Bulletin Board

BULLETIN BOARD ARCHIVE

2005 thru 2018

December 16, 2018 - Annual "Halo" Awards

December 5, 2018 - Delivery of bicycles, helments, and New Testaments
to Friendship House clients

December 1, 2018 - Barnabas and Abundant Marriage class members met to assemble the 201 bicycles being donated by
Barnabas to the Friendship House to distribute to families for Christmas. The bicycles were unloaded on Nov. 20
with the help of Keith Baker. About 35 people helped with the assembly on Dec. 1.

November 26, 2018 - Monday Fellowship Meal at El Fenix in Casa Linda Plaza with 34 members and 1 visitor enjoying fun,
food, and fellowship.

September 2018 - Tom (wearing a western shirt) and Ron (wearing a 'western' hat) promoting Fish Fry
with Jerry announcing the entertainment for the event

September 2018 - Edna Walls recognized for 11 years of perfect Sunday School attendance (572 Sundays)

August 2018 - BarnaBiscuit VII - Another great Sunday morning of Bible study, food, and fellowship

August 2018 - Repairman Ministry launched to help members find reliable trades and services

August 2018 - Barnabas Members take honors in Dessert Contest at Adult VBS
                             A. C. Blair - Reese's Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake with Cheesecake Center
                             Vaughn Linders - Cheesecake with Fruit Topping
                             Donna Van Nortwick - Cake honoring Keenagers new name Pacesetters
                             Mary Day - White Chocolate Cake covered in Pink Flowers

July 2018 - Finished cradles for Friendship House Christmas gifts, Ron's Artistry

July 2018 - Prayer Blankets, Snacks for Pathfinder Achievement Center

March - May 2018 - Prayer Blankets, Honors, and Memorial Day

Barnabas Brunch - Sunday 2/25/2018 - Lots of Food and Fellowship - Followed by a great lesson from God's Word

Halo Awards 2017 - The annual Halo Awards recognize individuals who have gone above and beyond in their service.
The recipients were Fred Boyd for his faithful service since 1986 playing the piano for the department and the
N-Touch Leaders who maintain close contact with small groups of members. Beth Johnson was chosen to represent
the group in receiving the Halo presented by Tricia Roland, N-Touch Coordinator. Those leaders who were present
were recognized. The "Scrooge Award" was not given this year because no one was nominated.

Barnabas Bicycle Ministry 2017 - Barnabas donated 189 children's bicycles to be given to families served
by the Friendship House of FBCG. Our members unloaded, assembled, and helped deliver the bikes
to the families.

Our own Ronnie Bays won a ribbon in his age group in the FBCG sponsored
Run the Good Race 5K at Firewheel on 11-11-2017

Firewheel Fall Festival - Barnabas Volunteers - filling bags to handout at the
festival and working the game booths - October 2017

Edna Walls Recognition for 10 years of perfect attendance - September 10, 2017

Alan and April Rouse - Recognized in worship services on September 3, 2017 for 50 years of marriage
with other couples who celebrated 50 year anniversaries during 2017.

BarnaBiscuit VI 08-27-2017

Special music by department members

Roger Herrington Al Collier Jerry Baxter Karen Burr & Cheryl Rose

Barnabas Brunch Sunday 3/5/2017

Sunday 12-18-16 Annual Angel and Scrooge awards were given

Three Angel awards were given to Linda Barnes, Robert Willis, and David Christian

A lesser award ( The Scrooge award) was given to Roger Herrington

Bicycle Assembly Dec. 6/2016

Edna Walls Has not missed Sunday School Class for 9 years

Jim and Shirley Jones, long time members of the Barnabas Department, have moved to Louisiana, to be with their children.

Martha Willis presented them with a large stirring spoon to remember the class.

A couple of weeks ago about 50 ladies in the Sunday School department went to Waco to see some of the sites. They went to a Mennonite wood working shop where they saw a rocking chair for sale in the amount of $4,200.

They also went to the Chip and Joanna Gaines location called Magnolia. They have the program on tv through the HGTV site. They restore homes. They had acquired some large storage sites, which are shown in the photos.

They had a good time and had the oportunity to visit.

Ron and Martha honored for their selfless devotion to the department

Barnabas, you have outdone yourselves again.

This is the love gift that we have given Ron & Martha

� A Dell I3000 PC

o One year extended warranty through Dell

o Two years extended warranty after the Dell warranty from Micro Center

� An Acer 24" monitor

� A Canon Pixma wireless printer

o Two years extended warranty

� Two years of Microsoft Office

� ESET virus protection software

� A book entitled Windows 10 For Seniors For Dummies

Now for the over and above news.

Because of your generosity the Barnabas Sunshine Fund will be given $824.00 that was given over and above.

The fund needed to be replenished.

So this was another blessing.

James and Hellen Mason and moving and will be sorely missed.

James was honored for 15 years assisting in Upward Basketball

Helen was honored for her faithfull work as department Pianist

Phil Broughton for aiding Norma Hanrahan with home repair

Sharon Carstens (New Social leader) announce the next social will be on April 15 - more details to follow

Don't Forget to sign up for the Fish Fry to be held at the Boswell's on Oct. 16

This morning in Barnabas, Edna Walls was recognized for eight (8) years of perfect attendance in our department. Folks, this represents 416 Sundays in a row that she has been present in SS without missing.

Her record is remarkable. We would be hard pressed to find someone with a more faithful attendance. Strange as it may sound, Edna is the first member I look for when I enter our SS room and for the past 416 Sundays there she has been, sitting there quietly with a smile on her face, ready to start the SS hour. What an example she sets for all of us. Edna was presented with a huge bouquet of red roses in appreciation for her faithfulness.

8/30/15 Barnabisquits sets attendence record of 222

8/30/2015 - Welcome back Bill

Barnabas Dept. Members - Darlene Bennett & Lloyd Moore Were Married on 8/20/15

08/02/2015 - David Winter celebrated 24th Anniversary of Heart Transplant and 19 yrs since Cancer

182 Attend annual Winter Brunch

Bill Davis honored for his excellent teaching by new department member Ernest Guerra

Sandra Brown receives the Angel award for her years of maining the department roster

Marshall Howell Receives the Angel award for his years of Quality Control work for the Bicycle program

For the first time in years no Scrooge award was given - have the men finally gotten their act together???

12/06/14 - Approximately 60 workers assembled over 300 bicycles for Christmas 2014

The boxes of bicycles in the pickup that Dale is sitting on are being stored at his house. There was not enough
storage available at Friendship House.

Four brave members of Barnabas except the ALS Bucket Challenge

Phil had a bucket malfunction - Lucky for Bill

Tom Oliver shows off his beautiful Grand Daughter

09/07/2014 - Edna Walls completes 7 years of perfect attendance - Congratulations Edna!!!!!!!

BarnaBiscuit 3 was a big hit --- Barnabas sets attendance record of 201--- Martha haves her head???

Chris McNeill Family provide morning Sunday School entertainment

Today Barnabas fed snack dinner to our wonderful choir.

They had sandwiches, chips and dips, fruit, and dessert between their performances.

169 Attend Barnabas Winter Brunch

12/22/2013 - Scrooge and Angel Awards Announced

12/19/2012 - Christmas Party delayed due to weather but well attended

Entertainment by Sean Mitchell

Barnabas Postal Service at work under careful supervision from Postmaster Tom Rex

Winter weather presents challenges for Bicycle assembly -
Home assembly plus two assembly days at the Friendship House

Urban Impact is a ministry in the NYC area reaching out to the predominately Muslim people. We went as a team of 8 to teach ESL and computers to the people attending at the South Asian Center & West African Center as well as limited training at "the beach house". They have several other centers now run by various churches. We taught ESL so the volunteers could take some time off. Then we taught the volunteers. As a result, we grew to love the ministry and the people involved. Dick

Sept. 8, 2013 Edna Walls completes 6 years of perfect attendance

Wall-Mart provided the flowers for the 6th straight year!

Sept. 1, 2013
8 Couples in our Department will be celebrating their 50th Anniversary
During the year 2013. All eight were recognized in all 3 services Sunday Morning

The Couples are: Pat & Janie Atwood, Gary & Cheryl Barclay, Bill & Monette Carr
David & Kay Christian, Marshall & Jan Howell, Roland & Barbara Hall,
Jim & Shirley Jones, Tom & Joyce Rex. Congratulations to each of you.

Aug. 25, 2015 173 in Barnabas this morning for BarnaBiscuit Breakfast

Aug. 18, 2013 Some of the cradles that have been built, painted, & assembled by
Several members of the department & one member from another department.
They will be given at Christmas by the Friendship House

Aug. 18,2013
Barnabiscuits event on 08/25/13 discussed by
Special Music by Kathy McGee the Pillsbury Dough Boy & Poppin Fresh

July 28, 2013 - Ron Had a problem this morning - His belt broke
Larry had a solution

June 30 2013 Barnabas Dept. sets a new attendance record - 166

Class Members knit 159 Scarves to be taken to Romanian Women

Special Music brought by Gracie Sanford

Don Griffitts has made cradles for the Christmas Program at the Friendship House.
Karen Coker requested that members take one home and paint it.
Class members answered the call and all have gone home to be painted.

Barnabas Members sign the quilt honoring Susan Boyd's retirement
after many years of service as Director of the Friendship House

Feb. 3, 2013 New attendance record - 163

Feb. 3, 2013 Winter Brunch Ladies Fashion statement

Barnabas Members display independent thinking regarding fashion choices

Scrooge & Angel Awards Announced

Frog & Ruth Forniglia Pat & Weldon Brownlee Linda Roden
Scrooge Award Angel Award Angel Award

Familys with special visitors who took the opportunity for a picture

Smith, Fountenot, Searcy, Brownlee,

Charles & Loretta Von & Pam Don & Carolyn Weldon & Pat
Grand Children Grand Children Son Daughter, Son Inlaw, Grand Children

Barnabas has record attendance of 155 on Dec. 16, 2012

Tom's wife Joyce liked the tie so well she bought 4

Weldon Brownlee, Tom Rex, Dean Hofer, Don Griffitts

Dec. 1, 2012 Barnabas, Young Married, and Barnabas Associates assemble 250 Bicycles

Assembling Bicycles was not the only good deed done on this day

Nov. 18, 2012 - Special Music by Sharon King and Grandson Steven

Oct. 21, 2012 - Monette Carr wins 11 ribbons at the State Fair

Sept. 09, 2012 - Edna Walls completes 5 years of perfect Sunday School Attendance

The Tom Rex's Family help to to celebrate a milestone Birthday 08/04/12

Dave Smith   Joyce Rex Tom Rex Brian Rex         Jay Rex
Kylie Smith                                      Carolyn Rex     Nikki Rex
Amy Rex Smith                                                        Macy Rex

Delores Griffitts presents Ron with material to assist his hearing

Did everyone get the dress code memo? Elliott, Chuck & Larry apparently got it.

LLB at Southfork Ranch 07/18/12

Barnabiscuits 07/15/2012

Biscuits-R-Us - Tom Oliver hatched the Biscuit idea and taught a great lesson

                         June 24, 2012
Special Music by                 Update on Romania - Barnabas gives $3277.62
Elizabeth Schutter               for the bread project & Eye Exams
                                                     Lee Baldwin

Diane Winter with "Friend" in Thailand 9-27-04 I don't think that is a necklace
Martha Willis Ziplining 05-04-12
These two things are no doubt on everyones' bucket list

LLB lunch 06-20-12

Calvary Baptist Church search committee 1977 - 3 from this group are Barnabas members today

Monette Carr, Troy McGilvray, Elliott McNeill. Can you recognize them

Jerry Jones (Kneeling) is the Music Minister who was called

Happy Mothers Day May 13, 2012

LLB (Ladies Lunch Bunch) - April 18,2012 at "Taste of Home" in Wylie

03/02/2012 - Department Party

01/29/2012 - Winter Brunch Sets new attendance record - 146

Special Music by Elizabeth Schutter - 01-22-2012

LLB Layette Luncheon - Dec. 14, 2011

Angel Award and Scrooge Award? presented on Sun. 12-18-11

Jo Costello and Barbara Broughton receive the Angel award for going above and beyond
Tom Rex receives the (prestigious??) Scrooge award

42 Men assemble almost 260 bicycles amid intermittent rain between 8:30-11:00 am on Sat. 12-04-11

2011 Bicycle Fund $11,340 - a new record

Edna Walls Recognized for 4 years of perfect attendance

Ken explains how he decides to attend Sunday School

On August 3, 2011 David Winter celebrated                          Diane Winter signing up for activities
20 years since receiving a heart transplant                           at the upcoming Ladies Retreat
                      in 1991

79 of the 90+ Barnabas Dept. Members who supported the Church Directory shoot

Barnabas Winter Brunch 01/30/2011

Thanks to the 9 Barnabas Members who supplied and arranged the decorations

Also thanks to the Barnabas members who supplied all the great food

01/23/11 Many Barnabas Members and others assisted in the Christmas Bicycle program
But these 5 went above and beyond. Chuck Roden who leads the program also deserves recognition

Marshall Gerald Phil Weldon Roger
Howell Marshall Broughton Brownlee Herrington

                                                        01/16/2011
Glenn Lokey Celebrated his                                  Ginger Jenson & Ted Gage
    88th birthday today                                                Were Married this week

12/19/2010 - New Angel Award presented for going above and beyond the call

Tricia Roland - "Getting to know You" Chuck Roden - Bicycle Program

Scrooge award "winner" for 2010 selected by secret committee

Elliott McNeill "got it this year"

Charles Clack -First one Don Griffitts Philip Powell Bill Brown Marvin Roden Ken Bingham

These are previous winners, uh precipitants, I mean victims of previous Scrooge awards. If I have missed any others
please accept my most sincere Bah Humbug

12/4/2010 - Barnabas Members and Associates assemble 200 Bicycles donated by the class to the Friendship House

Aug. 15, 2010

Edna Walls Completes 3years (156 Sundays) of Valerie Shell
Perfect attendance Special Music this morning

Upon hearing the purpose for the flowers, the Manager of Wal-Mart
asked for the privilege of providing them for Edna

July 25,2010

Sam & Marsha Roper have moved to Fairview Texas and will be looking to find a nearby church where they can continue their service as they have done so faithfully at FBC Garland and the Barnabas Dept. They have worked at the Friendship House, organized Cookie baking for Church visitors, Organized meals for the sick and those who have lost loved ones. They have likely served in other ways that are not listed her. We will miss you Sam and Marsha

Martha presented them with a set of spoons as a token of appreciation
from Barnabas. Sam could not be present -- he was out serving.

Kathy McGee sang this morning as she has done many times before
Thank you Kathy you bless us with your music

Tracy Griffin, (Granddaughter of Elree and Martha Len Griffin)
updates Barnabas on her mission trip to South Africa

Ashley Birdwell wearing her first place medal in the 100 yard dash - May 1, 2010

Sunday May 2 was her 16th Birthday - Happy Birthday Ashley

Mar. 24, 2010 - LLB Ladies visit the Arboretum

Garrett, Grandson of Pat and Reba Chumley Celebrates His 10th birthday with Barnabas
at Babes on Monday Mar. 22, 2010, lowering the average age significantly.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GARRETT

Buy 1 get 3 Free

Edna Walls - Barnabas Valentine Queen

Dale McPherson shows his appreciation
to his N-Touch Group Leader
Karen Roden with a valentine gift

Barnabas Dept. donate 160 bicycles to Friendship House for Christmas 2009

Bicycles are delivered and unloaded Nov. 12

Bicycles Assembled in 30 degree weather Dec. 5 - now if they can just get up from there.
A few who helped with the assembly left before the picture was taken.

Congratulations and thanks to Chuck Roden, Tom Oliver and the Barnabas Department

Aug. 7, 2009 Two Busloads + Overflow from FBC Garland tour Cowboy Stadium

Special Music by Al Collier - June 28,2009

Sam & Marsha Roper, Daughter Melissa & Grand Children Katie, Kyle, & Cole

May 20, 2009 LLB visit the Arboretum - It is celebrating it's 25th year

Dale broke his leg on Feb. 11, 2008 - He still can't walk but
He was told this week that the bone has finally healed - Praise God

Happy Birthday Brother Greg - from the Barnabas Dept.
72 Birthday cards delivered by pony express

Pictures by anonymous photographer

Barnabas Mail Pouch - Mary Jo makes it and Tom makes it work

Ruth Runyan & Vicky McNeill Discuss GA (Girls Auxiliary) Mission emphasis with Bill

The Scrooge award originated several years ago when Jean Boswell presented it to Penny Clack
because Charles would not put up Christmas lights. Since that time there have been several
deserving winners. This years winner?? is Philip Powell

How many Barnabas Department Men does it take to assemble 150 Bicycles in 4 hours?? - Dec. 6, 2008

Barnabas Department provides 150 bicycles to Friendship House for Christmas - Nov. 2008

2 Barnabas Class Members with one year + of perfect attendance - The church had a total of 6

Edna Walls - One Year perfect Attendance Amon Wallace - 20 months perfect attendance

Appreciation Breakfast attracts record crowd (136)

Ed Palmer / Jo Ann Casey with their entry in the Hopkins County Stew Cook-off

July 21-25 Vacation Bible School presents crowd control problems for crossing guards Robert & Ken

Water guns prove to be an effective method with the unruly crowds

June 29, 2008 - Roland and Barbara Hall celebrate 45th Anniversary

Monday Night - April 14, 2008

Amen Corner

Mar. 26, 2008 LLB outing at the Arboretum

Feb. 10, 2009 Sunday School Brunch Barnabas Style

Jan. 26, 2008 A Group from Barnabas attend Lake Country Jubilee Concert in Terrell

LLB - Ladies Lunch Bunch meet at the Fontenot Lake House near Canton

LLB - Ladies Lunch Bunch meet at Mary Day's new home in December, 2007

Barnabas departments donates 50+ bicycles to the Friendship House. 32 Delivered with an additional 20 or so yet to come

Employees assist with loading 28 bicycles purchased at Academy

Lee Baldwin - Teaches lesson on Giving

Tricia - signing ladies up for upcoming retreat Chuck sports a new look Ron sports electronic name tag

Sept. 16, 2007 Barnabas Department visits First Baptist Canton to hear Gary Heron preach

Jo Costello's quilt "Beyond Purple" is being displayed at The Fabric Affair sewing center

Barnabas Lift group (Ladies in fellowship together) and "Special Guest"

Vogue's Spring Collection

February 11, 2007 - Ron Willis announces that he is going on a weight loss program

February 17, 2007 Charlotte Smith and Robert McGowan Wed

Two unofficial records broken Sunday Jan. 7, 2007 - 108 in Sunday School & 40 at Casa Linda for Lunch

Dec. 24 - Scrooge award for 2006 goes to Marvin Roden - Next year be careful what you tell to the newspaper Marvin

August 27,2006 - Carolyn Searcy "I am woman - hear me roar"

There are jobs for men too!

August 3 2006 David celebrated the
            15th anniversary                                                     August 20, 2006 Dick "lets his little light shine"
            of his heart transplant

August 13, 2006
Robert McGowan and Charlotte Smith
announce engagement to Barnabas Dept.

Wedding date set for Feb. 17, 2007

July 2006 Barnabas Dept. members on recent trip to Greece with Pastor Greg and Jack Schmid - Mike & Susan Boyd, Richard and Martha Farr,
Robert Willis, Don & Delores Griffitts at Steigenberger Hotel in Frankfurt, Germany