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"God can testify how I long for all of you with the affectionof Christ Jesus." (Philippians 1:8)
In recent weeks, I have been reading Paul's epistles with freshperspective, especially the greetings and salutations. As youprobably know, Paul wrote these letters from a distance andafter months of being unable to see his church in person. Hewould start the church, establish pastors and elders and thenmove on to do it again in another city. As an overseer, he hadthe pastoral responsibility to instruct and correct his churches.Yet Paul always couched the substance of his letters with wordsof affection: "It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I haveyou in my heart." (Philippians 1:7) These words ring true in my heart and, I imagine they do inyours as well. We miss each other. We long to be with ourchurch family. And not because of the good programming oractivities. We long for each other because God has called ustogether in fellowship to honor Him in worship and servefaithfully in our community. We are bound, not just byorganization or history, but by the unbreakable bond of theHoly Spirit. We are one Body who is currently scattered in theworld. In short order, we will see each other again and restorethe bond of fellowship. I'm praying God's blessings for the entire Poplar Ridge churchfamily!
CALLED TOGETHER
THE POPLAR LEAF J U N E / J U L Y 2 0 2 0
by Pastor Dave Mercadante
A BI-MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF POPLAR RIDGE FRIENDS MEETING
Download THE CHURCH APPon your phone or tablet and setPoplar Ridge as your homechurch. Stay connected withPoplar Ridge everywhere yougo! Need help? Go to prfriends.organd watch the instructionalvideo by Tim Vestal or call himat 336-847-2752.
HAVE YOU
DOWNLOADED OUR
NEW CHURCH APP?
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
TO SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH(ONE DAY ONLY)
K IDS AGE 3 (& POTTY-TRA INED ) THRU 6TH GRADE
GRADUATE RECOGNITIONSUNDAY
NEW DATE: JULY 12TH
11:00 AM
To schedule your appointment, go toredcrossblood.org, click on "Find a Drive" andtype in Poplar Ridge Friends Meeting or thezip code (27370). It will take you directly to theappointment schedule. Or you may callBrandon Cook with the American Red Cross at336-341-8137. THE NEED IS CRITICAL!!PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!!
The "Young At Heart" Planning Committee recentlymade the difficult decision to cancel all remainingmonthly fellowship activities for 2020. We pray thata cure and vaccine can be found soon so that wecan resume our "Young At Heart" fellowshipbeginning in March 2021. God bless you and let'scontinue to call, send cards/notes, and PRAY for oneanother during this time.
COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVESUNDAY, JUNE 28 | 1:30 - 6PMP O P L A R R I D G E F E L L O W S H I P H A L L
Our VBS that was scheduled to take place the endof June has been RESCHEDULED for Saturday,September 12th. More information will beforthcoming.
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YOUNG AT HEARTS E N I O R A D U L T M I N I S T R Y
Ruby ByrdBrandon DycusSandy EidenbergerNorman NelsonSonja SmithSamuel FarlowKatlin HawesJonathan LinthicumSusan HarrisonBill LuckeyJordan RayleJohn BartlettLawson WolfeKeith GardinerPam MarshallCharles BunchRandy HillLuke JonesRon NelsonTommy Price
June 1 June 2June 3 June 4 June 5 June 6June 7June 8 June 9
Haley VarnerPaul WhitakerJacob LonguilloSueAnn SafrietBrian VarnerMallary VossVera WaitmanDavid FarlowGeorge SumnerBenjamin BurgePat ByrdAnn DavidsonDamon WhitakerBill HurleyBelenda SlatePat WilsonGaye WillardKelley SheffieldWendy WrightTori JohnsonKathy RobbinsTim StevensLisa WhitakerSusie CothranWyatt JohnsonKaren PledgerCayden HedrickTrish JonesChris DouglasRonald GurleyJosh StevensSuzanne RayleKandis SmithEd SmithAdam BurgeJake JacobsEmily LewisDarlene PittmanRaeford TuckerSarah BartlettKevan JohnsonJanice ClarkAllen Douglas
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June 1June 1June 6June 6June 7June 12June 16June 16June 17June 19June 20June 21June 21June 22June 23June 24June 28June 30
Rick & Belenda SlateMichael & Morgan SmithCharles & Brenda MonroeNorman & Beverly NelsonJosh & Misty WolfeStanley & Janice ClarkKeith & Myrna NelsonDon & Kim SmithChristian & Kendra JohnsonTodd & Donna MoserSteven & Maegan WelchBen & Wendy ProctorMark & Donna SandersCharles & Pat ByrdRandy & Cathy CrouseEric & Melissa PledgerMark & Jeannie FarlowCharles & Wilma Bunch
Charles & Stephanie GardinerAlex & Erin NimmoJesse & Pat WilsonBobby & Bobbie BeaneNick & Katie HillDave & Emily Mercadante
JUNE ANNIVERSARIES
Artie KoontsBradley LuckeyLinda DouglasDarren TaylorTeresa AndrewsLarson WelchArchie LanierDonna MoserJeffrey JonesErin NimmoOlivia McDanielChristi Anna CoatsElise PledgerTalan VestalNancy SkeenStephanie KerseyEthan WhitakerVickie CecilMyrna Nelson
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HappyFather's Day!
June 21, 2020
"The father of arighteous manhas great joy;he who has a
wise sondelights in him."proverbs 23:24
J U N E / J U L Y 2 0 2 0 | P A G E 3
JUNE BIRTHDAYS
July 1July 11July 12July 20July 20July 29
JULY ANNIVERSARIES
JULY BIRTHDAYS
mission
Dear Poplar Ridge, Greetings to you from the Moscow Seminary! Vladimir Zaharchuk - student at the seminary and pastorof a church - wrote this letter below and substantiated itwith pictures. I gladly forward his letter to you for you tohave a sense of the return on your investment inoutreach to Russia with the Gospel: > In 1991 the Soviet Union fell apart. Depression hithard. No job. No goal. No nothing. In 1996 I decided tocommit suicide. I put a halter around my neck and ... theLord spoke to me, saying, "I have set before you life anddeath. Now choose life, so that you may live." I took thenoose off, jumped off the stool, fell on my knees,repented of my sins, and accepted Jesus Christ as myLord and Savior! I started sharing the Gospel and, in 2016, planted achurch in Voskresensk (100,000 population town 50miles southeast from Moscow). We had three kids - two boys and a girl. The girl wasrun over by a taxi - killed her. The boys rushed in to lynchthe driver. I shouted, "No, we forgive him!" The taxi driveraccepted the Lord and joined the church. In memory ofour daughter we adopted Dima, Venya, Angela, Vanya,Anastasiya, Danya, Irina, and Anya. Together, we read achapter from the Proverbs every morning, ponder over itduring the day, and pray through it in the evening.
F O C U S : Sasha Tsutserov with Moscow Seminary
J U N E / J U L Y 2 0 2 0 | P A G E 4
The church grew-grew-grew and ...plateaued. I realized I needed training -enrolled to the Moscow Seminary. Wow,this seminary is for real! Especially, itsChurch & State course. For my churchoperates under persecutions and I mustknow how to fight back. Also, Social Work & Christian Counseling course speaks directto my heart. For there are so manyunderprivileged people around - the poor,sick, homeless, hungry ... When I see oldbabushkas going through the nearbygrocery store's garbage bins in search forexpired food I cry out to the Lord - don'tthey know the Father offers them eternalBread of Life! It breaks my heart to knowthat these "orphans" have not yet foundtheir true Family. My task is to bring themHome - to Church. That's what the Lordcalled me to and the seminary trains me to do. < Unfortunately, Russia completely closed itsborders to any kind of mission work fromabroad (for every missionary is consideredto be a spy). Nowadays you can't go toRussia. But your donations have helpedtrain a student-minister - just like VladimirZaharchuk - to plant a church for you! ~ Sasha Tsutseroz excited and thankful
Vladimir Zaharchuk
POPLAR RIDGE FRIENDS MEETING
3673 HOOVER HILL ROAD
TRINITY, NORTH CAROLINA 27370
CHURCH OFFICE:
336-861-5026
OFFICE HOURS:
Mon - Thurs 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Friday 8:00 am - 2:30 pm
EMAIL:
WEBSITE:
prfriends.org
Poplar Ridge Friends Meeting
Poplar Ridge Friends Children's Ministry
Poplar Ridge Friends Celebrate Recovery
SUNDAY SERVICE SCHEDULE:
8:30 am Traditional Worship
9:45 am Sunday School
11:00 am Contemporary Worship
MINISTRY STAFF:
SENIOR PASTOR, Dave Mercadante
336-259-5900 / [email protected]
YOUTH & FAMILY PASTOR, Tim Vestal
336-847-2752 / [email protected]
CHILDREN'S PASTOR, Mandy Luckey
336-596-1441 / [email protected]
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, Paula Allen
336-301-2605 / [email protected]
$200 Foursome --OR-- $55 IndividualPrice includes registration, green and cart fees and lunch!
Online Registration or Sponsor a Hole at the following link(list individual name[s] in registration):
https://www.paypal.me/trlfinc
OR mail check to:The Rady Lady Foundation, Inc.
1484 Allen Court,Asheboro NC 27205
2ND ANNUAL CAPTAIN'S CHOICE CHARITY CHALLENGEHOSTED BY THE RADY LADY FOUNDAT ION , INC .
FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 20209:00 AM START
Asheboro Country Club
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CONTACT US.
Questions?Email
radylady4ewe@
gmail.comor call
Sherry Nance
@ 336-302-4528
GOLF TOURNAMENTto benefit Child Evangelism Fellowship
Central Piedmont Chapter
SATURDAY, AUGUST 29 , 2020
BLAIR PARK IN HIGH POINT
1 2 : 4 0 P M T E E T I M E
( P L E A S E A R R I V E @ 1 2 N O O N )
Entry Fee:$200 per teamLunch and snackswill be provided.For moreinformation,please contactTerry Bishop at336.848.2774or Scott Hyatt at336.963.0536.