| A B C NEWS March - April 2003 |
| The 5th Annual Ladies Night of Renewal was a huge success and |
| fun was had by all!! The following ladies each decorated their own |
| table: Mary Ballard, Jeannie Kemper, Karen Burnett with Wendy |
| Wheeler, Doris Green, Carrie Williams, Phyllis Tate, Ruth Kirby, |
| and Melissa Godwin. The Baby sitters were Jonathan Burnett |
| and Jesse McRoy and the Servers were: Freddie Foran, Al Weisel, |
| Al Richner, Tom Kirby, Paul Kemper, Jim Ballard, Jack McCuen, |
| Chuck Tate, Dewayne Wheeler and Jamie Foran. A special thanks to all who participated. |
| The Bethel Baptist Men's Quartet from Dothan sang Gospel Music and were fantastic. |
| Mr. Sonny Glover, Missionary from Romania was the evening's speaker and was very informative and enjoyable. Sorry if you missed it!!! |
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| TWO NEW MINISTRIES TO REPORT |
| At the Feb. 26th Business Meeting, Pastor Tommy presented Joey Woodruff as the |
| newly appointed Minister of Senior Adults and Chuck Tate as the newly appointed |
| Hospital Chaplain. |
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| This past Sunday Evening the Youth led the services with solo singing, prayer and |
| two sermonettes. They did a wonderful job and we can be proud of our Youth!!!! |
| Deacon Art Green and Lola Allard, leaders of the Youth Group, are doing a fine job |
| as you can see. Watch out, Tommy, the Youth are after your job!!! |
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| A new Sunday School class has just been formed for ages 30 thru 45 under the |
| leadership of Mrs. Jeannie Kemper, starting March 2nd. We hope all qualified persons |
| will take advantage of this new class. |
| A.B.C news HAPPY |
| BIRTHDAY |
| TO: |
| Shannon Whitehead 3/3; Jack McCuen 3/8; |
| Jennifer Baxley 3/9; John Burnett 3/21; |
| Joyce Cason 3/22; Joe Davis 3/23; Virginia Zeigler 3/25 |
| Collie Mattox 3/25; Rita McGuire 3/25. |
| Tyler Fisher 4/14; Tabatha Burnett 4/17; |
| John Winchester 4/20; Wendy Wheeler 4/22; |
| Donna Seedorf 4/24; Jamie Godwin 4/24. |
| HAPPY |
| ANNIVERSARY |
| TO: |
| Tom and Ruth Kirby #52 on 3/16 |
| Benny and Deb Ingram #8 on 3/31 |
| Joe and Lucile Davis #66 on 4/17 |
| Chuck and Phyllis Tate #47 on 4/27 |
| Congratulations to Charlie Woodruff, named September Student of the Month at Marianna Middle |
| School. Way to go - Charlie!!! |
| Our next Festival was held on Thursday night, October 31st, Halloween Night. |
| As you can see, everyone was having a good time and ate lots of goodies!! |
| Hot dogs, Chili, popcorn, cupcakes, and oodles of candy!! The children had |
| a great time playing games to earn the tickets for the food and the adults took |
| part in all that also!! Much thanks to the Family Life Ministry for their superb |
| planning!! This was a very successful outreach to our community and several |
| children received the Lord in the Witness Room!! |
| WOMEN ON MISSION REPORT |
| We have started a "Prayer Walkers" program. On Wednesday night, October 23rd, five women |
| came out to walk about 12 to 15 blocks on the east side of Hwy 231, praying for each house as we |
| walked by. We hope to do this, weather permitting, at least twice a month, covering the whole of |
| Alford!! |
| The women continue to donate canned goods and other food items to the Chipola Christian Ministry |
| in Marianna. Mr. Ottis Mann is most appreciative of their efforts. They always need food but are |
| also in need of men's pants and jeans, size 36 and smaller, and all sizes of men's shirts. They are always |
| in need of large women's clothing size 18 and up. Any way you can help would be most appreciated. |
| We are starting a new effort this year in partnership with the Prison Fellowship known as the Angel Tree |
| Ministry. This unique ministry gives our church an opportunity to share Christ's love at Christmas each |
| year by helping to meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the families of prisoners. More will |
| be said of this in a couple of weeks. STAY TUNED!!!! |
| July/August 2002 |
| The June 30th Patriotic Program was so inspirational!!! The Choir, under the leadership of |
| Mrs. Donna Seedorf, performed brilliantly and certainly looked the part with their patriotic |
| ties and vests!!! It was very hard not to have a tear or two in your eyes! The message was |
| brought to us by Mr. and Mrs. Bob Anders. Chaplain Bob Anders, Lt. Col. of the U.S. Air Force |
| Reserve 908th Airlift Wing, is Chief Chaplain and the Senior ranking U.S.Air Force Reserve |
| Chaplain in the state of Alabama. He is a life member of the Reserve Officer Association and |
| was selected 2002 ROA Chaplain of the Year. Bob also serves as the Pastor of Pine Level |
| Baptist Church, south of Montgomery, AL. Lt. Col. Carol Anders also serves in the U.S.Air |
| Force Reserve 908th Aero Medical Staging Squadrom. She is the Chief Nurse. She is a life |
| member of the Reserve Officer Associaiton and is a Family Nurse Practitioner with the |
| responsibility of the medical care of approx. 200 patients. They are, by the way, the brother and |
| sister-in-law of Mrs. Donna Seedorf. (So they are FAMILY!!) |
| Following the morning service we had an outstanding 5th Sunday Dinner in the Fellowship Hall with approximately 100 attending. The Social Committee once again outdid themselves with the decorations and food supplied. There was baked and fried chicken along with ALL the fixings. No one went home hungry!!! |
| Those that were unable to attend missed the highlight of the year so far!! Please plan on attending a special rerun on Tuesday, July 16th at 7 PM. |
| God, today help me to serve You because I love You. |
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| VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL |
| Our Vacation Bible School was a very successful event. Our total attendance was 50 kids and the rest were adult workers. We had 5 kids accept Christ as their Savior. We had so much fun with crafts and recreation and music. The Bible and mission stories were so well presented and the snacks were spiritual as well as yummy. We raised almost $500.00 for the Florida Baptist Children's Home in Tallahassee. THANK YOU to all who helped and those who prayed us thru the week. All the glory belongs to the Lord Jesus Christ !!! |
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| Donna and Friend Abby,Brenda,Wendy Tommy & Friend Craft Class |
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| Excerpt from TITHING ON OUR CHURCHES TODAY by Dr. Ralph Wilson |
| "Things haven't changed a great deal in our day. In Christian congregations all over our land, people who |
| pride themselves on their faith in Jesus Christ bring a $20 bill every Suncay and place it in the offering |
| plate each week and feel good about it. But let's look at it closely. Let's say the family receives $25,000 |
| per year in gross income, or $35,000, or $45,000. What would be a weekly tithe -- 10% of those salaries |
| or wages -- amount to? Get your calculator and figure it out. If you divide $25,000 by 52 weeks you get |
| an income of $480 per week. A tithe on $480 is $48 per week. The weekly titahy for a family making |
| $35,000 is $67.31; for $45,000 it is $86.54 per week. |
| Let me ask you plainly: DO YOU TITHE?" |
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| HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO: |
| Michelle Blewett 7-1; Michael Blewett 7-4; Brenda Blue 7-4; Joey Woodruff 7-15 |
| Katlyn Hadden 8-1; Lola Tucker 8-3; Ashley White 8-6; Chris Lindahl 8-6; |
| Bill Richardson 8-9; Phyllis Tate 8-14; Patti Corbin 8-17; Rocky McRoy 8-17; |
| Chuck Tate 8-20; Nathan Seedorf 8-28; Shayne Carter 8-29 |
| HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO: |
| Bo and Brenda Blue will celebrate their 35th on 7-12 |
| Jim and Mary Ballard will celebrate their 13th on 7-15 |
| Freddie and Murray Foran will celebrate their 30th on 8-5 |
| Jim and Virginia Zeigler will celebrate their 50th on 8-23 |
| CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Make me sensitive to the needs of those around me.............. Lord, put me where You want me and use me today..................... |
| May the eyes of my heart, O Lord, be open to your leading.............. |
| May - June 2002 |
