Come this Sunday to hear what Youth experienced at Passport/Passways!

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1 Mount Hermon Baptist Church Genito Road, Moseley, VA ( ) Enewsletter July 17, 2008 visit Lee Ellison, Pastor Susan Prather, Minister to Youth & Children Peiling Zhao, Minister of Music Priscilla Condyles, Administrative Assistant Bob Lanier, Deacon of the Month Come this Sunday to hear what Youth experienced at Passport/Passways! Special Announcement Last year, MHBC received a significant gift from the estate of Mr. Harry Burke. Last week, the church received a gift from the estate of his wife, Mrs. Frances Burke, in the amount of $177, This comes with no designations or restrictions.

2 The Financial Resources Team is placing these funds in the best interest-bearing CD s available until such a time as the church makes decisions as to their use. MHBC is grateful to the Burkes for their thoughtfulness and for what their stewardship has already meant to the greater life of our congregation. The Financial Resources Team Dinner and a Concert! Saturday, August 2, 5:30 PM Enjoy a great meal, then sit back and listen to some great traditional folk songs performed by Lindsey Prather, Anne Spraker and friends. Dig through grandma s cookbooks and find an old family recipe to prepare and bring for a covered-dish dinner. Donations to MHBC s youth ministry will be appreciated! -- Bring LOTS of friends. Youth and College students Mission trip to HYAETS in Charlotte, N.C. July 27-30, cost $50.00 per person Contact Susan Prather for details and to register. Chaperones needed Baptism this Sunday, July 20, 6:30 PM If you would like to be baptized, contact the pastor Immediately following the baptism, youth and parents are invited to Brusters in Powhatan for ice cream. Youth pool time: Wednesday, July 23, 2:00 PM at Godseys pool

3 Beth Moore August 1&2, at Second Branch Baptist Church Tickets $40.00 (includes snacks) If interested, contact Susan Prather for details School supplies you can donate. Mount Hermon is one of the drop off locations for hand sanitizer, tissues, marble notebooks, three-inch 3-ring binders, and Ziploc bags (quart and gallon) are especially needed, along with the normal supplies. (No crayons or glue needed, thanks.) Bring by August 24 to collection box in commons area.) Softball Men Tues., July 22, 6:45 PM and Thur., July 24, 8:15 PM New and Updated Prayer Concerns Virginia Dorset, now in Lucy Corr, 434 Norman Wilkinson, in poor health Bill & Felice Hall, in China to complete adoption process of their son, Michael. Their info blog: Notes of Appreciation: I thank everyone for the visits, calls, thoughts, and prayers during my recent hospital stay and recovery at home. Bill Hall, Sr. To all at Mount Hermon Baptist, Thank you for the cards and prayers during such a difficult time. My dad was a special person and really enjoyed being at Mount Hermon for the great preaching and music. Your thoughtfulness will always be remembered and especially the love and kindness shown to me during my time there. In Christ s love, David King Sundays Children s Ch. July 20 - Marci Nichol, Lindsey Mann, Darian Spivey July 27 - Sara Brevard, Amber Scott Nursery Care July 20 - Carolyn, Billy Bare, Shane Bare July 27 - Amie & Chris Edwards, Lindsey Matthews Ushers July 20 - Lee Thompson, Tom Hauser, Georgie Capps, Steve Van Cleef July 27 - Sandra Hauser, Billy Bare, Woody Carter, Rita Utley, Vincent Russell

4 Quotes for Today Christ is not a reservoir but a spring. His life is continual, active and ever passing on with an outflow as necessary as its inflow. If we do not perpetually draw the fresh supply from the living Fountain, we shall either grow stagnant or empty. It is, therefore, not so much a perpetual fullness as a perpetual filling. - A. B. Simpson All great change in America begins at the dinner table. -- Ronald Reagan Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop. Ovid Happy Birthday this Week! July 20 - Joanne Winn July 21 - Martha Adkins July 21 - Corey Elmore July 22 - Delores Bentley July 24 - Richard Hollister July 24 - Allen Manley July 24 - Ashley Atkinson July 26 - Jodi Capps Sunday July 13, 2008 Worship 115 Contributions $ 3, Sunday School 77 Avg. weekly needs 4, Building Fund $ Year to date: $104, Avg. Budget needs: 112, From the Pastor Suffering From Irregularity? Suppose someone has a gym membership but goes for a workout only four times a year. - Physically, that doesn t do much good, does it? Another someone gorges himself on Monday and doesn t eat the rest of the week. - I believe we d call that stupid. A young lady is enrolled in a university but only attends class twice a semester. Doesn t do her brain much good, eh? And what about the person who connects with a church only a few times a year at best? Is it surprising to find him/her to be spiritually anemic? Steady input and regular intake are the essentials in any discipline, be it for mind, body, or soul. They say that American Christianity today is a mile wide and an inch deep. Would you agree? -- Ah, we can do better. I hope that you will connect with your Mount Hermon church friends regularly. Once in awhile won t do it. A steady diet of spiritual food is what we all need, but don t expect to be spoon-fed by me or anyone else. Mature believers are meant to feed themselves from God s Word and from

5 meaningful interaction with God in prayer and other Christians in fellowship. But it all starts with regularity in your personal involvement. See you Sunday. In His love, Lee Worship July 20, 2008 Scripture Call to Worship Romans 12:14-18 Bob Lanier Choral Call to Worship The Trees of the Field Choir * Praise Song # 39 Rejoice, Ye Pure In Heart * David s Prayer: High Praise I Chronicles 29:10-13 * Invocation Prayer Bob Lanier * Doxology Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow * Greeting each other Welcome & Church Life Youth, Tell us about Passport 2008! The Bible Says Matthew 18:21-35 * Offering Song # 606 I Gave My Life for Thee * Offering Statement & Prayer Bob Lanier Special Music Allelujah, Sing to Jesus Choir Scripture Luke 17:3-5 Message How to Really Forgive Lee Ellison * Commitment Song # 329 Grace Greater Than Our Sin * Parting Blessing * Choral Benediction Send Us Out Choir