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N E W S L E T T E R January, 2016 Dr. Paul Noe, Pastor Rev. Mark Abbott, Associate Pastor & Minister of Music Rev. Brian Ayers, Associate Pastor & Minister of Youth Mrs.

..I will bless thee And thou shalt be a blessing.

Words cannot express our appreciation for your tremendous generosity and thoughtfulness. We are so blessed to be a part of such a loving and caring church family.

1 N E W S L E T T E R January, 2016 Dr. Paul Noe, Pastor Rev. Mark Abbott, Associate Pastor & Minister of Music Rev. Brian Ayers, Associate Pastor & Minister of Youth Mrs. Missy Ferraro, Children s Coordinator NEW YEAR S CONCERT! Ken Turner and Valor III Sunday Morning, January 3rd at 10:30am (No 8:30am Worship Service)...I will bless thee And thou shalt be a blessing. Genesis 12:2 Dear Sweetwater Family, Thank you so very much for the cards, gifts, and expressions of love that you gave the Noe family during the Christmas season. Words cannot express our appreciation for your tremendous generosity and thoughtfulness. We are so blessed to be a part of such a loving and caring church family. May the Lord richly bless you! We Love You! Paul, Bobbi, Alyss, and Chandler Philippians 1:3 Remember to Pick Up Your Sacred Calendar for 2016 at the Information Center. January 15 Deadline For all info to be included in the February Newsletter. Inside this issue: Pastor s Message 2 Events/Birthdays 3 January Schedules 4 Announcements 5 Music Ministry 6 Contact Info 7

Page 2 PASTOR PAUL S PARAGRAPHS Dear Members and Friends of Sweetwater Baptist Church: Blessings!! 2016 is going to be an awesome year at Sweetwater.

I hope you will invite your family and friends to be a part of this special event.

2 Page 2 PASTOR PAUL S PARAGRAPHS Dear Members and Friends of Sweetwater Baptist Church: Blessings!! 2016 is going to be an awesome year at Sweetwater. On Sunday morning, January 3 rd, at 10:30 am we will be having a New Year s Concert with Ken Turner and Valor III. This is going to be a great time of worship and inspiration as we begin a new year. I hope you will invite your family and friends to be a part of this special event. On January 10 th Linda Gillespie and Kathy Ferguson will be giving a Romania Mission Report during the evening worship service. They will be sharing about their recent journey to Romania and how God gave them opportunities to share the gospel. The kickoff Sunday for the Reveal God s Plan capital fund raising campaign is January 10 th. In the months to come you are going to be hearing a lot about this special emphasis. Please, pray for your RGP Directions Team which includes the following individuals Shannon Bohanan, Emphasis Director; John Dickenson, Leadership Encouragement Director; Alice Edwards, Spiritual Focus Director; Rhonda and Keith Ebetino, Celebration Event Directors; Coni Samson, Communications Director; Clarice Simmons, History Director; Lynn Burdette and Mary Mullis, Office Support Directors; and Jim Reece, Follow Through Director. These directors will need our support and participation during the entire RGP process. I want to encourage you to prayerfully consider where you can serve during this important emphasis. The future of our church depends upon it. On November 8 th Barry Edwards and Jackie Wenger from the Baptist Foundation of South Carolina were with us to make the Reveal God s Plan presentation to the church congregation during a special called business meeting. During that meeting I brought a message entitled Facing the Future from Jeremiah 29: As we embark on 2016 and anticipate the future, I want to remind you of the three points of that message. 1. We are to approach the future PRAYERFULLY Jeremiah 29:12 2. We are to approach the future OPTIMISTICALLY Jeremiah 29:11 3. We are to approach the future CONFIDENTLY Jeremiah 29:11 As a church and as individuals we should face 2016 prayerfully, optimistically, and confidently. Because God is with us, our future is bright and exciting! It is a joy and a privilege to serve you! With a Pastor s Love, Brother Paul Philippians 1:3

January Events January 1 Church Office Closed January 3 No 8:30am Service; Ken Turner & Vallor III in Concert, 10:30am; New Discipleship Training Class Begins ( Heaven ), 4:45pm January 4 Reveal God

3 January Events January 1 Church Office Closed January 3 No 8:30am Service; Ken Turner & Vallor III in Concert, 10:30am; New Discipleship Training Class Begins ( Heaven ), 4:45pm January 4 Reveal God s Plan Directions Team Meeting, 7pm January 5 Norma Pate Group, 6:30pm January 6 Neely Group, 10am January 9 Reveal God s Plan Leadership Breakfast, 8:30am; Music Ministry Volunteer Dinner, 6pm January 10 Reveal God s Plan Kick-off Sunday; Romania Mission Report, 6pm January 12 Sweetwater Night at the Fox Creek Basketball Game (at Sweetwater) January 15 Joyous Seniors Luncheon, 11:45am January 17 Deacons Meeting, 4pm January 19 Ladies Photography, 6pm; Norma Pate Group, 6:30pm January 23 Men s Prayer Breakfast, 8am January 27 January Mission Study, 6:30pm January 29 Sweetwater Jammin, 7pm; GA Slumber Party January 31 Fifth Sunday Food Drive Happy Birthday! 1/1 Heather Widener 1/2 Lee Hanks, Sherry Hawkins 1/3 Michelle Smith, Mike Lybrand, Ron Wheatley, Sandy Nail 1/4 Matthew Benenhaley, Meredith Taylor, Janice Jernigan, Brandi Schwarz, Mark Key 1/5 Gary Bell, Jr., Allison Dearman, Peggy Spaulding 1/6 Elizabeth McDaniel, Brent Valentine, Charlotte Munns, Allen Byrd 1/7 Dave McClure 1/8 Gerald Messer 1/9 Julie Little 1/11 Casey Meteraud 1/12 Diane Pitman 1/13 Hollie Gillespie 1/14 Kay Watson, Sandra Bell, Billy Payne, Doris Gaillard, Roy Walker 1/15 Brenda Whiteaker, Bobbi Noe 1/16 Briana Loehr, Matthew Robinson 1/17 Iris Carter, Ryan Gillespie, Phillip Dickert, Audi Clemens 1/18 Evangeline Schwarz 1/19 Tillman Miller 1/20 Dan Jernigan, Larry Campbell, Teresa Myers, Sally Hatfield 1/23 Lilly Byers 1/24 Charles Stewart 1/25 Piper Cook, Madisyn Thatcher, Rocky McKie, Alison Ramsey 1/26 Jeanette Miller, Greg Shouse 1/27 Parker McCay, Nina Benenhaley 1/30 Jerry Deese, Celia Valentine 1/31 Dustin Loehr

January Schedules Page 4 NURSERY SCHEDULE 8:30 AM 11:00 AM 6:00 PM January 3 CMC Ministry Delivery Schedule No 8:30 Service Crib: Patsy Walker & Helen Butler Toddler: Eric & Tina Wiggins Julie Curl &

of the Lord is right; and all his works are done in truth.

Cindy O Driscoll Toddler: Debbie McClure & Daughters Crib: Toni Steedley & Cade Hawkins Toddler: Katie Johnson & Ginny Pardue Theresa Todd & Kathy Crawford Gina & Cassidy Farrer Barbara Schmidt &

4 January Schedules Page 4 NURSERY SCHEDULE 8:30 AM 11:00 AM 6:00 PM January 3 CMC Ministry Delivery Schedule No 8:30 Service Crib: Patsy Walker & Helen Butler Toddler: Eric & Tina Wiggins Julie Curl & Nancy Britt January 21 Jim & Shirley Wilmoth January 10 Benay Byers & Julie Little Crib: Nancy Bonner & Mary Dickenson Toddler: Debbie & Kaylan Rodgers Alyson Abbott & Bonny Lee Gronski For the word of the Lord is right; and all his works are done in truth. January 17 Charity Lyons & Jackie Lyons January 24 Leigh Ryan & Lesa Stone January 31 Allen & Wendi Byrd Crib: Larry Scales & Kayley Smith Toddler: Robin Lanham & Paul Bunch Crib: Rachel Ayers & Cindy O Driscoll Toddler: Debbie McClure & Daughters Crib: Toni Steedley & Cade Hawkins Toddler: Katie Johnson & Ginny Pardue Theresa Todd & Kathy Crawford Gina & Cassidy Farrer Barbara Schmidt & Linda Black SECURITY: January 3 January 10 January 17 January 24 January 31 8:30 AM No 8:30 Russell Eubanks Mike Mock Melvin Scales Robert Thompson 11:00 AM Allen Timmons Tim Thaxton Ryan Hunter Ben Ferraro Mark Spangler 6:00 PM Russell Eubanks Rich Long Jon Majerus Dean McDaniel Jim Reece Deacons on Call January 3 Carl Boulware Steve Lanham January 10 Jim Reece Abbie Prince January 17 Melvin Scales Steve Whisenant January 24 Jim Wilmoth Jim Crawford January 31 8:30 AM 11:00 AM 8:30 AM 11:00 AM January 3 January 10 No 8:30 Service Miller Butler Rod Ingle Jim Williams Chuck Nail Rocky McKie Chic Morris Robert Ratcliff Gordon Ferguson Jimmy Pardue Steve Whisenant Melvin Scales Terry Mathis Terry Mathis Lee Hanks Miller Butler January 17 January 24 Greg Lepard Chuck Nail Mark Stewart Dean McDaniel Chris Gillespie Robert Ratcliff Jerry Hawkins Chic Morris Jeff Kervin Terry Mathis Mike Lybrand Jimmy Pardue Jon Majerus Eric Wiggins Phillip Dickert Terry Mathis Billy Todd Jim Williams Ronnie Berry Miller Butler January 31 Russell Eubanks Chuck Nail Wil Mundy Chic Morris U S H E R S Carl Boulware Robert Ratcliff John Morgan Billy Cross Tillman Miller Steve Whisenant Eric Wiggins Jim Williams

5 Pray for the Reveal God s Plan Directions Team!! Shannon Bohanan Emphasis Director John Dickenson Leadership Encouragement Director Alice Edwards Spiritual Focus Director Keith & Rhonda Ebetino Celebration Event Directors Coni Sansom Communications Director Clarice Simmons History Director Lynn Burdette & Mary Mullis Office Support Directors Jim Reece Follow Through Director This Team Needs Our Prayers and Support! ROMANIA MISSION REPORT Sunday, January 10th 6:00pm By Linda Gillespie and Kathy Ferguson SWEETWATER JAMMIN Don t miss our next session of Sweetwater Jammin on Friday, January 29th, at 7pm in the gym. All of the business of the holidays will be over, so start the new year off with a night of fun, fellowship, and good food. Bring a friend, and your favorite finger foods. If you have never been to Sweetwater Jammin, you don t know what or who you might see or hear!

Happy New Year! Dear Church Family, It is my prayer that you had a blessed Christmas! It is amazing to see how quickly the Christmas season has come and gone.

6 Happy New Year! Dear Church Family, It is my prayer that you had a blessed Christmas! It is amazing to see how quickly the Christmas season has come and gone. A new year is dawning, and just around the corner we ll be wishing everyone a happy new year! I don t know what 2015 was like for you. For my family, it was a year that brought about lots of changes. From saying goodbye to friends in Gaffney and moving back home to North Augusta, to entering into a new page of ministry here at Sweetwater, 2015 has definitely been a year of change and transition. I am thankful for the many blessings that God has poured out on my family. I am thankful that God has brought us home to serve the good people of Sweetwater. I also realize that for some of you, 2015 might not have been the best year. You might have experienced the loss of a loved one, a difficulty in your family, a job loss, or some other situation. Maybe you are still struggling with these issues and the dawning of another year isn t something that you are looking forward to seeing. I want to offer a word of encouragement to you today. The Creator of the Universe is with you. He truly is Emmanuel, God with us! He has seen every tear, every hurt, and every heartache. He knows you by name. No matter what 2016 may hold for each of us, let us remember that God is still on His throne. We can worship Him no matter what we might be facing. We can rest and trust in Him, and know that He is working even when we might not be able to see it or feel it. We can face this New Year and say that All is Well because Christ has come and He will come again. In closing I share with you one of my all time favorite Christmas songs entitled, All Is Well : All is well all is well Angels and men rejoice for tonight darkness fell Into the dawn of love s light Sing A-le Sing Alleluia All is well all is well Let there be peace on earth Christ is come go and tell That He is in the manger Sing A-le Sing Alleluia All is well all is well Lift up your voice and sing Born is now Emmanuel Born is our Lord and Savior Sing Alleluia Sing Alleluia All is Well Born is now Emmanuel Born is our Lord and Savior Sing Alleluia Sing Alleluia...All is well Happy New Year! Brother Mark

Trust God for a Miracle Church Office: 803-279-2821 Family Life Center: 803-426-1860 Web Site: www.sweetwaterbc.

missionaries and workers this month. For the word of the Lord is right; and all his works are done in truth. Psalm 33:4 Trust God For a Miracle Goal: $2,300,000.00 Total to Date: $770,915.

7 Trust God for a Miracle Church Office: Family Life Center: Web Site: FOREIGN MISSION FIELDS FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY January 3 Malawi January 10 Japan January 17 Chad January 24 Greece January 31 South Korea Please remember to pray for our Southern Baptist missionaries and workers this month. For the word of the Lord is right; and all his works are done in truth. Psalm 33:4 Trust God For a Miracle Goal: $2,300, Total to Date: $770, Joyous Seniors Happy New Year, Joyous Seniors! Our January meeting will be Friday, January 15th, at 11:45am in the Family Life Center. The meat will be provided, so bring plenty of your favorite side dishes and desserts, and be sure to invite your friends! Our special guest this month will be Deborah Sasser of Sassafras Hill Bee Farm. We are going to hear about the bee farm business, and how we get our local honey. This will be a great time of fellowship and learning. We look forward to seeing you there! Men s Prayer Breakfast Saturday, January 23rd, 8am in the Fellowship Hall Inspirational Speaker: Steve Lanham New Discipleship Training Class Starting January 3rd at 4:45pm! Heaven, Facilitated by Rev. Richard Moss Please Pray for the GOOD NEWS CLUB as it Begins Again in January at Mossy Creek Elementary School!

Love & Many Blessings, Eric & Erin Sumner

Love & Many Blessings, Eric & Erin Sumner January, 2017 N E W S L E T T E R Dr. Paul Noe, Pastor Rev. Mark Abbott, Associate Pastor & Minister of Music Rev. Brian Ayers, Associate Pastor & Minister of Youth Mrs. Missy Ferraro, Children s Coordinator