Upcoming Training Opportunity: Sharing Christ With a Hostile World. Saturday, February 9, 9am to 1pm

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1 Volume III, Issue 1 NE WSL E TTE R January, 2013 Dr. Paul Noe, Pastor Rev. Gary Powell, Associate Pastor & Minister of Music & Worship Rev. Brian Ayers, Associate Pastor & Minister of Youth Mrs. Brittany Walden, Director of Children s Ministries...I will bless thee And thou shalt be a blessing. Genesis 12:2 HAPPY NEW YEAR! May 2013 Be a Year of Joy, Filled With the Lord s Richest Blessings For Your Life. Upcoming Training Opportunity: Sharing Christ With a Hostile World Saturday, February 9, 9am to 1pm Do you know people who are hostile to Christian beliefs? Muslims? Atheists? Could you be a better witness if you were comfortable sharing your faith with people like this? Rev. Steve Cartin, Pastor of Red Oak Grove Baptist Church is facilitating this training. Brother Steve will include experiences and insights he has gained while working with skeptics, atheists, and Muslims over the past six years in 27 trips to the UK and Ireland. 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 Music & Worship 5 Contact Info. 6 You may contact him at for more information, or him at steve@cartincoaching.com.

2 January Schedules Page 4 NURSERY SCHEDULE 8:30am 11:00am 6:00pm January 6 CMC Ministry Delivery Schedule Mary Carlton Hurt & Brittany Hurt Crib: Katie Johnson & Ginny Pardue Toddler: Felix & Sherry McKie Nancy Britt & Becky Burch January 21 Carl & Barbara Schmidt January 13 Hope Jernigan & Crib: Cindy O Driscoll & Gail Jones Keith & Annelle Stone Toddler: Lynn Mathis & Amanda O Neal Rhonda Ebetino January 20 Greg & Crib: Norma Powell & Daughters Elaine King & Sheri Lepard Toddler: Sherry Byers & Carrie Albion Clarice Simmons January 27 Heather Lyons & Crib: Sunnie Cook & Alyss Noe Carisa Holmes & Charity Lyons Toddler: Tricia Fincher & Madison Ayers Heather Thomas SECURITY: January 6 January 13 January 20 January 27 8:30 AM Jody Mathis R. Thompson John Morgan Danny Jernigan 11:00 AM Robert Ratcliff Frank Maurer Russell Eubanks Chic Morris 6:00 PM Jimmy Pardue Robert Ratcliff Terrill Lepard Matt Robinson Deacons on Call January 6 Larry Bohanan Al Branson January 13 David Harley Billy McBride January 20 Jim Reece Ronnie Berry January 27 Steve Lanham Chris McBride 8:30 AM 11:00 AM 8:30 AM 11:00 AM January 6 January 13 Gordon Ferguson Steve Whisenant Chris Gillespie Russell Eubanks Melvin Scales Eric Wiggins Danny Fincher Chic Morris Lee Hanks Roby Gillespie Clayton Benenhaley Jimmy Pardue Greg Lepard Charles Cypress Jeff Kervin Terry Mathis Scott Sherman Jim Williams Jon Majerus Johnny Albion January 20 January 27 Jerry Hawkins Tony Costello David McClain Dean McDaniel Billy Todd Abbie Prince John Morgan Johnny Albion Philip Jhant Miller Butler Billy Cross Steve Whisenant Mark Stewart Greg Waugh Kenneth Hughes Eric Wiggins Bill Little Robert Ratcliff Tillman Miller Roby Gillespie U S H E R S

3 January 6 Romania Mission Team Testimonial Service, 6pm January 8 Good News Club Begins at Mossy Creek; Healing Hearts, 7pm January 9 Neely Group, 10am January 13 Mircea Pestean of Zalau, Romania: Special Guest Speaker for Morning Services January 13 through16 Global Missions Conference at the Kroc Center January 18 Joyous Seniors Luncheon, 11:45am January 24 Dot Phillips Writers Group, 6:30pm January 26 Men s Prayer Breakfast, 8:00am; Adult Choir Workshop, 10am HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! 1/1 Heather Widener 1/2 Lee Hanks, Sherry Hawkins 1/3 Logan Phillips, Michelle Smith, Ron Wheatley, Sandy Nail, Mike Lybrand 1/4 Ricky Kelley, Matthew Benenhaley, Meredith Taylor, Janice Jernigan, Brandi Schwarz 1/5 Gary Bell, Jr., Allison Dearman, Peggy Spaulding 1/6 Elizabeth McDaniel, Charles Cypress, Bethany Powell, Ralph Robinson, Charlotte Munns, Allen Byrd 1/7 David McClure 1/8 Gerald Messer 1/9 Julie Little, Betty Raines 1/11 Casey Meteraud 1/12 Jayden Branson, Diane Pitman 1/13 Hollie Gillespie 1/14 Sandra Bell, Billy Payne, Ryan Ratcliff, Kay Watson, Roy Walker 1/15 Bobbi Noe, Brenda Whiteaker 1/16 Briana Loehr, Lisa Wright 1/17 Iris Carter, Audi Clemens, Ryan Gillespie 1/18 Jesse Blaxton 1/19 Tillman Miller 1/20 Larry Campbell, Teresa Myers, Sally Hatfield, Gracyn Walden 1/22 Richard Brown, Lauren Hadden 1/23 Bryson Wright, Will Clark 1/24 Charles Stewart 1/25 Piper Cook, Madisyn Thatcher, Alison Jay, Helen Costello, Rocky McKie 1/26 Jeanette Miller, Iris Drummond, Beverly Hadley 1/27 Parker McCay, Nina Benenhaley 1/28 Daniel Fincher, Helen Scruggs 1/30 Jerry Deese 1/31 Dustin Loehr January Big Fish Bubbles It s a brand new year and we have lots of new things to be excited about in our Children s Ministry! The RAs will begin their racer s project and the GAs will be planning their bonfire for later on this month. Our children s choirs are beginning a brand new curriculum and will be preparing for performances in church in the upcoming months. Awana will start back up and we have several exciting nights like Pie-in-the-Face Night and Pajama Night where children will have the opportunity to earn extra Awana bucks to spend in the store! Please remember to check your children s calendar, the bulletin, and NETMA for more information on these children s events. I wish all of you a very blessed new year!

4 Music & Worship (Gary Powell) Global Mission Explosion JANUARY Augusta s Kroc Center Over the past 5 months, Sweetwater s pastor and staff, along with church leadership around the CSRA, have been a part of the planning of this exciting conference. Local, domestic, and international mission groups are coming together to make an impact for the Kingdom of God. Each church or organization was asked to invite a guest missionary that they would host for this event. Sweetwater s missionary couple will be Mircea & Maria Peștean from Romania. Mircea is the Executive President of Maranatha Missions a Baptist ministry comprised of 24 Pastors/Missionaries working in 34 churches & ministries. The Peșteans have hosted numerous Sweetwater members over the past 5 years on 7 trips and they are some of God s choicest servants. S W B C will host their own missions banquet on Friday, Jan. 7:00pm as an opportunity to meet & greet each other. Then, Mircea will be speaking in both AM services on Jan. 13th. Our evening service will be held at t h e Kroc Center that evening to kick-off the conference. ANNUAL AIKEN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION S ADULT CHOIR WORKSHOP January 26th Sweetwater Baptist Church 9:00AM-2:30PM Dr. Barry Combs, Choral Director from SENIOR ADULT News Senior Saints, be watching for upcoming Day Trips to exciting destinations, Mission Possibilities, as well as our Annual Spring North Greenville University will be our guest director. Nearly 125+ choir members from across the county come together for this wonderful time of fellowship and music ministry each January. The cost of the Retreat. Your senior adult leadership and I will be sitting down in the new year to plan some excursions that I know you will enjoy. If you have not gone with us in the past, you really should consider it. Laughter, Fun, and Enduring Friendships are just a sampling of the time we have travelling event includes 5 new pieces of music, as well as lunch. Being the host church, let s pack out our choir loft for this one, ok!?! Singing His Praises, Bro. Gary P.S. Sign-up has begun in the Choir Room together. So, let us do the driving and come-along for the ride. We always seek to keep the cost as reasonable as possible to allow everyone to participate. Once the calendar of events is a go, we will let you know!

5 Sweetwater Baptist Church Non-Profit Org. 198 Sweetwater Road U.S. Postage Trust God for a Miracle Church Office: FOREIGN MISSION FIELDS FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY January 6 El Salvador January 13 Denmark January 20 South Korea Family Life Center: January 27 Dominican Republic Please remember to pray for our Southern Baptist missionaries and workers serving in these countries this month. North Augusta, SC PAID REQUESTED Augusta, GA RETURN SERVICE Permit No. 615 Web Site: Neely group meeting Wednesday, January 9, 10am Joyous Seniors FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 11:45am Special guest: Bad Billy Laveau, a retired medical doctor, speaker & entertainer, a published author, and a stand-up comedian! Goal: $2,300,000 Each Letter Represents $100,000 Total to date: $548,538.36