March 21, 2017
LET’S JOIN TOGETHER TO SUPPORT OUR CHILDREN AND YOUTH Many of us can look back at our summer camp experiences and mark them as pivotal moments in our formative years. We were encouraged to take risks and open our hearts to God’s unique call in our lives. We bonded with church friends and made new friends alike. Summer camp changes lives. This summer our children and youth will have multiple opportunities to attend camp. Many of them are working hard to help fund their own way. Here’s the full cost of each camp in which we are participating:
June 21-July 2
Alkulana Older Boys ($25-$100)
June 25-30
Animate Camp ($50-$100/person)
July 1-July 8
CLUE Camp ($100/person)
July 6-July 13
Alkulana Younger Boys ($25-$100)
July 9-14
Passport Choices ($395/person)
July 17-21
Music and Worship Arts Camp ($250/person)
July 20-31
Older Girls Camp (between $25-$100)
August 4-11
Younger Girls Camp (between $25-$100—case-by-case basis)
Some of the camps have generously offered scholarships while others are supported through mission giving via denominational partners. However, your support is needed. Let a staff member know if you need some help around the house or with babysitting. Perhaps your Sunday School Class or Small Group would like to sponsor a family? Let’s all ban together to help make camp a reality!
LENTEN TABLE EVENTS, PLEASE RSVP Many thanks to everyone that filled out the blue bulletin inserts over the last couple of weeks. You should have received an email invite, with basic details, via the online calendar. Everyone, including folks that didn't turn in the blue forms, can also access the invite at tbcrichmond.org. Please take a second to sign-up online as this will enable our hosts to make plans. Details will automatically be sent to anyone that signs up. Please sign up quickly as space is limited for individual events.
THE “E” WORD: AN EVENING OF DINNER AND DIALOGUE, APRIL 6, 6-8 P.M. What is the essence of the Gospel, and how do we convey our understanding of the Gospel in light of Jesus’ Great Commission Mandate? Join Rob and Amanda Rone in their home for an evening of rich food and conversation. Please take a moment to “Sign-up” via the online calendar, as it will help the Rones make plans. It will also enable you to receive updates as they are made available.
EASTER LILIES If you would like to purchase lilies to be displayed in the Sanctuary on Easter Sunday in honor or in memory of a loved one, please place your order and check in the offering plate by Palm Sunday, April 9. The cost per plant is $13.00. A form is inserted in your bulletin, but also can be found on the flower table in the hallway.
ONLINE GIVING IS HERE! WHAT: Use a computer or phone to make a donation to your church while utilizing a bank transfer, credit card, or debit card. WHY: Online giving was initiated for ease of use for all our members, friends, and guests WHEN: Make a donation anytime. WHO: Church members, friends, and guests HOW: Three easy methods 1. Open the church webpage, tbcrichmond.org, and select GIVE. This site can be used by our church members, friends, and guests. 2. As a church member, you can log into your personal account in Access ACS and select GIVING. This is available for members who already have an account set up in ACS. 3. Use the Church Life app on your phone to log into your account and select GIVE. This is available for members who already have an account set up in ACS.
START DATE: March 12, 2017
COMING SOON: TABERNACLE STORIES, A WEDNESDAY EVENING SERIES BEGINNING ON MARCH 22 “We need to tell stories as a testimony to what God has done and is doing. If we do not share the stories, their power and truth are diluted, and their impact forgotten” (Wright/Davis). This seven-week series will center on the theme of “testimony.” Each week, we will invite one or two people from our congregation to share stories about their spiritual journeys and where they have seen God at work in their lives. We will have time to ask questions and explore together how God is moving among us at Tabernacle and in the world. This series will meet in the fellowship hall from 6:00pm to 7:00pm on Wednesday evenings. Tabernacle Stories begins on March 22nd and will continue until May 17th. We plan to podcast this series.
YOUTH FUNDRAISER: TALENT SHOW “THE STAGE IS YOURS!” SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 5-7:00 P.M. You are invited to come and enjoy the talents of our youth and church members! This event will go to support our youth going to camp this summer (we are asking for a $5 donation/person at the door). A snack supper will be served. This event is for all ages! Please come out for a great night of entertainment. If you have a talent you would like to share, there is a place for you! Singing, storytelling, magic—you name it, we want to see it! To sign up to share one of your talents, please go to www.tbcrichmond.org/tbc/youth to sign up. Acts should not be more than five minutes long. Contact Samuel if you have any questions at samuel@tbcrichmond.org.
LENTEN PRAYER/SERVICE CALENDAR AVAILABLE For Lent, we have created a prayer and service calendar. This calendar is geared towards families with children, but can easily be used by any member in the church. We invite you to pick one up and use it this Lenten season. They can be found on the pastel yellow pieces of paper in various corridors of the church. There are activities that ask you to make something, different individuals and groups to pray for throughout the week, and events for intentional family time. We hope that this resource can be used for the season of Lent to deepen your spiritual life, your relationship with your family, and your relationship with Christ.
SAYING THANK YOU TO OUR YOUTH THROUGH THE GIFT OF A SIMPLE MEAL Did you know that our youth meet each Sunday afternoon for a program called "Youth Worship Arts"? A wonderful group of adults equip them to use their God-given gifts in leadership of our corporate worship. They work very hard and we are very proud of them. Would you, or your small group, be willing to prepare a lunch on an upcoming Sunday to help support our teenagers? This is a wonderful way to offer gratitude and support! Contact Samuel@tbcrichmond.org with questions.
UNITING HUMANITY: CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR NEIGHBORS, APRIL 2, 3:00 P.M. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH ON MONUMENT AVENUE Please join us as we hear from Muslim students from VCU about what it means to be Muslim. There will also be small group discussions with the students where you can ask questions of your own. Get to know these wonderful people and know the real story of who they are and what they believe. No registration is required. Refreshments will be available.
IN OUR PRAYERS Recent Additions Pray for peace in Kachin and Shan state. We lift up Rob and Amanda Rone as they share their vision for ministry with numerous sister congregations. Tracy Hartman, as she begins an interim pastorate at West End Church of the Brethen We offer praise to God for calling John and Emily Ball to our church family. We look forward to worshipping and serving together in the years to come. We lift up the BTSR community as they take next step towards hiring Dr. Linda McKinnish Bridges as their new president. We pray for health care in Metropolitan Richmond: For a national health care system which promotes and encourages health, wellness, and well–being for all people.
Continued Care Jackie Bowles, Louise Pensyl, Mary Edmonds, Susan Braden, Doug and Lea Coppage, Homer Rudolf, Nathan Smelser, Lou Jackson, Janis Tice, Ngun Sung, Chris Hines, Brian Giesler, Ethel Isaacs, Denise Graves, Steven Armstrong, Sah Hay Moo, HaySher Blu Loo, Anna Labya, Jean Finley, A Ceu, Fannie Moore
COME, WORSHIP WITH US THIS SUNDAY THERE’S A WIDENESS IN GOD’S MERCY Each Sunday in Epiphany we heard the song, “For Everyone Born, a Place at the Table.” The Kingdom table, and our understanding of Christian hospitality, expanded with the unfolding story of the Gospel. In Lent, we will explore the wideness of God’s mercy through the lens of the Gospel of Luke. The table will continue to expand, and, inevitably, we will find ourselves surprised by an ever-expanding guest list.
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