Reminder of Sanctuary Flowers: Velma Jean Allison September 3 Bill Poland September 10 Virginia Kanoy September 17 Vivian Deal September 24

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1 You are cordially invited to attend Hampton Baptist Church Annual Senior Adult Banquet (55+) on Sunday September 17 th following the worship service in the Fellowship Hall. There will be a catered meal, door prizes, and special music. The cost will be $10.00 single or $15.00 for a couple. PLEASE RSVP before Monday, September 11th by calling HBC office at or church@hamptonbaptist.org. If needed a sign-up sheet will be in the Jones Hall. You may call or Sharon Melson at or sharonmelson2@aol.com. Thanks and look forward to seeing you there!!!! Amelia & George Steinmetz 3426 Misty Dawn Court Virginia Beach, VA Home phone: Jane Ward 2825 Carter Rd. # 51 Sumter, SC janecward33@gmail.com Alma Hunt State Missions Emphasis September 10 th thru 17 th The annual offering for Virginia missions was named for Alma Hunt ( ), a native Virginian who was known worldwide for her missions service and her unswerving dedication to the cause of Christ. Churches and individuals may contribute at any time. The offering provides funding for all Woman s Missionary Union of Virginia (WMUV) missions and ministries and makes possible other special ministries, outreach projects, and initiatives not funded through regular streams of giving (but uniquely connected to Virginia Baptists). Since 1976 this offering has been a joint venture between WMUV and the Baptist General Association of Virginia (BGAV). The annual goal and allocation of funds are determined by the Executive Director/Treasurer of WMUV and the Executive Director of the BGAV and approved by their respective boards. Fall Vendor Fair on September 23 rd in the Fellowship Hall Reminder of Sanctuary Flowers: Velma Jean Allison September 3 Bill Poland September 10 Virginia Kanoy September 17 Vivian Deal September 24 (A courtesy or call will still be given the week of! D) When you give to the Alma Hunt Offering for Virginia Missions, you are equipping those who seek to share with others how God has set them free to live and serve.

2 Help is needed As we begin our school-year hot meal service we are looking for volunteers. After 8 years of working with us, Coastal Community Church is going to be starting it s own meal program on Mondays at Parkview Baptist Church. We are excited for this new chance for love and food to be shared with those in need AND we are excited to have openings for new people to get involved with SAME. We need help each Monday between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to prep, cook, serve and clean up. We are extremely flexible and could use your help for an hour or the day. Once a month or each Monday. Please Amy Witcover-Sandford soallmayeat@gmail.com) if you would like to get involved. Note from the Nominating Committee: Dear HBC Family, Our Nominating Committee has been busy with our 2018 "opportunities to serve". What gifts and talents do you have that you'd like to share serving on a Committee or the Deacon Board? Who would you like to nominate? Please send nominations to dillowcharlotte@gmail.com by Friday, September 8th. If you have questions about our different committees, please don't hesitate to contact the church office for a full description or Charlotte Dillow, Nominating Committee Chair. Thank you to those who have already said YES; and we look forward to receiving additional nominations for consideration! Peace, Charlotte Peace, A Mission Moment Homemade Charlotte newborn baby blankets and caps, lovingly made by Ann Hogg. They were delivered to Joyce Everett and her assistant at the Teen Moms Support Program. This program touches many expectant teenagers and their families. Their office is in the Riverside Brentwood Medical Center on Jefferson Ave. in Newport News. Deacons Serving September North (baptistry) 1 (Captain) Dee Dee Horne 2 Michael Berndt 3 (greeter) Jesse Wilkins South (piano) 1 Margie Ware 2 Dave Gaffney Communion Only North (baptistry) Nancy Trimble South (piano) Jim Puckett, Sr. What do you hold in your hand that is useful in the Lord's work? Marian Supplee, Woman's Missionary Union I have received more HBC magnets, anyone who has not purchased one has another opportunity to. They are $15 each, and all profits go to our Building Fund.. Please contact Sharon at or me at sharonmelson2@aol.com... We will be selling HBC ornaments for the holidays! Thanks, Sharon Nursery Schedule for September 3rd 9/3 (No Maggie) SS Sarah Puckett 10:00 Betty Berge, & Elizabeth Johnson

3 Upcoming Events for Week of September 3-10 th (besides regular programming) 4 th HBC Office will be closed for Labor Day (No SAME Lunch!) (*Because the office is closed on Monday - you may call by Noon on Tues. for Wed. Dinner) 5 th 11:30 a.m. Dorothy Lee Jones Group (place to be determined) 6 th 5:45 p.m. Transformation Team meeting in the Conference Room Regular Programming 5:00 p.m.(keep reading ) 9 th 9 - Noon Church Clean-up Day (making all spaces ready for the new Fall schedule) 10 th Recovenanting Sunday with welcoming Roy Belfield, Jr. and a Covered Dish Lunch in the Fellowship Hall ~~~~~~~~ HBC Wednesday Night Schedule for Children and Youth 5:45 p.m. Dinner for children, youth, & leaders (reservation required by Monday Noon) 6:00 p.m. Nursery Open 6:15 p.m. Melody Choir (age 3-1 st grade), Concord Choir (2 nd - 5 th grade) Youth Bible Study (6 th - 12 th grade) 7:00 p.m. Mission Friends (age 3 - kindergarten) Royal Ambassadors (R.A.s for boys in 1 st - 5 th grades) Girls in Action (G.A.s for girls in 1 st - 5 th grades) 7:15 p.m. Youth Handbells 8:00 p.m. Dismissal (children & youth) (Children of Sanctuary Choir Members may go to the Preschool Room to wait.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ New Shifts in Wednesday Line Up for Adult Education at HBC 12:00 p.m. (noon): The Ancient Creeds: Noon in the Conference Room. Pastor Betty will lead a series on the history and development of Church Creeds and their comparison to Baptist Confessions of Faith. 5 p.m. in the Activity Room. Pastor Betty will lead a Bible-based series with lots of discussion about the dance that occurs between faith in Jesus and how people of faith live in the world, but not of the world. We will end promptly at 6 p.m., as folks are gathering in the Rotunda and awaiting the beginning of our meal together. There will be no adult programming offered after dinner. Feel free to sit and talk after cleaning up your table in the Fellowship Hall or to schedule a committee meeting or conference if desired. We are going to give this a try for the next year (the earlier time will accommodate our Senior Adults who have expressed concerns about driving home in the dark). We hope this will allow more adults to engage in Spiritual Formation and exploration. Thanks for your openness to some new things led by the Spirit.

4 Music Ministry for the Fall Adult Sanctuary Choir Rehearsals All members are invited to begin rehearsing on Wednesday, September 6, 7 p.m. in the choir room (upstairs above nursery). We will rehearse regularly, same time on Wednesday. Youth Choir Rehearsals (grades 6-12 th ) All interested youth are invited to meet & rehearse on Sunday, September 10 th, 5-6 p.m. in the choir room. We will rehearse regularly twice a month on Sundays. Bring a friend! Adult Handbell Choir Rehearsals All members are invited to begin rehearsing on Sunday, September 10, 4-5 p.m. in the bell room (next to choir room). We will rehearse regularly, same time, 2nd & 4th Sunday. Steeple Singers Rehearsals (under the direction of Mrs. Dot Little) All members are invited to come and sing with the Steeple Singers. Our normal schedule to rehearse is the 2nd & 4th Sunday of the month at 5 p.m. We sing at the 3 rd Worship Sunday of the month. New members are welcome! Roy Belfield, Minister of Music/Organist ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ September 10 th Recovenanting Sunday : Welcoming Roy Belfield, Jr. & Covered Dish Lunch royjrbelfield@bellsouth.net On Recovenanting Sunday we will officially welcome Dr. Roy Belfield, Jr. to Hampton Baptist Church. Roy joined our staff as Minister of Music/Organist on August 1, In honor of his coming we would like to invite the congregation to give a financial contribution toward some much needed repair & refurbishing of our sanctuary organ. Please make your checks to Hampton Baptist Church and note organ repair on the memo line. That Sunday we will gather after worship in the Fellowship Hall for a Covered Dish Lunch and a time of fellowship as we recovenant ourselves to the educational, missional, and musical ministries of our church. Come introduce yourself to Roy, and invite a friend to worship that day. We have much to be thankful for as he joins us. Consider joining one of our choirs this Fall. There is always space for another to Praise God. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The New Fall Season for Monday Night Conversation: Gospel on Tap: September 11, 6-8 p.m. at Marker 20 (21 East Queen St., Hampton) Now that I have been here 4 years and a few months it seems that some slight alterations might be helpful in engaging more adults in Spiritual Formation and Discipleship other than on Sunday mornings. So, I am planning to offer a Gospel on Tap discussion at Marker 20. They are happy to supply their back room for us and I think it is going to be fun. The first time we get together, we will share a little about ourselves and then make decisions about how we will want to proceed. Invite a friend who may be interested in just this kind of thing. We will begin on September 11 and will meet every other week from 6-8 p.m. Come have dinner, have appetizers, have a glass of wine or an ice tea, whatever you want and we ll see where the Spirit leads us. Betty

5 Come, Shop, Win...all in one place??!! AND benefit Hampton Baptist Church!! Fall Vendor Fair at Hampton Baptist Church 40 Kings Way, Hampton, VA September 23 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the church Fellowship Hall (Wine Street Entrance) Some of your favorite vendors will be there: Premier Designs Jewelry, Damsel in Defense,Tupperware, LuLaRoe, and more! Each Vendor is donating a prize for a raffle. Raffle tickets will be on sale at the door. Bring a friend and you each get one free raffle ticket.

6 HAMPTON BAPTIST CHURCH e-news Fri., September 1, 2017 Happy Days are here again. Wednesday Family Night Dinner is starting up on September 6 with Dinner provided by The Grey Goose for the month of September. Sunday, September 3, 2017 Worship 10:00 a.m. Pastor Betty Pugh Mills Better Questions John 3:1-16 Please review the list on the next page to decide whether you would like to stay on the Permanent List or be put on the Permanent List for the first time. You can call the office at or send an to church@hamptonbaptist.org. Thank you! The new cut-off time to sign-up for dinner is Monday at Noon. The number will be turned in and no more reservations will be accepted that week. Because our numbers must be kept accurate as good stewards, we will start off the new season with very tight requirements. We will have the capability to take Credit/Debit cards and you can pay for the dinner that day or for the month. Cash and/or checks are still accepted. Cost for Dinners: Adult (13 & Up) $7.00 Child (3-12yrs.) $3.00 Family (with children) $19.00 Dinner Schedule: 5:45 p.m. Dinner for children, youth, and leaders 6:00 p.m. Dinner for all others Sunday School classes will be responsible for preparations before dinner: ex. (setting up and making--if needed--water, tea, etc., and any other prep needed). Also, the same Sunday School Class will be responsible for clean-up until the church finds someone to take over this on a permanent basis. Thank you for all your cooperation in this new season for Wednesday Family Night Dinners! September 6 Butter Biscuits and Brunswick Stew Tossed Salad Vanilla Cake with Chocolate Buttercream Sunday School Class for the set-up and clean-up is Jim Paul Allison Greeters: Betty Miller & Virginia Kanoy Next week S.S. Class - Emmaus Blessing of the Backpacks ~ Sunday, September 3 rd Students, teachers, administrators, nurses, & professors bring your backpacks, satchels, & totes to worship and receive a blessing as you begin a new school year. An Alternative Called Townhall Meeting Saturday, September 16 th from 9:00-10:30 a.m. in Fellowship Hall (for those who did not attend the August 20th meeting). by the Transformation Ad-hoc Committee to gather some information regarding your thoughts on church functionality. Any questions, please contact Jim Puckett II ( ).

7 THE GREY GOOSE MENU September 6 Butter Biscuits and Brunswick Stew Tossed Salad Vanilla cake with chocolate buttercream *Sunday School Class Jim Paul Allison Greeters: Betty Miller & Virginia Kanoy September 13 Roasted Pork Loin Rice Pilaf Green Beans Cherry Crisp *Sunday School Class Emmaus Greeters: Vivian Deal September 20 Assorted Half Sandwiches Potato Chips Cole Slaw Cookies September 27 Chicken and Broccoli Pasta Bake Tossed Salad Rolls Banana Pudding Past Wed. Permanent List Austin, Roy & Jane Bane, Greg & Lindsey Barefoot, Alystra Belfield, Roy Brown, Pete & Kassandra Cole, Brenda & Bill Coleman, Larry & Kim Everhart, Phil, Jr. Everett, Dick Ewing, Jon & Brooke Ewing, Raynelle Farrow, Chris & Rachel Garber, Lisa & Don Garber, Paul Garvey, Pat & Jane Haywood, Mike Hurt, Bill Johnson, Samantha Kanoy, Virginia Little, Lit & Dot McKendree, Susanna Miller, Betty Mills, Dee & Betty Pugh Miner, Wade North, Jim & Judy O'Bryan, Tommy & Beverly Pearce, Cheryl Puckett, Debbie & Jim Puckett, Sarah & Jim Sandford, Ben & Lindsey Sciretti, Rachel Seymour, Carol Smith, Lisa Trescot, Virginia Trimble, Billy & Nancy Wilkins, Jess & Toni * If you are not listed and should have been, it was an oversight on my part. Please feel free to call in and I will put your name back on the Permanent List. If you want to be removed, please let me know and call in before noon on Monday for the Wednesday night dinner you would like to attend. Past Sign-ups for a One Time Eure, Lin & Nancy Michalec. Annie Matthews, Wanda Hudson, Robert & Tracy Dillow. Charlotte Copeland, Mary Steinmetz, Amelia & George Michalec, Annie Otte, Cynthia & Ray Goetzke, Ken Powell, Gary, Kay, & Roy Deal, Vivian Flowers, Bobbie Byrd, Linda Berge, Betty Horne, Dee Dee Johnson, Andy & Jen Abeyounis, Bill Payne, Corinna Glass, Becky & David Sandford, Nancy Ranson, Frank & Mary Jane Ware, Margie & John Madre, Bonnie Ellis, Vicki & Don Scott, Melanie Miller, Jack Melson, Sharon & Orvin Sigler, Jenny Cooper, Ashley Everhart, Lucille Brown, Chester & Mary Etta Bjorklund, Mike Hogg, Ann Matter, Blake Matthews, Ken & Sandy Coleman Jackie & Jen Miller, Donald * If you are not listed it was an oversight on my part. Please feel free to notify me and jump on the New Permanent List or call in before noon on Monday for that Wednesday night dinner you would like to attend.