June 2018 - NEWSLETTER

Sunday School (4/29) (5/6) (5/13) (5/20) (5/27) 133 133 125 147 117

Budget offering $ 46,358.18 Budget requirement (per week—$10,383.04) $ 51,915.20

YEAR TO DATE Budget requirement $ 218,043.84 Received for Budget $ 246,405.35 Over Budget $28,361.51

STAFF Michael Wilkinson - Pastor Peyton Kelly - Worship Pastor Cissie Brushaber - Secretary

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Arlington Baptist Church P. O. Box 2278 Pascagoula, MS 39569-2278 www.growatarlington.com Office: 228-769-2789 Email: office@growatarlington.com

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Building Fund & Renovations 205.00 Education Fund 5.00 Church Missions 330.00 Gideons 30.00 Reimburse Office Supplies 12.40

Our Daily Bread 400.00 Reimburse Utilities 154.15 Salvation Army 100.00 Baptist Children’s Village 693.00 Reimburse Pastor’s Library Fund 55.00

Wednesday Night Supper 882.30 Fence Donations 3,000.00 Annie Armstrong Offering 20.00 Choir Fund 119.00 Fuente de Vida donation 20.00

Open dates for placing flowers in the auditorium in honor or memory of a loved one are:

June 3, 10, 17 & 24. To reserve a date, please contact Jan Avery (228) 990-8871.

VBS 2018 June 25—29

8:30 am—12:00 pm Grades: K4-6

Register at www.growatarlington.com

June 3

USHERS: Charles Frye, Captain

Jim Underwood, Danny Glass, George Thames,

Harold Walters, Raymond Johnson, Spence Sublett,

Leo Witchen, Mike Concannon, Red Ehlers & Jewell Dixon

DEACONS: Dustin Speights (PM/WED), Randy Stockfleth (AM)

GREETERS: Ken Miller, Jimmy Parsley, Brig & Jan Avery

SOUND & MEDIA: Mike Wixon & Jessica Wilkinson

NURSERY: — Kayla Broome, Tree House Director

Lynn Russell, Captain—228-217-9225

Donna Bailey, Beverly & Carly Dry—Bed Babies

Julie & Spence Sublett—Toddlers

Alyssa & Jonathan Brannan—2 & 3 yr olds

Candice & Trace Howell—Children’s Church

Jessica Wilkerson & Robin Sherman—Night

June 17

USHERS: Mike Wixon, Captain

Randy Stockfleth, Clint Avery, Kenny Novak, Josiah Ory,

Joshua Sherman, Randy Mitchell, Spencer Bailey

& A. G. Robinson

DEACONS: John Jones (PM/WED), Jonathan Brannan (AM)

GREETERS: Ken Miller, Bob Freeman

SOUND & MEDIA: Frankie Sherman & Michelle Gossom

NURSERY: Bettie Concannon—Tree House Director

Joy Lynn Gable, Captain—228-990-0721

Beverly Gallaspy, Venus Callahan & Brigitte Dueitt —Bed Babies

Delores Nolan, John & Kay Jones —Toddlers

Jonathan & Melissa Tolbert—2 & 3 yr olds

No Children’s Church

No Night Service

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June 24

USHERS: Charles Frye, Captain

Jim Underwood, Danny Glass, George Thames,

Harold Walters, Raymond Johnson, Spence Sublett,

Leo Witchen, Mike Concannon, Red Ehlers & Jewell Dixon

DEACONS: Mike Wixon (PM/WED), Josiah Ory(AM)

GREETERS: Ken Miller, Brenda Beckham, Danny Glass

& Eddie Moore

SOUND & MEDIA: Joel Rigby & Jessica Wilkinson

NURSERY: Susie Boulware, Tree House Director

Pam Gatchell, Captain—228-369-4377

June Windham, Ruby Townsend & Janice Merrill—Bed Babies

Callie Merrill, Josiah & Jeannie Ory—Toddlers

Callie & Brandon Harper—2 & 3 yr olds

Aaron & Chris Smith—Children’s Church

Jan Avery, Jan Walters & Teresa Dixon—Night

June 10

USHERS: Joe Abston, Captain

Joe Odom, Aaron Smith, Jeremy Boulware, J.W. Scott,

Frankie Sherman, Taylor Stockfleth, Elliot Smith,

Lewis Savage, Pat Gatchell & Dustin Speights

DEACONS: Charles Frye (PM/WED), Andrew Nelson (AM)

GREETERS: Ken Miller, Teresa & Jewell Dixon

SOUND & MEDIA: Dustin & Emily Speights

NURSERY: Susie Boulware, Tree House Director

Micah Nelson, Captain—228-218-2745

Cissie Brushaber, Glenda Kirkland & Tommie Broome—Bed Babies

Bonnie Smith & Michelle Wilkinson —Toddlers

Jimmy Parsley, Alexis & Gabby Stockton —2 & 3 yr olds

Jeremy & Susie Boulware —Children’s Church

Judy Frye, Eddie & Shirley Moore—Night

School is out and the summer has started! As you can see by our church calendar, that means church life is heating up. Our children and youth are out of school and available for activities together and time to grow in Christ. That means our volunteers and staff will be busy creating those opportunities. We will be celebrating Father’s Day together, along with Baptist Men’s Day and baby dedication. We will host Vacation Bible School at the end of June. Our El Salvador Mission team will be preparing to go and provide VBS training for volunteers from twelve partner churches. Our Youth will be going to Student Life camp to be challenged in their walk with Christ. We will also be preparing for our first church-wide service and outreach day on Saturday, July 28. In addition to all of that, the summer provides us with opportunities to grow together week in and week out through our regular services and through our relationships that grow deeper as we share life together, awaiting the return of our Lord. In every season, opportunities come and go. Don’t spend the summer on the sidelines. The time for losing our lives in order to gain them is always now.

Praying for the Flock, Pastor Michael

A message from

OUR PASTOR

Posted on the Church Bulletin Board

Graduation invitation from Taylor Stockfleth, Newsletter from George & Geraldine Smith Thank you notes from Betty May and Abby Birkey

VBS Supplies Needed We are collecting paper towel rolls and empty water/(small) Coke bottles to use in arts and crafts during VBS. A collection box is located outside of the church office for your donations.

Congratulations to Gene & Kate Kirkland on the birth of their

daughter, Ellie Pearl Kirkland. She was born on Tuesday,

May 8, 2018 weighing 6lbs 13 oz and was 20” long. She is

welcomed home by big sisters, Addie and Lola, and big

brothers, Lee Everett and Silas. Proud family in the church

are: grandparents, George & Cheryl Thames;

great aunts, Melissa Thames & Beverly Gallaspy;

aunt and uncle, Callie & Brandon Harper;

cousins, Tommy, Thomas & Isabelle Gallaspy.

...Mrs. Betty May & family in the death of her brother, Therman Wallace.

...Mr. & Mrs. Mike Wixon, Mr. & Mrs. Jared Becker & families in the death of Darlene’s

mother, Jill’s grandmother, & Audrey’s great grandmother, Mrs. Sallie Kapp.

...Mr. & Mrs. George Thames, Mr. & Mrs. Gene Kirkland, Mr. & Mrs. Brandon Harper & families in the death of Cheryl's stepfather and Kate & Callie’s grandfather,

Mr. Everett Fyock.

...Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Nelson & family in the death of his grandmother, Mrs. Mary Walton.

Mr. & Mrs. Luther Kuykendall & family in the death of his brother–in-law, Mr. Ezra Hamilton.

Baby Dedication Service

Sunday, June 17. If you would like to participate, please contact the church office (228) 769-2789

by Wednesday, June 13.

The “Baby Bottle Blessings” campaign ends, on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 18th. Please return your bottle to the Church office or place it on the table in the back foyer. Thank you for your support.

Sunday, June 17

Men, we will be leading in worship so please plan to attend choir rehearsal at

8:45 am in the choir room.

VBS Leaders Luncheon

Sunday, June 10, immediately following the morning worship service. The leader packets, schedules, room assignments and more we be

available at this time. This will also be your opportunity to ask any questions you might have.

Please RSVP to the church office.

Does Worship Need the Church?

The following is a continuation from an article written by Bob Kauflin, Director of Sovereign Grace Music for Sovereign Grace Churches in Louisville, KY:

Weaknesses of “Worship Events” 1. Liturgy – Pragmatic considerations often drive the “liturgies” of conferences and events more than pastoral or biblical concerns. It’s unwise and sometimes harmful when churches take their cues for Sunday morning from those events. 2. Brevity – An evening or weekend event, while impacting, can never replace the on-going, week-to-week, life-on-life ministry that happens over time in the context of a local church. 3. Personality – People can attend events primarily to see the band or the artist, contributing to a culture that is more fan-based than faithfulness-based. 4. Fame – For those leading, an inherent tension exists between self-promotion or self-benefit and serving others for the glory of Christ. Zealous young musicians can assume playing for a crowd is a better use of their gifts than playing for their church. 5. Unreality – We can experience emotional highs at events for various reasons that lead us to think Sundays should have the same effect. 6. Oversight – Promoters, agents, label executives, and others might have more say about the songs being sung than a pastor. 7. Scripture – Events aren’t necessarily driven by or connected to God’s Word, which is the primary means by which God engages with us when we gather (Ex. 20; Ex. 34:6-7; Dt. 27:1-8; 2 Chron. 31:2-4; Ps. 119; Mt. 15:3-9; Act 13:48-49; 1 Tim. 4:13).

So are there unique benefits to singing with the gathered church on Sunday morning? Absolutely.

Advantages to Singing Together with Your Local Church 1. Formation – Congregational worship is formative. Over time you can shape people’s view of God, themselves, and the world through an intentional liturgy. In addition, God builds local churches together so that he might dwell in them by his Spirit (Eph. 2:22) 2. Training – Local churches provide the opportunity to disciple younger musicians both in skills and attitudes. 3. Example – People get to see leaders outside of Sunday morning, and leaders get to model worship as a life, not just a song (Rom. 12:1-2; Heb. 13:15-16). 4. Engagement – Over time you can lead people from engaging hardly-at-all to meaningful interaction with gospel-driven lyrics and biblical instruction. 5. Pastoring – You can lead people pastorally week to week, month to month, and year to year, because you actually know what’s going on in their lives. 6. Sanctification – Preparing and planning weekly has a sanctifying effect on us. It forces us to pray, think about our lives, and consider our ways. 7. Community – The local church enables us to know others and be known by them. That cultivates a humility that comes from seeing God work through jars of clay (2 Cor. 4:7).

Not Neglecting to Meet Together There’s no question that worship in song outside of Sunday mornings is beneficial. God’s people singing together in any context has been a mark of revivals throughout history and can strengthen our faith in various ways.

But worshiping God in song at different events is never meant to replace singing with your congregation Sunday after Sunday. That remains a distinct joy and opportunity. As the T4G breakout went on that became more evident. We saw that passionately worshiping God in song together is preeminently something God intends for us to do not just at events or conferences, but with our local churches.

If you play a part in planning or leading those meetings, I pray God gives you renewed faith for what he’s called you to do and how to do it.

And if you’re part of a church being led by others, don’t forget to thank your leaders for all the sacrifices they make to serve you! You can read the entirety of Bob Kauflin’s article. You can read the article in its entirety at www.worshipmatters.com/2018/04/24/does-worship-need-the-church For His Glory,

Our Daily Bread: Saturday, June 2, at 10:30 am

Kid’s Pool Party: Sunday, June 3, at 4 pm for kids 1-6 grade. Younger kids may also attend, if accompanied by a parent. We will meet at the church and then carpool to the home of Mike & Darlene Wixon. Signed permission slip are required. Bring a towel and wear a one piece swimsuit. If you do not have a one piece suit, you must wear a dark t-shirt over your swimsuit.

WMU: Morning group will meet on Tuesday, June 5, at 10 am in the fellowship hall. Evening group will meet on Thursday, June 7, at 6 pm in the fellowship hall.

Deacons’ Meeting: Sunday, June 10, at 7:45 am in the conference room

VBS Leaders Luncheon: Sunday, June 10, immediately following morning worship

Baptist Men’s Day: Sunday, June 17

Baby Dedication: Sunday, June 17. If you would like to participate, please contact the church office.

El Salvador Training: Saturday, June 23

Kid’s Cookout at Beach Park: Sunday, June 24, at 6 pm

Business Meeting: Sunday, June 24, following the evening worship service.

VBS: June 25—29 from 8:30am—12:00 pm

Senior Adult Game Night: Thursday, June28, at 6 pm in the fellowship hall.

Kid’s Summer Schedule Sunday, June 3—Pool Party Sunday, June 10—Discipleship Sunday, June 24—Cookout at Beach Park Sunday, July 1—Discipleship Sunday, July 8—Nursing Home visit Sunday, July 15—Discipleship Sunday, July 22—Skating Rink Monday, July 29—IMMS Aquarium trip Sunday, August 5—End of Summer Pool Party