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We are a worshipping family of God, living and sharing Christ's love with each other, our community and our world.

 
Friday, August 1, 2014
In This Issue
Worship @ Milledge
Students @ Milledge
Midweek @ Milledge
Bulldawg BBQ Bash
Adult (55+) Event
MATCH.milledge
Volunteer Opportunity

Downstairs decorations provided by Pat Britton.
Worship @ Milledge 
 

August Sermons:



Date
Sermon
Readings
August 3The Older Brother: "The Parable of Grumbling About Love"2 Corinthians 5:16-21; Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32
August 10The Younger Brother: "The Parable of Table Manners"Psalm 51;
1 Timothy 1:12-17; Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32
August 17The Father: "The Parable of the Dysfunctional Family"Joshua 5:9-12; Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32

Students @ Milledge 
 

Children's Church Mtg
In the Gathering Room at 12:00pm Sunday!

Youth LOCK-In
For all rising 6th-12th graders Friday, August 8 at 7 pm after supper to Sunday August 9th at 8 am after breakfast.  We will play games, decorate the youth rooms, go to Stars and Strikes, do a scavenger hunt or two, go shopping for snacks and go out to eat breakfast.  Cost is $25 per person.

Acolyte Training
For rising 3rd-5th graders after church on Sunday, August 10th fro noon to 2pm, lunch is included.

Children's Pool Party!!!
Due to the rain at our first pool party, we have rescheduled it for Sunday, August 17 from 3-5pm.


Begins August 13th!

Family Dinner @ 5:30pm...RESERVATIONS NEEDED!
You can make your reservations online, by calling the church office, or emailing Carrie. Please reserve your meal before 10am on Mondays. To ensure we have enough food for everyone to enjoy, please be sure to make your reservation.

Cost: Adults ($7.00)
Children ages 4-12 ($4.00) *children under 4 eat free
Family cap ($20.00)

Children's Choir @ 6:05pm
Our Pre-k children will meet in the nursery on the 1st floor of the Kinney Children's Bldg for learning and preschool choir, led by Graham Brooks.

Our children in grades k-6th will meet in the Children's Choir room located on the 2nd floor of the Kinney Children's Bldg for choire rehearsal, led by Laura Marlow.

Adult Spiritual Growth Opportunities @ 6:00pm
Adult Bible Study...Adult Bible Study Lessons will cover the life of Moses as we study the Book of Exodus. These lessons will correspond to our Sunday Sermon Series so this is a wonderful way to expand on your spritual growth. Youth are invited to join us.

MABC Bulldawg BBQ Bash 
"This is the way we do church"

Join us on the front lawn on Sunday, August 24th from 5-8pm!

Featuring: Bulldawg Music and Tailgate Activities for Children
MABC will provide BBQ, Buns and Beverages.

You can bring: 
Your favorite tailgate foods, including sides and desserts. 
Folding chairs and blankets 
Your Red and Black!

MATCH.milledge  

Help the Hospitality/Fellowship Team assess the interests of our congregation.  Please complete one of the MATCH.milledge Interest Surveys found in the Welcome Centers. This is not a commitment. This is a way to help the Team determine which small-group fellowship opportunities might work.  HELP US OUT! PLEASE!

 

Date Savers
   
 
August 3Full Accessibility Cmte Mtg
Children's Church Mtg
August 4Church Council Mtg
August 5Men's Fellowship Breakfast
August 8Adult (55+) Team Mtg
August 8-9Youth LockIn
August 10Promotion Sunday
Spotlight on Sunday School
Acolyte Training
August 11Finance Cmte Mtg
Deacon Mtg
August 13Accessibility Funding Sub-Cmte Mtg
Midweek@Milledge Begins
Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal
August 17Communion Sunday
Spotlight on Sunday School
Church Conference
Children's Pool Party
August 19Men's Fellowship Breakfast
Our Daily Bread
August 20Midweek@Milledge
Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal
 

Click HERE to see more of our upcoming events!
 
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CHURCH WEBSITE

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Missions@Milledge

Smart Lunch, Smart Kid 

 

If you'd like to give to this wonderful program, you can text LUNCH to 41444.

 

To keep up with Action Ministries and their programs, you can text ACTIONHERO to 51555. 

Interfaith Hospitality Network

 

Here is a great four page article in the monthly newsletter of The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship about Baptist congregations that are engaged with IHN. You can click HERE to read it. 

2014 MABC Deacon Ministers


Chester Sosebee, chair
John Allen
Sue Chapman
Rubielen Norris
Bruce Ferguson
Chris Taylor
Barry Coleman
Mike Daniel
Doug Gatchell
Will Marlow
Akinloye Ojo
Lonnie Varnedoe
Will Abney
Jan Bell
Lucy Bell
Suzanne Griffeth
   Deacon of the Week
Donna McEwan
Mark Sorrow  
VITAL SIGNS 

Weekly Offering and Attendance Report
  
Budget offering for Sunday, July 27th: $11,467.00 

Other Contributions:
Bldg Fund: $500
Handicap Access: $15,000
Youth: $100
Coffee Fund: $6.00
  
Total Weekly Contributions: $27,073.00
 
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July Budget offering to Date: $35,404.00
 
Monthy Budget Requirement:
$31,821

Balance to Date: 
$3,583.00
  
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Attendance:
Week of 7/27/14 
 
Sunday School: 86
Worship: 109
Read All About...
Children's Choir Blog...
Click HERE to find out what Laura Marlow and our children are doing.
Darryl Mathis' Blog...
Charity Bracewell's Blog...

 Click HERE to read what Charity is saying!

BWIM Blog...

 Click HERE to read about Baptist Women in Ministry! 

Scripture Readers Needed...
If you would like to volunteer as a Scripture Reader during our worship service, please let us know by emailing or calling the office.

Smart Lunch, Smart Kid...
For the second summer, MABC is the host site of Smart Lunch, Smart Kid - an outreach of Action Ministries ("Our Daily Bread"). From now until the beginning of school in August, sack lunches are prepared daily for 300-400 children in Athens who are in danger of receiving only one meal per day. Last year, Smart Lunch, Smart Kid delivered more than 30,000 lunches to children in Athens! Here's how you can help:
  • We need a MABC volunteer to coordinate MABC's response.
  • We need Sunday School classes, choir groups and others to volunteer to make and stuff sack lunches.
  • We need drivers who can deliver the sack lunches to the apartment complexes across Athens.

Contact Edward to learn more: edward@milledge.org
Sign up online through the program's site

OPPORTUNITIES FOR SERVICE

 

Prayers for Our Family and Friends

 

(Please contact the church office to update the prayer list)

 

Church Family

Jimmy Godwin, Carol Lester, Elizabeth and Rick Pittard, Dot Reid, Pat Britton, Chandler Griffin and his family, Louise and Irene Hill, Jean Johnson, Gayle McBride, Paul and Beverly Kormanik, Joel Gunnells, Florice Akin, Margaret McReynolds, Beth Duncan, Betty Weaver, Al and Eleanor Danielsen, Peggy DeWeese, and Dot and Barbara Reid.

 

Extended Family & Friends

Mrs. Myrtle Chambers (mother of Debbie Waters); Chet Sosebee (son of Chester and Carole Sosebee); Evelyn Howard (mother of Chester Sosebee); Lee Baird Jackson (mother of Carole Sosebee); Mozelle Simmons (aunt of Darryl Mathis); Florice Akin (mother of Dan Akin); Carol Sartain (daughter of Lucille Sartain); Ron and Judy Clark (former members of MABC, Ron was recently diagnosed with cancer).

 

Global Mission Partners

We continually pray for our global mission partners: Commission Baptist Church in Monrovia, Liberia and Bethlehem Ministry in northern Haiti. May the Lord shine His light on Rev. Augustine Weah (Commission Baptist Church) and Father Bruno (Bethlehem Ministry) as they guide our brothers and sisters in Christ.

 

 

SERVING TOGETHER 
August 3, 2014

 

Deacon of the Week: Suzanne Griffeth

Worship Prep: Carol Selick

Acolyte: 

Audio: Chester Sosebee

Greeters: Debbie Waters, Tim and Julie Graham

Door Opener/Closer: Jim Cunningham

Ushers: Kevin Chapman, Noah Chapman, Jim Cunningham, Carroll Humphries, John Waters, Peyton Bell

Nursery Coordinator: Sarah Pledger

Nursery during Worship:  

Children's Church:  Carrie Juarez and Glada Horvat

Gathering Room Prep: Kevin and Sue Chapman

 

*for updated Nursery, Acolyte, and Children's Church volunteer schedules, please go to our website. 

CHURCH STAFF
  
Dr. Edward Bolen, Sr. Pastor, edward@milledge.org
Dr. Ginny Dempsey, Associate Pastor for Students, ginny@milledge.org 
Karen Byrd, Organist
Carrie Juarez, Church Secretary, carrie@milledge.org
Susan McCullough, Financial Secretary, susan@milledge.org