Sunday, May 20. 9:00 AM Sunday School. 10:00 AM Morning Worship Rev. Mike Bowling - Guest Speaker

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1 The Vision 2018 Sunday, May 20 9:00 AM Sunday School 10:00 AM Morning Worship Rev. Mike Bowling - Guest Speaker Covered-dish lunch in the gym Immediately following the Morning Worship Service (Bring a well-filled basket of food!)

2 Focus on...the Pastor s Message page 2 Dear Church Family, One of the greatest needs in the church of Jesus Christ today, in my opinion, is unity. Now, we are certainly blessed with a very special unity at Mt. Carmel but the unity I am talking about is bigger. I believe that God has called all of His people the Church to work in unity to reach out to those who are lost and unchurched. We practice this unity in a number of ways in our Baptist heritage. Some of the most familiar are our work within the local association, our state convention, and our national convention. But there is also another area of unity that I believe is vitally important that we be involved in and that is within the churches right here in the Dacusville community. I believe it is imperative that our local churches (no matter the denomination) work together to impact our community. One of the ways we can do this is through the Dacusville Awakening prayer meetings. We will be hosting this meeting on Monday evening, May 14 at 7:00 pm. I am praying that each of you will put that date on your calendar and come to unify with our other local churches in prayer for God to send revival in our community. I can t begin to imagine how God will bless our community if we all come together in unity praying for an outpouring of His Spirit. Please make plans to join us! I hope you will also help us get the word out as we plan to celebrate Homecoming on Sunday, May 20. This year marks 184 years that Mt. Carmel has ministered in the Dacusville community and reached out around the world. Our guest speaker will be Rev. Mike Bowling, the husband of our ministry assistant, Charlene Bowling. Following our service, we will have a wonderful lunch where we can enjoy fellowship with each other. If you are in contact with some who have been a part of the Mt. Carmel family in the past, please contact them and invite them to join us. This would be a great day to invite someone who is unchurched to join you as well. Thanks to each of you who are so faithful to serve and pray for this great ministry. Please be praying for our Nominating Team as they begin the work of preparing our leadership report for the coming year. If there is a particular area of ministry that you would like to be involved in, go ahead and let them know where you would like to serve. Let s all work together to find our place and help carry the load of the ministry God has entrusted to us. In His Love, Pastor Paul

3 Focus on...music Ministry page Dear Church Family, I want to say thank you to the Adult Choir for the powerful presentation of This is God. I am so grateful for their time and commitment but most importantly, for the way they led in worship. This was a beautiful presentation of the Gospel and I believe one of the best musicals we ve ever done. Thank you, Choir, for how you lead every week in worship and for blessing my life in so many ways! Be sure to mark your calendar for Sunday night, May 27 at 6:00 PM as the Children s Choir presents Soul on Fire. They have worked so hard and I know they will do a great job. Invite friends and family to join you as our children lead us in worship on this night. Summer is fast approaching and it can be a time when many are gone from Sunday to Sunday. I challenge the members of the choir to be in your place each week that you re in town. Summer is a great time to join the choir and we always need new members especially MEN!! I know there are those (men and women) sitting in our congregation each week who love music and would be a great asset to our music ministry. I am so thankful for the men that we have in the choir but because they are few in number, when just one is missing it makes it difficult for the rest of those who are there to carry the weight. Come on, Mt. Carmel men, please consider joining us on Sundays at 4:45 PM for rehearsal! We need YOU!! Singing His Praises, Beth Turner

4 Focus On...Events SUNDAY, MAY 6 We will celebrate Senior Adult Day at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church during our Morning Worship Service. Our Senior Adults (and those retired before age 62), will be recognized in the service. Immediately following the service a luncheon will be held in the fellowship room in honor of all our senior adults. Please Note: if you need transportation, call one of the numbers listed below. And if you need to have a family member attend with you, please feel free to bring them along. But, it will be helpful with our food preparation if you will let us know how many will be attending. JoAnn Thornton: Dot Redding: Linda Wilson: Church Office: CHILDREN S MUSICAL Soul On Fire Sunday, May 27 6:00 pm Join us as the children share the gospel in this presentation. Invite family and friends to come and support the kids.

5 Focus On...Events Cont. page VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL June 10-14, :00-8:00 PM Nightly There are many areas of ministry where you can serve. Sign-up sheets are located in the Welcome Center. Please sign up today. Monday, May 14 7:00 PM Mt. Carmel Baptist Church SUNDAY, MAY 20 We will be recognize all our graduates during our morning worship service on Sunday, May 20. Congratulations!

6 Focus on...missions page PROJECT - MAY Ministry Health Kit 1 Bath Towel 1 Hand Towel 1 Wash Cloth 1 Toothbrush 1 Toothpaste 1 Bar Soap 1 Comb Place in a 2-Gallon zip lock bag and place in the WMU containers. Sunday, June 3 is the deadline to bring kits. PLEASE CONTINUE TO BRING GRITS!! PIEDMONT BAPTIST ASSOCIATIONAL MISSIONS May is Associational Missions Month. We have the opportunity to help with the various ministries of our association through our financial support of the Frances Eller Offering. We will receive this offering through the month of May. Special envelopes will be available. SHOEBOX PROJECT Our church goal for this year is to pack 400 shoeboxes. This month we will be collecting: Soft & Cuddly Stuffed Animals and Dolls. Place items in the OCC container in the Welcome Center. Contact Michelle Palmer at or GoodNewsClub.DES@aol.com for more information.

7 Focus on Missions Cont. page SHARE YOUR PRODUCE WITH UNITED CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES Many of the clients who come to UCM for food assistance cannot eat processed/ canned foods for health reasons, etc. and fresh garden items would be wonderful. You and your families are encouraged to share any excess of fresh vegetables from your gardens in the coming months. All donations will be taken directly to UCM. Instructions are listed below. Thank you for giving of your abundance of what God has bless you with. Donations may be dropped off at UCM each Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Volunteers are on duty from 9am to 12noon to accept donations at the double doors facing Henry Street. Realizing not everyone s schedule allows for delivery during these morning hours, we gladly accept donations additional times as needed. Please bear in mind the pantry is not staffed with full-time volunteers to help with unloading. You are welcome to teresa@goodsamalliance.org or call , ext. 33 and leave a message to set up a delivery. JAMMIN JARS FOR MISSIONS Just a reminder to continue jammin your mission jars with proceeds for our upcoming summer mission trips. Deadline to turn in jars is Sunday, May 6. PRAY FOR UPCOMING MISSION TRIPS BRAZIL June 12-22, 2018 NOVA SCOTIA July 28 - August 4, 2018

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9 Focus on Information page 9 We welcome Dan & Laurie Blakely to our church family. The church offices will be closed on Monday, May 28 in observance of Memorial Day. Please take some time and thank God for the freedoms we enjoy. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED HOMECOMING We need people to help set up (tables, chairs, etc.) the gym for Homecoming. If you can help, please be at the gym on Wednesday, May 16 at 7:30 p.m. Thank you for all your help with this.

10 Focus on...may page THURSDAY MAY 3 PRAY FOR UNITY Making every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. Ephesians 4:3 Friday, May 25 6:30 PM Fellowship Room Sunday, March 6 7:30 AM Fellowship Room MOPS Mothers of Preschoolers Tuesday, May 8 9:00 AM Fellowship Room

11 Focus on...may Happenings page 11 Sunday Services 9:00 am Sunday School 10:00 am Children s Worship (Meet in Sanctuary First) 10:00 am & 6:00 pm Worship 4:45 pm Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal Wednesday Services 10:30 am Morning Bible Study & Prayer (F.H.) 6:30 pm Parent Café, Student & Children s Ministries May 1 WOM Group 3 (F.H.) 6:00 PM May 1 Properties Team Meeting 6:30 PM May 3 National Day of Prayer May 6 Men s Fellowship Breakfast (F.H.) 7:30 AM May 6 Sr. Adult Luncheon (Gym) 11:30 AM May 6 Refresh (Youth - Camp McCall) 2:15 PM May 6 Deacon s Meeting 3:30 PM May 6 Business Conference 7:00 PM May 8 MOPS (F.H.) 9:00 AM May 8 WOM Group 5 (Home of Beth Turner) 7:00 PM May 10 WOM Group 2 (F.H.) 11:00 AM May 13 Mother s Day May 14 Dacusville Awakening (Mt. Carmel Church) 7:00 PM May 16 Set Up for Homecoming (Gym) 7:30 PM May 20 Graduate Recognition Service 10:00 AM May 20 Homecoming (No Evening Service) 10:00 AM May 20 Lunch 11:30 AM May 25 Fifty Plus (F.H.) 6:30 PM May 27 Children s Musical 6:00 PM May 28 Memorial Day (Church Offices Closed) * You may pick up a copy of the monthly calendar in the Welcome Center 2 Gladys Owens 3 Pam Kunst 4 Pat Hardin 5 Ciera Blackburn 8 Lynn Epps 9 Shaunda Menke 10 Walter Tollison 12 Bob O Shields 14 Krista Miller 15 Cheri Cook 16 Linda Looper 17 Gladys Dunlap 20 John Kunst 20 Pat Vaughn 21 Johnny Jordan 22 Vera Anthony 22 Craig Brown 22 Pam Porter 23 Nell Lundy 25 Sophia Caso 25 Frank Looper 28 Paige Holiday 30 Thomas Sams

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