1 Volume 4, Issue 52 Inside this issue: HOLIDAY CALENDAR 2 Weekly Church Announcements 3-6 Youth Corner Calendar of Events & Prayer List 7 8 Week Ending December 29, 2018 The Oak News S H A D Y O A K B A P T I S T C H U R C H N E W S A N D I N F O R M A T I O N Just Another Day December 2018 In Christmas Every Day, William Dean Howells tells of a little girl who gets her wish. For one long, horrible year it is indeed Christmas every day. By day three, the yuletide joy has already begun to wear thin. Before long everyone hates candy. Turkeys become scarce and sell for outrageous prices. Presents are no longer received with gratitude as they pile up everywhere. People angrily snap at each other. Thankfully, Howell s story is just a satirical tale. But what an incredible blessing that the subject of the Christmas celebration never wearies us despite the fact that we see Him throughout the Bible. After Jesus had ascended to His Father, the apostle Peter proclaimed to a crowd at the temple in Jerusalem that Jesus was the one Moses foretold when he said, God will raise up for you a prophet like me (Acts 3:22; Deuteronomy 18:18). God s promise to Abraham, Through your offspring all peoples on earth will be blessed, was really a reference to Jesus (Acts 3:25; Genesis 22:18). Peter noted, All the prophets who have spoken have foretold these days the arrival of the Messiah (Acts 3:24). We can keep the spirit of Christmas alive long after the celebrations have ended. By seeing Christ in the whole story of the Bible we can appreciate how Christmas is so much more than just another day. The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus. Acts 3:13 Father, thank You for giving us Your Son, and for giving us His Story on the pages of the Bible. This year as you pack up Christmas decorations, don t put away the spirit of Christmas. From Our Daily Bread for December 26, 2018 https://odb.org/
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3 Weekly Church Announcements Deacons on call for December 2018 are Deacons Gray and Deacon Dunlap Deacon Gray can be reached at (864) 484-0103 and Deacon Dunlap (864) 616-9967. Information and announcements regarding the Youth, Please visit the Youth Corner of the Newsletter The Missionary Ministry will be hosting their annual blanket drive in efforts to give to those who may be in need or to the homeless. All those who can and will, please support this effort by bringing a blanket now through December 2018. If you have any questions please see Ms. Nellie Wright or any from the Missionary Ministry. Watch Night Service will be on Monday December 31, 2018 beginning at 10:30pm.
Attached you will find RMH Wishlist for December. The Women's Ministry is collecting donations to be delivered on the 28th of this month. We are extending an invitation to our Shady Oak family who would like to help us make this outreach a success. If you would like to participate, please put your donations in the small conference room in the church office before December 28, 2018. Thank you, Women's Ministry. 4
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6 Reminder! The food pantry and clothes closet are now open twice a month, on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays. If someone you know needs assistance, please let them know about this outreach ministry. SHADY OAK BAPTIST CHURCH Community Outreach Food Bank & Clothes Closet Second and Fourth Wednesdays of the Month 10am 12pm
7 ATTENTION ALL YOUTH! Every month we are looking for youth to serve in the Youth Sunday program. This includes presiding, prayer, scripture and announcements. Please see Sister JaCinda Smith if you are interested in participating. Youth Sunday school begins at 9am and prayer in the Pastor s study at 9:50am. Please see JaCinda Smith if you have any questions or email her at bizzymom12@gmail.com
8 Calendar of Events 12/31/18 10:30pm Watch Night Service Prayer List Is any sick among you? Let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up. James 5:14 15 Sick and Shut-In Cleo Robinson Nancy Chandler Tommy Mills Jo Ann Brown Prayer List Warren P. Tyus (Father of Eric Tyus) Mary Mangle Teresa Burdine Evelyn Pepper (Mother of Valerie Holmes) We also pray for caregivers, and all those who mourn and grieve the loss of loved ones. Please pray for those who come to us for our food pantry and clothes closet. For immediate prayer needs, contact church office at (864) 277-6060 Please note: If you are sick or unable to leave your home and would like Holy Communion, please call the church office by Noon on the Friday before the First Sunday. The Deacons will make arrangements for a home Communion visit.