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From the Pastor...
From the Pastor
Grandparents
Should Pass On
Their Faith
50 Years of
Ministy
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Grandparents/
Faith
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Ministry Events
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Deacons on Duty
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50 Years of
Ministry
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May Calendar
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May Menus
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I know that the prospect of
change is often resisted at
all cost in most churches,
but I have been very
pleased at the way our
church has responded with
a positive attitude to the
change in our Sunday
morning schedule. To me
there is much more energy
and excitement present in
our Sunday morning worship services with a sanctuary that is almost filled,
and many are getting to see
and know, in a more personal way, members with
whom they had little contact under our old dual service schedule. I am also
very grateful for the way
God has blessed our church
in recent weeks with multiple baptisms, church additions, and many coming to
pray at invitation time. We
have at least two baptisms
schedule for the month of
May, and we are praying
for many more in the
weeks and months
ahead. The anointing of the
Holy Spirit is now resting
upon our church in a new
and fresh way, and we give
all the praise and glory to
God.
In recent months, I have
gotten away (at least for a
time) from preaching
through entire books of the
Bible, and have, instead,
presented much shorter
sermon series on various
topics, though still preach-
ing from a text in expository fashion. So far this
year we have completed
special month-long studies
on "The Hope of Christ's
Return," "The Journey to
the Cross," and "The Biblical Pattern of Worship." During the month of
May, I will be presenting a
series of messages on the
Grace of God that I have
entitled, "The Gift of God's
Grace." The Greek word
for Grace is charis, and is
where we get the English
word 'charismatic." In its
purest sense, it means
"gift," but it has the extended meaning of "divine
favor," "loving kindness,"
"goodwill,"
and
"redemptive mercy." The
emphasis in the New Testament is that this special
divine gift is unearned by
man, instead being the
"unmerited favor of
God." Over the next few
weeks we will learn about
"God's Saving Grace,"
"God's Grace in Raising
Children" (a special
Mother's Day Message),
"God's Grace in the Struggles of Life," "Growing in
Grace," and "God's Grace
in Facing Death." I hope
these five messages will be
a blessing to your life and
your walk with the
Lord. Do your best not to
miss a single service.
I hope you will also pray
for and do your best to be a
part of the many special
events we have coming
up during the month of
May. Awana Awards Night
(May 1), Mother's Day
Celebration (May 8), the
Ladies Spring Salad Supper (May 6), the Goodtimers Trip to ride the Blue
Ridge Railway (May 19),
and our Sunday School
High Attendance Day,
Graduates Sunday, and An
Evening of Praise (all on
May 22) are just some of
what we will experience
during May. We are praying God will use all these
events and more to help us
fulfill our vision of being
One Church, with One
Faith, seeking to accomplish One Mission - to
make Christ known in our
own homes, in our own
community, and among the
various nations of the
world.
Pastor Richard Walker
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Grandparents Should Pass On Their Faith
Grandparents you have been
given an incredible role in the
life of your grandchild. While
you do have the opportunity to
be a playmate and friend, you
have an even larger opportunity
before you. As a grandparent
you have been given the task of
joining their parents in passing
your faith to the next generation. Scripture provides multiple
commands that we are to make
Him known to future generations. In addition, we have examples of grandparents in
Scripture that can guide us in
carrying out this task.
Psalm 71: 16-18 states, “With
the mighty deeds of the
Lord GOD I will come; I will
remind them of your righteousness, yours alone. O God, from
my youth you have taught me,
and I still proclaim your wondrous deeds. So even to old age
and gray hairs, O God, do not
forsake me, until I proclaim
your might to another generation, your power to all those to
come.” We are to proclaim who
He is to the generations that follow us. Psalm 78:1-8 tells us to
make Him known “Give ear, O
my people, to my teaching; incline your ears to the words of
my mouth! I will open my
mouth in a parable; I will utter
dark sayings from of old, things
that we have heard and known,
that our fathers have told us.
We will not hide them from
their children, but tell to the
coming generation the glorious
deeds of the LORD, and his
might, and the wonders that he
has done. He established a
testimony in Jacob and appointed a
law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers to teach to
their children, that the next generation might know them, the children
yet unborn, and arise and tell them
to their children, so that they
should set their hope in God and
not forget the works of God, but
keep his commandments; and that
they should not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious
generation, a generation whose
heart was not steadfast, whose
spirit was not faithful to God.”
These are but a few examples of
God telling grandparents about
their role in the family.
Just a few examples of biblical
grandparents that we can learn
from are Jacob, Naomi, Lois, and
Caleb. In Genesis we see Jacob
blessing Ephraim and Manassah.
Naomi was given a second chance
with Obed who was King David’s
grandfather. Lois taught Timothy
Scripture. Caleb found himself in
the position that He had seen and
experienced great things of God
yet his grandchildren did not know
– neither he nor his children had
told the next generation, so that
generation turned from God.
Grandparents, how will you ensure
that the generations following you
will not lose sight of what He has
done as told in Scripture and in
your own life? The Great Commandment commands us to make
disciples – let us start with our
families.
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by Dawn Schaffer
Ministry Events
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.
AWANA for kids 3 year - high
school on Sunday nights - See Jo
Niemann for additional information.
Choir for preschool (3-4 year old
and 5K) and elementary (1st - 5th
grade) each Wednesday night 5:45 6:30 p.m. through May. 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.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
Join us for VBS this year, June 6 –
10, from 9 a.m. until 12:00. VBS is
for children in grades 5K – 6 completed. Register now at
www.maclandbaptist.org for your
spot at VBS. If you are registered to
serve, please register as a leader.
There are classes for children under
5K completed if the parent or their
primary caretaker is serving in VBS.
VBS Bible Study & Leader Meeting & Dinner – May 10 at 6:30 in the
fellowship hall. Please RSVP to
[email protected]. Leaders
register now at www.
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Students and
College & Career
John Thompson, Minister to
Students and College & Career
[email protected]
770.943.5511
GRADUATE’S SUNDAY
Graduate’s Sunday for high school
and college will be May 22 during
the morning service. This is a day
for us to recognize and honor all of
our graduates and their families.
We would like each parent to
please email our church secretary,
Beverly
([email protected])
with a baby picture and a senior
picture of your student. Please include a brief statement about your
student such as the school which
they are graduating from, any accomplishments, and what their future plans are. Please have the pictures and bios to Beverly NO
LATER THAN May 8.
July 5-8
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Hillgrove High School
1st - 9th grade completed
Camp is four days this year due to
the Independence Day holiday. That
means we are able to offer a reduced rate of $154.00. Contact
Dawn for more information on how
to register.
www.maclandbaptist.org.
If you have volunteered to be a
leader at Winshape Camp, July 5-8,
please
register
at
www.winshapecamps.org/
wscvolunteer as soon as possible.
We need to order t-shirts. If you
have not volunteered, but are interested (you must be 10th grade completed or older) please contact
Dawn Schaffer at the church.
We would like to present each student with a Bible in their preferred
version. In the email, please specify which version your student
would like and exact name your
student wants to be engraved on
the Bible
SUMMER KICKOFF
May 25th, 6pm-8:30pm
Youth House
The school year is over and we’re
celebrating and starting the summer off right on May 25th at the
Youth House. There’s going to be
a lot of music, food, games, and
fellowship that you don’t want to
miss! There’s also going to be water games, so dress appropriately
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(close-toed shoes, appropriate
length shorts and a t-shirt). Come
celebrate with us, relax and unwind.
GLOBAL YOUTH CAMP
May 30th-June 3rd
Calling all students 6th-12th
grade! WE WANT YOU AND
YOUR FRIENDS to join us as we
kick off the summer at Global
Youth Camp in Chatsworth, GA. It
will be a great time of Worship,
Bible Study, Games and Fellowship! The cost is $135, and signups
are due by May 8th. Financial
scholarships are available.
For
more information or questions contact
John
Thompson
at [email protected].
MBC Music
Ministry
Eddie Lowery, Minister of
Music
[email protected]
770.943.5511
Greetings;
In Acts 3 we find an amazing passage concerning praise. An unnamed man, who was lame since
birth and begging for gifts encountered Peter and John. Peter and John
gave him something he could not
even imagine, healing. In verse 7, it
is recorded "Immediately" his feet
and ankles were made strong. I love
his response, Leaping, walking, and
praising God. A miracles event happened to this man, and he was not
ashamed to share his excitement
with everyone.
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Christ will be visible to those around
us and, just as the folks around this
man, our friends and neighbors will
also look on us in wonder and amazement, and what Jesus Christ is doing
in our Life.
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"WORTH THE COST”
SPRING ENROLMENT
CAPMPAIGN
April 3rd through May 22nd is our
spring enrollment campaign for the
music ministry. If you are interested
in becoming a part of the music ministry, contact Eddie Lowery.
In His Grip!
Eddie
This month were are asking you to
select your favorite choir songs
from last year. The last day to
vote on your favorites is May
22nd. After votes are tallied we
will count down to #1 beginning in
July.
On Sunday, May 22, our Spring enrollment effort will conclude with a
high attendance day in Sunday
School. That evening we will celebrate our campaign with "An Evening
Of Praise", a service of music featuring our Sanctuary Choir, Orchestra,
Ensembles, Children, and much more.
COMING SOON! MACLAND
SENIOR ADULT CHOIR
HAND BELL MINISTRY
"The Bells Are Ringing"- I am excited about a brand new ministry here
at Macland, Hand bells. In April, we
began this new ministry, and are progressing quickly. I look forward to
them leading in worship in the near
future.
We still have room for a couple more
ringers. If you are interested please
see Jan Vansant.
I am excited about this brand new
area of ministry coming this Summer.
This choir is designed for retired
adults and will focus on ministry to
our community and our church. We
will meet during the week, schedule
quarterly ministry projects, and sing
quarterly in our evening worship service here at Macland. It is open to
men and women. Watch for more information coming soon.
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WMU NEWS
MAY MISSION PROJECT
The WMU
will be
receiving
donations
of
nonperishable
food items for the Letcher School in
Blackey, Kentucky. This is the
school some have been supporting
for several years through the ministry
of Rick and Pat Pensa. Please place
your donations in the green WMU
bins in the family center by May 9.
Contact Edna McDonald for more
information.
MAY MEETINGS
The morning group of WMU,
Women on Mission, will meet on
Tuesday morning, May 3, 2016, at
10:00. A fabulous brunch will be
prepared by loving hands. Our guest
speaker will be Macland's own Alan
Kempson. This promises to be a
blessing to each of our ladies. Please
make plans to attend and bring a
friend! It's a morning of food, fun,
fellowship and missions. We have
ongoing mission projects such as our
greeting card ministry, stamp ministry, labels for education ministry, as
well as a special one each month.
The evening group will meet on
Monday, May 9 at 6:00 in the fellowship hall. Dinner will be provided. Wanda Munkus will be our
speaker for the evening. Wanda
joined the church in August of 2015
and immediately became the Sun-
day School teacher for the Ladies
2 class. Wanda is active in WMU
and the Goodtimers. She has a
great message you will want to
hear, so join us on May 9.
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LADIES
SPRING
SALAD
SUPPER
“You, Lord, are my
lamp; the Lord turns my darkness into
light” (2 Samuel 22:29 NIV) is the
scripture theme of this year’s Ladies
Spring Salad Supper. Abi
Thompson is our guest speaker for the
evening. There will also be special music and lots of food, fun and fellowship. Bring enough of your favorite
salad to share and a friend and join us
on May 6 at 6:45 p.m. in the fellowship hall. For more information, please
contact Linda Ruth.
COMMUNITY
EVANGELISM
Spring is upon us and with it comes
planning for the May Maximum Impact event on Fulton Industrial Blvd.
We will still collect clothes; however,
our focus from now until the event is
on items we can put into personal hygiene kits. We need small tubes of
toothpaste, (non-alcohol) mouthwash,
dental floss, tooth brushes, bar soap,
combs, shampoo, conditioner and even
a washcloth and hand towel would be
nice. We can always use make-up and
feminine hygiene items.
Perhaps some of you would prefer to
make a monetary donation which can
be used to purchase needed items. If
so, please see Phil or Donna Watson or
call them at 770-943-9449. Thank you
for your continued help in our efforts
to help those less fortunate.
GOODTIMERS
On Thursday, May 19, the Goodtimers are going to Blue Ridge to
ride the Blue Ridge Railway to
McCaysville, GA/Copperhill, TN.
See Elizabeth Lindsey to make bus
reservations. The cost is $38 per person with a deposit of $10.00. Balance is due when you pick up your
name tag. For more information,
please see Louise Bartlett or Elizabeth Lindsey.
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Please sign up on the sheet provided
in your SS boxes or contact Eddie
Graham.
JUBAL CONCERT
May 12 Jubal Chorus Concert at
John’s Creek Baptist in Alpharetta.
The church buses will leave the
parking lot at 4:00pm. Please call the
church office to sign-up to go. Bring
a snack for the ride over. We will eat
dinner on the way back around 9:00.
BABY DEDICATION
SUNDAY SCHOOL
HIGH ATTENDANCE DAY
May 22 is high attendance day in
Sunday School. We are looking for
each class to exceed their highest
attendance day from last year.
Teachers will have that information
to help their classes plan on how to
exceed that goal on May 22. Please
invite your family and friends and
those who are unchurched or who do
not know Jesus as their Savior. If
each class exceeds their goal, there
will be more than 550 people in Sunday School on May 22. Awards will
be given to the classes that exceed
their highest attendance from last
year; the most contacts made in the
previous three weeks; and the most
contacts made on average per class
member.
TEACHER APPRECIATION
AND TRAINING
May 22 is also Teacher Appreciation
and Training Day. Immediately following the morning worship service,
teachers and their families will be
treated to a delicious lunch by Neal’s
BBQ. Following lunch there will be
a teacher’s training session entitled
Getting Through the Summer Slump!
Sunday, June 5.
Please email a picture of your child
and provide the following information to Beverly by May 22: Baby’s
full name, birth date, gender and age,
parents’ names, and the names and
relationships of all family members
who will be attending the dedication.
May Deacons
on Duty
4/20 - 5/4
Aaron Williams - 954.817.8578
Jerry DuPree - 770.712.8956
5/4 - 5/18
Voyd Ethridge - 770.422.5409
Billy Honea - 770.639.5845
5/18 - 6/1
Alan Kempson - 770.296.2785
Vernon Knox - 770.527.5875
Please feel free to contact your Deacon with any prayer requests or other
ministry needs.
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MACLAND CELEBRATES
50 YEARS OF MINISTRY
By Nancy Arrington
Now, therefore, you are no
longer strangers and followers,
but fellow citizens with the
saints and members of the
household of God, having been
built on the foundation of the
apostles and prophets, Jesus
Christ Himself being the chief
cornerstone, in whom the whole
building, fitted together, grows
into a holy temple in the Lord
Ephesians 2: 19-21
Our last glance into our
Church’s history saw all the
proper teachers, officers, deacons and committees in place
and the first baptism in the private lake of members Bobby and
Joyce Cole. When asked if the
water was cold (since the baptism took place in September)
Mrs. Candi Hilton Rawlins said,
“It sure was!” “I’ll never forget
that we mired up in the mud and
I lost my flip flop. I guess it is
still in that lake.”
The thriving young Macland
Church had air conditioning installed in that first building before the heat of Summer in 1967.
(I’m fairly certain this was a
unanimous decision.) Plans had
been adopted by then to build a
sanctuary.
Calvin N. Carter
was awarded the contract to
build the new building at cost
plus 10%. By September construction had begun.
Pews that had been loaned to us
by Mr. Roy Davis had to be
returned so members were al-
lowed to purchase pews for the
sanctuary at a price of $130.00
each. When my preteen girls’
Sunday School class wanted to be
involved in the purchase of a pew,
we decided to sell Krispy Kreme
doughnuts as a way to fund one.
It took several trips and numerous
carloads of doughnuts, but we
were successful in buying a pew.
Most of the adult church members
had doughnuts in their freezers
for quite a while.
There is another facet to the purchase of the pews that begs to be
told. It began with a small group
of women who offered their expertise to stain the wainscoting
and other wood finishes in the
sanctuary. As with the first building, much of the labor was done
by those who had specific skills
in order to save money. I joined
in, eager to learn the wood staining process, and we were oh so
pleased with our beautiful dark
stain; certainly the latest trend in
those days. However, there occurred a major breakdown in
communications between the
wood staining group and the pew
purchasers (men of course).
Imagine the chagrin of the women
when the new pews arrived in the
lightest blonde stain possible.
Nothing could be done now about
the dark paneling of the sanctuary, and the pews could not be
changed or returned. The pew
purchasers tried to console the
wood stainers with assurances
that the pews would darken in
time to match the dark stain.
Though the wood stainers knew
that would never happen, very
little more was said. We were too
enthused about moving into the
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new sanctuary.
March 3, 1968 was the first worship service in the new sanctuary
(currently a classroom building).
In a business meeting on that day
the membership voted that 50
years from March 3, 1968
(March 3, 2018) the cornerstone
of this sanctuary would be removed. Its contents are to be read
to the church, additional contents
inserted, and the cornerstone returned to its original place.
The building loan was transferred
to Cobb Federal Savings and
Loan of Marietta. The terms were
$450 per month for fifteen years.
Sixteen men signed for this loan,
making each one liable for
$1,562.50. They were: Walter
Cates, Richard Smith, Dennis
Gaydon, T. H. Brumelow, T. H.
Brumelow Jr., B.C. Boyd, H.
Doyle King, Paul E. Saine, Dennis A. Arrington, W. D. Hice,
W.David Hilton,W.Woodrow Hilton, James T. Huckeba, Lamar
Whitehead, W. C. Barmore Sr.,
and Hobert P. Pope. Only H.
Doyle King, Paul E. Saine, and
Richard Smith are living. A dedication service for the new sanctuary and placement of the cornerstone was held June 23, 1968.
During the summer of 1968 the
Church had a fellowship dinneron-the-ground under the trees after the morning worship services.
As a young wife of 20, I was a bit
intimidated to display my covered
dish contributions among so
many good cooks, but duty called
and I gave it my best. When we
went out to uncover the meal we
had prepared, the young girls
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from my Sunday School class
eagerly gathered around to see
what I would display. As I
proudly removed the lid from the
three layer coconut cake that
took me hours to put together,
the whole top layer promptly slid
right off and onto the ground below. Howls of laughter ensued
bringing everyone’s attention to
the escapade at our end of the
table. However, with the help of
the girls, that layer got kicked
under the table, and I served the
other two; success.
Annual homecoming day was
established as the fourth Sunday
in July in 1969, and at the end of
that year the steeple for the sanctuary was ordered. Within the
first two months of 1970 the
steeple was installed and our little church building was complete.
There’s more to come, including
memories from our charter members.
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May Calendar
May 1
New Member Class
AWANA Closing Ceremonies
May 2 Property & Space Meeting
Deacons Meeting
May 3 WMU Morning Group
Church Council/Staff Meeting
May 4 Life’s Healing Choices
Dawn Schaffer’s Training/Discipleship Class
May 6 Ladies Spring Salad Supper
May 8 MOTHER’S DAY
NO AFTERNOON/EVENING ACTIVITIES
New Member Class
May 9 WMU Evening Group
May 11 Life’s Healing Choices
May 15 Scott Pope from FCA
New Member Class
May 16 Men’s Evening Event
May 17 Outreach
May 18 Dawn Schaffer’s Training/Discipleship Class
Church Conference
May 19 Goodtimers to Blue Ridge
May 22 Graduate/High Attendance Sunday
New Member Class
May 24 County Elections
May 25 June Newsletter Articles Due
May 29 New Member Class
May 30 MEMORIAL DAY - OFFICE CLOSED
May 30 - June 3 - Global Youth Camp in Chatsworth
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3732 Macland Road
Powder Springs, GA 30127
770.943.5511—office
770.943.3720—fax
[email protected]—email
maclandbaptist.org—website
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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.
May 4
Chicken spaghetti, salad,
bread, dessert, coffee, tea
May 11
Country fried steak & gravy,
mashed potatoes, green beans,
bread, dessert, coffee, tea
May 18
Chicken tenders, fries, cole slaw,
bread, dessert, coffee, tea
May 25
Meatloaf & stewed tomatoes,
green beans, mashed potatoes,
bread, dessert, coffee, tea
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.
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