MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS…

Support Ministries Sunday, July 20, 2014, Usher Ministry Annual Day, 3:00 p.m., Guest Preacher, Reverend Albert P. Jackson, Pastor, Ebenezer Baptist Church, Alexandria, VA.

Pray for our Sick & Shut-In

Members

At Home Ophelia Adams

Deacon Thomas Adams Dorothy Burke

J. Faye Henderson Ersell Mangum

Trustee Hattie McKnight Patricia Patterson

Cherrydale Health and Rehabilitation

Center Ruth Brittain

Potomac Center

Ruth Garner

Woodbine Rehabilitation Center Myrtle Andrews

Irene Lewis Evelyn Townes

Macedonia Members: Please call or have someone to contact the church office if you desire prayer, hospital visit, and /or communion during an extended illness or for a family member. Once the office receives your request, a tribal leader will contact you.

Worship Schedule

Baptism Worship Service 4th Sunday

10:45 a.m. Service Only

Bible Study Schedule 7:00 p.m.

1st Wednesday – Corporate Prayer & Praise 2nd Wednesday – Pastor’s Bible Study

3rd Wednesday – Men and Women’s Bible Study 4th Wednesday – Young Adult Bible Study

5th Wednesday – Leadership Night

Communion Worship Service 1st Sunday

7:45 a.m. & 10:45 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship Service 1st through 4th Sunday 7:45 a.m. & 10:45 a.m. 5th Sunday 9:30 a.m.

Young Adult Directed Worship Service

2nd Sunday 10:45 a.m. (Sanctuary)

Youth and Teen Church 2nd Sunday

10:45 a.m. (Multipurpose Room)

Youth Directed Worship Service 3rd Sunday

10:45 a.m. Service Only

Macedonia Baptist Church Dr. Leonard L. Hamlin, Sr., Pastor

3412 South 22nd Street, Arlington, VA 22204 (Sanctuary) 2229 South Shirlington Road, Arlington, VA 22206 (Offices)

(703) 521-7663 (office) • (703) 521-6316 (fax) • www.mbcva.ws (website)

Vision: "Becoming ACTIVE Disciples through our Commitment, Witness, Love, and Relationship”

Mission: “Transforming Lives through the Discipleship of Jesus Christ”

2014 Theme: “Generosity” Transforming Your Faith (The Faith of the Disciple)

Holy Communion

“This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.”

I Corinthians 11:24 (NIV)

Sunday, July 6, 2014

7:45 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Services

Today’s Messenger Dr. Leonard L. Hamlin, Sr., Pastor

Music Ministry: Praise Team, Unity in Worship and

Living Water Dance Ministry (10:45 a.m. only)

SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK

Monday, July 7, 2014 7:00 p.m. – Heart & Soul Substance Abuse Support Group Ministry (The Macedonian)

7:00 p.m. – Hospitality Ministry Meeting (Board Room)

7:00 p.m. – Deacon in Training Session (Classroom 3)

7:00 p.m. – Living Water Dance Ministry Rehearsal (Sanctuary)

Tuesday, July 8, 2014 1:00 p.m. – Forerunners Fellowship (Multipurpose Room)

6:00 p.m. – Power of Movement Exercise Class (FLC - Lower Level)

7:00 p.m. – Ministers in Training Meeting (The Macedonian)

Wednesday, July 9, 2014 7:00 a.m. – Morning Prayer with Pastor Hamlin

Dial–in Number: (712) 432-1212 // ID Number: 373-561-388 7:00 p.m. – Pastor’s Bible Study (Sanctuary)

Thursday, July 10, 2014 6:00 p.m. – Power of Movement Exercise Class (FLC - Lower Level)

Friday, July 11, 2014 (Pastor Hamlin’s Birthday) 7:00 p.m. – Living Water Dance Ministry Rehearsal (Sanctuary)

Saturday, July 12, 2014 10:30 a.m. – Communications Ministry Meeting (Board Room)

2:00 p.m. – Judah Choral Choir Rehearsal (Sanctuary)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Friday, July 11th is Pastor Hamlin’s Birthday. Members, it’s not too late, if you would like to bring cards, gifts, and well wishes for our Pastor, a gift box will be placed at the Information Center for collection of these items. For monetary gifts, you may use On-Line Giving, our regular offering envelopes may be used (beside other, note “Pastor’s Birthday”) or the labeled white envelopes (that are placed in your bulletin). These envelopes may be dropped in the offering basket. Sunday, July 13, 2014, Macedonia will accompany Pastor Hamlin to Keswick, VA for their Revival Worship Service. More information is available at the Information Center.

MBC Summer Worship Schedule July

Regular services at 7:45 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Casual dress (no shorts or tank tops)

ANNOUNCEMENTS (continued)

August (MBC Ministry Thematic Month) One worship service at 9:30 a.m. Casual dress (no shorts or tank tops)

All Ministries will be promoting their ministry on designated Sundays. See schedule below:

Sunday, August 3, 2014 Cornerstone Life Ministries

Membership & Spiritual Development Ministries

Sunday, August 10, 2014 Worship, Music and Arts Ministries

Community Outreach & Ministry Relationships

Sunday, August 17, 2014 Generation Now

Sunday, August 24, 2014

Support Ministries

Sunday, August 31, 2014 Christian Education Ministries Missions & Outreach Ministries

September 1st Sunday one worship service at 9:30 a.m. Casual dress (no shorts or tank tops)

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Christian Education Ministries News: SAVE THE DATE: July 14-16, 2014

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL 6:45 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Light Meal Served

Theme: “What A Friend” God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. I Corinthians 1:1-9 (KJV)

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Cornerstone Life Ministries SAVE THE DATE: August 16, 2014, 12:00 – 6:00 p.m.

MBC Picnic Lake Accotink Park

7500 Accotink Park Road Springfield, VA 22150

CHURCH COVENANT

Pastor: By what common and gracious experiences do we enter into spiritual covenant with God and with one another? Congregation: Having been led, as we believe, by the Spirit of God, to receive the Lord Jesus Christ as our Savior; and on the profession of our faith, having been baptized in the name of the Father, and the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, we do now in the presence of God, angels and this assembly, most solemnly and joyfully enter into covenant with one another, as one body in Christ. Pastor: What is the great bond of our union with God and each other? Congregation: We engage, therefore, by the aid of the Holy Spirit, to walk together in Christian love. Pastor: What are our great privileges and duties in this, our own Church? Congregation: To strive for the advancement of this church in knowledge and holiness; to give it a place in our affections, prayers, and services above every organization of human origin; to sustain its worship, ordinances, discipline and doctrine. Pastor: What vow do we gladly make as stewards of that which God has entrusted to us? Congregation: To contribute cheerfully and regularly, as God has prospered us, towards its expenses, for the relief of the poor and the spread of the Gospel throughout the world. Pastor: For the sake of our homes and loved ones, what gracious tasks do we humbly assume? Congregation: We also engage to maintain family and secret devotion; to study diligently the word of God; to religiously educate our children; to seek the salvation of our kindred and acquaintance. Pastor: For the sake of the unsaved for whom our Saviour died, to what manner of life and conversation are we solemnly pledged?

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Congregation: To walk circumspectly in the world; to be kind and just to those in our employ, and faithful in the service we promise others; endeavoring in the purity of heart and good will towards all men to exemplify and commend our holy faith. In case of difference of opinion in the church, we unanimously agree, we will cheerfully recognize the right of the majority to govern. Pastor: Since one is our Master, even Christ, and all we are brethren, by what fraternal ministries are we to strengthen each other and adorn the teachings of our Lord and Saviour? Congregation: We further engage to watch over, to pray for, to exhort and stir up each other unto every good word and work; to guard each other’s reputation, not needlessly exposing the infirmities of others; to participate in each other’s joys, and with tender sympathy bear one another’s burdens and sorrows; to cultivate Christian courtesy; to be slow to give or take offense but always ready for reconciliation, being mindful of the rules of the savior in the eighteenth chapter of Matthew, to secure it without delay; and through life, amid evil report, and good report, to seek to live to the glory of God, who hath called us out of darkness into his marvelous light. Pastor and Congregation: Humbly confessing our past sins, we pray for grace and strength to keep these, our holy vows, for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord. -- Amen