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Permit #302

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Sedalia MO 65302

P.O. Box 1810

Sedalia, MO 65302

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HARMONY BAPTIST ASSO CIATION

Kid’s Kamp

Is canceled for 2020

May 2020

NEWS Rev. Robert Sisney, Director of Missions

Ruth A. Mason, Administrative Assistant

660.826.2070 P.O. Box 1810 Sedalia, Mo 65302 hbaoffice@iland.net

1950 Hwy TT, Sedalia, MO 65301 www.hbamo.org

Harmony Baptist Association

Office Hours

Tuesday - Thursday

9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

12:00 - 12:30 pm (lunch)

Robert’s Ramblin’s 1

Calendar 2

Info of Events 3

Kid’s Kamp Korner

4

Inside this issue:

Robert’s Ramblin’s

Bethany: Craig Bowen - All "gathered" services, studies, and meetings cancelled until further notice. Pastor in office Monday - Friday, 9:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. (826-8743) Online service posted Sunday mornings at 10:30, on both "Bethany Baptist Church Sedalia, MO" Facebook page and YouTube channel.

Bethlehem: Jason Kindle - doing a pre-recorded service that is available each Sunday morning for the next two weeks for sure.

Calvary: Don Satterwhite – Sunday Morning 10 AM Virtual Church on Facebook and YouTube see our website for details – www.calvarybaptistsedalia.org Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting – Virtual Church 6 pm on Facebook and YouTube See our Website for Details – www.calvarybaptistsedalia.org

East Sedalia: Tim Smith - We have cancelled all activities and services until April 3. We will re-evaluate at that time. Our Online Opportunities : Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/East-Sedalia-Baptist-Church-111699335534427/ Website: https://esbchurch.com/ Church Online: https://eastsedalia.online.church/

Emmet Avenue: Harvey Pace - I have informed my church that we would comply with present request by shutting down services until the end of the month. Should we need more time in April for closing I will contact by phone.

FBC Sedalia: Greg Morrow - 10:45am for Sunday morning service online and KSIS radio.

Flat Creek: Bill Boatman - Flat Creek has canceled all services until further notice. I will stay in touch with members via One Call Now.

Katy Park: Jon Church - Our online service on Sunday is 11:00 am. We have a YouTube channel – Katy Park Baptist Church, on our Facebook page, or connect through our webpage, katyparkbaptistchurch.org. Any of those should connect to our online service.

Mt Herman: Robert Sisney - we have cancelled all services and activities until further notice.

Mt. Olive: Gary Payne - canceled all services until further notice.

Memorial: Bill McDowell - Zoom services Sunday morning worship at 10:00am

New Hope: Duane Duchesne - Online Sunday Morning Worship

We Baptists say we don’t like change, we are slow to make them! We have been forced to do lots of reconsideration and make some changes because of Covid-19. We have changed the way we worship because we can’t meet in large groups. Easter Sunday was a mere shadow of what we would have done if things were normal. We have changed the way we keep in touch with our sick folks. We have learned to buy groceries, supplies and medications in a different way. We have learned to get along with each other under one roof. We pray for each other in different ways. But life goes on. Adjustments come and we keep forging ahead. For believers, church leaders, pastors and staff we are faithful to keep the work of the Lord first place. I want to thank all of you for doing what you have to for worship, Bible study and prayer. Whether online, Facebook, texting, email or whatever, we have kept doing what we do to bring our people together. Keep faithful to the ministry in your situation. God did not say it would be easy or that we would not face change.

PAGE 2 NEWS

May 2020 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1Rob Ayers, Camp

Branch Anniversary

2Leroy Moon,

Providence Birthday

3 4 5Michael Sproles,

Calvary Anniversary

6Duane Duchesne,

New Hope Anniversary

7Virgil Nunes, New

Hope Anniversary

8 9

10 11 12 13 14John Barrett,

Smithton Birthday

15 16

17 18 19 20

News Item Due

21 22 23

24 25 Memorial Day

26 27 28

Label News

29 30

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Church News Broadway: You can read Pastor Gray’s Palm Sunday and Resurrection Day messages on the church website www.broadwaybaptistsedalia.org. I put them on plus the Good Friday service "7 Markers to the Resurrection"--instead of a model of a road Friday, I used a slide show. Our web-site provider chose new website formats. I'll be adding more sermons and studies this week. You can read them online or print them. All the Photo Albums are both photos and slide shows. Until we can worship together again, The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace. (Numbers 6:24-26) Calvary: Calvary Baptist Church has monitored and adjusted moving to online services for Sunday mornings at 10 am and Wednesday nights at 6:00 pm. Participation in online worship has been very good with many new people joining our Facebook page. There is no doubt through comments that many are worshiping in this unique way. We plan to continue online through Facebook Live and You Tube Live. Our plans at this point include having our first worship service back on campus on Mother's Day with two services, 8:30 & 10:00 am practicing social distancing. **Special Thank You to Pastor Rob Ayers, Bothwell’s Chaplin, for seeing Calvary’s members and friends. East Sedalia: On Easter Sunday morning approximately 40 people gathered in their cars on the church parking lot where they heard an inspirational service on their car radios from Pastor Tim. Then at the 10:30 a.m. services we were able to have communion in our homes with our grape juice and crackers. A wonderful time to be observe this ordinance, even though we were not together in our church. Our services have being held on face book, internet and zoom. On April 8th Pastor Tim started a new series on the "I am" statements of Jesus. These are being held in the Wednesday night Bible Study and prayer group. Five women from the church have been making masks. So far they have donated 200 masks to Bothwell Regional Health Center and are still sewing!! The food bank distribution was held at the church on April 14th. Food was given to 150 families, to the men and women at the Embassy and to the Open Door. Twelve members of the church helped with the distribution. Katy Park: We started streaming online live church services every Sunday morning at 11:00 a.m., which started on April 5. We have cancelled all church activities until April 30. Providence: Like many other churches, our church activities have been diminished by the virus that has hit our nation and our world. Easter Sunrise Service was held at 6:30 a.m. An outdoor loud speaker was used by the Pastor to lead the music and give the message. This was a Drive-Up service in which people drove up in their cars and rolled car windows down to hear the sermon and join in with the music. It was well-attended. The Pastor and his wife have mailed out manuscript sermons by the Pastor to those who are on our mailing list. So far, three sermons have been sent. We may have a Drive-Up Service the last Sunday in April, at our regular time of 9:00 a.m. We are praying that our churches will soon see the ban lifted and regular worship services can be resumed. The Pastor and his family were saddened by the news that one of the very faithful men in a church he once served as pastor, contracted and died from the virus.

Pastor/Staff Lunch

Meeting is canceled through

May. It is possible to have a

Zoom meeting.

NEWS PAGE 3

PROJECT

PARACHUTE The next Project

Parachute Meeting is

Thursday,

June 18th, at 1:00pm.

4th boxes will need to be sent out?

Adult Bible Study Calvary Baptist

Church 10:00am

The next fellowship will be July 6, 2020

The Financial section can be found on the web site.

If you need a paper copy please call the office

826-2070.

2020 Monthly Requirement $7,511.27

Church receipts for April $4,919.84

Net Budget difference ($2,601.43)

Katy Park Baptist Church

Anniversary May 19,1985

Harmony Association will follow an amended calendar schedule, being in the office as necessary to

keep work ongoing. A few churches have requested financial aide for their people. There is money

available for emergency purposes. Communicate with me by phone or text if you have needs or

questions. Most meetings will be cancelled or postponed through May. Decisions will be made

soon about Kid’s Kamp, M&M, Leadership Conference, Exec. Board and many others. Our

Churches are not dead, Harmony is not dead, God is not dead! We just make necessary changes

and keep on being Kingdom People!!

Bro. Robert

We are in the process this week of sanitizing the Harmony campus. We are waiting for the day that we can all meet again and still be safe. Robert will revise a monthly schedule of events for June.