Knightdle Baptist Church September 2015 Newsletter

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a monthly newsletter of Knightdale Baptist Church

P1 Completely Unexpected

P2 September Anniversaries and Birthdays

P2 Baptist Knights

P2 Children’s Time Schedule for September

P2 On-line Giving

P2 Love Connection

P2 Ushers for September

P3 September Calendar

P3 Birth Announcement

P4 Children’s Worship Schedules for September

P4 List of Deacons

P4 “Fill the Barrel” Sunday

P4 Backpack Buddies

P5 Youth News

P5 Baby Shower

P5 Fall Senior Adult Rally

P6 Operation Christmas Child

P7 Wednesday Night Fellowship Meal

P7 Knightdale Community Day

P7 Bible Study Updates

P8 Homecoming

P8 Staff

V o l u m e 1 2 , I s s u e 9

Completely Unexpected

Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God's grace in its various forms.

1 Peter 4:10

Ever since I was a kid, I remember loving all things geeky, from comics of all variety, to movies, cartoons, and video games. That’s always been my personality. Naturally, those things come up in conversation (and sermons) quite a bit. I’m sure you find your interests do, too, whether it’s sports, knitting, or underwater basket weaving suspended upside down in a protective cage while sharks swim around. A few years back, while attending a seminar for young pastors in Indianapolis, during one of our sessions, the question was posed to our group, “What is something about you that you’ve found surprisingly helpful in your ministry?” When it came time for my response, I shared that it had to be my eclectic variety of interests. Along with all those things I mentioned before, I also have a love of professional wrestling. What amazed me was one afternoon, while visiting with a young family new to a church I was serving, I discovered they, too, had a love of wrestling, which delighted their son, Jacob. Once he heard that I enjoyed wrestling, he disappeared to his room, only to emerge a few minutes later with his small plastic wrestling ring and a handful of wrestling action figures. He motioned for me to sit down and play, so I obliged. As he called out each character, citing their height and weight, he challenged my plastic guy to a match, and the fight was on. Of course, he won. During all of this, as his dad watched us play, he remarked that I was like no other pastor he’d ever met, because never had a pastor sat on their living room floor to play WWE with their son. I share this because all of us have gifts, and those gifts can often manifest through the things we’re interested in. Now, I don’t cite my love of things geeky as the gift. Instead, it’s the ability to relate to people, to find common interest, to help them see that matters of faith and spirituality aren’t far separated from their everyday lives. We can fool ourselves into thinking that faith, spirituality, and even church fit into these nicely packed boxes where everything looks the same, talks the same, acts the same, as if there is some criteria one must meet to be considered Christian. Yet, a message of scripture is God meeting people where they are and inviting them to have extraordinary encounters with the divine, even in the things we might deem trivial or insignificant. So, I’ll keep talking about superheroes and adolescent anthropomorphized martial artist reptiles and saving the universe by mashing buttons on a plastic controller and huge muscle bound guys “pretending” to beat each other up, because I have found that God has a way of fitting those things into the broader scheme of ministry, of taking those things that don’t seem to fit within the church context and creating holy situations. May you see that God has given each of us a variety of interests, talents, strengths, all to be used in a manner that benefits Kingdom growth, even in ways completely unexpected.

— Trent Sessoms

Page 2 the Beam, a monthly Newsletter for Knightdale Baptist Church September, 2015

Claudia Glover Sept 1st

Carolyn Martinson Sept 1st

Sam Maise Sept 2nd

Luke Scanlon Sept 2nd

Gene Anthony Sept 6th

Tom Earnhardt Sept 6th

Katie Shearon Sept 7th

Leland Weathers Sept 8th

Audrey Barbour Sept 12th

Michael Wallis Sept 14th

Sharon Peters Sept 19th

Clara Whitley Sept 19th

Lynda Sepulveda Sept 21st

Louise White Sept 21st

Marsha Spivey Sept 22nd

Ella Yeatts Sept 23rd

Samantha Jones Sept 24th

Jamie Rosehart Sept 25th

Kristin Poirier Sept 26th

Lisa Shearin Sept 26th

Jim and Robin Farrington

September 3rd

Happy 32nd Anniversary!

Mark and Valerie Beasley

September 4th

Happy 16th Anniversary!

Craig and Claudia Glover

September 7th

Happy 30th Anniversary!

Brandon and Rebecca West

September 15th

Happy 3rd Anniversary!

Love Connection for September

(Please send a card, place a call or visit the following during the month of September):

Clara Whitley 25 Sunnybrook Rd. Raleigh, NC 27610

Mae Mitchell

1020 Mallard Pond Rd. Knightdale, NC 27545

September

Anniversaries

Ushers for September

Cindy Russell, Susan Sauls, Stephen Tew, Steve Peters

Baptist Knights for September and

October

Baptist Knights are KBC volunteers that ensure the facilities are locked and secure each day. If you need the facilities unlocked for any reason please be sure to contact the church office so that they may help make those arrangements for you. Thank you.

Aug 30 - Sept 5 Sam Maise

Sept 6 - Sept 12 Bill Scanlon

Sept 13 - Sept 19 Jeff Maynard

Sept 20 - Sept 26 Tim Poirier

Sept 27 - Oct 3 Stephen Tew

Oct 4 - Oct 10 Brandon West

Oct 11 - Oct 17 David Hinton

Oct 18 - Oct 24 Don Joyner

Oct 25 - Oct 31 Rick Talley

Children’s Time Ministry Leader’s

Schedule

Sept 6th - Bill Scanlon Sept 13th - James Lucas Sept 20th - Jamie Rosehart Sept 27th - Joe Johnston

Oct 4th - Lois McCoy Oct 11th - Bill Scanlon

September

Birthdays


Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

30 9:15 AM Koffee Before Church 9:45 AM Bible Study 11:00 AM Morning Worship 6:00 PM Snack n YAK

31

1 10:00 AM BALL Club

2 6:30 PM Adult Bible Study 6:30 PM YAK 360 7:30 PM Worship Choir Practice

3 7:00 PM Properties Committee Meeting

4 Church Office Closed

5


7 Labor Day Church Office Closed


9 5:30 PM Wednesday Night Fellowship Meal 6:30 PM Adult Bible Study

6:30 PM YAK 360

7:30 PM Worship Choir

Practice

Children’s Fall Programming TBA

10

11 Youth Camping Trip

12 Knightdale Community Day Youth Camping Trip


14 7:00 PM Deacon’s Meeting

15 10:00 AM BALL Club 7:00 PM Finance Meeting

16 6:30 PM Adult Bible Study

6:30 PM YAK 360


Practice


17 10:45 AM Weathers/Knight Circle

18

19


21 7:00 PM Cemetery Meeting


23 Autumn Begins 6:30 PM Adult Bible Study

6:30 PM YAK 360


Practice


24

25 Church Office Closed

26

27 “Fill the Barrel” Sunday 9:15 AM Koffee Before Church 9:45 AM Bible Study 11:00 AM Morning Worship 2:00 PM Lyles Baby Shower 6:00 PM Snack n YAK

28 7:00 PM Church Council Meeting

29 9:00 AM Fall Senior Adult Rally at Garner First Baptist 10:00 AM BALL Club

30 6:30 PM Adult Bible Study

6:30 PM YAK 360


Practice


1 7:00 PM Properties Committee Meeting

2

3

September

Birth Announcement

Congratulations to Ally and Brian Vancleef! Mason Brantley Vancleef was born at 11:45 AM on Thursday, July 30th. He weighed 8 lbs., 3 oz.

Children’s Worship Schedule for the Month of September

Coordinator: Bill Scanlon (919-280-8978)

Sept 6 Lead Teachers and Assistants

Crib Babies: Cheryl Jackson, Rachel Jackson

Toddlers: Volunteers Needed

2’s & 3’s: Mike and Angie Wallis

Children’s Church: James Lucas

Assistants: Kristin and Tim Poirier

Sept 13

Crib Babies: Susan Sessoms


2’s & 3’s: Volunteers Needed


Assistants: Volunteers Needed

Sept 20

Crib Babies: Monique Mackey

Toddlers: Bill Scanlon



Assistants: Courtney Glover,

Valerie and Mark Beasley

Sept 27

Crib Babies: Bobbie Earnhardt




Assistants: Brian and Holly Martin


List of Deacons

2016

Sam Maise

Carolyn Martinson

Jeff Maynard Marsha Spivey

2017 Robin Farrington

Terry Johnson

“Pete” Harrell

2018

To Be Announced

Please note: If for some reason you are not available to help on the day that you volunteered to work, we ask that you please don’t forget to find a replacement for yourself so there is adequate coverage during the worship service. Also, if you have a change in the schedule for the children’s nursery or children’s church, please contact the monthly coordinator so that the change can be made prior to the printing of the worship bulletin. However, any permanent changes in the schedule should continue to be handled by the lead coordinator.

Thank you for all your help

“Fill the Barrel”

Sunday

September 27th, 2015

Please bring non-perishable food items for the UMC Food Pantry (a grocery list can be

found in the vestibule of the Sanctuary).

These items are in high demand for our neighbors and

they need our HELP!

Mission Team

maintain this ministry. Currently, there is an urgent need for canned vegetables (corn, beans, peas, carrots, potatoes, 15 oz or less). Food collection bins are located downstairs in the Sanctuary Building across from the Fellowship Hall (kitchen side).

The children and their

The “Backpack Buddies” program is an ongoing ministry KBC has with Knightdale

Elementary School. It provides children from food-insecure homes with weekend meals during the school year. We need lots of kid-friendly non-perishable food items to

respective families greatly appreciate the weekend meals we provide. Thank you for being a part of this ongoing KBC ministry.

Backpack Buddies


Baby Shower

There will be a floating baby shower for Phillip and Shannon Lyles Sunday, September 27th from 2:00-3:30 PM in the Fellowship Hall. Shannon is the daughter of Dale and Cindy Russell. Phillip and Shannon are registered at Babies “R” Us and Target.

Let’s Go Camping

We’re going camping again! This time it will be a weekend affair. Grab your gear and come on out. We are welcoming any volunteers who wish to

chaperone. It is sure to be a fun weekend for all who participate. Grab your fishing pole and join us the weekend

of Friday, September 11th. If you or anyone you know is interest-ed, talk to Pastor Joe to sign up.

Instagram

Join us on Instagram. The youth have their own Insta-gram account. Follow them to get pictures and videos

from various youth events. Check out our account at knightdale_youth. Like our pictures and leave us

some encouraging comments. We may just do the same!

Youth News

The Senior Adult Rally is Tuesday, September 29th at

Garner First Baptist Church. Featuring “The Hall Sisters,” and Willa Brigham.

Willa is a two time Emmy Award winning host of the Smart Start Kids TV program, inspirational storyteller,

writer and performing artist, as well as an avid quilter. Please make your check out to the Raleigh Baptist

Association. The cost is $12.00, so sign up by September 18th for some fun, food, fellowship and inspiration.

Fall Senior Adult Rally

The menu is: Choice of Fried Chicken or

BBQ Chicken

Slaw

Boiled Potatoes

Brunswick Stew Hushpuppies and Corn Sticks

Dessert

Tea


Through October

Listed below are the items needed for the Shoebox Ministry. For the next three months as you are shopping pick up an extra item and place in the “TUB of Love” containers throughout KBC.

Include items that children will immediately embrace such as dolls, toy cars, stuffed animals, kazoos, harmonicas, yo-yos, jump ropes, balls, toys that light up and make noise (with extra batteries), etc.

pens, pencils and sharpeners, crayons, markers, notebooks,

paper, coloring and picture books, etc.

toothbrushes, bar soap, combs, hair brushes, washcloths, etc.

t-shirts, socks, hats, sunglasses, hair clips, jewelry, watches,

flashlights (with extra batteries), etc.

DO NOT INCLUDE: Used or damaged items; war-related items such as toy guns, knives or military figures; chocolate or food; out-of-date candy; liquids or lotions;

medications or vitamins; breakable items such as snow globes or glass containers; aerosol cans.

Shoebox Packing Party November 11, 2015

National Collection Week: November 16–23, 2015


Wednesday Night Fellowship Meal Kickoff

come out and enjoy this

event each month. The Menu for this month will be:

Lasagna, Salad Bar, Hot Bread, Homemade Desserts and Beverages. (Cheese

Pizza always available) The service line is open

from 5:30-6:30 PM. Reservations/cancellations

must be made by noon on Tuesday, September 8th.

The monthly Wednesday

Night Fellowship Meal will begin on Wednesday,

September 9th, so make plans to attend. Please invite family, friends and

other church members as this is a good opportunity to not only have a good

meal at a bargain cost, but have time to fellowship and

get to know one another. We have a good time, so

Call the

church office to

make reservations at 919-266-2471.

Cost for the meal is: adults (10-up) $5.00

children (4-9) $2.00 and children 3 and under

eat free (Max charge per family - $20.00).

September 12th Knightdale Station Park

11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

There will be food, local acts, including dance studios, karate organizations, and others will be showcased. Local musicians will be entertaining those on hand throughout the day, and there will also be a selection of the

always popular food trucks on hand serving up delicious fare and refreshments that are certain to suffice any tastes or appetite. Knightdale Baptist Church will have a booth at the Knightdale Community Day. Now is a

Knightdale Community Day

good time to showcase our services and programs such as Upward, VBS, and Preschool. You can help

by volunteering your time that day. If you would like to help or need more information, please see Robin Farrington.

Mission and Worship Opportunities

Bible Study Updates While the pastor is on vacation, there will be a brief break from the Revelation study.

Fear not, because on Wednesday, September 2nd, fellow Campbell Divinity alumni Gavin McLaughlin will provide the Bible study.

Then, on Wednesday, September 9th, KBC welcomes Amber Butler, cousin of Susan Sessoms, Pastor Trent’s wife. Amber recently returned from a year of missionary work in

Portugal. Come hear Amber share about her ministry before she heads back later this month to continue her work.

Once we’re back into the regular routine, we’ll pick back up with the Revelation study on Wednesday, September 16th. In the meantime, go ahead and read as far as you can, but for study purposes we’ll work on chapters 6-7. If you have missed the study up to this

point, or any in between, don’t worry, because Pastor Trent can supply you with study notes to help bridge the gap.

Hope to see you on Wednesday nights!

Knightdale Baptist Church 15 Main Street

Knightdale, NC 27545

Phone: 919-266-2471 · Fax: 919-266-0984

www.knightdalebaptist.org

Office Hours (Monday - Friday) 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM

Address Service Requested

The Mission of Knightdale Baptist Church, as a loving, unified body, is to worship God and share Christ through various Christian ministries, teaching, service, prayer and fellowship.

Staff:

Rev. Trent Sessoms Senior Pastor

Rev. Joe Johnston Youth Pastor

Mrs. Patty Jones Administrative Assistant

Mrs. Christi Boggs Preschool Director


Our date to celebrate Homecoming is just a month

away. This year the date to celebrate Homecoming is Sunday, October 4th. Please reserve this date so you can be

a part of this special event. Drew Phillips will be our guest speaker and is very excited to be with us. He is currently the

Associate Campus Minister at Chowan University.

We will have our Homecoming meal in the comfort of the Family Life Center. Be sure to invite your family, friends and

former members to celebrate with us. Also remember to prepare adequate food for those you invite.

Let’s all be in prayer and preparation to celebrate

Homecoming 2015 on October 4th.

Homecoming

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