B T B. Community Dinner. Wednesday, May 17 th 5 6:30pm. Beyond The Bulletin MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF KINGSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH MAY 2017

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1 B T B Beyond The Bulletin MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF KINGSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH MAY 2017 Community Dinner The King will reply, Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me. Matthew 25:40 Wednesday, May 17 th 5 6:30pm On the third Wednesday of every month (excluding July & August) We extend an invitation to all who will come and enjoy a dinner together in Herrington Hall. Come gather with old friends and meet new ones! Our Mission Statement We are committed to becoming fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ and inviting others to do the same. Pastor Rev. Jim Bagley bjim62@gmail.com C.E. Director Tracey Bagley traceylynnbagley@gmail.com

2 Vacation Bible School July 10 th - 14 th All children ages JK thru Grade 5 (completed) are invited. Pray for this outreach to 150+ area children Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. Proverbs 31:30 Get to the Point! Gather at POINT PELEE for breakfast on Victoria Day. Use your (free) Park Pass and bring all your picnic supplies with food to share EARLY on the holiday Monday. Plan to bike, hike and play all day out in God s glorious creation on the shores of beautiful Lake Erie!

3 ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL Join Pastor Jim in Herrington Hall at 9:45 each Sunday until May 28 th (when all Sunday school classes will be ending). Vanishing Grace What Ever Happened to the Good News? (by Philip Yancey) Beginning April 30 th and running for five Sundays, gather at tables and explore what kind of news is good to a culture that thinks it has rejected the Christian version. Coffee will be on and class begins promptly at 9:45am. All adults are encouraged to take part. ADULT BASEBALL Games begin May 15th at Arena diamonds. Would you like to take part in this fun league? Contact Rob at Café Night Friday, May 26th 7pm Lorem ipsum do Invite friends and neighbours to come to Herrington Hall with you for a great evening of music, coffees, desserts and more.

4 Announcements Meat Canner Leamington 18th Annual Canning Project Together We Canned Over 22,000 Pounds of Turkey Meat! The 2017 Leamington Meat Canner committee would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to Southwestern Ontario Gleaners for providing their facilities and the hundreds of volunteers, both new and experienced, whom without, this project could not succeed. The committee would also like to thank this extremely generous community for their support. Your prayers, financial support, and time made this year s project a success once again. Congratulations to Warren & Heather Kring on the arrival of Faye Lauren Kring on Sunday, April 23rd weighing 8lbs. 10oz. Big brothers George, Gerald and Vladimir are overjoyed to have a sweet baby sister! Our 2017 fundraising goal is $90,000. Our current account balance is $53, These funds are used to pay for the canner rental and turkey meat, as well as the cost to ship the canned meat to its final destination - the hungry. Thank you for your continued support. All donations are gratefully appreciated. Together we can! Donations can be made through designated giving at participating churches, and the Meat Canner Leamington Fund at Kindred Credit Union May Foodbank (suggestions) 7 Crackers 14 small jars of jam 21 snack bars 28 sidekicks Old grocery bags and re-sealable plastic containers are always welcome. Happy Retirement John & Jean Driedger Wishing you all God s best after 20 years as volunteers at Leamington District Memorial Hospital. Cindy Schwab has retired from her nursing career. Enjoy this new chapter of life! NEW TUESDAY MORNING LADIES BIBLE STUDY Begins Tuesday, May 2nd at 9am in downstairs lounge. Judy Fysh will be leading a seven session Margaret Feinberg study, PURSUING GOD S BEAUTY Stories of the Gospel of John Ladies of all ages & stages of Bible study are encouraged to attend. Books available at office or from Judy.

5 CHAGAS NO MORE Doña Avelina and her family of 7 lives in Mizque, Bolivia, engaged in agricultural work. Through a local church pastor, she learned about the dangers of Chagas disease, spread through the bite of the vinchuca insect which lives in adobe roofs and walls of typical Bolivian homes. The disease attacks a person s internal organs, and eventually the heart. Through this pastor, Doña Avelina was able to receive help in the form of construction material (plaster & cement) to finally protect her house, as well as a group of volunteers from Sinahí Church in Cochabamba who helped to do the work for the family, something she would not have been able to accomplish on her own. She was so grateful and was encouraged to continue striving for her family. Being a widow for the past 10 years, Doña Avelina has been in charge of 12 children of whom remain with her four, along with two granddaughters. Her daughter, Liceria, has a disability which has prevented her from being able to enter school and to do many things, but all her children are able to study and try to finish high school with the help and support that is provided through CBM s programs. The Project for Prevention against Chagas is very important in preventing more people from getting infected with this disease, as education has helped in prevention and offering a cure for the illness which continues to hit the most vulnerable population, who cannot normally afford cement and brick homes. Thank you for your continued support in bringing hope to the lives of so many in need.

6 Church Family Picnic & Carnival June 4th Plan to stay after our 10am worship June 4th. We will enjoy lunch together in Herrington Hall then venture outside to watch the children play games and have a chance to visit. Bring a salad OR side dish AND dessert to share ~ hotdogs, hamburgs, cutlery & drinks provided. Bring lawn chairs and your cameras too! Invite friends & neighbours to come with you!

7 LETTER TO CONGREGATION - S.T.E.P. RENEWAL APRIL 2017 In the Spring of 2014, we at Kingsville Baptist entered into another 3-year relationship with Canadian Baptist Ministries (CBM) and the Bolivia Baptist Union (UBB) under the STEP program (Serving, Training, Energizing Partnerships). We committed to support the mission work of Canadian and Bolivian Baptists by sending $10,000 each year for 3 years. The highlight of this STEP relationship came in May 2016, when 12 people from our church traveled to Bolivia to see some of the work first hand and to further develop the partnership with our dear brothers and sisters in Christ, in Cochabamba, Mizque area, and La Paz. This year 2017 completes the contract between CBM, UBB and Kingsville Baptist Church. We are now, as your Missions team, proposing that our congregation renew the STEP relationship for 3 more years: We have been directly involved with many Bolivian Baptists since It is our conviction to continue to engage with another culture in the name of Jesus, and build on those relationships we have established over the 6 years and 2 short-term mission trips. For several months we have experienced friends and co-workers in Bolivia regularly corresponding with individuals from our church through s, texts, and Skype. It is very exciting to receive reports and testimonies from Bolivians and CBM missionaries as they practice integral mission, proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ, and watch others joining God to do His will here on earth. We will be required to support the work in Bolivia by maintaining our $10,000 per year contribution, and will be asked to send at least one more team to visit this beautiful country. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to talk to Pastor Jim, or any other members of the Missions Team. We will be holding a vote on June 4 th, at which time the congregation will decide whether or not to affirm this decision to renew. We thank you on behalf of the Missions Team and our STEP partners for your support, and hope that we can continue as a STEP church for 2017 to God Calls Us To Follow And Live The Way Of Jesus In This World... God bless you and guide you as you pray about this important decision and step. Grace & Peace, The Missions Team: Heather Adragna, Rev. Jim Bagley, Bernice Boose, Freda Brown, Deb Cowell, Tara Karbowski, Ruth Anne Setterington and Rob Tavares

8 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 7 8:30 Prayer 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Worship Foodbank crackers 14 8:30 Prayer 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Worship Foodbank jars of jam 1 7pm - Scouts 8 2pm KGS Heritage Soc. 7pm - Scouts 15 7pm - Scouts 2 11am KPS Lunch 9 16 May am Ladies Prayer Emotionally Healthy Spirituality 7-9pm (22 Conservation) 10 7am Ladies Prayer EHS 7-9pm (22 Conservation) 7am Ladies Prayer17 5-6:30pm Community Dinner pm Quilters 1:30-3:30 Knit/Crochet (11 Leonard) 7-8:30 BLAST youth pm Quilters 18 11am KPS Lunch 1:30-3:30 Knit/Crochet (11 Leonard) 7-8:30pm BLAST youth am Moments for Moms am Moments for Moms am Moments for Moms 6 7am Men s Prayer 9-noon Private Function Herrington Hall 1-3pm Learn to knit/crochet (lounge) 13 7am Men s Prayer 20 7am Men s Prayer 21 8:30 Prayer 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Worship Foodbank snack bars 22 VICTORIA DAY Point Pelee Beakfast am Ladies Prayer EHS 7-9pm (22 Conservation) 25 8pm Board meeting am Moments for Moms 7pm Café Night 27 7am Men s Prayer 28 8:30 Prayer 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Worship Coffee Hour Foodbank - Sidekicks 29 7pm - Scouts am Ladies Prayer EHS 7-9pm (22 Conservation) 10 am Worship Services Will begin June 4 th Church family picnic to follow.