Starling Avenue Baptist Church Occasions
This Week at SABC
Sunday, May 14, 2023
10:00-10:30a.m. SundaySchool
10:30a.m. ChoirRehearsal
11:00a.m. Worship
Monday, May 15, 2023
10:30a.m. CoffeeandNotes,OfficeConf.Room
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
1:30-3:30p.m.—JigsawPuzzleTime,Room211
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
10:30a.m. MidweekGathering,OfficeConf.Room
6:00p.m. MidweekGathering,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, Anne Stultz; Offertory Prayer, William Fain; Greeters, Tonie McMillan & Donna Wells; Open and Close, Billy Spencer.
On Sunday, May 28, we will be electing new deacons to serve the church from September 2023 through August 2026. If you are unable to serve and would like your name removed from the official ballot, please let Barbara in the church office know by Monday,May15. (276-638-8861orchurch@starlingavenue.org)
Children’s Sunday School has already begun andwe will begin Youth Sunday School on June4,2023. Ifyouareinterestedinhelping,pleasecontactthechurchoffice.
Pentecost Sunday is May 28. Remembertowearred,yellowororangeincelebration!
We found some old hymnals whenwewerecleaningoutthechurch. Ifyouwouldliketo haveone,pleasehelpyourself. Theyareonthetablebesidetheelevatoronthe3rd floor.
Do you have Bibles that need a new home? Wehavelocatedasourcefordistributinggently usedBibles(mustcontainbothold&newtestaments)toprisonsandothermissions. Please leavethemonthetablebesidetheelevatoronthe3rd floor.
Do you enjoy fellowship and working jigsaw puzzles? ThenjoinuseveryTuesdayfrom 1:30–3:30p.m.inRoom211.
OnWednesday,May10,the 2023 Clyde Hooker Award was awarded to Draper Flowers and Gifts. The award recognizes individuals and businesses in Martinsville-Henry County that have made a significant contribution to arts and culture in our community. Drapers openedin1967asafull-servicefloral,plantandgiftshop.DorisDraper’sarrangementshave beenseenaroundtheUnitedStates,includingatthreeU.S.presidentialinaugurations. Brad DraperhasbeenontheFTDNationalDesignTeam,hasbeenadesignerfortheTournament ofRosesParadeanddesignedshowroomsaroundthecountry. EarlDraper,Doris’husband; PeteDraper,theirson;andFrancesDraperStegall,theirdaughter,arealsointegralpartsof the operation. Brad is a volunteer at Piedmont Arts. His work with the community as a businessownerandvolunteerisinspirationandmakesMartinsville-HenryCountyabetter placetolive.
Library News:
A collection of Sound Books by Patrick O'Brian hasbeendonatedtoourChurchLibrary byBillySpencer. O'Brian,borninEngland,wrotehistoricalfiction,manywithadventures onthehighseas.
Sharon Wayne donated her Mom's Sound Book Collection to our Church Library. Midge Huddle loved books and when she began to listen to books, shebeganher own libraryof72titlesofChristianfiction.
Visit our Church Library tolookmorecloselyatthesetreasuresandbeginlisteningas youtravel,sitonthebeach,deckoryourrecliner.
Remembering in Prayer: KaseyRedfern(friendofBeckyNance),BeckyJoyce(friendofPat McKinster), Christy Mattox, Mike Spicer, Joan Roach, Patty Barnett, Bobby Hankins, Nancy Hudson, Fern Kanode’s sister Janet, J. G. McMillan, Maggie Pilson, Lauren Werner, Dana Sharon,SusanneTravis,PeteMabry,LoisJohnson&JeanetteDraper;OurCountry;AllThose AffectedbyWar&Violence;OurHomeboundMembers
Serving in the Military: Airman Cody Minter, USAF, 1341 Princeton Street, Abilene, TX 79602
Birthday this week: CaroleWebbandSarahFain. HappyBirthdaytoeveryonecelebrating! 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 May: Assorted canned greens (turnip, collard, etc.), bath soap, toiletpaper,toothpaste&toothbrush(individuallywrapped).
Annual Mission Offering Goal: $6,500. DonationsmaybemadethroughPentecostSunday, May28,2023.Specialenvelopesarelocatedatbothentrancestothechurch.
Psalm 68:1-10
Let God rise up; let his enemies be scattered; let those who hate him flee before him. As smoke is driven away, so drive them away; as wax melts before the fire, let the wicked perish before God.
But let the righteous be joyful; let them exult before God; let them be jubilant with joy. Sing to God; sing praises to his name; lift up a song to him who rides upon the clouds— his name is the LORD be exultant before him.
Father of orphans and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation. God gives the desolate a home to live in; he leads out the prisoners to prosperity, but the rebellious live in a parched land.
O God, when you went out before your people, when you marched through the wilderness, Selah the earth quaked, the heavens poured down rain at the presence of God, the God of Sinai, at the presence of God, the God of Israel. Rain in abundance, O God, you showered abroad; you restored your heritage when it languished; your flock found a dwelling in it; in your goodness,
O God, you provided for the needy.
John 17:1-11
After Jesus had spoken these words, he looked up to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son so that the Son may glorify you, since you have given him authority over all people, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. And this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. I glorified you on earth by finishing the work that you gave me to do. So now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had in your presence before the world existed.
“I have made your name known to those whom you gave me from the world. They were yours, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. Now they know that everything you have given me is from you, for the words that you gave to me I have given to them, and they have received them and know in truth that I came from you, and they have believed that you sent me. I am asking on their behalf; I am not asking on behalf of the world but on behalf of those whom you gave me, because they are yours. All mine are yours, and yours are mine, and I have been glorified in them. And now I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one, as we are one.
May 7, 2023
BudgetNeedsYTD:$87,886.78
BudgetOfferingsYTD:$77,778.00
BudgetNeedsEachSunday:$4,625.62
BudgetOfferingsfor05.07.23:$7,067.00
Current Annual Mission Offering: $3,727.00
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.
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
