Volume 68, issue 3 march 2017

THE WINDOW 5 Bryant Class 6 Lunch/Business Meeting 6 pm

7 Romeo’s Breakfast 8 am/ Juliet Breakfast 8:30 am

1 Wednesday Activities

2 Open VB 7 pm

8 Wednesday Activities

9 Open VB 7 pm

3 D-Now

4 D-Now

THE OPPORTUNISTIC WITNESS 10

11

12

Sunday Worship/ Deacon Ordination 6 pm

13

14 Romeo’s Breakfast 8 am

15 WOM/ Wednesday Activities

16 Open VB 7 pm 17

18

19 Sunday Worship

20

21 Romeo’s Breakfast 8 am/ Juliet Breakfast 8:30 am

22 Wednesday Activities

23 Open VB 7 pm 24

25

28 Romeo’s Breakfast 8 am

29

26 Sunday Worship

27

Volume 68, Issue 3 March 2017 www.winbap.org Check out our Facebook page and download the Winstanley app for more information on services, events, and opportunities to serve.

By the time this word arrives in your hands, Fielding will be on the throes of teaching the fourth evangelism training class.

her lunch.

With upwards of forty in attendance, this class has been spectacularly successful and has the potential to unleash evangelistic witness from Winstanley in a way we have not seen for a while. God always gets the credit when someone is saved, of course, but He does like willing souls in His vineyard. So I am pumped.

The point is that we do something and we do it with conviction and love and grace. And when God does give us something to share, I want to be one of the first to hear it. We need to be “opportunistic witnesses,” meaning, we need to grab every chance we have. Let’s do it!

Okay. So the last one is a long shot.

* * * *

30

31 Game Night Sunday Schedule 8:15 & 10:55 am Worship 9:30 Sunday School 6:00 pm Evening Worship Wednesday Activities 5:00 pm Dinner 6-6:30 pm Children’s Choir 6-7 pm Prayer meeting Mission Friends Youth Worship Handbells 6:30-7:15 pm RA’s/GA’s 7-8 pm Chancel Choir 8:30 pm Open Basketball

Naturally, as they say, “the proof is in the pudding,” though. What happens next? How willing will we be to open our mouths in witness? Will we dare to speak the name of Jesus? Or will we allow our new-found training to remain closeted?

I hope you will do the following: (1) continue to pray for the ten that God has given to you to pray for; (2) spend silent moments before God, asking Him to engineer the circumstances that will allow you to bear witness; (3) invite someone to worship—that is one step short of full witness, but it is a start; (4) invite a friend to one of several special events which may seem less intimidating to new people (e.g., the March 31 invitational game night, the Easter egg hunt, the appearance of the Metro East Community Chorale); (5) include your friend in a Sunday School party; (6) prayer-walk your neighborhood, praying specifically for the lost; and (7) tell your friend that if he/she will come, your pastor will buy him/

Here are some other notes. The welcome center is up and running and has been receiving guests. We adopted the 2017 church budget on February 19. As you will recall, the budget includes monthly payments on our nine newly installed furnaces. When our monthly Bridge Bread ministry comes to an end on March 12, we will have raised over $3000.00 for this vital ministry.

Finally, I have been meeting with a group of people, extremely gifted and highly committed to the technological ministries of Winstanley—the Winstanley app, livestreaming, website, Facebook, etc. We are trying to fine-tune this ministry, and I am energized and captivated by what all this means. Stay tuned!

Grateful to be your pastor, Dr. Steve

Invitational Game Night March 31 Bring your favorite game and a snack.

Open to everyone

Postmaster: Return Service Requested Permit No. 50 US Postage Paid O’Fallon, IL Non-Profit

We advertised it in the bulletin. I announced it to the Sunday school classes. And still, very little response. I was becoming a bit anxious. But as the final days closed in, more and more of you contacted me about attending.

On that first evening of evangelism training, we packed out the choir room with a rambunctious group of 41! And the numbers remained high for the following weeks! It has been a real joy to lead the discussion on evangelism. I’ve learned much from your insights and have enjoyed getting to know you better as well.

If you didn’t have a chance to join us for evangelism training, it is likely that someone in your Sunday school class did. Ask about the 3 circles approach to evangelism. This is a simple approach to sharing your faith, and we now have many church members equipped to explain it to others.

On the youth front, D-NOW is fast approaching. In case you didn’t know, D-NOW stands for disciple-now. Our youth will spend a weekend together for worship, Bible teaching, and a service project. Please pray that the youth will be challenged and encouraged in their relationship with Jesus. Pray also that students who don’t know Christ would come to trust in him.

Fielding

Business Meeting March 5 at 6 pm

To elect members to the nominating and personnel committee

Deacon Ordination March 12 at 6 pm Harrison Gordon Lance Lancaster Jeff Saunders

GREETER SCHEDULE

VAN SCHEDULE March March March March

5 12 19 26

Mark Teichler Bruce Hicks Sarah Lancaster Mike Brown

920-6968 277-0661 558-3730 344-4092

Then God Said to Me: “I Have Him” by Judy Lawrence McGill The true story of one fateful summer, when the author’s husband suffered a horrible accident, her mother was nearing death, and all of the difficulties in trying to juggle both grave situations at once. It is the true story of God’s willingness to wrap His arms around His grieving child in a tangible way. This is a signed copy by the author and her husband.

“Women Wartime Spies” by Ann Kramer An exciting and factual chronicle of the lives and exploits of these heroes gives these fierce patriots their due. Far from being the sirens and dupes stereotyped in movies and novels, these women warriors were carefully trained, highly skilled, and supremely courageous.

Bob Thompson Elaine Gantner Jerri Robbins/Linda Rogers Brad Taylor

10:55 March 5 March 12 March 19 March 26

Louise Stegman J. Riggan, L. Haverman Rick/Evan Shepard Josh Mitchell, Drew Stegman

BUDGET SUMMARY FOR JANUARY & WEEKLY STATISTICS Report for January Budget Checkbook Bal. 12/31/16

$ 76,797.02

Gross Budget Receipts

$ 36,953.86

Less Total Budget Expenditures

$ 36,699.83

Budget Checkbook Bal. 1/31/17

$ 77,051.05

Sunday School

1/29 154

2/5 143

2/12 149

2/19 145

Worship

153

147

160

156

$10,663.00

$9,181.00

$7,291.00

$6,284.00

Budget Off.

SECURITY TEAMS

In the church library….

“A Baxter Family Christmas” by Karen Kingsbury A life-changing story of love, hope, and redemption, featuring the long-awaited return of fan favorites, the Baxter family.

8:15 March 5 March 12 March 19 March 26

March 5

March 12

March 19

March 26

David Rochleau Scott Struense Mel Gunter Harrison Gordon Bob McClure

Jim Bryant David Harrier Glenn Knobeloch David Showmaker

Steve Campbell Mike Niederer Jim Smallwood Bruce Hicks

Rick Haverman Randy Saunders David Showmaker Dennis Reinard

ETC 10:55 Schedule March 5 Dina Stidham Captain Rainbow Room Dave Stidham Shelly Bell Garden Room Jeff/Heather Saunders Ocean Room Chris/Kendal TierneyHurst

March 12 Betty Heidenfelder Captain Rainbow Room Ross/Nicole Poletti Garden Room Janice Henry Yvonne Saunders Ocean Room Mary Jane Heuer-Allard Karen Sandefur

March 19

March 26

Connie Rutledge Captain Rainbow Room Rick/Lyn Haverman Garden Room Chris Hoots Gabby Johnson Ocean Room Allison Poe Sarah Lancaster

Carlene Mitchell Captain Rainbow Room Matt/Gabby Clark Garden Room Laura Showmaker Samantha Stegman Ocean Room Charlene Siegel Dillon Campbell

We advertised it in the bulletin. I announced it to the Sunday school classes. And still, very little response. I was becoming a bit anxious. But as the final days closed in, more and more of you contacted me about attending.

On that first evening of evangelism training, we packed out the choir room with a rambunctious group of 41! And the numbers remained high for the following weeks! It has been a real joy to lead the discussion on evangelism. I’ve learned much from your insights and have enjoyed getting to know you better as well.

If you didn’t have a chance to join us for evangelism training, it is likely that someone in your Sunday school class did. Ask about the 3 circles approach to evangelism. This is a simple approach to sharing your faith, and we now have many church members equipped to explain it to others.

On the youth front, D-NOW is fast approaching. In case you didn’t know, D-NOW stands for disciple-now. Our youth will spend a weekend together for worship, Bible teaching, and a service project. Please pray that the youth will be challenged and encouraged in their relationship with Jesus. Pray also that students who don’t know Christ would come to trust in him.

Fielding

Business Meeting March 5 at 6 pm

To elect members to the nominating and personnel committee

Deacon Ordination March 12 at 6 pm Harrison Gordon Lance Lancaster Jeff Saunders

GREETER SCHEDULE

VAN SCHEDULE March March March March

5 12 19 26

Mark Teichler Bruce Hicks Sarah Lancaster Mike Brown

920-6968 277-0661 558-3730 344-4092

Then God Said to Me: “I Have Him” by Judy Lawrence McGill The true story of one fateful summer, when the author’s husband suffered a horrible accident, her mother was nearing death, and all of the difficulties in trying to juggle both grave situations at once. It is the true story of God’s willingness to wrap His arms around His grieving child in a tangible way. This is a signed copy by the author and her husband.

“Women Wartime Spies” by Ann Kramer An exciting and factual chronicle of the lives and exploits of these heroes gives these fierce patriots their due. Far from being the sirens and dupes stereotyped in movies and novels, these women warriors were carefully trained, highly skilled, and supremely courageous.

Bob Thompson Elaine Gantner Jerri Robbins/Linda Rogers Brad Taylor

10:55 March 5 March 12 March 19 March 26

Louise Stegman J. Riggan, L. Haverman Rick/Evan Shepard Josh Mitchell, Drew Stegman

BUDGET SUMMARY FOR JANUARY & WEEKLY STATISTICS Report for January Budget Checkbook Bal. 12/31/16

$ 76,797.02

Gross Budget Receipts

$ 36,953.86

Less Total Budget Expenditures

$ 36,699.83

Budget Checkbook Bal. 1/31/17

$ 77,051.05

Sunday School

1/29 154

2/5 143

2/12 149

2/19 145

Worship

153

147

160

156

$10,663.00

$9,181.00

$7,291.00

$6,284.00

Budget Off.

SECURITY TEAMS

In the church library….

“A Baxter Family Christmas” by Karen Kingsbury A life-changing story of love, hope, and redemption, featuring the long-awaited return of fan favorites, the Baxter family.

8:15 March 5 March 12 March 19 March 26

March 5

March 12

March 19

March 26

David Rochleau Scott Struense Mel Gunter Harrison Gordon Bob McClure

Jim Bryant David Harrier Glenn Knobeloch David Showmaker

Steve Campbell Mike Niederer Jim Smallwood Bruce Hicks

Rick Haverman Randy Saunders David Showmaker Dennis Reinard

ETC 10:55 Schedule March 5 Dina Stidham Captain Rainbow Room Dave Stidham Shelly Bell Garden Room Jeff/Heather Saunders Ocean Room Chris/Kendal TierneyHurst

March 12 Betty Heidenfelder Captain Rainbow Room Ross/Nicole Poletti Garden Room Janice Henry Yvonne Saunders Ocean Room Mary Jane Heuer-Allard Karen Sandefur

March 19

March 26

Connie Rutledge Captain Rainbow Room Rick/Lyn Haverman Garden Room Chris Hoots Gabby Johnson Ocean Room Allison Poe Sarah Lancaster

Carlene Mitchell Captain Rainbow Room Matt/Gabby Clark Garden Room Laura Showmaker Samantha Stegman Ocean Room Charlene Siegel Dillon Campbell

THE WINDOW 5 Bryant Class 6 Lunch/Business Meeting 6 pm

7 Romeo’s Breakfast 8 am/ Juliet Breakfast 8:30 am

1 Wednesday Activities

2 Open VB 7 pm

8 Wednesday Activities

9 Open VB 7 pm

3 D-Now

4 D-Now

THE OPPORTUNISTIC WITNESS 10

11

12

Sunday Worship/ Deacon Ordination 6 pm

13

14 Romeo’s Breakfast 8 am

15 WOM/ Wednesday Activities

16 Open VB 7 pm 17

18

19 Sunday Worship

20

21 Romeo’s Breakfast 8 am/ Juliet Breakfast 8:30 am

22 Wednesday Activities

23 Open VB 7 pm 24

25

28 Romeo’s Breakfast 8 am

29

26 Sunday Worship

27

Volume 68, Issue 3 March 2017 www.winbap.org Check out our Facebook page and download the Winstanley app for more information on services, events, and opportunities to serve.

By the time this word arrives in your hands, Fielding will be on the throes of teaching the fourth evangelism training class.

her lunch.

With upwards of forty in attendance, this class has been spectacularly successful and has the potential to unleash evangelistic witness from Winstanley in a way we have not seen for a while. God always gets the credit when someone is saved, of course, but He does like willing souls in His vineyard. So I am pumped.

The point is that we do something and we do it with conviction and love and grace. And when God does give us something to share, I want to be one of the first to hear it. We need to be “opportunistic witnesses,” meaning, we need to grab every chance we have. Let’s do it!

Okay. So the last one is a long shot.

* * * *

30

31 Game Night Sunday Schedule 8:15 & 10:55 am Worship 9:30 Sunday School 6:00 pm Evening Worship Wednesday Activities 5:00 pm Dinner 6-6:30 pm Children’s Choir 6-7 pm Prayer meeting Mission Friends Youth Worship Handbells 6:30-7:15 pm RA’s/GA’s 7-8 pm Chancel Choir 8:30 pm Open Basketball

Naturally, as they say, “the proof is in the pudding,” though. What happens next? How willing will we be to open our mouths in witness? Will we dare to speak the name of Jesus? Or will we allow our new-found training to remain closeted?

I hope you will do the following: (1) continue to pray for the ten that God has given to you to pray for; (2) spend silent moments before God, asking Him to engineer the circumstances that will allow you to bear witness; (3) invite someone to worship—that is one step short of full witness, but it is a start; (4) invite a friend to one of several special events which may seem less intimidating to new people (e.g., the March 31 invitational game night, the Easter egg hunt, the appearance of the Metro East Community Chorale); (5) include your friend in a Sunday School party; (6) prayer-walk your neighborhood, praying specifically for the lost; and (7) tell your friend that if he/she will come, your pastor will buy him/

Here are some other notes. The welcome center is up and running and has been receiving guests. We adopted the 2017 church budget on February 19. As you will recall, the budget includes monthly payments on our nine newly installed furnaces. When our monthly Bridge Bread ministry comes to an end on March 12, we will have raised over $3000.00 for this vital ministry.

Finally, I have been meeting with a group of people, extremely gifted and highly committed to the technological ministries of Winstanley—the Winstanley app, livestreaming, website, Facebook, etc. We are trying to fine-tune this ministry, and I am energized and captivated by what all this means. Stay tuned!

Grateful to be your pastor, Dr. Steve

Invitational Game Night March 31 Bring your favorite game and a snack.

Open to everyone

Postmaster: Return Service Requested Permit No. 50 US Postage Paid O’Fallon, IL Non-Profit