March 13 – March 20, 2011

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Spring Missions Week &

Annie Armstrong

Offering Emphasis

Abingdon Baptist

Goal:

$7,000.00

Volume XXXVI, No. 11 The Banner March 15, 2011

MARCH 20, 2011

11:00am Worship

Struggling for Faith John 3:1-17

O.T.—Psalm 121

6:00pm

Sunday Night Café

FFrom Your Pastor . . .rom Your Pastor . . . Dear Church Family,

Every once in a while I am reminded by someone that sometimes the giving track on our offering envelopes can be a bit cryptic. While I really try not to bore the people around me by repeating things over and over, this is one subject that needs to be reviewed and re-explained from time to time. I’ll not review the complete history of how we came to have the three different boxes for you to check on your envelope; suffice it to say, we really are Baptist and as Baptist we believe there are some things that only you and God can work out together. The first box on your envelope is marked WM I. That stands for World Missions 1. It means that the portion of your offering that leaves Abingdon Baptist Church to support missions on the state level and beyond will be sent to the Baptist General Association for distribution at a ratio commonly known as ―The Old SBC Percentage.‖ That means that out of every dollar of regular offering you give to the General Fund of Abingdon Baptist Church $0.13 is sent to the Treasurer of the Baptist General Association of Virginia (BGAV). If you have check the WM 1 box the Treasurer of the BGAV will keep 66% of your $0.13 to use for Virginia Baptist Mission and He will send the remaining 34% to the Executive Committee of The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) in Nashville to be distributed according to the budget approved at the annual convention. The second box on your offering envelope is marked WM II. You can probably guess that it stands for World Mission 2. This particular choice is the ―default.‖ If you choose not to mark your offering envelope, the formula prescribed under WM 2 will automatically be applied to your gift. If you check this box, 13% of your gift to the regular offering of Abingdon Baptist Church is sent to the Treasurer of Baptist General Association of Virginia. Fund marked WM 2 will be distributed by the treasurer using slightly different percentages. The Treasurer of the BGAV will keep 72% of your 13% to use for Virginia Baptist Missions Work. He will send the remaining 28% to the Executive Committee of The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) in Nashville. The funds sent to the SBC have specific instructions about how they are to be used. Instruction for the disbursal of the funds sent to the treasurer of the SBC under WM 2, are very specific and very different from the budget approved by the SBC. For instance Virginia Baptists have weighted disbursal instructions more towards missions and less towards SBC Seminaries. For a more complete picture of the differences, please contact the church office for a brochure detailing the comparisons. Or consult the BGAV website at www.VBMB.org. There is one more box on your offering envelope. Unfortunately, I’m out of room this week. Stay tuned and I’ll try to finish up in future columns. I’ll see you Sunday. Your pastor,

Steven

Join us on Wednesday evenings

in the Chapel beginning at 6:00pm as Dr. Pollard leads a series on

“How we got the Bible— How the Bible Came to Be”

Deacon of the Month: March

Ken Bailey (276)628-9315(H) (276)356-1497(C)

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SUNDAY SCHOOL Attendance for March 13: 147

Greeters Upstairs entrance

Jim Hughes Charles Grogan Downstairs entrance

Louise Blevins Peggy Hughes

Extended Session Workers March 20

Jill Harless and Amanda Sills

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Ushers & Greeters 11:00am

Co-Chairs: Larry Payne, Buddy Carrier, Mike Overstreet

March Greeters:

Carolyn Fuqua Mary Fraysier Janet Lambert

Ray Duncan Ron & Carole Fuller Ushers:

Ev Fuqua Bo Henderson Jim McCall J.E. King Louise Crigger Margaret Roe

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Worship Technicians: Chuck Callahan and George Strong

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Van Drivers Sunday Morning & Evening—March

Ken Bailey 628-9315(H), 356-1497(C) Wednesday Evenings

Bo Henderson 628-8906 Kathleen Bobinski 628-2487

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Financial Update March 13, 2011 Budget Funds

Weekly Requirement $8,035.96 Received Today $8,675.00 Year-to-date Budget $88,395.56 Year-to-date Receipts $92,334.32

Building Fund To-date $86,915.08

Bluefield College Fund Goal $5,000.00 To-date $4,234.00

Annie Armstrong Mission Offering Goal $7,000.00 To-date $879.50

F.Y.I. F.Y.I. . . .. . .

FRIDAY March 18 9:30am M.I.T.

10:00am Aerobics/Walking

10:00am Widow’s Group w/ Dana Duncan

SUNDAY March 20 9:45am Sunday School

11:00am Worship

6:00pm Sunday Night Café

MONDAY March 21 8:00am Counting Committee

10:00am Hearts of Gold

Aerobics/Walking

1:00pm Staff Meeting

7:00pm Church Council

WEDNESDAY March 23 10:00am Aerobics/Walking

12:05pm Lenten Noontime Service

5:00pm Wednesday Fellowship Supper

Menu:

Hamburger on bun potato salad and chips Assorted Desserts

5::30pm Children in Action (Missions grades 1-5)

Cherubs (Music for 4 & 5 yr-olds)

Mission Friends (Missions for 3 yr-olds)

6:00pm Worship

Music for Threes

Mission Friends (Missions for 4 & 5 yr-olds)

6:10pm Music Makers (grades 1-3)

Young Musicians (grades 4-5)

7:00pm Sanctuary Choir

FRIDAY March 25 10:00am Aerobics/Walking

1:00pm Blood Drive Fellowship Hall

~Tip of the Week:~

Remember that adversity is not a

dead-end but a detour to a

better outcome.

HHappy Birthday . . .appy Birthday . . .

Tuesday, March 22

Rose Payne

Terry Christian

Thursday, March 24

Amy Dye

Friday, March 25

Bert Mullins

Saturday, March 26

Anne Marie Overstreet

Sunday, March 27

Ronnie Melvin

David Miller

Brennan Sutton

PPrayer Concerns rayer Concerns

In the Hospital: A Springfield, Missouri Hospital: Stella Aquirie (Easter Grossman’s great niece)

Recuperating: Jennifer Berry Mark Crigger Eden McHugh Samuel Wood

Treatments Continuing/Pending: J. Bandy, Barbara Barker, Charlie Berry, Sammy Blevins, Roger Clifton, Renee Dixon, Louise Farmer, Doris Fleenor, Linda Freeman, Carole Fuller, Kim Garrett, Butch Gillespie, Daniel Harper, Po Hogston, Jimmy Hughes, Jim Jones, Paul Jones, Morris Jordan, Ruth Keith, Sherry King, Jason Love, Amber Morris, Ann Mowell, Dlisa Mullins, Garry Smith, Cindy Sullivan, Michael Sutherland, Kerry Tharp, Treva Wilder

Homebound of the Week Jeanette Millsap

16267 Millsap Ln, Abingdon, VA 24211-7473 Phone: 628-3344

Long Term: Jack Bailey, Curtis Burkett, Corine Collins, Horace Deans, Clayton Dickens, Frances Dover, Trula Edwards, Sally Farris, Carolyn Fuqua, Jim &Ann Howard, Ernest Humphreys, Mary Hunicutt, David Kampenga, Kim Kilby, Edna McMillen, Ronda Phillips, Dorothy Perkins, Winfred Rasnack, V.T. Rector, Thelma Roberts, Irby Snead, Bill & Margaret Sorensen, Audrey South, Genevieve Stafford, Lewis & Sally Stevens, Fred Sutherland, Sr., Jennifer Watson, Jane Whitaker, Joyce Wright

Independent Living/Retirement/Assisted Care & Rehab Facilities: Lydia Collins, Margaret Frayser, Gladys Greer, Helen Harris, Helen Holliday, Nettie Logan, Ruth Noe, Howard Smith, Willie Smith

Homebound: Sam Christian, Katherine Glover, Lola Hutton, Luther Johnson, Mae Ledford, Jeanette Millsap, V.T. Rector, Jim Repass, Virginia Saunders, Irby Snead, Sloan Southerlin, Coma Tiller, Jake Turner, Elbert Umberger

Sympathy Our expressions of Christian love and sympathy are extended to . . . ...Gene Williams and family in the death of his brother, Ray Williams, who passed away March 10, 2011. …friends and family of Ezra Meade (Ray & Elizabeth Eskew’s next-door neighbor), who passed away on March 14, 2011.

MMark Your Calendar . . .ark Your Calendar . . .

Biking for Hunger - All levels welcome

Saturday, April 16, 1:00 PM

Virginia Creeper Trail - Abingdon, VA Raising awareness of hunger in Washington County, Virginia, the Abingdon Area Ministerial Association is hosting this bike ride to raise money for the cause.

Each cyclist is asked to set a goal of raising $100 for Ecumenical Faith In Action Food Program through sponsorships.

Unable to raise $100 by April 16? Every cyclist will be welcome and any donation accepted. Barter Tickets along with other prizes will be awarded to those who raise the most money. Download the "Hit the Trail for Hunger" brochure

Download the Sponsorship Form

Hit the Trail for Hunger

Extreme Makeover May 12‐15, 2011

CROSSROADS CAMP & CONFERENCE CENTER

LOWESVILLE, VA CrossRoads is located one hour from

Lynchburg or Charlottesville Come join us for an exciting weekend at Crossroads Camp & Conference Center, as

we begin our ―extreme‖ spring cleaning – camp style. There are many projects to be completed as we begin to dive into our spring conference season and prepare for Summer Camp 2011!! Projects include painting buildings – inside/outside, kitchen/dining help, carpentry, landscaping, brush cleanup, general building maintenance and more!

Begins at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 12, through Sunday afternoon at 2:00 p.m.

• Lodging and meals are provided.

• Come for the entire time or just a portion (i.e all day on Saturday)

Register online at: www.crossroadsccc.com/extrememakeover Call 434.277.8465 or

Email cdavidson@crossroadsccc.com

Extreme

Makeover

The 1/320th of the Army, is in need of

volunteers to help with children’s activities

& daycare on April 8th, 9th and 10th as

families come together for a

”unit family weekend”.

If you would like to assist, contact

SFC Norma Chapin at

(276)628-9889, Ext. 1203

The Board of Cornerstone Christian Academy cordially invites you to attend

a community event on Friday, March 25th from 1:30-3:00pm.

Abingdon Bible Church 16210 Elementary Drive

Speaker: Stephen McDowell

Topic: George Washington: The Apostle of Liberty

Ministers Entire Congregation

Pastor spollard@abingdonbaptist.org ext. 23 Dr. Steven Pollard

Minister of Music and Worship pdeans@abingdonbaptist.org ext. 24 Rev. Parke Deans

Church Organist Mr. Edward Eller

Church Pianist Mrs. Rose Payne

Church Secretary sbuchanan@abingdonbaptist.org ext. 32 Mrs. Susan Buchanan

Receptionist josborne@abingdonbaptist.org ext. 21 Ms. Judy Osborne

A church with a world mission and a world program in association with the Lebanon Baptist Association, Baptist General Association of Virginia, Southern Baptist Convention, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, and Baptist World Alliance.

Church office hours: Monday - Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm Phone: 276/628-8126

PRAYER LINE: extension 42, FAX: 276/628-5743

WEB Site: WWW.ABINGDONBAPTIST.ORG

Thank you J.O.Y. Sunday School Class for the food

donated during February. The Seekers Sunday School

Class is being challenged to bring items for the

month of March for the Stone Soup Food Pantry. So,

please help by bringing at least one can of food each

time you come to church. Collection baskets are at

each entrance.