OUR STAFF - Dr. Dave McFadden, Lead Pastor

Garnet Blaney, Youth Pastor Sara Keller, Children’s Ministry Director

Wayne Anderson, Worship Pastor LeeAnn Hersey, Secretary

Misty Blaney, Financial Secretary Preston Lenard, Custodian

Ronnie Johns, Assistant Custodian

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Apr. 30th– May 6th, 2017

The church office will be closed on Monday, May 29th in observance of Memorial Day.

Sign-Ups for Mega Sports Camp have begun!!. Sign up early for your favorite sport. You can register on the website or at the connection Center.You can also sign-up to volunteer at the connection center. We Need Lots of Help!

4th Annual Memorial Day Celebration will be held on Sunday,

May 28th at 5:00 PM in Fellowship Hall. After you have

filled up on cake, stay and enjoy some great fellowship with an

evening of playing some games with friends. Bring your favorite

game to share! Sign-up to bring a cake and decorate a table for a

month. Sign-up will be at the Connection Center. If you would

like more information, speak with Dee Teal.

CWJC “Bridge to Hope” is looking for a women instructor to teach our Science class for the ladies enrolled in the GED tutoring program. This class meets one afternoon per week for 2 hours. Contact Teresa at 575-760-7872 if you are interested in learning more about this volunteer position.

Bridge to Hope will be offering “Parenting with Love and Logic” on Tuesday nights for anyone that is interested . Classes will begin on Tuesday May 9th at 6:00 PM in the CWJC classroom.

We are looking for a new secretary as LeeAnn will be leaving to pursue a nursing degree. There are applications in the office if you or someone you know is interested. LeeAnn will be here through May. You can visit the website for a full job description and information on submitting a resume.

As we are thinking a lot about our worship gathering these days, I thought I would use this space to address an important aspect of our Celebration Service, making folks feel welcome.

We should display a servant-like spirit when we gather to worship. Guests are often uncomfortable, if not intimated, when they visit a church. We are to be gracious and sacrificial servants to them.

With this in mind, I want to share with you a list of "10 Commandments" developed by author, Thom Rainer. He even throws in a little King James English for effect.

1. Thou shalt pray for people in the services whom you don’t recognize.

2. Thou shalt smile.

3. Thou shalt not sit on the ends of the rows.

4. Thou shalt not fill up the back rows first.

5. Thou shalt have ushers to help seat the guests.

6. Thou shalt offer assistance to guests.

7. Thou shalt not gather too long in your holy huddles.

8. Thou shalt offer your seats to guests.

9. Thou shalt not save seats.

10. Thou shalt greet someone you don’t know.

If you would like to help serve as a greeter on Sunday mornings, please sign up at the Connection Center. We can use men, women, boys, and girls to help make people feel welcome.

Let's keep believing in God and in one another,

Pastor Dave

AWANA Awards night is May 7th, at 5:00 PM. Make plans to attend!!

Goal: Received: Mission Partnerships (23%) - $ 5,750.00 $ 362.24 International Missions (20%) - $ 5,000.00 $ 736.60 Baptist Children’s Home (15%) - $ 3,750.00 $ 2,738.20 North American Missions (10%) - $ 2,500.00 $ 1,561.80 Mission New Mexico (10%) - $ 2,500.00 $ 333.80 Student Scholarships (8%) - $ 2,000.00 $ 169.04 Mission Trip (4%) - $ 1,000.00 $ 179.52 Ramp Up (2%) - $ 500.00 $ 74.40 Adopt-A-School (2%) - $ 500.00 $ 314.40 FBC Food Pantry (2%) - $ 500.00 $ 374.40 World Hunger (2%) - $ 500.00 $ 44.64 Prayer Outreach Ministry (2%) - $ 500.00 $ 149.76 TOTAL: $25,000.00 $ 6,859.28

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Apr. 16th: Apr. 23rd:

1st Service: 231 195 Nursery: 29 26 Worship Total: 260 221 Connection Groups: 187 177 AWANA Count:

Clubbers: 31 Youth Helper: 2 Leaders: 13

Calendar of Events for the week:

Sunday (Apr.30th) Celebration Worship- 9:30 AM

Connection Groups - 10:45 AM

Children’s Council Mtg - 3:00 PM

AWANA, Youth, Journey Begins Study - 5:00 PM

Monday (May 1st) Prayer Mtg (Mary Watts home) - 10:00 AM

Prayer Ministry Team Mtg. - 5:15 PM

Tuesday (May 2nd) Women in the Word - 9:30 AM

Celebrate Recovery- 5:30 PM

Wednesday (May 3rd) Praise Team Practice - 6:00 PM

Choir Practice- 6:00 PM

No Youth

Arnold, Vera - in Heartland Banister, Gabby– recovering from surgery Brooks, Cyndi– at home, in rehab to gain strength Celebrate Recovery Collins, Dave and Iva - at Wheatfields, in Clovis Comer, Aulana - ovarian cancer Degroot, Gina– surgery went well, no cancer Dodd, Eliza - continued prayers Eminger, Randy - lung cancer Garcia, Adlyn - 2 year old with head trauma from car accident Gonzales, Chachi - lupus, on dialysis Hinton, James– colon cancer Littlejohn, Marie - taking chemo Massey, Kevin - cancer Mendoza, Mary– broken foot Nation, Leo - cancer Spalding, Barbara-health concerns Tinsley, Sharon– at home, gaining strength Tipton, Dottie - healing in her legs Turner, Shelley - cancer Wells, Billie - at home, gaining strength with physical therapy Whatley, Lisa– breast cancer

Pray for Our Mission Partners

Pioneer Bible Translators- Lindy Pate Albuquerque Missionary to Muslims- PJ Dairy Ministry - Raul Ornelas, Chaplain Slovenia- Randy & Joan Bell Pregnancy Resource Center Rio Church plant, Rio Rancho, NM-Bryne Palmer Church plant, Norman, Oklahoma- Matthew Beasley

Help in the sound booth during worship. If interested, speak to Garnet.

We need a leader for 4th-6th grade

during Connection Group time. They'd help with large group time & lead a small group. Speak with Sara if interested.

Celebrate Recovery meets

every Tuesday night.

Meal: 5:30 pm

Worship: 6:00 pm

Small Groups: 7:00 pm

Apr. 11th Attendance: 40

Budget Required YTD: $ 171,813.05 Budget Received YTD : $ 150,401.07 (+/-): -21,411.98 Budget : Apr. 23rd: $ 3,147.00 April Total: $ 34,622.76 Apr. 23rd Designated: $ 853.00 April Total Designated: $ 12,779.76

There will be a church council meeting on Monday, May 8th at 5:30 PM. Please make plans to attend this important meeting.

A National Day of Prayer service will be held at Calvary Baptist Church on May 3rd at 6:30 PM. There will be a service on Thursday, May 4th at the courthouse at noon as well.

There will be a Children’s Council meeting TODAY at 3:00 PM in the purple room. We will be discussing Mega Sports Camp as well as some other family activities during the summer.

Food Distribution through the United Way helps many families in Portales. Volunteer to help with Food Distribution on Saturday, May 27th at 8:00 AM at Central Christian Church. Sign-Up to help at the Connection Center!