E-Messenger April 27, 2018

2018 Theme: “A Faith That

Removes Barriers” Scripture: Ephesians 2:14-22 (NIV)

Mission: “Transforming Lives

through the Discipleship of Jesus

Christ”

Vision: “Becoming ACTIVE

Disciples through Commitment, Witness, Love and Relationship”

Macedonia Baptist Church

Deacon Alfred O. Taylor, Jr., Chair,

Deacon Ministry

3412 South 22nd Street Arlington,

VA 22204 (Sanctuary)

2229 South Shirlington Road

Arlington, VA 22206 (Office)

(703) 521-7663 (Office)

(703) 521-6316 (Fax)

(703) 521-3274 (Sanctuary-Sundays only)

www.mbcva.ws (Website)

Wednesday morning prayer

@ 7am

Dial-In Number (515) 739-1015

ID Number 373-561-388#

(No Facebook Live)

Observe my Sabbaths and have reverence for my sanctuary. I am the Lord. Leviticus 19:30 (NIV)

PLEASE NO FOOD OR BEVERAGES OF ANY KIND IN THE SANCTUARY

OR CHAPEL.

If you must eat or drink during service, please go to the Multi Purpose Room, lower level. THANK YOU. ************ Adult and Youth Sunday School @ 8:15 am and 8:30am, respectively. ************ All are welcome to be a participant in Bible Study on Wednesdays at 7pm. ************ Please encourage fellow MBC members that are not currently receiving the E-Messenger to submit their e-mail address to E-Messenger@mbcva.ws to receive up-to-date Macedonia news and information. ************ Place your SHARE order for May on or before Sunday, May 13th at the Information Center, on line at www.mbcva.ws or by calling the church office (703-521-7663). SHARE distribution will be this Saturday, May 19, 2018 in the Multipurpose Room from 7:00am—9:00am. The SHARE menu is attached.

************

The Forerunner’s Ministry would like you to join them in the presentation of FREED on Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at 6:30pm. See the attached flyer for more details. ************ Plug into the power of prayer. Join the Prayer Ministry for the National Day of Prayer on Thursday, May 3, 2018, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Meet us in the Chapel with your personal prayer requests. Corporate Prayer will begin at 7 p.m. in the Sanctuary.

You are invited to come and sing with the Forerunners Choir on Forerunners Sunday, May 6, 2018. The next rehearsal is Saturday, May 5 at 10:00 a.m.

************ The next Still I Rise empowerment series is scheduled for Saturday, May 19 from 10am—12 noon. It will be a royal fellowship of fun and food. It is free and open to all women. See the attached flyer for additional detail. ************ The new date for the Arlington County Board to recognize Dr. Hamlin is May 22, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at the Arlington County Board Office, 2100 Clarendon Blvd., Arlington, VA, 3rd floor, County Board Room. The room capacity is 100. ************

The Women’s Ministry would like to remind all who have registered for the Women’s Retreat to adhere to the installment plan, as final pay-ments are due by Sunday, June 24th. If you haven’t registered, consider joining us and expect God to bless your life during this “Encourage Yourself” weekend. See the attached flyer or contact Min. Janice Clarke or Dorthea Hammond for additional information. ************

MBC Achievers will resume its session in September. Additional information will be forthcoming. ************

SAVE THE DATE!

“Praise in the Park” Worship Service and Annual Church Picnic

Sunday, July 29, 2018

10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Barcroft Park

4100 South Four Mile Run Drive Arlington, VA 22206

A message of encouragement from Deacon Alfred O. Taylor, Chair, Deacon Ministry...

Continued...

Continued...

* * * * * *

MBC MEMBER COMMUNICATION INFO Are you and/or your family member in need of Congregational Care? Please send an email to CongregationalCareministry@mbcva.ws. What is Congrega-tional Care? In brief, the Congregational Care Ministry was created to identify the growing concerns and aide in the sustaining care of the membership. Our goal is to ensure that the concerns and care of the membership are met and inclusive of, but not limited to: private home, hospital, hospice, and rehabilita-tion visitations; requested communion during home visitations; telephone outreach to homebound for prayer and encouragement; to reconnect with absent members; outreach to families in crisis in terms of family bereavement and grief, and to edify all members in the fruits of the spirit to encourage their overall spiritual development. ************ Have you moved? Do you have a new phone number or email address? Did you notify the church office? Please take a moment to complete the member update card (located in the back of the chairs) and provide us with your updated information. Please return the updated card in the offering basket or church office (Attn: Church Clerk). ************ In the event of inclement weather or an emergency, Macedonia will provide regular updates regarding our worship service/operating schedule via NBC 4 (WRC), Fox 5 (WTTG), ABC 7/News Channel 8 (WJLA), CBS 9 (WUSA), the MBC website (www.mbcva.ws), E-messenger, and text alerts. If you have not signed up for the E-messenger, please send an email to: E-messenger @mbcva.ws. ************* MBC Group Text — To receive immediate updates on events, severe weather alerts, emergencies, closings, reminders, and inspirational messages from Macedonia, join our instant message group. Text to 41411. The message is: mbcva. Type your full name when instructed. ************ WiFi at MBC Sanctuary — MBC Guest (Password: 3412) Multipurpose Room — MBC Guest2 (Password: macedonia)

COMMUNITY and other church NEWS

Arlington Branch NAACP - President, Karen Nightengale

Meetings are held on the 3rd Monday of each month at 7:00pm at the Walter Reed Community Center, 2909 16th Street, S. Arlington, VA 22204, phone: 703-920-1100.

All are welcome….It takes everyone to lift up a community.

************

Bible Study Schedule - 7pm

Every 1st Wednesday of the month Corporate Prayer and Praise. Everyone is encouraged and invited to attend.

Every 2nd Wednesday of the month Bible Study is open to everyone.

Every 3rd Wednesday of the month Bible Study is open to everyone.

Each 4th Wednesday of the month Bible Study is open to everyone.

The 5th Wednesday of each month is Leadership Night. All leaders of MBC will meet.

************

Parents, while you are in service or performing ministry, please be mindful that

you are responsible to know where your child(ren) is/are at all times. If you permit

them to leave you for restroom breaks, etc., they must return to you at an

appropriate time and not be left unsupervised. We appreciate your cooperation.

************

PLEASE TAKE NOTE: There should be no walking in the sanctuary during prayer, the message or altar call, unless you are coming to the altar. If there is an

emergency, please request the usher’s assistance. Thank you.

************

Are you praying for, visiting, and/or calling the sick and shut-in?

************

Keep up on all events at Macedonia by visiting the monthly calendar of events at the MBC website at

www.mbcva.ws

******** Network******** MBC Website: www.mbcva.ws

Facebook: www.facebook.com@MacedoniaBaptistChurcharlington, va Twitter: www.twitter.com@mbc_arlington

MBC’s Generation Now’s HBCU College Tour essay contest winner was mentioned in the Sun Gazette. See the full story and LaNia’s essay below.

Reformatted for this publication.

LaNia Grant Due Date: April 18, 2018

How the Tour Inspired Me to Pursue My Dream

What is my definition of a dream? A dream is something a person longs to achieve and attain by any means necessary. From the time I was in third grade, I was certain in my decision to become a lawyer. By seventh grade, I was satisfied with my determination to become a defense attorney after what seems like an endless number of years in college. I chose this distinct field because, even at a younger age, I have always evidently been committed to helping those around me. Each and every year of my academic career, I have become more mesmerized with my dream, however nothing really prompted me to want to actually pursue my dream. Thankful-ly, the week of March 25th through March 29th, 2018 changed that for me. During the college tour, we visited nine reputable historically Black colleges or universi-ties. Each unique college was embedded with its own rich history and interesting campus. As soon as I was aware of the college tour, I was extremely excited that we would be touring Spelman College because it has always been my dream school. I was able to learn that Spelman has a notable law program, in addition to North Carolina A&T University and Clark-Atlanta University. Also, I was given the opportunity to speak to college admission counselors and dig deeper into college acceptance and offered college courses. I can state that the tour has encour-aged me to pursue my dream career because I acquired information regarding my career path and different opportunities that may be at my disposal during and after college. Another opportunity the college tour gave me was communicating with real college stu-dents. Colleges could be seen from the outside as being prestigious and high-ranking, however I believe the actual college students have the final say in how college life truly is for them. At each of the nine colleges, I was able to personally speak with college students who lived on campus and learn more about the school and different events the school has to offer. Luckily, I spoke with several college students who currently major in my ideal major, which is criminal justice. I learned what to expect from each school and their criminal justice major, which will be truly helpful during my final college selection process. Meeting current college students has inspired me to chase my dream because I listened to their campus and college stories, motivating me to push forward and delve into my established goals. Moreover, the most important part of the tour that inspired me to pursue my dream was learning at each college or university that building connections is an essential part of college and everything that happens after it. Interacting and creating friendships with people along the tour has taught me that the anonymous quote, “it’s not what you know, it’s who you know”, is an evident factor in today’s society. I have exchanged information with some of the college students I have met during the tour and they have been extremely helpful with giving me advice about almost everything during my last years in high school. In addition to that, I have still kept communication with the roommates that I have met during the tour. Founding connections during the tour has inspired me to want to go to college and pursue my dream because it has given me a sense of what college would be like in the future. From March 25th to March 29th, I had the incredible opportunity to visit nine amazing colleges and universities. This college tour has inspired me in an ample amount of ways to continue the pursuit of my career choice. Hearing different stories and experiences from students on campus has broadened my horizons regarding college and what to expect. As a result of the college tour, I am inspired to pursue my career dreams through college.