Winn’s Messenger Published for Members and Friends of Winn’s Baptist Church 12320 Winn’s Church Road, Glen Allen, VA 23059 Phone: (804) 798.5512 ● Fax: (804) 752.2401 ● Web: www.winnsbc.org
September 2012 Great Summer Dear Church Family and Friends, God is so good! I stand in awe at the ways He is working through and in our church! When we committed to planting The Church on the Avenue, it was a pretty risky endeavor from a human perspective. We sent out a large portion of our human resources, including two full-time staff members, and made a sizeable financial commitment. Well, it has certainly paid off for TCOTA, as they have already reached a number of people for Christ and are constituting themselves as a church. The beauty of how God works is that it has paid off for Winn’s as well! He has overseen the reconfiguration of our staff and blessed a number of summer activities designed to build His kingdom. He has been diligent in replacing the people we sent out and providing financially for us as well. These are exciting times in which to be part of the Winn’s family; I can’t wait to see what our Father will do in the upcoming church year! My prayer is that we will all resolve to do our part, great or small, and that we will always be part of the solution and never part of the problem. Let us focus all of our energy resisting the evil one, and none of it resisting one another. Eagerly anticipating, Pastor Jeff _____________________________________________________________________
AMERICAN HERITAGE GIRLS Building women of integrity through service to God, family, community and country. For girls age 5-18 or grades K-12 To learn more about AHG go to their website: ahgonline.org or contact Jamie Stapleton @ jstapleton@jstapleton.dns2go.com.
Music Ministry will be hosting an Open House/Ice Cream Social Sunday, August 26th 7:15 pm The Fellowship Hall . You will have an opportunity to meet our leaders for both the “Little Lambs” Preschool Choir and the “Masterpiece” Kids Choir. Registration, t-shirt orders and the 2011-2012 Practice and Presentation Schedule will also be available. If your student (grades 6th – 12th) is not already involved in our Set Apart Student Worship Team, you will have an opportunity to sign them up, order a t-shirt and pick up their Information packet at this time as well. We will also be introducing the 2012 Christmas Musical. The musical books, CD’s w/parts/ full accompaniment, and Rehearsal Schedule will be available for those interested in being part of this year’s musical. Other Music Ministry Opportunities: Sanctuary Choir Praise Team Musicians for 11:00 & 6:00 Worship Services We are looking forward to an exciting night and hope that many of you will come and take part in the different opportunities available in the Music Ministry!
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Preview Class September 12th Classes start September 19, John Madison will be leading the nine week course, and class time will include video and discussion about how to handle money God’s way. Cost of class $95
Once again, summer is over! WOW has ended! Terrific Tuesdays are no more! VBS is just a memory! The fun is done! School has started! Life is over! BUT WAIT! Doesn’t AWANA start in September? YES! THE FUN CONTINUES! Mark your calendar for SEPTEMBER 12. That’s when we kick off another exciting year in AWANA! Turn off the TV, put away the balls, bats and swim fins and let’s go to AWANA! WHAT IS AWANA? AWANA is exciting games, great Gospel messages, FUN, memorizing God’s Word, making new friends, FUN, learning from enthusiastic leaders, theme nights, competition, FUN, cool uniforms, missions, awards for achievements, FUN, FUN and more FUN! You won’t want to miss out on AWANA every Wednesday at Winn’s! WHEN IS AWANA? Every Wednesday night 6:30– 8:00. There are classes for all ages from two years old through the sixth grade. A great nursery is also provided. WHAT’S NEW IN AWANA? New leaders! New friends! All Sparks and T&T kids can be dropped off and picked up in the fellowship hall. Puggles and Cubbies pick-up and drop-off will be in their classrooms in the preschool area.
AWANA at Winn’s. All kids ages 2 through grade 6 are invited. BEST OF ALL?? THERE IS A PLACE FOR YOU!! Why not become part of this great program. Requirements? You must be a Christian and be dependable. We will train you for one of the easiest, most enjoyable and rewarding places of service you can find. If having fun with kids is not your bag, check out one of the many other opportunities for teens and adults here at Winn’s every Wednesday night.
Saturday, September 15, 2012 - 8:00am Winn’s Baptist Church There’s more to your Awana Club than meets the eye. Effective Awana Clubs are clubs that involve the parents in the spiritual formation of the child. Zoom Out and see the bigger picture. Awana Ministry Conferences are amazing one-day training opportunities that will inspire and empower your Awana ministry. Conferences are hosted throughout the country by Awana missionaries at local venues and churches. Participants are able to attend practical workshops, explore
Commander Russ has come out of retirement and will once again lead Awana into brave new worlds not yet explored by man (OOPS, that was Captain Kirk in Star Trek)! Well, anyway, Commander Russ will lead the way as we start our 12th year of
relevant topics and engage with Awana leaders in their local area as well as national ministry leaders. Whether you’re a Cubbies® leader, a game director, Trek™ volunteer, or a pastor, you’ll benefit from the practical teaching, encouraging atmosphere and hands-on understanding an Awana Ministry Conference provides.
My Fellow Servants, A new Sunday School year is here! I want to Thank All of our Dedicated Teachers that are leading various classes around the church. I know it takes a lot of study and preparation, but by God’s grace you continue on week after week. We are seeing new faces all the time at Winns, and Sunday School is where a growing church like ours gets “small” again. It provides the opportunity to really get to know each other’s prayer needs, learn with our peers, and serve together as a class. I recently talked to a new couple that joined Winns. They noted how comfortable they felt in the worship service and that they enjoyed the preaching as well. However, it was when they visited a Sunday School class and saw the spirit of community there, that they knew this was the church for them. What a great testimony! It’s easy to get lost in a sea of faces. We don’t want anyone among us to “slip through the cracks” when God has put them within our reach. Is there someone you haven’t seen in class for a while? Give them a call, or reach out to them somehow. It can make a world of difference in someone’s life to know that a brother or sister in Christ is thinking about them. Thank you for all the hard work you put into serving. I am always excited to see what God has around the corner for those who love Him and are called according to His purpose! Serving beside you, Caleb _____________________________________________________________
Panera Bread Fundraising Opportunity For Children’s or Youth Camp Sign up in the Kitchen For more information Please contact Mary Lutz or Dana Osborne
Good Morning Church family! We have finished the Summer programs and are very eager to kick-off the Fall season, which is our most attended quarter. Fellowship activities are at their highest, vacations are behind us, the weather is favorable, school has drawn people back into a regular schedule, plus the excitement of making new friends at church and at school. This is my favorite time of the year (well until the leaves all fall off.) Before you know it Christmas will be right around the corner! Fall marks the anniversary of me becoming part of the Winn’s team. It is hard to believe a year has past, but it has. I have learned a lot and have become familiar with what a calendar year resembles at Winn’s . Our goal is to expand our outreach with many opportunities for fellowship as well as a more balanced Wednesday Night Youth Program. This year I plan to involve the Youth Committee in planning our activities which will include developing Internal Leadership within the Youth Group. We have decided to give the youth the opportunity to participate in Youth Committee, believing this will greatly enhance the focus of our Youth Program. Do not worry, it will not affect the solid biblical instruction in the least, but what it will do is give them a sense having a vested interest in the optional activities and fellowship gatherings throughout the as well as giving them opportunities to speak in small group and give devotionals periodically. A portion of our adult leadership team has shifted areas of ministry recently and we have had to shuffle posts, but God has also provided new perspectives with the additions to our team. If you are interested in serving in the Youth department please let me know. It is very rewarding and I promise you will not be required to prepare lessons or be left out on the battlefield with no support. Pray about it and see what God places on your heart. Grace & Peace, Pastor Doug ________________________________________________________________________________________
Trace Conner Gillette Parents: Marcus & Jennifer Gillette Bailey Ann Miller Parents: Dwayne & Natalie Miller Grandparents: Lindsay & Donna Tycer
Grandparents: Phil & Jayne Gillette
Thanks to all of you who worked to make VBS a HUGE success!
To view all pictures from VBS, go to winnsbc.org (Children’s Ministry Page)
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September: Small Stuffed Animals for Boys and Girls
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