Sunday, May 14, 2023 Announcements

Sis. Brenda Smith, Announcements Clerk

Monday Noon Day Prayer – please pray wherever you are **********************************************************************************************************

Pastor Cedric L. Cooper is committed to being accessible and getting to know all of Mt. Vernon’s members. He is on social media and can be contacted via Facebook. Please feel free to send a friend request to him at https://www.facebook.com/cedric.cooper.9 or email him at kcjwmcoop5@gmail.com He can also be contacted by calling the pastor’s study at 585-454-5625.

Mt. Vernon’s honoree for the Great Lakes Women’s Ministry No Cross/No Crown celebration is Bro. Anthony Marshall, Sr. The celebration will be held Saturday, June 3, 2023, 2:00 PM at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 701 E Delavan Avenue, Buffalo, NY, Rev. Dwayne Gillison, Host Pastor. Your support of Bro. Marshall is greatly appreciated. Please see Sis. Rose Harmon with any questions.

Applications for the 2023 Mt Vernon Educational Scholarship are available in the church office for 2023 High School Graduates (2023 summer school graduates may also apply). The completed application and all related documentation must be received in the church office or to Sis Brenda Smith no later than Sunday, July 9, 2023 by 5:00 PM. For more information, please contact Sis. Brenda Smith at 585-732-0338 or bsmith437@aol.com

Criteria for applying:

* Be an active member at Mt. Vernon

* Be an active member of an organization at the church

* Provide as many letters of recommendation as desired from church officials to include organization/auxiliary leaders, supervisors and Sunday school teachers

* One letter of recommendation from a school counselor, teacher who can evaluate the applicant's overall academic performance

* Submit a 200 word (minimum) essay detailing future plans and details about church membership activities

* Submit a letter of acceptance to an accredited institution of higher learning or educational program

* Be actively enrolled full-time in a college or educational program by September 30, 2023

The Mt. Vernon family is in sympathy with Bro. Robert Moss and family in the loss of his brother, Mr. Willie Moss, who passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2023. The homegoing celebration was held Friday, May 12 at Metropolitan Funeral Home Additionally, we are in sympathy with Sis. Cindy Canty and family in the loss of her husband, Bro. Robert Canty who passed away, Saturday, May 6, 2023. The homegoing celebration will be held Saturday, May 20 at 4:30 PM here at Mt. Vernon We are also in sympathy with Bro. Ernest Smith and family in the loss of his sister-in-law, Ms. Eartha Lee Danner who passed away Wednesday, May 10, 2023. The homegoing celebration will be held Thursday, May 18 at Abundant Life Faith Center, 427 Jefferson Avenue. The visitation will be held 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM followed by the service at 12:00 PM

Happy Birthday

05/15: Betty Brundidge-Mars, Jahleal Jamison, Kiera Williams, Dea. Curtis Joiner, Sr., Nathaniel Hoyte

Khaniek Hillard-Orta, Tams Murray

05/16: Kelvin Felton, M. Yvonne Quinn-Fleming

05/17: Juanita Ray

05/18: JaChin Meeks

05/19: Kayla Robinson, Renita Ray-Davie

Happy Anniversary

05/16: Mr. & Mrs. Brandon Cook

05/19: Mr. & Mrs. Cecil Clarkson

For our safety, please continue to observe the Covid-19 precautions previously communicated regarding wearing face masks, revised offering process and designated seating during our worship services. For those not attending in person, our online and audio streaming will continue. If further information is needed, please contact Dea. Wilmer Sutton. As always, we thank you for your patience and cooperation.

Sunday School will be held Sunday mornings in the sanctuary from 9:30 AM-10:30 AM. Precautions and social distancing currently in place will continue. Please see Dea. Owens with any questions.

Sunday School Lesson

May 14

Jumping for Joy

Adult Topic: Healing a Man Who Cannot Walk

Youth Topic: Healing a Man Who Cannot Walk

Children’s Topic: A Man Walks

Devotional Reading: Luke 10:1-9

Background Scripture: Acts 3

Key Verses: Acts 3:8, 9

May 21

An Ethiopian Official is Baptized

Adult Topic: Breaking Down Barriers

Youth Topic: Breaking Down Barriers

Children’s Topic: Breaking Down Barriers

Devotional Reading: Isaiah 60:9-14

Background Scripture: Acts 8:26-40

Key Verses: Acts 8:35, 38

**All Mt. Vernon activities at the church are cancelled unless otherwise specified**

Wednesday night Bible Class will be held online, information will be communicated by Rev. James Murray

Please Note: We have established opportunities for you to give your tithes and offerings during this public health crisis. One time slot is each Saturday morning from 10:00 AM to 12 Noon. A Deacon or a Trustee will be available to collect offering envelopes. The second time slot is each Sunday morning from 10:00 AM to 10:45 AM. We will continue to provide these two time slots until the crisis is over and will also have available the tithing box located in the side vestibule to place your envelope. Prior to the service a Deacon or a Trustee will be available to receive your offerings which will enable members to return home to watch the virtual broadcast. You may also continue to mail your tithes and offerings to the church at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, Attn: Board of Trustees, 351 Joseph Avenue, Rochester, NY 14605, or they can also be placed in the secured mailbox slot on the right-side front door of the church.

Members who are in need of offering envelopes may contact Sis. Gwendolyn Wyatt in the church office who will get envelopes to you. Additionally, the Trustees are asking members to please check the appropriate category on your contribution envelope to indicate where you would like your donation designated, i.e., offering, tithes, Mission, other, etc.

The option to give your contributions online is in place for Mt. Vernon members. Attached are printed directions to access the online service. Please contact Sis. Kelly Glover for assistance if needed at 585-281-7321.

Please Note:

 Wearing masks while in the church is optional and the ropes have been removed from the pews to allow for seating preference. Please continue to use your judgement in observing social distancing and Covid protocol as much as possible.

 The church vans are back in operation. Please contact the church office for information regarding transportation.

 Members are reminded that announcements are to be submitted to the secretary’s office on the Wednesday prior to the Sunday to be announced. Email or hardcopy is sufficient. Please refrain from giving announcements to the announcements clerk on Sunday mornings during the announcements period. Please see Bro. Bobby Wright with any questions. Your support is greatly appreciated.

 Members are encouraged to place suggestions in the suggestion boxes located in both vestibules to receive your suggestions. The Joint Board appreciates your suggestions and will review them regularly.

Sis.

REMEMBER OUR SHUT-INS AND EXTENDED SICK

Sis.

We Have Come Into His House

VERSE 1:

We have come into this house, gathered in his name to worship Him, We have come into this house, gathered in His name to worship Him, We have come into this house, gathered in His name to worship Him, Worship Christ the Lord.

VERSE 2:

So forget about yourself and concentrate on Him and worship Him.

So forget about yourself and concentrate on Him and worship Him. So forget about yourself and concentrate on Him and worship Him. Worship Christ the Lord.

VERSE 3:

Let us lift up holy hands and magnify His name and worship Him.

Let us lift up holy hands and magnify His name and worship Him.

Let us lift up holy hands and magnify His name and worship Him.

Worship Christ the Lord.

YOU CAN’T BEAT GOD’S GIVING

Chorus:

MT. VERNON’S ELECTRONIC GIVING PLATFORM GIVELIFY IS READY FOR YOUR USE!

Mt. Vernon Missionary Baptist Church has entered a new era: the age of giving anytime, anywhere!

We are now signed up with Givelify, the mobile giving app designed for places of worship.

Givelify gives you a beautiful, easy giving experience using your smartphone. There are no requirements to complete a church envelope, frustrating web forms or text-to-give codes to memorize. Even better, it’s free for you to download and use.

It is totally safe and secure; throughout the year and for tax time, you have one-tap access to your complete donation records. You will still receive your annual giving statement directly from the church as well.

Make your offerings, tithes, foreign mission, building fund, scholarship fund, rally and special days gifts right from the palm of your hand. You can give to Mt. Vernon Baptist Church from wherever you are, while at church or when you are away.

You can make us your home place of worship on the Givelify app for quick one-tap access.

Remember, in order to give using your mobile phone, you will need to download the Givelify app for Android or iPhone.

To see how it works, click here: Watch the demonstration video that shows you all about how to make and track your giving. You can also click here or type this information in your web browser to view the demonstration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmK5Fy9Yd4U

If you have any questions regarding Givelify, please contact Kelly Glover at (585) 281-7321.

May 28, 2020

Please Note: the free conference call dial-in number for audio only has changed to the following: Dial-in........(267) 807-9611 / Access Code......842959 The full service can still be viewed by visiting Mt. Vernon’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/pg/MVMBC351 Please see Bro. Thomas Green with any questions.