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May 2015 Volume 26 Issue 5 Ryan Renfro Madison Thomas Kyler Dugle Jacob Gowin Brandi Pratt Josh Stauffer Sarah Sanford Michael Cheppo Taylor Nash Robert O’Neill Graduate Sunday May 17 Graduates and their families are invited to a celebration picnic at 5:30pm at the home of Chet & Denise Miller. 4867 Buck Creek Road, Finchville Please RSVP your attendance to Jill Sowder at ext. 107 For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1:6 (NASB)

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May 2015 Volume 26 Issue 5

Ryan Renfro Madison Thomas Kyler Dugle Jacob Gowin

Brandi Pratt Josh Stauffer Sarah Sanford Michael Cheppo

Taylor Nash Robert O’Neill

Graduate Sunday

May 17 Graduates and their families

are invited to a celebration

picnic at 5:30pm at the home

of Chet & Denise Miller. 4867 Buck Creek Road, Finchville

Please RSVP your attendance to

Jill Sowder at ext. 107

For I am confident of this very thing, that He who

began a good work in you will perfect it until the

day of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1:6 (NASB)

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Parent/Child Dedication

Sunday, May 10 during worship

Register in the foyer.

New Sermon Series Given by Andy McDonald

Defining moments are those events and experiences that greatly influence the direction of our lives. As the phrase implies, when one occurs we are “defined” by it in some way. When we experience a defining moment, our lives are split in two: “life before this” and “life after this.” Whether resulting from a well thought out plan, an uninvited circumstance, a choice made in a moment of weakness, or the unmistakable call of God, defining moments WILL happen. More importantly, our response to a defining moment greatly impacts how they mark our lives.

Defining moments are part of how God works His eternal purposes in and through each of our lives. In this series we will celebrate, reflect and seek to draw near to God in our defining moments. “For such a time as this.” Esther 4:14

NEW SERMON SERIES

BEGINS MAY 3

I want to thank the church family for the gift of a sabbatical for the next two months, beginning May 1st. It is my plan to spend the

time in intentional meditation, reflection, and prayer. I will use the time to constructively evaluate the status of the church and my leadership. I am praying for God's will and direction for the church, my life and my family.

Andy McDonald has accepted the opportunity to bring the message for most Sunday mornings. Andy is currently ministering through the Kentucky Baptist Convention in the Evangelism and Church Planting Team as an Affinity Evangelism Strategist. Most recently, Andy served 10 1/2 years on church staff at First Baptist Church of Shelbyville. Andy, Lisa and Will have been members of Simpsonville Baptist Church for 7 months. He has preached here a handful of times. He has a passionate heart for ministry and love for God's church. I hope you will pray for him and encourage him. During the sabbatical I will be unavailable. However, you may receive assistance and information by contacting the church offices. I have met with the 2014-15 church leadership and they will continue to lead, minister, and administrate in their areas of responsibility. Matt Garner will lead staff meetings and be available to give direction about the operating procedures of our church. I encourage your participation in the planned and informal prayer opportunities for the church and for your small groups. Let's encourage one another to continued faithfulness to our Lord and His church. We are reminded that our mission and purpose is to follow the Great Commission and the Great Commandment of our Lord Jesus. We testify daily that He is the Leader of our church and our lives.

Pastor’s Pen

Did You Know?

On March 31 we paid off the

$300,000 bank note for the

grass lot. The note was paid in

two years and three months!!

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Arrive by 7:30am with plans to begin at 8am.

Cost is $37 each with payments due at the

club house on that day.

Prizes will be awarded for first place, closest

to the pin, and longest drive.

Signup in the foyer. Last day to sign up is

June 7.

Each month, we will list the areas of service which are offered by our

church family. SBC is not guaranteeing quality of service but is

offering a connection point for you to make a contact and give you the

opportunity to support your church family. Also, please bear in mind

that using our new Church Connections ministry does not mean that you will receive free or reduced cost

services. We invite you to participate by listing your name, area of service, and contact information. You can

contact Angie at [email protected] or 722-5246 ext.106 to be added to the Connections list which

will be included in our newsletters.

Baby Sitters

Sarah Sanford 321-1883 Lyla Lowe 220-8215 Taylor Royse 722-9724

Michael Cheppo 619-4264 Stacey Valentine 443-563-7093

House Cleaning Graphic / Logo Design

Stacey Valentine 443-563-7093 Susan Fenton 396-7913

Dance (3 and up) Insurance

Connie Curry 550-5246 Tony Thomas 321-4361

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Larry Curry 550-1415 Veada Metcalf 321-9026

Small Engine Repair & Service, Electrical, Plumbing, Millwright work, minor appliance repair,

general handyman, hydraulic/pneumatics, knife sharpening Mike Hayes 648-5695

Golf Scramble

Saturday,

June 13 at

8am

Weissinger

Hills

RECREATION

Sbc Great Float Saturday, June 6

Elkhorn Creek in Frankfort

Save the

date for

this family

outdoor

adventure!

This event is designed for beginner level canoe enthusiasts.

Canoe-2 per boat $55 Canoe - 3 per boat $65

Kayaks $40 Rafts $25 per person

Tandem Kayak $55 Fishing Kayak $85

Trip will last 2–3 hours.

Please note: Three person canoes are only

allowed when one passenger is 85 pounds or less

AND under 13 years old.

Indicate your interest by signing up in

the FLC foyer.

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Don’t see your name? Or your birthday is incorrectly listed? Let us know and we will add you. Contact [email protected] or 722-5246 ext.106

Chronological Bible Reading Plan

May 1 2 Samuel 5:1-10, 1 Chronicles 11-12 May 2 Psalm 133 May 3 Psalm 106-107 May 4 2 Samuel 5:11-6:23, 1 Chronicles 13-16 May 5 Psalm 1-2, 15, 22-24, 47, 68 May 6 Psalm 89, 96, 100-101, 105, 132 May 7 2 Samuel 7, 1 Chronicles 17 May 8 Psalm 25, 29, 33, 36, 39 May 9 2 Samuel 8-9, 1 Chronicles 18 May 10 Psalm 50, 53, 60, 75 May 11 2 Samuel 10, 1 Chronicles 19, Psalm 20 May 12 Psalm 65-67, 69-70 May 13 2 Samuel 11-12, 1 Chronicles 20 May 14 Psalm 32, 51, 86, 122 May 15 2 Samuel 13-15 May 16 Psalm 3-4, 12-13,28,55 May 17 2 Samuel 16-18 May 18 Psalm 26,40,58, 61-62, 64 May 19 2 Samuel 19-21 May 20 Psalm 5, 38, 41-42 May 21 2 Samuel 22-23, Psalm 57 May 22 Psalm 95, 97-99 May 23 2 Samuel 24, 1 Chronicles 21-22, Psalm 30 May 24 Psalm 108-110 May 25 1 Chronicles 23-25 May 26 Psalm 131, 138-139, 143-145 May 27 1 Chronicles 26-29, Psalm 127 May 28 Psalm 111-118 May 29 1 Kings 1-2, Psalm 37, 71, 94 May 30 Psalm 119-1-88 May 31 1 Kings 3-4, 2 Chronicles 1, Psalm 72

1 Evelyn Clark 2 Julie Elmore, Rian Whitehouse 3 Brian Hebdige 4 Melanie Applegate, Ethan Bailey 6 Kelland Garland, Lyla Lowe 8 Connie Curry 9 Chris Jennings, Jack Stewart 11 Evan Heston 13 Kitty Brady, Melissa Pratt 14 Lexi Wentworth 15 Robin Roberts 16 Patty Wentworth 17 Abbey Gowin 19 Shirley Ragan, Jordan Webb, Taylor Webb 20 Amber Smith 21 Trei Axline 22 Amanda Lambert, Renea Sageser 24 Melissa Brendemeuhl, Leslie Corley 25 Brandon Wentworth 26 Steve Eden, Lora Evans 29 Addison Garland, Billy Elmore, Emma Lipman 30 Nellie Garrison, Madison Thomas

It is recommended, but not necessary, that you sign up

for a specific time to make your donation quicker.

Sign up in the foyer. Thanks to those who expressed

condolences at the loss of my

mother Henrietta Armband. It was deeply appreciated.

Abbe Henkel

Dear SBC Family: Thank you so much for the cards, calls, texts, prayers and emails that you sent

us during the recent illness and passing our Dad

and Grandaddy Royse. The framed “God’s

Promise poem is very special to our family. We

appreciate you sending this during this difficult

time.

John, Emily, Taylor & Thomas Royse

Dear Church Family, We want to thank you for

the love, care and support you showed our family

during the loss of our Dad. He loved his church

and every one of you! Gary Stewart Family

Red Cross Blood Drive Tuesday, May 5

3-7pm

The Property Team would like to thank the volunteers who

helped prepare our facilities for Easter Sunday. Projects, to

name a few, included mulching and replacing a shrub, replacing

doorknobs, light bulbs and ceiling tiles, installing soap dispens-

ers, patching lobby ceiling in staff reception area, cleaning youth

kitchen and office, spraying weeds in gravel lot, replacing speed

bumps, and repairing bathroom stall door. Thank you to the

following individuals who completed a total of 26 projects: Steve

Boyd, Cecil Jones, Stephen Kovaka, Dale Kramer, Randy

Magallon, Denise Miller, Beverly Nash, Al Poulter, Melissa

Sangster, Stanley Sheehan, Ronnie Sowder and Rick Taylor.

Property Team

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Deacon/Yokefellow Selection Procedure Nominations will cease on May 10; Deacon Selection will be on June 7.

Church Requirements for Deacons and Yokefellows: Be involved in Sunday School and Worship regularly.

Must be a church member for one year

Must exhibit financial growth in giving

Commit to working the current deacon ministry plan, primary of which is in-home visits with

guest families.

Regularly attend deacon meetings and deacon ministry events. Deacons currently meet the first Sunday of each

month at 4pm.

Deacons commit to serving a term of three years and then must rotate off for at least one year.

Nomination Requirements:

To be nominated, deacon nominee(s) must be ordained or have served one year as a yokefellow.

You may not nominate your own family members.

You must be a member to submit a nomination.

The eligibility of all nominees will be determined during interviews with the Deacon Chairperson, Assistant Chair or

Senior Pastor.

You will find below a list of ordained deacons within our church who are eligible for nomination, but may not necessarily be

eligible to serve. Each nominated person must strive to adhere to the expectations of the Bible and the church. For example,

a deacon must be a regular attender of Sunday School.

YOKEFELLOWS:

Serve in a mentoring role for one year.

Have the same nomination requirements as deacons.

Nominations can be made for any individual within the church membership

Are not required to be ordained or to have served in the past.

Yokefellows who faithfully served for one year who are eligible for deacon nomination: Don Vail, Mary Wyatt

Deacon/Yokefellow Process: Each deacon/yokefellow nominee will be contacted by the leadership to notify of the nomination. If interested, leadership will schedule an appointment to discuss biblical and church expectations and review the deacon

ministry plan. After time for prayerful consideration, leadership will contact the nominee to receive answer to nomination. ** Please note: All nominations forms must be signed. Nomination forms can given to a staff member or placed in the offering plate. Parents of children who are members, please consider the magnitude of this process and potential implication upon the out-

come when deciding whether or not to allow your children to vote.

Members may nominate two deacons and two yokefellows.

DEACON MINISTRY

Nomination forms will be available at the Welcome Center.

Cindy Childers Randall Childers Gerry Davis Joe Dupont Steve Eden Clark Jesse

Bob Gordon Randy Magallon Kathy Mansfield Chet Miller Wes Pace Troy Phillips

Jerry Ray Tim Renfro Tony Sanford Nathan Sangster Jill Sowder Tony Thomas

Ronnie Sowder Rick Taylor Brent White John White Frank Wilder Byron Thompson

Please do not nominate these deacons who are ineligible to serve because they are currently serving or are rotating

off for one year. Lowell Ashby, Larry Baker, Mike Dugle, Amy Griggs, Cecil Jones, Dale Kramer, Jeff Logue, Rick Mansfield,

Edith McGowan, Mike Moore, Bob Perkins, Dale Sanford

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The Easter prayer vigil was a huge blessing in our congregational body. Many

things came out of the event as a result of us submitting to God in prayer. That's really a component of prayer, submission. By praying in earnest, you are confessing who God is; He is the Great I am, the one without cause. He provided a way for us to fellowship with Him in prayer. You aren’t even aware that you’re doing it at times, acknowledging Him in that way; whether it’s with your head bowed, your heart full of emotion or crying out to him in pain or fear, you are seeing Him. The blessings that resulted were numerous;

many people’s prayer lives have been changed. So many in our body had never prayed for an hour before, had never cried out to God at His altar, and He responded. Many came away with a renewed/refreshed heart for God. Marriages and relationships have been changed. God is always faithful, and our Life Group is thankful for our body that submitted to God in His command to always pray and not become discouraged (Luke 18:1) Israel Snider

Before Rick and I were married, he asked that I “remodel” his house so that it would become “ours.” So, as I was going through each room, there were sheer lace white curtains hanging at the windows that I decided to take down (living in the country, I like NO curtains) The sheers were too nice to throw away so I washed them and placed them in a drawer.

Later that year we were having company for dinner and I needed a nice tablecloth, but didn’t have one. I got the sheer lace curtain out and used it for my tablecloth. My guests commented on how pretty it was…..I had to confess that it was just an old sheer curtain. I continued to use it many times on my table when “company” was coming.

As we were getting ready for the 60 hours of prayer, Alison Snider asked if the Life Group could bring some table cloths to use for decoration. Yep, I brought the sheer lace curtains and told her she could use them for decoration….which she did…and it was very pretty.

Sometime after the prayer vigil, Alison said she couldn’t yet return my sheer curtain tablecloth because it was being used on the cross Easter Sunday. I didn’t think about it too much until this past Sunday….and when I saw that nearly-discarded sheer lace tablecloth on the cross, I wept.

It reminded of our lives and of the lives of others around us whom we want to discard….because of the broken relationships and the hurt and sin and darkness….but if in love and with God’s grace we can just put stuff aside and repurpose those lives….they, too, can be “on the cross”….ready to receive His gift of eternal life. Dixie Taylor

Goodtime Travelers Adult Day Trip

The Overlook Restaurant In Leavenworth, IN

Tuesday, May 19

We will leave from the church at 10:45 am.

Please contact Alice Wells at 212-6431

to reserve your seating.

The Overlook

Restaurant

Pentecost Communion Service

followed by 24 hours of Prayer

Friday, May 22 at 7pm

Prayer stations based on ACTS

(Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving and

Supplication) will be available.

Thursday, May 7

The Chapel will be open

from 7am-7pm.

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Interim Youth Ministry

Interim Youth Minister: John Allen has accepted the interim youth ministry position. John was our last interim youth minister too. He will give us consistent teaching on Sunday and Wednesday evenings.

Sunday School: Brent White will be leading the opening assembly and making announcements before class. He will communicate any needs concerning curriculum, substitute teachers, etc. We have 5 strong Sunday School classes: 6th grade – Don and Carrie Vail; 7/8 grade – Beth Stewart; 9-10 grade – Jim and Kara Axline; 11/12 grade – Brent and Angie White; College/Career – Jill Sowder and Tammy Baker;

Youth PAC team: The following team will work with John Allen and give support and leadership in our youth ministry: Larry and Tammy Baker, Andrew Cline, Stanalee Gowin, Bev Nash, Nathan and Melissa Sangster, Ronnie and Jill Sowder

Ministry Events:

TBA - Spring Mission opportunity (Beverly Nash and Jill Sowder) May 3 - Mission Opportunity for 8th-10th grade

May 17 - Graduate Sunday (Tammy Baker and Jill Sowder)

Youth “On the Road” – Worship and Fellowship at homes (Jill Sowder)

Summer Fusion 5/6 5th-6th grade fellowships – Beth Stewart

July 5-12 - Guatemala Mission Trip (Matt Garner)

July 19-25 South Carolina Mission Trip (Ronnie Sowder and Mike Moore)

Possibilities: Youth Parent Event, Eastern Kentucky Mission Trip (College) Our Student Ministry appreciates your prayers!!

Interim Children’s Ministry Plan

Interim Children’s Leadership:

Sunday School: Brent Evans will be giving support for S.S.

AWANA: Maureen Bland will continue leading the AWANA program.

Wednesday evening: Angie Sanford and Marcena Vaughn are teaching Children in Action, a missions curriculum.

Nursery: The Nursery coordinators are Toni Moore and Sheila Shelburne.

Preschool Children’s Church: Amy Tucker prepares the curriculum each week.

Elementary Children’s Church: We have a full schedule of teachers in place for both services who prepare and present the lessons.

Volunteer Administration: Alice Wells and Linda Ashby are helping with communication and administration duties.

Ministry Events:

May 10 - Child Dedication (Andy McDonald, Matt Garner)

June 15 - Vacation Bible School (Denise Miller and Jill Sowder)

July 26 - Crossings Children’s Camp (Cindy Lowe)

Youth hanging out

Youth worship

Youth praying for

each other and

witnessing in the

mall!

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Missions Greetings Everyone! I have received many messages requesting an update on how Heather, Willow, Walker and I are doing. We are so grateful that many of you have made such an effort to keep in touch with us and to pray for us during this transition. Throughout this process we have learned through everything to more fully cast ourselves in reliance upon the Lord, His provision and providence. He has proven faithful as He always does.

As we've sought wisdom and discernment from God in regard to where He would call us to serve next, He has given us a passionate desire to consider a position with Reaching and Teaching International as missionaries in Cuenca, Ecuador! My former missions professor and friend, Dr. David Sills, was a missionary in Ecuador for many years. After seeing the great need for biblically trained pastors and church leaders around the world (Ecuador is only 3% evangelical Christian. Among their churches only 17% of their pastors have any pastoral training or discipleship) Dr. Sills formed Reaching and Teaching International.

The mission statement of Reaching & Teaching is "Reaching and Teaching International Ministries exists to reach the peoples of the world through evangelism and by meeting the great need for deep discipleship, pastoral preparation, leadership training, and theological education around the world." Our first step will be taking an initial vision trip to Cuenca, Ecuador April 24-May 3. We will be able to better get to know the missionary couple currently living there that we would be working with (Dr. Sills' son Christopher and his family who we thankfully know some already). Also, Heather will be teaching about a Biblical Worldview at a K-12 Christian School there on this trip as I teach on the doctrine of worship at the training facility where I will be teaching pastors, church leaders and pastoral students.

Please pray that God would continue to give us wisdom and discernment regarding this life-changing decision to move to Ecuador. Heather and I are both passionate about taking the gospel to the nations in obedience to the Great Commission and it is a blessing to have an opportunity to serve, reach and teach under the leadership of Dr. Sills and his son Christopher. We are so grateful for God's providence throughout the last few months that has led us to this opportunity to serve in an area of such great need. We covet your prayers and will keep you all up to date! If you have Facebook you can also keep up with us here: https://www.facebook.com/Winfreysonmission That All May Hear Jimmy Winfrey

-Pray for the pastors and students we will be teaching to become further equipped to impact their churches, communities and their world with the gospel

-Pray for the children Heather will be teaching that they will clearly hear the gospel and understand that salvation is through faith in Jesus Christ alone

-Pray for Willow and Walker as this will be the longest they've been away from both their parents

-Pray that Heather and I would connect well and begin great relationships with Christopher and Carol Sills (the Reaching and Teaching missionaries in Cuenca)

-Pray that God would give us wisdom and discernment during this trip to confirm our passion and calling to serve with Reaching and Teaching International in Ecuador!

Colonial Hall Cookout

Fellowship

Tuesday, May 26 at 6pm

We need donations of hotdogs, buns, coleslaw,

baked beans, and sugar-free 2-liters.

Please contact Angie in the church office if you can help serve or provide one of the

above items.

An Update from Soy, Kenya “Hello Brothers, Jack Canfield, once said, do not worry about failures, worry about the chances you miss when you don't even try. We have successfully come to an end of our jiggers campaign. It is a joy that many people will be able to work in their small gardens with jiggers-free ease. Jiggers multiply faster at high temperatures. This last outbreak was serious because we had a six months of high temperatures and dust but now it is raining, so we expect no more infection and infestations. During the campaign we touched 7,200 people both children and adults, even very elderly. Three more villages were added to the list, Kimulwet, Sambut and Kamagut which had 317 people with jiggers. We also sprayed 17, 100 houses with insecticide. I am thankful that God give the resources for us to use for His glory. Some families were given blankets, mattresses, chicks and a goat besides clothes and shoes which the com-munity donated. God has been gracious to us. A group of young youth, with resilience, labored hard in remov-ing jiggers from the victims. They donated much of their time going from one village to another to offer their services unselfishly! Because they gave all they had - time, we have organized them into groups and I donated chicks to each group. Their chicks will take a short time to start laying and will help to provide a stable food source. This will also keep them together and busy, most idle youths are turning out to be radicalized and joining terror groups. In fact it is now known that most of the terrorist attacks that Kenya has suffered from are carried out by the homegrown terrorist including the most recent Garrisa University attack which left 147 peo-ple dead including our very own Jackson Kipketer, whom we sponsored in High school. This is due lack of employed opportunities. The tailoring course will start immediately when we get the trainers.” Nathan Osiemo DVM, Community Leader

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We will be serving with Meridzo Ministries at the Maytown Center in Langley KY.

The Maytown Center is historically one that has received less help and traffic than those with whom we have previously worked.

They are undergoing changes, including new managers, due to the previous organization pulling out of the area. Unfortunately, this organization is removing many of the fixtures which it provided including mattresses and basic kitchen items. The needs are great but

the potential for ministry being accomplished here is greater still. Cost for the trip is $75 per person (maximum $200 per family)

which includes meals and lodging.

Highlights of Maytown Center ministries include beginning both a food pantry, a clothes closet and in the future a medical clinic.

Much repair work needs to be accomplished before these things can be done.

Repair walk-in cooler

Remodel rooms for families

Repair roof in the lunchroom

Complete aluminum siding job for house that is unfinished

Repair many electrical and plumbing issues

Picnic tables need power washing and painting

Cosmetic work on a number of buildings

Possible VBS and back-to-school giveaway

We are also collecting food pantry items and good, clean, used clothing and shoes to help the Food Pantry and

Clothing Closet to get off on a good start.

Last day to sign up

is May 24.

ALC Pregnancy Resource Center in Shelbyville will begin their annual Baby Bottle Boomerang Campaign on Mother’s Day. Pick up an empty bottle and fill it with change, bills or checks. Return the bottles on Father’s Day or before.

Donated monies fund this nonprofit which offers services free of charge to any experiencing an unplanned pregnancy. They also offer peer counseling, classes in parenting and homemaking, adoption referrals, male mentoring, bible study and baby items.

Thank you to Amanda Monroe for taking leadership in this ministry!

Praying for Scott & Joyce Pittman who are in the

mission field in Brazil. Praises Good participation at personal evangelism

training - a total of around 40 people attended two personal evangelism training events in at 2 different churches.

Great trip to U.S. - We celebrated our grandson, Luke's first birth-day, celebrated Joyce's mother's 90th birthday, got to see lots of family, and got back Tuesday.

Over 100 signed up for regional evangelism training !- We were hoping for maybe 40 people and look how God has been at work! How little faith we had.

Please pray for those who have attended evangelism training - that they would be eager and ready to share their faith. And pray that

many would come to know Jesus as Savior and Lord through their

efforts!

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International Mission Board

IMB President David Platt has invited Kentucky Baptist churches in the region to be part of the worship service and experience what God is doing through the lives of 37 new SBC missionaries.

Highview Baptist Church East Campus 15201 Shelbyville Rd. Louisville

Wednesday, May 13 at 6:30pm

2nd Annual Banquet of Hope

Please join Open Door of Hope for a night of fellowship, food and entertainment to benefit

hopeless men in our area. We will have a speaker from the Healing Place Recovery Center

in Louisville and a brief presentation from our staff. All proceeds go directly to the ministry

for the men who are served at Open Door of Hope.

When: Thursday, May 14th at 7pm

Where: Highland Baptist Church, 511 Mt. Eden Road, Shelbyville, KY

Tickets: $25 each. Order online at opendoorofhopeky.com (click on Banquet tab)

or over the phone at 502-487-0709. Tables (8 seats) are available by phone.

More information available at www.opendoorofhopeky.com

Adventure Club

invites you to a retirement

reception for Alana Ruble

Friday, May 15 at 7pm

Alana has taught for 17 years,

16 of which she has been a

preschool teacher.

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May 2015 1 2

3

8:30am Worship

9:45am Sunday School

11am Worship

1pm Hispanic Worship

4pm Deacon Meeting

5:30pm AWANA

Awards Night

4 5

3pm Blood Drive

6

10am Prayer Group

6:15pm Children In

Action

Student Worship

7

National Day of

Prayer

Chapel open

7am-7pm

8 9

10 Mother’s Day

Child Dedication

8:30am Worship

9:45am Sunday School

11am Worship

1pm Hispanic Worship

11 12 13

10am Prayer Group

6:15pm Children In

Action

Student Worship

14 15

7pm AC

Alana Ruble

retirement rec.

16

17 Graduate Sunday

8:30am Worship

9:45am Sunday School

11am Worship

1pm Hispanic Worship

5:30pm

Graduate Picnic

18 19

6pm Goodtime

Travelers

20

10am Prayer Group

6:15pm Children In

Action

Student Worship

21 22

7pm Pentecost

Communion &

24-hour Prayer

Service

23

24

8:30am Worship

9:45am Sunday School

11am Worship

1pm Hispanic Worship

No evening activities

25

Memorial Day

Church office

Closed

26

6pm Colonial

Hall

27

10am Prayer Group

28 29 30

31

8:30am Worship

9:45am Sunday School

11am Worship

1pm Hispanic Worship

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Simpsonville Baptist Church PO Box 56 Simpsonville, KY 40067

Vacation Bible School

June 15-19

K-5th grade

Registration will begin Sunday, May 10.