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February 26, 2018
2 Pastor’s Pen
2 March Sermons
2 March Meals
2 WMU Retreat
3 Birthdays/Serving in March
4 March Calendar
5 Thank You
5 Prayer List/Calendar
5 Stewardship Report
A twice monthly publication of Mechanicsville Baptist Church, Mechanicsville, VA What’s INSIDE
Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Closed for lunch 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Office: 804.746.7253
VBS Informational Mtg.
Sunday, March 4 at 12:00 noon
in the Sanctuary
E veryone interested in helping with our exciting
Vacation Bible School planned for Jul. 29 - Aug. 2,
2018, should plan to come and learn how to get involved. There’s a place for you! We
are excited how God is going to use this year’s VBS to reach our community for Christ
and grow up our children in their faith in the Lord. Contact Dwight Hedges for more infor-
mation at [email protected].
Disaster Response & Mission Trip Volunteers Tuesday, March 13, 7:00 p.m. - FLC
You are invited to reminisce as you view a slide presentation spanning trips we took from 1990 (Hurricane Hugo in Awendaw, SC) to 2008 (Hurricane Ike in Liberty, TX) -- 21 trips in all! Please invite friends outside MBC that might have been on one of these trips with us. Anyone interested is invited to attend!
Week of Prayer for North American Missions March 4-11, 2018
Theme: Here and Now - 1 John 3:18
Annie Armstrong Easter Offering Goal: $5,675.00
Church-wide Clean-up Day
March 24, 2018
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Please mark your calendar and plan to join us!
Hold the Date! Easter Cantata
Sunday, March 25 @ 7:00 p.m.
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March Meals
March 7
Hamburgers
March 14
Salisbury Steak
March 21
Tacos
March 28 Lasagna
In the year 1829, a Phila-delphia man named George Wilson robbed the U. S. mail,
killing someone in the process. Wilson was arrested, brought to trial, found guilty, and sentenced to be hanged. Some friends intervened on his behalf and were finally able to obtain a pardon for him from President Andrew Jackson. But, when he was informed of this George Wilson refused to accept the pardon!
The sheriff was unwilling to enact the sentence-for how could he hang a par-doned man? An appeal was sent to President Jackson. The perplexed President turned to the United States Supreme Court to decide the case. Chief Justice Marshall ruled that a par-don is a piece of paper, the value of which depends on its acceptance by the person implicated. It is hardly to be
supposed that a person under the sen-tence of death would refuse to accept a pardon, but if it is refused, it is then not a pardon. George Wilson must be hanged. So George Wilson was executed, alt-hough his pardon lay on the sheriff’s desk.
So, too, do some of us reject the gift of salvation by refusing the pardon thereby offered. During this season of lent as we make our way to the cross with our Lord Jesus we are reminded the pardon for ours sins came at a great price. When we are confronted with our sinful selves we should gladly accept the pardon of our Lord. The price paid for our sins was more than we could pay and so we jour-ney to the cross and see the ugly price of our sins. Many have refused the pardon of our Lord but we should make every effort to make sure everyone has an op-portunity to respond! ~ Pastor Tim
The Touchstone
March Sermons
March 4
Resisting Reality
March 11
Trafficking in Treachery
March 18
Dallying with Denial
March 25 John Hare, guest speaker
Women’s Mini-Retreat & Children’s Mission Day Saturday, March 10 from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
at New Highland Baptist Church
(Please note the deadline for sign up is Friday, March 2)
Guest Speaker: Rev. Jennifer Mullins, Women’s Ministry
Cost: Adults - $10.00 & Children (K-5th grade) - $5.00
Women and children are invited to attend this time for spiritual enrichment,
music, missions, fellowship and fun. There will be a moon bounce for the chil-
dren.
Please come prepared to share a mission idea from your church.
Contact Michelle Brown at (804) 928.2927 to sign up by Friday, March 2. When
you call to sign up, please indicate if you would like a regular fried chicken
sandwich or a grilled chicken sandwich from Chick-fil-A. The children will have
pizza for lunch. This event is sponsored by the Dover WMU.
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The Touchstone
SERVING THIS MONTH
Opening & Closing
03.04 - Paul Corbin 03.11 - Thomas Fisher 03.18 - Jay Thompson
03.25 - Mike Hester
Counting Teams 03.04 - Margaret Davis, Pat Clark,
Edna Munn, Peggy Phillips 03.11 - Linda Corbin, Lisa Phillips 03.18 - Jay Thompson, Terri Beck,
Brian Brown, Betsy Stainback 03.25 - Donnie Leake, Paul Corbin,
Kevin Hare, Betsy Stainback
Nursery Workers
03.04 - Worship 1: Denise & Kayleigh Mills Worship 2: Carla & Bailey Broughton
03.11 - Worship 1: Pat Hines, Jean Atkins Worship 2: Sam & Becky Shermer
03.18 - Worship 1: Janet & Courtney Madison Worship 2: Justin & Kelsey Holmes
03.25 - Worship 1: Rose Burrows, Cindy Culley Worship 2: Connie Harbert & Olivia Saunders,
Ann Bowker
Deacon of the Week
03.04 - Gladys Shoemaker - 746.1607 03.11 - Bob Wildbore - 277.8294
03.18 - Connie Harbert - 746.7067 03.25 - Keith Harmon - 746.0272
17 Linda Hypes Joey Grammer 19 Carolyn Schneider 20 Jack Burrows 21 Sydney Shermer 22 Elizabeth Daniel Janet Madison Eva Rowe 23 Wilma Culley Cotton Sizemore 25 Donna Lockhart Eric Washburn 26 Audrey Stevens Rebekah King 28 Lauren Guridy 29 Dorothy Ham 30 Aurelia Faulkner Ellen Gouldman Robbie King Beth Ciucci Justin Holmes 31 Joyce Wallace Bill White
1 Polly Boschen Peggy H. Etheridge Jake Foster 2 Vera Williams 3 Jim Sowder 4 Floyd Lane Paul Allen 5 Mike Hester 6 Joyce Harmon 7 Jeana Sowder 11 Mark Fisher Douglas Clarke 12 Ted Boschen Robin Brightwell 13 Leo Gibson Debbie Steele Caroline Hare Hunter Brown 14 Sandra Loving 15 Edna Munn Anita Madison Kaitlyn Bibey 16 Virginia Shipp
Did You Know... That every 3rd Monday is MCEF Night at Stevi B’s? That’s right! A percentage of the sales for that evening go directly to MCEF. What a great way to have dinner with your church family and friends and support MCEF
at the same time!
Operation Christmas Child
Items for March are… Easy to find Stuffed Animals and Balls
for our Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes!
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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
8:30 AM Crosswalk9:45 AM Sunday School11:00 AM Worship II12:30 PM Baby Eli "Sprinkle"Celebration - FLC5:00 PM Encounter, RA's, GA'sMission Friends, Children's Choir5:20 PM Adult Choir6:00 PM Ensemble & Youth RISE7:00 PM Handbells
11:30 AM AA7:00 PM Basketball- FLC
11:00 AM StaffMtg.6:00 PM WorshipTeam
11:00 AM Mid-Week Bible Study5:30 PMWednesday NightSupper -Soup/Sandwich6:00 PM Awanas,Connect Groups,Youth 4126:15 PM Mid-WeekBible Study7:15 PM CantataRehearsal
7:00 PM Volleyball- FLC
8:30 AM Crosswalk9:45 AM Sunday School11:00 AM Worship II12:00 PM VBS Info. Mtg.5:00 PM Encounter, RA's, GA'sMission Friends, Children's Choir5:20 PM Adult Choir6:00 PM Ensemble & Youth RISE7:00 PM Handbells
11:30 AM AA7:00 PM Basketball- FLC
11:00 AM StaffMtg.6:00 PM WorshipTeam
11:00 AM Mid-Week Bible Study5:30 PMWednesday NightSupper -Hamburgers6:00 PM Awanas,Connect Groups,Youth 4126:15 PM Mid-WeekBible Study7:15 PM CantataRehearsal
12:00 PM Youth toWintergreen6:30 PM MissionsDevelopment Team7:00 PM Volleyball- FLC
9:00 AM Women'sMini-Retreat &Children's MissionDay @ NewHighland BC
8:30 AM Crosswalk9:45 AM Sunday School11:00 AM Worship II5:00 PM Encounter, RA's, GA'sMission Friends, Children's Choir5:20 PM Adult Choir6:00 PM Ensemble & Youth RISE7:00 PM Handbells
11:30 AM AA7:00 PM Basketball- FLC
10:30 AM Womenon Mission11:00 AM StaffMtg.6:00 PM WorshipTeam7:00 PM VADisaster Response- FLC
11:00 AM Mid-Week Bible Study5:30 PMWednesday NightSupper - SalisburySteak6:00 PM Awanas,Connect Groups,Youth 4126:15 PM Mid-WeekBible Study7:15 PM CantataRehearsal7:30 PMStewardship Team
7:00 PMEndowment Team7:00 PM Volleyball- FLC
7:00 PM DRTraining
8:30 AM Crosswalk9:45 AM Sunday School11:00 AM Worship II1:30 PM DR Training5:00 PM Encounter, RA's, GA'sMission Friends, Children's Choir5:20 PM Adult Choir6:00 PM Ensemble & Youth RISE7:00 PM Handbells
11:30 AM AA5:00 PM MCEFNight at Stevi B's7:00 PM Basketball- FLC
11:00 AM StaffMtg.6:00 PM WorshipTeam
10:30 AMKeenagers to St.Paul's for LentenService & Lunch5:30 PMWednesday NightSupper - Tacos6:00 PM Awanas,Connect Groups,Youth 4126:15 PM Mid-WeekBible Study7:15 PM CantataRehearsal
7:30 AMFellowshipBreakfast7:00 PM Volleyball- FLC
7:00 PM EasterCantata DressRehearsal
8:30 AM Church-wide Clean-up Day
8:30 AM Crosswalk9:45 AM Sunday School11:00 AM Worship II7:00 PM Easter Cantata
11:30 AM AA7:00 PM Basketball- FLC
11:00 AM StaffMtg.6:00 PM WorshipTeam
11:00 AM Mid-Week Bible Study5:30 PMWednesday NightSupper - Lasagna6:00 PM Awanas,Connect Groups,Youth 4126:15 PM Mid-WeekBible Study
7:00 PM Volleyball- FLC
MARCH 2018
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Howard Lynch at Autumn Care, Lucille Hott at The Hermitage
Shirley Armstrong, Bill/Sandra Blackburn, Amy Boles (James/Carol Boles daughter), Polly Boschen, Amy Bowles (Eunice Bowles’ grand-daughter), Eunice Bowles, Norman/Betty Bowles, Dale Boyers (Alice Bridges’ brother), Jeanne Bradley, Robin Brightwell, Jean Brooks, Florence Brown, George/Bessie Bry-an, Joyce Burgess, Eugene Carnette, Jeff Carr, Earl Carver, Tim/Becky Cates, Jim Cher-ry, Nancy Chittum, Jerry Clark, Brenda Crawford, David/Janice Culver
Nancy Damron, Howard/Jean Davis (Mary Kay Winn’s parents), Margaret DavisAmy Dixon, Rick Doggett, Roxanne Eliott (Jim Wright’s granddaughter), Jennifer Fisher (Aaron’s sis-ter), The Fisher Family, Jean Foster
Linda Gerhardt, Mary Greenwood, Cliff/Doris Grotz, Eddie Ham, Michael Hechler (Diane Kennedy’s son), Ward/Peggy Hildreth, Hillard Family (Mary Hawthorne’s family), John/Shirley Horton, Johnny Howell, Shirley Huffman (Ruth Stewart’s sister), Barbara Jackson, Courtney Jackson, Dot Jones, Mary Lee Jones, Dick/Charlsie Joyner, Cecil/Rae Keel, Jim/Diane Kennedy, Kerry Kinser (Paige Kinser’s mother)
Bryan Lane (Floyd Lane’s son), Carolyn Little, Jim Lewis, Olive Litwinowicz, John Long, Martha Long, Will/Audrey Long, Leonard Loving (Dorothy Ham’s brother)
Tim Marshall (Carolyn Schneider’s son), Thomas Martin, David Matthews (Jim Dalton’s nephew), Patrick Olmstead (Robert/Betty Olmstead’s grandson), Robert/Betty Olmstead
Shirley Pasowicz, Lisa Phillips, J.L. Pitts, Ed-win Power (Margaret Davis’ father)
Margaret Rice, Mike Rosser, Ruth Anne Saw-yer (Norman/Betty Bowles’ daughter), Allie/Audrey Stevens, Don/Ruth Stewart, Ruby Tate (Sharon Hultay’s mother), Ruth Tate, Marvin Thomas (Martha Long’s brother), Kitty Thomp-son, Daniel & Casey Toney (Faye Toney’s son), Doris Tucker
Joyce Wallace, Daniel Washington (Deborah Steele’s grandson/Audrey Goode’s great grandson), Bill White, Vickie White (Anita Blackwell’s sister), Andy Wibright (Terri Wi-bright’s step-son), Larry & Mildred Williams, Vera Williams, Melinda Winn (Munn’s grand-daughter), Jim Wright, Patricia Wright, (Shirley Armstrong’s daughter), Kitty Yarbrough
Keeping You in Prayer
Don’t forget our Church-wide Mission
Project sponsored by the
Women on Mission
The Women-on Mission are support-ing the Richmond Pregnancy Center by donating items of great need.
Your contributions may be placed in the red bin on the back table in the John Bryant room. Thank you from all the fam-ilies you decide to share God's love to.
Most needed items now:
Maternity Clothes Fall & Winter styles, sizes XL & 1X-6X
Baby Clothes Onesies, girls, neutral colors Sleepers & gowns for boys & girls sizes 0-3 months & 3-6 months Outfits for girls for Fall & Winter But will accept summer clearance items for storage
Other Needs Diapers, size 1 Wipes Receiving blankets Bottles, neutral colors, 4 oz. & 8 oz. Snack & juice boxes Peanut butter cracker or assortment
pkgs.
The Touchstone
February 25, 2018
Crosswalk ...................................................................................................................... 95 Sunday School .......................................................................................................... 151 Worship II ................................................................................................................... 123 Regular Offering ................................................................................................ $8,732.00 E-Giving ............................................................................................................. $3,400.00 Designated Funds ................................................................................................ $726.00 Total Offering ................................................................................................... $12,858.00 Roof Loan Balance, Net .................................................................................. $49,041.02
Stewardship Report
We sincerely appreciate the expressions of love and
concern through cards, messages, meals, and prayers
during Mike’s accident and continued recovery. We are
grateful for our loving church family and friends for all of
the kindness you have shown to us. ~ Mike, Karen, Megan & Courtney
Please note the following
address change:
Rev. Don Stewart Hermitage Richmond
1600 Westwood Ave., RB221 Richmond, VA 23227
And the following phone changes:
Bill Blackburn - (804) 888.1315 Sandra Blackurn - (804) 909.3824
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Join us at
Mechanicsville Baptist Church
On Sundays
8:30 a.m. Crosswalk (Contemporary) Worship 9:45 a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Traditional Worship 5:00 p.m. Encounter Worship 5:00 p.m. RA’s, GA’s, Mission Friends, Children’s Choirs 5:20 p.m. Adult Choir Rehearsal 6:00 p.m. Youth/Ladies Ensemble 7:00 p.m. Handbells
On Wednesdays
11:00 a.m. Mid-Week Prayer & Bible Study 5:30 p.m. Wednesday Night Supper 6:00 p.m. Connect Groups, Youth, Awanas 6:15 p.m. Mid-Week Prayer & Bible Study
MECHANICSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH 8016 Atlee Rd. Mechanicsville, VA 23111
The Touchstone Church Office: 804.746.7253
MECHANICSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH STAFF Dr. Tim Madison
Pastor
Rev. Dwight Hedges Associate Pastor to Students
Jackie Broaddus Child Care Director
Linda Dickerson Interim Minister of Music
Tommy Crump Interim First Service Coordinator
Jean Dart Office Administrator
Jordan Mills A/V Tech Director
Melvin Anderson Custodian