Children’s Day in Worship The Sunday, February 7 Key to Lexington Avenue Baptist Church Blessing and Prayer for the Children DANVILLE, KENTUCKY VOLUME 6, NUMBER 2 FEBRUARY, 2010 (Parents of nursery children are invited to bring their children to the first part of the worship service.) Children will lead in prayer, scripture reading, YYYOU’VE GOT THE TIME welcoming, offering, and music Preschool Rainbow Bells will play Listtten to the Neeew Testttament in 20111000 FFebruary 17 through April 4 (28 minutes a day) Multi-media children’s pictures from the past year FFFebruary 17 through April 4 (28 minutes a day) FFFor Children, Youth, & Adults Used children’s coat collection for Salvation Army Free MP3 Audio New Testments will be provided beginning on Sunday, January 31 after morning worship.

How to Listen: This MP3 on CD can be played on a portable MP3 player, most computers and DVD players, MP3 Compatible CD Players, IPod, IPhone, and other MP3 compatible players. We can also order the Bible stick for $20 which has the audio Bible already loaded, a 16 CD set audio New Testament also for $20, and we may offer listening times at church. If you need help we can help you find a format for listening to the New Testament that works for you. A listening schedule will be provided. KIDZ Bible: There is also a Children’s version of the audio Bible, which includes a kid friendly reading The Key and Bible songs. Cooperative Baptist Fellowship: Join the churches of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (CBF) in listening to the Bible in 2010. In partnership with the audio Bible ministry, Faith Comes By Hearing, the Fellowship is embarking on a historic and unique initiative to enlist all partnering congregations in a Bible listening program this year. This program is carried out in partnership with Faith Comes By Hearing thanks to a Published Monthly generous grant from a CBF-supportive foundation. Faith Comes by Hearing: Faith Comes by Hearing is a ministry which provides audio Bibles and listening devices. We will take an offering to help translate and distribute audio New Testaments to the mission field.

Mission Statement Lexington Avenue Baptist Church exists to proclaim the Good News of Christ Jesus to all people, to promote private and congregational worship, to nurture Christian growth, and to sustain others through service, love, prayer and fellowship. Pastors’ Pen TTTake Your Sweetheart The season of Lent begins on February 17th, to Church Ash Wednesday. Lent is a time in which we prepare our hearts for and open our lives SSSunday 339 W. Lexington Avenue to the significance of God’s gift, Jesus Christ. We can prepare Danville, KY 40422 in a number of ways—making renewed commitments, giving February 14 Deacons of the Week Lucille Cooper Phone: (859) 236-3565 up something that is important to us for the forty days of Lent, February 7 Happy Birthday: February 2 Fax: (859) 238-7765 and experiencing the presence of God in and through our lives Buitch Ledford Preston Wright e-mail: [email protected] during worship and during each day. Madge Purdom You’ve Got the Time: Web: www.lexingtonavenue.org Happy Birthday: February 4 February 14 Another way to more fully enrich your experience of Lent this Edna Lankford Richie Lyons Scotty Vanderpool year is through listening to the New Testament. Elsewhere in Happy Birthday: February 11 Bible Study & Prayer February 21 Tommy Valentine this newsletter you’ll find information about You’ve Got the Vernon Coulter Sundays at 6:00 pm, February 21-March 28 Pastor Bible Study and Lectio-Divina (a prayerful reading Carolyn Godfrey [email protected] Time. It tells you all you need to know to participate in listening Happy Birthday: February 11 Ervin Farmer to the whole New Testament during the forty days of Lent. To the family of of scripture) taken from one of the You’ve Got the Jean Donovan February 28 Keith Stillwell Henrietta Burns; Time readings from the previous week Happy Birthday: February 16 Kathleen Brewsaugh Associate Pastor for Discipleship Ray (husband), The Bible is God’s Living Word for us. It speaks to us in every David Bibb [email protected] Linda (daughter in Ruby Gray situation of our lives. It offers hope and encouragement by law), Kayla and Happy Birthday: February 21 Joint Committee & Ministry Team Phil Quinn specifically pointing us to the life, ministry and abiding presence Brandi Meetings, Jan. 31 Minister of Music of our Savior. We do have the time and we can make the time Extended Session [email protected] (granddaughters) for the Bible to be part of our daily lives. 5:00 p.m.-Ministry & Leadership Team Meetings Birth - Two Year Olds (Missions, Music, Children’s Ministry, Special February 7 Dave Garrett To Mary Ann Events, Audio Visual, Bus, Health) Greg & Sarah Branam Minister of Youth I’m looking forward to participating in You’ve Got the Time Reeves in the [email protected] February 14 and I’m glad we are doing this together as a church. Let me death of her 6:00 p.m.-Supper: Sandwiches, Chips, Drinks Chris & Stacie Herron Tara Farmer invite you to be part of this ministry. I am confident it will mother, Bessie February 21 Children’s Minister enrich your Lenten experience and more deeply connect your Russell 6:30 p.m.-Orientation & Bible Study/ ? life to Jesus. Committee Meetings February 28 Gail Singleton (Personnel, Nominating, Property, Weekday Donnie & Melinda Adkins Office Manager [email protected] I look forward to seeing you this Sunday in Worship. Preschool, Stewardship, Christian Education, VBS) 3, 4, & 5(K) February 7 Cari Rice Tommy If you cannot attend please call your committee Chip & Callie Minks Financial Secretary chairperson and the church office (so we can get February 14 [email protected] an accurate supper count). Jerry & Nicole Farmer Sam Price Angela Barrett Fun Lovin' Hearts Trip February 21 Administrative Assistant Look at your calendars for Thursday, Feb. 25 to see if you can David & Melissa Arnold [email protected] go with us to have lunch at Eddie Montgomery’s Steakhouse tudents Haiti Response The Missions Leadership Team will be Mary Cait Rolph Lois Baltzer in Harrodsburg! Eddie’s Place is BIG, and the food is GOOD, SSS February 28 of the Organist and the prices are…OK! You can eat lunch for meeting to consider how our church might Ernst Crown Weber around $12 (soup, salad, sandwich, etc). Here is MMMonth respond to the crisis in Haiti. In the meantime Renee Price Martha Robertson the entire schedule for the day: if you would like to make a donation, make Interim Pianist 9:41 AM- leave LABC Justin Johnson your check out to Lexington Avenue Baptist Health Resource Room Birthday: February 1 Pat Stewart 10:00 AM- Tour the Museum at Ft. Harrod Church and write “Haiti-CBF”on the memo February 7: Renita Dear Preschool Director ($2 – they are closed for the season, but Jeffrey Embree February 14: Geri Wells [email protected] line. We will send funds to CBF Haiti Relief are opening it up just for our group!) Birthday: February 3 February 21: Alyssa Pittman 11:30 AM- Eat at Eddie Montgomery’s Brooke Terrell February 28: Alicia Nickens Steakhouse on the by-pass. Birthday: February 17 1:30 PM- Tour the new Boyle County Public Library (Free- Senior Adult Stephanie Donovan will lead us!) 3:00 PM- Return to LABC LLLuncheon Call the Church Office and reserve a spot on the bus! We’re Key (USPS 584-600) is published monthly by Lexington Avenue Baptist Church, Tuesday 339 W Lexington Avenue, Danville KY 40422. Periodicals Postage Paid at Danville KY. staying close to home just in case the weather is not so great. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Key, Lexington Avenue Baptist Church, 339 W Lexington Avenue, Danville KY 40422 Hope to see you! February 19, 12:00 pm Youth Super Bowl Party-Sun., Feb. 7 At the Valentine’s (Leave the church at 6:15 p.m.) Bring a 2 liter drink - cookies - chips. To our LABC family, We would like to thank everyone for their cards and prayers in the loss of Natalie’s stepmother and also of Ted’s friend Harry Asher. Both will be missed but we take comfort in knowing that they are in a better place at peace Giving to Date: Natalie and Ted Monroe Budget Offerings $43,963.98 January 24: Sunday School 183 Morning Worship 224 My church family has sustained me during my recent injuries. You have Budget Offerings $7,492.97 fed me, visited me, and encouraged me with your prayers, cards, and A Word From Your Assososociate January 17: letters. Please know that I appreciate every expression of your concern. Pastor for Discipleship Sunday School 164 Gratefully, Morning Worship 236 Evelyn Crooke Worship in December is a glorious time Budget Offerings $16,029.01 filled with a multitude of instrumentalists, Januray 10: candles, beautiful decorations, Advent Sunday School 130 anticipation, and the celebration of Morning Worship 173 Thank you for all the thoughts, phone calls, kind words, and prayers Christmas. Sometimes worship in January Budget Offerings $9,245.50 you sent during my daughter and granddaughter’s, Kyra and Edie, can feel kind of down in comparison and mission trip to Haiti. January 3: the dreary winter weather outside doesn’t Lamentations 3:22-23 Sunday School 149 KBF Spring Gathering help. Such is the rhythm of life.Yet, what Morning Worship 197 KBF Spring Gathering Clara Bowen I have experienced over the past few Budget Offerings $11,196.50 April 23-24 (Friday evening & Saturday morning) weeks in worship, I would not call down Don’t Miss the Kentucky Baptist Fellowship Spring Gathering or dreary at all. In a special way, that I Dear Tommy, at Stanford Baptist Church this Year! can hardly explain, I have felt a sweet Thank you for your contributions to the Kentucky Baptist spirit and the presence of God in the Fellowship. The faithful financial support of churches like yours Special Guest: Robert Parham, simple but beautiful music, heartfelt combined with other faithful supporters, has allowed us to reach out in Executive Director, Baptist Center for Ethics prayers and scripture reading, effective significant ways. preaching, and geniune community. Family Night Meals Worship, Mission Reports, Workshops, Resource Fair, and Below you will find the amount of financial support for 2009. This total includes only those contributions for Kentucky Baptist Fellowship more I have been moved each Sunday during causes. the greeting to look out over a 2009 Contribution Total: $21,495.21 Auxiliary Events congregation that I can sense truly loves Thank you, God, loves each other, and loves me. Wednesdays, 6:15 p.m. KBF Leadership Conference Valarie Shoulta Administrative Assistant, Kentucky Baptist Fellowship ”Helping My Church Become Missional” I love you too, February 3: Chicken Potluck April 23, 2010, 2 to 5 PM February 10: Roast Beef & Potluck February 17: Spaghetti Speaker: Michael Tutterow, Pastor, Wieuca Road Baptist Church, Keith Bring Salad or Dessert Atlanta, GA Mary Martha Sunday School Class, February 24: Chicken & Potluck All of us at the Galilean Home thank you for your generous gift, in KBF Pastor’s Luncheon the name of Jesus, the Great Galilean. Galilean Children’s Home If you do not have a standing April 23, 2010, 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM gratefully acknowledges receipt of baby items, laundry soap, and reservation, please call the church office. Speaker: Michael Tutterow, Pastor, Wieuca Road Baptist Church, 859-236-3565 cleaning supplies. Atlanta, GA We sincerely appreciate your interest in the Galilean Home children and we thank you for remembering us with this thoughtful gift. Baptist Seminary of Kentucky Banquet Thanks, April 23, 2010, 5:15 pm to 6:45 PM (call 859-455-8191) Jerry and Children The Key for Kids

February 2010

Children’s Day in Worship

Tara Farmer Sunday, February 7 Children’s Minister Blessing and Prayer for the Children (Parents of nursery children are invited to bring their children to the first part of the worship service.) Children will lead in prayer, scripture reading, welcoming, offering, and music Preschool Rainbow Bells will play Multi-media children’s pictures from the past year

Sundays, 9:30 am Bible Study for 2’s & 3s, FFFeeebruary’’’s Mini Mission 4-K, grades 1-2, grades Hey children, this Valentine’s day let’s warm hearts by donating 3-4, and grades 5-6 a warm coat to a child in need. Please bring in your coats on February 7th and we will collect them during worship. The Wednesdays, 6:15 pm coats will be taken to the Salvation Army, and will be donated Family Supper to those in the community who need them.

Wednesdays, 6:45-7:30 pm Royal Ambassadors 5th and 6th Grade ( missions for boys in grades 1-6) Save the date. March 13th a special day just for you! Girls in Action (Missions for girls in grades 1-6) Preschool Music, Mission Friends, and More Third Day, Newsboys, Tenth Avenue North, New Song, Fire flight, Tony Nolan, Sidewalk Prophets, (children ages 3 through K) Robert Pierre, Revive

Extended Session Workers Needed We are in need of extended session workers. If you can help out please call the church office, or see Tara Farmer. Thank You.