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Worship With Us At Central Baptist

Worship Service 9:30 AM Fellowship Hour 10:30 AM

Fall schedule begins: September 7

Sunday School 9:00 AM Worship 10:30 AM

Fellowship Hour 11:30 AM

Central Baptist Church of Westerly, 16 Elm Street, Westerly, RI 02891

THE GOOD WORD

Carrying News of God’s Work into the Community and World

September 2014 Volume 7 Issue 9

Church Meetings

September 3 7:00 PM Board of Missions 7:00 PM Board of Deacons

September 10 7:00 PM Board of Trustees

September 12 5:00 PM Bd of Christian Ed

September 23 7:00 PM Church Council

HOW TO CONTACT US

Church Office: e-mail [email protected]

Telephone : [401] 596-4929

Newsletter submissions: e-mail [email protected]

Pastor : e-mail [email protected]

Website: http://www.cbcwesterly.org (To see the newsletter in color go to our website)

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD

Hair ribbons Barrettes Bangle bracelets Necklaces Hand mirror Hats T-shirts Sunglasses Purses Hard candy lifesavers Pencils

Colored pencils Pencil sharpeners Erasers Pencil case Crayons Pens Rulers Glue sticks Safety scissors Coloring books Colored markers

Notepads Stickers Self-inking stamps Solar powered calculators Combs Brushes Soap Toothpaste Toothbrush Hand wipes

Lip balm Emery boards Wash cloths Nail clippers Small plush animals Tennis balls Rubber balls Whiffle balls Jigsaw puzzles Finger puppets Silly Putty

Hacky sacks Beach balls Legos Jump ropes Paddle balls Yo-yos Small cars

Suggested Donation Items for Shoeboxes:

God uses Operation Christmas Child to touch the lives of children living in dire conditions in over 130 countries.

Brian Gerbutavitch has led Central Baptist’s partici-pation in this mission outreach for the past two years and is again supervising it for year number three. Each year Brian has increased his quota of shoeboxes to fill and for 2014 he is aiming for 200.

It costs approximately $7.00 per box to make it possible to deliver each packed shoebox to a child thousand of miles away. That is $1,400. for the 200 filled boxes CBC plans to send. Brian is available in Fellow-ship Hall after worship service on Sundays and will gladly accept donations for this mission outreach.

Please consider “buying a box” for $7.00

Each month particular items are suggested for donation. For the month of September “toys” are sug-gested. Also previous suggested items can be donated at any time.

Central Baptist Church of Westerly

CHURCH STAFF

Rev. Dr. Cal Lord, Jr., Pastor Lynn Dowding, Music Director

Cindy Capizzano, Administrator Paul Arnold, Custodian

Lennie Ballesteros, Custodian Church Office Hours

Mon—Friday, 9:00 AM—1:00 PM

NEWSLETTER TEAM

Tiffani Kaminski—Editor Suzanne Vanaman

Dot Marra Cindy Capizzano

and A host of other contributors

Newsletter Deadline

Articles for The Good Word, are due the

15th of the month. Please submit articles as a WORD document if possible.

e-mail all articles to:

Suzanne Vanaman [email protected]

NEEDLEWORKERS First and Third Monday

9:30 AM

Come join us. We can teach you to knit,

quilt, embroider, crochet, etc.

Friendship Circle September 15—5:00 PM

Higgins’ Cabana

A Men’s Bible Study is held Tuesday mornings in the

Parlor 8:30 AM. All men are welcome.

September 6

8:00 AM Fellowship Hall Chief cooks: Skip Terwilliger and Alan Caval

All men are welcome. Bring your buddies!

All Church Pot Luck Supper Bring a dish to share

Wednesday, September 3 - 5:30 PM Last Name A - C Main Dish D - G Dessert H - L Vegetable M - Z Salad

Wednesday, October 1 - 5:30 PM Last Name A - C Salad D - G Main Dish H - L Dessert M - Z Vegetable

We meet at Nancy Balentine’s home

35 Spruce Street, Westerly

The Book Club will resume on Sunday, September 14 with the selection "The Robe", by Lloyd C. Douglas. A few copies of the book are available in the church office for $13.00 each.

LUNCH WITH CAL

Come join us the second Wednesday of each month at 12:00 noon in Fellowship Hall for a social lunch with Pastor Cal. Bring a bag lunch. Coffee, tea and dessert will be

provided.

YARD SALE

To Benefit Central Nursery School

On September 13, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM, rain or shine, there will be a yard sale in the church parking lot. Table rentals are $20.00 each. If you would like to rent a table please call the church office (401) 596-4929 or Pat Rhodes (401) 377-2033. Pat will also be in Fellow-ship Hall following Sunday morning worship to take reservations.

Come

join the choir!

We are getting ready for another year of leading the worship and singing. Our first rehearsal will be on Thursday, September 4 at 7:00 p.m. Newcomers who like to sing are wel-come. Reserve your

table now.


PASTOR CAL’S CORNER

Dear friends,

It has been a good summer but I am ready to get back to work. We’ve got some great things planned for the coming months.

On September 7th we kick off our annual Rally Day celebration in morning worship with a series of sermons titled, “The Hope That Emerges From The Darkness.” We will be exploring the great themes and memorable stories in the five books of Moses in the Old Testament.

Worship moves back to the 10:30 am hour and our choir returns to lead the singing. We will celebrate the Lord’s Supper on that first week and set off for another great year of worship and service in our church. Our theme for the church year 2014/2015 will be - Know The Bible, Know God.

We will be using the outline of the book, The Story, to preach our way through the entire Bible in the next year. The Story is the Bible, God's great love affair with humanity, condensed into 31 accessible chapters, The Story sweeps you into the unfolding progression of Bible characters and events from Genesis to Revelation. Using the clear, accessible text of the NIV Bible, it allows the stories, poems, and teachings of the Bible to read like a novel. And like any good story, The Story is filled with intrigue, drama, conflict, romance, and redemption---and this story's true! Get your copy of The Story in the church office for just $6.00 or download it onto your Kindle or iPad from an authorized retailer.

We will also have some Accompanying Bible Studies. They will give us a chance to dig a little deeper into the texts that were presented on Sunday. In Sunday School the Parlor class get us rolling by talking about these great Biblical narratives during the 9:00 a.m. hour. We will also offer two other follow along studies. I’m calling these “Monday afternoon and evening leftovers.” You will get an opportunity to ask questions, discuss the themes and explore the topics with the Pastor. They will meet on Monday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. and Monday night at 7:15 p.m. Although we will be using a study guide to help us explore the topics, the meetings will be organized in such a way that people will be able to pop in and out as their interest and schedule allows. (Study guides are avail-able in the church office for $8.50.)

The other big event for September is our “Back to Church Celebration & All Church Barbecue” on Sunday, September 21, 2014. We hope you will invite your friends to join you for Sunday, worship and then to stay for the Barbecue. It will be very much like the VBS barbecue. It will include good food, lawn games, fun things for the kids, music and a dunking booth where you will get a shot to dunk the pastor and other church celebrities. It will be fun for the whole family. We have post cards for you to hand out or mail to your friends. It is going to be a great day as the picnic runs from right after church until 2:00 p.m.

Finally, I am looking for volunteers who are interested in developing our tech ministry as we move forward with our plans to upgrade our audio visual capabilities in worship. I am looking for people who want to explore the ways we can use it to enhance our worship experience. I covet your input. We are going to meet on Tuesday, September 16th at 6:00 p.m. If you want to be involved but cannot make the meeting, please shoot me an email. Thanks.

I look forward to seeing everyone as we come together for a brand new season of ministry together.

Be blessed,

Cal


Treasurer’s Report

July

Actuals

July

Plan

Jan - July

Actuals

Jan - July

Plan

Annual

Plan

Income $18,185. $16,906. $124,273. $125,637. $226,135.

Expense $25,563. $26,363. $182,551. $188,889. $300,041.

Net (7,373.) (9,457.) (58,278.) (63,252.) (73,906.)

Board of Deacons

Board of Trustees

Summer’s coming to a close; time to get back to a normal routine. We look forward to those long summer days and warm nights. During the summer we go on vacation, go to the beach, go boating, and, conse-quently, sometimes we miss church. So it’s good to get back together as a congregation and join in praise. How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity! Psalm 133:1 Sunday service goes back to 10:30 on September 7th and Wednesday evening services will also be start-ing up again. Sunday morning Bible studies and Choir are beginning, more opportunities to gather togeth-er in Christ. It’s also an opportunity to donate your time and talents; You could help with Sunday School, Children’s Church, or donate to Operation Christmas Child. Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Colossians 3:12 This September take advantage of all the activities we have at Central Baptist. Maybe you have some new ideas for ways to spread God’s blessings throughout the community; we’d love to hear them. Get involved and grow in Christ, in fellowship, in love. Let the Spirit be in you and let it carry you through the entire year and beyond. Don Plante for the Board of Deacons

After taking the summer month of July off, your Board of Trustees had many fall projects to consider at their August meeting. The most significant of these is to select a bidder to do the parking lot crack sealing and coating. This project will need to be scheduled in late September, after the Church Barbecue. Ener-gy One will also clean the furnace and check out the heat traps in October, after the furnace is turned on. Atlantic Elevator, our new service contractor, will also be repairing our chair lift and certifying our elevator in the fall. We are consulting with several roofing contractors to get bids to do the Sanctuary roof. This information will be used when we meet with the Champlin Foundation to secure our roof grant. On the financial side of the plan, our revenue stream is ahead of our anticipated income in virtually all categories! The market has shown strength in our investment portfolio, and the giving has also kept pace. The Trustees will be formulating a Stewardship Plan and Committee in September to launch the 2015 Campaign. Please continue praying for God’s Blessing and keep up the good stewardship and financial support. Yours in Christ George H. Champlin

The financial results for July are very en-couraging! July income was better than planned and expenses were lower than planned. For the year, at this half-way point, we are nearly $5,000 ahead of our plan or, viewed in another way, we have reduced our deficit by $5,000. Thank you for your generous support of all the church ministries! Ellen Rodehorst, Treasurer


2014 WORLD MISSIONS OFFERING2014 WORLD MISSIONS OFFERING2014 WORLD MISSIONS OFFERING2014 WORLD MISSIONS OFFERING

RISE TO THE CHALLENGERISE TO THE CHALLENGERISE TO THE CHALLENGERISE TO THE CHALLENGE

SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES THROUGH THIS YEAR'S OFFERING WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE SUNDAYS OF OCT. 12, 19, AND 26.

AS WE "RISE TO THE CHALLENGE" TOGETHER, MAY YOUR FAITHFUL SUPPORT OF THIS YEAR'S WORLD MISSION

OFFERING GIVE YOU A BLESSING BY KNOWING YOU HAVE HELPED OTHERS THROUGH YOUR GIFT. IT IS VITALLY IMPORTANT THAT EACH OF US IS A LINK TO SPREADING THE GOOD NEWS

IN ALL REGIONS OF THE WORLD.

HEBREWS 10:24----- LET US CONSIDER ONE ANOTHER IN ORDER TO STIR UP LOVE AND GOOD WORKS.

MARCIA ERSKINE, FOR THE BOARD OF MISSIONS

Board of Christian Education

“Happy is the person who finds wisdom, the one who gets understanding. Wisdom is worth

more than silver; it brings more profit than gold.” Proverbs, 3:13,14 September is always a busy, yet exciting and rewarding month for your Board of Christian Education. Church fami-lies’ focus sometimes tends to think mainly toward the resumption of Sunday School for their children. However study opportunities for adults are many and extremely varied, both in content and day of the week. Please consult study opportunities in this publication, the Sunday Church Service program and Pastor Cal’s weekly electronic epistle @www.cbc.westerly.org. Also resuming in September-October are the weekday after school programs for our CBC youth and their neighbor-hood and school friends. Truth Trackers, for Grades K thru 5, led by Cheryl Murray, and the CBC Teen Youth Group, with Agnes Trebisacci and Marty Champlin. These dedicated adults are planning extremely varied programs of fun for each age group. Our Board will be working with the Pastor in the coming weeks to initiate Cottage Meetings – unique study opportuni-ties for small groups in private homes. The Board of Christian Education encourages your participation in the myriad of activities available to all, beyond the 10:30-11:30 Sunday morning Service.

Adult Sunday School Class

Culture and Christianity This study is based on Dr. David Jeremiah’s Book – I Never Thought I’d See The Day. The study will focus on the changes identified by Dr. Jeremiah that have occurred over the past fifty years that have affected our culture and the Church. These dramatic changes include the profaning of Jesus, redefinition of marriage, marginalization of the Bible, a growing irrelevancy of the Church, a free-fall morality, and the Islamic theocratic threat to the world. The study will focus on the Biblical response to these dramatic developments. The ten-week study will begin on September 7th at 9:00 A.M.

Everyone is Invited!

Board of Missions


Prayer Team

The prayer team will meet Wednesday evenings starting at 6:00 PM in September. All are invited to join us. Please check the Sunday bulletin for the date of the first Wednesday we will meet. Please think about joining the prayer team. When I first joined I wasn’t sure how to pray to God except in a private setting. I would like to say a few words about that because the prayer team is supportive. I have learned so much from this fine group of people but the most important thing is how powerful prayer is. Prayer is a very powerful tool in my life and I know that I would not be in the shape I am today without the prayers of my Christian Family for which I am thankful. Deb Plante

UNITED IN THE SPIRIT

Acts 2:1 – The disciples were all together in one place Acts 1:8 – Jesus said, “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses to the ends of the earth” (TNIV)

The event on the church calendar called Pentecost Sunday has never been something that caught my attention in the same way that Easter and Christmas do. At least until this year when Pastor Cal preached a sermon about Pen-tecost being the birthday of the church. When Cal said this, I became more alert and sat up a little straighter in my pew seat because after all, who doesn’t enjoy a Birthday Party? I looked around expecting to see balloons, stream-ers and a birthday cake; but alas, such was not the case. I then began to realize that the birthday of the church is a day of celebration because of what it symbolizes. Paul in his letter to the church at Ephesus says in Ephesians 1:13 “When you believed, you were marked in Him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit.” This is the symbolism of Pente-cost as the Holy Spirit descends on us from above, calling us to go out and witness for Jesus Christ to a troubled world and people. Robert H. Schuller offers the following thought about the empowerment of the Holy Spirit: “God doesn’t just need people with academic degrees. He needs willing hearts. He needs people who are empowered by the Holy Spirit to share the Good News and offer a helping hand to a world in need. God needs you and me to take the message of God’s forgiveness and restoration through Jesus Christ to every individual, family, community, and nation.” And then we read the thought of Elizabeth Sherrill, a Guidepost Devotion writer when she writes:

On Pentecost Sunday, we read the account in Acts of the once confused and frightened followers of Jesus empowered by the Holy Spirit to preach, heal and carry the glad news of His salvation to the ends of the earth. But Pentecost is not just a Sunday. Pentecost ends the fifty-day Easter season, making way for the six-month season after Pentecost, the longest in the year and, for me, the most challenging because after Pentecost the story is open-ended. After Pentecost the story is still being written. For the twenty-six weeks after Pentecost, the Word asks what I am doing with the Spirit’s gift. I’m uncomfortable with the second half of the year. Me, carry the sacred story forward? Me, become Jesus’ hands and feet and voice? How can I? How would I know His will? How would I find the strength? By coming together, the Word tells me on Pentecost, with other believers. Pentecost is the birthday of the church, that great body assembled “from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages” (Revelation 7:9, (NRSV) On Pentecost I renew my commitment to church attendance and to joining with fellow believers wherever I can. It is when we gather all together in one place that the Sprit gives us wisdom and power. It’s from that place that He sends us out, as He sent the disciples on Pentecost, to carry His blessings to the world.

It is so easy to lose our spiritual focus and energy to secular activities that surround us all week long. We need to look upon each Sunday as a personal day of Pentecost for all Christians when the Holy Spirit within us re-energizes us to meet the challenges of the week ahead. Let us join together all in one place next Sunday and each Sunday in faithful worship to Him who empowers us to be His witnesses to the ends of the earth. John Macomber


In The Spotlight

By Nancy Balentine

Dale and Scott Rahl

To celebrate retirement from long and productive careers Scott and Dale Rahl spent two weeks in July on Maui. Not only did they enjoy the beauty of the island but also, for the first week, the company of their son Dan who chauf-feured them to the spots he particularly loved. Scott retired a year ago; Dale, retired from teaching, is enjoying her first August ignoring all the back-to-school rituals. They both appear well adjusted to being retired with Scott's com-ment," best job I've ever had" saying it all.

Scott was born in Providence, grew up in Greenville, R.I., and was in the first graduating class at Smithfield High School where he played goalie for the soccer team, first base for the baseball team, and forward on the basketball team. His achievements in baseball won him a scholarship to the University of New Haven where he majored in his-tory and graduated with a Bachelor's in Liberal Arts degree. His first job was playing first base in Oneonta, New York, for the New York Yankees. Baseball brought him to Cape Cod to play in the semi-pro league as well. He spent a couple years with the 3M company and then 38 years as a pharmaceutical rep with Johnson and Johnson. His primary area was Rhode Island and Connecticut.

Dale was born in New London and grew up in Groton. She went to Fitch Jr High and graduated from Fitch Sr where she was a cheerleader, an office worker, and involved in all the activities of high-schoolers. She graduated from Southern Connecticut State University with a BS in Elementary Education. Her Master's degree is an MA in Teach-ing earned at Connecticut College. The Groton school board hired Dale right out of college where she taught at Cut-ler Jr. High, Mary Morrison, Claude Chester, and back to Cutler teaching math to 6th and 7th graders. In the midst of her career she stayed at home for 12 years with the three children. It was fun to "talk school" with Dale since I worked in the same system for many years.

Hard to believe, but the Rahls first met at a water fight, the (mostly) boys of U. of New Haven against the (mostly) girls of Southern Connecticut. On meeting Dale later, Scott remembered her as the only one with a squirt gun; eve-ryone else had buckets. Scott was the driver when his roommate dated Dale since the roommate had no li-cense. But Scott won her, and their marriage took place 42 years ago at the Groton Heights Baptist Church.

Their three children are all boys. Matt, the oldest, is a special education teacher at Ledyard Middle. He lives in Pawcatuck with his wife Sara, employed at Monsanto. Pete, who lives in Natick, MA, is a senior scientist for a bio-tech company, and his wife Jackie is a veterinarian at Tufts University. Dan, who is Pete's fraternal twin, teaches business courses at Stonington High and lives in Westerly. Adding greatly to the joy of retirement are three little grandchildren, Sydney (4), Lindsey (2), and Kyle(4). These little ones get a lot of attention from their grandparents whose goal is to spend part of one day a week with each individually.

Scott's interests center about music and musicians of the 60's and 70's (the Beatles, the Eagles, Beach Boys, Linda Ronstadt, Led Zeppelin) whom he researches. He is a self-taught guitarist playing a prized 12 string guitar with six other men in a neighbor's house. He says the sessions can go on for five or six hours. Scott plans to add kayaking to his regimen of walking and working out at the Y (where he sees Pastor Cal). He has had twelve surgeries so he selects activities thoughtfully. Dale is working on her new schedule which will include meeting with old friends for breakfast, yoga, net-flix, volunteering, stepping up her reading, and arranging happy times with Sydney, Lindsey, and Kyle. A trip to Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia is next on the travel schedule.

Both of the Rahl's grew up in Christian homes, Scott at Greenville Baptist where our own Paul Johnson's father was a beloved pastor. Dale grew up in the Swedish Evangelical Covenant Church. Because of several moves, they have been members of the Poquonnock Bridge Baptist and Union Baptist of Mystic churches. The best clue I could get as to their choice of Central Baptist when they arrived in Westerly was that John and Donna Freeman recom-mended it. John was a deacon at Central and is Dale's younger brother. It was a sad day for us when the Freeman's moved to Vermont. A much happier day occurred on June 8, 2014, when Scott and Dale became our newest mem-bers.


Growing up in a Christian home, Sunday school was the highlight of my week. Our teacher was a gentle lady who taught us how to sing “Jesus Loves Me” and paint Easter eggs. We gathered around her at cir-cle time and listened in awe as she described Joseph’s multi-colored coat

and how Jesus turned water into wine. I loved Sunday school as a child and now that I’m an adult, I still feel the same way. This is why it saddens me that attendance is on a steady decline. Not all churches offer Sunday school clas-ses anymore, and the few that are running may soon stop. I’m glad, however, that the one where my kids go to have no plans of closing down. I believe Sunday school is important when raising little young believers and here are some reasons: 1) It helps children make friends This is perhaps the

best, safest place for a child to find a friend. It teach-es God-centered values, which makes an ideal envi-ronment for nurturing friendships that stand the test of time. My twin daughters met their best friends at Sunday school, and I couldn’t wish for better compa-ny for them to hang out with.

2) It cultivates active participation in church tra-ditions. The gospel is taught in creative, age-appropriate ways so that children develop a deeper understanding for the Bible and have fun at the same time. My friend proudly shared that his ten-year-old initiated saying The Lord’s Prayer with her. A neigh-bor’s nine-year-old happily sings along to the praises during worship.

3) It fosters a deeper relationship with Christ. Songs taught in Sunday school are more than just children’s rhymes. They relay the message that God’s love is unconditional; it’s their refuge and solace when beset with troubles. When our kids commit mistakes and fall, they know they can rise again because God’s love doesn’t falter. As parents, there’s no greater comfort than knowing our children paths are rooted in God’s protection and favor.

4) Students are less likely to stray. Studies from several universities and research groups show that regular attendance to a “faith community” yields adults who live longer, happier, and healthier lives. They’re less inclined to experiment with drugs, alco-hol, or tobacco and have a higher tendency to value religion, education, and family.

5) Students are taught to live together in harmo-ny. Sunday school is a melting pot of races, classes and cultures. Children are taught to respect and ap-preciate the differences in background and opinion, and live with them in peace and harmony. For just an hour every week, you and your family get to enjoy a lifetime of benefits. If all families brought their chil-dren to Sunday school and supported the church and lay volunteers, children would grow up to be compas-sionate, God-centered adults.

It’s my fervent wish that these classes are made avail-able to all kids around the globe so everyone will experi-ence the wonderful things that we do. And who knows, maybe our dreams of a better world will finally come true. Written by Emmy, a free-lance Christian writer

The Importance of Sunday School

Join us for Rally Day! Sunday School begins at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, September 7th

as we get together in Fellowship Hall for our Opening Exercises!

Come early to meet the teachers and to enjoy a drink and a breakfast treat.

We have classes for all ages from nursery right up through adult. Bring your kids and stay for one of the adult classes if you like.

The kids will receive a great foundation for their faith as they hear stories about people like Moses, David, Ruth, Peter and Mary and as they walked with God.

You do not need to be a member of the church to attend our Sunday School. So come and invite your friends.

CBC Teens Grades 6—12

Come join us on Friday, September 5, 2014 from 6:00—8:00 PM. As we make plans for this year’s Teen Youth Group. There will be pizza and time for games.

Friends are welcome!

Please and let us know you will be with us.

Miss Agnes at [email protected] or # 377-9032 Mrs. Marty at [email protected] or # 596-0782 Hannah at [email protected] or # 862-7141

Wanted:

Used Air Hockey Table

For use by

the Youth

Group. Call

the church

office if you

have one.

The fun returns this October.

We’re looking forward to another

year of ministry with our kids in

elementary school. Cheryl Mur-

ray will be coordinating the

group again this year.

Truth Trackers meets on the

2nd and 4th Fridays of every

month from 6:00—8:00 p.m. It

features a light dinner, Bible sto-

ries, crafts and games. It is like

a mini Vacation Bible School

every other week. The kids love

it and so do the adults who vol-

unteer. All children are welcome

and we encourage them to invite

their friends. You do not need to

belong to the church to enjoy

the group. We often have kids

who belong to other churches

join in.

Of course we are always

looking for volunteers to help.

There will be a sign up sheet for

those who would like to volun-

teer to provide the light dinner

for the kids. We are also looking

for men and women to serve as

chaperones and assist Cheryl

each week. We generally have

between 12-15 kids who come

with a lot of energy to burn.

Contact Cheryl, Pastor Cal or

the church office if you would

like to help.

Truth Trackers Returns on Friday, October 10th

Coming this Fall You will have the opportunity to gather with friends from church in an informal setting with Pastor Cal. It will be a time to ask questions or share your thoughts about issues of faith, things happening at church, things you would like to see our church doing, and the needs you see in our local community.

We want to hear what you believe are the most important issues that we need to address at church in the coming year. We hope to identify top-ics for future Bible studies and uncover areas where you feel we need to be engaged in as we reach out to do mission work in the community.

We hope everyone will take advantage of this opportunity to chat with Pastor Cal in one of your neighbor’s living rooms this fall. We promise the gatherings will be no longer than 90 minutes and feature light re-freshments.

Watch the mail for your invitation to participate and a complete listing of the cottage meetings sites beginning the end of September.


With With Pastor Cal

We are looking for volunteers to work with

Our Cub Scout Pack 16 The group meets at Tower Street School Tuesdays

from 4:00– 5:00 pm This is a great outreach opportunity for us to make a dif-

ference in the lives of some young people in our community.

We are looking for 2-4 volunteers willing to help the Cub

Master at the meetings as well as a small group of 3 –5 people who

will serve as a liaison with the Pack and the Narragansett Council.

Please speak to Pastor Cal if you are interested.

Grades

K—5


Library News New Additions To The Library

Christian Living Firsthand: Ditching Secondhand Religion For A Faith Of Your Own - Ryan & Josh Shook Ryan and Josh, sons of a well-known pastor and author, detail their search for a faith of their own, one that isn’t the faith of their parents or church. They raise difficult questions that only are answered by an encounter with God’s word. The authors encourage young adults to discover a true relationship with Jesus. While directed toward young adults, the book presents chal-lenging issues for believers of all ages and Christian experience. Walking With God Through Pain and Suffering – Timothy Keller The author addresses the issue of pain and suffering in this life. “Eventually the lights of our lives – love, health, home, work – will begin to go out. When that happens we will need something more than our own competence and power.” The author presents Jesus as the light for one’s periods in “dark places” and the One to turn to when we are tested through pain and suffering.

Religion On God’s Side: What Religion Forgets and Politics Hasn’t Learned About Serving The Common Good - Jim Wallis The author presents a view of how Scripture and political issues relate to each other. He argues that an active Christian faith and the realm of politics can work together to provide for the “common good” of all, fulfilling Biblical commands to love one’s neighbor as one’s self and to care for the downtrodden and outcast of our society.

VISIT THE LIBRARY LOCATED ON NURSERY SCHOOL HALLWAY – GROUND FLOOR &

THE LIBRARY CORNER IN BACK OF FELLOWSHIP HALL FOR NEW ADDITIONS.

PLEASE RETURN OR RENEW ALL LIBRARY MATERIALS!

Have You Thought About

Joining Our Church?

Jesus calls us to follow him. Upon baptism, we become a member of the body of believers known as the Church. Although we are part of the larger body, we are encouraged to seek out a local church where we can be nurtured and encouraged in our faith. The local church also gives us a place where we can serve and use our spirit given gifts. When you join the local church, you are affirming the fact that God has called you there and that you believe in the ministry and want to be a part of it. If you haven’t done so already, we’d love to have you as a member of our church. Speak to Pastor Cal if you want to know how you can

become a member of Central Baptist Church.

Central Nursery School

now BrightStars rated!

BrightStars is Rhode Island's rating system for childcare and early learning programs. They rec-ognize programs that demonstrate quality above and beyond state licensing standards. We are so pleased to be a BrightStars rated program.

Central Nursery School classes will resume on September 10. We have classes for 3 and 4 year

olds. It's not too late to register . We have a few openings left for this September! If you know someone who is looking for a pre-school program, tell them about Central Nursery School. You can call the church office with ques-tions or to set up a tour. Check us out on the web at: www.CentralNurserySchool.webs.com

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Our Treasurer has already received notice from AmazonSmile that she will be receiving a check from them.


Looking for Donations

Give your unwanted wardrobe accessories a new home! Friend-ship Circle is looking for donation of jewelry, scarves, belts, hand-bags, etc. for the Bazaar which will be held in November. Please give your donations to Tiffani Kaminski. Thank you.

FREE HEALTH SCREENING

SCHEDULED Immediately after worship on Sunday, October 19,

the church is offering a free health screening. Skin

checks will be performed by Dermatologist, Dr. Jon

Solis; Registered Nurses, Meredith Eckel and Gary

Trebisacci will offer blood pressure checks and

Pharmacist, Lori Lord will review medications.

Be sure to check the Sunday

bulletins and next month’s

newsletter for more

information. Harry & Barbara Higgins (left) and Tony & Kay Perrone (right) were in attendance at the farewell celebration on Friday August 15 for Rev. Clark and Valerie Rumfelt at the Tower Street Community Center. The Rumfelts are moving to Mississippi to begin a new ministry.

Croquet was the game of the night at the Thursday Cookout and Games night on

August 14.

Two ways to help Central Baptist receive a few dollars by using the internet to search and/or shop.

Goodsearch: Search the Internet with our patent-protected, Yahoo!-powered search engine (just like you’d search on any other search engine), and we’ll donate about a penny for nearly all searches to your selected cause.

Goodshop: Shop at one of our more than 2,800 participating stores (from Amazon to Zazzle) and a percentage of what you spend will be donated to your cause at no cost to you. Oh, and by the way, there’s a big added bonus here too. Goodshop lists more than 100,000 coupons and deals so you could save money while doing good! Goodgames: Play fun and entertaining games to support

your favorite cause! When you play any combination of our goodgames three times, we’ll donate a penny to your cause.

Midweek Worship will resume on Wednesday, September 10 at 6:30 PM in the Central Baptist Chapel. Join us as we meet for worship,

prayer and a short message. There will be some special music too!

Just For Kids

By Marcia Erskine


Color the creatures below then circle the ones that are mentioned in the Bible.


SMILES AND SO FORTH Humor, Wisdom, Poetry, Quizzes, and So Forth By Dorothy Marra

When you turn

to God, you

discover He has

been facing you

all the time.

I’ve never made a fortune And it’s probably too late now. But I don’t worry about that much I’m happy anyhow. As I go along life’s journey I’m reaping better than I sowed. I’m drinking from my saucer ‘Cause my cup has overflowed.

Ain’t got a lot of riches. Sometimes the going’s rough. But I’ve got a kid that loves me. That makes me rich enough. I just thank God for blessings, And the mercy he has bestowed. I’m drinking from my saucer ‘Cause my cup has overflowed.

When things were going wrong, My faith got a little thin. Then all at once the dark clouds broke And the old sun shone again. So Lord, help me not to gripe About the tough rows I have hoed. I’m drinking from my saucer ‘Cause my cup has overflowed.

And if God gives me strength and Courage When the way gets steep and rough, I won’t ask for other blessings, I’m already blessed enough. And may I never be too busy To help another bear his load. Then I’ll keep drinking from my saucer ‘Cause my cup has overflowed.

THE DECK OF CARDS BIBLE

T. Texas Tyler A young soldier was in his bunkhouse all alone one Sunday morning. It was quiet that day, the guns and the mortars and land mines for some reason hadn't made a noise.

The young soldier knew it was Sunday, the holiest day of the week. As he was sitting there, he got out an old deck of cards and laid them out across his bunk. Just then an Army Sergeant came in and asked, "Why aren't you with the rest of the platoon?" The soldier replied, "I thought I would stay behind and spend some time with the Lord." The sergeant said, "Looks like you're going to play cards." The soldier said, "No sir, you see, since we are not allowed to have Bibles or other spiritual books in this country, I've decided to talk to the Lord by study-ing this deck of cards." The sergeant asked in disbelief, "How will you do that?" "You see the Ace, Sergeant, it reminds that there is only one God. The Two represents the two parts of the Bible, Old and New Testa-ments. The Three represents the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. The Four stands for the Four Apostles: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. The Five is for the five virgins, there were ten, but only five of them were glorified. The Six is for the six days it took God to create the Heavens and Earth.

The Seven is for the day God rested after working the six days. The Eight is for the family of Noah and his wife, their three sons and their wives, in which God saved the eight people from the flood that destroyed the earth for the first time. The Nine is for the lepers that Jesus cleansed of leprosy. He cleansed ten but nine never thanked Him. The Ten represents the Ten Commandments that God handed down to Moses on tablets made of stone. The Jack is a reminder of Satan. One of God's first angels, but he got kicked out of heaven for his sly and wicked ways and is now the Joker of eternal hell. The Queen stands for the Virgin Mary. The King stands for Jesus, for he is the King of all kings. When I count the dots on all the cards, I come up with 365 total, one for every day of the year. There are a total of 52 cards in a deck; each is a week, 52 weeks in a year. The four suits represents the four seasons: spring, summer, fall and winter. Each suit has thirteen cards; there are exactly thirteen weeks in a quarter. So when I want to talk to God and thank Him, I just pull out this old deck of cards and they remind me of all that I have to be thankful for. The sergeant just stood there and after a minute, with tears in his eyes and pain in his heart, he said, "Soldier, can I borrow that deck of cards?"

Drinking from my Saucer

HEY NOAH— HAVE YOU SEEN THE

MOSQUITOS?


Our Shut Ins

Ruth Brayman Elita Giorno Cheryl Hunt

Harrison & Sylvia Pierce Isaac & Gertrude Smith

Doris Stoppa

Those in the Military: Coral Brown Tegan Brown Evan Caval Col. Stephen Day D.J. & Audrie (MacKenzie) Frigon Maj. Eric Larkin Veronica Ramirez Lt. Commander Roy Wilson And all those who serve in our armed forces.

Those in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living

Muriel Chambers - Mystic Healthcare Center Betty Eckel - The Westerly Nursing Home Dorothy Gallagher - Chestnut Cottage at The Elms Jane Lawson - Westerly Health Center Diana Stedman - Westerly Health Center Lois Whewell - Westerly Nursing Home

Happy Wedding Anniversary

to Joseph and Carol Potter as they

celebrate 60 years together on

September 11.

September 3 Ray Marra 5 Barbara Higgins 6 Joyce Collings 7 Sharon Arruda 9 Lori Lord Cheryl Lance 10 Gil Scott 11 Jordan Gerbutavich 15 Rita Harvey 16 Bob Chipperfield Denzell Rodriguez 17 Todd Higgins 21 Florence Young 22 Henry Collings Melanie Scheuermann 24 Patricia Rhodes 25 Jane Lawson 26 Sylvia Pierce Billie Jo Whipple 29 Ericca Gail 30 Diana Stedman

October 4 Walter Harvey Kristen Lloyd 7 Abi White 12 Debbie Prachniak 14 Mac McPhail

Prayer ListPrayer ListPrayer ListPrayer List Henry Boeniger John Christina

Beverly Daniels David DeAngelis Lynn Dowding

Betty Eckel Ed Evans

Catherine Fish Dale Frey

Janet Grimes Brenda Hylland Carol Johnson

Robert Lord John Macomber Mary Macomber

Tom Maloney Amy Martel

Sheila Martel Ken McCall

Harrison Pierce Sam Perrone Debbie Plante Maura Regoli Harriet Schilke Elaine Sloan Doris Stoppa Janet Welsh

Coming of Age

September is the month we can celebrate me The love of my parents gave me the world to see.

The world has changed drastically in these eighty-some years But God has always blessed me and comforted me through my fears.

I am so thankful for family which always come first Thankful for never having to suffer from hunger or thirst. I have great respect for the good earth and God's creatures If I can stay young at heart I will ignore the aging body features.

Sylvia Pierce

Contratulations

A Stewardship

Moment It was Friday and Cindy was off. I was sitting in the office when the phone rang. I picked up and Attorney Matthew Lewis was on the line. He asked me if I could drop by his office. He had something for me. I was curious so I went right over. He asked me to sit down and then he shared a story with me. He told me that we had been remembered in the will of Ruth Prosser. She had been blessed by our ministry and wanted to give something back upon her death. Then Attorney Lewis handed me a check made out to the church for our ministry. Over the years we have been blessed by people like Ruth who have made it a point to remember the church in their wills. This way their giving continues to support the ministry they loved even after they have gone home to be with the Lord. So thank you to all those, like Ruth, who have made it a point to remember the church in their wills. It is very much appreciated. Pastor Cal

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September 2014

NONPROFIT ORG.

US POSTAGE PAID

WESTERLY, RI

PERMIT # 67

Central Baptist Church 16 Elm Street

Westerly, RI 02891 Phone [401] 596-4929 FAX [401]596-4244

[email protected]

We join together to nurture Christ-centered faith, foster

Christ-like maturity, and share Christ’s ministry within our

Family, community and world.

Return Service Requested

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www.avondalechapel.org

Monthly Newsletter

Avondale Bible Fellowship (ABF)

ABF will commence their fall schedule on Thursday, September 11, at 8:30 AM, at the Avondale Chapel. The fall study will be Ecclesiastes: “Chasing After

Meaning.” Everyone is invited.

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