Thank you!! Kindred Spirits. Announcements. Thank you to everyone who helped with the roofing of the Rock this past weekend:

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1 Rev. Mike Winters Pastor Leigh Clark Minister of Music & Youth Dr. Ray Jones, Jr. Pastor Emeritus WISE BAPTIST NEWS A PUBLICATION FOR MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OF WISE BAPTIST CHURCH A place for faith and fellowship with family and friends. Dear church family and friends, The heart of the gospel is redemption. Many words come to mind: grace, forgiveness, second chances, new starts, etc. God s choicest servants are great examples. Moses, Joseph, Jonah, David, Peter, Paul and John-Mark (Mark) to name only a few. We see redemption in Paul s missionary journeys. It happens over a period of ten years, covering over 8,000 miles by sea and on foot. It is a living laboratory where Paul practices his faith in almost every possible life experience. He faces illness, danger, physical attacks, imprisonment, disagreement with fellow servants, doubt, discouragement, joy, answered prayer, the spread of the gospel across the world, etc. On Paul s first journey, the mission team is made up of Paul, Barnabas, and John-Mark. John-Mark quits and goes home, endangering the entire mission. After the first journey is over, Barnabas wants to give John-Mark a second chance and take him on the second missionary journey. Paul refuses. Barnabas leaves with John-Mark. Paul is the only one left, just as he begins the second journey. This looks like an impossible obstacle. Paul recruits Silas. Later, Timothy joins him and then Luke. Barnabas takes John-Mark with him on a different mission trip. Interestingly, Barnabas takes John-Mark to the very places where John-Mark quit previously. God allows John-Mark to face his demons and discouragement and grow in his faith. One day, John-Mark composes the Gospel of Mark. Paul s new recruits, Timothy and Luke, are instrumental in the writing of I and II Timothy and the books of Luke and Acts. Instead of three missionaries, there are now six. Instead of one mission team, there are two. My brothers and sisters, we are redeemed by God! Claim it in the name of Jesus! Together, let us advance the Kingdom of God! See you on Sunday. Love, Pastor Mike How to Join Wise Baptist Church: Express one of the following to the Pastor during the closing hymn: Transfer of Letter Transfer membership to Wise Baptist Church Baptism Desire to express faith in Christ through baptism Statement of Faith Baptized believer not on a membership roll Watch Care Desire to be connected to our Church family without official membership November 1, 2016 Important Dates Mission Team Meeting November 2, 5pm Children s Snack-n-Paint November 5 Fall-Back Time Change November 6 Deacons Breakfast Meeting November 6, 8:30am Holy Communion November 6 BCM Meal November 7 Worship Committee November 9, 5pm Women on Mission November 10, 2pm Thanksgiving S.O.A.P. Bible Study November Children s Ministry Team November 13, 4pm Adult II Sunday School Class Outing to Cuz s Steakhouse November 12 OCC Relay Center Nov Inside Announcements Page 2-3 From Leigh Page 4 BDays/Anniv. Page 4 Youth News Page 4 Photos Page 5-6 Opportunities Page 7 DEACONS Jerry Baird Gil Blackburn Jeff Dotson Ron Helton John Kennedy Matt Meade Mike Osborne Edgar Owens Daniel Ray

2 Announcements Church Wide Thanksgiving Bible Study Remember to turn your clocks back 1 hour on Saturday night! Join us as we study scriptures of praise & thanksgiving in preparation for celebrating Thanksgiving Day much like we prepare for Christmas each year, by observing Advent. * NOTEBOOKS will be available this Sun., Nov. 6. This 2-week S.O.A.P. Bible study will be Nov Each participant will receive a notebook listing the scriptures for each day. If you prefer, the notebook can be ed to you. We will not be meeting as a group this Bible study is designed in such a way that each of us will study the same scripture passage on our own on each of the 15 days leading up to Thanksgiving: (S - scripture, O - observations, A - application, P - prayer). You will also have the option of sharing any insights God has shown you on a special closed Facebook page for our group. Sign up on your communication card or contact Diana Roberts, Margie Horton or Terry Winters. THANK YOU to everyone who joined the Missions Ministry Team for soup & cornbread on Sunday after church. $ was donated to mission causes! As you pray, please remember Rachel Bailey, Beth Snodgrass, Susan Davidson, Papa Joe Smiddy, Kara Kennedy, Tony Hill, Ray and Carolyn Jones, Artie and Clifford Bailey, John and Kay Wright, Pat and Fred Adkins, Bea and Glenn Hill, all the cancer patients in our area, and our men and women in the military. Hospitalized: Wesley Kennedy (Florida), Irene Black (NCH Rehab) Our Shut Ins: Elizabeth Davidson (Heritage Hall - Wise), Hazel Dixon (Mountain View), Archie Kennedy (Heritage Hall BSG), Martha Gilliam, Eddie Culbertson, Vernoy Bolling, Peggy Tolbert (Heritage Hall BSG), and Florine Pennington (The Laurels). *If you know of other prayer concerns, please contact the church office ( ). Wednesday Night Activities Join us on Wed. nights for a time of fellowship and spiritual renewal! *November 2, 2016* 6:00 pm Fellowship Meal 6:45 pm New Bible Studies begin Children-in-Action Nursery 7:45 pm Sanctuary Choir 8:15 pm Cantata Practice THANK YOU to Ron Helton for coordinating the stealing of the courthouse skylift and for perimeter weed eating all around the church! Thank you to David Mullins for being brave enough to get IN the skylift to power wash the steeple & also to replace light bulbs for the steeple up lighting. OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD WBC RELAY CENTER NOVEMBER Wise Baptist will again set up the OCC Relay Center at the Rock according to the following schedule. If you are available to help, please contact Rebecca Osborne or sign up on the Communication Card in your bulletin: Nov pm Nov pm Nov pm Nov pm Nov pm Nov pm Nov pm Nov. 21-9am noon

3 Announcements BCM MEAL We will be serving lunch for UVA-Wise students at the BCM Building on Monday, November 7. Please contact Donna Hutchinson if you would like to help this month! Mission Team Nov, 2, 5pm Worship Committee Nov. 9, 5pm Women on Mission Nov. 10, 2pm Children s Ministry Team Nov. 13, 4pm Kindred Spirits We had such a great time painting pottery at Tricia Cahoon s house last spring, that she has graciously agreed to do another Kindred Spirits pottery night! We will meet on Tuesday, Nov. 15 at 6pm. You can sign up by contacting Wendy Adrian or using the Communication Card in your Sunday bulletin. YOU ARE INVITED to join Mark Clark s Adult II Sunday School Class Outing! Saturday, Nov. 12, 7pm Cuz s Steakhouse in Richlands Meet at church at 5:15 to ride church bus Contact John Ponish if you would like to make a reservation. Thank you!! Thank you to everyone who helped with the roofing of the Rock this past weekend: The church family for their prayers & support The Missions Team for coordinating fundraising Spouses for lending husbands Roofers: Marty Adkins, Michael Applewhite, Lee Applewhite, Bryon Burton, Mark Clark, Jeff Dotson, Mickey Gilliam, Jorge Hersel, Butch Hutchinson, Julie Large, Stephen Large, Mike Osborne, Edgar Owens, John Ponish, Gary Smith, Scott Snodgrass, Clyde Vance, Brandon Winters, Mike Winters, Harold Witt Wise Lumber Town of Wise (dump truck) Those who donated water & Gatorade The Saturday Night Cook Team: Jessica Crutchfield, Donna Hutchinson, Beth Snodgrass The Sunday Lunch Cook Team: Regina Cantrell, Kathy Dotson

4 From Leigh November 5 Whitney Bender Thank you to the Jubilation Ringers and the Sanctuary Choir for the beautiful music on Sunday morning. Majesty and Glory is one of my all-time favorite choir anthems because it is pure praise for who God is our Creator, Sustainer, Provider, Savior, Friend. I would also like to thank my sisters Lisa, Leslie and Lori for joining me to sing some songs! Wow! I am one blessed person. I really appreciate the love and warmth that you (WBC congregation) extended to all of my family before and after worship yesterday. WBC is a special place. November 6 November 7 November 8 November 9 Leton Harding Donna Hutchinson John Kennedy Loretta Williams Forrest Stalnaker Reagan Elkins Rachel Lyall COLLEGE STUDENTS ADDRESSES Kristen Osborne Lily Snodgrass Rachel Lyall 289 Ambling Way 201 Echols POBox8552 Apt 1120B Charlottesville, VA Radford, VA Boone, NC Reagan Elkins Melissa Blackburn PO Box Kelso Way #122 Radford, VA Knoxville, TN Next Sunday, we will observe Holy Communion during worship. The choir will sing How Beautiful for the anthem another of my all-time favorites. Later on in November, we will hear special music from Russell Cyphers and Mark Clark. And, we have a special treat in store with a young musician from Union HS Matthew Rhoten. Matthew plays tenor sax and will accompany the choir on a new anthem entitled Can t Carry These Burdens Alone. Please remember to mark your calendar for Sunday, December 4 at 7 pm Let There Be Christmas will be presented by the Sanctuary choir and orchestra. The Jubilation Ringers will perform at The Inn again this year on Friday, December 2. Stay tuned for more details. I give thanks for each of you and for this church. I am praying for you this week; pray for each other, too. Blessings, Leigh Claire Cahoon (ccahoon@ithaca.edu) Chelsea Polly c/o Ithaca College 1533 Ellis Rd-H208 London Centre Durham, NC Harrington Gardens London SW7 4JU UK The Flamingos took flight and landed in the Crutchfield s front yard! Thank you, Lori, for the wonderful meal last night. This Sunday, Susan Mullins will provide our meal. Last night our Bible study focused on Philip, the logical disciple. Phillip was always very rational in his approach. Jesus helped him to realize that logic and reason are good and important but that they are not enough. As disciples, we also need faith (believing without seeing). We need to know Jesus through a personal relationship and recognize and remember what He has done in our lives. Through our study of the disciples, we have discovered that Jesus met each one right where they were at! He accepted their strengths and weaknesses and helped them grow. You know what? He does exactly the same thing with each of us! Isn t that amazing! Good luck this week to the Central One Act Team. There will be a public performance on Thursday at Central at 7 pm. Hope to see you on Wednesday and Sunday! Friends are always welcome!

5 TRUNK or TREAT 2016! Children of ALL ages had a great time trick-or-treating from trunk to trunk in the church parking lot last Wednesday night! Many thanks to everyone who contributed candy, decorated a trunk, &/or brought children to the event. We appreciate Rite Aid of Pound participating this year by donating candy & decorating a trunk!

6 MORE PHOTOS... Leigh and her 3 sisters blessed us with a beautiful Call to Worship as well as special music on Sunday. Soup & Cornbread Lunch Community Thanksgiving Service Sunday, November 20, 6pm First Baptist Church, Norton

7 Volunteers this Week Deacons On Call: 10/30-11/5 Gil Blackburn, Daniel Ray 11/6-11/12 Edgar Owens, Ron Helton Building Stewards: Ron, Dan, Scott S Instrumentalists: Susan M., Susan S. Worship Welcome Team: Dave Belcher, Misty Belcher, Jeff Kiser, Oscar Raile, Daniel Ray S.S. Greeters: 11/6 David & Sandy Mullins 11/13 Bob & Teresa Adkins Nursery: 11/6 Linda Burgess, Johnny Robinson 11/13 Don & Cyndi Newlon Children s Church: 11/6 Donna Hutchinson 11/13 Scott & Beth Snodgrass PA: 11/6 Marty Adkins 11/13 Mike Osborne Tellers: November Jeff Dotson, Leton Harding December Cliff Carson, Mike Strouth Ushers: 11/6 Children & Youth 11/13 Jerry Baird*, Kenny Bowling^, Donnie Bradley^, Matt Meade, Roger Viers, Harold Witt, Bob Adkins (*Offertory Prayer; ^Choir Ushers) Wed. Serving Teams: 11/2 Linda Bailey, Karen Ponish, Ruby Salyers 11/9 Teresa Adkins, Jean Aker, Bonnie Owens Wed. Meals: 11/2 Potluck 11/9 Italian Night (Spaghetti, Garlic Bread) Children-in-Action: 11/2 Diana Roberts, Terry Winters 11/9 Diana Roberts, Terry Winters A Place for Faith and Fellowship with Family and Friends WEEKLY OPPORTUNITIES Sunday Sunday School 10:00 am Worship 11:00 am Youth 6:00 pm Monday Piecemakers (1st & 3rd) 9:30 am Caring Friends (2nd & 4th) Singing Sunbeams 4-5 pm Wednesday Mission Team Meets (1st) 5:00 pm Fellowship Meal 6:00 pm Adult Bible Study 6:45 pm Youth Bible Study Children-in-Action (Grades K-6) Nursery (Birth-Preschool) Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal 7:50 pm Thursday Women on Mission (2nd) 2--4 pm Gideon Bible Study 7:00 pm Rev. Mike Winters Contact Information Mailing Address: 8915 Red Maple Dr., Wise, VA MikeWinters@w isebaptist.com Phone: Cell: Phone:(276) Website: wisebaptist@verizon.net Fax: Wise Baptist Church P.O. Box 777 Wise, VA Like us at: Wise Baptist Church and at Wise Baptist Youth Thought for the week: God can bring something good out of the worst circumstances!