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Dear Fellow Servants, |
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Sunday,
we’ll continue our series on the SIX MARKS OF DISCIPLESHIP
with a focus on “Service”. If you’re looking for
a way to put your Six Marks of Discipleship into action, begin
with one of the upcoming Servant Projects listed in our below
in our “News & Events”
section.
Casual Sundays are back at THE BLVD
for the months of July and August! We want you to be as
comfortable as possible so that you are free to worship and
give God praise. Check back in next week’s eNews for
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Did you attend this year’s Financial
Freedom Conference?
Many people expressed how
blessed they were to have attended the conference this year.
My sincere thanks and appreciation to our volunteers,
speakers, vendors, the planning team and you for making the
conference a huge success! |
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SUPER SUMMER SLAM: GETTING BACK TO
THE BASICS. This
four-week series (June 4 – 25) offers practical preaching and
teaching on how to live the Christian life in the
midst of life's pressure situations. |
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Featuring anointed messages
by Pastor Christopher M. Jones, Pastor Janae Pitts, Dr. Eugene
Gibson and Minister Debra Reid. Come and
experience an amazing time with heart-felt praise and worship,
creative exercises and powerful pastoral teaching to
strengthen your relationship with God and others every
Wednesday at 7 p.m. Limited
child care available. |
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July will be our
Midweek Worship Summer Sabbath, a time of rest and
reflection. I encourage you to practice your Six
Marks of Discipleship following the scriptures and meditations
as they are listed on our website. In August, we will be on
fire for the Lord as we come back together for Midweek
Services, Wednesdays at 7PM where we will worship
and praise God with fire like Jeremiah shut up in our
bones.
We invite you to join us for an
incredible time in God’s house each Sunday at 10 a.m. and each
Wednesday at 7 p.m. There will be heart-felt worship,
inspirational teaching, and a warm and welcoming connection
with our church family. God delights in you and has an
incredible plan for your life…Come discover it at THE
BLVD!
Mark you calendars for important
activities and service opportunities to follow! Please forward our
eNews to your family and friends so that they are aware of
what’s happening at THE BLVD. Also, invite them to
spend Sunday with you in worship
service.
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With a Servant’s
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Pastor
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DR. FRANK A.
THOMAS Senior
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SPIRITUAL
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MIDWEEK WORSHIP SUMMER
SABBATH
Midweek Services will be suspended for the month of
July in honor of the seventh month Sabbath of rest and
reflection. All church members are encouraged to practice our Six
Marks of Discipleship and follow the scriptures and
meditations as they are listed on our website. For more
information, contact PastorChristopher Michael Jones
at
jones.christopher@theblvd.org or 901.272.5604. |
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THE SIX MARKS OF DISCIPLESHIP: WHERE ARE
YOU?
How are things going in your practice of the marks of
discipleship? Are you aware of the six marks and what they
are? Do you know why The BLVD has committed to a Six month
Spiritual Fitness Challenge as we learn more about these
spiritual benchmarks?
We at
THE BLVD first read about the Six Marks of Discipleship (daily
prayer, weekly worship, Bible reading, Christian service,
relationships that encourage spiritual growth, and giving in
the spirit of generosity), in Michael Foss’
book, Power
Surge. He
uses Bible passages and real-life stories from his experiences
as a Pastor to describe how the six marks can bring you closer
to God. We have
150 people who have committed to increase their faith by
practicing the Six Marks together through the Six Marks of
Discipleship Challenge (May 25-Nov. 16.)
We will have a rally with all coaches and team members
on Sunday, June 29th in the MLK Seminar Room
following morning worship. Refreshments will be
provided. Come be
a part of this life changing ministry by signing up today. For
more information contact Pastor Virzola Law at law.virzola@theblvd.org or
901.272.5603. |
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SERVANTS IN ACTION!
On Saturday, May 31, the STEWARDSHIP BIBLE STUDY
CLASS donated, assembled and delivered toiletries to the
Barron Heights Transitional Center, a homeless
shelter located at 1385
Lamar Avenue.
The class donated so many items for this project that many of
the items were given in bulk. “We were blessed to have
another opportunity to serve,” said member, Margaret
Coleman. The Stewardship Bible study class is
now deciding what will be their next service project.
The motto of the Barron Heights Transitional Center is “Serving Those
Who Served”. |
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SERVANT
PROJECTS
If you’re
looking for a way to put your Six Marks of Discipleship into
action, begin with one of the upcoming Servant Projects. You
may obtain a list of Servants Projects by clicking on
http://mbccmemphis.org/enews/Servant_Projects_2008.pdf.
For more
information, contact Pastor Janae Pitts at pitts.janae@theblvd.org or
901.272.5630. |
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BABY DEDICATION
The next Baby Dedication will be held Sunday, June 29,
2008 during 10:00 a.m. worship service. Infants and toddlers
up to age 24 months may participate. The deadline for
all submissions is Sunday, June 15, 2008. If you would like
your child dedicated, please complete the Baby Dedication
form located in the bulletin insert and leave it with an Usher or
place it in the mailbox located in the Church
Information
Center.
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DAVE RAMSEY: FINANCIAL PEACE TRAINING
The
Dave Ramsey Financial Peace Training Program will convene on
Sundays at 8:30 a.m., beginning Sunday, July 13, 2008 and
ending Sunday, October 5, 2008. This is a 13-week
facilitated training program designed to help you dump your
debt, get control of your money, and develop new behaviors
that are founded on commitment and accountability. You may sign up in the
bookstore lobby immediately following Sunday’s worship
service.
For additional information, contact Bettye Boone at
901.272.5650. | |
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CALLING ALL NEW
SERVANTS!
If you joined the MBCC family in 2008, please accept
our invitation to a New Servant’s Reception honoring you on
Sunday July 13, 2008, 8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. in the New
Servant's Suite, located on the 2nd floor of the
Nursery building. Please RSVP by Sunday,
July 6, 2008.
For more information and to RSVP, please sign up after
service today at the designated
table.
Your
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TRI-STATE
DEFENDER HONORS 30 OUTSTANDING
PASTORS
Our Senior Servant, Dr. Frank A. Thomas, is one of 30
Outstanding Pastors to be honored by the Tri-State
Defender newspaper at the 2nd
Pastors’ Salute Gala.
The pastors were selected for their faithful service to
their local congregations and the Memphis
community. The
gala will be held at Woodland Hills Country Club on Friday,
June 27, 2008 at 7 p.m.
Individual tickets are $50. For more information,
please call the
Tri-State
Defender at 901.523.1818. |
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MBCC GOLF MINISTRY
TOURNAMENT
The MBCC
Golf Ministry presents its Annual Eighteen Hole
Four-Person Scramble Golf Tournament on Saturday,
June 28, 2008 from 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at Whitehaven Golf
Links on Holmes
Road. First, second and
third place winners will receive prizes. Admission is $40.00,
which includes food. You may sign up at the MBCC Golf Ministry
table located in the Montgomery lobby following
Sunday worship. For more information contact Rick Bobo @
230-2382 or James Shell @ 634-7948.
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CHRISTIAN
CHURCH (DOC) 20TH BIENNIAL NATIONAL
CONVOCATION
The 20th biennial meeting of the National Convocation
of the Christian Church (DOC) will convene in Memphis, Tennessee, July 25 – July 28, 2008 at
the Memphis Cook Convention
Center. This year’s event will
feature outstanding music, dynamic preaching, and
opportunities to learn and sharpen your ministry skills. The
Convocation will open with a concert featuring Grammy Award
winning gospel recording artist Kurt Carr. A pre-convocation
institute also will be offered that will provide a range of
workshops and forums for clergy, lay and youth. The four-day
program also includes preaching by Kenneth Robinson, pastor of
St. Andrew African Methodist Episcopal Church in
Memphis
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as well as several outstanding Disciples pastors. To register
and find out more about the upcoming Convocation visit:
www.disciples.org/convo/biennial.htm or call THE BLVD at 901.729.6222. |
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CALLING ALL
CHOIR MEMBERS 18 YEARS AND OLDER!
There will be two Mass Choir rehearsals in preparation
for the 20th Biennial Session of the National
Convocation of the Christian Church (DOC). Rehearsal schedule
is as follows: Saturday, June 21, 2008, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30
p.m. and Saturday, June 28, 2008 11:00 a.m.11:00 a.m. – 12:30
p.m. Both rehearsals will convene in the adult choir room M
206. The Mass
Choir will minister on Saturday, July 26, 2008 at 7:30 P.M. at
Cook Convention
Center. For
additional information please contact the Music Ministry
Office at 901.272.5614. |
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NEW CHURCH CAMPUS
GATES
We want to
keep you informed!
In order to protect and secure our property, we have
installed four (4) new entry gates on the Bellevue
Street parking lot (adjacent to the
main entrance of the sanctuary). Click here to view a
photo http://mbccmemphis.org/enews/000_0210.jpg. Here are the hours of
operation:
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Every Sunday: All gates will
be open from 6 a.m. – 3 p.m.
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Every Monday, Tuesday,
Thursday and Friday: One (1) gate nearest to the Counseling
Center
will be open from 6 a.m. – 6 p.m. All others will be
closed.
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Every Wednesday: Two (2)
gates will be open from 6 a.m. – 9 p.m. for Midweek
Service.
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All gates will be open as
needed for special events.
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KROGER/SCHNUCKS’ CARDS – “LOAD BEFORE
YOU SHOP!”
Are you loading before you shop? If so, thank you for
your support of your church’s Kroger/Schnucks’ fundraising
project. If
not, what are you waiting for? We need you to
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help us to be successful! This is an on-going
fundraiser in which all Kroger/Schnucks shoppers can
participate. You
only need our special MBCC Kroger/Schnucks’ card and a desire
to help the church each time you go shopping for grocery items
and gas. We are
still looking for those 160 members who are current
Kroger/Schnucks’ card holders to partner with us to help meet
some specific fundraising goals. So, if you want us to
help “REMIND YOU” to load before you shop, then let
Bettye Boone know
by emailing her at boone.bettye@theblvd.org. You’ll be placed on
our reminder list and get some friendly reminders to “load
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THE $20,000 SUNTRUST “MY CAUSE” CHALLENGE: YES, WE
CAN
The SunTrust “My Cause” promotion will
end on June 29, 2008.
We have already received from the last couple of
promotions over $17,000 from SunTrust for our Discipletown
Project. This is
outstanding and our children “THANK YOU!” As Emeril says when he
cooks certain dishes, let’s take it up a notch...BAM! Our new
notch is $20,000.
For the last couple of weeks, we asked for 28 members
to come forward to support the $20,000 SunTrust My Cause
challenge. As of last Sunday, six (6) people have opened an
account to support Discipletown as their cause. We are only 22
accounts short of meeting our goal. We know there are 22
people remaining in the congregation that are able and willing
to help meet this goal.
So, think about it and then decide to make
“Discipletown Your Cause” by opening an account and completing
all the requirements to redeem the $100. You can sign-up for an
account at the church each Sunday through June 22, 2008 or you
can go to any local SunTrust Bank to open up a checking
account for $25 with no monthly fees. The requirements are
simple as follows:
· Open a personal or business checking
account and deposit $25 before June
29th
· Accept the Visa Check (Debit) card and
use it to make a purchase – no minimum purchase amount
required
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After your
purchase, call 866.266.2802 or go online at www.suntrust.com/mycause then click “My Cause Redemption” to
make your $100 redemption to Mississippi Boulevard Christian
Church
We have met each target we set for
this fundraiser and I know we will meet this latest challenge
as well.
Therefore, those 23 members out there who are ready to
help us meet the challenge COME ON DOWN – THE CAUSE IS
RIGHT! If
you have any question, contact Bettye Boone at
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CHRISTIAN
EDUCATION MINISTRY: SUMMER MOVIES AT THE
BLVD!
Inviting all teens to participate in Summer Movies at
THE BLVD! The Christian Education Ministry is hosting
Summer Movies for teens each Sunday morning at 8:30 a.m. in
the MLK Seminar Room during the months of June &
July. On Sunday, June 22nd the featured movie
will be “Facing Giants”. To learn more about “Facing
Giants”, click here http://www.facingthegiants.com/dvdabout.php. All teen Bible Classes will meet each Sunday morning
at 8:30 a.m. in the MLK Seminar Room. For more
information, contact Ms. Brenda Dupree, Christian Education
Commission Chairperson at bgd73gsu@bellsouth.net or
call 901.729.6222. |
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CHILDREN’S
CHURCH
Children’ Church will meet on Sunday, July
6th and Sunday, July 20th. For additional
information, contact Minister Carla
Norton at 901.272.5631.
PEE-WEE
DISCIPLES
Our “Pee Wee Disciples” nursery (ages 6 weeks to 5
years) is open every
Sunday from 7 a.m. until 2 p.m., and every Wednesday from 6:30
p.m. until 8 p.m. during our Midweek service. The Nursery
is a wonderful environment for your child to learn and grow in
while you enjoy worship
service. | |
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CARE AND PRAYER
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VISITATION AND BEREAVEMENT
MINISTRY
If your loved one is hospitalized,
confined at home, or in a nursing home, you may request
visitation by calling 901.729.6222. Please report all
emergency hospitalizations and bereavements to the “On-Call”
phone number at 901.569.7729. Visit our website by clicking
onto this link to view our current sick and bereaved list
http://www.mbccmemphis.org/files/news.asp. Continue to keep our sick and bereaved
in your thoughts and prayers. |
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SHARE YOUR STORY
If you or someone you know has recent
news on achievements, community involvement, or overcoming
odds, go to http://www.mbccmemphis.org/files/contact.asp and complete the
online form. Although, we cannot promise that your story will
be featured in eNews, we encourage you to keep submitting NEW
stories of interest. | |
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RADIO BROADCASTS
Every Sunday morning, you can listen to
us on WLOK (1340 AM) at 8 a.m.; and WDIA (1070
AM) at 10:30 a.m. |
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SERMON CDs
Purchase your copy of sermon
CD’s for $10 on Sunday’s after our worship celebrations at two
locations: Front lobby (Bellevue side) and in front of the
Chalice bookstore (Montgomery side). You can
also purchase copies during the week in our bookstore. |
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WEEKLY WORSHIP SURVEY
We need you!!!
Share your comments and feedback with our Worship
Design team each week concerning your weekly worship
experience. You can go online after each worship service to
give us your feedback by completing a short survey at
www.mbccsurvey.org. You have until 11am Monday morning to
share your comments. Let us hear from you. Click and
comment! |
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BOOKSTORE HOURS
Monday (1:00 p.m. – 5:00
p.m.); Tuesday (2:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.); Wednesday (3:30 p.m. –
7:30 p.m.); Thursday (3:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.); Friday (Closed);
Saturday (TBD); Sunday (8 a.m. – 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. – 1
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UPDATE YOUR MEMBER PROFILE
If you’ve recently moved, changed your
address, phone number, or e-mail address…we want to hear from
you! Click on this link http://www.mbccmemphis.org/files/addressChange.asp and complete the short
online form to receive the latest and the greatest information
from THE BLVD! | |
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