July 18, 2021
Adult Sunday School @ 9:30 AM Sunday Livestream Worship Service @ 10:45 AM “You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid.” Matthew 5:14
The Church on the Hill, Near the Cross, In the Word, and On the Move for Christ 1
Church Information The Reverend Dr. Wayne E. Croft, Sr. Pastor
Office Staff
Administrative Assistant to Pastor Croft: Minister Carol J. Hicks Administrative Manager: Bookkeeper: Carlene Mahan Sexton: Stanley Edwards Sunday
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Youth Church on Zoom @ 9:30 AM (except first Sunday)
Pastor’s Prayer Call @ 7:00 AM M – F: KAIROS Call @ 1:00 PM
Adult Sunday School on Zoom @ 9:30 AM Sunday Service on Livestream @ 10:45 AM
Wednesday Bible Study on Zoom @ 6:00 PM
Church Office Hours Monday through Friday
9AM - 4 PM One Hagerty Blvd. West Chester, PA 19382
610.692.2446 www.stpaulsbaptist.org
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Table of Contents
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Order of Worship ...................................................................................................... 4 Scripture .................................................................................................................... 5 News & Announcements........................................................................................... 6 Church Meeting Announcement ............................................................................... 7 Chat with Pastor ........................................................................................................ 8 Congratulations to Pastor Croft ................................................................................. 8 Bible Study ................................................................................................................ 9 Project Hope .............................................................................................................. 9 Casting Call - "This is the Church". ........................................................................ 10 Ministry Volunteers – AV Ministry/Safety & Security/Ushers .............................. 11 Health & Wellness Ministry.................................................................................... 12 Usher Ministry ........................................................................................................ 13 Mail Addressed to the Church ................................................................................. 13 Wonderfully Me ...................................................................................................... 14 Help Needed at Wonderfully Me ............................................................................ 15 Instruments of Praise ............................................................................................... 16 Affirmation of St. Paul’s Building Closure ............................................................. 17 St. Paul’s Baptist Church Re-Opening Update........................................................ 19 Pastor Croft’s Monday Prayer Call ......................................................................... 20 How to Give ............................................................................................................ 21 Prayer Line Monday – Friday ................................................................................. 22 You Tube................................................................................................................. 23 Social Security ........................................................................................................ 24 Church School Corner ............................................................................................. 25 Sick & Shut In ......................................................................................................... 26 How to Join ............................................................................................................. 27
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Order of Worship 10:45 AM Praise & Worship The Call to Worship HOLY, HOLY, HOLY Invocation……….….......................................................................Minister Hicks Hymn...………..………….......................................................Blessed Assurance Welcome.…............................................................................................................... Offertory Prayer…………....….....................................................Trustee Harris Intercessory Prayer….........................................................Deaconess Bazemore Sermonic Scripture…............................................................................................... Sermonic Selection………………….....………………………......…Praise Team Sermon....…......................................................... Reverend Dr. Wayne E. Croft Sr. The Tragedy of a Missed Opportunity Numbers 13:1-3; 21-33 NRSV
Invitation to Discipleship Closing & Benediction
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The Tragedy of a Missed Opportunity Numbers 13:1-3; 21-33 NRSV 13 The LORD said to Moses, 2 “Send men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites; from each of their ancestral tribes you shall send a man, every one a leader among them.” 3 So Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran, according to the command of the LORD, all of them leading men among the Israelites. So they went up and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, near Lebohamath. 22 They went up into the Negeb, and came to Hebron; and Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the Anakites, were there. (Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.) 23 And they came to the Wadi Eshcol, and cut down from there a branch with a single cluster of grapes, and they carried it on a pole between two of them. They also brought some pomegranates and figs. 24 That place was called the Wadi Eshcol,[a] because of the cluster that the Israelites cut down from there. 25 At the end of forty days they returned from spying out the land. 26 And they came to Moses and Aaron and to all the congregation of the Israelites in the wilderness of Paran, at Kadesh; they brought back word to them and to all the congregation, and showed them the fruit of the land. 27 And they told him, “We came to the land to which you sent us; it flows with milk and honey, and this is its fruit. 28 Yet the people who live in the land are strong, and the towns are fortified and very large; and besides, we saw the descendants of Anak there. 29 The Amalekites live in the land of the Negeb; the Hittites, the Jebusites, and the Amorites live in the hill country; and the Canaanites live by the sea, and along the Jordan.” 30 But Caleb quieted the people before Moses, and said, “Let us go up at once and occupy it, for we are well able to overcome it.” 31 Then the men who had gone up with him said, “We are not able to go up against this people, for they are stronger than we.” 32 So they brought to the Israelites an unfavorable report of the land that they had spied out, saying, “The land that we have gone through as spies is a land that devours its inhabitants; and all the people that we saw in it are of great size. 33 There we saw the Nephilim (the Anakites come from the Nephilim); and to ourselves we seemed like grasshoppers, and so we seemed to them.” 21
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Affirmation of St. Paul’s Baptist Church Building Closure As an outcome of the Covid-19 pandemic, and an abundance of caution in supporting the safety of St. Paul’s members and visitors, our leadership appropriately determined it was critical to cease services and activities at St. Paul’s.
Thankful for the blessing of technology and St. Paul’s Technology Team, we have been able to effectively stay connected as one body in Christ via zoom and most recently live streaming.
The Relaunch Taskforce’s mission is to protect the safety and welfare of St. Paul’s Church family and community against the spread of Covid-19. In alignment with the Centers for Disease Control, State of Pennsylvania and county guidelines the church building has remained closed. As guidelines have continued to be updated, requests have been made for events to take place at St. Paul’s. To ensure your safety, the building and property will remain closed to all activity and events with the exception of work required for live streaming. This can be safely managed by following a strict schedule of tracking and monitoring of a limited number of individuals in the church. This monitoring includes temperature checks, screening for symptoms of Covid-19, social distancing, use of personal protective equipment and disinfecting protocols.
Although our church facility remains closed, the Relaunch Team is working diligently in planning for the day when it will be safe for us to physically join together and fellowship at St. Paul’s. St. Paul’s Baptist Church Relaunch Taskforce Dr. Lisa Croft - Chair
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ST. PAUL’S BAPTIST CHURCH RELAUNCH TEAM MISSION: Protect the safety and welfare of the St. Paul’s family and members of the community against the resurgence of Covid 19. Dear St. Paulians, The mission of the St. Paul’s Relaunch Team is to use scientific data to protect the safety and welfare of St. Paul’s Church family and members of the community against the resurgence of COVID-19. The relaunch committee has used the recommendations of the CDC and PA State guidelines as the basis for our decision-making. Following scientific data and the stability of trends in COVID results, we have proposed a measured approach to reopen our church before resuming in-person services. We have proposed to begin our reopening process with ministry meetings being the only activities held in the church building. Ministries can begin to meet at the church starting August 2, 2021. Guidelines for the ministry meetings are as follows: A request form for a ministry meeting must be completed and signed by the Servant leader to schedule a meeting on the church calendar. • One to two meetings per day consisting of no more than 50 people will be permitted to allow for sanitizing the fellowship hall. • Masks are to be always worn. • Members are to adhere to COVID screening guidelines posted at the entrance to fellowship hall. • The rear door located in the back of the fellowship hall will be the only entry exit points to the building. • Members are permitted to only use the restrooms located next to the elevator lobby. • No food is to be served at meetings. We will continue to monitor trends in cases, hospitalizations, and deaths due to COVID. If the trend of COVID cases continues to decline, we hope to fully reopen for in-person worship services on September 5, 2021. We are in unchartered waters when it comes to COVID. We know that there are variants plaguing parts of the country and wreaking havoc in unvaccinated individuals. We don’t know, if there will be other variants emerging and what impact these variants will make in terms of cases, hospitalizations, and deaths. Therefore, we are advocating we proceed with caution and remain flexible so that we can respond to changes in COVID status reports. We pray that we will be able to sustain our efforts to praise our Lord and Savior, in person, at St. Paul’s Baptist Church. Dr. Lisa Croft Relaunch Task Force Chair Rev. Dr. Wayne E. Croft, Sr. Pastor
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COVID-19 Funeral Assistance The COVID-19 pandemic has brought overwhelming grief to many families. At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters. We are dedicated to helping ease some of the financial stress and burden caused by the virus. Under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, FEMA will provide financial assistance for COVID-19-related funeral expenses incurred after January 20, 2020. We are working with stakeholder groups to get their input on ways we can best provide this assistance, and to enlist their help with outreach to families and communities. FEMA will begin to implement COVID-19 funeral assistance in April. Additional guidance is being finalized and will be released to potential applicants and community partners as soon as possible. In the meantime, people who have COVID-19 funeral expenses are encouraged to keep and gather documentation.
FEMA will begin accepting applications for Funeral Assistance on Monday, April 12, 2021 through the dedicated call center. Who is Eligible? To be eligible for funeral assistance, you must meet these conditions: The death must have occurred in the United States, including the U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia. The death certificate must indicate the death was attributed to COVID-19. The applicant must be a U.S. citizen, non-citizen national, or qualified alien who incurred funeral expenses after January 20, 2020. There is no requirement for the deceased person to have been a U.S. citizen, non-citizen national, or qualified alien.
How to Apply
COVID-19 Funeral Assistance Line Number Applications begin on April 12, 2021 844-684-6333 | TTY: 800-462-7585 Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Central Time
If you had COVID-19 funeral expenses, we encourage you to keep and gather documentation. Types of information should include: An official death certificate that attributes the death directly or indirectly to COVID-19 and shows that the death occurred in the United States, including the U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia. Funeral expenses documents (receipts, funeral home contract, etc.) that includes the applicant’s name, the deceased person’s name, the amount of funeral expenses, and the dates the funeral expenses happened. Proof of funds received from other sources specifically for use toward funeral costs. We are not able to duplicate benefits received from burial or funeral insurance, financial assistance received from voluntary agencies, government agencies, or other sources.
How Funds are Received
If you are eligible for funeral assistance you will receive a check by mail, or funds by direct deposit, depending on which option you choose when you apply for assistance. 19
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Church School Corner DAILY BIBLE READINGS The Faith of Abraham ROMANS 4:1-12
Devotional Reading GENESIS 15:1-6
“Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” 2 Timothy 2:15 (NKJV) 25
Members
In Nursing Homes and Hospitals Pembrooke Sister Deedra Matthews ~ Room 226 1130 West Chester Pike ~
West Chester, PA 19382 (610-692-3636)
Convalescing at Home Sister Carol Anderson Sister Janet Anderson Sister Theresa Battaglia Brother Guy Calloway Sister Janet Christie Deacon Jesse Craig Sister Lurerlene Crook Sister Bridget Dudley Sister Renee Golden Brother Lynell Laws Sister Arden Olsen Brother Frederick Price Sister Betty Ringgold Deaconess Beverly Smith Craig Sister Judith Thomas
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ONE HAGERTY BOULEVARD * WEST CHESTER, PA 19382 PHONE: (610) 692-2446 * FAX: (610) 692-7582 EMAIL: CHURCHOFFICE@STPAULSBAPTIST.ORG WWW.STPAULSBAPTIST.ORG