Please Pray For…

Bill Little at Autumn Care, Connie Brodrick at The Haven, Lucille Hott at The Hermitage, Bill & Sandra Blackburn, Amy Boles (James & Carol Boles daughter), Polly Boschen, Amy Bowles (Eunice Bowles granddaughter), Norman Bowles, Dale Boyers (Alice Bridges’ brother), Jeanne Bradley, Donald Bray, Jr., Robin Brightwell, Florence Brown, George & Bessie Bryan, John Bryant, Joyce Burgess, Eugene & Ortygia Car-nette, Jeff Carr, Earl Carver, Tim Cates, Jim Cherry, Nancy Chittum, David & Janice Culver, Opal Dalton, Nancy Dam-ron, Howard & Jean Davis (Mary Kay Winn’s parents), Chuck Davis (Ray Davis’ son), Chuck & Margaret Davis & Family, Amy Dixon, Rick Doggett, Roxanne Eliott (Jim Wright’s granddaughter), Frances Englehart, Marvin & Mar-garet Ferguson, Aaron & Danielle Fisher, Jennifer Fisher (Aaron’s sister), The Fisher Family, Jean Foster, Lyle Foster (Peggy Etheridge’s,(Sr.) father), Bill Gagnon (Bonnie Hughes’ friend), Linda Gerhardt, Mary Greenwood, Cliff Grotz, Ward & Peggy Hildreth, Shirley Hoffman (Ruth Stewart’s sister), Johnny Howell, Reba Hubble, Barbara Jackson, Courtney Jackson, Dot Jones, Dick & Charlsie Joyner, Cecil & Rae Keel, Paula King, Paige Kinser’s mother, Bryan Lane, Olive Lit-winowicz, McKenzie Logan (Dorothy Ham’s grandson), Will & Audrey Long, Sam Loving, Tim Marshall (Carolyn Mar-shall’s son), Thomas Martin, David Matthews (Jim Dalton’s nephew), Jenny McCullers (Sarah Lamphiear), Patrick Olmstead (Robert & Betty Olmstead’s grandson), Robert & Betty Olmstead, Shirley Pasowicz, Nell Peddicord, Freddie Pendergraph, Lisa Phillips, J.L. Pitts, Edwin Power (Margaret Davis’ father), Carlton Pritchett, Dick & Linnea Sandstrom (Bill & Sandra Blackburn’s friends), David Sappington(Sarah Lamphiear’s friend), Ruth Anne Sawyer (Norman & Betty Bowles’ daughter), Bob Schneider, Audrey Stevens, Don & Ruth Stewart, Ruby Tate (Sharon Hultay’s mother), Ruth Tate, Jim Taylor, Marvin Thomas (Martha Long’s brother), Kitty Thompson, Doris Tucker, Tina Ward(Sarah Lam-phiear’s friend), Daniel Washington (Deborah Steele’s grand-son/Audrey Goode’s great grandson), Doris Webb (Joyce Anderson’s sister), Bill White, Vickie White (Anita Blackwell’s sister), Jean Wildbore, Melinda Winn (Munn’s granddaugh-ter), Vera Williams Counting Team July 9-Alice Bridges, Jean Blankenship, Betty Bowles July 16-Lisa Phillips, Linda Corbin

Opening & Closing

July 9-Rusty Daniel July 16-Jim Kennedy

Deacon of the Week

July 9 ~ Olive Litwinowicz ~ 569-8052

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Timothy N. Madison Pastor Linda Dickerson, Interim Minister of Music

Mechanicsville Baptist Church 8016 Atlee Road

Mechanicsville, Virginia 23111 www.mechanicsvillebaptist.org

Office phone - 746-7253 FAX - 746-0749

Dwight Hedges Associate Minister to Students

Jackie Broaddus

Child Care Director 746-7732

Stewardship Report ~ July 2, 2017

Crosswalk Attendance 94 Sunday School Attendance 139 Worship II Attendance 102 Regular Offering $13,700.02 E-Giving $2,295.00 Designated Funds $700.00 Total Offering $16,695.02 Roof Loan Outstanding Balance $120,275.10

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL The Great Treasure Hunt

Tuesday ~ July 30 ~ Thursday ~ August 3 VBS gives our church an opportunity each year to reach out to children in the community and invite them to an encounter with Jesus! There are so many

ways to be involved! First, we need approximately 10 volunteers to be in charge of and lead children’s groups to their stations each night. (Leaders are not

responsible for teaching). We also need 2 adults to help at the arts and crafts station each night. The crafts will not be difficult! This year there will be a

pre-school group (ages 3 & 4). All other groups will have a mixture of ages 5-11.

The following is a list of needed items as we begin to build our set and turn the FLC into a pirate’s paradise! If you can loan or donate any of these items or have any questions regarding VBS, please contact Judi Culver at 387-6153 or

judi.culver@gmail.com.

Large cardboard boxes or sheets of cardboard ~ we are building a pirate ship! Wooden pallets (4)

Wooden box style crates (4-6) Gold spray paint Old white sheets

Cardboard paper towel tubes (25) Wooden ladder

Fish netting Large umbrellas (4-6)

Large link chains Ships wheel Large globe

Large anchor (2) Large rolls of brown paper Large rolls of black plastic

Dawn dish detergent Rolls of black gorilla tape

Plastic bead necklaces (Mardi gras style)

SAVE THE DATE! October 14 & 15, 2017

Mechanicsville Baptist Church 40th Anniversary

Thank You… “Dear Friends, Words cannot adequately express my appreciation for a very special retire-ment weekend. The reception was perfect in every way. A huge thank you to all who worked so hard to put together such a wonderful party. I enjoyed the delicious food the beautiful decorations and flowers, the music and the opportunity to visit with so many friends and family. As an organist, I can say you “pulled out all of the stops”. I am truly humbled by your most generous love gift and the bronze plaque for the music suite. I thank you for the many cards, gifts, hugs and well-wishes. My appreciation to all of the musicians who so beautifully shared during our time of worship on Sunday. Thank you for your faithfulness and love. I feel honored to have served as your Minister of Music for 40 years. I look forward to being with you in October for Mechanicsville Baptist Church’s anniver-sary celebration. My prayers will be with you during these months of transition and change. You will always remain my family in Christ.” In His Love, Brenda

Congratulations! Congratulations to Joshua & Brandy

Lipford on the birth of their son, Kevin Douglas. Kevin is welcomed home by big

sister, Haylee and big brother, Colby. Proud grandparents are Bruce & Donna Lockhart and Kevin and Tammy Canard. Proud great-grandparents are Douglas &

Kitty Brackett and JoAnn Martin.

The Calendar Sunday - July 9 8:30 a.m. Crosswalk 9:45 a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Worship II 6:00 p.m. Youth ~ RISE

Monday ~ July 10 11:00 a.m. Staff Meeting 11:30 a.m. AA Meeting 7:00 p.m. Nominating Team Tuesday ~July 11 6:15 p.m. Worship Team 7:00 p.m. Game Night

Wednesday ~ July 12 11:00 a.m. Bible Study & Prayer 6:00 p.m. Youth ~ 412 7:00 p.m. Adult Choir Thursday ~ July 13 11:00 a.m. Keenage Club Picnic Friday ~ July 14 6:30 p.m. Women’s Bible Study Cookout at Lisa Guridy’s

Regular Offering Sunday, July 2, 2017

$15,995.02

Needed to meet our budget $10,969.80

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From the Pastor… Archibald Rutledge tells the story that as a young boy he was always catching and cag-ing wild tings. He particularly loved the sound of the mockingbird, so he decided to catch one and keep it so he could hear it sing any time. He found a very young mockingbird and placed it in a cage outside his home. On the second day he saw a mother bird fly to the cage and feed the young bird through the bars. This pleased young Archibald. But then the following morning he found the little bird was dead. Later young Arch was talking to the re-nowned ornithologist Arthur Wayne, who told him, “A mother mockingbird, finding her young in a cage, will sometimes take it poisonous berries. She evidently thinks it better for one she loves to die rather than live in captivity.” As we celebrate Independence Day this week, freedom is on our minds. We are reminded on the Fourth of July of the great price paid for our freedom. Our Founding Fathers were willing to put their fortunes and their very lives on the line in order to be free. Our Lord and Savior willingly gave His life so that we could be free from the bondage and penalty of sin. When we celebrate freedom we should be mindful every day of the great price of our physical as well as our spiritual freedom. Pastor Tim

Acts 1:8 “But you shall receive pow-

er when the Holy Spirit has come up-on you; and you shall be witnesses

to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and the end of the

earth”.

JULY LOTS of school

Supplies are needed! Glue sticks, pencil sharp-

eners, highlighters, rulers, colored pencils,

markers, pencil pouches, crayons, pens, and last

but not least pencils. Who can find the best school supply

SALE?? More toys for boys are needed if that

sounds more fun to you!

Sympathy Our Christian sympathy is expressed to Diane Hoffman (Child Care Worker) in the passing of her daughter, Heather.

Please remember Diane and her family in your prayers.

Women’s Bible Study

Cookout! Friday ~ July 14, 2017

6:30 p.m. At the home of Lisa Guridy 7391 Beulah Church Road

Drinks, hamburgers & hot dogs will be provided. Please bring a covered dish and

a chair. Hope to see you all there!

Keenage Club Thursday ~ July 13

11:00 a.m. Picnic & Fellowship with Youth of MBC

Hot Dogs & beverage provided Bring covered dish to share!