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SEPT21.pubA TENTATIVE PLAN FOR RETURNING At the time of this
publication (the beginning of September), our church is sharing
worship and Bible study online only. However, we hope to be able to
return to some in-person gatherings as we move through the month.
Our leadership team – along with Sunday school leaders from our
children’s, youth, and adult departments – held a joint meeting on
September 1 to discuss next steps toward regathering. As with all
things during the course of the pandemic, our plans are somewhat
fluid at the time of this printing. For now, though, we know the
following guidelines will be in place when onsite meetings
resume:
Masks, properly worn over the nose and mouth, will be required at all times for all people over the age of 2, regardless of vaccination status.
We will practice safe physical distances of at least six feet between individuals not living in the same household. This applies in Sunday school classrooms and in the sanctuary.
We will not serve food or beverages in any areas of the church until further notice. Classes that typically provide breakfast are requested to suspend that until the current COVID wave passes.
Music in our worship services will be limited to instrumentalists, soloists, duets, and small ensembles. We will not share congregational singing until community case counts diminish.
Congregating for conversations in hallways, the church foyer, and other indoor spaces is discouraged for these coming weeks.
Thank you for understanding the need to make these adjustments that will accommodate a safer return to our facilities. By following these practices, we hope to soon resume gathering onsite at the church. Please watch for Friday Update emails and other timely communications as clearer pathways forward are determined.
STRATEGIES FOR DECISION-MAKING Through the course of the pandemic, our congregational leaders have been guided by shared faith values of loving God and neighbor, as well as the insights of healthcare professionals both within our church and beyond. In a recent joint leadership meeting between deacon officers, Sunday school leaders, and church staff, time was spent discussing the long-term reality of COVID’s presence with us. Specifically, the group decided to develop a simple framework for illustrating when and under what circumstances different church activities will be adjusted based on health trends in our area.
Watch for more specific information about this in the weeks ahead as we continue to adapt to these realities and live into our commitment to care for the
health and well-being of each other and all our neighbors.
Volume XX, Issue XX
4680 Walnut Grove Road Memphis, TN Www.2ndmemphis.org
Volume 32 Issue 9 September 2021
Encountering God at the
of community and mission.
4680 Walnut Grove Road Memphis, TN www.2ndmemphis.org
FROM THE PASTOR I sincerely hope that we will soon be returning to in-person worship and Sunday school
class meetings. The recent wave of coronavirus cases in our community has been overwhelming in the healthcare community and its negative effects – especially among the unvaccinated – has been devastating to people throughout our area. As we look toward resuming onsite meetings at Second, please know that our leadership team continues to keep the health and well-being of all people as a top priority. This is one of the ways we express love for God through our love of our neighbors. I want to state clearly that I recognize there are some in our Second family who have compromised health conditions or who may not feel safe participating in in-person activities right now. Please know that we will continue to provide online offerings for Sunday school groups and our worship services so that people can participate in that way. As always, if you are experiencing any health symptoms that may be signs of COVID, please stay at home to keep yourself and others safe. Remember, we have a segment of our congregation that is not eligible to receive vaccinations yet. If it is for no other reason than caring for the youngest among us, please consider these families and their households. I continue to give thanks for the wisdom and care our leadership team is providing through this long season we are enduring. We hope that this surge will soon pass so that we can be together again on Sundays not many weeks from now. Until that time, though, please join me in doing what is necessary to live into Christ’s call to love God and to love our neighbors together. Grace and peace, Stephen
MIFA’S OUR CITY, OUR STORY
A Virtual Conversation with Elizabeth Gilbert & Kiese Laymon
Tuesday, September 14 Make plans to join others from around our
community for this virtual event on Tuesday, September 14 at noon. “Our City, Our Story” will feature a conversation between two extraordinary authors, Kiese Laymon (Carnegie Medal winner, Heavy and How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America) and Elizabeth Gilbert (Eat, Pray, Love and City of Girls). MIFA was created in 1968 during a period in American history that was as turbulent and divisive as we have ever seen. And now, after a period of separation—physical, due to the pandemic, but also political and ideological— we are tasked with coming together and finding unity again. These two brilliant authors will explore the concepts of unity, healing, and reconciliation through their own very different perspectives. To register or learn more, follow the links in
Center Your Week.
Volume 32 Issue 9
SERMON TOPICS September 5: Title: What’s in a Name? Text: Proverbs 22:1-2, 8- 9, 22-23 NT Lesson: James 2:14-17 September 12: Title: Ears Wide Open Text: Proverbs 1:20-33 NT Lesson: James 3:1-12 September 19: Title: Chosen Company Text: Proverbs 31:10-31 NT Lesson: James 3:13- 4:3 September 26: Title: Realizing Our Opportunity Text: Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22 NT Lesson: James 5:13-20
.JOIN THE FUN BECAUSE THE PUMPKINS ARE COMING!!!!
Pumpkin Patch season is our church’s annual opportunity to reflect the love, kindness, and generosity of Christ to our neighbors. Though it is a fundraiser supporting youth missions and ministries, it has become so much more than that to our community. It is a safe place where children laugh and smile, families create memories, kindness is offered freely, and glimpses of the kingdom of God are on display. Each year, guests come to purchase a pumpkin, but receive so much more thanks to our
amazing church and community volunteers. Review the list of Pumpkin Patch activities and volunteer opportunities (something for everyone of every age) and find your way to enjoy one of the most wonderful times of the year at Second Baptist Church. Visit 2ndmemphis.org/ pumpkin-patch for all online sign-up links. PATCH PREPARATION AND PALLETS We will once again be cautious and move the pallets in small batches in the weeks leading up to our unload. Volunteers can contact Daniel or sign up online to help lay out the pallets and other supplies during the weeks of September 20 and 27. Set times of 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. are available for youth, but adults can help at any convenient time. Even thirty minutes is helpful. THE GREAT PUMPKIN UNLOADS: Saturday, October 2 and 16 Find your Pumpkin Patch shirt, invite a friend, and be a part of the fun and fellowship that occurs when we unload a tractor trailer full of pumpkins and transform our front lawn into a pumpkin paradise. Whether you can lift the biggest or only the smallest pumpkin, EVERYONE is invited to participate. Because of our new unloading process, everyone needs to sign up online for specific tasks and times. Look for the sign-up links in Center Your Week, Family Ministry News, and on social media. We hope to see you – and your friends – in the patch. PUMPKIN PATCH SHIFTS: October 2 - October 31 We need your help serving daily three hour shifts in the Pumpkin Patch! During your shift, you’ll welcome people to the patch, hand out stickers to children, hand out PUMPKIN BREAD to everyone, water flowers, take payments, help people to their cars, share about our church and so much more. Be sure to invite a friend to serve with you and wear your Pumpkin Patch shirt. Don’t have a shirt? Don’t worry, we have one for you. Want to serve but you can’t serve the whole shift or want to serve more than three hours? No problem. Just let Daniel know and we can work around your schedule. Sign up online today! SAVE THE DATE FOR THE PUMPKIN FESTIVAL After missing our annual Pumpkin Festival last year due to COVID, we are planning to celebrate pumpkins and Fall with our community once again! So, mark your calendars for Saturday, October 23, from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. for our Pumpkin Festival! We plan to have all of our regular stations: Trunk or Treat, Registration, Hot Dogs, Popcorn, Hay Ride, Inflatables, Games & much more! Be looking for an online sign-up to serve or contact Tanya or Daniel.
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CHILDREN’S PROMOTION PARTY Our Promotion Party for children’s Sunday school was rescheduled to a fun, safe outdoor
celebration with children, their families and children’s teachers the afternoon of August 23. We enjoyed games, cookies and cool popsicle treats while playing outside with friends. New Bibles were presented to our first graders and Bible story books shared with others. Backpack tags with our 2021-2022 verse: “A friend loves at all times. Proverbs 17:17” were shared and Stephen Cook prayed for our children to have a safe and wonderful school year. A HUGE thanks to all the families and teachers who came and helped!
YOUTH PROMOTION PARTY Our youth "went ape" to welcome our incoming 6th graders! We also compared the experience to our faith in Christ which requires encouragement from others, overcoming obstacles, facing our fears, and trusting the One holding us safely.
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STEWARDSHIP SNAPSHOT Take a peek at our generosity and ministry costs through August 30, 2021: Year-to-Date Receipts $611,590 Year-to-Date Expenses $662,855 Net ($51,265) Remember that when it comes to giving, we have several options for sharing gifts with our church: Cash and Checks Text-to-Give: 901.401.9621 Online at 2ndmemphis.org Click "Giving" and follow the
prompts Stock and Mutual Fund
Transfers To learn more about any of these, please contact our Financial Administrator, Patti Calvert, at [email protected].
SOCK SABBATH(S) It’s time once again to help restock the Brinkley Heights Clothes closet with *NEW* socks. Through the month of September, socks can be dropped off in the church foyer or purchased through our Amazon Wish List. Like a cup of cool water to the thirsty, clean socks meet a need and offer dignity to the recipient. Let’s work together to show the compassion of Christ and sock it to the issue.
SOCCER AT 2BC Registration for our first fall season is now open! We are excited to announce our first 3v3 fall season for players ages 5-11! This 4-week season starts on September 7 and will end on October 2. Practices will be Monday - Thursday from 4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. We will have two game days on Saturday mornings (September 18 and October 2) and the locations will be announced throughout the season. Sign up at www.playwhereyoustay.org/sign-up. We have a suggested fee of $10 per week to help cover our coaching costs but no one who can’t pay will be turned away! If you have any additional questions, please call/text (901)864-2800 or email [email protected]
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Please note that the church office and
Christian Family Life Center will be closed on Monday, September 6 in observance of the Labor Day holiday. In
the event of an urgent pastoral care need, please contact the minister on call at
901.604.6686.
CHURCH DIRECTORY: A NOTE FROM CARMEN ANDERSON Our last church directory was completed two years ago but as time has gone by, we have
experienced several changes of emails, addresses and phone numbers. In order to update our information, I would like to hear from anyone who has any changes that should be made to the information that we currently have on file. (Obviously, this update will not include any photos, just information.) In order to do this, I need everyone’s help! Your info may be the same, but you probably know someone at church whose info has changed. Reach out to that person and give them my email. I will collect the changes through Friday, October 1 and then the church can provide everyone with a paper copy that can be mailed or with a digital copy that can be emailed. It’s so important that we have current contact info on everyone, especially in light of the vagaries of COVID and the speed with which we often need to contact everyone. My email is [email protected]. I look forward to hearing from anyone who needs their information updated and I’m sure that we all will be glad to have an updated addendum to the directory!
LIBRARY NEWS We have some great new books in the church library. A few new children’s titles are: Time for School, Little Blue Truck, Say Something, How to Spot a Best Friend, and more! We also have some new books for youth such as: Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories, and new editions of the Survivor series. Adults, we have The Women of the Bible Speak and a new Karen Kingsbury book, A Distant Shore. Drop by the library and browse before and after in-person service when we return! OUR MUSIC CONTINUES As we have seen throughout the pandemic, our people have stepped up to lead us in meaningful worship, no matter the medium or safety precautions that need to be taken. While the Delta variant runs its course in our community, we have heard solos and hymns from some familiar voices, as well as friends we haven’t heard from before. Each voice raised has been Spirit-filled and moving. We have heard new songs and old songs. Thank you all for sharing your voices, and we are thankful that, no matter what this virus throws at us, our community is strong, and our worship continues.
THE ROLE OF GIVING IN GOD'S KINGDOM "You shall remember the LORD your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth." (Deuteronomy 8:18) God gives us the blessing of being able to work, earn, save, spend, and accumulate wealth. We do this for our children. We do this for our community. We do this for ourselves. But we also do it to honor God as faithful stewards. And as stewards, we joyfully worship God each Sunday (and during the week!) by giving back from what we have earned so that the church can do meaningful work for God's kingdom in our community and the world. Fun ways to give are to shop "AmazonSmile" and support us for a percentage of your purchases (search for Second Baptist Memphis). Kroger shoppers may also give a percentage by choosing Second Baptist Memphis in the Community Rewards program. Contact [email protected] for more information.
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CROSSROADS Submissions: Material for inclusion in the monthly CrossRoads publication must be submitted by the 15th day of the month. Digital Option: To receive an electronic version only, please contact Annabeth Nixon at [email protected]. Next publication date: October 1, 2021 Center Your Week: Those signed up to receive our communications via email will also receive our midweek update Center Your Week.
IMPORTANT PUMPKIN PATCH DATES
Pallet Moving and Preparation: Monday – Friday, September 20-24 and September 27-October 1 First Pumpkin Unload: Saturday, October 2 Second Pumpkin Unload: Saturday, October 16 Pumpkin Festival: Saturday, October 23 11:00 a.m.—1:00 p.m. Volunteer Appreciation Lunch: Sunday, November 7, 11:30 a.m.
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CROSS ROADS (USPS 0005-206) is published monthly by Second Baptist Church, 4680 Wal- nut Grove Road, Memphis, TN 38117-2599. Periodical Postage Paid at Memphis, TN.
Friday: 9:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m.
CLOSED SUNDAY
STAFF
Rev. Daniel Johnson
Associate Minister: Congregational
Children’s Ministry Coordinator
Masks, properly worn over the nose and mouth, will be required at all times for all people over the age of 2, regardless of vaccination status.
We will practice safe physical distances of at least six feet between individuals not living in the same household. This applies in Sunday school classrooms and in the sanctuary.
We will not serve food or beverages in any areas of the church until further notice. Classes that typically provide breakfast are requested to suspend that until the current COVID wave passes.
Music in our worship services will be limited to instrumentalists, soloists, duets, and small ensembles. We will not share congregational singing until community case counts diminish.
Congregating for conversations in hallways, the church foyer, and other indoor spaces is discouraged for these coming weeks.
Thank you for understanding the need to make these adjustments that will accommodate a safer return to our facilities. By following these practices, we hope to soon resume gathering onsite at the church. Please watch for Friday Update emails and other timely communications as clearer pathways forward are determined.
STRATEGIES FOR DECISION-MAKING Through the course of the pandemic, our congregational leaders have been guided by shared faith values of loving God and neighbor, as well as the insights of healthcare professionals both within our church and beyond. In a recent joint leadership meeting between deacon officers, Sunday school leaders, and church staff, time was spent discussing the long-term reality of COVID’s presence with us. Specifically, the group decided to develop a simple framework for illustrating when and under what circumstances different church activities will be adjusted based on health trends in our area.
Watch for more specific information about this in the weeks ahead as we continue to adapt to these realities and live into our commitment to care for the
health and well-being of each other and all our neighbors.
Volume XX, Issue XX
4680 Walnut Grove Road Memphis, TN Www.2ndmemphis.org
Volume 32 Issue 9 September 2021
Encountering God at the
of community and mission.
4680 Walnut Grove Road Memphis, TN www.2ndmemphis.org
FROM THE PASTOR I sincerely hope that we will soon be returning to in-person worship and Sunday school
class meetings. The recent wave of coronavirus cases in our community has been overwhelming in the healthcare community and its negative effects – especially among the unvaccinated – has been devastating to people throughout our area. As we look toward resuming onsite meetings at Second, please know that our leadership team continues to keep the health and well-being of all people as a top priority. This is one of the ways we express love for God through our love of our neighbors. I want to state clearly that I recognize there are some in our Second family who have compromised health conditions or who may not feel safe participating in in-person activities right now. Please know that we will continue to provide online offerings for Sunday school groups and our worship services so that people can participate in that way. As always, if you are experiencing any health symptoms that may be signs of COVID, please stay at home to keep yourself and others safe. Remember, we have a segment of our congregation that is not eligible to receive vaccinations yet. If it is for no other reason than caring for the youngest among us, please consider these families and their households. I continue to give thanks for the wisdom and care our leadership team is providing through this long season we are enduring. We hope that this surge will soon pass so that we can be together again on Sundays not many weeks from now. Until that time, though, please join me in doing what is necessary to live into Christ’s call to love God and to love our neighbors together. Grace and peace, Stephen
MIFA’S OUR CITY, OUR STORY
A Virtual Conversation with Elizabeth Gilbert & Kiese Laymon
Tuesday, September 14 Make plans to join others from around our
community for this virtual event on Tuesday, September 14 at noon. “Our City, Our Story” will feature a conversation between two extraordinary authors, Kiese Laymon (Carnegie Medal winner, Heavy and How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America) and Elizabeth Gilbert (Eat, Pray, Love and City of Girls). MIFA was created in 1968 during a period in American history that was as turbulent and divisive as we have ever seen. And now, after a period of separation—physical, due to the pandemic, but also political and ideological— we are tasked with coming together and finding unity again. These two brilliant authors will explore the concepts of unity, healing, and reconciliation through their own very different perspectives. To register or learn more, follow the links in
Center Your Week.
Volume 32 Issue 9
SERMON TOPICS September 5: Title: What’s in a Name? Text: Proverbs 22:1-2, 8- 9, 22-23 NT Lesson: James 2:14-17 September 12: Title: Ears Wide Open Text: Proverbs 1:20-33 NT Lesson: James 3:1-12 September 19: Title: Chosen Company Text: Proverbs 31:10-31 NT Lesson: James 3:13- 4:3 September 26: Title: Realizing Our Opportunity Text: Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22 NT Lesson: James 5:13-20
.JOIN THE FUN BECAUSE THE PUMPKINS ARE COMING!!!!
Pumpkin Patch season is our church’s annual opportunity to reflect the love, kindness, and generosity of Christ to our neighbors. Though it is a fundraiser supporting youth missions and ministries, it has become so much more than that to our community. It is a safe place where children laugh and smile, families create memories, kindness is offered freely, and glimpses of the kingdom of God are on display. Each year, guests come to purchase a pumpkin, but receive so much more thanks to our
amazing church and community volunteers. Review the list of Pumpkin Patch activities and volunteer opportunities (something for everyone of every age) and find your way to enjoy one of the most wonderful times of the year at Second Baptist Church. Visit 2ndmemphis.org/ pumpkin-patch for all online sign-up links. PATCH PREPARATION AND PALLETS We will once again be cautious and move the pallets in small batches in the weeks leading up to our unload. Volunteers can contact Daniel or sign up online to help lay out the pallets and other supplies during the weeks of September 20 and 27. Set times of 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. are available for youth, but adults can help at any convenient time. Even thirty minutes is helpful. THE GREAT PUMPKIN UNLOADS: Saturday, October 2 and 16 Find your Pumpkin Patch shirt, invite a friend, and be a part of the fun and fellowship that occurs when we unload a tractor trailer full of pumpkins and transform our front lawn into a pumpkin paradise. Whether you can lift the biggest or only the smallest pumpkin, EVERYONE is invited to participate. Because of our new unloading process, everyone needs to sign up online for specific tasks and times. Look for the sign-up links in Center Your Week, Family Ministry News, and on social media. We hope to see you – and your friends – in the patch. PUMPKIN PATCH SHIFTS: October 2 - October 31 We need your help serving daily three hour shifts in the Pumpkin Patch! During your shift, you’ll welcome people to the patch, hand out stickers to children, hand out PUMPKIN BREAD to everyone, water flowers, take payments, help people to their cars, share about our church and so much more. Be sure to invite a friend to serve with you and wear your Pumpkin Patch shirt. Don’t have a shirt? Don’t worry, we have one for you. Want to serve but you can’t serve the whole shift or want to serve more than three hours? No problem. Just let Daniel know and we can work around your schedule. Sign up online today! SAVE THE DATE FOR THE PUMPKIN FESTIVAL After missing our annual Pumpkin Festival last year due to COVID, we are planning to celebrate pumpkins and Fall with our community once again! So, mark your calendars for Saturday, October 23, from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. for our Pumpkin Festival! We plan to have all of our regular stations: Trunk or Treat, Registration, Hot Dogs, Popcorn, Hay Ride, Inflatables, Games & much more! Be looking for an online sign-up to serve or contact Tanya or Daniel.
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CHILDREN’S PROMOTION PARTY Our Promotion Party for children’s Sunday school was rescheduled to a fun, safe outdoor
celebration with children, their families and children’s teachers the afternoon of August 23. We enjoyed games, cookies and cool popsicle treats while playing outside with friends. New Bibles were presented to our first graders and Bible story books shared with others. Backpack tags with our 2021-2022 verse: “A friend loves at all times. Proverbs 17:17” were shared and Stephen Cook prayed for our children to have a safe and wonderful school year. A HUGE thanks to all the families and teachers who came and helped!
YOUTH PROMOTION PARTY Our youth "went ape" to welcome our incoming 6th graders! We also compared the experience to our faith in Christ which requires encouragement from others, overcoming obstacles, facing our fears, and trusting the One holding us safely.
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STEWARDSHIP SNAPSHOT Take a peek at our generosity and ministry costs through August 30, 2021: Year-to-Date Receipts $611,590 Year-to-Date Expenses $662,855 Net ($51,265) Remember that when it comes to giving, we have several options for sharing gifts with our church: Cash and Checks Text-to-Give: 901.401.9621 Online at 2ndmemphis.org Click "Giving" and follow the
prompts Stock and Mutual Fund
Transfers To learn more about any of these, please contact our Financial Administrator, Patti Calvert, at [email protected].
SOCK SABBATH(S) It’s time once again to help restock the Brinkley Heights Clothes closet with *NEW* socks. Through the month of September, socks can be dropped off in the church foyer or purchased through our Amazon Wish List. Like a cup of cool water to the thirsty, clean socks meet a need and offer dignity to the recipient. Let’s work together to show the compassion of Christ and sock it to the issue.
SOCCER AT 2BC Registration for our first fall season is now open! We are excited to announce our first 3v3 fall season for players ages 5-11! This 4-week season starts on September 7 and will end on October 2. Practices will be Monday - Thursday from 4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. We will have two game days on Saturday mornings (September 18 and October 2) and the locations will be announced throughout the season. Sign up at www.playwhereyoustay.org/sign-up. We have a suggested fee of $10 per week to help cover our coaching costs but no one who can’t pay will be turned away! If you have any additional questions, please call/text (901)864-2800 or email [email protected]
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Please note that the church office and
Christian Family Life Center will be closed on Monday, September 6 in observance of the Labor Day holiday. In
the event of an urgent pastoral care need, please contact the minister on call at
901.604.6686.
CHURCH DIRECTORY: A NOTE FROM CARMEN ANDERSON Our last church directory was completed two years ago but as time has gone by, we have
experienced several changes of emails, addresses and phone numbers. In order to update our information, I would like to hear from anyone who has any changes that should be made to the information that we currently have on file. (Obviously, this update will not include any photos, just information.) In order to do this, I need everyone’s help! Your info may be the same, but you probably know someone at church whose info has changed. Reach out to that person and give them my email. I will collect the changes through Friday, October 1 and then the church can provide everyone with a paper copy that can be mailed or with a digital copy that can be emailed. It’s so important that we have current contact info on everyone, especially in light of the vagaries of COVID and the speed with which we often need to contact everyone. My email is [email protected]. I look forward to hearing from anyone who needs their information updated and I’m sure that we all will be glad to have an updated addendum to the directory!
LIBRARY NEWS We have some great new books in the church library. A few new children’s titles are: Time for School, Little Blue Truck, Say Something, How to Spot a Best Friend, and more! We also have some new books for youth such as: Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories, and new editions of the Survivor series. Adults, we have The Women of the Bible Speak and a new Karen Kingsbury book, A Distant Shore. Drop by the library and browse before and after in-person service when we return! OUR MUSIC CONTINUES As we have seen throughout the pandemic, our people have stepped up to lead us in meaningful worship, no matter the medium or safety precautions that need to be taken. While the Delta variant runs its course in our community, we have heard solos and hymns from some familiar voices, as well as friends we haven’t heard from before. Each voice raised has been Spirit-filled and moving. We have heard new songs and old songs. Thank you all for sharing your voices, and we are thankful that, no matter what this virus throws at us, our community is strong, and our worship continues.
THE ROLE OF GIVING IN GOD'S KINGDOM "You shall remember the LORD your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth." (Deuteronomy 8:18) God gives us the blessing of being able to work, earn, save, spend, and accumulate wealth. We do this for our children. We do this for our community. We do this for ourselves. But we also do it to honor God as faithful stewards. And as stewards, we joyfully worship God each Sunday (and during the week!) by giving back from what we have earned so that the church can do meaningful work for God's kingdom in our community and the world. Fun ways to give are to shop "AmazonSmile" and support us for a percentage of your purchases (search for Second Baptist Memphis). Kroger shoppers may also give a percentage by choosing Second Baptist Memphis in the Community Rewards program. Contact [email protected] for more information.
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CROSSROADS Submissions: Material for inclusion in the monthly CrossRoads publication must be submitted by the 15th day of the month. Digital Option: To receive an electronic version only, please contact Annabeth Nixon at [email protected]. Next publication date: October 1, 2021 Center Your Week: Those signed up to receive our communications via email will also receive our midweek update Center Your Week.
IMPORTANT PUMPKIN PATCH DATES
Pallet Moving and Preparation: Monday – Friday, September 20-24 and September 27-October 1 First Pumpkin Unload: Saturday, October 2 Second Pumpkin Unload: Saturday, October 16 Pumpkin Festival: Saturday, October 23 11:00 a.m.—1:00 p.m. Volunteer Appreciation Lunch: Sunday, November 7, 11:30 a.m.
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CROSS ROADS (USPS 0005-206) is published monthly by Second Baptist Church, 4680 Wal- nut Grove Road, Memphis, TN 38117-2599. Periodical Postage Paid at Memphis, TN.
Friday: 9:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m.
CLOSED SUNDAY
STAFF
Rev. Daniel Johnson
Associate Minister: Congregational
Children’s Ministry Coordinator