| Milton Baptist Church SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS |
| WE NEED YOUR HELP!! If you are a member of Milton Baptist Church and would like to volunteer in the nursery, listed below is the month and time help is needed. Sunday Morning 9:30 a.m. Service (one Sunday a month for two months). May & June -- 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Sundays. July & August -- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Sundays. Sunday Morning 11:00 a.m. Service (one month out or the year) -- June. Sunday Evening 6:00 p.m. Service -- Wednesday Evenings from 6:30 -- 7:30 p.m. (rotate with other volunteers through May. -- If God is laying it upon your heart to help with this ministry please call the church office 304-743-3461 or Connie Alfrey 304-743-0377, to sign-up for one or more of these times. |
| The Adult Sunday School Class which meets in the multi-purpose room at 11:00 a.m. has started a new study based on the book John 3:16 by Max Lucado. This study is a twenty-six-word parade of hope: beginning with God, ending with life, and urging us to do the same. It is brief enough to write on a napkin or memorize in a moment, yet solid enough to weather two thousand years of storms and questions. This study includes 12 lessons that are designed to work with both the study book and the Stories of Hope DVD for a multi-media experience. The workbook includes 12 weeks of scripture focused lessons. The participants would only need their Bibles to complete each lesson. If you know nothing of the Bible, start here. If you know everything in the Bible, return here. We all need the reminder. The heart of the human problem is the heart of the human, and God’s treatment is prescribed in John 3:16. |
| We know it is early, however, we are encouraging each of you to fill a shoe box for the Samariatan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child Program. To accomplish this, we are going to have a monthly suggestion of what can be bought to help fill this box. This will help you to know what types of articles to purchase, and by the time the boxes are due you will have enough items to fill your box. This month we are suggesting you purchase a comb or a brush. We hope this will help you keep the ministry and the people it reaches in your thoughts and prayers throughout the year. |
| To help us become better acquainted with our new members, we would like to have a photo taken following the service when they come for membership. This photo along with a bit of info about them would be placed on an easel in the vestibule for a few weeks. In order to do this we need some volunteers to serve as photographers at the two Sunday morning worship services. If you would be willing to give a few minutes following one or both of our services to do this, please let one of our Deacons, Pastor Allen, or the church office know. |
| We need your help! We are seeking a couple of volunteers who would be willing to help with our youth in the area of DRAMA and MUSIC. Are you interested? Please pray and then see Tracy or Alisa. |
| “G.R.O.W.” MINISTRY "G.R.O.W" is our “new” outreach/in reach program. Currently we have 22 men and women committed to “team” up to reach out to members, visitors and to new people in our communities! We will be sending out cards and letters, making phone calls and visits on Wednesday evenings during the Bible Study hour. “G.R.O.W.” stands for “God Rewards Our Work!” I believe that God will truly reward our attempts to reach out and minister to those inside and outside our congregation who have either “drifted away” or “haven’t found a church home” yet. You can help this ministry even if you are not able to “team up” on Wednesday nights! If you have the name, address and phone number of someone you would like for us to contact about “Knowing Christ and Making Him Known,” let us know in the church office! |
| Parents and Adults…We’re still looking for you! OK, so God has spoken to your spirit and you believe He’s telling you to become a youth volunteer. WOW! That’s GREAT because we are in need of several volunteers to help with changes that will be taking place very soon in our youth department. Isn’t God’s timing wonderful! Just let Pastor Tracy, Alisa or Connie Alfrey know that you’re ready to take that step of faith and we’ll fill you in on all the details. |
| MOSAIC PORTRAIT Located in the hallway leading to the gym, a Mosaic Portrait has been placed on the wall. Look closely at the Portrait and you’ll see each individual family’s portrait of those whose picture is in the new directory. Step back, and now you’ll see a beautiful and inspirational image, Jesus Christ as the Good Shepherd. If you would like to have one or more of these portraits to hang in your home or as a gift, contact Shirley Taylor or the church office. The cost is $150. |
| OUTREACH COMMITTEE If you would like to attend a WV Power Baseball Game, Milton Baptist Church will be going Sunday, August 8. Game begins at 2:05 p.m. We will meet at the church for a picnic lunch before leaving to go to the game. Reserved boxed seats are $7 per person. Deadline for reservations are Sunday, August 1. Please let Jill Freeman know if you and your family plan to attend. |
| For the month of July, the Missions Committee will be sponsoring “Christmas in July.” We will be collecting personal care items to be given to ECCHO. Baskets will be at the church office and at the gym door for you to put your items in. It is time to buy your backpacks. We will once again be giving away backpacks at the church’s Block Party on Sunday, August 29. These backpacks can be brought in any time between now and the week prior to the Block Party. Samaritan’s Purse suggestion of the month is pens and pencils for your Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child shoe box, if you are participating in this ministry. |
| BLOOD DRIVE IN HONOR OF ART POWERS There will be a Blood Drive on Saturday, August 7, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at Milton Baptist Church (gym) in honor of Art Powers. For more information, contact Jill Ritterspach, 304-743-5131. |
| FUN ON THE LAWN AT APRIL DAWN PARK Our church will once again reach out to our community and share the love of Christ by having another Fun On The Lawn At April Dawn Park. This will be a totally FREE event, complete with food, music, games, crafts, and a devotion time. Everyone is invited. Our prayer is to let the Milton community know that Jesus loves them and we do too, through this evening of food, fun and fellowship. If you would like to help in any way, contact the church office |
| YOU CAN HELP THE YOUTH MAKE SOME NOISE The Youth will be collecting 16 to 24 oz water or soda bottles to make some shakers. These shakers will be handed out to parents at the Upward games to enable them to help make some noise while cheering with the Cheerleaders and for the kids playing Flag Football. Bring your empty clean bottles to the gym and put them in the basket that will be provided for you by the gym doors. |
| UPWARD FLAG FOOTBALL AND CHEERLEADING If your child would like to play Flag Football or be a Cheerleader in the Upward Program, be sure to get them signed up. League Schedule Practices begin Monday, August 9 First Game – Saturday, August 28 Awards Celebration – Saturday, October 23 The 100 days of Prayer for the Upward Football and Cheerleading begins July 16. Bob Leslie will be recruiting Prayer Partners for the next two weeks. 100 people are needed to commit to praying for this ministry. A sign-up sheet is available on the table at the Welcome Center. For more information, contact David Riedel -- 304-638-3007, or Dave Jarrell -- 304-751-6334. |
| MISSIONS COMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENT As the summer flies by, we realize that the start of school is just around the corner, which means the Block Party cannot be too far off either. We will once again be collecting backpacks to distribute during the Block Party. We will not be collecting school supplies -- just the back packs. Baskets are available at the church office, gym entrance, and the vestibule. Help us as we continue to reach out to our community. |
| COMMUNITY BLOCK PARTY Milton Baptist Church will be hosting our annual Community Block Party on Sunday, August 29, 2010 from 3:00 – 10:00 p. m. There will be games, food, door prizes, music, and much more. This is not a fund-raiser, everything is free. The Fifth Sunday Sing will be held in conjunction with our Block Party, beginning at 7:00 p.m., in the church sanctuary. This Block Party is being held to celebrate our many blessings and to bring the community together for some fun and fellowship. Don’t miss out! Make plans to come and join us. |
| FIT IN HIM EXERCISE CLASS COST: $3 PER CLASS Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:00 a.m. Come and join us for a time of exercise and good fellowship. Class format is prayer and fellowship, walking, strengthening exercises and stretching. If you have not been exercising, this class is a great place to start. Come and join us! |