TABCOM NOTES
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
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HOST AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT | |
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Please share with friends and families! Private & Public School F-1 Exchange (PSE) is seeking a host family for an Italian student who will be attending Groton-Dunstable Regional High School for the Spring 2024 semester and needs a host family ASAP.
Alice is a 17-year old girl from Italy. She is Christian and an exemplary student and young lady. Alice will be attending Groton-Dunstable Regional High School for the Spring 2024 semester. She is willing to attend church services with her host family! Click on the picture above to open the flyer.
School starts on 1/22/24, and we need to secure a host family for her as soon as possible. Our students bring their own spending money and PSE offers an $800/month stipend to help with food/gas expenses as well as providing outstanding support!
Please contact Flo Webb at fwebb@pse-edu.org or 480-650-5644 for more information.
Hosting is a wonderful way for a family to experience other cultures without traveling to those countries. Plus, it is a great experience for everyone involved while sharing different cultures and making memories to last a lifetime. If you know anyone who would be interested in hosting, please reach out to Flo as soon as possible. She will be happy to answer any questions that arise.
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SMALL CHURCH WEEK
Practical Training for Everyday Churches
January 29-February 2
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NEW PASTOR'S DAY
March 2, 2024 | 9:30 AM - 2:00 PM
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If you are a new pastor, newly ordained or new to our region, please join us on Saturday March 2, 2024 at the TABCOM offices located at Grotonwood. At this gathering, led by Rev. Dr. Mary Day Miller, our Executive Minister, we will introduce you to our staff and tell you about TABCOM.
Representatives from our partner ministries; the Conference of Baptist Ministers, MABIT, North Baptist Education Society, Massachusetts Baptist Charitable Society will also be present to give you an overview of how they partner with us and our churches. Save the date!
The day begins at 9:30 a.m. and concludes by 2 PM. Lunch is included. If you have new staff at your church, encourage them to attend too.
For further information you can contact Rev. Diane L. Badger at diane.badger@comcast.net.
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We have officially scheduled our Annual Gathering (#tag2024#) for
April 26 & 27, 2024.
TAG2024 will be held at
Concord Baptist Church of Boston, Milton, MA.
Rev. Dr. Conley Hughes, Jr. is Senior Pastor
Rev. Dr. Moreen Hughes is Associate Pastor
We are so grateful for this fine TABCOM church and their gracious hospitality.
*Dear Pastors and Church leaders - please go right now and put this on your church calendar! We want to see you there!
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FEBRUARY 3 | 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
TABCOM CONFERENCE ROOM
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BAPTIST ARCHIVES WORK-DAY
On February 3rd , Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until around 2:00 p.m. we will be working in the historic archives located at the TABCOM offices, organizing and cataloguing our historical records. There is lots of work to do, from organizing our library to re-arranging boxes in the archives to cataloging hundreds of files. Please feel free to join us. For further information please contact Rev. Diane Badger,
diane.badger@comcast.net.
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REGION-WIDE BOOK GIVE AWAY
After listening to several long-time pastors state that they have libraries full of books they no longer need and working with new pastors just beginning their journey as settled pastors, it was felt it would be beneficial to hold our second book give-away.
We have enough books left from our last give-away in November that we felt we should give more folks a chance to come look through the books and take home some treasures.
Any books left at the end of the day become the property of the archives who will dispose of them as they see fit; some may remain in our library, some may be sold on EBay or passed on to other sources. If you have any questions please feel free to contact diane.badger@comcast.net
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MASS BAPTIST CHARITABLE SOCIETY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANNOUNCEMENT
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The Massachusetts Baptist Charitable Society is pleased to welcome Rev. Jason Rutherford as its new full-time Executive Director. He will begin his service on March 1.
The Rev. Rutherford comes to the Society with a rich and broad experience as a pastor, chaplain, denominational and community volunteer, and disc jockey. He has been affiliated with the American Baptist Churches of MA since 2004 and with the Society as a board member and trustee since 2014.
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A native of Jackson, MI, Jason graduated from Mississippi College and later attended Baylor University in Waco, TX. Jason earned a Master of Divinity from Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond, VA, and, after moving to Massachusetts, attended The Learning Center for the Deaf in Framingham where he became proficient in American Sign Language.
The Rev. Rutherford is uniquely poised to lead the Society in continuing to fulfill its mission to serve The American Baptist Churches of Massachusetts clergy and their families.
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AMERICAN BAPTIST WOMEN'S MINISTRIES
Monday, January 29, 2024
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For elementary through high school girls
A FREE virtual event where girls will enjoy activities, such as baking, participating in a service project, Bible study, and joining in prayer for all girls around the world.
Click here to register
This is a free event to attend. Donations are welcome. Your donation will allow American Baptist Women's Ministries to continue providing programs, resources, and leader training for ministries with women and girls.
Click here to make a donation
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LATEST NEWS FROM AMERICAN BAPTIST CHURCHES USA | |
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FORMER ABCUSA DEPUTY GENERAL SECRETARY FOR RESEARCH AND PLANNING DR. RICHARD K. GLADDEN DIES
Dr. Richard K. Gladden, 92, former deputy general secretary for Research and Planning for American Baptist Churches USA, died on Friday, November 17, 2023, at Warren Memorial Hospital, Front Royal, VA.
Gladden retired on June 30, 1996, after a denominational career of 34 years. For more than a quarter century Gladden was a strategic resource person for the ABCUSA Office of the General Secretary, General Board and other American Baptist boards and agencies. He researched, wrote on, and provided expert advice in such matters as the denomination’s polity, bylaws and standing rules, policy planning, evaluation and assessment of programming. He served as staff to the denomination’s Standing Rules Committee, Planning and Evaluation Committee and Reference Committee.
Read more here
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A REFLECTION ON MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY FROM ABCUSA GENERAL SECRETARY DR. C. WOODS
As Heather McGee writes in her book, The Sum of Us, too often the work of antiracism is a Zero Sum Game. The majority of Americans believe that in order to Blacks to do better, whites must suffer. McGee sites many examples as evidence including the draining of swimming pools in the 1930s, that resulted in loss of a public good.
In this radically polarized society of ours, too often political parties also believe that one side must suffer for the other side to accomplish something. This belief stifles solutions that could benefit all of humanity.
We read in John 10:10 that the “thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. Jesus, however, declared, “I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.”
Read more here
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ABCUSA TO HOST UNITED MISSION MATTERS ZOOM EVENTS WITH DR. GARY COMER
ABCUSA is excited to announce a special two-part United Mission Matters Zoom Event with Dr. Gary Comer, author of “Soul Whisperer: Why the Church must Change the Way it Views Evangelism.”
Dr. Comer, the founder of Soul Whisperer Ministries, brings a fresh perspective to evangelism, challenging traditional approaches and introducing a more dynamic and biblically rooted paradigm. The interactive sessions will take place on January 25th and February 22nd, both starting at 12 noon EST.
Registration for these free sessions is required, and registrants may use the same link for both sessions. Register here.
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OUR ASSOCIATIONS AND CHURCHES | |
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Adoniram Judson Baptist Association
The Rev. Dr. David Kilpatrick, Coordinator
C- (617) 799-0705, E-Mail: dklpat@umich.edu | Rev. Dr. Kilpatrick is also the Pastor of West Medford Baptist Church – West Medford
Rev. Dr. Esther Pearson, Association Liasion
epearson@tp-group.net and C- (978) 257-5725
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Berkshire Baptist Association
The Rev. David Anderson, Moderator/Coordinator
C- (413) 652-4179, E-mail: d_anderson@mail.com
Rev. Anderson is also the Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church – North Adams
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Boston Southwest Association
The Rev. Dr. Moreen Hughes, Coordinator
C- (978) 430-5355, E-mail: mphug@msn.com
Rev. Dr. Hughes is also the Associate Pastor and Minister to Women and Families of Concord Baptist Church in Milton
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Central Baptist Association
The Rev. Yvonne Miloyevich, Coordinator
Rev. Yvonne Miloyevich | e-mail: 17desiree50@gmail.com | (978) 618-2526.
Central Association Clergy meets to share, support, and pray with each other on the third Tuesday of each month from 9:30 – 11. This is a Zoom meeting
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TRINITY CHURCH & EVENT FACILITY OF NORTHBOROUGH | |
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Planning an event? Come check out our space, we can accommodate events up to 125 people in our main hall. Read more here
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Merrimack Valley Baptist Association
The Rev. Jim Leavitt, Coordinator
C- (508) 954-8034, E-mail: pastorjimleavitt@gmail.com
The Merrimack Valley Baptist Association Clergy gather monthly. Please contact Rev. Jim Leavitt for more information.
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Pioneer Valley Baptist Association
OPEN POSITION - Association Resource Coordinator
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Samuel Stillman Baptist Association
The Rev. Dr. Loretta St. Louis, Coordinator
C- (617) 835-6767, stillmanarc@gmail.com
Rev. Dr. St. Louis is also the Associate Pastor for Congregational Care of Union Baptist Church – Cambridge
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TABCOM Voices broadcasts air on the second Sunday each month 5-6 PM. | |
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TABCOM Voices is looking for musical selections for the radio broadcast. Please send your selections to tabcom@tabcom.org | |
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE SAINTS BORN IN THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY | |
FEBUARY HAPPINESS CALENDAR | | | | |
