Starling Avenue Baptist Church Occasions
This Week at SABC
Sunday, February 12, 2023
10:00–10:30a.m.—SundaySchool,Sanctuary
10:30a.m. ChoirRehearsal
11:00a.m. Worship,Sanctuary
12:30p.m. SpaghettiLuncheon,FellowshipHall
Monday, February 13, 2023
5:15p.m.—CareGroup,FellowshipHall
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
10:30a.m. BibleStudy,OfficeConferenceRoom
6:00p.m.—BibleStudy,Room202
7:05p.m.—ChoirRehearsal
Valentine’s Day
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Welcome to Starling Avenue Baptist Church!
If this is your first time visiting with us, we sincerely hope that you find meaningful worship and a loving community here. There are guest cards in the pew racks if you’d like to let us know more about yourself. Drop these into the offering plate or the basket in the back of the sanctuary. We’re happy to welcome you as our guest today!
Today’s Lay Leader, Jeff Stegall; Offertory Prayer, Margaret Caldwell; Greeters, Anne Stultz & Geneva Winn; Open & Close, Billy Spencer.
Joinusfora Spaghetti Luncheon intheFellowshipHallfollowingtoday’sworshipservice!
Through yourgenerousgivingwehelp fundministries ofour partnershereinMartinsville andaroundtheworld. The Annual Mission Offering runsthroughPentecostSunday,May 28,2023. Specialenvelopesarelocatedatbothentrancestothechurch.
CHURCH-WIDE MISSION PROJECTS
FEBRUARY—Warming Center: Please bring any of the following items to the church throughout February: totes, gloves, hats, socks, hand warmers, toothbrushes, toothpaste, baby wipes, insect repellent, shampoo/conditioner, brushes/combs, feminine hygiene products,deodorant,lipbalm,handsanitizer.
ONGOING—Grace Network: Items for February: oatmealcanisterorinstantpackets,bath soap,toiletpaper,toothpaste&toothbrush(individuallywrapped).
Birthdays this week: Rhonda Byrd, Jessica Franklin Garten, Charles Dameron & Merlow Luttrell. HappyBirthdaytoeveryonecelebrating! If you are having a birthday this week, and your name is not listed, please let Barbara in the church office know.
Gift Given to the Annual Mission Offering in Memory of Jason Harrell byLindaPulliam. Serving in the Military: Airman Cody Minter, USAF, 1341 Princeton Street, Abilene, TX 79602
You can call or text Pastor Angela at(336)212-3213.Ifnoanswer,pleaseleaveamessage, andshewillreturnyourcallortext. PastorAngelacanalsobereachedatthechurchoffice Monday–Thursday(276)638-8861.
Here are current ways to continue to give to the ministry and mission of SABC:
-Through USPS to932StarlingAvenue,Martinsville,VA24112.Yourofferingenvelopesare alreadyself-addressed. Allyouneedisastampandtapetoreinforce.
-Dropoffyourenvelopesinthe locked mailbox outsideoftheChurchOffice.
-Setupanautomaticor one-time bank draft throughyourbank.Simplygotoyourbank’s bill pay webpage. Set up Starling Avenue Baptist Church as the “payee” and have your payments automaticallydelivered electronically.This is simple anddoesn’tcostyou or the churchanyfees.
-Online giving availableatwww.starlingavenue.org. Youcanchoose“CoverFees”toslightly increaseyourgifttopayprocessingfees.
Stewardship Report
February 5, 2023
BudgetNeedsYTD:$27,753.72
BudgetOfferingsYTD:$34,780.00
BudgetNeedsEachSunday:$4,625.62
BudgetOfferingsfor02.05.23:$17,181.00
Psalm119:1-8NRSV
Happy are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord. Happy are those who keep his decrees, who seek him with their whole heart, who also do no wrong but walk in his ways. You have commanded your precepts to be kept diligently. O that my ways may be steadfast in keeping your statutes! Then I shall not be put to shame, having my eyes fixed on all your commandments. I will praise you with an upright heart, when I learn your righteous ordinances. I will observe your statutes; do not utterly forsake me.
ICorinthians3:1-9NRSV
And so, brothers and sisters, I could not speak to you as spiritual people but rather as fleshly, as infants in Christ. I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for solid food. Even now you are still not ready, for you are still fleshly. For as long as there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not fleshly and behaving according to human inclinations? For when one says, “I belong to Paul,” and another, “I belong to Apollos,” are you not all too human? What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you came to believe, as the Lord assigned to each. I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and each will receive wages according to their own labor. For we are God’s coworkers, working together; you are God’s field, God’s building.
How to Connect to Sunday Worship & Other Gatherings
Ifyouareunabletoparticipateinourliveservice,youmaystreamit. To connect to Worship from your landline (audio): Call1-844-621-3956(toll free),AccessCode:132-630-0075##
To connect to Worship from your computer, tablet, or smartphone (video): Go totheSABCFacebookpage(bit.ly/FacebookSABC),ourYouTube channel(bit.ly/YouTubeSABC)orournewvideoconferencingserviceWebex (bit.ly/StarlingAvenue), Access Code: 132 630 0075
Closed Captioning isavailableonYouTube.
Weather Watch:Intheeventofacancellation,watchthesespacesforupdates: WDBJ7,MartinsvilleChannel21,PhoneTreeandEmail.
Church Office Hours
Monday: 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday: 10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday: 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 pm
Friday: 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
(276)638-8861 www.starlingavenue.org
Pastor: Rev.AngelaZimmerman(azimmerman@starlngavenue.org)
OfficeAdministrator: BarbaraRakes(church@starlingavenue.org)
Pianist/Organist: FernKanode
InterimChoirDirector: PatMcKinster
AssociateInterimChoirDirector: LindaMoore
InterpreterfortheDeaf: JoanJoyce