Occasions 4/9/23

Starling Avenue Baptist Church Occasions

This Week at SABC

Sunday, April 9, 2023

10:00–10:30a.m. SundaySchool,Sanctuary

10:30a.m. ChoirRehearsal

11:00a.m. Worship,Sanctuary

Monday, April 10, 2023

5:15p.m. CareGroup,Room202

Wednesday, April 12, 2023

10:30a.m.—BibleStudy,OfficeConferenceRoom

6:00p.m. BibleStudy,Room202

7:05p.m. ChoirRehearsal

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, Reed Finley; Offertory Prayer, Jeff Franklin; Greeters, Tonie McMillan & Geneva Winn; Open and Close, Billy Spencer.

Followingtoday’sWorshipServicejoinusfor Hot Cross Buns andabeverageimmediately afterthe Flowering of the Cross.

The Church Office willbeclosedonMonday,April10,inobservanceofEasterMonday.

The Henry County Baptist Association’s Raceway Ministries team is again asking for individuallywrappedsnacks. Thesewillbeofferedtoallwhocometoworshipandfellowship at our Raceway Ministries tent at the Martinsville Speedway race weekend coming up in April. Thesesnackscanbedroppedoffatthechurchofficeorinfrontofthechurchlibraryby Wednesday,April12.

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.

The Annual Mission Offering Meal will be held on Sunday, May 7, following Worship Service.Duringthemealwewillalsohaveour Quarterly Business Meeting. Ifyouplanto attend the meal please call or email the church office at 276-638-8861 or church@starlingavenue.orgbyApril28.

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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.

Gift Given in Memory of Jimmy Hobson byBarbaraSmith.

Remembering in Prayer: FamilyofRhondaFulcher(CloviceCooper’ssister),PattyBarnett, KaySpencer,DonnaCollins,BobbyHankins,NancyHudson,FernKanode’ssisterJanet,Edith Hinton, Bishop Joe Gravely, J. G. McMillan, Maggie Pilson, Lauren Werner, Dana Sharon, Susanne Travis, Pete Mabry, Lois Johnson, Jeanette Draper, Linda Harris, Christy Mattox & ReginaCarter;OurCountry;AllThoseAffectedbyWar&Violence;OurHomeboundMembers

Birthdays this week: LeeJarrett,JerrySnyder&NancySnyder. HappyBirthdaytoeveryone celebrating! 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.

Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24

O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his steadfast love endures forever! Let Israel say, “His steadfast love endures forever.”

The LORD is my strength and my might; he has become my salvation. There are glad songs of victory in the tents of the righteous: the right hand of the LORD does valiantly; the right hand of the LORD is exalted; the right hand of the LORD does valiantly.”

I shall not die, but I shall live and recount the deeds of the LORD.

The LORD has punished me severely, but he did not give me over to death. 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.

Matthew 28:1-10

After the Sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord, descending from heaven, came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning and his clothing white as snow. For fear of him the guards shook and became like dead men. But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, for he has been raised, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has been raised from the dead, and indeed he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see him.’ This is my message for you.” So they left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy and ran to tell his disciples. Suddenly Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” And they came to him, took hold of his feet, and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers and sisters to go to Galilee; there they will see me.”

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