RESOURCE CENTER
WHITESBURG BAPTIST CHURCH W H I T E S B U R G B A P T I S T C H U R C H
HEARTBEAT
Shopping is always hassle-free at the Resource Center, located across from Noah’s Ark and next to the Guest Information Desk in the South Lobby. The center is open Sundays from 9:00-9:40 am, 10:45-11:15 am and 12:10-12:45 pm through December 18.
December 18 - 31, 2011
Scripture Calendars ... Words for a Woman’s Heart - Divine Designs by Beth Cape Devotions ... Jesus Calling by Sarah Young
A Note from the Pastor
The Resource Center will be open on December 18 for your last minute shopping but will be closed on December 25.
NEW MEMBERS Joining by Letter:
John Burnett Kevin Niemi Ernest & Becky Wright Elden & Martha Cerveny
Joining by Baptism:
Kimberly Goldston & Dyllan Daniel Pugh John & Carol Lowry Rebecca Brock
CONTACT US
CELEBRATE RECOVERY Celebrate Recovery invites you to join them Tuesday, January 3 at 6:30 pm as they celebrate the 2-year anniversary of the ministry here at WBC. Meetings take place upstairs at the South Campus, and anyone is welcome to attend this night as well as any other Tuesday night. Hurts, habits, hang-ups? We’ve all got them, but Jesus has the answer and solution for them all. Come experience a safe place of healing and freedom.
6806 Whitesburg Drive, Huntsville, AL 35802 Emails: firstname.lastname@wbccares.org
256-881-0952 (receptionist) 256-704-5678 (automated line)
Jimmy Jackson, Senior Pastor ext. 224 Terry Herald, Executive Pastor/Education ext. 235 Greg Corbin, Associate Pastor of Pastoral Ministries ext. 279 John Crocker, Associate Pastor of Missions ext. 211 Kenny Spain, Operations ext. 261
Guy Morton, Minister to Children ext. 227 Jane Baker, Recreation Director ext. 715 Jerry Reeder, Whitesburg Academy Headmaster ext. 454 Luanne Pugh, Director of Weekday Education ext. 259 Mary Lou Herald, Food Services Director ext. 711 Matthew Sloma, Associate Minister of Music ext. 236 Melvin Capps, Business Administrator ext. 232 Steven Dunne, Minister to Students ext. 217 Sue Ansley, Mature Adult Director ext. 243 Tim Bandy, Associate Minister of Music ext. 212
Beth Cape, Director of Preschool Ministries ext. 240 Charles Malmede, Media Services Director ext. 242 Christian Parrish, First Impressions Coordinator ext. 246 David Dye, Minister to Young Adults ext. 205 Deree Tarwater, Women’s Ministry Coordinator ext. 209
Visit us online at WhitesburgBaptist.org
From our family to yours, we wish for each of you a most blessed celebration of the birth of our Savior. What joy and hope we all have because of the grand redemptive plan of God. The spotlight of heaven shines upon the Christ Child. He is the centerpiece of Christmas and of our eternal hope. An old poem whose author is unknown to us captures the wonder of the incarnation of Christ.
What A Night!
“That night when in the Judean skies The mystic star dispensed its light, A blind man moved in his sleep -And dreamed that he had sight!
That night when shepherds heard the song Of hosts angelic choiring near; A deaf man stirred in slumber’s spell -And dreamed that he could hear!
That night when o’er the newborn babe The tender Mary rose to lean, A loathsome leper smiled in sleep -And dreamed that he was clean!
That night when in the manger lay The Sanctified who came to save, A man moved in the sleep of death -And dreamed there was no grave!”
Sunday, December 18 at 6:15 pm
Vesper Service Saturday, December 24 at 5:00 pm
Holiday Schedule Sunday, December 25 - One combined Worship Service at 10 am. No LIFE Groups and no evening services. Wednesday, December 28 - No evening services. Sunday, January 1 - Regular morning schedule; no evening services.
May the Lord refresh our souls with the wonder of the miraculous birth of the Christ Child, our Savior, our Lord, our soon coming King.
In Christ, Bro. Jimmy
VISION NIGHT & LEADERSHIP TRAINING SUNDAY, JANUARY 8 DETAILS INSIDE...
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ADULT MINISTRY LIFE Group Schedule for Christmas Day and New Year’s Day We will not have LIFE Groups on Sunday, December 25 and only one worship service at 10:00 am. On Sunday, January 1 we will resume our normal LIFE Group schedule. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from your Adult Ministry Team!
VISION NIGHT
GLOBAL MISSIONS Project Share Day
MISSIONS CONNECTION ladies will prepare “winter necessities” gift bags for Salvation Army distribution through the Project Share program. Join them Tuesday, January 10, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm in Room 600, upstairs at South Campus. Bring Your Own Lunch, drinks furnished. Need more info? Please call the Global Missions Office @ 256-704-5678, ext. 211. For childcare reservations please call the reservation line at 256-704-5678, ext. 352.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, 2012 4:00 - 6:00 pm ADULTS - ROOM 221 ... Terry Herald will be sharing
with the Adult LIFE Group Leadership. Come hear as he shares information about facility improvements and more information concerning possible worship and LIFE Group changes. We will also look ahead to “What’s Happening” in 2012 in Adult LIFE Groups! All Adult Leadership will meet in room 221 at 4:00 pm and we will enjoy a dessert snack before joining Brother Jimmy in worship at 6:15 pm.
STUDENTS - STUDENT CENTER CHAPEL ...
Vision Night 2012 will be a great time of prayer, fellowship and encouragement. We will be talking about the vision for the entire student ministry for the upcoming church year. We believe that 2012 will see more students come to Christ and more students growing in faith than any year prior. We will also be talking about our potential minister to Middle School students. You will not want to miss Vision Night this year.
CHILDREN & PRESCHOOL - LION’S DEN ... Joe
Schmidt will conduct Vision Night training for Children & Preschool workers in the Lion’s Den. Joe will present an entertainingly informative, sometimes baffling, yet humorously challenging program dealing with certain key principles which are of tremendous importance in our daily relating to God, ourselves, other people, and circumstances in our lives. Utilizing music, object lessons, illusions, humor, personal anecdotes, and the clear truth of God’s Word, Joe brings a message of hope, restoration, and encouragement to audiences both young and old(er) alike.
STUDENTS Student Wednesday Night Events
Don’t miss the Wednesday night mid-week services for students in the Student Center, 6:30-7:30 pm! We have RIOT for High schoolers in the Student Center Chapel. Middle schoolers can come to Amp’d in the Student Center, Room 180. Amp’d & RIOT will start back on January 11!
Save the Date!
Save the date for Disciple Now 2012; it will be here before you know it! Watch for more details coming very soon. High School Disciple Now is January 27-29 and Middle School Disciple Now is March 2-4. Mark your calendar!
PRESCHOOL Words for a Woman’s Heart 2012 Calendars are here! They are available in the Resource Center for only $5. All proceeds go to the Preschool Ministry. Stock up now for Christmas gifts!
RECREATION The ROC will close on Friday, December 23 at noon and will re-open on Tuesday, January 3 at 6:00 am in observance of the Christmas holidays.
Upward Basketball Referees
are needed for the upcoming season beginning in January. All games are played on Saturday mornings. If you would like to volunteer, contact Jim Payne at 256-882-3648.
Upward Basketball & Cheerleading
Register for Upward Basketball & Cheerleading at the ROC or online at WhitesburgBaptist.org/upward. The cost per child is $90. For more info, contact Joyce Calvert at 256704-5678, ext. 714 or by e-mail at joyce.calvert@wbccares.org.
Fishing Rod Building Class
Build your own custom fishing rod! Whether you are a beginner interested in just building a “starter” rod, or an experienced tournament bass fisherman looking for that ultimate flipping stick, spinner bait rod, shakey worm rod, crank bait rod, etc. this class is for you. Gerry Guinn, a member of Tennessee Valley Fly Fishers and the Custom Rod Builders Guild, will teach this class on Mondays from 6:30-9:00 pm beginning in January 2012. Class cost is $25. To register or for more info, contact Gerry at gguinn@knology.net, 881-7004 or 683-7181.
HOLIDAY SCHEDULE Worship Services
Sunday, December 25 - One combined Worship Service at 10 am. No LIFE Groups and no evening services. Wednesday, December 28 - No evening services. Sunday, January 1 - Regular morning schedule; no evening services.
Shuttle Service - There will be no shuttle service on Sunday, December
The Discover Whitesburg Class will not meet on Sunday, December 25 and Sunday, January 1 due to the holiday weekends.
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If you would like to place flowers in the Worship Center in 2012 in memory or in honor of a special person or occasion, contact Karen Tidwell in the Pastor’s Office at 256-704-5678, ext. 224 or go to whitesburgbaptist.org/flowers and follow the instructions.
WORDS OF APPRECIATION
25, due to the holiday weekend. On Sunday, January 1, 2012 there will be limited shuttle service to and from the South Campus and South Lobby. The Recreation Lot shuttle will not run on January 1. Thank you for allowing our drivers time to be with their families.
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WORSHIP CENTER FLOWERS
The following people wish to express their appreciation to the Church Family for all the love, prayers and concern shown to them in recent days: • Josephine and Marion Terry at the death of their granddaughter, Teran Terry. • Judy and David Richardson and Kelly and Ryan Hensley at the death of David’s father and Kelly’s grandfather, John Burnie Richardson, Sr. • Mildred Robeson during her recent hospitalization. • Jill and Guy Morton during his surgery and recovery. • Lynn Landers for the donation to her parents who lost their home in the tornado in Phil Campbell, AL.
End of Year Contributions - Donations must be delivered or mailed by December 31, 2011 in order to claim a charitable contribution deduction for 2011. Checks that are delivered to the Church on or after January 1, 2012 will not qualify for a charitable contribution deduction in 2011, even if the check is predated to 2011. However, checks that are written, mailed and postmarked in 2011 will be deductible in 2011 even if received by the Finance Office in 2012. The Church office will be open on Thursday (December 29) and Friday (December 30) from 10 am until 2 pm to accept 2011 contributions.
SYMPATHY
The church family expresses sympathy for: • Winnie and Norman Wages in the death of his sister. • Harry Nelson in the death of his brother.