Starling Avenue Baptist Church
Occasions
This Week at SABC
Sunday, August 6, 2023
10:00-10:30a.m. SundaySchool
10:30a.m. ChoirRehearsal
11:00a.m. Worship
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
1:30-3:30p.m.—JigsawPuzzleTime,Room211
5:15p.m. StewardshipMeeting,Room202
Wednesday, August 9, 2023
10:30a.m. MidweekGathering,Room202
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, Becky Nance; Offertory Prayer, William Fain; Christ Candle, Becky Nance; Greeters, Donna Wells & Susan Franklin; Open and Close, Billy Spencer
Following Worship Service on Sunday, August 13,wewillhaveawelcomelunch/reception intheFellowshipHalltomeetournewMusicDirector,NolanAnthony. Pleasebringfinger foods.
Thisweekwewillbehi-lightingtheMissionsCouncilandtheFellowship,FoodServicesand HomeboundMinistryteams,tohelpyoudecidehowyoucanuseyourgifts&passionsatSABC. SERVE-BE-the-Church forms are located at both entrances of the church.
MISSIONS COUNCIL – The Missions Council works with the church staff to provide organization,evaluation,leadershipandcoordinationtothemissionactivitiesofthechurch.
FELLOWSHIP TEAM – The purpose of the Fellowship Team is to plan and supervise recreationaleventsandchurchfellowshipswhichenhanceChristiangrowth,thefunofchurch togetherness,andintegrationofnewmembersintothelifeofthechurch.
FOOD SERVICES TEAM – The Food Services Team shall plan and supervise church-wide activitiesinvolvingtheservingoffood,andwilloverseethechurchkitchen.
TEAM – The purpose of the Homebound Ministry Team is to providealiaisonbetweenStarlingAvenueBaptistChurchandchurchmembersorclosefamily members with confining conditions, as well as to lend support to caregivers when needed. Thisministryisprovidedthroughanorganizedframeworkofvolunteers.
The Congregation is invited for refreshments and socializing in the Memorial Garden followingtoday’sWorshipService.
A Love Offering for Local Benevolence will be taken by a deacon at each exit of the sanctuaryfollowingtoday’sworshipservice.
Remembering in Prayer: Mike Spicer, Bobby Hankins, Nancy Hudson, J. G. McMillan, SusanneTravis,PeteMabry,LoisJohnson,&RandolphWeaver(pastmember);Trey&Linda Young (Toni Tollison’s neighbors), Janet (Fern Kanode’s sister), Lauren Werner (Linda Pulliam’sgranddaughter),DanaSharon(ShirleySimmons’daughter),KarenGribble(Henry County Baptist Pastor’s widow), Maggie Pilson, Kasey Redfern & Kaitlyn Smith (friends & nieceofBeckyNance)&BeckyJoyce(PatMcKinster’sfriend);OurCountry;AllThoseAffected byWar&Violence;OurHomeboundMembers.
Serving in the Military:AirmanCodyMinter,USAF,1341PrincetonStreet,Abilene,TX79602
Birthdays this week: Dean LaPrade & Richard Caldwell. Happy Birthday to everyone 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 August: Apple sauce (24-32 oz), bath soap, toilet paper, toothpaste, and toothbrush (individually wrapped). Items can be left in the box located outsidethelibraryonthe2ndFloor.
Dear Church Family, Thank you so much for the beautiful Peace Lily. That was one of Mom’s (Jeanette Newman) favorite plants.
Mom had an amazing 100 years of life and Starling Avenue Baptist Church was a part of that. Her faith was one of the reasons that made her such a wonderful person. Thank you all again. Love, Jimmy, Joyce, & Jane
I want to express my appreciation for the kind words said last Sunday by Pastor Angela, Joan Joyce, and Linda Pulliam. Also, I am grateful for the beautiful pin and plaque.
I am grateful for the support of Fern Kanode, the choir, and the church. I also appreciate Linda Moore for covering for me when I couldn’t come, and Margaret and Richard Caldwell for providing me with transportation when it was dark. God bless you all! Pat McKinster
Genesis 32:22-31
The same night he got up and took his two wives, his two maids, and his eleven children, and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. He took them and sent them across the stream, and likewise everything that he had. Jacob was left alone; and a man wrestled with him until daybreak. When the man saw that he did not prevail against Jacob, he struck him on the hip socket; and Jacob’s hip was put out of joint as he wrestled with him. Then he said, “Let me go, for the day is breaking.” But Jacob said, “I will not let you go, unless you bless me.” So, he said to him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Jacob.” Then the man said, “You shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel, for you have striven with God and with humans and have prevailed.” Then Jacob asked him, “Please tell me your name.” But he said, “Why is it that you ask my name?” And there he blessed him. So, Jacob called the place Peniel, saying, “For I have seen God face to face, and yet my life is preserved.” The sun rose upon him as he passed Penuel, limping because of his hip.
Matthew 14:13-21
Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a deserted place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. When he went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them and cured their sick. When it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a deserted place, and the hour is now late; send the crowds away so that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves.” Jesus said to them, “They need not go away; you give them something to eat.” They replied, “We have nothing here but five loaves and two fish.” And he said, “Bring them here to me.” Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, and blessed and broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. And all ate and were filled; and they took up what was left over of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full. And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.
July 30, 2023
BudgetNeedsYTD:$143,394.22
BudgetOfferingsYTD:$137,187.46
BudgetNeedsEachSunday:$4,625.62
BudgetOfferingsfor07.30.23:$2,780.00
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: 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)
Pianist/Organist: FernKanode
InterimChoirDirector: PatMcKinster
AssociateInterimChoirDirector: LindaMoore
InterpreterfortheDeaf: JoanJoyce
