In Christian Sympathy

The Portland family extends

Christian love and sympathy to:

Family of Mary Jean Baker

Patsy Burleson in the loss of husband, Stan

Sharon Banta in the loss of her father, Stan

Family of George Goodner

Family of Bill Leverett

Family of Randy Taylor

Thank You

Notes of appreciation have been received

from the following:

Family of Mary Jean Baker

Family of Irma Bottger

Pat Burleson

Marcia Newhardt

Wednesday Night

Fellowship Dinner Menu for July

Served from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m.

Adults—$3.50 Children—$2

Family Plan —$12

July 12— Taco Salad, Chips/Salsa & Dessert

July 19—Grilled Sausage, Green beans & Dessert

July 26—Chilled Spaghetti, Bread & Dessert

Saturday, July 15th. Appointments required.

Call 946-9497 beginning at 9 a.m.

Thursday, June 13th.

YOUTH CAMP

July 17-21 Oakridge Camp in Anadarko

Please pray for our youth students and

sponsors as we head to camp this next

week. Our theme is CONNECT and

we are praying that students will

CONNECT with God, they will learn

to CONNECT with the church, and

they will have a passion to CONNECT

their friends with Christ.

Aluminum Can

Collection

For Children’s Ministry

Camp Fund

A collection container for CANS only

is in the Children’s Building Entry Hallway.

The family and friends of

Cara Poulin Invite the Portland

Family to a

Baby Shower Saturday, July 15th

10 a.m. in Fellowship Hall

Cara and Ricky are expecting a girl and are registered at:

Target, Babies R Us and Amazon.

2017 Deacon Nomination

Portland Avenue members are

asked to prayerfully nominate up to

four men from our church member-

ship to serve as new Deacons in our

Deacon Ministry.

Nomination forms are located

at the Welcome Center. Please

return your nominations by

Sunday, July 23rd.

Mission VBS Rockwood Baptist Church

July 16-19 6:30 pm each evening

Volunteers are needed in every

area! Contact Gina at

942-5539 or email at

gmcean@portlandavenue.org

for more information.

1301 N. Portland Ave Okla. City, OK 73107 (405) 942-5539 www.portlandavenue.org

Baptist Messenger

Special Edition

Periodicals Postage Paid

Dr. Walter L. Mullican, Senior Pastor Tony Mullican, Student/Community Minister Cody Boyer, Music & Senior Adults Gina McKean, Preschool & Children

July 13, 2017

Inside This Issue: Page 1— Pastor’s Article Page 2—Senior Spirit Page 3—Parent Connection Page 4—This and That

Can We Make a Difference in Our City? The answer to that ques-tion is a resounding

YES! We can make a difference in our city spiritually and practically. We are doing that each month when we distrib-ute food, provide dental services, and tutor children. You do that when you invite someone to attend a service with you and you see them come to Christ. We can make a difference through our times and through our gifts. Do you see the What Can $12 Do box?

You can make a difference by giving $12 to provide school supplies to a student so maybe a teacher doesn’t spend their own money to buy those sup-plies. Or maybe you’ll volunteer to help with Convoy of Hope in October. Could you give one Saturday to impact 7500-10,000 of your neighbors here in OKC? Sure you could. Could you come this Friday, July14 at 6 pm and help with our Family Celebration for our Bible Clubs provided by Operation Impact. We’re doing two Bible Clubs this week. Sunday night, we’re helping Rockwood Baptist do a VBS in their neighborhood just south of us across the interstate. Could you make a difference there? Sure you could? Could you make a gift to the Gideons International to distribute even more Bibles in 2017. They gave out almost 92 million Bibles in 2016. Sure you could? Could you invest in our Children’s Ministry by teaching and vol-unteering? Sure you could. But there’s a BIG difference between COULD and WOULD. Would you make a difference this summer? I believe you will. I Love You!

In 2016 the Gideons International dis-tributed 91.8 million Bibles worldwide!

Sunday, July 16th hear a brief report

from Gideon James Howell in the morn-ing service and have the privilege of giv-ing to this wonderful ministry to see that

even more Bibles are given in 2017

WHAT CAN $12 DO?

It can buy enough school supplies for ONE student at Buchanan Elementary to use for the whole school year to do homework.

We can’t solve the education crisis in

Oklahoma but what if we made a difference ONE student at a time?

Giving envelopes are at the Welcome Center. Gifts are needed by Sunday,

July 23rd!

Convoy of Hope is coming to OKC on Saturday, Oct. 7th at Woodson Park.

Plan is to provide food, shoes, health re-sources, and family photos and more to

7500-10,000 people in OKC!

Lots of ways to volunteer! More to come.

Temple Hills, MD Mission Trip July 22-30

Participants: Carrie & Kayslee Decker, Ben Mosel,

Grayson, Kim, Maddox & Tony Mullican, Kathy Mullican, Allie, Maddi & Stephanie Pooler, Autumn

Taylor & Holly Taylor

We will be traveling to Temple Hills, Maryland where we will be working with the Sparks fami-ly and their church. We will be helping Temple Hills Baptist Church to do neighborhood can-

vassing, block party, and an evening VBS.

Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you

- Deuteronomy 31:6

Greetings!

Mandy and I are very excited to announce that we are expecting a little girl! It has been a dream come true for Mandy and I to have a boy and a girl and I am so thankful that God fulfilled that dream. Our little bundle of joy is supposed to make her debut during the first week of November. Prayers for her and for Mandy are always appreciated.

I am constantly amazed at the goodness of the God we serve. These past few months have brought many difficulties and chal-lenges. Deaths of loved ones, frayed relationships, various hardships that kept us up at night. But, looking back at all of it, I can only come up with two words. But God. God brought us peace during the passing of my mother and my aunt. God mended those relationships. God made a way when we couldn't find a way. The list goes on and on. And through each valley, our relationship with Him has grown deeper and sweeter.

A man named Roger Bennett was a hero of the faith for me. He was an incredibly talented musician who struggled with Leukemia for almost 12 years. I’ll never forget something I heard him say after he had gone through his second bone marrow transplant. He said if somebody told him they could take away the can-cer, but that he’d also have to give up the walk with Christ that he had gained during his battle, that he would keep the cancer. His relation-ship had become deeper and much sweeter because God was an ever present help and comfort in his life. Oh that we would have that kind of faith.

Blessings,

Cody

BIRTHDAYS

3 James Coker 4 Carolyn Johnson 5 Bethel Hughes 6 Vernon Taylor 8 Robert Anderson Jeff Hughes 12 Rich Hare Paul Sheline 13 Donella Gray Thyra Lombard Paula Walton 14 Carolyn Cantrell Kenneth Willoughby 16 Charlotte Warrior

19 Alvin Emmons 20 Sherri Sparks Becky Young 21 Lola Bowen 22 Steve Banta Bill McPherson Roxanne Roberts 23 Linda Cook 25 Nancy Hill 26 Mary Killam 28 Jean Formby Denise Scrivner 30 Anita Sheline 31 Polly Taylor

Senior Adult Birthday missing from the list?

Call the church office at 942-5539 and let us know.

Our crew had a wonderful time visiting the wild west

in southern Oklahoma recently. Sipokni West is

located in Reagan, OK and is used as a set for western films. We were treated very

kindly by the folks and enjoyed the Lost Spur

Café. Our folks recommend the catfish and burgers

should you find your way down for a visit.

PABC will be offering transportation to this Labor Day weekend event.

Sign up will be begin soon.