CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES Sunday, May 13 9:45-Sunday School 10:45-Pastor/Deacon Prayer 11:00-Morning Worship Monday, May 14 7:00-Son Beams Group, Julia Elmore Tuesday, May 15 5:30-Safety & Security Team, Room 103 Wednesday, May 16 5:30-Supper 6:00-Children’s Choirs 6:30-Church Conference 6:45-Children’s Missions 7:30-Adult Choir Practice Thursday, May 17 7:45-Jesus & Java 10:15-Book Bag Buddies Saturday, May 19 10:00-Angel Choir, F. Hall

WEEKLY REPORT (4/29) Offering Amount Received 8,455.10 Other Monies Received Wed. Night Supper 210.00 Memorial Gifts 285.00 Griffin Scholarship 50.00 Reimbursement 240.00 Homes & Hospitals Off. 15.00 Youth Fund (Bible Bowl) 654.00 Alb. Preg. Recourse Ctr. 8.33 Bapt. Men’s Breakfast 60.10 Total 1,522.43 Attendance Sunday School Chowan River Nursing Worship

90 25 143

Communicating Clearly & Effectively

Sunday, May 20 9:45-Sunday School 10:45-Pastor/Deacon Prayer 11:00-Morning Worship 5:00-Youth Mission Trip Interest Meeting 5:30-Youth Messy Games 7:00-Hymn Sing Monday, May 21 2:00-Helen Hughes Group, Anna Bass 3:00-Laura Harrell Class, Edenton Primetime Tuesday, May 22 4:00-Deacon Nominating Study, Room 103 Wednesday, May 23 4:30-Wedding Policy Comm. 5:30-Supper 6:00-Children’s Choirs 6:30-Children’s End-of-Year Program, F. Hall 7:30-Adult Choir Practice Thursday, May 24 7:45-Jesus & Java 10:15-Book Bag Buddies WEEKLY REPORT (5/6) Offering Amount Received 11,205.00 Other Monies Received Community Missions 135.00 Wed. Night Supper 225.00 Memorial Gifts 185.00 Homes & Hospitals Off. 990.00 Global Missions 500.00 Total 2,035.00 Attendance Sunday School Chowan River Nursing Worship

114 20 159

You have likely noticed that this issue of The Informer covers two weeks instead of just one week. From now through August, this will be the norm. For this summer trial period, we’ll be sending The Informer out to you every other week instead of every week. We are doing this for two reasons: 1. The extra time will allow our Church Administrator, Janet Skinner, to accomplish many other clerical tasks that are continually pushed to the “back burner” because of time constraints. 2. Cost savings. Publishing and mailing The Informer is an expense of approximately $75.00/issue. Over the course of the next four months, from now through August, we will save about $600.00. Be assured that every issue of The Informer over the next four months—published every other Thursday—will still have up-to-date announcements; full listings of birthdays and anniversaries; and information about all of our services and activities. And remember that you can always keep up with what’s going on in our church by visiting our website at www.edentonbaptist.org. The website is updated regularly, including a calendar where you can find all of our services and events listed for each month. You can also follow Edenton Baptist Church on Facebook. Give us your feedback. Share your thoughts about The Informer with our deacons and church staff. Let us know if a two-week Informer is sufficient or inadequate. And let us know other ways in which we can communicate more clearly and effectively with you about the life of our church. Your pastor, David

Hymn Sing & Refreshments on May 20, 7:00pm Come to the sanctuary on Sunday, May 20, at 7:00pm, to enjoy singing some wonderful hymns from our new Celebrating Grace Hymnal. We’ll sing some well-known and familiar hymns, and Michael Morgan and Jackie Copeland will introduce us to some new hymns. We will also dedicate our new hymnals and give thanks for everyone who gave hymnals in memory or honor of their loved ones. New Church Directories are now available in the back hallway!

HOSPITAL REPORT (5/10) Vidant Medical Center Susan Bass

Birthdays Sunday, May 13 Alex Bergevin Chuck Cozart Catherine Townson Monday, May 14 Sherry Castillo Perris Clayton Mary Katherine Laughton Tuesday, May 15 Patrick Cardwell Wednesday, May 16 Michael Morgan Anne Parrish Thursday, May 17 Lin Hurdle Lindsey Robinson Troy Thompson Friday, May 18 Howard Hodges Brandon Hughes Saturday, May 19 Davis Halstead Sunday, May 20 Susan Furlough Ruth McIntire Brenda Small Tuesday, May 22 Campbell Brown Katherine Smith Debra Waff Friday, May 25 Bobby Brown Saturday, May 26 Paul Bunch, Sr. Lisa Shaw Skip Sykes Ginny Toppin

Anniversaries Monday, May 14 M/M Bill Chesson Thursday, May 17 M/M Daniel Hood Friday, May 18 M/M Darren Halstead Saturday, May 19 M/M Ferrell Pavlich Sunday, May 20 M/M Tom Bass M/M C. J. Jackson M/M Jed Record M/M Paul Williams Monday, May 21 M/M John Tipton Wednesday, May 23 M/M Keith Warren Friday, May 25 M/M Gary Stanley

THANKS, GARY! Many thanks to Gary Swanner who handcrafted a new wooden top for our communion table that we were able to use last Sunday. This larger tabletop provides much-needed space for our deacons to serve the bread and the cup to our congregation whenever we share the Lord’s Supper together.

Wednesday • May 23 • 6:30pm Join us for presentations from all of the children’s mission groups and choirs! Songs from “All Creation Sings” will show our wonderful curriculum, which used Bible verses, Hymns, foreign languages, instruments, and movement!

THE INFORMER

SUNDAY, MAY 13, 2018 DEACONS: Elaine Ervin & Allen Mills BUS DRIVER: Tommy Bass (482-1099) AUDIO OPERATOR: Paul Williams VIDEO OPERATOR: Paul Stallings NO CHILDREN’S SERMON CHILDREN’S CHURCH: Joy Harvill OUTREACH: Anna D. Bass BOOK BAG BUDDIES: Myron Broadwell (5/17)

SUNDAY, MAY 20, 2018 DEACONS: Dianne Cinkovich & Hazel Elliott BUS DRIVER: Jim Parrish (333-9071) AUDIO OPERATOR: Keith Privott VIDEO OPERATOR: Steven Byrum CHILDREN’S SERMON: Jackie Adams CHILDREN’S CHURCH: Maria Tritt OUTREACH: Patrick Cardwell BOOK BAG BUDDIES: David McCall (5/24)

Remember Our Shut-Ins Week of May 13-19 Mr. John Rogerson Hertford Manor 462 Two-Mile Desert Road Hertford, NC 27944

Week of May 20-26 Mrs. Pauline Griffin Swain Apts. #101 101 Court Street Edenton, NC 27932

In Memory The flowers in the sanctuary May 20 will be given in loving memory of Mr. and Mrs. West Leary, by their three daughters, in commemoration of their wedding anniversary (May 19, 1928).

Mary Ann White 1937-2018

LECTIONARY READINGS May 13, 2018 7th Sun. of Easter

May 20, 2018 Pentecost Sunday

May 27, 2018 Trinity Sunday

Acts 1:15-17, 21-26 Psalm 1 1 John 5:9-13 John 17:6-19

Acts 2:1-21 Psalm 104:24-34, 35b Romans 8:22-27 John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15

Isaiah 6:1-8 Psalm 29 Romans 8:12-17 John 3:1-17

Edenton Baptist Church

Edenton, North Carolina 27932 A Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Congregation The Informer (USPS 386-370) Edenton Baptist Church 200 South Granville Street Email: [email protected]

Published Weekly by Edenton Baptist Church Periodicals Postage Paid at Edenton, NC 27932 Phone: 482-3217, Fax: 482-7670 Website: www.edentonbaptist.org

Homes & Hospitals Offering in May Throughout the month of May, we take this special offering for the ministries of the Baptist Children’s Homes of NC, Baptist Retirement Homes of NC, and the benevolence fund of Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem. A special envelope is included in this newsletter. One is also included in your box of regular envelopes. The total amount received to date is $1,005.00.

RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OUR DEACONS In their May 6 meeting, our deacons voted unanimously to recommend the following expenditures from our Gifts and Memorials Fund.  Contribution to CBFNC New Church Starts – A total of $9,680 was spent to purchase the new Celebrating Grace hymnals. Following our tradition of tithing on purchases of items for our own use as a church, our deacons rounded up the tithe to $1,000 and recommend that $1,000 be given to New Church Starts in North Carolina that are sponsored and supported by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of NC. To learn more about these new church starts, visit http:// cbfnc.org/missions/new-church-starts-.  Outfield Sign at Hicks Field – Affirming a recommendation from our Outreach Committee, our deacons recommend that our church spend $1,100 to purchase a custom-made 8’x8’ advertisement sign that will be located on the left field wall at Hicks Field. The sign will include a picture of our sanctuary dome, our church name, our phone number, and our website address. These two recommendations will be presented to our congregation for consideration at our next church conference on Wednesday, May 16, 6:30pm. The current balance of our Gifts and Memorials Fund is $91,341.61 as of 4/30/18.

David B. Brooks Patrick I. Cardwell Pastor Associate Pastor Michael W. Morgan Director of Music Jackie P. Copeland Organist/Assistant Music Director

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Janet C. Skinner Church Administrator Lorraine B. Bass Financial Secretary Sherry S. Dowd Preschool Coordinator

THURSDAY, MAY 10, 2018

NO. 16

SUNDAY, MAY 13, 2018 The Seventh Sunday of Easter

Parent-Child Dedication Anna Bunch and Tyler Sturgeon Asher Raphael Sturgeon Special music by our Angel Choir

SUNDAY, MAY 20, 2018

Remember to wear red! Hymn Sing and Dedication of Celebrating Grace Hymnal 7:00pm, Sanctuary Refreshments in Fellowship Hall following service This is a 2-week edition of The Informer. Your next issue will be mailed on Thursday, May 24.