Volume 44 Number 41 November 16, 2016 First Baptist Church Monroe: Family, Friends, Faith

Ware It Is Dr. Todd Ware, Associate Pastor

Serving Jesus Together,

Todd

Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes Due

Sunday, November 20

Annual Community-Wide Thanksgiving Service Sunday, November 20 - 6:00 p.m. Lighthouse World Outreach Center

Church Office Closing

Office will be closed at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 23, through Friday, November 25.

There will be no VISION that week.

Home Alone Thanksgiving Gathering

Thursday, November 24 - Noon Fellowship Hall doors open at 11:00 a.m.

Hanging of the Green

Sunday, November 27 - 6:00 p.m. Childcare provided for babies - 2 years

Here we go! We’re less than six weeks from Christmas. I guess the about-average temper-atures have lulled me into thinking we were still somewhere in September. There’s a lot for us to cover between now and then. Before we get

ahead of ourselves, however, here are a few things that stand be-tween us and the beginning of December: Church Conference: The Transition Committee and Pastor Search Committee will be presenting the Church Profile and the Pastor Profile this Wednesday. These two documents are the re-sults of many hours of hard work by the two committees, and by Debra Smith and Stacy Jones in particular. If you’re not able to at-tend, you can pick up a copy of each this Sunday. Ladies’ Christmas Tea: This Thursday and Friday are important days for our church. Tables will be decorated, a wonderful meal will be prepared, and the Gospel will be shared. As of today, we still need men who can help park cars and wait on tables. If you can help on one or both evenings, please wear dark pants, white shirt, and a tie -- and arrive at 6:00 p.m. Operation Christmas Child: We will be collecting our shoeboxes this Sunday. We need volunteers to meet back at the church at 2:00 p.m. to packing the shoeboxes into larger cardboard boxes, and to help deliver them to Faith Baptist Church. Community Thanksgiving Service: The churches in our com-munity will gather at Lighthouse World Outreach this Sunday even-ing at 6:00 p.m. for a community-wide service. We will be celebrat-ing 25 years of Faith in Serving Humanity. Home Alone: One of the newer traditions at First Baptist is gath-ering on Thanksgiving Day to celebrate with church family. We’ll be preparing the turkeys. All you need to bring is a dish or two. Please call the church office if you plan on coming. Hanging of the Green: We will “hang the green” in the sanctuary on November 27th at 6:00 p.m. to celebrate the beginning of Ad-vent. A reception will follow in the fellowship hall where you can sign up to help a local child with Christmas and / or help pay for medical needs through FISH M.D.

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Wanna be the hands and

feet of Jesus? It's last minute, but the need is great. Hurricane Matthew took over 26 lives and the destruction of homes and businesses is in the billions of dollars. FBC Monroe high school students and adults are invit-ed to participate in a disaster relief effort in Conway, South Carolina, November 19-22. We'll be staying at North Con-way Baptist Church. Because of the nature of disaster relief, it's impossible to know exactly what we'll be doing, but more than likely it will be the "mud-out" of houses. We'll share more details as they become available. There is a small fee of $27 per person per day. If you are interested, please email Gordon at gordon@fbcmonroe.com .

Leena Banks (2-year-old niece of Bud Nguyen) - Egleston Peggy Breedlove - St. Mary’s Rehab Esther Epperson - University Nursing Home & Rehab Vickie Gasaway - Home, following eye injections Debbie Howard (Brenda Miller’s sister-in-law) - Atlanta Medical Marcy Haymans - Home Shuford Jones (Teri Ware’s father) - Athens Regional Van Kitchens - Home Amy McCollum (Charlie & Sara Powell’s daughter) - Home, chemo Taylor McGarity (friend of Teri Head) - Shepherd’s Clinic Danny Miller - Home Scott Millians - Open heart surgery on 11/17 at Athens Regional Edward Peters - Home, following hospital visit Elizabeth Roberts (Cathy Gleaton’s mother) - Outpatient surgery on 11/15 Bill Seagraves - Home, following shoulder surgery

20 Chuck Christie 27 Kelly Bryan 20 Scott Richardson 27 Shelby Moon 21 Betty Thomas 28 Sherri Jennings 21 Wade Millians 28 Kaitlyn Fellows 21 Keith Prather 28 Jarrett Briscoe 22 Angie Shumate 29 Dianne James 22 Lynda Trail 29 Deonte Brown 23 Marsha Millians 30 Ben Garrett 23 Gene Benton 30 Carol Story 24 Josephine Reynolds 30 David Johnson 24 Sherry Hanes 30 Don McCullers 24 Mike Malcom 30 Jared Radosevich 24 Kyle Brannen 01 Larry Bradley 24 Nicholas Prather 02 Esther Epperson 24 Ava Taylor 02 Loretta Brown 25 Todd Ware 02 Sara Beth Brown 25 Gema Wilson 02 Vivienne Gary 26 Mary Howington 03 Flo Harrison 27 Ruby Reeves 03 Bill Stokes 27 Hedy Piper 03 Anthony O’Kelly

A Service of Hope and Healing

This special service will be held in our chapel on December 4th at 2:00 p.m. This service is a time for remem-brance and healing as we walk through the Christmas holidays without loved ones who have meant so much to us. Todd Ware and Chuck Christie will lead our time together.

Sanctuary Choir

Christmas Musical

Presented by The Sanctuary Choir and Orchestra

Sunday, December 4

11:00 a.m. in the FBC Sanctuary

mailto:gordon@fbcmonroe.com

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Home Alone Thanksgiving Gathering Thursday, November 24

Fellowship Hall Doors open at 11:00 - Meal at noon

RSVP to church office by Friday, November 18

We will be sharing Thanksgiving lunch together and playing a game or two. This is open to anyone who doesn’t want to cook the whole meal and wants to celebrate with others. Please contact the church

office with what dish you will be bringing to share and the number in your family. Turkey and drinks will be

provided by the church.

POINSETTIAS FOR THE SANCTUARY

It is time, once again, to adorn our sanctuary with poinsettias. If you would like to place a poinsettia in the sanctuary in honor or in memory of a loved one on Sunday, December 18, please contact your florist and remind him/her that the poinsettias must be wrapped in green paper with red bows. Also, please contact Teri Head in the church office by Friday, December 9, to let her know how to print your information in the bulletin.

It’s A Christmas Party

at The Christmas Parade! Tailgate with the Children and Preschool Ministries at the Education Annex on Broad Street from 4-8 PM. There will be inflatables, food, and activities for the en-tire family. Bring your tailgate chairs and

enjoy an evening of fun … then stay and enjoy the Monroe Christmas parade!

Shut-In of the Week

Peggy Breedlove St. Mary’s Hospital

Patient Rehabilitation Room 5105

1230 Baxter Street Athens, GA 30606

Please, no visits or phone calls, but cards greatly appreciated!

New in the Church Library

The following book has been placed in the Church Library in honor of Sue Kamienski: The Granny Square Book, by Mar-garet Hubert. This book contains many patterns for crocheting granny squares. Please check your bookshelves and return any books stamped First Baptist Church when you finish with them so that other may enjoy them.

You are cordially invited to join us for the

Hanging of the Green Service

Sunday, November 27 6:00 p.m. in the FBC Sanctuary

You will learn the Christian meaning behind our sanctuary decorations this Christmas season.

Childcare provided for babies - 2 years

Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday-Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Friday

Office 770-267-5904 Fax 770-207-7383

Greg DeLoach ......................................................... Interim Preacher Alex Boskoff ...................................................... 8:30 Worship Leader Lynn Brown ............................................................. Ministry Assistant Chris Bryan ..................................................... 11:11 Worship Leader Darlene Christie ................................ Director of Preschool Ministries Gordon Davidson ...................................... Student & Family Minister Lisa Garrett .......................................................... Financial Secretary Teri Head ................................................................ Ministry Assistant Royce McNeal .................................................. Senior Adult Minister Curtis Murdock .............................................. 11:00 Worship Leader Shannon Radosevich .......................................... Minister to Children Amy Smeltzer ............................................. Family Ministry Assistant Todd Ware ............................................................... Associate Pastor Elizabeth Young...................................................... Ministry Assistant

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Last Week at

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November 13, 2016

Next Week, November 20, at

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Deacons : Stanley Brown and Keith Prather

Visitors’ Welcome

8:30 Cledus & Sarah Jones Chris Meeks Mike Sorrells 11:00 Buzz & Teri Grant Jeannie Bowick Edith McKay Kathy Kamienski Sue Kamienski

Nursery

8:30 Leader - Mary Prather Babies: Donna Roberts Volunteer Needed! 3- to 5-Year-Olds: Andrea Camp Penny Moon

11:00 Babies: Cledus Jones Rita Millians 3- to 5-Year-Olds: Sarah Jones Susan Zupko Mike Zupko

GIVING FOR WEEK

Weekly Budget Required ......................... $ 29,326.92 Budget Received ...................................... $ 31,049.00 Designated Gifts....................................... $ 3,873.20 Budget Required to Date ......................... $ 1,349,038.32 Budget Received to Date ......................... $ 1,258,165.06

Give to Go: $65,466

Memorials & Honorariums Received this Week

SUNDAY SCHOOL

ATTENDANCE

Adults ............................. 241 Students ........................... 44 Children ............................ 47 Preschool ......................... 31 Total: 363 Last Year 390

Youth Ministry Fund In memory of John Spence given by: The Hannah Sunday School Class The Tichenor Sunday School Class Reliant Homes, LLC Mr. & Mrs. Ronnie Ward Mr. & Mrs. David Yarbrough General Fund In memory of Evelyn Brooks given by: Mr. & Mrs. Tuck Wall In memory of John Spence given by: Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Clegg Mr. & Mrs. J. D. James In memory of Kenneth Sims given by: Mr. & Mrs. Ben Stephens

Missions Fund In memory of John Spence given by: Mr. & Mrs. Doug Huff Mr. & Mrs. Bob Malcom

Operation Christmas Child

Shoeboxes are due on Sunday!

Sunday, November 20

Morning Worship ................................................................. 8:30 a.m. Sunday School ..................................................................... 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship................................................................ 11:00 a.m. Morning Worship................................................................ 11:11 a.m.

Wednesday, November 23

No Activities