Inside this issue: Pastor’s Message 2 Events/Birthdays 3 May Schedules 4 Announcements 5 Contact Info 6 NEWSLETTER Dr. Paul Noe, Pastor Rev. Brian Ayers, Associate Pastor & Minister of Youth May, 2015 Volume V, Issue X May 15 Deadline For all info to be included in the June Newsleer. “...I will bless thee… And thou shalt be a blessing.” Genesis 12:2 National Day of Prayer Thursday, May 7th: “Ten Hours of Continuous Prayer” In the Prayer Room at the Church Office (Please sign up at the Information Center) Sunday, May 24th Memorial Day Weekend Special Schedule: No 8:30am Service 9:30am—Sunday School 10:45am Morning Worship Dawn Smith Jordan in Concert! 6pm in the Sanctuary Followed by a “Finger Food Fellowship” Bring Your Favorite Finger Foods & Dessert Items!
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Inside this issue:
Pastor’s Message 2
Events/Birthdays 3
May Schedules 4
Announcements 5
Contact Info 6
NEWSLETTER
Dr. Paul Noe, Pastor
Rev. Brian Ayers, Associate Pastor & Minister of Youth
May, 2015
Volume V, Issue X
May 15 Deadline
For all info to be included in
the June Newsletter.
“...I will bless
thee… And thou
shalt be
a blessing.”
Genesis 12:2
National Day of Prayer Thursday, May 7th: “Ten Hours of Continuous Prayer”
In the Prayer Room at the Church Office
(Please sign up at the Information Center)
Sunday, May 24th
Memorial Day Weekend
Special Schedule:
No 8:30am Service
9:30am—Sunday School
10:45am Morning Worship
Dawn Smith Jordan in Concert!
6pm in the Sanctuary
Followed by a
“Finger Food Fellowship”
Bring Your Favorite
Finger Foods & Dessert Items!
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“PASTOR PAUL’S PARAGRAPHS”
Dear Members and Friends of the Sweetwater Baptist Church:
Blessings!! One of the most significant days of the year in our country is Memorial Day.
Our Memorial Day Celebration will be on May 24th. Sunday School will begin at 9:30 am followed
by our morning worship service at 10:45 am. (There will be no 8:30 am worship service). The choir
will be presenting patriotic music during the worship service. It will be a meaningful time of remem-
brance and celebration. Dawn Smith Jordan will be with us during the evening service for a ministry
concert at 6:00 pm followed by a “Finger Food Fellowship.” Please, bring your favorite finger food
and desserts. I hope you will make plans to be with us at Sweetwater for this special day of worship
and remembrance.
During the next two months we will be focusing on the family as we observe Mother’s Day on
May 10th and Father’s Day on June 21st. The family is the foundation of society and the backbone
of the church. Unfor tunately, the traditional family is under attack. Next month the Supreme
Court is scheduled to rule on the legality of same sex marr iages and the constitutionality of
state bans on such marriages. Regardless of what the Supreme Court decides, the biblical definition
of marriage is between a man (male) and a woman (female). Genesis 2:23 and 24 states, “And Adam
said: ‘This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh: She shall be called Woman, Because she
was taken out of Man.’ Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife,
and they shall become one flesh.” In the Garden of Eden God created Adam and Eve, NOT Adam
and Steve! It is imperative that the church protect, promote, and preserve the traditional family. We
must invest in marriages and foster an environment of nurture for our children and young people at
Sweetwater.
We are certainly living in perilous times. We desperately need God’s help! Pray that He will
intervene in the Supreme Court decision regarding same sex marriages. To help us in this process,
The National Day of Prayer is on May 7th. This is a special day reserved for praying for our coun-
try, communities, and churches. Prayer guides will be provided in every bulletin on Sunday, May
3rd, to assist each church member as we observe the National Day of Prayer. Let me encourage you
to utilize these prayer guides throughout the day on May 7th. Also, we will be observing “Ten Hours
of Continuous Prayer” in the Prayer Room. There will be a sign-up poster in the Information
Center for you to select a time that is convenient for your personal schedule. As you pray, claim Sec-
ond Chronicles 7:14 which declares, “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble
themselves and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heav-
en, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”
It is a privilege and an honor to serve you!!
With a Pastor’s Love,
Brother Paul Philippians 1:3
Happy Birthday! 5/1 — Zeb Ryan
5/2 — Fay Ratcliff, April Jernigan, Becky Burch
5/3 — Robert Ratcliff, Bert Sansom, Ben Canady
5/4 — Karrington Miller, Hinton Holley, Betty Jo Ivy
5/5 — Gina Farrer
5/8 — Kevin Pleasant
5/10 — Trey Drew, Julie Wagher, Curtis Buchanan
5/11 — Sara Gardner, Dorothy Phillips, Hunter Raws, Richard Moss
5/12 — Jody Smith, Jacob Mathis, Linda Black
5/13 — Wil Holmes, Beverly Clemens
5/14 — Tanya Raws
5/15 — Lauren Sheridan, Mary Langley
5/16 — Tyler Godwin
5/17 — Matthew Holmes, Nancy Bonner, Hope Jerni-gan, Martha Brown
5/18 — Julie Curl, Coni Sansom
5/19 — Norma Cone, Lib Zahner, Brenda Prince
5/24 — Rilee Preston, Deena Latargia, Mary Jo Mathis, Duane Richardson
5/25 — Wayne Hutto, Kristi Emeneker
5/26 — Ginny Key
5/27 — Jim Grubbs
5/29 — Fran Vermillion, Teena Eubanks, Jimmy New-man
5/30 — Richard Burch, Peggy Williamson, Al Langley
5/31 — Billy Arrington
May Events May 2 — Women’s Ministry Brunch, 10am
May 3 — Vacation Bible School Workers’ Meeting, 4pm
May 7 — “Ten Hours of Continuous Prayer”
May 8 — Joyous Seniors’ Evening BBQ, 5pm
May 10 — Parent/Baby Dedication, 11am
May 13 — Finance Committee Meeting, 7:20pm
May 17 — Fox Creek Baccalaureate Service, 3pm; Deacons’
Meeting, 3:45pm
May 23 — Men’s Prayer Breakfast, 8am
May 24 — Special Morning Schedule; Dawn Smith Jordan in Concert, 6pm, followed by a “Finger
Food Fellowship”
May 25 — Office Closed for Memorial Day Holiday
May 30 — Elementary Exalters’ Swimming Party at the Dickensons’, 10am
May 31 — Graduate Recognition, 11am; Children’s Recognition, 5pm, followed by an Ice Cream
Sundae Fellowship; Fifth Sunday Food Drive
Page 4 May Schedules
SECURITY: May 3 May 10 May 17 May 24 May 31
8:30 AM David Harley Rod Ingle Terrill Lepard No 8:30am Phillip Dickert
11:00 AM Abbie Prince Earl Butler Roy Walker Robert Walker Frank Maurer
6:00 PM Matt Robinson Tillman Miller Ronnie Berry Jimmy Pardue Wayne Hutto
May 3
Brittany Walden & Sunnie Cook
Crib: Toni Steedley & Renee Stewart Toddler: Libby Zahner & Aurora Spangler
Elizabeth McDaniel & Nancy Britt
May 10
Gail Jones & Ann Hall
Crib: Mary Dickenson & Madison Ayers Toddler: Eric & Tina Wiggins
