MT. HARMONY BAPTIST LEADERSHIP TEAM

Dr. Randal Whitten ...................................................................................... Senior Pastor

Barry Bryant .................................................................. Associate Pastor Music Ministry

Noelle Porter ......................................................... Director of WEE Education Program

“The Connector” January 2018

From:

Pastor Randal, Barry,

Nelson, Susan, Noelle,

Allison & Wayne

Just a Thought

Just A Thought

Sunday, December 17, 2017 was an incredibly important day in the history of Mt. Harmony Baptist Church as the church

approved a Deacon recommendation to open its doors and share space with On Mission Church, pastored by Cory Hallett. One

person stated that this was the most important decision Mt. Harmony has made in decades. Several others stated it may be the

most important decision in the history of the church since the church was organized in 1871. Regardless of your take on the

decision, I believe history was made as we officially welcomed Pastor Hallet and On Mission Church to our campus with our

vote of affirmation.

With the unanimous approval by the church, there will be some necessary adjustments for our congregation. Please allow me to

outline a few of these adjustments for you:

1. Since On Mission Church will be using the Fellowship Hall while we are in Bible Study and Worship and that will be

their primary entrance, please use another entrance to enter the buildings other than the Fellowship Hall entrance.

We have plenty of parking around the building and plenty of other doors allowing entrance into our buildings.

2. Yes, we are setting up additional Coffee Stations.

Station 1 will be located in the hallway located just outside the Family Ministry Resource Room.

Station 2 will be located on the landing of the 3rd floor in the Education Building.

Station 3 will be located in Room #6 in the Chapel Building.

3. Several of our Sunday Morning LifeGroups will be re-locating to another classroom space. Those classes and the

new room assignment are listed below. Remember (C = Chapel Building; WC = The rooms located under the Worship

Center; E = The Education Building.

Luther Cribb to C11

Mary Newman to C8

Ray Brown to WC101

Mark Toler to E302

Lamar Lester to E304

Mike Partain to C12

On Mission Church will utilize some of our rooms for a Ladies Group and their New Believers Classes. “Thank you” to these

teachers and classes for their willingness to be flexible; for having a “whatever it takes mentality;” and for unity in the Body of

Christ. God is truly at work. We are seeing the vision come to fruition. This is exciting, invigorating and encouraging. To God

Be The Glory!

January is upon us and with it comes a brand New Year! Let me wish all of you a Happy New Year. God has much in store for

us individually and congregationally as we seek His face then move forward in complete obedience to Him. As someone once

said, “I don’t know what tomorrow holds, but I know who holds tomorrow!” Our tomorrows are in His hands… He will

accomplish His will. Our response is to simply follow, joyfully obey, generously give, completely surrender and with hearts of

praise and thanksgiving worship Him. I think of the writer of Hebrews as he shared these words in Hebrews 12, “…let us throw

off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.

Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfector of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning

its shame, and sat down sat the right hand of the throne of God. Consider Him who endured such opposition from sinful men,

so that you will not grow weary and lose heart”

I want to take the opportunity to thank ALL who helped make our Christmas Celebration so wonderful. The ladies and

gentlemen who decorated the Worship Center, Heather Allen and Cindy Hunter for leading out with the Breakfast with Santa, our

Music Ministry under the direction of Barry Bryant for the beautiful Christmas music from our Celebration Choir, Worship

Choir, Hand Bells, and those precious children singing on Sunday morning. Thank you to all of you. Thank you to Nelson

Fleming and pianists for an outstanding Christmas at the Keyboards. Special Thanks to Noelle Porter and Carrie Harlin, Director and Assistant Director for bringing many of the WEE Children to sing at our Candlelight Christmas Service. Thank you to Mark Hunter

and the Tech Team for handling the sound and lighting at different events. For all who helped Heather Allen with the Church wide

Breakfast, thank you… I say THANK YOU TO ALL!

As the New Year begins, remember two things:

“Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, and the new has come.” (2 Cor. 5:17)

“Jesus looked at them and said, ‘With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God.”

(Mark 10:27)

Happy New Year! You are Loved and Appreciated!

Sons of Jubal Concert Mt. Harmony Baptist Church

Thursday, February 1st at 7:00pm

A worship concert presented by the Sons of Jubal: a praise and proclamation ministry of the Georgia Baptist Mission Board. There is no cost, however a free-will love offering will be taken during the concert to support mission projects of the Sons of Jubal.

Mt. Harmony has the wonderful privilege of hosting The Sons of Jubal for their very first concert of 2018, on Thursday, February 1st. The preludes will begin at 6:30 p.m., and the concert will begin at 7:00 p.m. Begin now inviting all of your family, friends, and neighbors, and help get the word out to other nearby churches who will want to take advantage of

the only concert in Cobb County or the western area of metro Atlanta this year.

Members will begin arriving for rehearsals in the morning and will be on site until after the concert that evening. We will need quite an army of volunteers to help staff the day of the concert.

some of our expert bakers to make homemade snacks for the afternoon break time and cakes for dessert to go along with our dinner

volunteers to be hosts and hostesses throughout the building to greet and give directions

help in the kitchen and fellowship hall throughout the afternoon, and especially during the meal.

If you would like to volunteer, there will be sign-up sheets on the kiosks in the back of the worship center, or you can see or contact Nelson.

Boomers & Beyond

The Boomers & Beyond is an active group of adults ages 55 and up. One Wednesday morning each month, the group gathers for a

Covered Dish Luncheon. There are also several music opportunities and activities especially for this group.

Wednesdays

11:00 a.m. Boomers & Beyond Celebration Ringers Rehearsal

11:30 a.m. Boomers & Beyond Celebration Choir Rehearsal

Dates to remember

Jan 10 Rehearsals resume

Jan 17 Senior Adult Covered Dish Luncheon 12:30

Homebound For The Month Ms. Roma Fleming (B/D 1/25) Ms. Gloria Baxter

1600 Lee Road, Rm 509 404 King Springs Village Pkwy

Brookdale @ Sweetwater Creek Delmar Gardens, Rm 9125A

Lithia Springs, GA 30122 Smyrna, GA 30082

Ms. Maxine Halleck Mr. & Mrs. Oscar (Faye) Thigpen

37 Sunset Path 5946 Cardinal Drive SW

Powder Springs, GA 30127 Mableton, GA 30126

January Birthdays

01-01 Joy Cantrell 01-04 Gene Benton 01-07 Martha Jones 01-07 Linda Boisjolie 01-09 Paul Breemes 01-11 Dot Holbrook 01-13 Charlyn Garner 01-16 Sabine Kelley 01-21 Sue Elliott 01-22 Brooke McCard

01-24 Gerald Hutcheson 01-25 Roma Fleming 01-26 Zack Bridges 01-27 Ruth Cantrell 01-27 Chandler Langston 01-29 Cherie Crider 01-29 Brian Sanders 01-30 Ava Michael 01-31 Donna Evans 01-31 Carol Glosson

To Mr. & Mrs. Wendell (Anne) Walker in the death of his sister, Joyce Moore, of Carrollton.

To the family of Mrs. Mary Nell Rainwater

To the family of Edna Morris

Sympathy

We want to express our gratitude to our Church Family during our time of grief. Please continue to keep our family in your

thoughts and prayers for the days to come. Thank you again so very much. The Rainwater and McCard Families

Thank You Note

Milestone

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Susan Lewis for 22 years of faithful service to Mt. Harmony on January 2nd.

January 2018 Calendar

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 New Year’s Day

Church Office

Closed

2 3 4 5 6

7 On Mission Church

1st service in

Fellowship Hall

10:30am

8 9 10 Middle Ground

Ministries Resume

11 12 Save-it-forward

Packing 3pm

13

14 5pm Deacons

Meeting

6pm Conference

15

16 Save-it-forward

Distribution at

Harmony Leland

5-7pm

17 12:30 Senior

Adult Covered

Dish Luncheon

18 19 20

21 Sanctity of Human

Life Sunday

22 23 24 25 26 27

28 29 30 31

5 MORE FOR THE LORD!

HERE’S THE CHALLENGE…!

5 MORE PHONE CALLS TO PROSPECTS EACH WEEK!

5 MORE PROSPECTS TO REACH EACH WEEK!

5 MORE INVITES TO LIFEGROUPS AND WORSHIP EACH WEEK!

5 MORE DOLLARS TO GIVE EACH WEEK!

What will the Lord do as we commit to 5 MORE FOR THE LORD?

WHEN GOD BLESSES YOU FINANCIALLY, DON’T RAISE YOUR STANDARD OF LIVING—

RAISE YOUR STANDARD OF GIVING.

4 WAYS TO GIVE Online Giving

To give online:

Step One: visit mtharmony.org/give

Step Two: Select “Give Online.” You can also create a church account so you can track your personal giving . “Create Account” is located on the top right hand side of the secure giving screen.

Step Three: Select amount and method, then designate the fund and enter the required information.

Step Five: “Donate Now”

Thank you for giving to the ministry of Mt. Harmony.

OUR MISSION IS HELPING PEOPLE FIND GOD We’ve seen the transformation hundreds of times – people who came to us full of doubt and uncertainty become secure in the knowledge of their rightful place in God’s great kingdom. The change may start slowly – in a Bible Study class or choir participation, perhaps – but once it begins, it picks up speed. Serving Jesus together, shared experiences, time spent in prayer – all bring us closer to our highest calling. Take the first step toward personal renewal – join us for services this week! Above all else, Mt. Harmony is a church that loves Jesus, loves people, and loves our community. We're just real people, but we are passionate about helping people become fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ. Mt. Harmony partners with over 45,000 churches (16 million Christians) who call themselves Southern Baptists. Together we support 10,000 missionaries in 154 nations around the world.

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Sunday AM 9:15AM LIFEgroups for all Ages 10:30AM Celebration Worship (Childcare provided birth-4 yrs.) Kids XP (K5 through 5th grade)

Tuesday 7:00AM Men's Prayer Time Chapel Building

Wednesday — All Activities will resume January 10th

11:00AM B&B Celebration Ringers Rehearsal Music Suite

11:30AM B&B Celebration Choir Rehearsal Music Suite

5:45-8:15PM Nursery (birth-2 yrs.) 1st Floor Education Bldg.

6:00-6:45PM Men’s & Ladies’ Ensembles Music Suite

6:00-6:45PM Pastor’s Bible Study Fellowship Hall

6:00-7:30PM Preschool (ages 3-5) E107

Children (grades 1-6) E203

6:45-7:30PM Prayer Time & Outreach Visitation Fellowship Hall

6:45-8:00PM Worship Choir Rehearsal Music Suite