2016 MUSIC MINISTRY CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS

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1 Volume 7 - Number 11 November 16, MUSIC MINISTRY CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS We have many special Christmas worship times and fellowships planned for the coming weeks. Please plan to be a part of them, and invite friends and family to be here with us! Sunday, November 27 - HANGING OF THE GREEN, 5:00 PM with Church-Wide Fellowship to follow in 6:30 PM Sunday, December 4 - MARK Club/Bible Quest Christmas Program, 6:30 PM Sunday, December 11 - A CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL, 6:00 PM Presented by the Music Ministry Sunday, December 18 - A CHILDREN S STORYBOOK CHRISTMAS, 10:15 AM - Church-Wide Christmas Dinner, 5:00 PM Wednesday, December 21 - Candlelight Lord s Supper Service, 6:30 PM Sunday, December 25 - Special Christmas Day Worship,11:00 AM

2 Music Notes MEDIA MINISTRY TEAM SCHEDULE November 27, :15 a.m. - Tracy Tichenor 10:15 a.m. - Jeremy Tichenor (WT) December 4, :15 a.m. - Randy McManamay 10:15 a.m. - Michael Oakley, Sr. (PT) December 11, :15 a.m. - Tracy Tichenor 10:15 a.m. - Jeremy Tichenor (Orch/Solo) December 18, :15 a.m. - Mike Bonham 10:15 a.m. - Joe Rukat (HBs/Solo) December 25, :15 a.m. - Ginny Baltzer 10:15 a.m. - Julian Yelton (BE/PT) January 1, :15 a.m. - Tracy Tichenor 10:15 a.m. - Jeremy Tichenor (BE/Solo) - Ray Conway, Minister of Worship MUSIC MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES 1. Sunday, November 20-8:15AM - Handbells rehearse (play in AM Worship) 3:30 PM - Handbells rehearse 5:00 PM - MARK Club Thanksgiving Dinner 2. Wednesday, November 23-5:30 PM - NO REHEARSALS 3. Sunday, November 27-8:15 AM - WorshipTeam rehearsal 3:30 PM - Handbells rehearse 5:00 PM - Church-wide Hanging Of The Green 6:30 PM - Church-wide Fellowship (FLC) 4. Wednesday, November 30-5:30 PM - Orchestra rehearsal 7:15 PM - Adult Choir rehearsal 8:45 PM - PraiseTeam rehearsal 5. Sunday, December 4-9:00 AM - PraiseTeam rehearsal 3:30 PM - Handbells rehearse 5:00 PM - MARK Club/Youth Worship 6:30 PM - MARK Club/Bible Quest Christmas Program 6. Wednesday, December 7-5:30 PM - Orchestra rehearsal 7:15 PM - Adult Choir rehearsal 8:45 PM - PraiseTeam rehearsal 7. Sunday, December 11-8:30 AM - Orchestra rehearsal 4:30 PM - Orchestra/Adult Choir rehearsal 6:00 PM - Music Ministry - A CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL 8. Wednesday, December 14-5:30 AM - Brass Ensemble rehearsal 7:15 PM - Adult Choir Rehearsal 8:00 PM - Handbells rehearse 9. Sunday, December 18-8:00 AM - Handbells rehearse 6:00 PM - Church-wide Christmas Dinner 10. Wednesday, December 21-5:30 PM - Brass Ensemble rehearsal 6:30 PM - Candlelight Lord s Supper Service 7:30 PM - PraiseTeam rehearsal PASSION PLAY 2017 Passion Play Choir rehearsals have concluded for the fall and will resume in January. Our 2017 rehearsal schedule is as follows: Wednesdays, 7:15 PM, January 4 thru March 29 Sundays, 6:45 PM, January 8 thru March 26 (No rehearsal Sunday, February 5) The dates for the 4 presentations are Friday-Sunday, March 31-April 2. It s not too late to consider being a part of the Passion Play Choir, which is the backbone of the Passion Play. Come out and join us January 4! And be much in prayer for all the planning, rehearsing and all the intangibles that are involved with the Play. Contact Ray if you have any questions or suggestions. May God be glorified in all we say and do!

3 From Ken. Ken s Korner Betsy and I want to take a moment to say how thankful we are to be part - Ken Reid, Pastor of the College Street Baptist family. You have made our lives full and complete as a church family that truly loves one another. We wish you a bountiful Thanksgiving season! I believe that the Lord did a wonderful thing in our lives during the Renewal Weekend. That spirit has continued to touch our lives and is leading us into the wonderful Christmas season. Please join us for all the events that we plan to celebrate Christ s birth. See this newsletter and the weekly bulletin for updates. Of all the worship experiences that we will celebrate, I want to bring to your attention two of them. First is the Storybook Christmas message on December 18. We have planned a special service for that day that is designed to minister directly to our children that we love so dearly. Betsy and I along with all our staff look forward to this very special morning together. Second, is the annual Candlelight Lord s Supper on Wednesday, December 21 at 6:30 p.m. This has become a very special tradition but in no way, has it become routine. It s a night of reflection, repentance, acceptance, renewal and remembering. God has done for us more than we could ever do in return for Him. Jesus showed us how to remember Him and then He said, Do this in remembrance of me. Come join us as we remember and observe. CHRISTMAS CARD POST OFFICE FOR LOTTIE MOOON Christmas Card Post Office for Lottie Moon! Two great events are just around the corner. Our annual Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for world missions is set for the week of December Our annual goal is $6, Our Ingathering for our gifts is set for Sunday, December 11 during our morning worship service. Begin praying about your gift now. In the mean time, we will be setting up the Christmas Card Post Office again this year. You can bring your in-house Christmas Cards to the Post Office beginning on Sunday, November 27 th. Please remember that we don t deliver and your cards should be for those who regularly attend or who are among our shut-in or nursing home families. We recommend that you donate a minimum of 25 cents per card toward the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for each card you place in the mail boxes. Our youth will be assigned the task of delivering these to you before and after the worship services, but you can also check the boxes for yourself. There is a box below the Post Office to put your cash or checks for Lottie Moon. May this be a festive and happy season of remembering the birth of our Savior! WEDNESDAY NIGHT MEAL MENUS 4th Wednesday, November 23, 2016, Hosts: Tracy Tichenor Team Thanksgiving Holidays - No Meal 5th Wednesday, November 30, 2016, Hosts: Ann Yelton Team Soup, Cornbread, Dessert & Drinks 1st Wednesday, December 7, 2016, Hosts: Joan Schmidt & Elaine Ward Team Baked BBQ Chicken, Green Beans, Potato Salad, Chocolate Eclair & Drinks 2nd Wednesday, December 14, 2016, Hosts: Tracy Tichenor Team Five-Bean & Chicken Stew, Slaw, Cornbread, Dessert & Drinks 3rd Wednesday, December 21, 2016, Hosts: Harold & Brenda Gibson Team Candlelight Lord s Supper Service - No Meal

4 THANK YOU NOTES Hello College Street, Hope all is well there. We are slowly getting to know the area here and will close on our new home on October 31st. Please keep us in your prayers as we continue to seek God s perfect will for the remainder of our earthly lives. Dear Friends and Church Family, Love to all, David & Barbara Cantrell Rocky Mountain Drive Edmond, OK Well, Judson is home and doing well considering his limitations. We want to let you, our Church family and friends, know how very much we appreciate all you have done for us. Your thoughts, concern, calls, visits, food, monetary gifts and most of all your prayers are very much appreciated. Had it not been for your prayers being lifted up, we would have had a more trying time. Preacher Ken's help, love, visits and words of encouragement meant so much to us. Again, thank you. Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers as we have a long road to travel toward complete recovery. God bless each of you. Dear College Street Baptist Church, Peggy and Judson Fleming The family of Bobby Gravley acknowledges with grateful appreciation your kind expression of sympathy. Thank you for your generous gift in memory of Bobby to Fairview Baptist Church. Dear College Street Baptist Church, In Christian Love, Judy Gravley (Sister-in-law of Billy & Margene Gravley) Warmly, sincerely and gratefully, too, this message is coming today. And along with a thank-you, it s bringing a wish that life s happiest things come your way. Thank you so much for the use of your facility for our 62nd Class Reunion. A special thanks to Mrs. Mildred Byars and Ms. Peggy McCall. Dear College Street Friends, From The High School Class of 1954, Rev. Olen Hightower Remembering your kindness, how you give out of love, your generosity astounds me, I thank God from above. Thank you so much for your thoughts and prayers. We sincerely appreciate the wonderful and delicious food you were so kind to send us each week. We thank God for friends like you. Sincerely, David & Carolyn Woody

5 Children s Ministries - Lauren Beddingfield, Director of Children Mark Your Calendars for these events happening this Thanksgiving and Christmas! November 20 th - MARK Club Thanksgiving Dinner and Fall Presentation December 4 th - MARK Club and Bible Quest Christmas Celebration December 10 th - Charity Lane Festival of Lights Tour in Dillard, Georgia - $10 suggested donation per car, $5 for dinner in Dillard, Georgia. Featuring SEVEN miles of Christmas lights, activities, games, carols and hot chocolate. Call, text, or see Lauren at for details. December 18 th - Children s Storybook Christmas - 10:15 AM Church-wide Christmas Dinner that evening - 6:00 PM Youth Ministries Youth Schedule November 23 rd Thanksgiving Dinner and a Movie Students will arrive at the church at 5:30 p.m. and have dinner in the FLC. Then a movie that will be played in the sanctuary or gym for the students. There will be no cost for this. Students will need to be picked up at 9:30 p.m. - Brandon Howard, Director of Youth December 29 th We will leave from the church at 5:30 p.m. to go get pizza. Students will need to bring at least $10 We will leave from the restaurant and go bowl at Oconee Lanes in Seneca. The church will cover the cost of bowling, but the students will need to have $2.50 for their shoe rentals. Students will need to be picked up between 9:30-10 p.m. DONATION OF INK CARTRIDGES As you know, we continue to collect used printer cartridges. We are able to deliver these to a local business where we receive credit for office supplies/equipment. We are allowed to deliver twenty (20) per month and with this receive $40 credit. This goes quite a long way when we have need of paper, etc. for the office. If you have used cartridges available, please drop them off by the church office or the Sunday School office. We ll be happy to recycle these for you. Thanks!

6 WELCOME DESK/GREETER SCHEDULE 2016 DATE 9:00-9:15 GREETERS 10:00-10:20 WELCOME DESK 10:00-10:20 GREETERS 11:30-11:40 WELCOME DESK Nov 20 Paula Kirkland & Geraldine Ford Jamia Oakley Mike & Joyce Wright Mary Wright Nov 27 Paul & Karen Fidler Blease Harper Barbara Pearson & Bob Ward Laura Addis Dec 4 Peggy McCall & Misty Stephens Mary Wright Tim Merrell & Allan Addis Linda Quarles Dec 11 Mike & Susan Thrift Michole Orosco Walt & Tena Wright Elaine Ward Dec 18 Diane Jackson & Elaine Hiler Ginny Baltzer Steve & Vicky Head Debbie Rukat Dec 25 Gordon Corbett & Donna Thompson Missy Gibson Martha Dyar & Jamia Oakley Roy Dodd THE SON FLOWER CLOTHES CLOSET IS NOW OFFERING CLOTHES FOR NEEDY FAMILIES. THEY ARE LOCATED AT 301 SOUTH LAUREL STREET, WALHALLA, SC OPEN ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY - 9:30 AM UNTIL 3:00 PM TOTALS SERVED IN OCTOBER Families 57 Individuals UNUSED SMARTPHONES & IPADS Many of us have upgraded our Smartphones and / or ipads and still have the old devices at home. We would like for you to consider donating these items to CSBC. During the Security Plan discussions, security cameras on our buses were brought discussed. As you may know, cameras for this type of coverage can get expensive. To save some money, we want to try and mount a smartphone with camera to each of our buses and have them setup to simply record the trip. Since many of our bus trips with children only have one adult on the bus, we feel it necessary to provide an additional set of eyes for the bus driver. As for the ipads, these devices will be utilized in the children and youths classroom programs. If you are interested, please include any related items that you may have for the devices. We will need power cables, mounts (example: car mounts), and protective covers. If there are any security codes or personal data, please remove. When you are ready to donate your device (s), please place them in a bag and either give them to a deacon or deliver it to the church office. Please include your complete name and contact information. If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to call upon me. Joseph A. Rukat, Jr. Rukat's Consulting 20 Pine Circle West Union, SC FOOD PANTRY MONTHLY INFORMATION Month of October 2016 Total number of families served this month: 139 Total number of people in households served: 362 Total number of families that received USDA products: 115 Total number of people in the families that received USDA products: 286 Total number of seniors (60+) served at your pantry: 59 Total number of children (under 18) served at your pantry: 131

7 Savannah in the Spring Monday, May 1 through Thursday, May 4 Sponsored by the Golden Fellowship of College Street Baptist Church Our trip to Savannah includes all of the following Plus so much more in fun and entertainment! 3 nights lodging 3 Breakfasts Buffet Lunch at The Lady & Sons Restaurant 1 Full Course Dinner Seafood River Boat Dinner Cruise Savannah s River Street District Visit the Mercer-Williams House Visit the Savannah History Museum A Souvenir gift Luggage handling at the motel Taxes and Gratuities for motel and meals All Transportation and a Friendly Bus Driver Cost for the Savannah in the Spring Trip May 1-4, Person Per Room - $448.00* 2 Persons Per Room - $ each* 3 Persons Per Room - $ each* 4 Persons Per Room - $ each* * There will be a fuel assessment of no more than$20 per person to be determined by the number who will be traveling. That amount will be received on the day of departure. A $50 deposit per person. You may pay payments along the way (monthly etc.) to the church. If the trip is cancelled or if you need to cancel prior to March 1, all funds will be returned. After that we must pay $25 to cancel each person. Checks should be made payable to College Street Baptist Church. Balance will be due April 1 st.