Covenant Baptist News Covenant Baptist News Covenant Baptist News December 2016 Volume 19, Issue 12 www. covenantbaptist.cc Dr. Steve Silvey, Pastor (864) 261-3343 4521 Liberty Highway, Anderson, SC 29621 Sunday, December 25 We will have one Worship Service at 10:30 am. (There will be no Sunday school or evening service) Make plans to join us on Sunday, December 11, at 6:30 pm as our Children’s Choir presents the Christmas musical, “Great Big Story.”
www. covenantbaptist.cc Dr. Steve Silvey, Pastor (864) 261-3343
4521 Liberty Highway, Anderson, SC 29621
Sunday, December 25
We will have one Worship
Service at 10:30 am.
(There will be no Sunday school
or evening service)
Make plans to join us
on Sunday,
December 11, at
6:30 pm as our
Children’s Choir
presents the
Christmas musical,
“Great Big Story.”
Children’s News Director: Kim Shore
Waiting – The Hardest Part: For most people, patience
is a difficult character trait to develop. But God
commands us to patiently wait on Him and to show
patience with other people. Not only is patience a virtue;
it’s also a fruit of the Spirit (see Galatians 5:22-23).
Unfortunately, patience is often in short supply during
the Christmas season. As kids excitedly count down to
celebrations, presents, vacations, and special events,
frazzled parents are often pushed to the breaking point.
Amid the busyness and stress, it’s easy to forget why we
celebrate Christmas: the birth of Jesus, a fulfillment of
God’s promise to His people. As you look forward to
celebrating Christmas, help your children see how this
time of waiting can not only grow their patience but also
prepare their hearts. Jesus’ cousin John the Baptist
shouted, “Prepare the way for the Lord’s coming! Clear
the road for Him!” (Matthew 3:3). How can you help your
children prepare for Jesus’ birth at Christmas—and for
His eventual return? What “roadblocks” do you need to
clear away from your lives in order to better focus on
Jesus and what He offers? Practicing patience is
challenging—especially in December—but Jesus makes the
wait worthwhile.
GROW KIDS Opportunities:
AWANA 6:30 pm—7:45 pm Wednesday Nights in
December:
Dec. 7—Christmas Colors Night—Wear your favorite
Christmas shirt or colors!
Dec. 14—Bring your Dad Night—Bring you dad,
grandpa (or mom/grandma) to club tonight for a spe-
cial time to
begin work on your derby car!
Dec. 25—Christmas Day is on Sunday this year. This
makes me very excited since we are celebrating Jesus’
birthday on this day! To celebrate His birth, we will have
a Pajama Party for Jesus during Children’s Church on
Sunday Dec. 25. So, no need to get all dressed up after
opening presents on Christmas morning. Just come to
church in your pajamas as we celebrate Jesus’
Birthday!
Dec. 21 & Dec. 28—No AWANA—Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year!
December Schedule
Dec. 1 Signups due for Guatemala trip, Winter Weekend and Passion Trip Dec. 7 Exchange 6:30 pm Dec. 11 Children’s Christmas Musical—6:30 pm Dec. 11 Guatemala Mission Trip meeting—5 pm Dec. 14 Exchange 6:30 pm Dec. 18 Christmas Candlelight Service 4 pm & 6:30 pm Dec. 21 Christmas Break (NO Exchange) Dec. 25 Christmas Worship Service 10:30 am (No Sunday School or Evening Service) Dec. 28 Christmas Break (NO Exchange) Dec. 29 Almost New Year’s Eve Blast
Student Ministry Happenings: Exchange Student Almost New Year’s Eve Blast Dec. 29, 2016—7pm—11 pm Car Scavenger Hunt, Food, Speaker & more! Bring your friends! Please sign up on the Youth Bulletin Board!
Student Ministry Winter Retreat—Jan. 14-16 Garden City Chapel— Cost $75 - Sign-up deadline is Dec. 1! Spaces are limited!! We will be staying at Garden City Chapel & Retreat Center in Garden City, SC. Please see Jim for information packet. Student Ministry Guatemala International Mission Trip June 10-17, 2017. Deadline to sign-up is Dec. 1 with a $250 deposit also due by Dec. 1! Next $250 due by Jan. 1, 2017. Mandatory Mission Trip meeting, Dec. 11, at 5 pm in the Youth Room.
Covenant Clemson Basketball Concessions Fundraiser We are providing a fundraising opportunity for students and others to raise money for WinShape and student mission trips this year. We are working a concession stand at all home Clemson basketball games. Money raised will go directly towards those individual accounts. See Jim or Bryan Siler for information or to sign up!
College &
Career Ministry
College students—if you are interested in a place to serve, i.e., children’s ministry, student ministry, choir, or greeter, please see Jim. If you would be interested in hosting a Sunday lunch for the college ministry, please see Jim or Christy.
Students’ News Minister of Students: Jim Upton
Signup for Covenant Youth Text Updates
Text @exchange77 to 81010
www.facebook.com/covenantbaptistyouth
Date 8:30 am - Nursery 11:00 am - Toddlers &
2 Year Olds
6:30 pm
12/4 Anne Morgan & Mary Silvey Mandy Hays & Meredith Alexander
Myra Owens & Lindsay Cheek
Clorissa Smith & Judy Simmons
12/11 Laycee Cantrell & Kim Shore Christina & Taylor Alexander
Amber Powell & Kayla Ammons
Tasha & Abbie Lingefelt
12/18 Robin Brock, Kim Shore Diane Powell & Carla Cullen
Melanie & Sarah Lollis
Queenna Patterson & Haley Beak
12/25 Laycee Cantrell & Taylor Crow Laura Rada & Molly McKnight
Michelle Vaughn & Bailey Hammond
No PM Service
Date 8:30 Children’s
Church
Preschool Lead Preschool Assistants Grade School Lead Grade School Assistants
12/4 Ashlyn, Brenda &
Houston Kelley
Madelyn Siler
Michaela Hall
Hope McLaughlin, Anna
Kate Siler, Lauren
Patterson, Matthew
McLaughlin
Ronnie & Jan James, Amy
Siler, Kim Shore, Laycee
Cantrell
Keifer Shore, Micah Upton,
Brantley Smith, Ryan Joseph
12/11 Elizabeth Silvey, Neysa
Caron, Paul Dimaio
Kaitlyn Hamilton Kelley & Haley Beak,
Taylor Beak, Carley
Shore, Easton Lynch
Krystal Lynch, Misty Wilson,
Melissa Sweeney, Laycee
Cantrell, Kim Shore
Mady Timms, Karli Burton,
Bailey Hammond, David Resa
12/18 Shaunda Tenry, Kerri
Donald
Julia Hollingsworth Amanda Fouchey,
Morgan & Abbie Grace
Thompson, Ethan
Kennedy
Revonda Wood, Caryn
Bishop, Christina Kennedy,
Laycee Cantrell, Kim Shore
Jared Owensby, Lindsay Taylor,
Lydia Ruth Thompson, Austin
Hicks
12/25 Maddie Timms, Jacob
Guthrie, Crystal Tarbuck
Ashlyn Kelley Karen & Kaylor Thomp-
son, Bryleigh Saylors,
Abbie Lingefelt, Luke
Heller
Elise Martin, Tasha Lingefelt,
Renea Saylors, Laycee
Cantrell, Kim Shore
Houston Kelley, Jeremy
Vaughn, Collin Bunch, Jackson
Kelley, Cole Dalton
Date Door 1 Door 3 Door 5 Door 6 Door 7 Door 8 WD
12/4 Donna Durham
Cheryl Gambrell
Jean Martin
Joy Fisher
Bob & Diane
Railton
Martha Whiten
Carol Dunn
Shane Kimmel
Melanie Hicks
Margaret Sewell
Jim & Judy
Simmons
Crystal Phillips
Stephanie
Mattison
Diane Goldsmith
Jimmy & Cheryl
Gambrell
Donnie Burdette
Irene Mullikin
Tracie Hall
12/11 Faye Wertz
Dee Patterson
Shane Kimmel
Gary McClellan
Bob & Diane
Railton
Wayne & Teresa
Jefferson
Steve Miles
Dan Litten
Crystal Phillips
Sherry Borchers
Martha Whiten
Ronnie Stegall
Stewart &
Margaret Sewell
Judy Simmons
Carol Dunn
Jim Simmons
Barry & Nancy
Wood
Donnie Burdette
Crystal Tarbuck
Mandy Hays
12/18 Crystal Phillips
Melanie Hicks
Shane Kimmel
Donnie Burdette
Bob & Diane
Railton
Judy Simmons
Sherry Borchers
Jim Simmons
Stewart &
Margaret Sewell
Diane Goldsmith
Joy Fisher
Carol Dunn
Jim Young
Donna Durham
Stephanie
Mattison
Jimmy & Cheryl
Gambrell
Irene Mullikin
Tracie Hall
12/25 Faye Wertz
Dee Patterson
Ronnie Stegall
Bob & Diane
Railton
Dan Litten
Crystal Phillips
Donnie Burdette
Steve Miles
Gary McClellan
Martha Whiten
Stewart Sewell
Jean Martin
Jim Young
Barry & Nancy
Wood
Irene Mullikin
Mandy Hays
Dec. 7—Christmas Colors Night—Wear your favorite Christmas shirt or colors
Dec. 21 & Dec. 28—No AWANA—Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Dec. 4 Membership 101
This class will be held at 4:00 pm in the
Conference Room
*Our regular LIFETRACK schedule will resume in
January 2017*
Attention Ladies! Please join us for our annual Christmas Tour of Homes on Tuesday,
December 6, from 6 pm – 8 pm! Just in case you are new to the Tour of Homes, the way
this works is that there are two groups (Candy Canes and the Gingerbreads) both
meeting at Covenant. The first group will leave and go to one house and the second
group will leave shortly thereafter and go to the other house. After we have toured the
home and enjoyed food and fellowship, we will swap houses. Come prepared to enjoy
some great hors-d'oeuvres and get ideas to decorate your own home. This is always a
great way to celebrate Jesus! Tickets are available at the Welcome Center after each Sunday service
through December 4 for $5 each.
Bring Your Dad Night
AWANA 2016
Bring Your Dad NightAWANA 2016
Wednesday, December 14
Kids, bring your dad/grandpa (or mom/grandma)
to club with you on Dec. 14 and have fun with
them while you get started on your Derby Car!
There will also be Christmas treats!
Derby Kits will be on sale beginning November 30
through December 14.
AWANA
Derby 2017
Wednesday, January 18
6:30 pm
Parents, please stay and
enjoy the Derby with your
child!
Check In is Wednesday, Jan. 11
all cars must be checked in by
8:00 pm!!
Join us on Wednesday nights
at 6:30 pm for our “Why the Nativity”
Bible study. We meet in the
Fellowship Hall.
The Church office will be closed on
Friday, December 23 and
Monday, December 26
in observance of Christmas.
EXCHANGE—ALMOST NEW YEAR’S EVE BLAST
December 29, 2016 7 pm—11 pm
Car Scavenger Hunt, Food, Speaker and more!
Bring your friends!
Please sign up on the Youth bulletin board
Each year at Christmas we collect the
Lottie Moon Christmas Offering.
Every penny given to this offering (named for Lottie
Moon, a missionary to China) will be used to support mis-
sionaries around the world. Most of us cannot go to the
foreign mission field, but we can give so others can go.
Our goal this year is $10,000.
Pajama Party for JesusWhen: Sunday, December 25
Time: 10:30 am
during Children’s Church
We celebrate Christmas because of Jesus’ birth!
How fitting it is that Christmas falls on Sunday this year!!
Kids, stay in your pajamas and come celebrate the birthday of
our Savior!!
2nd-5th Grade Christmas PartyKids, join us for a fun Christmas Party!!
Tuesday, December 20th
4:00 pm – 7:30 pm$10/child includes dinner and Ice SkatingMeet at the church at 4 pm to make some Christmas treats for Meals on Wheels, eat dinner, and then go
Ice Skating!Parents, pick up at 7:30 pm at the Ice Skating Rink at
