News n Views. Banwell Community Church CHRISTMAS SERVICE

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1 Banwell Community Church News n Views CHRISTMAS SERVICE Join us for our Christmas service on Sunday, December 23rd at 10:30 a.m. as we celebrate the Lord s birth! DECEMBER 2018/JANUARY 2019 A MEMBER CHURCH OF THE CBOQ

2 Anniversary Sunday Sunday, January 27th at 10:30 a.m. Our guest speaker will be Grant Fairley. His topic for the day will be Yesterday, Today, Forever. Watch for more details! What s Happening at Banwell? Jan. 8th at 6:45 p.m. Working Committee Meetings Wednesday, Jan. 9th at 11:00 a.m. Age Unlimited Meeting Friday, Dec.7th at 6 p.m. Pizza Fundraiser Dinner and Movie The Star Sign-up sheet in the foyer. Dinner at 6 p.m. Movie from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. SIGN UP!! Sunday, Dec. 9th, Men s Ministry White Bag Sunday Dec. 11th at 6:45 p.m. Working Committee Meetings Dec. 12th at 11:00 a.m. Age Unlimited Dinner at The Other Place. Cost: $25. Please pay Madelon Kidd. Sunday, Jan. 13th at 9:30 a.m. Christian Education Hour (Classes for Adults) Sunday, Jan. 13th at 6:45 p.m. at the church, Ignite (Young Adults) Thursday, Jan. 17th at 6:30 p.m. Kids Zone Start-up (JK Grade 5) Friday, Jan. 18th Time: TBD Illuminate (Gr. 6-12) Saturday, Jan. 19th at 7:00 p.m. Games Night Dec. 23rd at 10:30 a.m. Christmas Service Dec. 24th at 7:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Service Unwrapping Christmas: Finding the Thing We re Searching For Dec 30th Last day for 2018 Givings Tuesday, Jan. 23rd at 6:45 p.m. Board of Directors Meeting Sunday, Jan. 27th at 10:30 a.m. Anniversary Sunday with guest speaker: Grant Fairley.

3 ALL WELCOME! First Baptist Church would love to have their Banwell family join them for their Christmas Carol Sing-a-long at First Baptist Church Windsor. They could use some bakers to help provide some NUT FREE goodies for those that attend that evening. Please contact Grant Fairley if you can help out. Call Grant at or DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE? As we look around our city we see so many signs of Christmas. Twinkling lights decorated houses and shops. Christmas trees adorn homes and businesses. People are scurrying to buy that perfect gift for a loved one. Christmas get-togethers are being planned and Christmas cards start arriving in our mailboxes or in-boxes. It is so easy to get caught up in the secular side of Christmas. I have heard many people ask where is Christ in all this? It seems that many have forgotten that Christ is the reason we celebrate Christmas. This Savior of ours who was born in a stable who came to change the world and save us through His grace. How we celebrate Christmas can have a great impact on our families, friends, neighbourhoods and communities. We are Christ s representatives and when people see Christ in our Christmas we are sending a strong message that He lives in us. Jesus, the greatest gift of Christmas. By: Donna Soper

4 Age Unlimited December 2018 The angel said to them. Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. A Saviour has been born Christ the Lord. Luke 2:9-11 Jesus is the reason for the Christmas Season Come celebrate our Christmas fellowship and festive dinner on Wednesday, December 12th at 11:00 a.m. at The Other Place, 1395 Walker Road (near Ottawa and Seminal Streets). Our program is entitled Come Celebrate Christmas with scripture and song. There are many wonderful Christmas carols and hymns. We will enjoy our opening hymn: O Come All Ye Faithful to begin our program. Pastor Tim Nuttall will narrate The Promise and read about The Event as the miracle is outlined in Luke Chapter 2. Hymns will be spaced between the readings. Musical accompaniment will be by Donna Wilcox, Tom Holmes and Vern Peifer. Following the program, The Other Place will serve our festive meal. We have ordered a fruit punch for sipping during the morning. Lunch will be served at noon and include: assorted rolls, soup, turkey with dressing, mashed potatoes, vegetable and tea and coffee beverage. No dessert is included. A request is being made to you. When you purchase Christmas baking supplies, think of doing a batch of your favourite to bring to our Age Unlimited Christmas party (cookies, squares, bars, small tarts, etc.) Pam will bake us a carrot cake. A sign up sheet will be on the coffee counter after our November meeting until Sunday, Dec. 9th. When you sign up, please pay Madelon Kidd $25.00 to cover dinner cost. Age Unlimited will pay any additional taxes and the tip. May your Christmas time be happy with a glory warm and strange, and the day be filled with blessings that will never, never change. May the blessedness of Christmas and the joy of all the things dear form a large and lovely archway for the happy coming year. Betty Stoffed Glory to God in the highest; peace, goodwill toward men. Luke 2:14 May everyone in the Banwell Congregation and our Age Unlimited Group experience God s richest blessings at this most wonderful time of the year. Henry Nurse, Coordinator Submitted by Joan Fulmer

5 Age Unlimited January 2019 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom - to Him belongs eternal praise. Psalm 111: ! It s a new beginning. Age Unlimited, the senior ministry of Banwell Community Church will continue with the theme. Our Incredible Journey with a focus on enjoying a healthy lifestyle. Will you celebrate New Year s Eve; watch the Tournament of Roses Parade from Pasadena, California; have a marvelous dinner and enjoy the college football game from the Rose Bowl in Pasadena? What a fabulous, exciting day! Age Unlimited will also enjoy an exciting, informative beginning on Wednesday, January 9th at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel Room when our special guest speaker will be Kevin Armstrong (See article in News n Views below), Henry Nurse our group coordinator has retired after over 12 years of dedicated service. There is an opening for new leadership. If you feel God is calling you to the position, please speak to Pastor Tim Nuttall or Joan Fulmer. Our meeting will consist of prayer by Pastor Tim, singing our favourite hymns, our special guest speaker and the morning will conclude with a nutritious delicious luncheon. This is prepared by our Hospitality Team of hostess with Penny Bain and Pam Beemer as co-chairmen. Madelon Kidd, Dorothy Allan, Carol Middaugh, Deborah Bevington, and Ellen Doyle. We want to welcome Deborah and Ellen Doyle to the team. Deborah is a marvelous cook. We request a freewill donation to cover food costs. Our special January speaker who will be Kevin Armstrong who was born in Windsor and attended Temple Baptist Church prior to Banwell. His parents are Doris and the late Lloyd Armstrong. He has one sibling, a sister and two adult daughters. Kevin and the family were active, dedicated, faithful members of the former Temple Baptist church. He received his basic education here and then attended Carleton University in Ottawa. Following graduation he joined the O.P.P. and his first posting was in Kenora, Ontario. Winter was brutal with temperatures minus 40 degrees and wind chill below minus 50. He retired after serving 27 years as an O.P.P. officer including collision reconstruction and investigating over 450 fatal accidents in Essex County and Chatham Kent. Kevin brings his varied and extensive knowledge in policing to our January meeting with his topic: Safely Navigating the Journey Through Your Golden Years - focusing on safety on the road, safety at home and how to avoid senior scams. Mark your calendar to hear about the fabulous life journey. There will be a sign-up sheet on the coffee counter until January 6th. May each of you experience God s richest blessings in the New Year Submitted by Joan Fulmer

6 Faces in the Crowd Katelynn Louise Fairley was born November 26th to Doug and Stephh Fairley. She was 6 lbs. 6 oz. and was delivered at home with the help of Midwives of Windsor. She is the first Fairley home birth since 1929 when Harry was born on Westminster Ave. Grant and Cari Fairley are the proud grandparents! We extend our sincere sympathy to the family and friends of Bill Craig who passed away in November. Bill was a former member of Forest Glade Baptist Church and a faithful member of Banwell who we will miss. A special thank you is extended to Daniel Blata (Sr.) for providing his skills to replace two toilets saving our budget significantly. Volunteers are always needed! Illuminate Student Ministries (Grade 6-12) We will be having a NEW YEAR S EVE PARTY. This will start at 7 p.m. at Banwell Community Church. The youth will need to be picked up by 1 a.m. To attend this event, please complete a Permission Form no later than Dec. 14th, 2018 and give it to a leader or put it in Mailbox #95. Without a completed permission form, you can t attend.

7 CHILDCARE SCHEDULE /// DEC. 2018/JAN Date Nursery Little Lambs Dec. 2nd Dec. 9th Dec. 16th Dec. 23rd Dec. 30th Jan. 6th Jan 13th Jan. 20th Jan. 27th Joanne Kettlewell Marlene Wray Heather Doyle Mupanga Ngamangulu Pat Cowie Maria Martin Mary Lou Green Lorna Lounsbury Joanne Kettlewell Marlene Wray Heather Doyle Mupanga Ngamangulu Pat Cowie Maria Martin Mary Lou Green Lorna Lounsbury Joanne Kettlewell Marlene Wray Claire Cameron Makayla Lafontaine Christa Braccio Carol Sipila Suzan Harper Savannah Holman Laurie Beemer Mary Ann Adlam Carol Middaugh Gayle Marsh Claire Cameron Makayla Lafontaine Christa Braccio Carol Sipila Suzan Harper Savannah Holman Laurie Beemer Mary Ann Adlam KID ZONE SCHEDULE Date Jan. 17th Jan. 24th Jan. 31st Lesson Title Blessed Are the Poor In Spirit Blessed Are Those Who Mourn Blessed are the Meek

8 Date Dec. 2nd Dec. 9th Dec. 16th Dec. 23rd Children s Church JK - Gr. 1 Beth Adlam Luke Adlam Terri Prevett Haley Arnold Marj Rusling Saundra Plummer Terri Prevett Haley Arnold Children s Church Gr. 2 & 3 Bonnie Hammond Lianna Adlam Lynn Moroz Mark Moroz Macy Doyle Vlatka Kralik Claire Cameron Children s Church Gr. 4, 5 & 6 Nathan Andrews Ruben Kralik Kathy Gallant Macy Doyle Rachel Brown Stay in Worship Service Dec. 30th Terri Prevett Terri Prevett Marlee Page Jan. 6th Terri Prevett Terri Prevett Marlee Page Jan. 13th Barb Stephens Taylor Habuda Bonnie Hammond Lianna Adlam Nathan Andrews Ruben Kralik Jan. 20th Terri Prevett Haley Arnold Macy Doyle Vlatka Kralik Stay in Worship Service Jan. 27th Marj Rusling Saundra Plummer Claire Cameron Natalie Freeman Kathy Gallant Macy Doyle

9 MEN S MINISTRY Calling All Men Sunday, Dec. 9th will be our Annual White Bag Sunday when the men of our church are requested to bring canned goods for the local community food banks (white bags will be provided). We encourage all our men to participate in this important community outreach. BREAKFAST SATURDAY, JANUARY 8:30 A.M. We are looking forward to our annual visit from Frank Ball. BREAKFAST SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8:30 A.M. At the podium our special speaker: Pastor Tim Nuttall Can You Assist? There are members of our congregation who could use assistance with basic household needs such as yard clean up. If you can assist, please advise Lino Braccio. This is a great opportunity for high school students to accumulate volunteer credit hours for their school requirements. Christmas Decorations The Season s very special decorations seen throughout our building are due to the creative work of the decorating team of Donna Soper, Deborah Martel, and Chantelle Bell. We extend our thanks for their creative work. Great work! From the News n Views Staff We extend to all a joyful and blessed Christmas!

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