Church ANNOUNCEMENTS + The Youth Department meets at 10:30 on 1" and 2%, Saturdays. + We will have youth choir rehearsal at 11:00am on the 3™, and 4" Saturdays. + Registration for Vacation Bible School will continue on each Night of our school., VBS will be June 7" thru 11" with a picnic that Sat. Covenant Having been led, as we believe, by the Spirit of God, Lord Jesus Christ as our Saviour, to receive the And on the profession of our faith, having been baptized of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, in the name We do now, in the presence of God, angels, and this assembly, most solemnly and jovfully enter into covenant with one another, as one body in Christ. We engage, therefore, by the aid of the Holy Spirit, to walk together in Christian love; to strive for the advancement of this church, in knowl- edge, holiness, and comfort: + We have scheduled a clean up for the church and it’s ground’s for Saturday, June 5" at 8:00am. Please come out and bring To promote its prosperity and spirituality; to sustain its worship, ordinances, discipline, and doctrines; your work tools so we can get the church in great condition for the summer. the expenses To contribute cheerfully and regularlv to the support of the ministry, of the church, the relief of the poor, and the spread of the gospel through all nations. + The By-Laws committee has been working on the by-laws and we need any input that you might have concerning changes, additions, or deletions to be considered. Please see that they are given to Bro. White by the 20" of June. + New Pilgrim Baptist Church will celebrate their 78" Church Anniversary , Sunday, June 13, 1999 at 3:30p.m. + New Zion will be holding its YOUTH DAY on Sunday Morning June 13". Parents please have your children here for the final dress rehearsal. + Foster Grandparents are needed, if interested, see the bulletin board. We also engage to maintain family and secret devotions: to religiously educate our children; to seek the salvation of our kindred and acquaintances; To walk circumspectly in the world: to be just in our dealings, faithful in our engagements, and exemplary in our deportment; To avoid all tattling,o backbitine,o and excessive anger; o To abstain from the sale and vse of intoxicating drinks as a beverage, and to be zealous in our efforts to advance the kingdom of our Saviour. We further engage to watch over one another in brotherly love; To remember each other in praver; to aid each other in sickness and distress; to cultivate Christian sympathy in feeling and courtesy in speech; To be slow to take offense, but always ready for reconciliation, and mindful of the rules of our Saviour to secure it without delay. PEE PP PPE LEP PE PPPS E EPSPS PEE GLEE eS We moreover engage that when we remove from this place we will, as soon as possible, unite with some other church, where we can carry out the spirit of this covenant and the principles of God’s Word.