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THE OUTREACH
In This Issue
Thanksgiving
Poll Elections
Quotes
Wrong Address
Upcoming Events
… and more!
Thanksgiving
Each year in November we all gather with our families and eat
turkey, dressing, pumpkin pie, and plenty of other traditional
foods. But, why do we celebrate Thanksgiving? The common idea is
that Thanksgiving originated with the Pilgrims. Most Americans have
this idea that when the Pilgrims landed in America and settled
themselves they wanted to give thanks and appreciation for making
it through the long journey. Also, they ended up sharing their
feast with the Native Americans. Or did they? The fact is that the
first Thanksgiving was shared between the Pilgrims and the
Wampanoag Indians in 1621. The celebration was more of a harvest
festival with sports, games, food, dancing, sing-ing, and revelry
(noisy festivities). When it comes to the food they ate the menu
wasn’t much like todays. Instead, it consisted of venison, fowl,
and other foods prepared by the pilgrims.
The first Thanksgiving did not create a yearly tradition among
the pil-grims, partly because the following year was a poor one and
because many new settlers had arrived. Thanksgiving became a
celebration that was only observed occasionally over the following
centuries. How-ever, thanks to the Revolutionary War all of America
celebrated Thanksgiving together in 1777. But, that still didn’t
get the tradition go-ing like it is today. It wasn’t until 1863
when Abraham Lincoln declared the last Thursday in November
Thanksgiving that the tradition really became part of America’s
culture. The only other change was when Franklin Roosevelt changed
the date to the fourth Thursday in 1939.
Now, the holiday of Thanksgiving is celebrated by families all
over the world. Memories are created along with the festivities of
good food.
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Submitted by Keiwann Willams
Mt. Sinai Baptist Church November 2013
Inspiration
“There are moments when
troubles enter our lives and
we can do nothing to avoid
them. But they are there
for a reason. Only when
we have overcome them
will we understand why
they were there.”
-Paulo Coelho, The Fifth
Mountain
Submitted by Logan
Turner
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Pastor’s Circle
Jesus says in Matthew 5:16
“Let your light so shine be-
fore men, that they may see
your good work and glorify
your Father which is in
heaven.”
Is your flash light on?
Many times during our walk with
God, we work very hard in the
church building and our light
shines very bright. Yet our work
on the outside goes unnoticed
because the flash light of Christ
in our life is off. To keep our
light burning for Christ, we must
walk in the spirit of God at all
times. Our work will be re-
warded as we stand before
God, but our light for Christ Je-
sus must shine in every situa-
tion and circumstance so that
all of God’s people see your
good work and give him glory.
In other words the light of Christ
is not to be taken as a candle
which can be blown out by a
strong wind of life, but a light
that shines each and every day.
For we know all things work to-
gether for them that love God.
Is your flash light on?
Pastor W.L. Moody
LIVING FOR JESUS
The History of ‘APRONS’
I don’t think our kids know what an
apron is.
The principal use of Grandma’s apron was to protect the dress
un-
derneath because she only had a few. It was also because it was
eas-
ier to wash aprons than dresses and aprons used less material.
But
along with that, it served as a potholder for removing hot pans
from
the oven.
It was wonderful for drying children’s tears, and on occasion
was
even used for cleaning out dirty ears.
From the chicken coop, the apron was used for carrying eggs,
fussy
chicks, and sometimes half-hatched eggs to be finished in the
warm-
ing oven. When company came, those aprons were ideal hiding
places for shy kids.
And when the weather was cold Grandma wrapped it around her
arms. Those big old aprons wiped many a perspiring brow, bent
over
the hot wood stove.
Chips and kindling wood were brought into the kitchen in that
apron.
From the garden, it carried all sorts of vegetables. After the
peas had
been shelled, it carried out the hulls. In the fall, the apron
was used
to bring apples that had fallen from the trees. When
unexpected
company drove up the road, it was surprising how much
furniture
that old apron could dust in a matter of
seconds.
When dinner was ready, Grandma walked out onto the porch,
waved
her apron, and the men folk knew it was time to come in from
the
fields to dinner.
It will be a long time before someone invents something that
will
replace that ‘old-time apron’ that served so many purposes.
REMEMBER: Grandma use to set her hot baked apple pies on the
window sill to cool. Her granddaughters set theirs on the window
sill
to thaw.
They would go crazy now trying to figure out how many germs
were on that apron. I don’t think I ever caught anything from
an
apron – but love …
Submitted by Helen A. Ross
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Poll Elections
Nov 5
On November 5th let’s all remember to go and exercise our right
to vote. Most people forget
about the secondary elections for governors and other elected
officials because they are not
aware of the importance of having a voice within the House of
Representatives or the Senate.
If we analyze what is going on right now in our government, we
have a constant battle between
the democrats and republicans which is affecting all of the
citizens due to the lack of coopera-
tion. As Christians, we have to stand up for what we believe so
at the end of the day God gets
all the glory. I could not think of a better way to speak out
than voting. While voting, we have to
remember that when we exercise our faith in anything that God
will have the final say and that
he always has a master plan to anything that happens. I urge you
to VOTE, VOTE, and VOTE
and to just meditate on Matthew 19:26 which states, But Jesus
looked at them and said, “With
man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
This will keep us strong even if the
election does not favor our elected official.
Ballots:
Governor Terry McAuliffe - Democrat Ken Cuccinelli - Republican
Robert Sarvis - Libertarian Lieutenant Governor Ralph S. Northam -
Democrat E.W. Jackson - Republican Attorney General Mark R. Herring
- Democrat Mark D. Obenshain - Republican Submitted by Dre’mon
Miller
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Promises For Life... A Bright Future Your future is as bright as
the promises of God. A. Judson No eye has seen, no ear has heard,
and no mind has imag-ined what God has prepared for those who love
him. 1 Corinthians 2:9 NLT What we feel, think, and do this moment
influences both our present and the future in ways we may never
know. Begin. Start right where you are. Con-sider your
possibilities and find inspiration...to add more mean-ing and zest
to your life. Alexandra Stoddard Commit to the Lord whatever you
do, and your plans will suc-ceed. Proverbs 16:3 NIV The future lies
before you like a field of driven snow. Be careful how you tread
it, for every step will show. Unknown The path of the virtuous
leads away from evil; whoever fol-lows that path is safe. Proverbs
16:17 NLT God has designs on our fu-ture...and He has designed us
for the future. He has given us something to do in the future that
no one else can do. Ruth Senter For I know the plans I have for
you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you,
plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11 NIV
Submitted by Ebony Clarke
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All We Need is Love This month, Ahmya Clarke-Johnson was a
featured artist from Southampton Elemen-
tary School. There were 150 entries of art-
work entered by the first grade classes,
but only 12 were selected. Ahmya’s artwork
was one of the 12 and her painting will be
displayed at the 7-Eleven on Forest Hill
Avenue for 1 month. The church family is
very proud of you!
Tomorrow’s A Brand New
Day.
By Carrie Naturale
Sometimes in life it’s hard to accept
the many disappointments in life we face
But we have to believe there’s some
reason and hold onto the Lord’s Grace.
For what seems to be so unfair
and so difficult for us to understand
Is just a small piece of the puzzle
of our life that God has planned.
And as each door will close
they say a window will open its eyes
and life will bring about changes
and with each new day a surprise!
So believe in all of God’s love
and know that it surround’s you every
day with courage and strength
you will make it thru
for tomorrow’s a Brand New Day!
Submitted by Jasmine White
Congratulations
We would like to say Congratulations to
Atiesha Miller and Evangelist Moody
for making the President’s List last se-
mester at Virginia College. Atiesha’s
GPA 3.75. Evangelist Moody’s GPA 4.0.
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November Birthdays
2nd: William Smith III
4th: Clyde Middleton
6th: Bettie C. Harris
9th: Pastor Moody Deaconess Michelle Neblett
10th: Ty’Anna Fleming
11th: Debra Jenkins
14th: Deacon Louise Jasper
16th: Kevin Miller
17th: Evangelist Susan Moody
18th: Barbara Briggs Tahron Brown
Jacob Miller
21st: Kerrie Clarke
22nd: Evangelist Laverne Henley
23rd: George Foultz
26th: Donald Jenkins
27th: Jean Cooke
29th: Dexter Middleton
On the Lighter side…….
Wrong Address
A Minneapolis couple de-cided to go to Florida to thaw out
during a particu-larly icy winter. They planned to stay at the same
hotel where they spent their honeymoon 20 years earlier. Because of
hectic schedules, it was difficult to coordinate their travel
schedules. So, the hus-band left Minnesota and flew to Florida on
Thursday, with his wife flying down the follow-ing day. The husband
checked into the hotel. There was a computer in his room, so he
decided to send an email to his wife. However, he acci-dentally
left out one letter in her email ad-dress, and without realizing
his error, sent the e-mail. Meanwhile, somewhere in Houston, a
widow had just returned home from her husband's funeral. He was a
Baptist minister who was called home to glory following a heart
attack. The widow decided to check her e-mail ex-pecting messages
from relatives and friends. After reading the first message, she
screamed and fainted.
The widow's son rushed into the room, found his mother on the
floor, and saw the computer screen which read: To: My Loving Wife
Subject: I've Arrived Date: March 21, 2012 I know you're surprised
to hear from me. They have com-puters here now and you are allowed
to send emails to your loved ones. I've just arrived and have been
checked in. I've seen that everything has been prepared for your
arrival tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing you then! Hope your
journey is as uneventful as mine was. P. S. Sure is hot down
here!!!
Submitted by Deacon Greta Trent
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Contact Us
Mt. Sinai Baptist Church 200 Old Hundred Road Midlothian, VA
23114 Office: 804-794-5624 Email: [email protected] Rev.
W. L. Moody, Senior Pastor
Mt. Sinai’s Media Ministry Antoinette Brown Ebony Clarke Kenise
Ford Kenneth Ford
Minister Terrell Glenn Atiesha Miller
Dre’mon Miller Khadijah Morris
Logan Turner Taylor Turner
Jasmine White Keiwann Williams
Lisa Ross, Advisor
If you would like to submit an article to
our newsletter, please contact us:
Kenise Ford, Editor
Phone: 804-617-9902
Email: Kenise [email protected]
Dre’mon Miller, Assistant Editor
Phone: 804-263-7829
Email: [email protected]
Upcoming Events
Sunday School Union Teachers’ Workshop: “Sharing the Good News
via Social Networks” on Saturday, November 2
nd – 8:30 a.m. at Mt.
Sinai.
Friday Night Fire Service: Friday, November 15
th – 7 p.m. Our own Minister Tiffanie Foster
along with Pastor Gregory Beechum and Little Zion Baptist
Church.
Women’s Ministry Big Sister/Little Sister Lunch-eon: Saturday,
November16
th - 12 noon. Join
us as we share and fellowship together.
CCHASM Thanksgiving Program 2013: Food and monetary donations
are needed to help provide a Thanksgiving Meal Gift Package and
$15.00 Gift Card (for turkey) to families for Thanksgiving. The
program will be held at the Chesterfield County Fairgrounds
Exhibition Center. Please give all donations to Deacon Bea Miller
by Sunday, November 17
th.
Community Thanksgiving Eve Service with Mt. Sinai, Bethel
Baptist Church and New Life United Methodist Church on Wednesday,
November 27
th - 7 p.m. at New Life United
Methodist Church.