The Informer Sunday, November 28, 2021
Monthly Financial Update Month to Date September 2021 Giving $158,799.61 Expenses Balance $186,479.10 ($27,679.49)
Fiscal Year to Date September 2021 Giving $969,164.02 Expenses Balance $1,119,657.55 ($150,493.53)
Month to Date October 2021 Giving $173,919.80 Expenses Balance $171,661.59 $2,258.21
An Active Worship Experience
Fiscal Year to Date October 2021 Giving $1,143,083.82 Expenses Balance $1,291,319.14 ($148,235.32)
Lilburns Co-op Pantry Needs are:
Crackers (Saltine & Ritz), Instant potatoes, Ramen noodles, Granola and fruit bars, Multi-bag of small bags of chips, Canned chili, Canned beef stew, Canned chicken and dumplings, Canned salmon, Bar soap, and Laundry detergent (powdered). In addition, the Lilburn Co-op needs ground beef and hot dogs, but please take those items directly to the co-op.
December 5 2:00 - 5:00 pm At the Twelve Days of Christmas Experience at Smoke Rise, we will move from preparing something that can be unwrapped in seconds to preparing ourselves and our hearts for a celebration that befits the coming of the Christ-child. We will do this through hands-on experiences, sights, sounds and by creating take-home pieces that can help you build an observance in your home that will celebrate the Christ-child from Christmas Day through Epiphany and beyond.
Holiday Showcase
Come on out December 11th for the Academy of Art’s Holiday Showcase. The doors will open at 1:00 pm in the fellowship hall. We have displays and performances from teachers and students from every department. We hope you can make it!
Friends of Refugees Christmas Store 2021
Partner with Friends of Refugees, one of our mission partnerships, and be a part of this amazing event for Christmas 2021! Working with the PTA at Indian Creek Elementary School in Clarkston, Friends of Refugees will be providing a Holiday Christmas Store for parents. Smoke Rise Baptist can participate by DONATING NEW COATS AND TOYS that refugee parents can afford to purchase, allowing Moms and Dads to retain the dignity of paying for what they receive and creating a meaningful holiday season for families in Clarkston.*Items must be sent no later than Wednesday, December 8th, by 5pm* Copy and Paste this link for the Amazon wish list. The toys will be sent directly to Friends of Refugees. https://www.amazon.com/ registry/wishlist/211GBMILTYL3N/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ep_ws_ nR4SBbYE1WY7X. Please direct any questions to Mary Wilson, 770.380.0492.
Publication Update
We are so excited to announce our new weekly publication, The Tie that Binds. This new publication will include the Order of Worship, the prayer list, and church announcements. It will provide more space, so that you can see everything happening in the life of our church in one place. CrossTie is getting an update as well! Our monthly newsletter is becoming a quarterly 24-page magazine. We hope to share the story of our church and bring us closer together as a community. Look for the winter issue in your mailbox this December!
Peter Mayer Christmas Concert - December 12 - 7:00 pm
December 19th | 7:00 PM A concert weaving together the music of the season. Presented by the Smoke Rise Baptist Church Music Ministry
Christmas Breakfast
We are looking forward to having everyone back for this years’ Christmas breakfast! Breakfast will be before Sunday school on December 19th in the fellowship hall. This will be a wonderful time of fellowship during the exciting Advent season.
Can you help Lilburn Co-op?
Lilburn Co-op needs volunteers to work in the food pantry as well as to sort clothing and other household donations. Volunteers are needed on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday from 10am to 2pm for the food pantry and any time from 9am to 7pm for sorting. Volunteers are also needed on Tuesday and Thursday to answer the telephone. Volunteers willing to help with lawn care are welcome any time.
End-of-Year Stewardship Campaign November 14 - December 31 • Goal: $450,000
This Week’s Activities: November 28 - December 5 Sunday, November 28 The First Sunday of Advent Coffee and Donuts - 9:00 am In-Person and Online Sunday School - 9:45 am In-Person and Livestream Worship Service - 11:00 am Liturgical Dance - 4:00 pm Children and Youth Activities - 5:00 pm Grief Support - 5:00 pm Monday, November 29 Prime Time Choir - 10:30 am Wednesday, December 1 Dinner - 5:00 pm Prayer Concerns - 6:00 pm Youth and Children’s Activities - 6:00 pm In-Person and Livestream Journeys - 6:15 pm Sanctuary Choir - 7:00 pm Sunday, December 5 The Second Sunday of Advent Coffee and Donuts - 9:00 am In-Person and Online Sunday School - 9:45 am In-Person and Livestream Worship Service - 11:00 am 12 Days of Christmas - 2:00-5:00 pm Liturgical Dance - 4:00 pm Children and Youth Activities - 5:00 pm
Prayer List Seek the Lord and His strength, seek His face continually. 1 Chronicles 16:11
Please let us know if someone needs to be added or removed from this list by calling 770.469.5856 *Indicates new concerns Updated November 22, 2021
Deaths
Deborah Drummond’s brother Richard Davis’ friend Carolyn Clutteur Lynda Towe
Hospice Care Joy Mikul Jim Huston
Home Care
Gloria Adams Brenda Brantly Don Durrett Dee Dee Poss
Rehabilitation/Assisted Living/ Long Term Care Mary Chambers Mattie Brock, mother-in-law to Merrilee Brock Juanita Brown Lynn Buckhalt John Astleford Joy Carroll Nita Mitchell Frances Weatherly Carol Hand Janis Clement Sybil Embry Lois Brecht’s friend, Elizabeth Walter Sara Salvadore’s mother, Pat Mielke Carolyn Marchman Chris Edmond’s father, William Edmonds Alan Lunsford’s mother, Ann Lunsford Donna Metz Pat Whitmire JoLynn Rutherford Thornton Jamie Henderson Margaret Trawick Charlie Thomas Mary Ruth Parham Jim Harris Susan O’Kelly
Concerns
Pat Abner Helen Boyd Betty Bradford Gaye Bruce Pam Carnes Paula Clark Teresa Cofer, sister of Jim Cofer Paula Culbreth’s daughter-in-law, Kara Ray Cummings George Davenport Carol and Bobby Down’s friend, Randy Mullins Deborah Drummond Judy Fowler’s grandson, Austin Turner JoAnne Frith Al Furr Deborah Gibbs’ sister, Charlotte Langford Michelle Getknecht’s parents-in-law, Ed and Sandra Gutknecht Norma Green Don and Sandy Hanson’s family and Sandy’s sister Janie Hart Martha Holt Milly Jenkins John and Glenda Jones Marsha & Jeff Kelley’s sister-in-law, Beth Kelly Bob Knell’s sister, Karma McMullan Bob Knell’s friend, Jim Rivers Mariana Marseglia’s brother, Marc Hicks Don McChesney’s sister, Linda Lewis Stacey McNiel Andrew Mohler Alice Moore’s sister Jim Myrick Margie Neville Margie Neville’s sister, Barbara Spruill Millie Norman Paul Parham Don Peavy Don and Sally’s Peavy’s daughter-in-law, Rachel Christine Peredney Beverly Pinyan’s daughter, Ann Pinyon Peggy Ray’s sister, Genny Ray Ron and Manina Riggs’ grandson, Trace Snyder Karen Ripley Susan Robinson Rebecca Roper Andy and Sara Salvadore’s daughter, Heather Gonzalez Dana Sanders Becky Seay’s nephew, Brad Flint Kara’s Sewell mother, Jann McDowell Jo Shepherd Debra Smith Carolyn Springston *Bill and Jane Stephens Carole Still’s sister Jim Still Jerry Shumate Mark & Jean Sowell’s nephew, JR Fiveash Joan Sullivan’s relatives, Jack Hughes & his family Ginger Tankersley’s parents, Ramona and Maurice Richardson Jean L’Amoreaux’s sister, Sue Thomas Ann Tomlinson Bob & Anne Vansant’s great grandson, Wade Goetz Jill Wade’s mother WL and Carole Wagnon Richard Walker, Jr. Alexis Weaver’s mother, Meg Cooper Sally Weaver Bobbi Wehner Bruce Wheeler Judy Wilkes’ grandson, Jennifer Wilkes’ son, Wyatt Mary Williams Pat Wolfe’s family member, Susan Larry Yates’ nephew, Jay Oplas The Minister of Youth, Missions, and Communications Search Committee
Mission Partners
Centro Shalom Rauschenbusch Metro Ministries