Rocky Mount UMC

This past Pentecost Sunday, we were reminded of a wonderful promise Jesus made to his disciples, the promise that we would never be alone.

How many times have you pitied a widowed co-worker as she faces surgery alone, or a teen going through the angst of the age without parental support—alone? At times, the challenges of life seem almost too much to bear alone. When life’s challenges are over-whelming and we have no words to pray, or when we feel out of gas and coasting down a desolate empty road, remember this promise.

The Holy Spirit is our intercessor. He speaks for us when we are in the foreign country of sadness, and he makes us understood to our Heavenly Father. He listens to our daily prayers to provide the needed words to God Almighty. He bolsters our faith when we are weak. In times when Satan attacks by planting seeds of doubt and distrust in the Word, the Holy Spirit is there to assure us that we are not alone. As a child of God, always remember that you are never alone. Somebody is always praying for you.

Mark your calendars for July 12 to enjoy food, fun and fellowship at Rocky Mount. Hamburgers, hotdogs, apple pie and homemade ice cream will be our nod to summer. The Rocky Mount Hunt and Gun Club will open the firing range for “quiet” competition. BB guns, pellet guns and sling shots will be used to challenge the avid marksman. Join us for this special afternoon activity.

More information on registration for the Rocky Mount Hunt and Gun Club is available in the sanctuary. Visit on Sunday and pick up a copy.

Don’t miss Hobby Day on the second Thursday of each month.

Our summer worship schedule has begun, and we have no regular Sunday evening worship at this time.

Submitted by Charlotte Powell

Bethsalem Baptist Church

We had a great service on Sunday morning. Bro. Justin gave the announcements and welcomed our guests. Bro. Cleve recognized our veterans in a Memorial Day remembrance.

The Celebration Choir sang “In Christ I Glory.”

Justin preached from Ephesians 1:21-23. His sermon was titled “The Fullness of Him.”

“It Starts at Home” is the title of our current Wednesday night Bible study.

Pray for our country and its leaders, Shirley Smith, Renie Thomas, Scotty Ellis, Mike Smith, James Howard, Melissa Langford, Wayne Cobb, Edward Moore, Randy Bryant, Kathy Fitzgerald, Joan Emmerich, Kyle Fulford, Debbie Jones, Sid Grinner, Jimmy Headley, Michael Arnold, Kinlee Till, Hunter Moore, Justin and Peter Daugherty, Jonathan Limbrick, Cecilla Crabbe, Chad Nix, Lowell Stock, Jacob Browder, Tyler Abbott, Stephanie Hinton, Paul Price, our shut-ins, the homebound, those facing cancer, and assisted living and nursing home residents.

Happy birthday to Robert Gallet, Preston Blankenship, Houston Bice, Jennifer Gibbons, Linda Parker, Glenda Shavers, Mason Pack, Joan Moore, Diane Cleckley, Tonnia Spigener, Ashley Traywick, Kenny Bevers, Katrina Flaharty, Dylan Jackson, Gavin Arnold and Kamdyn Day.

Congratulations to Cleve and Jennie Mallory on the birth of another baby boy.

Announcements:

The deadline to sign up for children’s camp is May 31.

VBS will be held June 8-12.

Submitted by Elvie Patterson