October 2016 Dear Friends and Members of Green Street, I am excited to be writing my first greeting to you as your settled pastor! If you’re reading The Evangel and we haven’t met, I hope we can fix that. Drop by on Sunday and join us for worship, now at 11am and in the sanctuary after a summer in the Starr Parlor. If that doesn’t work for you, keep in mind that I will be keeping office hours Tuesday-Thursday from 9am-1pm, and on Saturday from 2pm –5pm. This is a slight change, but my hope is that folks who cannot make it on weekday mornings will be able to drop by on Saturdays. This October is mission month, and we will be participating in the World Mission Offering. This year’s theme is “Celebrate New Life in Christ: ‘on Earth as in Heaven’”, and our church’s engagement will support the spiritual awakening taking place in Cuba through the work of the Eastern Cuba Baptist Convention. Come join us on Sunday for more information about how we as a congregation can help, and you as an individual might become involved with the work of the Eastern Cuba Baptist Convention and International Ministries. In addition, a group of us will be attending Mission Works on Saturday, October 15th. If that’s something that interests you, there is further information in the narthex. In addition, the first Sunday of October is World Communion Sunday! This is an exciting moment of unity for Christians globally, since a great many of us will all be celebrating the Lord’s Supper on the same day. While we all have different theologies around what the Lord’s Supper means (transubstantiation, consubstantiation, memorialism), what it’s called (Communion, Eucharist, Lord’s Supper), and how often it is done (every day, every Sunday, monthly, quarterly), the remembrance of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection through this practice is one of the things that almost all Christians have in common with one another. October is also a busy month for events. Please join us for an exciting Tailgate Party on October 16th, where we will cheer on Tom Brady and the Patriots. Please bring seating and tailgate snacks – there’s a signup in the narthex. In addition, on October 12th, at 6:30pm, we will begin our weekly Wednesday night Bible study. This will be conversation-based, and for the first few weeks, we will choose differ- ent texts from different parts of the Bible. In November, we might consider working our way through a book of the Bible, if folks want to do that. Afterwards, there will be a prayer meeting. Don’t forget that the annual Holiday Auction is quickly approaching! There’s a sign-up sheet in the narthex. Also, my installation as your settled pastor will be November 6th! It’s been an exciting couple of weeks at Green Street, and I look forward to many more. Thank you so much for your warmth and hospitality as I begin my ministry with you!
Blessings and Peace, Rev. Michael Woolf
HOLIDAY AUCTION PUSH IS ON The Holiday Auction is on Saturday, November 19th! This is our big fundraiser and we are excited for this fun event. For now, the emphasis is on building the list of auc- tion items. Where do the auction items come from, you ask? From you, the church family! They include donated items, services, social events, gift certificates, and any- thing else that might be auctioned off. A sign-up sheet is available in the narthex – awaiting your input. Thank you!
UPDATES FROM COMMITTEES BOARD OF TRUSTEES by Russ Barr, Chairperson The Board of Trustees was pleased to welcome the Reverend Michael Woolf to his first official Board of Trustees meeting. Discussions during the meeting included the newly mounted defibrillator, air conditioner and electrical work update, live streaming the worship service, boiler update, general maintenance performed over the summer, Ward Room update, the need for a volunteer to head up a spring or fall indoor yard sale, update on summer wor- ship services, emergency phone lists, CPR certification, need for a fundraising committee, Amazon Smile pro- gram to fund youth activities, and the annual dinner and auction.
BOARD OF DEACONS by Ann Barr, Chairperson On September 12, 2016 the Board of Deacons met in the Starr Parlor and welcomed the Reverend Michael Woolf to his first board meeting as settled pastor. We discussed, Diaconate Duties, George’s last day celebration, the new location for the Food Pantry baskets (in the Parlor), reaching out to shut-ins and inactive members, and our sum- mer services in the Parlor under the leadership of Steve Morrow. Steve joined us to discuss his plans to live stream the Sunday worship service. Following a brief explanation of the purpose and process of live streaming, Steve gave a tour of the areas where the equipment is located.
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE By Ann Barr The Social Activities Committee has begun planning for this year! Here is the current list of activities: Sun, Oct 16, 2016 12:00 PM 2nd Annual Tailgate Party Fri, Nov 4, 2016 7:00 PM Movie Night - "Miracles from Heaven" Sat, Dec 10, 2016 An excursion to be determined (save the date!) Fri, Jan 13, 2017 6:30 PM Movie Night - “Pete's Dragon” Sat, Feb 11, 2017 3:00-5:00PM Bowling Sat, Mar 11, 2017 6:00 PM Pizza and Game Night Sat, Apr 1, 2017, 6:00 PM Italian Buffet Date TBD in May or June, Progressive Supper Sun, Jun 25, 2017 11:00 AM Canobie Lake Park (church outing!)
A note from Rev. George Sinclair, Jr What a wonderful send off! I was much blessed by your many kind words and by the gift of a block to place in the walk at the Ocean Park Library. Ocean Park has been a significant part of my life since I was 12 years old. Ministry has been my calling and to have what will most likely be my last interim yoked with my love for Ocean Park, and all it means to me and to our family, was a humbling experience and a wonderful joy. Thank you for bringing those two parts of my life together with the donation of a brick with my name on it. Blessings to all as you continue to minster and grow with your new pastor, Michael.
Church Picnic 2016 What a fun afternoon we had at the Elks Lodge in Saugus! Descent weather, fun games, a great cookout and warm fellowship...a wonderful way to kick off Rev. Michael’s ministry! A vesper service featuring reflection and prayer was a perfect way to wrap up the event. Thank you Christian Ed for organizing the event.! “Today’s Scripture” Bible Study—Meets Sundays at 10:00am in Youth Room An informal gathering to discuss Sunday's scripture. Content will come from the lectionary; our collective knowledge of the Bible; and the fine old Baptist tradition of "soul competency" -- that each person brings his or her own experience and wisdom to the table in order to interpret and understand the Bible.
Open Hearts Bible Study—Meets Thursdays at 12:30pm in the Starr Parlor Seeking fellowship and spiritual nourishment in the middle of the week? Come join and gain support from women of faith. Questions, email [email protected]
Men’s Morning Discipleship Group—Meets Fridays at 6:30am in the Starr Parlor Group meets to discuss scripture, prayer and issues relevant to living the Christian life. The timing is meant to facilitate attendance before work. All men are welcome!
Wednesday Night Bible Study—Starting October 12 at 7:00pm A conversation led Bible Study led by Pastor Michael. Prayer Meeting will follow the study. Events and Notes
Second Annual TAILGATE PARTY—Sunday, October 16 at 1:00pm Bring chairs and your favorite tailgate munchies and cheer on the Patriots as they play against the Cincinnati Bengals! Sign up in the Narthex.
Green Street Movie Showing—Friday, November 6 at 7:00pm
Based on the incredible true story of a young girl suffering from a rare diges- tive disorder who finds herself miraculously cured after surviving a terrible accident. This event is open to the community. Be sure to invite your friends!
Installation of New Settled Pastor, Rev. Michael C. Woolf
Installation of Please mark your calendars for Sunday, November 6th for the Official In- stallation of our new Settled Pastor, Reverend Michael Woolf to be held at Reverend Michael C. Woolf Green Street Baptist Church.
Christmas Cantata Rehearsal—You are invited! 12 more weeks to Christmas! Join the joyful noise of the Green Street Bap- tist Church Choir as they prepare for the Christmas Cantata. See Katie Yoshua for rehearsal schedule and song selection.
Green Street is now Live! Live Stream on Facebook! Worship Service is now available on Live Stream via Facebook Sunday Mornings at 11:00am! Recordings are available online after service ends. Facebook: Green Street Baptist Church, Melrose MA
Servants Heart Black Olives (whole), Cranberry Sauce, Turkey Gravy Pantry of Hope Stuffing Mix (small boxes) Soups with Meat, Cheez-Its
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World Mission Offering —October!!
Celebrate New Life in Christ “on Earth as in Heaven” (Matthew 6:10, NABRE)
A great and surprising spiritual awakening is happening in Baptist churches in Cuba right now!
Since 1990, the number of churches in Cuba has grown by 450%. The number of baptisms has risen by over 500%. And the number of prayer groups and total church memberships have climbed in equally high numbers.
After decades of harsh restrictions, “the church of God has risen from the ashes,” says a retired Cuban church leader who witnessed the remarkable change firsthand. “In God’s time, the hearts of so many people have been opened up to the goodness of the gospel.”
The good news is that our church’s support of the World Mission Offering (WMO) is helping to fuel the growth of the Eastern Cuba Baptist Convention through financial and global worker support and through International Ministries (IM)-sponsored pastor conferences.
The better news is that there is a lot that we can learn from Cuba’s spiritual revival. For example:
Youth ministry is thriving through camping and sports ministries, concerts and youth rallies in the streets of Cuba’s cities and towns.
Spirit-filled outreach is yielding abundant fruit through evangelistic campaigns, undergirded with fervent prayer and fasting.
Discipleship is spreading through numerous house churches and cell groups of prayer.
A new generation of leaders is growing through faithful teaching at seminaries and lay training centers. (continued on next page) Responding to God’s Call Worldwide
And perhaps the best news of all is that Cuba’s spiritual awakening is but one of many thriving ministries run by IM partners and more than 1,800 long- and short-term global workers in more than 70 countries around the world.
IM’s vision is “on earth as in heaven,” which reminds us of God’s invitation to participate in his work in the world.
And that’s just what IM is doing—through your support of the WMO—by praying, equipping, serving, proclaiming, teaching, inviting, healing and encouraging in the name of Jesus.
Your gifts to the WMO help to raise up, place and send new global servants and volunteers to reach and touch lives for Jesus around the world. They also help to fill gaps for those workers who haven’t yet reached their support goals, enabling crucial ministries to continue.
Your gifts help support IM’s more than 240 global partners who are actively sharing God’s message of hope, love and healing with a lost and hurting world.
Your gifts help recruit and train new global workers, open up new global mission fields, respond to global disasters with relief and development funds through One Great Hour of Sharing and much more.
The 2016 World Mission Offering will be received during each Sunday in October.
PLEASE HELP! Baptists in Cuba and the Dominican Republic have requested our help with scholarships and supplies for youth camps and gatherings. With an overall 10% increase in undesignated gifts to the World Mission Offering (WMO), we can respond to that call. Our congregation’s 2016 WMO goal is $1587.00 which is 10% above our 2015 WMO giving. Whether God is calling you to GO as a short- or long-term global servant or to GIVE financial support, let us join together to touch as many lives as possible in more than 70 countries around the globe.
Give generously and expectantly to the WMO as, together, we help people everywhere come to Christ, grow in their relationships with God and change their worlds through the power of the Holy Spirit.
Is God is calling you to learn more about how you or your church can volunteer with Baptist partners in Cuba? Please contact [email protected] for general information or [email protected] for volunteer information. Homemade Paddington Bear Pen & Pencil Sets Marriott's Courtyard Restaurant Tranquil Perfection (Hair/Nails) Ideas for Donations Hooded Baby Cape Pepsi Soccer Ball Melrose House of Pizza Underground Salon (Hair/Nails) to the Auction Latch hook Rug Photo Albums/Picture Frames Mother’s Pizza Uptown Beauty Salon Needlepoint Items Piggy Banks Mt. Vernon Restaurant Vermette’s Supermarket Scarecrow Decoration Plants/Plant Stand Number One Taste Veterinary Visit Services: Slate "Welcome" Plaque Potpourri Crock Papa Gino's Wilkes' Mobil Mart Snowman Decoration Radio AM/FM/TV/Weather Petrone’s Pizza & Deli Address Christmas Cards Stained Glass Creations Raggedy Ann & Andy Doll Set Pelanna’s Streak House Special Items: Babysitting Thanksgiving Items Rock Garden Piza Pizza Car Cleaning Tie Racks Serving Dishes Pizzeria Uno Victorian Rag Doll Snack & Dip Set Polcari"s Airline Tickets Car & Driver for Transportation Bean Supper Tickets Carpentry Service Spice Carousel Prince Pizza Sports Paraphernalia Ritz-Carlton Boston Bruins Tickets/Celtics Tickets Christmas Wrapping Service Donated Items: Charles Playhouse Tickets Clean Cabinets or Closet Stationery Ruggieri’s Restaurant Stuffed Animals Serena’s Ristorante Golf Lesson House Cleaning Auto Winterizing Kit Limousine Service House Sitting for a Weekend Teapots Stearns & Hill Bistro Baseball Hat Throw Rug Spud’s Restaurant Museum of Fine Arts Trip Ironing Beanie Babies Museum of Science Passes Mending/Alterations of Garments Tool Tote Turner’s Seafood Board Games Toys North Shore Music Theater Tickets Pet Services Brita Water Filtering Pitcher Red Sox Tickets Picture Organizing Umbrella Candles & Candle Holders Valet Service Gift Certificates: Simple Will Raking Leaves Cargo/Trunk Tray Shotgunning "clay" birds Repair Windows Vase Coffee Maker/Coffee Mugs Walkman Auto Body Repairs Ski Lift Tickets Snow Shoveling Commemorative Coin Set Car Wash Coupon Books Weekend Get-a-Aways Sunday Globe & Croissants Water Globe Condiment Set Work Gloves Children’s Exchange Delivered Cookbooks Chiropractic Service Therapeutic Massage Cookware/Ovenware Sets Dry Cleaners Foods Items: Typing Service Craft Models Restaurant Gift Gemini Hair Salon Wash Car In & Out Crystal & Glassware Certificates: Hanks Bakery Apple Cider/Apples Painting Dinnerware Heads Together Apple Crisp Window Washing Baklava Dustbuster Car Vac 99 Restaurant Heating Oil from Knight & Harrison Yard Work - Fall/Spring/Clean-up Electronics of All Kinds Ideal Hair & Tanning Salon Calhoun Pecans/Curried Nuts Anthony’s of Malden Cheese Cake Electric Blankets/Throws Bacci’s Pizzeria Johnnie's Foodmaster Fire Extinguishers Lady Fingers Chili Handmade Goods: Bickford’s Pancake House Cookies & Squares of all sorts Framed Pictures Billy’s Famous Roast Beef Lawnmower/ Snow Blower Tune-up Furniture Items The Lily Pad Deli Platter Afghans of all Types Border Cafe Dom Perignon Champagne Apron, Decorated Games/Puzzles Boston Market Montvale Tire Garbage Disposal Midas Muffler Homemade Fudge Calendars Hand Decorated Casa Mia Homemade Breads Ceramic Items of all Sorts Green Street Ornaments The Continental Nicolo’s Hair & Skin Salon Historical Items Pet Supply Depot Lasagna/Stuffed Shells Christmas Items of all Sorts Dockside Restaurant Maple Syrup Counted Cross-Stitch Plaques Holiday Items of all Sorts Friendly's Russo's Candy Jewelry of all Types Salon Two-O-Two Meals with Greenstreeter’s Cradle Giggles Comedy Club Pretzels Cribbage Board Kneeling Stool Grimsby’s Restaurant Shaw’s Lamps Showcase Cinema Tickets Party Potatoes Desk Name Plate Holder The Hilltop Pies of all sorts Flower Arrangements/Wreaths Lawn/Garden Decorations Home Town Buffet Stop & Shop Mini Tool Set Ski Town Pizza Framed Samplers J. J. Grimsby's Professionally Decorated Cake Gift Baskets of all Sorts Movie Camera & Projector Jake’s Grill Spark’s Car Care Paint Sport & Fitness Membership Spaghetti Sauce Hand Knit Sweaters Kelly’s Roast Beef Tiramisu Hand Painted Sweat Shirts Painting Main Sail Seafood Grille Square One Mall Holiday Items of all Types Paper Shredder Stop & Shop