Abingdon United Methodist Christ The King Catholic

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1 Volume XLI, No. 8 The Banner February 21, 2017 Lenten Ecumenical Noontime Services 12:05pm each Wednesday March 1 March 8 March 15 March 22 March 29 April 5 St. John Lutheran Rev. Boyd Evans, St. Thomas Episcopal Church Sinking Spring Presbyterian St. Thomas Episcopal Abingdon Baptist Abingdon United Methodist Christ The King Catholic 12:35pm fellowship following each service Lunch provided by host church

2 FEBRUARY 26 11:00am Worship Un-Blurred Glory Luke 9:28-43 Rev. Mike Poole 6:00 pm 3F Food, Fellowship & Food for Thought Willie Morris Greetings from Pastor Mike Poole. My Journey with God s Book more On Lee College graduation day, the Poole's were eager to begin a new chapter. With family in town for the occasion, we surprised everyone: While you re here, would you help us load a U-Haul? The next morning, we left for Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, TX. With almost heaven West Virginia in the mirror, we finally arrived in Dante s Ft. Worth; it was a sizzling 107 degrees! I spent the next three years in the grist of graduate classes, freight dock labor, and home sweet home. Sweltering evenings and late nights were the hardest and hottest imaginable. Cindy worked mornings in a local CPA office and arrived home to greet the boys after school. We also managed church commitments three times a week. The ever-amazing Cindy kept the home fires burning. My seminary diet included church history, pastoral care, systematic theology, Christian ethics, evangelism, Christian education, Old Testament Hebrew, and the writings of Paul in Greek. Yes, the Bible continued to be the main course on the buffet. It was and still is, after all, God s book. Even so, I was wrestling with a few things related to how the Bible got here. Why, for example, were there various accounts of the resurrection, or movements of Jesus and the disciples, or quotes? These divergences could be explained of course. But maintaining a rigid dictation theory of inspiration was challenging. In addition, I noticed that each of the biblical writers used a personal writing style, vocabulary, and local context; they wrote to particular audiences with specific issues in mind. All Bible writers seemed, in fact, quite human. Nevertheless, I knew then what I know now God s book is from God and, as for delivered by human beings all the more a miracle! Meanwhile, I dug into another book Leon McBeth s The Baptist Heritage. In 1845, Baptists in the south broke from northern Baptists over the issue of slavery. Baptists below the Mason Dixon Line sided with wealthy, slavery dependent, white plantation owners. They implored Pastors to favor interpretations of Scripture deemed to justify slavery, such as the curse of Ham or other slave references. I began thinking more soberly about how God s book gets distorted by human sinfulness. Even after Lincoln s 1864 Emancipation Proclamation, Christian segregationists (mis)used the Bible to sustain southern white dominance in Jesus name. In some cases, our forbears preached, taught, and practiced a version of faith that was (wrongly) shaped to fit their time. Nevertheless, history corrects the record. All defilements of God s greatest commandment eventually come to light. In June 1995, the SBC gathered in Atlanta and formally issued extensive resolutions apologizing to African Americans for unthinkable crimes done in the name of Jesus. Thankfully, Baptists have come a long way. I made a note: Walk lightly on hot -button cultural issues that require scriptural justifications for violating the Greatest Commandment. God s holy book declares: when all is said and done LOVE WINS. Pastor Mike, IIM

3 F.Y.I... Deacon of the Month - February Ken Russell SUNDAY SCHOOL Attendance for Sunday, February 19: 102 Greeters Upstairs entrance Charles Grogan Jim Hughes Downstairs entrance Peggy Hughes Patricia Hensley Extended Session Workers February 26 Charlene Phelps Ushers & Greeters 11:00am Co Chairs: Kevin Abel, Larry Payne, Mike Overstreet February Greeters Mary Fraysier Nan Jones Floyd Sutherland Noelle Sutherland Ronnie Webb Jerry Culberson Gabe Hoyle Gifts... Ushers: Tony Roberts Roy Morelock Worship Technicians: Bill Klose Tony Roberts & Thomas Roberts Van Driver: February 26-Kevin Abel Financial Update February 19, 2017 Budget Funds Weekly Requirement $7, Received $3, Year-to-Date Receipts 2016 $55, Year-to-Date Receipts 2017 $49, Roof Project To-date $12, Sanctuary HVAC Units To-date $1, January Financial Report available in vestibule The following people have given in memory of Joyce Wright to HVAC Units Fund...Roger & Mary Garrett...Joe & Mary Ann Johnson General Fund... Rita Bailey Sanctuary Choir...Douglas & Elizabeth McLellan Hearts of Gold......Brenda Hallock Circle The following people have given in memory of Bert Mullins to HVAC Units Fund...Joe & Mary Ann Johnson CHURCH CALENDAR Click to view monthly calendar FRIDAY February 24 SUNDAY February 26 9:45am Sunday School YAK 11:00am 6:00pm Worship 3F Willie Morris MONDAY February 27 Hearts of Gold WEDNESDAY March 1 12:05pm Lenten Ecumenical Noontime Service St. John Lutheran 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 Santuary Choir FRIDAY March 3 12:00pm Senior Adult Game Day New Sanctuary HVAC Units With the approval of the congregation the replacement of the HVAC units will be installed soon. Anyone wishing to donate to the project please notify the church office. Financial Update We have transferred $25,000 from a CD that came due to checking. This is to cover $18,000 for two heat pumps, $4,400 for Spring Choir Festivals and $2,600 for general funds Roger Garret, Chairman Finance Committee The following people have given in memory of Vivian Kite to HVAC Units Fund...Joe & Mary Ann Johnson

4 Prayer Concerns Hospital: Health South, Bristol Vickie Crigger Valley Health Care (rehab) Lucille Heath (mother of Sheila Hoyle) Recuperating: Doris Southerlin (at home) Betty Webster (moved to English Meadows) Treatments Continuing/Pending: Linda Belisle, Anna Bell Callahan, Anna Canonico, Vickie Crigger, Cameron Dean, Judy Ferrell, Sue Foil, Denise Gobble, Jimmy Gobble, Charles Grogan, Lucille Heath, Mary Holbrook, Jim Jones, Richard McCarthy, Jean Mounts, Eleanor Rainey, Sue Ray, Diane Roark, Daniel Roe, Opal Salyers, Sylvia Simmons, Doris Southerlin, 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, Vickie Cirgger, Doris Fleenor, Lucille Heath, Christine Kohr, Janet Lambert, Genevive McCall, Jean Moore, Virginia Moore, Joanna Owens, Mary Pace, Martha Patton, Rosa Lee Phelps, Vera Rivera, Howard Smith, Sally Stevens, Betty Webster. Homebound: Sammy Campbell, Dot Kelly, Patricia Hensley, Mary Hunicutt, Marie James, Jeanette Millsap, Jake Turner, Shirley Turner, Jimmy Repass, Anne Smith, Doris Umberger, Homebound of the Week Sally Stevens Green Springs Rest Home This week we want to lift up Chris Parks Investigator Abingdon Police Department Elaine Smythe Scottie Snapp Washington County Sherriff's Dept. Monday, February 27 Joyce Vanover Kristy Hall Ken Johnson Margaret Klose Joseph Kring Tuesday, February 28 Bill Gabriel Carol Clifton Mary Fraysier Sunday, March 5 Mary Garrett CHURCH CLOSINGS For information about our church closings due to winter weather Call the office at ext. 45 to hear updated service details Check our website Check our Facebook page

5 Church Wide Breakfast March 5 th Come Join Us! 9:00a.m. March 5-12, 2017 Our Goal $8,000 Sunday, March 5 Soup Supper and Missions Program 5:00pm The Children's Mission Class has taken the OCC Shoebox Ministry as their Mission Project. They will be working on it all through the year with the help from the congregation. Each month a needed item will be listed in the Banner which church members can bring and place in baskets located throughout the church. For the month of February the item will be WASHCLOTHES Toothpaste and Candy will NO LONGER BE PLACED IN THE SHOEBOXES PER INSTRUCTIONS FROM OCC

6 Ministers Entire Congregation Intentional Interim Minister ext. 23 Rev. Mike Poole 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: