THIS MONTH at FBC (See Below for Christmas Ministries)

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1 OUR VISION: We live to be disciples of Christ who exalt God, prepare people, and share Christ. THIS MONTH at FBC (See Below for Christmas Ministries) 05 Senior Adult Christmas Party 08 JOY-Makers Brookdale 15 JOY-Makers Snug Harbor 18 White Christmas 23 Office Closed thru December 27 Sunday, December 4 4:00pm THE GREATEST STORY OF ALL FBC Senior Adult Choir Wednesday, December 7 6:30pm THE MASTER S PLAN Children s Choirs Program & Church Christmas Party Sunday, December 11 11:00am & 5:00pm ALMOST THERE FBC Sanctuary Choir & Orchestral Ensemble Saturday, December 24 4:00pm & 5:30pm 4:00pm: Family Christmas Eve Service 5:30pm: Christmas Eve Candlelight & Communion Service VOLUME MMXVI, ISSUE XII INSIDE THIS ISSUE DECEMBER 2016 Advent Devotions 1 Capital Campaign Update Visual 5 CBF Global Missions 3 Christmas Worship Opportunities 1 & 2 Church Staff Contact Information 6 Family Life Center & Conference Room Usage 5 FBC Calendar December 5 Holiday Service of Remembrance-Munden s 4 Local Emergency Fund 3 Gifts October 4 Local Emergency Aid Fund 3 Looking Ahead 6 Lottie Moon Christmas Offering 3 New Sermon Series 4 Newsletter Deadline 7 Note from Financial Secretary 4 End-of-Year Contributions & Gifts Expenditure Reimbursements 2017 Tithing/Offering/Gift Envelopes Offering Update 5 Poinsettia Order Form 5 Project Christmas Cheer 3 Salvation Army Ring the Bell 6 Upward Basketball 5 Volunteer Schedule 5 White Christmas Food Boxes 3 Website Information 6 Sunday, December 25 10:00am Christmas Day Worship Service (See Page 2 for full information.) Daily Online Advent Devotions Scripture, prayer and meditative thoughts, accompanied by gentle music.

2 Page 2 Christmas Worship Opportunities The Greatest Story of All The First Baptist Church JOY-Makers Choir Sunday, Dec. 4 4pm The Greatest Story of All, presented by the JOY-Makers Choir, recounts the life-altering, indeed worldchanging, birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ with a tapestry, of seasonal music that will take you from a humble Judean stable to the presence of Bethlehem's angels. Still the greatest story ever told, come join us and experience the birth of Jesus anew this year. Come join us for this special time of celebration as our senior adult choir presents the message of Christmas. Childcare will be provided for children ages birth -3 years. The Master s Plan Children s Choirs Christmas Program Wednesday, Dec. 7 6:30 pm Come on, you guys, pipe down! We ve got to rest before our long trip tomorrow to get these sheep to the other side of Bethlehem. Shepherds, angels, and sheep help tell the story of Jesus birth and God s plan for bringing Jesus into our lives! Child- Join the Wee Musicians, Music Makers, and Young Musicians as they present The Master s Plan in the sanctuary. care for children ages birth - 3 years will be provided. Churchwide Christmas Party Wednesday, December 7 Join us following the Children s Choirs program for our church Christmas party. We will gather as a church family in the FLC for refreshments and Christmas fellowship. Almost There The First Baptist Church Sanctuary Choir, accompanied by an orchestral ensemble Sunday, Dec :00am & 5:00pm There are times when God leads us to places that seem impossible to reach, and calls us to do what seems impossible to do. Over 2,000 years ago, God called Mary on a journey that would lead her to deliver the long-awaited Christ Child in Bethlehem. Almost There invites you to experience the awe and wonder of Christmas as Mary did many years ago. May this unique take on a familiar story draw your heart closer to the expectation of Christ s coming and finally the angel s joyful song of His miraculous arrival. pro- We welcome our church family, friends, and community to join us for this special musical offering. Childcare will be vided for children ages birth 3 years, and a love offering will be received at both presentations. Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Saturday, Dec. 24 th at 4 and 5:30pm. Childcare is available for children ages birth 3 yrs. Celebrate the eve of our Savior s birth with the family of FBC in our sanctuary. 4:00pm: This earlier service will be more oriented towards families with younger children. During the service the children will be invited to come on stage to hear and act out the Nativity story. 5:30pm: Our traditional candlelight communion service. Christmas Day Worship Service Saturday, Dec. 25 at 10:00am This Christmas Day, join us for one service at 10:00am. Come celebrate the true gift, Jesus Christ. Nursery for children ages birth-3 years will be provided during worship service. There will not be Sunday School.

3 Page 3 Southern Baptists have always focused on missions. From the beginning, they saw a need for people with experience to take the Good News of Jesus to those who ve never heard. Decades of learning from successes and failures have fine-tuned a mandate to inspire, encourage, and send workers. Nearly 4,900 missionaries sent out through International Mission Board (IMB) are sharing their faith around the world. But they can t reach the world alone. Gifts through the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering & Cooperative Program make all this possible. Southern Baptists faithful giving undergirds the thousands of missionaries sent from our churches, through IMB, and all for a single, eternal purpose: making disciples in the name of Jesus. This is what it means for all of us, together, to be totally His. Because you gave... In recent years, the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering and Cooperative Program enabled missionaries and their national partners to: 1.75 million people have heard a gospel witness; 275,000 new believers were baptized; 21,000 leaders were trained to start new churches; 444,263 nationals met in on-going Bible studies. LOCAL EMERGENCY AID FUND Help FBC help others. The monies available in our Local Emergency Fund are low. The Local Emergency Fund was established to help those in our community, who are temporarily in need of financial assistance to pay an electric bill, rent, or other need. Donations may be made to FBC and designated to the Local Emergency Fund on the memo line. White Christmas Food Box Ministry Sunday December 18 The CBF Offering for Global Missions is the way many CBF field personnel are supported in ministry. Your gifts to the Offering are what send them to the mission field and keep them there to be and share the presence of Christ. First Baptist Church is planning on delivering food boxes to 35 families in our community this Christmas season. Boxes will already be packed and ready for delivery on Sunday, December 18 after each of our worship services and after Sunday School. Approximate cost per box is $55 and contributions to help purchase boxes may be made by Mon. Dec. 12 to the church office. Checks can be made payable to First Baptist Church indicating "White Christmas" on the memo line. Volunteers are needed to help pack the food boxes. If you can help, please meet with us on Thursday, December 15 at 6:30pm in the Conference Room. PROJECT CHRISTMAS CHEER OF CARTERET COUNTY Office Hours: Monday-Friday from 10am-2pm P.O. Box 1914 Morehead City, NC Telephone: pccvicki@gmail.com In 2015, YOU helped make a difference for 965 children, 671 adults, and 116 senior citizens at Christmas. In addition to the material things that you gave to those less fortunate, you also gave them the gifts of time, love, caring, and hope. You opened your wallets and you opened your hearts. On behalf of all of the individuals to whom you gave Christmas, our board says Thank you. We pray that you will continue that support during the 2016 season. How to Adopt: You can adopt individual children in two ways: by visiting one of the Angel Tree locations and choosing one or more Angels from the Angel Tree at that location. by contacting the Project Christmas Cheer office directly. We encourage you to be realistic and only adopt those you can assist. Once you receive information on the families or children you have chosen, you can contact the parents directly and find out what they need most, when and how to deliver it, and any other needed details. These may be the only gifts received on Christmas morning by these children! Donation Info: Project Christmas Cheer of Carteret County is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing Christmas assistance of gifts and food to families and children of Carteret County. Tax deductible financial assistance for the program is always needed and appreciated. A monetary donation can help provide for those families that were not selected to be adopted from the Angel Trees. For information on how you can make a donation, please call our office or for details during our season of giving. Angel Tree Locations: Shepard of the Sea Lutheran Church, 201 East Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach Telephone: Wednesdays and Fridays: 1:00 4:00pm or Saturdays and Sundays: 12:00 3:00pm One Harbor Church, 1605 Fisher Street, Morehead City Telephone: Tuesdays and Thursdays: 11;00 am 2:00pm or Sundays: 8:30 9:00am, 10:15 11:00am, 12:00 12:30pm One Harbor Church, 214 Turner Street, Beaufort Sundays: 8:30 9:00 am, 10:15 11:00 am, 12:00 12:30pm Smyrna Pentecostal Church, 85 Highway 70, Smyrna Telephone: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays: 10:00 am 2:00pm or Sundays: 12:00 1:00pm

4 Page END-OF-YEAR CONTRIBUTIONS AND GIFTS All end-of-year contributions need to be turned in to Carol Reed in the church office by December 31 to be included in the 2016 Contribution statement. Please note the following: If mailed, check must be dated and envelope postmarked December 31 or a prior date. If online, contributions must be made by December 28 to show in the account by December 31. You will receive written acknowledgment (or if requested on Communication Card) of your contributions by January 31, If you moved during 2016 or changed your , please be sure we have your current information on file. (Please call the Vonne in the church office if your address or has changed during the year.) All contributions to First Baptist Church are applied to the General Fund unless they are designated to another area specified by the contributor EXPENDITURES THAT NEED REIMBURSEMENTS A Check Request form with attached receipts must be turned in to Carol Reed or the church office no later than December TITHING/OFFERING ENVELOPES ARE HERE Your tithing/offering envelopes for 2017 are on the table in the central hallway. Please note that these need to be picked up as soon as possible but cannot be used until January 2017 as some of the numbers have been changed. There are two groups, weekly and monthly. The boxes are in alpha order and grouped per your request in either the monthly or weekly group. If you are not currently using a church tithing/ offering envelope and would like to do so, please contact Carol Reed in the church office. The envelopes are helpful in recording your offerings or gifts. HOLIDAY SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8 AT 6:30PM Munden Funeral Home's Holiday Service of Remembrance has become an annual time to reflect on the loss of a family member or friend. This warm and comforting service will be presented on Thursday, December 8. If you would like, you may bring an ornament for the Remembrance Tree or a new, unwrapped toy for Toys for Tots in memory of your loved one. The open house, fellowship, and decorating of the tree begins at 5:00pm. Service begins at 6:30pm. October Honorarium & Memorial Gifts 2016 To the Youth Ministry in memory of Gary Coffey, Allison Burns, and Sarita Thompson By Judy Monroe To the Sanctuary Restoration Project in honor of Wanda Pate s Birthday By Joe & Judy Majstoravich To the Sanctuary Restoration Project in honor of Judy Majstoravich s Birthday By Journey Thru The Bible Sunday School Class November Honorarium & Memorial Gifts 2016 To Family Promise in honor of Gail Whitley, Nancy Sharpe By Faith & Fellowship Sunday School Class To the Homebound Ministry in memory of Ann Rady By John & Linda Rady, E. Dale Stone, Dennis & Jennifer Rady, Kenneth & Sandra Rady, Gordan & Carmen Rady, Kenneth & Joan Putnam To White Christmas Ministry in honor of Kate Noe s Birthday By Joe & Judy Majstoravich To Martha s Mission in memory of Ann Rady By George & Leatha Gilbert The Gospel According to LUKE Honoring Our Past, Continuing Our Legacy I have seen you in Your sanctuary and gazed upon your power and glory. -Psalm 63:2 Previously Pledged Pledged Last Week Pledged To-Date $1,922, , $1,991,889.25

5 Page 5 FBC DECEMBER 2016 CALENDAR Sunday 8:30am Worship Service 9:45am Bible Study for All Ages 11:00am Worship Service 6:00pm Youth F6 No F6 Dec / Jan 1 Tuesday 7:00am Men s Cox s 9:30am Senior S-T-R-E-T-C-H No Senior S-T-R-E-T-C-H Dec. 20 & 27 M ONTHLY S C H E D U L E & SP E C IAL E V E N T S Sat 03 2:00pm Senior Adult Christmas Party Sun 04 4:00pm JOY-Makers Choir Christmas Cantata Mon 05 6:30pm Deacon s Christmas Party Wed 07 6:30pm Children s Christmas Program & Church Party Sun 11 W EEKLY SC HE DULE Wednesday No Regular Wednesday Ministries December 2016 & January 4, :00am Sanctuary Choir Christmas Cantata 5:00pm Sanctuary Choir Christmas Cantata Sun 18 White Christmas Food Box Delivery Youth Christmas Party Fri 23 Office Closed (thru 27) Sat 24 4:00pm Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 5:30pm Christmas Eve Candlelight Communion Service GAMES BEGIN JANUARY 7 Now that evaluations are over and teams have been formed, volunteers are needed to help in the following areas during the Saturday games: Referees Half-Time Devotions Concessions Clean-Up Snacks or lunch for the volunteers and referees on game days. Thursday Choir Rehearsals 10:00am JOY-Makers Choir 7:00pm Sanctuary Choir No Joy-Makers Choir Rehearsal December 2016 January 5, No Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal December 15, 2016-January 5, 2017l U P WAR D B AS K ET B AL L PRAC T ICE 5:00pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday No Practices December 22, 2016 January 3, 2017 Games begin January 7 Offering Update as of December 1, 2016 YTD Offering YTD Required $632, $675, PARLOR, CONFERENCE ROOM OR FLC ROOM USAGE If you would like to use the Parlor, Conference Room or FLC for an event or function, please contact Vonne in the church office or pick up the usage forms in the church office. If you would like to help, please contact Darrell Williams at either or dwilliams@fbcmhc.org. FRONT DOOR GREETERS 8:10 8:30 am 10:40 11:00 am 04 Fletcher & Kate Noe Demus & Carolyn Thompson 11 Ken Bobbitt & Pege Jennings Scott & Julie Foley 18 Bruce & Yvonne Howard George Lott 25 One Service 10:00am: Betty Morgan (9:40-10:00am) SUNDAY SCHOOL GREETERS Pre-School Suite Sanctuary Stairs 04 Dana Luettich Rick Luettich 11 Marge Travis Judy Monroe 18 Wanda Bennett Sherrill Mills 25 NO SUNDAY SCHOOL CHILDREN S CHURCH POST GREETERS 04 Marty Ransdell 9:30am Joyce Creech 11 Maria Garner 12 Noon Valerie Blankenship 18 BJ Williams / Sheila Gateley 25 One Service 10:00am: Ashley Snipes WORSHIP CARE 04 Sandra Phillips, Carolyn Thompson, Mike & Vivian Marshall 11 Jeff & Allison Williams and Rob & LeAnn Williams 18 Mike & Sam Chapoton, Troy & Tina Epps, Corey & Sarah Lewis 25 Mark & Emory Knight, Barrett & Beth Davis PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING 8:30AM 11:00AM 04 Leon Murdoch Kathryn Hill 11 Milton Laughton LeAnn Williams 18 Jerry Clonts Glenda Baker 25 One Service 10:00am: Judy Monroe SAFETY TEAM SUNDAY Wednesday Night Nursery 04 Carroll Rice & Leland Smith 07 Carolyn Thompson 11 Gordon Laughton & Joe Thames 18 David Foster & Ronald Stone 25 Dean Urquhart & Phil Haning First Baptist Church 2016 Poinsettia Form All forms and monies need to be turned in or mailed to the church office by Monday, December 19 th. Please make checks payable to First Baptist Church and note Poinsettia in the memo section. I am ordering poinsettia(s) at a cost of $10 each. Given in loving memory of: Given in honor of: Given By: The Memorial & Honorarium list will be published in the Christmas Eve service bulletin. Poinsettia(s) will be used in the Poinsettia Tree through Sunday, Dec. 25. Please take your poinsettia home following the Christmas Morning service.

6 CALLED CHURCH BUSINESS CONFERENCE The Budget & Finance Committee will present for vote the proposed 2017 budget on Sunday, December 4 during a called business session following both worship services. Copies of the proposed budget are available in the office. 810 Bridges Street Morehead City, NC Phone: (252) Fax: (252) fbcmail@fbcmhc.org Website: SALVATION ARMY RED KETTLE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED (THRU DEC. 24, NO SUNDAYS) Yes, it is time again to Do the Most Good to help our friends and neighbors! All monies raised through this ministry in the Carteret County area are used in local communities to help those in need during the Christmas holiday and throughout the year. Office Hours Monday Friday: 8:00am 5:00pm To sign up, you may go to or you may call the Salvation Army office, Please share this information with your family, friends, church members, and organizations who may want to Ring the Bell. Sunday Worship Services & Bible Study 8:30am Traditional Worship 9:45am Bible Study for all Ages 11:00am Blended Worship Bell-ringing is for kids, teens, families, senior adults everyone. Get a group together from your church, school, or place of employment, and volunteer for a day (taking 2-4 hour shifts), or volunteer as an individual, whatever your preference. Ministerial, Office and Custodial Staff Looking Ahead January 2017 Dr. Nate Leonard - Senior Pastor nleonard@fbcmhc.org Rev. Darrell Williams - Associate Pastor dwilliams@fbcmhc.org Deborah Lockey - Director of Youth & Senior Adults Ministries dlockey@fbcmhc.org Office Closed New Year s Day Holiday Deac Upward Basketball Games Begin o O r dina n Wednesday Meals Resume Sund tion Church Council Meeting ay Family Promise Week Diane Hawkins - Music Director & Organist dhawkins@fbcmhc.org Lori Muns - Pianist lorimuns@yahoo.com Vonne Lewis - Ministry Assistant vlewis@fbcmhc.org Carol Reed - Financial Secretary creed@fbcmhc.org Fran Welch - Head Custodian Sabrina Juarez - Custodian Check out our website Bible Readings & Study Tools Calendar of Events, Church News & Newsletter Children, Youth & Senior Adult Ministries Devotions Event & Ministry Photos FBC Beliefs, Story, Facility & Member Directory FBC Constitution & By-Laws Ministry Opportunities, Sign Ups & Registration Online Giving / Purchase Tickets for Events Upward Sports Vacation Bible School Wedding & FLC Usage Forms DVD s ($5) and CD s ($3) of the various church activities and sermons are available. May the spirit of Christmas fill your hearts with peace, joy, and love as we celebrate the birth of our savior, Jesus Christ. Wishing you a blessed and joyous Christmas, Pastor Nate, Darrell, Deborah, Diane, Lori, Ginger, Carol, Fran, Sabrina, and Vonne