Pray for our Sick and Shut-in Members

At Home Ophelia Adams

Deacon Thomas Adams Dorothy Burke

J. Faye Henderson Patricia Patterson Loretta Preston

Cherrydale Health and Rehabilitation Center Ruth Brittain

Trustee Hattie McKnight

Potomac Center Ruth Garner

Woodbine Rehabilitation Center 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.

Study 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

 

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

Vision: "Becoming ACTIVE Disciples through our

Commitment, Witness, Love, and Relationship”

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

Sunday, May 25, 2014

7:45 a.m. Worship Service Today’s Messenger

Dr. Leonard L. Hamlin, Sr., Pastor Music Ministry

7:45 a.m. – Men’s Praise Team and Male Chorus

10:45 a.m. Baptism Worship Service

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

Music Ministry 10:45 a.m. – Men’s Praise Team and

Male Chorus

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

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

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

CANDIDATE FOR BAPTISM

Gail D. Hopkins

SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK Monday, May 26, 2014 (Memorial Day) Church and Church Office Closed Tuesday, May 27, 2014 7:00 p.m. – Discipleship Class 2B (Henderson/Duckett)

(Classroom 4) 7:00 p.m. – Discipleship Class 3B (Brown/Smith) (FLC – Upper Level) 7:00 p.m. – Deacon Ministry Meeting (Multipurpose Room) 7:00 p.m. – Praise Team Rehearsal (Classroom 4) 7:00 p.m. – Living Water Dance Ministry Rehearsal (Sanctuary) Wednesday, May 28, 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. – “The Chat” Young Adult Bible Study (Multipurpose Room) 7:00 p.m. – Heart & Soul Stage Play Rehearsal (Sanctuary) Thursday, May 29, 2014 7:00 p.m. – Discipleship Class 1B (Gibson)

(Classroom 3) 7:00 p.m. – Heart & Soul Stage Play Rehearsal (Sanctuary) Friday, May 30, 2014 7:00 p.m. – Heart & Soul Stage Play

“The Shot that Saved Me” (Sanctuary) Saturday, May 31, 2014 9:00 a.m. – Deaconess Ministry Meeting (Board Room) 10:00 a.m. – New Members Orientation Class (Chapel) 10:00 a.m. – Men’s Day Choir Rehearsal (Sanctuary)

12:00 p.m. – Unity in Worship Choir Rehearsal (Sanctuary)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Daily Devotionals for June, July and August are available for purchase at the Information Center. Sunday, July 13, 2014, Macedonia will accompany Pastor Hamlin to Keswick, VA for their Revival Worship Service. A commercial bus has been secured. Please reserve your seat by Thursday, June 5th. More information is available at the Information Center.

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Cornerstone Life Ministries News: Recreation Ministry is sponsoring a trip to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to see the hit musical “The Lion King,” on Sunday, July 20, 2014. Ticket information is available at the Information Center. The Young Adult Ministry (Y.A.M.) will host “Spoken Word,” on Wednesday, May 28th at 7:00 p.m. There will be a special presentation on that night given by Howard University students on their mission trip to Ghana. Men’s Ministry – Sunday, June 8, 2014 is Men’s Day (both services)

Men’s Day Theme: “Think on These Things”

Men’s Day Scripture: Philippians 4:8 (NIV) “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.”

Attire: dark suit and white shirt. See the attached link for bowtie. http://tiemart.com/soft-gray-jeffrey-plaid-self-tie-bow-tie.html

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Membership & Spiritual Development Ministry News: Sickle Cell Sabbath is returning again this year on Sunday, June 29, 2014 at 9:30 a.m. at Drew Model School (3500 South 23rd Street, Arlington, Va.). This worship service is in collaboration with the American Red Cross, which will accept your blood donations for sickle cell patients, who require multiple blood transfusions to help control this painful disease. Please sign up in the narthex after each service or sign-up online (mbcva.ws, click "Event Registration," click "Sickle Cell Sabbath" and fill out the form.) Tribal leaders--search out members of your tribe and make your tribe a leader in this life giving opportunity. Give life! Appointment times will be given after you sign up. For further information, contact Rev. Lois Nicholson at LNicholson@mbcva.ws

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Missions and Outreach Ministries News: The Heart and Soul Ministry invite all to witness a life changing play "The Shot that Saved Me," on Friday, May 30, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. Come and experience this dramatic testimony of a former addict's journey to freedom.