The Funny Page - Manatee Southern Baptist Association

MANATEE SOUTHERN
BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
3510 17TH ST E
PALMETTO, FL 34221
OFFICE 941-729-9400
FAX
941-729-0388
MANATEESBA@JUNO.COM
May 3 - National Day of Prayer
May 6 - Samoset Homecoming
May 13 - Mother’s Day
May 28 - Memorial Day
ISSUE 5
Published Monthly
PRAY
For
America
Volume 35
MAY, 2012
SAMOSET FIRST BAPTIST
3200 15th St E, Bradenton, FL 34208
Church Sign:
85th Birthday Celebration!
SUNDAY, MAY 6TH
10:45 AM
God grades on
the Cross, not
the curve!
Inside this Issue:
Interim Director of
Missions ArticleUpdate, Events
2
The Funny Page
2
Birthdays,
Wedding and Staff
3
Anniversaries
Inside this issue:
Prayer Calendar,
Ads, Cartoon
Association
Information,
North River Care
Association Report
From the Florida
Baptist Children’s
Homes
Coming Events
3
SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER
Rev. W.A. “Bud” Gillett, Jr.
Dinner on the grounds
Following the service.
All former members and
Friends are invited to attend.
For more information
call 941-746-8117
A PICTURE OF MAMA
- By Mattie Lavon
If a Saint could be a flower,
In the Garden of Life here below,
Mama would be a red, red rose For that is the flower of Love, you know!
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If a Saint could be a color,
To paint what’s on her mind,
Mama would be a Royal Blue Only the color of heaven would do!
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If a Saint could be a sweet melody,
A song, to express how she feels,
Mama would sing, loud and bold “It is well, it is well, with my soul!”
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A flower of love we hold for a time,
A Saint with heaven on her mind,
A soul at peace, secure and calm A Picture of Mama, who loves us all!
My poem is one way I
have honored my
mother since her
passing in 1983. She
taught me so much, as
I learned from her example of how a godly
woman is supposed to
live.
-Mattie Lavon
Is your mother still here? Honor her
while you have the opportunity!
Remember her this Mother’s Day.
If your mother is in heaven, there are
ways to show your love and gratitude
for her life. Why not give to a cause
that honors her and glorifies Jesus?
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MAY, 2012
From Your Interim Director of Missions - Rev. Cliff Mattox
As Spring is fully upon us, Easter
celebrations are a memory and it’s
already HOT. I hope that your excitement for what God has in store
for you and your church is at an all
time high!
God is truly good all the time.
Many of you have shared reports of
your Resurrection Sunday events --keep them coming.
Have you had any thoughts of
“What’s next?” The two disciples on
the road to Emmaus certainly did.
But after “their eyes were opened
and they knew Him...they rose up
that very hour” (Luke 24:31-33) and
shared what had happened. Where
are we on our “Emmaus Road” journey of life? Are we still trying to figure out just exactly who Jesus is and
how He can affect our life? That’s
OK...keep seeking Him. Hopefully
many of you are at that point of
rising up and telling others about
who Jesus is and what He has done
in your life’s journey. That is truly
something to be excited about.
“Get all excited, go tell everybody
that Jesus Christ is King!” Time is
short. A very good friend of mine always says it this way: “It’s only Good
News...if it’s not too late!”
Any May communication would be
incomplete without some mention of
our Mothers. (At least that’s what my
wife and Mattie reminds me!)
Seriously men, don’t forget the
Mothers in your life...without them
none of us would be here. Come to
think of it, I guess that applies to all
of us. Mothers, don’t forget the influence you are in the lives of your family. From you, most of us learn about
love, diligence, and the fear of the
Lord.
My wife’s favorite scripture as she
has taught children to remember
their mothers is Proverbs 31:38-30
which says in part, “Her children rise
up and call her blessed; her husband
also, and he praises her...Charm is
deceitful and beauty is passing, but a
woman who fears the Lord, she shall
be praised.”
May we all remember our Mothers
and the virtuous women of influence
that they are.
Did you notice how the idea of “rising
up” was in both of these ideas? Let me
close with that reminder….”Rise up, oh
church of God!”
The Funny Page
Explaining Marriage
The child was a typical four-yearold girl - cute, inquisitive, bright as a
new penny. When she expressed
difficulty in grasping the concept of
marriage, her father decided to pull
out his wedding photo album, thinking visual images would help.
One page after another, he
pointed out the bride arriving, the
entrance, the wedding ceremony,
the recessional, the reception, etc.
“Now do you understand?” he
asked.
“I think so,” she said. “Is that when
mommy came to work for us?”
The Bathroom Scale
Two kids went into their parent’s
bathroom and noticed the scales in the
corner. “Whatever you do,” cautioned
the older brother, “don’t ever step on
that!”
“Why not?” asked the little brother.
“Because every time Mom does, she
lets out an awful scream and sounds
like she’s crying!”
work done, bedtime stories read, washing
done, folding clothes, paying bills, mopping
the kitchen floor, vacuuming, scrubbing the
toilets and bathtubs, going to work the next
day for 8 hours, plus chauffeuring kids to
school and soccer/ballet/baseball games,
playing catch on the weekends with the kids
and taking them for long walks, hiking,
swimming … and yet you still manage to
gain ten pounds!
Little Johnny
Little Johnny watched, fascinated, as
his mother gently rubbed cold cream on
You’re a Mom when…
her face. “Why are you doing that,
You know you’re a Mom when you’re Mom?” he asked. “To make myself
beautiful,” she replied. Then Johnny
up each night until 10 PM or later,
watched as she took a tissue and recooking dinner, cleaning up the
moved the cream. “What’s the matter?”
kitchen, taking out the garbage, makhe asked. “Giving up?”
ing sure the kids are bathed, home-
Issue 5, Volume 35
Prayer Calendar
for Churches
Churches
Pastor
Suncoast
Rev. Joel Tillis
Terra Ceia
Rev. Rick Nations, Int
West Bradenton Rev. Allen James
Woodland
Dr. Tim Passmore
Bayshore
Rev. Danny Burnham
Bethany
Rev. Mark Horton
Braden River
Rev. Jim Freeman
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MAY, 2012
PRAYER
3 - National Day of Prayer
6 - Samoset Homecoming - 10:45 am
Rev. Bud Gillett Guest Speaker
13 - Mother’s Day
20 - New Orleans Pre-Mission trip
Meeting, 3:00 PM, Bayshore
28 - Memorial Day
NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER
MEMORIAL DAY - A DAY TO
REMEMBER OUR HEROES!
Monday, May 28, 2012
Observance
June 23 - Disaster Relief
training at Bell Shoals BC,
Brandon - Contact Tom
Cole 941-720-8485
Staff Anniversary
5/28 - Rev. Tom & Jean Bennett
Bradenton First
Palmetto Historical Park
515 10th Ave W, Palmetto
9:00 AM - guest speakers, special
music and refreshments
DISASTER RELIEF
TRAINING
5/13 - Rev. John Isom, Oneco First
5/26 - Marcia Killoran, Northwest
Happy Anniversary
Philippians 2:10-11
JUNE, 2012
June is “Dollar for Disaster Relief” each member is urged to give a dollar
17 - Father’s Day
61st Annual
23 - Disaster Relief training at Bells
Shoals Church
Happy Birthday
5/2/77 - Rev. Larry Pritchett, Pastor,
Palm View Baptist
5/5/10 - Rev. Eric Vorhies, MY,
Bradenton First
Thursday, MAY 3, 2012
Theme: “Every knee shall bow”
Please bring your used literature, any
Christian material of any kind: Bibles, New
Testaments, Gospel of John, magazines,
bible study books, hymn books, books on
doctrine, tapes, videos, CD’s, DVD’s, gospel tracts, etc. to the Association office by
May 31st, boxed, taped and labeled as to
content like the example above.
Ed Hodges Ministry will collect in June for
distribution overseas. 80% of Christians
outside of America have very little or NO
Christian literature of any kind. We can be
good stewards and help by recycling our
used materials!
Our Disaster Relief Team is here to
help YOU! During good weather
times, call to have your trees
trimmed or other clean-up and/or
recovery work done. This gives the
team practice and helps YOU!
New Orleans
Mission Trip
May 20 - 3:00 PM Pre-Mission
Trip Meeting at Bayshore
Baptist Church
July 15 - Mission trip to New
Orleans - contact Rev. Danny
Burnham 941-779-3330 or
danny@bayshorebaptist.net
It’s only for a day or two.
Mother’s Day present.
MAY, 2012
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Manatee Southern Baptist Association
3510 17th Street East
NON-PROFIT ORG.
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Manasota, FL 342
Palmetto, FL 34221
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Current Resident or
Manatee Southern Baptist Association
9:00 AM—3:00 PM
Monday -Thursday
Ph: 941-729-9400
Fax: 941-729-0388
Email: manateesba@juno.com
www.manateesba.com
onmission@manateesba.com
Interim Director of Missions Rev. Cliff Mattox
729-9400
Moderator
Rev. Cliff Mattox
345-5030
Vice Moderator
Rev. Ronnie Kilburn 920-2697
Ministry Asst/Editor
Mattie Lavon
729-9400
Clerk
Mattie Lavon
729-9400
Disaster Relief Director
Rev. Ed Moss
778-0719
Discipleship/Evangelism
Rev. Danny Burnham 755-1129
Missions
Rev. Ron Van Der Weert
746-3318
Music
Betsy Powers
792-2453
North River Care
Teri Giles, Exec Dir. 721-9056
Pastoral Ministries
Rev. Cliff Mattox
345-5030
SCF Lunch Coordinator
Mary V. Hone
722-2091
Stewardship Chairman
Rev. Rudy Williams
776-5943
Treasurer
Shirley Loeffler
721-9792
VBS Director
Barbara Henry
812-4237
Women’s Ministries
Mattie Lavon
729-9400
Youth Director
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North River Care Pregnancy Center
513 49th Street East, Palmetto, FL 34221
Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 9:00 AM—3:00 PM
Friday by appointment only
New Office: 1020 10th Ave W, Suite #100
Palmetto, FL 34221 941-729-9004
Monday-Friday 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Bible Study:
Ongoing individual scheduled classes
English and Spanish classes offered
PHONE: 941-721-9056, 941-729-9004
FAX: 941-721-8197
Email: northrivercare@verizon.net
Web: www.northrivercare.org
Mrs. Teri Giles, Exec. Dir. 941-729-9004, 713-2772
Mrs. Monica Tapia, Administrative Services 941-721-9056
A ministry of the Manatee Southern Baptist Association
Check out our website: www.northrivercare.org
And for our supporters: www.supportnrc.org
We need diapers (all sizes), baby wipes, lotion, clothes, food, etc.
NEW SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR OUR SECOND CENTER- WE NEED EVERYTHING!
May 20th 5:00 PM at Bradenton Municipal Auditorium -benefit $30 @ door
“Elegance” Fashion show, play and Gospel music. Call Teri-941-729-9004
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Manatee Southern Baptist Association
Calendar of Coming Events
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2012
MAY
3 - National Day of Prayer
6 - SAMOSET HOMECOMING-10:45 AM - REV. BUD GILLETT GUEST SPEAKER
13 - Mother’s Day
17 - Music Leadership in Smaller Churches - Palm View Baptist - 6:30 - 9:00 PM
Making a Transition in Worship - Terry Williams, Florida Baptist Convention
*Southern Baptist Music - Where have we been, where are we going?
*What is the difference between change & transition?
*What will reach our younger generation and still meet the needs of the present?
*Discover steps for leading a church through a worship transition...Refreshments
28 - Memorial Day - Office Closed
30 - Second PRE-MISSION meeting for NEW ORLEANS trip will be 3:00 PM at Bayshore Baptist
JUNE
June is Dollar for Disaster Relief - Send to MSBA, 3510 17th ST E, Palmetto, FL 34221
Every church member is asked to give $1.00 to our Disaster Relief ministry.
17 - Father’s Day
23 - Disaster Relief StateTraining by the Fla Baptist Convention, Bell Shoals Baptist Church, Brandon,
FL
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM $30.00 for first time volunteers. Includes shirt, hat, materials, State ID and
lunch. Contact Jim Nichols 941-518-4238 (Team Leader) or Tom Cole 941-720-8485 (Team Leader)
JULY
4 - Wednesday, July 4th - Office closed
AUGUST
11 - South Florida Sunday School Conference - Royal Palm Association, Fort Myers
19 - Florida Baptist Witness Sunday
SEPTEMBER
2 - Maguire State Missions - Season of Prayer for State Missions
3 - LABOR DAY - Office Closed
OCTOBER
8 - Columbus Day
31 - Halloween
NOVEMBER
1 - FALL ANNUAL MEETING - FIRST BAPTIST OF PALMETTO
4 - DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS - Fall back one hour
6 - Election Day - VOTE!!!
11 - Veteran’s Day
22 - Thanksgiving Day - Office closed