THE WLBC BULLETIN

West Lynchburg Baptist Church

March 2, 2014 Volume 4, Issue 7

The church with heart in the heart of the city.

Just Around The Corner...

The Backstitcher Our church quilters were a lovely group of elderly ladies. They met each Wednesday and quilted until noon when I, as their pastor, joined them for lunch. When I observed their love for each other and the harmony in their group, I could not help but remember the words of the old hymn: What a fellowship, what a joy divine .
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In this issue:
Just Around The Corner The Week at a Glance Memory Verse, Members & Missions Somethings Old Somethings New Deacon of the Week + Extended Care Schedule Staff Info

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As far as I could see, they had to deal with only one problem. They had a backstitcher in their group who sewed opposite of everyone else. Dear old Mrs. Bee was the guilty party.
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Others in the fellowship tried to gently show her how to quilt correctly, but she never got the hang of it. She kept right on moving the thread incorrectly.
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The group loved her and never considered banning her despite her backstitching. You see, they knew she needed the group. Quilting was about the only fellowship Mrs. Bee had in her life.
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Local Native Missionary, Valerie Campbell, celebrates 21 years of work in Hungary & is here to share with us on two dates:

Staff Member on Call Feb 28-Mar 2 Randy Kent 434.665.6880

March 4, Tuesday,

Suzanne Barden Circle @ The problem with her stitching was handled 10:30am lovingly. After each session, the leader of the March 17, Monday, group, Mrs. Hood, gathered up the quilt, took Marjorie Jones Circle @ it home, removed every 6:30pm backstitch and put the thread back in the right She attended EC GLASS, way. Mrs. Bee never knew Longwood, Medical College of VA about this act of grace. and Liberty University. Has been 1 living in Hungary and serving So, who makes things throughout Europe since August right for me? And for you? 11 of 1992. 1 Come hear her stories! Charles Ferrell

Wed, March 5 Menu Chicken Breast Roasted Potatoes Green Beans Dessert

The Week at a Glance

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a mans character, give him power. Abraham Lincoln
Opportunities for the Week Sunday, March 2 9:00 AM Instrumental Ensemble 9:15 AM Library Open 9:45 AM Sunday School for all ages 11:00 AM KIDS in Worship 11:00 AM Morning Worship The Lords Supper 6:30 PM TeamKIDS.Gr. 1-6 6:30 PM EDGE Student Worship 6:30 PM Evening Worship Experiencing God Bible Study Monday, March 3 7:00 PM Deacon Meeting--College Rm Tuesday, March 4 10:00 AM Prayer Group--FH 10:30 PM Suzanne Barden Circle-Parlor 1:30 PM Amazing Grace Fellowship 6:45 PM Sewing ClassFH Wednesday, March 5 5:15 PM Family Night Supper 6:00 PM Preschl Music Time..4yr-Kin. Childrens Music..Gr. 16 6:30 PM EDGE Gr. 712 6:30 PM Bible Study/Prayer Meeting 6:45 PM Mission Friends...Ages 4 & 5 Royal Ambassadors...Gr. 1-6 Girls in Action....Gr. 1-6 6:50 PM Highest Praise 7:30 PM Sanctuary Choir 8:50 PM Praise Team Rehearsal Thursday, March 6 10:00 AM Experiencing God Bible Study 6:30 PM Experiencing God Bible Study Saturday, March 8 11:00 PM Warming Up Lynchburg 7:00 PM iMPACT

A Special Note To: All

If you missed the informational meeting on the Haiti trip but are interested in going or finding out about it, then please contact Rhonda Evans with questions: RhondaAEvans@msn.com

March 15 8:30am
Join in fellowship, prayer & a hot breakfast.

Sign-up please!1

Bring in Yard Sale items NOW!

Please store in shed or under steps on 1st floor of Education Bldg.

Memory Verse, Members and Missions Condolences

2 Thess. 1:4
Therefore, among Gods churches we boast about your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and trials you are enduring. (NIV)

Please extend prayer & sympathy to:

Sleep easy, because Jesus never sleeps.

Hospitalized as of Wed - Feb.26 Lynchburg General: Imelda Howell - N332 VA Baptist: NONE

1 John 3:8 Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and truth.

Dont Miss Your Chance to Bless and Be Blessed...The Needs are Many
Annie Armstrong Week of Prayer for North American Missions

CRAFT DRIVE FOR SUMMER CAMP IN ST. THOMAS WMU March Mission Project will focus on a craft drive to help Humbly I Serve (HIS) summer kids camp in St. Thomas. Suggested items: glue sticks jewels /sequins Watercolors buttons washable markers paint brushes permanent markers 1 foam brushes felt or fabric scraps glitter popsicle sticks construction paper beads & thread for colored pencils bracelets crayons multicolored feathers Bible Coloring Books card stock pipe cleaners sketch paper tissue paper Pencils packing tape. duct tape (gray / colored) *They also need fabric glue
regular & water balloons.

March 2-9,

2014

& Annie Armstrong Easter Offering Three out of four people in the United States and Canada do not have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Be a part of reaching them for Christ give a donation and pray. WLBC Praying for Scott & Karen Blanchard in Detroit, Michigan (church planters) Pray for continued growth in the congregation as they seek to help church planters and interns start new churches in surrounding areas. Pray for more workers to reach the harvest and see more lives transformed by the gospel of Jesus Christ.

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See Patty for complete list of supplies needed.

SOMETHINGS NEW

South Asian Lunch on Sunday, March 16 @ Noon

Not a Fund-raiser...but a Prayer-raiser!

Enjoy South Asian cuisine just for fun and as a reminder of the March 21 - 31 trip for the Caleb Mission Team and the prayer that they will need. Fill your belly and then fill Gods throne room with prayer for S. Asia & the Team the rest of the month!

SOMETHINGS NEW

Humbly I Serve is looking for camp counselors for the summer camp/VBS trip scheduled for June 18 through July 6. They are also looking for volunteers for a maintenance trip scheduled June 9 through June 13. If you are interested in either of these mission trips to St. Thomas, please contact Haley Collins at 239-0081.

SOMETHINGS NEW

Serving, Laughing, Playing & PrayingBecause WLBC Members Live Life With Hope

Deacon of the Week: Jay Harrison 434.610.8185

Jays Deacon Families Beth Matherly Nancy Abbott Ernest & Gail Mitchell John & Deda Bohannon Jerry & Melinda Pendleton John, Case & John Bohannon, Jr. Michael & Erica Phillips Cynthia Bubadios Ida Wingfield Pam Hayes Lillian Wright Clarence Wright Kayla Kearns

Bible quiz St. Paul assured the people of the Church in Rome that they could win out over anything that threatened them. He listed such difficulties as hardship, distress, persecution, famine, nakedness, peril or sword. With great assurance, he said, in all these things we are more than ____________ through him who loved us (Romans 8:37). Which one of the words below should be put in the blank space? A. losers B. conquerors C. victorious D. hopeless

Find and Replace A pastor I know uses a standard liturgy for funerals. To personalize each service, he enters a "find and replace" command into his word processor. The computer then finds the name of the deceased from the previous funeral and replaces it with the name of the deceased for the upcoming one. Not long ago, the pastor told the computer to find the name "Mary" and replace it with "Edna." The next morning, the funeral was going along smoothly until the congregation uttered the Apostles' Creed. "Jesus Christ," they read from the preprinted program, "born of the Virgin Edna."
-Robin Greenspan, in "Virtual Hilarity," Reader's Digest

EXTENDED CARE SESSION SCHEDULE

Sunday 1st

Babies/Walkers

Name Miho Camarata Brittany Lees Hannah Ott

Sunday 3 & 4 years 1st

Name Doug Renalds Debra Renalds

2 & 3 years

Tom Yarber Jessica Overholt

Especially Fun

Maddy Hassenpflug

2nd

Babies/Walkers

Donna Kendrick Carolyn Fox

2nd

3 & 4 years

Andy Dahlby Megan Smith

2 & 3 years

Tom Yarber Joseph Jennings John King

Especially Fun

Sarah Read

3rd

Babies/Walkers

Melissa Bacon Niclole Bacon

3rd

3 & 4 years

Mary Shepherd Brooke

2 & 3 years 4th Babies/Walkers

Andy Ott & Chelsey Putt Anika Hoglen Denise Page 4th

Especially Fun 3 & 4 years

Melody Wright Susan Neiss Robert Neiss

2 & 3 years

Pat Wright Maria Wright

Especially Fun

King Family

5th

Babies/Walkers

Andy Dahlby Kindal Dahlby

5th

3 & 4 years

AJ Richards

2 & 3 years

Joyce Campbell
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Especially Fun

Vicky Putt

On mission to glorify Jesus Christ and reach people for the family of God.

STAFF

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Dr. Robert Putt, Pastor rputt@wlbc.org Cell Phone: 434.841.6886 845.4600 EXT 15

Rev. Randy Kent, Minister of Music & Senior Adults rkent@wlbc.org Cell Phone: 434.665.6880 845.4600 EXT 13

Vance Matthews, Minister of students vmatthews@wlbc.org Cell Phone: 910.814.7200 845.4600 EXT 14

Pam Anderson (Financial) panderson@wlbc.org Nancy Johnson (Administrative) njohnson@wlbc.org Ann Rogers (Pianist) annr7254@gmail.com Jeanne Kent (Pianist) kentsnforest@msn.com Phyllis Lane (Organist) lanesk@aol.com Contact Us Anytime @ Office Email: office@wlbc.org