Pastor: Dr. Scott Salsman

Minister of Traditional Music: Rev. Dick Bailey

Pastor’s Notes

April 2013 Volume 137, Number 4

T H E M E S S E N G E R

VOLUME 134, NUMBER 2 FEBRUARY 2010 JULY 2010

4931 Centerville Road Williamsburg, VA 23188

Address Service Requested

Phone: 757-258-0303 Fax: 757-258-5270

Website: www.jamesriverbaptist.org Email: secretaryjrbc@gmail.com

JAMES RIVER BAPTIST CHURCH—COMMITTED TO SHARING CHRIST WITH WILLIAMSBURG AND THE WORLD

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Children’s Ministry Update

Each week we offer: Sunday mornings: Sunday School classes, children’s worship during the worship service Sunday evenings at 6pm: Bible Skills, Drills, and Thrills for Grades K through 5th. For more infor-mation, please contact Stephanie Glazener at 804-536-1592. Wednesday evenings: Kids on Missions

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Wednesday, April 3 &

Sunday, April 7 Children’s events cancelled

Sunday, April 14 3:30-6pm Bowling at Twin Pins We will meet at the church at 3:30pm.

Thanks always to the workers; without you, none

of this is possible!!

Minister of Students & Contemporary Worship: Brenden Lawson

I write this article today from Mark’s bedside. Sharon and I have spent many days and nights here. We thank God for the Children’s Hospital of the Kings Daughters and what a wonderful job all the nurses and doctors and staff do every day in taking care of Mark and all the other patients. One of the secrets to the success of this hospital is how everyone works together. Our

floor is made up of four pods with four rooms to the pod. The nurses and aids on one floor all

work together. You can tell that they are friends and they laugh a lot. It really is a great place

and it needs to be. Imagine working in an environment filled with sick children. It would not be

easy.

One of the secrets to the success of our church is that we work together for God with a spirit of joy and unity. I am convinced that James River Baptist Church is made up of some of the best and most loving people in Williamsburg. We live in a world that is spiritually ill. Let us work together and win it to Christ, one person at a time. We are starting a new ministry in our church with Senior Adults and I am so happy to see it. Williamsburg has a large population of older Americans-- notice I didn’t say old. I read some statistics about the aging of our country that puts this potential of reaching seniors in perspec-tive:

• 34% of all Americans is 50 years of age or older. • Every 7 seconds another person turns 50! • People age - 65 plus - number over 35 million representing one out of every 8 Americans. • As of July 1983, there are more adults age 65 or older than teenagers in the United

States. • This growing number of senior adults is living longer than ever before. More than two

hundred Americans reach age 100 each week. Buddy Tarrant has caught a vision for developing a Senior Adult program in James River. He has been meeting with several others and they are prayerfully moving forward. The first big meeting for this will be on Sunday, April 14 at noon. If you are interested in this as a senior or you would like to work with seniors, come out and join us. It is exciting to see how the Lord is working in our church! Thank you so much for your prayers for Mark. Blessings, Pastor Scott

Mission Moment Annie Armstrong Easter Offering

North American Missions Goal: $70 million Our church goal: $7,000

Theme: “Whatever It Takes: Reaching the One”

Acts 8:26-31

April Memory Verse Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up

their cross daily and follow me.” Luke 9:23

Senior Moment

A light lunch will be provided. Sign-up sheets are located in the Welcome Center and behind the sanctuary on the bulletin board. Come and

join with us in this exciting new ministry!

Senior Adult Ministry Planning Rally

Date: Sunday, April 14 Time: 12:00 noon

Location: Multi-Ministry Building

April 2013

"It Is Finished" is a musical work that will never be finished in the hearts and minds of those who experienced the Worship Choir's presentation Palm Sunday morning. It was a moving experience for those who listened, but especially for the Choir and those who helped make the event possible. In addition to the Choir, I want to thank Scott Baker for his valuable technical help, and Elizabeth Glazener and Sabrina Swift for their dramatic and interpretive role in two of the songs; also, Stephanie Glazener and Jaime Lawson for their assistance in our prepara-tions. It is my prayer that the finishing touches that Jesus put to our sin on the cross, may not only be received and accepted, but put into action as we daily walk out our mission to share the Good News during and after this wonderful season of the year. Finally, remember that worship is some-thing we are to do daily at home, and then join together with others of the faith in a corporate way each and every Sunday. I hope to see you this coming Sunday for a meaningful cele-bration of our Risen Christ!! Blessings! Dick Bailey

Sunday, April 7

9:00

Susanne Moore

Brittany Moore

Sunday, April 14

9:00

John Hofmeyer

Tracy Hofmeyer

11:00

Debbie Gregory

Brittany Coley

11:00

Pat Wilkerson

Bobby Wilkerson

April 21

9:00

Angie Baker

Seth Mallory

April 28

9:00

Mary Jo Lane

Angie Jenkins

11:00

Mary Jane Hogge

Paige Kirkpatrick

11:00

Sally Smith

Ronnie Smith

Mark your calendars!

April 26-28 - PBA Eastover Youth Retreat

June 17-21 - Vacation Bible School

June 25-29 - Centrifuge Summer Youth Camp

July 14th-18th - JRBC Summer Youth and Family Mission Trip to

Nickelsville, Virginia!

April 26-28 PBA Youth Weekend Retreat at Eastover Retreat Center. Cost: will be $50, which covers all food for the weekend, activities, 10 on 10 laser tag outdoors, speaker and worship. We will have massive games of hide and seek, dodgeball, campfires, s'mores, etc. Invited your friends out! DEADLINE TO SIGN UP: April 17th. June 17-21 Vacation Bible School Youth will help out for this awesome ministry opportunity!

June 25-29 Centrifuge Youth Camp July 14-18 JRBC Mission Trip to Nickelsville, VA (all ages, but children who have completed 5th grade and below need a parent to accompany them for the trip). The youth will be doing either construction work or a backyard Bible study using the same materials from our own VBS. Cost per youth for the trip is $100, and $125 for the adults.

Dearest Church Family:

We would like to say thank

you for your thoughtfulness

during and after my (Nancy’s)

surgery. Your homemade

meals, flowers, cards, and

many phone calls made us all

feel cared for and loved.

The Lagers

Michael, Nancy

& Vincent

Dear JRBC:

My sweet brother, Carey Davis,

passed away on February 24, 2013

at UNC Cancer Hospital in Chapel

Hill. Thank you for your prayers

during his illness and for the

cards, calls, and kind words since

his death.

God Bless You, Barbara Young

Dear Church Family:

I cannot tell you how much your

prayers, love, and concern mean

to me. It is wonderful, and cer-

tain times I have a very good

feeling of contentment and

peace.

My first treatments have gone

well with no nausea. Thank

God.

Of course, Kerry and all of my

family are so wonderful to me.

I am truly blessed.

I am praying for our church

family as well, especially the

prayer list.

I miss all of you and love you.

Peggy Langston

2 Thelma Kiser 7 Aaron Greene 14 Lucille Letchworth 25 Melanie Swift

2 Brandon Ozmer 8 Frances Wallbank 15 Mary Sawin 26 Evon Lemon

2 David Shiver 8 Taylor Helm 16 Paige Kirkpatrick 26 John Walls

2 Gregory Sleppy 9 Allison Walls 17 Elizabeth Wells 28 Mona Richardson

5 Elizabeth Aadahl 10 Cindy Jump 19 Harvey Price 29 Caroline Jones

5 Jim Wallbank 10 Stacy Seay 20 Mary Whittenton 30 Steve Gray

6 Diane Abel 11 Lanny Freeland 21 Ronnie Smith 30 Austin Kirby

6 Denise Fleischmann 13 Libby Farmer 23 Bubby Hogge 30 Gail Warden

6 Aaron Wiggins 14 Nicole Jump 24 Brooke Smith

Letters

from

Our

Church Family and Friends