Bulletin Sunday, May 5, 2013 THE CHURCH ON THE HILL, NEAR THE CROSS, IN THE WORD, AND ON THE MOVE FOR CHRIST. MATTHEW 5:14
The Lord is in His holy temple Please enter the sanctuary in reverence. Sister Sheila Cassidy Minister of Music Order of Worship Sunday, May 5, 2013 10:45 A.M. Sixth Sunday of Easter Minister Carol J. Hicks Worship Leader Baptismal Service.............. 10:30 A.M. Baptizing Today.. Koreem Bell Eric Hudson, Jr. Erica Hudson Keisha Green Deenika Smith Ruby Smith Praise and Worship The Call to Worship The Hymn of Invocation... Holy, Holy, Holy....... The Prayer of Invocation Congregational Prayer Chant.... The Lord s Prayer...... The Hymn of Consecration.. Lead Me to Calvary.... #81 Ministry In Music........... Inspirational Choir Pastoral Emphasis............ Dr. Croft, Sr. Greeting Our Visitors........ Sister Judy Henderson ST. PAUL S BAPTIST CHURCH Page 1
Scripture Lesson.................. Prayer of Intercession......... Deacon Glasper Ridgel Prayer Response.................. Ministry In Music........... Inspirational Choir Hymn of Preparation................. He is Lord, He is Lord, He is risen from the dead and He is Lord. Every knee shall bow, every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. The Ministry of Preaching The Rev. Dr. Wayne E. Croft, Sr. Sermon Series: Limitless Possibilities The Tragedy of Entitlement Joshua 17:6-18 The Call to Discipleship The Ministry of Giving Offertory Prayer Trustee Ernestine Harris Receiving of Tithes and Offerings All things come of thee, O Lord, and of thine own have we gi-ven thee. A-men. Reading of Church Covenant.......... Congregation Holy Communion The Words of Institution The Purpose of our Gathering The Prayer of Confession and Thanksgiving The Distribution of the Elements (The Bread and The Cup) Closing Prayer And They Song A Hymn Departing to Serve Please Stand. Ushers May Seat Worshippers. Congregation Be Seated. ST. PAUL S BAPTIST CHURCH Page 2
In Nursing Homes and Hospitals Brandywine Hall 800 W. Miner Street ~ West Chester, PA 19380 {610-738-3663} Sister Pauline Cuthbertson ~ Room 403 Fairview Care Center 184 Bethlehem Pike ~ Philadelphia, PA 19118 {215-753-2281} Sister Bernice Boyd ~ Room 131D Pocopson Nursing Home 1695 Lenape Road ~ West Chester, PA 19382 {610-793-1212} Sister Betty Marie Grant ~ Room 405 St. Martha Manor 470 Manor Avenue ~ Downingtown, PA 19335 {610-873-5845} Sister Beatrice Willings ~ Room 214A The Meadows at Shannondell 6000 Shannondell Drive ~ Audubon, PA 19403 {610-382-6944} Sister Theresa Battaglia ~Room 244 Our Members Convalescing At Home [Please let us know when names should be removed from or added to the list] Deaconess Frances Fisher The Hickman, 400 N. Walnut St., #218 WC 19380 [484.760.6351] Sister Renee Golden 701 School Line Drive, King of Prussia, PA 19406 [610.265.8921] Sister Essie Knight 932 Lincoln Avenue, West Chester, PA 19380 [610.883.7155] Brother Warren Merrick, Sr. 319 N. New Street, West Chester, PA 19380 [610.696.7344] Trustee Milton Stith 601 Marydell Drive, West Chester, PA 19380 [610.436.4885] Friends and Relatives Convalescing Chester Valley Rehab 283 E. Lancaster Avenue, Malvern, PA 19355 Ms. Elizabeth Thompson ~ Room 317 (Mother of Sister Maxine Thomas and Cousin to Deaconess Frances Fisher) Mrs. Alice M. Covert ~ Room 110 (Mother of Sister Janet Fowlkes) Pembrooke 1130 West Chester Pike, West Chester, PA 19382 Mrs. Clara Mitchell ~ Room 300 (Mother of Deaconess Phyllis Stewart) Church Office Hours 9:00 AM 3:00 PM Monday-Friday DVD s & CD s of Sunday Service now available [$7.00] Radio re-broadcast Sunday 10:00 A.M. - WCHE 1520 A.M. Please turn off all pagers and cell phones before entering the sanctuary ST. PAUL S BAPTIST CHURCH Page 3
Music Ministry Rehearsal.. Tuesday, May 7, 2013 Women s Ensemble 7:00 P.M. The Nursery is located on the second floor and is available at 9:30 A.M. To all Department Chairperson and Ministry Leaders please check your mailbox weekly for mail. Men volunteers are needed for the nursery Sunday, May 12, 2013. This is Women s Day/Mother s Day and the staff would like to worship with the women. Please call the church office if you are available to volunteer. Thank you! SAVE THE DATE SAVE THE DATE SAVE THE DATE Friday and Saturday, October 11 12, 2013. 2 nd Fine Arts and Crafts Festival St. Paul s Baptist Church Fellowship Hall. Fri: 11 a.m. 8 p.m. Sat: 10 a.m. 5 p.m. Returning for a second time is world-renowned artist and local native, Dane Tilghman! Also delicious food, provided by Mabel s Barbeque! Mabel is a SPBC member, y all! More info to follow get this on your calendar NOW!!! Baptism Service is the first Sunday of each month if there are candidates to be baptized. The next service is today and will begin at 10:30 AM. Please govern yourself accordingly in order to be admitted to the sanctuary in a timely manner. T.G.I.W. [Thank God It s Wednesday] 6:00 P.M. - Prayer Meeting 7:00 P.M. - Bible Study WELCOME TO EVERYONE HOUR OF PRAYER EVERY TUESDAY MORNING 7:00 A.M. to 8:00 A.M. IN THE PRAYER ROOM Prayer Meeting Wednesday 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM ST. PAUL S BAPTIST CHURCH Page 4
Notice to all members of St. Paul s Baptist Church Re: Building Security and Building Maintenance We are all responsible for the care of our church. The safety of our members and the security of our building is a priority item for the trustees. Trustees are responsible for locking doors following service on Sundays. During the week, the building is secured at the end of the work day by security personnel and trustees when they are present for meetings. When church leaders hold meetings, they are responsible for securing the building as well as turning off the lights, and leaving the meeting room in order. Trash should be removed from the meeting rooms and taken to the outside dumpster (especially when there is food trash). It has been brought to our attention that church doors are left open and particularly Fellowship Hall doors are left propped open after service and other events. When doors are left open, this presents safety and health concerns, as well as possible damage and theft in the building. On the weekend, church doors will be locked at 3:00 pm. During the week, doors will be locked immediately following meetings or events at 9:00 pm. If you will be in the building after these times, please contact the following trustees 24 hours in advance: Dennis Baxter, Chair Zaneta Mowatt, Vice Chair Tom Lambert, Treasurer Avis James, Secretary dbchoice@verizon.net ztmowatt@comcast.net thomasdl600@yahoo.com avis.james3@verizon.net Peace and blessings, Trustees of St. Paul s Baptist Church St. Paul s extends sincere sympathy to Deaconess Phyllis Stewart at the loss of her brother, Larry Nolan. A heartfelt thank you to St. Paul s for the prayers, cards and calls at the passing of my stepson and brother, Keith Thomas, respectively Sister Doris McGillan and Sister Janice Berry ST. PAUL S BAPTIST CHURCH Page 5
Praising the Lord for God s goodness to us, Rev. Dr. Benda R. Halliburton And Mr. Logan J. Williams Joyously invite you to witness As our lives in Christ become one. Saturday, May Twenty-Fifth Two Thousand Thirteen At Three O Clock in the Afternoon St. Paul s Baptist Church (Please check the bulletin board for detail information) STANELY S DREAM Foundation provides two annual scholarships to graduating seniors within the Chester County Area School District. Applications can be picked up from the school guidance counselors. Application deadline is May 17 th. Stanley s Dream has awarded twenty-five scholarships to date to honor the legacy of Stanley Austin Edwards who died of brain cancer at age fourteen. Anatomy of Home Buying workshop will be presented by Maria Carter, Consumer Credit Consultant/Realtor, on May 18, 2013, 10:00am-12:30pm at the Chester County Library and District Center, Strule Room. This workshop is designed to take away the mysteries of home buying. The goal of the workshop is to give buyers an overview of what to expect in the process. Free to the Public. To reserve your seat go to: http://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventsignup.asp?id=8413&ret=eventcalendar.asp The Trustee s Union of Chester and Vicinity Education Scholarship applications are available in the church office. This scholarship is being offered to any high school students. Deadline is June 14, 2013. Wanted: St. Paul s is looking for a part-time custodian that will be responsible for opening and closing, general maintenance and cleaning of the church. Please contact the church office (610-692-2446) if interested. ST. PAUL S BAPTIST CHURCH Page 6
Church School Corner EQUIPPED WITH HOPE 2 Peter 1 DAILY BIBLE READINGS M: Full of Goodness and Knowledge (Romans 15:14-21) T: The Beginning of Knowledge (Proverbs 1:2-7) W: An Example in Self-Control (Titus 1:5-9) T: Enduring to the End (Matthew 24:9-14) F: A life of Godliness and Dignity (1 Timothy 2:1-7) S: Love for One Another (1 Peter 3:8-12) S: Standing on God s Precious Promises (2 Peter 1:4-14) ST. PAUL S BAPTIST CHURCH Page 7
Sixth Sunday of Easter Psalm 67 Acts 16:9-15 Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5 John 14:23-29 or John 5:1-9 May 5, 2013 Today the first Sunday in May, today Sunday, Communion Sunday. Let us come before our Father and our God humbly, but boldly asking His forgiveness, asking Him to prepare our hearts, souls and minds to take of His Holy sacrament. This is the day that the Lord has made, come, let us rejoice and be glad in it. Jesus is the way, the truth and the life. 51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eats of this bread, he shall live forever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. 53 Then Jesus said unto them, verily, verily, I say unto you, except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. 54. Whoso eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood hath eternal life; I will raise him up at the last day. John 6:51, 53-54 Dear St. Paulians and Friends, 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him and he shall direct thy paths. 7 Be not wise in thine eyes; fear the Lord, and depart from evil. 8 It shall be health to thy navel and marrow to thy bones. 9 Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the first fruits of all thine increase. 10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wines. 11 My son despise not the chastening of the Lord; neither be weary of his correction 12 For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delightenth. 13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. Proverbs 3: 6-13 Weeping may come for a night buy joy comes in the morning. Trust and never doubt. Jesus will surly bring you out. Jesus has never failed us yet. When trouble comes your way and you don t know what to do or say, just look up to heaven and call on that sweet name Jesus! Jesus! Jesus is the answer in this world today, tomorrow and forevermore. Dear Jesus you have proven over and over that you are the answer in this world today, tomorrow and forevermore. I can truly say dear Father, your way is the best way. I pray dear Father that you will, please continue to lead on King Jesus, lead on King Emmanuel in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen Amen Amen Members from the Prayer Ministries will be available Sunday mornings after worship service in the Prayer Chapel for anyone who desires prayer for self or others. Ye Olde Tract Rack St. Paul s Baptist Church Martin Luther King, Jr. Plaza One Hagerty Boulevard West Chester, PA 19382 ST. PAUL S BAPTIST CHURCH Page 8
* * * Attention All Ladies * * * PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE Women s Fellowship Women s Day Weekend! Saturday, May 11 & Sunday, May 12 Mother s Day Brunch* Women s Day Celebration (11am 2pm) (Morning Service) * All women are invited to attend the Mother s Day Brunch. Please reserve a seat at a sign-up table on your way out. All women will be given a Women s Fellowship purple flower of solidarity to wear on your Traditional White or on your favorite Women s Day attire during Sunday Service. Women s Day Donation: $125 ST. PAUL S BAPTIST CHURCH Page 9
WALKING IS POWERFUL MEDICINE Save This Date June 8, 2013 The Health and Wellness Ministry of St Paul Baptist Church is committed to continuing a Walking Club for our congregation and for the Community. The walking club Brothers and Sisters Walking for Health will have a KICK- OFF on Saturday, June 8, 2013 at 9:00am at St. Paul s Baptist Church and workshops will be included. On the following Saturday, June 15 th at 8:30 am, we will meet at the East Goshen Park pavilion (163); located on Paoli Pike near RT 352 to walk. Please join us every Saturday morning at 8:30 am and Tuesday and Thursday evening at 6:00 pm. Come on out for the exercise and fellowship. If you have been living a sedentary life style, please contact your Health Care Provider to inform them about your exercise plans. For additional information, you can contact Delores Capers, deecapers@verizon.net or 610-344-4916 or any of our other ministry members: Aquilla Wells, Ramona Lang, Bernice Ridgel, Sara Reeder, Gail Wattie, Donna Edwards, Barbara Walters Doreen Oveida or Shawne Lewis. ST. PAUL S BAPTIST CHURCH Page 10