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Volume XXXVII, No. 46
The Banner
November 19, 2013
NOVEMBER 24
11:00am Worship
Three Little Words
Luke 23:32-38
Jeremiah 23:1-6
6:00pm
Sunday Night Kaffee’
Is Jesus Your World?
Colossians 1:11-20
From Your Pastor . . .
Dear Abingdon Baptist Family,
Last week, I attended the annual meeting of the Baptist General Association of
Virginia (BGAV) in Fredericksburg, Virginia. There were a great many things that
happened over the course of two days. The worship was wonderful. Our guest
preacher for annual meeting was Dr. Ross Clifford from Australia. His messages
brought us back to where our strength and our hope are rooted: the resurrected
Christ. Christ is as alive today as the day he stepped from the tomb. He is as
present today as he was at Pentecost. How uplifting!
There was also a report from a committee appointed last year to study the
governance structures of Virginia Baptists. Currently, the majority of oversight for
the BGAV rests in the Virginia Baptist Mission Board. This board is made up of 98
members who represent every association in the state. This board meets three or
four times a year. Each meeting is an expensive endeavor. Bringing 98 men and
women from all over Virginia, reimbursing them for mileage, and providing lodging
and meals is a major budget expense. Also, if there are major issues that need to
be considered between regularly scheduled meetings, they simple have to be put
on hold until the next meeting occurs.
The study committee recommended that there be a restructuring to make us more
nimble and efficient. The recommendation was to form a twenty member
Executive Committee made up of BGAV officers and 15 at-large members from all
over the state. This group would meet every other month to consider imminent
BGAV matters. In addition there would a 120 member mission’s council that would
act as liaison between the new executive committee and the 1400 churches that
make up the BGAV. The General Association approved the committee
recommendations and gave permission to amend the Bylaws to reflect this new
structure by the 2014 annual meeting.
New officers were elected. This year both the president and second vice-president
are from Southwest Virginia. Tommy McDearis of FBC Blacksburg was elected
president. Ed Fisher of Bluefield was elected to serve as second vice-president.
There was so very much to tell you about. A more complete description of events
can be found on the Religious Herald website (www.religiousherald.org) or in
paper form. You ought to go at least once in your life.
See you Sunday...!
Your Pastor,
Steven Pollard
Steven
F.Y.I.
. . .
Deacon of the Month: November
Ken Johnson
(276) 628-9757
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SUNDAY SCHOOL
Attendance for Sunday, November 17: 133
Greeters
Upstairs entrance
Charles Grogan
Jim Hughes
Downstairs entrance
Louise Blevins
Peggy Hughes
Patricia Hensley
Extended Session Workers
November 24
Charlene Phelps/Carrie Baxter
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Ushers & Greeters
11:00am
Co-Chairs:
Kevin Abel, Larry Payne, Mike Overstreet
November
Greeters:
Mary Fraysier
Nan Jones
Bill Mullins
Willie Morris
Jim McCall
Jim Johnson
Shelia Willis
Ushers:
Jim Phillips
Carl Willis
Diana Johnson
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Worship Technicians:
Bill Klose and Norman Klose
Tony Roberts & Thomas Roberts
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Van Driver:
John Crigger 356-2424 (C)
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Financial Update
November 17, 2013
Budget Funds
Weekly Requirement
$8,398.91
Received
$6,356.90
Year-to-date Budget
$386,349.86
Year-to-date Receipts
$325,199.28
FRIDAY
10:00am
November 22
Aerobics/Walking
SATURDAY
10:00-5:00pm
November 23
Samaritan Purse Drop Off
SUNDAY
9:45am
11:00am
1:00-6:00p
6:00pm
November 24
Sunday School
Worship
Samaritan Purse Drop Off
Sunday Night Kaffee’
MONDAY
9:00am
November 25
Hearts of Gold
Laurels—Norton, VA (10:30am)
10:00am
Aerobics/Walking
WEDNESDAY
10:00am
6:00pm
November 27
Aerobics/Walking
Worship
Thursday and Friday
November 28 and 29
~Thanksgiving Holidays~
Church Office Closed
Alma Hunt State Missions Offering
To-date (goal:$5,000.00)
$5,016.00
More than Nets Offering
To-date (goal:$2,000.00)
$3,425.00
To-date
Building Fund
Gifts . . .
$95,673.01
The following people have given in memory of
Duke Davis to the
Memorial Fund…
…Wilton Re Services Inc.
The following people have given in memory of
Morris Jordan to the
General Fund…
...Marty Realty Co.
The following people have given in memory of
Carolyn Fuqua & Morris Jordan to the
General Fund…
...Ken & Rita Bailey
...Bert & Marjorie Mullins
The following people have given in memory of
Carolyn Fuqua to the
General Fund…
...Peggy Johnson
The following people have given in memory of
Immanuel Grossman to the
Alma Hunt Fund…
...Tony & Renee Roberts
The following people have given in memory of
Bob Denting to the
Hunger Fund…
...Jan Denting
Prayer Concerns
Recuperating:
Irby Snead
Treatments Continuing/Pending:
David Adams, Eddie Blaylock, Mike Beard, Mack Bowman, Maxine Benson, Noki Buckles, Jay
Childers, Joe Childers, Tristan Duncan, Eddie Dunn, Beverly Eason, Judy Ferrell, Doris Fleenor, Terry
Gingrich, Roger Glass, Denise Gobble, Keith Goodman, Beth Hagan, Brenda Hallock, Sandy Haney,
Mary Holbrook, Jimmy Hughes, Jr., Renea Insalago, Herbert Johnson, Sarah Johnson, Jim Jones,
Delores Lampson, Amanda Light, Pat Litton, Helen McCall, Sharlene Miller, Jett Moore, Ann Mowell,
Betty Mullins, Brenda Mullins, Janette Orfield, Savannah Parks, Adam Parris, Jerry Peters, Ronda
Phillips, Alice Porterfield, Ruth Rasnake, Jim Repass, Sandy Riley, Sheila Robinson, Donna Rogers,
Sylvia Simmons, Virginia Smith, Rheba Starnes, Michael Taylor, Candy Tignor, Martha Tignor, Manuel
Townsend, Freda Wyatt
Long Term:
Curtis Burkett, Bob Campbell, Mac Clifton, Roger Clifton, Corine Collins, June DeHart, Kenneth
Denton, Frances Dover, Doris Fleenor, Betty Griffith, Lucille Heath, Jim & Ann Howard, Paul Jones,
Esther Kelly, William F. “Billy” Moore, Buzz Murray, Mary Pace, David Robinson, Wesley Smith,
Margaret Sorensen, Floyd Sutherland, Bob Taylor, Joyce Wright
Independent Living/Retirement/Assisted Care & Rehab Facilities:
Vivian Anderson, Lydia Collins, Dancey Flanagan, Evelyn Hilt, Delores Lampson, Genevive McCall,
Jean Moore, Vera Rivera, Virginia Smith, Howard Smith, Ruby Stout, Virginia Moore, Ruth Noe, Irby
Snead, Sally Stevens, Marion “Jenkie” Tomlinson,
Homebound:
Mary Dennison, Mary Hunicutt, Mae Ledford, Jeanette Millsap, Rosa Lee Phelps, Jim Repass, Virginia
Saunders, Jake Turner
Homebound of the Week
Ruth Noe
860 Wolf Creek Trail
Abingdon, VA 24212-2536
276-628-1621
Thank You . . .
Abingdon Church Family:
I appreciate the kind words, food, cards and especially the prayers during the past
week...Sarah Johnson
Happy Birthday . . .
Monday, November 25
 Becky Holbrook
 Courtney Berry
Tuesday, November 26
 Bill Clayman
 Tiger Pugh
 Alyssa Triplett
Friday, November 29
 Gary Kiser
Alma Hunt Mission Offering
Given to date:
$5,016.00
OUR CHURCH GOAL:
$5,000.00
All About Seniors . . .
Billy Graham Library Complex Abingdon Baptist Church Seniors are invited
to travel with friends to the Billy Graham Library Complex in Charlotte, NC on
Thursday, December 5, 2013. We will leave at 7:00am from the church parking
lot and return that evening. We will stop at McDonald's for breakfast and an
evening stop for dinner on the way home. The church is providing transportation.
Call the church office to register 628-8126, before November 21, 2013. The cost
will be $30. Questions, call Sue Ray 628-7868, Director ABC Senior Activities
Shopping Trip to Johnson City, TN On Thursday, December 12, 2013, ABC
Seniors are invited to go shopping at Johnson City Mall. We will leave the
church parking lot at 10:00am. Lunch with group at Olive Garden or your choice
with smaller groups. Please tell leader if you are having lunch on your own. We
will leave the Mall at the JC Penny's front entrance at 3:00 PM. Call the office to
put your name on the list which will determine our mode of transportation.
Questions, call Sue Ray, ABC Senior Activities Director, at 628-7868.
Children’s Christmas Breakfast
Saturday, December 7
9:00am-11:00am
Fellowship Hall
Come enjoy a full breakfast with Santa,
making crafts, drinking hot chocolate
and…
Following a star to Bethlehem!
Volunteers are needed
(Parents are welcomed to attend)
Abingdon Christmas Parade starts at 11:00am
Mark your calendars...
Lottie Moon Post Office opens from Nov. 30-Dec. 21. Located in the
Fellowship Hall. Cards going to the congregation, donate your postage to Lottie
Moon Christmas Fund.
Peanut Butter Drive for Faith in Action. Drop off donated jars of peanut
butter at the Seekers Sunday school class. Will be distributed December 9.
Soles4Souls. . .
Start collecting old shoes...for people in need.
This special mission project in partnership with Soles4Souls and CBFVA will
collect and distribute shoes to persons in need and
microfinance organizations around the world.
Drop off your donations at any of the green
baskets located at the main church exits.
Ministers
Entire Congregation
Pastor
spollard@abingdonbaptist.org
ext. 23
Dr. Steven Pollard
Minister of Music and Worship
pdeans@abingdonbaptist.org
ext. 24
Rev. Parke Deans
Church Organist
Mr. Edward Eller
Church Pianist
Mrs. Rose Payne
Church Secretary
tvickers@abingdonbaptist.org
ext. 32
Mrs. Trina Vickers
A church with a world mission and a world program in association with the Lebanon Baptist
Association, Baptist General Association of Virginia, Southern Baptist Convention, Cooperative
Baptist Fellowship, and Baptist World Alliance.
Church office hours: Monday - Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm
Phone: 276/628-8126
PRAYER LINE: extension 42, FAX: 276/628-5743
WEB Site: WWW.ABINGDONBAPTIST.ORG