The Woodmont Word

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A Family of Faith on Mission

April 2016

Faithful group participated in the annual walk with the cross down

Darby Drive before the Good Friday Service on Friday, March 25.

Thompson's Text

Important Business Meeting in April

On Wednesday evening, April 20, 2016 at 6:15 PM in the Chapel Woodmont will hold its quarterly business meeting. Printed reports of various ministries and programs and the stewardship committee report will be made as usual. However, two very important new recommendations will also be presented, discussed, and voted on.

The Restated Certificate of Formation for Woodmont Baptist Church will be presented. Last week a letter was sent out to our membership highlighting the need for updating this important document. Our attorney, John Saylor, will be present to explain and answer any questions concerning the new legal document. Several copies are available throughout the church, worship center lobby, breezeway, and church office for you to view between now and the April 20^th meeting.
A recommendation will also be made to change the Wednesday night and Sunday night programs and activities schedules. The new schedule, if approved, would be implemented in August 2016. This is being considered to make our Sunday and Wednesday night programs more family friendly to allow kids and adults to get home earlier in the evening. One of the major changes is to expand the AWANA program and move it to Sunday night. The church staff, church council, children's ministry team, and deacons have approved the recommendation. A detailed explanation showing the existing and proposed schedules will be presented at the business meeting.

I hope you will be in prayer as we consider these important decisions and attend the quarterly business meeting on Wednesday, April 20^th at 6:15 PM.

Under His grace,

Steve

Reese's Pieces

2016, so far, has been a tumultuous year for me, a series of highs and lows. I had an abscess that required three root canals and oral surgery! I caught the flu and missed a week of work THE WEEK OF OUR EASTER CONCERT! And I found out I'm going to be a grandpa in September EVEN THOUGH I AM WAY TOO YOUNG TO BE A GRANDPA! And it's only March! I can't even think about what the next nine months might bring.

As I write this, it is Holy Week, and I ponder the highs and lows that our Lord experienced in those last days of His incarnation. From being lauded and hailed as the Messiah by adoring crowds when He rode into Jerusalem, to His agonizing pleas in the garden; from the unimaginably savage and violent crimes that took His life, to the stone being rolled victoriously away from the tomb; those days were an emotional roller coaster for the Son of God.

Even though my mountaintops and dark valleys don't even begin to compare with all of that (and neither do yours), Jesus showed us how to live through good times and the bad. I love the balance of humanity and Deity that He demonstrated while staring death in the face. He exhibited humanity when He cried out, "If there is any way, take this cup from me," and "My God, why have You forsaken me?" On the other hand, He displayed His divine nature when He submitted Himself to His killers without a word like a lamb to the slaughter, and when He prayed, "Father, forgive them; they don't know what they're doing."

I, too, am a conflicted bundle of frail humanity mixed with the very image of God, and I don't often get the balance right when circumstances become extreme. But I observe that balance achieved by my Savior as He walked the earth, dealing with the likes of Pharisees and disciples. I pray for that balance in my own life--to be like Jesus faithfully, truly, consistently, whether I'm in the oral surgeon's chair having my gums cut on or in a rocking chair on the back porch with a fuzzy little tike spitting up on my shoulder. May Christ be my all in all.

Kevin

Student Ministry

Upcoming Events:

April:

(TBD) Escape Room
*possible fund raisers for Costa Rica mission trip

May:

(TBD) Canoe Trip

*possible fundraisers for Costa Rica mission trip

June:

6-10 - Soul Desire boot camp
13-17 - VBS
17 - Lake Day
17-21 - Soul Desire Tour
27 - July 2- M-FUGE

July:

2-return from M-FUGE
17-23- Costa Rica mission trip

Jarod

Singles Ministry

April 24th- Covered Dish Lunch in the gym following the service. Please bring a vegetable dish, casserole or dessert.

April 30th- Singles work the downtown

Soup Kitchen

Jessica & Josh Byrd, BBIC missionaries

Singles Trip 2013

Guatemala Mission Trip October 20-26

For more information, contact Belinda Green or Tina Kitchens

Next meeting will be April 6th at 5:45 in the parlor.

After April 3rd, any vacant spots will be open to

anyone who is interested in going.

Singles Beach Retreat

June 22-26

Summer House Condos in Orange Beach

$375 per person

$75 deposit due at sign up

Deadline May 8th

Single Parent Family Beach Retreat

July 21-24

Summer House Condos in Orange Beach

Cost: $125 per person $50 deposit due at sign up

Belinda

Family Life

Belinda

Men's Ministry

You may sign up for the retreat by calling the church office, 256-766-1255, ext.10, emailing Debbie Clark, dclark@woodmontbaptist.org, or complete the sign-up form in the church bulletin on Sunday morning and place it in the offering plate. We are excited about hearing Brodie Croyle and how God directed his path to Big Oak Ranch for such as time as this in his life.

No Men's Breakfast for April!

Women's Ministry

Children's Ministry

Thank you so much for all that

came out to help make the

Easter Egg Hunt a huge success.

VBS this year will be an adventure like no other, deep within the mysterious sea. As kids submerge themselves in God's Word, they will discover that Jesus didn't just see what's on the outside of people. He looked deep down on the inside. Get on board with us to dive in to find truth below the surface!

VBS dates are June 13-17, daily from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Help will be needed in the following areas:

Preschool Tour Guide (3 - 5 year olds; Lead class to each rotation site)
Grade School Tour Guide (Grades 1-6; Lead one group of children to each rotation site)
Family Fun Night (Wednesday, June 15; Help cook meal and/or clean up)
Youth Workers (assist Preschool or Grade School Tour Guides)

See your Sunday bulletin to sign-up to volunteer.

***Adult VBS workers please plan to attend a meeting on either of the following dates: April 24 or May 15. Meeting will be downstairs in Meeting Room at 5:30 pm.***

***Youth VBS workers will have a meeting Wednesday, June 8 at 6:00 pm, East Campus Big Room.***

If you have any questions, please contact Holly Biddy, Denise Coats, or Beckie McGee.

Upcoming Events:

June 1 -4 - Kids Kamps at Earle Trent Assembly
June 13 - 17 - Vacation Bible School
July 15 - Princess Party

Denise

55 and Older Join Us For These Upcoming Events...

Thursday, March 31, and April 7 - Please join us at the East Campus for Game Day at 12:30. Bring a finger food to enjoy for lunch. We play Bridge, Mexican Dominoes, and Orbit. If you have a favorite game you may bring it to share with the group. We usually end our games around 4:00.

Join us the First and Last Thursday of each month.

Thursday, April 14 - Tour the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, have lunch at Cheddars, and then tour the Huntsville Botanical Gardens. A shuttle is available at the Gardens for those who have problems walking. We will leave the Church at 7:30 a.m. and return around 5 or 5:30 p.m. Cost is $20 per person plus you will pay for your lunch. Your check or money to Joyce or Jim is your reservation. Deadline to sign up for the trip is Sunday, April 3.

Thursday, April 21 - Monthly Luncheon -Our speaker will be Tina Kitchens, Director and Fran Davis, Senior Adult Director, from the Florence Recreation Department. Please plan to attend at 11:30 in the Gym. The meal will be catered by Lenny's. Cost is $7 per person. Sign up in the Breezeway and pay the day of the luncheon. If you sign up for a meal and do not attend, please make arrangements to pay Frances Moore for the meal.

Frances Moore

Our Mission

Woodmont Baptist Church's MISSION STATEMENT is:

"To do the Lord's will through prayer, worship, discipleship, service, missions

and evangelism - In His name, by His spirit and for His glory."

In This Issue

Thompson's Text

Reese's Pieces

Student Ministry

Singles Ministry

Family Life

'Men's Ministry

Women's Ministry

Children's Ministry

Primetimers

Ministry Quick Links

Woodmont Staff

Dr. Tom Whatley

Interim Pastor

Rev. Steve Thompson, Assoc. Pastor/Min. of Ed/Admin.

Rev. Kevin Reese, Music Minister

Jarod Grimes, Student Minister

Denise Coats, Children's Minister

Belinda Green, Singles and Families Minister

Becky Daughtery & Loretta Young

Personal Ministries Director

Joyce Clark,

Pastor/Outreach Secretary

Debbie Clark,

Receptionist/Music Secretary

Carla Hamm,

Finance/Education Secretary

Marilyn Nelson,
Communications Secretary

Mark Russell, Building Superintendent

Melinda Glover, Custodian

Genevieve Whitworth, Custodian

Latricia Hensley,

Children's Church

Cindy Ferson,

Children's Church

Jennifer Jones, King's Kids Director

Becky Foster,

Pianist/Orchestra Director

Virginia Moore,

Organist

Jason Staggs,
Technical Director

Contact Information

Marilyn Nelson, Communications Secretary
256-766-1255, Ext. 25

mnelson@woodmontbaptist.org