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Grace Memoria l Bapt ist Church
S P I R I T O F G R AC E
I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :
Stewardship Report 2
Pastor’s Column 2
Nursery Schedule 2
Senior Adults News 2
Youth Ministries 3
More Church News 3
MAY 2018
Events & Menus on the
May Calendar
National Day of Prayer will be observed Thursday, May 3, Noon, Heritage Park Pavilion
Join us as various clergy, civic leaders, and elected officials lead in prayer for our local, state and national government. Theme: Pray for America—Unity
Remember in Prayer…
Each week in the bulletin we will give you a member of the Pastor Search Team and a Church Staff mem-ber to lift up in prayer as the pastor search continues. Please pray with us as we strive to seek God’s will.
Pastor Search Team: Don Carruth, Rhena Coggin, P.J. Graham, David Kessler, Johnny Lewis, JoAnn Pilcher, Andrew Pitman; alternates are Norris Grubbs and Lynda Palao
GMBC Church Staff: Jerry Smith, Mike Mohler, Mitch Peltonen, Rick Johnson, Debbie Thomas, Andi Peltonen, Christine Hol-ton, Amy Lutman, Diane Lane, Venita Richards, Tim Gagliano, Brian Palen
Also remember to pray for Dr. Phelps as he brings the sermon each Sunday.
God of This City UNDER THE DIRECTION
OF LYNDA PALAO
Presented by
the Children’s Choir
Sunday, May 6, 10:15am
With God’s help, and through their desperate
quest to keep the homeless shelter open, the
characters realize they can make a difference
right where they live. HE is GOD of this city!
DEACONS
OF THE WEEK
April 29-May 5
DAVID PILCHER
ED DEMEYERE
DAVID HANNA
May 6-12
SCOTT PURVIS
MIKE O’DANIELL
JOE CHEBAHTAH
May 13-19
RAY WILLIS
KEVIN BEANE
FRED BURTON
May 20-26
ANDREW PITMAN
DAVID KESSLER
CHAD PALAO
May 27-June 2
ED DEMEYERE
RICK JOHNSON
P. J. GRAHAM
High School Seniors and College Students
Grace Memorial church members who are pursuing an undergraduate degree
from any college or university or a graduate degree from the New Orleans Baptist
Theological Seminary are eligible for the Frick Memorial Scholarship or the
Stringer Memorial Scholarship. Either full-time or part-time students may apply.
Application forms and guidelines/procedures are available in the Information Center or the
church office. ALL applications and supporting documentation must be submitted by Monday,
May 14.
COLLEGE GRADUATES In our June Newsletter we
would like to acknowledge those
in our church who are receiving
undergraduate and graduate
degrees this spring. Please give us the
graduate’s name, school attended, and
degree received.
Happy
Mother’s Day!
Sunday,
May 13th
WE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER THOSE WHO SERVED.
High School Graduate
Recognition Sunday, May 20th
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Stewardship—April AVERAGE WEEKLY
Sunday School 232
Morning Worship Service 348
Sunday Night Live 53
Van Ministry 13
Wednesday Family Night 98
Budget Needed Per Week $ 17,077.00
Average Weekly Receipts (Budget) 14,985.60
Average Weekly Receipts (Budget & Designated) 16,514.04
YEAR-TO-DATE
Budget Needs $ 290,309.00
Budget Receipts 263,636.74
All Missions 6,483.00
Total Other Designated 33,568.15
Total Deposits: $ 303,687.89
Budget Expenditures $ 246,714.58
GVOM Balance $ 855,678.34
Decisions for Christ (Sept. 2017-Aug. 2018) 18
By Baptism (Sept. 2017-Aug. 2018) 14
Decisions for Christ—April
COLLINS, Catherine Nicole, (baptized), 69579 16th Section
Road, Pearl River, LA, 70452, 985-288-7278
CLAYBROOK, Herbert, (by letter), 6 Weeping Oak Lane,
70458, 504-577-7288
BORDERS, Robert and Janet, 258 Cross Gates, 70461,
985-788-2264
WORSHIP SERVICE CHILDCARE SCHEDULE
Childcare is provided during the morning Worship Services
in the Children’s Building for birth thru age 3. Children age 4
thru 3rd grade are dismissed to Children’s Church.
Code 100 on the Worship Center monitor indicates
more workers are needed in the Nursery
May 6 Tina Tulino, Anastasha Wallace,
Help Needed
May 13 Darla Mansfield, Elaine Strahan,
Help Needed
May 20 Mary Jane Smith, Jan DeMeyere, Bro. Bob Heustess
Help Needed
May 27 Melanie DiRosa, Libby Behrens, Lyndsey Mohler,
Help Needed
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!! Contact Elaine Strahan, 290-9619, if you can help,
and be blessed!
God is at work in and through Grace Memorial Baptist Church. We rejoice with those who declared their saving
faith and repentance during April through believer’s baptism. We are grateful to those who have followed God’s leadership to serve Him through the ministries of GMBC and have presented themselves for church membership. Our hearts fill to abundance by witnessing the miracle of Gift and her family among us. Thank you to so many who invested time, money, food, love, and prayer on behalf of this sweet child’s future. God was gracious to allow us this privilege. Our pastor search committee has been prayerfully at work through-out the past months. They have worked through another large number of possible pastors. Now they are entering into critical discussions, seeking our Lord’s confirmation for a final recommendation to the con-gregation. This is a time for us to bathe the committee with our prayers as they focus their work and listen carefully for God’s voice regarding the future of our church. The constitution and bylaws task force worked tirelessly to present thorough and careful recommendations. The Sunday evening congre-gational discussions were good-spirited, direct, open, and constructive. Dr. Wascom offered winsome and clear direction to keep the discus-sions focused and the process helpful. The amended recommendations adopted strongly by the congregation this past Sunday evening should help to clear up the inadvertent confusion over several important issues encountered last fall. May will be an exciting month for our congregation. On May 6 our children will present God of This City with the help of Lynda Palao and her great team of volunteers. We will express gratitude for mothers on May 13, Mothers Day. On May 20 our youth choir will help lead worship and we will celebrate our members who have achieved an important academic milestone and are graduating. The last Sunday of the month we will remember those who have given their lives in service to secure and defend our national freedoms. God is indeed at work in and through our congregation. The future of GMBC is as bright and hopeful as the promises and grace of God! With gratitude and love, Brother Dennis
Christian sympathy is extended to …
...Family and friends of Zelma Benson on her
death.
...Randy Baamonde and family on the death of her mother,
Lillian Blum.
...Family and friends of Jo Ellis (former member) on her death.
Everyone age 55 and older is invited to…
B.A.S.I.C. Dinner Meeting Tuesday, May 15, 6:00pm in the Fellowship Hall
ENTERTAINMENT: Jimmie Jones, Guest Speaker
MENU: Ham, Potato Salad, Dessert
RESERVATIONS REQUESTED
Sign up on the Sunday bulletin tear-off or call the church office by
noon on Monday, May 14, to make reservations for dinner. Thank
you!
BASC Trip—Global Wildlife, Friday, May 11. Leave the church at
8am.
TRIP TO ARK & AMISH ADVENTURE—October 22-29, 2018. This
trip is open to the church! $100 deposit is due MAY 27 and final
payment is due August 19. See Elizabeth Hanna or the brochure for
more info.
Congratulations to…
Scott and Christy Purvis on the birth of their son,
Pierce Allen, on April 20, 2018.
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REGULAR SUNDAY SCHEDULE
Sunday School-9 AM, Worship Service-10:15 Youth Choir-4:00, Growth Groups-5:00
WEDNESDAYS Huddle-6:30- Check out this month’s themes below! Cupcake Night-May 2nd Nueve de Mayo Night-May 9th Float Night-May 16th Fun and Games Night-May 23rd Italian Night (Roamin’ Through Romans)-May 30th
MAY EVENTS Growth Groups-Begins May 20th 5:00 Dinner and a Movie-May 6th, 5:00 Mother’s Day-May 13, No afternoon activities! Enjoy your Mommas! Chick Chat and MOG BBQ-Friday,25th, 6PM Fundraiser Lunch-May 27 I’m Clean Night-May 27, 6:00 BabyCakes Game-Thursday, 31st
What’s Coming Up! VBS-June 18-22 Mission Fuge - July 9-14, University of Mobile
Hello from the Kid’s Wing!
I hope that all is well with everyone!
The state Bible drill trip was wonderful! (Even the most difficult of trips in the past have so many blessings!) In fact this entire year has been a huge blessing. Memorizing the scriptures isn't easy, but when you make it fun, it sure helps! Let's face it, we all should be memorizing scripture to the best of our abilities. You may not always have your Bible handy, or even your Bible app, (I hope you have one). What you have hidden in your heart, the Lord will use frequently when your eyes are on Him.
VBS is right around the corner, we need a couple volunteers, mostly in the very young to young categories... Please contact Kim Grubbs or myself if you haven't already. AND EVERYONE BE IN PRAYER! This is a wonderful opportunity to serve the Lord and see Him work. We usually see children saved, and we also see children grow! I also see adults who are serving encouraged, and stretched, and most often thankful. It is all around wonderful, so I hope you can serve in some capacity.
The Lord is our refuge and strength,
Mitch
CHURCH STAFF
DR. DENNIS PHELPS Interim Preaching Pastor
JERRY SMITH Associate Pastor
Students/Facilities [email protected]
MICHAEL MOHLER Associate Pastor
Music/Adult Education [email protected]
MITCH PELTONEN Children’s Ministry Assistant
RICK JOHNSON Facilities Manager
DEBBIE THOMAS Secretary/Receptionist
ANDI PELTONEN Student Secretary
CHRISTINE HOLTON Music Secretary
AMY LUTMAN Financial Secretary & Outreach Secretary
DIANE LANE Treasurer
ELAINE STRAHAN Nursery Coordinator & Church Hostess
BOB HEUSTESS Pastor Emeritus
Early Learning Center
VENITA RICHARDS Director
Ministers
EVERY CHURCH MEMBER MEMBER
YOUTH PARENTS — We need your email address so we can keep you up to date and a part of our online Parent Ministry Site. We would like to have your cell information also so we can text you with reminders and updates. Send that info to me at [email protected] or to Andi Peltonen at [email protected].
The Chinese Ministry Kicked-off their
worship service on Sunday, February 25 in the
Fellowship Hall. They meet at 5pm. Please be
in prayer for this ministry as we reach out to
the Chinese population in our community.
Thank you for all the calls,
prayers, and cards during my
illness. Freda Allen
VACATION
BIBLE SCHOOL JUNE 18-22
9:00AM-12:30PM
For children who have completed Kindergarten through 6th grade.
Registration forms are available in the church office and info center.
VBS 2018
