28th,

31st,

5:00-7:00 PM

Mary Langford
Counselor

P. O. Box 81244 Lafayette, LA 70598-1244 (337) 237-6956 Fax: (337) 237-4319

FBC, Youngsville ~ Fall Fest, Oct. 31st, 5:30-7:30 PM

RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED

Fall Fest, Oct. 31st, 5:00-8:00 PM. BBQ Burgers, Trick My Trunk, Lots of Candy, Door Prizes, All Free! Jenkins Memorial, St Martinville ~ Fall Fest, Oct. 31st, 6:008:00 PM, Lots of Activties for the Kids,
Highland, New Iberia ~ Little Pass, Charenton ~ Trunk or Treat, Oct. 31st, 5-7 PM Vatican, Cankton ~ Fall Fest, Oct. 27th, 3:00-6:00 PM

Louisiana Baptist Convention

World Hunger Day

When you see a child in an earthquake-shaken country When you see a family devastated by fire or flood When you pass a needy person on the street and wonder what to do... Churches Connected Through The Cross
October 14, 2012

ENTRE-NOUS

An empty cup NEEDS to be filled.

October 2012

Vol. 40 No. 8

DOM Lines
October is PASTOR APPRECIATION MONTH. Be sure to express your gratefulness to your pastor for the blessing he has been to you, your family, and the church. Enjoy one churchs Job Description for Church Staff.
Senior Pastor

Counselors Corner...
In preparation for an upcoming mission trip, my husband and I have spent most of today taking a course on protection of children. Although I was already aware of many of the statements and statistics, I was impressed once more with the sad truth that sexual abuse of children is appallingly widespread in our country. We read that one in four girls and one in six boys are molested before their eighteenth birthday. Probably the rate is higher than that, because so many cases are never reported. Even sadder is the fact that most of this mistreatment is done by friends or family members, someone the child knows and should be able to trust. Abuse occurs at every level of society and in every institution which serves children --- schools, extra-curricular activities, churches. The course included interviews with adults who had spent years dealing with the effects of childhood abuse. They were all survivors, over-comers who were telling their stories in order to make the rest of us more aware of this too-often taboo subject. For years they had used alcohol, drugs, food, sex, or other methods to medicate their shame. Some had tried to tell, but they were not believed, or were told not to speak of it. Finally they found someone who would listen, believe, not judge and would help them on a path to healing. As I read the course material and heard the narrations, I became even more keenly aware than ever that all of us who are parents, grandparents, other family members, teachers, coaches --- all of us who deal with children in any way --- must heighten our vigilance, be more alert and more proactive in being sure the young ones are safe. We need to teach them about their bodies and about boundaries, about when and how to say no. We need to watch for signs that something may not be right. We must ask straightforward questions and listen carefully to the answers. One of the simplest strategies is to limit unsupervised one child/one adult interactions. We need to be sure that every institution where children are involved has in place a child protection policy, a channel for reporting suspicious behavior, and regular in-house training of all staff. We are responsible for the welfare of the children in our families and our communities. Remember that Jesus said, But whoever causes one of these little ones who

Evangeline Association
October, 2012

7 9 14 15 16

*Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound * More powerful than a locomotive * Faster than a speeding bullet * Walks on water * Gives policies to God
Associate Pastor

Soul-Winning Commitment Day EBA Ministers Conference ~ Teche, Breaux Bridge, 10:30 AM Pastor Appreciation Meal provided by WMU World Hunger Sunday EBA Annual Meeting ~ FBC, Broussard ~ 6:45 PM National Bosses Day Gulf Coast Association
October, 2012

9 13 14 16 16 19-20 19-20

Sr. Adult Praise Fest, South State WMU Council Meeting ~ Baptist Building, Alex World Hunger Sunday National Bosses Day January Bible Study Preview ~ LBC, Alex, 6:00-8:30 PM Ministers Wives Retreat ~ TTBBC RA Camp-O-Ree ~ TTBBC Acadian Baptist Center
October, 2012

* Able to leap short buildings in a single bound * Almost as powerful as a locomotive * Just as fast as a speeding bullet * Walks on the water (if the sea is calm) * Talks with God
Minister of Children

* Leaps short buildings with a running start * Prefers toy trains to locomotives * Faster than a speeding B-B * Walks on water (if he knows where the rocks are) * Talks with God if special request is approved
Minister of Music

7 8 14 20 16 30

Soul-Winning Commitment Day GCA Annual Meeting, FBC, Berwick, 6:45 PM World Hunger Sunday Association Brotherhood Breakfast ~ Calumet, 8:00 AM National Bosses Day Executive Committee Meeting, Forest Restaurant, 10:00 AM LA Baptist Convention
October, 2012

2 Sportsmans Wild Game Supper ~ ABC, 6:00 PM, Speakers are David Fortenberry & Gene Hoyt of Crossland Game Calls 5-6 Smores Kids Retreat with Dickey & The Heard, Grades 1st - 6th Baptist Collegieate Ministry
October, 2012

11-12 Fall Break 26 Hangin with the Belmores ~ 6:00-10:00 PM

* Can climb over a small building * Falls off of locomotives * Can fire a speeding bullet * Swims well * Is occasionally addressed by God
Youth Minister

Soul-Winning Commitment Day

* Runs into small buildings * Recognizes a locomotive two out of three times * Owns a squirt gun * Knows how to use the water fountain * Mumbles to himself
Church Secretary

UPCOMING CHURCH NEWS . . .

FBC, Carencro

EBA Facebook Page

facebook.com/evangelinebaptistassociation Note: Dont forget to hit the like button

Revival Meeting ~ Oct. 12th, 13th, 14th (Fri. & Sat. @ 7:00 PM), (Sun. @ 10:30 AM), Don Cooper of Scottsboro AL to preach.
FBC, Lafayette

* Picks up buildings and walks under them * Knocks locomotives off of the tracks * Catches speeding bullets in her teeth * Freezes water with a single glance * When God speaks, says, "May I ask whos calling?"
- Author Unknown

Parent/Child Dedication ~ Sun., Nov.18th

Highland, New Iberia

Chili Cook Challenge ~ Sat., Nov. 3rd , 5:30 PM

In Need of a Pastor...
Immanuel Baptist Church, Morgan City Kaplan Baptist Church, Kaplan (EBA) Trinity Baptist Church, New Iberia (EBA)

Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch

over your souls as those who will give an account, so that they can do this with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you. (Heb 13:17 HCSV)

believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea.
Mary Langford

Ends November 4th