Blessings, Brian Harfst

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1 Centerville Baptist Church Monthly Newsletter December 2016 Enriching lives by being an authentic Kingdom presence in the community Sunday - Saturday Deacon November 27 to December 3 Marshall Hudgins December 4 to December 10 Mack Kitts December 11 to December 17 Gordon Porter December 18 to December 24 Faith Powell December 25 to December 26 Angie Savage HOSPITAL VISITATION MINISTRY Volunteers Needed for January 2017-December 2017 The Hospital Visitation ministry team needs additional volunteers to assist in this ministry. Each member of the team takes a week at a time and visits hospitalized Centerville Baptist Church family and friends or those having surgery by making a short visit and having prayer with them. It is our goal to have at least 8 members on the team. At this time we have only 5 members. Please consider joining us for a rewarding experience of being the hands and feet of Jesus. For additional information about this ministry team, please contact Cordy Beasley at or cordybeasley@gmail.com. Sunday - Saturday Team Member Contact # November 27 to December 3 Gordon Porter December 4 to December 10 David Baldwin December 11 to December 17 Pat Dunkley December 18 to December 24 Dianne Barlow December 25 to December 26 Joyce Fail

2 This fall, many of us renewed commitments to God s kingdom and to Centerville Baptist through the framework of the Next Steps campaign. Next Steps was but a small attempt to focus our attention on God s continual call to embrace new ways of belonging, loving, and serving. I celebrate both the formal decisions that were made and the overall momentum stirring Centerville forward. Based on the Next Steps response cards alone, forty people pledged to take one or more steps. The folks who responded include children, young adults, older adults, new faces, and long-time members. Every one of our six steps received responses. Some commitments were evident to the entire congregation: we baptized two people on our first Sunday of Next Steps, and we ve had five additional families join Centerville since then. What s more, we have a number of additional requests for baptisms and membership. Though we have wrapped up the official focus on Next Steps for 2016, it will remain as an ongoing resource. We will continue our web page, Next_Steps.html and, as promised, fill it out with the remaining videos and documents that we used during the campaign. We will also keep hard copies of those documents available for new people or for anyone wanting to consider their Next Step commitments at Centerville. If you have questions or would still like to consider your steps, feel free to contact me (cbcequipping.pastor@verizon.net; ). As we prepare in Advent, celebrate in Christmas, and resolve in the New Year, my prayer for Centerville continues that in the ongoing messiness of being church together, we all experience the renewal, clarity, and direction we need to move forward in faith. Blessings, Brian Harfst

3 Parents/Kids Any ideas or suggestions for things you would like to do in 2017? We will start planning events/projects for the upcoming year and appreciate any input. Please contact Ginny Page and Zipper Harfst. Attention families looking for Advent devotions: For those families that used the daily Thanksgiving devotions Zipper provided last month or for those of you who would like to begin family devotions, we ve found an Advent series that we like at The devotions were designed for a specific church a couple of years ago, but it s not hard to make the necessary adjustments to dates and location. I hope this resource helps, and I d be glad to talk with anyone about Advent or family devotions in general. Blessings, Brian Harfst Equipping Pastor

4 Join us on Sunday Mornings! Sunday School: 9:15 AM, classes for all ages--babies through Adults! Worship, A Mix of Traditional and Contemporary: Children s Church during Worship: Crib babies, Toddlers, Preschoolers, and SONIC Juniors (Grades K-2). SONIC Seniors (Grades 3-5) join us in our Family Worship service and are welcome to participate during the service in a variety of ways (readings, special music, skits, acting out scripture readings) ~ 908 Centerville Turnpike S, Chesapeake, VA 23322~ (757) Children s Ministry: Ginny Page (ginpage@verizon.net) or Zipper Harfst (zipperharfst@gmail.com)

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6 Thank you CBC for your support during the fall. Great Bridge Food Closet was able to provide twenty-nine food baskets including whole Turkeys, side items and fresh fruit/ vegetables. In order to have continued success in the winter months please continue to bring in your food donations. God Bless, Judy Kitts Collection box is located in the church foyer.

7 Merry Christmas and Happiest of Holidays from the Extended Child Care Ministries The month of December goes by so fast. We are always hustling and bustling, here and there with so much to do. Please remember the reason for the season, Christ our Savior. Slow down and take time to read the most wonderful story of all, the story of his birth. There would be no Christmas season without him. There was no room in the inn. Peace and humility are values worth sharing this season. But the meek shall delight themselves in the abundance of Peace. Psalms 37:11 Santa and Mrs. Clause will be making a visit to the Extended Care on December 22nd for cookies, photos and even a Feel free to stop in. God Bless, Norma Harrington Extended Child Care Director

8 The Parade is Saturday December 3rd at 6:00 p.m. The parade begins at Mt. Pleasant Rd. and Battlefield Blvd. and ends in front of City Hall on Cedar Rd. Most roads will close by 5:15 p.m. in and around this parade.

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11 Mitch King Tyler Bishop Susan Burton Bill Dunkley, Jr. Addisyn Lane Bryson Lane Douglas (Doug) Askew Maxwell (Max) Graham Kenneth (Ken) Mills Debbie Whitehurst Preston Grissom Lewis McGehee Elizabeth (Libby) Rich Maisie Ritter Kayla Nicole Miller Brett Wolfram Susan Hunter Les White Luke Askew Marshall Hudgins, Jr. Mrs. Rachel Baldwin Petro Layla Dannar Frank Jamison James Tate, 2 nd David Blevins Nancy Blevins December 1 st December 2 nd December 2 nd December 3 rd December 3 rd December 3 rd December 5 th December 6 th December 6 th December 7 th December 8 th December 9 th December 9 th December 10 th December 11 th December 11 th December 12 th December 12 th December 13 th December 13 th December 13 th December 14 th December 14 th December 14 th December 15 th December 15 th Chelsea Orrell Ginny Page Reid Moseley Jason Potts Jennifer Jensen Walsh Lauren Pillow Terry Cutrer Audra Brown Danielle Hranowskyj Lyla Hranowskyj Kaylin Plummer Don Williams Ryan Sawyer Kelly Bradshaw Mary Reason Ange Faye Hurley Eddie Irwin III Helen Orrell Cheryl Atwood Sophia Barriault John Bussard Shelli Baldwin Paul Cross Margie Blevins Ralph C. (RG) Gall, Jr. Ryan King December 15 th December 15 th December 16 th December 16 th December 16 th December 17 th December 18 th December 21 st December 21 st December 21 st December 21 st December 21 st December 22 nd December 23 rd December 26 th December 26 th December 28 th December 28 th December 29 th December 29 th December 29 th December 30 th December 30 th December 31 st December 31 st December 31 st If YOUR birthday is missing or listed in error please contact cbcmaindesk@verizon.net. We apologize for any errors in the listing of birthdays. Please report only your missing birthday.

12 DECEMBER 2016 CHURCH CALENDAR Thursday, December 1, 2016 Property Committee Meeting Basketball - Ages 30 and Over Saturday, December 3, 2016 *AA - Saturday Night Special Discussion Meeting - Extended Care Fellowship Hall *Chesapeake Christmas Parade Sunday, December 4, 2016 Christmas Choir Special Sunday School Children's Church Worship Service Budget Question & Answer (after Worship Service) Deacon's Meeting Personnel Meeting PreSchool/Extended Care Oversight Committee Meeting Finance/Stewardship Meeting Church Council-Note time is 6:30 p.m. Monday, December 5, 2016 *AA Meeting - Room 202/204 Tuesday, December 6, 2016 *Boy Scouts Meeting - Upper Room/Gym Women's Fall Bible Study - Room 204 Wednesday, December 7, 2016 SONIC Seniors Super Wednesday (Christmas Party) Middle School Midweek Wednesday Night Prayer CBC Band Practice Choir Practice Thursday, December 8, 2016 Basketball - Ages 30 and Over Hang Time - Upper Room (Christmas party) 7:00 PM 9:15 AM 12:00 PM 12:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:15 PM 5:30 PM 8:00 PM 6:45 PM Saturday, December 10, 2016 CBC Family Caroling & Game Night *AA - Saturday Night Special Discussion Meeting - Extended Care Fellowship Hall Sunday, December 11, 2016 Sunday School Children's Church Worship Service Monday, December 12, 2016 *AA Meeting - Room 202/204 Tuesday, December 13, 2016 *Boy Scouts Meeting - Upper Room/Gym Women's Fall Bible Study - Room 204 Wednesday, December 14, 2016 PreSchool Programs Christmas Program CBC Band Practice Choir Practice Thursday, December 15, 2016 Basketball - Ages 30 and Over *Messiah Performance Great Bridge Baptist Church Saturday, December 17, 2016 CBC Fellowship Luncheon Prep Men's Breakfast Property Work Day *AA - Saturday Night Special Discussion Meeting - Extended Care Fellowship Hall Sunday, December 18, 2016 Benevolence Sunday CBC Fellowship Luncheon Sunday School Children's Church Worship Service Church Conference 5:00 PM 9:15 AM 8:00 PM 6:45 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 AM 8:30 AM 9:15 AM 12:00 PM CONTINUED ONTO NEXT PAGE...

13 DECEMBER 2016 CHURCH CALENDAR CONTINUED- Monday, December 19, 2016 *AA Meeting - Room 202/204 Tuesday, December 20, 2016 *Boy Scouts Meeting - Upper Room/Gym Women's Fall Bible Study - Room 204 Wednesday, December 21, 2016 Wednesday Night Prayer CBC Band Practice Choir Practice Thursday, December 22, 2016 Cancelled- Basketball - Ages 30 and Over Saturday, December 24, 2016 *AA - Saturday Night Special Discussion Meeting - Extended Care Fellowship Hall Christmas Eve Worship Service Sunday, December 25, 2016 No Sunday School Children's Church Worship Service Monday, December 26, 2016 Church Offices Closed for Christmas Holiday *AA Meeting - Room 202/204 Tuesday, December 27, 2016 Church Offices Closed for Christmas Holiday *Boy Scouts Meeting - Upper Room/Gym Wednesday, December 28, 2016 No Wednesday Night Prayer Church Offices Closed for Christmas Holiday No CBC Band Practice Thursday, December 29, 2016 Church Offices Closed for Christmas Holiday Cancelled - Basketball - Ages 30 and Over Church Offices Closed for Christmas Holiday Saturday, December 31, 2016 *AA - Saturday Night Special Discussion Meeting - Extended Care Fellowship Hall * Denotes outside event 8:00 PM 6:45 PM 8:00 PM Looking Ahead. For January 2017 Please any monthly schedule/ event changes to the main desk at CBCMainDesk@verizon.net. You can submit, as well, any standing meeting changes for the entire 2017 calendar. Event and bulletin forms are located at the main desk and on the website Please submit an event form for each event to be placed on the church calendar.