Volume 8 - Number 3 March 15, 2017 ALIVE! FOREVER! A Musical Drama Presentations: Friday, March 31, 7:00 p.m. Saturday, April 1, 7:00 p.m. Sunday, April 2, 10:00 a.m. & 6:30 p.m. College Street Baptist Church 407 S. College Street Walhalla, SC 29691 CHILDCARE PROVIDED THROUGH AGE 3 For more information call the church office: 864-638-2986 Online at www.collegestreetbaptist.org
Music Notes MEDIA MINISTRY TEAM SCHEDULE - Ray Conway, Minister of Worship MUSIC MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES 1. Sunday, March 19-8:30 AM - Brass Ensemble rehearsal March 19, 2017 10:15 a.m. - Tracy Tichenor 10:15 a.m. - Jeremy Tichenor (BE) March 26, 2017 10:15 a.m. - Randy McManamay 10:15 a.m. - Michael Oakley, Sr. (Solo) April 2, 2017 10:15 a.m. - Mike Bonham 10:15 a.m. - Jeremy Tichenor (PPlay) April 9, 2017 10:15 a.m. - Mary Wright 10:15 a.m. - Joe Rukat (WT) April 16, 2017 10:15 a.m. - Tracy Tichenor 10:15 a.m. - Jeremy Tichenor (BE/PT) April 23, 2017 10:15 a.m. - Ginny Baltzer 10:15 a.m. - Michael Oakley, Sr. 10:10 AM - Passion Play Choir rehearsal (sing in AM) 5:00 PM - M*A*R*K Club 6:45 8:45 PM - Passion Play Rehearsal (All persons) 2. Wednesday, March 22-5:30 PM - Passion Play Drama/Solo rehearsals 7:15 PM - Passion Play Choir rehearsal (entire cast/crews) 3. Sunday, March 26-8:30 AM - Worship Ensemble rehearsal 10:10 AM - Passion Play Choir rehearsal (sing in AM) 5:00 PM - M*A*R*K* Club 6:45 PM - Passion Play Choir rehearsal (complete run) 4. Wednesday, March 29-5:00 6:30 PM - Meal provided for entire Play personnel 6:30 PM - All Passion Play personnel in choir room 7:00 PM - Passion Play Dress Rehearsal 8:45 PM - PraiseTeam rehearsal 5. Friday Sunday, March 31 April 2 6. Wednesday, April 5 - PASSION PLAY PRESENTATIONS Friday & Saturday, 7:00 PM Sunday, 10:00 AM & 6:30 PM All Passion Play personnel will meet 1 hour prior to each presentation. 5:30 PM - Brass Ensemble rehearsal 7:15 PM - Passion Play Choir rehearsal 8:30 PM - PraiseTeam rehearsal 7. Sunday, April 9 - LORD S SUPPER SERVICE 8:15 AM - WorshipTeam rehearsal 10:10 AM - Passion Play Choir rehearsal (sing inam) 8. Wednesday, April 12 - NO REHEARSALS SPRING BREAK 9. Sunday, April 16 - EASTER! 8;30 PM - Brass Ensemble rehearsal 9:00 AM - PraiseTeam rehearsal 10:10 AM - Passion Play Choir rehearsal (sing in AM) PASSION PLAY 2017 The dates for the four (4) presentations are Friday-Sunday, March 31-April 2. We still have plenty of poster and flyers for distribution. Please contact the church office or Ray if you can assist with these. Also please continue praying and inviting persons to come and be a part of this special presentation.
NEWSLETTER INFORMATION UPDATE We will need information for the newsletter given to us two weeks prior to actual events. Please let us know if you would prefer receiving your newsletter via e-mail rather than hard copies through the USPS. Our 2017 scheduled publication dates are as follows: April 19 May 17 June 21 July 19 August 16 September 20 October 18 November 15 December 13 GIFT CARD BALANCES Do you have small balances remaining on a gift card? Or maybe you have a gift card that will never be used for various reasons. This would be most useful for The Gideon's! Even if you have pennies left on a card, The Gideon s are able to redeem these cards and purchase Bibles for distribution by their organization. For further information, please contact Blease Harper at 784-5555. THE SON FLOWER CLOTHES CLOSET IS NOW OFFERING CLOTHES FOR NEEDY FAMILIES. THEY ARE LOCATED AT 301 SOUTH LAUREL STREET, WALHALLA, SC 29691 - TEL: 364-1443 (Jan Griffin) OPEN ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY - 9:30 AM UNTIL 2:00 PM TOTALS SERVED IN FEBRUARY 2017 121 Families 327 Individuals FOOD PANTRY MONTHLY INFORMATION Month of February 2017 Total number of families served this month: 133 Total number of people in households served: 293 Total number of families that received USDA products: 133 Total number of people in the families that received USDA products: 293 Total number of seniors (60+) served at your pantry: 61 Total number of children (under 18) served at your pantry: 82 WEDNESDAY NIGHT MEAL MENUS 4th Wednesday, March 22, 2017, Hosts: Tracy Tichenor Team Meatloaf, Green Beans, Seasoned Potatoes, Bread, Dessert & Drinks * 5th Wednesday, March 29, 2017, Hosts: Harold & Brenda Gibson Team * (See Note Below) Chicken & Potatoes Casserole w/spinach in a Garlic Parmesan Cream Sauce, Garlic Toast, Peach Dumplings & Ice Cream, Tea, Lemonade & Coffee 1st Wednesday, April 5, 2017, Hosts: Joan Schmidt & Elaine Ward Team Breakfast with Hash Brown Casserole, Biscuits & Gravy, Mixed Fruit & Drinks 2nd Wednesday, April 12, 2017, Hosts: Tracy Tichenor Team Chicken Pot Pie, Fruit Salad, Cornbread, Dessert & Drinks 3rd Wednesday, April 19, 2017, Hosts: Ann Yelton Team Chicken Pot Pie, Mexican Slaw, Dessert & Drinks * This is a church-wide meal made available to all those who sign up. Sponsored by The Music Ministry of CSBC. Please contact the office if you would be available to assist in preparation of this meal with Mr. Harold & Mrs. Brenda.
WELCOME DESK/GREETER SCHEDULE 2017 DATE 9:00-9:15 GREETERS 10:00-10:20 WELCOME DESK 10:00-10:20 GREETERS 11:30-11:40 WELCOME DESK Mar 19 Rhonda Barker & Allan Addis Walt & Tena Wright Betsy Reid Becky Thompson Mar 26 David Thomas & Martha Dyar Ginny Baltzer Harrison Elliott & Missy Gibson Debbie Rukat Apr 2 Bob & Elaine Ward Jamia Oakley Steve & Vicky Head Roy Dodd Apr 9 Geraldine Ford & Mary Wright Mike & Joyce Wright Laura Addis Greg Tichenor Apr 16 Paul & Karen Fidler Blease Harper Bob Ward & Rita Harper Barbara Pearson Apr 23 Gladys Thrift & Tim Merrell Harold & Brenda Gibson Linda Quarles Paula Kirkland Apr 30 Misty Stephens & Peggy McCall Martha Dyar Walt & Tena Wright Elaine Ward May 7 Mike & Susan Thrift Allan Addis Harrison Elliott & Betsy Reid Ginny Baltzer May 14 Elaine Hiler & Diane Jackson Missy Gibson Steve & Vicky Head Mary Wright May 21 Donna Thompson & Jamia Oakley Blease Harper & Bob Ward Debbie Rukat Jayne Watson May 28 Jerry & Donna Lee Barbara Pearson Harold & Brenda Gibson Roy Dodd June 4 Linda Quarles & Allan Addis Mary Wright Walt & Tena Wright Laura Addis June 11 Shannon Elliott & Susan Jones Tim Merrell Harrison Elliot & Martha Dyar Linda Quarles June 18 Connie Rogers & Don Bickers Ginny Baltzer Steve & Vicky Head Elaine Ward June 25 Rhonda Barker & Becky Thompson Allan Addis Jerry & Donna Lee Debbie Rukat THANK YOU NOTE Dear College Street Family, About 43 years ago, Julian and I joined College Street Baptist Church. We knew then that it was a loving and compassionate family of God. It has overwhelmingly been proven to me even more in these last few weeks. I cannot begin to thank you enough for the love you have shown me through visits, gifts, help when I needed it and most of all your prayers to my Heavenly Father. Please continue to pray as I adjust to the new normal for my life without my precious Julian. I love you all, Ann Yelton DONATION OF INK CARTRIDGES As you know, we continue to collect used printer cartridges. We are able to deliver these to a local business where we receive credit for office supplies/equipment. We are allowed to deliver twenty (20) per month and with this receive $40 credit. This goes quite a long way when we have need of paper, etc. for the office. If you have used cartridges available, please drop them off by the church office or the Sunday School office. We ll be happy to recycle these for you. Thanks!
Children s Ministries Hello CSBC! - Lauren Beddingfield, Director of Children This winter has been a whirlwind! To catch you up, at C-Street Kids, we are finishing up our series titled How to Be a Superhero. Each superhero theme touches on a certain aspect of Christian character and compares it to a trait of a superhero. For example, the Flash moves fast and God wants us to move fast to help others who need us. After the Passion Play, we will have a couple of lessons focusing on Easter and then we will start a new series called Kids of the Bible which features lessons on Biblical children such as Miriam, Samuel, and Josiah. We ve also started a pen-pal program with the members of our Golden Fellowship Club. Some of our older children still need a pen pal so if you are interested in writing cards and building relationships with our children, please let me know! The kids are super excited about this new initiative to build bridges between age groups and make some new friends! This summer on Wednesday nights, we will be starting a new Wednesday night summer program called WOW Wednesdays. At WOW, kids will be learning a new Bible verse each Wednesday night throughout the summer as well as engaging in several different types of fun activities! Our Bible Quest volunteers have really taken the reins on getting WOW started but we need your help! If you can volunteer even ONE night during the summer at one of our WOW activities, please contact me or Vanessa! We would love to get you signed up! I m really looking forward to WOW beginning the week after Vacation Bible School and hope that you will get signed up to help us out! Also, if your 3-5 grade child is interested in joining us this summer for KidSalt, we still need a male chaperone and we need your kids to sign up! Don t forget, the $50 deposit is due on April 1 st! I am looking forward to being a part of the Passion Play this year! I am so thankful for everyone who is involved and for all of your hard work! Hope to see you at one of the presentations of Alive! Forever! ~Lauren NEWSLETTER & BULLETIN UPDATE Please remember that any items that need to be included in the newsletter publication should be in the office (in print) either by e-mail, fax or drop off a note to us two weeks prior to printing the newsletter each month. Items that need to be printed in the bulletin for Sunday need to be in the office no later than THURSDAY NOON in print again by e-mail, fax or a printed note. Thank you for keeping this in mind when planning your events.
From Ken Ken s Korner Our church vision statement says that we are a loving and - Ken Reid, Pastor compassion church. In recent weeks, we have seen that love and compassion shown in a number of ways as some of our families and friends have gone through very difficult times. I want to commend our church family for all the ways that you have reached out to minister and show that love to others. At our recent Deacons meeting the discussion turned toward helping our shut-ins and elderly. The love and compassion was so evident as the men discussed how we can be pro-active in reaching out and helping those we love so much. I was reminded that Home Partners began as an attempt to go into homes to do small repairs. As the years went by that effort began to expand and we have indeed done some really big projects along the way. In an effort to return to the roots of our Home Partnering, the Deacons and staff are implementing an effort for everyone to get involved in loving and showing compassion to others. First, if you have a need for small repairs, gutter cleaning, light bulbs being replaced, stopped up sinks, minor repairs, etc., you can call the church office with your request. Your deacon will be contacted to see if he is available to help meet the need. If they are not available, we will turn to staff and others to help meet the need. Second, if you know of someone that has one of these needs, but you think that they might not call the office, you can call for them. Third, if you are not currently serving as a deacon or just want to help, please call the church office to have your name added to the helper list. This is not something new but it is something that can impact our church and community. The Bible says in James 1:27 - Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. I look forward to seeing how this ministry of love will grow and go in the days ahead. 2017 EASTER LILIES AVAILABLE! Easter lilies are available this year at a cost of $7.00 each. Envelopes are in your tithing boxes for your convenience. There will also be an insert in the bulletin this coming Sunday for your completion. These may be purchased in honor or in memory of your family or friends. The last date to purchase the lilies will be on Sunday, March 19, 2017. Thank you in advance for the purchase of these flowers and sharing in the beauty they bring to our sanctuary. What a glorious reminder that we will have life everlasting both with our Heavenly Father and family members!
VBS 2017 Coming Soon to a galaxy near you! JUNE 11-15 ~ 6:00-8:45 pm We are searching the universe for This year s theme will take us on a journey exploring God s marvelous creation in the sky and discovering that He wants a relationship WITH US! Will you help us share the message? Here are the positions still available in our CSBC Galaxy: * 4 Year Olds and Kindergarten - 1 Assistant * 3 rd and 4 th Grade - 1 Assistant * 5 th and 6 th Grade - 3 Assistants