For Your Information Looking Ahead

May 7 NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER

May 12 Golden Agers ~ Cookout @ Ken Trouille’s Pond @ 10:30 am

May 17 Valor 3 in Concert @ 6:00 pm

May 20 RA/GA Cookout @ Christian Tours @ 6:00 pm

May 27 GA/RA Recognition Service @ 7:00 pm

June 7 Graduates Sunday @ 10:30 am service

Children ~ River Bend Park

June 16 Children ~ End of School Swim Party

June 22-27 Caswell ~ Youth Camp

July 12-16 Vacation Bible School

July 23-26 Children’s Camp (1st-6th grade) ~ Awanita Valley

Sept. 14-18 New Seasons ~ Fort Caswell

Our Offerings Last Sunday Attendance Last Sunday Needed Weekly to Meet Budget - $9,682.70

* Budget Item Sunday School – 219

Budget………................................................................... $8,730.25

*ASTP …………………………………………………… $483.00

*Wednesday Night Income……………………………… $29.00

Budget Total …………………………………………….. $9,242.25

Building Fund……………………..…...…….…........... $2,340.00

TOTAL………….…..……….….................................... $11,582.25

G.R.O.W. Rotation Schedule

Team 1 (Tim & Teresa) Team 2 (Trey & Melissa)

May 5 May 12

Team 3 (Randy & Karen) Team 4 (Mike & Beth)

May 18 No G.R.O.W. (Memorial Day)

IT’S A BOY!! IT’S A BOY!!

Dutch Michael Bandy April 27, 2015 @ 10:59 pm

8 lbs, 6 oz

Proud Parents:

Joshua & Deanna Bandy

Proud Big Brother: Jesse Bandy

Mt. Ruhama Baptist Church 3273 Mt. Ruhama Church Rd. Maiden, NC 28650

Church-428-8961 Fax-428-8963 Pastor-234-8356 Website: www.mtruhama.org Email: mtruhamabaptistc@bellsouth.net

“Impacting Our World by Sharing His Word in Hope of No Soul Left Behind”

Proverbs 29:18

Mt. Ruhama Baptist Church Rev. Michael Staton, Pastor

Mrs. Caroline Smith, Minister of Children, Mr. John Stroud, Minister of Music

Mrs. Ashley Brown, Organist; Ms. Jo Hoyle, Pianist; Dawn Treadway, Secretary

May 3, 2015

††† Morning Worship Service – 10:30 am ††† Sunday School Teacher Appreciation

Welcome and Opening Prayer…………………………………………. Rick Hale

*Praise Hymn…………………………………………......“Whom Shall I Fear?”

Sharing Christian Greetings

Children’s Message…………………………………………........... Andrew Parker

*Hymn # 470 ...……………………………… “Once To Every Man and Nation”

Offertory Prayer

Receiving of Tithes & Offering

Sunday School Teacher Appreciation Video

Choir ….. …………………………...……………………….. “If God Be For Us”

Scripture …………………………………………….……............. Joshua 2: 23-24

Message …………..“Warfare” …..…………........................ Rev. Michael Staton

*Hymn of Invitation # 305 ..……………….. “I Have Decided To Follow Jesus”

(If you are led by the Holy Spirit to make a decision for Christ today, wish to

speak with the Pastor about making Mt. Ruhama your church home or need to

come for a special time of prayer, we invite you to come forward during our hymn

of invitation.)

*Benediction

*{The Congregation is invited to Stand}

††† Evening Worship Service ~ 6:00 pm †††

*Hymn # 547……………………….................“I Stand Amazed In The Presence”

*Let’s Share Christian Greetings

Message ……………..“Signs of Erosion” ………………... Rev. Michael Staton

*Hymn of Invitation # 307…………………….………………… “Just As I Am”

*Benediction

*{The Congregation is invited to Stand}

††† In His Service †††

Deacons Counting Today: Edsel Black & Ben Elmore

Tape Ministry: Phillip Caldwell & Mike Tallent Duty Deacon: Rick Hale

Bible Buddies Today: Rebecca Stewart Next Week: Melissa Cope

Nursery Workers Today: Babies – Cherie Stutts

Ones – Nicole & Bradley Elmore

Twos & Threes – Sherry Torrence

Night: Amy Eades

Next Week: Babies – Gail Little

Ones – Kathy & Makenzie Goodson

Twos & Threes – Linda Caldwell

Night – No Services

Ushers Today: Andrew Parker, Charlie Story, Auton Bumgarner, John Johnson, Yates

Goodson, Justin Keiger, Jarett Story & Blake Torrence

Next Week: Ben Elmore, Allen Wimberly, Roger McCaslin, Fermon Davis, Jeff

Torrence & Bradley Elmore

††† Opportunities Today †††

9:15 a.m. Pastor/Deacons Prayer Time

9:20 a.m. Church Library Opens

9:30 a.m. Sunday School

10:30 a.m. Morning Worship

6:00 p.m. Evening Worship

6:00 p.m. Preschool-3rd Grade ~ Choir

6:00 p.m. 4th-6th grade ~ Tone Chimes

6:00 p.m. Middle School

7:00 p.m. High School Youth

7:00 p.m. Deacon’s Meeting

††† Opportunities This Week †††

Tues.: G.R.O.W. @ 7 pm (Tim & Teresa)

Wed.: Prayer Warriors & Senior Adult Choir @ 10:00 am

FAMILY NIGHT

Wednesday Night Meal @ 6:00 pm

Praise Team @ 6:30 pm

Prayer Meeting @ 7:00 pm

Youth @ 7:00 pm

RA’s, GA’s, & Mission Friends @ 7:00 pm

Choir @ 8.00 pm

Thur.: National Day of Prayer

Backpack for Kids Mt. Ruhama is helping to sponsor the

BACKPACK FOR KIDS program at Balls Creek Elementary and Tuttle Elementary

This program is geared to help children in need by supplying food over the weekends. The backpacks are distributed each Friday with around 15 items of food, and the empty packs are returned on Mondays. The process is repeated each week.

Because of increased need our collection will be ongoing/year round. We will alternate delivery to each school as soon as an

adequate amount has been collected. What types of food are needed? Any single serving canned food (pop-top if available) or individually wrapped snack foods will be accepted. Our goal is to provide healthy foods that are child friendly. The contents for each backpack will weigh approximately 5 lbs., yet in some cases, a bag could weigh up to 12 lbs., with contents. Therefore, it is important to use single serving cans so that it will be lighter for the children to carry home. *Canned meats (chicken, tuna, ham) *Canned meals (beef stew, soup, beef-a-roni, chicken & dumplings,

Macaroni & cheese, spaghetti & meatballs) *Ramen Noodles, Instant Oatmeal & Grits in packet *Fruit bars, Granola Bars, Pop-Tarts, Cereal Bars, Protein Bars *Peanut Butter (small plastic jars or single serving cups) *Popcorn, crackers, etc.

ANY single serve non-perishable food items will be welcomed. (Microwavable items are fine)

Children

Sun., June 7th ~ River Bend Park Children and their families will walk trails and possibly do a GPS activity in preparation for VBS theme. We will also have a picnic lunch at the park. Tues., June 16th ~ End of School Swim Party Location: Eddy & Jill Caldwell’s House – dinner will also be served. New Seasons Fort Caswell – Sept. 14-18. Leave on Monday, the 14th, return on Friday, the 18th. $263.00 per person (Wed. & Thurs. evening meal @ local restaurant – Dutch) One half deposit due May 1, full payment due July 1. Don’t Miss Out!

Golden Agers

Tuesday, May 12th ~ meet @ Ken & Jan Trouille’s for a Cookout.

Meet around 10:30 am. Bring desserts, condiments, etc.

ATTENTION ALL GRADUATES Graduates Sunday ~ June 7th

We will be honoring our high school and college graduates during the 10:30 am service.

All graduates (or graduate parents) please let Church Office know by Sunday, May

10th if you are going to participate in Graduates Sunday. Thank you!!

Eye Glass Holders ~ Mission Project Calling all women with sewing machines!! If anyone is interested in helping make eye

glass holders for a Mission Project, please contact Carol Laney. She needs 1,000 of them

made by June when she leaves for her Mission Trip. There is a large bag of donated

material from Sharon Treadway (Dawn Treadway’s mom) in the Office with a sample

done by Callie Cope. Anyone interested can come on Fridays with sewing machine and

sit in Fellowship Hall, unless prior event scheduled. (Office is open from 8am-4pm)

NC Confederate Memorial Day ~ May 9th Please join the Sons of Confederate Veterans at 6:00 pm at the Confederate monument on “The Square” in Newton as they continue a tradition that started 148 years ago. In 1867 the families and veterans of NC chose May 10th as a day to honor those who didn’t come home. Approximately 600 Catawba County Soldiers lost their lives and never returned. Event is sponsored by the Cpt. C.F. Connor camp #849 Sons of Confederate Veterans, Hickory, NC.

THIS IS THE WAY, WALK IN IT ~ VBS VBS is July 12-16, 2015. Adult Volunteers are NEEDED. Join us as we prepare to share Jesus’ love with our church and community children. Complete Adult Volunteer Form found in bulletin and either give it to Charlotte Story or place it in the envelope on the bulletin board in the fellowship hallway. Kid’s registration cards will be available at the bulletin board also. Please take as many as you need to invite everyone to join us this year for VBS - as we Journey off the Map.

Mt. Ruhama Baptist Church

Prayer List – April 29, 2015

COLLEGE/BIBLE COLLEGE/

SEMINARY STUDENTS Ayla Acosta – Wake Forest

Andrew Beard – NC State University

Michaela Beatty – Lenoir Rhyne

Chelsea Boston – CVCC

Blair Brown – Wake Forest - School of Medicine

Daniel Brown – Duke University

John Caldwell – Liberty University

Pierce Caldwell – Liberty University

Harlie Cope – NC State University

Trey Eades - CVCC

Taylor Harris – University of South Carolina

Ryan Hoilman – Liberty University

Seth Hubbard – CVCC

Morgan Kelly – Gardner Webb

Justin Lail – Randolph College, VA

Kaitlyn Lail – Lenoir Rhyne

Dakota Lewis – UNC Wilmington

Hunter McCall – Appalachian State Univ.

Cody McRee – Appalachian State Univ.

Brandon Moxley – CVCC

Adam Parker – Western Carolina

Ryan Simmons – UNC Charlotte

Jessie Story – Lenoir Rhyne

Madison Story - Appalachian State Univ.

Jared Torrence – Appalachian State Univ.

Josh Williams – University of Southern Utah

OTHER Deacons & their wives

Rev. Michael and Donna Staton

Chris & Caroline Smith

Laban & Teresa Helderman

John & Melanie Stroud

Youth Pastor Search Committee

HOMEBOUND Vetra Bandy

Stella Caldwell

Macel Drum

Yates McCall

Bob & Linda Morrison

Mary Ellen Nixon

Harry & Sarah Williams

Mabel & Deanna Wilson

AROUND THE WORLD Conflict in the Middle East

Continuing Threat of Terrorism

God’s Chosen People – Israel

Christian Persecution in Muslim Countries

MISSIONS Dewey & Kathie Aiken

Steve & Nellene Carter

Rev. Steven & Samantha Staton

Campus Crusade for Christ Church members to be called to full-time mission service

IMB Missionaries in E. Asia

Missions Organizations

Mt. Ruhama Missions, Peru Group

Primeira Igreja Baptista in Carapicuiba

David & Beth T. – Foreign Missionaries

Dalenburg Family/Africa Missionaries

Randy & Trellise Faile, Open Eyes-Costa Rica

Young Family and Anita Drum & Family

Abraham Thomas, Agape Royal Ministries, India

Coalwood Community Church (Church Plant)

COUNTRY Men & Women serving in the Military

Our President & Leaders

Andy Blanton Adam Helms

Clay Farrington J. Hendrickson

Joshua Carswell Michael Kribble

Brian Christiansen Matthew (Fred) Newman

Dusty Cook Brian Wilson

Eric Free

Soldiers of 101st Airborne Unit in Afghanistan

SPIRITUAL Application of God’s Word to our lives

After School Tutoring Ministry

Crystal Bowman & Family– new member of

Coalwood Methodist Church, WV

Gideon & Graffiti Ministry

Hope House, Evarts, KY

Andrew Mann-Graffiti 2 Bronx, NYC

Salvation for the lost; Troubled Marriages

Lenarue Baptist Church, Harlan, KY

Youth & Children’s Ministry

Bradley Wimberly & Danny Clark

SYMPATHY

HOSPITAL

Mary Grace Bell – Robin Johnson Hospice Home in

Dallas, NC (Patty Bell’s mother)

PHYSICAL Jane Abernathy

Floy Mae Abernethy

Janelle Abernethy

Nan Abernethy

Roger Abernethy

Sylvia Abernethy

Diane Bandy

Vetra Bandy

Eric Blackburn

Adam Bosley

Cleo Bumgarner – back problems

Susan Burris

Mary Cahill – Stage 4 cancer

Betty Caldwell (daughter of John Bean)

Dena Caldwell – breast cancer – chemo

Mark Caldwell

Shirley & Max Caldwell

Brittany Campbell

Thomas Cassavaugh

Rick Christopher

Billy Cline

Dillon Crawley

Amber Davis – cancer

Deborah Dlugos – breast cancer

Dalton Edwards

Talitha Edwards

Billy Ellis

Frank Fiorentino

Gwen Goodson

Deborah Griggs

Johnny Hager

Ella Mae Hager

Suzanna Hahn (leukemia)

Billy Hamlett

Dwayne McAllister

Faye Hicks

Shirley Hinson

Allison Hodge – 11 yr. old - leukemia

Asher Hollar (Baby- Lee & Malynda VanDyke’s grandson)

Phyllis Hood

Joann Huckaby

Taylor Hudson – 3 wks. old

Shirley Hudson (heart)

Rev. Malcolm Ivey

Mike Jarrett

Bob Kelly’s Mother

Peggy Kirby (Caroline Smith’s mother)

Trevor Lail

Charles Lamm

Queda Laney

Dustin Leatherman

Linda Lineberger (wife of Tim Lineberger)

Bailey Livengood (Dawn Treadway’s niece)

Jenny Marks

Kenzy Mayhew

Wendy Miller – cancer (friend of Alex Schlosser)

Eddie Mincey

Dwayne McAlister

Darin McCaslin

Jeremiah McGinnis

Brad Moser – Medicap Pharmacist

Paula Murphy

Earl Phillips

Glenda Prather

Charlie Price

Agnes Pruitt

Mary & Gaye Railey-cancer (Frances Withers)

Pansey Ratchford

Gary Reavis

Leslie Saunders

Beth Schlosser (blood clots)

Cecil Schronce

T.C Scronce

Ryan & Gary Setzer

Lorna Dawn Sheets

Nancy Sigmon (cancer)

Madison St. Clair

Ruby Staton

Steven Staton

J.T. Towery

Sharon Treadway (lymphoma)

Marty Velie (Brother of Judy Miller)

Ashley Wagner

Dorothy Warta

Dean Webb

REST HOME Sarah Bandy – Abernethy (Room 304)

Ruth Beal – Carillon (Newton) Room A-09

Nancy Burke – Abernethy (Rehab – Rm 502) Claudette Ferrell – Abernethy (Room 709)

Wray Frazier – Abernethy (Rehab)

Dorothy Henley – Abernethy (Room 611)

Barbara Herman – Britt Haven (Wilkesboro)

Helen Hewitt – Abernethy (Room 239)

Florene Hicks – Wexford House (Room 202B)

Roy Huffman – Carolina Rehab-Icard (Friend of Susan & Carroll Abernethy)

Coyte Punch – Abernethy (Room 227)

Joe Sigmon – Abernethy (Rehab - Room 508)

Esther Watkins-Lineberger - Abernethy (Rm 207)

Frances Withers – Abernethy (Apt. 505)

Please keep our Youth

Pastor search committee in

your prayers!