Self Study Team
For input or questions, contact any member of the team by email or
telephone:
Rev. David Timma, timmaone@ hotmail.com or 540.297.3715
Rebekah Overstreet, rjoverstreet@jetbroadband.com or 540.586.2956
Rev. Rick Mallory, revmal@msn.com or 540.297.4959
Rev. Dennis Moore, Kadessong@hotmail.com or 540.947.2091
Rita Calhoun, acvaowlsnest@ aol.com or 540.297.5271
Billy Burnette, 540.586.8087
Rev Vernon DeLong, trinitybc@verizon.net or 540.586.8010
Associational Missions Week Emphasis
May 16-23, 2010
(or anytime your church chooses)
Offering goal: “One Dollar Per Day for Seven Days”
In addition to your prayers, we are asking our churches to
promote this year’s Association Missions Week just as we
have in the past, challenging folk to set aside just one
dollar a day for seven days. Remind one another how
important this offering is to our work and also how easy it
is to come up with just one dollar a day. Give up a soft
drink, coffee, snack, or a gallon of gasoline a day, and
you’re there!
The impact on
this Association
of that one dollar
when combined
with the dollar
many others
will share is
tremendous.
Thanks for
standing together
in this challenge.
FYI
Care about peace? Where and how does
peace begin? Can Baptists be peacebearers?
Peace-bearers is the theme of
the annual meeting of the Virginia Baptist
Historical Society set for 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 18, at Second
Baptist Church of Richmond. Addresses will be given on peacebearers
in Baptist history and contemporary peace issues. For
further information visit www.baptistheritage.org.
In Sympathy
The Strawberry family of churches extends deepest sympathy to
Rev. and Mrs. Mike (Debbie) Jones and their daughter
Rebekah of Sedalia at the death of their son/brother, Zachary David, on
Sunday, April 11, 2010. A celebration of Zach's life was held on
Thursday, April 15, at Sedalia, with the Rev. Mike Jones
officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery.
Sympathy is also extended to Rev. Mike Grooms and family of Rainbow Forest at the death of his father, Jessie Odell (J.O.) on
Monday, April 5, 2010. A memorial celebration will
take place at Thomas Road Baptist Church,
Lynchburg, Saturday, May 1, 10 a.m. The family
will have a private viewing and graveside service.
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Focus on Our Family
Congratulations to
Bedford Baptist on
being among the top 100 BGAV churches in total Cooperative
Missions giving and gifts to Virginia
Cooperative Missions in 2009.
Hunting Creek voted on April 18, 2010, to call
Rev. Carey Snellings as full time pastor. The
church family welcomes Pastor Snellings, his
wife Jennifer, and their four year old son and
two year old daughter and looks forward to all
the Lord has in store as Pastor Snellings leads
the congregation.
Beginning Thursday, May 6, Hunting Creek will have a food pantry opened on the first
Thursday and third Saturday of each month.
For more info, call 434.665.3287.
Every fifth Sunday, Hunting Creek, Big
Island, Sharon, Reed Creek, and Otterville
Baptist gather for a Community Sing. The
next service will be May 30 at Sharon.
Norwood is hosting a “GOSPEL CONCERT” featuring The Singing Echoes, the Most
Exciting Group in Gospel Music! on
Saturday, May 29, 2010, 6 p.m. You can hear
them at http://www.singingechoes.com.
Everyone is invited! A large crowd is
expected, so come early!
Fundraiser Applebee's Breakfast, Bedford,
Saturday, May 22, 8-10 a.m. Cost is $5 per
person. Proceeds will benefit the Palestine mission team going to Alaska in July.
Help Wanted
Beaverdam is seeking a part-time Youth
Director (approx. 10 hours per week). Contact
personnel committee chairman, James Mitchell,
540.297.5579.
Shady Grove is seeking a part-time music
director. If you are interested, please call
Karen Foutz at (540) 890-5636.
2009 Annual Report
If your church has not picked up copies
of the 2009 Annual Report of the
Strawberry Baptist Association, you
may do so at your convenience.
(Please call first.)
Birthdays
May 3 Woody Elliott (Retired)
Wedding Anniversaries
May 19 Marc & Mindy Reynolds (Mount Olivet)
Jun 2 Mike & Debbie Jones (Sedalia)
Jun 13 Woody & Phyllis Elliott (Retired)
Jun 17 Philip & Lois Ayers (Glade Creek)
Jun 20 Harry & Nilah Leland (45 yrs.) (Shady Grove)
Jun 23 Daren & Shawna Davis (20 yrs.) (Missionaries)
Jun 28 Mark & Julia Flores (Mount Hermon)
Jun 29 Michael & Connie Cox (Suck Spring)
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Children’s Summer Music Camp
(Children who have completed grades K-6)
Table for Five...Thousand!
The Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes
By Tom S. Long and Allen Pote
Monday, July 26 through
Friday, July 30, 2010
9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Bedford Baptist Church
Musical Program
Friday, 7:00 p.m.
A Place for You in WMU!
Mrs. Rebekah Overstreet, WMU Director
1813 Oakwood St., Bedford 24523
Phone: 540.586.2956
Email: rjoverstreet@jetbroadband.com
Women on Mission: Sedalia will lead weekly devotionals at
Oakwood Manor in May; Palestine will lead them in June. Flint
Hill will host the May birthday party for residents of Bedford
County Nursing Home; Beaverdam will host it in June. Mama
Helen’s Mission Group of Hunting Creek hosted an International
Dinner on Saturday, April 17, to raise money for mission projects
in the community. It was a huge success, with approximately 70
people attending. The group which was established in March of
2009 completed 34 projects this past year. Please remember
Mama Helen’s in your prayers.
WMU Budget 2010-2011
Director’s expenses ........................................... $150.00
Women on Mission ........................................... 50.00
Acteens ............................................................ 100.00
Girls in Action .................................................. 175.00
Mission Friends ................................................ 50.00
Associational Leadership Team Training ........... 275.00
Annual Meeting ................................................ 200.00
Miscellaneous ................................................... 50.00
TOTAL ....................................................... $1,050.00
Leadership Team for 2010-2011
Director - Mrs. Rebekah J. Overstreet (Bedford)
1813 Oakwood St., Bedford 24523 - 540.586.2956
email: rjoverstreet@jetbroadband.com
Missions Involvement Consultant - Ms. Erma Whorley
(Hunting Creek)
16666 Big Island Hwy., Big Island 24526 - 434.299.5033
email: gettrhd45@yahoo.com
Girls in Action Consultant - Mrs. Teresa Waldron (Quaker)
3825 Chestnut Fork Rd., Bedford 24523 - 540.297.4598
email: sewteresa@aol.com
Mission Friends Consultant - Mrs. Marie Helvey (Mount Zion)
P.O. Box 840, Blue Ridge 24064 - 540.647.2526
email: mariebritt_1@hotmail.com
Secretary/Treasurer - Mrs. Phyllis McDaniel (Mount Hermon)
2460 Hawkins Ridge Rd., Goode 24556 - 540.586.1823
email: pd1958@msn.com
SBA WMU Annual Planning
Saturday, June 5, 2010, 9 a.m.
Rebekah’s Overstreet’s home
(Carry in brunch)
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