The Communicator
Volume 17, issue 5 May 2010
1900 Skipwith road
Phone: 804-282-2234 – Fax: 804-282-2267
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The Pastor’s Corner
The Psalmist declares of God:
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble….
In May we will begin exploring how God can be our help in the situations that trouble us. I trust that you are growing in your understanding of God’s care through the circumstances of your life. I look forward to our worship and ministry together as we encourage one another and reach out to others in our community.
May 2 Fighting the Spirit of Anxiety
May 9 Honoring the Spirit of Compassion
May 16 Anger, the Emotion of Possible Change
May 23 Anger, the Emotion of Danger
May 30 Rev.
June 6 Youth Choir from
I hope you will sign up to host a couple of young people from
A big congratulation goes out to the youth leaders and the congregation for making the yard sale a success. We are over $1,100.00 which will help a great deal in providing financial support for the young people and chaperones going to
Skipwith is a special place, thanks for letting me be a part of God’s good work going on here.
Cecil
Week of Prayer for Association Missions
We will observe a week of prayer for missions May 16 – 23 at Skipwith. Ingathering of a special offering will be taken on Sunday, May 23rd. This is the offering we take each year to help inner-city children have a Christian camping experience at
‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’ The King will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me’.
Matthew 25: 37-40
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Happy May Flowers Everyone!
Aren’t the flowers gorgeous? God is so wonderful in blessing us with all the beauty He bestowed this earth. In the next weeks to come, we will be discussing ways to work on cutting back on spending as a church body. Please let’s do this with a healthy, happy attitude. It’s just a sign of the times. God bless you all!!!
March Revenues $20,417.55
March Expenses $24,708.85
Belinda
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Lifeline Screening - coming to Skipwith – June 25, 8:00 am – 5:30 pm
They will be running test for heart and stroke prevention etc. You may want to consider having some of these test while they are available at a convenient place and for a reasonable price. More information will be available in the next Communicator.
May Birthdays
2 Kitty Frostick 20
5 Harry Hughes 22 Alan Spencer
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9 Darrel Lewis 26 Louise Belfield
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14 Adam Stewart 27 Debra Niedermeyer
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17 Chris Worden 31 Wesley Tutwiler
18 Crystal Fulmore
Happy Birthday
Visiting Youth Choir ---- “We Need Your Help!” ---- From Rick
On Sunday, June 6, Skipwith will be hosting the First Baptist Church Youth Choir (
We need your support! The choir will be performing at Kings Dominion for a “Christian Youth Music Festival” on Saturday, June 5th. They will arrive at the
Our responsibilities will include:
* Meeting your 2 students in the Skipwith parking lot at 9:00 pm on Saturday, June 5th .
* Providing “light” snacks and conversation that evening before bedtime.
* Breakfast Sunday morning (June 6th) and returning your students back to Skipwith by the start of Sunday School.
* Skipwith will provide lunch for the ensemble and host families after our 11:00 am worship service.
*At approximately 1:30 pm we will drop off our 2 students at
Please prayerfully consider helping out! This will be a great “mission” opportunity for the choral students and for our Skipwith “host” families! We will need approximately 14 host families for students and 4 host families for adult chaperons (18 total host families).
A sign-up sheet will be available over the next several weeks if you feel led to help!
Thank you in advance for making this opportunity a possibility for our church!
Skipwith Concert Fundraiser: Community Event
On May 15th the youth are hosting the “Skipwith Concert Fundraiser: Community Event” from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. There will be local bands and solo acts performing!
The tickets are $10. (all of which goes toward our youth mission trip to
Concession Food will be available.
Purchase Tickets from the youth,
It is going to be a fun afternoon of music, fellowship, and meeting people from our community.
Get excited! Come support the youth! Invite all of your friends, family and neighbors!
Any questions please contact
Thanks so much!
How You Can Help?
Donate any of the following items for the event it would be much appreciated:
Hotdogs
Hotdogs Buns
Bottled Water
Sodas in cans
Individual Snack Chip Bags
Baked Goods
Any questions regarding the amounts of each, please contact April.
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