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The Trumpet Issue 07, Year 2009 Baptist Men's Day 8:00 am Breakfast 9:30 am Sunday School 10:30 am Worship Guest Mr. Steve Euote, Riverside High Football Coach 6:30 pm Baptist Men's Program Who are Baptist Men? Baptist Men are the men of the church taking seriously God's call to be the husbands, fathers, mentors and churchmen who He has charged them to be. Being a Godly man is the foundation to being part of the Baptist Men, because a Godly man will be a Godly husband, a Godly father, and a Godly mentor. My mission as a Baptist Man is to: W orship God with all my life. O bey Christ by serving others through my church. R esolve to build relationships that strengthen my family and my church. K eep my commitment to join other men in God's mission. To Top
Announcements Thank you From the family of Katherine Smith Dear Church Family, Thank you very much for the beautiful flower, the prayers, the visits of so many of you, and the delicious food. Your caring and thoughtfulness means more than you know. With Love, The Smith Family Many thanks to the Helen Garrett Catering Group for the delicious meal you served. We appreciate the hard work of so many. The family of Katherine Smith Church Family Family of Katherine Smith Donnie Loftis in the death of his sister, Claudia Runion Shut in of the Week Gwen Nodine, 115 Cottage Creek Cir, Greer SC 29650 Intercessory Prayer Ministry Coordinator Wayne Elders, 906.3148 Basketball Banquet, Sunday, March 8th at 4:30 pm at Mutt's BBQ Adults are $8.95, Children 5-12 are $4.00, and children 4 and under are free. This will be a buffet and a private party. The deadline to sign up is Sunday, March 1st. I will need a head count. Please contact Lisa Mason at 877.7474 with any questions. HAPPY HEART LINES, PLEASANT GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH, GREER, SC VOL. X- NO.VI February 11, 2009 Jo Edwards, Happy Hearts President Valentines greetings to all of you. May you have a blessed month of February and especially on Valentines Day. I hope that you are planning to be at the banquet on Saturday, February 14th at 4:30 p.m. This is the first time our banquet has actually fallen on Valentines Day. For your reservation and immediate seating, all you have to do is sign up or call me and I will take care of your reservation personally. We will have door prizes and a few other surprises. There will not be a long line and the fellowship will be great. Please plan to come. If you did not sign up already, call me. Remember, this is for ALL SENIORS. On Tuesday, February 17th, at 11:00 a.m., we will have our monthly meeting of Happy Hearts in the Fellowship Hall. The lunch will be homemade vegetable soup and cornbread, along with sandwiches and dessert. Food Group #3, Merle and Linda Jones and their group, will furnish the soup and sandwiches and Marshall Johnson will furnish the dessert, and the cost will be $4.00 each. Food group #3 will meet on Monday at 1:00 p.m. to prepare for the meeting. Dortcha Smith has the program for this month and he has Lindsey O'Rear coming to bring his special kind of music for us. You will want to hear Lindsey. Since our January meeting, we have lost two of our dear members. Mr. Tom Hollingsworth passed away following some difficult days in the nursing facility. What a joy he always was to us when he was able to be in church. And when you visited him, he always asked about his church family. Also, we grieve with Misses Murice and Grace Smith in the loss of their precious sister, Miss Katherine Smith. We will never forget that beautiful smile and sweet spirit. Both of these dear people will be missed. Again, as we celebrate Valentines Day, let us love one another with Christian love and show it. God is so good to us, let us show others His love through our actions. I look forward to seeing all of you on Saturday and the following Tuesday. Jo Edwards, HH President Margaret Lynn, HH Secretary Sunday School Teachers Mark you calendar for luncheon, February 22, and plan to attend. Calling Men to Men's Fraternity The Quest for Authentic Manhood Connect with other Christian men - guys who can challenge us, share our struggles, help us when we stumble, and cheer to our successes. 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 in the Sanctuary. Favorite Bible Verse Corner And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose". Romans 8:28 Nancy Phillips To Top
Staff Blogs A Word from the Pastor Jesus said, "By this all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another" (John 13: 35 Our society is crippled by the substitutes for the genuine. When something of value is manufactured the copiers hurry to produce a substitute for the item. Garments, handbags, electronics and designer jeans are only a few of the items that re reproduced under the name of the genuine It is easy to see the real from the fake. The common characteristic of the fake is that it never meets the standard of the real. The love that Christ offers us is true and genuine. His love is selfless and sacrificial toward people. His love is evaluated by the price tag it carries, His life. It is easy to tell His love from fake love. His love has only one motive and that is to lift us up to Himself. His desire is to make our lives more like His and to bring us into fellowship with Him The real love that Christ has for us is the medicine for our human hurt and spiritual need. Indeed, this love is the remedy for a troubled soul. He seeks to give us His love and invite us into a loving relationship with Him. Valentines Day is a great reminder of the love of Christ who offers us real love. Happy Valentines Day Love, Your Pastor Don's Dabblings Another night at CARE featured our Crusaders "C" Teams. They enjoyed hot dogs and baked beans and delicious dessert prepared by Susan Davidson. Afterwards the team got busy in writing 21 notes and cards, making 2 calls and making 7 personal visits. Help us by giving CARE cards to visitors in Sunday School or church. When these cards are completed, we have a permanent record of their visit. This is Valentine season and this means an emphasis on love. Unfortunately, some love is nothing more than possessing. For example, a young man falls in love with a girl. He then wants her entirely for himself. He wants to hold her close to himself. For him, that is not love, it is possessing. On the other hand, there is God's kind of love-Agape. Its meaning is not found in possessing, but in just the opposite-in giving. "For God so loved the world that He gave…" (John 3:16) Why did God make this world? Why did He make me? I have been a bother to Him and time and time again I have disappointed Him. The real answer to why He made any of us is not because of what we can do for Him, but because of what He can do for us. "Oh how He loves you and me." Our shut-in of the week, beginning Sunday is Gwen Nodine, 115 Cottage Creek Cir., Greer, SC 29651 Love in Christ, Don Kelley Ballard's Ballads Men's Choir this Sunday as we celebrate Baptist Men's Day. Men, join us in the choir room at 10:15 am as we prepare to sing "Unclouded Day" sing in the service. The Adult Choir is starting to work on our Easter Musical, "We Shall Behold Him."Join us on Wednesday at 7:45 pm as we work together to present this musical. S.S. Workers Luncheon will be on Feb. 22nd from 11:30 am-2 pm. We will be discussing the plans for "Friend Day" that will be this spring. Be sure to join one of our discipleship classes that are beginning very soon. Men's Fraternity will be on Tuesday night, starting Feb. 17th. Lisa Mason is teaching a class entitled "Knowing God By Name" that will meet on Sundays at 5:15 starting Feb. 15th. Mary Bennifield is teaching "Friend to Friend" on each Family Night on Wednesday each month. Serving for Jesus, Gary Michael's Youth News [Youth and Children News] All those who are interested in going to Winter Jam concert on February 13th, please sign up on the youth bulletin board across from the Sunday School office. We will leave the church around 5:00 pm on Friday the 13th. The gates will open at 6:00 pm. We should be back at the church around 10:30 pm. Ticket prices are $10 dollars at the door. Youth Council Meeting Youth council meeting Sunday February 15th @ 4 p.m. His Servant, Michael To Top
The Week Ahead The Church in Ministry Sunday, February 15 Baptist Men's Day 8:00 am Men's Breakfast 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 4:00 pm Youth Council 5:15 pm "Knowing God by Name" Group 5:30 pm Youth Discipleship "Minigrove Tones '‘PS Choir "Kids at the Grove" Children's Choir 6:15 pm Deacons Praying 6:30 pm Evening Worship RA's Tuesday, February 17 11:00 pm Happy Hearts 6:30 pm Men's Fraternity 6::30 pm CARE "R" Group Supper 7:00 pm CARE "R" Group Outreach 8:00 pm Youth Band Rehearsal Wednesday, February 18 6:30 pm AWANA 7:00 pm Prayer Service Youth Ministry 7:30pm Properties Committee 7:45pm Adult Choir Rehearsal Thursday, February 19 7:00 pm BYW Home Meeting To Top
Birthdays - God Bless You February Birthdays 1. Theron Fowler 3. Amanda Odom 4. Olivia Long, Billy Garrett, Mary Bennifield, 7. Mary Robertson, Joe Burnett 9. Stella Fillers 11. Jacob Hester 12. David Morris 14. Louise Dillard, Marshall Johnson, David Ferguson, Aubree Perry 15.Abbie Barnette 16.Tom Hussey, Frances Coates 18. Don Dillard 21. Monty Powell 23. Joe Bishop 25. Gary Bennefield 26. Kristi Burr 27. Nancy Phillips, Richie Mckinney 28. Kristina Moroz,Andrew Marling To Top
Blessings Blessings, February 8, 2009 Sunday School Attendance 198 Worship Attendance 213 Designated Offerings Memorials Katherine Smith 105.00 Tom Hollingsworth 45.00 Baptist Courier 13.50 Fellowship Hall 75.00 Books-Men's Fraternity 60.00 Offering Envelopes 25.00 Cemetery Perp Care 45.00 Senior Adults 2 90.00 Building Fund 150.00 Youth 120.00 Mission House Utilities 168.12 Total Designated 896.62 General Offering 7,468.25 Total Offering 8,364.87 General Offering Weekly $7,468.25 Budget Requirement $8,242.76 To Top