of Millbrook Baptist Church Resurrection Sunday April 16th Alliance of Baptists Annual Gathering & 30th Anniversary Celebration

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1 Vol. 28 No 4 April The Messenger of Millbrook Baptist Church Inside this Issue Millbrook Ministry Updates News & information about various MBC ministries & committees Pages 1-3 April Events, Birthdays & Service Schedule Calendar of Events & reminders Pages 4-5 Palm Sunday Worship Opportunities in April April 9th We will have a Procession of the Palms during the Sunday morning worship and recall Jesus triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Maundy Thursday April 13th Our service will begin at 6:30 pm. It will consist of a ritual Event Updates, Letters to MBC & of hand washing, observance Treasurer s Report of the Lord s Supper, and Updates of ongoing events the extinguishing of Lenten & financial info candles in preparation for the Page 6 death of Christ. Millbrook at Prayer We will not have a Wednesday Various prayer needs of night fellowship meal, but our Community instead will have a fellowship Page 7 meal on Thursday evening at April Lectionary 5:30 pm. Please make your reservations with the church Texts & MBC office if you d like to attend. Staff Contact Information Page 8 Find us on Facebook and Twitter Good Friday April 14th This service also begins at 6:30 pm. We will have an evening of reflection on the events of Christ s trial and crucifixion as we read the Stations of the Cross. Resurrection Sunday Children & Youth Sunday Our morning begins with a sunrise service on the Labyrinth. Then, everyone is invited to adorn our cross in the sanctuary with fresh cut flowers representing new life in Christ. Please bring your flowers as early as 9:00 am before you go to Sunday school. Our celebration of Christ s resurrection will culminate at the end of the worship hour with a live butterfly release on the Labyrinth. Children will enjoy an egg hunt on the church front lawn after the release. This year, our children and youth will help us explore the day s lectionary passages in creative ways. Using themes, images, and truths found in Psalm 116 & Luke 24, the children and youth will guide us to explore what it means to walk with Jesus, to have our hearts and eyes opened to his call, and to not waste a minute of our lives. They are currently preparing skits and musical selections for worship. Children will continue to practice on Sundays at 9:15am and youth at 12:15pm in the choir room (No practice Easter). We hope you will join us in worship on this special day. Make plans to stay for a potluck meal after worship, followed by the Big Bake Sale/Auction! This is always a fun event and raises money for our children and youth programs. Money raised goes toward youth summer programs and scholarships for children in our church to attend camp this fall. Please see Katelyn or Rebecca about donating baked goods for auction. April 16th We celebrate because Christ the Lord is risen! Christ the Lord is risen indeed! Alliance of Baptists Annual Gathering & 30th Anniversary Celebration April Pullen Memorial Baptist Church Raleigh, NC Proclaimers: William Barber & Naomi Tutu April 30th The Millbrook Mission: We share God s love by being an open and inclusive community of faith, developing Christian disciples through spiritual growth, and serving the world through mission and ministry.

2 Millbrook Ministry Updates Millbrook Baptist Preschool - by Suzanne Holleman Millbrook Baptist Church and Millbrook Baptist Preschool will host a Spring Fling on April 23 rd at 4:00 with games and bounce houses. We will need cookie donations for the cookie walk and volunteers to help build the Lowe s wooden bird houses with children. Adobo Joe food truck will be here for dinner. This is the only cost of the evening. So please bring cash and a healthy appetite. A silent auction will be taking place all evening; therefore, we are also looking for silent auction donations. The Preschool can provide a contribution letter for taxes. Thank you for your help. Registration for the 2017/2018 school year has already begun! We would love for you to spread the word about our fantastic Preschool program to neighbors and friends. We have also started enrolling for the summer camp program! Labyrinth Committee - by Leslie Ratliff The Labyrinth Committee will hold an Easter Sunday Walk at 6:30am at the labyrinth. There will a brief service followed by a walk. Light refreshments will be served afterward in the Fellowship Hall. Please come and help us welcome Easter morning. Pruning has been done at the labyrinth gardens and we are waiting for spring! Anyone willing to help with gardening should contact Celia Driver or Leslie Ratliff. Whether you have an hour or an afternoon available, we will be grateful for the help. CPR/AED & First Aid Class - by Ellen Hinton An American Red Cross CPR/AED and First Aid class will be held beginning Friday, April 21 at 6:30 pm until 8:30 pm in the Covenant classroom. On Saturday, April 22, the class will be from 8:30 am and end about 1:00 pm. See Ellen Hinton to register as soon as posible so that materials can be ordered. Church Potluck and Dessert Auction - by Cher Moss A potluck lunch will be held on Sunday, April 30, after church to celebrate Children and Youth Sunday. This will be be a total potluck so you are asked to bring a meat, side dish or dessert. Remember to bring enough to share with others. Following the meal, there will be an auction of special, donated desserts to help support the children and youth missions. Let Katelyn or Rebecca know if you can provide a dessert for auction and please mark your dessert offering as lunch or auction when you drop it off. Please plan to attend and support our children and youth! Need a Plan? If you plan on aging, If you plan on having a baby, If you plan on being a caregiver to anyone at anytime, You need a plan! All are invited to hear from Rev. Dr. George Fuller, founder and CEO of Silver Compassion, to begin life planning. Silver Compassion was born out of George s desire to share the wisdom and practical insights gained from his 35 years of ministry and a 13 year journey of caring for both his parents and in-laws through their end of life. George will be presenting and facilitating a discussion from 9:30-10:30 AM in the fellowship hall on Sunday, April 23 rd. Women s Ministry - by Cher Moss The annual Sole Hope shoe cutting day is planned for Saturday, April 1, A light breakfast and hotdog lunch is planned for all participants. Planning is in the works for three summer programs and meals to be offered that we hope will appeal to all and provide a chance for summer fellowship. Millbrook Meet Up Groups - by Cher Moss The Guys and Grub group met March 4 at Brigs Restaurant for breakfast with a record number of 15 attendees. The Ladies Lunch group met on March 14 at Relish Cafe for lunch. The next date for lunch is planned for April 11 at North Ridge Pub. The Nightlife group plans to meet during March at Gonza Tacos

3 April Cook s Kornor - by Angie Hoomani This year Easter comes late. I know we are all looking forward to an end to the cold weather. We will begin the month with Meat Loaf on the 5 th and our Middle Eastern meal of Saffron Chicken on the 13 th, Maundy Thursday. We will have a break the week after Easter before ending the month on the 26 th with Chicken Parmesan. As most of you know, due to a major fall in August, I injured my right side and had knee replacement surgery in October. Now I need to have shoulder replacement surgery on April 18 th. Please whisper prayers that all will go well with my surgery and it will be as successful as my knee replacement. Our team will continue preparing meals during my absence until May 17 th. Also, members of our team are beginning to feel our age and feel that we can no longer cook every week next year. We will need other members to help with some of the cooking in the future. Our deacons are working on a new plan for next year that will involve different teams sharing the cooking. Please keep these changes in mind and consider helping in the kitchen next year. It has truly been a great pleasure to serve in this capacity for the last ten years and I hope to have time to help in some other areas as well in the future. You will hear more from the deacons in the near future. We look forward to seeing each of you during April when you join us for our mid-week meals of Food, Fellowship and Fun! Honduras - by Debbie Crumpler Meet Family 2 House #14: Mother: Rosa Morán Mejía Grandmother: María Luz Morán age 81 Brother of mother: Carlos Humberto Morán Daughters: Nancy 8, Karla - 3 As you can see, this family consists of five persons. The sole income for this family comes from the sale of homemade bread, which totals a little over $34 a month. By providing a house to them, this money no longer has to go for rent--it can be put to good use for food, clothing and medical needs. Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper - by Katelyn McWhorter Sizzle! Sizzle! The griddle was hot! We had the biggest crowd for our Shrove Tuesday festivities that I have seen in my 7 years at Millbrook. It was a great evening of pancakes, games, and Syrup Awards! Fantastic cooks provided us with such a variety: plain, blueberry, chocolate chip, and secret recipe pancakes! Everyone went home happy! They come in strawberries, blueberries, chocolate chips, too. Pancakes make me happy when I am sad and blue. Golden brown and warm on the inside and out! Pancakes make smiles out of tears and pouts! After a few trips to fill up our plates with pancakes, the games started. Children and youth put pancakes in their mouths and said, I love Millbrook. I thought stuffing in more pancakes would slow down their words, but man was I wrong! The more they had in their mouths the more passionately they stated, I LOVE MILLBROOK. It wouldn t be Shrove Tuesday without a Pancake Toss. This year s Syrup Award Winners for the toss were Mackenzie Crockett and Wyatt Pearce! We ended with a game of Hot Syrup. Winners were holding the syrup when the music stopped. Congratulations to winners Cher Moss, Lucy Gray Pearce, and Kelly Pearce! (Sounds like we need to head to the Pearce s for breakfast!) Although this event is always free, this year, donations were given to the Duke Cancer Society in memory of Davena Rice. If you didn t make it this year, don t worry! There is always next year and we would LOVE to have you

4 April 2017 Events SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY th Sunday in Lent Children s Choir 9:15-9:45 AM Youth Choir 12:15-12:45 PM :00 PM 5 Dorcas Sewing 3:00-5:00 PM Staff Meeting 4:15 PM Family Dinner 5:30-6:30 PM Forums Meeting 6:30-7:00 PM Chancel Choir 7:10-8:45 PM Palm Sunday Backpack & Fair Trade Children s Choir 9:15-9:45 AM Youth Choir 12:15-12:45 PM 16 Easter Sunday Sunrise Service 6:30 AM Church Office Closed 11-12:00 PM 18-12:00 PM 12 No Wednesday Night Meal or Activities Chancel Choir 7:10-8:45 PM 19 No Wednesday Night Meal or Activities Maundy Thursday Dinner 5:30 PM Service 6:30 PM 14 Good Friday Service 6:30 PM nd Sunday of Easter Children s Choir 9:15-9:45 AM Youth Choir 12:15-12:45 PM Deacons Meeting 7:00 PM -12:00 PM Dorcas Sewing 3:00-5:00 PM Family Dinner 5:30-6:30 PM Intergenerational 6:30-7:00 PM Program Chancel Choir 7:10-8:45 PM 30 Children & Youth Sunday Children & Youth Practice 9:00 AM

5 Service Schedule Sunday April 2 April 9 April 16 April 23 April 30 Deacon Of The Week Usher Captain Gregg Mealor Grady Moss Jane Pearce Jan Pender Karen Schaler Jack Harvey Bill Pearce Joe King John Sherron Bill Pearce Tellers Treva & Joe Patterson Bob Crumpler Joe King Bruce Ballard Steve Sherron Jim Fullwood Steve Sherron Treva & Joe Patterson Extended Session Joyce Pearce Marilyn Reese Aneda Jackson Kelly Pearce Mary Holloway Deborah Tharrington Chad & Marlene Ingham Teresa Dawson Mary Lou Orr Denise Watson Marie Brown Kim Odishoo Brenda Moore Rod Tharrington Forrest Nidiffer Marie Malpass Sylvia Doles Wednesday April 5 April 13* April 19 April 26 Dinner Menu Meat Loaf Au gratin Potatoes Green Beans Salad Bar Biscuits Assorted Desserts Maundy Thursday Saffron Chicken Dilly Rice Pilaf Expanded Salad Bar Yeast Rolls Assorted Desserts Easter Break No Wednesday Dinner Chicken Parmesan Linguini Salad Bar Texas Toast Fruit Cobbler & Ice Cream Dinner Servers Melanie Mattox Jane Pearce Kim Scott Sylvia Doles Betty Nisownger Forrest Nidiffer Mary Gray Fullwood Jean Joyner Peggy Brothers Nursery Sheri Greene Sheri Greene Sheri Greene April Birthdays 2 Margret Ann Comer 5 Colt Jackson 9 Charles Allsopp Hubert Hawkins 10 Ron Heckman 11 Carolyn Sherron 12 Beata Neal 13 Crystal Lennon Franka Hawkins 14 Betty Niswonger 16 Dick Stevens 17 Theresa Hedgepeth John Sherron Jack Powell, III 22 Bruce Ballard Ryan Newson 23 Emily Odishoo 24 John Powell 25 Marsha Wade Betsy Helsabeck Mary Landin Scott Monday - Thursday 8:30-4:30 PM Friday 8:30-12:30 PM - 5 -

6 Letters to MBC Dear MBC Family, If you look at Millbrook s website, you will read that Millbrook Baptist Church shares God s love by being an open and inclusive community of faith. These past few weeks, you all have proven that time and time again as you have surrounded the Campbell/Pennington Family with love and kindness. You all have nourished and encouraged them constantly. Thank you so much for your kind words, heart-felt prayers, support with a fund raiser both financially and physically, a labyrinth walk, and so much more. You all are some good, good people. Thank you! The Campbell/Pennington Family and Katelyn McWhorter Dear Millbrook, I want to take this opportunity to express my gratitude. Thank you for remembering me during my recent surgery and recovery. It was so nice that many of you took the time to share a smile, send a card or prepare a warm meal. Your thoughtfulness has made my recovery easier. I am very humbled by the warmth and giving spirit of our church. Thank you so much! Sincerely, Sheri Greene Report of the Treasurer - February 2017 Brought Forward January 31, 2017 $60, Budget Income, Month of February Tithes & Offerings $22, Other Budget Receipts $5, Total Receipts, February 2017 $28, Total Expenditures, February 2017 $26, Cash on Hand, February 28, 2017 $62, Budget Requirement for February $34, Budget Income for February $28, Budget Standing for February (5,695.68) Budget Requirement Year-To-Date $68, Budget Income Year-To-Date $58, Budget Standing Year-To-Date (10,149.36) - 6-

7 Lectionary Texts for April April 2 - Fifth Sunday in Lent - Purple Ezekiel 37:1-14: Psalm 130; Romans 8:6-11; John 11:1-45 April 9 - Palm Sunday - Purple Matthew 21:1-11; Psalm 118:1-2; Isaiah 50:4-9a; Psalm 31:9-16; Matthew 26:14-27:66 (27:11-54); Phillipians 2: 5-11 April 13 - Holy Thursday - Purple Exodus 12:1-4; Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; John 13:1-17,31b-35 April 14 - Good Friday - Black Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Hebrew 10:16-25; Psalm 22; John 18:1-19:42 April 16 - Easter Sunday - White Acts 10:34-43; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; Colossians 3:1-4; John 20:1-18 April 23 - Second Sunday of Easter- White Acts 2:14a, 22-32; 1 Peter 1:3-9; Psalm 16; John 20:19-31 MBC Staff Every Member Ministering Franka Hawkins Administrative Assistant office@millbrookbaptistchurch.org Ron Heckman Accompanist accompanist@millbrookbaptistchurch.org Suzanne Holleman Preschool Director preschool.director@millbrookbaptistchurch.org Andrea Dellinger Jones Pastor pastor@millbrookbaptistchurch.org Katelyn McWhorter Youth Director youth@millbrookbaptistchurch.org Rebecca Hewitt-Newson Associate Minister for Family Lifr children@millbrookbaptistchurch.org Bruce Orcutt Interim Minister of Music music@millbrookbaptistchurch.org April 30 - Third Sunday of Easter- White Acts 2:14a, 36-41; Psalm116:1-4, 12-19; 1 Peter 1:17-23; Luke 24:13-35 Telephone: Fax: Web Site: Sunday Opportunities at Millbrook 9:30 AM - Sunday School for all ages 11:00 AM - Worship Service Millbrook Baptist Church 1519 E. Millbrook Road Raleigh, NC ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED Non-Profit Organization US Postage PAID Raleigh, NC Permit Number 922