From the Desk of Your Missionary

I wish to thank the 85% of those who had confidence to vote for me. I promise to never do anything to violate your confidence. For those 15% who did not, I hope that over the next few years I can earn your confidence.

I am thrilled to be your new Associational Missionary. I prefer to be called your Associational Mis-sionary rather than your Director of Missions for 5 reasons: 1) I do not (and will never) direct any church in the association to do anything, 2) I do not direct any church’s mission project, 3) I do not like the term, 4) I am a missionary (at the associational level) for your church, and 5) (Most importantly to me) I SERVE all the churches of the association.

If the churches did not give to and help the association, there would be no position for an Associa-tional Missionary (Director of Missions) and the association would collapse. Happily, Pulaski Bap-tist Association has 31 great churches who care about the association and care about seeing boys and girls saved, and young men and young women surrender to full-time service at our camp.

It is said that they did not build Rome in one day. Over the next few years I hope you will see im-provements in the association in everything from the Associational Office to the Camp grounds, from the phone service to our publications, and from the WEB page to our Facebook page.

The Lord is coming back real soon, but until he does, I see BIG opportunities for our association in the coming months and years. As the world gets worse and worse, the Gospel (the Good News of Jesus Christ) gets better and better. The blood of Jesus Christ still saves and there is still room at the Cross.

Our association’s camp grounds can be used for church activities for people who would never darken the doors of our churches. It is a semi-neutral place for gatherings, meetings, BBQs, soc-cer, baseball, basketball, and all kinds of youth activities. Has anyone ever thought of using the camp to take their youth on an old-fashioned evening “snipe hunt?” I bet there are all kinds of snipes there in the evenings!

I want to promise all our pastors, especially our bi-vocational pastors, that I will fight hard to not take you from your family time for associational business unnecessarily. There will be times when the association will need you to come to a meeting or other activity, but if we can conference it to your home (like Skype or FaceTime) we will try to do that.

I am really excited about what the Lord Jesus Christ has in store for the Pulaski Baptist Associa-tion. Thank you for giving me an opportunity to serve you and the churches of the association.

Brother Nick

Crossroads Helping churches unite to reach the lost for Christ in the Pulaski County Region!

Email: pbadom@embarqmail.com www.pulaskibaptistassociation.com November 2017

PLEASE NOTE: “In order to better serve our churches,

the NEW Associational Office hours are Monday through

Friday, from 8:00am to 1:30pm.”

PBA Churches Represented at the 2017 Missouri

Baptist Convention Annual Meeting

Seventeen members representing Pulaski Baptist Association churches

attended the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) gathering Oct. 23-25 at

Connection Point Church, Raytown, MO, for their 183rd Annual Meeting.

The theme was “Who Is My Neighbor?” (Luke 10:29 CSB). To see vide-

os by the speakers, go to this website:

http://mobaptist.org/annual-meeting/

To follow on Facebook, go to: https://www.facebook.com/mobaptist/

PASTORS/WIVES

BIRTHDAYS

NOVEMBER 1

Billy Williams

Pastor, Bethlehem

NOVEMBER 1

Jim Minor

Pastor, New Friendship

NOVEMBER 26

Beverly Elson

Pastor’s Wife, Sheppard

NOVEMBER 29

John Dinwiddie

Pastor, Independence

Disaster Relief Training Becoming a Disaster Relief Volunteer provides an excellent opportunity for

hands on service to people in need. Training is open to any member of a South-

ern Baptist church who is at least 18 years of age. Attending training does not

obligate you to serve but is necessary before serving.

Next Training —November 3-4, 2017 Sikeston, MO

Miner Baptist Church

416 State Hwy H

Sikeston, MO 63801

Support Missouri Baptist DR

The love of Christ is shown through Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief, and it all

happens because of the support of Missouri Baptists.

To register for training or for more information, go to the Missouri Baptist Asso-

ciation website: https://mobaptist.org/dr/dr-training/

ANNIVERSARIES

NOVEMBER 18

Nick & Pam Catrow

44 years

Associational Missionary

NOVEMBER 27

James & Margaret Dejardines

Centerpoint

Originally Thanksgiving was a religious holi-day. Almost 400 years ago, the Pilgrims, some of the first settlers from Europe, set aside a special day to remember God’s goodness and to thank Him for taking care of them.

Thanksgiving should still be a time of thank-ing God for all His blessings to us, both as

individuals and as a nation. Admittedly, many people have lost sight of this and treat it as only a secular holiday—but when we do, we miss its true meaning. Thanksgiving also should remind us that we are dependent on God for everything—our freedoms, our resources, our families, everything. As the Bible says, “Everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your hand” (1 Chronicles 29:14). This is one reason the Bible says, “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good” (Psalm 136:1).

We need to pause on Thanksgiving Day to thank God for His gifts. Most of all,

thank Him for the greatest gift of all—the gift of His Son Jesus, who came to

give us the gift of eternal life through faith in Him. Ask Him to come into your

life today.

NOVEMBER CALENDAR

November 3– MOCA annual

meeting

November 4– Hall Reunion

November 9– Pastor Breakfast,

Price Cutter, 8 AM

November– 23-24 Office Closed

Monthly Happenings

Hymn Sings, Ongoing Events, and Revivals

Gasconade Baptist Church - Third Saturday of the month at

6:30 pm.

Mount Gibson Baptist Church—April through September, sec-

ond Saturday of the Month—Pot Luck Meal at 5:30 pm and

Singing starts at 7 pm.

Idumea Baptist Church—Fourth Friday of the Month—

Fellowship and snacks at 6 pm and singing at 7 pm.

Bethlehem Baptist Church—Fifth Saturday of the month –

fellowship and snacks at 6 pm. Singing at 7 pm.

FBC Church Crocker — FBC Crocker invites all men to their

monthly Men’s Breakfast the last Saturday of each month at 8

am.

New Salem Baptist Church Youth— Fourth Sunday of the

month - movie night from 5:30 to 6:45 pm.

Berean Baptist Church

Monday nights, Women’s Bible study; Third Saturday, 8:30 am,

Men’s breakfast and discussion on Table Talk; 4th Saturday, La-

dies Coffee.

Wednesdays - Fellowship dinner at 6 pm; Bible study at 7 pm, all

ages.

Westside Baptist Church

Thurs, Nov 2 & 16, American Heritage Girls (AHG), K-12th) 6-

7:45 pm

Sat, Nov 4, Men’s Ministry, 1st Saturday of each month, 8 am,

Room 112

Sat, Nov 4, UPWARD Evaluations, 9-11 am

Mon, Nov. 6 - Prayer & Share, 6 pm, Fellowship Hall, bring a dish to share (1st Monday each month)

Thursdays—Celebrate Recovery, 5:15 pm meal; 6 pm large

group & worship; 7 pm small group studies

Fridays —Beth Sar Messiah service, 7 pm in Choir Room

Operation Christmas Child Shoebox — Drop off at

Westside Baptist Church during following times::

Monday, Nov. 13 1-5pm

Tuesday, Nov. 14 9am-5:30pm

Wednesday, Nov. 15 9-11am, 1-7:30pm

Thursday, Nov. 16 9am-5:30pm

Friday, Nov. 17 9am-5pm

Saturday, Nov. 18 9am-12noon

Sunday, Nov. 19 9-11am, 1-5pm

Monday, Nov. 20 9-11am

Crossroads

Published Monthly

Nick Catrow, Associational Missionary

pbadom@embarqmail.com

Ministry Assistant Jewellene Parker

pbama@embarqmail.com

573-774-2926

www.pulaskibaptistassociation.com

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Newsletter Editors

joyce_connor@msn.com, 573-842-5781

and Kristy Shupe, 573-528-1916,

rainysunday744@gmail.com

Thank you to all the contributors that

make this publication possible.

Your input is appreciated and is re-

quested by the middle of each month.

Bell Ringers Needed

Salvation Army needs bell ringers from local churches and organizations. For days available or more in-

formation go to www.pulaskicountysalvationarmy.com. Click on bell ringing to see the current calendar or

call Bill or Kathy Grier at 572-337-1089 for more information.

14th Annual Ham and Bean Dinner and Pie Auction

Ham and beans and the cakes and pies auction raised over $6000 for World Hunger.

100% of the funds go to feeding those who need the help.

Bill Goldsmith: Thank You Father For Blessing our Fund Raiser! I Thank You For All

The Help You Provided . Thank You Ladies For All The Pies You Brought And Most

Of All THANKS TO THE VERY GENEROUS PIE BUYERS! You Are APPRECAITED

we are BLESSED. WE Look Forward To next year If GOD WILLS , Our 15th Year.

This All Was Made Possible With The Help Of Several Godly People. A BIG THANKS

TO ALL !

Thank you and God Bless to Janet York and Bill Goldsmith and all the volunteers who helped make this

event successful.

Westside will be live-streaming Dave Ramsey's "SMART MONEY" event FOR FREE Tuesday, November 7th, at 7pm in the Family Life Center gym.

This is a great opportunity for you to learn the steps you and your family can take to live like no one else.

If you are interested in attending, please sign up online by following the link below. Childcare will not be provided for this event so please plan ac-cordingly.

http://click.e.daveramsey.com/…

Free Event at Westside on Smart Money Management

The Reward of the Believer

Our God-given purpose is to glorify our heavenly Father. Ephesians 2:10 sheds light on the means by which we accomplish this: “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works.”

As believers, we are responsible to do God’s work. One day, we will stand before the judgment seat of Christ and be held accountable for our service. “Judgment” can be a daunting term. Remember, though, that Jesus redeemed us by His death and resurrection and paid the penalty for our sins. He took our pun-ishment, and we no longer face condemnation (Rom. 8:1). Christ’s judgment for Christians determines His rewards for each believer.

During this evaluation, God will test our actions. Scripture passage likens this to proving the quality of a

substance through fire (1 Corinthians 3:12-15). Once the fire burns away impure motives and worthless

tasks, the Lord will give recompense for that which remains.

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