Glorifying God by … Reaching, Building, Serving

March 2015

From Randy...

Ladies Tea Saturday, March 14, 2015

2:00-4:00 pm

"These boots are made for walking..." Rev. Lynn Litchfield of GraceInside, a Virginia prison ministry, will be our guest speaker.

She will tell us how her shoes have taken her many places in her life and how God has led her every step of the way.

For we walk by faith , not by sight. 2 Corinthians 5:7

To reserve your seat or table, call Sharon Band @ 775-2456

God calls particular people to particular places for particular purposes….Thank you for your positive com-

ments regarding our sermon series on Jonah. We have found Jonah to be a story of people like you and me. We

have walked with Jonah while identifying with his struggles, his calling, his prayer life. As we close out our se-

ries on March 1st, we will have also looked at his successes, failures and a second chance. Thanks for being

GOOD LISTENERS and RESPONDERS.

Redeeming the time….Look at the opportunities that are ahead of us in the month of March to invite and bring

friends to Shiloh. Events like our Children’s Movie Night, our annual Women’s Tea, and our choir’s cantata on

Palm and Easter Sundays are great outreach opportunities. As we prepare to set our clocks ahead one hour on

Sunday, March 8 (Spring Forward), let us as a church redeem the time wisely.

Early on the first day of the week while it was still dark….Easter week comes early this

year. Let me encourage you to consider attending the Wednesday night service on April 1st that

follows the Wednesday night dinner. Each attending adult will be given a crucifixion nail to

handle during the service and to take home as a means of preparing ourselves for sunrise and

Easter worship on April 5. The service will focus on Jesus’ saying from the cross.

Go into all the world….Remember the Annie Armstrong offering for missions as you anticipate your response to

our church’s endeavor to support mission work in North America. Remember when it comes to the giving of

tithes and offerings that God loves a cheerful giver.

Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me,

bless his holy name. ~Psalm 103:1

Shiloh has a new phone number (540) 775-4646 The old number will disconnect in a few weeks. Please start using the new one!

An Approved Workman for the Lord by Joe Parker

A familiar childhood nursery rhyme provides a

working analogy of combining words and

action: “Here’s the church and here’s the steeple;

open the doors and see all the people.”

As we search for a new pastor, this little rhyme

reminds us of our responsibility to God and His

church. The first portion of the rhyme reminds us

of the structural characteristics of the church.

When we open the doors and see the people, we

are reminded that we are the church: Matthew

18:20—“For where two or three are gathered in

my name, there am I in the middle of them.”

The history of Shiloh, The First 150 Years, tells

of a poem penned in the old scriptwriting and sta-

pled to Rev. Montague’s obituary. Rev Montague

presumably wrote this poem titled “Dedicated to

the Shiloh Church of King George by her Pastor.”

Pastor Montague evidently thought an awful lot of

his relationship with the people of Shiloh Church.

These poetic excerpts eloquently sum up his rela-

tionship between the church and himself:

Through many a long and weary year,

My wants you have supplied;

To smooth my path, my heart to cheer,

You’ve left no means untried. Through winter’s cold and summer’s heat,

You’ve battled by my side;

The hosts of satan to defeat

With all their boasted pride.

As we look to the future, may we be guided by the history of our

past. Our Board of Directors and Deacons have already acted in a

timely and prudent manner in selecting Rev. Randy Allensworth as

our supply pastor. They also elected to increase the hours and re-

sponsibilities of Rev. Ray Tubbs, Jr., our current Minister of Chil-

dren, to help with the transition.

The next responsibility falls upon the “people” of the church to

support the pastor search team, church staff, and supply pastor dur-

ing the process of identifying a new Workman for the Lord, in ac-

cordance with 2 Timothy 2:15: “Study to show thyself approved

unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly divid-

ing the word of truth.” Dr. Fred Anderson, Executive Director, Vir-

ginia Baptist Historical Society, made a similar remark regarding

Rev. James O. Kirk who pastored Shiloh 1876-1887: “He was a

workman who was not ashamed….” As we “open the doors and see all the people,” may we be of one

accord and support the search team for our 20th pastor and may we endeavor to ask the Lord to provide His guidance and wisdom in search for His approved workman.

Approved Workmen for the Lord (left) Rev. Howard W. Montague, pastor, 1856-

1876; (right) Rev. James O. Kirk, pastor, 1876-1887 (photos courtesy of VBHS)

“Precious Memories” series

Last month when I wrote about Julia Lumpkin, I was troubled by the fact that I didn’t include a photo of her grandson, Michael. That’s

the incentive for our Precious Memories series that will appear in several future issues on this page. We never want anybody to forget

those who meant the world to us. Although we believe they are in heaven, we want to honor and remember their earthly lives. So send me

one photo of your loved one, along with a short biographical paragraph no bigger than the size of the entry below. I’ll use my grandmoth-

er as a sample. I’m always looking for some reason to write about her. We’ll try to fit several entries to a page. Please submit the photo

and paragraph to either the church office or to me at ckmiller@va.metrocast.net or call 775-9434 if you need a photo scanned. Thanks.

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort—2 Corinthians 1:3

Mary Maude Frank Edwards, my grandmother, was born in 1891 at Graball in Wel-

come, King George County. Her parents were Almenia Bertha Lee and Jeremiah Andrew

Frank. She attended the public schools of King George County and State Normal and

Industrial School for Women, now University of Mary Washington. She taught in the

public schools of King George for 7 years. She then went to work at the Bureau of Print-

ing and Engraving in Washington, D.C. She married John F. Edwards in 1917 and reared

eight children. During World War II, she returned to her teaching profession. She was

devoted to Shiloh, faithful in her attendance and service. She taught a men’s Sunday

School class and was active in WMU and the Baptist Training Union. She led me on my

Christian journey for which I am forever grateful.—Cynthia King Miller

Children’s Ministry Is March already here? Wow time flies when

you are having fun. So far this year we have had a

family game night and a couple of roller skating

events. On March 6, 5-7:30 pm we are going to

have a Children’s Movie Night (that’s right youth,

only children this time). We will be watching Big

Hero 6 on the big screen using the sound system. It

will be just like being at the movies. We will have

pizza, popcorn, and maybe even some candy in our

concessions booth. Our Easter Eggstravaganza will

be Saturday, April 4th, from 10-12. There will be

lunch, crafts, an Easter story with a special guest,

and of course CANDY. Please invite all your

friends, neighbors and family! On a different note, I

am looking for some volunteers to help out during

2nd hour on Sundays. Please contact me if you

would like to know more.

Mar 4 Cow Team

Mar 11 Chicken Team

Mar 18 All American Team

Mar 25 Mexican Team

April 1 Pig Team

Family Night Meals- Wednesdays, 5:30 pm.

March Menu

Upcoming Events March 6 5 pm Children’s Movie Night March 8 2 am Daylight Saving Time Begins March 14 2 pm Ladies Tea March 29 11 am Easter Cantata April 4 10 am Easter Eggstravaganza April 5 7 am Sunrise Service 11 am Easter Cantata May 17 11 am Law Enforcement Sunday May 24 11 am Memorial Day Service June 22-26 Vacation Bible School July 6-11 Mission Trip to Philadelphia July 13-18 Music Camp

19 Kate Noble

22 Frank Moore

Zachary Pardee

24 Rob Dean

Matthew Mitchell

27 Sierra Heath

Winston Perry

28 Eric Rose

29 David Mitchell

31 Paisley Heath

Anniversaries 3 Red & Kate Noble

12 Sandy & Kim Gouldman

Birthdays

1 Cathy Gebstadt

Jennifer Hagewood

Matthew Rose

2 Stephen Busic

3 Carrie Pittano

Amanda Shriver

4 Randall Bosworth

7 Missey Lee

8 Peyton Clatterbuck

Teresa Tubbs

11 Benjamin Perry

12 Thelma Gibson

13 Billy Clatterbuck

14 Bob Band

15 Butch Maples

JoAnn Norfleet

Venida Rice

Misty Wolfe

Youth Group The youth are continuing their Bible studies on

Wednesday nights and Sunday evenings.

Sixteen youth and 4 adult chaperones will be go-

ing with World Changers to Philadelphia, PA on a

missions trip. Be looking for emails concerning the

Bible study times and prayer events that will be

coming up for this trip.

Great job to all the youth that participated in

Youth Sunday. Lots of compliments were received

on the wonderful job the youth did. Youth are al-

ways invited to help with services. See Ray Tubbs

for ways to help.

Remember to check the bulletin and website for

any upcoming events.

Missions Focus Annie Armstrong North American Missions

and Prison Ministries

In March, Southern Baptists celebrate our mis-

sionaries who serve in North America. Please pray

for these missionaries as they serve the Lord. There

are offering envelopes for the Annie Armstrong

North American Missions offering available for you

to give as you feel led.

We will also focus on Prison ministries. The

speaker for the Ladies Tea (Saturday, March 14,

2:00 pm) will be Rev. Lynn Litchfield. Lynn is em-

ployed by GraceInside, a Virginia prison ministry

whose purpose is to provide full-time chaplains for

prison facilities. Virginia is unique in that our chap-

lains are not state employees. Our chaplains are pri-

vately funded by caring individuals, churches, de-

nominations, foundations and businesses. We will

have socks available for you to fill with coins for

this ministry. There will be boxes for you to deposit

your filled socks. The socks will be given to Lynn

during our tea. If there are any late donations, the

money will be sent to GraceInside at the end of the

month.

Forwarding Order Requested

Rev. Randy Allensworth, Supply Pastor

Barbara Perry, Music Minister

Rev. Ray Tubbs, Jr., Children’s Minister

(540) 775-4646

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Music News Hi Everyone! I hope you are staying warm in this

crazy cold weather and enjoying a snow day or

two. February was a fun month with the Top 4

Countdown of Shiloh's Favorite Hymns! In case you

missed it, here is a little statistical info from our

game.

I received 44 responses to the survey and 104 dif-

ferent hymns were listed! There was one vote differ-

ence between the top 2 hymns and I actually didn't

vote so maybe I could have tipped the scales!! The

all time favorite hymns of Shiloh Baptist Church

were:

#1 Amazing Grace! How Sweet the Sound

#2 How Great Thou Art

#3 The Old Rugged Cross

#4 What a Friend We Have in Jesus

Some other popular hymns were:

Have Thine Own Way, Lord

Holy, Holy, Holy

In the Garden

It Is Well with My Soul

There Is Power in the Blood

Thanks for participating in the survey, it was real-

ly fun! I also received lots of suggestions for other

hymns, so you will be singing more of your favor-

ites.

Church Resource Center March is a good month for spring cleaning. The

Church Media Library will be clearing out some out-

dated and duplicated materials to empty shelf space

for new books and CDs/DVDs. A table will be

placed in the Family Life Center. Please take any-

thing your family or friends would enjoy. We appre-

ciate the many generous donations from the Shiloh

family. We have found some true treasures for the

library in your generosity. Sadly, we are unable

to keep everything. Check the table often as we

will be adding items throughout the month of

March.

On March 29, we will present For Such a One as

This. This musical will depict the last few days of the

life of Christ. It will feature Sounds of Praise, our

instrumentalists and actors, coached by Elizabeth

Lee. You won't want to miss this one. We will start

with the days before the Crucifixion on Palm Sunday

then we will proclaim the Resurrection on Easter

morning!

As always, it is a great time to join a choir or

share some special music. Let me know if you want

to get involved!