Fee Fee Baptist Church

Category: Liz Bishop, Fee Fee Kids’ Director

All of Kathy Scott’s Forerunner articles.

  • Prime Time – Vol. 61, No. 14

    Calendar Change

    Hope you celebrated the great freedoms we have in America and in Christ over the 4th of July. Thanks to all of you who served and who helped secure these freedoms.

    Our next event is a trip to the Churchill Museum. As I was checking their website for costs, I discovered that it was not open yet. When the pandemic shut them down, they took the opportunity to remodel and do some updates.  The grand reopening is the weekend of July 31.

    Consequently, we will switch our trip to the St. Louis Science Center to July 26 and go to the Churchill Museum on August 9. Hopefully this doesn’t mess your schedule up too much. Thank you so much for your flexibility as we get back out and enjoy fellowship together.

    Science Center Details

    On Monday, July 26 we will leave the church at 10:00 a.m. Tickets for the Mummies of the World exhibit are $16.95. The OmniMax theater price is $8.95 to see Into America’s Wild. We will go to Pappy’s for lunch – yum!

    My apologies to those of you who will be serving in Vacation Bible School and will not be able to attend. Thanks for serving our kids! Don’t worry – there will be more Prime Time activities to come!

    Free Market & Backpack Giveaway

    I would encourage you to support our annual Free Market on Saturday, August 7. Bring new or gently used clothes, furniture, appliances, or anything else to be given away to our community from in our parking lot on this Saturday morning.

    We are also collecting backpacks and school supplies to be given out that day to kids in our community. You can drop off your donations at church in the Donation Center, catty-corner from the Connection Center. You can also just donate money for this cause to Kim in our financial office.

    This effort is a great way to “pursue the good of our community.” I hope many of you will sign up to be a part of the Free Market and be a blessing to our neighbors!

  • Family Front – Vol. 61, No. 14

    Family Fun Play Date!

    An open play date for parents and kids 5th grade and under on Friday, July 16, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Come play together in our air-conditioned gym and play area!

    VBS ‘Wilderness Escape’ is July 26-30, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

    What a fun way to help kids (and adults!) see how God guides and provides! See me if you are interested in volunteering. Thank you for providing the many requested supplies for VBS and Sports Camp; you all are so gracious and generous! We are STILL LOOKING for some Easy-Up canopies that we could borrow for VBS – if you have one (or more) please put your name on it and bring it to church by July 18.

    Sports Crusaders Basketball Camp is also July 26-30, 1:00-4:00 p.m.

    Please be praying for these college students who will be leading the camp (Timothy,  Megan, Maura, and MeKency). Ask God to keep them healthy and for God to work mightily through them.

    Registration for VBS and Sports Camp is STILL AVAILABLE

    On our website at feefeebc.org/freevbs or feefeebc.org/sports-crusaders. VBS is always FREE. We can only take 40 kids for basketball camp, so REGISTER NOW! The same registration form can be used for both events.

    Upcoming Family Events:
    Family Swim Night

    The very next week we are hosting a FREE Family Swim Night at the Bridgeton Municipal Pool, Friday, August 6, 6:00-8:00 p.m.

    Free Market

    On Saturday, August 7, we have our annual Free Market on our parking lot. Backpacks with school supplies will be available for kids in our community.

    Welcome Weekend

    On Saturday, August 14 we will be having our Welcome Weekend event for our preschoolers, children, and Youth that will be moving up to the next grade/department. This will give kids an opportunity to see their new classrooms and meet their teachers. Promotion day is Sunday, August 22.

  • Family Front – Vol. 61, No. 13

    WE ARE HOSTING VBS AND SPORTS CAMP THIS YEAR! Yay!!!

    July 26-30 is VBS Wilderness Escape from 9:00 a.m. to12:00 p.m. We still have a few unique spots open for God to use you to help kids see how God guides and provides. If you are interested in volunteering, email Kathy at kathy@feefeebc.org or call the church office. Thank you for picking up supply donation slips.  Donate or purchase the item(s) on the slip of paper and return to church by July 5. A specific need we have is the use of many Easy-Up canopies. These will be used to recreate the Israeli marketplace for the kids to experience. If we could borrow one for that week, let me know, and bring it to the church.

    Sports Crusaders Basketball Camp is also July 26-30 from 1-4pm

    In 2019, 4 children came to know Christ through our basketball camp! What a tremendous ministry this is for our kids to enjoy and know Christ in a fun and unique way. We still have a need for bed and breakfast arrangements for the 3 female college students (1-2 homes would be great) that are leading the camp. Let me know if you can open your home to these students.

    Registration for VBS and Sports Camp Still Available

    On our website at feefeebc.org/freevbs or feefeebc.org/sports-crusaders. We can only accommodate 40 kids for basketball camp, so register early. (The same registration form can be used for both events).

    Upcoming Family Events
    Family Swim Night

    The very next week after VBS we are hosting a FREE Family Swim Night at the Bridgeton Municipal Pool on August 6 from 6:00-8:00 p.m.

    Free Market

    On Saturday, August 7, we have our annual Free Market on our parking lot. Backpacks with school supplies will be available for kids in our community.

    Welcome Weekend

    On Saturday, August 14 we will be having our Welcome Weekend event for our preschoolers, children, and Youth that will be moving up to the next grade/department. This will give kids an opportunity to see their new classrooms and meet their teachers. Promotion day is Sunday, August 22.

  • Prime Time – Vol. 61, No. 13

    We have some great events planned for the next quarter.  Put this list on your fridge, sign up, and don’t forget to show up if you sign up.

    Saturday, July 10 – 6:00-9:00 p.m. Summer Social — Watermelon, homemade ice cream, and table games.
    Monday, July 26 – 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Churchill Museum in Fulton with lunch at Bek’s.
    Monday, August 9 – 10:00 a.m. Mummy exhibit at the Science Center and lunch at Pappy’s.
    Wednesday, August 25 – 10:00 a.m. Guest Speaker from the Department of Aging and lunch with sandwiches and salad.
    Thursday, September 9 – 9:00 a.m. Day trip to Casey Illinois to see “Big Things” and lunch at Whitley’s Whimsies.
    Thursday/Friday, September 30 – October 1 Overnight trip to the Amana Colonies. Price to be determined!

    Hope you can join us for these great activities! Sign-up sheets will be in the Connection Center. If you sign up but cannot attend, please let me know. If this is an in-house event, it effects the amount of food we buy. If it requires the use of a bus, it effects the number of busses and bus drivers. I would really appreciate accurate information so I can plan accordingly.

    It is so encouraging to see more and more of you showing up each week. We were meant for connection with each other and study of Scripture.

  • Family Front – Vol. 61, No. 12

    Preschool Care Needed

    You should see the smiles on kids’ faces when they come to play with their friends at church! A few are even sad to leave our church when it is time to go home! Do you want to be part of caring for these little ones? If you can give your time to care for preschoolers during one worship service each month, please contact Kathy (kathy@feefeebc.org). We need you! You will be doing a great service for our families and for your church!

    WE ARE HOSTING VBS AND SPORTS CAMP THIS YEAR! Yay!!!

    July 26-30 is VBS Wilderness Escape from 9:00 a.m. to12:00 p.m. We still have a few unique spots open for God to use you to help kids see how God guides and provides. If you are interested in volunteering, email Kathy at kathy@feefeebc.org or call the church office. Thank you for picking up supply donation slips.  Donate or purchase the item(s) on the slip of paper and return to church by July 5. Lots of hands are needed for a successful VBS; sign up today! Please pray for the volunteers and kids as all the details fall into place.

    Sports Crusaders Basketball Camp is also July 26-30 from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

    In 2019, 4 children came to know Christ through our basketball camp! What a tremendous ministry this is for our kids to enjoy and know Christ in a fun and unique way. As we host these phenomenal college students who are coaching, we have a few needs that you can help out with!

    • Bed & breakfast (2 homes would be great!)
    • Gifts cards and/or cash for meals
    • Prayer for crusaders and children who attend camp

    If you or your Bible Study groups can help with these needs, please see Kathy. As always, thank you for your generosity!

    Registration for VBS and Sports Camp Still Available

    Register on our website at feefeebc.org/sports-crusaders or feefeebc.org/freevbs. We can only accommodate 40 kids for basketball camp, so register early. (The same registration form can be used for both events).

    Family Swim Night

    The very next week after VBS we are hosting a FREE Family Swim Night at the Bridgeton Municipal Pool on August 6 from 6:00-8:00 p.m.

  • Prime Time – Vol. 61, No. 12

    Our next event is at the church on Tuesday, June 22 at 11:30 a.m. We will have sandwiches and dessert in the Dining Room followed by the movie, Ruby Bridges. This movie is the “true story of one little girl whose strength and dignity during the racially charged 1960s helped changed history.” The cost for lunch is $6.00.

    The senior council met a few weeks ago and planned activities for July, August, and September. I still need to verify all the dates, but I can promise you a Saturday evening of games, watermelon, and homemade ice cream; a trip to the Churchill Museum in Fulton; guest speakers; a trip to Casey, Illinois; and the Amana Colonies. Details will be in the next Forerunner.  For now, put these two July events on your calendar:

    • Saturday, July 10 at 6:00 p.m. we will enjoy homemade ice cream, watermelon, and games! Bring your favorite game and we will provide the food! Cost is $5.00.
    • Monday, July 26 at 9:00 a.m. we will leave for a day at the Churchill Museum in Fulton. Cost for the Museum is $9.00, $3.00 for bus ride, and buy your own lunch.

    Are you having a great start to the summer? Hope you are getting back into the habit of coming to church and Bible Study each week. It is so good to be connected in corporate worship and studying together. In keeping with our mission of building our lives on Jesus and pursuing the good of your community, I hope your class is finding ways to minister in our church and community.

  • Prime Time – Vol. 61, No. 11

    I hope you will join us on Friday, June 11 for our trip to the Missouri National Veterans Museum and Memorial. The bus will leave at 10:00 a.m. First, we will eat at Stonie’s Sausage Shop and then head over to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and the museum. We should be back at church about 4:30 or 5:00 p.m.

    The next event in June is lunch and the movie, Ruby Bridges. This is the story of one family’s bravery in the face of desegregation in the south in 1960. Ruby was 6 years old when she entered an all-white school accompanied by her mother and armed Federal Marshals. Our lunch will include sandwiches and dessert. The cost is $6 for lunch. The movie is free!!

    The council has some great events planned for the next quarter! We will go to the Arch; Casey, Illinois; the Churchill Museum; and do an overnight trip to the Amana Colonies. Details and dates will be in the next issue of the Forerunner.

    Hope you all are challenging yourself to build your life on Jesus by reading through the book of Isaiah with us. There is a lot of God’s judgement, but it always promises the hope of the coming Messiah.

  • Family Front – Vol. 61, No. 11

    Preschool Care Needed

    You should see the smiles on kids’ faces when they come to play with their friends at church! A few are even sad to leave our church when it is time to go home! Do you want to be part of caring for these little ones? If you can give your time to care for preschoolers during one worship service each month, please contact Kathy (kathy@feefeebc.org). We need you! You will be doing a great service for our families and for your church!

    VBS Wilderness Escape, July 26-30, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

    We still have a few unique spots open for God to use you to help kids to see how God guides and provides. If you are interested in volunteering, email Kathy at kathy@feefeebc.org or call the church office. Lots of hands are needed for a successful VBS; sign up today! And please pray for the volunteers and kids as all the details fall into place.

    VBS Supplies Donation slips will be available on Sunday. You can either donate or purchase the item(s) on the slip of paper and return by July 5. We will be using A LOT of newspaper. So if you have any old newspapers, please bring them to me and we will put them to good use! You can drop them off at the VBS sign up area.

    Sports Crusaders Basketball Camp, July 26-30, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

    In 2019, 4 children came to know Christ through our basketball camp! What a tremendous ministry this is for our kids to enjoy and know Christ in a fun and unique way. As we host these phenomenal college students who are coaching, we have a few needs that you can help out with!

    • Bed & breakfast (2 homes would be great!)
    • Gifts cards and/or cash for meals
    • Prayer for crusaders and children who attend camp

    If you or your Bible Study groups can help with these needs, please see me. Thank you for your generosity. Please be in prayer for the workers, the children who will attend, and the Sports Crusaders who will lead the basketball camp.

    Registration for VBS and Sports Camp is available on our website: feefeebc.org/free-vbs-fee-fee/ or feefeebc.org/sports-crusaders/. There will be a limit to registration for both VBS and Sports Camp. The maximum registration for basketball camp is 40 kids, so register early. (The same registration form can be used for both events).

    Family Swim Night

    The very next week after VBS we are hosting a FREE Family Swim Night at the Bridgeton Municipal Pool on August 6 from 6:00-8:00 p.m.

  • Family Front – Vol. 61, No. 10

    Church-Wide Movie Night, May 21 at 7:30 p.m.

    Join us in the courtyard on Friday night, May 21, we will be watching the new Disney movie, Raya and the Last Dragon! Bring a blanket and/or lawn chairs and your own drinks as we watch this exciting new release and have fun together! We will even provide the popcorn!

    Preschool Care Needed

    You should see the smiles on kids’ faces when they come to play with their friends at church! A few are even sad to leave our church when it is time to go home! Do you want to be part of caring for these little ones? If you can give your time to care for preschoolers during one worship service each month, please contact Kathy (kathy@feefeebc.org). We need you! You will be doing a great service for our families and for your church!

    VBS Wilderness Escape, July 26-30, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

    Would you love to be a tribe leader to lead the children and preschoolers? Or maybe an Israelite Tent Host, where kids will learn desert life in the Israelite camp through various crafts and skills like: sandal stitcher, butter churner, weaver, and musician? Not sure where you fit in? Don’t worry! We have a place for you! Let’s have fun together as we show kids how God guides and provides in this unique way.  A lot of hands will make this VBS a successful one! Sign up today to help in any of these ways. Please pray for the volunteers and kids as all the details fall into place for VBS 2021!

    Can you help us gather supplies for VBS? We will be using A LOT of newspaper. So if you have any old newspapers, please bring them to me and we will put them to good use!

    Sports Crusaders Basketball Camp, July 26-30, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

    In 2019, 4 children came to know Christ through our basketball camp! What a tremendous ministry this is for our kids to enjoy and know Christ in a fun and unique way. We will need housing for this college team that leads the basketball camp, which includes bed and breakfast. We will also need some gift cards or cash for meals during the week. If you or your Bible Study groups can help with these needs, please see me. Thank you for your generosity. Please be in prayer for the workers, the children who will attend, and the Sports Crusaders who will lead the basketball camp.

    Registration for VBS and Sports Camp is available on our website: feefeebc.org/free-vbs-fee-fee/ or feefeebc.org/sports-crusaders/.  There will be a limit to registration for both VBS and Sports Camp. The maximum registration for basketball camp is 40 kids, so register early. (The same registration form can be used for both events).

    Fee Fee Baptist, you are always so generous with your gifts of supplies and money when a need arises in the Children’s Ministry. THANK YOU for providing those gifts! You are a generous people! We are truly blessed!

  • Prime Time – Vol. 61, No. 10

    I just got off the bus from our zoo trip. We had a beautiful day, great fellowship and delicious food. Take your grandkids to see the dinosaur exhibit. It is very good! Huck and Finn, the grizzlies, were putting on quite a water show. Nothing compares to the free St. Louis zoo. If you haven’t gone yet this year, make a plan!

    Our next trip is on Friday, June 11. We will be heading to Perryville, Missouri at 10:00 a.m. We will visit several historic sites, including a miniature Vietnam War wall and the new military museum. Lunch will be at Stonie’s Sausage Shop. After you eat, I’m sure you will want to bring something home with you. Yum!

    Seems like our reading pace has slowed a whole bunch as we are only reading a chapter a day in Isaiah. I don’t know about you, but I read the chapter and then get out my commentary. Hope you are joining the church in continuing to read the Bible together.