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Volume XXVI Issue 6
JUNE 2016
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“Ministries for Mankind”
A.W. Anthony Mays, Senior Pastor
Luke 4:18
“The spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he hath anointed me to
preach the gospel to the poor; he
hath sent me to heal the broken
hearted, to preach deliverance to the
captives, and recovering of sight to
the blind, to set at liberty them that
are bruised.”
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From the Pen of Our Beloved Pastor,
A.W. Anthony Mays
Dear Members and Friends of the Mount,
“Thanks be unto God for His unspeakable Gift!” (2 Cor. 9:15). God’s Gift to mankind
is Jesus Christ, the Savior. Our confession, as believers, is that Jesus Christ is LORD!
If you have not made this confession of Christ, I must say to you that your time is
winding up. You have less time to make this confession in your life today than you had on yesterday. Please
do not let your time run out before it is eternally too late.
This is the confession you will make now, or you will make it later for the Bible teaches that every eye shall
behold Him (Rev. 1:7), every knee shall bow before Him, and every tongue shall confess Him as Lord to
the glory of God the Father (Phil. 2:8).
As I write for the Mountaineer this month, I have recently returned from another experience of visiting the
land of Israel, the Holy Land. I have returned with mixed feelings. One current of feelings, admires and
respects the Jews as a people. These people are a wonder. On this trip, we went again through the Museum
of the Holocaust. I could not imagine that any human heart could see the reminders of the evil which was
carried out against the Jews in such stark realities without being moved. How inhuman were the atrocities
carried out against these people by the dictator of Germany, Adolf Hitler, who sought to literally eliminate
them (the Jews) from the face of the earth. The philosophy of the German mind was that the Jews were not
really “human,” but were only “pretenders” to have any humanity, and that to rid the world of their
presence was doing a great good for the world. On this trip we had a guide who made some of the stories of
the Jewish victims of the Holocaust to come to life in our ears and before our eyes. The volunteer guide told
of stories which included revelations of the experience of his parents, his mother and his father, who
survived the great evil through special grace and courage.
Another current of feelings that ran within my heart, was that African Americans have many things in
common with the Jewish people as a targeted people for great persecutions, for horrors, and great
sufferings. However, a distinction of difference for the Jews is that, I saw in Israel the means on display in
the Museum of the Holocaust of the Jews to document thousands and thousands, even millions of individual
lives during those horrible years. This is because, as a nation, Israel took responsibility to make sure that
coming generations would never forget. I saw pictures, names, and even grainy films of the atrocities which
the Jews experienced and suffered. Our fore bearers, African Americans, on the other hand, had little ability
to document their thousands and thousands of atrocities because this nation seeks to minimize the
experience and impact of American slavery, and then subsequent Jim Crow practices against African
Americans. This is why our fore bearers sang sad spirituals like, “Nobody knows the trouble I’ve seen,
Nobody knows my sorrow . . .”
On some limited fashion, persons, institutions, and groups, have sought to gather and maintain the records,
with such things as the Civil Rights Museum in Birmingham, The Museum in Baltimore Maryland, the
Museum in Atlanta, etc. And there are many, many more, scattered about in the cities of this land. But there
has never been a determination on a national level, like Israel’s, to record America’s history of atrocities
against African Americans. In Jerusalem, I witnessed groups and persons of all type, races and ethnic
descriptions by the thousands, making their way through the halls and corridors of Israel’s Museum to the
Holocaust. When I have visited Civil Rights Museums around the country, I have never seen such crowds
of persons seeking to learn more about real history.
We can only pray and then do our individual part to cause others to remember, and never forget.
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Member Birthdays and Anniversaries
For the Month of June
Our sincerest apologies!!
Sis. Carla Chambers
celebrated her birthday
on April 14th, but due to
an oversight her name
was omitted from our
April Birthday listings.
We hope you had a
wonderful day, Sis.
Chambers! And, again,
we apologize!
If your name is not listed
or is incorrect, please be
sure to send your
information to
[email protected] to be
added to our files.
Thank you!
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June Anniversaries
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Gerald & Michelle
Steward
CF & Alberta Wimbish
Bill & Glenda Binion
Edward & Sheila Taylor
Deacon Kearie & Ann
Franklin
Leroy & Charlesetta
Wormley
Donald & Rhonda Townes
Monte & Denetra Smith
Deacon William & Debra
Burgess
Deacon Ray & Carolyn
Ates
James & Patricia Blaine
Ron & Sheryl Aiken
Danny & Ella Flowers
Russell & Barbara Jones
Dwain & Sheri Marshall
Zjok & Denise McLin
Ben & Kimberly Brown
Deacon Melvin & Phyllis
Cheatum
Eric & MyKenya Brooks
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Quentin & Robin Hill
Deacon Van & Ola Jobe
Deacon Wayne & Darla
Cook
Steven & Evelyn McDade
Roger & Metria Adams
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Jesse & Phyllis Bridgeman
Ronald & Jennifer Knight
Deacon Roy & Vickie
Redmond
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Minister Jerome & Yolanda Faulkner
Rick & Diane Spencer
Minister Brian & Monique
Hennington
John & Suzette Hygh
Chris & Lorrie Adams
Deacon Cliff & Tammie
Brown
June Birthdays
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Brenda Banks
Kathleen Harris
Bennie Stonum-Heslip
Jailyn Bankston
Brittany Byrd
Kevin Cofield
Lea Harris
Joshua Jackson
Dorothy Penell
Tiera Shaw
Kaela Watson
Whitney Hunter
Gary Johnson
Kenneth Scott
Markeil Taylor
Kameron Williams
Sherry Cummings
E. Nicole Beavers
Chris Floyd
Nic Redwine
Crystal Thomas
Frank Washington
Stacia Aliche
Patrice Harris
Amber Payne
Shayla Williams
Willie Clark
Lucille Cowart
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Deacon R.H. Harris
Kendall Henderson
Tommy Johnson
Leslie Thomas
Kathryn Tuberville
Chris Collins
Breilon Grear
Cheryl Taylor
Eileen Williams
Angela Carwheel
Tricia Edwards
Sandra Harris
Catherine Henry
Antonio Lake
Jackie Mack
Andranise Richardson
Trena Robinson
Billy Ray Todd Jr.
Andra’Nise D. White
Elise Williams
Donald Dale
Kimberlyn Hardeman
Carmen Nelson
Gloria Sauls
Erin Abernathy
Debbie Caldwell-Overton
Charlene Hill
JoVan Mitchell
Dorraine Williams
Airiq Wright
Brian Ziegler
Gloria Bedford
Cameron Evans
Regina Kavanaugh
Rebecca Miles
Paula Smith
Jazmine Alexander
Jonathan B. Head
Carol Jackson
Coratta Cleveland
Lekisher Davis
Joyce Dibble-Elam
Sochandra Jackson
Willie Mae Jackson
Debora Parks Pickens
Pastor J. R. Roberson
Queen Walker
Brenda Washington
Deshay Williams
Monchiere Bedford4
Brandon Hill
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Natasha Johnson
Herman Mason
Carla Meyo
Charlotte Robinson
Kristine Washington
Kennedy Jobe
Garland Johnson
Derek Tuberville
Deacon Norman Ashe
Mamie Hicks
Ashley McCray
Tamika Tubbs
Debbie Baker
Kathy Bridgeman
Shaun Coleman
Reginald Deloney
Peggy Miller
Stephanie Vell
Kimberly Washington
Jonathan Kavanaugh
Jarrod Mason
Michael Nobles
Johnique Phillips
Maureen Robinson
Charnita Thomas
Jalen Washington
Tavarius Wooten
Elner Bacon
Sonya Baker
Brittany Hawkins
Marissa King
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Earest Zachary
Matthew Dent
Katelyn Glover
Gregory Haney
Sheree King
Mikey McLennan
Mikaela Romain
Delois Tuesno
Gale Williams
Pat Woods
William Bennion
Katie Black
LaRachel Smith-Robichaux
Noel Kent Smith
Donita Bell
Robert Brown
Shona Burkes,
Dominique Hutchinson
Thomas Jones Jr.
Joyce Collie
Tonya Limuel
Shameekia Parker
Lynn Williams
John Bell
Ebony Lucas
William Wellington
Selton Williams
Jasmine Brock
Kennedy Brown
Jeremy Faulkner
Desiree Johnson
Congratulations to
Peggy W. Modesty
on being presented
this year as an
Honoree during the
13th Annual MBGCT
Women and Girls’
Conference in Waco,
Texas!
Sis. Modesty was
blessed to distinctive
honors and awards at
the Celebrate Me!
Luncheon on
Friday, May 20, 2016
at 11:00 am at the
Waco Convention Center.
Congratulations!!!
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Diamonique McFarland
Alberta Allen
Derrick Bedford
AaRon Bussey
Barbara Christopher
Desmand Jones
Alfred Mays
Jared Sampson
Deneisha Smith
Shone Beavers
Kathleen Dedeaux
Michael Martin
Pastor Bobby Bullard
Gigi Goren
Edalma Hunt
Dianna James
Edward Kavanaugh
Katrina Anderson
Tyrell Avery
Beverly Boyd
LaToya Finley
Samuel Hawkins
Happy
Anniversary and
Birthday!!!
Enjoy your day!!!
- The Mount
Beginning Monday, June 6, 2016, the St. John Sunday
School and BTU Congress will convene at the St. John
Tabernacle.
On Monday, June 6th, at 6:00 pm, Bible Activities will
include Mt. Sinai members Reggie Arlee, JaMorris
Martin, and Anya Wiley.
On Wednesday, June 8th, 6:00 pm Mt. Sinai 2016 High
School graduates have been invited to be recognized
along with all other district graduates.
On Thursday June 9th, 6:00 pm, Mitchell Arlee will give
the welcome during the Youth session.
Please come out and support our members. Thank
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Temple Wellness Ministry
“God guide us all in our efforts”
By Stacy Offord (Temple Wellness Ministry Leader)
Welcome summer 2016! Can you believe it? We have been blessed with an abundance
of rain this year and are enjoying a tropical experience! Vacation time, here we come!
Time to take some time off from watching the clock and the calendar and simply relax!
Speaking of relaxing--What are your three pillars of success in relieving stress? Take
your time… we have been gifted salvation and have an inheritance of eternity, so there
is no rush. Or is there? Our stress level can dampen our life experience. Setting a goal
is the first step to reaching any level of success! Planning and tracking to reach each
goal is the key. (I Chronicles 28:9 & 10)
We are Celebrating Men’s Health in the Month of June! We want to invite all the Men
at the Mount, and surrounding community, to experience The Mount Sinai Stewardship, Financial Planning God’s Way and Evangelism Sunday School Classes, held in
the Family Life Center. They are very helpful. (Romans 12: 1 & 2)
Mount Sinai, your Temple Wellness Ministry is also beginning a co-ed Walking Fellowship –“The Chosen Few”. It
is easy as 1-2-3!
1. Goal: Walk 3 miles (7000 step) each day for 3 days each week—for 5 months.
2. Track your progress and blood pressure once a month with the Mount Sinai Temple Wellness Ministry. (email:
[email protected])
3. Join us at the finale Holistic Health and Wellness Health Fair Heart Walk and celebrate SUCCESS- Oct 1, 2016
right here at the Mount! We can do it—together! (Proverbs 3: 5 & 6)!
For more information, please contact Sis. Stacy Offord at 512 784 0781 or email at [email protected].
Mt. Sinai Mountaineer Welcomes Your Monthly News!
Submit all articles to: Dorothy Mays Clark, Editor
at [email protected]
Guidelines: Send information – Attachment in Microsoft Word. doc format
Deadline: 15th of each month
*All articles approved at the discretion of the Editor. Final approval by Pastor Mays
Laughter
is good for the soul
The events,
characters,
thoughts and
ideas depicted in
this section are
fictitious, but have
been inspired by
church life. Any
similarity to
actual persons,
living or dead is
purely
coincidental
Thanks for
understanding!
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In Our Mailbox
*Please note:
Items seen here are
published as the card or note is
addressed. Thank you!
Card Received
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Dea. Ike & Sis. Mattie Williams
“Thank you, Mt. Sinai, for your loving kindness you
showed toward me and my family during the loss of my
sister, Lucendy Allen, and my niece, Nicole Allen.
Words can not express the love I felt. Thank you for all
the prayers and great hugs I received during this
difficult time.” -Shirley Priestley, Melissa James &
Family
“Thank you for the beautiful cards, well wishes and
prayers!”
-Kimberly King
“Dear Pastor and Mrs. Mays and Friends, it was truly a
blessing and uplifting to me and my family to know that
your many prayers and gifts and thoughts of condolence
Ministry Announcements
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In response to needs expressed
by senior members of the
Mount, Pastor Mays has assigned the Men’s Ministry of
Mount Sinai to develop and
implement a Minor Home Repair and Maintenance Ministry
to assist qualified senior and
disabled members of our fellowship. The Minor Home
Repair Leadership team is
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now requesting volunteers
from the following areas of
expertise: Carpenters, Plumbers, Electricians, Air Conditioning/ Refrigeration, Carpet
Layers, Painters, Laborers/
Handymen, Landscaping, Experience in Materials Selec
tion and Acquisition,
Knowledge of Community
Housing Repair Resources and
Services, and General Clerical
skills (typing, filing, answering the telephone and provid-
came at such a difficult time. We know that with the
passing of my father, brother and nephew, the grief
would seem unbearable to some, but we know that we
grieve not as those who have no hope.”
-The Bell, Jones and Rollins Families
“Dear Mt. Family, thank you so much for your prayers,
encouragement & support during our bereavement. We
are truly blessed to be a part of such a wonderful fellowship of believers. You blessed us more than you will
ever know!!”
-The Brown Family
“Thank you, Mt. Sinai. During our recent time of loss
and grief, your kindness and heartfelt sympathy was
appreciated more than words can say.”
-Sylvia Small and Family
“To Pastor Mays and the wonderful membership of Mt.
Sinai Baptist Church, our sincere appreciation for everything you did for my mother, Acquenette Smith’s, beautiful memorial service. We cannot thank you enough for
the support you have shown, the beautiful ceremony, the
flowers, repass, and the kind words. Our mother loved
Mt. Sinai and we, her daughters, are forever grateful to
you. Many thanks!”
-Kquinta Jackson & Brandi Perry
ing information). If you have
or know of someone who has
the listed skills/qualifications
please have them contact Deacon Wayne Cook at 512 3515170, Deacon John Bush at
512 258-4399, or Brother
Thomas Forge at 512 7432143. A sign up sheet will also
be available in the church office and Men will be available
in the foyer after services to
sign up Volunteers.
Kidz 4 Christ camp is seeking
servers for breakfast and
lunch. Camp begins June 6
and ends August 12. Please
contact Minister Roberts at
(512) 665-0353 if you are interested or have questions.
Thank you!
This is a quick message about
Picnic 2016. Picnic week has
finally arrived and the committee wants you to know that
they’ve been hard at work putting the finishing touches on
what promises to be a great
day. The picnic is this Saturday, June 11th, from 10 am
to 4 pm. Ministries we are
counting on you to meet your
commitments and everyone
please renew your gym membership because the choir will
arrive with pies, cakes, and
cookies in hand. And you can
still volunteer by contacting
Minister JC Crider at
[email protected].
Those of you lending ice chest
and donating soft drinks
please do so before Saturday
to help us in preparation.
Please be there early to witness our Memorial Tribute
which will kick off the festivities. Be sure to pick up a ticket
when you arrive so you’ll be
eligible for our door prizes.
And take note that Food will
be served from 12 noon to 2
pm and YOU WILL need a
ticket to be served. Our theme
scripture; Matthew 18:20“For
where two or three gather in
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my name, there am I with
them.” So let’s come together
as a church family and fellowship with each other and our
God.
Mt. Sinai, let’s get ready to
gear up as we climb higher
and hike up five exciting biblical mountains to meet God
as we encounter Him anew
through Scripture, on “The
Ultimate Climb”. This year’s
VBS theme taken from Exodus 34:2. June 13-16, 2016.
Lite fare meal will be served
at 5:30 p.m.- 6:15 p.m. Program (Prayer/Devotion/Song)
will start at 6:30 p.m. Classes
will start at 6:45 p.m. until
7:45 p.m. followed by Bible
Sword Drill, Questions & Answer with Pastor Mays, invitation to discipleship and
closing benediction. We pray
that we’ll see you all there.
Don’t sit out this wonderful
opportunity to learn about
God and His love for us.
Attention all Women and
Girls of The Mount! We are
preparing for our Annual
Women’s Day Celebration
which is scheduled for Sunday, September 18, 2016 at
7:45 am service. If you are
interested in being on the
Women’s Day Committee,
please contact Sis. Dorothy
Mays Clark in the Church Office or send an email with
your contact information to
[email protected]. Thank
you!
On Saturday, June 25, 2016
from 9:00 am until 3:30 pm,
the Ministry of Reconciliation
presents a live seminar with
Ken Sande “Discovering Relational Wisdom”. Registration
begins at 8:30 am
or you may pre-register online
at www.rw360.org/seminar.
The fee for the seminar is
$25. Ken Sande is the founder
of Relational
Wisdom
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360 and Peacemaker Ministries and the author of The
Peacemaker.
Temple Wellness Ministry in
collaboration with the Mount
Sinai Youth Ministry, presents the Mount Sinai Youth
Top Chef Cooking Competition June 25th in the Family
Life Center. In order to help
us prepare for this competition, we would like Youth
who love to cook to sign up
after each service. More Details coming soon. Proverbs
22:6
Plans are in progress for our
youth to participate in the
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State Youth Convention in
San Antonio, Texas, July 2528. We are targeting at least
30 youth, ages 8 and above to
take to the convention this
year. Daily convention activities include, but not limited to
Bible Class fellowship with
youth across the state, worship, and entertainment activities such as an outing to Fiesta Texas amusement park.
Further information will be
given at a later date. You may
sign up to attend the convention at
[email protected]
om. Thank you!
Your assistance is needed!
The Kidz 4 Christ Camp is
requesting cereal donations
from our members. We would
like to receive 200 boxes of
cereal from our membership
for the campers. You may
drop your donations off to
Minister Roberts. Thank you
in advance for your support!
Attention all married couples
… it’s time to submit your
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registration and deposit for
the Marriage Ministry retreat.
It will be held in San Antonio,
TX on August 5th and 6th,
2016 and the theme is
“Marriage: A Journey to Oneness” based on Genesis 2:24.
Package prices range from
$120 to $535. A $100 deposit
is due by Monday, June 13th
and the balance is due by
Monday, July 11th. Come and
enjoy the romantic River
Walk and the iconic Sheraton
Gunter Hotel as you enhance
your marriage for years to
come. Please turn in your
completed registration form
and deposit to a committee
member serving in the foyer
after service or see Carolyn
Ates. We would love for you
to join us in San Antonio on
August 5th and 6th!
"The Chosen Few" Walking.
We have been Chosen to
serve the Lord, mind body
and soul! Let's not just talk
the talk, let's walk the walk -together! The Mount Sinai
Temple Wellness Ministry
introduces-"The Chosen Few"
walking, walking-- walking it
out--three miles- three times a
week for five months!!! Does
not matter how- or where. -you can spread it out morning
afternoon and evening, count
total amount of steps or all at
once!!! Tracking will be provided. There will be a FINALE walking fellowship and
door prizes at the Holistic
Health and Wellness Fair first
Saturday in October! Join us
on our Journey of Faith in
Healthy Living! Proverbs 3:56. There will be an information table after each Service today or you can contact
Sis. Stacy Offord at 512 784
0781 or email [email protected] for more
information. Thank you.
Bible Study is now on recess
until September. But, please
continue to read and study. If
you’d like to take advantage
of this recess to catch up on
past Bible Study lessons,
please visit the plastic bin8 in
the foyer for handouts for
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both Monday Evening and
Wednesday Noon Bible Study.
The Mount Sinai Women’s
Ministry will be Celebrating
Women in Ministry, Saturday,
September 17, 2016 at the
Asian American Resource Center. We will be celebrating our
senior women and young rising
stars of the Mount. This year’s
brunch will be a Royal Affair
as we “Crown our Queens” in
ministry. So save the date and
mark your calendars for our
2016 Women’s Day weekend
celebration.
Got an announcement
for the church bulletin?
Do you have some
news that you would
like to share in the
Mountaineer? Please
send all
announcements to
[email protected].
Bulletin
Announcements are
due by Noon on
Wednesdays.
Mountaineer
submissions are due by
Noon on the 15th of
the month.
Announcements which
are to be made by the
Announcing Clerk the
following Sunday are
due in the Office on
Wednesday by Noon.
Thank you!!!
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JUNE 11 , 2016
10am – 4pm
What we need you to do:
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Ministries meet your obligations
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Volunteer: (Contact James Crider at
[email protected] )
Offer use of an Ice Chest
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Bring Drinks (Families donate soft drinks of
your choice)
Drinks may be dropped off in the church office or
with a member of the maintenance staff.
We look forward to your continued support and
participation.
Contact Thomas Forge if you have any questions
or concerns:
(512) 743-2143 and/or email at
[email protected] or
[email protected]
Thanking you in advance,
E. Thomas Forge
Harvey Merida, Event Coordinator
A.W. A. Mays, Pastor
And remember, we’re not selling t-shirts this year. Wear one of your
Mount t-shirts from the past. Any type Mount Sinai tee will do.
Don’t have a Mount t-shirt? Let your color be green like our church colors.
So yes, come for the food, hang around for the fun, but please stay for the fellowship. Be in that
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number that God seeks to be in the midst of.
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2016 Scholarship Essay Winner– Jala Broadnax
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