Starling Avenue Baptist Church Occasions
This Week at SABC
Sunday, April 28, 2024
10:00-10:30a.m. SundaySchool
10:30a.m. ChoirRehearsal
11:00a.m. WorshipService
12:15p.m. BusinessMeeting&AMOLuncheon
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
5:30-6:30p.m. CommunityMeal
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
10:30a.m. MidweekGathering
5:15p.m. HandbellChoirRehearsal
6:00p.m. MidweekGathering
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, John Scott; Candle Lighters, Toni & Amelia Tollison; Greeters, Becky Nance & Linda Pulliam; Open and Close, Jeff & Susan Franklin
JoinusintheFellowshipHallfollowingtoday’sworshipserviceforour Quarterly Business Meeting and Annual Mission Luncheon. We will be accepting donations to the Annual MissionOffering. Lastyear’sgoalof$6,500wasexceeded. Thisyearthegoalis$6,500,with thehopethatitwillalsobeexceeded! So far, we have collected $3,560.00.
Mid-Week Gatherings: Wewouldlovetohaveyoujoinuseitherat10:30a.m.or6:00p.m. everyWednesdayaswediscusssomeofoureverydaypracticesandhowtheycanrelateto the enhancement of God’s Kingdom here on earth. Our topics will include prayer, food, worship,ordinances,money,service,andcommunity.Willyoujoinus?
National Day of Prayer: Thursday, May 2,6:00p.m.,JackDaltonParkShelter. Foodtrucks willbeintheparkforyourconvenience.
Clearview Early Learning Center,ourpartnerschool,hasaskedustodonateitemsfortheir end of the year celebration. They need small individual bags of chips and individual boxes/pouchesofjuice(CapriSun). Collectionboxeswillbeateachentrance. Weneedthese by Sunday, May 5.Thankyou!
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May brings a season of celebration and graduations! On Sunday, May 19, we will recognizethosewhoaregraduatingthisyear.Ifyouhavegraduatesinyourlife,pleaseshare theirinformation(name,school,degree,honors,parents/grandparents,etc.)withtheChurch Office(276-638-8861orchurch@starlingavenue.org)by Monday, May 6.
Patrick Henry Elementary School Special Mission Project: Fortherestoftheschoolyear (until May 15) we are collecting selected food items for PHES students experiencing food insecurities.Childrenareprovidedfoodbagstotakehomeeachweekend.Lookforfliersand collectionboxesateachentrance.Pleasecallthechurchofficeifyouhavequestions.
Churchwide Baby Shower: Saturday, May 18, 10:00–11:30a.m.
FellowshipHall
ForGraceNjoroge&her husband,JamesNyambura, astheyawaitBabyGirl#2!
Grace,Monica&James
Remembering in Prayer: Merrill White (Kathy Long’s brother), Pat McKinster, Joyce Poindexter,J.G.McMillan,ReginaCarter,FreddieDonavant,MikeSpicer,SusanneTravis,Pete Mabry, Lois Johnson, Maynard Handy, Renee Jenkins (Rev. Zimmerman’s sister), USAF Airman Cody Minter, Larry Smith (Tonie McMillan’s brother), Sharon White (Kathy Long’s sister-in-law),MyronRichardson(RichardCaldwell’sbrother-in-law),KaitlynSmith,Kody& KaseyRedfern(niece&friendsofBeckyNance),Karen(friendofPatMcKinster)
Birthdays this week: Sarah George, Patsy Hobson, & Justin Wells. Happy Birthday to everyonecelebrating!
Thank you for the prayers, cards, phone calls and visits while I was out with my foot. Treva Gann
Grace Network Items for April: cannedsoup,toiletpaper&feminineproducts. Items for May: cannedsoup,bathsoap&toiletpaper. Itemscanbeleftintheboxlocatedoutsidethelibraryonthe2ndFloor.
SCRIPTURES
Isaiah 43:16-21
Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea, a path in the mighty waters, who brings out chariot and horse, army and warrior; they lie down; they cannot rise; they are extinguished, quenched like a wick: Do not remember the former things or consider the things of old. I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth; do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. The wild animals will honor me, the jackals and the ostriches, for I give water in the wilderness, rivers in the desert, to give drink to my chosen people, the people whom I formed for myself so that they might declare my praise.
Psalm 22:25-31
From you comes my praise in the great congregation; my vows I will pay before those who fear him. The poor shall eat and be satisfied; those who seek him shall praise the LORD. May your hearts live forever!
All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations shall worship before him. For dominion belongs to the LORD, and he rules over the nations.
To him, indeed, shall all who sleep in the earth bow down; before him shall bow all who go down to the dust, and I shall live for him. Posterity will serve him; future generations will be told about the Lord and proclaim his deliverance to a people yet unborn, saying that he has done it.
John 15:1-8
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinegrower. He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit. Every branch that bears fruit he prunes to make it bear more fruit. You have already been cleansed by the word that I have spoken to you. Abide in me as I abide in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine, neither can you unless you abide in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing. Whoever does not abide in me is thrown away like a branch and withers; such branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. If you abide in me and my words abide in you, ask for whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit and become my disciples.
April 21, 2024
BudgetNeedsYTD:$75,935.36
BudgetOfferingsYTD:$84,284.50
BudgetNeedsEachSunday:$4,745.96
BudgetOfferingsfor04.21.24:$2,221.21
Here are current ways to give to the ministry and mission of SABC:
-Through USPS to 932 Starling Avenue, Martinsville, VA 24112. Your offering envelopes are alreadyself-addressed. Allyouneedisastampandtapetoreinforce.
-Dropoffyourenvelopesinthe locked mailbox outsideoftheChurchOffice.
-Setupanautomaticor one-time bank draft throughyourbank.Simplygotoyourbank’sbill pay webpage. Set up SABC as the “payee” and have your payments automatically delivered electronically.Thisissimpleanddoesn’tcostyouorthechurchanyfees.
-Online giving available at https://get.tithe.ly/give. You can choose “Cover Fees” to slightly increaseyourgifttopayprocessingfees.
How to Connect to Sunday Worship & Other Gatherings
Ifyouareunabletoparticipateinourliveservice,youmaystreamit.
To connect to Worship from your landline (audio): Call1-844-621-3956(tollfree),AccessCode: 132-630-0075##
To connect to Worship from your computer, tablet, or smartphone (video): GototheSABCFacebookpage(bit.ly/FacebookSABC)or ourYouTubechannel(bit.ly/YouTubeSABC).
Closed Captioning isavailableonYouTube.
Church Office Hours
Monday: 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday: 9:30 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@starlingavenue.org)cellphone(336)212-3213
OfficeAdministrator: BarbaraRakes(church@starlingavenue.org)
DirectorofMusic: NolanAnthony(nanthony@starlingavenue.org)
InterpreterfortheDeaf: JoanJoyce
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