We Are American Baptists

Centered in Christ

A people of faith ~ A people of mission

The Vision of Tabernacle Baptist Church

is to allow the love of Jesus the Christ to take shape in the believer and the believing community and to live out Christ's love in the world. 

Visit Us

182 Seven Mile Road

PO Box 67

Hope, RI 02831

401.823.8899

Contact the Pastor

Rev. Dr. Joyce B. Duerr

jbduerr@cox.net

401.377.2745

One Christian Hill Road, Westerly RI 02891

Weekly Bible Readings

Church Leaders Elected at Annual Meeting

Moderator - Steve Klein

Clerk - Lori Pimentel

Treasurer - Harold Steeves

Financial Secretary - Jeff Asermely

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Please be in prayer for these officers

and all Board and Committee members

as they lead us in ministry in 2010.

Congratulations! We went over the top. Our January RMMO totaled $533! Thanks to all who supported our Retired Ministers and Missionaries Offering in January.

We are a praying people . . .

Shepherd Lists

• The Deacons dedicate one meeting each year to praying for each one in our church family
• Each Deacon has a Shepherd List of those in our church family and prays monthly for these individuals
• Each Deacon has a prayer partner who prays for the Deacon and those on the Shepherd List.

Congregation Prayer Partners

Under the leadership of the Board of Christian Education each member of the congregation is invited to commit to praying for a child or youth connected with our church family.

PrayerNET

Special prayer needs are shared through our PrayerNET to all on our email contact list. Please let the Pastor know if you have a specific request to be shared on our PrayerNET.

Prayer Cards

Special requests are lifted up during morning worship and members of the congregation sign a prayer card which is sent to the one in need.

Pastoral Prayer

In addition to leading in prayer during the worship services, the Pastor prays regularly for each one in our church family. Requests of a confidential nature may be shared with the Pastor.

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Sing to the Lord

How good it is to sing praises to our God. (Psalm 147:1)

As we gather for worship each week we lift our voices in praise to the Lord. We sing of our faith. We sing of our joy in serving Jesus. Experience a renewal of your faith as we celebrate in song. We invite you to join with us as together we worship and praise our Savior in 2010.

• Lenten Prayer Calendar - Thanks to all who have committed to praying for our church during Lent.
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• Lenten Bible Study  - The Deacons will conduct a Bible Study for youth and adults following worship each Sunday during Lent starting on Sunday February 21.
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• Maundy Thursday Service with Communion - Thursday April 1 @ 7pm. Join us in the church sanctuary for this special service.
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• Good Friday Worship - North Scituate Baptist Church extends an invitation to all to attend in their community Good Friday Service on April 2 starting at noon.

Come and Worship with Us in 2010

Bell Ringing for worship at 9:25

March 7, 2010

Observation of the Ordinance of Communion

Third Sunday in Lent

Deacon Connie Cole assists in worship.

We welcome the Rev. Frank Weeks to the pulpit today.

"Yes You, God Wants to Use You!"

1 Corinthians 1:18-31

March 14, 2010

Fourth Sunday in Lent

Susan Ryan assists in worship.

Pastor Joyce returns today.

Ellen Asermely & Joan Tomaszewski provide worship music.

"Be Reconciled"

2 Corinthians 5:16-21

March 21, 2010

Fifth Sunday in Lent

Maureen Seidel assists in worship.

Ellen Asermely & Joan Tomaszewski provide worship music.

Tabernacle Choir Sings

"Know Christ"

Philippians 3:4b-14

March 28, 2010

Palm Sunday

Stephen Picciano assists in worship.

Ellen Asermely & Joan Tomaszewski provide worship music.

Palms will be distributed during the worship service.

"Confess Christ"

Philippian 2:5-11

Remember your donations to our food basket!  Let's do our part to address food insufficiency in our area.

Reflections from the Pastor

If we confess our sins, he who is faithful and just will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

1 John 1:9

          The season of Lent has been ushered in with Shrove Tuesday pancake suppers and Ash Wednesday services. Soon those of the Jewish faith will be preparing for Passover. We enter into periods of cleansing and penance. We want our souls to be as pure as the freshly fallen snow but recognize that we more accurately reflect the snow tarnished by the dirt and grime that collects in the normal events of daily life.

            Passover preparation includes a thorough cleaning of your home.  This is especially essential for those who are preparing to host the Passover Seder. This eight day festival is celebrated each spring in recollection of the trials and tribulations suffered by the people of Israel when they were in bondage in Egypt. In the last of the ten plagues brought upon the land God spared the children of Israel as the angel of death “passed over” their homes.  The Israelites fled in such haste that their bread did not have time to raise, thus the practice of unleavened bread. This is a time of family celebration and the passing on to the children the story of God’s protection.

          For Christians the forty days of Lent recall the forty days that Jesus spent in the desert in a time of fasting and prayer. In preparation for the Easter celebration, faithful Christians focus on their need for penitence and cleansing.  Periods of prayer include soul searching and self examination. There is time for introspection. It is a time for repentance, and like the Psalmist, a time to seek God’s abundant mercy in the blotting out of personal transgressions.

                                                      Prayerfully, Pastor Joyce

Adopted October 1997

Guided through prayer and the power of the Holy Spirit, we join together to worship and praise God, to nurture one another in our faith journey with Christ, and to carry out the Biblical teachings of Christ within our church family, community, and world.