CRADOCK
BAPTIST
CHURCH
C
96 Afton Parkway
Portsmouth, Virginia 23702-2836
Phone: 757-485-3500
Fax: 757-485-3501
E-mail: [email protected]
WE’RE
ON THE
http://www.cradockbaptist.org
SUNDAY SCHEDULE
9:30 A.M.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
10:00 A.M.
ROBIN CLASS
11:00 A.M.
MORNING WORSHIP
CHURCH STAFF
DAVID L. PHILLIPS, PASTOR
JACKIE PHILLIPS, MUSIC DIRECTOR
BONNIE WESTERN, PIANIST
DEBORAH BALCH, ADMIN. SECRETARY
October 18 - Come Home to Cradock on
the Square
Park Opening: Various other sites during day
October 19 - 95th Anniversary
October 5 - 3:00 p.m. OIAM Celebra-
Deadline for Seafarer’s Kits items
tion Sunday at Grove Park Baptist
October 21 - Chili’s Gives Back
October 6, 13, 20, & 27 - 6:00 p.m.
Deadline for Newsletter Articles
Knitting Nights
October 24 - 7:00 p.m. Movie Night
October 7 - Dining to Donate at Applebee’s
7:00 p.m. Cradock Civic League Meeting
October 8 - WOM at 10:30 a.m.
October 11 - 9:00 a.m. Deacons’ Meeting
Movie Night
Fridays
11:00 a.m.
October 25 - 9:00 a.m. Packing Day for Seafarer’s Kits at
Port Norfolk
October 31 - Halloween
October 13 - Columbus Day
November 2 - Daylight Savings Time
October 16 - 6:00 p.m. WMU Fall Celebration at Grove Park. Dinner is $6 and
reservations are required.
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MUSICAL NOTES
1
WOM
2
OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS &
ANNIVERSARIES
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CHANGE OF ADDRESS
2
THANK YOU
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NOTES OF INTEREST
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The 95th Anniversary is just around the corner. Invitations
have been mailed and we are receiving RSVP's each day.
OCTOBER CALENDAR
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Bob & Esther Burroughs are excited about being with us and
looking forward to sharing in our worship service. Our choir
is busy with music for the worship service and many former
choir members are eager to join us.
MONTH-AT-A-GLANCE
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MOVIE NIGHTS
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It is going to be a joyous day of giving thanks for our rich heritage, heartfelt fellowship and renewal for our church.
October 24TH
7:00 p.m.
(Bring a goodie to
share)
Contributions to the anniversary are welcome as we plan for
flowers, catering and more. October 19th is going to be a
GREAT day!
Please don’t forget to RSVP by October 1st!
Sunday, October 19
Adults needed for
supervision
Ends Remember to turn back your clocks.
October 15 - 6:00 Pizza Dinner - $4 and
Business Meeting.
95TH ANNIVERSARY
Saturday, October 18
In the Town Square
4:00-6:00 p.m. Fall Festival in
the Activity Center.
October 12 - World Hunger Sunday
Church Office Closed
Free
THIS ISSUE :
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CELEBRATING THE PAST AND LOOKING TOWARD THE FUTURE
Helping people to connect with God & with each other
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PASTOR’S NOTES
Come join us as we celebrate our heritage of these last 95 years as well as our embarking on the future of Cradock Baptist in the Cradock neighborhood. We have accomplished a lot in the last 95 years but the best and most needed ministry is ahead of us.
So come and see where you can contribute and be apart of a evolving ministry!!
Cradock Baptist Church . . .
October 4 - OIAM 7:00 a.m. at City
O CTOBER 2014
October is a big month for Cradock Baptist with the emphasis being on our 95th Anniversary. I surely hope you
are planning to be a part of this great celebration on Sunday, the 19th, as we celebrate this milestone with Bob and
Esther Burroughs. Bob, who is an accomplished sacred
music writer, will be with us along with his wife, Esther,
who is an author and sought-after speaker.
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MONTH-AT-A-GLANCE
N EWSLETTER
Christian sympathy is extended to LuAnne and Tommy Dunn of Portsmouth upon the death of their brother, Bobby, on July 26. Bobby was 62
and a native of Cradock. Their grandmother Dunn and many other relatives were long-term members of Cradock Baptist. Any memorials may be
made to the Robin Class.
The choir is busy preparing for our anniversary celebration. We will have an Anniversary Choir composed of our regular choir members as well as former members. The
choir will present the special written especially for Cradock by Bob Burroughs.
Also, we have a lot of good music to share with the Church Family between now and
Christmas (it’s just around the corner). Rehearsals are on Thursday evenings at 7:00
p.m.
New members are welcome!
Please keep us in your prayers as we prepare to “sing to the Lord our new songs.”
Daylight Savings Time
Ends November 2
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The WOM will meet on Wednesday, October 8, at 10:30 a.m. in the downstairs
social hall. All ladies of the
church are encouraged to
attend. Please bring fall
items so we can prepare 10
goodie bags for our homebound members.
The WMU Annual Fall
Celebration will be held on Thursday,
October 16, at Grove Park. “Meet and
Greet” the new Executive Director of
WMUV at 6:00 p.m. Dinner will begin at
6:30 p.m. and the cost is $6. Reservations
are required.
OIAM Blitz Day
OIAM will be start Saturday, October 4, at 7:00 a.m. at City Park and
continue during the day at various
sites across the city. All items being
donated to the different activities
should be delivered to Collingswood
Baptist by October 2. A celebration
recapping this event will be held
Sunday afternoon, October 5, at
3:00 p.m. at Grove Park Baptist
Church.
Seafarer’s Kits
Items for the Seafarer’s kits: shampoo, disposable razors, combs,
shaving cream, soap, hand towels
and washcloths, toothbrush, toothpaste, hats and scraves need to be
brought to the church by Sunday, October 19. Packing day is Saturday,
October 25, at Port Norfolk at 9:00
a.m.
Fall Festival
On Saturday, October 5, from 4:006:00 p.m. in the Activity Center, we
will host a fall festival for all ages.
Volunteers are needed to man this
event. Also, bags of candy are
needed. Donations will be accepted as well. Please help us
reach out to our community’s children and youth thru this event.
O CTOBER 2014
Bryant Nix
c/o First Colonial Inn #358
845 First Colonial Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23451-6160
Nora Parrish
c/o Virginia Beach Healthcare & Rehab
Room 69B
1801 Camelot Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23454-2489
Sue Smith
3112 Sterling Way
Portsmouth, VA 23703
Thank you to everyone
who has worked on
and toward the anniversary celebration.
From the anniversary
committee, to all the
laborers (especially
those recruited by
Daniel), to those who gave financially
(some above and beyond), and to those
who will participate in the choir, we
could not have accomplished all we have
if everyone was not working together as
the body of Christ and for His glory.
We look forward to welcoming our former members and friends back knowing
we can be proud of how our church
building and grounds
were prepared.
October’s
Birthdays
1
4
5
7
8
Ruth Underwood
Rolland Jones
Micky Evans
Shirley Allsbrook
Carolyn Christensen
Bernice Deal
10 Carol Byrd
19 Andrew Horan
Millard Stone
22 Mary Ellen Jones
Carole Prince
October’s
Anniversaries
1 Ernest & Esther Ward–
Cassell
15 David & Jackie Phillips
Again, THANK YOU!
WHAT’S A CHRISTIAN TO DO WITH HALLOWEEN
Around the world, Christians observe Halloween differently: In Poland, kids pray
aloud while walking through forests to comfort souls of the dead. In Spain, tolling
church bells remind people to remember the saints. In Finland, so many people
light candles in cemeteries that the observance is called “seas of light.” Although
some Christians steer clear of Halloween, others use it as an evangelism opportunity and provide entertainment alternatives such as harvest parties.
No matter your views, you can remind children that though it’s fun to pretend, we
can always be ourselves with God. Whatever our features and flaws, we need not
and cannot hide from God behind masks. God made us in his holy image and loves
us as his holy — hallowed! — children.
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