Newsletter (in PDF) - Melrose Baptist Church

The Messenger
A Place of Grace
Melrose Baptist Church
3520 Peters Creek Rd. NW, Roanoke, VA 24019
(540) 366-6631 - www.melrosebaptist.org
Volume 62 ~ Number 10
March 15, 2015
UPCOMING
EVENTS
March 16
VBS Leaders Meeting
7:00 pm
March 17
LAAF
10:00 am
March 17
“Time with God”
10:00 am -2:00 pm
Sanctuary
March 18
Business Meeting
6:30 pm
March 23
Deacon’s Meeting
7:00 pm
“With Greg & Wally”
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
10:00 am
We will meet here in the Fellowship Hall for Business Meeting,
devotions, lunch & entertainment. It’s “Retro Game Time w/
Greg & Wally” - come on down!
Lunch will be Potluck, so please bring a covered dish. We will
provide the chicken. Please don’t forget to bring non-perishable food for our church pantry.
CHURCH STAFF
Rev. Larry Sprouse
Senior Pastor
Rev. Wally Mayo
Minister of Music
Rev. Brenda Rowe
Minister to Senior Adults
Rev. Greg Hetherington
Minister to Youth & Children
Mrs. Brenda Peyton
Office Manager
Mrs. Linda Saunders
Administrative Assistant
Mrs. Laura Hattersley
Director of Kingdom Kids
Childcare
with Communion & Meditation
Wednesday, April 1
6:30 p.m.
Please make plans to be here for this special service. Dinner begins at 5:30 pm. Reservations are needed by noon on
Tuesday.
Melrose Messenger
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Wally’s Words
Family Night Dinner
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Please sign up on the bulletin tear-off or call the
church office to make or cancel your reservation by
noon on Tuesday. (366-6631)
While reading a newspaper, Walter came
across an article about a beautiful actress and
model who married a boxer who was noted for his
relatively low IQ.
“I’ll never understand,” he said to his wife, “why
the biggest jerks get the most attractive wives.”
His wife replied, “Why, thank you, dear.”
Lasagna,
Tossed Salad,
Garlic Bread,
Brownies & Drink
$7.50 Adults & Youth
$3.00 Children under 12
$20.00 Max per Household
Well, it’s always good to give a compliment.
So, let me compliment all those who help make
Sunday night special. That includes Pioneer Club
workers, youth leaders and supper preparers,
handbell musicians, and…parents that support all
of this.
Pray for the youth as they experience Senior High
Weekend at Eagle Eyrie this weekend (returning
Sunday).
Easter will be here before you know it. Be
thinking about who you’ll invite for our Easter
service. In addition to a great Easter sermon, our
choir will present special music with brass and
percussion.
We need donations of individually wrapped candy for
our upcoming Easter Egg Hunt on April 4. A box is
available in the Fellowship Hall.
See ya Sunday,
Wally
VBS Date Change
Please note: VBS has been moved back one week from
June 29-July 3 to June 22-26 due to the July 4
Independence Day holiday. Please mark your calendars.
Dear Melrose Baptist & Church Family,
Thank you! Thank you ... for all the prayers,
thoughts, cards & visits all these months & years
(it sure seems that long). To my Melrose Staff, “you are the best”!
We are in great need of volunteers for Extended
Session. If you are interested and can help us, please
contact Pam Shook @ 540-355-7046.
Thank you,
Much Love,
Karla Brown
Greg
Melrose Messenger Serving With Our Gifts:
Based on the gift they have received, everyone should use it to serve others, as good
managers of the varied grace of God (1 Peter
4:10).
Let this be your prayer: Dear Lord, You have designed
me unique with special gifts and talents. Please show me
ways I can honor You by using my gifts to serve others.
Melrose Tours
April 24 (Friday) - Chonda Pierce Spring Conference
@ Franklin Heights Baptist Church in Rocky Mount. Depart at 5:00 pm, doors open at 6:00 pm - Conference
@ 7:00 pm - Cost: $20.00
May 16 (Saturday) - Gaithers Homecoming Tour @
the Berglund Center Coliseum - 6:00 pm Concert time. Cost: $24.50 - Sign up immediately, if you want
tickets.
June 12 (Friday) - Floyd Country Store
July 10 (Friday) - Attic in Fincastle “1776”
August 19 (Wed.) - Wohlfahrt “Gospel Jubilee”
Sept. 11 (Friday) - Fincastle/Buchanan - Cheese Shop/
Apple Barn II/Ikenberry’s
Oct. 9-10 (Fri.-Sat.) - Women of Faith Conference
in Charlotte
Nov. 18 (Wed.) - Wohlfahrt “Christmas @ the
Wohlfahrt” Holiday Spectacular
Dec. - Opryland Christmas/Nashville
Dec. 11 (Fri.) - Dickens of a Christmas - Roanoke City
Market
Melrose Church Family,
“
Please accept my heartfelt gratitude for all the calls,
cards & prayers extended to my mother, Helen Riley,
since her move from Roanoke & during her recent
illness. She loved Melrose and her church family &
was greatly comforted by the love you returned.
The warm expressions of sympathy extended to me
and my family during the return to Roanoke for her
funeral and burial were remarkable. Thank you to the
church staff for a beautiful service, to those who
helped provide the delicious lunch & to all who expressed their love and support by word or deed during
this difficult time.
Although her death leaves me heartbroken, I find
solace in the knowledge that she lived a long, happy &
productive life of service, secure in her faith in God &
surrounded by those who loved her, particularly her
beloved Melrose family.
Thank you again for your love & support.
Carolyn Riley Clifton
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RVBA Mission Center News
RVBA Mission Centers need the following items to fill
Easter food boxes for those attending their programs. Items needed by March 23:
5-6 lb. Hams Canned sweet potatoes
Mac & Cheese Green Beans
Cereal Brownie mix
Jello (reg. or sugar free)
Canned soups
Pancake mix (just add water) & sugar free syrup
Peanut butter Evaporated milk
Monetary gifts for eggs, milk & butter
Please leave your donations in the JOY classroom or
in the RVBA mission box next to the food pantry. Please indicate on your donations they are for the
RVBA Mission Centers.
A donation has been made to the Fellowship Hall
Sound System in HONOR of Curtis Carroll by LAAF.
A donation has been made to the Fellowship Hall
Sound System in HONOR of Carolyn Tucker by
LAAF.
A donation has been made to the Food Pantry in
MEMORY of Della Smoot by the Victory S.S. Class.
A donation has been made to the church in MEMORY
of Helen Riley by Ralph & June Nolley.
A donation has been made to 5th Block in MEMORY
of Helen Riley by Paul & Eleanor Richardson.
A donation has been made to the church in MEMORY
of Helen Riley by Paul & Shirley Shumaker.
A donation has been made to the church in MEMORY
of Helen Riley by F.E. & Connie Ragland.
A donation has been made to the church in MEMORY
of Helen Riley by Raymond & Jonell Kesler.
A donation has been made to the Easter Egg Hunt in
HONOR of Jan & David Heath and in MEMORY of
Lucy Epperly by Shepherds S.S. Class.
Melrose Messenger
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Melrose Baptist Church
3520 Peters Creek Rd.
Roanoke, VA 24019
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Attendance, Ministry Volunteers, Calendar, & Information
ATTENDANCE
EXTENDED SESSION WORKERS
Sunday, March 8, 2015
Sunday School ................................211
Worship ............................................295
BABIES: Lois Bailey & Betty Hundley
GREETERS: Betty Janney, Carol Parker,
Trent Overstreet & Jean McGrady
2’s & 3’s: Elizabeth & Corbin Wilson
DEACONS HOSPITAL VISITATION TEAM:
Sun. March 15 thru Sat. March 21
Janet Young & Cathy Winston
COURTESY TEAM: Jeff Poore &
Jay Taylor
DEACONS OUTREACH TEAM: John &
Betty Hundley
USHERS FOR Sunday, March 15: Jeb
Wallace & Sandy Pack
VAN DRIVER: David Dillon (562-1118)
SECURITY: Jeff Poore
TODDLERS: Jennifer Taylor & Courtney
Jones
4’s & 5’s: Donald Altice & Rose Hosey
Enrichment & Growth
Sunday, March 15
9:00 ......................................Library Open
9:30 ...................................Sunday School
10:45 .................................Worship Service
4:45 ...................................Youth Activities
5:00 ......................................Pioneer Club
5:00 ...........................................Handbells
Monday, March 16
9:30 .................................Line/Step Class
7:00........................VBS Leaders Meeting
Melrose Prayer Line
Updated twice weekly
540-777-0227
Tuesday, March 17
9:00 ......................................Senior Choir
10:00..................................................LAAF
10:00-2:00 Sanctuary open for Time w/God
2:00.......................................Staff Meeting
Wednesday, March 18
3:45 .............................................5th Block
5:30 ............................Family Night Dinner
6:00 .................................Children’s Music
6:00 ...................................Youth Activities
6:30 ...............................Business Meeting
6:30 ...........................CIA/Mission Friends
7:30 ..................................Sanctuary Choir
Thursday, March 19
9:00-12:00............Jeff Cranford Conference
Homebound
Member of the Week
Virginia Lowman
Friendship Eastwood
320 Hershberger Rd., #320A
Roanoke, VA 24012