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Pinecrest Baptist Church

209 Felton Road

Portsmouth, VA 23701

Phone: 757.488.2191

Fax: 757.488.9093

email@pinecrestbaptistchurch.net

www.pinecrestbaptistchurch.com

Join us April 6

as the Easter’s

will be here to

share their

music at a

combined

service starting

at 10:00 a.m.

To find out more about Jeff and Sherri Easter,

their testimony and their music, visit their

website at www.jeffandsherrieaster.com.

In this issue:

Pastor’s Point

Quarterly Business Meeting

Children’s Ministry

April Birthdays

April Calendar

Youth Ministry

Music Notes

Easter Sunday, April 20 SON OF GOD

Join us for a four-week series beginning Easter Sunday at both services.

Everyone present will receive a free gift.

Week 1: The Son of Man Week 2: The Sinner’s Friend Week 3: The Anointed One Week 4: The Coming King

.

www.goingfarther.net

Billy Graham’s Christian Life and Witness Course

starting soon on Sundays at 9:45 am.

Easter Sunday Services times 8:30 and 11 am

Lily’s

Easter Carol

Children’s Easter Program

April 13, 8:30 and 11 AM

great food, good music, with cakes & other auctions

Friday, April 11 6-8 PM

Big BBQ Benefit Pinecrest Hall

Tickets are free! Donations accepted.

100% of all donations go to the Youth

Challenge of South Hampton Roads Shelter

For more info, contact Pinecrest Baptist

Church at 488-2191 or

Keith Bowden at 305-2292

Sunday Night Series still continues

studying the Book of Colossians,

and the theme

“Christ is All you Need”.

6:30 pm every Sunday

Pastor’s Point Dear Pinecrest Friends,

Easter will be celebrated on April 20th this year and to the Christian, the main event of that day is the celebration of the resurrection of Christ. Did you ever wonder - What IF Christ had not risen? According to the resurrection chapter of

the Bible, 1 Corinthians 15, IF there were no resurrection then: Verse 14 - the preacher’s sermons would be of no value Verse 15 - we would be considered liars Verse 17 - our faith would be a joke - we are still sinners not forgiven and not on our way to heaven. Verse 18 - our loved ones that died are dead with no hope beyond the grave Verse 19 - we would be pitiful people because we have no hope beyond this life. But because it is certain that Christ rose from the dead and proved with over 500 witnesses we change every IF to a definite. Don’t be an IFFY Christian this Easter, be a definite believer that definitely appreciates, celebrates and appropriates the resurrection of Christ. The resurrection chapter closes with these victorious statements: “But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. 1 Corinthians 15:57-58. May you definitely have a victorious Easter. Victoriously yours in Christ, Pastor Tom Potter

Listen to the sermons online at

www.pinecrestbaptistchurch.com then go to

Sermon Audio page and click on the sermon

you would like to hear. The sermon page is

updated weekly.

New Members

Brenda Leche

Glenn &Tiffany

Muller

Mary Perkins

Brenda Ralph

Kevin & Andrea

Young

Welcome to our

church. It is a

blessing to have you

with us!

Adult Sunday School Teachers and Class

Presidents Meeting

April 1, 7 PM, Believer’s Too Classroom

Lenten Services

12 Noon

St. Andrews United Methodist

April 2: Rev. Kolbi Shartzer April 9: Rev. Kirk Culpepper

April 18, Good Friday, Rev. Tom Potter

Worship Choir Rehearsal has moved back to Wednesdays at 7:30 pm in the Choir Room.

Monday, April 14 and 28, 6:30 pm, Singfest Rehearsal, Choir Room

If you are interested in a contemporary

Saturday night worship service at our church

then please contact Brent at

btrahan@pinecrestbaptistchurch.net

for more information. You can also call the

church office at 757-488-2191.

Heart to Heart April 3

10 am to 12 noon

Covered dish

We will be making

encouragement

cards for the

homebound.

Hampton Road Regional Jail

Ministries Banquet

April 7, starting at 6:45 pm

Tickets are still

available. Contact

Marjorie Dean or the

church office for

information.

Transportation

provided, leaving the

church at 6:00 pm

Order your Easter Lily in memory or honor of a loved one. Orders will be taken until April 6. Price will still be $7.00 per plant. Place your order and payment in the offering plate, box or give to a Flower Committee member (Ronnie & Rita Brett, Connie Currie, and Barbara Twine).

Name: ____________________________

In Honor of: ________________________

In Memory of: ______________________

Total number of plants ordered:________

Total amount enclosed: ___Cash or Check

April 8, 7 pm

MEETING

Quarterly

April 16, 6:30 PM

A local artist is in the

process of doing a

custom painting of

Pinecrest Baptist Church.

Copies will be available

to the Pinecrest family

with all donations going

to help one of our young

pastors, Chris Bagley, with

a new church start in

Suffolk.

Watch for details coming

your way soon.

The children are waiting on the weather to change to match the

season that we are heading into. Spring is here and that means

winter is going, hopefully. We had a great time at the Green

Sunday School Party, as the children celebrated a day of

missions. The Boy Scouts began their spring with their first

meeting at the Harmon House. They will be making minor

improvements to the house and grounds that may seem major.

On the near horizon there is a combined service on April 6th

starting at 10 am. The

children, K-5th

grade will be in the service. The preschool and nursery will be staffed

for this service. Volunteers can expect the service to last about an hour and half.

On April 12th

, the Children’s Ministry will be hosting the annual, Pancake and Easter

Egg Hunt. The Baptist Men will start serving breakfast at 9 am. The Children’s Choir

will sing a couple songs and a devotion will be given. Then, the hunt will begin. See

you there!

Pastor Marcus

Greetings;

March has been one exciting month in the student ministry here at Pinecrest. On March 14-15, we took

several students to the planet wisdom conference in Woodbridge, Va. There the students learned what it

takes to Thrive and dig deeper in their relationship with Christ so they will be able to effectively share their

faith with their classmates. Also, on March 21st we took 30 students and adults to the premiere showing of

the new movie God’s Not Dead. It is a movie based on standing up for your faith when everything and

everyone is against you.

With April coming we are not slowing down. On April 10-12 the Sr. High students will be attending Liberty

University’s College for a weekend. This will give the students an idea of

what college life will be like. Cost is $50 and covers housing on campus and

all meals on campus. Then on April 19th the student ministry will be going

to feed the homeless. We also want to wish all of our student athletes good

luck on their sports seasons.

Some upcoming events to keep in mind. June 26-28th is Kings Fest. Cost is

$120 for 3 day pass and hotel room. Also, the Student ministry will be going

on a missions trip to the Eastern Shore July 13-19th. A deposit of $100 is due

no later than April 16th. I am going to need chaperones for both trips.

Blessings

Jose Esparra

youth Attention 2014 Graduates

Please let the office know if you or

someone you know will be graduating from

high school or college this year. Also,

Edith B. Mitchell Scholarships applications are available in

the church office. Scholarship applications must be returned

by April 21, completed in full.

College For a Weekend

at

April 13-19

See Jose to sign-up

June 26-28

Reserve your spot by the end of April

Vacation Bible School: July 13th-17th,

6pm to 8pm

1st VBS Meeting: May 19th at 7pm

for K-5th grade July 21-25

& August 4-8

9 am to 3 pm

Planet Wisdom 2014

Save the

Dates!

April 2014 1 April Fool’s Day

7 PM Sunday School Teachers/ Class Presidents Meeting/Believers Too Class

2

12 PM Lenten Service, St.

Andrews Methodist Church

3

10 AM Heart to Heart

2 PM Pinecrest Hall in use

7 PM Believer’s Class in use

4

1 PM Pinecrest Hall and

Sanctuary in use

5

TGMA Jubliee/Pinecrest

Hall and Sanctuary in use all

day

6

10 AM Combined Service -

The Easters

6:30 PM Communion

7

6:45 PM Hampton Roads

Jail Banquet

8

7 PM Church Council/

Believer’s Too Class

9

12 PM Lenten Service, St.

Andrews Methodist Church

10 11

6 - 8 PM BBQ Benefit for

Youth Challenge of South

Hampton Roads/Pinecrest

Hall

12

9 AM Pancake Breakfast

and Easter Egg Hunt

13 Palm Sunday

8:30 and 11 AM Children’s

Easter Program “Lily’s

Easter Carol”

14

6 PM Singfest Rehearsal/

Choir Room

15

6:30 PM Finance Meeting

7 PM Deacon’s Meeting

16

6:30 PM Quarterly Business

Meeting/Sanctuary

17

18 Good Friday

12 PM Lenten Service, St.

Andrews Methodist Church

19

10 AM Pinecrest Hall in use

all day

20 Easter Sunday 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 Youth Sunday 28

6 PM Singfest Rehearsal/

Choir Room

29 30

Every Sunday

8:30 AM Traditional Worship

9:45 AM Sunday School

11:00 AM Blended Worship

5:00 PM Women of Praise

6:00 PM AWANA

6:30 PM Evening Worship

Every Monday

10:30 AM Senior Adult Choir

Rehearsal/Choir Room

7:30 PM Praise Team

Rehearsal/Sanctuary

Every Tuesday

11:00 AM Women’s Bible

Study

8:00 PM Basketball/PH

Every Wednesday 5:15 PM Dinner 6:00 PM MS Youth,L.O.F.T. 6:00 PM Pioneer Club, upstairs 6:00 PM Children’s Choir (age 3, 4 & 5)

6:15 PM - Music, personal prayer and meditation 6:30 PM Mid Week Uplift 6:45 PM Children’s Choir (older) 7 PM HS Youth/Youth Module 7:30 PM Worship Choir Rehearsal

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

April Birthdays

1. Brynn Cumbia, Jimmy Drew

2. John Garner, Elizabeth Hendrix

3. Carolyn Bell

4. Dixie Davies, JoAnne Jones, Charlie Larry, Rita

Newberry, Teresa Vance

5. Brian Layne, Gary Meents

6. Anne Atkins, Tiffany Crotts

7. Carol Hernandez, Shelly Posey, Letha Young

8. Rachel Baines, Joyce Blount, Grady Ritchie,

Gene Robinson, Calvin Vander Molen

9. Brandon Copeland, Dot Lightbody

10. David Cahoon, Tara Cook, Tyrone Gahagan,

Charles Griffin, Brittany Knox, Wayne Perry

11. Chris Gill

12. Kelly Hobbs, Glen Keyes

13. Matthew Minnick, Amanda Phelps

14. Tommy Lanthorn, Rodney Riddle

15. Richard Bond, Ray Harris, Bonnie Robinson,

William Shearin

16. Imogene Brewer, Justin Harrell, Rose Zollars

17. Juanita Lee, Sharolyn Potter, Betty Reynolds

18. Eric Combs, Casey Davies, Terry Goldfarb, Collin

Osborne, Rachel Preston, Buddy Saunders

19. Rocky Elvis

20. April Crawford, Benny Ragland

21. Brittany Collier, Robin Meents, Garry Rockwell,

Ashlyn Shearin

22. Dillon Hagwood, Amber Jackson, Mary Perkins

23. Debra Blow, Timothy Boggs, Brandie Nickelson

24. Kourtney Perry, Shannon Kelley

25. Barbara Gray, Doris Richardson

26. Nancy Bell, Leon Goley, Brian Johnston, Jerry

Zakowski, Catherine Zinsner

27. Joan Copeland, Donna Newman, Brett Phelps

28. Cindy Tumilty, Chris Turner

30.

Feed the Homeless-Van in use