Knightdale Baptist ChurchJuly 2015 Newsletter

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The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught. Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.”

Mark 6:30-31

While on vacation, my family celebrated a few milestones in our time together. On June 21, Father’s Day (my first official, actually), Grayson turned a year old. A whole year, just like that. How times does fly ... That morning, Susan had prepped our TV in order for me to receive my first Father’s Day present, a home video she compiled of various pictures and videos of Grayson and me together. It was better than anything she could have purchased. Cards on the table, it was the most emotional gift I’ve ever received. Watching those photos scroll and those videos play made me realize how much time had passed and how precious it has been to watch that little fella grow. Knowing I had been there, along for the ride, and seeing it play out in front of me was truly overwhelming. My first Father’s Day reinforced to me that no matter what I might accomplish in life, there will be nothing in comparison to being Grayson’s father. After that, just a few short days in fact, Susan celebrated a milestone 30th birthday. I had promised her last year that we would spend her birthday at the beach, her only request. Having time to reflect on the years together, now marked by the addition of Grayson to our family made the time that much more special. The importance of time spent in rest wasn’t lost on Jesus. When his disciples came to him reporting their own weariness, Jesus offered them a place to rest, one found in his presence. This time of vacation, spent in rest, proved eye-opening to a degree that’s difficult to describe unless you’ve been there yourself. There is a clarity of priority that comes with time spent in the company of loved ones, focused on those moments of closeness and celebration. It allows the opportunity to rejoice in those life moments that feel as though they too easily slip away with the passage of time. Those moments are fleeting, gone in a way that leaves us wishing we could gather them back somehow, but they are glorious. They are glorious in a way that reminds us to count our time together with utmost importance. All the while, it’s a reminder to foster a spirit of thankfulness that the gifts of our loving God are such that they can become truly overwhelming when given time to reflect. This Summer, as vacation plans continue to abound, and you might find yourself in the middle of preparing, traveling, booking, etc., remember that time spent in rest is time well spent, so long as you use it accordingly, to recount the blessings in life, see those areas were you have received so much, and remember that every single bit of it is a glowing reminder that you are loved.

— Trent Sessoms

a monthly newsletter of Knightdale Baptist Church

P1 How It Flies

P2 July Anniversaries and Birthdays

P2 Baptist Knights

P2 Children’s Time Schedule for July

P2 On-line Giving

P2 Love Connection

P2 Ushers for July

P2 Thank You

P3 July Calendar

P3 What’s Your Bugle?

P4 Children’s Worship Schedules for July

P4 List of Deacons

P4 “Fill the Barrel” Sunday

P5 A Musical Note

P5 Wedding Shower

P5 Count the Stars

P6 Kids Page

P7 Tub of Love

P8 VBS

P8 Staff

V o l u m e 1 2 , I s s u e 7

Page 2 the Beam, a monthly Newsletter for Knightdale Baptist Church July, 2015

Dana Coleman July 3

Sue Puryear July 6

Grant Peters July 7

Janet Wokasch July 7

Libby Wilder July 8

Korey Hatch July 11

Tim Jackson July 11

Monique Mackey July 14

Herbert Riley July 14

Angela Griffin July 15

Cara Glover July 22

Channing Beasley July 24

Mary Frances Lewis July 24

Rachel Tibbens July 25

Craig Glover July 26

James Lucas July 27

Ashley Griffin July 28

Terry Johnson July 28

“Pete” Harrell July 30

Tim and Cheryl Jackson

July 6th

Happy 30th Anniversary!

Joe and Shelley Johnston

July 13th

Happy 13th Anniversary!

J.R. and Jackie Watkins

July 28th

Happy 53rd Anniversary!

Love Connection for July (Please send a card, place a call or visit the following during the month of July):

Doris Talley 915 Three Sisters Rd. Knightdale, NC 27545

Joyce Allen

1107 Herbert Dr. Zebulon, NC 27597

July Birthdays July Anniversaries

Ushers for July

Cheryl Jackson, Tim Jackson, Rick Talley, Bill Scanlon

Baptist Knights for July and August

Baptist Knights are KBC volunteers that ensure the facilities are locked and secure each day. If you need the facilities unlocked for any reason please be sure to contact the church office so that they may help make those arrangements for you. Thank you.

June 28 - July 4 Bill Scanlon

July 5 - July 11 Jeff Maynard

July 12 - July 18 Tim Poirier

July 19 - July 25 Stephen Tew

July 26 - Aug 1 Brandon West

Aug 2 - Aug 8 David Hinton

Aug 9 - Aug 15 Don Joyner

Aug 16 - Aug 22 Rick Talley

Aug 23 - Aug 29 James Lucas

Aug 30 - Sept 5 Sam Maise

Children’s Time Ministry Leader’s

Schedule

July 5th - James Lucas July 12th - Jamie Rosehart July 19th - Joe Johnston July 26th - Lois McCoy

Aug 2nd - Bill Scanlon Aug 9th - James Lucas

A special thank you to those who helped

put up the solar street light in the rose

garden.

Thank You


Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

28 9:15 AM Koffee Before Church 9:45 AM Bible Study 11:00 AM Morning Worship 6:00 PM Snack n YAK

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30 10:00 AM BALL Club

1 6:30 PM Adult Bible Study 6:30 PM YAK 360 7:30 PM Worship Choir Practice

2 7:00 PM Properties Committee Meeting

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4 Independence Day 5:00 PM VBS Kickoff

5 9:15 AM Koffee Before Church 9:45 AM Bible Study 11:00 AM Morning Worship 6:00 PM Snack n YAK

6 6:00 PM VBS

7 10:00 AM BALL Club 6:00 PM VBS

8 6:00 PM VBS

9 6:00 PM VBS

10 6:00 PM VBS

11 5:00 PM Sanctuary, FH, FLC Reserved

12 9:15 AM Koffee Before Church 9:45 AM Bible Study 11:00 AM Morning Worship 4:00 PM Maynard Wedding 6:00 PM Snack n YAK

13 7:00 PM Deacon’s Meeting



16 10:45 AM Weathers/Knight Circle

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19 9:15 AM Koffee Before Church 9:45 AM Bible Study 11:00 AM Morning Worship 2:00 PM Spivey Wedding Shower 6:00 PM Snack n YAK

20 7:00 PM Cemetery Meeting

21 10:00 AM BALL Club 7:00 PM Finance Meeting


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26 “Fill the Barrel” Sunday 9:15 AM Koffee Before Church 9:45 AM Bible Study 11:00 AM Morning Worship 6:00 PM Snack n YAK

27 7:00 PM Church Council Meeting



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What’s Your Bugle? Numbers 10 tells of God’s command that Moses make two bugles for various purposes:

summoning the leaders, sending the people to war, announcing worship, presenting offer-ings, calling everyone for a festival. “Blow the bugles,” declares the Lord. “They will keep your attention on God” (v. 10, The Message).

What “bugles” draw our attention to God? Maybe church bells chime daily near your home. Maybe worship attendance serves as the “bugle” that calls you back to the Divine. Some people place a small dot-sticker on the face of their watch to remind them to pray

whenever they check the time. A sticker on your cell phone might work even better. May-be you set your Bible or devotions on the kitchen table before bed to remind you to start

your day with God.

God’s people get distracted easily, whether with tent-pitching in the desert 3,500 years ago or with jam-packed schedules today. We all need a bugle. What’s yours?

Children’s Worship Schedule for the Month of July

Coordinator: Faye Maise (919-266-3315)

July 5 Lead Teachers and Assistants

Crib Babies: Cheryl Jackson, Rachel Jackson

Toddlers: Volunteers Needed

2’s & 3’s: Mike and Angie Wallis

Children’s Church: James Lucas

Assistants: Kristin and Tim Poirier

July 12

Crib Babies: Christie Hatch


2’s & 3’s: Volunteers Needed


Assistants: Volunteers Needed

July 19

Crib Babies: Monique Mackey

Toddlers: Bill Scanlon



Assistants: Courtney Glover,

Valerie and Mark Beasley

July 26

Crib Babies: Bobbie Earnhardt




Assistants: Brian and Holly Martin


List of Deacons

2015

Christie Hatch

David Hinton (Chair)

Monique Mackey Bill Scanlon

Stephen Tew

2016

Sam Maise

Carolyn Martinson

Jeff Maynard

2017

Robin Farrington

Terry Johnson “Pete” Harrell

Please note: If for some reason you are not available to help on the day that you volunteered to work, we ask that you please don’t forget to find a replacement for yourself so there is adequate coverage during the worship service. Also, if you have a change in the schedule for the children’s nursery or children’s church, please contact the monthly coordinator so that the change can be made prior to the printing of the worship bulletin. However, any permanent changes in the schedule should continue to be handled by the lead coordinator.

Thank you for all your help

“Fill the Barrel” Sunday

July 26th, 2015

Please bring non-perishable food items for the UMC Food Pantry (a grocery list can be found in the vestibule of the Sanctuary).

These items are in high demand for our neighbors and they need our HELP!

Mission Team


Dear friends,

Thank you so much for four months of amazing worship, a faithful choir, wonderful

musicians, and sweet fellowship. Many of you have reached out to me with affirmation and love and I appreciated every moment spent in service and leadership at Knightdale Baptist Church.

If you weren’t aware, I offered myself to the interim music director position for a short term because of my family’s calling to another church. However, I’ve fallen in love with

Knightdale! So, until your new Music Director arrives, if you continue to see me from time to time, don’t be surprised. I will continue to serve as a volunteer to help lead choir on

Wednesday night and in worship planning, as needed. You are fortunate to have willing and talented choir members who can lead just as well, or even better, than I.

The impact that this church can provide to this growing and beautiful town brings joy and hope to my heart. I encourage you to continue to seek ways to reach out into the

community, being the hands and feet of Christ to those who so desperately need the love and support of a faithful and committed church of God.

Blessings and much love to you all,

Rebecca, Tim and Carter Hall

A Musical Note From Rebecca ...

Wedding Shower

There will be a floating wedding shower for Rachel Spivey Sunday, July 19th from 2:00-3:30 PM in the Fellowship Hall. Rachel is the daughter of Marsha Spivey.

Rachel is registered at Bed, Bath & Beyond.

Count the Stars “Look toward heaven and count the stars, if you are able to count them,” God told Abram (Genesis 15:5, NRSV). On a clear summer night, especially if you can get away from city lights, try this yourself: “Look toward heaven and count the stars …” Although none of us can count them all, someone has calculated (don’t ask me how!) that if a grain of sand represented a star, you’d need 94,608,000 railroad hopper cars full of sand to represent all the stars of the universe. If you watched all the cars pass by, one per second, you’d be standing there for three years! As we gaze at the sky on a warm summer night, our minds can’t comprehend such a vast universe. Yet our hearts can comprehend a God great enough to craft it.


Kids Page


“TUB OF LOVE”

Supporting the Operation Shoebox

From July – October

Listed below are the items collected for the Shoebox Ministry. For the next three months as you are shopping pick up an extra item and place in the “TUB of Love” containers throughout KBC.

TOYS: Include items that children will immediately embrace such as dolls, toy

cars, stuffed animals, kazoos, harmonicas, yo-yos, jump ropes, balls, toys that light up and make noise (with extra batteries), etc.

SCHOOL SUPPLIES: pens, pencils and sharpeners, crayons, markers,

notebooks, paper, solar calculators, coloring and picture books, etc.

NON-LIQUID HYGIENE ITEMS: toothbrushes, bar soap, combs, washcloths,

etc.

ACCESSORIES: t-shirts, socks, hats, sunglasses, hair clips, jewelry, watches,

flashlights (with extra batteries), etc.

DO NOT INCLUDE: Used or damaged items, war-related items such as toy

guns, knives or military figures, chocolate or food, out-of-date candy, liquids or lotions, medications or vitamins, breakable items such as snow globes or

glass containers, and aerosol cans.

Dates To Remember:

Shoebox Packing Party November 11, 2015

National Collection Week: November 16 – 23, 2015

Knightdale Baptist Church 15 Main Street

Knightdale, NC 27545

Phone: 919-266-2471 · Fax: 919-266-0984

www.knightdalebaptist.org

Office Hours (Monday - Friday) 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM

Address Service Requested

The Mission of Knightdale Baptist Church, as a loving, unified body, is to worship God and share Christ through various Christian ministries, teaching, service, prayer and fellowship.

Staff:

Rev. Trent Sessoms Senior Pastor

Rev. Joe Johnston Youth Pastor

Mrs. Patty Jones Administrative Assistant

Mrs. Christi Boggs Preschool Director


VBS July 6th-10th

from 6:00-8:30 PM

Volunteers are still needed for a wonderful week of VBS. If anyone is interested in helping our station leaders, please contact Terri either via email ([email protected]) or call 919-366-9517. If you were unable to purchase a volunteer t-shirt, we still have a few available. The cost is $10. Please see Terri Lucas to purchase yours. The VBS Kickoff will be Saturday, July 4th from 5:00 PM - Fireworks at Knightdale Station Park. Street closures for First Avenue between Poplar Street and Knightdale Station Run will begin at 4:30 PM and will not reopen until the conclusion of the fireworks. Poplar Street will close at 1:00 PM.

VBS 2015

Everest “Conquering Challenges with God’s Mighty Power”

Spiritual

Knightdale Baptist ChurchJuly 2015 Newsletter