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Heritage Bible Church Newsletter ~ May


When I was young, I was convinced that my mother was the wisest person in the world. Dad didn’t make enough money for us to have a lot of extras. But every Saturday we kids got a treat. A candy bar! Of course we had to share. Judy and Joan shared one and Betty and I shared another. My oldest sisters always fought over who got the bigger half. Mom settled that disagreement by having them take turns. One week one of them would divide the candy bar and the other got first choice. The next week, the roles were reversed. It was a painful experience to watch how carefully those two tried to divide the candy bar in half and then the weeping, wailing, and gnashing of teeth that went on when it didn’t happen and the other sister got the bigger half. (My sister, Betty, and I didn’t have that problem. She always divided the candy bar and I always got first choice. One time she divided it so evenly that I couldn’t decide which was bigger. Finally, she came to my aid and said, “Henry, I think this one is the bigger.” She has to be the greatest sister in the world.)


Mom was also the most caring person that I have ever met. The nearest swimming pool to our small town was Mineral Hot Springs, 17 miles away. Few kids learned to swim – until Mom came to town. She made arrangements to teach swimming either by getting parents to drive several kids or by driving a school bus herself after school or during the summer. She made a difference.


Flexibility was a necessary character quality for Mom. She was reared on the plains of Nebraska. She married Dad in the mountains of Colorado. She enjoyed the mountains but she missed the plains. One of her favorite sayings was, “I like my land lying down.” She was a city girl, used to a gas range. Dad rescued her from such luxury by moving her to the ranch and giving her a wood stove to cook on. Often she would get a good meal started and forget to stoke the fire. By the time she discovered her oversight, the fire was out and she had to start all over. Mom was a “people-person.” Dad introduced her to real rural life by letting her stay at the ranch for the first month of their marriage without any trips to town. Any telephone call to her friends would have been an expensive long distance call and that was out of the question. Of course Mom had taken indoor plumbing for granted – until she married Dad. The outhouse was over the bridge, across the creek. Water for drinking and cooking had to be brought from the artesian well three miles away. But my Mom adapted and made the necessary adjustments. She was a survivor.


Mom cultivated her mind. She learned and taught German. She was able to read Greek. She taught Latin and English. She memorized untold poems, readings, and scriptures. She earned her Master’s Degree when she was in her 50s.


She was devoted to her Lord and served Him in her church. She was the church pianist, and later organist, for many years. She led us to the Lord by example. She took us kids to church and Sunday school. Whatever happened on Saturday, late dates or not, we were expected to get up to go to church the next day.


But most important to me, she is my mother. She loved and cherished me when I was growing up. She pulled slivers out of my fingers and bandaged my scrapes and my wounded emotions. She encouraged me to step out and be all that I could be. May God bless all mothers for the love and dedication they invest in their families.









National Day of Prayer - Thursday, May 1st. Please be in prayer for our nation!


Congratulation Dinner - We will have a Congratulation dinner to honor our Graduates, Carolyn Holmes & Julia Burke, on Sunday, May 4th, after the morning service. This will be a pot-luck dinner - please bring a dish enough for your family and to share!


"Young@ Heart" Luncheon is scheduled for the second Thursday, May 8th. Also note that this month we will be meeting at Rodeo’s on 23rd Street @ 11:30 a.m. For more information, and to RSVP contact Fran Coyne.


GREAT COMMISSION SUNDAY will be Sunday May 18th. This is time for a special offering that will be used by the Alliance so missionaries can serve without using their valuable ministry time for fund-raising. "Lost People Matter to God...He Wants Them Found!"


Alliance Women Ministries The April meeting of AWM will be on the 15th at the church. We will have a delicious meal for $7 each. We will continue the DVD from Women of Faith Conference. Sign up on the sheet at the church and pay Cynthia by the 11th if you plan to attend. - Don't miss it! -


Men’s Ministry Dinner Tuesday, May 20th @ 6:30 p.m. This month we will begin a book written by Dr. Richard Harvey on miracles that have happened to him in his life! You don't want to miss this series!


Youth meeting at the church on Friday, May 30th at 6:30 p.m.


Church Yard Care (Opportunity to Serve) - we need volunteers to help with mowing and trimming our lawn from May thru Oct. If you are interested in taking a turn in the rotation please contact Tom Holmes or Joseph Ashbrook.


Summer Camp Opportunities. There are two camp ministries our church supports and we highly encourage our youth to attend one of their summer camp sessions.


Poplar Point Camp:

Middle and High School Camp, June 1-6

Children's Camp (Grades 1-6), June 8-13 (with our own Russ Brown as speaker.)

Poplar Point is our Southern District C&MA camp and conference center.

Cost is $140 if registered by May 14. There is a $25 late registration fee after that.

Their website for more info is www.poplarpointcamp.com.


Camp Charis:

Cadet Orientation for ages13 and 14, May 30 to Jun 1 or Jun 27 to 29. Cost is $45.

Servant and Leadership Training (SALT) for teens age 15 -17+, Jun 7 to 13, Cost $175.

Children's camp ages 7-12 and for Cadets attending/serving at a one of the children's camps six sessions offered: Jun 15-20; Jun 22-27; Jul 6-11; Jul 13-18; Jul 20-25; and Jul 27-Aug1. Cost is $210.

For all sessions a $50 deposit is due 15 days prior to the session attending.

Note: Cadets and SALT teens must have attended a Cadet Orientation/SALT session in order to attend/serve at one of the children's camp sessions.

Camp Charis is an independent Christian camp ministry located in Pelham, GA. For more info go to www.campcharis.org.


Now is the time to sign up to reserve the slot that best fits your schedule!!

Camp registration material for both camps are on the foyer table at church.












Finances as of April 30

For April

General Operating Fund (GOF) Monthly Budget: $ 16,718.00

GOF Tithes & Offering Received: $ 16,065.12

General Operating Fund Weekly Budget: $ 3,858.00

GOF Avg. Weekly Tithes & Offerings (4 Sundays): $ 4,016.28

Building Addition Fund Receipts: $ 2,077.43


For Year to Date (based on 17 Sundays):

General Operating Funds (GOF)Year to Date Budget(weekly basis): $ 65,586.00

General Operating Funds (GOF)Year to Date Budget(monthly basis) $ 66,872.00

General Operating Funds Year to Date Tithes & Offering: $ 63,228.25

GOF Year to Date Budgeted Disbursements and Transfers to Other Funds: $(64,961.75)

Other GOF Non-Budgeted & Board Approved Projects: $ (3,163.50 )

GOF Balance as of April 30th (70.9% of monthly budget) $ 11,852.49

Average Weekly Tithes and Offerings Received: $ 3,719.31

YTD Avg Weekly GOF Budgeted Disbursements & Transfers: $ (3,821.28)

Missions Receipts and 24% of Tithes and Offerings: $ 18,555.53

Missions Disbursements: $(17,145.44)

Building Addition Fund Receipts: $ 17,146.87


Building Addition Finances:

Estimated Building Addition Cost: $ 405,000.00

Building Addition Expenditures/Contracted Costs to Date: $ 318,341.00

Building Addition Fund Balance: $ 18,375.00

Estimated Funds Needed to Complete Building Addition: $ 68,284.00