March 2018

OUR STUDENTS ARE HOSTING A WEEKEND LONG EVENT…

IN HONOR of our SENIOR ADULTS

Our Senior Adults have lived through truly remarkable times, huge technological advances and

drastic societal and cultural changes. Our Middle and High School students are living in the world

our Senior Adults helped to mold and they have seized it and molded it into their own world—

for better AND for worse.

Our church is made up of people who worship in close proximity but who live worlds apart. Both

generations look at the other and scratch their heads and wonder “why are they like that?”

At the end of March, we want to bring these worlds together and have a discussion.

On Friday night, March 23rd, our students will come together for a discussion about The Wisdom of

the Ages. Though this is primarily aimed at our students, all are invited to join us.

Our discussion truly begins on Saturday, the 24th. We will have breakfast, lunch and a cookout that

night. There will be a series of activities where our senior adults engage in team activities with our

students. All of this builds up to our afternoon activities where we will have discussion panels and

Q/A session where we all just talk to each other and learn about what teenage life was like back

then and now. There will be a BIG activity afterward and we hope you will join us. We need you to

register simply so we know how much food to get. Registration forms are at the Welcome Center.

March 2018

STUDENT LIFE SUMMER CAMP June 22nd-26th Orange Beach, Alabama

Student Life Camp 2018 will explore the characteristics of Yahweh,

the one and only living God, as experienced by Moses in Exodus

3-4.

Cost $380 (discounted $5 per ministry event participated up to

$80). Registration is underway.

PRE-TEEN KIDS CAMP

Pre-teen camp is scheduled for May 29th – June 1st. We will travel to Woodland Christian Camp with kids who

have completed the 3rd – 5th grades. If you plan to send a child, please contact Janet Porter, our

children’s director. Registration forms can be found at the check-in desk in Eden Park. Registration deadline is

April 30th.

MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL—Gary McEntire

UPCOMING STUDENT EVENTS

March 17th (Saturday) 5:15-9:45pm – Parents Night Out

March 23rd and 24th (Friday and Saturday) — BIG Event

March 25th (Sunday) 4:00 pm — BIG Event conclusion — Heritage Assisted Living

April 21st (Saturday) 5:15-9:45pm – Parents Night Out

April 22nd (Sunday) 4:00pm – Heritage Assisted Living

May 12th (Saturday) 5:15-9:45pm – Parents Night Out – Mother’s Day Edition

May 29th-June 1st (Tuesday-Friday) — Pre-Teen Camp

June 22nd-26th (Friday-Tuesday) — Student Life Camp at Orange Beach

PARENTS NIGHT OUT

Our next Parents Night Out is Saturday, March 17th, 6:00-9:30pm for children from newborn-5th grade. A meal is

provided along with recreational activities, a movie and snacks. $10 per child / $25 per family.

March 2018

EASTER FAMILY PICNIC

Our Easter Family Picnic will be Saturday, March 31st, from 11-2 pm. We will serve lunch, have a petting zoo, have

an egg hunt and more! Candy filled eggs or candy donations are needed. For more information or if you would like

to serve at this event, contact Janet Porter, our

Children's Director.

WINSHAPE HELP NEEDED

We need everyone from 11th grade and older to help in some way with our WinShape community outreach

ministry. This is a day camp ministry that will touch the lives of over 200 kids in our area. The WinShape staff does

the hard work, we just need volunteers who can:

• Lead kids from point A to point B at the camp during the day

• Help provide meals for 40 staffers each night (this would be a GREAT Sunday School class project where each class “adopts” a night)

• Help coordinate snacks

• Be willing to do staff laundry Sunday afternoon the week of camp (the staffers do not have easy access to wash-ers and dryers).

Please contact Janet Porter and ask how you can help.

VACTION BIBLE SCHOOL

VBS is scheduled for July 9th—13th from 9am-12pm, Save the date to volunteer that week. Registration will be open

soon. Please contact Janet Porter our Children’s Director for more information.

FAMILY ACTIVITIES AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

March 2018

HOMEBOUND MEMBERS

Sandra Abney Marilyn Carlile Sue Moyer

Bill Barksdale Jane Drake William Ross

Sara Bell Charlie & Mary Duncan Amanda Williams

Dot Bounds Preston & Allene Mangum Cecil & Ina Wray

Hazel Burns Hazel McCurdy Winnie Kennedy

LEADERSHIP TEAM—WEEK OF PRAYER

The Week of Prayer for North American Missions and

Annie Armstrong Easter Offering (AAEO) are events in which we

participate annually as Southern Baptists.

The Week of Prayer for North American Missions is March 4-11 this year.

During the week we will pray for specific missionary families and their needs on the mission field. On March 11,

we will have a dinner with speakers Jon and Bonnie Carr! Jon and Bonnie were church planters in New York. They

will share their experiences with their ministry and how the AAEO helped them in their ministry. Williamson

Brothers barbecue will be provided by the church, so reservations are requested. You may bring a dessert to

share.

The purpose of the special offering is to support the efforts of the North American Mission Board’s Send North

America strategy, as missionaries and church planters push back lostness in the United States and Canada. One

hundred percent of the offering is used to support missionaries and their work.

The 2018 theme is “On Mission: Here and Now”. The Scripture verse is “We must not love with words or speech,

but with truth and actions” (I John 3:18, HSB).”

Our church goal is $6,000. Please pray about your participation in this special offering for our missionaries. Your

sacrificial gifts transform lives by spreading the good new across North America!

YOUNG IN HEART

A reminder to all who have intentions of participating in the AARP Safe Driver Course that this is scheduled for

9:00 am on Thursday, March 8.

March 2018

TUESDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY

The Ladies Tuesday Morning Bible Study meets Tuesdays at 9:30am. The study is Dr. David Jeremiah’s Revealing the

Mysteries of Heaven. Contact Caroline Singletary for additional information.

MISSION OF THE MONTH-MARCH

As we continue to reach out in Christ’s love, we are focusing on those here in our community, nationally, and inter-

nationally. The AWANAS will be collecting individually wrapped snacks for The Adventure Center. Our Home Mis-

sions (Annie Armstrong Offering) emphasis is an integral part of who we are as Southern Baptists and we will be col-

lecting items for

Operation M.A.T.T. mission trip to the Dominican Republic. Look for the complete list of items needed on the

Mission table. Thank you for your unselfish gifts and prayers for those God has placed in our path.

WOMEN’S MINISTERY

IF: Gathering was inspiring, insightful, and uplifting time of fellowship and challenge. We are grateful to the women

who planned this event and all their hard work! We are continuing to expand this ministry and meet the needs of all

the women in our church and community. The next event will be a luncheon on Saturday, April 14—BLOOM WHERE

YOU’RE PLANTED. More details to follow!

Also, Kennesaw FBC is hosting a Priscilla Shirer simulcast on 4-28-18 and flyers will be available for information/

registration.

March 2018

REGULAR WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Sunday 9:30am Bible Study 11:00am Worship / KIDS Worship 5:00pm FUSION for Middle and High School

Monday 6:00pm GriefShare (C14)

Tuesday 9:30am Ladies Bible Study

Wednesday 5:15pm Fellowship Dinner 6:00pm AWANA 6:30pm Adult Bible Study (FH) 7:00pm Choir Rehearsal

Thursday 6:30pm Men’s and Ladies Small groups

Friday 9am-4pm Joyful Noise Homeschool Band

WEDNESDAY DINNERS

3/07 White Chicken enchiladas with Spanish rice, garlic bread, salad and brownies

3/14 Chicken Fried Steak with mashed potatoes, white gravy and black eyed peas, biscuits and apple pie

3/21 Pork Loin with brown gravy, mac and cheese, green beans, dinner rolls and peach cobbler

3/28 Lasagna with garlic bread, broccoli, salad and chocolate amaretti cake

UP AND COMING

3/1 W.O.M.:Mission Seekers 10:30am (C18) 3/4 Leadership Meeting 4pm (C18) 3/7 WMU Council Meeting 2:00pm (C6) 3/8 Caring & Sharing, 7 pm, Selena Hill’s 3/8 Young In Heart , 11:00 am (FH) 3/11 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME 3/17 Parents Night Out 6:00—9:30pm (FH)

3/23 Big Event Churchwide (FH) 3/24 Big Event Churchwide (FH) 3/25 Heritage, 4pm 3/27 Senior Men’s Meeting 10:00 am (FH) 3/30 CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED 3/31 Easter Family Picnic 11am—2pm

Dr. Alvin Southerland Senior Pastor al@sandyplains.org

Gary McEntire Pastor to Students gary@sandyplains.org

Janet Porter Children’s Director janetporter@sandyplains.org

Billy Biggers Facilities Manager billy@sandyplains.org

Adam Jones Worship Pastor adam@sandyplains.org

Terri Butler Preschool Director terri@sandyplains.org

Janet Earnest Financial Assistant janet@sandyplains.org

Lori Smith Ministerial Assistant lori@sandyplains.org

Dr. Don Mason Pastor to Senior Adults

CHURCH STAFF

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME IS MARCH 11th

March 2018

VOLUNTEER SCHEDULE March 4th March 11th March 18th March 25th

Lock Up

Earl Gossage Earl Gossage Willie Terrell Willie Terrell

David Huckeba David Huckeba Monty Schauer Monty Schauer

Security

Danny Ashley Ron Stone Wally Harris Lewis Casey

Robert Moody Fran Florian Earl Gossage Sam Hill

Counting

Bonnie Martin Jackie Smith Linda Miller Chris Peterson

Annie Workman Linda Tharp Jo Ann Tucker Nan Maddox

Melita Conrey Judy Murphine Wayne Bartlett Janet Hayes

Ushers

Team 2 Team 3 Team 1 Team 2

Chad Conrey Don Singletary David Braswell Chad Conrey

Danny Ashley Lewis Casey Wayne Bartlett Danny Ashley

Joe Ballew Wayne Cole Bob Hayes Joe Ballew

Earl Gossage John Downer Jim Kennedy Earl Gossage

Robert Moody Roy Earnest John LaRue Robert Moody

Ron Stone Fran Florian Steve Stephens Ron Stone

Don Walker Wally Harris Don Walker

Sam Hill

Paul Smith,

Tom Freeman