Christian Notes
Volume 1 Number 6
Weogufka Second Baptist Church
Special Events
April 27th Women on Missions will meet
in the fellowship Hall at 6:00pm
May 1st ...Need donations for the yard
sale booth at Mule Day...bring that day
to the booth. Money raised will be used
for Vacation Bible School.
May 2nd 2010 Graduate
Morgan Varner Celebration
Bring covered dish, fellowship after the
morning service.
Bain Culver, Chairman
Deacon’s Ministry
We are looking ahead to Vacation Bible
School the week of July 18 - 21st . Please
help our ministry by volunteering for one
of the fun classes. The theme is “Bible
Boot Camp.” We know from past
summers what a great blessing this event
brings to all of us in the community.
May 2010
Paul Dunsieth, Director
Sunday School
What’s the best thing you could do to
help someone in the direction of knowing
Christ. Invite them to Sunday School.
Southern Baptist Association studies
show if a person is coming to Sunday
School they are likely to accept Christ
and join the church later. So its easy to
say come to Sunday School with me.
Talk about the discussion of previous
lessons, and how they help in everyday
life. See you in Sunday School and bring
someone.
Paul Dunsieth
Kelley Wright, Director
Vacation Bible School
Maybe instead of Director I should call
myself the Recruiting Officer for VBS
this year because we are going to “Bible
Boot Camp!” The date is July 18 - 21st.
The focus will be on the Armor of God.
This has been a theme that I have been
thinking about for a couple of years but it
never really came together. But this year,
everything seems to be falling into place.
I believe that God’s timing is perfect and
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that He has something great planned for Children’s Church

VBS this year. I believe that learning
how to put on the armor of God is very Children’s Church Lesson Schedule
important for this day and time that we
live in. And if we don’t teach children May 2nd Darlene’s Team
how to guard themselves against the May 9th Brooke’s Team
enemy, who will?. May 16th Darlene’s Team
May 23rd Brenda’s Team
In the next few weeks I will be recruiting May 30th No Children’s Church
“Drill Sergeants”, “Mess Hall Workers”,
and Platoon Leaders” for duty. I will Darlene’s Team: Darlene, Amanda,Sonya
have outlines for each department: Music, (205-280-6243)
Story Time, Crafts, Recreation, and Brooke’s Team: Brooke, Greta, Pam S.
Kitchen. We will also need Guides to (249-3910)
lead the children to each area. Beverly Brenda’s Team: Brenda, Paul
and Billy have already agreed to do our (245-7349)
decorations again. I don’t know about
you, but I can’t wait to see what they NOTE: If you swap a week with
come up with!!! someone let Brooke know in advance.
Please begin praying now for God to
show you the area in which He would Musical Notes
have you to serve. That’s all for now. Judy Stocks

Until next time......”FORWARD Music - is so much more than just singing

MARCH!” a few songs then listening to what the
pastor has to say for that Day. It touches
God Bless You, the heart of God and takes a decision on
Kelley the part of each one. When we come into
a service, some people will just sing,
some may close their eyes, others may
even raise their hands towards heaven,
but whatever way you worship, it should
come from your heart. Worship is a
desire to please the heart of God and it
shows reverence and gratitude. Worship
is all about the position of our hearts.
The music sets the atmosphere for the
Word that Brother Brandon will bring
and can make a difference for a life
changing service. Honestly, the music
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can make or break a service by our
attitude and how we come to God through
our worship service. I have been the
music director for less than two months
now and my desire is to help usher in
God’s presence to every service. I truly
believe that if we all come with an
expectant attitude and pray for the
anointing to be in our service and on
Brother Brandon, then God will show up
and meet the needs of those in the service.
I am new at being a leader in this position
and I am learning through God’s direction
(and with your help) and am so excited
about what God is doing in our church.
There is a spirit of love and unity here
and we are growing - not only in number
but in the things of God. The Easter
program we just had was an example of
that. There was such a sweet spirit and
people all over the congregation were
being ministered to, touched and people
received a true blessing. I encourage you
to get more involved in our worship
service. Come expecting God to be here
to minister, come expecting to receive
and prepare your heart to tell God how
much you love and honor Him.
There are some that have a desire to get
involved with the music and use the talent
God has given them. There is plenty of
room for you to join the choir. If you
have a special song you wold like to do or
if you need help in developing your
talent, I will work with you and help any
way I can to bring forth what God has
placed in your heart and called you to do.
I am excited about the future of the
church and what God has for all of us and
thankful He placed Ollis and me here to
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be a part of His plan. Come
expecting....and see what happens.
Make a Joyful Noise
Judy Stocks
Children’s Corner
Brenda Dunsieth
The Puppet Place
We seem to be moving a little slow right
now in the Puppet Corner. I’d like to
take this opportunity to remind my
puppeteers how important it is to attend
practice. For the last several meetings I
have only had two, maybe three, in
attendance.
It seems my puppeteers have decided to
try their hand at acting. Currently we are
practicing a skit to present for Easter.
Brother Brandon has graciously agreed to
help us. At first I tried to adapt the skit to
the puppets but the children voted to do
the skit themselves. I couldn’t be prouder
of “my kids.” I can hardly wait to see
them do this skit. I know they’ll be great
and we give our Father all the praise and
glory for bringing them so far.
Keep us in your prayers. With spring
coming, I know some will be involved in
various sports and school activities along
with family trips. Pray for their safety
and their devotion to God.
Puppets For Christ
Brenda Dunsieth
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Church Fund Raiser
“Play Ground Project”
Brooke Baird, Director
We still have those traditional Cook
Books to sell. We are encouraging our
members to “sign out” and sell a number
of Cook Books to help with the fund
raising. Please call Brooke Baird, who
has been elected the Director of the Play
Ground Project, at 249-3910, to help
with this much needed fund raiser.
Business Meetings
Business meetings are held the second
Monday of every month at 6:00 pm.
Please bring a covered dish for supper
and fellowship before the meeting.
The next meeting is Monday, May 10th
Yoder’s Family Traditions
Debe Hooley from Yoder’s Family
Traditions and Gifts is offering various
craft classes at her shop. We encourage
you to stop by and visit Debe. See her
collection of unique jams and jellies and
much more. Call Debe at 245-7345
Neighborhood Watch
The monthly meeting for the Community
Neighborhood Watch is held on the 3rd
Thursday of each month at 6:30 pm in the
Weogufka School Lunchroom. All area
residents are invited to attend. Just bring
a covered dish for supper.
May 2010
Story Time, Poems, Articles
There's nothing more pathetic than a lost
earthworm. Trust me, I know, my daughter
Annie and I were walking down a long dirt road
from our house to the street to pick up the paper
when I spotted it.
The unlucky earthworm had crawled from the
lush green grass at the edge onto the sandy
surface of the road. You could trace his progress
in the sand. He seemed headed across the road
when he swerved. Maybe it was the slight rise
and fall of the surface that threw him off, I don't
know. But all at once he began to crawl in
irregular circles. When we found him, the poor
thing was thin and dry, covered with tiny grains
of sand, in utter despair. Round and round he
wriggled as the sun rose higher hastening the
hour when his arch enemy--car tires--would find
him naked and exposed. Swish, grind, and that
would be all.
"Let's rescue him," I said to Annie. She gently
lifted his grainy form from the road and
deposited it gingerly in the safety of the tall grass
at the side. What a way to begin a day. It makes
you feel good deep inside to rescue a worm.
But there were others. Scores of others. Worm
after hapless worm had made his way from the
safety of the grass to the trackless desert of the
road. Occasionally we'd find a fat, juicy worm
just beginning his brave journey, blissfully
unaware of the dangers ahead. Little did he
know....
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But we were there for them. I would look for the will pick us up, hopeless and lost though we may
tell-tale circling track in the sand. "There's be, and gently deposit us on the other side.
another," I would shout, and Annie would rush to "Rescuer," you know means about the same as
the rescue site to lift yet another victim to safety. "Savior." Jesus is that Rescuer. He knows the
What would explain this great worm exodus? As way.
we worked together as a finely-tuned mercy Are you tired of going round in circles, fighting
team, a theory began to unfold. There must have fatigue and the fear of being squashed flat? Lift
been some worm of a disk jockey on a late night your weary head one more time and utter a faint
station who had offered a prize for the worm who worm-prayer. And then watch for your Rescuer.
made it to the other side. That must be it! Look up! Look up!
But who would receive the prize? We began to
look for that one worm winner who possessed
that stamina, courage, and unerring sense of
direction required for this daring expedition. Did
this one make it, I would wonder as I traced his
trail in the sand. No, here he starts to curve
around. Invariably, one after another, the worms
would lapse into circles, aimlessly crawling,
going nowhere--rapidly at first, then slower and
slower as their precious resources drained away.
We were almost back to the house when we
found him, the worm who had bet against the
odds and won. We traced his trail from one side
of the road to the other. But no, he was within
inches of the grass on the far side when he veered
and began heading the wrong direction, back to
where he came from, the "Wrong Way Carrigan"
of the worm world.
I tell you no lie. It actually happened, though I
can't vouch for the disk jockey part. But enough
of grainy, bedraggled worms.
As Annie and I joked and rescued our way back
to the house I thought of people I know. Where
are we on our journey? Where are we going,
anyway? Do we have a life goal, a destination, or
are we just wandering?
A verse came to mind as I acted as chief worm-
spotter: "I will instruct you and teach you the way
you should go; I will counsel you with my eye
upon you" (Psalm 32:8). If only those worms had
air support--someone with perspective to radio
down their position--they could make it.
And I thought of how desperately we need a
Guide to show us the way across, a Rescuer who