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November 2014
The Letter
Sunday Mornings
Coffee & Fellowship 9:30 AM
Sunday School 10:00 AM
Worship 11:00 AM
Wednesday Nights
Adult Choir Practice 6:30 PM
In the Fellowship Hall
Prayer & Bible Study 7:15 PM
In the Fellowship Hall
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Spring Hope, North Carolina
Rev. Kevin Moore Pastor
Cell: 252-235-7521 [email protected]
Ann Boykin Interim Music
Director
Our Staff Inside this issue: Celebration & Service Page 2
Missions Page 3
Announcements Page 4
Calendars Pages 5-6
Pastor’s Note Page 7
Celebrating 125 Years of Ministry
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November 6 Alice Norman
November 12 Al Pitts
November 14 Richard Williams
November 14 Gwen Bryant
November 24 Dorothy Inscoe
November 25 Joe Woodard
November 28 Ed Farmer
November 29 Rosabelle Wiggs
Birthdays
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Homebound Member of the Month This month we are remembering Peggy Wood as our Homebound Member
of the Month. We invite you to take the time to write a card or make a visit
to remind Peggy how much we love and care about her.
Peggy Wood
Universal Healthcare-Room 109
1022 Eastern Ave.
Nashville, NC 27856
Ushers Altar Flowers Clyde Best ( Head Usher)
Ed Farmer
J.C. Womble
Al Pitts
Celebr
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11-2 Mrs.G.W. Marshbourne Memorial
11-9 Mr. & Mrs. Otto Bass Memorial
11–16 Open
11-23 Open
11-30 Mr. & Mrs. M. V. Parrish Memorial
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Our next Our next Our next
Women on Women on Women on
Missions meeting will be Missions meeting will be Missions meeting will be
Tuesday, November 11 Tuesday, November 11 Tuesday, November 11
at 7:00 PM. at 7:00 PM. at 7:00 PM.
All women are invited to All women are invited to All women are invited to
attend!attend!attend!
Missio
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Baptist Women’s Baptist Women’s Baptist Women’s
Day of Prayer-Nov. 3
Please consider how you might give to this
special offering. Be sure to mark your
envelope for
“NC Baptist Children’s Home Offering.”
Thursday, November 13
Noon-5:00 PM
Friday, November 28
Noon-5:00 PM
110 S. Ash St.
Spring Hope, NC
Operation Christmas Child
Shoeboxes
Due by
Sunday,
Nov. 23. Sunday, November 23 at 6 PM.
Ephesus Baptist Church
We raised $1,055
for World Hunger
Sunday! Thank you
for giving to help
those who are
hungry around our
world.
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We will be leaving from First Baptist Thursday
morning at 8:30 AM. Bring your $9 to pay the
Children’s Home. We will be returning to
Spring Hope around 3:30 PM. Come join us!
125th Homecoming
YES! I would like to purchase a poinsettia for the “Hanging of the Greens” Service. Enclosed is $12.25 for each poinsettia ordered.
Please place Poinsettia:
In Memory of ________________________________
By, _______________________________________
In honor of______________________________________
By, __________________________________________
Return to the church office or put in the offering
plate by Monday, November 17th, to ensure your
gift being listed in the “Hanging of the Greens”
program. Make checks payable to First Baptist
Church and mark them for “Poinsettia”. You may
also mail your check and order form to:
First Baptist Church of Spring Hope
PO Box 177
Spring Hope, NC 27882
Make plans to join us for our
30th Annual
Hanging of the Greens Sunday, November 30
5 PM
Monday,
November 3
At 7 PM
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When November rolls around, our minds simultane-
ously focus on the meaning of thanks. For starters, No-
vember 27th is our Thanksgiving holiday. A quick trip to
the History Channel’s website pulls up some interesting
facts and figures. Thanksgiving is held in commemora-
tion of the settlers of the Plymouth colony in
Massachusetts. The colonists had a three-day feast with
the Wampanoag tribe. We continue this tradition, where
over 88% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving. This
means approximately 46 million turkeys find themselves
in someone’s oven. A time honored tradition of Thanksgiving is watching the
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, where some 3.5 million people enjoy the
parade. Over 50 million people view the parade on their t-v screens. Of course, other
pastimes with family include watching football games, going shopping on Black
Friday, and enjoying a restful time together after
eating a big meal.
We get together not only to remember some of the first settlers coming to North
America, but because we have much to be thankful for. We need to be thankful for
the bountiful food available to us as Americans. We just took up our offering for World
Hunger, realizing many people around the world do not have half of what our
Thanksgiving meals would be. We need to be thankful for our families. We are
collecting a special offering for the Baptist Children’s Homes in NC to provide funds for
children in need. Most importantly, we need to give thanks to God. God blesses us in
ways we do not even acknowledge. Just the simple fact of inhaling oxygen and ex-
haling carbon dioxide is a miracle in itself. One day, we will get to give thanks to God
forever in eternity all because of what Jesus Christ did for our salvation. Let’s give
thanks the best we can during our time here on earth.
Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving,
Kevin
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P.O. Box 177 Spring Hope, NC 27882
252-478-3221
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