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Volume 5 Issue 8
Rev. Serenus Churn, Jr. , Pastor
“If you try to hang on to your life, you
will lose it. But if you give up your life
for my sake, you will save it.”
Matthew 16:25
AUGUST 2015 CALENDAR
August 2, 2015
Junior Ushers
Anniversary
August 8, 2015
Back to School Celebration
August 10-14, 2015
Lott Carey Convention
August 13, 2015
Wedding Anniversary
Rev. Serenus & Mrs. Churn
August 16, 2015
Men’s Union
3:00 p.m.
August 23, 2015
Sunday School Promotion
August 30, 2015
Youth Sunday
High Street Baptist Church
GAZETTE
ALWAYS KEEP A GOOD ATTITUDE
“Meditate On These Things . . .
And The God Of Peace Will Be With You”
(Philippians 4: 8-9)
When you are going through bad times, your goal should be to keep a good
attitude. And with God’s help, you can! Dr. Viktor Frankl, a Nazi Holocaust
camp survivor said: “If a prisoner felt he could no longer endure the realities of
camp life, he found a way out in his mental life – an invaluable opportunity to
dwell in the spiritual domain – this helped him adapt and improved his chances
of survival”. Here is some practical advice on keeping a good attitude in bad
times:
(1) Always believe the best about others, but don’t get bent out of shape when
they disappoint you. Nobody is perfect. Be grateful for the people who bring joy
and endeavor to be counted among them.
(2) When you are tempted to retaliate, judge or become impatient; say to
yourself, “This is an opportunity for me to model a great attitude for the glory of
God”. When you say, “But this person is driving me crazy” – then refuse to be a
passenger and go along with them! Take back the wheel and get into the driver’s
seat of your life – and determine which direction you will go and what attitude
you will have.
THE BIBLE SAYS: “Whatever things are true, whatever things are noble,
whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely,
whatever things are of a good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything
praiseworthy —meditate on these things . . . and the God of peace will be with
you”. (Phil. 4:8-9).
Portions taken from “The Word For You Today” devotional by Bob Gass Ministries – and portions taken from The Holy Bible.
A Farewell – Love Letter to My Church Family
Recently, there have been major changes taking place in my life as a result of
Norfolk Southern (NS) Corporation’s decision to close the NS Office
Building located on Franklin Road here in Roanoke, VA. Each department
was informed that they would relocate either to Norfolk, VA or Atlanta,
GA. My department will be relocating to the Norfolk, VA area. I have been
tentatively scheduled to leave Roanoke the first part of August.
While I know that God has plans for me, plans to prosper me and to give me
continued hope and a future; it is hard to leave a church family that I have
grown to know and love since I was a little girl at the High Street Baptist
Church near Henry Street downtown. I can still remember my mother and
father taking my little brother and me to Sunday School, church, and choir
rehearsals.
I am both excited and sad; peaceful, but nervous at times. Without the
prayers of my dear brothers and sisters in Christ, I know the past few months
would have been extremely difficult and for that I say “Thank You from the
bottom of my Heart”.
I will especially miss my dear sisters from the Women’s Ministry and those
who have come alongside this ministry to aid in whatever way they could for
the cause of Christ. I know that our labor has not been in vain and that God
will continue to bless this ministry as well as all the other ministries and
auxiliaries in our church.
I am also grateful to have had the opportunity to serve under the leadership
of our dear Pastor Serenus T. Churn, Jr. and to become acquainted with his
lovely wife, Karen. I know that as Pastor Churn and the members of High
Street Baptist Church work together and rely upon God’s guidance, “All
things are Possible”!!!
May the Lord continue to bless and keep High Street Baptist Church May the Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious to each of you.
May the Lord turn His face toward you and give you ALL His Peace (Paraphrased from Numbers 6:24-26)
Love and Blessings to you All,
Sister Brenda Taylor
Anchor of Hope
Community Center Events
for August 2015
Hi / Low Impact Workout Sessions
are in our Gym on Tuesdays and
Thursdays 6 – 7 pm.
Back To School Celebration – Our
Annual Back To School Celebration
will be held on Saturday, Aug 8. in
the Anchor gymnasium 10 am-1 pm.
Wedding Reception – The Anchor
Gym will be closed on Saturday, Aug
15 for a private wedding reception.
Anchor Board of Directors Meeting
will be on Thursday, August 20 at
6:30 pm in the Anchor Assembly
Room.
Golden Age Club Members – On
Aug 27, Golden Age Club Members
who signed up will be going to see the
play “Gospel Jubilee” in Wytheville,
VA. The chartered bus will be leav-
ing from our parking lot at 10 am.
W & L University –Students from
W & L will be using the Anchor
Gym again this year as their home for
the week of Aug 31 – Sept 4. They
will be partnering with Habitat, Tap,
etc. working on different projects to
help our community. (Anchor Gym will be closed that week).
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Women’s Ministry News
Book Club: The Women’s Book Club will study The Circle Maker by Mark Batterson. The first
meeting is Saturday, Sept. 12 at 1:00 pm in Fellowship Hall. Chapters 1 and 2 will be discussed.
Light refreshments will be served. All HSBC women and friends are welcome.
Business Meeting: The next Women’s Ministry meeting is Saturday, Sept. 26 at 10 am in Fellowship
Hall. In addition to discussing Women’s Day 2016 and other business, a workshop on making
“Vision Boards” will be offered. Light refreshments will be served. All women are encouraged to
attend.
Retreat: The annual Women’s Retreat Luncheon is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 17 at noon at the
Roanoke Country Club. Minister Vickie Carter, Associate Pastor First Baptist Church Hollins, will be the speaker for the
occasion. Stay tuned for more details. All HSBC women and friends are welcome.
Men's Day 2015
Men's Day 2015 was celebrated on Sunday, July 12. This year's theme was “Men Working in Unity.” During the
10:30 am service, the Men's Day Choir provided the music and the “Tribute to Men” was given by Brother Vincent
Dabney. Pastor Serenus T. Churn, Jr. preached the sermon entitled, “Be Like A Tree” taken from Psalm 1.
The afternoon service featured Rev. Kirby L. Whitfield, Sr. and the Morningside Missionary Baptist Church, Rocky
Mount, Virginia. The Male Chorus of Morningside provided the music. Rev. Whitfield's sermon was entitled
“Strengthen the Things That Remain” taken from Revelations 3.
The Brotherhood would like to thank all program participants and Mrs. Tina Allredd for the beautiful reception.
MANY, MANY THANKS TO OUR CHURCH FAMILY FOR
MAKING VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL 2015 A HUGE SUCCESS!
”Shining Star: See the Jesus In Me” was four days of fun and learning for all age groups from nursery through adults
which included bible study, arts and crafts projects, music, gym activities and delicious refreshments for all.
Bible study topics included “Hearing God’s Call”, “Keeping to God’s Path”, “Jairus’ Daughter Gets Up”, “Living as
Children of God” and “Shining Like Stars.“ A special “Thank You” to those who worked in the following capacities:
Theme Song Music Leaders, Nightly Devotional Leaders, Lead Teachers and Classroom Assistants for all age groups,
The Kitchen Staff, Hall Monitors, Recreation Leaders, Transportation, Registration Leaders, Arts and Crafts Leaders,
Technical Support and Photography. We also wish to say “Thank You” to those who gave monetary gifts and to a
special group of our members who provided pizza for everyone on Thursday night.
The takeaways from this year’s theme:
“Listen for God”
“Study God’s Word”
“Get Up and Get Going for God”
“Forgive because Jesus forgives us”
“Let Our light Shine so people can see the Jesus in us!”
(scrip. ref. Matt. 5:14a)
To God be the Glory for the great things He has done!
Submitted by Gracie C. Board, Supt. of Sunday School Page 3
High Street Baptist Church
Vacation Bible School
June 22-25, 2015
Back-to-School
COMMUNITY Celebration!
The Anchor of Hope Community Center
High Street Baptist Church
SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 2015
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Free School Supplies
Free Food
Valuable Information from community organizations
Free clothes (gently worn)
Start Stocking up on school supplies NOW!
Volunteers and Donations are NEEDED!
Thank you Very Much,
The Education Services Committee
Call 563-1444 Page 5
Health News You Can Use
“For your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit in you, which you have from God, and that you are not your own… You were bought with a price; therefore; glorify God in your body.” (I Corinthians, 6:19-20)
The Nurse Corps features health news you can use to promote holistic health—physical, mental, spiritual, social, and total body wellness.
AUGUST: National Immunization Awareness Month
How Vaccines Prevent Disease
A vaccine stimulates your immune system to produce antibodies, exactly
like it would if you were exposed to the disease. After getting vaccinated,
you develop immunity to that disease, without having to get the disease
first. This is what makes vaccines such powerful medicine. Unlike most
medicines, which treat or cure diseases; vaccines prevent them.
Vaccine Side Effects and Risks
Like any medication, vaccines can cause side effects. Most common side effects are usually mild, such as redness and swelling at
the injection site. These symptoms should go away within a few days. If your child experiences a reaction at the injection site, one
can apply a cool, wet cloth to reduce redness, soreness, and swelling.
Serious side effects following vaccination, such as severe allergic reaction, are very rare and doctors and clinic staff are trained to
deal with them. Pay extra attention to your child for a few days after vaccination to ensure that side effects go away. If you see
something that concerns you, call your child’s doctor.
Vaccine Ingredients
Today, except for some flu vaccines, none of the childhood vaccines used routinely in the United States contain mercury
(thimerosal) as a preservative. Although no evidence suggests that there are safety concerns with thimerosal, vaccine manufacturers
stopped using it as a precautionary measure. Now, it is contained in very tiny amounts only in multi-dose vials of flu vaccine.
Thimerosal is necessary in vaccines that come in multi-dose vials because they require that each individual vaccine dose be drawn
from the vial with a new needle and syringe to minimize introduction of germs into the vial.
Ensuring Vaccine Safety
The United States' long-standing vaccine safety system ensures that vaccines are as safe as possible. In fact, currently, the United
States has the safest, most effective vaccine supply in its history.
Safety monitoring begins with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), who ensures the safety, effectiveness, and
availability of vaccines for the United States. Before a vaccine is approved by the FDA for use by the public, results of studies on
safety and effectiveness of the vaccine are evaluated by highly trained FDA scientists and doctors. FDA also inspects the sites
where vaccines are made to make sure they follow strict manufacturing guidelines.
Let’s do our part is stamping-out infectious diseases by getting immunized across our lifespan
and by encouraging others to do so!
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Vaccines: The Basics
Vaccines contain the same germs that cause disease.
(For example, measles vaccine contains measles vi-
rus, and Hib vaccine contains Hib bacteria.) But
they have been either killed or weakened to the
point that they don’t make you sick. Some vaccines
contain only a part of the disease germ.
Linda Ashford August 2
Myrna O’Neal August 2
Karen Churn August 2
Brenda Brown August 3
Patricia Hopson August 3
Lucille Womack August 4
Jamie McDaniel August 4
Tina Allredd Tanks August 6
Fred Hairston August 6
Carroll Swain August 6
Teresa Lawton August 6
Toni Keeling August 9
Krystal Chambers August 10
Gloria Randolph-King August 13
Charlie Forbes August 14
Brandon Keeling August 14
Marlena Dickerson August 16
Mabel Cooper August 22
Roy Dillard August 22
Francis Jeffries August 22
Mieshia Redd August 24
Jean Harvey August 26
Michelle White August 27
Elsie Scott August 28
Janet Stockton August 28
Tameka Bouseman August 30
Steven Yuille August 30
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Rev. Churn, my High Street Baptist Church Family,
“Thank you ”
The family of the late Mildred Louise Lipscomb, sister of Deaconess
Elsie Scott, wishes to thank Pastor Serenus Churn and the High Street
Church family and friends for expressions of your love, prayers, cards
and words of comfort during her sister’s illness and her Home going.
May God continue to bless you all. Thank you.
With my sincere Love,
Deaconess Elsie & Deacon James Scott and Lipscomb family
To: Reverend Churn and members of High Street Baptist Church,
We wish to express our sincere appreciation for all of your love and support during our time of loss.
May God Bless You.
The Family of Ann Marie Payne
(Starkey & Bethel families)
Expressions of Thanks
To: Pastor Churn and Congregation of High Street Baptist Church
Greetings in the Name of Christ Jesus,
Thank you so much for allowing my family and me to feel the “love” while we
visited our family this past weekend.
Your fine church and your ministries are reflective of sound doctrine and oneness
of spirit.
We are sure to visit again. Blessing to each member and prayers for your ministry
at large.
Serving Christ as One,
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin & Julia Jenkins
PS. Your members are Bro./Deacon John Nutter and Sister Anita AJanu
High Street Baptist Church Family,
Thank you for recognizing my graduation achievement.
As I begin a new chapter in my life, I want to thank you
for your support, kindness and prayers.
Sincerely,
Marquel Hurt
August 13th Reverend Serenus Churn Jr. & First Lady Karen Churn
HIGH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH
NEWSLETTER COMMITTEE
Brother Al McCain, Chair
Gloria Randolph-King, Editor
Monique Randolph,
Asst. Editor
Sister Janice Allen
Sister Ahondryea Brooks
Sister Patricia Dunlap
Sister Louise Hairston
Sister Sabrina Law
Sister Linda Moseley
Sister Brenda Nutter
►Submit news items to:
or
Contact Information:
High Street Baptist Church
2302 Florida Ave., NW
Roanoke, VA 24017
(540) 563-0123
Rev. Serenus Churn, Jr.,
Pastor
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How to Submit News to the Gazette
The newsletter will highlight activities at High Street Baptist Church, as well
as community affairs. News items should focus on the following: human
interest stories, organizations/auxiliaries of the church, youth department
events, Anchor of Hope news, photographs (keep in mind quality of the
photos), new members, birthdays, anniversaries, births and community
events. Consideration should be given to the following:
* The newsletter will be published monthly, and distributed in hard copy
and on the church’s website the first week of the month.
*Each church organization/auxiliary should identify one person as reporter.
*News items can be sent to Gloria Randolph-King at
[email protected] or Monique Randolph at [email protected].
* Entries must be typewritten. Please use upper and lower-case; not all caps.
* All hard copy submissions can be put in the two boxes located in the lower
hall outside the Fellowship Hall or at the usher’s station upstairs.
* Articles for publication must be submitted in complete, typewritten form.
*Members may submit birthdays,
anniversaries, births and special family events.
* Deadline for news articles is the 10th of every month.
* Please note that space limits the amount of content published in
the newsletter each month. News items may be held for
publication in the following month’s edition.
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