It's time to spread the word and invite folks to EASTER at Piney Grove!

Who will you invite this year?

REMINDERS FOR THIS WEEK:

• GA Mother-Daughter Brunch- Tomorrow, Saturday, March 18 | 11:00 am
• Let's Get Real Marriage Conference- This Fri & Sat, March 24-25
• Egg Hunt & Escape Room- Only 2 Weeks Away- Get Signed Up today!
• Candy & Volunteers Needed- for Kids Easter Activities

SIGN-UP DEADLINES THIS WEEK

• Baptist Missions Conference- Registration Ends this Sunday, March 19th
• Free Dollywood Tickets- Ends this Thursday, March 23rd

WORSHIP RESOURCES FOR SUNDAY, MARCH 19

LET'S GET REAL MARRIAGE CONFERENCE

This Friday & Saturday, March 24-25

Registration is closed.

For those attending: The conference will begin at 6:00 pm Friday evening in the Student Building with a delicious Italian dinner catered by Bellini. We're excited to see you there!

CLICK HERE for full schedule.

WE NEED CANDY DONATIONS

Needed: 5,000 pieces

Received so far: 1,852

The Candy will be used for:

• Easter Egg Hunt
• Easter Scavenger Hunt
• Tween Easter Escape Room
• 50 MIssion Buckets for families in the community

These events and activities involve TONS of candy because we are reaching tons of kids (& their families)! WE GREATLY APPRECIATE YOUR DONATIONS.

Donations may be dropped off in the

Welcome Center or the Student Building.

Currently, we don't have enough volunteers to have the Easter Egg Hunt event on April 1st. No foolin! Please register to help if you can!

Hey everyone, helping at the Egg Hunt is easy, and we need more volunteers. Can you spare a couple of hours to pitch in?

Time is running out!

Please Sign-up to Volunteer today!

"A defining moment is a point in your life when you're urged to make a pivotal decision, or when you experience something that fundamentally changes you. Not only do these moments define us, but they have a transformative effect on our perceptions and behaviors." - Forbes

The road that led to that first Easter morn was built on defining moments, Jesus entering into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday), His last supper with the disciples, (Maundy Thursday), and His death at Calvary (Good Friday). Each contained a defining moment, a pivotal decision that would lead to a definitive conclusion. But THE defining moment for all humanity occurred on the third day, when the stone was rolled away.

This Easter, we'll take an in-depth journey through the events of Holy Week.

Come enjoy the journey!

Pineygrovebc.org now features our Easter Headquarters page.

Check it out to see the full schedule of events, sign-up links, and much more!

EASTER SCHEDULE OVERVIEW

Visit our EASTER HQ for full details

*Items with an asterisk require online registration

FRIDAY, MARCH 31

CLUB 56 EASTER ESCAPE ROOM* (5th & 6th graders) (Only 2 Weeks Away!)

Sign up going on now!

SATURDAY, APRIL 1 (Only 2 Weeks Away!)

PGKIDS EASTER EGG HUNT* (ages 0-4th grade)

Sign up going on now!

PALM SUNDAY, APRIL 2

HOLY WEEK BEGINS- WORSHIP & SMALL GROUPS

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5

SITTING WITH THE DISCIPLES: Interactive Last Supper Experience* (designed for all ages)

Sign Up Going on now!

GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 7

TENEBRAE SERVICE- A Service of Darkness (and silence)

EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 9

• 6:30 am- OUTDOOR SUNRISE SERVICE
• 7:00 am- CELEBRATION BREAKFAST BUFFET
• 8:30 am- CELEBRATION WORSHIP SERVICE (Traditional Blended)
• 9:45 am- Small Groups/Sunday School (for every age)
• 11:00 am- CELEBRATION WORSHIP SERVICE (Modern)

It's time to invite others to these special activities!

ONLY 2 WEEKS AWAY... HAVE YOU SIGNED UP YET?

DOLLYWOOD TICKETS- Last Call!

Piney Grove has been blessed with tickets to Dollywood Theme Park again this year for our faithful participation in packing OCC shoeboxes. If you're interested in receiving tickets, please email Sandra King at [email protected]. She will need your name, phone number & amount of tickets you would need. If you've received tickets in the past three years, please give someone else the opportunity to get tickets. Requests will be collected through March 23, 2023. If your name is chosen, you will be contacted by March 31, 2023. Thank you for blessing children worldwide by participating in this ministry.

Due to exciting growth in PG Kids, we will have an opening for 2 PEOPLE; a 3rd grade Sunday school TEACHER and an ASSISTANT beginning on Sunday, June 11th. Is one of these your position?

God's already picked the 2 people,

we're just letting you know it's GO time!

Is it YOU?

Come join a team of volunteers who are shaping biblical worldviews and building strong foundations in the lives of children as they go out into the world! "The greatest ministry in the church today is the ministry to our children." - George Barna

If YOU feel God tugging at your heart,

contact Michelle Frye to get started.

KIDS ACTIVITY PLANNING TEAM- Forming Now!

Ready to Plan Some Fun?

We would like to form an Activity Planning team for Piney Grove Kids. This team would be responsible for planning and organizing fun day trips with the buses for PG Kids when they are out of school. So far this year, the PG Kids have gone bowling, jumped at Big Air Trampoline Park, and visited the Asheboro Zoo. If you have ideas popping into your head about fun things you think should be on the calendar for PG Kids, you may be just right for this Team! The goal of these activities is to encourage genuine connection and friendship among our children. Please email MICHELLE FRYE by April 1^st if you're interested in serving on this team.

We want to keep the fun trips going, but we need your help!  

MISSION OPPORTUNITIES

EASTER EGG TREE for Annie Armstrong Offering

It's Time to Get Your Eggs!

The Piney Grove Girls-in-Action has placed an Easter Egg Tree in the Sanctuary to raise funds for the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering. Our goal for this year is $3,400. The girls hope that YOU will take an egg off the tree and support this important mission.

Just 3 Easy Steps!

1. Take an empty egg off the tree.
2. Fill the egg with change or money/checks. (If it won't all fit in the egg, you may return your money in an envelope marked 'Annie Armstrong Offering'.
3. Return the filled egg to the Easter basket beside the offering box in the sanctuary.

ANNIE ARMSTRONG EASTER OFFERING

for North American Missions

Piney Grove 2023 Goal: $3,400

All gifts—100%—support thousands of missionaries in church planting and compassion ministries across the U.S. and Canada.

You can give using the PGBC App (mobile or online). Select the Annie Armstrong Offering option from the fund drop-down list. If you choose to give via check or cash, please note 'Annie Armstrong Offering' on your check and envelope.

WOMEN'S MISSION TRIP TO RED SPRINGS

April 28-29, 2023 | Red Springs, NC (near Lumberton)

HEY LADIES... we're loading the bus and heading to Red Springs Mission Camp for 2 days of using our gifts and talents to touch lives in Jesus' name. This camp is operated by Baptists on Mission and is the same camp where our PGKids served last summer. We will have a project(s) designed for our group, and we'll have a great opportunity to make an impact on people's lives. BUT, while the service we provide is important in and of itself, we will also have the opportunity to build relationships, pray for, and minister to the community. It will be a weekend of fellowship, refreshment, and serving alongside other Christian women. We guarantee you will be blessed by blessing others, and you'll be glad you came.

To learn more about the camp, visit their Facebook page or website.

FOR DETAILS AND TO REGISTER:

Email Sandra King, Piney Grove's Women on Mission Director. She will provide you with the registration packet and details.

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD MONTHLY COLLECTION

Please place your items in the RED baskets around the church and student building. Bins are also located on the main floor across from the library/bathrooms. Any items you wish to donate are greatly appreciated.

Suggested Items for MARCH:

• Marbles
• Crayons & Colored Pencils
• Pens (black & blue) & Pencils
• Pencil Cases/Bags & Sharpeners
• Notebook Paper
• Index Cards
• Spiral Notebooks,
• Glue Sticks
• Scissors
• Rulers
• Solar-Powered Calculators

GARDEN OF EATEN- Berry Bush Donations

The Garden of Eaten could use 6 more blackberry bushes and 6 more blueberry bushes. If you would like to donate these items, please contact Valerie.

Garden contact:

Valerie Macon | [email protected] | 919.819.0333

UPDATES FOR THIS SUNDAY, MARCH 19th

This Sunday, March 19th, there will be a Girls in Action (GA) Ministry Highlight at both the 8:30 am and the 11:00 am service. This means that after Sunday school ends at 10:45 am, the 1-4 grade children and Club 56 will be taken to the sanctuary to participate in the first part of the worship service. If you need to pick your grade school child up before the 11 am service, please see a volunteer to check your child out from the sanctuary. Grade school will return to Kids Worship and Club 56 Worship after the worship music in the sanctuary. 

CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS- Apply by April 1st!

Children in 1st – 6th grade child who attend RA/GA/MF may apply. Yes, those currently in 6th grade can apply, which would cover the cost of a youth camp!  This award is presented at the graduation ceremony for RA/GA/MF on June 4, 2023. If you have already paid for camp, you can choose to get reimbursed or apply this scholarship to another camp.

KIDS MISSION GROUPS (RAs, GAs, & MFs)

MEET WEDNESDAYS | 7:00 PM

RA's are now meeting in 3 separate classrooms on Wednesday evenings.

March 18th – GA Mother/Daughter Brunch – Mission Projects Displayed and Judged

March 19th- GA Winner of Mission Project Announced and Recognized, Mission Projects Displayed in the Church

March 22nd– RA Mission Projects Due

March 26th– RA Car Race – Mission Projects Displayed and Judged

April 2nd– RA Winner of Mission Project Announced and Recognized, Mission Projects Displayed in the Church

NEW TO PINEY GROVE KIDS?

Welcome! We're so excited you're here. We want you to be 'in the know' so check out this info sheet about the Children's Ministry here at Piney Grove.



Next Big Event:

WEEKLY ACTIVITY LINEUP

Sundays

4:00 pm- Spanish Lessons

5:30 pm- Bible Study: The Problem with Evil

Mondays

4:00 pm- Sewing Club

Wednesdays

6:15 pm- Game Room Opens

7:00 pm- EDGE Worship

WEEKLY BIBLE STUDY & FELLOWSHIP

Meets Thursdays at 7:30 pm | Student Bldg.

SUNDAY SCHOOL

Meets Sundays at 9:45 am | Student Bldg.

JOY GROUP

SENIOR ADULT MINISTRY

Mike Mallett, Minister to Adults

[email protected] | 919.552.3522 ext. 104

2023 JOY GROUP MEETING & EVENT SCHEDULE

For questions, please contact Pastor Mike.

ADULTS

Mike Mallett, Minister to Adults

[email protected] | 919.552.3522 ext. 104

WEEKLY SMALL GROUP SCHEDULE

SUNDAY MORNINGS at 9:45 am

Meets in Main Building

Rm 101- GO & GROW (Median-Older Adult, Coed)

Rm 102- A.C. NIX (Multi-Generational Adult, Men)   

Rm 103- GORDON Multi-Generational Adult, Women)

Rm 106- GRACE MISSIONS (Senior Adult, Women)

Rm 109- BARRACA (Senior Adult, Men)

Fell. Hall- GARNER DISCIPLESHIP (Young-Median Adult, Coed)

Meets in Office Annex

HALLELUJAH/OMEGA (Senior Adult, Coed)

Meets in Student Building

Room 106- YOUNG ADULT & COLLEGE (age 18-29, Coed) 

 Room 103- TRUTHSEEKERS (Median-Older Adult, Coed)

 Worship Center- POTTER'S (Young-Median Adult, Coed)

MONDAYS

6:30 pm- ENCOURAGERS (Median Adult, Coed) meets in Fellowship Hall

TUESDAYS

10:30 am– FRIENDLY/JOY (Senior Adult, Coed) meets in Student Building- Dining Hall

We encourage you to try out a few different classes as they each offer different curriculum and teaching styles.

Need help finding a class? Contact Pastor Mike and he can help you get plugged in.

WHAT ABOUT KIDS & YOUTH?  Age-appropriate small groups are provided for nursery, preschool, grade school, and youth on Sunday mornings.

SANCTUARY FLOWER RESERVATIONS

Reserve Your Special Date Today!

Do something special for a loved one by providing fresh flowers in the sanctuary in celebration, memory, or in honor of that person or event. Fill out the online flower reservation form and we’ll help with the rest. Plus, you get a beautiful arrangement to take home and enjoy after worship on your Sunday.

STEWARDSHIP

Offering Drop Boxes- Are located on the wall in the Welcome Center, by the side sanctuary door, and outside the Sanctuary in the hallway leading toward the library. Envelopes may also be dropped in the slot on the church office front door.

NEEDED PER WEEK: $18,231     YTD BUDGET OVERAGE $ 9,649

Thank you for your continued faithfulness.

Your gifts make missions & ministry POSSIBLE!