1. family and parenting
2. children

Mt. Carmel Baptist Church - THE COURIER
June 2015
“ON THE CORNER, REACHING OUT IN ALL DIRECTIONS.”
A Word from the Pastor
Dear Church Family,
This month we welcome Mitch
Casson, along with his wife Sarah and
two children Carter and Caraline, to
be our new children’s and family minister. He arrives just in time to participate in VBS and Centri-Kid, providing
an excellent opportunity to get to
know our children and their families.
Be sure to introduce yourselves and
welcome them warmly. We will be
officially welcoming them with a reception and “pounding” on Sunday
evening, June 28th. Please plan to
attend. They desire to have close, personal relationships here, so do as you
have done to me, and treat them like
family and not like an employee.
Our desire for Mitch and our
church is that he leads and equips us to
do family ministry and not just do ministry for and to us. To that end, we
must always remember that each of us
is responsible for our own lives, how
we walk with God, and how we serve
Him and others. Likewise, parents are
responsible for teaching, guiding, and
discipling their children in a biblical
and godly way. The church should be
ready to help, to augment, and to train
parents, children, and the extended
family in right living and good relationships, but in the end, each of us
chooses our own course. Hopefully,
each of us will choose wisely.
Mitch has already demonstrated his
commitment to building relationships
and to lead and equip others. He, like
all of God’s servant leaders, will need
the members to respond, show up, volunteer, and work. We need parents to
bring their children to the teaching
and training opportunities we make
available. We need more workers and
helpers in children’s and preschool
classes, extended session, and worship
opportunities to guide the young ones
who come. So please, everyone, pray
and step up to the tasks ahead.
Our children live in an increasingly
dangerous world. If we do not adequately prepare them, they will be
Minister to
Children
&
Families
A Welcome Reception for
Mitch & Sarah Casson
will be held on
Sunday, June 28th
at 6:00pm
Details to follow
crushed by the evil around us. None of
us wants that to happen. God will help
us to teach and to guide our families
and children safely through, if we respond to His call. I know you will rise
to the need and the opportunity.
Your Pastor,
Lance
June 15-19
9:00-Noon
VBS -
We need lots of volunteers
before, during, and after VBS.
Online registration can be found at
www.mtcarmelbaptist.org
To volunteer: email Children’s Ministry
Team at [email protected]
CHURCH NEWS
Congratulations, Graduates!
June
High School:
9
Bryan Buck, Josh Helton,
Ethan Lindemann, Ben Long,
Seth Long, Chris Ondreka,
Griffin Richards, Mary Wallace,
Alexis Wells
JOY Club
11
Building &
Grounds Mtg
12
College:
Joe
Thomas
Ryan Blindauer, Devon Burris, Samantha Hesketh
Night Club
Worship Choir &
Orchestra will be having
rehearsals throughout the
summer.
Please join us!
For more information,
contact Jamie.
Girls Lock-in
Grades 7-12
14
Flag Day
15-19
V
NIGHT
CLUB
B
S
Friday
June 12
6:30pm
Snow shoes, Skis, Sleds,
Camping Gear, Climbing
Equipment, Plastic Battery-operated lanterns,
wooden crates, rope, artificial evergreen trees, canvas
bags, newspaper, brown
paper grocery bags,
pillows, blankets
Vacation Bible
School
18
Matthew 25
19
Ward/Richards
Wedding
21
Father’s Day
Centrikid final
payments due
22
GROW
27
Thompson
shower
City gospel
Mission
28
Lord’s Supper
AM
We are pleased to announce that our women’s
Fall event this year will be
October 23-24, at Mt.
Carmel. Our guest speaker
will be TV star, Lisa
Whelchel. We are currently asking women to
sign up to be part of the
event. We need volunteers
as greeters, registration,
prayer, publicity and food.
Please see
Laurie Gruner or
Arnette Rhein.
The
Dunn &
Hopkins
Camp Meeting
Associational
Offering
FUGE final
payments due
&
Welcome
Reception
for the
casson family
Week of Prayer
Mt. Carmel’s
Goal
Church-wide Clean-Out
Just like we do our spring cleaning at home
and clean out our closets, garages, etc., we
need to do our cleaning out at church. If
you are a leader using space within our
If items need to be
returned, please mark
them clearly. Contact
[email protected] for
drop-off information.
church such as classrooms, closets or any
storage space, please take some time this
summer (by August 29th) and clean out
your space. We can then start our new
church year with a fresh clean church.
Please coordinate your clean-out with anyone else who shares your space so we can
be respectful of each other’s supplies.
50% Assist small churches with
VBS literature
50% International Mission Trip
Scholarships
JOY
Club
June 9
11:45am
Ladies of the church are
invited to a
bridal shower for
Saturday, June 27th at 10:00am
Activities Center
Marsha is registered at Macy’s.
Given by: Joyce Price, Marlene Kirby, Janis
Engle, Nancy Proffitt, Dodie Moore, and Norma
Foley
Please RSVP to Joyce 733-3646, Marlene 5541961 or Janis 722-8223
Speaking of Ministry
June is a month filled with lots
of anticipation and excitement!
Here at Mt. Carmel, we are excited and anticipate the arrival of
Mitch and Sarah Casson. He is
our new children's and family
minister. You will love both of
them and their children. They are
warm, loving, and very personable. We are very blessed to have
them be a part of our work here.
Children and families are very
important to us at Mt. Carmel.
There is no other time in our
history where we need to put an
emphasis on our children's development and family connections
as much as right now. The world
is changing quickly, and a lot of
the changes that I see are not
good. Families are placing their
values and priorities on things
that will not benefit our children
as they grow and become adults.
I grew up in a family with four
boys, and I was the only girl. It
was a busy household, and there
was no time for a lot of spoiling
and coddling. My mother and
daddy were in school, and Daddy
was pastoring. Both of my par-
ents were holding down other
jobs to make ends meet. I still
remember, though, that even in
the midst of so much "life" going
on, my parents still found the
time to prepare a meal and have
us sit around the table at
mealtime and share with each
other our "goings and comings".
These family times are what
matter to children. The meal
times my family and I shared together are still some of my most
precious memories.
I read this week in an article
that families that have regular
meals together with their families
around the table are less likely to
be in trouble as teenagers and are
more likely to be productive
adults. It gives us much to ponder
and pray about, doesn't it?
Time may be of the essence,
but spending time together and
teaching our kids, as we go about
living our lives, is what will help
them to know God and about
God. It will teach them about integrity and character. It will teach
them respect and honor. Our
world is sadly lacking in these
things today. Of course, we need
to keep our lives centered on
Christ and pray daily for God to
give us wisdom and strength to
do the right things in our homes
and for our families.
I am not living in a bubble,
and I do know that things are
much more difficult for families
today. I also know that families
choose the wrong path many
times, and it won't be long before the consequences of those
choices come back to haunt us
and hurt society.
I am thankful to be in a
church that values children and
families. Mitch is going to do a
great job in helping us, as we
partner together, to build strong
families and grow spiritually and
emotionally healthy children.
Let's welcome Mitch, Sarah, and
their beautiful children as they
join us! God has great things
ahead for them and for us here
at Mt. Carmel and in Cincinnati!
In His Service,
Student Ministry
Connie
Pat Allen
Alice Bergevin
Janet & Lonnie Burnett
Bernice Farmer
Louise Hansen
Laverne Hartman
Betty Hines
Lou McIntosh
Joyce Osborne
Wanda Tudor
Galen & Hilda Woodard
Betsy Schenk in the death of
her brother, Don Frye.
The Barnes family in the
death of Kevin’s mother.
The Harris family in the death
of Michael’s father.
Gene & Val Zackerman in the
death of Gene’s aunt.
Vickey Ertel in the death of
her mother.
John & Sandy Campbell in
the death of John’s mother.
The Wallace family in the
death of Cathy’s uncle.
Book
of the
Month
Centri-Kid & FUGE
Camp Information
Centri-Kid (grades 3-6) final payments are due by
Sunday, June 21st.
Camp club girls
& the mystery at
discovery lake
by
Renae
Brumbaugh
Centri-FUGE (grades 7-8) and M-FUGE (grades 9-12)
final payments are due by Sunday, June 28th.
A final meeting will be held on
Sunday, June 28th at Noon
For more information,
please contact Jeff.
A thank you card was received by:
Terri & Mike Bennett
Willard Freeman
Bill and Joan Canada
The Lundstedt Family
The Barnes Family
Transforming Lives Through Christ–centered Relationships
Mt. Carmel Baptist Church
8645 Kenwood Road
Cincinnati, OH 45242
Mtcarmelbaptist.org
513.791.7323
JUNE BIRTHDAYS
1 Dan Buck, Pat Carr, Josh Helton, Sharon Smith
2 Jeff Barber, Shelby Hood, Chandler Khoury,
Skip Miller, Greg Schroeder
3 Mark Campbell, Raqueal Colwell, Nathan Murphy
4 Tatum Carver-Dews, Joanna Williams
6 Jon Balmer
7 Lydia Grote, Olivia Simpson
9 Becca Conn, Joan Duke
11 Lonnie Burnett, Phil Hughes,
Jennifer Newlin, Donna Wood
13 Emily Hoverman
14 Lizzy Schroeder
15 Sarah Boettner
16 Pedro Florian
17 Richard Dews, Ana Eaton
18 Linda Cobb, Coleman Hacker,
Richard Slater, Rita Stevens
20 Martha Hall
21 Sandy Horsley
22 Steve Richardson
24 Gary Banfield, Louise Hansen, David Jones
25 Lois Andrews, Jeanette Lattire
28 John Wood
29 Lindsay Buck, JD Pierce
Staff e-mail
Debbie
[email protected]
Lance
[email protected]
Matthew 25 Ministries
The 3rd Thursday of each month at 10:00am
Contact Julie Cummins
GROW
Greeting Card Ministry
The 4th Monday at 3:00pm
City Gospel Mission
The 4th Saturday of each month at 3:45pm
Carpool from the church lot
Dulcimer Nursing Home Ministry
Every Tuesday evening
Contact Vickey Sasser
Connie
[email protected]
Jeff
[email protected]
Mitch
[email protected]
Jamie
[email protected]
Jenny
[email protected]
Cheri
[email protected]
Susan
[email protected]