Christian Notes
Volume 1 Number 5
Weogufka Second Baptist Church
Celebrate the Arrival of Easter
Special Events
March 7-14th Week of Prayer for the
North American Missions Annie
Armstrong Offerings until Easter.
March 28th Morning service with the
Morris Brothers, and a Playground
Fundraiser Lunch following the service
and the Annual Crosswalk following
lunch.
Bain Culver, Chairman
Deacon’s Ministry
Why the “Egg”? We could say that
having an Easter Egg Hunt is tradition.
We couldn’t have a Hunt without the
Eggs. The Egg represents new life.
Maybe that’s why we have the Easter Egg
Hunt during the Easter season. Jesus
Christ represents new life, too. He will
provide what you need each and every
day of your new life. We invite you to
join us for a new life at Weogufka Second
Baptist Church. We’ve started a new
Puppet Ministry for children of all ages,
and plan many new activities this coming
year. See you at the HUNT.
March 2010
Paul Dunsieth, Director
Sunday School
What’s the best thing you could do to
help someone in the direction of knowing
Christ. Invite them to Sunday School.
Southern Baptist Association studies
show if a person is coming to Sunday
School they are likely to accept Christ
and join the church later. So its easy to
say come to Sunday School with me.
Talk about the discussion of previous
lessons, and how they help in everyday
life. See you in Sunday School and Bring
someone.
Paul Dunsieth
Kelley Wright, Secretary
Special Services
What a wonderful time we had
celebrating God’s “Boundless Love” last
month! I want to thank everyone who
helped with the Valentine Banquet. It
was a huge success. I don’t know about
you, but I received such a blessing from
Mary Kay Beard. WOW, what a
testimony! It just goes to prove once
again that there are no limits to what God
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can do in a person’s life if we just allow
Him.
This month is all about Spring and new
birth. I know I’m soooo ready for warm
weather and for the flowers to bloom.
Even though Easter isn’t until next
month, we will start preparing our hearts
now for that wonderful day. After all,
Jesus is the reason for this season, too!
March 28th, Palm Sunday, will be a great
day. There will be a special singing
during the morning service with lunch
following. Then we will head to
Stewartville for our annual Cross Walk.
This is another special tradition in our
church. We will take the large cross
from the sanctuary and carry it back to
the church from Stewartville. Don’t
worry if you don’t think you can walk the
entire 7 miles. There will be vehicles
following us that you can ride in if you
need a break. We each take turns
carrying the cross. This is just a small
way that we can remind ourselves of the
huge sacrifice that Christ made for us.
Back at the church at 5:00 there will be a
special service where we take the prayers
out of the prayer cloth on the cross and
see just how much God has blessed and
how many prayers He has answered over
the last year. We will then put new
prayers in the cloth that will remain until
next year. Even if you can’t participate in
the Cross Walk, you don’t want to miss
this service.
God Bless You,
Kelley
March 2010
Of Special Interest
There will be a “Sugar Egg” for the
women of the church on March 28th. It’s
another Fundraiser for the Playground.
To receive your Sugar Egg, you have to
give a donation to the Playground Fund.
Any amount you give will be enough for
your Sugar Egg. (Your name will be on
the card tied to the Easter Box)
Kelley Wright, Secretary
Women on Missions
Annie Armstrong was the founder of
Women’s Missionary Union (WMU).
She was a bold missions advocate who
engaged Southern Baptist to support the
work of missions through praying and
giving. The Easter offering named in
memory of her is used for the spreading
of the gospel in the North American
Continent (United States, Canada and
their territories). Each year the North
American Mission Board selects eight
missionaries or missionary couples to
represent the work of more than 5,300
North American missionaries. We will
read about each of these and pray for
their needs during the Week of Prayer-
March 7-14. Your prayer guide and an
offering envelope will be included in the
bulletin on March 7th. The theme for the
week is Live with Urgency-Share God’s
transforming Power. The goal for our
church is $500.00. We will take
donations through Easter Sunday.
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Children’s Church Children’s Corner

Brenda Dunsieth
Children’s Church Lesson Schedule
The Puppet Place
th
March 7 Darlene’s Team
March 14th Karen’s Team We seem to be moving a little slow right
March 21st Brooke’s Team now in the Puppet Corner. I’d like to
March 28th Brenda’s Team take this opportunity to remind my
April 4th Darlene’s Team puppeteers how important it is to attend
practice. For the last several meetings I
Darlene’s Team: Darlene, Amanda,Sonya have only had two, maybe three, in
(205-280-6243) attendance.
Brooke’s Team: Brooke, Greta, Pam S. It seems my puppeteers have decided to
(249-3910) try their hand at acting. Currently we are
Brenda’s Team: Brenda, Paul practicing a skit to present for Easter.
(245-7349) Brother Brandon has graciously agreed to
help us. At first I tried to adapt the skit to
NOTE: If you swap a week with the puppets but the children voted to do
someone let Brooke know in advance. the skit themselves. I couldn’t be prouder
of “my kids.” I can hardly wait to see
Musical Notes them do this skit. I know they’ll be great
Denise Adams and we give our Father all the praise and
glory for bringing them so far.
The choir has begun practicing for our Keep us in your prayers. With spring
Easter Program under the direction of coming, I know some will be involved in
Mrs. Judy Stocks. We are having a various sports and school activities along
wonderful time and encourage anyone with family trips. Pray for their safety
that would like to join the choir do so as and their devotion to God.
we praise and worship God through Song.
Have a blessed March. Puppets For Christ
Brenda Dunsieth
Easter is just a stone’s roll away.
Church Fund Raiser
Make a Joyful Noise “Play Ground Project”
Denise Brooke Baird, Director

We’re still thinking of ways to raise

money for our Playground Project.
This Easter, all the women of the church
will have a Panoramic Easter Egg with
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their name on it. All you need to do is
give a donation to the Playground Fund.
Any amount will do and these Sugar Eggs
they will last a long, just follow the
directions on the back of your card!
And we still have those traditional Cook
Books to sell. We are encouraging our
members to “sign out” and sell a number
of Cook Books to help with the fund
raising. Please call Brooke Baird, who
has been elected the Director of the Play
Ground Project, at 249-3910, to help
with this much needed fund raiser.
Business Meetings
Business meetings are held the second
Monday of every month at 6:00 pm.
Please bring a covered dish for supper
and fellowship before the meeting.
The next meeting is Monday, March 8th.
Yoder’s Family Traditions
Debe Hooley from Yoder’s Family
Traditions and Gifts is offering various
craft classes at her shop. We encourage
you to stop by and visit Debe. See her
collection of unique jams and jellies and
much more. Call Debe at 245-7345
Neighborhood Watch
The monthly meeting for the Community
Neighborhood Watch is held on the 3rd
Thursday of each month at 6:30 pm in the
Weogufka School Lunchroom. All area
March 2010
residents are invited to attend. Just bring
a covered dish for supper.
Story Time, Poems, Articles
The following is a short story I wrote
when my children were young. I guess
you could call it a Requiem for a Baseball
Glove. I wish I had known then how
much the game of baseball would mean to
my oldest son. A word of advice to
today’s parents of young baseball players
- enjoy every minute of every practice
and game. It ends much too soon.
The Glove
I step into his room to turn out the light.
Before leaving I bend over and place a
kiss on his temple and straighten his
covers. As I turn to leave the room I see
it there on the shelf. How can an
inanimate object look so lonely? I pick it
up and hold it close. As I caress the black
leather I feel the cracks that have worked
their way into the palm. I can smell the
dust and sweat from the field. I stand
there in the dimly lit room and let my
mind go back to the day I bought this
little black baseball glove. It was for our
first son. I looked at several gloves, not
knowing which one to buy. It had to be
special. It would open up a whole new
world of excitement for a special little
boy. Finally, I chose this one. I took it
home, wrapped it in cloth diapers and
packed it in the suitcase to take to the
hospital. The day our son was born I
presented it to his dad. It would be up to
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him to teach our little boy to play the

game.
This little black glove is full of cracks
now, but it also holds so many memories.
I remember the look on Wes’ face the
first time he caught a pop fly. I believe it
was by accident, or divine intervention,
when that ball found its way into the
glove of an unsuspecting knothole player.
Time actually stood still for a minute as
he looked into his glove and found the
ball there. Looking up in wonder, he
smiled, and then threw the ball to its next
destination. I’ll never forget the look in
those beautiful blue eyes.
It wasn’t long before Wes outgrew this
first glove. He passed it down to his little
brother with instructions to take good
care of his glove. By this time the glove
had become soft with love and much use.
It molded easily to Corey’s little hand
enabling him to catch more pop flies and
grounders as each game passed. The
glove seemed to become a part of him.
Now, it has a special place on the
bookshelf. It has served two little boys
well and will have a special place in their
hearts. It has made its way to hundreds of
practices and games. It has heard the
chatter from the field, “Hey, batter, batter,
batter!!” It has felt the sting of a line
drives. This ten year old glove is retired
now, but the memories it brings will
dance forever in this mother’s heart. I
place this old friend back on the shelf and
once again turn to leave the room.

Brenda Dunsieth