9-2-12 Heartbeat Newsletter

September

Sunday Regular Activities:

LIFE Groups, Morning Worship, AWANA, Children’s Choirs, Evening Worship

Sunday

Monday

Wednesday Regular Activities:

Fellowship Meal, Prayer Meeting, Divorce Care, Choir/Orchestra, Verge - College, RIOT - High School, Activate - Middle School, Mission Orgs

Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

Friday

Saturday 1 ROC Closed

Regular Morning Services

2

No Evening Service or Other Activities

3

4 Ladies Bible Studies Begin

Labor Day ROC Closed

9

5

Romania Mission Journey Regular Activities

ROMEOs Homebound Meeting

10

11

12 Regular Activities

ROMEOs

Mission Orgs Leaders’ Mission Orgs Leaders’ Retreat Retreat

17

Regular Activities

Mourning Glories

CCTF Monthly Meeting

CPR Class

24 Mourning Glories

14

15

LIFE Group Fellowship Upward Flag Football Night Games

XYZ Trip

Discover Whitesburg Evening Class

Regular Activities

8

Zimbabwe Mission Journey

Regular Activities

16

7

13

18

19

20

Zimbabwe Mission Journey Regular Activities

25 LIFE Group Outreach

Regular Activities

Ladies Retreat at Marriott Shoals

ROMEOs

26

21

27 ROMEOs

28

22 Ladies Retreat at Marriott Shoals Upward Flag Football Games

29

Upward Flag Football Games

30 Regular Activities

CONTACT US

6806 Whitesburg Drive, Huntsville, AL 35802 256-881-0952 (receptionist) Emails: firstname.lastname@wbccares.org 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 Rick Stone, Worship Pastor ext. 223 Kenny Spain, Operations ext. 261 Beth Cape, Director of Preschool Ministries ext. 240 Charles Malmede, Media Services Director ext. 242 David Dye, Minister to Young Adults ext. 205 David Loyed, Minister to Middle School Students ext. 220 Dean Brooks, Minister to Single Adults ext. 246

Deree Tarwater, Women’s Ministry Coordinator ext. 209 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

Visit us online at WhitesburgBaptist.org

HEARTBEAT

September 2 - 15, 2012

Upward Flag Football

Romania Mission Journey

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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

A Note from the Pastor

What a blessing it is for God’s people to invest their time and money in things that honor our Heavenly Father. We often do things as a church and never report back on what resulted from our action.

I thought you might be as pleased as I am with something we have done several times. I am quoting a letter from the leaders of Choose Life of North Alabama. Our own Cathy Hatchett wrote the letter.

Fall Discipleship Classes Classes begin this week!

Sign up for one of our classes for Men, Ladies, Co-Ed and College. Registration for each class ends one week after it begins.

WhitesburgBaptist.org/weeklygroups

College students, please contact Anna Caye at 256-704-5678, ext. 204 to sign up.

“On behalf of Choose Life, I want to thank you for honoring the mothers of our church family with a generous donation to Choose Life. While working here, I have been able to see firsthand the impact this ministry has on the lives of our clients.

Just since January, we have seen 74 clients pray to receive Christ along with 12 of their companions.

Forty-three clients rededicated their life to Christ. Since January, we have performed 1,001 pregnancy tests and another 464 ultrasounds.

All of these clients heard the gospel message of salvation.

We hope you are blessed knowing your gift makes such a difference in individual lives and our community as a whole.”

Now let’s all just pause and thank the Lord for the privilege of investing in His Kingdom work.

Love in Jesus, Brother Jimmy

Two New Events for Singles 40 and above.

Details inside!

The Whitesburg Baptist Church Heartbeat is a twice a month publication with the purpose of keeping our church body informed about its ministries.

ADULT MINISTRY Discover Whitesburg Class The Discover Whitesburg Class is for those who need to complete their membership requirements as well as those who want more information about our church. The class is taught monthly from 5:00 to 7:00 pm, with a quarterly class being offered over a two week period on Sunday mornings.

Discover what makes Whitesburg Baptist Church special, what we believe, and the ministry areas that motivate you. For more information, please contact David Dye at 256-704-5678 ext. 222.

Evening Classes: September 9, October 7, November 4 Morning Classes: To be determined

SYMPATHY

Choose Life Choose Life’s annual “Walk for Life” will be held Saturday, 256-534-1996 September 8, 2012 at Big www.chooselifehuntsville.org Spring Park in Downtown Huntsville. Registration begins at 8:30 am and the walk begins at 9:00 am. All services at Choose Life are free, and this event raises funds to support our ministry.

Wa l k b r o c h u r e s are available in the North Lobby.

The Coffee House will be a once a month activity beginning

Saturday, September 8, from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. We will meet upstairs in Room 607 of the South Campus and enjoy Christian fellowship, fun activities, and some of the best coffee in town.

Eight Week Class taught by David Dye Sundays from 4:45 - 6:00 p.m. in Room 249 Beginning September 9

Christian Citizen Task Force

Special Ballot Election, September 18

To learn more about this ballot issue and the 11 state-wide issues on the November 6 ballot, join us and Mr. Gary Palmer, President of Alabama Policy Institute, a non-partisan think tank, as he presents “Everything You Wanted to Know About the September 18 and November 6 Ballot Issues.”

Sunday, September 16, 4:30 pm, North Lobby (Entrance 9), Room 114.

40/40 Prayer Vigil Be a part of the 40 Days and 40 Nights Prayer Vigil prior to the November 6 election. Begins September 26.

For more information or to volunteer in this ministry, contact Charles Orr at cctf.wbc@gmail.com or 256-541-0495.

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: • Kerry and Jill Phillips and Logan at the death of his mother, Margaret Phillips.

• Tim and Gina Lawrence and family during the illness and at the death of her mother, Lois Gill.

• David and Melody Hubbard and family at the death of his mother.

AT THE SOUTH CAMPUS

Singles 40 and Above - Two New Events!

The 40 and above Singles Wednesday evening Bible Study will begin meeting on September 12, from 6:30 to 7:30 pm in the South Campus Dining Room. We will begin with a study on 1 Corinthians called “Living a Christian Life in a Corinthian World.”

The church family expresses sympathy for: • Jim and Beth Rogers in the death of her grandmother.

CHILDREN Children’s Choirs

Children’s Choirs will not meet on September 2, but will resume on September 9. It is a great time to join! Choirs meet at 4:45 pm. Handchimes and Handbells begin on September 9 as well and meet at 4:00 pm. For more information contact Julie Cook at julie.cook@wbccares.org.

Music Time for Threes (age 3 by 9/1): Rm. 132 Cherub Choir (age 4 by 9/1): Rm. 131 Angel Choir (Kindergarten age): Rm. 133 Music Makers I (1st graders): Rm. 207 Music Makers II (2nd graders): Rm. 203 Young Musicians Boys (3rd-5th gr. Boys): Rm. 206 Young Musicians Girls (3rd-5th gr. Girls): Rm. 214 Handchimes (4:00 p.m): Room 201 Handbells (4:00 p.m.): Orchestra Room

SENIOR ADULTS ROMEOs

Retired Old Men Eating Out

The ROMEOs meet every Thursday morning at 7:30 at the South Campus Fellowship Dining Room. All men are invited to attend this weekly meeting for breakfast, fellowship, prayer, and a special speaker. Breakfast buffet is $5.00; no reservations are required. Upcoming speakers are: Jill Koch, Marketing Manager of Fleet Feet, September 6 and Tom Stroud, September 13.

Cafe a t T h e C a r i n g P l a c e

Check the menu line at 256-704-5678, ext. 777 for the Café Specials!

Don’t forget to stop by the Café for our awesome After School Specials.

WOMEN’S MINISTRY Ladies Fall Bible Studies

Aw e s o m e , p o w e r f u l , l i f e changing Bible Studies begin this week. Choose between classes that show how greatly God loves you, or what to do when your faith is tested, or God’s standards for purity, or the incredible power of kingdom authority, or how to be hopeful in difficult times. For classes, registration, and childcare, see the Adult Discipleship Brochure or go to WhitesburgBaptist.org/WeeklyGroups.

Moms in Prayer International

Ladies, you are invited to Moms in Prayer at WBC! MIP is a group of moms who pray for their children and schools. Resuming September 10, we will pray every Monday 8:15 - 9:15 am during the school year at the Whitesburg Baptist Center (South Campus) Room 617 upstairs. For more info, see MomsInPrayer.org or call Beverly at 256533-3411.

GLOBAL MISSIONS Appalachia Regional Christmas Family Mission December 7-8, 2012. Team members are needed to travel to Williamsburg, Kentucky to serve with the Cedar Ridge Ministry. Team members are needed to help in service projects as well as a one day evangelistic block party ministry. Application deadline: November 16, 2012.

Rwanda: Green Hills Mission January 7-15, 2013. The following team members are needed to travel to Rwanda in January to serve in evangelistic outreach with our Global Mission partner: Africa New Life Ministry. Application deadline: November 16, 2012.

2 Physicians: General Practitioner

2 Registered Nurses

1 Pharmacist

1 Leadership Seminar Leader

Application deadline: November 16.

To apply for one of these WBC Global Mission Journeys go to www. wbcglobal.org click mission application, fill out then click submit. For more information call Beverly Dishman at 256-704-5678, ext. 211.

Women on Mission Join us on Tuesday, September 11, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm in South Campus Room 600 as Laura Medley shares about the WBC Mission Journey to London during the 2012 Olympics. Bring a sack lunch, but save room for delicious English tea and scones!

RECREATION

For more information about classes and activities at the ROC, contact Jane, Joyce or Debbie at 256-704-5678, ext. 715, 714 or 713.

CPR Class

CPR will be offered on Monday, September 17, from 5:458:00 pm in the Craft Room at the ROC.This class, led by Mary Brown with the American Heart Association, will teach adult, child and infant CPR with AED training. Cost is $40.

Zumba Gold

New class begins Friday, September 7, at 8:30 am. Cost is $3 per class or $15 per month.

Senior Day at the ROC

will be on Monday, October 8, in the Fellowship Dining Room at the south campus. Margaret Mefford, author of “Journey to Freedom,” a story of life in Germany throughout the WWII era, will be the speaker. Bring $5 and enjoy a German meal while you fellowship around the lunch table. Make your reservation by Friday, October 5.

The Firearm Safety and Pistol Class, led by Ted Mielke, is

for men and women, aged 18 or older, who want to learn how to safely handle firearms. Bring firearms but no ammunition. The class will be held on Monday, October 8, from 5:30-9:00 pm in the Craft Room at the south campus. Cost is $20 and class is limited to 10 so preregistration and payment is required.