This Week at Mount Tabor
MOUNT TABOR BAPTIST CHURCH
Spiritually Redemptive, Educationally Respectable, Socially Responsible
Monday, October 27, 2014 .................................................................
7:00 pm—Men’s Bible Study
Tuesday, October 28, 2014 .................................................................
6:00 pm—Church and Community @ Prayer
7:00 pm—C. S. McCall Memorial Sanctuary Choir
2011 Fairmount Avenue, Richmond, Virginia 23223
Church Office (804) 643-0903 ♦ Fax Number (804) 643-0900
Website: www.mymtbc.org
Reverend Dr. Herbert L. Ponder, D.Min., Pastor
Wednesday, October 29, 2014 ............................................................
11:00 am—Bible Study
5:45 pm—WOW! Fellowship
6:30 pm—WOW! Bible Study
7:40 pm—WOW! Worship
Thursday, October 30, 2014 ...............................................................
6:30 pm—Dream Makers Academy Class
Friday, October 31, 2014 ....................................................................
8:30 am—Seniors Day @ Richmond Convention Center
Saturday, November 1, 2014 ..............................................................
10:00 am—Ministry Leader Training
CDs of the sermon only are
available each Sunday after the
8:00 AM and 11:00 AM Worship
Services for $5.00. Please see any
member of the Media Ministry.
2014 Special Day Giving
1. Church Anniversary...... $142
2. Homecoming................. $100
3. Women’s Day ............... $100
4. Men’s Day ..................... $100
Gifts can be given at anytime
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2014
Our Church Mission
Monday ......................................................................... Psalm 38:9-15
Tuesday ..........................................................................Psalm 86:1-10
Wednesday ...................................................................Psalm 86:11-17
Thursday...................................................................Ephesians 1:11-19
Friday .............................................................................. Psalm 62:1-8
Saturday .......................................................................... Psalm 65:1-5
Sunday .............................................................................. Job 42:1-10
Please donate online at our website www.mymtbc.org
Our mission is to Make a Difference for the Kingdom of God through the
transformation of lives through worship, discipleship, fellowship, ministry and
evangelism.
Our Church Vision
Our vision is to be a Church where transformation occurs through worship,
discipleship, fellowship, ministry and evangelism.
MAKING A DIFFERENCE ...FOR THE KINGDOM OF GOD
Order of Worship—8:00 AM and 11:00 AM
Membership Visitation Zone Assignments
Call to Worship
Prayer of Invocation
*Worshippers may be seated
Songs of Praise and Worship
*Welcome and Time of Fellowship
Church Highlights
Ministry to Children (2nd & 4th Sunday)
Time of Prayer
Ministry of Music ................................................................. Male Chorus
Sermon ............................................................. Reverend Patricia Rogers
Invitation to Christian Discipleship
Giving of Tithes and Offerings
Acts of Communion
Benediction
Sermon: Temptation
Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11
Notes:
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Blue Zone Team (City 23223, 23220)
Deacon Reney D. Gaines
Deacon Anthony D. Ray, Jr.
Deacon Michael W. Taylor
Rev. Keith J. Robinson
Red Zone Team (23223 County, 23231 Henrico East)
Deacon DeLores S. Carter
Deacon Glenn P. Thomas, II
Deacon LaTonja Y. Wright
Rev. Renée W. Walker
Yellow Zone Team (Southside/Chesterfield/ Chester
Deacon Hilda B. Perkins
Deacon Joyce Ricks
Deacon Nettie A. Stokes
Rev. Larry D. Perkins
Purple Zone Team (City 23222, Henrico West/Hanover)
Deacon Howard Boisseau, Jr.
Deacon Morristine H. Bowman
Deacon Rufus Bowman, Jr.
Deacon Charles H. Green, Sr.
Deacon Cynthia A. Parker
Rev. Patricia Rogers
Rev. Lorae D. Ponder
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Prayer Reserves
Deacon Franklin Fleming, Deacon Ollie Kelly,
Deacon Percell A. Lewis, Deacon Bernadine Potts-Davis,
Deacon Mary N. Spencer, Deacon Elizabeth Taylor
M OUNT TABOR DREAM M AKERS ACADEMY
&
DREAM M AKERS SCHOLARSHIP M INISTRY
Activities for October and Nove mber
ALL IN: A CALL TO COMMITMENT
A Ministry Training Meeting will be held on Saturday, November 1 at 10:00
am. All are invited to come out and share in this learning experience.
Remember to get out and VOTE on Tuesday, November 4. Virginia law
requires a photo Identification. If you don’t have ID, please get it ASAP!
We will attend the Game of VUU and VSU on Saturday, November 8 at 1:00
pm at Hovey Field. The cost of tickets is $12 for adults and $10 for children/
students. For information and tickets, please see Bro. Finley Day.
October 30
Effective writing class - Deacon Hilda Perkins at
6:00 pm
November 13
Fearfully and Wonderfully Made - Deacon Nettie
Stokes at 6:00 pm
November 15
Saturday - College Fair @ Mt. Tabor 10:00 am
The Dream Makers Scholarship Ministry is hosting a College Fair here on
Saturday, November 15 at 10:00 am. We want to bring information to the
students and parents of our communities so that they may become aware about
the educational opportunities these colleges have to offer.
November 20
Fearfully and Wonderfully Made - Deacon Nettie
Stokes at 6:00 pm
Our Joint Thanksgiving Service with Bethlehem will be held on Wednesday,
November 26 here at 7:00 pm.
November 22
Saturday - Class for High School Students Only
All members are asked to give sacrificially to our Building Fund as we make
building repairs and improvements. Current projects include second floor
carpet replacement and replacing the heating and air conditioning systems
in the Fellowship Hall and Education Building.
Volunteers Needed
Chaperones
Classroom Assistants
Photographers/Videographers
Host or Hostess
To volunteer, contact Rev. Lorae D. Ponder at the church office (804)
643-0903, ext. 2
The Academy would like to thank all of our volunteer instructors for the
months of September and October:
Trustee Felicia Ray - Social Media Etiquette
Ms. Tosha Robinson - FAFSA Workshop
Rev. Lorae D. Ponder - Missions Emphasis
Deacon Glenn P. Thomas, II - Virginia 529 College Savings Plan
Sister Mikki Spencer - Public Speaking
Hedges and ByWays of Life Ministry is beginning its Thanksgiving Day
Bible collection. We are asking everyone to please donate any new, old or used
Bibles to Hedges and ByWays of Life Ministry. They will be in the Church Hill
community on Thanksgiving Day between the hours of 9:30 am to 12:00 pm.
We will meet on the corner of 25th and Venable and walk to Fairmount Ave.
Micah Initiative - WOODVILLE PROJECT 2014-2015
Here are items which we are in great need of at Woodville School
Children’s sized stretchy pants, sweatpants, and shorts in gender neutral
colors, small sizes of boys belts, children sized underwear, socks, and
undershirts, winter coats, hats, gloves, and backpacks. Ministry team
leaders please remind your ministries of these commitments .
2014 FALL DISCIPLESHIP CLASSES
September 7—December 17
Sunday Morning: Adults—YOU Ultimate Decision Maker
Rev. Larry D. Perkins
Sunday Morning: Adults—Direction
Dea. Charles H. Green, Sr.
Classes for Children: Parables
Teacher: Sis. Tarsh Bagby
MONDAY EVENING: MEN’S BIBLE STUDY AT 7:00 PM
Sleeping Giants By Kenny Luck
Teacher: Rev. Alan C. Parker
WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 11:00 AM
Job
Teacher: Pastor Herbert L. Ponder
WEDNESDAY EVENING (WOW) AT 6:30 PM
Classes for Children: Parables
Teacher: Rev. Renee Walker
Classes for Teens:
God’s Graffiti: Inspiring Sto ries for Teens by Romal J. Tune
Teacher: Dea. Glenn P. Thomas, II
Classes for Adults:
MasterLife
Teacher: Dea. Cynthia A. Parker
Travel to
Atlanta, GA
June 22 –27, 2015
Join us as we tour the different sites:
World of Coca-Cola
Inside CNN
Georgia Aquarium
Zoo Atlanta
Atlanta Botanical Gardens
Martin Luther King Historic Site
HBCUs
*Cost per person:
Adults: **Double Occupancy (2 per room) $730 per person/deposit $150
**Triple Occupancy (3 per room) $645 per person/deposit $150
**Quad Occupancy (4 per room) $570 per person/deposit $150
1 parent/1 child (3-12) $1,430 –deposit of $300
2 parents/1child (3-12) $1,790 –deposit of $300
Each additional child $330 and additional deposit $50 per child
This includes 5 nights at the hotel, breakfast (at hotel only), transportation, fees for
all tours and dinner at the Agatha’s Mystery Dinner Theater.
Deposits accepted beginning September 14 and final payment due May 3, 2015.
Job
Teacher: Rev. Keith J. Robinson
*MONEY PAID ON TRIP IS NON-REFUNDABLE
**YOU MUST HAVE YOUR ROOMMATES’ NAMES AND ALL
ROOMMATES’ DEPOSITS MUST BE PAID AT THE SAME TIME
Adults/Young Adults:
Couples Who Pray: The Most Intimate Act Between a Man and a
Woman
Teachers: Dea. Anthony & Sis. Felicia Ray
NOTE: NO LUNCH OR DINNER MEALS ARE INCLUDED (With the
exception of AGATHA’S MYSTERY DINNER THEATER).
Women: Be Resto red
God’s Power for African American Women by Debra Berry
Teacher: Rev. Lorae D. Ponder
Transportation provided by Victory Travel
Hotel: Embassy Suites Atlanta @ Centennial Olympic Park
For more information, contact the church office (804) 643-0903