SCBC Foreign Missions Work Week of MARCH 8, 2015 Dr. Geoffrey V. Guns Senior Pastor Chief Editor [email protected] Sister Sheryl R. Smalls Editor [email protected] Sister Sheila Gotay Assistant Editor The mission of the church is clearly stated in Matthew 28:18-20 “And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." The purpose of the global Christian community is to spread of gospel of Jesus Christ to ends of the earth. It is a simple message that God loved the world enough to offer His Son Jesus of Nazareth for our sins. We are co-laborers with God in the great enterprise of kingdom building (see 1 Corinthians 3:9). Christians have been saved with the purpose of God in mind. Joe S. Ellis remarked, “The same gospel that calls us to salvation also calls us to commitment in promoting the cause of Christ as first priority in life.”1 The work of mission is essential to the church’s existence. We have been committed to the Great Commission for more than twenty years, beginning with the ordination of our first Missionary, Sister Lula Cofield, who was commissioned to serve on short term trips in the Caribbean. Since that time we have been engaged on multiple fronts as we live out the Great Commission. It is important that you continue to pray for and financially support the work we do in Africa. I want to list a few of the things that we have done and are currently doing. 1. Over the past year we have helped construct eight churches in the region of Pokot, one of the poorest and driest regions in Kenya. One church has been built in Uganda. 2. We have helped provide transportation, a motor bike for Rev. William Luromoy, moderator of the Pokot Region. This is vital to his work in that area. 3. We led an effort that provided more than 30 Kindles for teachers at the AIC Girl’s School and the Kyumbi Urban Academy. 4. Through our partnerships with friends and other churches we have delivered tons of medical supplies, food, water, clothing, Bibles, computers, tablets, and training materials for pastors and church leaders, in addition to small financial gifts. 5. SCBC supports five pastors and their families with a monthly stipend of $125. 6. SCBC supports the Bible School for pastors, which is located in Machinery, Kenya. 7. We have trained nearly 2,000 pastors in the ten years we have been in Kenya. It matters that you give and it matters that you give consistently. The little given by each of you goes much farther than you realize. Thanks to you we have been able to do great works and we are just getting started. Pastor Guns 1. Joe S. Ellis, The Church on Purpose: Keys to Effective Church Leadership, Foreword by Donald McGavran, (Cincinnati:Standard Publishing Company, 1983), p. 46. [email protected] Second Calvary Baptist Church 2940 Corprewhttp://www.history.com/topics/black-history/slavery Avenue Norfolk, VA 23504 (757) 627-SCBC (7222) www.secondcalvary.org facebook.com/secondcalvarybaptist www.ustream.tv/channel/second-calvary-baptist-church WHATZCOMING UP AT SCBC TODAY March 8, 2015 Teen Church SCBC, Zachariah Hughes Center 10:30 a.m. Children's Church SCBC, Fellowship Hall 10:30 a.m. Tommie J. Tookes Bible Study SCBC, Fellowship Hall 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. March 9, 2015 Trustee Ministry Meeting SCBC, Room 26 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. March 10, 2015 Church School Teacher's Meeting SCBC, Fellowship Hall 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. March 12, 2015 Pastoral Care CMLT Meeting SCBC, Zachariah Hughes Center 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. New Members' Discipleship SCBC, Fellowship Hall 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. March 13, 2015 TPBA Black Tie Gala Magnuson Hotel, 1000 Omni Blvd, Newport News, VA 23606 7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. March 14, 2015 Community Health Fair SCBC, Fellowship Hall 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. March 15, 2015 YOUTH SUNDAY March 16, 2015 Elder's Conference SCBC, Fellowship Hall 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. March 16, 23, April 6, 13, 20, 27, May 4, 2015 Personal Finance Seminar SCBC, Fellowship Hall 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. March 17-25, 2015 Mission Trip Arusha, Tanzania March 17, 2015 Ministry of Social Justice CMLT Meeting SCBC, Fellowship Hall 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. March 19, 2015 New Member's Discipleship SCBC, Fellowship Hall 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Ministry of Missions and Evangelism CMLT Meeting SCBC, Room 26 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Ministry of Innovation & Technology CMLT Meeting SCBC, Zachariah Hughes Center 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. March 29, 2015 Tommie J. Tookes Bible Study SCBC, Fellowship Hall 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. March 21, 2015 Youth Ministry CMLT Meeting SCBC, Room 26 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. College Night SCBC, Sanctuary 6:00 p.m. March 23, 2015 Leader's Summit SCBC, Fellowship Hall 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. March 26, 2015 Congregational Spirituality SCBC, Zachariah Hughes Center 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. New Members' Discipleship SCBC, Fellowship Hall 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. SECOND CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH LEADERS/STAFF Rev. Dr. Geoffrey V. Guns Senior Pastor (757) 572-4510 [email protected] Deaconess Rosetta H. Guns First Lady (757) 572-3028 [email protected] Deacon Danny H. Miller Chairman, Deacon Ministry (757) 839-2033 [email protected] Deaconess Chandrea Jordan President, Deaconess Ministry (757) 621-9456 [email protected] Trustee Isiaah Baker Chairman, Trustee Ministry (757) 553-6817 [email protected] Brother Philip D. Brooks Executive Administrator (757) 572-8011 [email protected] Sister Jocquelyn J. Chapman Church Clerk/Financial Secretary (757) 270-1315 [email protected] Rev. William S. Martin Youth Minister (757) 627-7222 [email protected] Rev. Dr. Veronica E. Haynes Children’s Ministry Director (757) 572-9319 [email protected] Sister Wilhelmenia Smaw Treasurer (757) 681-8336 [email protected] Sister Sheila A. Gotay Church Administrative Assistant (757) 627-7222 [email protected] Sister Dana M. Joyner Pastor’s Secretary (757) 627-7222 [email protected] "Reaping the Harvest: Abundance, Health and Holiness" 3 John 1:2 Ministry of Nurture and Discipleship Rev. Ronald A. Godsey, Elder (803) 467-9336 [email protected] Ministry of Missions and Evangelism Sister Beatrice Lee Scott, Elder (757) 532-5310 [email protected] Ministry of Praise and Worship Sister Elsie Y. Goodrum, Elder (757) 589-6701 [email protected] Ministry of Services and Helps Sister Sheryl R. Smalls, Elder (757) 647-0623 [email protected] Ministry of Pastoral Care First Lady Rosetta H. Guns, Co-Elder Sister Jocquelyn Chapman, Co-Elder (757) 627-7222 [email protected] Ministry of Congregational Spirituality Brother Toby Stewart, Elder (757) 497-1906 [email protected] Ministry of Social Justice Sister Michelle Wright, Elder (757) 235-2808 [email protected] Ministry of Innovation and Technology Rev. Leray Smedley, Elder (530) 713-9100 [email protected] E I G H T C O R E M I N I S T R Y L E A D E R S All articles for the WhatzUp? are due to Sister Sheryl R. Smalls, WhatzUp? Editor, or placed in the mail slot marked “WhatzUp?” in the Administrative Building lobby before Noon on Tuesdays. Information should be 250 words or less, in Times New Roman, and font size of 14. Please submit articles 2 weeks in advance. Please email your article(s) to Sister Smalls at [email protected] in accordance with the due date above. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. The WhatzUp? is available on our website at www.secondcalvary.org for your convenience. Sister Frances Felton and Brother William P. Felton in loving memory of our Mother, Sister Geraldine (Momee) Felton. GIVE ON LINE... Using your Smartphone, you can scan the barcode and you will be taken directly to our E-giving location. Messengers for Bayside Healthcare Facility March 22nd April 26th May 24th June 28th - Rev. Joycelyn Crump Deaconess Brenda Fleming Rev. Mary Colden Rev. Jamal Reid BABY DEDICATION. There will be a Baby Dedication Ceremony on Sunday, March 29, 2015 immediately following the 7:45 a.m. worship service. Please contact Deaconess Kimberly Davis (757) 373-8032 or the church office (757) 627-8462 to sign up by Monday, March 23, 2015. The Fannie Cypress Missionary Circle, the Women's Missionary Union, and Second Calvary’s Children’s Ministry will jointly sponsor our annual Easter celebration and Easter egg hunt. This event will take place on April 4, 2015 at SCBC, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. We are asking our SCBC family to participate by donating individually wrapped, bite size candy and plastic eggs for the Easter egg hunt. There will be boxes placed outside of the church office for your donation. We appreciate you and thank you for your continued support of our ministries and the children we serve. Sister Vivian D Walston, Event Coordinator Sister Linette Norfleet, President, FCMC Sister Thelma Vaughan, President, WMU Rev. Veronica Haynes, Director, Children's Ministry Sister Bea Scott, Elder, Ministry of Missions and Evangelism Join the Ministry of Wisdom for a performance of *‘Black Violin’* on Friday, May 1, 2015 at the Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts. The classically trained duo blends classical, hip-hop, rock, R&B and even bluegrass music into a single genre busting act. Ticket cost is $26.00 and includes transportation from SCBC. The group will enjoy an early dinner at *The Plaid Turtle* (on your own) before the 8:00 p.m. performance. Limited tickets are available. Contact Sisters Joyce Huskey at (757) 7397749 or Mary Cooke at (757) 681-3065. Reservations and full payment is due by April 1, 2015. of time during which the reduction or decrease occurs. 6. Tamoxifen: Chemotherapy drug used in the treatment of breast cancer and prevention of recurrent breast cancer. Myrtis C. Thomas Ministry Leader SAVE THE DATE! SCBC Women's Ministry Presents Cancer Glossary The following is a list of terms and definitions which you may find helpful in your quest of fully understanding breast cancer: 1. Mastectomy: surgical removal of the breast or portion(s) of the breast. 2. Metastasis: spread of cancer cells from the original site to other parts of the body. 3. Pap Test: test that looks for various conditions, particularly malignant (cancerous) and premalignant, of the female genital tract/cancer of the vagina, cervix and endometrium. 4. Recurred (recur, recurrence): reappearance of a disease and its symptoms after it has been in remission. 5. Remission: a reduction or decrease in the symptoms of a disease; the period Mother's Day Brunch Founders Inn - Regent University Saturday, May 9, 2015 10:00 a.m. $50 per person Treat your Mother, your Daughter, your Sister, Yourself!!! Repha Church of God, my family, and I would like to thank Pastor Guns, Rev. B.J. Stancil, my Sunday School class, and church family for your prayers, words of encouragement, cards, and support that you provided during the passing of my father and Pastor, Bishop Percy Lee Darden. He was a man of great faith, love, humility, and filled with the Spirit and wisdom of God. We thank God for blessing us with such a great father and leader. God bless you church family, Elder Cassandra Darden Latham at SCBC Sunday School Every Sunday at 9:00 a.m. Classes for all ages. ************ Bible Study TUESDAY AT 12:00 NOON Rev. Dr. Mary W. Colden, Instructor TUESDAY AT 5:30 P.M. Deacon Tyrone Walker, Instructor WEDNESDAY AT 6:30 P.M. Children Instructor The Children’s Ministry Middle School Instructor Rev. Dr. Veronica E. Haynes High School Instructor Deaconess Kimberly Davis Adult Instructor Pastor Guns ************ WEDNESDAY AT 7:30 P.M. Prayer Meeting THURSDAY AT 6:30 P.M. New Member Discipleship Instructor Discipleship Ministry Team ************ Join a class for learning and fellowship! Classes for Children, Youth, Adults (young and old) *Sunday, March 8th* Unit 1-The Pledge of God's Presence Lesson Title: A Comforter and Much More Print Passage: John 14:15-26 Key Verse: *(Jesus said) "The Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you"* John 14:26, NIV *UPCOMING LESSONS* Sunday, March 15th Sorrow Turns to Joy (John 16:4b-15) Sunday, March 22nd Peace, Power, Presence (John 20:19-23) Sunday, March 29th Hail to the Chief (Mark 11:1-11) MINISTRY OF SERVICES & HELPS Hands that Serve, Hearts that Care Meetings & Events March 2015 Saturday, March 14, 2015 Community Health Fair 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Services and Helps Tidbit for the week Services and Helps workers must maintain a faithful, serving heart toward their work. They must be people that are not looking to promote themselves. Rather, they seek only to promote the work of God. It is important to be faithful, no matter where one is, or what one does. Attention All Children’s Ushers and Parents. The children are scheduled to usher on Sunday, March 29, 2015, during both services. The attire is a solid tan (Khaki) bottom and a solid white top (neck tie for the boys). The children will practice on Friday, March 27, 2015 @7:00 p.m. in the sanctuary. Kimberly Davis (757) 373-8032 [email protected] MEETINGS/REHEARSALS Monday, March 9th Youth Choir, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 10th Dance, 6:30 p.m. Male Chorus, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 12th Children's Choir, 6:30 p.m. Combined Choirs, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 14th Musicians, 8:30 a.m. Mime, 9:00 a.m. Praise Team, 10:00 a.m. Saturday Night Live 6:00 p.m. Sunday, March 15th YOUTH SUNDAY Youth Choir Anointed to Praise Him & Youth Mime at 10:00 a.m. Call in and join the SCBC Prayer Line as we read through a 40 Day Devotional based on The Final Days of Jesus (Köstenberger, Taylor, and Stewart, 2014). The forty events of Jesus’s final week (commonly called Passion Week) are broken down into forty days of reading. Days 12 through 18 are shown below. Some days of reading will cover two events. The Old Testament passages are citations either quoted in the New Testament passage of the day or provide pertinent background information about the events taking place (e.g., the New Covenant or Passover). Select either Matthew’s Gospel or Mark’s gospel and supplement your reading with Luke and John. If you have more time, read all Scripture passages on the given day. Most importantly, as you read, pray and give praise. Do not simply read these events with an eye to historical scholarship, but read with a heart that marvels at the sinless Son of God who laid down his life for you and I. (Schrock, 2014) Color shows events on Thursday of Passion Week march 2015 sun mon tue wed thu fri sat 8 During supper Jesus washes the disciples’ feet, interacts with them, and delivers the Upper Room Discourse (Farewell Discourse): John 14 9 During supper Jesus washes the disciples’ feet, interacts with them,and delivers the Upper Room Discourse (Farewell Discourse): John 15 10 During supper Jesus washes the disciples’ feet, interacts with them, and delivers the Upper Room Discourse (Farewell Discourse): John 16 11 During supper Jesus washes the disciples’ feet, interacts with them, and delivers the Upper Room Discourse (Farewell Discourse): John 17 12 Jesus and his disciples sing a hymn together, then depart to the Mount of Olives: Matthew 26:30, Mark 14:26, Luke 22:39; Hallel Psalms: Psalms 113–118 13 Jesus predicts Peter denials: Matthew 26:31–35, Mark 14:27–31, Luke 22:31–34; Old Testament Promise: Zechariah 13:7; Jesus issues final commands about supplies and provisions: Luke 22:35–38; Old Testament Promise: Isaiah 53:12 14 Jesus and the disciples go to Gethsemane, where he struggles in prayer and they struggle to stay awake late into the night: Matthew 26:36–46, Mark 14:32–42, Luke 22:40–46; Old Testament Promise: Psalms 40:6–8; 42:5, 11; 43:5; 116:4; 143:10, Isaiah 51:21–23 Congregational Spirituality Corner CORPORATE SPIRITUALITY-Part 3 The Personal and the Corporate Comparatively speaking, the Old Testament lays more stress on corporate life while the New Testament more fully develops the personal dimension in addition to the social dimension of life in community. But both Testaments affirm the personal and the corporate as well as the inextricable relationship between the two. The personal inside-out transformation that is realized through the presence and action of Jesus is meant to reconcile and renew our relationships with others. Since spirituality does not flourish in isolation, the corporate process of discipleship should inform and supplement personal discipleship. Unfortunately, there is a natural tendency to be pulled toward the extremes of individualism on the one hand and of institutionalism on the other. The individualistic extreme minimizes the value of life in community, while the institutional extreme causes the person to be lost in the service of the institution. It is best to avoid the two horns of this dilemma by embracing the both-and tension between solitude and community. Dietrich Bonhoeffer put it well in Life Together: Let him who cannot be alone beware of community. He will only do harm to himself and to the community. Alone you stood before God when he called you; alone you had to answer that call; alone you had to struggle and pray; and alone you will die and give an account to God. You cannot escape from yourself; for God has singled you out. If you refuse to be alone you are rejecting Christ's call to you, and you can have no part in the community of those who are called. . . . Let him who is not in community beware of being alone. Into the community you were called, the call was not meant for you alone; in the community of the called you bear your cross, you struggle, you pray. You are not alone, even in death, and on the Last Day you will be only one member of the great congregation of Jesus Christ. If you scorn the fellowship of the brethren, you reject the call of Jesus Christ, and thus your solitude can only be hurtful to you. When we accept the polarities of solitude and community, we discover that our personal walk with God is nourished in communion with others, and that this life of unity in diversity and oneness in plurality is a reflection of Trinitarian life. Solitude, Community, and Ministry In a series on "Moving from Solitude to Community to Ministry," Henri Nouwen uses Luke 6:12-19 to illustrate the combination of these three disciplines in the life of our Lord. Jesus spent the night in solitude with God, and in the morning He formed community by gathering His disciples around Him. Then in the afternoon Jesus ministered with His disciples to the physical and spiritual needs of the people who came to hear Him. In the same way, we should imitate this inside-out order that flows from devotion to Christ (solitude), to devotion to the community, to devotion to the gospel (ministry). Community is the bridge that connects solitude (intimacy with God) with ministry to believers and unbelievers. By Ken Boa, Reflection Ministries “BY HIS STRIPES WE ARE HEALED” Addresses can be found in the Church Directory or call the church office) Sister Carrie Artis Sister Martha Batiste Sister Blummer Brown Sister Janice Clarke Brother Odell Elliott Sister Mary Ann Gallop Sister Virginia A. Garris Sister Marie Harrison Brother Isaiah Minton Sister Lisa Overton Sister Carolyn Owens Sister Gladys Porter Brother Roncevert Randolph Deaconess Virginia D. Randolph Sister Myra Smith Sister Tempie G. 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Taylor Believe that God is going to move mightily in your life as our Prayer Ministry pray in agreement with your request! 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Ministry – Kitchen Community Health Fair – Fellowship Hall Piano – Music Academy Lab Praise Team Rehearsal – Sanctuary Teen/Young Adult Voice – Music Ministry Room Adult Voice – Music Ministry Room Saturday Night Live Worship – Rev. Kenyetta L. Veal Morning Worship Service – Rev. Charity Fisher Sunday School – Various Locations Morning Worship Service – Rev. W. Seth Martin, Youth Minister Children’s Church – Fellowship Hall **All ministry leaders are asked to please put work service requests for programs, scanning, etc. in at least two (2) weeks in advance before the actual date of the event. **Vouchers are due at least three (3) weeks in advance before the actual day that funds are needed. **When scheduling meetings and/or special events, a room request/special event form MUST be turned into the church office two (2) weeks in advance. No space will be given to ministries/organizations that have not been scheduled through the church office. 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