THE OUTREACH

In This Issue

Thanksgiving

Poll Elections

Quotes

Wrong Address

Upcoming Events

… and more!

Thanksgiving

Each year in November we all gather with our families and eat turkey, dressing, pumpkin pie, and plenty of other traditional foods. But, why do we celebrate Thanksgiving? The common idea is that Thanksgiving originated with the Pilgrims. Most Americans have this idea that when the Pilgrims landed in America and settled themselves they wanted to give thanks and appreciation for making it through the long journey. Also, they ended up sharing their feast with the Native Americans. Or did they? The fact is that the first Thanksgiving was shared between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Indians in 1621. The celebration was more of a harvest festival with sports, games, food, dancing, sing-ing, and revelry (noisy festivities). When it comes to the food they ate the menu wasn’t much like todays. Instead, it consisted of venison, fowl, and other foods prepared by the pilgrims.

The first Thanksgiving did not create a yearly tradition among the pil-grims, partly because the following year was a poor one and because many new settlers had arrived. Thanksgiving became a celebration that was only observed occasionally over the following centuries. How-ever, thanks to the Revolutionary War all of America celebrated Thanksgiving together in 1777. But, that still didn’t get the tradition go-ing like it is today. It wasn’t until 1863 when Abraham Lincoln declared the last Thursday in November Thanksgiving that the tradition really became part of America’s culture. The only other change was when Franklin Roosevelt changed the date to the fourth Thursday in 1939.

Now, the holiday of Thanksgiving is celebrated by families all over the world. Memories are created along with the festivities of good food.

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Mt. Sinai Baptist Church November 2013

Inspiration

“There are moments when

troubles enter our lives and

we can do nothing to avoid

them. But they are there

for a reason. Only when

we have overcome them

will we understand why

they were there.”

-Paulo Coelho, The Fifth

Mountain

Submitted by Logan

Turner

Pastor’s Circle

Jesus says in Matthew 5:16

“Let your light so shine be-

fore men, that they may see

your good work and glorify

your Father which is in

heaven.”

Is your flash light on?

Many times during our walk with

God, we work very hard in the

church building and our light

shines very bright. Yet our work

on the outside goes unnoticed

because the flash light of Christ

in our life is off. To keep our

light burning for Christ, we must

walk in the spirit of God at all

times. Our work will be re-

warded as we stand before

God, but our light for Christ Je-

sus must shine in every situa-

tion and circumstance so that

all of God’s people see your

good work and give him glory.

In other words the light of Christ

is not to be taken as a candle

which can be blown out by a

strong wind of life, but a light

that shines each and every day.

For we know all things work to-

gether for them that love God.

Is your flash light on?

Pastor W.L. Moody

LIVING FOR JESUS

The History of ‘APRONS’

I don’t think our kids know what an

apron is.

The principal use of Grandma’s apron was to protect the dress un-

derneath because she only had a few. It was also because it was eas-

ier to wash aprons than dresses and aprons used less material. But

along with that, it served as a potholder for removing hot pans from

the oven.

It was wonderful for drying children’s tears, and on occasion was

even used for cleaning out dirty ears.

From the chicken coop, the apron was used for carrying eggs, fussy

chicks, and sometimes half-hatched eggs to be finished in the warm-

ing oven. When company came, those aprons were ideal hiding

places for shy kids.

And when the weather was cold Grandma wrapped it around her

arms. Those big old aprons wiped many a perspiring brow, bent over

the hot wood stove.

Chips and kindling wood were brought into the kitchen in that apron.

From the garden, it carried all sorts of vegetables. After the peas had

been shelled, it carried out the hulls. In the fall, the apron was used

to bring apples that had fallen from the trees. When unexpected

company drove up the road, it was surprising how much furniture

that old apron could dust in a matter of

seconds.

When dinner was ready, Grandma walked out onto the porch, waved

her apron, and the men folk knew it was time to come in from the

fields to dinner.

It will be a long time before someone invents something that will

replace that ‘old-time apron’ that served so many purposes.

REMEMBER: Grandma use to set her hot baked apple pies on the

window sill to cool. Her granddaughters set theirs on the window sill

to thaw.

They would go crazy now trying to figure out how many germs

were on that apron. I don’t think I ever caught anything from an

apron – but love …

Submitted by Helen A. Ross

Poll Elections

Nov 5

On November 5th let’s all remember to go and exercise our right to vote. Most people forget

about the secondary elections for governors and other elected officials because they are not

aware of the importance of having a voice within the House of Representatives or the Senate.

If we analyze what is going on right now in our government, we have a constant battle between

the democrats and republicans which is affecting all of the citizens due to the lack of coopera-

tion. As Christians, we have to stand up for what we believe so at the end of the day God gets

all the glory. I could not think of a better way to speak out than voting. While voting, we have to

remember that when we exercise our faith in anything that God will have the final say and that

he always has a master plan to anything that happens. I urge you to VOTE, VOTE, and VOTE

and to just meditate on Matthew 19:26 which states, But Jesus looked at them and said, “With

man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” This will keep us strong even if the

election does not favor our elected official.

Ballots:

Governor Terry McAuliffe - Democrat Ken Cuccinelli - Republican Robert Sarvis - Libertarian Lieutenant Governor Ralph S. Northam - Democrat E.W. Jackson - Republican Attorney General Mark R. Herring - Democrat Mark D. Obenshain - Republican Submitted by Dre’mon Miller

Promises For Life... A Bright Future Your future is as bright as the promises of God. A. Judson No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imag-ined what God has prepared for those who love him. 1 Corinthians 2:9 NLT What we feel, think, and do this moment influences both our present and the future in ways we may never know. Begin. Start right where you are. Con-sider your possibilities and find inspiration...to add more mean-ing and zest to your life. Alexandra Stoddard Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will suc-ceed. Proverbs 16:3 NIV The future lies before you like a field of driven snow. Be careful how you tread it, for every step will show. Unknown The path of the virtuous leads away from evil; whoever fol-lows that path is safe. Proverbs 16:17 NLT God has designs on our fu-ture...and He has designed us for the future. He has given us something to do in the future that no one else can do. Ruth Senter For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11 NIV

Submitted by Ebony Clarke

All We Need is Love This month, Ahmya Clarke-Johnson was a

featured artist from Southampton Elemen-

tary School. There were 150 entries of art-

work entered by the first grade classes,

but only 12 were selected. Ahmya’s artwork

was one of the 12 and her painting will be

displayed at the 7-Eleven on Forest Hill

Avenue for 1 month. The church family is

very proud of you!

Tomorrow’s A Brand New

Day.

By Carrie Naturale

Sometimes in life it’s hard to accept

the many disappointments in life we face

But we have to believe there’s some

reason and hold onto the Lord’s Grace.

For what seems to be so unfair

and so difficult for us to understand

Is just a small piece of the puzzle

of our life that God has planned.

And as each door will close

they say a window will open its eyes

and life will bring about changes

and with each new day a surprise!

So believe in all of God’s love

and know that it surround’s you every

day with courage and strength

you will make it thru

for tomorrow’s a Brand New Day!

Submitted by Jasmine White

Congratulations

We would like to say Congratulations to

Atiesha Miller and Evangelist Moody

for making the President’s List last se-

mester at Virginia College. Atiesha’s

GPA 3.75. Evangelist Moody’s GPA 4.0.

November Birthdays

2nd: William Smith III

4th: Clyde Middleton

6th: Bettie C. Harris

9th: Pastor Moody Deaconess Michelle Neblett

10th: Ty’Anna Fleming

11th: Debra Jenkins

14th: Deacon Louise Jasper

16th: Kevin Miller

17th: Evangelist Susan Moody

18th: Barbara Briggs Tahron Brown

Jacob Miller

21st: Kerrie Clarke

22nd: Evangelist Laverne Henley

23rd: George Foultz

26th: Donald Jenkins

27th: Jean Cooke

29th: Dexter Middleton

On the Lighter side…….

Wrong Address

A Minneapolis couple de-cided to go to Florida to thaw out during a particu-larly icy winter. They planned to stay at the same hotel where they spent their honeymoon 20 years earlier. Because of hectic schedules, it was difficult to coordinate their travel schedules. So, the hus-band left Minnesota and flew to Florida on Thursday, with his wife flying down the follow-ing day. The husband checked into the hotel. There was a computer in his room, so he decided to send an email to his wife. However, he acci-dentally left out one letter in her email ad-dress, and without realizing his error, sent the e-mail. Meanwhile, somewhere in Houston, a widow had just returned home from her husband's funeral. He was a Baptist minister who was called home to glory following a heart attack. The widow decided to check her e-mail ex-pecting messages from relatives and friends. After reading the first message, she screamed and fainted.

The widow's son rushed into the room, found his mother on the floor, and saw the computer screen which read: To: My Loving Wife Subject: I've Arrived Date: March 21, 2012 I know you're surprised to hear from me. They have com-puters here now and you are allowed to send emails to your loved ones. I've just arrived and have been checked in. I've seen that everything has been prepared for your arrival tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing you then! Hope your journey is as uneventful as mine was. P. S. Sure is hot down here!!!

Submitted by Deacon Greta Trent

Contact Us

Mt. Sinai Baptist Church 200 Old Hundred Road Midlothian, VA 23114 Office: 804-794-5624 Email: mtsinaibaptischurch@aol.com Rev. W. L. Moody, Senior Pastor

Mt. Sinai’s Media Ministry Antoinette Brown Ebony Clarke Kenise Ford Kenneth Ford

Minister Terrell Glenn Atiesha Miller

Dre’mon Miller Khadijah Morris

Logan Turner Taylor Turner

Jasmine White Keiwann Williams

Lisa Ross, Advisor

If you would like to submit an article to

our newsletter, please contact us:

Kenise Ford, Editor

Phone: 804-617-9902

Email: Kenise _ford15@yahoo.com

Dre’mon Miller, Assistant Editor

Phone: 804-263-7829

Email: dremonmiller@gmail.com

Upcoming Events

Sunday School Union Teachers’ Workshop: “Sharing the Good News via Social Networks” on Saturday, November 2

nd – 8:30 a.m. at Mt.

Sinai.

Friday Night Fire Service: Friday, November 15

th – 7 p.m. Our own Minister Tiffanie Foster

along with Pastor Gregory Beechum and Little Zion Baptist Church.

Women’s Ministry Big Sister/Little Sister Lunch-eon: Saturday, November16

th - 12 noon. Join

us as we share and fellowship together.

CCHASM Thanksgiving Program 2013: Food and monetary donations are needed to help provide a Thanksgiving Meal Gift Package and $15.00 Gift Card (for turkey) to families for Thanksgiving. The program will be held at the Chesterfield County Fairgrounds Exhibition Center. Please give all donations to Deacon Bea Miller by Sunday, November 17

th.

Community Thanksgiving Eve Service with Mt. Sinai, Bethel Baptist Church and New Life United Methodist Church on Wednesday, November 27

th - 7 p.m. at New Life United

Methodist Church.