Wednesday Night Activities:  Growth Groups will meet this week in various homes.  Click here for locations and times.  Please note that the Watts/Barranco group will meet this week at the Watts' home just this week instead of the Barranco home.

For Ladies Only:  On Sunday, May 18, the ladies of Redeemer will meet together in the Fellowship Hall during the Sunday School hour (9:45 - 10:35) to elect our new Women's Ministry Team Executive Council members.  Ladies, plan now to attend!

Vacation Bible School June 23-27  ~  6-8:30 pm Needs: Creative people to help us build the "arena" - using a sports theme to tell the story of Joshua. Lots of volunteers for classrooms, crafts, music, recreation, etc. Newspapers, magazines, and calendars, particularly those of sports or Olympic themes.  A collection box is in the Gathering Area for these items. Please sign-up on the volunteer sheets located in the Narthex, Gathering Area, and Sunday School classes.  If you would like more information, please contact Phyllis Hurley. Thank you so much!

Piano Player Needed:  The Manhattan Nursing Home Ministry is in need of a piano player who is willing to serve one or two Sundays a month.  If you are interested, please contact Andrew Barnes.  (Email or call the church office at 601-362-9987 if you need Andrew's phone number.)

Center for Pregnancy Choices 2008 Golf "Fore" Life Mini-Marathon Making a Difference "Fore" Life, a 50-Hole Shoot Out will be held on May 12 at Whisper Lake Golf Club.  Golfers will seek sponsors in advance who will be willing to support them as they attempt to play 50 holes in one day.  It's easy to sign up!  Sponsor forms can be found in the narthex, so sign up to play or register your donation today!  For more information, call The Center for Pregnancy Choices at 601-713-3113 or the Golf "Fore" Life chairman, Dan Blacksher, at 601-502-5280.

Prayer List:

• Dale Boersma (Joanna Dieckman's father) - Will be admitted to one-day surgery on Wednesday, May 7.  Visit the family's blog for updates and prayer requests.

• John Stuckey (Madonna Batte's father) - Had a massive heart attack on Tuesday, May 6.  He is at the VA Hospital in Jackson.

• Caitlin Vickery - Her thumb is healing properly and will not require additional surgery.

• Shannon Williford (Lissy Ross' father) - In Baptist Hospital, awaiting test results for an abdominal mass.

• Doris Jones (mother of Dorothy King) - Has returned to Dorothy's home following the amputation of her lower leg last week.

• Marie Visser - Recovering from surgery last week.

• Lucille Pearson - Recovering at home from heart failure and pneumonia.

• Areanna Justice Ramser (granddaughter of Alisha Weatherall) - Hospitalized in the Blair Batson Pediatric Critical Care Unit with pneumonia and possibly whooping cough.

• Sam Larsen has had his heart catheterization postponed until May 13.

• Albert Mills (father of Stuart Mills) - Was diagnosed with prostate cancer some time ago and had surgery to remove the prostate.  His psa levels have gone back up causing concern.

• Grace Marsh - Will not be able to adopt the two girls from the Ukraine due to a new law passed by the Ukranian government forbidding adoptions by single people or those over 45 years old.  Grace is very disappointed;  however, Karina will be able to visit Grace this summer.  Alyona is now too old (16) to be adopted.  Grace asks your prayers for her, and for Karina, that a good family will be able to adopt her.

• Laura Chinchen (Missionary to Malawi) - Had an ovarian cyst removed in Johannesburg on Wednesday, April 16.  She is experiencing significant pain.

• Al Rhett (Keren Campbell's brother-in-law) - Diagnosed with colon cancer, he is recovering from recent surgery and in need of strength for future treatments.

• Betty Flanagan (Sara Phillips' grandmother) - Hospitalized in Texas with deteriorating health.

• Andrew Thompson (Keren Campbell's brother) - Continuing to recover from a brain injury related to a motorcycle accident.

• Jonathan Perkins (nephew of Ron & Joanie Potter) - Diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma.

• Josiah Huggins (Sam & Louise Larsen's son-in-law) - Has been deployed to Iraq for fifteen months.  Please pray for him, his wife Kristen, and their children.

• Death:

  • David Hogue's father passed away in a car accident on Tuesday, April 22 in Louisiana.

  • Al Arnold's grandmother - passed away last week in Tupelo.

  • Molly Gregory's grandmother passed away suddenly on April 30 in Lucedale, MS.