September Missions Involvement

This month we are supporting CARE NET

Care Net is a non-profit resource center on a mission to bring practical help and hope to women facing pregnancy decisions.

We are collecting any sort of baby type items—onesies, diapers, wipes, receiving blankets, bibs, burp

cloths, etc.

MINISTRY RESOURCES UNIFIED BUDGET August 2019

Given this Month………………..………………..……………….………....$ 22,033.13 Total Needed this Month to Meet Budget…………………………$ 27,705.08

Giving Options!

Our online giving system is back and so much better than ever! Visit our website to give online. You can even give via TEXT or by scanning the QR code in Sunday’s bulletin. Text IVYATCC to 73256 to give to the Unified Budget using your text messaging. Standard text messaging rates may apply. If you have questions call the Office at 838-3107.

Dear Ivy Family,

On some days it is hard to imagine a different

kind of world. On other days, it is not too very

difficult to imagine at all. Of all the created

beings that God made only humans are made in the image of God. As such,

only human beings have the gift of imagination. Our imagination is a direct

reflection of God’s image in us. With the simple use of imagination, we

can imagine everything from Heaven to Hell and anything in between.

Just as all aspects of our life have been touched and tainted by the power

and pervasiveness of sin, so have our imaginations experienced the ruinous

corruption that so easily flows through us all. One of the detrimental

consequences of our broken humanity is the reality that our imagination is

also broken. Another consequence is that our imagination loses its power to

inspire us to a new kind of life. Like muscles that atrophy through lack of

use, our ability to imagine can also atrophy through lack of use.

When God is up to something new, He often speaks to us through our

imagination. We begin to see things from a different perspective or in a

new light. Or perhaps, we even begin to see things that were not even there

before. Every great human advancement as well as every destructive act

happens first in the human imagination. Imagine what the world would

look like if our imaginations were fully yielded to the very God in who’s

image we are made. Imagine what our church would look like if our

imaginations were totally attuned to God.

The Fall preaching series is Reimagine. We will focus on select parables

and miracles of Jesus that challenge us to reimagine who we are and what

we do. These can be dangerous waters to navigate. Jesus often used

parables to reorder the way we think about God, life, and ourselves. Jesus’

miracles restored wholeness and healing to people’s lives. Jesus was in fact

crucified for daring to speak and act in ways that challenged the prevailing

religious establishment. His message of the Kingdom was an offense to

those who were so embedded in religion that they could not imagine the

new reality of which he spoke.

I am looking forward to hearing and seeing how God will seek to reorder

and restore who we are as a church family. As we prepare for the journey

ahead, may I challenge you to join me in opening our imagination to

whatever God says to us and to wherever He leads us. Let’s reimagine the

future together.

Blessings,

Brian

Ivy and Freedom Life Sustainment Team The Sustainment Team consists of members from Ivy and Freedom Life. They meet each month to discuss issues relative to the transition. Any issues that may emerge will first be addressed by the appropriate ministry teams of either or both churches. If not resolved or addressed at that level, the issues will be addressed by the Sustainment Team. The Ivy Sustainment Team members are: Ruth Thomas, Peggy Wolfley, Bill Willshire, and Brian Williams. Please feel free to contact

any of these members about any concerns or issues that will help advance the Kingdom of God through our partnership with Freedom Life. Notes of the monthly meetings are available from the church office.

Sunday morning Bible study

10:00—11:00

Sunday night study

5:00—7:00

Wednesday night study

5:45—7:00pm.

Please pay attention to the Ivy Youth

Facebook page for changes and updates

to the schedule.

The Fall session of Grassroots begins Thursday, Sept. 5, 6:30 – 8 pm. There will be 13 sessions throughout the fall. Focus will be on reading the various literary genres throughout the Bible and having an understanding of the Story of God as told in the Bible. Cost is $150.00 for the semester. Please contact Brian Williams if you would like to participate. If cost is a prohibitive factor, you will have the opportunity to share in ministry opportunities that in lieu of tuition costs.

On Sunday, September 15th we will be

celebrating the one year anniversary of Bryan

Gravely being called as Youth Coordinator. It

has been so awesome to see how God is using

Bryan in the lives of our students. Bryan took a

huge step of faith to follow God's calling and minister to our

youth here at Ivy and we are so thankful that he did. Over the past year our

students have experienced his amazing teaching on both Sunday and

Wednesdays. We have had several new decisions and re-dedications to

live full out for Christ and other relationships have grown deeper and

stronger. Bryan has been an amazing teacher, mentor and friend for our

youth. Please remember to keep him lifted in prayer as he continues to be

a blessing to us here at Ivy. When we hired Bryan we agreed that he would

be funded solely by donations. Please pray and if you feel led to contribute

to his work here at Ivy, please do so by designating a donation to the

"Youth Coordinator" account. We can't wait to see what this next year

holds!!

Thank you for your past participation in the various

Children’s Ministries at Ivy. After much prayer and

discussion following is the schedule for the Ivy Memorial

Children’s Ministry for the 2019 -2020 year:

Sunday’s – Beginning September 8, 2019

9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Orange: Preschool – 5th Grade

5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. AWANA – Puggles (2 Year Olds)

AWANA – Cubbies (3 & 4-year olds – Must be 3 by September 30th)

AWANA – Sparks (5K - 1st year sparks only)

Girls In Action (GA’s) & Royal Ambassadors (RA’s) - 1st – 5th graders

Wednesday’s – Beginning September 11, 2019

5:45 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Preschool Choir & Mission Friends (3, 4 & 5K)

(DIRECTOR NEEDED)

Children’s Choir (1st – 6th grades, and any youth that

would like to participate)

We look forward to seeing you and your kids in the coming weeks. Please keep all

of our Leaders in your prayers as we prepare for the coming year. If you are

interested in volunteering in any way, please let us know! There are spots

available! It is our desire that through our Youth & Children’s Ministries that God

will be glorified first and foremost and that the Children He sends our way will

grow deeper and stronger in their relationship with Him.

Ivy Memorial Children’s Ministry Team

Helen Quinn, Sharon Rossman, China White & Tammy Eshelman

Ivy Memorial Baptist Church Your family … in Coliseum Central

Volume 47, No. 9 September 2019

WEEKLY OPPORTUNITIES

Sundays 9:30 am - Brunch 10:00 am - Small Group Bible Studies 11:15 am - Morning Worship Service 5:00 pm - Youth/ AWANA Jr.

Monday 7:00pm - Volleyball

Wednesdays 5:00 pm - Fellowship Supper 5:30 pm - Youth Study 5:45 pm - Children’s Choir 6:00 pm - Preschool Choir 6:00 pm - Prayer and Bible Study 6:30 pm - Mission Friends

Thursdays 7:00 pm - Basketball

September At-A-Glance Calendar

September 2 - Labor Day Holiday (Church Office closed) September 5 - Grassroots Seminary Semester begins September 7 - Sunday Evening activities RESUME September 11 - Wednesday evening activities RESUME

Mark your October Calendar

October 1 - Nationwide CRU Military Ministry Day of Prayer October 31 - Fall Festival

Please check your Sunday bulletin and the weekly “Ivy Vine” message for calendar updates!

Your Church Office is open Monday—Thursday

9:00am—3:30pm 757-838-3107 www.ivymemorial.org

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Announcing our re-invented

Children’s Choir Experience, C4

(Christian Community Children’s Choir)

I have seen for several years that there are many children whom God has gifted

in the areas of Singing and/or Drama but due to the size of their Church home,

family finances or location, do not have an outlet for using these gifts. This is

where C4 comes in. Formerly the Ivy Memorial Baptist Children’s choir, we

know that God is leading us to “officially” open the doors to our community

and see where He goes. For many years God has blessed us with children from

several other local churches that do not have a Children’s Choir program. We

are now updating our name to truly reflect who we are ….

A beautiful kaleidoscope of children made to praise their Lord!

Beginning Wednesday, September 11th

at 5:45 p.m. we will start weekly

rehearsals for our Christmas Musical:

“The Little Drummer Dude”.

Children (& parents) will be requested to make a

commitment to attend every weekly rehearsal possible

with the maximum number of children permitted to

participate set between 25 and 30. The musical will

require a minimum of 15 choir members.

At our first practice we will complete Choir Registration forms and watch a

pre-recorded performance of the musical to give the kids an opportunity to start

thinking ahead as to which parts they would like to audition. Each child will

also receive a listening CD of the musical.

Please be in prayer for me and our entire Team that we follow God’s direction

just like the Wise Men followed His star to find the King. We truly want to

seek and follow where God leads. I’m so excited to see where HE takes us

next!