etidings March 4 2008

Good Things

Sometimes it’s a good idea to stop and think about the good things that you see. So much of life is filled with bad news that we don’t often think enough about the good news. I thought I’d take this opportunity and just list some of the good things God has done around here lately (in no particular order).

• New members.
• Stirred hearts in worship.
• New guests every Sunday and good folks who follow up on them.
• Inquisitive minds in Bible Study on Wednesday night.
• 300 people a night for Cotton Patch and $3500 to Habitat.
• A great cast and crew for Cotton Patch and church members who brought folks.
• A drama ministry that moves us often.
• Committed worship musicians who lead well each week.
• Young people who want to serve others.
• Overflowing bins of pasta and sauce for RAM.
• Leadership with vision for Day Camps and Gift Shops and Fun and Fellowship trips.
• The final phase and next phase of our Second Century Project.
• Kept Second Century pledges.
• Great volunteers who step up to fill in during a difficult moment.

And this is just a token list. Certainly God has been good to us thus far in 2008 and there are certainly good things ahead like:

• Holy Week Worship
• A goal reached for our Easter Offering for Home Missions
• Opportunities to serve our community through Community Kitchen and Meals and More
• Women’s Ministry Brunch and God’s Gift Shop
• A summer Day Camp for our community
• New friends and more new members and some new Christians!

We have seen some good things so far this year. I hope you will join me in praying that God will do even greater things as we follow Him faithfully. Thanks to all whose faithfulness thus far has bourn good fruit.

Blessings,
Monty

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Worship Ministry
On behalf of the entire cast and crew of The Cotton Patch Gospel, we thank you for attending and bringing guests with you for the three performances. We have received many praises for the effort, but, “We will be back to visit!” was one of the best.

We especially want to thank those who worked behind the scenes from the Audio/Visual Committee. Many days they worked from 4:00 PM in the afternoon through midnight getting everything ready for the production. There were at least eighteen microphones and eighty one light cues for the musical. A special thank you to Nathan Poorman-Chairman, Bob Linderman, Chuck Hicks, and Dwayne McGuire.

Our Maundy-Thursday service this year will again feature Tenebrae, A Service of Darkness by Hal Hopson. After last year’s experience, many have requested that we do it again. Be sure to invite your friends and family to join us as we commemorate the final hours of our Lord’s life on earth, as he suffered death upon the cross.

Holy Week Prayer Guides

Our prayer team has assembled a special prayer guide to be used during Holy Week. There is an entry for each day written by a member of our Family of Faith. These will be available soon from the church office. Pick one up and use it to make Holy Week even more meaningful.

Easter Lily Orders
Honor a friend or loved one with an Easter lily this Easter. Information forms are located outside the church office, fill it out, and return it to the church office with your payment of $10.00 per plant. Make checks payable to Second Avenue Baptist Church with Flower Fund noted on the memo line. There will be NO special envelopes for these orders. Order deadline is March 17. The lilies will be used for decorating the church during the Easter season. See Dois Rogers for questions.

Sign Up to Place Altar Flowers
To have altar flowers placed in the Sanctuary, honoring or in memory of someone, call Dois Rogers at
706-235-2362.

Chapel Pews Available
SABC Chapel pews are available to members for donations (any amount). The Trustee Committee will donate funds to the Second Century Campaign.

Community Kitchen - March 31-April 4
11:00 AM-12:30 PM
Volunteers are needed to help throughout the week. (Two male volunteers are needed daily for lifting, etc.)

If you would like to volunteer, contact the day captain for the day(s) you are available. Day captains are: Monday-Brenda Bennett, Tuesday-Jane Gray Collier, Wednesday-Ann Pinson, Thursday-Chuck Hicks, and Friday-Marsha Spota.

Women’s Ministry Brunch
10:30 AM, Saturday, April 12 in the Fellowship Hall. More details to come.

Family Ministry
Community-Wide Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, March 22 from 10:00-11:30 AM
*For children birth-grade five *Meet in the parking lot *Registration begins at 9:30 AM

“Adopt-a-Student”
Individuals/Sunday school classes: We invite you to get to know our spectacular college students by participating in our “Adopt-a-Student” program. We will help you get acquainted with a student and support you through an ongoing relationship that will be a blessing to both you and the student. Contact Charlie at 706-232-3663 or Charlie@sabcrome.com

Winter Jam 2008—$10 per person
Leaving SABC for Philips Arena @ ***2:00 PM*** on March 15
Hosted by: New Song, hear Mercy Me, Skillet, Barlow Girl, American Idol’s Mandisa, see Real Encounter’s EXTREME BMX/Skate Team.
Sign up in the Youth Suite Today!

Announcing: Hang Time for Youth! Wednesdays at 4:30 PM
SABC youth are invited to “hang out” and play games in the Youth Suite for one hour before supper on Wednesdays.

Family 2 Family 2008
God’s Gym: Training the Body of Christ for Over 2000 Years
This spring, Family 2 Family seeks to get you in shape spiritually. We’ll learn about and practice the classic spiritual disciplines. As always, we will have a great time of activities, games, prayer, Bible study, and worship all designed to help us become more like Christ. Family 2 Family is at 6:00 PM in the Fellowship Hall. Healthy Snacks and a juice bar will be provided.
Here’s a list of upcoming topics:
09-Mar Eating Less (Fasting)
16-Mar Palm Sunday--Family 2 Family Field Trip/Game Night
23-Mar Easter Sunday (No Evening Activities)
30-Mar The Proper Diet (Bible Study)

Family 2 Family Service Saturday, April 26
Mark your calendars for April 26 to serve (as families) in our local community missions partners: Habitat for Humanity, William Davies’ Homeless Shelters, and Rome Action Ministries. More details to come.

Home Missions Offering
This year’s goal is $7500 and you are asked to direct your gifts either to the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for the North American Missions Board (SBC) or the Global Missions Offering of the CBF (mark your envelope or check accordingly). We have placed a flowering cross in the Sanctuary that will blossom as we meet our goal.

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Homebound Members
March 2:
Sara Thomas

March 9:
Carol Watters

New Members
By statement February 24
Bernie Hrul
Family Deacon: Vickie Hill

Sympathy
The Congregation and Staff would like to express sincere Christian sympathy to D. M. Bowen in the death of his sister, Lila Bowen Woodruff.

Congratulations
Congratulations to Emily and Daniel Ceballos on the birth of their son, Lucas Austin, born March 3. Lucas weighed 8 lbs. 11ozs. and is 21" long.

Giving for the Week of 2/24/08
N/A

Attendance for 2/24/08
Sunday School 184
Morning Worship 217

Giving for the Week of 3/2/08
N/A

Attendance for 3/2/08
Sunday School 190
Morning Worship 226

Daylight Savings Time Begins Sunday, March 9

Weekly Schedule
Sunday, March 9
9:00 am Women’s Prayer Time
9:45 am Sunday School
11:00 am Morning Worship
Noon: Day Camp Intro. Luncheon
5:00 pm Youth Choir practice
6:00 pm Family 2 Family

Monday, March 10
6:00 pm Ladies’ Night Out

Wednesday, March 12
5:15 pm Family Night Supper
5:30 pm Personnel Committee
5:45 pm Trustees Committee
6:00 pm Prayer Time—Fellowship Hall
6:00 pm Preschool Choir
6:00 pm Children’s Choir
6:15 pm Adult Bible Study—Fellowship Hall
6:15 pm The Foundry—Youth
6:15 pm Illuminate—College/Career
6:30 pm Chancel Bell Choir
6:45 pm Children’s Mission Groups
7:00 pm Chancel Choir rehearsal

Thursday, March 13
7:00 am Men’s Prayer Breakfast
10:30 am Joyful Singers Choir to Renaissance Marquis for worship

Friday, March 14
9:30 am Ladies’ Bible Study

Saturday, March 15
2:00 pm Youth to Atl.—Winter Jam (Return appx. 10:30 pm)