MINISTERIAL STAFF

Reverend Larry W. Jordan Pastor Emeritus

Elder Carlvern Dunn Executive Minister

Reverend Benjamin Broadnax Administrative Assistant to the Pastor

Reverend Jeffery Bates Associate MinisterReverend Alan Bolden Curriculum Ministry Lead

Rev. Cynthia Parker-Bolden Education and Training Ministry Leader

Reverend Daniel Bradley Youth & Young Adult Minister Leader

Reverend Lynda Brown-Hall Women of Purpose Ministry Lead

Reverend Bertha Gaymon Ministry Leader Family Life Ministries

Reverend Wayne Heatley Ministry Leader Ministries of Service

Reverend April Jenkins Associate Minister

Reverend Louis Jenkins Associate Minister

MINISTRY LEADERS

Deacon James Thompson Chairman Emeritus,Exec. Assistant to the Pastor, Counseling Ministry Leader

Deacon Herbert Hawkins Missions/Outreach Ministry Leader

Elder Jeff Jacobs Ministry Leader Worship And Arts

Deaconess Macleta Kingsland Ministry Leader Christian Service & Community

Engagement MinistriesLady Lovie Tarver Ministry Leader Connect

CHURCH OFFICIALS AND ADDITIONAL MINISTRY LEADSDeacon Carl Dunn Chair, Deacon MinistryTrustee James Ballentine Chair, Trustee MinistryDeaconess Charlene Hamilton Chair, Deaconess MinistryTrustee Charlie Fields Chair, Finance MinistryTrustee Mott Gaymon Church TreasurerSister Velma Thomas Church ClerkSister Minnetta Coles Church Secretary

Sister Cheryl Gresham Superintendent, Sunday School

Dr. Jerrye Feliciana Counselor/IGNITE Ministry Lead

Sister Keisha Bess New Member Orientation Lead

MAPLE SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH4131 Belt Road

Capitol Heights, MD 20743

“THE CHURCH WHERE LOVE IS IN ACTION”

Reverend Jerome (Sam) Tarver, DMIN, Pastor

Home Phone (301) 430-0894Cell Number (301) 518-4492Church Office Telephone: (301) 735-1020Church Facsimile: (301) 735-9318Church Website: www.msbcmd.org

WEEKLY SERVICES

Sunday Morning Worship Church Service …………..……………....…..……….10:30 a.m.Holy Communion - 2nd Sunday ………………………………….…………….……10:30 a.m.Sunday School …..………………………………....………………………………..…9:00 a.m.Prayer and Praise ……………………………………………...…..Tuesday, 7:00 – 7:30 p.m.Bible Study ……………………..………………….……..………....Tuesday, 7:30 -8:30 p.m.Noonday Bible Study ………………………….….…..….…..Wednesday, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.Baptism ……………………..……..…………...….….Tuesday before 2nd Sunday, 7:00 p.m.New Members Orientation – Saturday before the 2nd Sunday…....9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Sunday, July 1, 2018

CALL TO WORSHIP10:15 a.m. - 10:35 a.m.

Scripture Reading from the Psalms...................................Psalm 91:14-16

Praise & Worship

Invocation..................................................................................................

Hymn............................................................................................Page 196

“Tis So Sweet To Trust In Jesus”

[Large version of song printed on inside back page of bulletin]

Announcements.....................................................................Church Clerk

Welcome of Visitors...................................................................................

Intercessory Prayer......................................................................................

Prayer/ Doxology.........................................................................Page 529

Tithes & Offering

Ministry of Dance.........................................Jr. Shekinah Dance Ministry

Ministry of Music............................................................C.A.M./Jr. Choir

Sermon...........................................................Pastor Jerome (Sam) Tarver

Invitation

Benediction

“Tis So Sweet To Trust In Jesus”

Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus,Just to take Him at His Word,Just to rest upon His promise,

Just to know, Thus saith the Lord.

O how sweet to trust in Jesus,Just to trust His cleansing blood,Just in simple faith to plunge me

Neath the healing, cleansing flood!

Yes, ‘tis sweet to trust in Jesus,Just from sin and self to cease,Just from Jesus simply taking,

Life and rest and joy and peace.

I’m so glad I learned to trust Thee,Precious Jesus, Savior, Friend,

And I know that thou art with me,Wilt be with me to the end.

ChorusJesus, Jesus, how I trust Him!

How I’ve proved Him o’er and o’er!Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus!

O for grace to trust Him more!

HYMN OF WORSHIPWORSHIP SERVICE

Today, Sunday, July 1, 2018 – Reverend Alan Bolden is preaching at Stoddard Baptist Nursing Home, 1818 Newton Street, NW, Washington, DC 20010, departing MSBC at 9:30 a.m.

Sunday, July 22, 2018 - Reverend Louis Jenkins will be preaching at Deanwood Rehabilitation Center, 5000 Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20019, departing MSBC at 9:30 a.m.

Sunday, July 29, 2018 – Reverend Wayne Heatley will be preaching at Larkin Chase Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 15005 Health Center Drive, Bowie, MD 20716, departing MSBC after 10:30 a.m. service.

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2018 SCRIPTUREIsaiah 43:19 [NIV]

See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up;do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.

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There will be a Church Meeting on Saturday, July 21, 2018, at 11:00 a.m. (PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE).  ALL church members are asked to be in attendance.  During the church meeting, we will have a period where we will be given the opportunity to have open dialog with Pastor Tarver. If you would like to submit your questions in advance of the meeting, please give your written request to Deacon James Thompson

(301-735-1020). We are excited about the wonderful thing that God is doing in our church and we are thankful for your support.

†New Members Ministry - The next New Members Orientation Session is scheduled for this Saturday, July 7, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.  To register and/or address any questions, please contact Sister Keisha Bess on 202-255-3876.

†For the months of June through August, the dress code for the Sunday morning Worship service will be Sunday best or business casual.  Business casual is crisp, neat and should look appropriate for church service.  It should not look like cocktail, party or picnic attire.  Avoid tight, revealing or baggy clothing.

†Family, if you would like your visiting family or friends to be formally greeted and blessed with their own parking space when they join us for Worship Service, please email requests along with their name(s), and number of cars to Connect@msbcmd.org and we will make every effort to accommodate your request. Please note that parking spaces are limited and are scheduled in the order of the request.

†The church will be closed on this Wednesday, July 4, 2018 in observance of the Independence Holiday. Remember those who gave their lives for us to be free!

MINISTER’S OUTREACHSCHEDULE PASTOR’S CORNER

2018 THEME

Tuesday night Bible Study Class – Summer Recess has started and will resume on Tuesday, September 11, 2018, with a welcome back fellowship.

†Special Enrichment Classes will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 10, 17 and 24.

†Volume 3 of the Maple Springs Baptist Church Love Letter is now available. If you wish to receive a printed copy of the Newsletter, please visit the table near the Myles Fellowship Hall immediately following Worship Service today to secure your copy, or you may visit our website http://www.msbcmd.org  to access the Love Letter online.

†Youth Retreat 2018 is Coming!!! This year's youth retreat is scheduled from July 13-15th at the Williamsburg Retreat Center for youth ages 13-18. The theme for the retreat this year is: "We Are Christ Ambassadors (II Corinthians 5:17-21). The cost is $175 per youth. Please register your youth after service in the vestibule. If you would like to sponsor a youth for the retreat, please see Reverend Dan Bradley. Contact Reverend Dan Bradley for more information at Daniel@msbcmd.org or 202-492-5571 or see Sister Monique Davis for registration immediately following service.

†Each year the Nevertheless Outreach Ministry along with the Missions and Outreach Ministry of Maple Springs Baptist Church spearhead the Annual Fundraiser for the Kericho, Kenya Foreign Mission Project.  This year the Annual Fundraiser will be combined with Nevertheless Outreach Ministries 30th Anniversary on Sunday, August 5, 2018, at 2:00 p.m., at the Colony South Hotel and Conference Center.  Tickets for this event are $65.00 per person.  Please plan now to attend our annual fundraiser. All donations are welcome and are tax deductible.  If you purchase a ticket and attend the event, it is not tax deductible.  Please see Deacon James Thompson (301-735-1020), Sister Sherlene McIntosh (301-883-9259), Deacon Herbert Hawkins (202-396-1909) or Reverend Lynda Brown-Hall (202-365-2631) for tickets or to make donations.

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The Married Couples Ministry and the Cultural Education Experience Ministry invite you, your family and friends to join us for an afternoon at the rodeo on Saturday, September 22, 2018, at 1:30 p.m. at the Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro, MD. Regular tickets are $23 (ages 12-62) and $18 (ages 2-12 and anyone over 62) however, depending on the size of our group the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo will provide a standard discount-priced ticket for everyone. In addition, the National Capital Area Cowboys & Cowgirls, Inc., will host a private luncheon for our group (average cost $15-$20 per person) that will start at 12:00 p.m. If you, your family and friends are

interested in joining us for an afternoon at the rodeo, you can sign up in the Fellowship Hall after service or contact Sister Melody Washington at msbcmarriedcouplesministry@gmail.com or Sister Barbara Dunn at bspencerdunn@yahoo.com.

MEETINGS, REHEARSALS & CLOSINGS

See incorrect dates or times?If so, please contact the Church Office on 301-735-1020.

JULY CALENDAR

Carl BridgesKimberly GambleWayne LatneySimone M. SmithSamani Whitson Smith

Samaya K. SmithScott Edmundson

Andra Ne’ M. GordonKhalah Fairnot

Jayla Regina Bell

JULY MINISTRY DATE TIMEYouth Ministry Meeting 7/2/18 7:00 p.m.New Member’s Orientation 7/7/18 9:30 a.m.Deaconess Ministry Meeting 7/9/18 7:00 p.m.Trustee Ministry Meeting 7/12/18 7:00 p.m.Married Couples Ministry 7/13/18 7:00 p.m.Jr. Deacons Training 7/13/18 7:00 p.m.Nurses’ Ministry Meeting 7/14/18 10:00

a.m.Women of Purpose Ministry 7/14/18 10:00 a.m.Mission & Outreach Ministry Meeting 7/16/18 7:00 p.m.

Deacons Ministry Meeting 7/18/18 7:00 p.m.Seniors Ministry Meeting 7/18/18 11:15

a.m.Men’s Ministry Meeting 7/21/18 9:00 a.m.Senior Ushers Ministry 7/21/18 10:00

a.m.Bereavement Ministry Meeting 7/21/18 11:00 a.m.Annual Church Cookout 7/28/18 10:00 a.m.

Sunday, July 1, 2018

As you listen to the message from God’s Word, you may use this page to keep notes. We pray the Word today will inspire, lift and challenge you. Why not refer to your notes for future reference.

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Illustrations I want to remember:

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How what was said in this sermon can apply to my life:

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WOP Bus Trip to Sight and Sound Theater in Lancaster, PA to see the play "Jesus" on Saturday, September 29, 2018, will leave at 8:00 a.m. from the church parking lot.  The cost of the trip is $125.00; children 12 and under $67.50.  This will include: Round-trip, theater ticket and lunch.  Final payment is due on Sunday, July 16, 2018. Please see Sister Monica Johnson after service outside the Myles Fellowship Hall or call her on 301-919-4544.

†TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME - The Men’s Chorus along with the Youth, and Married Couples Ministry is sponsoring a Washington National’s baseball game outing for Friday August 3, 2018. We will be demonstrating to the whole D.C. area how Maple Springs Baptist Church is truly a church where love is in action. Tickets will be $37. For further information, please contact Michael E. Washington at 301-934-2536 (computermichael@hotmail.com ) , Michael Pitts at 301-412-2916 (michael.pitts@medtronic.com) or Jesse Jones at 301-839-3333 (janojones@hotmail.com). Please contact either one of us as soon as possible. We will also be in the hallway next to the Myles Fellowship Hall immediately after church service to collect the money for the event.

†Mission and Outreach MinistryThe Mission and Outreach Ministry has initiated several projects to assist those in our community who are in need. We invite the church membership to join us in this effort. The projects are as follows:

MINISTRY CORNERSERMON NOTES

UCAP-Shepard’s Cove Shelter Food Pantry, Capitol Heights, MD-The shelter needs the following canned meat items: spaghetti and meatballs, beef ravioli, corn beef hash, Vienna sausages, chicken Vienna sausages; chunk white chicken, Chicken of the Sea tuna chunk light in water, and spam. All donations must have an expiration date no earlier than January 2019. Items will be collected until July 31, 2018.

DC Shelter, Washington DC - The shelter needs the following items: unused baby care items, baby lotion, baby wash, bottles, etc., new clothing items of all sizes and strollers (new or used in good condition). This is an on-going project and we are accepting items throughout the year.

William Paca Elementary School, Landover, MD-This school is one of the many county schools that has a large population of children who need assistance obtaining the basic education essentials to effectively complete their classwork. The school needs donations of the basic school supplies. We will be collecting them on August 31, 2018.

Marked receptacles for each group of items, will be placed in the church vestibule for your convenience. If additional information is needed please contact Sister Sygrid Bruce (240-274-4031) or Deaconess Fannie Thompson (301-503-2078). If you would like to donate a stroller, please contact Deacon Herbert Hawkins, (202-396-1909) prior to bringing it to the church so he may make the necessary arrangements to accept your donation.

†Please join the Deaconess Ministry in support of a special project at the Kipsitet Church Medical Clinic, located in the Kericho District in Kenya, East Africa. We are asking the Maple Spring Baptist Church Family to join us by bringing in your old prescription pill bottles every third Sunday.  Please pull off the labels and wash bottles and lids. There is a container in the vestibule for deposit of the pill bottles.  Thank you for your help. If you have questions, please call Deaconess Elizabeth Holland 301-464-8835.

†Church Administrative Forms are now available on the church website (www.msbcmd.org). Click the resources tab and then Administrative Forms. Once finance related forms are completed (to include required signatures), these forms can be mailed to FinanceMinistry@msbcmd.org for processing. Any questions, contact

Trustee Charlie Fields, 301-868-0556, cfields@msbcmd.org or Tina Hunter, 301-943-3538, thunter@msbcmd.org.

†Do you have some little known facts about yourself or members of Maple Springs that you would like to share with the Love Letter Staff? We would love to feature them in the “Little Known Maple Springs Facts” section of our Newsletter. If you would like to share, please email them to Connect@msbcmd.org

†Child Protection Policy:  MSBC is in the second phase of implementing our child protection policy.  The second phase requires a national background check on each individual that works with youth below the age of 18.   All church members that have reviewed and signed an acknowledgement form on our child protection policy should go to the following site http://eepurl.com/cW0zVz and complete the form.  MSBC will use this information to send you an email that allows you to input the required information to “Protect My Ministry,” a national company, that MSBC has worked with, that conducts background checks for churches.  There will be no cost to you.  MSBC will not have access to any of your personal information, but we will receive the results of the background checks.  If you have any questions, please see Trustee James Ballentine or call 301-297-7056.

†Just A Reminder! For the safety of our children, please accompany your child to the rest room at all times.

SAVE THE DATE!Saturday, July 28, 2018

Maple Springs Baptist ChurchANNUAL COOKOUT

(On Church Grounds)

4131 Belt Road, Capitol Heights, MD 20743(301) 735-1020

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

MSBC WILL PROVIDE THE FOOD***FOOD PREPARED AT HOME IS NOT ALLOWED***