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Highlighting the ways Second-Ponce joins worship & community with everyday life.

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THIS SUNDAY

SPECIAL MEN'S CHOIR—ALL MEN WELCOME This Sunday, February 23 | 11 a.m. | Sanctuary While a number of our choir women are away on the Women's Retreat, we will have a men's choir leading us in worship on Sunday, February 23. Bill Gabbard invites all men to

UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS

come to the choir rehearsal room at 10:30 a.m. on this day, to run through music for the Call to Worship and Anthem. Oh, and there will be doughnuts! SPdL men, come one, come all ... especially those who cannot make a regular commitment to singing on the choir.

TOUCH A TRUCK Saturday, March 21 | 10 a.m.–1 p.m. | Family Life Center Parking Lot Cost: $10/child (adults are free with paying child) The Preschool at Second-Ponce is hosting their annual Touch a Truck on Saturday, March 21. Come see trucks of all varieties including a fire truck, cement truck, bulldozer, excavator, school bus, bug truck, tractor and more, including a food truck! Your entrance fee into the event includes door prizes, bouncy houses, balloon artists, face painting and a petting zoo. Don’t miss this fun and popular event for kids of all ages.

EGG EGG HUNT HUNT Saturday, April 11 | 11 a.m. | Second-Ponce Campus "Find" yourself at our annual Community Egg Hunt! There will be free food, drinks, a "jumpy" house and photos with the Easter Bunny! For those wanting to contribute, we will begin collecting individually wrapped, nut-free candy and empty plastic eggs in the Welcome Center next week. Contact Heather Webb at hwebb@spdl.org for more information.

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Find this month’s events online at spdl.org/churchcalendar.

EVENTS IN THE

LENTEN SEASON

The Lenten season begins next week, February 26, with Ash Wednesday and runs until Easter Sunday, April 12. During this time, Second-Ponce is offering a variety of opportunities to walk closer with Jesus and with each other as we journey to the cross.

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 26

ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICE 6:15 p.m. | Chapel Begin the season of Lent with a worship service on Ash Wednesday. We will have our regular supper in the Fellowship Hall at 5 p.m. and then move to the Chapel for a time of worship and imparting of ashes. Dock Hollingsworth will preach Heart Transplant and look at the “right posture” to begin Lent. Don’t miss this meaningful service that starts our journey to the cross.

SUNDAY MARCH 1 MARCH 1

SPECIAL MUSIC FROM MERCER SINGERS 11 a.m. | Sanctuary The Mercer University Singers will be leading our 11 a.m. worship service through music on this special Sunday.

WEDNESDAY MARCH 4

LENTEN SPdLU SERIES "Jesus’ Passion Week as Depicted in Famous Religious Paintings" 6 p.m. | Fellowship Hall | With Dr. Dock Hollingsworth • 3/4: The Last Supper by Leonardo daVinci • 3/11: The Agony in the Garden by Fra Angelico • 3/18: Ecce Homo by Caravaggio • 3/25: Christ Crucified by Diego Velazquez • 4/1: The Dead Christ Mourned by Annibale Carracci

SUNDAY APRIL 5

PALM SUNDAY 11 a.m. | Sanctuary & 4 p.m. | SPdL Theater We welcome the arrival of Jesus with a special service on Palm Sunday. Our children will process into the Sanctuary waving palms and we’ll share the Lord’s Supper as a church family.

WEDNESDAY APRIL 8

HOLY WEDNESDAY SERVICE 6:15 p.m. | Chapel Our worship in the Chapel will focus our hearts on the passion of Jesus. Just as the symbol of a cross of ashes helped us to begin the season of Lent in a Wednesday night worship service, the symbol of the Lord’s Supper will be the way that we observe this last Wednesday night in Lent.

FRIDAY APRIL 10

COMMUNITY GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE Noon | Wieuca Road Baptist Church Join with other congregations from the Buckhead area for this annual Good Friday worship service. This year’s homily will be shared by Dr. Rich Kannwischer, senior pastor of Peachtree Church.

SUNDAY APRIL 12

EASTER SUNDAY 11 a.m. | Sanctuary & 4 p.m. | SPdL Theater Our Lenten journey to the cross comes to an end with the glorious celebration of the resurrection. Please join us for Bible study and worship on Easter Sunday as we rejoice in the fact that life conquers death and hope overcomes despair! We ask each household to bring flowers for placing on our cross that will be on display in our Sanctuary. After 11 a.m. worship, we'll gather as a church family at the North Bridge flower cross to enjoy lemonade and fellowship together.

ALL ABOARD THE

ROCKY RAILWAY VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL June 1–5 | 9 a.m.–Noon | Second-Ponce Campus Climb aboard for mountains of fun at Rocky Railway! On this faith-filled adventure, kids discover that trusting Jesus pulls them through life’s ups and downs. Rocky Railway is open to ages 4 through rising 6th graders. Registration fees are $25 per child.

Need a full day of care for your child during VBS week? We've got you covered! Bring a lunch and stay for the Big Messy Art Camp by

Learn more and register to attend and/or volunteer at www.spdl.org/vbs

Abrakadoodle at Second-Ponce from 1-4 p.m. during VBS week!

BIG BROTHER/BIG SISTER SUNDAY Sunday, March 15 Big Brother/Big Sister Day is a special event for children and youth. On Sunday, March 15, we’ll pair each child and one youth during Sunday school and worship for a time of fellowship, games, Bible stories and special snacks. We hope this will be a fun opportunity to plant the seeds of new friendships and deepen the church family roots already growing in the lives of these children and youth.

ROOTED OFFERS

A SENSE OF HOME Our college ministry kicked off their 2020 small group schedule on February 6. They met in the youth area for a night of community-building and discussing faith. Do you know of an Atlantaarea college student looking for a sense of home in the midst of a chaotic school life? Let Josh Scott (jscott@spdl.org) know and he’ll reach out to them.

HAVE YOU SIGNED UP? EXPLORING THE GOSPELS Tuesdays | March 10, 17, 24 & 31, April 7 & 14

WMU MEETING & LUNCH Tuesdays, March 3 | 11 a.m. | Fellowship Hall

6:30–8:30 p.m. | Cost: $100/person (scholarships available)

Join the ladies of the Second-Ponce WMU for their March meeting

Join us for a six-week deep dive into the Gospels led by Dr. Peter Rhea

and lunch. As a special group project, attendees will be making care

Jones, retired Professor of NewTestament from the McAfee School of

packages for the children at e Palmetto Campus of the Baptist

Theology at Mercer and former Pastor of the First Baptist Church in Decatur. To register, pay or get more information, contact Karen Harwell at kharwell@spdl.org or 404.591.4357.

The deadline to sign up is 3/1.

Children’s Homes of Georgia. The WMU is especially excited to encourage the young ladies living at the SPdL cottage there with this hands-on project. RSVP to Mary Ann Hall at 770.396.4490.

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Dinner time at the “Under the Sea” themed Kids’ Club Party and Parents Night Out on February 7.

The Parent-Child Dedication of Aaron and Amanda Payne and their daughter, Emily Edith on Sunday, September 8.

Also pictured is big sister Clara Catherine, Rev. Heather Webb and Dr. Dock Hollingsworth

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!

Suzanne Dils 12/22/19

Susan Gordy 12/29/19

Fred & Vivian Williams Bill & Mary Lynn Gabbard 1/5/20 1/19/20

IN LOVING MEMORY Harry Tindall 12/15/19

Mabel Nicholson 12/21/19

Ouida Sara 12/24/19

Ann Tift 1/12/20

Sara Harris 1/31/20

Harold Hall 2/11/20

Have questions about the church budget, contributions or planned gifts? Contact Jeff Miller in the church office at 404.591.4356 or jmiller@spdl.org.

Susan Gunby 2/2/20

SYMPATHY TO Dave Randolph in the death of his brother, Lewis Randolph, on January 30, 2020.

SECOND-PONCE FINANCIAL SNAPSHOT Year-to-Date results through January 31, 2020.

Mike Dino 1/26/20

UNIFIED BUDGET Pledged Contributions Non-Pledged Contributions Total Income Expenses Net Unified Budget

ACTUAL $65,941 $47,656 $122,605 $179,809 ($57,204)

BUDGET $96,535 $30,765 $133,458 $176,726 ($43,267)

AUXILIARIES (FLC & PRESCHOOL) Income Expenses Net Auxiliaries

$115,533 $102,054 $13,479

$123,008 $104,045 $18,963

Net Income

($43,725)

($24,305)