Enter His Courts With Praise

Call to Worship Memorial Carillon

Prelude  

Ministry Opportunities  Pastor Kevin

Time of Singing    Worship Team

 (Children are directed to KidZone following singing of last song)

Tithes and Offering

Offertory Prayer

 Offertory  

*Offertory Response  #600 “Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow”

Introduction of New Director of Music – Lianne MacMinn

Song “Near To the Heart of God” (V 1)

Prayers of the People   Pastor Ida

Ministry Of The Word

Scripture Ephesians 1:3-14 (Pew Bible, NT pg. 192)

Sermon “How Come You’re Attractive?”   Pastor Bob

*Hymn  “Here At Thy Table Lord”

 (Those in the balcony wishing to receive communion are asked

  to move to the main level during the singing)

Our Lord’s Supper

Words of Institution

Ministry of Music  “Come to the Feast”  Sanctuary Choir

Prayer of Thanksgiving for the Bread  Deacon Kathy Cochrane

Prayer of Thanksgiving for the Cup   Deacon Stephen Davidson

*Hymn   “I Am Resolved” (Vs. 1, 3)

Commissioning & Benediction

Postlude 

Go Now In Peace

This is Benevolent Sunday offering plates are located at the back of the Sanctuary

Total offering for Sunday, April 25, $6,696.52

(Automatic debit weekly offerings are included in totals)

Our Stewardship Account for

Kingdom Work to April 30, 2010

(Figures are unofficial)

2010 Ministry Budget:                                    $ 390,500.00

Average Needed Weekly (52 Weeks):         $     7,510.00

Required for 17 Weeks:                                $ 127,670.00

Received for 17 Weeks:                                $ 115,150.00

Year-to-Date Budget Deficit :                     - $   12,520.00

Worship Attendance

Morning Service

 Last Week: 198 Year Ago: 213

Hospice Walk May 2nd

Pastor Ida invites you to join her for a “Hike for Hospice 2010” today, May 2nd at 2 p.m. Hike will form up at 9 Spring Street in Bedford. To register or make a donation, please speak with Pastor Ida. . Sign-up sheets and donation sheets are located in the foyer on the bulletin board. All proceeds go to the development of our hospice house and services. For additional information please visit our web site @www.hospicehalifax.com. Hospice is a place to ease the last days of terminally ill patients without having to go to a hospital.

Town Hall Meeting Postponed

At this time the Deacons have realized that we need to fine tune our proposal regarding membership before presenting it to the congregation. We regretfully need to reschedule our planned Town Hall Meeting for this Sunday, May 2.  Keep tuned for the new date for the Town Hall Meeting!

Our Prayer Initiative

We are invited to join together in prayer for one another. As we move through our fellowship alphabetically, look for your name to appear. If it doesn't, please let Sharon know, for we wish to be in prayer for YOU. This week, please be in prayer for: Samuel DuPont, Connolly & Wendy Easton, Mona Ellis, Dawn Fehr and Cleona Fenerty.

Sunday Prayer Link

Baccalaureate and Spring Convocation services of Acadia Divinity College will be held next Sunday – May 9th -- in Wolfville. Please pray for the graduates and for churches where they will be called to use their gifts for the benefit of God’s Kingdom. Pray also for the staff and faculty as they prepare for this special day in the lives of the students and of our Divinity College.

Child Dedication Service

On Sunday, May 30, we will be having a Presentation of Children and the Dedication of Parents to Their Christian Nurture service. If you would like to present your child please contact Pastor Bob or Pastor Ida. @ 835-5966 or speak with them directly.

Come join the Truong family to Watch "Journey from the Fall"

 This Movie is based on the Exodus of the Vietnamese people. In 1980, BBC sponsored the Truong family and this movie will portray some of the ordeals they experienced in escaping Vietnam. .As part of Asian Heritage Month, and in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Vietnamese Association of Nova Scotia, we would like to invite you to a free screening of "Journey from the Fall" at Pier 21 on Sunday May 9th starting at 7pm. See http://www.pier21.ca/ for more information and trailer. Unlike previous movies about the Vietnam War, this movie was directed by a Vietnamese American and reveals the horrors of the re-education camps and the exodus of the "boat people", of which many refugees who were sponsored to Nova Scotia experienced.  The Truong family would love to have you join them in watching this movie.

Summer Ministry Coordinators Jobs

We are currently accepting applications for two Summer Ministry Coordinator Jobs: Youth Program Coordinator and Children’s Program Coordinator. Should we get grants these positions will be available from the beginning of June to the end of August.  Interested applicants should submit their resumes to the church office prior to May 9th.

Welcome, Lianne!

The Music Committee is very happy to welcome Lianne MacMinn to Bedford Baptist as our new Director of Music. We look forward to working with Lianne as she guides our church's music ministry, and pray that God will bless her as she serves among us.

Thank you very much for the lovely cards and In Memoriam gift we received following the death of my sister, Sandra Orr, in Niagara Falls. Lloyd and I appreciated the many prayers offered on our behalf as we travelled between Nova Scotia and Ontario. This has been a very sad time for us, yet we rejoice in the complete recovery of my brother following his extensive open heart surgery at the Heart Institute in Ottawa. The grace of God and your prayers and thoughtfulness have kept us going and we are grateful. Lynda and Lloyd Mitchell and Family.

Christian Rock Concert

Coming on Friday, May 21, Christian Rock Concert at Faith Baptist 7:30pm, Stokil Drive in Lower Sackville. Bands: Jon Bryant, Robot, and Trip Meter. Tickets $5.00

Understanding Your Teen

Come to an outstanding parent conference “Understanding Your Teen”, led by Marv Penner an internationally renowned family professional.  If you have a pre-teen or a teenager this is a seminar you don’t want to miss. Sunday, May 16^th, 2:00-5:00pm at Bedford Baptist Church.  Tickets: $7.00 per person or $10.00 a couple. Call to reserve; limited space available.835-5966.

ADC Trip to the Holy Land

A group of 61 people including Dr. Harry Gardner, President of ADC, and two professors, Doctors Glenn Wooden and Craig Evans and their spouses, students from ADC and folks throughout the Atlantic Provinces are going on an Inspirational and Study Tour of Israel, May 1 to May 12. One of the students who will be going is Miriam MacDonald, our SFE student. She will be taking a credit course on Modern Israel and the Old Testament, which will be an extensive photo-journal essay. Please be in prayer for their safety and blessing.

Do you like to HIKE?

There will be a group hike taking place on Saturday, May 15th up Labrador Castle near Chester.  Please meet in the church parking lot at 9:30am and bring a bag lunch.  Minimum age is 12.  If you are between 12 and 15 years old, please bring a parent or adult with you.  There are sections of this hike that are steep, so discretion is advised if you have difficulty with rugged terrain.  This is a good opportunity to bring a relative, friend, neighbour, or co-worker along for some quality conversation on the trail.  (Rain date is May 29th.  If it is raining or the forecast is for rain, we will use the rain date as the

rocks will be very slippery if wet.)

Region IV Music Rally

On Tuesday, May 11^th, 7:15pm, First Baptist, Truro, come and join us in singing the great hymns of the faith and hearing special music. Offerings will be used in support of program of Region IV. See poster of bulletin board.

Plant Sale

The Floral Committee is organizing a Plant Sale for May 22^nd. We are looking for donations of perennials, bushes, bulbs (Iris, Dahlias, Glads). Ice cream and margarine containers or cut down milk cartons can be used for transplanting. If you can help, plants can be left at the church office from Wednesday, May 19 to Friday, May 21 from 9-12noon. Please indicate plant’s name and color if known. Also a Garden Accessories table is planned. Donations of tools, bird feeders, garden accents or garden books would be appreciated. Any questions call Sandra @ 835-5893.

C.L.A.S.S. 101 and 301

We are tentatively looking at Friday, June 4^th 7-9 and Saturday, June 5^th 9 – 12 for the next CLASS. Please let Pastor Bob, Pastor Ida or church office know if you are interested in attending.

Looking to Rent

Gentleman, quiet, non-smoker, non-drinker seeks secure, shared accommodations in local church area. Please call the church office if you have space to rent. 835-5966

Graduates of 2010

There is a sign-up sheet available in the foyer for our 2010 Graduates. If you are graduating from High School, College or University please let us know. If you wish, you may email your information to the church office at office@bedfordbaptist.ca  Thank you.

HRM Baptist Association Spring Meeting Highlights

Highlights from Saturday, April 24, meeting at Stevens Road Baptist Church:

• Our CABC Racism Working Group made a report. Established in 2001 with the mandate to hold Council and Assembly accountable to the following challenge: ... to devote the first decade of the 21st Century in addressing and raising awareness related to racism and racial justice. This working group is prepared to propose that an Ethnic Ministries Working Group/Department be created at the Convention level to, in part, propose policies, programs and ministries that will lead to the full participation and partnership of all ethnic communities in the life of our Convention, its Agencies and Boards, and in our Churches. (Details available at our church office.)
• Our Association Licensing Committee, under the capable direction of our Pastor Emeritus, Nelson Metcalfe, commended 20 individuals for a License to Minister, including our own Kathy Cochrane, Heather Cox, Kevin Haggarty, and Miriam MacDonald, along with Borden Scott and Christopher Drew.
• Our own Sandra Irving completed her term of service as Moderator, and now continues to serve as Past-Moderator, chairing the Nominating Committee.

· The current status of our Convention incorporation was delivered, with it being noted that each church will need to examine the documents and then vote as to become a member of the new Convention. There will be no "grand-fathering" of any churches.

Complete reports may be obtained at our church office. Pastor Bob

Incorporation of the Canadian Atlantic Baptist Convention

On Saturday, May 15, 2010, the Halifax Region United Baptist Association is hosting a morning meeting from 8: 30 am to 12:00 pm at Bedford Baptist Church to discuss the third draft of the General Operating Bylaw. We will be discussing the rights, responsibilities and expectations of members in the new Convention and the questions that remain to be answered regarding local church autonomy and the impact all these changes will have on all of us. Pastors, deacons, moderators, church clerks, church members, as well as Association council members should attend this half day workshop. Delegates to Oasis in August should find it helpful in increasing their understanding of the document so that more informed decisions can be made when the General Operating Bylaw comes to a vote. Please plan to attend this very important meeting.

Solidarity Sunday - Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 9th

Every Mother’s Day, Canadian Baptists across the country come together for a very special reason: Solidarity Sunday. This is a symbolic event intended for us to stand in unity with our brothers and sisters around the world.  This year we are asking your church to join us in standing alongside our neighbours in Rwanda. Through Solidarity Sunday, you can bring hope and healing to vulnerable families who struggle with such issues as poverty, HIV/AIDS and the legacy of the genocide.  You can also help support and train the dedicated pastors who must minister to families amidst these challenging circumstances. CBM offering envelopes will be available next Sunday

Bayside Camp

Did you pick up your registration form for Bayside Camp?

They are available in the foyer.

Jesus: Man, Messiah or More?

Day of Discovery will be re-airing the eight part program series that Dr. Craig Evans participated in; "Jesus: Man, Messiah, or More?" For air dates and additional information on the programs please see poster on bulletin board.

Spring/Summer - Intersession 2010

This spring and summer, Acadia Divinity College will be offering one-week intensive courses. Please see poster on bulletin board for details.