Barbara Atchley             Jim Barksdale            Zach Bay

Melissa Bryson              Flora Carswell            Billie Davis

Susan Dew                    Jillian Farmer             Ann Franklin

JB Gilbert                      Virginia Gilbert           Amanda Gregg

Mike Gregg                    Nicole Harbin            Susan Harlan

Rhonda Harris                Lora Hawk                 Brian Knight

Liz Harris-Lamkin           Mary Lester               Mary Ann Hickman

Jane Lamkin                  Karen Massey           Larry McSwain

Jo Meeks                      David Moore               Shannon Moore

Dan Oakley                   Jackie Poole              Steve Sheeley

Kristofer Schleicher        Mona Stines              George Taylor

Joann Warmack            Turner Warmack         Cathy Wooten

May 10, 2011 at Noon

Picnic Fellowship

Dot Clark's lake house

at Lake Lanier

Triple E will celebrate the end of the year with a picnic fellowship at a private home. Come ENGAGE, ENRICH and ENJOY TRIPLE E friends, both new and old.

The Annual Meeting will be held Wednesday, May 25, at 7 PM in the Fellowship Hall.  The Church-in-conference will feature short reports from each of the major committees of the church.

The Adult Education Ministry Team is looking for volunteers who would be willing to organize, catalog and describe the educational materials that we have accumulated in the Art and Soul classroom (and maybe in other places). These materials include: books, hymnals, DVDs, CDs. We have some rich resources, but they are not widely known and therefore are not being used by our church school. If you are interested in helping with this task, please contact Ruth Kramedjian at 404-210-9790 or rrpk2@yahoo.com.

CONTINUING TO

PONDER THE POSSIBILITIES...

     The hymnal sub-committee of the Worship and Music Committee has spent much time in prayer, thought and deliberation since my last message to you. Each member is currently reviewing, one-by-one, the hymnals on our "short list" which was pared from a much more extensive list of hymnals for consideration.

     Before we could begin the review of individual hymnals, we had to establish the criteria against which each collection would be compared. To that end, we compiled the following lists of "Benchmarks" and "Secondary Priorities" which now form our "standard of measurement". We want to share this information with you.

     The "Benchmarks" are weighted in descending order of priority. The "Secondary Priorities" are in an un-weighted, random order.

BENCHMARKS

     (1) Our Heritage - the hymnal must reflect and be consistent with our Baptist heritage, our Church Covenant and our Church Mission Statement

     (2) Core Hymnody - the hymnal must contain the core hymns currently used in our worship

     (3) Liturgical Comprehensiveness - the hymnal must contain hymns and an organization that support our current, liturgical approach to worship

     (4) Breadth and Depth - the hymnal must give voice to our congregation's diversity and theology (i.e. a wide range of texts and tunes for a varied and urban congregation)

     (5) New Hymnody - the hymnal must contain new hymns of quality, substance (in both text and tune), as well as a variety of styles

     (6) Inclusive Texts and Tunes - the hymnal must contain hymns that are accurate in historic context, as well as contemporary works that incorporate inclusive language and music as regards gender, age, race and nationality.

SECONDARY PRIORITIES

    *Singability of chosen tunes and texts including mid-range keys, moderate melodic contours, etc.

    *Price, size, durability and choice of bindings

    *Large enough print to be easily read

    *Correlated musical materials including choral and accompanying editions, arrangements of hymns for choirs, organ, orchestra, handbells, small ensembles both instrumental and vocal

    *Litanies, scripture readings and general worship materials

    *Worship Planning materials and related computer programs

Irwin Ray, chair

Hymnal Sub-Committee 

An Invitation for Affirmation for WWII Veteran and Northside Driver, Don Hall 

     I am passing along the message below from Roger Hall, son of Don Hall.

     As you know Don and his wife Beverly are long time Northside Drivers. Due to health reasons several years ago, they were moved by their children to Florida to make it easier for the caretakers.

     Don's health is more fragile, and Beverly's is even more so.

     Roger is recruiting letters of affirmation for his dad regarding an upcoming veterans event. You will remember that Don was a Pearl Harbor survivor.

     I am sending a letter. I wanted you to know of this opportunity to "minister to Don from afar," as well.

     Please pass this along to any who might like to offer an affirmation to Don in this way.

James Lamkin

From: Roger Hall [mailto:rhall1278@cfl.rr.com]

Subject: East Central Florida Honor Flight for Donald F. Hall Jr.

     My Dad, Donald F. Hall Jr., and I are preparing to take June 11 and be a part of the Honor Flight to Washington, D. C. for the day. As part of the ceremonies at the end of the day Honor Flight (and me) are asking you to write a note or letter of encouragement and appreciation for Dad for his service to his country in both WWII and the Korean War. Dad was an original member of the Army's 25th Infantry located at Schofield Barracks on Oahu, Hawaii when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Dad's base was one of the first to be attacked as the Japanese planes flew overhead towards Wheeler Air Field before hitting Pearl Harbor. Dad served in Europe for the Korean War. It will mean so much to Dad to hear from our family and friends at the end of the day. If you can do this the notes or letters must arrive by May 25 and mailed to Donald F. Hall Jr. in care of East Central Florida Honor Flight at the following address:

East Central Florida Honor Flight

PO Box 560975

Rockledge, FL 32956

888-750-2522

     I would also like to direct you to their website so that you can get a better feel for this local chapter of the national organization. If you feel led, please make a donation to help cover the cost of these flights by our veterans. They are charged nothing to go on these trips.

http://www.honorflightecfl.org/

Roger Hall