The Baptist Beacon

March  2012

BIRTHDAYS

Al Castrey, March 18

Wanda Castrey, March 23

Beverly Davis, March 30

Louis Blackmon, March 30

GREETERS FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH ARE:  :   Ken and Charlene Enstrom. 



PEOPLE TO REMEMBER:

Rev. Audley Bruce, Park Vista, 1451-20^th Avenue, #223, East Moline, IL  61244

Louis Blackmon, Heartland Health Center,

Room 152A, 833 16^th Avenue, Moline, IL  61265

Harold Haberthur, Assisted Living, A314, 1209 21^st Ave., Rock Island, IL  61201.

Melba Haberthur, Silvercross Nursing Center, Room 129, Bed 1

Robert Millet, 703 N. 4th Street, , Pekin, IL  61554

Arnold Goreth, East Moline Nursing and Rehab (formerly Parkview Healthcare Center), 403 30^th Avenue, East Moline, IL  61244

Jerry Williams, Hope Creek Nursing Home, 4343 Kennedy Drive, East Moline, IL  61244.

Barbara Ellison, The Meadows, #253, 60 North Nicoll Ave., Glen Ellyn, IL 60137

SEWING GROUP

Help Wanted!! 

Our Sewing Group meets on Thursday mornings, 9:00 to noon.  Come and join us as we make rugs to order.

FOOD PANTRY       

DON’T FORGET OUR FOOD PANTRY CONTRIBUTION

We received 122 food items and $93 was received for the Food Pantry Benevolent Fund for February.  Please bring canned fruit items for March.  Thank you.

                        Claudine Hurlbutt

                        Sallie Cahail

                        Mildred Lane           

 

COUNCIL MEETING

will be on Tuesday, March 20^th, at 6:00 p.m.



SUNDAY SCHOOL

Pastor continues teaching Sunday School in the parlor Sunday mornings from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m.   Come and join us as we are growing in numbers and are growing in our knowledge of God’s Word.  We are beginning our Lenten Study entitled “The Path To The Cross” by Ray Vander Laan.   

Sue Bollaert and Bev Davis continue teaching Sunday School to our children from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m.  Praise God!  If you have a child that is interested in attending, please let Pastor, Sue or Bev know.  The Class is called Good News (!)Sunday School. 

        ENGAGING DISCIPLESHIP   

    AMERICA FOR CHRIST OFFERING

Dear Friends,

The America for Christ (AFC) 2012 theme is Engaging Discipleship :  Open My Eyes, My Heart, My Hands. This theme is a powerful reminder that we have been sent into the world (Matthew 28) to be ambassadors of God’s love, expressed through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  The primary rule of engagement is “love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:39).

We can ignore this calling and get busy doing church by singing hymns, listening to sermons, giving our tithes and offerings, getting involved in the choir or joining a committee.

These activities may make us feel spiritually good, but God is calling our church to daily follow the incarnational practice modeled by our Lord, who continually engaged people and cultivated relationship.

I am asking you to join me in giving generously to this year’s America for Christ offering and help us reach our goal of $400 in support of making a difference in the lives of others for the cause of Christ.

                         Pastor Janet

Child Evangelism Fellowship

Our Child Evangelism Fellowship Program began February 15^th in the Eugene Field School Cafeteria.  This

4-week Session will end on March 7^th. This gives us an opportunity to share the Easter story with the children. On our first day we had 27 children that had permission slips to attend!  Isn’t that a praise to God? (!)  Our volunteers for this outreach are:  Beverly Davis, Donna Peterson, Laurie Lyon, Cheryl Scott, Pat Skinner, Harry Brawl, and Pastor Janet.  If you would like to volunteer, please speak to Pastor.  We need you!

       Lenten Bible Study

Our Child Evangelism Fellowship Program began February 15^th in the Eugene Field School Cafeteria.  This

4-week Session will end on March 7^th. This gives us an opportunity to share the Easter story with the children. On our first day we had 27 children that had permission slips to attend!  Isn’t that a praise to God? (!)  Our volunteers for this outreach are:  Beverly Davis, Donna Peterson, Laurie Lyon, Cheryl Scott, Pat Skinner, Harry Brawl, and Pastor Janet.  If you would like to volunteer, please speak to Pastor.  We need you!







         

        CHURCH DIRECTORY

It has been five years since our last Pictorial Directory.  As a heads-up  our scheduled Photo shoot dates for our new Pictorial Directory are Friday, July 13^th, 2:30 p.m. to 9:00, and Saturday, July 14^th , 10:00 to 4:00 p.m.  These times may change. We will have a sign-up sheet for you to select the time you would like for your appointment. Mark your calendars! 

        175th Anniversary

As a heads-up, on Sunday, August 12^th, we will be celebrating our 175^th Anniversary of our church.  A Southern Baptist Group “Anticipation” will perform at our Sunday Worship Service.

A Thanksgiving-style catered luncheon will follow.  There will be a cost, per person, to help cover the catered luncheon.  This is a great opportunity to reach out to your friends and the community. Invite people to come and join us in our Celebration!  More details will follow. 

              VBS

 We have set the date for our Vacation Bible School!  It is the week of June 18^th through the 22^nd, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon! This VBS Week will be filled with fun and games, Drama skits, action-packed Bible times, and snacks.  Please mark your calendars and help spread the word within our community!  If you would like to help, please speak to Pastor. 

                            Walking   

A few ladies walk downstairs after Wednesday morning Bible Study and after Thursday morning sewing time.  If you are interested, please speak to Pauline Blackmon or Dorothy Shannon.    

             Thank You

Special thanks to Ray Bollaert for fixing some of our lights in the Sanctuary and helping with other minor maintenance needs.

Special thanks to those that contributed in any way with snacks or monetarily to our Good News outreach in Eugene Field’s School!  This is a mission outreach as God has put us on a mission field very close to home!

Special thanks to Beverly Davis, Cheryl Scott, Ray Bollaert, and Mike Enstrom for helping out on Sunday mornings cooking for our children and some of our volunteers!  What a team of love we have as together we serve!

Special thanks to Beverly Davis who spent many hours of labor fixing a leaking sink downstairs!  A few tiles needed replaced, also.

Special thanks to all of our volunteers that help in any and every way.  We thank God for you and your serving hearts!

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