Index:

Index……………………………...…....1

Scripture Reading………………………....2

Announcements……………………….......3

Monthly Birthdays………………….….....4

Newsletter References…………………….5

View from my Place ………………..…….6

Our Mission Statement …………….….7

Staff and Ministries……………………….8

Other content……………………………9

Thank you for

feasting with us Today!

Welcome to Valley Brook

Thank you for worshiping with us today. We are very glad you chose

to spend your Sunday morning with our Valley Brook family. For

your convenience, our ushers are standing by to meet any needs you

may have during the worship service.

Welcome Home!

Today’s Scripture:

Psalms 46

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not

fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,3 though its wa-

ters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. 4 There is a river whose

streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells. 5 God is within

her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day. 6 Nations are in u roar, kingdoms fall; he

lifts his voice, the earth melts.7 The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our for-

tress.8 Come and see what the Lord has done, the desolations he has brought on the earth. 9 He

makes wars cease to the ends of the earth. He breaks the bow and shatters the spear; he burns

the shields with fire.10 He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the

nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” 11 The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our

fortress.

Announcement:

Outreach Blessing Bags Contribution

Our outreach ministry is distributing blessing bags. We need to raise $1,000 to order the toi-letries in bulk for the blessing bags. If it is in your heart to contribute to help us with this cause, you may donate on our website’s “Giving” tab, select the “Outreach” option, or mail a check to our office address with “Outreach 2020” on the memo line.

Sight and Sound (Queen Esther)

Dear Church Family and Friends, Thank you all for your desire and participate in our plans to see the Play Queen Esther. Several of you have asked about the trip to Lancaster to see the play, August 7, 2020, whether it was off or on. So, here is the update on the Play. At our women’s meeting, Saturday April 25th, we discussed whether we would continue with plans to attend the play, Queen Esther at Sight and Sound. Because of the Corona Virus Pandemic and the uncer-tainty of our ability attend functions in large groups without health risks, we decided to cancel our plans. This past week, I called the office at Sight and Sound and heard the voice recording stating, their offices are closed through April 30th, 2020. I will call them again Monday, May 4th, to cancel our reservations and to get information about our refund. I also canceled our reservations to dine at Good'N Plenty Restaurant and our reservations for a coach at Haymarket Transportation. Each of them noted the cancellation in their records and added that we would get our refund when their business is fully operational. I followed the telephone conversations to each company, with an email to document the cancellations and express our desire to do business with them in the future. Please, stay safe!

Flemena A. Barnes

May Teaching Theme: “World of Work”

Happy Birthday May Celebrities

May 4 Kea McKoy

May 8 Esi Abercrombie

May 8 Calvin Gladden

May 10 Machelle Bryant

May 11 Darrin Brodnax

May 13 Mellisa Brodnax

May 13 Dianna Reynolds

May 15 Gabe Ingram

May 16 Jim Allen

May 17 Shiree Southerland

May 24 A.J. Fobbs

May 31 Joshua Mayo

May 31 Marissa Allen

May 31 Nathaniel Alston

Power Hour Of Prayer Conference Call

Join us every Wednesday night at 8:00 pm for our Power Hour of Prayer conference call. Call in to

receive prayer and/or to pray for others. If you are not able to join us, you may email your requests to us

and we will be sure to pray for you.

Dial in #: 1-712-775-7031/Code:159-890-679

Email Address: prazimprazimprazim@yahoo.com

Valley Brook Cam

The Valley Brook cam captures members and friends of Valley Brook living the vision and making our

church family a better place for all of us.

This week the Valley Brook Cam captured:

Marlowe Barnes viewing our Sunday services, even remotely, with an ear to make us sound our best

and investing in making it happen.

Attention: If you have a candidate or candidates for the Valley Brook Cam please send your recommendation to

Pastor@Valley Brook.church.

Prayer Requests and Praise Reports

Please pray for the strength of our State leadership as we are starting to re-open and for the protec-

tion, safety and health of all whom are returning to work regularly.

Please pray for Carla’s sister Maria Morales who just loss her father earlier this week.

Galations 6:2

“Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.”

Newsletter References:

View from My Place

From my journal from yesterday… “Me? I’m just an an-

nouncer. A simple MC. The headliner is Jesus. My job is

to say, “And now, here He is! The Person we’ve all been

waiting for!” and then let the spotlight fall on Him. If He

doesn’t come through the curtains, I look like a fool standing there. That’s my ministry.”

Indeed, that was also the ministry of John the Baptist. “I am a voice crying in the wilder-

ness…” he said. And then again, “Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the

world.” The apostle Paul said, “We do not preach ourselves but Christ Jesus.” And the

iconic gospel artist Walter Hawkins put it like this: “I have a Friend indeed, one who sup-

plies my every need. Follow me I’ll show you the way. He’ll turn your darkness into day.

Follow me. I’ll point you to Jesus.”

That, in a nutshell, is the ministry of every Christian: A pointing ministry.

Around 1528, Martin Luther penned the words, “Did we in our own strength confide our

striving would be losing.” In other words, we have no power to save ourselves. We have no

power to save others. We have no power to turn others on to Jesus, nor any power to

warm the cold or tepid faith of fellow believers. All we can do is point.

But thank God He does come through the curtain of every single heart of every single

person who sincerely seeks Him. Not always on our cue, but always in His perfect timing.

(Comments? Write me at Pastor@valleybrook.church)

We, the members of

Valley Brook Community Church,

purpose to:

Know Jesus Christ better

Understand and experience the grace of God,

and as a result, grow in Christ-like love for others;

Authentically share our lives with one another;

Serve one another, each in our own unique,

God-given way;

Be a diverse congregation;

Make our music diverse and our

worship whole-hearted;

And

Reach out to others with the attitude that we

are as needy of Christ and undeserving

of Him as anyone else.

Senior Pastor

Dan S. Baty

443-414-8522

Pastor@valleybrook.church

Church Staff

Youth Director

Robert Abercrombie

443-804-9770

Rabercrombie.es@gmail.com

Bookkeeper

Tracy Sinclair

443-538-7319

tdslovey@gmail.com

Office Administrator

Carlamarie Fernandez

443-863-3504

cfernandez.vbcc@gmail.com

Regular Office Hours

Tuesday and Thursday

8:00am—2:00pm

Church Elders

Michael Yeakey

240-593-6706

James Allen

410-740-0340

William Newell

410-799-3508

Robert Abercrombie

443-804-9770

Pastoral Deacons/Deaconesses

Member Care Gary Reynolds 301-604-2425

Outreach/Hospitality Robbyn Wherry 202-699-2591

CareNet Grace White 301-938-8437

Administrative Deacons

Facility Maintenance Robert Craig 443-745-4896

Facility Upkeep Don Brodnax 240-508-2578

Ministry Coordinators

Benevolence Michael Yeakey 240-593-6706

Children’s Education Dr. Judith Kinney-Gladden 410-591-1248

Men’s Ministry Bryan Davis 301-725-2240

Women’s Ministry Flemena Barnes 443-756-9699

Marriage Minutes Couples Frank and Deidra Abbott 410-975-9954

Employment Assistance Ministry Nat Alston 301-437-6758

Hospitality Ministry Robbyn Wherry 202-388-4905

Outreach Ministry Robbyn Wherry 202-388-4905

CareNet Ministry Grace White 301-938-8437

20-Somethings Keri Watley 443-893-3679

Positive Impact Partners Robert Abercrombie 301-421-1525

Ushers Tinera Fobbs 410-564-9982

Web Connections Ministry Chris Miils 240-593-3645

Music Ministry Veronica Barnes 301-957-5770

Worship Center

7065 Deepage Drive

Columbia, MD 21045

Fellowship Center and Administrative Offices

3333 Spencerville Road

Burtonsville, MD 20866

Church Contact Information

Phone: 301-476-9499

www.ValleyBrook.Church

“Praise the LORD, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.

Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits.”

Psalm 103:1-2 (NIV)

As a church family, we are committed to pray and trust the Lord for three specific areas in our ministry.

That God would use our challenges to draw each of us closer to Him.

That God would use our challenges to deepen our love for each other and unity with each other.

That God would use our challenges to release the gifts and resources of our church community to

the extent necessary to meet our needs.

Monthly Contributions

April 2020 $33,299.50