Pastor’s Notes Mark Elkins

MONTHLY NEWSLETTER GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH SEPTEMBER 2016

Monthly Events

Sept 3rd

Saturday Morning Men’s

Ministry & Breakfast

Sept 5th

Labor Day

Sept 7th

Isaiah’s Bells Practice Begins

Sept 11th

Cry Out America Prayer Mtg

@ Hillcrest Baptist

Sept 14th

AWANA Kick-Off &

Wed Evening Activities Resume

Sept 20th

-24th

Patrick County Agricultural Fair

Sep 25th

Deacon Ballots Handed Out

Grace Notes

The book is broken into four

major sections: Entertainment &

Leisure, Morality & Ethics, Politics &

Activism, and Tragedy & Suffering.

Within each section is a series of

essays/chapters (20 in all) that deal

with a wide variety of relevant topics

including: “Christian Liberty and the

World of Entertainment,” “Issues

Related to Divorce and Remarriage,”

“Euthanasia, Suicide, and Capital

Punishment,” “Racism and

Reconciliation in Church and

Culture, “Illegal Immigration and

Border Control,” and “Responding

Rightly to Personal Hardship and

Trials”. I believe that you will find

this book to be an invaluable

resource for the issues we face

today.

So, please join our new study,

beginning Wednesday night,

September 14th at 6:15pm. The

books have been graciously

provided by the providence of God

and the faithfulness of His children at

Grace Baptist, so all you need to

bring is a Bible and lots of questions.

Also, this study is open to everyone,

so please invite your friends and

neighbors.

Summer is winding down, the

kids are back in school, the days

are getting shorter, and the choir is

back. It’s also time for a new

Wednesday Evening Small Group

Study. We are going to kick off

with the study of a really thought

provoking book, entitled “Right

Thinking in a World Gone Wrong,”

by John MacArthur.

The book begins with a bold

observation: “It is common in the

evangelical church today for

people to verbally acknowledge

that the Bible, as God’s Word, is

the final authority for both what

they believe and how they live.

Yet in reality, a clear connection

between that public confession

and personal conduct is rare.” It

then goes on to prove that the

Bible, a book finished nearly 2000

years ago, is the single greatest

source of truth in the world, and

that it still speaks truth into the

situations and problems we face in

our modern world today.

Spread the news! Our AWANA ministry starts up a brand new year very, very soon, and we

are super excited here at GBC!

Tell your friends all about it and join us on Wednesday, September 14th at 6pm for a special AWANA Kick-Off

and Ice Cream Party!

Each clubber will get to meet their AWANA leaders for the year and get a fun, brief taste of what the year will be like. Then we will end the night with an Ice Cream Social for the whole

family!!! This is an excellent ministry that teaches kids the gospel and God’s word in an

exciting and enjoyable way. Please invite your friends and neighbors for this fun event!

Flyers to share are available in the Hallway outside the Sanctuary, so let’s spread the

word.

Our AWANA Ministry has several clubs that are perfect for your child!

Cubbies (Pre K-Kindergarten) Sparks (Kindergarten-2nd Grade)

T&T (3rd Grade-6th Grade) Trek (7th Grade & Above)

Please contact Lena Howell, if you have any questions!

“What’s an AWANA?” Well, AWANA is an acronym that stands for “Approved Workmen Are Not

Ashamed.” This comes from the verse 2 Timothy 2:15 in the Scriptures. AWANA is also a fun and interactive ministry just for kids. We meet every

Wednesday at Grace Baptist Church at 6pm until 7:30pm. At Cubbies, we teach Pre-Schoolers about the Bible right to their level using fun and games. At Sparks, kids from grades K-2nd are introduced to memorizing Scripture and enjoying entertaining

games together. We also have our T&T Club. T&T stands for “Truth and Training” and this club hosts students from grades 3rd-6th. It’s a very special

club where the kids move forward more and more with memorizing and learning scripture in addition to hanging out and competing in exciting games at

recreation time. And last, but not least, is our newest club…TREK which is geared toward older

students in the 7th grade and up.

Nursery Schedule

Sep 04 – Sandee Davis & Candi Hylton

Sep 11 – Nandrea & Pat Groves

Sep 18 – Annetta Lind & Jane Hall

Sep 25 – Linda Daumen & Peyton Elkins

Children’s Church Sep 04 – Diane Ross & Jane Bryant

Sep 11 – Wendy Buchanan & Grayson

Howell

Sep 18 – Casey Elkins & Dawn Gregory

Sep 25 – Nandrea Groves & Sandee Davis

Prayer Deacons Sep 04 – Joe Griffin

Sep 11 – Dale Hollandsworth Sep 18 – Pat Groves Sep 25 – Bill Salser

1 Peter 4:8-10

“Above all, keep loving one another

earnestly, since love covers a multitude of

sins. Show hospitality to one another without

grumbling. As each has received a gift, use

it to serve one another, as good stewards of

God's varied grace.”

Fellowship Meals Sep 07 – NONE

Sep 14 – Prepared Sep 21 – Prepared Sep 28 – Prepared

Announcements Because our Men’s Ministry Meeting will fall on Labor Day Weekend (next Sat., Sept. 3rd), we are going to have a Men’s Ministry Outing instead. We will meet at Stuart Family Restaurant for breakfast at 8:30am and afterwards we will head over to a private shooting range for a morning of guns and godly fellowship !

Hillcrest Baptist Church in Ridgeway has invited area churches to join them for a special service on Sunday, September 11th at 6pm, in order to pray for spiritual awakening and revival in our nation. This is a part of the national prayer movement Cry Out America, which occurs each Sept. 11th

(www.awakeningamerica.us).

Wednesday Fellowship meals will resume on Sept. 14th. The meal will be prepared; so come and join us at 5:15pm, and stay for the rest of the Wednesday Evening Activities.

Isaiah’s Bells will begin practices on Wednesday evenings at 6:15pm in the music room.

Wednesday Evening Study Group also kicks off September 14th at 6:15pm, upstairs in the Carlson classroom. We will be reviewing an excellent, thought provoking book, “Right Thinking in a World Gone Wrong”. Books will be provided for all participants.

As we close the deacon nomination phase, we will begin to start a new phase of interviewing deacon nominees. On September 25th, all ballots will be ready, addressed, and handed out in church that morning. The rest of the ballots will be mailed the following day. To vote, you must be a member, 18yrs. or older. Please prayerfully vote on who should be our next deacons for

GBC, and then return the ballot to the green box in the hallway outside the sanctuary.

The new school year is here, which means this is the perfect time to begin purchasing school supplies for Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes. Please buy pencils, pens, journals, paper, scissors, etc, while you can, and do not forget to start praying for the children whose lives these boxes will impact! If you have any questions, or would like more information, please contact Peyton Elkins.

Peach Festival

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1

Charlotte Hughes

2

Virgil & Virginia Burnett

Chris Hodges

3 8:30am Men’s Ministry

4

5 Bernard Hylton

6

7

6:15pm Bells 7:40pm Choir

8 9

Jude Spangler

10

11 6pm Cry Out America Prayer Meeting @ Hillcrest Baptist

12

13

Brandon & Sarah Foley

Roger Bell Maura Elkins

14 5:15pm Dinner

(Prepared) 6pm AWANA Kick-Off Night 6:15pm Bells Bible Study 7:40pm Choir

15 10am Women of Grace

16

17

18

Leon Vaughn

19

Jeanine Day

20 7pm Women on

Mission

Ward Stone

21 5:15pm Dinner

(Prepared) 6pm AWANA 6:15pm Bells Bible Study AWANA Mamas 7:40pm Choir Karen & Steve

Walker Mike & Dawn

Gregory John Hughes II

22

Chuck & Wendy

Buchanan

23

24

25 Deacon Ballots Handed Out in Church Chris & Maigan Hodges

Treva Phillips

26 Deacon Ballots Mailed Out

Jerry Marshall

27

28 5:15pm Dinner

(Prepared) 6pm AWANA 6:15pm Bells Bible Study AWANA Mamas 7:40pm Choir

29

Ella Menear

30

Mary Lou Midkiff Heather Spence

SEPTEMBER 2016

Birthdays Anniversaries

Patrick County Agricultural Fair