August 2012
NEWSLETTER
Sutton Baptist Church
IN THIS ISSUE
Block Party Set for August 18th
PAGE 2– Pastor’s Column
The annual
block party will
PAGE 4– Mission Info
be held Saturday, August 18
PAGE 5– Youth Happenings
from 5:00-7:00
Page 6– Birthdays and More P.M. with a concert by Narrow
Road, a group from Buckhannon, following from 7:00-8:00.
PAGE 3- Church News
Like previous years, Sixth Street will
be blocked off and all of the activities
will take place on that side of the church.
Headlining the music will be Carolyn
Connor, who will be singing from 6:007:00. Other local favorites will be singing
from 5:00-6:00.
Numerous games will also be a part of
this year’s block party. Back for another
year are games such as coin toss, ring
toss, and cake walk, among many others.
Other fun activities include inflatables,
face painting, and spin art.
Plenty of food will also be part of the
block party. As in previous years, hot
dogs, nachos, funnel cakes, popcorn, and
cotton candy are going to be available.
If you have any questions about the
block party, please contact Shirley Morrison or Pastor
Allan.
-VOLUNTEERS ARE STILL NEEDED FOR
GAMES/STATIONS. PLEASE SIGN UP IN THE
VESTIBULE.
-DONATIONS ARE ALSO NEEDED. PLEASE SEE
THE SIGN-UP SHEET IN THE VESTIBULE.
Pastor’s
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Corner
June 29 is a day that will live in infamy for Braxton County residents. The
day, although very hot, was a typical
warm summer day. But the storms that
moved through that evening were anything but typical.
was recorded in the state of West Virginia
during the storm itself. Ironically enough,
the storm, in many ways, was a representation of God’s grace.
I think the appropriate perspective is
to realize that God is trying to get our attention. He wants us to realize just how
fragile life really is. Many of us have
spent the past weeks preparing for another potential storm. We want to have
enough gas and enough provisions to survive whatever might come our way.
I really think as we reflect in years to
come, this storm will be a marker in each
of our lives. We will vividly remember
the numerous emotions we have experienced and we will be comparing stories
with each other for the rest of our lives.
I devoted the sermon on July 9 to the
storm. But I think many of the thoughts
are worth repeating.
But no matter how much we prepare,
the forces that drive our universe our
greater than our ability to plan. God
wants our attention and even more importantly, He wants our trust. He wants
our devotion.
First of all, many of us are searching
for explanations. How can something like
this happen? We tend to lean on two opposites sides of the spectrum. There are
those that try to explain the storm scientifically. In one sense, there is nothing
wrong with this. God has established laws
of science that guide our understanding.
But just because the storms have a scientific explanation does not mean that God
was not involved.
Storms, both literal and figurative, are
part of life. They serve as reminders that
our lives are fragile and temporary. But
they also remind us that God is with us
during the storm. We just need to keep
our focus on Him.
On the other hand, there are those that
would argue God used the storms as a
means of punishment. This has become
commonplace in America. Any tragedy is
a result of God’s anger. Yet, if this is the
case, it is surprising that not one death
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Church
News
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Golf Outing
The annual golf outing at Glenville
Golf Club was held July 14. Thirteen
golfers, divided between three teams, participated in the best ball event.
The winning team consisted of Ken
Skidmore, Randall and Brian Butcher,
and Rod Davis.
Also recognized were Jeff McDonald
for closest to the pin, Ken Skidmore for
longest drive, and Pastor Allan for longest
putt.
The SBC family welcomes Larry Gum,
daughter Michelle Johnson, and granddaughter, Kylea Johnson , who were all baptized by
Pastor Allan and Ken Skidmore in the Sutton
Lake on July 8th.
SBC Olympics
The church will be hosting their own
version of the Olympic Games on Sunday, September 16 before the annual
church picnic.
Team captains are Connie Skidmore
(red team), Amy Crockett (blue team),
and Larry Bailey (white team). Sign-up
sheets for each team are in the church
vestibule.
This event is open to all ages and
will consist of numerous events that
will focus on team building and fellowship.
Men’s and Women’s
Fellowship is cancelled
for August. They will
resume in September.
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Mission
Info
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Impact Week
The Town of Sutton and surrounding
communities were impacted during the
week of July 15-21 by a group of 37
students and 14 chaperones from two
churches near Avon-Hartford, Connecticut. With Bob Graumann at the helm,
the theme for the week was “Don’t
Waste Your Life”, with daily topics of
“Be Convicted”, Jesus Matters”, “Be
Intentional”, and “Work Your Vineyard”.
project managers. Greater than twenty
work projects were completed, but more
importantly, there were at least thirty
people who rededicated their lives to the
Lord, and at least 5 youth and 2 adults
made first time commitments to accept
Jesus Christ as their personal Savior.
Adult Care Picnic
Elk Valley Association Meeting
The annual adult care picnic will be held
at the Carson Dobbins Pavilion at Holly
Gray Park on Wednesday, August 29 beginning at 11 P.M. with lunch to begin around
noon.
The Adult Care Picnic serves folks who
are aged and disabled and generally can't
live alone. They enjoy getting together,
playing games, seeing Ronald McDonald
and participating in the program. They love
the food and the gifts they receive.
According to event coordinator Arwanna
Burroughs, “Those who attend the event
talk about it for months afterward. They
truly enjoy this activity.
The annual meeting of the Elk Valley
Baptist Association will be held at the
church on Saturday, August 25 beginning at
9 A.M.
The meeting will consist of various reports from throughout the West Virginia
Baptist Convention. There will also be two
sermons delivered, including one by Pastor
Allan.
Lunch will be served by the ladies of the
church and there will also be a memorial
service for all those from member churches
who have passed away in the previous year.
The event is open to anyone that would
like to attend. Please contact Pastor Allan
with any questions.
The Impact team was very grateful to
SBC and the other local churches for
their generous donations of food, and
especially to SBC for the use of the
The group was joined by at least 30 oth- church during the luau on Thursday
ers from the local community, including evening that had to be brought indoors
nine youth from SBC, with Dave Sindue to inclement weather.
gleton and Ken Holcomb serving as
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Youth
Happenings
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Camp Cowen
Here are some pictures from
our teen’s week at Cowen in July.
Grubb. Larry Bailey attended as
the chaperone.
Seven teens from the church
attended: Cori and Cendall Cowan, Mary Lynne Hamrick, Shelby
Helmick, Lara Bailey, Clay Vincent, Chandler Wyne, and Jeremy
Please be in prayer for some of
our younger youth that will be
attending from August 4-7.
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AUGUST BIRTHDAYS
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Lara Bailey
James Cook
Thomas Martzell
Maxine Hall McCumbers
Mary Lynne Hamrick
Peach Rose
Larry Wine
Tonya Vincent
Lindsey Facemire Russell
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If you want to send a prayer
chain by email, send it to Pastor Allan at:
Kayla Facemire
Steve Facemire
Kenny Haney
Doug Facemire
Bobby Helmick
Danny Facemire
Shirley Hall
Eddie Brown
The West Virginia
School of Christian Studies resume with a six-week
class beginning on Thursday, August 30.
This class will focus on
leadership and church administration.
For more information,
contact Pastor Allan.
[email protected]
He is currently updating his
contact list, so if you want to be
included on the email prayer
chain, please send an email to
Pastor Allan.
www.suttonbaptistchurch.org
http://www.facebook.com/#!/
sutton.church
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