7th Annual Ladies Tea

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1 February 2018 Glorifying God by Reaching, Building, Serving From Randy... The 12 Disciples have you ever wondered which of the 12 disciples you were most like? Or who at Shiloh had similar characteristics of one of the disciples? Join us on Wednesday nights following our meal to study the book, The Twelve. We meet in the Family Life Center starting around 6:15 pm and ending around 7:15 pm. It is an informal time to study, share, and get to know others. I commend you on your faithfulness the cold and sometimes snowy weather has not affected our attendances, our giving, or our choir. Can you believe that on Sunday, January 14, we had 31 choir members singing? I thought that when we renovated and extended our platform that we would have plenty of space. The pastor may have to preach from the steps! Now that would be a great result of a growing choir. Easter.April 1...Easter comes early this year. This is no April Fool. Because of the early date of Easter, our choir cantata, our children s Eggstravaganza, and a Good Friday service will be in the month of March. Look for those dates no April Fool! The Becker family is committing themselves to a 3-year missionary assignment to Guam. There is an interview of the family and their calling included in this newsletter. As a church, we want to commit to them our prayers and a financial commitment to be a part of their missionary journey overseas. Questions can be addressed to Mitch and Melinda Becker, to BOD members, or to myself. After their 3-year assignment is completed, they will then determine what God s calling will be for them. Let us pray for God s guidance upon them and upon Shiloh. We are family! As we are actively doing the many ministries that take place under the name of Shiloh Baptist Church, let us not forget that every ministry is to identify with one or more of our church s mission statement: Reach, Build, Serve. Keep Reaching others in the name of Christ. Keep Building up the Body of Christ. Keep Serving others as Christ modeled for us. 7th Annual Ladies Tea Saturday, March 10 2:00 4:00 pm Theme: Celebrate! They celebrate your abundant goodness and joyfully sing of your righteousness. Speaker: Teresa Mills, WPER personality To reserve a table, Contact Sharon Band or sharon.band@va.metrocast.net Table guidelines are available on the missions table

2 M itch has been a believer in Christ since age 10. Raised in the rural plains of Colorado, Mitch attended college and then joined the Navy, completing a 26-year career in nuclear submarines. Melinda was also saved as a young girl. She was raised in the country, the foothills of Northern California, and attended college in San Diego where she and Mitch met. Married since 1995, the Lord blessed the Beckers with seven children and 15 character-building Navy moves before their transition to civilian life in During this transitional time, God began to impress His desire for the Beckers to serve Him in a more intentional way. Concurrently, Mitch and Melinda read Francis and Lisa Chan s book, You and Me Forever, which resulted in renewed urgency for spreading the gospel message. They began to pray for opportunities to serve where Mitch s technical talents could be utilized and where the family could contribute to the mission. Inspired as a child by a visiting Trans World Radio missionary, Mitch was captivated by stories of programming that leapt over political boundaries and crossed cultural and economic barriers, strengthening the persecuted and encouraging the faithful. From that early experience, and having esteemed the ministry for decades, Mitch and Melinda applied for missionary service and continue to see God s confirming fingerprints throughout the TWR appointment process. Once on the field, Melinda will continue to wrangle the littles while homeschooling the bigs: Mahala (14), Micaiah (12), Matthias (10), Moriah (8), Melea (6), Malachi (3), and Manoah (1). As a team of nine, the Becker M&M s are excited to contribute to broadcasting the Gospel of Hope to the nations. God Surely Loves M&M s The purpose of TWR is to assist the Church to fulfill the command of Jesus Christ to make disciples of all peoples through the use of mass media. TWR proclaims the gospel of salvation in 190 countries and 230 heart languages/dialects and instructs believers in biblical doctrine and Christ-like living through culturally relevant radio, satellite, and online programming. Contact Information TWR.org (7TWR) P.O. Box 8700 Cary, NC mbecker@twr.org (Mitch s ) mebecker@twr.org (Melinda s ) Mitch / Melinda The Becker M&M s: Mitch, Manoah, Matthias, Moriah, Mahala, Melea, Micaiah, Melinda, and Malachi Missionary-ing 101 How does a missionary become one? (after all they re just normal people) Applications, Interviews, and Screenings (LOADS): Medical suitability, personal finances/debt analysis, relationship health, psychological fitness (more than one needs to know about oneself), and spiritual evaluation. Appointment: An invitation to serve on TWR s global staff. (YEA!) Training: Orientation, Cross-Cultural and Interpersonal Workshops, Peer Coaching. Building Ministry Partnerships: Missionaries must grow a committed team of individuals and churches who will encourage and pray for them and provide monthly financial support. Why Won t They Leave? TWR missionaries must be 100% funded prior to leaving for the field. Moving costs are covered by pre-departure monthly and one-time gifts that accumulate into a relocation fund. (Once on the field, monthly donations go toward missionary living expenses.) Where in the World? The Beckers will be serving on the remote Pacific island of Guam. Mitch will be the Facilities Manager, leading equipment maintenance efforts and helping run the broadcasting station. A Loin Cloth is NOT part of the Deal: Not all missionaries move to the bush or translate Bibles (although those are fabulous ways to love Jesus). TWR, in particular, employs folks with technical experience. Maintaining radio towers and broadcasting stations are part of what keeps them on the air. Mitch will be part of that team, utilizing his prior military leadership and (nuclear) power knowhow.

3 Women of Shiloh By Brenda Hastings ATTENTION CRAFTERS The WMU of Virginia will be hosting a craft weekend on April 6-7, 2018, at CrossRoads Camp in Lowesville, VA., (near Lynchburg.) We will be making crafts and sharing ideas for ministry by using these crafts. Details are as follows: Friday, April 6: 6:00pm Dinner 7:00 10:00pm Paint Night with Wendy Custer Saturday, April 7: 8:00am Breakfast 9:00am Crafting begins 12 noon Lunch 1:00pm Crafting continues 3:00pm Concludes Cost: $125, includes a stay in Ukrop Hotel, a shared room, 3 meals, and cost of craft supplies; $115, includes a stay in House of Happiness, a shared room, 3 meals, and cost of craft supplies; $40, includes lunch and cost of craft supplies. Sign up deadline is March 20 th. If you are interested in attending, please contact Brenda Hastings (canningfarm@gmail.com or ). THANK-YOU We made over 40 fleece blankets on Saturday, January 13 th and sent them out with the Feed-the- Needy team on Tuesday, January 16 th. Many people will be able to stay a little warmer this cold season. Thanks for all of the donations of fleece and time from many. Children s Ministry By Rebecca Goff Wow! It s hard to believe Christmas is behind us, the new year is here and Valentine s day is around the corner! Wednesday nights have started again. Come out and join us at 5:15 for dinner and then Music and for the children follows from 6:00-7:00. Upcoming events include roller skating at Stan s Skateland in Montross and Family Game Night. Watch the Sunday bulletins for event dates. If inclement weather occurs over a weekend, check our website, kgshiloh.org, for schedule changes. When King George County schools are closed due to severe weather, so are all church activities scheduled for that evening. Sunday School Ministry By Gail Davis February, the month we focus on LOVE. So to keep focus on who we love, here are several Bible verses to consider: Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them." Ephesians 4:2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love." 1 Peter 4:8 Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins." John 15:12 My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you." John 15:17 Our motto: I Jesus. Awana News By Lynn Pardee Christmas was wonderful for Awana because of all your generous donations. Children left with gifts for all their family members, wrapped and ready for under the tree. A huge thank you to the women who wrapped all the presents for our Awana clubbers. The present wrappers worked late into our dinner time wrapping all those gifts for the children. As spring approaches, our Bible Scholars will continue to memorize God s Word with the culmination being our Grand Prix race car event. Please watch your Sunday bulletins for this date and time so you are able to enjoy this fun and exciting event with us. Music News By Barbara Perry Hi Everyone! Music is still going strong at Shiloh. Wednesdays are back to the normal schedule with each age group: 6:00-6:15 Grace Notes 6:20-6:30 Tiny Trebles 6:40-7:00 Youth Choir 7:15-8:15 Sounds of Praise We are working hard on our Easter preparations with an adult cantata scheduled for March 25. If you want to join a choir, NOW is the Time!! See you Sunday.

4 Youth Group By Cathy Lyon & Stephen Hagewood If you haven t checked out youth on Sunday nights, make plans to do so! We ve reorganized a bit and are offering ministry opportunities through youth praise band, puppets and drama, and creative movement. There s also more time for fellowship and of course a time to learn more about your faith! Oh, and don t forget about food! We hope to see you on Sunday nights from 5-7 in the Youth Fellowship Hall. We have some upcoming registration days in February: February 12 th registration deadline for Planet Wisdom in Woodbridge on March 2 & 3 February 18 th registration deadline for Impact Virginia in Danville, VA; July For those that have registered for Winter Blast, we will be having some winter fun at Camp Piankatank on February 16-18! **Save the Date** Our youth will be offering a Spring Banquet as their fundraiser for all of these great summer opportunities on April 14 th. Upcoming Events February 3 5:00 pm Youth: Mars Shiloh February Youth: Winter Camp Piankatank February 18 12:30 pm Quarterly Business Meeting No Awana or Youth March 2-3 Youth: Planet Wisdom March 10 2:00 pm Ladies Tea: Celebrate! March 11 2:00 am Daylight Saving Time Begins March 24 10:00 am Easter Eggstravaganza March 25 11:00 am Easter Cantata March 30 Good Friday Service April 1 6:30 am Sunrise Service 11:00 am Easter Worship Service April 6-7 Ladies Crossroads Wednesday Fellowship Supper Wednesdays, 5:15 pm $5/person or $15 family February 7 February 14 February 21 February 28 March 7 Pig Night Cow Night Mexican Night Baked Potato & Chili Night All American Night Call church office to reserve your spot! Rev. Randy Allensworth, Pastor Barbara Perry, Music Minister Rebecca Goff, Children s Minister Cathy Lyon, MS Youth Minister Stephen Hagewood, HS Youth Minister (540) Shiloh Baptist Church Kings Hwy King George, VA Forwarding Order Requested The Shiloh Visitor is published monthly as an official communications medium for Shiloh Baptist Church. The deadline for submission is the 15 th of each month. Address all comments and submissions to: Sherri Hall, Editor, The Shiloh Visitor Shiloh Baptist Church Kings Highway King George, VA telephone (540) or office@kgshiloh.org

5 Bible, Breathe Bible, Breathe Bible, Breathe 19 President s Day Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 4 12:30 PM BOD Meeting :15 PM Fellowship Luncheon/Quarterly Business Meeting NO Awana NO Youth Group Registration Deadline for Impact VA Youth: Registration Deadline for Planet Wisdom 6:00 PM Staff Mtg :00 PM Feed the Needy February Newsletter Deadline :00 PM Mars Hill Youth: Winter Blast Birthdays 1 Roger Rouse 2 Cassie Brown Kathy Kent 4 Robert Burge Sherry Mills 7 John Busic Madison DeClute 9 Eric Bosworth Jackie Bosworth Lily Hubble Shelby King 12 Pam McConnell 15 Wendy Moore Ruth Titsworth 16 Dawn Burge 18 Chris Chalkley Nick Dean 19 Phyllis Stephens 21 Grace Clatterbuck Dan Titsworth 22 Michael Heath Lucas McMahan Samantha Tubbs 23 Micaiah Becker Joe Powell 25 Dee Dee Dean 26 Lee Lynn Crowell Miranda Wolfe 27 Natalie Holman Tim Lyons Jim Pitts 29 Veronica DeClute Julia Lumpkin Anniversaries 8 Nelson & Sherry Mills 14 Tom & Fran Crisafulli 16 Frank Jr. & Judy Lee 23 Dan & Ruth Titsworth