A P R I L 2 0 1 7

" 1

Mt. CarmelAPRIL 2017

BENTON EDITIONConnections  

WE’RE HAVING A BALL AT MT. CARMEL COMMUNITY Our April activity calendar is going to be a hit with all of our sports fans! If you haven’t been participating in our daily activities, there is no better time to give it a shot!

Major League Baseball officially begins on April 2nd, followed by the NCAA Division 1 Men’s Basketball Championship game on April 3rd and the 81st edition of the Masters Tournament which begins on April 6th. While America’s sports enthusiasts are celebrating the convergence of three of their favorite sports this month, Mt. Carmel Community will be having a ball of our own! Along with numerous Easter events and worship opportunities, we will feature a variety of activities based on sports this month! Join us as we tee off with a game of Golf Bingo on the first day of the Masters Tournament, April 6! Celebrate the record-setting home run of Barry Bonds with a game of Home Run Hangman on April 7. Step up to the plate and try your hand at “Dart” the Ball Game in the morning on the 10th and then join us in the Theater for the movie Out of Left Field in the afternoon . Let us take you out to the ball game on April 11! Tickets are just $13 and include the game at Dickey Stephens Park and a buffet lunch of hot dogs and hamburgers with all the trimmings! You must sign up in advance; tickets and seats are limited. We’re going to have a ball with Wheel of Fortune featuring sports categories on the 21st and join us for some rousing competition at Team Ball Toss on the 28th! Did you know that Babe Ruth had a reputation for eating as many as 12 hot dogs before a game? We’re going to celebrate Babe Ruth Day on the 27th with a Ballpark Lunch, followed by Baseball Bingo on Hall 3 at 1:30. Join us for all the fun and you’ll see why we are saying, “We’re having a ball at Mt. Carmel Community!”

B E N T O N E D I T I O N

Easter ActivitiesAs Easter Sunday approaches you’ll notice a spirit of excitement building at Mt. Carmel Community! The Morning Glories from Benton First Baptist will kick off the Easter season by presenting their spring concert on April 5. Have some fun with Chick Tac Toe on Friday, the 7th! Easter week we’ll enjoy the Bunny Hop Game, a visit from Small Blessings Preschool, and Easter Basket Bingo. Join us on the morning of Good Friday at “Faith & Friends” as we look at the greatest event of all time - the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ. In the afternoon go back in time with us in the Theater as we watch The Jesus Film, which depicts the Easter story. Be sure to join our Easter Sunday worship service, led by Kim Hammer, in the dining room.

April HighlightsWe have some new entertainers on the calendar this month along with our faithful groups who sing for us on a monthly basis. Jan and Amy, with Big Rock Music & Puppetry, will be our guests at 6:00 on the 4th. Geyer Springs First Baptist Church will be joining us for an “Old Time Sing-a-Long” on April 18. Another new group to Mt. Carmel Community, The Lightfoot Family Band, will be performing American old time and folk tunes, dustbowl ballads, gospel music, and celtic songs on the morning of the 26th. Everyone is invited to join us for a special Piano Recital before dinner on April 27.

At Mt. Carmel Community, we love our volunteers! We will be hosting a Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon for all of our volunteers on Tuesday, April 18.

We’ll be going out to lunch at Colton’s Steak House on Wednesday, April 19. Our monthly out to lunch trips always promise lots of fun, sweet fellowship, and good food!

Our Bingo Store will be held at a new time, 2:00 pm, on Tuesday, the 25th.

Faith MattersFaith is a big part of who we are at Mt. Carmel Community. We have many opportunities for Bible study and fellowship every month. Each Sunday afternoon a volunteer from the community leads in worship. Indian Springs Baptist Church offers a Fellowship and Bible Study hour every other Monday. On Thursday mornings a class led by Ginger Buck has been studying the New Testament for over a year now, and this month will begin a study of the book Seamless, which shows how the whole Bible connects as one seamless thread. You are invited to come listen in and follow along in Bibles provided. Once a month on Friday, join us for “Faith & Friends,” which is a theme-related Bible talk about a variety of subjects, led by Ginger.

APRIL 6 • BRENDA MATHIS

APRIL 7 • SHILONDA ALCORN

APRIL 10 • JENNIFER RED

APRIL 11 • JEAN BROWN

APRIL 19 • CLARIECE ROSS

APRIL 21 • MARY VOWELL

APRIL 24 • NITA PRUITT

APRIL 24 • MEAGAN WHITWORTH

APRIL 27 • SHAUNA VEAZEY

APRIL 30 • KENNETH DYER

APRIL 30 • MARGIE SULLIVAN

APRIL 30 • CATHERINE WELLS

April BirthdaysB E N T O N E D I T I O N