The Maclander - Macland Baptist Church

The Maclander
MACLAND
BAPTIST CHURCH
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MBC Music Ministry: WORTH THE COST
Greetings:
Psalm 100:1-5:
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Music Ministry
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Ministry Events
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50 Years of
Ministry
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Deacons on Duty
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August Calendar
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August Menus
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“Make a joyful noise to
the LORD, all the earth!
Serve the LORD with
gladness! Come into his
presence with singing!
Know that the LORD, he
is God! It is he who
made us, and we are his;
we are his people, and
the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with
thanksgiving, and his
courts with praise! Give
thanks to him; bless his
name! For the LORD is
good; his steadfast love
endures forever, and his
faithfulness to all generations.”
Music plays an important role in our worship
today, and as we read in
this Psalm, our call is to
"make a joyful noise
with singing", all for the
purpose of offering
praise to our Lord. The
encouraging thing is that
this Psalm encourages
the "family," all ages to
worship Him. "His
steadfast love endures
forever and His faithfulness to all generations".
This year at Macland we
are embracing this one
theme of "One Family".
I once heard a wise man
say, concerning worship,
“In a multi generational
setting, our worship
should resemble the Sunday dinner table. Grandparents, parents, children
and grandchildren, all
together, interacting together and learning from
each other. All ages enjoying the meal, but
more important all are
receiving nourishment at
the table.” The Music
Ministry here at Macland
is working to embrace
this also as we seek to
create ministry opportunities for all generations.
*Celebration SingersThe newest area of ministry is designed for
Adults ages 55 and
above. We meet on
Wednesday afternoons at
4:30 pm in the choir
room. Our purpose is
centered on ministry in
our community. We will
work toward two ministry tours each year where
we will present concerts
in retirement centers,
assisted living facilities,
and nursing homes in our
community. Once a
quarter we will sing for
our family here at
Macland.
*Preschool and Children's Music – On August 10 we will launch
our music program for
children, which will
meet on Wednesdays
from 5:45 pm - 6:30 pm.
Our preschool children,
ages 3-5, will meet in the
nursery area, and our
children, grades 1-5, will
meet in the choir room.
In each of these areas
our children will learn
music and scripture.
Each group will sing
quarterly in our worship
services.
*Sanctuary
ChoirMeets each Wednesday
night from 7:30pm 8:45pm in the sanctuary
and is open to all adults
high school age and
above.
We are constantly looking for folks
to come join our ministry
team. Our main purpose
is leading our congregation in worship.
Throughout the year we
not only work on music
to lead our congregation
each Sunday, but also for
special events such as
Christmas, Easter, and
July 4th. In the Spring
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we present "An Evening of
Praise,” a night of worship
through music.
*Worship Orchestra- An important part of our ministry team is
our orchestra. We meet each
Wednesday from 6:30 pm - 7:45
pm in the sanctuary. This group is
open to players high school age
and above.
*Special ensembles - Last year
we began a brand new ensemble,
"Singing Men of Macland". This
group is filled from men in our
sanctuary choir. We meet each
Sunday from 4:30pm - 5:30 pm.
This select group of men will lead
in worship throughout the year.
*Macland Ringers - This newest
group in our ministry, our hand
bell ensemble, is off and running.
It is exciting to open up new areas
of opportunities to praise our
Lord. We meet each Sunday from
4:15 pm - 5:15 pm in the choir
room. We have open spots still
available. If you would like to
join this team, please see Ms. Jan
Vansant.
Psalm 150:6 "Let everything that
has breath, Praise the Lord, Praise
the Lord!"
Sunday, August 7
“One Family” in 2016
Sunday Morning, We will kick
off our fall schedule in a big way,
"One Family" together in worship.
Let's make this a big day. In the
morning service our young and
old, children, students and adults
will be involved in worship
through music
Make sure you are here for this
special day. Let's have a record
Sunday school and worship attendance.
Sunday night, let’s gather back
and encourage our students as they
lead us in worship. They will also
share about their mission trips and
youth camp experiences.
Following this service we will enjoy a church-wide "Homemade Ice
Cream Fellowship". Church, we
need freezers of homemade ice
cream. Mrs. Linda Ruth will be in
the fellowship hall on August 7th
so you can bring your freezer before the service. I have heard rumors there may be a special prize
for the best ice cream.
Ministry Events
"Sing"cerely,
Eddie
Dawn [email protected]
770-943-5511
Mark your calendars for weekly
and special events! Don't forget
there is:
Sunday School for all preschool
and elementary kids each Sunday
morning.
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Choir for preschool and elementary school children (ages
3 - 5th grade) each Wednesday
night from 5:45 - 6:30 p.m.
See Eddie Lowery for more
information.
Mission Friends (preschool),
G.A.’s (girls) and TeamKid
(boys) each Wednesday night
from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
MINISTRY UPDATES
The children’s ministry has
completed a great summer of
ministry to our children and
children in our community. In
VBS children submerged
themselves in God’s Word.
They discovered that Jesus didn’t just see what is on the outside of people; He looked deep
down on the inside. Our primary verse was “Search me,
God, and know my heart; test
me and know my concerns.
See if there is any offensive
way in me; lead me in the everlasting way.” - Psalm 139:2324.
At Centri Kid Camp, a camp
for 3-6 graders, children studied the passage of Ephesians
6:10-20. They learned how the
armor of God is powerful and
real, although it is unseen.
Each day they focused on an
aspect of the armor of God.
Day 1: Unseen StrengthCampers learned where our
power comes from. Day 2: Unseen Truth- Campers looked at
the Bible as our source of
Truth. Day 3: Unseen PeaceAs we spread the Gospel, we
must remember to have peace
in all circumstances. Day 4:
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Visible Faith- When our lives
are based in Truth, our actions
reflect our Faith. Day 5: Visible Boldness- Campers learned
that we can have Boldness
through Christ as we make His
message known.
Our final camp of the summer
was Winshape Camp. This
camp was held at Hillgrove
High School and had nearly
350 kids in attendance. Our
focus at camp was FOLLOW,
based on the Scripture verse,
"When Jesus spoke again to
the people, he said, “I am the
light of the world. Whoever
follows me will never walk in
darkness, but will have the
light of life." - John 8:12. Children learned the importance of
choosing the right direction in
life – following Jesus.
The support of Macland Baptist financially and through
volunteering time permitted
children to hear God’s Word in
a manner that they could understand and respond to. Those
who worked with the children
were able to witness children
grasping God’s Word through
Bible teaching and worship as
they discovered the love He
has for them. Many grew in
their faith while others took
steps towards God. In all three
ministries children made decisions for Christ. Thank you for
investing in the lives of the
next generation.
The start of the 2016-2017
AWANA year is just around the
corner. We are getting geared up
and excited to start another great
year.
Calling all Leaders, Student Leaders and those who might want to
become a Leader – we will have
our Annual Leader Luncheon on
Sunday, August 7th immediately
following the morning worship
service in the Fellowship Hall.
Please join us for a time of fellowship and a brief informational
meeting.
Clubber
registration will
b e g i n
S u n d a y,
July 31st
and will
continue
on Sunday, August 7th. Register your students then to ensure their books
and other supplies are ready for
them on the 1st night of club. Look
for us at the Registration Table in
the Atrium.
August 14th 5:30-7:15 will be our
1st night – Don’t miss it! All students 3 years old through 12th
grade are encouraged to be a part
of our AWANA ministry. You do
not have to be a member of
Macland to be a part of our club,
so bring your friends, neighbors,
grand children. We would love to
have them as a part of our club.
Contact Jo Niemann for details.
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Students and
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WMU NEWS
College & Career
AUGUST WMU MEETINGS
John Thompson, Minister to
Students and College & Career
[email protected]
770.943.5511
Morning Group, Tuesday,
August 2, at 10:00 a.m.
Evening Group, Monday, August 8, at 6:00 p.m.
WEEKLY ACTIVITIES
MUST MINISTRIES
LUNCH PROGRAM
Sundays
Girls Bible Study, Grades 6-12
4:00 p.m.
College Bible Study 7:30 p.m.
Please bring brown lunch bags,
Ziploc sandwich/snack bags, juice
boxes, individually packaged
salty snacks and sweet snacks,
and plastic gloves. Please place
your donations in the green WMU
bins in the family life center by
August 8.
Wednesdays
Youth Bible Study 6:30 p.m.
For more information, please contact Edna McDonald.
LADIES BIBLE
STUDIES
WEDNESDAY MORNING
BIBLE STUDY
COMING IN THE FALL
August 3 at 6:00 p.m.
August 7 at 6:00 p.m.
Contact John Thompson for more
information on these activities.
Ladies, you are invited to join us
for a 13-week Bible study on the
book of Jeremiah beginning
Wednesday morning, August 10,
at 9:15 held in Bro. Pat Williams'
Sunday school class. Jeremiah's
warnings to a nation who had
turned its back on God speaks to
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the many problems and issues
we are facing today. This study
will help to assure us that God
has a plan for His people to give
us a Hope and a prosperous future in Christ Jesus.
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Elizabeth Lindsey for more information.
LAST BUT NOT
LEAST
The cost of the study is $10.00.
Please RSVP to our church secretary, Beverly DeVille, at 770943-5511 or Linda Rollins at
[email protected].
GOODTIMERS
This month the Goodtimers are
making old fashioned homemade
ice cream at the youth house on
August 18 at 1:00 p.m. Bring
your ice cream freezers filled
with your favorite homemade ice
cream mixture along with toppings, cookies, and cake and join
us. See Louise Bartlett or
Leadership, University of
Orlando
The $35 fee includes a steak dinner, conference sessions, and
all conference materials. Please
plan to join us for this lifechanging weekend. Make plans
today to join us in August! You
don't want to miss it!
Space is limited. Please register
now at www.insidebbc.com. See
Steve DuVall for more information.
TUESDAY EVENING
BIBLE STUDY
Beginning Tuesday evening, August 23, and going for ten weeks,
we will be studying Hebrews,
The Nearness of King Jesus, by
Lisa Harper. We will meet from
6:45 to 8:45 in the fellowship
hall. The cost is $10. Please contact LaJean Gruhn at
678.923.3044 to sign up for the
Bible Study.
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The West Georgia Men's Conference is an exciting opportunity for
the men of our area to gather
together for dynamic worship
and
spiritual growth.
This year's lineup of
speakers includes:
dynamic
Johnny Hunt – Pastor of First
Baptist Church of Woodstock,
GA
Fred Luter – Pastor of Franklin
Avenue Baptist Church of New
Orleans, LA
Billy Godwin– Pastor of Ephesus
Baptist Church of Villa Rica, GA
Jay Strack founder of Student
2016 GBC DISASTER
RELIEF IMT TRAINING:
IMT stands for Incident Management Team. September 9-10 at
Hawhammock Baptist Church in
Swainsboro. Must have had
Phase 1 training in any ministry
area (Phase 2 is preferable) and
experience in the field. Registration fee is $40 and must be
received by September 2. Attendees are responsible for all
other expenses including mileage, meals and lodging. Contact
Steve DuVall for registration
form and more information.
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MACLAND CELEBRATES
50 YEARS OF
MINISTRY
By Nancy Arrington
As a charter member I recall
the day the cornerstone in the
old sanctuary was sealed with a
time capsule inside. Knowing
very little about architecture, I
hoped that I would be around
to see how they would open it
without the building falling
down. Many other memories
come flooding through my
mind, especially of the men of
God who were sent to lead us.
Pastor Haskell White followed
Brother Johnny Foster mentioned in last month’s newsletter.
Pastor White led us through a
‘Together We Build’ program
with a vision set for the new
sanctuary that we occupy today. One Sunday he preached
about the walls of Jericho. He
felt inspired by God to lead us
in a march seven times around
the existing building followed
by the sound of a trumpet. Together we prayed that the walls
preventing the progress of our
growing church would be
brought down. In God’s time
those prayers were graciously
granted.
Pastor Dan Houston came to
Macland in 1993 and, under
his leadership, the new sanctuary was built. Not long after he
came, he preached a message
about John the Baptist and the
day that Christ came to John to
be baptized. He so
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eloquently described the scene of
Jesus’ approach to the place
where John was baptizing, that
when
he quoted “behold the
Lamb of God who takes away
the sins of the world”, it was all
I could do not to shout. Afterwards I wished I had. Brother
Dan retired in 1999, but that sermon is fresh in my mind today.
Then came the new millennium,
and God blessed us with another
young man, his wife and son, Dr.
Richard Walker, Karen and Josh.
What a preacher of the Word, a
leader, and a singer too! How
very blessed we are to have him
head our church. With sixteen
years of service, he holds the record length of time for pastoring
our church. To me personally he
has been a source of great
strength in the most difficult
losses of my life. It occurred to
me as I researched the history for
these articles that in the 70’s Pastor Johnny Foster looked like
Elvis with his longer hair and
sideburns, and in the 2000’s
Pastor Walker sings like Elvis.
They’ve both been known to do
an impersonation from time to
time, proving that God’s children
have more fun than anybody.
I hope that these newsletter articles have been beneficial to
those who have joined our
church family in more recent
years, and have reminded us all
how miraculously God still provides. He directed Moses to have
the children of Israel pass down
the miracles of their exodus from
Egypt through succeeding generations. Perhaps I’m the one
who benefited the most from my
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research. It caused me to question
just how much of me to question
jwhat God has done for me here at
Macland I have not passed on to my
children.
Remembering our beginning and
looking forward to what God has in
store, brings to mind an old hymn
“We’ll work til Jesus comes, then
we’ll be gathered home”.
In His love,
Nancy Arrington
August Deacons
on Duty
7/27 - 8/10
Aaron Williams - 954.817.8578
Craig Waldron - 203.606.0045
8/10 - 8/24
Joseph Arnsdorff - 912.318.5059
Bill Brown - 770.422.4674
8/24 - 9/7
Bill Chafin - 770.436.6722
Garlan Cox - 770.445.6372
Please feel free to contact your
Deacon with any prayer requests or
other ministry needs.
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August Calendar
8/2
8/4
8/7
8/8
8/10
8/13
8/14
8/16
8/17
8/18
8/19-20
8/20
8/21
8/23
8/24
8/27-28
8/28
8/30
8/31
WMU Morning Group
Church Council/Staff Meeting
Men’s Basketball
Bible Bee Workshop
Promotion Sunday
Awana Leadership Luncheon
Awana Registration
Youth-led Evening Service
Ice Cream Fellowship
WMU Evening Group
Property & Space Meeting
Deacons Meeting
Ladies Wednesday Morning Bible Study
Promotion Wednesday
Church Conference
Students at Fountain of Hope
Local Bible Bee Awards
Awana Opening Night
Outreach
Men’s Basketball
Ladies Wednesday Morning Bible Study
Goodtimers Ice Cream Social
West Georgia Men’s Conference
Awana Leadership Conference
Awana Ice Cream Social
Ladies Tuesday Evening Bible Study
Men’s Basketball
Ladies Wednesday Morning Bible Study
I Love My City
Awana Water Game Night
Ladies Tuesday Evening Bible Study
Men’s Basketball
Ladies Wednesday Morning Bible Study
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8/3/16
Country fried steak & white
gravy, green beans, mashed
potatoes, bread, dessert,
coffee, tea
8/10/16
Chicken Alfredo, salad, bread,
dessert, coffee, tea
8/17/16
Spaghetti & meat sauce, salad,
bread, dessert, coffee, tea
8/24/16
Cajun steak, veggie casserole,
mashed potatoes, bread,
dessert, coffee, tea
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There are two different ways to
make dinner reservations:
1) Please complete a yellow
card (located in the pew rack
next to the hymnal) and place
the card in the offering plate.
2) Call the church office.
Deadline for reservations is
Noon on Tuesdays.
8/31/16
Chicken pot pie, salad, bread,
dessert, coffee tea
3732 Macland Road
Powder Springs, GA 30127
770.943.5511—office
770.943.3720—fax
[email protected]—email
maclandbaptist.org—website
Macland Baptist Church is a family oriented, Bible believing, Bible
preaching Southern Baptist Church. We are traditional in worship
style. We offer a morning worship service at 10:30 am on Sundays,
Sunday and Wednesday evening services, and strong Sunday
School and AWANA programs. We also provide GA’s, Mission
Friends, Teamkid, and WMU to help provide missions education
and training for our children. We have weekday and weeknight ladies Bible studies and a growing number of specialized classes for
adults on Wednesday evenings in addition to our prayer service.
We offer a special midweek student worship and Bible study. We
have an active children’s program and age graded nurseries. Our
goal in providing these programs and opportunities is to train and
equip the body of Christ to do the work of the ministry and to reach
a lost world for Christ.
Our music is a mix of traditional hymns, Southern Gospel favorites, and contemporary specials. The preaching is from the New
King James Bible in expository style. We are evangelistic in our
approach and are missions minded.