Mountain Messenger

McConnell Baptist Church

Hiawassee, GA 30546

August 2019

August 2019

Mountain Messenger August 2019

McConnell Baptist Church

Hiawassee, GA 30546

The Pastor’s Pen

Welcome

Who Am I? Most of the time that’s a question we ask ourselves inwardly

but seldom outwardly; and for good reason. If you ask it out-

wardly, the world will give you a hundred different options,

and then, slap a label on you that has nothing to do with who

God created you to be. Listen to what Paul said…

Because you are sons and daughters, God sent the Spirit of his

Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba, Father!” 7 Therefore, you

are no longer a slave but a son or daughter, and if you are

his child, then you are also an heir through God.

Gal. 4:6-7 (NIV)

Do you know what this means for you? No need to search

for myself. No need to grasp for meaning for my life or purpose

for what I do. No need to hope for inner peace; that sense of

well-being for which every heart longs. No need to hope that

someone or something will make me happy or give me joy. I no

longer need any of these things because grace has connected

me to you and you have named me your child. Excerpt From:

Paul David Tripp. “New Morning Mercies.”

You don’t work in the hope of getting an identity. You

work in celebration of the identity that, in Christ, you

have been given.

Pastor Steve

CHURCH CONFERENCE

Called Church Conference & Annual Corporate

Meeting, August 18th, immediately following the

evening service.

THE FEASTS OF THE LORD

The Chosen People SS Class will begin a new 12

week study on the 7 Festivals in the Old Testament

on Sunday, September 1st. If you would like to

join this class for this study, please contact Rob

Chassner at (404) 514-8008 or email

robertchassner@gmail.com.

SPECIAL MEETING

The Nannie Rose Tatham WMU

monthly meeting will be held at the Hiawassee

Park Clubhouse, 10:00 am, on Thursday, August

1st. We’ll have a salad/dessert luncheon along with

our program. All are welcome - just come and

bring either a salad or dessert to share.

WEEKDAY PRESCHOOL Open House, Friday, August 9th

Two Year olds, 9 am, 3 & 4 year olds, 10:30 am

Preschool Begins, August 19th

MCCONNELL ON MISSION Please pray for our mission team in service in

Nicaragua from Saturday, August 3rd to Saturday,

August 10th. Pray for the gospel to be shared and

lives changed through this mission effort!

Sunnie Anne

White Kay Bailey Rogers & Ann

Stone

McConnell family,

Virginia and I would like to say thank you for all of the

hospitality and love that you’ve shown to our family

over the last month. Even though we’ve been here

only a short while, we already feel part of the

McConnell family. I can’t wait to see all of the great

things that God has in store for McConnell in the days

to come. God desires for us all to be serving in some

area, so if you’re not serving presently, then I want to

encourage you to pray about where God can use you

to impact lives for Christ! Romans 5:8

Pastor Steve A.

GriefShare

Loss of Spouse Seminar Thursday, August 15th, 10-noon Family Life Center, Room 219 At a two-hour Loss of Spouse seminar you’ll

discover other people understand and have found

ways to make it through; why it won’t always hurt

so much; reasons for hope and practical tips for

coping with the death of a spouse.

GriefShare Support Group Thursdays, 10 am, beginning August 22nd Family Life Center, Room 219 This is a friendly, caring group of people who will

walk alongside you during one of life’s most diffi-

cult experiences. You don’t have to go through

the grieving process alone. If you’ve lost a spouse,

child, family member or friend to death, please

consider attending this 13-week session - you may

join at any time during this session. Questions or

concerns, please contact the church office at 706-

896-2281.

FIRST STEPS / NEWCOMERS

August 11th, 11:45 am, The Lodge

If you are new to the church or want information on

joining the church, please join Pastor Steve & Pastor

Danny as they share information about McConnell,

who we are and our vision. A light lunch will be

served. Please call the church office to register. This

class is a prerequisite for joining the church.

English as a Second Language Thursdays, 7 pm, beginning August 29th

Family Life Center, Room 219

This is a great community outreach to those for

whom English is not their first language. If you

know of someone who could benefit from learning

conversational English, please encourage them to

attend. If you would like to help with this ministry,

please contact Mary Dolvin or call the church office.

Awana Clubs Awana Equip Training Session

Saturday, August 17th, The Lodge, 9 am - 1 pm

Connect with other leaders. Learn practical ministry

tools. Refresh, be inspired & encouraged.

For more information, contact your Awana leaders,

David Keating or Wayne Nelson or call the church

office.

Awana Clubs

Mondays, beginning August 19th, 3 pm

Our Awana clubs will soon resume for this school year!

If you are interested in joining this team, please contact

David Keating or Wayne Nelson at 706-896-2281.

Awana Parent Orientation & Dinner

Monday, August 26th, 5:00 pm,

Family Life Center

The Awana Leaders will host an orientation &

dinner for Awana Clubbers and their parents.

MOVE UP & CHANGE

IN SUNDAY SCHEDULE

Sunday, August 18th is a big day for our kids! This

will be “move up” Sunday for our preschoolers who

are moving up to Kindergarten in the Children’s

Department and for the 5th graders who will be

moving up to Summit Students!

In addition, starting on the 18th, we will no longer

be bringing our PEAK Kids to the Worship Center

for the beginning of worship. Instead, they will

stay over in the kid’s area after Sunday School. So,

parents, if you don’t make it to Sunday School,

please be sure to take your kids to the PEAK Kids

Department and check them in when you come in

to church.

We want to encourage our people to worship

together as a family so we will not have our

normal PEAK Kids Worship on 5th Sundays.

The next 5th Sunday is September 29th. Please

make a note of this change!

In Christ,

Pastor Steve A.

Servants in Ministry

SUNDAY SERVANTS - 8.4.19 INFANTS & 2 YR OLDS, 3 & 4 YR OLDS LT - B. Rutan, K. Townsend, V. Awtrey, A. Awtrey GREETERS – Team #12 SECURITY - Shane Giles FIRST TOUCH - J. & K. Townsend WELCOME DESK - M. Chaney & M. Ashley WELCOME CARTS - Capt. - J.C. Berrong T. Bouma, J. Barco, A. Lawrence

SUNDAY SERVANTS - 8.11.19 INFANTS & 2 YR OLDS, 3 & 4 YR OLDS LT - S. Adams, J. Cone, B. Adams, H. Adams GREETERS – Team #12 SECURITY - Shane Giles FIRST TOUCH - W. & A. Berg WELCOME DESK - R. & C. Larson WELCOME CARTS - Capt. - D. Phillips R. Peterson, J. Jessup, L. Ratliff

SUNDAY SERVANTS -8.18.19 INFANTS & 2 YR OLDS, 3 & 4 YR OLDS LT - C. Therrel, M. Thomson, S. Childress, S. David GREETERS – Team #12 SECURITY - Shane Giles FIRST TOUCH - J. & K. Gallogly WELCOME DESK - J. & D. Harrison WELCOME CARTS - Capt. - K. Joyner L. Smith, J. Church, T. Turner

SUNDAY SERVANTS - 8.25.19 INFANTS & 2 YR OLDS, 3 & 4 YR OLDS LT - C. Pearson, H. Kloock, P. Miller, T. Brown GREETERS – Team #12 SECURITY - Shane Giles FIRST TOUCH - R. & S. Moody WELCOME DESK - M. Stickeler & N. Dearborn WELCOME CARTS - Capt. - P. Major L. Hartley, W. Benson, J. Rodriguez

August Ushers Morning Service: J. Hyatt , Head Usher Balcony Usher: L. Hollingshead T. Bouma, B. Childress, M. Hedden, S. Ledford, P. Turner, J. Sanderson, J. Wagener, J. Webb Evening Service: Frank Witkowski, Head Usher Jimmy Kimsey

Our services are streamed live on

Facebook every Sunday morning

at 10:15 am!

Our Deepest Sympathy to

Jim & Diane Harrison, at the death of Jim’s

brother, Bill Harrison.

David & Yolanda Keating, at the death of

Yolanda’s mom, Elanda Smith.

Jim & Georgia Moultrie, at the death of Jim’s sister,

Paula Smith.

Carrol & Shirley Almond, at the death of his mother,

Lois Almond.

Teresa Glance, at the death of her husband, Bill

Glance.

Sons of Jubal Concert Chris Adams and the Music Ministry of McConnell is

pleased to host the Sons of Jubal male chorus on

Thursday, October 3rd for two concerts, 4 pm & 7

pm. The Sons of Jubal is comprised of ministers of

music and others who serve in music ministries of

Georgia Baptist churches. This group is committed

to worship enrichment and gospel proclamation.

Mark your calendar and make plans to attend!

LAUNDRY POD COLLECTION

You can still donate HE (high efficiency) laundry

detergent pods to the YHC Ministry through August

11th. Look for the collection bin in the Welcome

Center or drop them off at the church office.

LOVE IN DEED

Donations of large sized back packs will be accepted

through August 11th. This supports our local Towns

County students. Donation bins are located in the

Welcome Center, Family Life Center and the church

office.

LORD’S SUPPER Sunday, August 25th

Morning Worship Svc

(Benevolence offering will be taken)

SUMMIT STUDENTS Parents & Students, be sure to join us in The Lodge

for Open House on Wednesday, August 28th, at 5:45

pm. This is a great opportunity to see what Summit

Students is all about!