March 12, 2017 Worship Set-up: Keith Fitch, Johnnie Eudy Nursery 8:30 am: Janie Hartsell, Bonnie Clay, Trena Goodnight, Kim Kane Nursery 10:45 am: Liliana Crook, Erin Currie Ushers 8:30: Jason Ball, Kevin Fitch Ushers 10:45: Keith Fitch, Donna Duncan, David Matheny, Jeff Young Sound 8:30 am: Rhonda Arrowood PowerPoint 8:30 am: Jennifer Taylor Sound 10:45 am: Phil Herndon PowerPoint 10:45 am: Maria Arrowood Deacon of the Week: Donna Duncan Opening Building: Johnnie Eudy Closing Building: Jim Amendum

Our Weekly Report

Phone: 704-788-1180

We’re on the Web!

www.mcgillbaptist.org

March 7, 2017

Making Our Mark

3-05-17 SS Enrollment: 250 Attendance: 134

Worship Attendance

8:30: 77 10:45: 98

Church Staff Dr. Steve Ayers

704-425-6970 cell estevena@triad.twcbc.com

Senior Pastor Rev. Steve Harrill Minister of Music

Ms. Lindsay Megill Asst. Director of Children &

Youth Music Rev. Paul Haywood

Minister of Children & Youth Mrs. Tappy McMillan

CDC Director Mrs. Patsy Lawing

Office Manager plawing@triad.twcbc.com

NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION US POSTAGE PAID CONCORD, NC 28025 PERMIT #96

5300 Poplar Tent Rd. Concord, NC 28027

The Way Return Service Requested

Budget Report 3-05-2017 Projected Weekly Need: $ 9,102.00

Offering towards budget : $ 10,067.00

Actual income YTD: $ 72,488.20

Retire the debt : $ 390.00

Designated : $ 1,710.39

Balance on Loan: $ 326,812.36

Upcoming Events

Hot Dog Sale Every Friday

10 am—2 pm

J.O.Y. Club March 9

11 am

Daylight Saving Time Begins

March 12 Spring Forward

BBQ Meeting

March 14 7 pm

Church Wide Breakfast

Sunday, March 19 Between Services

Sponsored by Youth

From the Pastor

The Triumph of the Gospel During our worship service on Sunday morning, as the choir was singing the beautiful anthem, “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross,” my eyes looked up and I saw the stained-glass window that is titled, “The Triumph of the Gospel.” The window symbolizes our hope and faith that this Gospel, the “Good News” of God’s eternal love will prevail. As this Lenten season commences, this is the message for all of us to remember.

This window is particularly important to me. Fifteen years ago when we were building our present building, it was my joy to be able to donate the window in honor of Janet. It re-minds me today that despite aggravating and perplexing circumstances that love will prevail. The last several weeks have been weeks of joy tinged with the growing realization of how much has been lost and a glimpse of what the road ahead will be. Into that certainty and un-certainty, we journey with the confidence that God’s love for us, our love for God, and our love for each other will not fail.

Lauren and I were visiting Janet on Sunday. I told Janet that I loved her. She responded without hesitation: “You can’t help it!” Never have more truer words been spoken. It was such a sweet and precious moment. Later, while we were still sitting on the couch, I told her that “I love my Janet.” She said the words for which I always yearn: “I love my Steve!” then she looked over at Lauren and said, “I love our friend here too!” I think of how much Janet is teaching me during these days. I see such love in her eyes and such joy. I told her tonight, “I have loved you forever!” It is a mys-tery of love and grace. I cherish these days and am so thankful for the love I have been given and continue to receive. Over the weekend, Valerie and Lauren were reading from Janet’s journal. She wrote in such an eloquent manner about each of our children and shared her thoughts of her first trip to Kiev in 2004. Her writing was so organized and so concise. It moved each of us because it reminded us of a person who was so capa-ble and how that memory is fleeing from us. It did our hearts good to remember our Janet as she was and it does our hearts good to experience our Janet as she is now because love does triumph!

Thought for the Week Love is not one of the attributes of God,

but the sum of them all. J. M. Gibbon

The Worship

of God

March 12, 2017 2nd Sunday in Lent

Psalm 121 John 3:1-17

For God So Loved

Dr. Steve Ayers

T H E W A Y T H E W A Y

LINDSAY’S NOTES If you've come by the choir room on Sunday mornings before Sunday School, you've probably heard some great music. I am proud to say that is my Youth Choir! We've been having a great time singing songs and playing instruments. We hope to sing in a ser-vice very soon. Our Children's Choir has also been working on some songs to sing in some upcoming services. The past few Wednesdays, they have been singing about all the creatures of the world and how God loves all of them. We are also working on a song for Palm Sun-day, which will be here before we know it. I am so proud of all of our music ensembles! As I have always said, McGill is full of talent.

Remember Our Shut-Ins

Say a prayer and send a card to:

Mrs. Doris Hartsell Hospice House

5003 Hospice Lane Kannapolis, NC 28081

Mrs. Nancy McDowell

St. Andrews Living Center 246 Cabarrus Avenue Concord, NC 28025

CMC NE: Ed Daniel 3700 Taylor Glen Lane, Healthcare Concord, NC 28027

MINISTER OF MUSIC This past Sunday, we observed the first Sunday in Lent. I find the music of this season to be very beautiful and meaningful as we prepare our hearts and minds for the Easter celebration. The hymns we sing during Lent cause us to think; to look inward and seek guidance and forgiveness. Most of the hymns we use during Lent are seldom used during any other part of the church year. As we worship together in the next few weeks, let us be mindful of the meaning of the hymns we sing. If we do, Easter will be much more of a celebration. The Sanctuary Choir will meet again this Wednesday evening, March 8th,at 7:15 p.m. The Sanctuary Bells will meet next Wednesday, March 15th. We then will be back on our regular schedule. I look forward to seeing you this week.

PAUL’S POINT

Bible Study for March 12 Smyth & Helwys

“Taming the Tongue ” James 3:1-12

Central Question “What are some ways in

which we should better use words, thereby growing God’s gift of speech?”

Going Out For Supper Group March 17, 2017

Waldhorn Restaurant 12101 Lancaster Hwy. Pineville, NC 28134

(German Food) We will meet at church at 6:00 pm and ride the bus or meet there at 6:45 pm. Please RSVP by email or phone to Jaime Poe 919-665-7930 jkt1128@gmail.com

UNCC—Concessions The Cheerleading Event is on 3/12, and we are going to open BY 9:30 a.m. and close at 9:00 p.m. Due to how long this event is, we are asking everyone to pitch in and participate in 1 of 2 shifts. The AM shift is from 9:00 a.m.-2:30 a.m., the PM shift is from 2:30 a.m.-9:00 p.m. Please let me know which time you can help out. jkt1128@gmail.com or call Jaime at 919-665-7930.

3/25 Globetrotters 12:30 & 5:30

4/22 Spring FOOTBALL game

Food on the First You donated to CCM 139 pounds this month to CCM. Please pick up items as you shop for Food on the First. You may also donate by designating on your check CCM.

BBQ April 7 BBQ meeting with Bruce on

March 14 at 7 p.m.

Share the Harvest Farm at the West Cabarrus YMCA

What is Share the Harvest Commu-nity Farm Project? The community farm is run by volunteers. It was estab-lished in 2015 as a grassroots effort to alleviate hunger for children and fami-lies throughout Cabarrus County. How can I help? There are many opportunities to work in different ca-pacities including field preparation, planting, transplanting, harvesting, spe-cial events, crop maintenance and seed-ing. The farm provides the perfect op-portunity for people of all ages to learn about farming, On March 11 from 8-noon volun-teers are needed to plant carrots, beets, sugar snaps and to fertilize. On March 25 from 8-noon volunteers are needed to weed the garden. General work days start on April 1. To get more information about the farm on our campus you can email farminfo@cannonymca.org.

Cabarrus County Partnership for Children Equity Retreat

Great Wolf Lodge March 20

Breakfast 8-8:30 am Community Discussion

8:30-4:30 The Partnership is hosting a com-munity discussion on Racial Equity. Open Source Leadership Strategies, Inc. will be leading the retreat. Open Source addresses the leadership and organization development needs of communities and other social change agents across the nation and globe who want to be the change they seek in the world. Please RSVP to Lissy Rios at lvrios@cabarruspartnership.org or 704-933-8278 ext. 100 by March 13.

Yard Sale Saturday, May 13

Congratulations, Ann! Ann Gillespie has been a member of

McGill since August of 2004. In that time she has hardly ever missed a Sun-day. Right now she is on a five year perfect at-tendance run. Thank you, Ann, for your dedication to McGill Baptist

Church. We appreciate you being a “nun”, helping with the newsletter, J.O.Y. Club birthday keeper, hot dog helper and delicious pie maker and Sun-day School and Bible Study member.

PAUL’S POINT We had another great winter retreat! A big thank you goes to Jaime and Eric Poe, Tracy Ball, Vincent Ferrell, Brian Schmitt and Jennifer Taylor for chaperoning! Come hungry on Sunday, March 19! On that day the youth will provide breakfast for the church. It is their way of getting to know more of the McGill family. All you have to do is come to Sunday school and the youth will bring breakfast to you. There are no strings attached, it is free and no donations will be accepted. The menu will include a breakfast casserole, donuts and pastries, fruit, juices, milk and coffee.

Keys to the trailer are in the church office.

Habitat Workers

The Joint Missions Council provided lunch to a group of 27 college students who are work-ing on Habitat houses in our area on Wednes-day, March 1. They will also serve another group of students this week.

Odell Lions Club BBQ Saturday, March 18, from 10 am-3pm