How to Connect to Sunday Worship & Other Gatherings Although we have moved back to in-person worship, our services will continue to be live streamed. To connect to Worship from your landline (audio): Call 1-844-621-3956 (toll free), Access Code: 132-630-0075## To connect to Worship from your computer, tablet, or smartphone (video): Go to the SABC Facebook page (bit.ly/FacebookSABC), our YouTube channel (bit.ly/YouTubeSABC) or our new video conferencing service Webex (bit.ly/StarlingAvenue), Access Code: 132 630 0075 Closed Captioning is available on YouTube.
Current Church Office Hours Monday: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Tuesday: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Wednesday: 9:00 a.m. – 2:30 pm Friday: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
(276) 638-8861 -- www.starlingavenue.org Interim Pastor: Dr. Joe R. Bryant Pianist/Organist: Fern Kanode Office: Barbara Rakes (church@starlingavenue.org) Interpreter for the Deaf: Joan Joyce
Starling Avenue Baptist Church
Occasions This Week at SABC Sunday, March 20 10:00-10:30 a.m.—Sunday School, Sanctuary 11:00 a.m.—Sanctuary & Virtual Worship Tuesday, March 22 10:30 a.m.—Bible Study, Office Conference Room 6:00 p.m.—Bible Study, Room 304 7:05 p.m.—Choir Rehearsal Thursday, March 24 5:30 p.m.—Personnel Committee Meeting Today’s Lay Leader is Margaret Caldwell; Hymn Leader, Pat McKinster; Greeters, Tonie McMillan & Anne Stultz; Open & Close, Richard Caldwell. Monday morning, March 28, is the last day to order Easter Lilies to be placed in the sanctuary Easter morning in honor or memory of a loved one. Order forms are located in your bulletin and at both entrances and the cost is $15 each. (Please drop orders in the offering plates or the church mailbox at the office.) We continue striving to meet our Annual Mission Offering goal of $6,000. Currently we have reached $3,959.65. Donations may be made through Pentecost Sunday. Offering envelopes are located at both entrances. The fourth week (March 21-March 26) of Kate Bowler’s “A Good Enough Lent” will be available at both entrances to the church and online. SABC Partnership with Clearview Early Learning Center—A Mission Opportunity Children this age sometimes have accidents at school, so the school keeps clothes on hand for that purpose. The list below is some needed items. If you would like to donate, you can leave any of these items at the church library. • Pants or shorts for boys or girls – sizes 3T, 4T and 5T Clothes can be gently used. Serving in the Military: Airman Cody Minter, USAF, 1341 Princeton Street, Abilene, TX 79602
Grace Network: Items for March: spaghetti sauce (24 oz. jar or can), dish detergent deodorant & laundry detergent. Birthdays: Caroline Snyder (21), Carrie Painter (22), Jackson Cecil (24), Robert Stegall (25), Carol Grace Adkins (26) & Barbara Smith (26). Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating. Gift Given to the Annual Mission Fund in Loving Memory of Brenna Harris by Jim & Tonie McMillan. Dear Starling Avenue Baptist Church: Our family appreciates the beautiful flowers sent to the service of our wonderful mother, Brenna Harris. We also appreciate all the prayers that lifted us up during her illness and hospital stay. Sincerely, Lorri Coniglio & Sharon Besen Here are current ways to continue to give to the ministry and mission of SABC: -In the offering plates at the Check-In Tables at in-person worship -Through USPS to 932 Starling Avenue, Martinsville, VA 24112. Your offering envelopes are already self-addressed. All you need is a stamp and tape to reinforce. -Drop off your envelopes in the locked mailbox outside of the Church Office. -Set up an automatic or one-time bank draft through your bank. Simply go to your bank’s bill pay webpage. Set up Starling Avenue Baptist Church as the “payee” and have your payments automatically delivered electronically. This is simple and doesn’t cost you or the church any fees. -Online giving available at www.starlingavenue.org. You can choose “Cover Fees” to slightly increase your gift to pay processing fees. Daily Readings Monday: Psalm 39; Jeremiah 11:1-17; Romans 2:1-11 Tuesday: Psalm 39; Ezekiel 17:1-10; Romans 2:12-16 Wednesday: Psalm 39; Numbers 13:17-27; Luke 13:18-21 Thursday: Psalm 32; Joshua 4:1-13; 2 Corinthians 4:16-5:5 Friday: Psalm 32; Joshua 4:14-24; 2 Corinthians 5:6-15 Saturday: Psalm 32; Exodus 32:7-14; Luke 15:1-10 Stewardship Report March 13, 2022 Budget Needs YTD: $50,983.68 Budget Offerings YTD: $49,354.33 Budget Needs Each Sunday: $4,634.88 Budget Offerings for 03.13.2022: $1,847.40
Annual Mission Offering as of 03.13.2022: $3,959.65