Author: Secretary

Welcome to May Memorial
Baptist Church!
May Memorial is a wonderful church family that provides opportunities for people of all ages to nurture their faith and pursue their faith story through worship, Sunday School, youth (6th through 12th grade) and children's (infants through 5th grade) programs, adult choir, mission groups, and Bible study.
The Sunday worship schedule and weekly events are printed in the bulletin. If this is your first visit or you are a returning guest, we welcome you!
Restrooms are located through the doors beside the organ. Once in the hall, go down the steps to the right and the bathrooms will be directly in front of you. A water fountain is available in the hallway behind the sanctuary. Ushers are nearby to provide any assistance or information you may need. The pastor would like to meet you following the service. He will be at the door in the Narthex.
At May Memorial, we welcome children of all ages to worship with their families. We do provide a nursery for infants through the age of two. The nursery is located behind the sanctuary and to your left at the very end of the hall. We also have volunteers available in the classroom directly behind the sanctuary for children who are three and older but not yet in kindergarten. During the Doxology, all children are invited to exit the sanctuary with the Children's Minister. At that time,Extended Session (3 years - Kindergarten) and Children's Church (1st - 4th grade) begins. On the first Sunday of each month, there is no Children’s Church.
Thank you for choosing to worship with us today. We pray God's blessing on you and your family.

This Week at May Memorial
Sunday, November 18
9:45 a.m. Sunday School
11:00 a.m. Worship
4:00 p.m. Community
Thanksgiving
Worship
Tuesday, November 20
7:30 p.m. Adult Choir
Wednesday, November 21
No Meal or Activities
at the church
November 22, 23
Church Office closed
for Thanksgiving Holiday
Sunday, November 25
9:45 a.m. Sunday School,
Crippled Lamb
Practice
11:00 a.m. Worship
Ashley Edwards,
Youth/Children’s Minister
Joan Maples, Minister of Music
Michael Edwards, Pastor
(804) 922-0101
Church Office (804) 598-3098 Website: Maymemorialchurch.org
Church office email:
maymem@verizon.net

Welcome to our Guests!
So that we can get to know you as you get to know us, please complete the following and place it in the offering plate later in worship.
Guest Information
Name(s):________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
Address:_________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
Phone(s):_________________________________________________
E-mail:___________________________________________________
Age Group(s): __13-18__19-25__26-35__36-45 __46-55__56-65__65+

Community Thanksgiving Service—May Memorial will host the Community Thanksgiving Service this afternoon at 4:00 p.m. Everyone is invited!
Shoeboxes—For those of you who have a shoebox, you may drop it off at the church office by Today, Sunday, November 18th.
Our Christmas Pageant is Right Around the Corner!! Please save Sunday, December 9th. If you have children/grandchildren/nieces/nephews or friends that you think would like to participate, please contact Ashley Edwards @a.edwards.maymemyouthchildren@gmail We are using "The Crippled Lamb" by Max Lucado and the commitment isn't big at all!! It's a beautiful story of the birth of our savior...told through the eyes of the animals.
Crippled Lamb Practices—We will practice before worship on 11/25 and 12/2.
Choir Practice - This Tuesday, November 20 at 7:30. There is no practice on Wednesday, November 21.
Decorating Night- Next Wednesday night, at 6:30 p.m., November 28, we will be decorating the tree. There will be a meal, but no Bible Study that night.
A Christmas Outing for Senior Adults—Our plans are to gather at the church at 10:00 a.m. on December 11th. From there we will travel to the Commonwealth Club where we will have a delicious meal of Garden Salad; Southern Chicken Cordon Blue and a dessert of Warm Apple Strudel & Vanilla Ice Cream. Then we will go on down Franklin street to the Richmond Woman’s Club house where one of our own members, Becky Thomas, will give a tour of the three story Italian villa, Bolling Haxall House. If this article whets your appetite, stop by the church office and purchase your $15.00 lunch ticket and make reservations. We will need a count by the end of November. Church Office Hours: (Monday - Thursday 8:00 a.m to 2:30 p.m. Closed Friday. Closed daily 12-12:30). P.S. This outing would be a perfect Christmas gift for a spouse or friend! Coat and tie is required for dining room at The Commonwealth Club for gentlemen.
Poinsettias—It’s time to order. Plants are available for $12.00 each. Make checks out to May Memorial Baptist Church. Cut off for orders is December 2. Order forms are in the pew.
Save the Date: 12/16 Christmas Cantata, 12/24 Christmas Eve Service
Happy Thanksgiving to All!

May Memorial
Baptist Church

November 18, 2018
COME, YE THANKFUL
PEOPLE, COME

This is the House of God, All Are Welcome!

The Community Gathers for Worship
Prelude Kathy Simpson
Welcome and Announcements Michael Edwards
Gathering Song No. 636 (St. 1 only) KREMSER
We Gather Together Dutch Folk Song
* Call to Worship Sarah Seaman
Come, let us worship and praise God for the wondrous
gifts that God has given us.
Throughout all our lives,
God has blessed us with love and hope.
Praise be to God who provides for us. May our hearts be truly grateful,
and may we show our gratitude
by the ways in which we live and care for others. Hallelujah! Praise God! Hallelujah! Amen.
* Hymn of Praise No. 637 ST. GEORGE’S WINDSOR Come, Ye Thankful People, Come G. J. Elvey
* Invocation
The Community Proclaims and Hears God’s Word
Children’s Sermon Ashley Edwards
Children are invited to move to the front of the sanctuary as all sing Hymn No. 592 Jesus Loves the Little Children. After the Doxology, children ages 3 through Kindergarten who remained in worship with their families may exit for Extended Session.
Choral Call to Prayer Adult Choir
Lord, Have Mercy S. H. Lim
Pastoral Prayer (followed by the Lord’s Prayer) Michael Edwards
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
* Stewardship Hymn No. 639 FOREST GREEN
As Men of Old Their First Fruits Brought Traditional English Medley
(St. 1 Men; St. 2 Women; St. 3 All)
Worship in Stewardship
Offertory Prayer David Deal
Offertory Kathy Simpson
* Doxology No. 253 OLD 100TH (ALTERED)
Hebrew Scripture Reading Jane Duncan
Joel 2:21-27
Anthem Adult Choir
Look At the World J. Rutter
Gospel Reading Josh Deal
Luke 17:11-19
Sermon Michael Edwards
The Community Responds to God’s Word
* Hymn of Response No. 644 BLESSINGS
Count Your Blessings Oatman, Excell
During the Hymn of Response, we invite you to publicly profess your belief in Jesus Christ. If you have not made a profession of faith, we invite you to do so and receive believer’s baptism. You may also respond by moving your membership to this church on a promise of a letter, or you may respond by re-dedicating yourself to Christ. The pastor will be available for prayer and consultation and would welcome your response.
The Community Departs for Ministry
* Benediction Michael Edwards
* Congregational Response No. 644 (Refrain only) BLESSINGS
Count Your Blessings E. O. Excell
* Postlude Kathy Simpson
___________________________________________________________
* Please stand as you are able.
Sanctuary Flowers
The flowers in the sanctuary are placed by Gwen and Gerald Hagen
to the Glory of God with thankful hearts for our earthly and heavenly families.
Pianist Kathy Simpson is a former Minister of Music from Raleigh, NC. She received her BA in Music Education with a major concentration in piano from Frostburg State University, completed graduate work at North Carolina State and ministry training at Southeastern College, Lakeland, FL. She has traveled as worship leader for Strength for the Journey retreats, a ministry providing emotional support to women in difficult places, for the past 13 years. Her accompanying passion has found an outlet with Heartstrings, a local choral group that brings the joy of music to the elderly. She and her husband, John, are members of Clover Hill Church in Midlothian. Her son, who now lives in Cincinnati, OH and her daughter, currently in Los Angeles, CA are both graduates of Midlothian High School. Kathy leads a small group Bible study in her home and teaches piano at her studio in Midlothian.

A Call for Volunteers
I would like to serve as a part of May Memorial's Worship Ministry.
____ As a worship leader (Call to Worship, Read Scripture, etc.)
____ As a member of the Audio/Visual Team
____ Other _____________________________________________
Name: __________________________________________________

Are you receiving the May Memorial e-mails or mailings?
Several e-mails are sent from the church office weekly including the church’s newsletter, the May Memorial Messenger, as well as other important weekly church family updates.
Please sign up here if you would like to be added to the email list and start receiving these messages.
Name__________________________________________________
E-mail__________________________________________________
The May Memorial Messenger is also mailed weekly on Tuesdays by a bulk mail account. If you do not have email and would like to receive this publication, please provide your address. Thank you.
________________________________________________________

Thursday Night Supper
Join us for Supper @ 5:45 this Thursday, February 22
Spaghetti Dinner, Salads, Desserts
Prepared by the Mid-Week Team
Main meal—$6.00 Kid’s Meal—$ 4.00
Name ______________________________# adults____ # children____
Family Meals will not exceed $20.00.
There will be gluten free pasta available.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT DINNER
Join us for Supper @ 5:45 this Wednesday, November 14
Beth Goodwyn’s Home Made BBQ,
Buns, Cole Slaw, Tater Tots, Dessert
Hot Dogs for Kids
Sponsored by the Mid-Week Team
Main Meal—$6.00 Kid’s Meal—$4.00
Name: ________________________# Adults____#Children___
Family Meals will not exceed $20.00
First Time Visitors Eat Free

eGiving...Its safe, secure, and easy! Click the QR Code to be directed to the church’s website and scroll down to the Give Now button.