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1 U N A B A P T I S T C H U R C H The Una Vision Volume 11 Issue November is a favorite month of mine. I have always loved the changing colors of the leaves and the crisp mornings. (True, it also means that it is going to get colder, but let s not go there!) November is also the month to celebrate Thanksgiving. Such a great time to be with family and friends around a great meal and simply enjoy to good things of life. Sadly, this will not be the case with everyone. In fact, last Thanksgiving my father passed away which made it a different kind of celebration. The truth is, we are to offer thanksgiving not because the circumstances are just right, but because our God is always God, and HE is always right. Too often we are thankful people because of how we are blessed. Now, don t get me wrong, I think Thanksgiving is a great time to recall all the good things that God has blessed us with but there is a word of caution. Our attitude of thanksgiving is not based upon what God has done for us, but who He is to us. We are not to be like Job s wife and get upset when life is upside down and turn November Newsletter From the Pastor s Desk our back on Him, but rather trust and believe that God is for us, not against us. Every day, not just a Thursday in November, we are to have a thankful heart because we know how desperately lost and sinful we are and how deeply and completely loved we are. It should transform our entire life. Here are some words from John Stott considering Romans 12:1-2 So we are to offer the different parts of our bodies not to sin as instruments of wickedness but to God as instruments of righteousness. Then our feet will walk in his paths, our lips will speak the truth and spread the gospel, our tongues will bring healing, our hands will lift up those who have fallen, and perform many mundane tasks as well like cooking and cleaning, typing and mending; our arms will embrace the lonely and the unloved, our ears will listen to the cries of the distressed, and our eyes will look humbly and patiently towards God. A transformed life will be a thankful life. Happy Thanksgiving! Pastor Larry NBA Toy Store Happy Birthday, Jesus! What, is it too early? Well maybe the Birthday wishes are early, but it is not too early to help the Nashville Baptist Association Toy Store. The NBA has for many years helped families in need with toys for the children at Christmas. Along with toys, the families hear the TRUE meaning of Christmas. We will be collecting NEW toys and NEW clothing at the display in the Connections Area for the Toy Store beginning November 4th through November 25th. Our pastors will deliver the toys on November 26th. The Toy Store needs gifts for newborn children through age eighteen. Suggested items are: Games, books, sports equipment, jeans, socks, underwear, sweatshirts and pants, jewelry, puzzles, school supplies, safe toys, diapers, CD players, electronics, crafts, crayons, dental and haircare items. (ALL items should be NEW) You may also make a monetary donation by marking your check Toy Store or letting Robin know if you made a donation online. VOLUNTEERS! Workers are needed to make the Toy Store a successful ministry. If you wish to volunteer contact Gloria Price at or gloriaprice@bellsouth.net. Inside this issue: Opportunities at a Glance 3 Wee Worship/Birthdays/Greeters 5 JAM 2 Una Family Scrapbook 6 Deacon of the Month/Food Pantry 8 Special points of interest: Fall Back One Hour NBA Toy Store Invitation to Thanksgiving Dinner Craftapoolza Sympathy and Thank You USA Ministry/Crop and Craft

2 We will have a table at the UNA Craftapalooza, Saturday, November 10th from 10:00am 2:00pm. This year we will have a couple of different items. One will be ornaments to purchase that have been decorated by the 4-6th grade JAM class. Each ornament will have a tag with the name of the student who decorated that particular ornament. The purpose is for you to take the ornament home and hang it on your tree to remind you to pray for that student. Secondly, we will have ingredients for Christmas cookies along with the recipes in mason jars. Come out and have some FUN! Important Dates: NOVEMBER: Wednesday, 11/21, NO JAM Saturday, 11/17, Extra Rehearsal and Fun Time for ONLY 4-6th Grade JAM. Time...TBA DECEMBER: Sunday, 12/9 at 1:30, The Bridge at Lifecare Center. Grades 1-6th singing for residents. Saturday, 12/15, 10:00-12:45. Very Important Extra Rehearsal for Grades 1-6th. Christmas parties as well!!! Sunday, 12/16, 6:00pm Our Christmas Celebration. Invite family, friends and neighbors. Don t MISS it!!! JAM students arrive at 5:00 In October, Joy, Mark, Jim, Larry and I got to attend a children's ministry conference here in Nashville called MegaCon. It was excellent! Here are some of the things we learned from MegaCon about the importance of a strong children s ministry. 1. You are training the church of TODAY not tomorrow. 2. You are amazingly important to the church. 3. See the big picture, not just making it from week to week. 4. Equip parents. Come alongside them. 5. When you see a kid, you see a family. 6. Make sure you don't miss... prayer, passion, praise, the presence of Jesus and the power of God. 7. Have to understand who these children are... their background, their home life. 8. If your ministry closed down, would you be missed in your community? 9. There is no finish line.. so just start running. 10. We have 8 seconds to grab their attention. 11. IF WE WANT THE NEXT GENERATION TO KNOW WHO GOD IS, WE NEED TO POINT THEM TO THE WAY. 12. The largest mission field in the world is KIDS! Since kids under age of 13 are the ones most likely to make decisions for Christ, children s workers have a target on their backs because Satan wants to stop you. Please pray for our Sunday school teachers, Blast and JAM leaders. We REALLY do need your prayers. Thanks! 6)Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6 Page 2 V OLU ME 1 1 I SSU E 11

3 OPPORTUNITIES November Collecting NEW toys & clothing for the NBA Toy Store November 3 November 4 November 6 November 9 November 10 November 11 November 13 November 18 November 21 November 22 Church Work Day 9:00am Move clock back one hour at bedtime Youth Game Night 6:00pm NO Ladies Prayer and Missions Crop and Craft 6:00pm to Midnight Una Craftapalooza 10:00am-in Gym JAM Practice & Play (4th-6th Grade) 4:00pm-6:30pm USA Group 11:00am Thanksgiving Una Family Luncheon NO Church Activities Happy Thanksgiving Dear Una Family, Much Love and Thanks Our family thanks you for the hugs, love, prayers, cards and Gideon Bibles purchased in the name of my mother, Janice Polman. Losing momma will leave a void in our lives. We love our church family, and have felt and appreciated your prayers and encouragement. Love in Christ Jesus, The McCombs and Polman Family Una Senior Adults On November 13th at 11:00am we will be meeting to make gifts for the homeless. We will have a short meeting and devotional followed by a Pot Luck Lunch before we work on the gifts. Come join us for a fun time and help us make as many gifts as possible for the Homeless in our own Community. Crop and Craft You re Invited Family of Una Baptist Church You are cordially invited to share in our Thanksgiving Meal on Sunday, November 18th in the Gym after Worship. Drinks, Ham & chicken will be Provided. We need you to bring the sides and desserts. Your Generosity is Appreciated Thank you all for the generous monetary gifts.. We appreciate each of you and are very grateful that God called us to be your Pastors. We love our Una Family. The Floyds & The Schuermans Join us on November 9th 6:00pm Midnight Bring a snack to share and a friend! Our Deepest Sympathy The Una Family would like to send a prayer of sympathy to: The McCombs - death of Dorothy s mother, Janice Polman Peggy Haywood death of sister, Nora We pray the God of comfort bring you the peace that passes all understanding and the assurance of His loving presence. Daylight Savings Time Ends Now you can catch that hour of sleep you lost in the spring. When you go to bed on Saturday night, November 3rd make sure you turn the clock BACK one hour! Page 3 V OLU ME 1 1 I SSU E 11

4 Trunk or Treat Oh what fun the kids and adults had at our annual Trunk or Treat. There was lots of decorated trunks and kiddies running around filling their sacks and buckets with candy and treats. This year we again gave out prizes for Best Costume and Best Decorated Trunks. Chelsea Bell is still the reigning champ of Best Decorated Trunk. She had a Drive-in Movie set up in her trunk with cars and speakers too. Carrie & Aaron Holladay gave Chelsea a run for the prize with their Kleenex vehicle taking Runner-up in Best Decorated Trunk. You might want to start working on your trunks for next year. The competition is getting tough. Our Best Costume award went to Wesley Cardnas this year. He sure was a cute little Werewolf. Pasiley Wandling was the Runner-up in her adorable Green Dinosaur costume. Una Craftapalooza Saturday November 10th 10:00am 2:00pm Join us for fellowship and to Christmas shop with church members and local vendors. Doughnuts and coffee provided by the USA Ladies! (while supplies last) Page 4 Our Una Family Loss On September 19th, we lost one of our Una Family members, Ms. Janice Polman. Ms. Janice moved from Texas several years ago and immediately made Una Baptist her home church. Ms. Janice was a wonderful friend to many and she will be missed. She had a talent for baking and crafts. For many years she baked banana bread loaves which we gave out on our Front Porch Visits on Connections Night. Several families enjoyed this gift from Ms. Janice and she and her banana bread will be greatly missed. VOLUME 11 ISSUE 11

5 Happy November Birthdays Nov 1 Gloria Parham Nov 2 Brenda Floyd Nov 3 Abigail Joseph Amen Joseph Nov 5 Tyree Graves Nov 6 Oliver Brewer Nov 8 Jackson Judkins Nov 10 Jim Fox Nov 11 Connie Lane Nov 14 Eunice Akpoyovware Ina Faye Cantrell Nov 20 Katlyn Schuerrman Charlene Tolbert Nov 22 Victor Black Judy Layman Nov 23 Stacy Dowdy Nov 24 Jennifer Zakhery Nov 27 Twig Terwilliger Nov 28 David Meeks Robbie Robison Nov 29 Gina Jean-Philippe Wiss Laure Jean-Philippe (Our intention is to list EVERYONE S Birthday, HOWEVER if we have missed yours we APOLOGIZE. Please let Robin in the office know if you have been missed.) B.L.A.S.T. B.uilding L.ives, A.round S.ound T.ruth Wow! What a BLAST! Kids love our children s worship time during the morning worship service. They meet in the choir room around 11 am. Join them in the back of the sanctuary when the dismissal slide comes up. November Debbie Scripter Nov 4 Teens Grades 7-12 Join us at THE FOUNDRY. Wednesdays 5:45-7:15pm Games, Snacks, Devo, Music Greeter s Schedule Akmelle Pelagie Izzy Craig Sub needed Lauren Craig* Nov 11 Kelly Cambre Audrey Holladay Nancy Briggs Lauren Craig* Nov 18 Nancy Rusk Ann Meade Kellie Schuerman Lauren Craig* Nov 25 Terwilligers Bella Martin Lauren Craig* Game Night November 6:00pm Check-In Station Looking for another Volunteer to train on Check-In. See Bro. Mark. If you cannot serve on your day, please find a replacement or swap with someone. Thanks! November Wee Worship Schedule Sunday Morning Worship Infants and 2 Year Olds Nov 4 Eunice Akpoyovware Lauren Craig Nov 11 The Dowdys Nov 18 The Terwilligers Nov 25 The Powells Three-Five Year Olds Nov 4 Brittany Dinaso Nov 11 Rose Jean-Philippe Angie Passmore Nov 18 Claudia Bates Daniel Lewis Nov 25 Rachelle Schuerman THERE ARE NO SUBS FOR THIS MONTH. Please recruit your family and friends to help in Wee Worship! If you cannot make it on your assigned day, you MUST let me know. Also, if you would like to help love our preschoolers during worship service, please contact, Rachelle Schuerman. Page 5 V OLU ME 1 1 I SSU E 11

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8 UNA BAPTIST CHURCH 1931 MURFREESBORO NASHVILLE, TN Phone# Fax# Childcare # Our Purpose at Una Baptist is to Make Disciples who... Sundays Bible Study 9:30 am Morning Worship 10:30 am Wednesdays Prayer Service 6:00 pm JAM (Children 3 yrs old-6th grade) Foundry (teenagers) 6:00 pm Office Hours Monday-Thursday 9:00-4:00 Gather to Worship Grow to Follow Go to Serve Monthly Memory Verse(s) 11) Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, you righteous; and shout for joy, all you upright in heart! Food Pantry Day We collect can goods the last Sunday of every month for those who are in need. Some of our visitors do not have a place to cook and others do. If you can help with this ministry, please contact the office. Thank you for sharing and caring! Next collection dates: November 25th December 30th Psalm 32:11 Our Prayer Concerns Remember to pray when starting your day! Our Pastors & Church Our Homebound Members Our Military Men and Women (serving at home and away) Missionaries (Home and International) Homeless Population Our Church Family with health issues Our Nation and Youth JAM Safety for Schools Elected Leaders Youth Remember our men and women in the service Kiersten Posey Jarrett Cox-Special Assignment Deacon of the Month Jeff McCombs and wife, Dorothy Page 8 V OLU ME 1 1 I SSU E 11