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TABCOM NEW PASTOR'S ORIENTATION

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TABCOM New Pastor's Orientation

Saturday, September 9, 2023

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TABCOM BAPTIST POLITY CLASS

September 23, 2023

Last day to register is August 21st

The TABCOM Baptist Polity class will be held on September 23, 2023 at Grotonwood, 187 Prescott Street, Groton, MA from 9:30 AM - 2:00 PM. Lunch will be included.

To secure your seat, please contact Ron Bouthillette at Bouthillette@tabcom.org.

MISSION WORKS 2023

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FOR MISSIONWORKS 2023

Saturday, October 21, 2023

at

Rivers of Living Water

International Ministry-MIRAV

204 Main Street, Marlborough, MA 01752

Theme: Shine Your Light

Let your light shine before men

in such a way that they may see your good deeds and moral excellence, and [recognize and honor and] glorify your Father who is in heaven.

Matthew 5:16

Keynote Speaker: Rev. Dr. Toya Richards

Workshop/Panel Speakers: 

Rev. Dr. Lily Soh | Rev. Diane Badger | Pieter & Nora Kalkman | Emmanuel Ambati

STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFORMATION

HISTORY OF MISSIONS IN MASSACHUSETTS

1. The Baptist Missionary Society, the pioneer of all modern missionary society, was established in 1792 in Kettering England.
2. The Massachusetts Baptist Missionary Society was founded in 1802. Before that any mission support was sent through the Baptist Missionary Society in England.
3. In 1803 the Massachusetts Baptist Missionary Society began publication of the “Massachusetts Baptist Mission Magazine. The first issue Vol 1: number 1 was published in September 1803. This was the oldest American Baptist periodical.
4. Its name was changed in 1817 to the American Baptist Magazine and then to the Baptist Missionary Magazine; a name it held until at least 1913.
5. The First strictly foreign missionary society of American Baptists was founded as the Salem Bible Translation and Foreign Mission Society in Salem, Massachusetts in 1812, for the purpose of aiding in the translation of the Bible then being made at Serampore, Indian by William Cary.
6. In 1810 The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions was formed in Boston, in response to the demand of a few students at Andover Theological Seminary who wished to be sent on a mission to the heathen. [“Heathen” is not a term we would use today but when the book was written in 1913, this was the terminology the author used.
7. Nine missionaries had sailed for India in the Month of February 1812 under the auspices of the American board to inaugurate the enterprise of American foreign missions. 
8. Adoniram Judson, Jr his wife, Anne Hasseltine Judson, and Samuel and Harriet Newell sailed from Salem, Massachusetts on the 19th of February.
9. On the 24th of February Gordon Hall and Samuel Nott and their wife and Luther Rice, sailed from Philadelphia.
10.  During the voyage, Judson, who was what we would call a Congregationalist, after a sincere study of the New Testament, adopted fully the views of Baptists as to the church and the ordinances.

Short facts on missions taken from the book “A History of American Baptist Missions, published in 1913 by the American Baptist Publication Society, written by Edmund F. Merriam.

I will stop here, hoping you will be inspired to learn more. Come to Missionworks on October 21, 2023 at the River of Living Waters International Ministry, 204 Main Street, Marlborough. More details will be coming in the next few weeks but save the date! 

A MISSION OPPORTUNITY FROM INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES

Hello everyone,

I pray this email finds you all well.

I am here to announce a special trip to Israel/Palestine that International Ministries is intentionally collaborating with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (CBF) and the District of Columbia Baptist Convention (DCBC) to invite up to 30 of you to be part of this unique trip.

If you say "yes" you will have an opportunity to laugh a bit more, lament with other siblings, engage in deep conversations with others who live in the MENA region and worship together like you have never done before. And attend a unique conference entitled "Christ At The Checkpoint."



This trip is happening May 2024 and the deadline to register is October 10, 2023. 

Here is more information about the trip: https://portal.internationalministries.org/global-service-opportunities/record/a073m00000zdFMSAA2 and click APPLY to submit your application.

Thank you for prayerfully considering this trip.

Blessings, Sandra 

Rev. Sandra Dorsainvil

Director Short-Term Mission

International Ministries

CREATION CARE

The Christian Church's liturgical calendar often recognizes September as the Season of Creation culminating with a Blessing of the Animals on the Sunday closest to the Feast of St. Francis on October 4th. Check out these great Season of Creation resources:

• Holy Ground: Six Week Creation Care Worship Series and Bible Study: https://getlitworship.wordpress.com/2022/03/09/holy-ground/

• *Join the Season of Creation Ecumenical Prayer Service on September 1, 2023 here: https://seasonofcreation.org/

• Join the Season of Creation Webinar hosted by Creation Justices Ministries on August 24th at 6:00pm: https://www.creationjustice.org/seasonofcreation101.html

• Read "America's Holy Ground: 61 Faithful Reflections on Our National Parks" by Brad Lyons and Bruce Barkhauer: https://americasholyground.com/order/

PASTOR'S MONTHLY LUNCH & DISCUSSION

Starting This coming week in Fall River

Coming September to Abington and North Attleboro.

Before the pandemic came upon us in 2020, the Old Colony hosted a monthly brown bag lunch and time of discussion and prayer for pastors. And now these pastor luncheons are back!

Old Colony is a huge geographic area and it is difficult for pastors from all corners of our association to meet in one place. So, now we have three locations that will be hosting monthly Pastor Cluster Groups.

The meetings begin at 12 noon and last for approximately 1.5 to 2 hours. Locations and initial meeting dates are as follows:

• August 17th - FBC Fall River - Hosted by Rev. Jamie Spriggs (jspriggs@spamset.com)
• September 12th - FBC Abington - Hosted by Rev. Steve Sanden (revsanden@aim.com)
• September 12th - FBC North Attleboro - Hosted by Rev. Steve Trimble (satcapecod@hotmail.com)

Choose the location which is most convenient for you.

• Bring your own lunch and join with other pastors for a time of lunch, discussion of a book and prayer.
• After the initial meeting each group will work out their own monthly meeting schedule.
• The book for discussion is Church on the Move: A Pracitcal guide for Ministry in the Community by G. Travis Norvell. The books will be available for you at the initial meeting. Norvell was one of the keynote speakers at the Biennial in Puerto Rico and was well received.

This is a great opportunity to get to know other pastors in your area and share your concerns, struggles, joys and ministry.

As time goes on, I expect each group will make its own decisions as to what books to discuss.

I would really like every pastor to make the effort to get to a monthly meeting. Having a colleague or two to lean on and confer with is always a great help to a pastor.

We hope to get a fourth monthly meeting on the Cape for our pastors and retirees who are on the other side of the bridge.

Rev. Diane Badger

for the Old Colony Baptist Association

45 Parker Terrace, N. Easton, MA 02356

diane.badger@comcast.net

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OUR ASSOCIATIONS AND CHURCHES

JUDSON WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION 

Hi Everyone,

We hope that you are having a good summer! We had a wonderful Annual Meeting at the First Baptist Church in Saugus in May, and enjoyed learning about The Creation Care Program from Rev. Rebecca Driscoll. If you joined us and planted seeds that day, I hope they grew into plants! I have attached a photo of the basil that I grew from seeds, and I have a beautiful healthy plant that we are enjoying at our house. There are also two photos attached from our meeting. If you need information about the Creation Care program, please contact Rev. Driscoll through TABCOM. 

Our Annual Judson Women's Toy Harvest will be held this year on Saturday, Oct. 28th, and Rev. Dr. Mar Imsong, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Baptist Multicultural Ministries and the ACE Center for New Americans, will be our speaker. I'm sure that many of you know Rev. Imsong, and I know we will learn a lot about the programs he directs. We will collect toys and gift cards as usual and they will be distributed to the families that Rev. Imsong's groups work with throughout the year. Some of the toys will go to the Middlesex House of Correction as we have done in the past. As I receive more information about the types of toys and gift cards that are needed, I will let you know. 

We are in need of a host church for our meeting on Saturday, Oct. 28th.  We generally begin at 9:00 am with a breakfast. A continental type breakfast is fine. We should end the morning by 11:30 am. Our attendance is typically around 25 people and we hope to increase this number.  If your church would like to host this event, please let me know. The host church receives a portion of the registration money received to help defray the cost of the meal. 

Regarding the Little Dresses for Africa project, if your church group is making dresses or plans to make them, I will make sure that they are sent to the distribution center in Michigan. I know that some churches are participating in this project and will have dresses to send in the coming months. 

Click here for a copy of the list of projects, craft ideas and organizations that may provide speakers or that your church may want to support. I hope this list will be helpful, and please let me know if you have other ideas to add.

Take care and we will continue to update everyone on the details of the Toy Harvest and the toys and gift cards that are needed.  

Enjoy your summer! 

Blessings,

Pat Fish First Baptist Church Melrose, 

Marilyn Glover, First Baptist Church Malden,

Beverly Mattatall, First Baptist Church Medford

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH DORCHESTER SEEKING MUSIC DIRECTOR

Seeking Music Director for First Baptist Church Dorchester, Sunday service 9:30 - 12:30.

Duties:

• Select music for every Sunday service.
• Rehearse the choir each week.
• Play the piano or organ for church service.
• Must be able to sight-read hymns, read a lead sheet, provide music during the service, provide prelude/postlude for service, and play classical, popular, and gospel styles.
• Help rebuild the choir.

There may be occasional opportunities for additional work at special church events.

Compensation: $50/hour for up to 4 hours per week.

For more information, contact: lynettefbcd@gmail.com

TABCOM DIRECTORY 2022

Thank you for the updates that have been sent so far.

There are still many updates needed and we are looking to all of you to help us with any incorrect information you notice.

Please email Robyn Mars (robyn.mars@tabcom.org) with your updates.

Thank you for your patience.

This will now be located in the "MEMBERS ONLY" page on the TABCOM website. For the password, email robyn.mars@tabcom.org.

TABCOM VOICES BROADCAST

TABCOM Voices broadcasts air on the second Sunday each month 5-6 PM.

TABCOM Voices is looking for musical selections for the radio broadcast. Please send your selections to tabcom@tabcom.org

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE SAINTS BORN IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST

May He give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed. Psalm 20:4

AUGUST HAPPINESS CALENDAR