V o l u m e 1 6, I s s u e 2 a monthly newsletter of Knightdale Baptist Make It Count Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood since the earth was founded? Isaiah 40:21 Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? Isaiah 20:26a After nearly 50 years spent in exile, Isaiah had an important question for the people: Have you forgotten God? Imagine being in their place, away from your homeland, outcasts, exiles in a ruling country. Your once tight-knit community of faith now exists in a place where you don t feel you belong. If someone then came along and said to have faith you ll return to your homeland, how would you feel? Isaiah wants his people to remember how great God is. What does it mean to wait? Waiting is typically thought of as an inactive, passive condition. How much, though, is happening while we wait? Think of a spouse waiting for a soldier to return home. This might be active waiting, perusing through photos and letters. Waiting for a light to turn green, you can choose to be patient or impatient. You can t change the circumstances, only accept them. These are opportunities to exercise the patient muscles in our souls. We think of waiting as a trying time, but it can be transformative. Isaiah urged his listeners to trust in God s faithfulness and to have the humility to allow the mystery of God s work to unfold over time. God does indeed invite us to be active participants and partners in his work, but sometimes, he wants us to wait, trusting that he s in the midst of creating something great for us, but that waiting is an active waiting. It isn t sitting on our laurels with no sense of responsibility to the task at hand. P1 P3 P4 P4 P4 P4 P5 P5 P6 P6 P6 P6 P7 P7 P7 P7 P8 P8 Make It Count February Birthdays Baptist Knights Children s Time Schedule On-line Giving Love Connection Ushers for February February Calendar Children s Schedule for February List of Deacons Food Pantry Gospel Concert Series Backpack Buddies 2019 Heck-Jones Offering Youth News Senior Adult Valentine s Banquet Spring Bazaar KB Preschool Registration Wednesday Night Fellowship Meal New Study: Making Sense of God s Will Spring Senior Adult Rally Family Film Series Soup & Salad Fundraiser Staff INSIDE This Issue Make the waiting count. Trent Sessoms
the Beam, a monthly Newsletter for Knightdale Baptist Page 2 February, 2019 Children s Time Ministry Leaders Schedule Feb 3rd - Cheryl Jackson Feb 10th - Lois McCoy Ushers for February Rick Talley, Roger Sauls, Stephen Tew, David Hinton Faye Maise Feb 1 Feb 17th - Bill Scanlon Susan Sauls Feb 1 Feb 24th - Charles Djedjess Becky McConkey Feb 5 Meghan Crider Feb 6 Margaret Timmons Feb 6 Dudley Stallings Feb 7 Georgia Hunnewell Feb 9 Faye Phillips Feb 9 Wesley Coleman Feb 12 Jennifer Bryan Feb 19 Don Holmes Feb 20 Claire Talley Feb 20 Percy Pair Feb 25 Clayton Hunnewell Feb 26 Barbara Chalk Feb 27 Charles Harper Feb 28 Mar 3rd James Lucas Mar 10th - Cheryl Jackson Online Giving available Go to the Knightdale Baptist website www.knightdalebaptist.com From the menu Click on GIVE First time signing on? No problem Setting up your account is Quick and Easy! Make your life easier Set up how frequently you want to give! Weekly, Bi-Weekly, Monthly Baptist Knights for February and March Baptist Knights are KBC volunteers that ensure the facilities are locked and secure each day. If you need the facilities unlocked for any reason, please be sure to contact the church office so that they may help make those arrangements for you. Thank you. Jan 27 - Feb 2 Feb 3 - Feb 9 Feb 10 - Feb 16 Feb 17 - Feb 23 Feb 24 - Mar 2 Mar 3 - Mar 9 Mar 10 - Mar 16 Mar 17 - Mar 23 Mar 24 - Mar 30 Mar 31 - Apr 6 Ed Tart Stephen Tew Brandon West David Hinton Donald Joyner Rick Talley Jim Farrington James Lucas Sam Maise Jeff Maynard Love Connection for February (Please send a card, place a call or visit the following during the month of February): Alice Wiggins P.O. Box 221 Knightdale, NC 27545 Laura Oliver 609 Fayetteville St. Knightdale, NC 27545
Page 3 the Beam, a monthly Newsletter for Knightdale Baptist February, 2019 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 27 Fill the Barrel Sunday 3 28 4 29 5:00 PM 5 5:00 PM C&Y Committee Meeting February 30 ESL Ministry 7:30 PM Choir 8:00 PM 6 ESL Ministry 7:30 PM Choir 8:00 PM 31 YAK Bible Study 7 YAK Bible Study Properties Committee 1 2 Games 8 4:00 PM FH Reserved 12:00 PM FH Reserved Gospel Concert 9 Games 1:00 PM FH Reserved 10 Week of Prayer for Heck-Jones 17 12:00 PM Senior Adult Valentine s Banquet 11 Two Green Thumbs Garden Club Missions Committee Mtg. 18 Cemetery Meeting Personnel Committee Mtg 12 5:00 PM Deacon s Mtg. 19 Awards Night Outreach Mtg. 13 5:30 PM Wednesday Night Fellowship Meal ESL Ministry 7:30 PM Choir 20 ESL Ministry 7:30 PM Choir 14 Valentine s Day! YAK Bible Study 21 10:45 AM Weathers/Knight WMU Circle TOK FLC 15 F.C. Sunday School Valentine s Party FH 16 Games 4:00 PM FLC Reserved Senior Adult Valentine s Banquet Setup in FH 22 23 4:00 PM Family Film Series in FH Spring Bazaar Mtg. Finance Committee Mtg. 24 Fill the Barrel Sunday 25 26 TOK FLC 27 ESL Ministry 7:30 PM Choir 8:00 PM 28 TOK FLC YAK Bible Study 1 2 Gospel Concert Series
Page 4 the Beam, a monthly Newsletter for Knightdale Baptist February, 2019 Children s Schedule for the Month of February Coordinator: Bill Scanlon (919-280-8978) Feb 3 Lead Teachers and Assistants Infants: Bill Scanlon 2 s & 3 s: Terri Lucas, Beverly Hinton Children s : James Lucas Assistants: DeAnne Talley Feb 10 Infants: Monique Mackey 2 s & 3 s: Terry Johnson, Brandon & Rebecca West Children s : James Lucas Assistants: DeAnne Talley List of Deacons 2019 Len Denning Terry Johnson Janet Wokasch 2020 Tim Jackson (Chair) Cindy Russell Marsha Spivey 2021 Christie Hatch Eddie Tart Stephen Tew (Co-Chair) Feb 17 Infants: Cheryl Jackson 2 s & 3 s: Edith Tew Children s : James Lucas Assistants: DeAnne Talley Feb 24 Infants: Ryan and Dorrie Boyd 2 s & 3 s: Susan Sessoms Children s : James Lucas Assistants: DeAnne Talley Fill the Barrel Sunday Please note: If for some reason you are not available to help on the day that you volunteered to work, we ask that you please don t forget to find a replacement for yourself so there is adequate coverage during the worship service. Also, if you have a change in the schedule for the children s nursery or children s church, please contact the monthly coordinator so that the change can be made prior to the printing of the worship bulletin. However, any permanent changes in the schedule should continue to be handled by the lead coordinator. Thank you for all your help. February 25th, 2019 Please bring non-perishable food items for the UMC Food Pantry (a grocery list can be found in the vestibule of the Sanctuary). These items are in high demand for our neighbors, and they need our HELP! Mission Committee Gospel Concert Series On Saturday, February 2nd, The Harvesters will be here at in the Sanctuary. A love offering will be accepted. A fellowship gathering will follow downstairs in the Fellowship Hall. Please bring a dish to share, and invite your friends and neighbors.
Page 5 the Beam, a monthly Newsletter for Knightdale Baptist February, 2019 Backpack Buddies We are providing meals for 20 children at Knightdale Elementary every weekend. We need your help to fill those bags each week. A grocery list can be found in the vestibule of the Sanctuary. Please remember no glass. The Giving Tree is another way you can help, and the tree is located in the back hallway of the Sanctuary. Here is how it works 1) Take a dollar amount that you are comfortable in contributing weekly OR that you can contribute that week ONLY. 2) Either shop for the items on the back of the apple, or add that dollar amount to your weekly tithe with a note in the memo section that allocates the amount for Backpack Buddies. 3) If you can contribute weekly, just keep the apple as a reminder for your shopping trips or for your additional monetary donation. If this is a ONE time donation, please return the apple to the Giving Tree so that Edith may know what is needed for that week. If you plan on SHOPPING, please drop off your weekly donations in front of the Backpack Buddies office located on the bottom floor downstairs in the Sanctuary building across from the Fellowship Hall Each Bag Needs: 3 Breakfasts: - Cereal bars - Grits - Oatmeal - Small box cereal - Poptarts 2 Lunches: - Ravioli - Spaghetti & meatballs - Beefaroni - Lasagnas - SpaghettiO s - Ramen noodles 3 Suppers: - Canned tuna - Canned chicken - Pork n beans - Packet of peanut butter - Mac n cheese - Soup 3 Veggies/Fruits: - Green beans - Corn - Peas - Potatoes - Fruit 4 Snacks: - Cheese crackers - Peanut butter crackers - Granola bars - Goldfish pack - Puddings - Jello cup - Raisins - Microwave popcorn - Chips - Rice Krispie treats - Fruit snacks (kitchen side, in the back hallway of the Sanctuary) in a box labeled Backpack Buddies, or on the floor at the bottom of the stairwell next to the Conference Room in the Education building. It s as EASY as 1...2...3. Thank you again for supporting this ministry. 2019 Heck-Jones Offering The missions and ministries of WMU NC are made possible by your gifts to the Heck- Jones Offering. Unshakable Pursuit, based on 1 Corinthians 15:58, is the theme of the 2019 Heck-Jones Offering. The scripture says, "My dear friends, stand firm and don t be shaken. Always keep busy working for the Lord. You know that everything you do for him is worthwhile." The week of prayer for Heck-Jones is February 10-17. We will collect your offering throughout the month of February. Look for the special Heck-Jones Offering envelopes in the pews.
Page 6 the Beam, a monthly Newsletter for Knightdale Baptist February, 2019 Youth News Families, mark your calendar for March 22-23 for our first Family Camp-In! The children and youth team are working on the event details, but it will begin around on Friday and will go through breakfast on Saturday. This event is for all ages, and we are inviting the entire family to join us for an overnight camp-in in our FLC. We are asking each family to bring a tent to set up around the track. We will have games, snacks, movies, etc. More details to come, and we are very excited to have a night of fun together! Senior Adult Valentine Banquet The Senior Adult Valentine Banquet is Sunday, February 17th, in the Fellowship Hall following service. We look forward to having all of our seniors join us for food and fun. Our meal will be pork KBC Youth Alex Farrington tenderloin, green beans, baked apples, rolls and desserts. This is always a fun tradition for all of us to share the love of Christ with our church family. We look forward to seeing you all soon! Spring Bazaar - May 18th, 2019 It s time to start asking for donations for our Spring Bazaar. If you have something you would like to donate for the live auction, please let Margaret Humphries know as soon as possible. We would like to list these items on the flyers we print, which should help bring in more people. Monetary donations are also acceptable to purchase chicken and other food items. You can mark your envelopes Spring Bazaar donation. Consider this above your normal tithes and offerings. Our next meeting for the Spring Bazaar will be Monday, February 18th, in the Faith Challenger s classroom at 7:00 PM. Hope to see you there. The Bazaar Committee has begun open enrollment for the 2019-2020 school year. Please note that enrollment is on a first come first served basis, and class spaces will not be saved or held. Spaces are limited and go quickly. Enroll your child today! Program Highlights: Christian Atmosphere Gymnasium On-site Field Trips Academics as well as hands on learning Ages 1-4 Years Old and Much More... Low Ratios Competitive Rates Hours from 9-12 noon For more information call: 919-266-2288, or email: luv4preschool@aol.com Spaces are limited so call today!
Page 7 the Beam, a monthly Newsletter for Knightdale Baptist February, 2019 & Mission Opportunities Special Wednesday Night Fellowship Meal The monthly Wednesday Night Fellowship Meal is Wednesday, February 13th, from 5:30-6:30 PM (Arrival anytime between 5:30 and 6:30 pm). Come out and enjoy the fellowship with family and friends as we share this special Valentine s meal together. The Menu for this month will be a Valentine s Day theme beginning with a pear salad appetizer. The main course will be Chicken Cordon Bleu, Bacon Cheese Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, and Hot Bread. There will be special Desserts, and Beverages. (Cheese Pizza always available.) Due to the cost of this meal, and in order to prepare adequate food, we are requesting that reservations/ cancellations please be made by 5:00 PM on Monday, February 11th. Call the church office to make reservations at 919-266-2471. Cost for the meal is: adults (10-up) $5.00 children (4-9) $2.00 and children 3 and under eat free (Max charge per family - $20.00). New Study: Making Sense of God s Will Where is God when innocent people suffer? Where is God when prayers go unanswered? We talk about God s plan, or more commonly, God s will, but do we really understand what we re talking about? Beginning in February, the Wednesday night Bible study will tackle the question we ve all asked at some point in our lives: Why? Informed by scripture, join us as we examine these questions and many more as we attempt to make sense of God s will. Spring Senior Adult Rally The Senior Adult Rally is Tuesday, March 26th, at Trinity Baptist, 4815 Six Forks Road, Raleigh. Registration begins at 9:00 am and the program begins at 9:30 am. The guest speaker will be Scott Mason, the TarHeel Traveler. Special Music by The Trinity Laymen. The cost is $15.00. The deadline to register is March 10th. Please make your check payable to the RBA. The menu is: Beef Tips and Rice Green Peas Yams Corn Muffins Tea Desserts Family Film Series On Saturday, February 23rd, there will be a 4:00 PM matinee showing of I Can Only Imagine in the Fellowship Hall. Every fourth Saturday from now through May a Saturday matinee is planned. So come join us for this new Family Film Series!
Page 8 the Beam, a monthly Newsletter for Knightdale Baptist February, 2019 Soup and Salad Fundraiser A Soup and Salad Fundraiser is scheduled for Sunday, March 3rd, immediately following worship until 2:30 pm in the Family Life Center. Hosted by KBC. Invite your friends and neighbors! Tickets are: Adults $10.00, Children (ages 4-9) $5.00 and Children three and under eat free. All proceeds go to the Capital Maintenance Fund. Plan on getting your tickets soon and support KBC! You may see Brenda Hailey or Shelby Braswell if you need tickets, and they will also be available at the door. Rev. José Martinez Pastor, Spanish Ministry The Mission of Knightdale Baptist is reaching lives for Jesus. Mrs. Christi Boggs Preschool Director Mrs. Patty Jones Office Administrator Rev. Trent Sessoms Senior Pastor Staff: Address Service Requested Phone: 919-266-2471 Fax: 919-266-0984 www.knightdalebaptist.com Office Hours (Monday - Friday) until 5:00 PM 15 Main Street Knightdale, NC 27545 Knightdale Baptist Friends Family Home