PARKVIEW BAPTIST NEWSLETTER

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1 Volume 10, Issue 5 May 2009 PARKVIEW BAPTIST NEWSLETTER Becoming like Christ Being Christ in the World! May Blaze, Spirit, Blaze: Set our Hearts on Fire. Graham Kendrick Friday 7 PM Family Night & BBQ Dinner Saturday 7 PM Guest Night & Gift Giveaway Sunday 10:45 AM Sunday School High Attendance Day in Worship EVANGELIST DR. BOB KENDIG MUSIC EVANGELIST BRYAN POPIN

2 PAGE 2 The Pastor s Letter Pastor Greg Magruder Celebrating 50 Days of Jubilee! Dear Church Family, What a wonderful 50 th Anniversary Celebration we had on April 26! We had great attendance, great food and even greater fellowship. It was truly a homecoming to remember. We were blessed with many former members attending the reception and the services. What a joy to renew acquaintances and to reflect on God s goodness over the years. We look forward to another 50 years of ministry in the days ahead. We are right in the middle of 50 Days of Jubilee! The Easter to Pentecost celebration is a time for remembrance, reflection and renewal. We have had time to remember our past and now we are shifting gears to take time to reflect on our relationship with the Lord and be renewed by his Spirit as we move into the future. We are weekly learning about Jubilee, the mission of Jesus and the person of the Holy Spirit in our various classes and studies. I hope you are actively involved in each of these studies. But we have two other major events that take place in May besides graduation recognition and Mother s Day. The Deacons are leading a two week Prayer Visitation Emphasis from May Your deacon will contact you about a time he or she can meet with you and your family to pray. Everyone needs prayer. You have needs and concerns that need to be prayed for. The deacons and their helpers will be praying with you about these concerns. They will not stay long but they will take time to listen and pray. They will give you a prayer card and an invitation to our upcoming weekend revival. We want God to bless his church and your family. We want God to revive us by his Spirit. The Deacon Prayer Visitation will allow us to pray with over 130 individuals. Will you open your doors for the deacons to pray with you? Pentecost weekend is May Pentecost was the Jewish festival celebrating the first of the harvest. It took fifty days after the Passover and commemorated the giving of the Law to Moses. In the New Testament, Pentecost was the day the Holy Spirit came upon the believers and established the church. The Holy Spirit filled the believers and they boldly preached the Good News that Jesus was the Messiah and Risen Lord. We will celebrate Pentecost weekend with a three day revival. Evangelist Bob Kendig will be the preacher for our revival. Bob lives in Gatlinburg, TN and works for the world as the Coordinator of Counseling and Follow-Up for the Graham Association crusades. He is currently leading a crusade in India. He and his wife Claudette will be with us for the weekend revival. Bryan Popin will be our music evangelist for the revival. He is a concert pianist, worship leader, singer, and songwriter / producer. He started playing the piano at age 5 and gave his first concert on the piano at age 7. Bryan accepted the Lord as his personal Savior at age 10 and after a life-changing prayer by Dino, Bryan realized and accepted the calling on his life at age 11. Bryan is a Bible school graduate and a licensed minister. He is married to Susan and has 1 daughter and a son on the way. Bryan toured the United States with Dottie Rambo and Dony & Reba Rambo- McGuire and has ministered with Gospel artists such as Andrae Crouch and Michael W. Smith. He has written songs for Nsync, Richard Marx and Chaka Khan. Bryan sponsors World Vision and is also working on the completion of his 9th CD. You can hear Bryan s music at We are excited that Bryan is taking time from his busy schedule to lead us in music during our revival. Let s prepare for revival! Let s pray together as a church. Let s set aside our schedules for three days of renewal and refreshing in the Lord! Let s close our 50 Days of Jubilee with a fresh infilling of the Holy Spirit! Pastor Greg MAY SERMON TITLES May 3 Jesus Mission: Preach Good News to the Poor May 10 Mother s Day Jesus Mission: Proclaim Freedom for Prisoners May 17 Jesus Mission: Recovery of Sight for the Blind May 24 Jesus Mission: Release the Oppressed May 31 Pentecost Sunday with Evangelist Bob Kendig and

3 VOLUME 10, ISSUE 5 PAGE 3 WOMEN S MISSION & MINISTRIES 58th Annual Observance PRAYER AMERICA S HOPE May your unfailing love rest upon us, O Lord, even as we put our hope in you. --Psalm 33:22 Thursday, May 7, :00 PM Westside Baptist Church May 10 May 12 May 14 Mother s Day Offering for Florida Baptist Children s Home* Harms Mission Group in Prayer Room at 10:00AM Ronald McDonald House Ministries Momentum Youth **For more than 100 years, Florida Baptist have made sure that needy, dependent children and their families get help from Florida Baptist Children s Homes. Thousands of children have received shelter, loving comfort and spiritual nurture under the direction of dedicated men and women. Always there has been the desire, the prayers, that each one comes to know the Lord as personal Savior. Please give generously to the Mother s Day Offering to support and extend this ministry of our church. Continue bringing old calendars, copy paper, cleaning supplies, and greeting cards for the Arbor House; washcloths & hand towels, motel size shampoo and conditioner, toothbrushes and trial size toothpaste for St. Francis House Photographers will be here on May 7 and 8 from 2:30 9:00PM. If you have not made your appointment yet, please call the church office at We want everyone to be a part of our 50th Anniversary Pictorial Directory. Each family receives a free 8X10. Family Prayer Visitations May The Deacon Body will be leading a prayer visitation outreach May They will be calling all active church families to schedule a visit to pray with you about your family s needs and concerns. Expect a call soon to set up a time to pray with your deacon.

4 Mission Statement The Mission of Parkview Baptist Church is to lift up Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, and to obey His Great Commission. Matthew 28:18-20 Our Purpose Statement The purpose of Parkview Baptist Church is raising the family of Jesus Christ by leading every member to:. MAGNIFY HIS LORDSHIP IN WORSHIP. MULTIPLY HIS FAMILY THROUGH EVANGELISM/MISSIONS. MATURE HIS CHILDREN THROUGH DISCIPLESHIP. MODEL HIS LIFE THROUGH SERVICE/MINISTRY. MINISTER HIS LOVE THROUGH FELLOWSHIP Greeters For May 3 Connie Baker 10 Ritza Calixte 17 Sylvia Coleman 24 Pat Dean 31 Evelyn Casey Ushers This Month Joey Stehno Richard Gailey Henry Keene Louis Ergle Senior Recognition Reception Sunday, May 24, :30 pm Come join in the celebration honoring our 2009 high school graduating seniors. Kim Bullard P.K. Yonge High School Parents are Woody and Brenda Bullard Ritza Calixte Eastside High School Parents are Jean Paul and Joelle Calixte Julie Clark Buchholz High School Parents are Jay and Debbie Clark Alicia Hernandez P.K. Yonge High School Grandparents are Mac and June McEachern Parkview Baptist Church 3403 NW 13th Street Gainesville, FL Pastor Greg Magruder Phone: Fax: parkviewbaptistc@bellsouth.net Website: Non-Profit Organization US Postage Paid Permit No. 315 Gainesville, FL

5 May Birthdays 1 Kevin Deal 6 Alyssa Atwood 6 Virginia Hoyt 7 Wes Magruder 10 Margie Boles 12 Crystal Humphrey 17 Karen Stehno 18 Christine Green 19 Jason Gilly 19 Rosemary Williams 20 Cheryl Lloyd 20 Jake Atwood 25 Joann Newman 27 Devin Smith 27 Jimmie Williams 30 Sylvia Atwood HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND GOD BLESS YOU! DID WE FORGET YOUR SPECIAL DAY? PLEASE CONTACT THE CHURCH OFFICE IF WE OVERLOOKED YOU OR ONE OF YOUR LOVED ONES. ON OUR BIRTHDAY CALENDAR. June Birthdays 3 Julia Keene 12 Annette Jones 17 Tré Dekle 20 Richard Gailey 21 Linda Gano 26 Mallory Williams 28 Warren Brostek 29 James Griffin 30 Jean Ergle VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL June Karen Magruder VBS Director

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