Starling Avenue Baptist Church Occasions
This Week at SABC
Sunday, April 2, 2023
10:00–10:30a.m. SundaySchool,Sanctuary
10:30a.m. ChoirRehearsal
11:00a.m. Worship,Sanctuary
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
6:00p.m. Deacon’sMeeting,Room304
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
7:05p.m.—ChoirRehearsal
Thursday, April 6, 2023
6:00p.m. MaundyThursday,Sanctuary
Friday, April 7, 2023
6:00p.m. GoodFridayTenebrae,Sanctuary
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!
Lay Leader, Kathy Long; Offertory Prayer, Sarah Fain; Greeters, Donna Wells and Susan Franklin; Open and Close, Tommy Wells.
During this Holy Week, we hope that you will join us for special services. On Maundy Thursday at6:00pmwewillrememberJesuseatingwithhisdisciplesbeforehisarrest.On Good Friday at6:00pmwewillcontemplateJesus’death.Becauseofthesespecialservices, therewillbenoWednesdayBibleStudies.
Ifyouplantoattendthe Baptist Men’s Breakfast at9:00a.m.onSunday,April23,pleasecall the church office (276) 638-8861, Dwight Stultz (276) 806-9989, or Ronnie Prillaman at (276)618-0142.
May brings a season of celebration and graduations! OnSunday,May21,wewillrecognize those who are graduating this year. If you have graduates in your life, please share their information (name, school, degree, etc.) with the Church Office (276-638-8861 or church@starlingavenue.org)bySunday,May7.
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Remembering in Prayer: Family of Ricky Compton, Patty Barnett, Kay Spencer, Donna Collins, Bobby Hankins, Nancy Hudson, Fern Kanode’s sister Janet, Edith Hinton, Jeannie Thomas(EdnaGriffith’scousin),BishopJoeGravely,J.G.McMillan,MaggiePilson,TerryRoop, Lauren Werner, Dana Sharon, Susanne Travis, Pete Mabry, Lois Johnson, Jeanette Draper, Linda Harris, Christy Mattox & Regina Carter; Our Country; All Those Affected by War & Violence;OurHomeboundMembers
Birthdays this week: Joe Grayson, Tommy Wells and Alicia Barrow. Happy Birthday to everyonecelebrating! If you are having a birthday this week, and your name is not listed, please let Barbara in the church office know.
Grace Network Items for April:Assortedcannedgreens(turnip,collard,etc.),toiletpaper, feminineproducts,anddeodorant.
Annual Mission Offering Goal: $6,500. DonationsmaybemadethroughPentecostSunday, May28,2023.Specialenvelopesarelocatedatbothentrancestothechurch.
Serving in the Military: Airman Cody Minter, USAF, 1341 Princeton Street, Abilene, TX 79602
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 billpaywebpage.SetupSABCasthe“payee”andhaveyourpaymentsautomaticallydelivered electronically.Thisissimpleanddoesn’tcostyouorthechurchanyfees.
-Online giving availableatwww.starlingavenue.org. Youcanchoose“CoverFees”toslightly increaseyourgifttopayprocessingfees.
SCRIPTURE READINGS
Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29
O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his steadfast love endures forever! Let Israel say, “His steadfast love endures forever.” Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter through them and give thanks to the Lord. This is the gate of the Lord; the righteous shall enter through it. I thank you that you have answered me and have become my salvation. The stone that the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. This is the Lord’s doing; it is marvelous in our eyes. This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Save us, we beseech you, O Lord! O Lord, we beseech you, give us success! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord. We bless you from the house of the Lord. The Lord is God, and he has given us light. Bind the festal procession with branches, up to the horns of the altar. You are my God, and I will give thanks to you; you are my God; I will extol you. O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.
Matthew 21:1-11
When they had come near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied and a colt with her; untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says anything to you, just say this, ‘The Lord needs them.’ And he will send them immediately.” This took place to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet: “Tell the daughter of Zion, Look, your king is coming to you, humble and mounted on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.” The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them; they brought the donkey and the colt and put their cloaks on them, and he sat on them. A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. The crowds that went ahead of him and that followed were shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heaven!” When he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was in turmoil, asking, “Who is this?” The crowds were saying, “This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth in Galilee.”
Philippians 2:5-11
Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, who, though he existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be grasped, but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, assuming human likeness. And being found in appearance as a human, he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death even death on a cross.
Therefore God exalted him even more highly and gave him the name that is above every other name, so that at the name given to Jesus every knee should bend, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
STEWARDSHIP REPORT
March 26, 2023
BudgetNeedsYTD:$60,133.06
BudgetOfferingsYTD:$56,053.00
BudgetNeedsEachSunday:$4,625.62
BudgetOfferingsfor03.26.23:$1,820.00
Current Annual Mission Offering: $1,884.00
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)cellphone(336)212-3213
OfficeAdministrator: BarbaraRakes(church@starlingavenue.org)
Pianist/Organist: FernKanode
InterimChoirDirector: PatMcKinster
AssociateInterimChoirDirector: LindaMoore
InterpreterfortheDeaf: JoanJoyce
