You re Invited... Children s Valentine Banquet and Talent Show. Wednesday, February 15 at 5:00 P.M. Fellowship Hall

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1 Volume XXXVI, No. 6 The Banner February 7, 2012 You re Invited... Children s Valentine Banquet and Talent Show Wednesday, February 15 at 5:00 P.M. Fellowship Hall Please call to reserve your free meal ( ) Attention Kid s and Teens, Have you called to let Mary Garrett ( ( or Jill Harless ( ) know how you plan to participate/ share your talents in the form of music (instrument or voice), dance, reciting a poem or scripture passage or performing a skit.

2 FEBRUARY 12, :00am Worship Servanthood Luke 22:7-14 Psalm 30 6:00pm Sunday Night Kaffee Ken Russell Gifts... The following people have given to the Lottie Moon Christmas offering...ann Colley in memory of her grandson, Todd Kiser...Michael and Kim Warren in memory of his grandmother, Naomi Johnson...Michael and Kim Warren in memory of Hobart McCall...Don and Opal Salyers in honor of Sloan and Doris Southerlin...The Harry Denton Sunday School Class in honor of Richard Foil...The Harry Denton Sunday School Class in honor of Joe Johnson...The Harry Denton Sunday School Class in honor of Bert Mullins...Shirley and Jake Turner in memory and honor of the members of the Joanna M. Owens Sunday School Class, Denton s Men s Class and the WMU Circles...Sue Rector in honor of Mary Garrett...Luedell Bailey in memory of Bill Bailey...Bertha Parsons in memory of Joe Rash...Charlene Phelps in memory of David Hoyle The following people have given to the General Fund...Don and Opal Salyers in memory of Anna Lee Stacker (Burt Mullin s sister)...don and Opal Salyers in memory of David Hoyle III...Eula Smith in memory of David Hoyle III...Eula Smith in memory of Joe Rash...Eula Smith in memory of Anna Lee Stacker...Eula Smith in memory of Thomas Jones, Jr....Eula Smith in memory of Betty Ashe...Don and Opal Salyers in memory of Thomas Jones, Jr. The following people have given to the Building Fund...Nora Millsap in memory of A. J. Miller The following people have given to the Memorial Recognition Fund......Ralph and Delores Ellington in memory of David Hoyle...J. D. Morefield in memory of Joe Rash...Ray and Dana Duncan in memory of Ernest and Margaret Humphreys...Beulah Musser in memory of Louis Musser The following people have given to the Samaritan s Purse Fund...Cheri and Laramie Triplett in honor of Mike Overstreet...Cheri and Laramie Triplett in honor of Roger Garrett...Cheri and Laramie Triplett in honor of Charles Grogan...Cheri and Laramie Triplett in honor of Harold Dunaway...Cheri and Laramie Triplett in memory of Willie Smith. The following people have given to the C.H.R.I.S.T. Fund...Ken and Rita Bailey in memory of David Hoyle

3 F.Y.I.... Deacon of the Month: February Tony Roberts Home Cell SUNDAY SCHOOL Attendance for Sunday, February 5: 143 Greeters Upstairs entrance Jim Hughes Charles Grogan Downstairs entrance Louise Blevins Peggy Hughes John Blankenship Extended Session Workers February 12 Amanda Sills and Lauren Morelock Ushers & Greeters 11:00am Co-Chairs: Larry Payne, Buddy Carrier, Mike Overstreet February Greeters: Carolyn Fuqua Mary Fraysier Janet Lambert John Crigger Wayne Goodman Ushers: Brenda Strong Judy Osborne Ronnie Webb Tony Roberts Jason and Courtney Berry Worship Technicians: Chuck Callahan and George Strong FRIDAY February 10 SUNDAY February 12 9:45am Sunday School 11:00am Worship 6:00pm Sunday Night Kaffee MONDAY February 13 8:00am Counting Committee Hearts of Gold TUESDAY February 14 10:30am Staff Meeting 6:30pm Finance Committee 7:00pm Council of Deacons Van Driver Sunday Morning & Evening February Kevin Abel (H), (C) Financial Update February 5, 2012 Budget Funds Weekly Requirement $8, Received Today $12, Year-to-date Budget $50, Year-to-date Receipts $51, Building Fund To-date $89, WEDNESDAY February 15 7:00pm 5:00pm ~Children s Valentine Banquet and Talent Show~ Menu: Lasagna, salad Bread Assorted Desserts Sanctuary Choir FRIDAY February 17 Widow s Group w/ Dana Duncan

4 Prayer Concerns Hospital: Johnston Memorial Hospital Margaret Klose Duke University Medical Center Steve Turner (friend of Dr. Pollard and former pastor of Glade Spring Baptist Church) Johnston Memoial Hospital Helen Bartee Nicewonger Children s Hospital Lilyanna Hope Hicks (Stacy Crouse s 9-mo-old great niece) A Charlotte, NC Hospital Tyler Lohse (3-year-old friend of Jennifer Berry) Recuperating: Buddy Carrier Tammy DeBord (Ann Johnson s niece) Duke Davis Albert Akers at rehab facility (Chris King s brother) Treatments Continuing/Pending: Alma Blankenship, Jessica Campbell, Joe Campbell, Terry Christian, Carol Clifton, Roger Clifton, Martha Cregger, Nadine Culberson, Marie Denton, Harold Dunaway, Charles Grogan, Grace Hardy, Eddie Hash, Paul Hash, Po Hogston, Becky Holbrook, Jim Jones, Ruth Keith, Esther Kelly, Michelle Kessler, James Kiser, Theresa Lambert, Claude McGlothlin, Caylen Rachelle Moore, Bill Nunley, Sabrina Nunley, R.W. Osborne, Ronda Phillips, Garland Pollard, David Robinson, Jacob Roe, Don Salyers, Carol Seifried, Reba Starnes, Sally Stevens, Tom Talley, Manuel Townsend, Bill Webster, Diana Willard, Judy Wilson Homebound of the Week Jim Repass 363 Oakland St. SW Abingdon, VA Long Term: Bill Akers, Curtis Burkett, Joe Childers, Corine Collins, Clayton Dickens, Frances Dover, Trula Edwards, Clara Sue Holt, Jim &Ann Howard, Mary Hunicutt, Paul Jones, David Kampenga, Kim Kilby, David King, Peggy Lord, Edna McMillen, Jean Moore, Dorothy Perkins, Wesley Smith, Irby Snead, Margaret Sorensen, Fred Sutherland, Sr., Jennifer Watson, Jane Whitaker, Joyce Wright Independent Living/Retirement/Assisted Care & Rehab Facilities: Lola Hutton, Vivian Anderson, Jack Bailey, Esther Grossman, Dan Stevens, Genevive McCall, Marion Jenkie Tomlinson, Helen Holliday, Howard Smith, Lewis Stevens, Lydia Collins, Dancey Flanagan, Margaret Frayser, Helen Harris, Virginia Moore, Ruth Noe Homebound: Katherine Glover, Luther Johnson, Mae Ledford, Lois Maiden, Jeanette Millsap, Rosa Lee Phelps, Jim Repass, Rosella Reynolds, Virginia Saunders, Sloan Southerlin, Ruby Stout, Coma Tiller, Jake Turner, Elbert Umberger Sympathy: We extend our Christian love and sympathy to......wanda Lowe and family in the death of her husband, Jacob H. Lowe, on February 6, Ken Russell and family in the death of his uncle, Morgan Russell on February 2, Irby Snead and family in the death of his sister, Elsie Snead Grubb, on February 3, Garland and Louise Blevins and family in the death of Leona Steele, their brother-law s sister. As a church, we exceeded our total (477) from last year, collecting (drum roll please ) 594 items. Also, a big Thank You to all who participated and also helped with the Souper Bowl event this past Sunday evening!

5 From the Heart... Special thanks to the men s group for sharing their delicious breakfast with Don, our four grandchildren, and me. We enjoyed it very much. All of us love biscuits, gravy and sausage. A very special thank you to Mike Overstreet for the delivery of breakfast. Love, Opal and Don ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A special word of thanks to all who contributed to and used the Lottie Moon Post Office this past year. The Post Office collected $400 to go toward the Lottie Moon offering. You ve Got The Time... Begin the journey of biblical faithfulness. Listen to the entire New Testament in 40 days...just 28 minutes a day from the start of LENT, February 22 Palm Sunday, April 1! Let the Holy Spirit transform you as you listen to the pure words of Scripture. If you are interested in acquiring the MP3 Players (Bible Sticks) or Audio New Testaments on regular CDs (a set of 15), you can receive a reduce price of $20 each by calling in your order at Monday through Friday 7 to 4 pm Mountain Standard Time. Happy Birthday... Monday, February 13 Gavin Browning Tuesday, February 14 Brenda Strong Wednesday, February 15 Parke Deans Ross Rector Thursday, February 16 Cathy Shelton Saturday, February 18 Millie Willis Teresa Jordan Sunday, February 19 Janet Berry All About Seniors... Hello Seniors! Please note date change: On February 14th in conjunction with the Brenda Hallock Circle we will visit our senior shut-ins. Please bring cookies, soft candy and crackers (nabs) and plan to meet in the church fellowship hall at 1:30P.M. where we will put the goodies together in bags prior to heading out. Thanks! Mary Lynne Attention all Sunday School Classes The Pre-school S. S. Class invites you to a God is love party on 2/12/12 Come share some breakfast snacks with us

6 During the month of February, the Children s Department is challenged to bring food items for the Stone Soup Food Pantry. So, please help by bringing at least one food item each time you come to church. Collection baskets are at each entrance. Ministers Entire Congregation Pastor spollard@abingdonbaptist.org ext. 23 Dr. Steven Pollard Minister of Music and Worship pdeans@abingdonbaptist.org ext. 24 Rev. Parke Deans Church Organist Church Pianist Mr. Edward Eller Mrs. Rose Payne Church Secretary sbuchanan@abingdonbaptist.org ext. 32 Mrs. Susan Buchanan Receptionist josborne@abingdonbaptist.org ext. 21 Ms. Judy Osborne 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: