Phillips Memorial Baptist Church
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Phillips Memorial Baptist Church
565 Pontiac Avenue
Cranston, Rhode Island 02910
401-467-3300
fax: 401-467-3302
Sunday Schedule
9 am
Sunday School and Adult Bible Study
Sunday School and Adult Bible Study10 am Worship, Children's Moment
Nursery 9:45 - 11:00 am Activity Time for Youth 10:15 - 11:00 amChildren's Choir for grades K through 8 10:15 - 11:00 amFellowship Time immediately following worship in Fellowship HallAugust 1 Worship 10:00 am
Communion Sunday
Sermon: "What, Me Worry?"
Rev. Dr. William Crawford preaching.
Scripture: Luke 12: 13 - 34
August 8 Worship 10:00 am
Sermon: "Barriers To Worship"
Rev. Dr. William Crawford preaching.
Scripture: Matthew 3: 1 - 12 and Matthew 11: 7 - 19
August 15 Worship 10:00 am
Sermon: "Lost And Found"
Rev. Dr. William Crawford preaching.
Scripture: Luke 15: 11 - 32
August 22 Worship 10:00 am
Sermon: "No Comparisons Allowed"
Rev. Dr. William Crawford preaching.
Scripture: Luke 18: 9 - 14
August 29 Worship 10:00 am
Sermon: "Humility: Touchstone Of Christian Living"
Rev. Dr. Don Rasmussen preaching.
Scripture: Proverbs 25: 6 - 7, Hebrews 13: 1 - 8 and
Luke 14: 1, 7 - 14
Building A Future Of Hope
There are significant financial costs for renovation of the church.
Please give generously to help us with this financial challenge. THANK YOU!
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Hot Dog
Sunday
New Members
and Baptisms
Church Ladies
Catering
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Help your church with this additional financial challenge!
Your continued faithfulness in giving will make a significant difference.
Thank you for your ongoing support of our "Building A Future of Hope" campaign.
New Members And Baptisms
If you desire to be baptized and / or join Phillips Church, please call the church office (467-3300, extension 1) or speak with the chairperson of the Board of Deacons.
Hope Circle News
American Baptist Women's Cookbook "from our hearts" is available while supplies last. Books are only $10, and you can pick them up from 9 am to 3 pm, Monday through Friday, in the church office. Support ABW of RI and Hope Circle of Phillips Church. Order a cookbook today. They make great gifts!
The cookbook includes histories of 22 American Baptist Churches in RI.
Call for information, 401-467-3300, extension 1.
The Knitter Group has been busy.
Warm Woolies. Our group is knitting warm woolies and delivering them to Crossroads. We will continue to make hats, mittens and scarves and save them for next fall's distribution. Come and join us at 7 pm on Monday evenings.
Learn how to knit or crochet! We also continue to make items for SPNM.
Baptism
Are you interested in being baptized?
Call the Church Office for information at
401-467-3300, extension 1.
Church Ladies Catering
A new fundraising venture of a few ladies of Phillips Church
is 'open for business.' Church Ladies Catering
is available for Church functions, such as small parties
and collations taking place in Fellowship Hall. Prices are
reasonable and the food is specially prepared just for you.
Please call the church office for details and menu selections.
Let the party begin!
Candlelight
Christmas
Concert
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Martha Sobaje Honored
Dr. Martha H. Sobaje was recognized with the 2009 Anna Fiore-Smith Award in the presence of her choir and pastor at the Festival of Choirs event on November 1st at St. Paul Church, Cranston. Tributes to Martha were given by her publisher Wayne Leupold, Cheri Markward, chair of the Department of Music at Community College of Rhode Island, and the Rev. Wesley Smith, pastor of Phillips Memorial Church, and were read by Stephen Martorella, Dean of the Rhode Island Chapter. The award was then presented to Martha “in recognition of her excellence in leadership, dedication, and vision.” There followed a rendering of Ralph Vaughan Williams’s Old Hundredth (“All people that on earth do dwell”) by the assembled choirs, congregation, and organ.
Phillips Adult Choir at the Rhode Island Organ Festival's
Festival of Choirs
The Rhode Island Organ Festival was a tremendous success, with over a dozen (RIAGO) members performing over fifty works over an entire week. There were nine choirs, their director-organists and associated clergy participating in the opening “Festival of Choirs” held on the opening day of the festival week in the sumptuous acoustic space of St. Paul Church, Cranston, where the Rev. Francis C. Santilli gave us a most warm, inviting, and inspiring welcome.
Excerpted from RIAGO December 2009 newletter -- available at riago.org
Hot Dog Sunday was a success!
After worship on June 13, many of the congregation stayed to enjoy a time of fellowship while enjoying hot dogs and chips. Many thanks to those who cooked, contributed and supported our Deacon's Fund. Look for more of these events in the future!
