Immanuel Missionary Baptist Church, inc. Since 1825

“The Church Where Christ is Exalted and Culture is Remembered”

Our Ministries Benevolence Missionary Society Children’s Church Music Ministry Clergy Staff Pastor’s Aide Society Clothes Closet Pulpit Ministry College Ministry Scholarship Ministry Credit Union Senior & Junior Ushers Diaconate Ministry Sisters of Hagar Ministry Elderly Services Ministry Sunday School Flower Club Ministry Soup Kitchen Food Pantry Security Greeters’ Ministry Transportation Medical Team Ministry Trustees Men’s Ministry Youth Ministry

Worship & Weekly Bible Studies Sunday School—8:30am/Sunday Worship: 9:30am

Children’s Church—9:30am Mid-Day Bible Study: Wednesday—Noon Pastor’s Bible Study: Thursday—6:30pm

Bible Study: Saturday—12pm (The Chapel)

Immanuel is a Supporter of: Emergency Shelter Management Service

Interfaith Volunteer Care Givers United Negro College Fund

Service to Community Clothes Closet: Thursdays 10am to 1pm Soup Kitchen: Sundays 2pm Food Pantry: 2nd & 4th Saturdays 8am (please call church office for additional details)

Mission Statement “This Church is an ever evolving community of

Visionaries and Dreamers, Whose Disciples have been Called by God to live the lives we were created to live, Commanded by God to love beyond the limits of our

prejudices, and Commissioned by God to serve!”

May 3, 2015

Fifth Sunday of Easter

Communion Sunday

The Rev. Mr. Samuel T. Ross-Lee, Pastor

Visit Our Website: immanuelbaptistnewhaven.org

Phone: 203.777.8744 Fax: 203.785.8673

Church email: immanuel.mbchurch@yahoo.com

Pastor’s email: samuelrosslee@yahoo.com

Follow PASTOR on TWITTER: @RevSRossLee

“The Church Where Christ is Exalted and Culture is Remembered.”

Good Morning and Welcome!

Pastor Ross-Lee, Clergy Associates, Officers, and Members of Immanuel wish to extend a warm

and cordial welcome to everyone worshipping with us this morning.

We pray that this worship experience of Praise,

Prayer, and Preaching will greatly enrich your life and bring you into a meaningful

Those wishing to join with Immanuel may do so By coming forward and taking a seat on the front Pew during the singing of the invitational hymn.

Welcome Song Shake Somebody’s Hand

Shake somebody’s hand, tell ‘em how good God is,

Look them in the eyes, they’ll see Jesus inside. Welcome to this place, where we worship Christ, Lord, we thank you for everybody in this place!

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(Listing Continued) Eleanora Blizzard 200 Fountain Street #501 New Haven, CT Ernest Knox 125 Putnam Avenue Hamden, CT

Grace Smith Twin Maples Durham, CT Lil Mincey 45 Dennis Circle Hamden, CT Lily Mae Holness 135 Derby Ave. Apt#307 New Haven, CT Lucille Washington 135 Derby Avenue New Haven, CT

Marie Porter-Wilson 343 Eastern Street New Haven, CT Mildred Warner 657 Winchester Ave. New Haven, CT Robert Allen Huff, Sr. VA Hospital 287 W. Rocky Hill, CT Roberta Bullock 190 Valley Street New Haven, CT

Rose Evans 10 Hard Street #905 New Haven, CT Sally Brooker 31 Batter Terrace New Haven, CT Thomas Chappel 47 Park Lane Woodbridge, CT Yvonne Gorham 210 Terrace Avenue West Haven, CT

**Winfred Holmes YNHH-York Street Campus New Haven, CT

Advanced Nursing & Rehab Center-NH Grimes Health Center-NH (Formerly Jewish Home of the Aged) Hilda Smith Keith Foster Betty James

Juanita Terrell Viola Yarbrough Hamden Health Care Sylvester McDonald Arandie Little Harbourside (Arden House)-Hamden Masonicare-Wallingford Elizabeth Lewis Wesley Thorpe Montowese Health-North Haven Regency House-Wallingford Magnolia Childs Ethel Holly Whitney Manor-Hamden Wintonbury Care -Bloomfield Deacon Melcena Jackson Joyce Asante Gilbert Melton Helen Oliver

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HOMEBOUND & HOSPITALIZED MEMBERS & FRIENDS

HEALTH CARE & REHABILITATION IN CT

HOMEBOUND & HOSPITALIZED MEMBERS & FRIENDS

COMMUNITY EVENTS (continued)

event you won't want to miss.

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**NEWLY ADDED

Arlyne Dildy 125 Warner Street Hamden, CT Barbara Murphy 755 Paradise Avenue Hamden, CT Denise Ward 135 Derby Ave. Apt. #423 New Haven, CT

Deacon Evelyn Lamb 9 Brewster Street New Haven, CT Deloris Boykin 52 Willis Street New Haven, CT Elizabeth Esdaile 64 Carbonella Drive Hamden, CT Ella Hardee 168 Morse Street Hamden, CT

Elsie Cofield 264 Fountain Street New Haven, CT

THE PRAYER AND PRAISE PERIOD

THE ORGAN VOLUNTARY

THE CALL TO WORSHIP

THE OPENING SENTENCES

THE PROCESSIONAL HYMN #211

THE PRAYER OF INVOCATION

RESPONSE

BAPTISM (Second Sunday)

THE SCRIPTURE READING

THE GLORIA PATRI

THE CHILDREN’S PRAYER & DEPARTURE

(Third Sunday)

THE WELCOME OF VISITORS

THE CONGREGATIONAL HYMN #512

THE DEACON’S PRAYER

THE CHORAL RESPONSE

CHORAL SELECTION

THE PRAYER OF INTERCESSION

(PASS THE PEACE)

THE PASTORAL ADVISEMENTS

CHORAL SELECTION

THE OFFERTORY SENTENCES

THE OFFERTORY SELECTION

THE DOXOLOGY

SERMONIC SELECTION

THE SERMON

THE INVITATIONAL HYMN

THE RECESSIONAL HYMN

THE COMMUNION (First Sunday)

THE BENEDICTION

THE ORGAN VOLUNTARY

ORDER OF WORSHIP

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Leader: Give and it will be given you; good measure pressed down shaken together, running over will be put into your lap.

People: For the measure you give will be the measure you get back Leader: Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth wher e moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal. People: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven where neither moth

nor rust consume and where thieves do not break in and steal. Unison: For where your treasur e is, there will your heart be also.

NEXT WEEK’S SCRIPTURE READING Acts 10:44-48; Psalm 98, 1John 5:1-6; John 15:9-17

Elderly Services Ministry A very special thank you to our Pastor, Rev. Ross-Lee, for his con-tinued support and guidance.

We send a thank you to all of our elders who participated in the survey. Your response will help us to develop an action plan to meet your particular need. Anyone who has not turned in a sur-vey may do so after church services during the next two weeks. Congratulations to the 14 raffle prize winners. A special thank you to: Deacon William Batts, Sister Carrie Rob-erts, Sister Gayle Singleton (food servers), Sister Sophia Simmons (photography), Sister Ola Sanders (table floral arrangements), and Joe McCray (food preparation). A very special thank you to our young people who assisted with the room set-up and raffle: Ms. Shyanne Myers, Ms. Alijah Blatche, Ms. Naomi Ross Lee and Ms. Knyah Patton. _________________________________________________________________ To the Immanuel Church Family from Mrs. Izola Hogan I would like to extend heartfelt thanks and appreciation to Pastor & church family for your prayers and visits during my brief hospitalization. God bless you all.

OFFERTORY SENTENCES

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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ANNOUNCEMENTS (continued)

SATURDAY, MAY 9th 12pm-4pm Immanuel Missionary Baptist Church’s 46th Annual Luncheon & Fashion Show at The Best Western Plus Hotel, North Haven CT. Donation: $40.00. TUESDAY, MAY 19th 6:30pm—Leadership Council Meeting in the Adult Sunday School classroom. ALL Auxiliary presidents and/or facilita-tors, please be present. SUNDAY, MAY 24th 4PM – 3rd ANNUAL IBC YOUTH RECITAL Sign-up sheets are on our front and rear information tables or on line at im-manuelbaptistnewhaven.org.

COMMUNITY EVENTS

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SATURDAY, MAY 16th—11:30am to 4pm HAMDEN BLACK HIS-TORY COMMITTEE ANNUAL FISH FRY will be held in Friendship Baptist Church Parking lot, 26 Edwards Street. Dinners are $12.50 and fish sandwich & chips are $10. See committee members for tickets.

Please see yellow flyers on our information tables for more details. SATURDAY, JUNE 20th 12:30PM—4pm Summer Meals BLITZ DAY. Sign up at 222.ctsummermeals.org. For questions contact Genevieve at (860) 560-2100, x312 or email gcaron@endhungerct.org. Please see pink flyers on our information tables for more details.

MAY 6th 6:30pm—PUTTING THE “NEIGHBOR” BACK IN THE “HOOD” meeting. New comers should arrive at 6:15pm for orientation. MAY 8th 4:30-8:00pm YOUTH ACTIVITIES Youth ages 11-18 are hav-ing a cookout to encourage more youth to join the church youth group. We have many exciting activities planned for the spring and summer, but we need parents to bring their youth ages 11-18 out to participate. The cookout will be held at the church on Friday, May 8th, 5:30-8pm. Your friends from your schools are also invited. There will be activities, basketball, food and prizes! Please sign up in the church office to let us know how many plan to attend. Adult volunteers are needed. Please see Roxana Walker-Canton