12-4-11 Heartbeat Newsletter by Whitesburg Baptist Church

December

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

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

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

1 ROMEO Meeting Homebound Christmas Luncheon

2 LIFE Group Fellowship Night

3 Bethlehem Breakfast LIFE Group Fellowship Night

Kids Crossing

Hanging of the Green

Middle School Crossing Cancelled

Shepherd’s Walk

WBCS Homeschool Christmas Drama & Luncheon

Missions Connections Monthly Meeting

High School Christmas Banquet

Children’s Christmas Concert

Senior Day at the ROC

Middle School Crossing Cancelled

Fall Adult Discipleship Ends

ROMEO Meeting

Kids Crossing

LIFE Group Fellowship Night

Single Adult Christmas Banquet LIFE Group Fellowship Night

Academy Christmas Band Concert

ROMEO Meeting

Middle School Christmas Party

Winterlude

ROMEO Meeting

ROC Closes Early for Christmas Holidays

Christmas Eve Vespers Service ROC Closed

Christmas Day

Church Offices Closed

Combined 10:00 am Worship Service

ROC Closed

ROC Closed No Evening Service

No LIFE Groups

Church Finance Office Open 10am - 2pm

ROC Closed

New Year’s Eve ROC Closed

No Evening Service

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

HEARTBEAT

December 4 - 17, 2011

A Note from the Pastor The term “concentric circles of concern” describes the normal way we handle our priorities. Those who are in the closest inner part of the circle are our dearest family and friends. The next circle includes friends and acquaintances. The outer circle is made up of the rest of the people in our world, known and unknown to us. Our sharpest focus and greatest energy stays within the inner circle. Because of the everyday pressures of living, we may have very little time to stop and consider much beyond those nearest and dearest to us. One thing we do in our church is to intentionally attempt to see the world through the eyes of God. This is very healthy for us. For instance, consider the fact that in mid-November, a baby was born and was the seven billionth person on planet earth. The world population is now larger than at any other time in history. Also note that of all the people who have inhabited this planet—including Adam and Eve—one half are alive today. Taking the most generous evaluation of this seven billion people—one third claim to be Christian, two thirds are lost, one third have never even heard of Jesus Christ. We must look beyond our inner circle to see a world in great need. If we really believe that the Bible is true and that God sent Jesus to us because He loves the whole world and that only those who repent of their sins and trust in Jesus Christ will go to Heaven (all the rest will go to Hell), can any of us fail to feel the tug of God on our hearts and on our pocketbooks or purses? One way we can make a difference is through our Lottie Moon Offering. Our meager goal is $250,000.00 for global missions. May we give our most honorable and generous gift this Christmas to reach the world that Jesus loves. You and I can make an eternal investment in the Kingdom of God. What a wonderful privilege!

Lottie Moon

Christmas Offering

December 4 is Global Missions Sunday. Plan now to participate in the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions. National SBC Goal: $175 Million Whitesburg Baptist Church Goal: $250 Thousand

Hanging of the Green

SIMPLY CHRISTMAS Focus on the simplicity of the Christmas story. Sunday, December 4 at 6:00 pm in the Worship Center.

SIMPLY

Christmas

23rd Annual

Hanging of the Green December 4, 2011

Children’s Christmas Musical Sunday, December 11 at 6:15 pm

In Christ, Bro. Jimmy

Sunday, December 18 at 6:15 pm The Whitesburg Baptist Church Newsletter is a twice a month publication with the purpose of keeping our church body informed about its ministries.

ADULT MINISTRY Childcare for LIFE Group Christmas Fellowships

Two more nights are scheduled for LIFE Groups during the Christmas season. The nights are Friday and Saturday, December 9 & 10. Sign-up for childcare in your LIFE Group or by calling the hotline number at 256-704-5678, ext. 352. Drop off begins at 6:30 pm and pick-up no later than 9:45 pm. The cost is $5 per child with a $15 family maximum.

LIFE Group Connection Night

We will resume outreach on Tuesday, January 24. Continue to follow-up with any guests that visit your LIFE Group and if you need outreach supplies (class rolls, labels, postcards) for your class you may contact Donna Faye Brown at 256-704-5678, ext. 216.

DivorceCare

DivorceCare is a weekly support group and seminar conducted by people who understand what you are experiencing. You will learn to deal with the pain of the past and look forward to rebuilding your life. DivorceCare meets on Wednesdays from 6:30-8:30 pm in The Whitesburg Center/Hearthside Room. For more information, call 256-704-5678, ext. 243.

Mark Your Calendar

January 8, Vision Night 4-6 pm LIFE Group Leadership forum 6:15 pm Evening Worship features a special message from our Pastor.

GLOBAL MISSIONS

Upward Basketball & Cheerleading

Missions Connection

Ladies, come explore voodooinfluenced Togo, West Africa, on December 6. Jan Massey will inform us of not only its earlier slave trade but also how she personally has shared the Good News of the Gospel to those in spiritual slavery. We will also observe IMB’s Week of Prayer. Tuesday, December 6, 11:30 am-1:30 pm, South Campus upstairs room 600. Bring your own lunch, drinks furnished. Please arrange childcare by calling 256-704-5678, ext. 352.

Limestone Correctional Institute is requesting the

following food items to be donated for their Christmas Gift Program: instant coffee, instant soups, assorted peanuts, assorted candy, and assorted crackers. These items will be collected in the Global Mission Center December 4 & 11.

Phase I of the fund-raising

campaign for the relocation of the Nazaareth Baptist School is for the purchase of 4.5-5 acres of land in Nazareth, Israel. The amount needed is $3.315 million. Please lift this need up to the Lord in prayer. Thank you for your intercession, involvement and investment during this season of GIVING!

Register for Upward Basketball & Cheerleading at the ROC or online at www.whitesburgbaptist.org/upward. The cost per child is $75; after December 4 the cost will be $90. For more info, contact Joyce Calvert at 256-704-5678, 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. Jerry 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 Jerry at gguinn@knology.net, 881-7004 or 683-7181. The Children and Staff of the Alabama Baptist Children’s Home Cordially invite you to Open House to express our appreciation for your prayers and support.

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.

RESOURCE CENTER ‘Tis the Season to Shop the Resource Center for Christmas. Check out a newly redecorated center located across from Noah’s Ark in the South Lobby, open Sundays from 9:00-9:40 am and 10:45-11:15 am; and also from 12:10-12:45 pm during the holiday season. Bibles, Books, and CDs make great gifts for all on your list. Below are some of what we have:

Join us on December 4 for a cup of cider as local author Dr. Joey Karr signs his books: Experiencing H.O.L.Y. Matrimony: Discovering God’s Role in Marriage and Experiences with The Master.

The HCSB Life Essentials Study Bible by Gene Getz and the ESV Bible Courageous Living, The Resolution for Men, and The Resolution for Women A Woman’s Guide to… Personal Discipline, Joyful Living, and Spiritual Wellness; and Women’s Evangelical Commentary: Old Testament by Dr. Rhonda Kelley Cookbooks – Recipes…Reflections…Remembrances… and TIME to Cook by Martha Pullen and Suzanne Crocker And Much More…

SENIOR DAY AT THE ROC

Monday, December 12 with Jerry Reeder, our Whitesburg Christian Academy Headmaster, as the speaker. Blood pressure checks begin at 10:30 am, followed by lunch at 11:30 and the speaker at noon. Cost is $5. Make your reservation by calling Jane at 704-5678 ext. 715.

WORSHIP CENTER FLOWERS

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.

Sunday, December 4, 2011 from 2:00 to 5:00 pm 1404 16th Avenue SE, Decatur, Alabama

Worship Services

January 13, LIFE Group Fellowship Night

The Noble Dream by Sue Lester

RECREATION

Shuttle Service - There will be no shuttle service on Sunday, December 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. The Discover Whitesburg Class will not meet on Sunday, December 25 and Sunday, January 1 due to the holiday weekends.

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.

WORDS OF APPRECIATION

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: Pat Berry and family at the death of her motherin-law, Jane Berry. Karen and Larry Fite, Renee and Larry McIntosh, and Marti and Terry McIntosh at the death of their mother, Effie McIntosh. Beverly Dickson during her recent heart procedure.

SYMPATHY

The church family expresses sympathy for: David and Judy Richardson and family in the death of his father. Adam Thurmond in the death of his grandmother. Gary and Stephanie Ely and family in the death of his father. Ira and Gwen Gunn in the death of his mother. Dot Walker in the death of her husband, Jack. Kevin and Patti Blacklock and family in the death of her father, Jack Walker. Shane Walker in the death of his father, Jack Walker.