MARCH 2017

NEWSLETTER

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

PASTOR’S NOTES 1

MUSICIAL NOTES 1

NAMB WEEK OF PRAYER

1

STRATEGIC PLANNING 2

MARCH BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES

2

FINANCIAL CORNER 2

WMU 2

PREMISES COMMITTEE 2

DIGITAL COMMITTEE 2/4

MARCH CALENDAR 3

MONTH-AT-A-GLANCE

4

MOVIE NIGHTS 4

March 1 - Ash Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Ash Wednesday Service; no other services this evening.

March 5-12 - Week of Prayer for North American Missionaries/Annie Armstrong Offering Our Goal: $350

March 4 - 8:00 a.m. NAMB Prayer Breakfast @ Fairwood Agape Cost: $5 Reservations are due February 27.

12:00 p.m. Door-Knocking

March 7 - 7:00 p.m. Cradock Civic League Meeting at Cradock Presbyterian

March 11 - 9:00 a.m. Deacons Mtg.

10:30 a.m. Stewardship Committee Mtg.

March 12 - Daylight Savings Time Begins - remember to set your clock forwards one hour.

12:15 a.m. Called Business Meeting for the purpose of changing business meetings back to monthly and

Cradock Baptist Church . . . Helping people to connect with God & with each other

W E ’ R E O N TH E W E B h t t p : / / w w w . c r a d o c k b a p t i s t . o r g

96 Afton Parkway Portsmouth, Virginia 23702-2836

Phone: 757-485-3500 Fax: 757-485-3501

E-mail: office@cradockbaptist.org

CRADOCK BAPTIST

CHURCH

MONTH-AT-A-GLANCE

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Free

Movie Night

Fridays

March 17th

7:00 p.m.

(Bring a goodie to

share)

Adults needed for

supervision

approving nominations for additions to committees.

March 13 - 12:30 p.m. Pastor’s Conference @ Dennis’

March 15 - Newsletter Deadline

March 17 - St. Patrick’s Day

7:00 p.m. Movie Night

March 18 - Upstairs Social Hall Re-served All Day

12:00 p.m. Door Knocking

March 20 - First Day of Spring

March 21 - Chili’s Gives Back

March 25 - 10:00 a.m. Storehouse Distribution

Remember to get the dates of any activi-ties/meetings into the office or Jackie so they can be included in the calendar.

SUNDAY SCHEDULE 9:30 A.M. SUNDAY SCHOOL 10:00 A.M. ROBIN CLASS 11:00 A.M. MORNING WORSHIP

CHURCH STAFF DAVID L. PHILLIPS, PASTOR JACKIE PHILLIPS, MUSIC DIRECTOR DEBORAH BALCH, ADMIN. SECRETARY

We remember that we are dust, and to dust we shall return. But our spirits are born of the Holy Spirit, and we’re on the path to eternity. Thanks be to God, who promises victory through Jesus Christ!

The NAMB partners with thou-sands of Southern Baptist churches like us to send mission-aries to unreached cities.

Our prayers and financial sup-port is vital to these efforts. Please pray for these missionaries and for what you will give.

Digital Committee con’t.

Please encourage others to check our website and “like” our Facebook page so they can receive updates as they are posted. If you have suggestions for our website or Facebook page, please let us know.

Billie Sue Taylor

Enjoy singing, desire to give of your time and talents to the Lord especially during this Lenten season? Come join us on Thursday evenings at 7:00 p.m. as we prepare for Sunday worship and for our upcoming Easter cantata. Numerous verses in the Bible compel us to “make a joyful noise”. Unite with the choir and “Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.” Jackie

Next Wednesday Lent begins. We will mark its begin-ning with our Ash Wednesday service on March 1 at 7:00 p.m. Lent is the 40 days prior to and leading up to Easter. It is a time to reflect on what Jesus did for us on the Cross.

Many of our evangelical brethren celebrate Lent by giving up something during those 40 days. I think that makes no sense. Instead I encourage you to do something you do not normally do for Christ in view of what He has done for us, which is EVERTHING! Our Lord made us. He sustains us during our life on earth and for believers he has al-ready planned our future by providing a way for us to spend Eternity with Him. So see what you can do extra for your Savior and Lord that is not a daily part of your routine.

Also, remember that Palm Sunday is April 9. The Maundy Thursday service will be at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 13. Our Easter Sunday, April 16, schedule starts with a Sunrise service beginning at 6:30 a.m. It is followed by breakfast at 7:30 a.m. and then Sunday School at 9:00 a.m. It will culminate with Morning Worship at 10:00 a.m. Please note the time change for the morning worship. This is the only Sunday we change the morning worship times!

I wish you a very wonderful Lent and Easter Season as we celebrate our Lord's victory over DEATH and our future as believers secure in His hands.

In His Service, David

Sunday, March 12

Remember to set your clock ahead one hour.

Our Goal: $350

WANTED: MEN AND WOMEN WHO ENJOY SINGING On Wednesday, March 1, at 7:00 p.m. we will have a service to mark the beginning of

the Lenten Season.

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March Birthdays

Strategic Planning Committee

The committee is currently focused on several opportunities including talking with references provided by Dr. Bill Wilson to learn more about their experiences with the Center for Healthy Churches, coordinating schedules in March/April timeframe for a grief counseling program and an estate planning seminar. Other possibilities for out-reach programs to support “96 ALIVE” and “Operation Inside Out” are being discussed.

In addition, we have begun to focus on ways to invite the community to share in the “greatest story ever told” through our Easter services including the Children’s Easter Celebration, Sunrise Service, the Easter Worship Service and more.

If you have suggestions for us regarding outreach events or other opportunities in the community, please let us know. Thank you for your continued support as we work together to reach the Cradock community in the name of the Lord.

FINANCIAL CORNER Thank you for your faithful support through your tithes and offerings. The 2017 budget was approved on 2/12/17 at the Called Business Meeting. The 2017 budget is $129,984 or $2,499.69 per week. The 2016 budget was $144,323 or $2,775.44.

Year to date: Income (tithes & offerings): $10,165.13

Expenses (utilities, payroll, etc.) $13,482.29

Net Operating Total: ($3,317.16) meaning expenses exceeded income (tithes & offerings) by $3,317.16

Note: $4,000 of the expenses included in the $13,482.49 above is related to the insurance claim. The $4,000 request will be filed with the insurance company for reim-bursement. Assuming the reimbursement is approved, the Net Operating Total would change from ($3,317.16) to $682.84 meaning income exceeded the expenses by $682.84.

The stewardship committee is steadfast in its commitment to monitor and control expenses and being good stewards of all tithes and offerings. We ask for your prayers as we all work together to support the financial needs of the church in support of this ministry.

This month our focus is on the North American Mission Board and their missionaries. To begin our Week of Prayer for the North American missionaries, there will be a Prayer Breakfast at Fairwood Agape on Saturday, March 4, at 8:00 a.m. The cost is $5 per person. Reservations must be made with Brenda Smith by Monday, February 27.

The week of March 5-12 is our Week of Prayer for the North American missionaries. You will receive a prayer guide and an offering envelope in your bulletin on Sunday, March 5. Please pray for these featured missionaries and their needs.

The Annie Armstrong Easter Offering® changes lives forever by empow-ering North American missionaries to bring the gospel to the lost. With over 269 million lost people, North America and its major cities are some of the most spiritually dark places in the world. Join us on the mission to equip every missionary and reach every lost person in the United States and Canada. Also, prayerfully consider what you will contribute to the Annie Armstrong Offering. Our goal is $350.

1 Hazel Whitaker

2 Kevin Warner

6 Phyllis Carruthers

7 Matthew Fritts

10 Bryant Nix, Sr.

12 Linda Willoughby

Cindy Branton

14 Billie Sue Taylor

29 Paige Fritts

Jesus said we’ll be happy (or “blessed”) when we’re meek, merciful, pure and so on. In other words, happiness results from putting others’ needs above our own. Research confirms that helping others boosts people’s self-esteem, forges strong friendships, offers a sense of purpose, decreases stress, increases gratitude and sparks others to “pay it forward.” In fact, researchers have found that the “activism cure” is a great way to overcome bouts of sadness. So get helping and get happy!

12:15 AM Called Business Meeting

Daylight Savings Time Begins

The repairs related to the water damage have all been completed including the

repair of the two ceilings and the painting.

If you see any issues or any repairs that need to be addressed, please complete one of the yellow Premises Request Cards. The cards are located in the window of the church office.

The Digital Committee re-mains focused on providing support for our website (cradockbaptist.org) and our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/Cradock-Baptist-Church). In the com-ing days, we will be highlight-ing through our Facebook page each of our specific min-istries. continued on page 4