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Sunday, August 19, 2018 A special day

Together

Join us at:

9:15 a.m. Refreshments & Fellowship

9:45 a.m. A joint Sunday School class taught by Pastor Dwight for youth & adults in the Family Life Center (Children will meet as usual in their

regular classes.)

11:00 a.m. One Worship Service together in the Sanctuary with Baptism

August 13 , 2018

2 Pastor’s Pen

2 August Sermons

2 Keenagers News

2 Nickelsville Mission Trip

3 VBS Update/Calendar

4 WMU News

4 August Worship Assistants

4 Prayer List/Thank You

5 August Birthdays

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

as each part is working properly promotes the body’s

growth in building itself up in love. Eph. 4:16

...the whole body, joined and knit together...

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The Touchstone

M ax Lucado in his book

Fearless: Imagine Your Life Without Fear

wrote, “Questions can make hermits out of us, driving us into hiding. Yet the cave has no answers. Christ distributes courage through community; he dissipates doubts through fellowship. He never deposits all knowledge in one person but distributes pieces of the jigsaw puzzle to many. When you interlock your understanding with mine, and we share our discoveries, when we mix and mingle, confess and pray, Christ speaks.” This week we are focusing on “Community and Fellowship” in our month of prayer emphasis. We cannot be the church Christ calls us to be if we do not have a community of faith in fellowship with one another. Out of community comes hope, forgiveness, courage, faith and all the attributes God calls us to as followers of Christ. The

church is a community of believers set apart for service to God. As a conclusion to this week we will gather in the Family Life Center for a time of fellowship prior to a combined Sunday School class of all departments Youth through Senior Adults. Our focus will be on who are we as a community of faith in Mechanicsville Baptist Church and where is God leading us to in the future? Following the Sunday School we will gather in the Sanctuary for one service of worship to celebrate Christ’s church and our commitment to it. We will also have the privilege of being witnesses to the baptism of one of our own. What better way to celebrate our time together than by celebrating with a new believer through baptism? I hope you will plan to be part of this special day as we discern and learn together. As Max Lucado reminds us we all are an important piece of the puzzle! ~ Pastor Tim

August Sermons

August 5 Getting Good Out of Bad

August 12 God’s Faithful Few

August 19 On This Rock

August 26

Privilege Means Responsibility

We’re Going to Nickelsville, VA!

A mission trip to Nickelsville, VA, in Southwest Virginia is being planned for Nov. 5-10. If you have an interest in going, join us for an informational meeting on Wed., Sep. 5 at 6:30 p.m. Questions? Contact Pastor Tim.

Keenagers Visit Ronald McDonald House

Our Keenagers had a great time visiting the Ronald McDonald House in July.

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In the Coming Weeks

Sun., Aug. 19 8:30 a.m. Crosswalk 9:45 a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Worship II 5:00 p.m. Encounter 6:00 p.m. Youth RISE

Mon., Aug. 20 11:30 a.m. AA Mtg. MCEF Night at Stevi-B’s 7:00 p.m. Basketball - FLC

Tue., Aug. 21 11:00 a.m. Staff Mtg. 6:00 p.m. Worship Team

Wed., Aug. 22 11:00 a.m. Mid-Week Bible Study Thu., Aug. 23 7:30 a.m. Fellowship Breakfast Sun., Aug. 26 8:30 a.m. Crosswalk 9:45 a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Worship II 5:00 p.m. Encounter 6:00 p.m. Youth RISE

Mon., Aug. 27 11:30 a.m. AA Mtg. 7:00 p.m. Basketball - FLC

Tue., Aug. 28 11:00 a.m. Staff Mtg. 6:00 p.m. Worship Team

Wed., Aug. 29 11:00 a.m. Mid-Week Bible Study

Game On! VBS a Great Success!

What a great Vacation Bible School we had this year! Each night we had approximately 60 children with us, playing and learning about God in amazing ways.

Rumor has it that each night our very own Chuck Taylor and his assistant, Sarah showed up to bring fun times of learning about missions and practical ways to apply what they were learning in their every day lives. THANK YOU to everyone who made this a great experience. So far, we’ve col-lected $1,091.77 towards our bus for the folks in the DR.

Softball Girl (Sarah Wells), “drove” our special bus that made its way around each night to collect the children’s donations. ç

Chuck and Softball Girl led our opening rallies with an adventure each night.

The bus fund winners were rewarded by “pie-ing” Chuck & Softball Girl. ç

“Chuck Taylor” & “Softball Girl” Hit it BIG at VBS!

Looking Ahead

September 5 Nickelsville Mission Trip Interest Mtg. - 6:30 p.m.

Stewardship Team Mtg. 7:00 p.m.

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Wednesday Night Activities Resume September 12

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CHRISTMAS IN AUGUST

The children’s mission groups are sponsoring the following missionary for the month of August. Please note that items being collected must be NEW. Thank you for your support! Collection box-es will be located in the vestibule and FLC.

Rjan Shahi 8727 58th Ave. Elmhurst, NY 11373

Items being collected are pens, pencils, notebooks, folders, crayons, markers, colored pencils, and any other school supplies.

These items will be distributed among the Nepali community in New York City. Immigrant parents can’t bear the burden of school demands, so as a church we would like to help them provide the school supplies needed by their children.

AUGUST WORSHIP ASSISTANTS

Opening & Closing

08.05 - Steve Hester 08.12 - Ken Long 08.19 - Pat Clark

08.26 - Sam Shermer

Counting Teams

08.05 - Judi Culver, Linda Hypes, Paula King, Donna Lockhart

08.12 - Robbie King, Pat Hines Jim Kennedy, Jerry Posenau

08.19 - Linda Corbin, Lisa Phillips 08.26 - Margaret Davis, Pat Clark

Edna Munn, Peggy Phillips

Nursery Workers

08.05 - Worship 1: Karen Monger, Pat Hines

Worship 2: Terri Beck, Pat Hines 08.12 - Worship 1: Joanne Brown,

Lisa Guridy Worship 2: Karen Monger,

Jennifer Overbeck 08.19 - Worship 1: Denise Mills,

Kayleigh Mills Worship 2: Jenni & Eric Washburn 08.26 - Worship 1: Kelsey Holmes,

Justin Holmes Worship 2: Charlotte Grammer,

Robin Rozell

Deacon of the Week

08.05 - Gladys Shoemaker - 746.1607 08.12 - Bob Wildbore - 277.8294 08.19 - Keith Harmon - 746.0272

08.26 - Connie Harbert - 746.7067

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WOMEN ON MISSION

Women on Mission is also assisting with collecting much needed items for MCEF.

MCEF Donations Needed Currently, these items are in short supply: applesauce (small jars) new children’s underwear cereal gently used: rice girl’s summer clothing dry pasta (not spaghetti) (sizes 4 & 8) pork & beans boy’s pants & shorts canned veggies (size 2T & larger (not corn or green beans) queen & king-size sheet sets canned pastas with meat towels & washcloths toilet paper

Please check expiration dates and black out the bar code on food items and new clothing. All donations may be placed on the back table of the John Bryant room.

Operation Christmas Child

Thanks so much to all of you who have given to this worthwhile ministry! We’re taking a break from our collection this month so giving efforts can focus on our Christmas in August project.

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Words cannot express our deep appreciation for all of your

prayers, cards, care, and concerns for both Don & Me in

our health challenges. We love you all!

~ Don & Ruth Stewart

Howard Lynch at Autumn Care, Lucille Hott, Don Stewart at The Hermitage

Christine Anderson (daughter-in-law of Sheila Anderson), Shirley Armstrong, Bill/Sandra Blackburn, Amy Boles (James/Carol Boles daughter), Amy Bowles (Eunice Bowles’ granddaughter), Eunice Bowles, Norman/Betty Bowles, Dale Boyers (Alice Bridges’ brother), Jeanne Bradley, Robin Brightwell, Jean Brooks, Florence Brown, George/Bessie Bryan, Joyce Burgess, Jeff Carr, Tim Cates, Jim Cherry, Nancy Chittum, Jerry Clark, Becky Coley, Brenda Crawford, Mary Culley, David/Janice Culver

Nancy Damron, Howard/Jean Davis (Mary Kay Winn’s parents), Chuck/Margaret Davis, Amy Dixon, Rick Doggett, Roxanne Eliott (Jim Wright’s granddaughter), Jennifer Fisher (Aaron’s sister), The Fisher Family, Jean Foster

Garrett Family (Rusty Daniel’s family), Linda Gerhardt, Leo Gibson, Mary Greenwood, Cliff/Doris Grotz, Eddie Ham, Michael Hechler (Diane Kennedy’s son), Ward/Peggy Hildreth, John/Shirley Horton, Johnny Howell, Shirley Huffman (Ruth Stewart’s sister)

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, Will/Audrey Long

David Matthews (Jim Dalton’s nephew), Tori Nunnally (Gloria Talley’s grand-daughter), Patrick Olmstead (Robert/Betty Olmstead’s grandson), Robert/Betty Olmstead

Shirley Pasowicz, J.L. Pitts, Margaret Rice, Ruth Anne Sawyer (Norman/Betty Bowles’ daughter), Brandon Stanley (Faye Brown’s nephew); Allie/Audrey Stevens, Ruth Stewart, Ruth Tate, Billy Temple (Mildred Holmes’ nephew), Kitty Thompson, Daniel, Casey & Eli Toney (Faye Toney’s son & family), 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 Wibright’s step-son), Larry/Mildred Williams, Vera Williams, Melinda Winn (Munn’s granddaughter), Jim Wright, Patricia Wright, (Shirley Armstrong’s daughter)

Keeping You in Prayer

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August 12, 2018 Crosswalk .......................................................................................................... 83 Sunday School .............................................................................................. 151 Worship II ....................................................................................................... 111 Regular Offering .................................................................................... $7,533.67 E-Giving .................................................................................................... $814.00 Designated Funds .................................................................................... $165.00 Total Offering ......................................................................................... $8,512.67 Roof Loan Balance, Net ....................................................................... $36,545.97

Stewardship Report

August Birthdays

1 Jean Lane, Donna Lemon, Susan Pritchett 2 Kyle Jones 4 Judy Schaeffer, Debbie Spicer 5 Jim Lewis 7 Nick Ciucci, Colby Lipford 8 Trevor Mills 9 Frances Goodrich 10 Sherri Hester 11 Jason Brown, Camryn Favaro 12 Danielle Fisher, Luke Fisher Betty Jo Mitchell 13 Sarah Brightwell, Ron Riel 14 Cathy Beasley, Summer Miller, Nancy Sizemore 17 Bessie Bryan, Jeannine Foster 18 Shirley Armstrong 19 Mary Greenwood 20 Samantha Lester, Linda Posenau 21 Tim Cates, Lillian Davis, Chandler Foster, Peggy Hildreth, Carol Leake 25 Robert Baskette, Kelsey Holmes,

Jodie Martin 26 Jim Cherry, Rebecca Hester 27 Robert Adkins, Ortygia Carnette 28 Reginald Beasley, Mason Burrows, Sarah Grammer, Haylee Lipford, Audrey Long 29 Mark Bossieux, Kim Frank, Lisa Longest 30 John Anderson, Rae Keel 31 Carolyn Ferrell, Cayson Holmes, Carl Jackson

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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 Service

On Wednesdays

11:00 a.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

Julie Scott 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

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Join us for worship this Sunday morning, August 12, at

11:00 a.m. where we will worship together in one service and

celebrate a the Ordinance of Baptism.