Weekly Activities Wednesday, November 21, 2012 5:30 Pilgrim’s Supper 6:15 Bethlehem Costuming Thursday, November 22, 2012 Thanksgiving Day – Church Office Closed Friday, November 23, 2012 Church Office Closed Saturday, November 24, 2012 Build Bethlehem Sunday, November 25, 2012 8:30 Worship 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Worship 5:30 Christmas Memories in the COAC 6:30 Churchwide Fellowship Monday, November 26, 2012 7:00 Bethlehem Meeting 7:00 Long Range Planning Tuesday, November 27, 2012 6:00 Upward Sports Evaluation 6:30 Committee on Committees Mtg. Wednesday, November 28, 2012 5:00 Youth to Operation Christmas Child 5:30 Fellowship Meal 6:00 Instrumentalists Rehearsal 6:15 Mapquest 6:15 Mission Friends 6:15 ESL 6:30 POWERHOUSE in Room B-201 (Men’s SS Class) 6:30 Worship Team Rehearsal 6:30 College & Career Small Group 7:00-8:00 JJ’s for 6 th – 12 th graders 7:00 Praise Team Rehearsal Thursday, November 29, 2012 6:30 Bethlehem Dress Rehearsal 6:30 Adult 5 Sunday School Dept. Christmas Party at the home of Ivan & Shirley Broadwell Friday, November 30, 2012 7:00-9:00 A Visit to Bethlehem VOLUME 55 November 21, 2012 NO. 47 THE VISITOR Phone 222-3216 Web site: www.fbcclover.com Followed by Churchwide Fellowship Sunday, November 25, 2012 5:30 p.m. This Sunday bring your World Hunger bank or World Hunger offering envelope Church Goal: $6,000
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Weekly Activities
Wednesday, November 21, 2012 5:30 Pilgrim’s Supper
6:15 Bethlehem Costuming
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Thanksgiving Day – Church Office Closed
Friday, November 23, 2012
Church Office Closed
Saturday, November 24, 2012 Build Bethlehem
Sunday, November 25, 2012
8:30 Worship
9:45 Sunday School
11:00 Worship
5:30 Christmas Memories in the
COAC 6:30 Churchwide Fellowship
Monday, November 26, 2012
7:00 Bethlehem Meeting
7:00 Long Range Planning
Tuesday, November 27, 2012 6:00 Upward Sports Evaluation
6:30 Committee on Committees Mtg.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
5:00 Youth to Operation Christmas
Child
5:30 Fellowship Meal
6:00 Instrumentalists Rehearsal
6:15 Mapquest
6:15 Mission Friends
6:15 ESL
6:30 POWERHOUSE in Room
B-201 (Men’s SS Class) 6:30 Worship Team Rehearsal
6:30 College & Career Small Group
7:00-8:00 JJ’s for 6th – 12th graders
7:00 Praise Team Rehearsal
Thursday, November 29, 2012
6:30 Bethlehem Dress Rehearsal
6:30 Adult 5 Sunday School Dept.
Christmas Party at the home of
Ivan & Shirley Broadwell
Friday, November 30, 2012 7:00-9:00 A Visit to Bethlehem
VOLUME 55 November 21, 2012 NO. 47
THE VISITOR
Phone 222-3216 Web site: www.fbcclover.com
Followed by Churchwide Fellowship Sunday, November 25, 2012
5:30 p.m.
This Sunday bring your
World Hunger bank
or
World Hunger
offering envelope
Church Goal: $6,000
First Baptist Church 117 South Main Street
Clover, SC 29710
Return Service Requested
Non-Profit Organization
U.S. Postage Paid
Clover, SC 29710
Permit #12
STAFF
Rev. David J. Stanford Senior Pastor
Rev. Mike Stafford Minister of Outreach &
Evangelism
Rev. Jonathan Woodham Minister of Worship & Music
Rev. Kevin Dix Youth Director
Designated Offerings:
Building Fund ........................................... 762.50
Year to Date Tithes Received ................... 807,582.42
Year to Date Expenses Paid ...................... 773,077.76
Year to Date Budget ................................. 901,507.00
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
BUILDING FUND REPORT
Receipts to Date $1,239,346.41 Paid to Principal 842,324.85 Paid to Interest $372,720.77 Building Fund on Hand 24,300.79 Cost of Bldg. Renovation $1,629,100.80 Paid to Principal 842,324.85 Loan Balance Owed $786,775.95
STEWARDSHIP STATEMENT 11/18/12
ATTENDANCE
Sunday School Attendance .................................. 280 8:30 a.m. Worship Service ................................... 130
11:00 a.m. Worship Service ................................. 242
October financial statements will be available this
Sunday. Please request your copy from an usher.
Stewardship Committee
Our loving Christian sympathy is extended to
Renee Ayers in the recent death of her father.
Attention Church Family
Please pick up your 2013 offering envelopes
from your Sunday School Department or from the vestibule. If you were omitted in error or
would like envelopes, please contact the
church office.
Serving this week
VAN DRIVER 11/25/12
David Thomas
DEACON VISITORS 11/25/12 Brian Bowers Bert Gilfillan
Bill Carroll Harry Barr
Rex Simon
TELLERS 11/26/12
Jo Ann Clary Beth Jones
VOLUNTEERS 11/25/12 8:30 – Kyron Cain Family;
11:00 – Zack & Judy Lester;
Robert & Renae Morrow; Mark & Chris Bechtel
Pre-K and K: 4 & 5 Yr. Olds – Tommy & Allison Currence
5:30 – Nancy Hester
6:
News November Mission Project:
World Hunger Offering
Church Goal: $6,000 Received: $4,975.00
Remember to bring in your WORLD HUNGER OFFERING
this Sunday!
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
I know many are thankful and touched by your faithfulness in serving our Lord.
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.” Matthew 5:6
Nancy Hester, Missions Coordinator
A Time of Fellowship
Thoughts from our other staff…
Dear Friends,
As best as I can recall from my studies or at least from the
shallow depth of my wisdom well, I graciously offer you the
following almost helpful tips and facts of a faux-historical nature.
You will, no doubt, find them completely ridiculous, yet strangely
revealing concerning the Thanksgiving meal. Enjoy.
1. When buying a turkey, be picky of the brand name, after
all you are what you eat, butterball!
2. I’m convinced that dressing was invented by
impoverished pilgrims that must have succumbed to
eating their own clothes. Yuck! 3. A congealed cranberry salad with whole cranberries in it
is an abomination to all that is considered jello.
4. You should fall on your face and beg Almighty God
above for some of my Jessica’s pumpkin roll. Hands
down, all that and a biggo bag of chips. ( Hello again,
1990’s lingo)
5. John Smith and Pocahontas were actually married on
Thanksgiving Day. Having no fresh flowers to pick in
the late fall, they began the tradition of using candy corn
for fall decorations. The edible and festive treats were
provided by a sweet little Indian family over near Yonkers.
6. The turkey legs that they sell at the fair must be
bioengineered to be so huge. Or maybe they just come
from the Purdue farm near the power plant. Either way,
you do not want to meet a turkey like that in that dark
alley behind Victoria’s.
7. And finally, remember to thank God for all the special
people in your life and for all the bountiful blessings on
your table or TV tray. After all, James writes that
everything good (even your obnoxious, belching Uncle
Sammy) comes from God. And we really have a lot to
be thankful for, don’t we?
Be blessed and Happy Thanksgiving.
Mike
NEWS FROM THE MAN CAVE…
WOW! If you missed out, Build Bethlehem is ongoing for next Saturday. We sure could use your help. We’ve had a great turnout and appreciate those who came to help. There is a spirit of unity and teamwork. Everyone is welcome - men, women and youth. Remember, this is our church-wide signature event and help is needed. We need to “dress” the town Saturday.
“WE GO” mission opportunities are just waiting for you to get plugged in. ☺☺
Now is the time to stand and be counted. Your Brother in Christ, Rick Hamblin
Pray for the Hemsin people of northeastern Turkey The Hemsin live high in the Kackar mountains, some with seemingly everything they need. Their village homes overlook beautiful views of God’s creation. They have self-sustained farms to provide food and a cash-crop of tea. What do they not have? A Gospel witness, nor a church.
Pray for God to prepare people to hear the Gospel through
dreams, visions, and encounters with Scripture.
Pray for long-term witness among the Hemsin people.
Pray for relational connections in Hemsin villages.
Pray for a church to be planted among the Hemsin people
and for the Hemsin to give God the glory due His name.
MEMORIALS/HONORARIUMS
A contribution has been made to the Building Fund in memory of the following: Don Gaskey and Mack Falls
A contribution has been made to the World Hunger Offering in memory of the following:
Don Gaskey, Zelma Reynolds, and Pat Turner
November 28, 2012
BBQ Bread Baked Beans Dessert
Slaw Drink
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO…
Mrs. Mayo Price
White Oak Manor
111 S. Congress St., Room 315A
York, SC 29745
FEATURED HOMEBOUND HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO...
Nov. 27 Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Cupp
28 Mr. & Mrs. Barry Wilson
Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Stowe
29 Mr. & Mrs. Chris Baldwin
30 Mr. & Mrs. Bobby Queen
From the Pastor’s Desk
In the recent election the candidates and issues certainly warranted our careful attention and consideration. Recently I read a
couple of interesting facts about Election Day itself. In 1845 the decision was made to put presidential elections on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. The reason for November was that most Americans at that time were farmers and the
harvest was complete by November. But that is just half the story. Tuesday was chosen because voting took place at the county
seat and getting there often required extensive travel for many voters. To assure that worship would not be hindered or interrupted
on Sunday, Monday would be the day of travel so people could cast their ballot on Tuesday. Built into the electoral process is this
subtle reminder that worship is central to who we are as Americans. May it ever be so. [Let’s not let Election Day be moved to
Sunday as it is in many nations.]
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. I encourage each of us to take some time to count our blessings. And I hope you can
celebrate the Lord’s goodness with your loved ones.
Let us also be very mindful of those in our world who have little or nothing for which to give thanks. A tangible expression of
our concern is our contribution to the World Hunger Offering. This Sunday bring your soup can banks or other monetary offering
in your World Hunger envelope. You will be enriched in every way for great generosity, which through us will produce
thanksgiving to God (2 Corinthians 9:11, RSV).
I Have You in My Heart,
Dave Stanford
Answers Bible Curriculum
The ABC lesson this week is #12 “What is the Gospel”
Where did it begin? Can we modify it to fit the current times? Read The Prepare to share information before class.
News from the Flower Committee
If you would like to place a poinsettia in honor or
memory of a loved one this Christmas season, it is
very simple! Just stop by or call the church office
to place your order. The poinsettias are $10.50 this
year and acknowledgements and money are due no
later than December 3rd
.
Nov. 25 Heath Sessions
26 Nathan Sinclair
Marie Broome
Eliana Stevenson
27 Andy Jenkins
Luke Hurst
Phyllis Hobson
Georgia Smith
28 Robin Wilson
Jeanette Bryant
Alexandria Brakefield Denise Taylor
29 Louis Crawford
Zachary Lester
30 Alex Simmons
Dec. 1 Bobby Franklin, Jr.
McKenzie Johnson
Dalton Faulkenberry
Welcome New Member!
By Baptism
Chris Woodcock 406 Bethel St.
Clover SC 29710
803-222-6499
Deacon: Lee Jordan
You are invited to
PRAYER WALK BETHLEHEM Wednesday, November 28th
Depart from POWERHOUSE, Room B-201, at 7:10 PM, or join the PRAYERWALK at the Shepherds’ fold or COAC door at 7:15 PM.
Honduras Mission Trip
July 6-13, 2013 The purpose of this mission trip is to enact the gospel of Christ to Hondurans in word and deed. Volunteer missionaries from South Carolina and Alabama will partner with the Jeremiah 29:11 Mission (http://jeremiah2911mission.com Facebook:www.facebook.com/JeremiahsMission) in the mountainous community of Santa Elena. Our team will have construction, medical, and children’s ministry components, and will be capped at 25 total people. The estimated cost is $1600, not including spending money, passport and immunizations. Youths between the ages of 15-18 are welcome! A parent or legal guardian must accompany them. Participant information papers are available at the FBC and The Bridge offices.
Contact Mark and Chris Bechtel for more information at 803-222-5813 or [email protected].
