NEWS &
Calendar additions and changes are found here. For a full listing of the year's events, download the PDF on the Calendar page
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SUMMER PREACHING SCHEDULE
July 6 - Dan White
July 13 - Bill Dols
July 20 - Sheila Ennis
July 27 - Carter Heyward
Aug. 3 - Rabbi Judy Schindler
Aug. 10 - Ricky Woods
Aug. 17 - Paul Simpson Duke
Aug. 24 - Stacey Simpson Duke
Aug. 31 - Steve Shoemaker
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FOOD DRIVE UPDATE
Thank you to all who made our Summer In the City Food Drive a success. The youth collected and delivered 871 pounds of nonperishable food to Second Harvest Food Bank. That is enough to feed 580 people!
As a response to the ongoing crisis our food pantries are experiencing, we will be continuing to collect canned and dried goods until the end of the summer. The collection bin is located in the Cornwell Center foyer. Thank you in advance for your support.
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REMINDER
The Chapel will be open for meditation and prayers from 9:00am until 5:00pm Monday through Friday.
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GOD’S GARDEN TEACHER RECRUITMENT
.....Sundays in the foyer of Heaton Hall
We need teachers for the following story workshops in the fall:
Abraham and Sarah - Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28
.....Art (1 person), Cinema (1 person), Drama (1 person), Cooking (1 person)
Jacob and Esau - Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26
.....Art (2), Drama (2)
Jonah - Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23
.....Drama (2)
Special teacher training will be saturday, Aug 23 8:30- noon. Sign up with a friend on the red God's Garden workshop board in the Heaton Hall foyer. Remember you teach for only 4 Sundays and you only teach what you love to do! Contact Jinny Sullivan for more
information.
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June and July 2008
.....PATIO BREAKFAST
.....9:15am on the "Patio" in front of Heaton Hall
A summer tradition at MPBC is breakfast on the "patio," the foyer of Heaton Hall, the building behind the sanctuary! Food provided by Adult Sunday School classes and other church groups. ALL ARE WELCOME and INVITED!
Cost: $2.00 per person; proceeds go to a variety of mission projects
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July 13, 2008
.....MISSION TRIP PARENTS MEETING - For High School and Middle School
.....11:45-12:15 in Berry Hall
For additional information about summer activities, see the Youth Summer Calendar.
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July 16, 2008
.....SUMMER IN THE CITY- Samaritan House
.....11:00 am, meet in the Youth Hall
We’ll head over to Samaritan House (a place that offers respite and recovery for our homeless neighbors) and have several projects at the house. Bring money for ice cream on the way back to church.
For more information contact Garrett Vickrey or Cheri Lindblom.
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August 23, 2008
.....THEIR STORIES/OUR STORIES- Janice Davin Leads a Workshop
.....9:00-12:00
Join us on August 23 as Janice Davin, MA in Oral Tradition and MPBC member, teaches us about how our sacred stories shape us. Learn how to use ancient stories as your road map on the journey. And learn why passing these stories along is so vital to the life and mission of our church.
.....9:00-11:00 Janice Davin Workshop
.....11:15-12:00 Break-out groups for leaders in Early Childhood, Elementary,
.....Youth and Adult Ministries, and a leadership skills training session
This workshop is open to everyone in the congregation. Child care is available so please RSVP by August 12 to Rick Goodin.
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October 10-12, 2008
.....JESUS SEMINAR WEEKEND
This year's visiting scholar is Sandra M. Schneiders. Sheila Ennis has some of Sandra's books in her office to preview if you would like to get to know Sandra and her scholarship before she visits in October.
Look for more information about the Jesus Seminar Weekend here, and in our August Newsletter.
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October 18, 2008
.....TTWS SAVE THE DATE
.....Festival of Friends
Our annual fundraiser will be held off site. Mark your calendar now to enjoy great food, beverage, music, live and silent auctions and a good time. All are invited. Invitations will be sent out at the beginning of September to all TTWS families and all Church members. Raffle tickets will be enclosed. Anyone who would like to donate an auction item, please contact the TTWS office at 704-377-1683.
RECENT NEWS ITEMS
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Clean Air Coalition recognizes Earthkeepers
MPBC's EarthKeepers were awarded a 2007 AirKeepers recognition by the Carolinas Clean Air Coalition for their work
in “spirituality and ecology.” We are so proud of what they are doing in God’s name and our church’s name in this crucial ministry of the care of creation.
Read the CAC online announcement »
Visit the Carolinas Clean Air Coalition website »
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5th Grader creates benefit for Preschools
On February 23rd, Alexander
Jones, an
extraordinary 10 year old in our church, put together a benefit
concert here for two high-poverty preschools:
Lakewood and Seigle Avenue. He
recruited about 60 elementary-age musicians (including a
good portion of our own children). He himself played a piano sonata he'd composed. Alexander conceived the event around Christmas time and worked for two months to pull it off, drawing about 200 persons raising $1,000.50 for these preschools.
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 Steve Shoemaker, Robin Coira and others shared impressions about this group of diverse Baptist organizations seeking common commitment. Hear their impressions from our March 9 forum. Click on the following links:
FORUM (part 1 - Speakers)
FORUM (part 2 - Q&A and closing remarks)
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MPBC Honored by Human Rights Campaign
Myers Park Baptist Church was selected in January to receive a 2008 Equality Award from the Carolinas Human Rights Campaign. Founded in 1980 HRC is America's largest civil rights organization working to achieve LGBT equality.
Read the entire Jan. 9, 2008 Press Release from HRC Carolinas »
Read the HRC Statement honoring MPBC with the 2008 Equity Award »
See and hear comments by Steve Shoemaker, Debbie Warren, Nancy Walker, Barbara Mishoe, Ray Owens, Fran Cook and Bob Thompson on the meaning of this recognition.
 VIDEO: “HRC Award” »
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N.C. State Baptist Convention 2007
On Tuesday, November 13, 2007 the N.C. Baptist Convention voted to sustain the November 12 ruling of their Executive Committee that Myers Park Baptist Church no longer be considered in friendly co-operation with the N.C. Baptist Convention. These actions came after Myers Park Baptist church leaders spoke to the officers of the Convention and to the Convention itself.
 Emails and comments from the public »
Letter delivered by Dr. Shoemaker »
Letters by other members »
Earlier letters to convention leadership »
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