Focus on WMU Sunday, March 30 th

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1 Volume XXXVIII, No. 12 The Banner March 25, 2014 Focus on WMU Sunday, March 30 th 10:30am Women s Choir Rehearsal Directed by Vicki Burkett All women are invited and encouraged to meet in the Choir Room 11:00am Worship Led by WMU Message by Margaret Klose

2 MARCH 30 11:00am Worship The Story Lives On Acts 4: :00pm Sunday Night Kaffee Devotion by Ken Johnson Phrases from Parke... An Ecumenical Good Friday Worship Service will be held on Friday evening, April 18 at 7pm at Central Presbyterian Church. The service will feature a performance of The Seven Last Words of Christ by Theodore Dubois accompanied by a small chamber orchestra. Choirs from Abingdon Baptist Church, Abingdon United Methodist Church, Central Presbyterian Church, Green Spring Presbyterian Church, and State Street United Methodist Church will be participating in this service. Featured soloists will be Jane Morison, Soprano, Andrew Cumbow, Tenor and Robert Greene, Baritone. Conducting the combined choirs will be Kevin Flannagan, Music Director at Green Spring Presbyterian Church. The service will also include clergy from the participating churches reading scripture detailing Christ's final hours on earth. This service is sponsored in part by a grant from the Presbyterian Association of Musicians. This is a service you will not want to miss! See you Sunday, Singing God s song, Parke Children s Easter Breakfast & Activities April 5 th Fellowship Hall 9:00am til noon Reservations may be made by calling the church office ext. 32

3 F.Y.I.... Deacon of the Month March Larry Payne SUNDAY SCHOOL Attendance for Sunday, March 23: 120 Greeters Upstairs entrance Charles Grogan Jim Hughes Downstairs entrance Louise Blevins Peggy Hughes Patricia Hensley Extended Session Workers March 30 The Roberts Family Ushers & Greeters 11:00am Co-Chairs: March 30 Judy Osborne, Mary Fraysier March Greeters Mary Fraysier Nan Jones Jennifer Berry Janet Berry Ushers: March 30 Mary Fraysier Nan Jones Patricia Hensley Barbara Compton Barbara Van Huss Gabe Hoyle Worship Technicians: Bill Klose and Norman Klose Tony Roberts & Thomas Roberts Van Driver: March 30 Mike Overstreet (c) Financial Update March 23, 2014 Budget Funds Weekly Requirement $7, Received $5, Year-to-Date Budget $94, Year-to-Date Receipts $73, Annie Armstrong/Spring Missions Goal $8, To-date $5, Building Fund To-date $98, FRIDAY March 28 SATURDAY March 29 9:00am Saturday Morning Prayer Time Chapel SUNDAY March 30 9:45am Sunday School 10:30am Women s Choir Rehearsal Choir Room 11:00am Focus on WMU Worship Led by Women 6:00pm Sunday Night Kaffeé MONDAY March 31 Hearts of Gold Stone Soup Food Pantry Team 1 TUESDAY April 1 2:00pm Brenda Hallock Fellowship Hall hosts: Irene Meade & Louise Crigger 5:00pm Stone Soup Food Pantry Team 2 WEDNESDAY April 2 12:05pm Lenten Ecumenical Noontime Service at Christ The King Catholic Church 5:00pm Wednesday Fellowship Supper Menu: Country Style Chicken with Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans Roll Assorted Desserts Kid s Menu: Grilled Cheese, Fruit Cocktail 5:30pm Cherubs (Music for 4 & 5 yr-olds) Mission Friends (Missions for 3 yr-olds) Children in Action (Missions grades 1-5) Youth Missions (6th-12th Grade) 6:00pm Worship 6:10pm Music for Threes (Music for 3 yr-olds) Mission Friends (Missions for 4 & 5 yr-olds) Children s Choir (grades 1-5) 7:00pm Sanctuary Choir FRIDAY April 4 Stone Soup Food Pantry Team 3

4 Prayer Concerns Hospital: James Kiser Vanderbilt Medical Center Delores Lampson Johnston Memorial Recuperating: Dusty Kite Elizabeth Snead Mark Harless Treatments Continuing/Pending: Eddie Blaylock, Mike Beard, Mack Bowman, Maxine Benson, Jay Childers, Tristan Duncan, Eddie Dunn, Beverly Eason, Doris Fleenor, Terry Gingrich, Roger Glass, Denise Gobble, Keith Goodman, Ron Gunter, Beth Hagan, Sandy Haney, Mary Holbrook, Jimmy Hughes, Jr., June James, Ann Johnson, Herbert Johnson, Sarah Johnson, Beatrice Jones, Jim Jones, James Kiser, Pat Litton, Helen McCall, Sharlene Miller, Jeanette Millsap, Jett Moore, Ann Mowell, Betty Mullins, Brenda Mullins, Janette Orfield, Savannah Parks, Adam Parris, Alice Porterfield, Ruth Rasnake, Sue Rector, Sandy Riley, Sheila Robinson, Donna Rogers, Sylvia Simmons, Virginia Smith, Rheba Starnes, Michael Taylor, Candy Tignor, Martha Tignor, Manuel Townsend. Long Term: Curtis Burkett, Roger Clifton, Corine Collins, June DeHart, Kenneth Denton, Frances Dover, Doris Fleenor, Judy Ferrell, Betty Griffith, Lucille Heath, Jim & Ann Howard, Paul Jones, Esther Kelly, Bill Munsey, Buzz Murray, Mary Pace, Ronda Phillips, Don Ray, David Robinson, Wesley Smith, Margaret Sorensen, Floyd Sutherland, Bob Taylor, Joyce Wright. Independent Living/Retirement/Assisted Care & Rehab Facilities: Vivian Anderson, Lydia Collins, Dancey Flanagan, Evelyn Hilt, Janet Lambert, Delores Lampson, Genevive McCall, Jean Moore, Virginia Moore, Bill Munsey, Ruth Noe, Vera Rivera, Virginia Smith, Howard Smith, Sally Stevens. Homebound: Mary Dennison, Mary Hunicutt, Mae Ledford, Jeanette Millsap, Rosa Lee Phelps, Jim Repass, Virginia Saunders, Ruby Stout, Jake Turner, Shirley Turner. Sympathy: Expressions of Love & Sympathy go out to Iris Moore in the passing of her twin sister Carol Thompson Pleasant Hill Dr. Pulaski, VA Homebound of the Week Evelyn Hilt 860 Wolf Creek Trail Abingdon, VA Happy Birthday... Wednesday, April 2 Shannon Love Thursday, April 3 Austin Bean Friday, April 4 Diane Roark Saturday, April 5 Ken Farmer

5 Gifts... The following people have given in memory of Mac Clifton to the Annie Armstrong Fund...Harry Denton Sunday School Class...Crumpler Bible Class Hearts of Gold...Ray & Dana Duncan Memorial Fund...Donna Garrett...Wayne & Pearl Hayter The following people have given in memory of June Roberts to the Annie Armstrong Fund......Tony & Renee Roberts...Patricia Hensley...Kenneth & Pat Denton The following people have given in honor of Charles & Irene Meade to the Annie Armstrong Fund...Kenneth & Pat Denton Thank you to the volunteers that come help each Wednesday with the banner mailing. Saturday, April 5 th 5:30pm Fellowship Hall You are greatly appreciated! Charlene Phelps Betty DeBusk Eva Cunningham Jane Moore Peggy Johnson Church wide fellowship Everyone s invited Bring a snack to share (optional) Hats On, Hands On for Missions March 26 What: Afternoon Tea When: Saturday, April 26th 2:00pm Where: Booth Fellowship Hall - Abingdon Baptist Church Wear a fancy hat, bring another special lady Reservations are encouraged Call ext.32. Visit our Facebook page: facebook.com/mymissionabingdon 12:05pm St. John Lutheran Church Lenten Meditation: Reverend Ellie Scofield St. Thomas Episcopal Church Thank You... Thank you for the prayers calls, food and visits during Mark s recent hospitalization. I am so thankful to be part of such a loving church family. Please continue to keep him in your prayers as he continues his recovery. The Harless family

6 Ministers Entire Congregation Pastor ext. 23 Dr. Steven Pollard Minister of Music and Worship ext. 24 Rev. Parke Deans Church Organist Mr. Edward Eller 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: