OUR STAFF - Dr. Dave McFadden, Lead Pastor

Garnet Blaney, Youth Pastor Sara Keller, Children’s Ministry Director

Wayne Anderson, Worship Pastor LeeAnn Hersey, Secretary

Misty Blaney, Financial Secretary Preston Lenard, Custodian

Ronnie Johns, Assistant Custodian

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The church office will be closed on Monday, May 29th in observance of Memorial Day.

Sign-Up for Mega Sports Camp!! You can register on the website or at the connection Center. You can also sign-up to volunteer at the connection center. We Will Need Lots of Help! There is an important organizational

planning meeting for Sports camp on Sunday, May 21st at 3:00 pm in Fellowship Hall. Please make plans to attend!

4th Annual Memorial Day Celebration will be held on Sunday,

May 28th at 5:00 PM in Fellowship Hall. After you have

filled up on cake, stay and enjoy some great fellowship with an

evening of playing some games with friends. Sign-up to bring a

cake and decorate a table for a month. Sign-up will be at the

Connection Center.

CWJC “Bridge to Hope” is looking for a woman instructor to teach our Science class for the ladies enrolled in the GED tutoring program. This class meets one afternoon per week for 2 hours. Contact Teresa at 575-760-7872 if you are interested in learning more about this volunteer position.

Bridge to Hope will be offering “Parenting with Love and Logic” on Tuesday nights for anyone that is interested . Classes will begin on Tuesday May 9th at 6:00 PM in the CWJC classroom.

Donna and I really enjoyed our recent trip to be with family. Reflecting on how much we enjoyed our family has got me to thinking about how our church is like a family,

Just like a family, we look out for one another. I see it all the time. People looking out for one another within our church family. Not in an organized fashion, but in an organic way, a natural way, folks within our church family care for one another.

Just like a family, we sacrifice for one another. Again, I am blessed to see things that most church members may not be privy to - people blessing one another through gifts to help out, gifts and assistance that they provide by way of sacrificing something they could have used the money, or time, or energy on something for themselves.

Just like a family, we pray for one another. I have been blessed to hear folks lift up one another and keep on lifting up one another, and keep on lifting up one another, just like a family prays faithfully for one another.

Just like a family, we pull for one another. When something happens that causes someone difficulty, we are grieved with them; and when something happens that brings someone joy, we rejoice with them.

And just like a family, we enjoy and celebrate the youngest among us. That's what Donna and I were privileged to do on our trip. We got to spend time with our youngest grandson, Enoch, and our youngest grand-daughter, Echo. Likewise, while we were away, our church family enjoyed and celebrated the new birth of Funto Akinmurele, who testified of her faith in Christ through being baptized on the Sunday we were away.

We have a little sign in our home which reads, "Every love story is beautiful, but ours is my favorite." That is true. My favorite love story is the one about how Donna and I fell in love with one another. Ask me about it sometime. I am happy to retell it. But as I have been thinking about my church, it has occurred to me that I really love our story as a church family, too. I am happy to tell others about our church family. I hope you are, too.

Let's keep believing in God and in one another,

Pastor Dave

We are looking for a new secretary as LeeAnn will be leaving to pursue a nursing degree. There are applications in the office if you or someone you know is interested. LeeAnn will be here through May. You can visit the website for a full job description and information on submitting a resume.

Goal: Received: Mission Partnerships (23%) - $ 5,750.00 $ 373.74 International Missions (20%) - $ 5,000.00 $ 746.60 Baptist Children’s Home (15%) - $ 3,750.00 $ 2,995.70 North American Missions (10%) - $ 2,500.00 $ 1,566.80 Mission New Mexico (10%) - $ 2,500.00 $ 333.80 Student Scholarships (8%) - $ 2,000.00 $ 223.04 Mission Trip (4%) - $ 1,000.00 $ 181.52 Ramp Up (2%) - $ 500.00 $ 76.90 Adopt-A-School (2%) - $ 500.00 $ 366.90 FBC Food Pantry (2%) - $ 500.00 $ 376.90 World Hunger (2%) - $ 500.00 $ 46.14 Prayer Outreach Ministry (2%) - $ 500.00 $ 150.76 TOTAL: $25,000.00 $ 7,262.28

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Apr. 23rd: Apr. 30th:

1st Service: 195 184 Nursery: 26 18 Worship Total: 221 202 Connection Groups: 177 147 AWANA Count:

Clubbers: 29 Youth Helpers: 1 Leaders: 15

Calendar of Events for the week:

Sunday (May 7th) Celebration Worship- 9:30 AM

Connection Groups - 10:45 AM

Youth, Journey Begins Study - 5:00 PM

AWANA Award Night - 5:00 PM

Monday (May 8th) Prayer Mtg (Mary Watts home) - 10:00 AM

Prayer Ministry Team Mtg. - 5:15 PM

Church Council Mtg- 5:30 PM

Trustees Mtg- 7:00 PM

Tuesday (May 9th) Women in the Word - 9:30 AM

Celebrate Recovery- 5:30 PM

Wednesday (May 10th) Praise Team Practice - 6:00 PM

Arnold, Vera - in Heartland Banister, Gabby– recovering from surgery Brooks, Cyndi– at home, in rehab to gain strength Celebrate Recovery Collins, Dave and Iva - at Wheatfields, in Clovis Comer, Aulana - ovarian cancer Degroot, Gina– surgery went well, no cancer Dodd, Eliza - continued prayers Eminger, Randy - lung cancer Garcia, Adlyn - 2 year old with head trauma from car accident Gonzales, Chachi - lupus, on dialysis Hinton, James– colon cancer Littlejohn, Marie - taking chemo Massey, Kevin - cancer Mendoza, Mary– broken foot Nation, Leo - cancer Spalding, Barbara-health concerns Tinsley, Sharon– at home, gaining strength Tipton, Dottie - healing in her legs Turner, Shelley - cancer Wells, Billie - at home, gaining strength with physical therapy Whatley, Lisa– breast cancer

Pray for Our Mission Partners Pioneer Bible Translators- Lindy Pate Albuquerque Missionary to Muslims- PJ Dairy Ministry - Raul Ornelas, Chaplain Slovenia- Randy & Joan Bell Pregnancy Resource Center Rio Church plant, Rio Rancho, NM-Bryne Palmer Church plant, Norman, Oklahoma- Matthew Beasley

Help in the sound booth during worship. If interested, speak to Garnet.

We need a leader for 4th-6th grade

during Connection Group time. Speak with Sara if interested.

Celebrate Recovery meets

every Tuesday night.

Meal: 5:30 pm

Worship: 6:00 pm

Small Groups: 7:00 pm

May 2nd Attendance: 40

Budget Required YTD: $ 181,919.70 Budget Received YTD : $ 156,003.71 (+/-): 4,504.01 Budget : Apr. 30th: $ 6, 047.64 April Total: $ 40,225.40 Apr. 30th Designated: $ 445.00 April Total Designated: $ 12,779.76

If you are on church council there will be a meeting on Monday, May 8th at 5:30 PM. Please make plans to attend this important

There will be no choir practice on May 17th and 24th. The choir will not be in the choir loft on May 21st. Wayne and Becky Anderson will be accompanying several of the Eastern students as they go to Paris and London for several performances.

Food Distribution through the United Way helps many families in Portales. Volunteer to help with Food Distribution on Saturday, May 27th at 8:00 AM at Central Christian Church. Sign-Up to help at the Connection Center!