UBC Weekly Announcements for Sunday, April 21, 2024 Information & News This Sunday, April 21st, Pastor Brett Smith, will be preaching from 1 John 3: 16-24 about "True Love." The new spring 2024 pictorial directories are available on the stairway landing table. Please let Pastor Smith know if any information is missing or incorrect, and we'll update it. Please join us for pizza and side dishes and then UBC's annual meeting on Sunday, April 28, immediately after worship. Are you receiving a degree and/or moving at the end of this semester? Please email Pastor Smith (bsmith@uofibaptist.org) and let him know. Thanks! Women's Discipleship Group is meeting on Saturday, April 20 at Isabel Quita's house from 3:30 to 5:30 pm. Women of all ages are invited for fellowship, prayer, and snacks. Please email Tammi if you need a ride (tammilmsmith@gmail.com). The Creative Bunch is meeting on Saturday, April 20, 5:30 pm, at Dan Quita's house. Dan will be at UBC from 5-5:15 for anyone who needs transportation. Topics include: "On the Making of Christian Art" and preparation for the fall semester, 2024 arts and crafts exhibit at UBC. Kunle is looking for people to be interviewed and recorded for UBC's social media outreach. The topic is "the place of Christ in our daily living." Please let him know if you're interested (ogunjesa@gmail.com) Thanks, UBC, for giving to this year’s America for Christ offering! https://abhms.org/volunteer-opportunities/give/where/afc/ The Baptist Convention of Mexico is ministering to a large number of migrants in Tijuana who are unable to enter the U.S. and need food and shelter. If you'd like to help, go to: https://internationalministries.org/mexico-multipurpose-center-for-migrants/ UBC's Sunday sermons stream on YouTube and Facebook Koinoinia Christian Cooperative for men and Stratford House for women are now leasing for next year! For information and/or a tour, please see Pastor Smith. Would you like to sing, play a musical instrument, or work the sound board and lyric slides during worship? Then please email Music Ministry Coordinator Linda Ye (qy16@illinois.edu). A complimentary copy of the spring edition of The Secret Place devotional is available for you on the stairway landing table. Want to be part of UBC's social media team? Please let Kunle know (ogunjesa@gmail.com). Want to meet weekly with another UBCer for prayer, either by phone, Zoom, or in person? Then join the Prayer Pairs ministry by letting Pastor Smith know at bsmith@uofibaptist.org Congrats to UBCers with April birthdays: Debra McGuire (04/15) and Ryan Murray (04/17). Have a birthday in April? Please let Pastor Smith know. Next Sunday, April 28th, Pastor Smith will be preaching from John 15: 1-11 about "God's Branches." |
Ministry & Social OpportunitiesSpring Semester 2024
Wednesday Morning Prayer || 10:00 am Wednesdays || UBC sanctuary, with Pastor Smith Prayer Pairs || weekly check ins with another UBCer || ask Dr. Smith bsmith@uofibaptist.org Discipleship Groups || for Bible reading, prayer, and fellowship Sunday Bible Class, The Acts of the Apostles, 9:45 am, UBC lobby, with Pastor Smith Children’s Sunday School, 11:20 am, First Floor Classroom, with Isabel (quitai@yahoo.com) Graduate Students and Professionals, The Book of Esther, 7:00 pm Mondays, UBC lobby, with Joon (ohj018@gmail.com) Practical Applications of Christianity, with Bill (bill_lawless@comcast.net) Undergraduate Students, The Letter of Jude, 7-8:15 pm Thursdays, with Pastor Smith Women's Discipleship Group, monthly, various locations, with Tammi (tammilmsmith@gmail.com) Ministry Teams || for service and fellowship The Creative Bunch, with Dan (quitadan@yahoo.com) Evangelism Team, with Kunle (ogunjesa@gmail.com) Jail Visitation Team, with Max (ekimenkomax@gmail.com) Music (worship band and/or vocal/instrumental solos) with Linda (qy16@illinois.edu) Christian Writer's Guild, with Tammi (tammilmsmith@gmail.com) |