Pastor Garrett's Notes for Sunday

This is what your children will need for Diving Deeper (preschool worship) and Tabernacle tomorrow:

Diving Deeper: no materials needed
Tabernacle: something soft to be tossed (for hot potato)

Check out the resources below and join me for worship tomorrow!

For His Glory,
Pastor Garrett

If your family plans on attending church tomorrow, you may want to print off the kids sermon notes below and bring them to church with you. To keep down the passing of germs, we are not handing out any papers at church. These sermon notes are found under the "Sunday Resources" section, in the appropriate category.

                        

Facebook Live Sunday Children's Worship
**NEW TIMES**
Diving Deeper at 9:00am
Tabernacle at 9:30am  

Midweek Bible Studies:
**NEW TIMES**
K-5th Grade on Wednesday nights at 6:30pm

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MPBC Update from Pastor Joe

All church activities are cancelled through Saturday, May 2^nd. This will continue to be looked at on a week-to-week basis. Our church offices are closed, but you can get a hold of us by phone from 9-12. If you need to drop something off by the church, please call between 9-12 to get instructions.



Along with church activities being closed, we have cancelled:

• The rest of Spring Wednesday night activities
• Summer Mission Trips

If you have any questions please feel to reach out to Joe Mayes at Joe.Mayes@mpbclife.com – God bless, and we look forward to seeing you back at MPBC soon.




For His Glory,

Joe Mayes

Administrative & Missions Pastor

Church at Home

For Sunday's live stream, we're encouraging you to download our Church@Home resource. Here's a pic of it, or you can download it directly at MPBCLife.com/bulletin or find it in our MPBCLife app. See you Sunday!

A Word from Pastor Joey

19 March 2020

COVID 19 - UPDATE A word from Pastor Joey Here is an update from Pastor Joey regarding the life and operations of Mount Pleasant during this time. Please take a moment to watch it. We will post new update videos as needed. Also, we have a new communications portal with church-wide information that's available now. Just go to mpbclife.com/virus Today's video is available at https://vimeo.com/398935336 Pleas email us at info@mpbclife.com if you have any questions.   This is a message from Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Colonial Heights, VA

Church Update Message from Pastor Joe

Mount Pleasant family,

We know that you are wondering about life at Mount Pleasant in the wake of this virus. After meeting extensively this morning, our pastors would like to inform you that all activities, events and gatherings, including “at church” services are on hold for the next two weeks. That means this announcement impacts:

-> Friend Day (postponed)
-> Wednesday Night activities
-> Any activities and ministries from MPBC
-> Office hours will be reduced

By way of our worship services, we will live stream at 11:00 for the next two Sundays. We will be monitoring the situation very closely and make adjustments as needed.

We will make avenues for giving as easy as possible and want to help you stay connected as the church as best we can during these unprecedented times.

Stay tuned as a more comprehensive update will come later this week. We want to make sure that you are kept completely informed.

If you have any questions, please feel free to call us. Please bear with us and pray for us, as we are praying for you during this time. May we constantly remember that our hope is found in Jesus.

Thank you!

Important Message from Pastor Joey Anthony

Hey Mt. Pleasant Family,


I know you have heard of the Coronavirus situation in the world and I’d like to take just a few minutes to share some thoughts with you from our pastoral staff.



I know there is a good bit of concern all around us about this virus, and we want to offer some suggestions and let you know what we are doing as we move forward.



I am sure you have heard the experts and their common-sense suggestions, but let me remind you again of some of those:

• Wash your hands thoroughly and regularly with soap and warm water.
• Use hand sanitizers between washing your hands.
• Keep your hands away from your face as much as possible.
• And If you have been sick, have a fever or are not feeling well, please stay at home and recuperate.  Don’t risk getting worse or infecting others.

We also want you to know how we are being proactive and using every precaution at the church.

1. We do not have any plans to cancel any services at Mt. Pleasant at this point.

However, we will have our cleaning service folks do a deep clean of all of our facilities, where all of our pews, handles, and bathrooms will be wiped down and thoroughly sanitized.

2. All of our hand sanitizing stations surrounding our worship center are filled and ready.
3. For a little while, we encourage you to avoid direct contact such as hand shaking and hugs (that will be a tough one for me).
4. In our children’s ministry, when you check-in, only one person at the welcome desk will check-in your children so there aren’t a lot of fingers touching the iPads or screens.
5. We will be postponing our March communion until April
6. DNow is still on for this weekend, but there will be the precautionary step of checking everyone’s temperature as people register on Friday night.  Anyone who has a temperature of 100.5 will be sent back home to get better.

Even with all of these precautions, there will be some of you who are still uneasy or unsure.  I get that, especially if you are one of those folks whose health makes you vulnerable to this virus.  Do not feel guilty because you cannot be at the church during this season.  I want you to know that it is okay to stay home and watch us online through Facebook, the MPBCLife App or on the church website. 


Let me also remind you to give your tithes for the budget (also known as the Ministry Action Plan) and offerings online through our website or app, so that the ministry of the church could continue to thrive all the more in the midst of difficult days. If you need assistance with giving online, please feel free to call the church office during business hours.



Finally, Church family, let me say this.  As disciples of Jesus, we know the One who holds all things together.  We believe that God is not shocked or amazed or has been taken by surprise with this virus.  He is still on the Throne and we are His people. We know the hope and the assurance that is real in knowing Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord.



During these times,

may the world see us as People of peace and not of panic,

as Christians who are constant and courageous, not conceding to the chaos,

And as disciples who have hope in the midst of all of that is happening.



So, let us pray for the Lord to intervene in this situation.

Let us pray for those who have been infected and affected by the virus.

Let us pray for the medical personnel who are working diligently.

Let us pray for our leaders to make wise decisions

and Let us pray for each other to stay well, but also, let us pray that we would stay calm and exhibit hope in this world, and as the Lord gives us opportunities, that we would faithfully give the reason for the hope that is in us…and that reason has a name.  His name is Jesus.



Hey guys, I love you all and look forward to seeing you soon.

 -- 

Dr. Joey Anthony

Lead Pastor

Mount Pleasant Baptist Church

3110 Greenwood Ave

Colonial Heights, VA 23834