Monthly Visitation! - Sweetwater Baptist Church

May, 2016
Dr. Paul Noe, Pastor
Rev. Mark Abbott, Associate Pastor & Minister of Music
Rev. Brian Ayers, Associate Pastor & Minister of Youth
Mrs. Missy Ferraro, Children’s Coordinator
NEWSLETTER
CONGRATULATIONS!
Congratulations to Russell Eubanks, Russ Eubanks, Paul Towner, and
Dan Booth for winning the Men’s Golf Tournament on April 16th at Pine Ridge
Country Club. We had thirty-six men to participate in this year’s tournament. A
special “thank you” goes out to our Golf Committee for planning such an awesome outing!
“...I will bless
thee… And thou
shalt be
a blessing.”
Genesis 12:2
May 15 Deadline
Fifth Sunday Food Drive, Sunday, May 29th!
Please consider donating non-perishable food items, toiletries, and
cleaning supplies to our Benevolence Food Pantry. Marked bins will be
provided near the Information Center and in the Fellowship Hall.
Thank you for your generosity!
National Day of Prayer Observance
In the Sanctuary
For all info to be included in
the June Newsletter.
Inside this issue:
Pastor’s Message
2
Events/Birthdays
3
May Schedules
4
Music Ministry
5
Contact Information
6
Thursday, May 5th
12:00 Noon
Monthly Visitation!
Monday, May 16th, 6:30pm, Room A-201
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“PASTOR PAUL’S PARAGRAPHS”
Dear Members and Friends of Sweetwater Baptist Church:
Blessings!! We ar e all cer tainly excited about our futur e sanctuar y and educational facility. As
we begin the building process, it is important that we be reminded that the church is not a building, but a body
(1 Corinthians 12:12). A building is only a meeting place for the members to assemble. It is truly a privilege
and an honor to be a part of the Body of Christ and a member of the Sweetwater Baptist Church. We all
should be grateful and appreciative of our church membership. Recently, I completed a series of sermons on
Sunday evenings based on the book, I Am A Church Member, by Thom Rainer. He is the president and CEO
of Lifeway Christian Resources. This was an important and critical study. During this series, we examined
six attitudes that every church member should have about their church. I want to remind you of these essential attitudes that all of us should possess as we anticipate moving forward in the building process. They are
as follows:
Attitude #1 – I Will Be a Functioning Church Member.
Attitude #2 – I Will Be a Unifying Church Member.
Attitude #3 – I Will Not Let My Church Be About My Preferences and Desires.
Attitude #4 – I Will Pray for My Church Leaders.
Attitude #5 – I Will Lead My Family to Be Healthy Church Members.
Attitude #6 – I Will Treasure Church Membership as a Gift.
Let’s make Sweetwater the best church that it can be by being the best church members that we can be.
A church is only as strong as its weakest link. Let’s strive to be the strongest link that we can be in the membership chain at the Sweetwater Baptist Church.
It is a privilege and a joy to serve you!!
With a Pastor’s Love,
Brother Paul
Philippians 1:3
May Events
May 1 — Children’s Spring Musical, Evening Service
May 3 — Norma Pate Group, 6:30pm
May 4 — Neely Group, 10am
May 5 — National Day of Prayer Observance, 12pm
May 8 — Mother’s Day and Baby Dedication Service,
11am
May 15 — Deacons’ Meeting
May 16 — Monthly Visitation, 6:30pm
May 17 — Ladies’ Photography, 6pm; Norma Pate
Group, 6:30pm
May 20 — Joyous Seniors’ Supper, 5pm
May 21 — Men’s Prayer Breakfast, 8am
May 22 — Graduate Recognition Service, 11am; Fox Creek Baccalaureate Service, 3pm
May 29 — Lord’s Supper, 6pm; Fifth Sunday Food Drive
May 30 — Church Office Closed for Memorial Day
Happy Birthday!
5/1 — Zeb Ryan, Sharla Bush
5/2 — Fay Ratcliff, April Jernigan, Becky Burch
5/3 — Robert Ratcliff, Bert Sansom, Ben Canady
5/4 — Karrington Miller, Katie Gillespie, Hinton
Holley, Betty Ivy, Lauren Gillespie
5/5 — Gina Farrer
5/8 — Alyson Abbott, Kevin Pleasant
5/10 —Trey Drew
5/11 — Curtis Buchanan, Dorothy Phillips, Hunter
Raws, Richard Moss
5/12 — Kathy Gregory, Jody Smith, Jacob Mathis,
Linda Black
5/13 — Wil Holmes, Beverly Clemens
5/14 — Allen Berry, Tanya Raws
5/15 — Lauren Sheridan, Mary Langley
5/16 — Tyler Godwin
5/17 — Matthew Holmes, Nancy Bonner, Hope Jernigan, Martha Brown
5/18 — Julie Curl, Coni Sansom
5/19 — Norma Cone, Lib Zahner, Brenda Prince
5/23 — Annabella Hawkins
5/24 — Rilee Preston, Deena Latargia, Mary Jo
Mathis, Duane Richardson
5/25 —Wayne Hutto, Kristi Emeneker
5/26 — Ginny Key, Mary Barfield
5/27 — Jim Grubbs
5/29 — Fran Vermillion, Teena Eubanks, Jimmy Newman
5/30 — Richard Burch, Peggy Williamson, Taylor
Griffin, Al Langley
5/31 — Billy Arrington
May Schedules
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NURSERY SCHEDULE
8:30 AM
11:00 AM
6:00 PM
May 1
CMC Ministry
Delivery Schedule
Linda Metz &
Daniele Wagher
May 19
May 8
Shirley McBride &
Cathy Loehr
“For the word of
the Lord is right;
and all his works
are done in truth.”
Psalm 33:4
Crib: Clydie Blackwood & JoJo Peyton
Toddler: Libby Zahner & Aurora Spangler
Alyson Abbott &
Nancy Britt
Sharon &
Cara Brown
May 15
Crib: Patsy Walker & Helen Butler
Toddler: Eric & Tina Wiggins
Theresa Todd &
Kathy Crawford
Mary Carlton Hurt &
Brittany Hurt
Crib: Nancy Bonner & Kayley Smith
Toddler: Debbie & Kaylan Rodgers
Gina &
Cassidy Farrer
Benay Byers &
Julie Little
Crib: Larry & Sandra Scales
Toddler: Robin Lanham & Paul Bunch
Barbara Schmidt &
Linda Black
May 29
Charity Lyons &
Jackie Lyons
Crib: Rachel Ayers & Cindy O’Driscoll
Toddler: Katie Johnson & Ginny Pardue
Julie Curl &
Madison Ayers
May 22
SECURITY:
8:30 AM
11:00 AM
6:00 PM
May 1
May 8
May 15
May 22
May 29
Phillip Dickert
Earl Butler
Rich Long
Rich Long
David Bunch
John Majerus
Jim Reece
Allen Timmons
Mike Mock
Steve Byrd
Tim Thaxton
Tillman Miller
Romie Stone
Ryan Hunter
Ronnie Berry
8:30 AM
11:00 AM
May 1
Deacons on Call
May 1
Melvin Scales
Abbie Prince
May 8
Jim Wilmoth
Steve Whisenant
May 15
Carl Boulware
Jim Crawford
May 22
Jim Reece
Robert Ratcliff
May 29
Melvin Scales
Bill Little
8:30 AM
11:00 AM
May 8
Russell Eubanks
Eric Wiggins
Tillman Miller
Miller Butler
Wil Mundy
Jim Williams
Robert Thompson
Chuck Nail
David McClain
Chic Morris
Jim Reece
Robert Ratcliff
John Morgan
Jimmy Pardue
David Harley
Eric Wiggins
Billy Cross
Terry Mathis
Rod Ingle
Jim Williams
May 15
May 22
Rocky McKie
Steve Whisenant
Jeff Kervin
Dean McDaniel
Gordon Ferguson
Chic Morris
Jon Majerus
Chuck Nail
Melvin Scales
Jimmy Pardue
Billy Todd
Steve Whisenant
Lee Hanks
Terry Mathis
Mark Stewart
Eric Wiggins
Chris Gillespie
Miller Butler
Mike Lybrand
Jim Williams
May 29
Phillip Dickert
Robert Ratcliff
Ronnie Berry
Chic Morris
Russell Eubanks
Jimmy Pardue
Wil Mundy
Terry Mathis
David McClain
Miller Butler
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Church Office: 803-279-2821
Family Life Center: 803-426-1860
Web Site:
www.sweetwaterbc.org
FOREIGN MISSION FIELDS FOR
THE MONTH OF MAY
Sunday, May 29th
 May 1 — Ecuador
One Morning
 May 8 — Zambia
Worship Service
 May 15 — Malaysia
11:00am
 May 22 — Cuba
 May 29 — Latvia
Please remember to pray for our Southern Baptist
missionaries and workers this month.
“Not by strength or by might, but by
My Spirit says the Lord of Hosts.”
Zechariah 4:6
GOAL: $2,500,000.00
Reveal God’s Plan Received:
$291,280.14
Joyous Seniors…
Our last Joyous Seniors’ meal of the season will be on Friday, May 20th at 5:00pm in the
Family Life Center. This will be a BBQ supper prepared by our own Rev. Brian Ayers & Crew. The
complete meal will be provided for a charge of $5 at the door. You do not need to bring a dish. Our
special guest will be Rev. Norman H. Keesee, a Christian musician and comedian who comes to us
very highly recommended. It is sure to be a fun-filled evening with lots of good food. We look forward
to seeing you there.
Men’s Prayer Breakfast
Saturday, May 21st, 8am in the Fellowship Hall
Inspirational Speaker: Dr. Raymond Crow
Graduate Recognition Service
Sunday, May 22nd, 11:00am
CONGRATULATIONS!