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SUNDAY,APRIL 11 Deacon’s Meeting 8:00 AM Sunday School 9:00 - 9:45 AM Worship Service 10:00 –11:00 AM Quarterly Business Session 5:00 PM TUESDAY, APRIL 13 5:30 PM Senior Adults at the Highland House WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14 (LIMITED SEATING) - Family Night Supper at 5:00 PM MENU: , Oven Fried Pork Chops, Broccoli/Rice Casserole,

Green Beans, Rolls, Salad, Dessert CHILDREN’S MENU: Chicken Nuggets or Hot Dogs

$5.00 for Adults (6th Grade and up) $3.00 for Children $20.00 Family Maximum - Prayer Meeting (6:00-7:00 PM) - Youth Worship (6:00 -7:00 PM) - Kidz Praise (6:00-6:30 PM) - Kid’s WOW (6:30 -7:00 PM) WORSHIP RALLY - Adult Choir Rehearsal (7:00 PM) SUNDAY, MAY 9 Parent/Baby Dedication Please call the church office if you would like to participate.

“and the lord added unto his church…” BY BAPTISM: Piper Coleman 5201 Rainbow Court Toomsuba, MS 39364 601.938.2128 Deacon: Shea Hailey Mackenzie Threatt 255 County Road 486 (39301) 601.701.6965 Deacon: Shawn Stewart Adam Clayton 4412 22nd Avenue (39305) 601.274.5088 Deacon: Matt Singley

Stewardship report April 4, 2021 Budget 17,625.45 Child Development Center .00 Designated 4,039.00 Total 21,664.45 Budget Req. to date (14@ 23,309.06) 326,326.84 Budget Receipts to date 379,021.75

CDC Req. to date 326,789.12 (14@ 23,342.08) CDC Receipts to date 296,436.35 ANNIE ARMSTRONG EASTER OFFERING GIVEN TO DATE:9,301.00 SUNDAY SCHOOL 247 MORNING WORSHIP 393

From our chieF oF staFF… Sanctuary Renovations Progress Report

Well, this is the countdown week for receiving the bids for our sanctuary renovations project, and we are continuing to prepare for the move. This ar-ticle will explain the actions we will be taking as well as providing a tenta-tive timeline of when we think these actions will take place. Construction Bids The contractors will submit bids on April 9, 2021 no later than 5:00pm at which time the bids will be evaluated in view of making recommendations to the church staff, property committee, and finance committee. The possi-bilities are as follows:

The Lowest & Best Bid Is Within The Approved Budget If the lowest and best bid is within the approved budget, a recom-mendation will be submitted to the property committee to proceed with executing a contract with the bidder submitting the bid. The Lowest & Best Bid Is Slightly Over Budget, But Within The Approval Authority Of The Property & Finance Committees If the lowest & best bid is over budget by an amount less than equal to $ 5,000 both the property and finance committees will be contact-ed for advice and consent on how to proceed. Any committee actions will be reported to the deacon body and congregation. The Lowest & Best Bid Is Over Budget By $ 5,000 Or More The architect and contractor will prepare recommendations to reduce the price by implementing design changes and/or scope reductions. These recommendations will need to be approved by the property committee, finance committee and church staff. Any committee ac-tions will be reported to the deacon body and congregation.

Start Date Each contractor has been directed to submit an estimated start date with their bid, and that will be a part of the evaluation criteria. We will not be vacating the sanctuary until such time that the successful contractor can guarantee with some level of certainty that construction activities will begin. The cur-rent “best guess” for the earliest possible worship date in the FLC is April 25, 2021. We will provide regular updates on the start date. Prayer Request To quote the country song East Bound and Down, “We’ve got a long way to go, and a short time to get there”. Please pray for your staff and committees.

You are invited to a Drive Through Baby Shower in honor of Abby Calhoun and their Baby Girl.

Sunday, April 11, 1:30—2:30 p.m. Lower Parking Lot Registered at: Over the Moon, & Amazon

SUNDAY, APRIL 18. 6:00 PM HBC FELLOWSHIP HALL

SIGN UP ONLINE OR BY CALLING THE CHURCH OFFICE RESERVATIONS ARE FREE!

DONATIONS ARE APPRECIATED! All ladies are invited to come for a fabulous night of

good food, fellowship and worship as Amy Presley comes to share her testimony of God’s healing power in her life and the lessons the Lord has taught her in obedience.

APRIL 18 6:00 PM

FAMILY LIFE CENTER All Boys and Men are invited!

Sign up online or by calling the church office.