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THE WINDOW YOU MAKE ME PROUD At 10:42 a.m., last Monday, February 22, I posted the following on the Winstanley Baptist Church Facebook account:
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Terrific day on Winstanley Hill yesterday! The church approved the new year’s budget, which includes funding for a staff member who will lead the student and education ministries. We acknowledged that this is, in some measure, an act of faith. But we have reason to be excited.
Volume 67, Issue 3 March 2016
Yesterday we baptized a young couple (Chris and Kendal TierneyHurst) and dedicated their child (Oliver). Then we topped off things with an outstanding concert by musicians from Missouri Baptist University! For those of you who need something to look forward to, next Sunday night we’re going to have a party! Do you have any idea how good it is to be able to post a word like that to the church family and anyone else who might be listening? (Incidentally, depending on when you receive this, the party is or was for our several new members in Garrison Hall Sunday night, February 28.) It’s true. We have much to do. We need to expand giving to match budget. We need to keep praying for the search committee at another critical juncture in the process. We need to keep encouraging each other through surgeries and illnesses and various other trials of the season. We need to keep inviting our friends to church. What a difference that is making! We need to take advantage of opportunities to include new people in the life of Winstanley. The services of Holy Week are a great time to do that. The derby races and game night on March 19 are another. Women and girls, mark your calendar for May 1, and you will have another such an opportunity. The doors of Winstanley stand wide open. I believe our hearts are open, too. Let’s be generous with our invitations, welcoming with our arms, and kind with our words. The Lord is at work, and while He can do whatever He chooses without us, I am convinced that He loves to partner with us.
Attention Golfers-If you are a golfer(youth, man or woman) and are interested in playing in a friendly golf league with Christians from other churches this summer (April 12-August 9), please contact David Harrier for more information. (davidjharrier@gmail.com or 234-8023)
I mean it—grateful to be your pastor, Dr. Steve
From the Church Library:
“Mistaken Identity”
Easter Week Schedule Thursday, March 24 Friday, March 25 Saturday, March 26 Sunday, March 27
Living Lord’s Supper at 7 pm Good Friday Service at 7 pm Easter Extravaganza at 11 am Easter Sunday, no pm service
Meet Laura VanRyn and Whitney Cerak, one buried under the wrong name, one in a coma and being cared for by the wrong family. A grief reversed. A hope deferred. The stunning true story of two families trading places from graveside to bedside. This book also celebrates their friends, church and family members.
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