Newsletter, May 2013

“Although we often think of hospitality as a tame and pleasant practice, Christian hospitality has always had a subversive, countercultural dimension. ‘Hospitality is resistance,’ as one person from the Catholic Worker observed. Especially when the larger society disregards or dishonors certain persons, small acts of respect and welcome are potent far beyond them-selves. They point to a different system of valuing and an alternate model of relationships.” -Christine Pohl, Making Room: Recovering Hospitality as a Christian Tradition For the last several weeks, a small group has been meeting to have fellowship with each other, and to read and discuss Chris-tine Pohl’s book on hospitality. The above quote sums up much of what the book is about. It asks the question: How can we recover hospitality as a meaningful expression of our faith in our daily lives? And what would that look like today? In both the Old and New Testaments, and especially in the life and teaching of Jesus, there is a clear call to meet the needs of the “least of these;” those who are vulnerable and marginalized. As we meet and discuss these issues together, we are learning to see people the way Jesus sees them, and to take small concrete steps to “make room” for those who are most in need of the love and welcome of Christ. The group will continue meeting through the month of May. It’s not too late if you’d like to join the conversation. All are welcome! Grace and peace to you on our shared journey, Thomas

From Your Associate Pastor

Come Join The Tomahawk Team!

Spring is right around the corner and with it comes an opportunity to be a part of

the Tomahawk Baptist Church Team as we walk/run in support of the Susan G.

Komen Race for the Cure May 11, 2013.If you are interested in being a part of the

team please contact Richard Moore at 639-1957.

Dear Tomahawk Family,

Thank you for the privilege and joy of allowing me to serve my seminary internship with you all this past school year. It has been a joy and a blessing for me to have a special part in the lives of your families. I have grown to love your chil-dren and this church family as a whole. You have many spe-cial gifts and it was exciting to serve alongside you in minis-try. I pray that God will continue to lead, guide and direct each of us, as we seek to further the work of the Kingdom together. Thank you again for allowing me to serve my sem-inary internship with you, and for the warm welcome you offered to my family. My experience was rich, full, and most rewarding. Special thanks to Mike Audet, Crystal Breedlove, Elsie Dillard, Brittany McCarter and Chris Schardt for serv-ing on my Site Team and meeting monthly with me over the course of this year. Your servant hearts were an inspiration to me, and I appreciated the opportunity to learn from each one of you, and have grown through this process.

Thank you again,

Krista Manuel

Missions Mania Summer

Yard Sale

Saturday, June 1, 2013

8:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m.

Each spot (parking place) is $25.

Plan now to be part of this

great community outreach event.

See Bryan McCarter for more information or to reserve a spot.

Schedule

5:30 Dinner in the Fellowship Hall 6:15 Bible Study Children’s Choirs Youth Choir 7:00 Sanctuary Choir rehearsal Children’s Mission Groups 8:00 Hand bells

Tomahawk Children’s Choirs Present Joseph—From Pit to Palace: A Musical

Sunday, May 19, 11:00 a.m.

Mission Friends: Ages 3-Kindergarten Leaders: Rochelle & Pete Zangardi

Children in Action (CIA): Grades 1-5 Leaders: Christie Hamlett, Betsy Harrell

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Wednesday Nights

Dinner Menu for May

May 1: Adults: Roasted Pork Loin, Baked Potatoes, Mixed Vegetables Clam Chowder Assorted Desserts Children: Grilled Hot Dogs, Chips

May 8: Adults: Pizza, Salad, Assorted Desserts

May 15: Adults: BBQ Ribs, Baked Beans, Cole Slaw Chicken Noodle Soup Assorted Desserts Children: Burgers, Chips

May 22: Adults: Beef Pot Roast, Parsley Potatoes, Glazed Carrots Potato Soup Assorted Desserts Children: Hot Dogs, Chips

May 29: Adults: Baked Chicken, Scalloped Potatoes, Green Beans Tomato Soup Assorted Desserts Children: Grilled Cheese, Chips

Last dinner before summer break June 5: Adults: Fried Fish, Hush Puppies, Cole Slaw Minestrone Soup Assorted Desserts Children: BLT, Chips

Sunday, June 9th: 3:00 pm

WIPE OUT! Water Olympics & End of School BLAST!

Tons of wet, wild and wonderful fun!!! Come dressed to

get WET!

July 22-26

VBS!!!!!

Family & Children’s Ministry Calendar of Events

There are lots of opportunities to praise God and worship through MUSIC at Tomahawk!

Every other Monday night, our Praise Team re-hearses to help lead our Sunday morning wor-ship service. Please see Tom Peters for the exact schedule if you’re interested in joining!

Every Wednesday night, Children and Adult Choirs meet – please see ME, Crystal Breedlove, if you’re interested in join-ing! We’d love to have you!

If you would like to participate in a worship service at any time, please let me know. We know that some can’t commit to the regular schedule, but we have lots of spots in the service where you contribute your talents!

Our Children’s Choirs will share their musical during Sunday morning worship (11 a.m.) on May 19th. Please join us to wit-ness God’s love in a way that only kids can provide!

See You All Soon, Crystal

You can honor all the moms and special women who have blessed your life by ordering a white, pink or red rose (or roses) to be placed in the sanctuary for our worship ser-vice on Mother’s Day. Orders are due to the church by Wednesday, May 8.

We will be having Parent/Child Dedication on Mother’s Day, May 12. If you have a child you would like to dedi-cate, please contact the church office. Children can be any age, not only infants.

Mother’s Day Happenings

Prayer Concerns

Tomahawk Members Donna Bright Marguerite Coates Willis & Sue Connell Jim Cosby Frances Gibson Brent Hodges Joy Horner Dorothy Holland Charles & Gail King Lloyd Mawyer Harold McCabe Lois Parsons Ruth Spaulding Charles Taylor

Friends and Family Jimmy Cole Roy Hooker Patricia Leigh Serving in the Military Jason Hehl – Ft. Belvoire, VA Melanie Hehl—Fort Bragg Ryan Hehl - Korea Mark Redman – Germany Jacob Sansbury - Iraq Kenny Tarrant

Deacons on Call…

Our deacons of the month will serve as ministers “on call” if you need assistance. Don’t hesitate to contact:

Susan Cheatham—561-0906

Wendi Hare—739-2628

Prayer Shawl Ministry

Please stop by the Prayer Shawl Workroom to see our new storage cabinets and wall decor! We have lot’s of room to store our projects and donated yarn thanks to a dili-gent search for just the right pieces by Kim and Steve Parker!

A Tomahawk mission team will not be heading to Canada this summer, but the hats, scarves and mittens in process will be utilized in that ministry. We understand that Jim and Shirley McNair are planning a trip to this area in late summer and Tomahawk is on their itinerary. Jim will take the items back to Canada for us.

The ministry leadership team met, and identified several oth-er projects for consideration. More on those later.

We seek your continued prayers and material support as we move forward on these projects.

Please see Sherry Graves with any questions.

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Facts & Figures as of April 14, 2013

Offering $14,264.00 Received to Date $141,794.82 Weekly $8,967.47 Required to Date $143,479.52 Budget $466,308.70

Ahead of Budget (+) $2,377.77 What a blessing! Through your generous gift our ministries are

bringing glory to God. Let’s keep it up!

S.S. Attendance 113 Worship Service 210

Anyone making a payment for our Debt Retirement, please clearly mark your check and offering envelope “Debt Retirement” so they will be posted correctly. Thank you.

Guys and Dolls

May 27 at 10:30a.m.

Our last meeting of this season will be a Memorial Day indoor picnic , with music presented by Tomahawk's own " Hope Ensemble" , with Karen Hall at the piano. Members of the "Hope Ensemble" are Shirley Rudin, Doris Hamlett, Ruth Roberson, Rose Suyes and Cecile Jones. A spe-cial Memorial Day tribute will be done by Clyde Cottrell.

Everyone is invited. No charge for lunch this time ! Please sign up on the Guys and Dolls bulletin board or call the church office if you want to stay for lunch.

Softball Schedule

All games are played on the athletic fields on Warbro Rd. Come out and cheer the

team on!

May 6 St. Lukes UMC 8:30 & 9:30 Field 1

May 13 Bon Air Baptist 6:30 & 7:30 Field 2

May 20 Bon Air Methodist 6:30 & 7:30 Field 1

May 27 Make-up Games

Tomahawk Baptist Church Scholarship Fund

Peachy B. Cheatham

A reimbursement scholarship is available for anyone seeking post high school education. Applications are available in the church office and are due back to the church by May 5, 2013. Please see David Cheatham for details.

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Tomahawk Baptist Church

12920 Hull Street Road

Midlothian, VA 23112

Phone: 804-744-2044

Fax: 804-744-7841

www.tomahawkchurch.org

Mary Richerson Mann, Senior Pastor

Thomas Rawls, Associate Pastor of Discipleship

John Mark Skammer, Minister to Youth

Crystal Breedlove, Interim Music Director

Krista Manuel, Ministry Intern to Children and Families

Robin Tarr, Website Coordinator

Jeanette Johnson, Administrative Assistant

2013

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

Activities begin with

Dinner at 5:30

2 3 4

5

Communion Sunday

6

Prayer Shawls 10:30

Softball 8:30 & 9:30

7 8

Activities begin with

Dinner at 5:30

9 10 11

12

13

Prayer Shawls 10:30

Praise Team 6:30

Softball 6:30 & 7:30

14

Deacons Meeting

7:00 p.m.

15

Activities begin with

Dinner at 5:30

16 17 18

19

Children’s Musical

11:00 a.m.

Sanctuary Painting

Begins

20

Prayer Shawls 10:30

Guys & Dolls

Planning 10:30

Softball 6:30 & 7:30

21 22

Activities begin with

Dinner at 5:30

23 24 25

26 27

Memorial Day

Office Closed

Guys & Dolls 10:30

28 29

Activities begin with

Dinner at 5:30

30 31 June 1

Missions Mania

Yard Sale!