November 8, 2006
Macedonia Baptist Church
E-News
November 8, 2006
Last Sunday:
Sunday School Attendance: 97
Discipleship Training Attendance: 47
Budget Offering: $ 3,061.55
Lottie Moon Offering: $ 20.00
Total Lottie Moon Offering: $ 126.82
Puppets: $ 31.60
Associational Mission Trip: $100.00
Fast Facts About Lottie Moon
Birth
Born Charlotte Diggs Moon Dec. 12, 1840, in Albemarle County, Va.
Salvation
Lottie rebelled against Christianity until she was in college. In December 1858, she dedicated her life to Christ and was baptized at First Baptist Church of Charlottesville, Va.
Education
Lottie attended Albemarle Female Institute, female counterpart to the University of Virginia. In 1861, she was one of the first women in the South to receive a master’s degree.
Pre-missionary life
Lottie stayed close to home during the Civil War but eventually taught school in Kentucky, Georgia and Virginia.
Missionary appointment
Edmonia Moon, Lottie’s sister, was appointed to Tengchow, China, in 1872. The following year, Lottie was appointed and joined her sister there.
Missionary work
Lottie served 39 years as a missionary, mostly in China’s Shantung province. She taught in a girls’ school and often made trips into China’s interior to share the good news with women and girls.
Letters home
Lottie frequently wrote letters to the United States, detailing Chinese culture, missionary life and the great physical and spiritual needs of the Chinese people. Additionally, she challenged Southern Baptists to go to China or give so that others could go. By 1888, Southern Baptist women had organized and helped collect $3,315 to send workers needed in China.
Lottie’s death
Lottie died aboard a ship in the Japanese harbor of Köbe on Dec. 24, 1912. She was 72 years old.
Lottie Moon Christmas Offering®
In 1918, Woman’s Missionary Union named the annual Christmas offering for
(From International Mission Board Website)
Lottie Moon Offering:
Each Sunday School class needs to set their class Lottie Moon Offering Goal. The church goal is $5,000. Pray and ask the Lord about your part in this offering. Sunday School classes should keep track of their gifts. They will announce their offering on December 3rd. The total gifts to date is $126.82.
The Lottie Moon Christmas Offering is used to support our mission effort overseas. The money goes to the International Mission Board and they send it out to our Southern Baptist Missionaries. Our Missionaries rely on these funds on extra things they need to do on the mission field. Let’s support them through this effort.
Pulpit Supply for November
November 12: Louie Reynolds
November 19: Ernest Bailey
November 26: Merrell Henry
Grow Team for Week:
The Grow Team for November 14 is the Red Team headed by Nick Nichols. We are beginning a reorganized Grow Ministry. Be in prayer for this team as they contact people this week.
The Grow Ministry Teams are:
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Green Team
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Red Team
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Orange Team
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White Team
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Poncho Madkins
Theresa Madkins
Lorelei Dalton
Edna Lawrence
Gerry Woodard
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Nick Nichols
Hilda Nichols
Bill Smith
Etta Smith
Charlotte Williams
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Glenn Filipowski
Donna Filipowski
Cathy Davis
Shirley Jones
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Richie Carr
Michelle Carr
Jody Moore
Shasta Moore
Cheryl Shoemake
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If you are not on a Grow Ministry Team and can participate, please contact Richie Carr.
Women’s Ministry
The Women’s Ministry will meet on Saturday, November 18, 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM. Bring a nacho topping or other item. Sign up sheet is in the hall.
Christmas Cantatas
Both the Children’s Choir and the Adult Choir are currently working on their Christmas Cantata. If you have children that should be in the Children’s Choir, please have them at church at 5:00 PM each Sunday for practice. Their cantata is December 3 in the morning service.
The adult cantata is December 17 in the morning service. Rehearsal is each Sunday at 4:00 PM. Please come out and support the music ministry.
Sanctary Flowers
If you wish to provide fresh flowers for the sanctuary on Sundays, please sign up for the week you desire on the list by the Secretary’s Office. Thank you for providing such beautiful flowers.
Pathway Christmas Ministry
Please do not forget to sign-up for the Pathway Christmas Ministry. The tree to draw a gift from is by the Sunday School Office. Thank you Circle of Friends for leading out in this ministry.
Prayer Ministry
Please remember the following in prayer:
Deacons Church Services
Pastor Search Committee Elections
Our National Leaders Our military and families
Shirley Jones in the loss of her brother, Terry Chancey in FL
Jackie Jerrell’s mother in hospital in FL
Congratulations
Richie Carr has been selected to receive the Peanut Award this year. This is his second such award. Congratulations Richie.
Thanksgiving Ministry
Last year we provided Thanksgiving meals for several people on a list. We are going to do this again this year instead of having a Church wide Thanksgiving meal. You will hear more about this next week. Thanks to Jackie Jerrell for leading out in this ministry. You will have opportunities to sign up to provide parts of the meal shortly.
Men’s Prayer Time
The men meet each Sunday at 9:15 AM for a time of prayer. Please make a special effort to attend the Men’s Prayer Time. During this transition time, we especially need the leadership of our Lord. This is His church. Come on out men.
