The Banner. Volume XLII, No. 17. April 24, Sunday, April 29. Maggie Roberts

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1 Volume XLII, No. 17 The Banner April 24, 2018 Sunday, April 29 Maggie Roberts

2 APRIL 29 11:00am Worship Getting Greater at Grace 2 Peter 3:18 Rev. Rob Moor 6:00pm Sunday Night alive The Uprising of Stewardship Deuteronomy 15:1-11; 1 Timothy 6:3-19; 2 Corinthians 8:1-15 Food & Fellowship & Food For Thought Phrases from Parke... On Sunday, May 6, we will celebrate Focus on WMU Sunday. I want to share some thoughts from a friend of mine on the role of women. Reclaiming Women's Wisdom While there is great value in the archetypes of feminine and masculine principles which, regardless of our gender, we might all embody it s important to acknowledge the inequality within the church and culture at large. For example, in the United States, women make 83% of what men earn; the wage gap is even higher for women of color. [I can only nod in agreement with criticism of our own Baptist churches for their disregard of women as leaders. Yes, our congregation, as many others, ordain women as deacons. However, our church, as many others is quite slow to even consider a woman as senior pastor.] Thankfully, there are many people working toward a more inclusive and just society and religion. Womanist theology is helping to restore a feminine view of God and Scripture, honoring the voices and experiences of black women. It applies Alice Walker s concept of womanist to theology, a field that has long been dominated by men. Delores Williams writes: What then is a womanist? Her origins are in the black folk expression You acting womanish, meaning, according to Walker, wanting to know more and in greater depth than is good for one outrageous audacious, courageous and willful behavior. A womanist is also responsible, in charge, serious. She can walk to Canada and take others with her [a reference to Harriet Tubman]. She loves, she is committed, she is a universalist.... Walker insists that a womanist is also committed to survival and wholeness of entire people, male and female. Other theologians are reclaiming the importance of women in the Bible. Though the Bible was written primarily by men during patriarchal periods, there are plenty of examples of women in positions of wisdom or authority: Deborah, Esther, Ruth and Naomi, Judith, Rahab, Anna, Priscilla, the several women who accompany and support Jesus, and of course Mary, the mother of Jesus. And then there s Mary Magdalene. Cynthia Bourgeault, suggests that a careful study of this woman who first saw the Risen Christ can help us cut through two millennia of doctrine and dogma to Jesus teaching. We find here relational health, an astonishing vision of love as a transformational path, and profoundly empowering models of women and men working together in spiritual leadership roles. To reclaim Mary Magdalene is to reclaim Christianity. Without her, our understanding of what Jesus really taught is incomplete. In fact, it is significantly distorted. Next week I ll look at a hymn the ladies choir will be singing: God of the Women. See you Sunday, gentlemen and ladies, Singing God s song, Parke June 18-22, :00am-12noon Contact Denise Gobble

3 F.Y.I... Deacon of the Month - April Vicki Burkett SUNDAY SCHOOL Attendance for Sunday, April 22: 85 Greeters Upstairs entrance Charles Grogan Jim Hughes Downstairs entrance Peggy Hughes Patricia Hensley Extended Session Workers April 29 Julia Childers & Cheri Triplett Ushers &Greeters 11:00am Co Chairs: Kevin Abel, Larry Payne, Mike Overstreet April Greeters Mary Fraysier Nan Jones Joel Piazza Willie Morris Ushers: Melvin Shelton Cathy Shelton Gabe Hoyle Worship Technicians: Bill Klose Tony Roberts & Thomas Roberts Van Driver: April 29 Johnny Crigger Financial Update April 22, 2017 Budget Funds Weekly Requirement $7, Received $3, Year-to-Date Receipts 2017 $116, Year-to-Date Receipts 2018 $101, Annie Armstrong/Spring Missions Goal $8, To-date $7, Building Fund To-date $100, Gifts... John Daniels to Roger & Mary Garrett...Margaret Roe...Bert Parsons John Daniels to Hearts of Gold... Eula Smith CHURCH CALENDAR Click to view monthly calendar SUNDAY April 29 9:45am Sunday School 11:00am Worship Baptism 6:00pm Sunday Night alive Fellowship Hall MONDAY April 30 10:00am Hearts of Gold Choir Room TUESDAY May 1 2:00pm Friends of Audrey & Jill Circle Home of Jane Hilt WEDNESDAY May 2 5:00pm Wednesday Fellowship Supper Menu: Ham, Green Peas, Oven Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Roll, Assorted Desserts Kids Menu: Corn Dogs, Fries 5:30pm M&M (Missions & Music) 6:00pm Worship Chapel 7:00pm Ladies Choir Rehearsal Choir Room H.C. Kiser Jr. to Grace Kiser The following people have given in honor of Sue Foil to Crumpler Sunday School Class The following people have given in honor of Dana Duncan to Crumpler Sunday School Class John Daniels to General Fund... Rita Bailey...Charlene Phelps...Lincoln Baxter Bo Henderson to Roger Garrett...Bert Parsons...Denton/Foil Sunday School Class Be the first to know about church schedule changes

4 Prayer Concerns Hospital: Recuperating: Treatments Continuing/Pending: Nick Abel, Linda Belisle, John Blake, Anna Bell Callahan, Anna Canonico, Don Cottage, Mary Jo Eaton, Judy Ferrell, Denise Gobble, Jimmy Gobble, Charles Grogan, Lucille Heath, Jimmy Hughes, Jim Jones, Hong-To Lam, Charles Meade, Shannon Roe Miniuk, Jean Mounts, Ann Mowell, Eleanor Rainey, Ferrell Reed, Daniel Roe, Opal Salyers, Anne Smith, Eula Smith, Tom Talley, Candy Tignor, Martha Tignor, Manuel Townsend. Long Term: Curtis Burkett, Roger Clifton, Bill Munsey. Independent Living/Retirement/Assisted Care & Rehab Facilities: John Blankenship, Lydia Collins, Doris Fleenor, Lucille Heath, Shirley Henderson, Christine Kohr, Janet Lambert, Genevive McCall, Jean Moore, Virginia Moore, Marjorie Mullins, Joanna Owens, Mary Pace, Martha Patton, Rosa Lee Phelps, Sally Stevens, Betty Webster. Homebound: Sammy Campbell, Eddie Dunn, Dot Kelly, Patricia Hensley, Mary Hunicutt, Marie James, Jake Turner, Shirley Turner, Jimmy Repass, Anne Smith, Doris Southerlin, Virginia Williams. Sympathy: Expressions of Love & Christian Sympathy go out to Kitty Kirk in the passing of her sister, Netta Vaught Expressions of Love & Christian Sympathy go out to Helen Eller in the passing of her sister, Daisy Flannagan Helbert. Homebound of the Week Eddie Dunn This week we want to lift up Yancey Wilmoth Patrol Officer Abingdon Police Department Dewey Fulton Thomas Galliher Washington County Sherriff's Dept. Monday, April 30 Tim Dye Thursday, May 4 Sylvia Litwin Jane Moore Sunday, May 6 Tim Bowman 4/22/18 By Profession of Faith & Baptism Maggie Roberts Mercedes Dr Abingdon, VA OCC Mission Project: The item featured for May will be Bar Soap

5 Focus on WMU 7:00pm Wednesday, May 2 nd Ladies Choir Rehearsal Directed by: Vicki Burkett All women are invited and encouraged to meet in the Choir Room 11:00am-Sunday, May 6 th Worship led by: WMU Message by: Jill Thompson Sunday evening service will be led by WMU Please bring soap for Samaritan s Purse boxes - Children in Action Mission Friends project. Congratulations Lincoln Alexander Counts Born: April 20, 2018 Stats: 7lbs. 15oz. 20.5in. Parents: Adam & Lindsey Counts Siblings: Adryana & Jackson Counts Maternal Grandmother: Vicki Crigger Maternal Great Grandparents: John & Louise Crigger Paternal Grandmother: Karen Zona Paternal Great Grandmother: Joletta Counts Thank you for the cards, thoughts & prayers on the recent passing of my grandmother, Emma Burke From Tony Roberts & family

6 Ministers Entire Congregation Interim Pastor Minister of Music and Worship ext. 24 Rev. Parke Deans Church Organist Mrs. Carol Clifton Church Pianist Mrs. Rose Payne Church Secretary ext. 32 Mrs. Trina Vickers A church with a world mission and a world program in association with the Lebanon Baptist Association, Baptist General Association of Virginia, Southern Baptist Convention, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, and Baptist World Alliance. Church office hours: Monday - Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm Phone: 276/ PRAYER LINE: extension 42, FAX: 276/ WEB Site: