The MESSENGER. A Message from Pastor Jason White. Inside this issue: Special Points of Interest:

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1 The MESSENGER July 2018 Volume 6, Issue 7 Wow, as we enter into July the summer season is fully upon us! This is such a fun season for many of us, right? Kids are out of school, family vacations, swimming, back yard barbecues, camping, boating, and more! We have already taken a family vacation (full family me, Natalie, our kids, my mom/dad, my brother/sisterin-law and all of their kids) to Disney World! It was crazy hot and there were lots of people there and the lines were really long, but I did enjoy spending time with my family! Many of you may have already headed out on a trip or participated in some stay-cation activities, but I m sure there s more to come with July and August still ahead of us! With all of the activities to be a part of, however; this can also be a time where many of us disappear from our church family. We miss a Sunday or two because of vacation and all of a sudden it just seems a little bit easier to stay home the next week. Of course, if you have put your faith in Jesus for salvation, the great thing is that He will be with you wherever you go since He lives in you. And as you make yourself available to Him each and every day, He will be your Source for life during all of the various things you have planned for the summer. So I want to encourage you to make yourself available to Him as you go on vacation and spend time with family and friends. Allow Him to be the Center of your vacation and time with others. Pray with your family and friends, have devotionals when you are with your family and away from church. Look for ways to be a part of Jesus Kingdom work even while you are on vacation. At the same time, continue to stay connected to your church family as much as you can. Hebrews 10:25 says, Let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another. God knows that Satan loves to take the opportunity when we are away from other believers to disrupt our lives and keep us from living from our true Source. So God puts other people in our lives for encouragement and to point us to keep our eyes fixed on Him. Don t miss out on the opportunity to corporately worship together and be encouraged this summer. Also, it is no secret that as many of us miss Sunday worship from time to time, we also miss the opportunity or forget to give financially to the Kingdom work God is using this church in. We have made commitments as members to give to the general budget and to the Freedom Initiative and want to follow through with those commitments so that we can continue to do ministry in our church and in this community He has called us each to. So, if you are going to be out, don t forget that you can always mail your gift to the church or go to our website and give online through e-giving. Let s not take a vacation from Jesus and His Kingdom this summer. In His Name, Jason White, Lead Pastor , x14 jason@manchacabaptist.org A Message from Pastor Jason White Inside this issue: Student Ministry News Kids Ministry News 2 2 New Members 3 July Calendar 6 VBS Highlights 7 Special Points of Interest: Family Ministry Summer Activity July Activities Kids Ministry July Activities Senior Adult Trip Journey Widow s Luncheon July 4th Celebration

2 Hey MBC Family! It s missions month for our students!!! Ashlee and I are so excited for our students to be going out and being light to the South San Antonio area. As we continue preparation for our trip I am reminded of the Gospel of Matthew. In Matthew 10 we see that Jesus sends out the 12 disciples, but before Jesus does this He tells them to do something very specific. 35 And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction. 36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then he said to his disciples, The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; 38 therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. (Matthew 9:35-37 NIV *Italics added) Before Jesus sends out the disciples He asks them to, pray earnestly, and interestingly enough we are sending 12 people (9 students and 3 leaders) for the harvest. So I ask, will you join us in prayer? Will you pray that Jesus would use the 12 of us for His Kingdom work and bring the lost to know Him? That He would have a tremendous harvest during that week and transform the people of South San Antonio s lives as well as our own. We are so thankful for all the support that has come through MBC to make this mission trip a possibility and we ask that you continue your support through prayer. We love all of you deeply and are excited to see what the Lord does in and through our students, leaders, and the people of South San Antonio. Because of Grace, Tanner Shumake, Student Pastor , ext. 22 Tanner@manchacabaptist.org Children s Ministry Happy July! We had a wonderful turnout for VBS again this year! I want to thank all of the volunteers who made it so great. I hope you know how much I appreciate each of you! It is amazing to see Jesus work in and through all of you during this special week for the kids in our community. This month, we re going to teach our preschoolers that God s Word is with us wherever we go. Also, in July, we continue our discovery of confidence with our kindergarten-5th graders. This month we will teach very important lessons like, trust that God is always with you, find friends who help you trust Jesus, stay focused on Jesus, when Jesus is with you, you can face anything, and live like you believe what God says is true. I can t wait to get this month started! In His Joy, Jenny Childress Children s Director jenny@manchacabaptist.org Page 2 The MESSENGER

3 Welcome New Members Carol & John Childress Robin Gheen Ella Howell Freedom Initiative Don t forget...only 8 months left to our 3-year Freedom Initiative Campaign to free MBC from the bondage of debt. Let s finish strong together! You can give via e-giving (see our website), through your Sunday offering or you can mail your contribution. Gifts of real property (i.e. land, stock, vehicles or jewelry) may be given by contacting the church office. MBC s 100th Anniversary Help us celebrate 100 years as a church by making a donation to the 100 year anniversary celebration. You can simply write 100 Year Anniversary in the memo line of your check when you give, or you can give online to our designated fund for the 100 year anniversary celebration. We are praying that the celebration will go far beyond our walls and communicate to the unchurched in our community that we are a church that has been in this community and FOR this community for 100 years and that we are going to continue to be a church that is FOR this community over the next 100 years. Will you help us celebrate and give God the glory for what He s accomplished while at the same time asking Him to continue using us to reach those in this community? Thank you for being such a committed, loving, welcoming, and inviting church. Volume 6, Issue 7 Page 3

4 Family Ministry Family Fun Day Typhoon Texas July 13 10:30am-3:30pm Cost: $26 (includes lunch and unlimited drinks) The Student & Children s Ministries would like to invite everyone to come out to Typhoon Texas for a Family Fun Day! Questions? Contact Tanner Shumake, tanner@manchacabaptist.org or Typhoon Texas TX-130 North Service Road, Pflugerville, TX July Activities July 11 - Sonic in Buda (FM 967)- 12:30-1:30pm July 13 - Typhoon Texas July 20 - Nerf War - MBC - 6:30-9:00pm July Student Kid s Ministry July Activities Children s Camp - July Preteen Camp - July 30-Aug. 1 Please be in prayer for our kids and leaders that will be attending Camp at Highland Lakes. Page 4 The MESSENGER

5 Wednesday/Sunday Activities The following school year Wednesday night activities are on summer break and will resume September 5: Prayer Gathering Sunday Evening Activities Home Community Groups Wednesday Activities Family Dinner AWANA Men s Bible Study Women s Bible Study Sr. Adult Bible Study Join us as we pray together each Wednesday from 6:00pm-7:00pm in the Worship Center (childcare is provided). Operation Christmas Child (OCC) Operation Christmas Child (OCC) is a ministry of Samaritan's Purse. MBC collects various items all throughout the year. For the month of July we are collecting flip flops, hair bands, clips and jewelry. Items to be donated all year are: shoeboxes, and cash donations which we will use to buy items for the boxes and for shipping. To find out more information about OCC, or to volunteer to serve in this ministry, please contact Carlene Cleveland at Friday Ladies Bible Study Following is the summer meeting schedule for the Friday Ladies Bible Study: July 10 (changed to Tues.) August 3 All of the above dates will be followed by an OCC work day. Weekly studies will resume in September. Ladies Ministry Events IF:TABLE - ALL LADIES are invited to our July IF:Tables. For locations and times, please contact Mollie Delzeit: molliestex@gmail.com. O.A.S.I.S. O.A.S.I.S. (Older Adults Still In Service) LADIES BIBLE STUDY - All ladies are welcome for Bible Studies on Fridays at 9:30am in Room E115. See the above for the summer schedule. LADIES COFFEE - Ladies meet at the Texican Café at 9:00am the 4th Sat. of each month (excluding Nov. & Dec.) for coffee, Dutch-treat breakfast and great fellowship. ALL Senior Adults are invited for our monthly gathering on July 13, at 11:30am, in Room E115, for some good food, wonderful fellowship and dominoes! Volume 6, Issue 7 Page 5

6 July 2018 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT Office Closed in Observance of July 4th! July 4th Celebration PAC in Kyle 7:30pm 5Adventurer s Acad. 1:30-3:30pm Gym Open Studio 10:00am-2:00pm E115 Men s Lunch Golden Corral 10:45am Adapted Sports 6:00-8:00pm Gym 6 Terry s Dayhab 10:00-11:00am Gym 7 8 Journey Widow s Pot-luck Luncheon 12:00-2:00pm E115 Deacon Meeting 2:30pm Room E Ladies Bible Study 9:30am E115 Sr. Adults to Austin Aquarium 11 *Adventurer s Acad. 1:30-3:30pm Gym * Sonic - 12:30-1:30pm FM Buda *Prayer Gathering 6:-00-7:00pm Worship Center *FPU 6:30-8:00pm Youth Room 12Adventurer s Acad. 1:30-3:30pm Gym Open Studio 10:00am-2:00pm E115 Men s Lunch Golden Corral 10:45am Adapted Sports 6:00-8:00pm Gym 13 Terry s Dayhab 10:00-11:00am Gym Family Ministry Typhoon Texas OASIS 11:30am Room E Sunshine Soccer 8:00-9:00am Gym Adventurer s Acad. 1:30-3:30pm Gym Prayer Gathering 6:-00-7:00pm Worship Center FPU 6:30-8:00pm Youth Room 19Adventurer s Acad. 1:30-3:30pm Gym Open Studio 10:00am-2:00pm E115 Men s Lunch Golden Corral 10:45am Adapted Sports 6:00-8:00pm Gym 20 Terry s Dayhab 10:00-11:00am Gym 21 Project Linus 10:00am 2:00pm Room E Adventurer s Acad. 1:30-3:30pm Gym Prayer Gathering 6:-00-7:00pm Worship Center FPU 6:30-8:00pm Youth Room 26 Adventurer s Acad. 1:30-3:30pm Gym Open Studio 10:00am-2:00pm E115 Men s Lunch Golden Corral 10:45am Adapted Sports 6:00-8:00pm Gym 27 Terry s Dayhab 10:00-11:00am Gym Children s Camp Highland Lakes 28Gym in Use All Day Children s Camp Highland Lakes Ladies Coffee Texican Café 9:00am Preteen Camp Highland Lakes 31Preteen Camp Highland Lakes Page 6 The MESSENGER

7 VBS Highlights A big thank you to EVERYONE who helped make VBS 2018 a fun time for all the kids! V B S Jesus said, Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these. - Matthew 19:14 Senior Adult s Trip Journey Widow s Ministry The next Senior Adult trip will be to the: Austin Aquarium Tuesday, July 10th Departure Time TBD Cost: $11.95 Extra Expense: Gas, Food, Souvenirs Journey Pot Luck Lunch Sunday, July 8 12:00pm Room E 115 All widows are invited! (Sign-up in the Main Foyer or call the Church Office.) Volume 6, Issue 7 Page 7

8 June 27, 2018 Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Permit #2 Manchaca, TX 1215 W. FM 1626 P.O. Box 400 Manchaca, TX Phone: Fax: I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. - Jeremiah 29:11 Return Service Requested July 4th Celebration (Performing Arts Center, 979 Kohler s Crossing, Kyle, TX)