Sunday, May 3, 2015

CelebratingGod’s Blessings

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A.M. Worship - 1385 Bible Class - 1321Weekly Budget: $64,452Weekly Contribution: $62,630

Inner City Pantry: Today - Pinto BeansMay 10 - Soup

ServICeS: Sundays - 6:00 am, 9:00 am, & 5:00 pm Wednesdays - 6:00 pm and 7:00 pm

1095 Carl T. Jones Dr. • Huntsville, AL 35802Phone: 256-881-4651Weekend Emergency: 256-585-7700

WOrLD BIBLe SCHOOLTotal Baptisms This Week: 6Total YTD Baptisms: 192

TODay’S WOrSHIP - 5-3-15Welcome - Joe EssnerSong Leading - Lee MilamPrayer - Tyler MoorerCommunion - Matt ReynoldsMessage - Gary BradleyClosing - Randy Fowler/Matt Flynn

NeW BaPTISMSJackson Meier (son of Jeff & Jill Meier)143 Dogwood Drive • Lacey’s Spring, AL 35754

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Honduras/Mission Lazarus - May 23-30

Baja - July 3-10

Childhaven (Junior High) - July 1-6

Scotland - July 9-20

Belize (Young Adult) - July 11-18

Coming This SummerComing This Summer

C H i L d H A v e n

NeW MeMBerSIvan Cowie600 Mountain Gap Drive • Huntsville, AL 35803

Bill Lewis2705 Norton Avenue • Huntsville, AL 35810

Becky Lofty2110 Bideford Drive • Huntsville, AL 35803

Brenda Lofty2110 Bideford Drive • Huntsville, AL 35803

Melody Melendy5002 Allendale • Huntsville, AL 35811

Welcome to New Baby Day at Mayfair!Join us this morning as we honor and celebrate with these families

on the birth of their little ones.

Grant Foster Bennett son of Dustin & Katherine BennettEli George Clark son of Patrick & Rachel ClarkGrace Elizabeth Cobb daughter of Jeremy & Abby CobbReese David Copeland son of Ross & Audrianna CopelandLiam Butler Dean son of Jason & Emily DeanEli Mitchell Griggs son of Eric & Lauren GriggsFinley Mae Hill daughter of David & Lindsey HillBo Daniel Johnson son of Daniel & Brooke Johnson

Leo Damian Johnson son of Jimmy & Kelly JohnsonMacKenzie Ryan Kuepker daughter of Kyle & Amanda KuepkerBeckham Edward Lovell son of Jon Mark & Lauren LovellMolly Katherine McKay daughter of Mike & Emily McKayHastings Pauline McNair daughter of Stephen & Jessica McNairHannah Madilyn Nava daughter of Diego & Jennifer NavaBrooks Edward Patterson son of Robert & Amy Patterson

Matthew Allen Reneau son of Jason & Jane ReneauKaden James Reynolds son of Matt & Rachel ReynoldsEva Beth Sellars daughter of Jeff & Beth SellarsJentry James Smith son of Jared & Laura Lee SmithSoren Shane Stromei son of Shane & Katie StromeiJonathan Teg Townsend son of Jon & Jenn TownsendHenry Everett Wyatt son of Arrow & Katie Wyatt

JOIN uS fOr a fINaL NIgHT Of WOrSHIP IN THe rOuND

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• HEAR MADiSoN ACADEMy CHoRuS - ToNiGHT AT 5:00 PM EvENiNG SERviCE •

SyMPaTHyTo Jim Packard & Sarah Cook and families on the death of their mother and grandmother, Mary Packard.

To Sonya Sisk and family on the death of her father, Stanley Plattenburg.

CaNCer SuPPOrTWe will eat at Lake Guntersville State Park tomorrow, Monday, May 4, at 6:00 pm. The bus will leave at 5:15 pm. Please let us know if you can join us and if you would like to ride the bus. Contact Judy at 256-881-4651 or judyg@mayfair.org.

MeN’S feLLOWSHIP BIBLe CLaSSWe’d like to encourage all men to attend our edifying, one hour Bible Class. It meets each Wednesday at 9:00 am. Jason Bybee will continue to lead us in our studies in the Family Theater Room. It’s a wonderful period of Bible study and fellowship.

LaDIeS TueSDay BIBLe STuDyLadies Tuesday Bible Study will resume our class in September.

WONDerfuL WeDNeSDayS gueST SPeaKer Ladies are invited to hear Delois Smith who will be teaching the Wonderful Wednesdays Bible Class at the Inner City Church at 10:00 am on Wednesday, May 6. Her topic will be “Take Time to be Holy.” Come and encourage our sisters at the Inner City Church.

BrIDaL TeaThere will be a bridal tea honoring Megan green Parton, bride of ryan Parton, on Sunday, May 3, in the Garden Room from 1:00 - 2:30 pm. They are registered at Kohl’s, and Bed, Bath & Beyond. Lead hostess is Jan Brewer.

There will be a bridal tea honoring amy Jones (daughter of Tom & Cherry Jones), bride-elect of Brody Campbell, on Sunday, May 17, from 1:00 - 2:30 pm at the home of Michelle Gray (716 Harding Way). They are registered at Bed, Beth & Beyond and Belk. Lead hostess is Michelle Gray.

upcoming Teas:July 19 - Blake Hemphill and Samantha DeepIf you would like to assist, please contact Jacquie Thompson at jacquiet@comcast.net or 256-603-2970.

MCDC SPrINg PrOgraM aND reCePTIONMayfair Child Development Center will host their Spring Program Today, at 2:30 pm in the Worship Center. The theme for this years performance is “Individually Unique, Together Complete.” Please come support our program as you enjoy hearing the children sing and recite Bible verses. A reception will be held in the Gym following the performance.

BaJa MISSIONS TeaM MeeTINgThe Family Summer Baja Missions Trip Team will have their first meeting Today, from 3:00 - 5:00 pm, upstairs in the Family Class, Room A-207. Please make your plans to attend.

MaDISON aCaDeMy CHOruSThe Madison Academy Chorus will be singing here at Mayfair tonight. Please come support these wonderful students.

COLLege graDuaTeSIf you or your child graduated from college in December or will graduate this Spring, please let us know. Send the name, college, and degree earned to beth@mayfair.org or call Beth Essner at the office 256-881-4651.

COMINg uP:Today - New Baby DayToday - MCDC Spring ProgramMay 6 - 4th Grade Prayer Warriors MeetMay 24 - Summer Interns Arrive!May 29-31 - 3rd-5th Grade Bible Camp at Ney-A-TiJune 1-3 - K-2nd & 3rd-5th Grade Basketball CampsJune 15-17 - Vacation Bible School

PareNTS WITH CHILDreN - Please find information regarding Bible Classes for babies-5th Grade at our Children’s Information Desks. There are several attended nurseries during worship for ages 0-24 months, along with diaper changing and nursing mothers’ areas. all guest children need to be registered at our Children’s Information Desk before going to Bible class.

TODay - Our vaCaTION BIBLe SCHOOL regISTraTION IS uNDerWay! Early registration is now underway for our June 15-17 “Everest” VBS. Registration and volunteer sign-up are available at a VBS Central display next to our Downstairs Children’s Information Desk. VBS regisration is also located on our website.

3rD - 5TH graDe CaMP Ney-a-TI SIgN-uP DeaDLINe - All 3rd - 5th Graders attending the May 29 - May 31 Camp Ney-A-Ti Bible Camp need to get their registration form and deposit turned in no later than next Sunday!

BIBLe TOKeNS PrOgraM! - The Bible Tokens program for our K-5th Graders ends on May 24! Information on how tokens can be collected and redeemed are located in the K-5th Grade Bible classrooms. Make sure your children bring their Bibles to Bible class! The Bible Tokens redemption table is located just outside the Elementary Hallway.

SuMMer CaMP fOrMS are NOW avaILaBLe! Registration forms for Summer Basketball Camps, Day Camp, Preschool Parents Time Out, and our 3rd - 5th Grade Camp Ney-A-Ti Jr. Camp are now

available! Camp forms are located at our Children’s Information Desks, at Camp Central just outside the Elementary Hallway, and online on our website. Preschool forms are located at our Downstairs Children’s Information Desk. Space is limited so be sure to register early!

SCaN Qr CODeS TO DISCOver aMaZINg BIBLe faCTS! - Each of our Bible Story Murals on the Elementary Hallway now has a sign (“Did You Know?”) beside it with a QR code. Simply scan the code with your smart phone/device and discover some amazing facts about that particular Bible story and see the text where the story is found. Check them out today!

BIBLe MeMOry CHaLLeNge! - All our Preschool 4’s - 6th Graders need to note that our annual Bible Memory Challenge Awards Program is set for Sunday, June 7. It’s not too late to participate. Bible Memory booklets are in the Bible Memory Challenge Room (C-218).

TONIgHT - MCM faMILy LIfe grOuPS aT 5:00 PM - Families with children are welcome to join us Sunday nights in C-205 (Elementary Kids Praise Room) for a brief time of worship and then a break out time with family life groups in a relaxed, kid-friendly atmosphere. Nurseries, a preschool class, and Kindergarten class are all available as well.

WeDNeSDay - 4TH graDe Prayer WarrIOrS - Our 4th Graders will have a Prayer Warriors session this Wednesday as part of their 7:00 pm Bible class.

SuMMer INTerNS arrIve May 24! - We are looking forward to the arrival of our summer interns in mid-May. Please keep Olivia Todd, Anna Farris, Autumn Williams, Cassie Houck, & Adam Weigel in your prayers.

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MyaM aLL - Wednesday Night Small group meets in the College Coffee House to study the Corinthian church.

Belize Mission Trip July 11-18 - Get your letters out and start raising money. Our goal is to have half of the money raised by mid-June.

Summer Intern returning - We are blessed to have Carey Holton return this summer to work with our college students. Sunday night, May 17 we will gather together and meet Carey as we share a meal.

“genuine” is this summer’s theme. In a world where it’s easier to be fake than a real authentic follower of Christ, we will share our Wednesday nights gathering to praise the Lord and discuss what it looks like to be who we’re called to be. We begin our gatherings starting Wednesday May 27-July 29 at 7:00 pm in The Attic. Schedule: Serving Others - June 10, 12, 24, and July 10 & 15 Lake Day - June 6 Braves Game- June 20

COLLege age - Sunday gathering - following worship in Room M-201 we gather and share in the Word together.

Summer Schedule - Intern Game Night- May 30 Small Group - May 31, June 14 & 28, July 12 & 26 House & Heart - May 24, June 7 & 21, July 5 & 19, august 2

yOuNg PrOS - We meet in Room A-208 for our class. We are in a study about the Holy Spirit.

LINK meets on Thursday nights at different locations. We share a meal together, spend time in the scriptures and connect with others.

THe BrIDge• Tonight - We hope you will join us for the final Huddles of our school year from 4:30-6:30 pm. 5th Graders will meet at the home of Emma Hinson (204 Catamaran Court, 35758), and 6th Graders will meet at the home of Georgia Harville (6411 Robinhood Lane, 35806). Bring $5 to cover the cost of dinner!

• Be on the look out for a letter headed your way this week regarding our summer at the Bridge! It will include important information regarding summer events, and the 6th Grade official transition!

Mark your Calendars• May 24 - Summer at the Bridge Kick-off• June 15-17 - VBS (Special 5th Grade Class)• June 19-22 - JH Impact (6th Graders - Applications are now available!)• July 20-23 - Bridge Mini Mission Trip: Lincoln Village Ministries• august 1 - Hello, Goodbye Trip

May 27 - Summer KickoffMay 29 - June 6 - Wilderness TREKJune 19-22 - JH IMPACTJune 22 - 27 - SH IMPACTJuly 1-6 - ChildhavenJuly 12-17 - Church Camp

COMINg uP:Tonight - HuddlesMay 7 - Refuge/The WellMay 10 - Sr. Class RoastMay 13 - 8th Grade GraduationMay 17 - Sr. SundayMay 24 - Intern’s First Sunday

TONIgHT: HuDDLeS TONIgHT from 4:30 - 6:30. Bring your Bible & a friend. Tonight is “Family GAME Night!” Please bring your favorite board game for some family fun time. Looking forward to some old-school time together. 6th - Georgia Harville 6411 Robinhood Lane 358067th - Owen Stephens 2727 Downing Street 358018th - Garrett Shepherd 103 Twelve Oaks Drive 357589th - Ian Martin 820 Haynes Road 3501610th - Joshua Denton 250 Vine Cliff Drive 3574911th - Reagan Waldron 110 Coveshire Place 3575812th - Cameron Rives 3223 Stonewall Road 35763

8TH graDe graDuaTION - Wednesday, May 13, in the Fellowship Hall. We need you to turn in your JH Memories Forms & pictures today. Please RSVP for the graduation to mym@mayfair.org.

SeNIOr SuNDay - May 17 - Senior Sunday is only a few weeks away. We need you to turn in your senior surveys & photos. Both are past due! If you and your family will be attending the 2nd Annual Senior Roast, on May 10, please be sure to RSVP to Dianna Today.

IMPaCT - (Jr: June 19-22, Sr: June 22-27) Extra applications available in youth area & on our website if you would like to invite a friend! Registration and $50 deposit are due NO LaTer than May 27.COffee & Prayer - Start your Thursday mornings off right at 7:00 am with Coffee & Prayer! In Huntsville meet at Little Rosies. In Madison, meet at Panera.

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COLLege & yOuNg PrO MINISTry

MayfaIr MISSION ParTNerSHIPSIf your are interested in learning more about Mayfair’s Mission partnerships around the world or have an interest in getting involved, you are invited to attend the Conquerors class in the Worship Center. Over the next few months they will be having presentations on each Mayfair Mission point. This week is World Bible School!

OPPOrTuNITIIeS TO Serve IN Our SPeCIaL NeeDS MINISTry We are restarting our Special Blessings (Special Needs) Ministry by setting up an “on-call” availability of teachers & helpers for our Sunday morning worship and Sunday morning Bible Class time. This class is for children with special needs. If you would be available to serve during Sunday morning worship, or Sunday morning Bible Class as a teacher or helper, please email randy@mayfair.org or contact our MCM offices at 256-881-4651 this week.

ITeMS NeeDeD fOr Our evereST vaCaTION BIBLe SCHOOLFor this summer’s June 15 - 17 VBS we are needing several of each of the following items:

thick rope back packs artificial green Christmas trees carabiners nylon tents snow shoes hammocks

If you have any of these items and would allow us to borrow them for use in decorating our vBS rooms, please drop them off at a drop off bin located near the Downstairs Children’s Information Desk area. Please mark your items if you want them returned.

Belize - July 11-18White Water Rafting - July 25 - $45

IN THe LOBBy TODay:NavIgaTINg THe STOrM Of SufferINgby Paul Kelly

Printed copies of Paul Kelly’s January sermon and final message to us, “Navigating The Storm of Suffering,” are available today in the Lobby. Feel free to take multiple copies to share with friends who may benefit from Paul’s inspirational thoughts. There is no charge.