The Pastor s Corner. Upcoming Events. Church Newsletter: February Welcome to our New Youth Pastor

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1 Church Newsletter: February 204 Will Hamric, Pastor Church Office: Upcoming Events Welcome to our New Youth Pastor Justin Crouse will begin his duties on Feb. 2. We are very happy to welcome him, his wife Jessica, and daughter, Hannah into our fellowship. Sunday Feb. 23: Baptist Women s Day: am service only (No 9am service) Penny Benton will be the guest speaker. There will be a church wide covered dish meal following the service. Donations will be taken of canned food and/or money for the bags of love and food pantry ministries. Sunday, March 2: Upward Basketball and Cheer Sunday Participants and their families are invited to either the 9 or am services Monday,March 3rd - Upward Basketball and Cheer Awards Celebration - everyone is invited. Starts at 6:30 pm in the Family Life Center. The Pastor s Corner Jesus Christ said as recorded in Matthew 5:43-48 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you. That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? Do not even the publicans the same? And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? Do not even the publicans so? By ye therefore, perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. A mother had a son who hated school. One weekend, the little boy cried and made any and every excuse why he should not go back on Monday. Sunday, on their way back from church the boys crying reached new heights. At the end of her rope the mother stopped the car and explained, Honey, it s the law. If you don t go to school, they will put Mommy in jail. He looked at his mother, thought a moment, and then asked, How long would you have to stay? I don t imagine that mother was feeling a lot of love from her son at that moment. Valentine s Day. The day that celebrates love. No place should be more loving than a Spirit filled church. But some in the church are not filled with the Holy Spirit. Romans 5:5 states, And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit which is given to us. Those who are filled with the Holy Spirit love those who they view as enemies. They pray for them and bless them. Those who operate under the guidelines and rules of the spirit of this world refuse to obey God s commands. If they even suspect someone might have offended them they say terrible things about that person and refuse to speak to them. Eloise s mother had a saying she would share when her grandchildren were fussing at one another. She would simply state, Love, love, love. Always good advice. May God bless you, Pastor Will

2 YOUTH ACTIVITIES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Upward dates and Reminders: Feb Upward picture week - participants should wear their uniform to practice. $5 cash only for the package - which is optional. Feb. 0th - 00 Days of Prayer starts for Upward Soccer. See Upward Committee to get calendars. March 2 - UPWARD BASKETBALL AND CHEER SUNDAY - participants and their families are invited to either the 9 or am services. March and 4th - Upward Soccer evaluations - times TBA - brochures will be out soon. March 3rd - Upward Basketball and Cheer Awards Celebration - everyone is invited. Starts at 6:30 pm in the Family Life Center. Thrill Grill: Wednesday February 5th at 6 pm the thrill grill is back. We will be having soup and sandwich with donations going to support our youth mission trips. This will also be a good chance to meet our new youth minister, Justin Crouse. We will be eating in the meeting room. Music news: The Children's Choir will meet February 2 and 6 th. Children s Worship- Workers needed! The sign-up sheet for children's worship will be on the bulletin board outside the fellowship hall for January-June 204 if anyone would like to sign up! The lesson and craft are already prepared for everyone so I just need the help to teach the kiddos! Please contact Dana Lawson dana.lawson09@gmail.com or with any questions. Fellowship Hall, FLC, Church reservations: Reminder to make church reservations for the New Year. Contact Steve Davis Our Sympathies to: The family of Blanche Williams upon her death on January 27, 204. Welcome to the New Arrival: Congratulations to the New Great-Grandparents, Benny and Rachel Pendry. Their granddaughter Ashley Smitherman Miller and husband, Travis Miller, welcomed their son, Kannon James Miller, on January 7, 204. Grandparents are Pete and Denise Pendry Smitherman.

3 Senior Saints Activities There will be no organized activity for February. Ministries and Missions PRAYERS & SQUARES QUILT MINISTRY Prayer quilts are given freely to anyone who stands in special need of prayer...the only requirements are that the person agrees to receive a quilt and gives us their prayer need. So open your eyes to those around you who might need a quilt. It's a great way to reach out in love to those who are hurting. Please contact Brenda Matthews at or Kay Angell at , call the church office or drop your request in the offering plate and someone will contact you. Recent quilt dedications include Hazel Pendry (Ruth Matthews), Eddie Warner (Prayers & Squares), Hubert Dunn (Kay and Donald Dunn). Please continue to remember them in your prayers. Next meeting: Wednesday, February 5, 9 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. CHURCH LIBRARY With spring still several weeks away, why not check out the church library for a good Christian fiction book which would make great reading on a cold day when outside activities are limited. Several great new titles have been added recently. Also, if you know of a book you would like to read or perhaps think others would enjoy, just leave a note on the check-out table in the library. It will be added soon. Enjoy your winter reading! Mission Group News Purple Hats Next meeting is Tuesday, Feb. at 6:30 p.m. in the FLC. The "Purple Hats" still have NUTS for sale. They also have Richmond Hill Baptist Church porcelain plates for $5.00 each. See a "Purple Hat" lady to get yours today! Sisters at Heart Next meeting will be on Sunday, 2/9/4 at 2 pm in the Family Life Center when we meet for our annual Soup, fruit and dessert delivery day. If you have not signed up to participate and need to know what items are needed, please see Beverly Plummer or another member of this group. We will enjoy lunch together in the FLC before we make the deliveries. Saturday, March : 0 th Annual Women s Conference at Mt. View Baptist Church: Living the Abundant Life through Missions. Tickets are $5 in advance with pre-paid registration or $25 at the door. Breakfast and lunch are included in this cost. Women of all ages and denominations are welcome! Please see Bridget Boyles for more details. Please remember to fill out the Information card located in your bulletin to provide us contact/birthday/anniversary information and drop in the offering plate or you may contact us to give us the information. If you have filled out a card previously and noticed that your information has not been entered, would you kindly call us or fill out another one as we are not sure we have received all the cards. We have improved our process to get this information and should be getting all the cards now in order to enter the information. We apologize for any delays in getting your information on our calendars. This is your Newsletter and we want it to be inclusive for all! ***Wednesday February 26: Deadline for items for March Newsletter*** For any news for the March newsletter, please to Wanda Poindexter at wpoinde@yadtel.net or call Allen or Wanda Poindexter at Thank You!

4 FEBRUARY Church Events Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Children's Choir Upward Picture Week 9am Prayers & Squares 7pm Bible Study Welcome Justin Crouse Feb 3-6 at Amanda Bullin's and family! 6pm Thrill Grill Sisters at Heart 2 noon Start of 00 days of 6:30 pm Purple Hats in FLC 7pm Bible Study lunch and Soup day Prayer for Upward at Toni Wright's Soccer Children's Choir Baptist Women's Day am Service only Pot Luck meal after service January March Notes:

5 FEB Birthdays/Anniversaries Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Ashley Hobson 2 Groundhog Day Joshua Doub Ruby Lawson Janet Crissman Mary Wilkins Patrick Smith Pat Hinshaw Edward Davis Amy H. Matthews David & Debby Smith Whitney Johnson Rockie & Selena Lineberry Kirby & Beverly Plummer Steve & Lot Davis Lincoln's B-Day 3 4 Valentines Day 5 Brian & Erin Haynes Eli Wooten Toni Wright Allen Johnson 6 7 Presidents' Day Terry Lawson Ian Wooten Kate Sparks Madison Haynes Margaret Hutchens Andy Hobson Lucille Dancy Tracy Colvin Carroll & Hazel Pendry David Myers Bill Smith Gary Hinshaw Wayne Pardue Tyler Gatlin Emily Fleming Brinleigh Faith Smith Mark&Melissa Anderson Weekly Events: January March Notes: Sunday: 9am- Contemporary Worship Service in Family Life Center 0am- Sunday School Classes for All Ages am- Traditional Worship Service in Sanctuary 5:30 pm- The Thrill (Youth 7th-2th grades) Wednesday: 7:30 pm Mission Friends (2 yrs-k) in Preschool III Room 7:30 pm Kids Bible Study (st-6th grades) in Adult Combo III Room 7:30pm Youth Bible Study (7th-2th grades) in Youth Room 7:30pm Adult Bible Study in Fellowship Hall 8:00 pm- Adult Choir Practice