West Wind
Westwood Baptist Church Newsletter
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Words from the "Interim"...
Wow! What a wonderful beginning of serving with you at this time in the life and ministry of Westwood Baptist Church! Linda and I express a deep appreciation for the very special way you have welcomed us into your church. Your kind words, smiles, laughter, encouragement, openness, warmth, handshakes and prayers have been refreshing and a blessing each time we have been with you during our first month. I am amazed at all the connections we have found with Ahoskie, Bertie County, Lillington, Chadbourn, Wallace and Campbell University. Thank you for sharing with me about these places in your life. You have excellent facilities for worship, Bible Study, discipleship, training, fellowship and more. I commend you for the vision, planning and construction of these facilities on 200 Westhigh Street. This is a great location to reach out to the community with such an opportunity to grow! You have an outstanding, committed and competent church staff. I have enjoyed getting to know and working with Mike, Caroline and Michelle on Sundays and Wednesdays and having conversations with Sandy and Becky by phone and email. Westwood is blessed to have such a team during this time. As we approach Easter, my words of encouragement would be:
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Weekly Activities
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Minister on Call
If you have a ministerial need over the weekend please contact the minister on call: 1st-2nd
Michelle Anderson
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| March Sermon Topics 2nd - Is Westwood Moldable? 9th - Christ at the Center 16th - Palm Sunday,
What a Parade! 23rd - Easter Sunday,
An Extraodinary Earth Shaking Day 30th - Life After Easter,
Mike Eddinger
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| Mission Statement A
community of believers
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Sunday,
March 2 ~ 6:15pm, Fellowship Meal Friday,
March 7 ~ 7:30-9:30pm, Middle School Fun Night with Sunday, March 9 ~ 6:30pm, YAC Sunday,
March 16 ~ 11:30am-2:00pm, Middle School Girls Thursday, March 20 ~ Sticks presentation at 7:00pm worship Sunday, March 23 ~ Sticks presentation at 10:30am worship Sunday, March 30 ~ 6:30pm, Fun YAC
Wednesday Schedule
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A thank you note has been received from Anna & John Ferdinando and Mike & Marilyn Eddinger. Please stop by the bulletin board in Hall A to read their words of appreciation.
Thank You for the
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| Life Line Screening April 8th Westwood will be hosting a Life Line Screening for the community on Tuesday, April 8, 2008. Life Line Screening will perform four different heath screenings using Doppler color flow ultrasound: •Carotid Artery/Stroke Screening
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Easter Egg Hunt March 15th 10am |
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Dental Bus March 8th
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GriefShare March 4th A
new GriefShare session begins Tuesday, March 4, 7:00-9:00pm. Contact
Jackie Woodcock or www.griefshare.org
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Easter Services March 20th & 23rd
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| Tree of Love and Giving March 9th Pick an egg from the Tree of Love and Giving located in the foyer with a child’s name, age and gender. Prepare an Easter basket for this specific child and return it to the area around the tree no later than Sunday, March 9th. Be sure to put the egg tag on the basket. The Tree of Love and Giving brochure located near the tree contains instructions and suggestions for preparing the baskets.
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Pinewood Derby March
14th •6:00pm - Hot Dog Supper |
| First Friday April 4th “One
Accord” |
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Disaster Relief Training March 28th There will be a two-day training session in Region 4 on March-28-29 for those people who would like to become trained in Disaster Relief (Feeding) and Disaster Recovery (Rebuilding). If you are already trained, this is a good opportunity to get re-certified.
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So You're a Christian, Now What? April 6th I recently saw a bumper sticker that proclaimed, Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional. On the surface, that philosophy may sound appealing, but Scripture has different advice for the believer. 1 Peter 2:2-3 reads, “Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.” (NIV) Christianity is all about growth. Just as our physical bodies continually grow and develop, as Christians we should be consistently developing skills for functioning and growing in the Body of Christ. But too many Christian adults fail to thrive spiritually and as a result find themselves wandering in spiritual confusion and frustration, never understanding why they're so unsatisfied. If you can relate to this description, then we’re offering a bible study that might help. It’s called, So You’re a Christian, Now What? and is based on the book of that title written by Catherine Painter. This is a twelve week study that will be offered during the Sunday School hour (9:15-10:15) beginning April 6. The study will be taught by Mike Eddinger and will be limited to 16 participants. Offered for both new and long-time believers, participants will learn the similarities and differences in being born, and being born again; how to communicate with God in prayer and quiet times; how to feed themselves with God's Word; how to dress themselves in the armor of God; how to assume their role in the family using their talents and spiritual gifts; what it means to bear the family resemblance by manifesting the fruit of the Spirit; how to share their testimony; how to walk the road that leads to life; and how to talk the language of Christians. So whether you're a new Christian wondering where to go from here, or a long-time Christian who knows you've missed something somewhere along the way, we invite you to join us as we explore our spiritual journeys together. You can enroll by adding your name to the sign-up sheet on the bulletin board in Hall A. You can also read a review of this book at: |
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CBFNC General Assembly April 11th & 12th Forest Hills Baptist Church,
Raleigh |
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Baby Dedication Mothers Day May 11th *For children up to
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Churchwide Picnic May 18th |
