Please Pray For…

Donald Bray at Johns Hopkins, Connie Brodrick at The Ha-ven, Ann Doggett at Covenant Woods, Shirley Armstrong, Cecil Barrett, Stan & Carolyn Bateman, Amy Boles (James & Carol Boles daughter), Jeanne Bradley, Robin Brightwell, Jean Brooks, George & Bessie Bryan, John Bryant, Joyce Burgess, Eugene & Ortygia Carnette, Earl Carver, Hallie Chenault, Jim Cherry, Mike Chettle (Flora McLeod’s son-in-law), David & Janice Culver, Nancy Damron, Howard & Jean & Andrew Davis (Mary Kay Winn’s family), Chuck Davis (Ray Davis’ son), Chuck Davis, Amy Dixon, Rick Doggett, Roxanne Eliott (Jim Wright’s granddaughter), Peggy Etheridge(Sr.), Marvin & Margaret Ferguson, Aaron & Danielle Fisher, Lyle Foster (Peggy Etheridge’s,(Sr.) father), Linda Gerhardt, Mary Greenwood, Doris Grotz, Melvin Harver, Peggy Hildreth, Al-len & Courtney Hillard (Mary Hawthorne’s family), Herbert Holmes (Larry Holmes’ brother), Charlotte Holzbach, Lucille Hott, Johnny Howell, Myrtle Jackson, Mary Lee Jones, Tom Jones, Dick Joyner, Cecil & Rae Keel, Annie King, Paige Kinser’s Family, Will & Audrey Long, Howard Lynch, Thom-as & Betty Martin, Alice Mason (Barry Christopher’s aunt), Tommy & Doris Metz, Patrick Olmstead (Robert & Betty Olmstead’s grandson), Robert & Betty Olmstead, Jim Pass-more(Dawn Etheridge’s friend), Nell Peddicord, Freddie Pen-dergraph, Lisa Phillips, J.L. Pitts, Edwin Power (Margaret Davis’ father), Debbie Reidelbach, Dick & Linnea Sandstrom(Bill & Sandra Blackburn’s friends), Ruth Ann Sawyer (Norman & Betty Bowles’ daughter), Bob Schneider, Becky Shermer, Don & Ruth Stewart, Greg Sullivan, Ruth Tate, Jim Taylor, Marvin Thomas (Martha Long’s brother), Todd Thompson, Kitty Thompson, Ron Toney, Doris Tucker, Wal-ton Family, Vickie White (Anita Blackwell’s sister), Bill & Vera Williams, Bonnie Winn (Gloria Talley’s sister), Jim Wright, Chuck Zimmer (James Taylor’s friend)

Counting Team July 17-Lisa Phillips, Linda Corbin July 24-Ray Davis, Brenda Riel, Mark Gwinn, Nick Ciucci

Opening & Closing July 17-Mark Gwinn July 24-Diane Kennedy

Deacon of the Week July 17-23 ~ Mark Gwinn ~ 640-3971

Stewardship Report ~ July 10, 2016

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Timothy N. Madison Pastor Brenda Brown Minister of Music

Mechanicsville Baptist Church 8016 Atlee Road

Mechanicsville, Virginia 23111 www.mechanicsvillebaptist.org

Office phone - 746-7253 FAX - 746-0749

Tori Kennedy Worship I Director

Jackie Broaddus

Child Care Director 746-7732

Sunday School Attendance Crosswalk Attendance Worship II Attendance Regular Offering E-Giving Weekly Budget Needs Designated Funds Dover Association Offering Total Offering Roof Construction Project

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$370.00 $1,196.71

$14,050.00 $87,406.02

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

July 31-August 4 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Our children need the light of Christ! What better way to help them find Him than through creative crafts, stories and

activities at Vacation Bible School! Please come and be a part of this

amazing outreach opportunity and you will be blessed!

Cave Crew Workers are still needed, so volunteer today by calling or emailing Judi Culver at 387-6153 or

judi.culver@gmail.com. We also need all church members to get the word out by inviting children ages 3 through rising 5th graders. VBS Registration Flyers are available in the FLC

and vestibule. Please take as many as you need to give away! With a group effort we can reach families in our community through their precious children.

Please continue to pray for God’s blessing on this year’s VBS at MBC!

PARTNERS-IN-PRAYER July Prayer Concerns

Vacation Bible School

Youth Pastor Search Team

Roof Construction Project

Staff

Upcoming Business Meeting-July 27

Safe travel for vacationers

Long-term health concerns for MBC members

The Calendar Sunday - July 17

8:30 a.m. Crosswalk 9:45 a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Worship II 6:00 p.m. Youth Monday - July 18 11:30 a.m. AA Meeting Tuesday - July 19 6:30 p.m. Worship Team 7:00 p.m. Youth Pastor Search Team Wednesday - July 20 11:00 a.m. Prayer Meeting 6:00 p.m. Youth 7:00 p.m. Adult Choir Friday - July 22 9:00 a.m. Youth Brunch

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SALE in July! Who can find the best deal!

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From the Pastor… When you fear that the worst will happen, your own thoughts may help to bring it about. Someone once wrote, “Fear is the wrong use of imagination. It is anticipating the worst, not the best that can happen.” A salesman, driv-ing on a lonely country road one dark and rainy night, had a flat. He opened the trunk—no lug wrench. The light from a farmhouse could be seen dimly up the road. He set out on foot through the driving rain. Surely the farmer would have a lug wrench he could bor-row, he thought. Of course, it was late at night—the farmer would be asleep in his warm, dry bed. Maybe he wouldn’t answer the door. And even if he did, he’d be angry at be-ing awakened in the middle of the night. The salesman, picking his way blindly in the dark, stumbled on. By now his shoes and clothing were soaked. Even if the farmer did answer his knock, he would probably shout something like, “What’s the big idea waking me up at this hour?” This thought made the salesman an-gry. What right did that farmer have to refuse him the loan of a lug wrench? After all, here he was stranded in the middle of nowhere, soaked to the skin. The farmer was a selfish clod—no doubt about that! The salesman fi-nally reached the house and banged loudly on the door. A light went on inside, and a win-dow opened above. A voice called out, “Who is it?” His face white with anger, the salesman called out, “You know darn well who it is. It’s me! And you can keep your blasted lug wrench. I wouldn’t borrow it if you had the last one on earth!” So many of our fears are imaginary. In sociol-ogy there is a term called “self-fulfilling prophecy” which means we are so convinced that when something in our life is going to happen, it does. That is an elementary defini-tion of the concept, but it is accurate. So many things we are fearful of are conjured up in our minds. We must constantly be reminded that God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power if we will only trust in Him. Pastor Tim

Dover Association Missions Awareness Day

Thursday ~ July 14 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

For everyone ages 3-99 Northside Baptist Church

Speakers ~ Paul & Faye Burkwall, former missionaries to Ghana & Niger. Paul & Faye were former residents of

our Alpha House. Bring a bag lunch; dessert & beverages

provided.

Benefit Concert for the

GOSPEL JAIL MINISTRY Saturday, July 30

7:00-8:30 p.m. Staples Mill Road Baptist Church

10101 Staples Mill Road Come join us as we worship the Lord in song

with

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Great Gospel Music & Christian Fellowship There is no charge for the concert, however, a love offering will be collected with all proceeds

to benefit the Gospel Jail Ministry.

Sympathy Our Christian sympathy is expressed to Linda Dickerson in the passing of her father, Joe Martin. Please remember Linda and her family in your prayers.

Our Christian sympathy is also expressed

to Betty Sowder in the passing of her brother, Watson Lee Dickerson.

Please remember Betty and her family in your prayers.

THANKS!! Wow! Thank you to the youth and men for

cleaning up the downed trees that were left in the church driveway. It’s so awesome to see

our church family working together for God’s glory!

THE WALL AMERICAN VETERANS

TRAVELING TRIBUTE

The Vietnam Traveling wall will be coming to Powhatan on

July 14th thru the 17th. The Opening Ceremony will take place on July 14th at 6:00 p.m. on the track at Blessed Sacra-

ment Huguenot School. The grounds will be open each day from

9:00 a.m. ~ 9:00 p.m. Volunteers needed: During that tim e,

counselors and ministers will be needed to min-ister to the needs of those veterans who will be

going through a very difficult time. Also, volun-teers to help find the names on the wall as

rubbing papers will be provided for them to have a copy of the name. Some will be leaving flowers

and messages at the wall as well. Two-hour shifts are all that is being asked.

If you can help or have questions, please contact: Ruth Boatright, ruth@rhbins.com

337-6859 Ray D’Aguanno, rgdaguanno@live.com

543-1295

Please Note… Contribution Statements ending June 30, 2016 were mailed this week. There have been many contributions to various projects and memorials coming in over the last few months. It is im-portant that you check your statement carefully to be sure credit was given correctly. If you have contributed to the church and did not receive a statement, or if there are any corrections to be made, please call Martha. The Touchstone will NOT be published or mailed the week of July 18.

KEENAGE CLUB

PICNIC WITH YOUTH Thursday ~ July 14

11:30 a.m. FOOD, GAMES & FUN!