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Volume 12 Issue 5 May 2018

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May Events/Activities at The Grove Regular Sunday Schedule Wednesday Night Regular Schedule Prayer Time in Chapel - 8:00am Snacks & Fellowship Time - 6:00pm Orchestra Rehearsal - 6:00pm

Coffee/Snacks - 8:30am Wednesday at the Grove - 6:30pm His Kidz - 6:30pm

Life Groups - 9:00am Student Worship Service - 6:30pm Choir Rehearsal - 6:30pm

Worship - 10:00am Praise Team Rehearsal - 7:20pm

1 Senior Center - 10:00am (Fellowship Hall)

Upward Soccer Practice - 6:00pm

Cub Scouts and Crew 228 - 6:30pm

2 Regular Wednesday Schedule

3 Men‟s Bible Study - 6:30am (Fellowship Hall)

Women‟s Bible Study - 9:30am (Room #101)


Family Night at Shakalaka - 6:00pm

4 Daycare Center Closed for Shocco Workshop

5 Upward Soccer Games - 9:00am

6 Regular Sunday Schedule

Spring Picnic - 4:00pm (Sharon Johnston Park)

7 Cancer Support Group - 12:00pm

Upward Soccer Games - 5:45pm

Women‟s Bible Study - 6:30pm (Room #101)

Boy Scouts - 7:00pm

8 Sanctuary and Fellowship Hall reserved - 5:00pm

Room #101 reserved from 6:00 - 8:00pm







Pre-K Graduation - 7:00pm (Chapel)

12 Upward Soccer Games - 9:00am

Soccer Awards Day - 11:30am

13 Happy Mother’s Day

Regular Sunday Schedule

Baby Dedication Service

Gym Reserved - 11:00am

14 Boy Scouts - 7:00pm






18 Gym Reserved - 6:00pm

19 Gym Reserved - 8:00am—9:00pm

20 Graduate Recognition Day

Regular Sunday Schedule

Kids Camp Meeting - 11:00am

Picnic / Hike at Indian Creek Greenway (Leave Locust Grove

at 11:20am)

21 YAH-WHO Potluck Dinner - 6:00pm

Boy Scouts - 7:00pm

22 Cub Scouts and Crew 228 - 6:30pm

23 Buckhorn Graduation - 3:00pm (Von Braun Center)

Madison County High School Graduation - 6:00pm (VBC)

Regular Wednesday Schedule


25 Fellowship Hall reserved - 5:00pm

27 Regular Sunday Schedule

28 Memorial Day (Church Office and Daycare Closed)


Crew 228 - 6:30pm



Weekly AA Meetings Mondays - 7:00 p.m.

Thursdays - 7:00 p.m. Saturdays - 7:00 p.m.


As we get started with this season of combined worship, where we can come together and celebrate who we are as a community and prepare to grow in love and service, I have felt a renewed appreciation for the value of blended worship. “Blended” worship refers to the mixing of the ancient and the modern in worship styles, typically in reference to music. This is as opposed to setting up “traditional” and “contemporary” worship services, and never the two shall meet! I am thankful to be in a church, and in a time, where we can move past the old idea of the “worship wars”. Do we sing the ancient hymns? The gospel songs? The latest and greatest of the contemporary Christian songs? Yes! While music is deeply tied to our sense of culture and our identity as church, the truth is that each style of worship music has its own strengths and weaknesses, and each style has a place in our worship. Ancient Hymns When it comes to the ancient hymns, with texts dating back as far as the beginning of the Reformation, you find music that has stood the test of time. What remains with us is truly the best the style has to offer, in terms of theological depth, poetry, and musical setting. To sing these songs is also to join with the church across time, and I believe there is value in that experience of our history. Gospel Songs Often, when people talk to me about singing the “old hymns” in worship, they‟re referring to a totally different tradition, what we call “gospel songs”. Basically, these are hymns-with-a-chorus, but more broadly, this is the musical tradition of the American church in the 20th century. Southern gospel music, in particular, is a big part of our heritage. These songs reflect a deep faith and trust in God, and embody a spirit of revival. Modern Worship Music It can be difficult to nail down broad traits of “Contemporary” music, because we‟ve been singing it for about 50 years! Some of those songs are hardly “contemporary”, but I think they still have the same general spirit. Modern worship songs tend to be more reflective, often focusing on a repeated text as a meditation. This can be a great way to enter into prayer, and can help us to encounter God. Their focus tends to be on adoration, and on the power and majesty of God. Regardless of style, good worship songs are accessible, singable, and have a text that is theologically sound and spiritually impactful. And above all, they only work if there is a congregation that is singing them and worshipping together. As always, it is a joy to sing with you!

In Christ, Jordan Lawson


The Easter Egg Hunt and activities were great fun! Thank you to all the individuals who donated candy and eggs. We had about 100 people on our campus for the activities and hid about 3,000 eggs for the children to hunt. The children

made resurrection snacks, decorated crowns and necklaces, played in the bounce house and wore a “He is Alive” face tattoo. All children received a The Very Best Morning story book to take home in a gift bag and we offered plenty of healthy snacks for everybody. It was a wonderful community outreach. Thank you to the Senior Center group, YAH-WHOs, and youth who helped stuff the eggs and get them counted to hide. Also, a special thanks to the YAH-WHO ladies who helped prepare the snacks and work the activities.

We are so excited about the fun things planned this summer! Our Terrific Tuesdays program is filling up fast, so turn in your registration form and $30 fee to reserve a spot now. Early registration is until May 20th. After that the fee increases to $40. The program begins on June 5th and the last activity will be July 24th. Our end of summer musical will be at 6 PM on Sunday, July 29th.

June 5 - Botanical Gardens ($10) July 3 - EarlyWorks ($10)

June 12 - Vacation Bible School (Free) July 10 - Pump it up ($10)

June 19 - In House Movie (Free) July 17 - *Southern Adventure ($10)

June 26 - *Splash Pad (Free) July 24 - In-House Activity (Free)

Please remember to send a lunch in a bag/box with your child’s name on it each week. For trips with the *water play is involved. Your child needs to wear their one piece swimsuit/swim trunks under the clothes they wear in for practice. On the weeks that include water play, please send a beach towel and sunscreen with them in a bag. Your child must be signed in /out each week so please do not drop them off at the sanctuary door.

We will be having a baby dedication service on Sunday May 13th. Please contact me or the church office, by May 7th if you would like to have your child included in this celebration. We will call all parents, siblings, and babies up from the congregation to pray over and present them with a dedication certificate.

If your child has signed up for Kids Camp June 19-22 we will be having a short meeting after worship on May 20st. I will be passing out info packets and forms. Please make sure to attend this meeting or make arrangements with me if you are unable to attend.

June 11th-15th is Game On Vacation Bible School. If you’d like to purchase a Game On VBS shirt, they are $10. Just let me know if you’d like to order one. Please make sure you register your children online and that you have signed up to volunteer! We still need lots of volunteers to make it run smoothly. We need 70 volunteers and we currently have 30. Come by and talk to me, I am sure I have the perfect spot for you!

Cheerfully in Christ,

Mary Osborne,

Children’s Ministry Director


In keeping with our mission to

strengthen families and build

community, Locust Grove will

be hosting a Spring Picnic at

Sharon Johnson Park, May 6

at 4:00pm. There will be food

and fun activities for all ages.

We are inviting the children

who receive Lunches of Love

bags and their families, the

students who pack the LOL

bags each week, our daycare

families, our Upward Soccer

families, and the families

involved in Scouts at Locust

Grove.

We will have a cook-out and

enjoy each other‘s company.

There will be good food and

fun activities for all ages. The

meal will be provided by

Locust Grove.

The church will provide the

meat and buns but we need

your help to provide chips,

cookies, and cases of bottles

water. Please bring donations

by Wednesday, May 2.

Thank you for your support.

Please plan to attend the picnic and get to know these children and their families. Many of them do

not have a church home and this is a wonderful outreach opportunity for Locust Grove.

Community Outreach


The Women's Leadership Team for Grove Girls has decided to support Movers for Moms as our local mission project for the Spring. This is a movement sponsored by Two Men and a Truck locations and our local site is working with the Downtown Rescue Mission. We have a box set up near the Fellowship Hall and will be collecting the following:

Body Wash Razors Women‟s Socks 8-9 Shampoo Hairspray Children‟s Tennis Shoes Conditioner Hair Clips Children‟s Underwear Feminine Pads Band Aids Children‟s Socks Tampons Women‟s Underwear 5-6-7

These items will be given to women in need on Mother's Day at Owen's House, Downtown Rescue Mission's new Women's and Children's Facility. We will be collecting for the next 3 weeks and will need to have all of our contributions in by May 6th. Let your workplaces know and get their donations, too. And tell the men in your lives, too! People want to help but they need to know when there is a need! Thanks in advance for being the Hands and Feet of Christ to women who need just a little bit of a boost! Please check out https://www.facebook.com/moversformoms/ for more details.

With summer months approaching, our friends in Huntsville who are without homes will need access to water. We will be accepting water donations now through the end of May 2018. If you would like to contribute, you can drop bottles of water off either at Locust Grove (in the hallway outside Rob‟s office), or at Allied Digital Printing anytime Monday though Friday between 8am and 5pm.


Family Ministry Events


We extend our heartfelt sympathy to

the family of Larry McAnally

(Debra, Bubba, Mindi, Brodie, Sam Boyd, Nori Mae, Stacy, Alyssa, and Alexis)

to Wilda Pointer and family

in the death of her brother-in-law, Don Turner,

to Alyce Rich and family

in the death of her grandmother, Simona Molina,

to David and Michelle Trip and family

in the death of Michelle’s mother, Doris McGhee.

to Mike and Peggy Tucker and family

in the death of Peggy’s mother, Pauline Sharp

and to Tony, Reta, and Beth Tumlin and family

in the death of Tony’s mother, Easter Tumlin.


2 Beth Tumlin, Logan Petty

3 Jason Leggett, Larry McAnally, Jean Neal, Madison Williams

5 Jared Stedham

6 Jordan Lawson, Addison Johnson, Pat Goble, Spencer Smith,

9 Donna White, Hannah Chard

10 Sam Boyd McAnally, David Osborne, Sarah Bengs

11 Harlon Tyree

12 Jack David Randolph

14 Justin Sexton

15 Robin Cofer

16 Lexie Haggard, Amelia Brown, Alisha Hamilton

17 Jay Liles

18 Jerry Hornbuckle

19 Zaida Zapf, Gary Nunley

20 Andrew Reed, Rick Swinea, Landon White, Emmaline Simmons

21 Sheila Garden

22 Janet Sapp, Joel Sexton, Shannon Lowery, Peyton Hill

23 Tristan Franklin

24 Jake Davis, John Lago

26 Amy Lawson, Vernon Love, Jack Johnson

27 Eleanor Allen

28 Teresa Malone, Katie Young, Kyndall Dodd

29 Alex Priester

30 Harley Goble


Community News

Boy Scout Troop 228 Celebrates its 9th Year Anniversary

Boy Scout Troop 228 celebrated its 9th year anniversary on Monday night, April 2nd, during its

Troop meeting. Some 46 Scouts and leaders celebrated the event.

Under the leadership of „plank holders‟ Scoutmaster Nick Liberatore and Troop Committee

Chairman Mike Bean and the very appreciative sponsorship of Locust Grove, it has made many

noteworthy contributions to our community and North Alabama. In addition to the Troop, Locust

Grove sponsors a Cub Scout Pack and now a Troop Venturing Crew that consists of both boys

and girls 17 years and older.

During its 9 years of operations, the Troop qualified and awarded Eagle Scout recognitions to 10 Scouts and has 2 more

Scouts awaiting their awards at its next Court of Honor, with several Scouts close to achieving the rank. Certainly Locust

Grove remembers the contributions of the Eagles who made improvements to the church, refurbishing the playground

and refreshing the marquee at the front of the church, among many other projects done in our community as a part of

their Eagle project requirements. Now all of these young men are attending college, serving in our military or working in

the community, yet they continually provide youth leadership to younger scouts.

Congratulations to Troop 288 and its brother units, Pack 288 and the Venturing Crew and thanks to Locust Grove for its

sponsorship of a noteworthy participant of our American heritage.


Media Schedule Phil Avery May 6

Daniel Carter May 13

Rodney Taylor May 20

Paul Clark May 27

Sound and Lighting Schedule Matt Hoffman May 6

Paul Clark May 13

Daniel Carter May 20

Rodney Taylor May 27

Security Team

Jerome Haggard April 29—May 5

Jordan Lawson May 6—May 12

Joel Lewis May 13—May 19

Steve Newton May 20—May 26

Barry Price May 27—June 2


Locust Grove Baptist Church

171 County Lake Road

New Market, AL 35761

www.LocustGrove.com

256-379-2813

Regular Schedule Sunday 8:00 am - Prayer Time in the Chapel 8:30 am - Coffee/Snacks

9:00 am - Life Groups for all ages

10:00 am - Worship - Sanctuary

Wednesday 6:00 pm - Snacks and Fellowship Orchestra Rehearsal

6:30 pm - His Kidz, Student Worship, After Dinner@ the Grove, Adult Choir Rehearsal

7:20 pm - Praise Team Rehearsal

March Receipts Expenses

General Fund $35,907.96 $35,525.84

Year to Date $105,723.63 $113,069.16

Life Group Attendance

April 1 - 154 April 15 -- 189

April 8 - 170 April 22 -- 140

April 29 - 148

Locust Grove Baptist Church 256-379-2813

Robby White - Senior Pastor: [email protected] Ext. 14

Rob Collins - Associate Pastor of Youth and Education: [email protected] Ext. 27

Jordan Lawson - Minister of Music and Worship: [email protected] Ext. 12

Sam Hawkins - Minister of Christian Development: [email protected]

Robin & Stephanie Wright - Middle School Coordinators: [email protected] Ext 10

Mary Osborne - Preschool & Children‟s Coordinator: [email protected] Ext.28

Brenda Bethune - Recreation & Events Coordinator: [email protected] Ext. 11

Jenny Naumann - Financial Secretary: [email protected] Ext 16

Linda Hill - Church Secretary: [email protected] Ext.10

Deborah Cantrell - Daycare Director: [email protected] Ext. 24

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