Please Pray For…

Jean Foster at Autumn Care, Nell Peddicord at Doswell House, Connie Brodrick at The Haven, Lucille Hott at The Hermitage, Doris Alexander (Fay Brown’s sister), Bill & San-dra Blackburn, Amy Boles (James & Carol Boles daughter), Amy Bowles (Eunice Bowles granddaughter), Norman Bowles, Dale Boyers (Alice Bridges’ brother), Jeanne Bradley, Donald Bray, Jr., Robin Brightwell, Florence Brown, George & Bessie Bryan, John Bryant, Joyce Burgess, Eugene & Ortygia Carnette, Jeff Carr, Earl Carver, Tim Cates, Jim Cher-ry, Nancy Chittum, David & Janice Culver, Opal Dalton, Nan-cy Damron, Howard & Jean & Andrew Davis (Mary Kay Win-n’s family), Chuck Davis (Ray Davis’ son), Chuck & Margaret Davis & Family, Amy Dixon, Rick Doggett, Roxanne Eliott (Jim Wright’s granddaughter), Marvin & Margaret Ferguson, Aaron & Danielle Fisher, Jennifer Fisher (Aaron’s sister), Lyle Foster (Peggy Etheridge’s,(Sr.) father), Bill Gagnon (Bonnie Hughes’ friend), Linda Gerhardt, Mary Greenwood, Keith Harmon, Melvin Harver, Ward & Peggy Hildreth, Johnny Howell, Courtney Jackson, Dot Jones, Dick & Charl-sie Joyner, Cecil & Rae Keel, Paula King, Paige Kinser’s moth-er, Bryan Lane, Olive Litwinowicz, Will & Audrey Long, Sam Loving, Howard Lynch, Thomas Martin, Jenny McCullers (Sarah Lamphiear), Karen Monger, Patrick Olmstead (Robert & Betty Olmstead’s grandson), Robert & Betty Olmstead, Shirley Pasowicz, Freddie Pendergraph, Lisa Phillips, J.L. Pitts, Edwin Power (Margaret Davis’ father), Carlton Pritch-ett, Dick & Linnea Sandstrom (Bill & Sandra Blackburn’s friends), David Sappington(Sarah Lamphiear’s friend), Ruth Anne Sawyer (Norman & Betty Bowles’ daughter), Bob Schneider, Audrey Stevens, Don & Ruth Stewart, Ruth Tate, Jim Taylor, Marvin Thomas (Martha Long’s brother), Kitty Thompson, Doris Tucker, Taylor Turner (Doris Metz broth-er), Tina Ward(Sarah Lamphiear’s friend), Daniel Washing-ton (Deborah Steele’s grandson/Audrey Goode’s great grand-son), Bill White, Vickie White (Anita Blackwell’s sister), Jean Wildbore, Vera Williams

Counting Team May 14-Carla Broughton, Lisa Guridy, Rose Burrows May 21-Steve Beck, Rose Burrows, Jay Thompson

Opening & Closing May 14-Pat Hines May 21-Rusty Daniel

Deacon of the Week May 14-Connie Harbert-746-7067

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Timothy N. Madison Pastor Brenda Brown Minister of Music

Mechanicsville Baptist Church 8016 Atlee Road

Mechanicsville, Virginia 23111 www.mechanicsvillebaptist.org

Office phone - 746-7253 FAX - 746-0749

Dwight Hedges Associate Minister to Students

Jackie Broaddus

Child Care Director 746-7732

Stewardship Report ~ May 7, 2017 Crosswalk Attendance 105 Sunday School Attendance 180 Worship II Attendance 140 Regular Offering $14,333.00 E-Giving $2,685.00 Designated Funds $1,511.48 Total Offering $18,529.48 Roof Loan Outstanding Balance $121,223.23 Annie Armstrong Offering $4,077.71 Dover Association Offering $458.00

FORMERLY

June 4, 2017 One service at 11:00 a.m. ~ Light

lunch at noon Meal packaging begins at 12:45 p.m.

Over one million lives were nourished by Rise Against Hunger in 2016 with the help of over 376,000 volunteers, and MBC continues to share in this ministry! Our goal to package

approximately 20,000 meals on June 4 will mark the fifth year that we have participated in this church-wide intergenerational project. As a result of our efforts, MBC will have packaged over 100,000 meals during these years! As we strive to end world hunger, please use this link

to easily access the registration website. http://events.stophungernow.org/MBC2017

One registration is good for an entire household with minor children, however, anyone over 18 years will need to register for themselves. The registration process is required by Rise Against Hunger, and it also helps us determine the lunch and setup for the day of the event. Paper reg-istration sheets are available only for those who cannot register online, and they will be placed

in Sunday school classrooms. Childcare will be provided for children under 4 years of age. We are well on our way to funding this event, as each meal cost $.29.

There are several ways to make a donation. 1. E-giving: A category for Rise Against Hunger is listed.

2. On-line as part of the registration link with Rise Against Hunger. 3. By check.

4. Kroger Community Rewards: If you shop at Kroger, your purchases count toward the rewards that MBC earns. Log onto Krogercommunityrewards.com and sign in with your email and password. Click on Edit Kroger Community Rewards information and enter 83747; select Mechanicsville Baptist Church from the list, and click on confirm once more to enroll. Then

just use your Kroger Plus card when you shop! (For a first-time user, you will need to sign up in the new customer box by entering the zip code, favorite store, email address, and create a pass-word before selecting the community rewards link.) If you do not have access to a computer,

please call 1-800-853-3033, select option 3 for community rewards, & a Kroger representative will help you enroll with your Kroger plus card number. Fuel points are not affected by the

community rewards program. Questions? Contact Karen Rosser at rosserhoo@verizon.net or 840-8848.

The Calendar Sunday - May 14

8:30 a.m. Family Day Breakfast 9:45 a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Worship II 6:00 p.m. Youth-RISE Monday - May 15 11:30 a.m. AA Meeting Tuesday - May 16 6:15 p.m. Worship Team Wednesday - May 17 11:00 a.m. Bible Study & Prayer 5:30 p.m. WNS-TBA 6:00 p.m. Youth-412, 6:15 p.m. Missions Program 6:45 p.m. Mission Friends Thursday - May 18 7:00 a.m. Endowment Fund Team Partners-In-Prayer

May Prayer Concerns Youth Ministry

40th Anniversary Team Planning Staff

Minister of Music Search Team

Regular Offering Sunday, May 7, 2017

$17,018.00 Needed to meet our budget

$10,969.80

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From the Pastor… Thomas Edison’s tribute to his mother: I did not have my mother long, but she cast over me a good influence that lasted all my life. The good effects of her early training I can never lose. If it had not been for her appreciation and her faith in me at a critical time in my experience, I would never likely have become an inventor. I was always a care-less boy, and with a mother of different mental caliber, I would have turned out badly. But her firmness, her sweetness, her goodness, were potent powers to keep me on the right path. My mother was the making of me. The memory of her will always be a blessing to me. On Sunday we will gather to celebrate Mother’s Day. It is a time to honor and remember our mothers, who for most of us, have had a positive influence on who we are. Mother’s Day is always bitter sweet for me, both my mother and grandmother, who had a tremendous influence on who I am today, have been gone now for many years. But the memories I have of them bring me comfort on these special days. Even though I no longer enjoy their physical presence, they are always close to my heart. If your mother is still with you, honor her on this special day and give thanks to God for the influence she has had and continues to have on your life. Pastor Tim

You’re Invited! Please join us as we celebrate the

retirement of Brenda Brown, Minister of Music,

Mechanicsville Baptist Church, and her 40 years of service!

Saturday, June 24, 2017 3:00 p.m.

Family Life Center

Leslie & Hazel Watson Offering for Dover Baptist

Associational Missions Week of Prayer ~ May 21-28

“Doing missions together with God and one another since 1783”

MBC Goal ~ $1,050.00

Church Pictorial Directory Photography dates ~ June 23-24 You can make your appointment online by clicking on the link on our church website

www.mechanicsvillebaptist.org If you signed up for the June dates and

need to change/cancel your appointment, please call Re:Member directly at

1-866-557-2253. Also, if you cannot schedule on any of the

listed dates, you can submit your own photo at a cost of $10.00.

Inquiries have been made about a make-up date for pictures. In order to schedule a

make-up time the Re:Member folks require at least 13 families. If interested, please

contact Barbara Jackson.

Operation Christmas

Child Every Month MAY

Toys for Girls Dolls, jump ropes,

“play jewelry”, Play Dough, sunglasses

Any fun things for girls age 2-14! Please remember...NO liquids…

So no bubbles…

Deacon Nomination Forms Deacon Nomination forms are in the church foyer. Please take time to nominate Deacons for the 2017-18 year. You can turn them in to

Bob Wildbore or the church office.

Love Offering for Brenda Brown

In honor of Brenda Brown’s retirement, the church will be receiving a love offering during the month of May to present to

Brenda on the occasion of her retirement in June. Envelopes will be available in the

foyer and in the FLC for you to use to participate in this offering.

Mother’s Day

Sunday ~ May 14 Baby Dedication

If interested in participating in this service, please contact the church office.

Family Day Breakfast Sunday ~ May 14 ~ 8:30 a.m. Everyone is invited to come!

The Deacons invite the church family for a Family Day Breakfast to honor our

Mothers.

Sympathy

Our Christian sympathy is expressed to Audrey Long in the passing of her sister,

Shirley Baldwin. Please remember Audrey and her family in

your prayers.

Missions Recognition Program Wednesday ~ May 17

6:15 p.m.