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Join us in what God’s doing at Deer Park!

DAILY BIBLE READING Mar 15 Deut 11‐13 Mar 16 Deut 14‐16 Mar 17 Deut 17‐20 Mar 18 Deut 21‐23 Mar 19 Deut 24‐27 Mar 20 Deut 28‐29 Mar 21 Deut 30‐31 Mar 22 Dt 32‐34, Ps 91 Mar 23 Josh 1‐4

Mar 24 Josh 5‐8 Mar 25 Josh 9‐11 Mar 26 Josh 12‐15 Mar 27 Josh 16‐18 Mar 28 Josh 19‐21 Mar 29 Josh 22‐24 Mar 30 Judg 1‐2 Mar 31 Judg 3‐5 Apr 1 Judg 6‐7

Apr 2 Judg 8‐9 Apr 3 Judg 10‐12 Apr 4 Judg 13‐15 Apr 5 Judg 16‐18 Apr 6 Judg 19‐21 Apr 7 Ruth 1‐4 Apr 8 1 Sam 1‐3 Apr 9 1 Sam 4‐8 Apr 10 1 Sam 9‐12

Deer Park Baptist Church Staff 843-553-1172

Senior Pastor…………..…Stephen Carr (scarr@deerparkchurch.com) Family Min. Pastor ….....Lee Howell (lhowell@deerparkchurch.com) Worship Music Leader...........Pam McCall (pamelahmccall@aol.com) Ministry Asst. ...….….Jenny Jackson (jjackson@deerparkchurch.com) Financial Sec…...Gene Retherford(gretherford@deerparkchurch.com) Children’s Min…...Christiana Harper (charper@deerparkchurch.com) CDC Director….……..….Cindy Watts (cdc@deerparkchurch.com)

Sunday, March 17– GA Bake Sale! 9:45AM Sunday School 11:00AM Sunday Morning Service 4:00 PM Children’s Choir 5:00 PM AWANA– Go Green Night 5:00 PM Youth Impact! 5:00 PM ACTS Discipleship Class (SW) Monday, March 18 6:30 AM Men’s Breakfast 6:30 PM Deer Park Community Mtg (FH) CDC Teacher Workday Tuesday, March 19 10:00AM Food Pantry 6:00 PM Testosterone Tuesday (FH) 6:30 PM Young Adult Fellowship (OS) Wednesday, March 20 5:30 PM Praise Team 6:30 PM Prayer Meeting (CH) 6:30 PM Celebration Choir 6:30 PM Girls in Action (ED) Thursday, March 21 10:00 AM Food Pantry 11:00 AM Women’s Bible Study (FH) 6:30 PM Bible Study (ED)

Friday, March 22 6:30 PM Ladies’ Bunco Night (FH)

MARCH 17

DEACON OF THE WEEK: David Horton; Matt Dawson (ALT)

NURSERY WORKERS: Juanita Stephens; Gail Morse

CHILDREN’S CHURCH: 1’s & 2’s: Kelly Latham & Morgan Cobb

CHILDREN’S CHURCH: 3’s & 4’s: Whitney Huckabee & Julia Scruggs

OFFERING COUNTERS: Bill Van Bibber & Billy Carpenter

FOOD PANTRY: 3/19– D. Tackett & B. Cann; 3/21– Carpenters

MARCH 24

DEACON OF THE WEEK: Matt Dawson; David Weeks (ALT)

NURSERY WORKERS: Juanita Stephens; Gail Morse; Betty Cook

CHILDREN’S CHURCH: 1’s & 2’s: Catherine Carr & Chloe Latham

CHILDREN’S CHURCH: 3’s & 4’s: Pam Carr & Katie Kite

OFFERING COUNTERS: Betsy Gaskins & Tony Owens

FOOD PANTRY: 3/26– Smiths; 3/28– D. Nettles & J. Nettles

MARCH 31

DEACON OF THE WEEK: David Weeks; Steve Jones (ALT)

NURSERY WORKERS: Juanita Stephens; Gail Morse

CHILDREN’S CHURCH: 1’s & 2’s: Maryann Braun & Opportunity to Serve*

CHILDREN’S CHURCH: 3’s & 4’s: Opportunity to Serve*

OFFERING COUNTERS: Nina Weeks & Susan Marsh

FOOD PANTRY: 4/2– L. Hill & C. Hardin; 4/4– C. Cramer & S. Simpson

(FH) Fellowship Hall ● (CH) Chapel ● (ED) Education Building ● (CG) Church Grounds ● (YR) Youth Room ● (CR) Conference Room ● (OS) Off Site ● (CO) Choir Room ● (SW) Senior Wing

Sunday, March 24 9:45AM Sunday School 11:00AM Sunday Morning Service 12:00PM VBS Leaders Lunch (FH) 4:00 PM Children’s Choir 5:00 PM AWANA 5:00 PM Youth Impact! 5:00 PM ACTS Discipleship Class (SR) Monday, March 25 6:30 AM Men’s Breakfast Tuesday, March 26 10:00 AM Food Pantry 6:30 PM Young Adult Fellowship (OS) Wednesday, March 27 5:30 PM Praise Team 6:30 PM Prayer Meeting (CH) 6:30 PM Celebration Choir 6:30 PM Girls in Action (ED) Thursday, March 28 10:00 AM Food Pantry 11:00 AM Women’s Bible Study 6:30 PM Bible Study (ED) Saturday, March 30 9:00 AM OCC Workday (FH) Grand Prix Car Work Night on 3/31!!

March 15, 2019

Making Disciples Who Make Disciples Go Getter’s News From Your Pastor

Lent, a season of preparation by many Christians around the world to observe and celebrate the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ, began Wednesday, March 6. Most Baptists do not observe Lent but many Christians particularly Methodists, Lutherans, Episcopalians and other denominations do. I have found that observing Lent helps me to focus on the real meaning of “Easter”. It helps me better understand and appreciate the sacrifice God made by allowing His own Son to receive the full penalty and punishment for all our sin. It also helps me better understand and appreciate the love God has for me (and others) in that “even while we were still sinners Christ died for us”! As pastor Stephen has been preaching a series on “Spiritual Formation”, I wanted to invite you to join our brothers and sisters in observing Lent (in whatever way God leads you) over the next few weeks as we approach Easter. One way to observe Lent, which will aid your own personal spiritual formation, is to practice “spiritual disciplines”. Spiritual disciplines include prayer, fasting, Bible study, meditating on God’s Word, solitude and worship. I will be sharing more about “spiritual disciplines” when I preach for pastor Stephen next Sunday. I hope you will be there and learn how you might add some of these “tools” to your spiritual toolbox and grow in your personal spiritual formation. I pray that God will grow your faith as you focus on Him during Lent! Immeasurably More!

Ephesians 3:14-21 Lee Howell, Family Ministry Pastor

I have been reminded lately that there are a lot of people around me, in my family and in my Deer Park family, that are experiencing hard times. So many people are battling illnesses, family issues, grief, and countless other difficult circumstances. Each Wednesday night in Prayer Meeting we take time to go over the many names on our prayer list and normally several more are added before we pray together. Each Wednesday I am overwhelmed by the needs of those on our prayer list. With that in mind, I want to share two verses of Scripture that I read this week that will help us as we pray for and comfort others.

2 Corinthians 1:3-4 teach us, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.” The Message version uses the words “hard times” instead of “affliction.” God has comforted and will comfort each one of us as we experience “hard times” and He expects us to comfort others with the same comfort He has given us. I pray that you and I will recognize God’s comfort and praise Him for it, and that we will recognize those who need comforting and show it to them in the same way it has been shown to us.

I love being a part of a church family that prays for one another and comforts one another. I pray that we will take the teaching of Scripture and use it as we minister to each other.

I Love Being Your Pastor! Stephen

Hope you didn’t miss our meeting this past Tuesday. It was a fun evening with a great gospel music program by Tony Stephens and Family.

Our next meeting will be Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at 6:30 pm in the Fellowship Hall. We have invited Jack Sehrt to bring us his spontaneous songs and jokes. Jack is Membership Chairman at Bethany United Methodist Church in Summerville. This should be a fun time for all. As usual bring a dish to con-tribute to our “potluck” dinner.

The ministry kit item – For this meeting, we plan to support the “Prisoner Packets” by bringing writing tablets no larger than 5”x8” (make sure they do not have any wire binders or clips, and no composition books).

Travel News – Below are three trips we are planning for 2019 through Carolina Tours. We hope that you will consider traveling with us on one or more of the trips.

>May 9, 2019 – For those signed up for the day trip to Flat Rock Playhouse & Hendersonville to see “Country Royalty” showcasing the music of Patsy Cline & Hank Williams, you should have already paid for this outing. If not, please call Carolina Tours (803-356-3000) now to make your payment. Cost: $125 (was due March 15th).

>August 5, 2019 – “Taste of Greenville” which is a one day trip to Greenville. We will have a guide in Greenville who will take us to some great places where we will taste some of Greenville’s best and most popular foods. These are very popular trips through Carolina Tours, and we thought you would enjoy experiencing one of these “taste” trips. We presently have 16 signed up and we need a minimum of 25 to make it a “Go”. Cost: $145 which is due by June 15th.

>November 13-16, 2019 – Motor Coach trip to Orlando to visit “The Holy Land Experience” and other attractions. This will be our Christmas outing for this year. We need a minimum of 25 and we presently have only 10 signed up which puts this trip in jeopardy. If you haven't signed up yet, please do so soon so we can continue to plan for this trip. Cost: $653 pp/double. $200 deposit due by May 1st with final payment due by September 15, 2019.

Contact Fran Bath (843-572-1862) or Judy Rush (843-553-1844) for questions about any of the trips.

Mark your calendars for church-wide workdays for Operation Christmas Child. These workdays are scheduled for the 5th

Saturdays of the month to help count, sort and organize! Those dates are March 30th, June 29th and August 31st

from 9AM-12PM.

Also, be on the lookout for the donations ideas for March: cotton fabric with lace, buttons, thread, scissors and fleece by the yard.

Please contact Cindy Watts at cdc@deerparkchurch.com for more information.

Operation Christmas Child

The Young Married’s group is hosting a new six-week Bible Study entitled, “Looking for Jesus in the Old Testament.” This study will be taught by Matt Dawson and is open to everyone. We will meet on Thursday evernings at 6:30 PM in the Education Building. Childcare will be provided.

All ladies are invited to an evening of BUNCO on Friday, March 22nd at 6:30 PM in the Fellowship Hall. Please bring a snack to share as we fellowship together. We will also be discussing creative ideas to bless the teachers of AC Corcoran as a group. Please pray about how much you can contribute to this ministry and bring that amount with you Friday evening. No gift is too small!! Thank you for helping us love on our community!

Awana

The GA’s are hosting a baby shower for the Low Country Pregnancy Center on April 13th at 11 AM in the Fellowship Hall. Suggested items from the center are below:

Urgent needs Diapers– specifically size 6 (then size 5 and 4) Gently used or new 24 month to 2T sized clothes for boys and girls. Gently used 0-3 month boys clothes for spring Gently used newborn girls clothes Sippy cups (not bottles)

Can also use Gerber Good Start formula Gently used bouncy seat Gently used car seat (not close to expiration date) Gently used bassinet.

Unfortunately, they cannot give out cribs, bumper pads or bumbo seats.

Women’s Ministry

Make sure you grab your best green outfit and wear it for St. Patrick’s Day! Also, we will begin working on our Grand Prix Cars beginning

March 31st. Come join the fun!

New Bible Study

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The Children’s Ministry Team is hosting an Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 13th from 2-4 PM on the back lawn near the Fellowship Hall. Children of all ages are invited to attend!

Easter Egg Hunt