Please Pray For…

Bill Blackbrun at Memorial, Bryan Lane at Sheltering Arms, Nell Peddicord at Doswell House, Connie Brodrick at The Haven, Shirley Armstrong, Bill & Sandra Blackburn, Amy Boles (James & Carol Boles daughter), Jeanne Bradley, Don-ald Bray, Jr., Robin Brightwell, Jean Brooks, Bailey Brough-ton, George & Bessie Bryan, John Bryant, Joyce Burgess, Eu-gene & Ortygia Carnette, Earl Carver, Tim Cates, Hallie Chenault, Jim Cherry, Mike Chettle (Flora McLeod’s son-in-law), David & Janice Culver, Opal Dalton, Nancy Damron, Howard & Jean & Andrew Davis (Mary Kay Winn’s family), Chuck Davis (Ray Davis’ son), Chuck & Margaret Davis & Family, Amy Dixon, Rick Doggett, Roxanne Eliott (Jim Wright’s granddaughter), Peggy Etheridge(Sr.), Marvin & Margaret Ferguson, Aaron & Danielle Fisher, Wally Fleming, Lyle Foster (Peggy Etheridge’s,(Sr.) father), Linda Gerhardt, Mary Greenwood, Doris Grotz, Melvin Harver, Peggy Hil-dreth, Allen & Courtney Hillard (Mary Hawthorne’s family), Charlotte Holzbach, Lucille Hott, Johnny Howell, Courtney Jackson, Myrtle Jackson, Mary Lee Jones, Dot Jones, Dick & Charlsie Joyner, Cecil & Rae Keel, Olive Litwinowicz, Will & Audrey Long, Howard Lynch, Thomas & Betty Martin, Doris Metz, Jordan Mills, Patrick Olmstead (Robert & Betty Olmstead’s grandson), Robert & Betty Olmstead, Shirley Pasowicz, Jim Passmore(Dawn Etheridge’s friend), Dean Pellerzi (teacher at Rural Point), Freddie Pendergraph, Lisa Phillips, J.L. Pitts, Edwin Power (Margaret Davis’ father), Debbie Reidelbach, Dick & Linnea Sandstrom(Bill & Sandra Blackburn’s friends), Ruth Ann Sawyer (Norman & Betty Bowles’ daughter), Bob Schneider, Charlene Shepherd, Don & Ruth Stewart, Greg Sullivan, Ruth Tate, Jim Taylor, Marvin Thomas (Martha Long’s brother), Kitty Thompson, Faye Ton-ey, Doris Tucker, Walton Family, Bill White, Vickie White (Anita Blackwell’s sister), Jean Wildbore, Vera Williams, Bon-nie Winn (Gloria Talley’s sister), Jim Wright, Chuck Zimmer (James Taylor’s friend)

Counting Team November 6-Jim Kennedy, Robbie King, Pat Hines, Jerry Posenau November 13-Jim Dalton, Marrian Mills, Norman Bowles

Deacon of the Week

November 6-12 ~ Mark Gwinn ~ 640-3971

Stewardship Report ~ October 30, 2016

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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

Jackie Broaddus Child Care Director

746-7732

Crosswalk Attendance Sunday School Attendance Worship II Attendance Regular Offering E-Giving Weekly Budget Needs Designated Funds Total Offering Roof Funds Available Alma Hunt Offering

80 153 127

$6084.00 $3,095.00

($10,909.00) $440.00

$9,619.00 $289,321.38

$1,745.14

Operation Christmas Child Packing Party & Lunch Sunday ~ November 6 Following Worship II

Reserve this date and sign-up on the FLC bulletin board. 200 plastic shoeboxes are on their way to MBC.

Will you help pack them? Deadline to bring your own shoeboxes is November 20.

Goal ~ 403 shoeboxes!

World Day of Prayer Monday ~ November 7 ~ 10:30 a.m.

Mechanicsville Baptist Church Come join our sister Dover churches for a time of prayer for women around the world and the communities in which they serve. Last year was amazing! You won’t want to miss it. If you are unable to attend, you can always pray

for those across the globe right where you are!

Veteran’s Day Remembrance All church members who are military veterans are invited to participate in the

Veteran’s Processional at the beginning of the 11:00 Worship Service on Sunday, November 13. If you normally worship in the 8:30 service, please join

us in the foyer at 10:55 a.m., and you may be excused immediately following the processional and recognition.

The Calendar Sunday - November 6

8:30 a.m. Crosswalk 9:45 a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Worship 12:00 noon Operation Christmas Child Packing Party & Lunch 6:00 p.m. Ladies Ensemble 7:00 p.m. Sounds of the Spirit Monday - November 7 10:00 a.m. World Day of Prayer 11:30 a.m. AA Meeting Tuesday - November 8 6:15 p.m. Worship Team Wednesday - November 9 11:00 a.m. Bible Study & Prayer 6:15 p.m. Budget Discussion Youth Pre-School Choir School Age Children’s Activities 7:00 p.m. Mission Friends Adult Choir Thursday - November 10 10:00 a.m. Keenage Club-Quantico

Regular Offering Sunday, October 30, 2016

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From the Pastor… There was an officer in the navy who had al-ways dreamed of commanding a battleship. He finally achieved that dream and was given commission of the newest and proudest ship in the fleet. One stormy night, as the ship plowed through the seas, the captain was on duty on the bridge when off to the port he spotted a strange light rapidly closing with his own vessel. Immediately he ordered the sig-nalman to flash the message to the unidenti-fied craft, “Alter your course ten degrees to the south.” Only a moment had passed before the reply came: “Alter course ten degrees—I am the CAPTAIN!” The response beamed back, “Alter your course ten degrees—I am Seaman Third Class Jones.” Now infuriated, the cap-tain grabbed the signal light with his own hands and fired off: “Alter course, I am a bat-tleship.” The reply came back. “Alter your course, I am a lighthouse.” No matter how big or important any of us think we are, God’s Word stands forth as a unchanging beacon. All other courses must be altered to His. God’s word stands strong in the midst of all of life’s circumstances. No matter what happens in your life or in this world God has a plan and we should always yield to Him in all of life’s turns. Pastor Tim

Sympathy Our Christian sympathy is expressed to

the family of Doris Burton in her passing. Please remember Doris’s family in your

prayers.

Women’s Ministry Event! Friday~November 18~6:30 p.m.

At the home of Lisa Guridy 7391 Beulah Church Road, Mechanicsville All women ages 18 and older are invited! Please bring food to share and a friend or

two! We will meet at church at 6:00 p.m.

to carpool.

Youth Pastor Search Team News…

The Youth Pastor Search Team invites you to welcome our candidate, Dwight Hedges, his

wife Gretchen and his children the weekend of November 12-13. Listed below are some

opportunities for you to meet Dwight and his family:

Saturday, November 12 5:00-6:00 p.m. ~ Opportunity for youth parents, youth leaders and youth Sunday School teachers to meet with Dwight and family (during this time the youth can hang out with John). 6:00 p.m ~ Hot dog/ham burger m eals for Dwight and family with youth, youth parents, leaders & Sunday School teachers in picnic shelter (weather permitting) 6:30-9:00 p.m. ~ Bonfire for Dw ight and youth with singing, devotion and s’mores. Sunday, November 13 8:30 & 11:00 a.m. ~ W orship services, Dwight will share his testimony. 9:45 a.m. ~ Dw ight and Gretchen w ill sit with the youth Sunday School class, led by John Hare. (High school & middle school will be combined).

Thanksgiving Help We will be collecting bags of food to be given out from the MCEF Food Pantry. The bags

can be decorated with fall decorations & should include the following:

1 box Stuffing (6 oz.) 2 Gravy (jar/can/dry envelope)

Instant mashed potatoes (16 oz.) 2 cans green beans (28 0z.)

1 can corn (15 oz.) 1 can sweet potatoes (15 oz.)

2 boxes muffin or cornbread mix 1 can cranberry sauce (14 oz.)

1 box brownie mix or cake mix & frosting We need to have the bags in the church

office by Monday, November 14. Walmart gift cards are also needed by MCEF

to be used for supplementing the MCEF ministry during the Thanksgiving &

Christmas season.

Housing Families First Donated items are due November 16.

We still need new towels, new twin size sheets, new pillows, and new blankets.

FLC Roof Construction Status

EXTERIOR WORK — Estimated completion 12/2/16

Metal roof, remove & reinstall heat pumps

Wednesday night suppers resume 1/4/17

Worship I in Sanctuary November & December

Continued use of SS classrooms through 12/4/16

INTERIOR WORK— Estimated completion 1/4/17

Insulation, lights, classroom ceilings & lights

Child Care to occupy Education & Sanctuary buildings 12/5/16 through 1/4/17