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5200 Pleasant Grove Rd, Lansing, MI 48911

Office Hours: Mon.-Fri. 10am – 4pm

(The office is closed during most major holidays)

Phone: 517.882.8012

Fax: 517.882.6690

Website: PRBCLansing.org

Email: office@PRBCLansing.org

Facebook: http://facebook.com/PRBCLansing

Twitter: http://twitter.com/pilgrimrestbc

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Combined Morning Worship: Sundays @ 10am

Christian Education: 8:30am

Bible Study: Wednesday Aug 12 & 26 @ 7pm

Mid-Week Worship: 1st Wednesdays @ 7pm

(Please check the announcements for any changes

to service times)

For transportation

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Prayer, Bereavements, &

Benevolence In an effort to better serve you, the Deacon for the Week

should be contacted in the following cases:

· All benevolence requests.

· All intercessory prayer requests.

· All notices of deaths, illnesses or hospitalizations.

Deacons Serving for the Month of August

Deacons Maggie Ramsey, Ivan Rodgers,

Leslie Smith, III, Orlando Smith,

and Roderick Stepter

AUGUST IS MEN’S MONTH HERE AT PRBC Our Men's Fellowship is on the 2nd Monday of every month

at 7pm in the Fellowship Hall. Join us Monday, August 10 for Food, Fellowship, and Fun in Jesus Christ.

PRBC’s Male Chorus will rehearse at 7pm on August 24 and 27th. ALL MEN are asked to come together for practice.

Men’s Activity Line-up Sat. Aug 8 —”Brotha’s Day Out”

Breakfast & Movie Fellowship

Join us for breakfast at 8am at Fire Mountain, located at 730

Elmwood Rd, near the Lansing Mall, ($8.50/person). At 10am we will be at Celebration Cinema on Edgewood, where the men of PRBC will watch Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation (PG-13),

the cost is $5 per person.

Sat. Aug 15 —EVANGELIZING & OUTREACH IN OUR COMMUNITY

After the business meeting (11am) the men will go door-to-door in pairs and hand out flyers for our outdoor jazz concert

and men’s workshop while praying for each family and sharing the love of Jesus Christ in the surrounding community of the

church. See Rev. Rogers or Rev. Scruggs for details.

Sat. AUG 23 —Real Men Can Cook!

The whole church is invited to come eat and fellowship from noon – 1:30 pm in the fellowship hall as our men showcase their culinary skills and favorite dishes for us to sample.

Sat. AUG 29 -Men’s Workshop & Outdoor Jazz Concert

ALL MEN AND YOUNG MEN are invited to join us here for our annual Men’s Workshop breakfast at 8am. The workshop lasts from 9am to 11:30am and will include teachings from Pastor Stan Parker of Faith Fellowship and our very own Rev. Dwight McQuirter.

The Outdoor Jazz Concert, featuring the band 496 West, will be in the church parking lot from 3 pm to 5 pm and is for the entire community to enjoy! So come relax and be blessed!

SUN. AUG 30 –MEN’S DAY CELEBRATION & WORSHIP SERVICE

Everyone is asked to join us for our 10am worship service as we include guest speaker Pastor Mark Baldwin of Advancing God’s Kingdom Ministries of Lansing in our celebration of the men of PRBC. August 30th is a 5th Sunday and we will not have Sunday school.

Love Never Fails 1 Corinthians 13:8

MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF PILGRIM REST BAPTIST CHURCH—AUGUST 2015

INSID E The House of Love

Please take this time away from the church to spend with family and to serve and fellowship with one another as you enjoy your summer. To view our digital

calendar you may visit our website: http://PRBCLansing.org.

Sundays Sunday School is at 8:30am Worship Service is at 10am

Kiddie Korner (children 6-weeks to pre-k) will be open during service.

KC3 (Kindergarten to age 11) will worship in main sanctuary with the

adults for August. CIA (ages 12-18) will worship in the

Educational Wing **Please note KC3 will resume on

Sunday, Sept. 6**

Wednesdays 1st Wednesday midweek

worship service is at 7pm (August 5)

Bible Study will be at 7pm ONLY

(August 12 and August 26)

MIDWEEK WORSHIP SERVICE WILL BE HELD

ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5. On the first Wednesday of each month, which is this Wednesday,

August 5, we will have a Mid-week service during which we will

worship our Lord and Savior through prayer, the spoken word and

songs of praise. PRBC members are asked to invite friends and

family out for this 7pm service.

FASTING INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUGUST 5 On Wednesday, August 5 and on the 1st Wednesday of each month,

PRBC fasts and prays as a corporate body from 6am until 6pm.

We will break the fast together at 6pm with a light dinner.

Focus Scripture: 3 John 1:2 NASB

Prayer Focus: Lord God, lead us to a financial strategy that is

based on kingdom principles and developed for kingdom

purposes to live debt free and financially owe no man or woman

anything.

Fasting Instructions: Consume fruits only and drink only

water.

August 2015 Highlights SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

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8:30 Sun. School 10am Service

6pm Fast Break 7pm Midweek

Worship

6:30pmWomen’s First Friday Fellowship

8am Brotha’s Day Out

8:30 Sun. School 10am Service

4pm Trial Sermon 7pm Men’s Fellowship

7pm Women’s Bible Study

6pm Date Night at the Park

10am Business Meeting

Men’s Outreach

8:30 Sun. School

10am Service 6-8pm VBS 6-8pm VBS 6-8pm VBS

6-8pm VBS 8pm Seasoned

Saints Choir Rehearsal 6-8pm VBS

12noon Real Men Cook

Seasoned Saints 8:30 Sun. School

10am Service 3pm@New Mt.

Calvary 7pm Women’s Bible

Study

8am Men’s Breakfast and Workshop

3pm Outdoor Jazz

Men’s Annual Day 10am Service

MINISTRIES IN NEED KIDDIE KORNER The nursery is looking for more staff to help guide the new curriculum that we are implementing starting in September 2015. We need people that are dedicated, dependable, that love children and most importantly, love God. If you are interested, please contact Sis. Juanita Williams (bka_nita@hotmail.com) or Sis. Jennifer Poplar (jenniferlpoplar@hotmail.com) by Sunday, August 23. KC3—CHILDREN’S CHURCH We believe our children are integral to the life of our church. We are looking for those who are excited to partner with our parents and influence the spiritual journey of the kids in our community. Please stop by the table in the fellowship hall, Sunday, August 2 and Sunday, August 9 to sign up or talk with Sis. Daja Ford or Sis. Michelle Lowden for more information. MULTIMEDIA If you are at least 21 years of age or older and are interested in giving a few moments of your time to serve in a ministry designed for helping to spread the Word, please see Bro. David Brandon, Sis. Monique Tanner, or Sis. Donna Fields.

BREAKFAST &

BUSINESS MEETING Our business meeting for this

quarter will take place on Saturday, August 15. Breakfast

will be served from 8:15-9:30am. The meeting will start

at 10am. All members are invited.

SEASONED SAINTS *correction

Rehearsal for our Seasoned Saints Choir is scheduled for Thursday, August 20 @ 8pm immediately following VBS.

Women’s First Friday fellowship Calling all sisters ages 18+. We need you in the house on Friday evening, August 7 at 6:30 p.m. Come have a light dinner with your sisters in Christ and a good word. Our theme for August is: COOKOUT. If you would like to bring a dish to pass please contact Sis. Angela Mathews at mathewsang@aol.com. Be sure to invite a friend. We also have some exciting things to tell you, so let's spread the word and make this FFF the largest EVER! If you are not receiving our email updates, and would like to, please send a message to prbcwomen@gmail.com and put ADD ME in the subject line.

2015 Women’s Conference Registration Ladies, we are excited about the 2015 Women’s Conference and want to get you involved. If you would like more information, please attend a brief meeting after service on Sunday, August 16 where you can sign up to sing in the choir, be a part of the praise team, dance team, and much more. Registration will open on August 16 as well. You won’t want to miss the early bird registration deadline. This year’s theme is “Women of Strength, Released from Strongholds, Freed from Shame and Determined to Praise”!

KC3’S BACK-TO-SCHOOL INITIATIVE Back packs and school supplies will be distributed at Vacation Bible School again this year. We are asking for all ministries to help send our kids back to school prepared for a dynamic year. This year we need the following items: backpacks (middle and high school), crayons, spiral notebooks, three-ring binders, flash drives, mechanical pencils, highlighters, pocket folders, dividers, hand sanitizers, and Kleenex (small packs). We are asking for donations to be put in the fellowship hall in the bin labeled “KCT BTS” by Friday, August 14. Supplies will be given out on Friday, August 21st (last day of VBS).

GRANDPARENTS ESSAY CONTEST The KC3 Ministry’s “Why I Love my Grandparents” essay contest has officially opened. The submission deadline is August 30. Only one (1) essay may be submitted by each contestant. Essays can be written about a grandparent(s) living or deceased. For an application, Please see Sis. Faye Watson, Sis. Michelle Lowden or Sis. Daja Ford.

REST-ON-THE-ROAD...a part of the Go-Ye Ministry

ministers to the residents of Grand Haven Living Center and East Lansing Health Care Center with prayers, songs and God’s Word. If you’d like to share your gift of service we have an opening for you. Join us on:

1st Sundays @ 3pm at Grand Haven Living Center, 3145

W. Mt. Hope Avenue, Lansing

2nd Sundays @ 3:30pm at East Lansing Health Care Center, 2815 Northwind Dr. (behind IHop Restaurant),

East Lansing We minister every month, if it does not conflict with PRBC services elsewhere. Contact Rev. Stoudamire at wstoud11@yahoo.com; Sis. Sharron Allen at shayshayallen@gmail.com; or Margaret Lee at ms_annlee@yahoo.com for more information.

♥2 Hearts, One Flesh♥ The Two Hearts, One Flesh Marriage Ministry will sponsor its second event, ”Date Night at the Park Under—Under the Cabana”, for married couples on Friday, August 14. The mission of the ministry is to glorify God by helping support healthy and stable marriages and families. Come fellowship with other married couples of PRBC at Hawk Island Park (1601 Cavanaugh Rd, Lansing) from 6pm to 9pm. Activities available to couples include: row and pedal boats, nature trail walk, bike riding, games, sand volleyball, fishing and horseshoes and more. Couples are asked to pay their own park entry fee ($3/Ingham County residents, $5/Non-Ingham County residents).

SPECIAL SUNDAY S Aug. 9—4pm– Trial Sermon of Bro. Johnnie Mendenhall Aug. 16—10am– Seasoned Saints Day Aug. 23– 3pm– Fellowship at New Mt. Calvary Aug. 30—10am– Men’s Day Annual Celebration