FBC Carthage E-News
December 1, 2014
Good Morning,
I trust you had a blessed
Thanksgiving and a great beginning to the Christmas season. These two major holidays flow into each other
to where one can hardly tell when one ends and the other begins. This makes for an exciting several weeks as
we countdown to Christmas. In all your
preparation, shopping, and planning be sure to keep the focus of your Christmas
celebration on Jesus and His birth.
Enjoy the season. Share His
story.
This has been a great week
for missions and ministry:
·
Thank you to all
who have served this past week to make Thanksgiving and Christmas special. The Operation Christmas Child boxes were sent
off last Monday with 954 (our goal) boxes exactly! Continue to pray for the shoeboxes as they
make their way to the children of the world.
·
Thank you to the
Ladies Sunday School Class for organizing, purchasing, packing, and delivering
the thanksgiving Boxes last Wednesday.
·
Thank you to Amy
Broyles for the amazing Christmas decorations in the Sanctuary and in the front
of the church.
·
Thank you to
everyone who joined in the Singing on the Steps and the hot chocolate/coffee
tent for the Carthage Christmas Parade last night.
·
Thank you for the
gifts for Lighthouse Christmas Parties.
We will deliver the gifts to Lighthouse this Tuesday.
This week is also the Week
of Prayer for International Missions and the beginning of the Lottie Moon
Christmas Offering emphasis. It is our
joy to join together each year in promoting and giving to reaching the people
of the world with the gospel of Jesus Christ.
I encourage you to consider the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering as your
special gift to Jesus on His birthday.
100% of this offering goes to the missionaries and mission work done
through the International Missions Board.
Check out the stories and devotionals for this Week of Prayer
emphasis: http://www.imb.org/main/lottie-moon/weekofprayer.asp?PageNavID=112
For more information on
the LMCO and to watch this year’s mission videos, go to: http://www.imb.org/main/lottie-moon/lmcoresources.asp?PageNavID=120#videos
Also, to hear a moving
message on missions by the new IMB President, David Platt go to: http://www.imb.org/main/lottie-moon/default.asp
Have a blessed week,
Bro. Tim
Here’s the News for the
week:
·
The Women on Missions will meet tonight at 6:30
PM at the home of Marreet Hutchins, 649 Carmack Avenue. All ladies are invited to attend.
·
We will be providing transportation to the
Lighthouse Girls Christmas Party this Saturday, December 6 at 8:15 AM. Volunteers for the party are needed as well
as riders on the bus. This will be one
of the highlights of your Christmas celebration this year. Join us for this special Christmas party with
over 500 girls from across Middle Tennessee.
We will also be taking the boys for their Christmas Party the following
Saturday, December 13.
·
Our FBC Carthage Youth
Christmas Party will be this Saturday, December 6 at 5:00 PM in the Christian
Life Center.
·
Ladies, the
annual Ornament Exchange will be next Monday, December 8 at 6:30 PM in the
Christian Life Center. Bring a finger
food and an ornament to exchange. All
ladies are invited for this special Christmas fellowship.
·
Sign-up sheets
for the Youth Winter Retreat, December 29-31 in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee are
available in the Youth Room or see Jeff.
The deadline for registration is December 7 and the cost is $100.
·
With the holidays
fast approaching, please contact the
church office to schedule and reserve the Christian Life Center.
·
Mark your
calendars for a mission opportunity during the Christmas holidays. We will be going to the Tennessee Baptist
Children’s Home on Friday, January 2 for painting and other projects in their
family cottages. The bus will leave at
7:00 AM.
·
Here are the
December dates for your calendar:
December
1 Women
on Missions, Marreet Hutchins @ 6:30 PM
4 New
Salem Assoc Dinner, CLC @ 6:30 PM
6 Lighthouse
Christmas Party – Girls
Youth
Christmas Party
7 Personnel
Committee Meeting @ 4:00 PM
Deacon’s Meeting @ 7:00 PM
8 Ladies
Ornament Exchange, CLC @ 6:30 PM
Backpacking, Ag Center @ 4:30 PM
9 Senior
Adult Luncheon, CLC @ 11:30 AM
10 Community
Food Truck, Ag Center @ 11:00 AM
13 Lighthouse
Christmas Party - Boys
21 Christmas
Sunday Service @ 10:00 AM
Shut-In Services@ 5:00 PM
12/22-1/5 SC
Schools Winter Break
24 Christmas
Eve Service @ 5:00 PM
29-31 Youth
Retreat
January 2-4
Passion 2015 Atlanta, GA
College Student Retreat
·
Here is an
interesting article from Dr. David Sills, Professor at Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary on “10 Reasons/Myths Why You Cannot be a Missionary.”
