a word from michael
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UNIVERSITY BAPTIST CHURCH CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
April 28, 2015 Expanded Edition Vol. 67, No. 17
1223 West Main Street, Charlottesville, VA 22903 www.universitybaptist.org
SERVICE OF
HOLY WORSHIP
May 3, 2015
11:00 am
Sermon:
“Home”
Rev. Jack Averill
Scripture:
Luke 15:11-32
Anthem:
Home (The Arms of God)
— Sorensen
Deacons: *Lynda Tweel, Martha
Ballenger, Joe Zhu, Alan Hendricks,
Peter Ohlms, Barry Wilson, David
Wagoner, Ed Smith, Jackie Lockwood
Nursery Workers: Aimee Marshall,
Donna Marshall, Jen Bates, Ewing
Minor, Peter Ohlms
Children’s Church: Patti Badgett,
Carter Groff
Acolytes: Lindsay Marshall, Leah
Miller
Ushers for May: Ian Pallini, Ed Bark-
er, Melvin & Mildred Spicer, Hugh
Ames, Ron Tweel
Medical On-call: Sally Chewning
A Word from Michael
CBF National Missions Offering
Through the end of April, we will be collecting contributions for National Mis-sions, with a goal of $3000. To date we have collected $2,040. UBC is again designating our Easter offering to the work of Paula Settle, CBF Associate in Na-da, Kentucky. This area is one of our nation’s 20 “pockets of poverty” identified by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship over a decade ago.
While our offering for this year is focused on helping the college students, we also want to give Paula the flexibility to continue to help with critical community needs. Please give a generous gift to our CBF National Missions Offering.
For more information about Paula Settle’s work through the Cooperative Baptist Fellow-ship, go to http://www.thefellowship.info/Missions/Field-personnel/Settle.
What an amazing “Operation Mission Madness” we had two weekends ago! Around 230 youth and their chaperones descended upon UBC Friday night and spent an incredible 48 hours worship-ping, working on twenty-nine mission projects throughout Charlottesville and Albemarle county, prayer walking around UVA grounds and the medical center, and just having fun.
This weekend would not have been possible without the leadership and par-ticipation of many people. Many thanks to Mark Snipes of the Coopera-tive Baptist Fellowship of Virginia for providing organizational leadership in this, their sixth year of offering Mission Madness. Many thanks to Erin Brown, Phil Woodson, and John and Sarah Bu-chanan for taking the lead in organizing UBC’s part of hosting a Mission Mad-ness site this year. They did an amaz-ing job morphing our traditional “Operation Inasmuch” day of commu-nity service into this much larger event.
I cannot even begin to name the many volunteers who spent parts (or all) of the weekend registering and feeding our guests, loading and unloading sup-plies, taking out trash, serving as site leaders, and working alongside the youth.
The theme this year was “Hope,” and throughout the weekend, during wor-ship times and out in the community,
we were all invited to see how the hope of the risen Christ is made known. It reminded me that Christian hope is not passive, merely waiting for God to work, but dynamic and active.
Finally, in light of Bob Badgett’s resig-nation announcement, I want to express my deep appreciation for Bob’s faithful ministry at UBC for these past twelve and a half years. Bob’s can-do attitude, good humor, and faithful servanthood will be greatly missed. We wish Bob and Patti the best, and I encourage all to express your thanks to the Badgetts when you have a chance. We thank God for the Badgetts’ joyful labor among us, that witnesses to their hope.
In light of Mission Madness and Bob’s retirement announcement, we remem-ber the words of 1 Timothy 4:10: “That is why we labor and strive, because we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all people, and es-pecially of those who believe.” Let us continue to put our hope in the living God! ~ Blessings, Michael
P.S. By the time you read this, I will be flying to Israel with Ed and Carolyn Lowry, Debra Bryant, and her sister Beth Laine. We’ll meet up with the Browns as we tour the Holy Land. We’ll return to the States on May 8. Thanks for keeping us in your prayers!
Joanna Jennings to Speak
Our speaker on Wednesday, May 6, at 6:15 pm in Fel-lowship Hall, will be Joanna Jennings. Joanna is the Direc-tor and Co-founder of The Arbor in
Charlottesville, a faith-based non-profit that provides long-term shel-ter and holistic aftercare to adult female human trafficking survivors in Virginia. She will be talking about sex trafficking and exploita-tion and the services that The Arbor provides to the victims.
5K Run/Walk
Saturday, May 2
To benefit The Arbor
https://www.facebook.
com/thearborcville
Anderson, Jane Cromwell, Tina Jones, Judi Moore, Barbara Stokes, Raynell
Anderson, Jim Dean, Mike Kauffman, Ray Moore, Tom Stone, Carolyn
Arey, Terry Dean, Pam Kauffman, Kristin Morse, John Tian, Esther
Baber, Colleen Deane, Mac Keith, Anne Morse, Margie Tiller, Wellford
Bailey, Charlotte Dillard, Ruth Lawrence, Peggy Moumbossy, Perpetue Truoccolo, Robert
Baldwin, Chris Dowdy, Jack Leland, Tom Mundell, Tom Wagoner, Morgan
Baldwin, Mary Dykes, Thomas Leland, Sharron Murray, Bill Watson, Patrick
Barretta, Tony Ellen, Johnny Lissenden, Brett Murray, Barbara Watson, Laura
Barretta, Patti Ellen, Gail Lissenden, Kate Nye, Jeanne Wheeler, Clara Belle
Batten, Alice Estes, Jim Long, Valerie Overbeck, Lu Wheeler, Marion
Beasley, Pamela Frazier, Ellis Long, Lou Owens, Chris Whitt, Sue
Belt, Chris Frazier, Louise Lowry, Ed Pallini, Ian Wiley, Ronda
Belt, Stephani Fuller, Barbara Mackey, Sam Pallini, Laurie Wilkerson, Jack
Bode-oke, Ayodeji Gaines, Ray Mahone, Tom Pallini, Lily Wilkerson, Anne
Bolen, Lu Gaines, Nancy Mahone, Alice Parsons, Bryan Willard, Barry
Bonilla Courtney Gardner, Lynne Main, Ralph Parsons, Leslee Willard, Fred
Brown, Clara Garnett, Hugh Main, Georgina Payne, George Wilson, Barry
Brown, Doug Garnett, Audrey Manning, Renfro Payne, Shelley Wilson, Kathy
Brown, Kat German, Bob Manning, Sandy Phipps, Barbara Wilson, Brent
Brown, Gerald Gough, Judy Marchi, Joe Placzkouski, Ted Wilson, Sarah
Brown, Sima Gregg, Lily Marshall, Aimee Proffitt, Greg Wilson, T.J.
Brown, William Groff, Brad Marshall, Jim Proffitt, Michelle Wilson, Lauri
Bruton, Sissy Groff, Laura Faye Marshall, Lila Propst, Arlene Woerner, Diane
Buchanan, Sarah Hendon, Linda Marshall, Forrest Shah, Judy Wood, Martha
Canterbury, Steve Hendricks, Mary Jo Martindale, Jim Sheler, Mary
Canterbury, Adrienne Hoege, Howard Martindale, Laura Singleton, Nichole
Carnes, Rossie Hoege, Cinda May, Joe Sivley, Jim
Castle, Leon Holliday, Al May, Jeannette Sivley, Joanna
Castle, Nancy Hudson, Doug McCauley, Mary Ella Sivley, Kelley
Cheuk, Beth Hudson, Sterling McClain, Doyle Smith, Anne
Chewning, Nettie Jesser, Bill Minor, Karen Smith, Linda
Chewning, Sally Johnson, Elsom Moore, Jim Smith, Judy
Clements, Shelby Johnson, Jeremy Moore, Barbara Taylor Smith, Suzanne
Conklin, Lori Johnson, Lillie Moore, Bill Spicer, Melvin
Cromwell, Bill Jones, Holly
2015 DEACON ELECTION BALLOT
UBC Members Eligible to be Elected as Deacons Who Did Not Remove Their Names From Consideration
Second Annual
Ray & Gladys Lang Golf Event
Sunday, May 3
Golf at Meadowcreek 3:00 pm
Putt Putt Golf 3:00 pm
Cookout at Pen Park 5:30 pm
Contact Larry Johnson to sign up to play. lajohnson1950@ gmail.com
Please pray for Will, Erin, and Luke Brown, Ed and Carolyn Lowry, Debra Bryant and her sister, Beth Laine, and Michael Cheuk as they tour the Holy Land over the next 10 days.
2015 Deacon Election Ballot
Our Deacons serve as the spiritual leaders of the church, and they have the responsi-bility in leading and facilitating our Circle of Caring ministry teams. Please vote for SEVEN (7) members to serve as Deacons. Those seven receiving the most votes will be elected as Deacons to serve 3-year terms beginning September 2015. To vote, you may do one of the following:
Circle the names on the ballot to the left and place it in the offering plate or hand it to a minister as you leave worship on Sun-day.
Use the ballot on the UBC website at http://universitybaptist.org/2015/04/deacon-ballot-2/
Call the church office at 293-5106.
Email the church office at [email protected].
Please vote by May 18.
The Faith & Justice Committee invites everyone to attend
the IMPACT Nehemiah Action Assembly at the John Paul
Jones Arena on Thursday, April 30, at 6:30 pm. This
year, IMPACT seeks solutions for men and women who
are in jail and facing issues with substance abuse. For
more info, contact Peter Ohlms ([email protected]).
Sanctuary Flowers — Reserve a Sunday NOW!
To reserve a date to donate a sanctuary arrangement in memory of or to honor your loved ones or in celebration of an event, you can sign up on the Flower Calendar on the bulletin board in the first floor hallway, or contact Sarah Buchanan at 434-409-9064 or [email protected]. The cost is $45. You may take the arrangement home or leave it to be repurposed by the Floral Committee.
Nepal Disaster Response
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (CBF) and Virginia Baptists (BGAV) are both responding to the earth-quake disaster in Nepal. If you would like to con-tribute to the relief effort, you may do so at one of the following sites:
www.cbf.net/nepal/
donatenow.networkforgood.org/bgav/
Senior Outing to Michie Tavern WHO: All Seniors
WHEN: Tuesday, May 12
Seating Time is 12:15 pm.
Be at the church by 11:30 am if you are riding the bus.
COST: $20.75 per person — This includes lunch, drink, dessert, tax, and gratuity.
(If you want to take a tour, the cost is an extra $3.00 per person.)
Please make checks payable to UBC with a designa-tion for Michie Tavern
The signup sheet is on the bulletin board in the Ground Floor hallway.
Contact Randi McFarland for more details (407-221-2319 or [email protected]).
The deadline to pay is Wednesday, May 6.
UNIVERSITY BAPTIST CHURCH
1223 West Main Street
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Phone (434) 293-5106
Fax (434) 979-6433
Prayer Line (434) 923-0120
Web Site www.universitybaptist.org
WEDNESDAY, April 29
9:00 Wednesday Work Team
1:00 AQPTS (A Quiet Place to Study)
5:00 Supper (Spaghetti)
5:45 Children’s Chimes
6:00 Prayer Time
6:15 Church Conference
Gideons; Love INC
Children’s Missions
7:10 Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal
THURSDAY, April 30
9:30 Pre-K Play Group
10:30 Women’s Prayer Group
1:00 AQPTS Who is on the stamp? Pattie Badgett
FRIDAY, May 1
1:00 AQPTS
9:00 Softball Game (McIntire #1)
SATURDAY, May 2
1:00 AQPTS
SUNDAY, May 3
8:30 Church Council Meeting
9:00 Fellowship
9:30 Seekers Bible Study
Joyful Servants Bible Study
9:45 Bible Study
11:00 Worship
1:00 AQPTS
3:00 Golf Tournament/Putt Putt
5:30 Picnic for Golfers & Putters
MONDAY, May 4
10:30 Adult Bible Study
1:00 Staff Meeting
AQPTS
TUESDAY, May 5
9:00 Painting Group
1:00 AQPTS
WEDNESDAY, May 6
9:00 Wednesday Work Team
5:00 Supper (Pot roast)
5:45 Children’s Chimes
6:00 Prayer Time
6:15 “The Arbor”
Children’s Missions
7:10 Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal
Concerns
Jim Sivley — UVA Hospital Millie Fitzgerald — Colonnades Elva Ferguson — At Home
Sympathy
Christian sympathy is extended to Arlene Propst at the death of her father, John Propst, on April 26.
AQPTS
(A Quiet Place to Study)
April 29 – May 7
1:00 pm-11:00 pm each day
Volunteers are needed to host students at UBC as they come into “a quiet place” to prepare for final exams. If you can be here for a few hours during this time or prepare snacks and goodies for the stu-dents, check the signup board or con-tact Alba Beasley.
Wednesday, May 6
5:00 Supper: Pot roast with pota-toes, onions, carrots
6:15 Program: The Arbor — Joanna
Jennings
Finance Report
Needed to date: $186,815 Receipts to date: $154,468
Called Church Conference
Wednesday, April 29, 6:10 pm
Agenda: To receive and vote on Bob
Jeff Walton (husband of Julie Gaines Wal-
ton) will be endorsed as a CBF Chaplain at
the CBF General Assembly in Dallas this
summer. You may contribute to his travel
expenses at www.gofundme.com/
endorsejeff