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Our Ministries

Benevolence Missionary Society Children’s Church Music Ministry Clergy Staff Pastor’s Aide Society Clothes Closet Pulpit Ministry College Ministry Scholarship Ministry Credit Union Senior & Junior Ushers Diaconate Ministry Sisters of Hagar Ministry Elderly Services Ministry Sunday School Flower Club Ministry Soup Kitchen Food Pantry Security Greeters’ Ministry Transportation Medical Team Ministry Trustees Men’s Ministry Youth Ministry

Worship & Weekly Bible Studies Sunday School—8:30am/Sunday Worship: 9:30am

Children’s Church—9:30am Mid-Day Bible Study: Wednesday—Noon Pastor’s Bible Study: Wednesday—6:30pm Bible Study: Saturday—12pm (The Chapel)

Immanuel is a Supporter of: Emergency Shelter Management Service

Interfaith Volunteer Care Givers United Negro College Fund

Service to Community Clothes Closet: Thursdays 10am to 1pm Soup Kitchen: Sundays 2pm Food Pantry: 2nd & 4th Saturdays 8am (please call church office for additional details)

Called ~ Commanded ~ Commissioned

Sunday, August 14, 2016

The Rev. Mr. Samuel T. Ross-Lee, Pastor

Visit Our Website: immanuelbaptistnewhaven.org Phone: 203.777.8744 Fax: 203.785.8673

E-mail: office@immanuelbaptistchurchnh.org E-mail: SamuelRossLee@yahoo.com

Follow PASTOR on TWITTER: @RevSRossLee

1324 Chapel Street

New Haven, CT 06511

“The Church Where Christ is Exalted and Culture is Remembered”

Since 1825

2016 ~ 191st Year

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Mission Statement This Church is an ever evolving community of

Visionaries and Dreamers, Whose Disciples have been “Called by God to live the lives we were created to live,

Commanded by God to love beyond the limits of our prejudices, and

Commissioned by God to serve!”

Good Morning and Welcome! Pastor Ross-Lee, Clergy Associates, Officers,

and Members of Immanuel wish to extend a warm and cordial welcome to everyone ,worshipping with us this morning.

We pray that this worship experience of Praise,

Prayer, and Preaching will greatly enrich your life and bring you into a meaningful

relationship with God and His people.

Visitors, please feel free to worship with us again anytime!

Welcome Song

Shake somebody’s hand, tell ‘em how good God is, Look them in the eyes, they’ll see Jesus down inside!

Welcome to this place. Where we worship Christ Lord we thank You, for everybody in this place!

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Those wishing to join with Immanuel may do so By coming forward and taking a seat on the front Pew during the singing of the invitational hymn.

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Creola Goodson 2405 Whitney Ave. #101 Hamden Deacon Evelyn Lamb 9 Brewster Street New Haven Delores Boykin 400 Stevenson Road New Haven Elizabeth Esdaile 64 Carbonella Drive Hamden Ella Hardee 168 Morse Street Hamden Eleanora Blizzard 200 Fountain Street #501 New Haven Grace Smith Twin Maples Durham Lillie Hendrix 262 Bassett Street New Haven Lily Mae Holness 135 Derby Ave. Apt#307 New Haven Linda Smith Yale NHH York Street Lucille Washington 135 Derby Ave. New Haven Marie Porter-Wilson 343 Eastern Street Apt# 1202 New Haven Mildred Warner 18 Tower East #451 New Haven Preston Kinsey 40 Elizabeth Street West Haven Rose Evans 10 Hard Street #905 New Haven Sally Brooker 31 Batter Terrace New Haven Sam & Luisa Chapman 311 Old Lane Road Cheshire Thomas Chappel 47 Park Lane Woodbridge

Please remember our members in nursing facilities. They are always happy to receive cards, calls and visits!

Advanced Nursing & Rehab Center-NH Grimes Health Center-NH

(Formerly Jewish Home of the Aged) Hilda Smith

Keith Foster Betty James

Viola Yarbrough

Hamden Health Care Harbourside (Arden House)

Sylvester McDonald Elizabeth Lewis

Whitney Manor-Hamden Wintonbury Care-Bloomfield

Deacon Melcena Jackson Joyce Asante

Helen Oliver Gilbert Melton

HOMEBOUND & HOSPITALIZED MEMBERS & FRIENDS IN CT

HEALTH CARE & REHABILITATION IN CT

**Newly Added

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We are excited about our Homecoming Service being planned

celebrating the church’s 191st anniversary on the 3rd Sunday, October 16th.

We welcome your ideas or suggestions. Please list your ideas or

suggestions below, tear this page out, and place in the offering tray, or simply bring it to the church office today!

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UPCOMING EVENTS (continued)

Send an Invitation to IBC’s 2016 Homecoming Service To:

Name:

Mailing Address:

City: _____________________ Zip Code: _________________________

Comments:_________________________________________

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Please tear along perforated lines and place in offering tray, or submit to the church office ~ Thank you.

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THE PRAYER AND PRAISE PERIOD

THE CALL TO WORSHIP

THE OPENING SENTENCES

THE OPENING HYMN #203

THE PRAYER OF INVOCATION

RESPONSE

BAPTISM (Second Sunday)

THE SCRIPTURE READING

THE GLORIA PATRI

THE CHILDREN’S PRAYER & DEPARTURE

(Third Sunday)

THE WELCOME OF VISITORS

THE CONGREGATIONAL HYMN # 248

THE DEACON’S PRAYER

THE CHORAL RESPONSE

CHORAL SELECTION

THE PRAYER OF INTERCESSION

(PASS THE PEACE)

THE PASTORAL ADVISEMENTS

CHORAL SELECTION

THE OFFERTORY SENTENCES

THE OFFERTORY SELECTION

THE DOXOLOGY

SERMONIC SELECTION

THE SERMON

THE INVITATIONAL HYMN

THE RECESSIONAL HYMN

THE COMMUNION (First Sunday)

THE BENEDICTION

ORDER OF WORSHIP

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Leader: Give and it will be given you; good measure pressed down shaken together, running over will be put into your lap. People: For the measure you give will be the measure you get back Leader: Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal. People: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven where neither moth nor rust consume and where thieves do not break in and steal. Unison: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

NEXT WEEK’S SCRIPTURE

Jeremiah 1:4-10 and Psalm 71:1-6; Isaiah 58:9b-14 and Psalm 71:1-6; Isaiah 58:9b-14 and Psalm 1-3:1-8; Hebrews 12:18-29; Luke 13:10-17

OFFERTORY SENTENCES

ANNOUNCEMENTS REQUESTING VOLUNTEERS FROM AUXILIARIES AND MINISTRIES OF IMMANUEL ON FOLLOWING DATES: AUGUST 27TH CLOSED (SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC))

SEPTEMBER 10TH YOUTH & PARENTS

OCTOBER 8TH MUSIC MINISTRY

** ON YOUR DESIGNATED DAY MEET IN LOWER FELLOW-SHIP HALL PROMPTLY @ 7:00AM.

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I am very grateful for your prayers, cards, calls. visits and other expressions of love shown to my family during the passing of my brother Rev. Wallace McKnight of Andrew, SC. You have shown the true meaning of a caring and loving church family. May God’s favor ever be yours ~ Mrs. Mary Gilliard. SATURDAY AUGUST 20th 11am to 3pm—SISTERS OF HAGAR FREE TAG Gently used or new school clothes and uniforms, all types of school supplies, book bags, gently used shoes and monetary donations are also accepted. NOTE: Please be reminded that we do not want anything that you would not allow your child to wear or use. Please bring clothing donations any weekday, Monday through Friday, 9:30 to 5pm, Day Street entrance. ~Deacon Martha Walker, Facilitator

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ANNOUNCEMENTS (continued)

UPCOMING EVENTS

CHILDREN’S CHURCH SUMMER BREAK—Children’s Church is currently on summer break. Children’s Church will resume NEXT SUNDAY, AUGUST 21st. THE CHILDREN’S CHOIR—The Children’s Choir will resume rehearsals on WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31ST 6pm-7pm and will sing on the third Sunday, September 18th. Please contact the church office if you need additional details ~ Thank you.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 27th—QUASSY AMUSEMENT PARK, MIDDLEBURY, CT—$22.00 RIDE ALL DAY! Deadline for payment is tomorrow, Monday, August 15th. Bus transportation is provided for a fee of $3.00. You may contact the church office for further details.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2016

The Pastoral Anniversary Committee is asking ALL Auxiliary Heads to make a presentation at the Pastoral Anniversary Banquet following worship service, Sunday September 11th. Also, please have members of your auxiliaries make a donation of no less than $5.00 to represent your auxiliary. If you are a member of multiple auxiliaries, please make a donation of no less than $15. ~ Thank You.

SEPTEMBER 12th—14th ANNUAL FALL REVIVAL (Monday to Wednesday ~ 7pm) Revivalist Preacher Rev. Dr. Matthew V Johnson of Mount Moriah Baptist Church, Pratt City-Birmingham, AL

ATTENTION ALL AUXILIARY HEADS—YEARLY BUDGET SUBMISSION: Please begin preparing your budgets now, to have it

done and ready to submit to the Trustees’ office NO LATER THAN THE 1st SUNDAY IN OCTOBER ~ Thank you