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The Trumpet Issue 04, Year 2009 Discipleship, Stewardship, Worship, Fellowship Find your "ship" and get on board. A mini calendar of events not including weekly and monthly events that we have. February 1 Souper Bowl of Caring Bring $1 or non-perishable food item February 8 11:30 am Adult Choir Luncheon 6:30 pm WMU Focus February 11 7:00 Youth and Children's Valentine Party February 14 4:30 pm Senior Adult Valentine's Banquet February 15 Baptist Men's Day Breakfast 10:30am Mr. Steve Eoute, Guest 6:30 PGBC Men Lead February 17 11:00 am Happy Hearts 6:30 pm Men's Fraternity February 22 FRIEND Day Kickoff February 22 11:30 am Sunday School Leaders Lunch and meeting March 17 11:00 am Happy Hearts March 21 Men's Outdoor Banquet April 1 Blood Drive April 5 6:30 pm Choir Concert April 6-10 Youth Service Project April 12 Easter Sunrise Service, Sunday School high attendance Worship Celebration of the Resurrection To Top
Announcements Calling Men to Men's Fraternity Men's Fraternity is a Bible study that provides men with an encouraging process that teaches them how to live lives of authentic men modeled by Jesus Christ and directed by the Word of God. This begins February 17th at 6:30 pm February 14 Valentine 4:30 pm Banquet All Senior Adults Fellowship Hall $7.00 per person Sign up sheets on bulletin board or call Jo Edwards, 879.3116 Thank you, First Responders You are a very important part of the ministry of this church. If you are not on a Prayer Team, please contact Wayne Elders 906.3148 Church Family Family Tom Hollingsworth Amber and Michael Long Katherine Smith - Shut in of the Week Joel Elders, 280 Northway Dr, Landrum, SC 29356-8721 Intercessory Prayer Ministry Coordinator Wayne Elders, 906.3148 Thank You Notes Dear Church Family, Thank you for the Christmas gift and for all of the cards and notes. I pray for you every day and ask that you continue to remember me in your prayers. Love, Helen Burnett Dear Church Family, Many thanks to all who have prayed for me, visited and sent cards. Thanks to Pastor Emory for his presence during times of surgery. It meant so much. Many thanks also to all of the Care Teams. They were so faithful to send cards telling me they were praying for me. I'm looking forward to being back soon, God willing. Thank you again and God bless you all. Fay Donald Dear Church Family, The family of Orelia Steading thanks you so much for such a lovely and delicious meal on the day of our mother's funeral. Your thoughts, prayers and many words of kindness meant so much during this time. Love in Christ, Steve and Donna Steading, Beverly Montoya Mission Project As a continuing mission project, the Faithful Workers SS Class collects Christian literature to be given to other churches/mission organizations/missionaries. At the end of each quarter, each person is asked to leave their previous quarter's SS literature in their classroom or take it to the Faithful Workers SS Classroom. Also, if you have any Christian books or publications you would like to donate, please take those items to the Faithful Workers classroom. Should you have questions, please contact any member of the Faithful Workers class. To Top
Staff Blogs A Word from the Pastor Pastor's Column "The King's head is in the hand of the Lord, He directs it like a watercourse, where ever He pleases." Prov 21:1 We, the people of this great country have a new President. Our nation has embarked on a new journey-into some areas that many Christians are not comfortable with. For me, the concern now is not racial or even political but lies in the area of principle. I fear that the areas where right has been able to maintain some degree of strength will begin to loose strength. I am afraid that homosexual rights will be advanced over the desires of the Christian Church. I am afraid that countless numbers of embryos will be cloned and killed for medical research due to embryonic stem cell research-all of which is covered in the cloak of "saving lives and promoting cures." I am deeply concerned that the advances that have been made to stop killing babies through the selection of conservative Supreme Court Justices will be stopped. These are only a few items that cause me concern. However, there is hope! I do not find hope in the government, but I find hope in God. He is still God who sits on His Throne! God's people must shake themselves from their slumber! We must pray for our President. Ask God to move his heart toward righteousness. God holds nations accountable to to justice. He holds citizens responsible as well. As we make this new journey with our new President, one day our nation will discover that we have forsaken a Holy God and His Word and find ourselves in a wilderness of confusion and spiritual emptiness. Here is where the church has a wonderful opportunity to point an empty society to the fullness of our Savior. The church's light needs to be very bright during the next few years. God bless you and God bless America! Love, Your Pastor Don's Dabblings Don's Dabblings… Following some delicious homemade soup prepared by Stephanie Bennefield, our Ambassador "A" Team got busy writing 14 cards and notes, making 11 personal visits. We seem to have a problem catching people at home on Tuesday nights. Billy Garrett and Mike Cole made some productive visits. Because of an incorrect address, they were able to visit the Stewart family in our community and were welcomed warmly. They also visited with one of our members whose wife has been sick for some time. Pray for our CARE Ministry that God will open doors of ministry for us and that we will get in where He is at work. We would like to welcome Jennifer Chisam to our CARE Ministry. Jennifer will be a part of our Reaching "R" Team. Psalm 8 is one of my favorite Psalms. It was written by King David. In the Psalm, David rejoices that God enables us to reign in life. How then do we reign in life? 1. We must belong to Jesus Christ. We must be among those who have received "abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness. (Romans. 5:17) 2. We must yield ourselves to Christ. 3. We must depend on the Spirit of God. We must realize the power of the Holy spirit in the life of a yielded believer. It was the Holy Spirit who enabled David to face the enemy bravely and defeat him completely. 4. We must live for Gods' glory alone. That is the basic emphasis of this Psalm-"how excellent is Thy name in all the earth" (Psalm 8 1, 9). It is the work of the Holy Spirit to bring glory to Jesus Christ. 5. We must trust God in the everyday needs and problems of life. Our shut-in of the week, beginning Sunday is Joel Elders, 280 Northway Drive, Landrum, SC 29356-8721 Love in Christ, Don Kelley Ballard's Ballads Ballard's Ballads Open Choir is this Sunday, January 25th. I hope to see a full choir of church members who enjoy singing. Join us in the choir room at 10:15 am to practice Beulah Land. There will be an Adult Choir Luncheon on Sunday, February 8th following the morning Worship Hour. We will let you know the menu on Wednesday, January 21st. Please sign up to bring a favorite dish. We will provide the meat, bread, and drinks. Your family is invited, just be sure to sign up in the choir room by February 14th. Sunday School Workers Meeting and Luncheon is scheduled for Sunday, February 22 from 11L30 am-2:00 pm. Tommy Comer from First Baptist Gaffney will be our guest speaker. He will be sharing about how we can better do Ministry in our church and community. The lunch will be provided for you. We will also be sharing about Friend Day which will be a promotion for Easter Sunday. Serving for Jesus, Gary Michael's Youth News [Youth and Children News]. Chilipeppers Conference – January 23-25 The youth will be attending a conference in Pigeon Forge, TN that will challenge them to live the life that God has called them to. Each youth will need money for lunch, dinner, and any activities they might want to do. [Valentine Party] We will have a Valentine Party for the youth and children on Wednesday February 11. Refreshment will be provided. The youth will still meet in the youth room and the children will meet in the Fellowship Hall following AWANA I would like to thank you for all of your thought and prayers for Amber and our family this week. The phone calls and acts of kindness have meant so much. It is a blessing from the Lord to have such a wonderful church family. God has been ever sustaining and we give him the praise. In Him Michael To Top
The Week Ahead The Church in Ministry January 23-25 Youth at Chilipeppers Conference Sunday, January 25 9:00 am Prayer Time and Choir Rehearsal 9:30 am Sunday School 10:15 am Deacon's Prayer Time 10:30 am Worship Service 5:30 pm "Minigrove Tones '‘PS Choir "Kids at the Grove" Children's Choir 6:15 pm Deacons Praying 6:30 pm Evening Worship Lord's Supper and Baptism RA's Tuesday, January 27 6::30 pm CARE "E" Group Supper 7:00 pm CARE "E" Group Outreach Wednesday, January 28 6:30 pm AWANA 7:00 pm Prayer Service Youth Ministry 7:30p, Business Meeting 7:45pm Adult Choir Rehearsal Saturday, January 31 7:00 pm Men's In home Prayer Meeting at Donnie Loftis Nursery/Preschool and Ministry Leaders for January 25 10:15 Tina Anderson, Patty Moroz, Sam and Charlotte Painter, Kevin and Wendy Rothermel 6:15 pm Tina Anderson, Donna Wood Wednesday Monkey Leonard, Lisa Mason, Lounell Rodd Children's Church Eric Wood Greeters Donnie Loftis, Byron Brown Recording Tech Joe Burnett Sound System Chris Godfrey To Top
Birthdays - God Bless You January 26. Michael Cole, Carole Wright 28. Cody Merck, Brittany Cooper, Bradley Povazsay 29. Thom Fowler, Louise Carpenter, Mark Bennefield 30. Suzanne Anderson 31. John Few, Ashley Bennefield To Top
Blessings Blessings, January 18, 2009 Sunday School Attendance 173 Worship Attendance 168 Designated Offerings Bus Fund 40.00 Lottie Moon 25.00 Youth fund 100.00 Baptist Courier 70.50 Cemetary Perpetual Care 10.00 For Envelopes 25.00 Senor Adults 40.00 Total Designated 310.50 General Offering 5,440.56 Total Offering 5,751.06 General Offering Weekly $5,440.56 Budget Requirement $8,242.76 To Top