MARCH Bella Vista Baptist Church. Something to Think About. by Pastor Michael McCauley

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1 MARCH 2012 Bella Vista Baptist Church Phone: (479) Fax: (479) Prayer Room: (479) Something to Think About This week I received a letter from the Executive Director of the A r ka n sa s Ba pt i s t St a t e Convention. Writing to the church as a whole he said, Dear Partners in Ministry, I count it a great joy to serve alongside you and all Arkansas Baptists as we seek to join together to carry the Good News of Jesus Christ to the people of Arkansas, the United States and the World...I wanted to personally thank you and the people of your church for your faithful and generous gifts t hrough the Cooperat iv e Program, which God used to change many lives over the course of the last year. Together as Southern Baptists in Arkansas we have been able to accomplish so much more than any of us as individuals or even a whole church could accomplish. Together we operate Ouachita and Williams Baptist Universities where we are educating 2,139 students. Thirty percent of them are preparing for missions or other vocational ministries. We planted thirty new churches to he lp be t t e r r e ac h t he ir communities. We operate the Arkansas Baptist Assembly in Siloam Springs where 3,644 participated in camps. Of those at camp last year, 259 made professions of faith, 170 made rededications, and 22 surrendered to fulltime Christian service. Together we cared for 335 children in Arkansas Baptist Children s Homes. 42 of those children made professions of faith last year. In addition to this we provided more than 2,000 counseling sessions for families and individuals. As Arkansas Baptists we fed 243,693 individuals through hunger and disaster relief ministr ie s. Through those same ministries we saw 300 people come to faith in Christ! by Pastor Michael McCauley As Arkansas Baptists we have a ministry presence on 35 college campuses. On those campuses over 1,500 students are involved in small groups and 266 have made professions of faith. This is just a sampling of what God has done through us as Arkansas Baptists this past year within the state of Arkansas. Outside our state borders we help provide for over 10,000 missionaries who are actively sharing the Gospel both around the country and around the world. I am both encouraged and excited about what God is doing through us as Baptists in Arkansas. I am challenged to prayerfully ask God what more we can do. What part are we to play as Bella Vista Baptist Church? What role do we have as individuals? It s Something to Think About.Pastor Mike

2 Page 2 Bella Vista Baptist Church Jonah Bauer, Interim Youth Director On Wednesdays this month we will be exploring God s Word for Truth about our youth s role in God s church. We will address four questions: Should I care about old church traditions? Why do I need the church? How is the church supposed to work? Does my church need me? Normal is Not Enough. What Jesus did on the cross was not normal. We, as His followers, should not be normal as well. Our God uses average people and makes them not normal. He makes them greater than they can be by themselves. We are excited to attend Acquire the Fire d i s c i p l e s h i p w e e k e n d conference this month where the theme is Normal is Not Enough. H e a t h e r Monk is not n o r m a l. She has opened her home to a teen girl s discipleship group on Thursdays at 6pm. Girls and their mothers are welcome to come for meal and fellowship followed by a look into books written by great Christian authors. The first book being studied is God Girl by Hayley DiMarco. Shelia Swink and Angie Caster are not normal. They are inspiring our teen girls with Cooking for a Cause. They will be teaching a life skill while serving the community. Thank you to all of our youth volunteers who are not normal. Thank you for standing up for Christ and standing up for our Youth. I am here to serve the youth and their parents. Contact me at jbauer@bvbaptist.com.

3 Phone: (479) Fax: (479) Page 3 Thank you to everyone who came out to help with Feed My Starving Children. We had 70 people respond to the call and we helped pack a few of the 200,000 meals that will be sent to Africa. It is amazing what can be accomplished for the Kingdom in a few short hours. Thank you so much!!! What we are learning this month: In Children s Worship: Virtue: CONVICTION Standing up for what s right even when others don t. Verse: 2 Thes. 3:13. In Sunday School: Theme: The Prophets. Application: by seeing God at work in other s lives, I can worship and obey Him. VBS Sign up to volunteer for Vacation Bible School at the Welcome Center. The dates are June 24-29th. There are a lot of spots left, so let us know where you feel led to serve and we will do our best to accommodate. This will be a fun year. The theme is Incrediworld Amazement Park, by Answers in Genesis. I look forward to a wonderfully fun summer! March Children's Birthdays: Isaac Hayes...03/01 Isaiah Wiemers...03/04 McKinzie Teshaw...03/09 Jackson Ellington...03/11 Kyle Schlegel...03/15 Zac Saulsbery...03/16 Seth Weaver...03/16 Jaeger Bauer...03/20 Heather Angus...03/21 Haley Shover...03/26 Rylee Craig... 03/31 Tim Rodriguez... 03/31 Dates to Remember: 03/11 SPRING FORWARD 03/19-03/25 Spring Break (no AWANA or Children s Choirs this week) 03/22 Family Afternoon Moive 2-4pm in Fellowship Hall. Please RSVP!! to nmerrell@bvbaptist.com or by Wed., 03/21 at noon by Nora Price A big Thank You to Jan Horton, Marcia Mincer, Kara Gosnell, and Stacy Wharry!! They are doing an absolutely fabulous job leading our Preschool Children s Worship. These ladies lead worship on Sunday mornings during the 8:30am worship service. All of these ladies have a heart for service and a love for our 4 and 5 year olds. We appreciate all of our precious volunteers Praying God will bless you abundantly for your service to Him...Nora Nora M a r c h P r e s c h o o l B i r t h d a y s : Jackson Moretto, Haley Dixon, Will Bankston, Samantha Velo, Hunter Wampler, Joshua Magnia

4 Page 4 Music Notes The Adult Choir will present an Easter Musical entitled Remember on Easter Sunday morning, April 8th during the 11am worship service. In preparation for this, the choir will begin rehearsing on Wednesday nights beginning on February 29th from 6:30pm to 7pm for the Easter Musical. Anyone who would like to sing in the Easter Musical only is invited to come to rehearsal from 6:30pm to 7:00pm. (from 7pm until 8pm will be our regular rehearsal time.) In addition, two Saturday morning rehearsals are Bella Vista Baptist Church scheduled: March 10th and April 7th from 9am until 11:30am. The March 10th rehearsal will be in the Choir Room. The April 7th rehearsal will be in Grace Hall. Come join in celebrating the resurrection of our Lord. by Eddie Hardister Tuesday Morning Men s Study Group Revelation Bible Study and Breakfast 6:30 am ~ Fellowship Hall All men are welcome to join in! Friday, March 2nd at the ACROPOLIS in Bentonville Meet at the church at 8:30am to ride the van. BVBC Scholarship Applications are available at the church office. (Eligibility criteria listed below.) If you are planning to attend college during the school year you will need to turn in your completed application no later than March 31, 2012 to be considered for a scholarship. Our scholarships are awarded on a one-year basis. This means that each year that you need funds, you must re-apply. SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA 1. Must be high school graduate and have maintained a C grade point average or higher as evidenced by official high school tran xxxxscript. 2. Must be recommended by either or both Minister of Youth of Bella Vista Baptist Church and the Pastor. 3. Must be a member of Bella Vista Baptist Church at the time of application. 4. Application to be submitted by March 31st of each year; scholarship to be approved by the Memorial Committee in their April meeting; scholarships to be awarded at the discretion of Memorial Committee by August 15 for the Fall Semester and by January 15 for the Spring Semester. 5. Each student, at the end of each semester, must show they have made a C grade average or better and carried at least 12 hours to receive further scholarship fund, if funds are available. (You must enroll for and carry 12 hours each semester to receive this scholarship.) 7. All funds of money will be made directly to an approved school or college.

5 Phone: (479) Fax: (479) Page 5 Thank You Church I want to thank the church for all the prayers and kind messages we received during the months of Bob s illness. They were a tremendous source of blessing to us. Especially heartwarming and unforgettable was the presence of so many who came out in bitter weather to honor Bob at the service at Bella Vista Cemetery. What a homegoing party! My heartfelt thanks to each one of you. It has been a great encouragement to know that you were always with us and that were praying for us. We have been blessed far beyond anything we could ever imagine. We are grateful. ~ Mary Ellen Brundle Dear Church, Your kind support to my parents has meant so much to our family. Thank you so very much. ~ Nancy & Mike Morrison, Art & Lori Heesch Dear Church Family, I am truly thankful for all the prayers and prayergrams. Your many cards and calls are very much appreciated. May God bless each of you! LaVerna Lemmer Volunteers needed! Please stop by the Welcome Center to sign up to help. The following people have recently joined Bella Vista Baptist Church. Please welcome them to our family! Make an opportunity to get to know them and their families. Attention New Members: If you were left off of this list, please contact the church office as soon as possible so that we can ensure that we have your information on file. Joe & Lorelei De Angelis 02/19/12 12 Theodore Drive Bella Vista, AR Ron, Denice, and Caleb Theis 02/19/12 69 Pimlico Drive Bella Vista, AR 72714

6 Page 6 AWANA Truth and Training Club takes First Place at Bible Quiz! Bella Vista Baptist Church Our AWANA T and T Club did AMAZINGLY well at this year s Bible Quiz! It takes a lot of time and hard work to memorize these Scriptures and the pressure is on during Bible Quiz competition. When you see these children (and their parents) around church be sure to tell them how proud you are of them and of how well they represented our church. The amazing children who were on Quiz teams for BVBC were: Kassidy Bauer, Chloe Botts, Heather Angus, Alicia Sanchez, Sidney Thomas, Matthew Heriaud, Hayley Moretto, Dakota Monk, Sophia Biondolillo, Jade Monk, Sarah Withers, Rachel Price, Jared Clark, Brooke Angus. No success is possible without the support of others so, we d like to acknowledge the important people behind the scenes...a very special thank you to all of the AWANA Listeners who work with these children each Wednesday night, the AWANA T and T Directors (Paul Price and Stacy Wharry), the Leaders and LITs who work faithfully with these children, the Bible Quiz coaches (Nora Price and Nancy Merrell), our AWANA Commander (Eric Francis) who pulls our team together and strengthens our leaders, and especially to the parents who consistently and faithfully bring their children to AWANA and work with them at home to memorize God s Word. BVBC children are the best! Every ministry takes dedicated volunteers to help it grow. If you d like to know more about being involved in children s ministry, please contact the office so we can help you find a place to serve. We strive for a safe and healthy environment for education.

7 Phone: (479) Fax: (479) Page 7 Bible Study ~ 9 am... Connie Pursell Prayer Calendar Refreshments & Fellowship ~ 10 am Missions Program ~ 10:30am...Susan Fulton...(Susan, is married to Gary Fulton. They are with the Arkansas State...Conference and are working as church planter strategists.) We are inviting the men to join us to learn more about how churches are planted and other things done with the Annie Armstrong offering. At the December 11, 2011 Business Meeting, Jay Allman of the Personnel Committee and Don Pursell of the Finance Committee presented the new hours and days that the Staff will be working effective immediately. These changes will bring savings to the church budget, and will provide later hours on Wednesdays for those who are unable to make it to the office during regular office hours, while meeting needs of the church. Those new times are: Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays: 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Wednesdays: 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Friday: The office will be closed but, church phones will be answered off site from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. If there is a special need (funeral, wedding, etc.), the office staff will be in the office on that Friday.

8 Bella Vista Baptist Church 50 E Lancashire Blvd. Bella Vista, AR March 2012 Phone: (479) General staff@bvbaptist.com BVBC Pastoral Staff Michael McCauley, Senior Pastor mmccauley@bvbaptist.com NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE PAID BENTONVILLE, AR PERMIT #222 RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED Andrew Carrington, Education & Youth Pastor acarrington@bvbaptist.com ************************************************************ Lighthouse of Prayer (479) Freedom Ministry (479) ext. 204 Nancy Blumhardt nblumhardt@bvbaptist.com Evelyn Brown ebrown@bvbaptist.com Mary Darnell mdarnell@bvbaptist.com Julie Weese jweese@bvbaptist.com Ed Hardister ehardister@bvbaptist.com Nancy Merrell nmerrell@bvbaptist.com Nora Price nprice@bvbaptist.com Jonah Bauer jbauer@bvbaptist.com AWANA awana@bvbaptist.com 2 Justin Evert, Peter Bulza 3 Leslie Dixon, JD George 4 Stacy Wharry 5 Clyde Plunk, David Brown, Ethan Merrell 7 John Edmunds 10 Margie White 11 Justin Merchant 13 Jennifer Wampler, Christine Williams 14 Angela Williams 15 Sandra Epperson 16 Shawn Hayes 17 Pat Walker 18 Eloise Brown, Lola Anderson 19 Gwen Freeman, Loren Wagner, Hope Moore, Danielle Price 20 Elaine Grayson, Laura Rodriguez 21 Randy Mincer, Cody Horton 22 John Bailey 23 Bob Engelage, Bill Reynolds, Chris Thomas 26 Kitty Wagner 27 Jordan Cascio, David Hartley 28 Ren Nardoni 29 Ray Knox 30 Tina Merchant, Aaron Price, Max George March Anniversaries (50+)years) Robert & Betty Steigelman /07/49 FOR THOSE SENDING CARDS, THE FOLLOWING IS THE BEGINNING OF NEXT MONTH : Apr. Birthdays (from 1st 5th) 1 Elmer Epperson 2 Marge Coates, Betty Burr, Colin Sitton 4 Eldon Shafer, Benda Holcomb, Lu Sullivan

9 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sundays Mondays Wednesdays continued Thursdays 8:30 Cont. Service 4:45pm-Evening 6:30pm Handbells 6:00pm-Adult 9:45am Bible Study Tuesdays xxxxxxxxmeal xxxxxxprayer 11:00 Trad.Service 6:30am Men s 5:30 Children s 6:30pm-AWANA / Fridays 5:00pm Trek & J Breakfast Bible Choirs / Youth xxxyouth Activities 9:00am Pickle ball 4:00pm Evening Study Connect 6:30pm-Adult Choir xxxxxxservice SUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT Single Seniors Breakfast taking Van at 8:30am Swogger s small group lunch FH 11am-2pm 4 5 Bezalel s Art Class 1pm 6 7 WOM-9am Missions-10:15am Adult Choir rehearsal in Choir Room 9am-11:30am Daylight Sav ings Spring Forward Bezalel s Art Class 1pm PM Svc. back to 6pm WOM Sewing 9:30am Youth-Acquire the Fire-Tulsa Family Movie FH 2-4pm (please RSVP) S P R I N G B R E A K Bezalel s Art Class 1pm WOM Sewing 9:30am Senior Adult Movie Night

10 March 2012 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Topic: Should I care about Old Church Traditions? 8 Girls at work for Christ 6pm Topic: Why do I need the Church? 15 Girls at work for Christ 6pm Topic: How is the Church supposed to work? 22 Girls at work for Christ 6pm Topic: Does my Church really need me? Girls at work for Christ 6pm Cooking for a Cause High School girls event 6pm