Starling Avenue Baptist Church
Occasions This Week at SABC Sunday, July 17 10:00-10:30 a.m.—Sunday School, Sanctuary 10:30 a.m.—Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room 11:00 a.m.—Worship, Sanctuary & Virtual Worship Tuesday, July 19 10:30 a.m.—Bible Study 6:00 p.m.—Bible Study 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 basket in the back of the sanctuary. We’re happy to welcome you as our guest today! Today’s Lay Leader, Frances Stegall; Offertory Prayer, Jeff Franklin; Hymn Leader, Pat McKinster; Greeters, Dee Smith & Anne Stultz; Open & Close, Richard Caldwell
(We strongly suggest wearing a mask due to increased Covid numbers.) This week we are hi-lighting the Stewardship Committee, Community Garden, Communication Tech and Community Meals Team to help you decide how you can use your gifts & passions at SABC. SERVE-BE-the-Church forms are located at both entrances of the church or you can call the church office. STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE – Administers all phases of stewardship ministry. COMMUNITY GARDEN – Upkeep and expand garden plots and projects. COMMUNICATION TECH – Trains and runs service livestreams. COMMUNITY MEALS – Prepares meals, help set-up, serve and clean-up monthly meals. The Quarterly Business Meeting and Luncheon will be held following worship service on Sunday, July 24. We need to know how many people plan to attend the luncheon. This will not be a covered dish event. Food will be provided by Food Services. Please use the enclosed form to let us know if you plan to attend.
The Worship Service for Sunday, July 24, will be a Hymn Fest!
The choir is in need of additional singers. If anyone would like to join and would like extra help in learning the music, please contact Pat McKinster at 276-806-4170. You can call or text Pastor Joe at (540) 599-9202. If no answer, please leave a message, and he will try to return your call or text. Pastor Joe can also be reached at the church office (276) 638-8861 on Monday and Tuesday mornings. Gifts Given in Memory of Phillip Collins by Joyce Poindexter and Sandra Pulliam. Birthdays: Collette Hankins (19), Kim Ray (19), Jessica Mabry (20), & John Martin Pratt (22). Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating! Grace Network: Items for July: canned beans (15 oz), toilet paper, feminine products & deodorant. 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 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.
Stewardship Report July 10, 2022 Budget Needs YTD: $129,776.64 Budget Offerings YTD: $97,757.88 Budget Needs Each Sunday: $4,634.88 Budget Offerings for 07.10.2022: $4,480.52
Try These Seeds in Your Garden Every church is like a garden. We must plant seeds in order to have a garden. In our garden this year let us plant seeds for all time. • • • •
The first 5 rows will be peas: Preparedness, Promptness, Politeness, Perseverance, and Peace. The next 4 rows will be squash: Squash Gossip, Squash Criticism, Squash Indifference, and Squash Intolerance. The next 5 rows will be lettuce: Let us be Faithful, Let us be Unselfish, Let us be Loyal, Let us be Thankful, and Let us Love One Another. No garden is complete without turnups: Turn up for Meetings. Turn up with a Smile. Turn up with a New Idea. Turn up with real Determination.
Daily Readings Monday: Psalm 119:17-32; Amos 7:1-6; Colossians 1:27-2:7 Tuesday: Psalm 119:17-32; Amos 8:13-9:4; 1 John 2:1-6 Wednesday: Psalm 119:17-32; Amos 9:5-15; John 6:41-51 Thursday: Psalm 85; Hosea 4:1-19; Acts 1:15-20 Friday: Psalm 85; Hosea 5:1-15; Acts 2:22-36 Saturday: Psalm 85; Hosea 1:11-2:15; Luke 8:22-25
How to Connect to Sunday Worship & Other Gatherings If you are unable to participate in our live service, you may stream it. 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.
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.