W Welcome to Binkley! Every Member A Minister! e extend a warm welcome to anyone who desires to unite with this church and share in its ministry and mission. We seek to honor the presence of God and follow the teachings of Christ as an inclusive Christian Community of Faith. Membership in Binkley is not dependent upon race, age, ability, gender, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, spiritual tradition, political affiliation or economic circumstance. Persons may join this church through profession of faith in Jesus Christ and the meaningful experience of baptism by immersion, by transfer from another Christian congregation respecting the mode of baptism by which one has symbolized faith, by reaffirmation of Christian faith, or by request for a watchcare relationship to this congregation while retaining one s full membership elsewhere. Those who wish to join the church are invited to walk forward during the Hymn of Invitation at the end of morning worship. In a spirit of Christian love, we welcome you. SUNDAY 12/6: WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS WEEK Dec 6-Dec 13 9:30 am Church School 11:00 am 2nd Sunday in Advent, PEACE; Communion, with Players; Peter Carman preaching, Salvation Revisited; Malachi 3:1-4; Luke 3:1-6 12:00 pm Youth Choir 3:00 pm Christmas Crafts 4:00 pm Worship at Carol Woods 5:00 pm Vespers and Chili Supper 6:15 pm Caroling THANK YOU FOR SERVING IN THE NURSERY TODAY: Linda Vaughn, Bill McNairy, Marge Miles, Tim Pyatt. Julie Jennings greets today. MONDAY 12/7: TUESDAY 12/8: 7:00 pm Deacons Meeting 10:00 am Staff Meeting 12:00 pm Primetimers Annual Holiday Luncheon, Carol Woods 12:30 pm Sermon Shaping/Lectionary Bible Study 7:30 pm Earth Ministries WEDNESDAY 12/9: 9:00 am Morning Prayer, Chapel 9:30 am Job Seekers Networking Support Group 5:30 pm Wednesday Supper, followed by Carol Sing at 6:15 7:30 pm Chancel Choir THURSDAY 12/10: FRIDAY 12/11: SATURDAY 12/12: SUNDAY 12/13: 8:30 am Leadership Meeting 7:15 pm Membership Committee 7:30 pm Binkley Readers, Joyner home 10:00 am Love Feast Practice 8:00 pm Cantari Concert 9:30 am Church School 11:00 am 3rd Sunday in Advent, JOY: Peter Carman preaching, 12:00 pm Mental Health Event
5:00 pm Youth Choir 6:00 pm Youth Group 7:00 pm Moravian Love Feast TODAY: CHRISTMAS CRAFT stations will be available from 3-5 PM. Come join in the fun as we create unique holiday crafts for ourselves and homebound members. TONIGHT: VESPERS, CHILI SUPPER, CAROLING! A vespers service and a chili dinner will take place from 5-6:30. Caroling to homebound members (from 6:15-7:30 PM) will be the grand finale for the evening. Please bring a non-perishable food item to benefit the IFC when you come for the chili supper. LAST DAY TO ORDER ADVENT POINSETTIAS: You are invited to order an Advent poinsettia for our sanctuary in honor or memory of a loved one. Order forms are on the narthex credenza. Each poinsettia is $6.50, and the deadline for ordering is 12/6. CHURCH COUNCIL UPDATES: * Our new weekly e-newsletter began publication, with the first edition sent out on November 20. Thanks to Priscilla Bratcher and the Communications Task Force for making this recommendation and to Maureen Rosen for implementing it. * C.L. Morton, Chair of the Building Maintenance Committee, has convened a short-term task group to consider options for reducing the sunlight glare entering through our sanctuary skylight. The sunlight at certain times of the year has long been a challenge for choir members as they read their music and we look forward to hearing the recommendations from the committee soon. * Building Use Chair, Jim Wilde, reports that 40+ children now attend the Operation New Life Child Development Center which opened in July at Binkley. Mark your calendars for the center's open house on Saturday, December 12 from 11 am to 2 pm. * The Long-Range Planning Commitee has two main tasks this year. Led by Kay Maltbie, the committee will examine the 2007 Discernment Report, to identify the practical next steps emerging from the report. This will be followed by the drafting of an updated goals and mission statement for Binkley for consideration by the Council and the full congregation in spring 2010. * The Finance Committee, chaired by Don Willhoit, continues to develop the 2010 Program of Ministry budget. The Council has called a Church-in Conference to consider the budget for January 24, 2010. * Stay tuned for news on the planned Binkley Yard Sale scheduled for August 2010. In January, we hope to announce the Yard Sale Co-Chairs and set the date. Be sure to find a spot in your garage, basement or attic now for those donations! CARE TEAM FOR NANCY AND WARREN: A Care Team has been organized for Nancy and Warren. Nancy and Warren have said how thankful they are for the support of Binkley friends. The Care Team wants to coordinate helpful actions in ways that will be supportive to the family and not add additional stress, so please share your concerns with us and we will let you know what the family needs and wants right now. Your support will be very appreciated. Contact Sheryl Scrimsher 493-6400, or slscrims@mindspring.com
GOD LOVES A CHEERFUL GIVER! 150 cheerful givers have now pledged 84% of our proposed 2010 Budget. Now is up to those who have not pledged to help raise the other 16%. Our stewardship campaign this year concentrated on what we do with our money to support the work and missions so important to us. People responded in a joyous manner and their contributions are deeply appreciated. Nonetheless, we will have to cut our budget in January if the budget goal is not met. Instead of thinking about what to cut, we urge you to think of what we can do to raise the needed 16%. Binkley is so blessed not only to have those who financially support our missions but who also do the necessary work to make it happen. If you have not pledged, please consider making your pledge this month. Cards are available in the sanctuary and on the narthex credenza, and may be placed in the offering plate or mailed in. Pledge whatever your heart and your own financial situation tells you. All gifts are needed and will be put to good use. - Billie Cox and Karen Long, co-chairs, Stewardship Committee CLOSE THE DOORS! In our ongoing effort to make Binkley Church more "green", we are asking, pleading, begging you to close doors on which you see "CLOSE THIS DOOR" signs. These doors include, but are not limited to, the library door, most of the doors in and around the choir room area, and the doors to the sanctuary. Closing these doors behind you helps keep the church more appropriately warm or cool as the season dictates. So... when in doubt, close any door that you use, but especially the ones that are posted with signs. Many thanks! PRIMETIMERS ANNUAL CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON featuring fabulous holiday music by Jan Clark and Janice Pope will be held at Carol Woods this year on Tuesday, December 8th, at noon. The cost will be $9.00 per person. There is space for only forty-five persons, so sign up soon! The sign-up sheet will be on the bulletin board just outside of Beth Honeycutt's office. Hope you can join us for good food, good sounds and good fellowship. CHRISTIAN EDUCATION NOTES: - TODAY 12/6 MORNING BIBLE STUDY CLASS meets in Room 16, and is led by Charles Coble and Michael and Maria Palmer. The topic is Matthew's Birth Narrative: Who wrote this birth story and why? (Matthew 1:18-2:23). The artistic expressions include Botticelli, Adoration of the Magi, and Bach, "Come Ye Daughters" from St. Matthew Passion. On Sunday, December 13, the topic will be Luke's Birth Narrative: Who Wrote This Story and Why? Who did Jesus come for? (Luke 2). The artistic expression will include "Hallelujah" from Handel's Messiah. You may follow the class at www.greek-language.com/binkley - THREE OTHER CLASSES for adults continue through December 13, 9:30-10:30 Sunday mornings: Coffee and Conversation, Doing Justice, and The Journey of Your Soul. Children and Youth continue through December 13. We meet intergenerationally December 20 at 10:00 am. No church school December 27. We resume January 3, 2010! - FINAL WEDNESDAY EVENING PROGRAM FOR 2009: On Dec. 9, come for supper and an intergenerational carol sing. The children have been planning the program! Child care will be available for young ones if you need it. We will resume our mid-week gatherings in January!
- ADVENT GUIDES are available in the narthex, or as a download from our website. Parents and kids: sign up for Advent Opportunities on the board outside Beth's office. - MORAVIAN LOVEFEAST CHILD CARE: if you need childcare for the Dec 13, 7 pm Love Feast, please sign up across from Beth Honeycutt's office. - HOORAY FOR 4TH AND 5TH GRADERS! On November 19, many of the 4th and 5th graders took a field trip to the Nature Center in Greensboro. In addition, this fall they raised $150 for Habitat for Humanity of Durham with their Halloween/spare change coin drive! This was specifically for the Durham Interfaith Build, which is the group building the Rahlan/Siu home. Finally, we look forward to their leadership on Sunday afternoon 12/6, as they as they have planned and will lead the Advent Vespers service at 5 pm. Way to go! Teachers are Michael Bean, Lori Cahill and Steve Jernigan. MUSIC NOTES - BRASS PLAYERS NEEDED to fill out Binkley's brass ensemble! Who will play for Palm Sunday and Easter? Please contact Leandra to join our group. - CHRISTMAS ORGAN CONCERT featuring Binkley's Organist, Bo Lloyd, with Janice Pope and other Binkley musicians. Sunday, December 20, 2009, 3:00 pm. Reception to follow. - CAROL SING: The Wednesday night children invite everyone to gather on Wednesday, December 9, to share a meal at 5:30, and then to sing favorite Christmas carols from 6:15 until 7:15. Deck yourself in your favorite Christmas attire, and come join the fun! This will be our final Wednesday night gathering this semester. BINKLEY READERS will hold their annual pot luck supper at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, 12/11, at Nancy Joyner's house, 1203 Roosevelt Drive, Chapel Hill. Joe Pardington will discuss Fannie Flagg's latest book, Can't Wait to Get to Heaven. Please let Nancy know if you intend to come by emailing her, ncjoyner@aol.com or phoning 969-7214. THIS SATURDAY NIGHT: REJOICE! CANTARI, a chamber chorus conducted by Sue Klausmeyer and under the umbrella of the Chapel Hill Community Chorus, made its debut in the 2006-07 season. Saturday, December 12, at 8 in the sanctuary, Cantari will present Rejoice!, a joyful and majestic holiday concert that depicts traditions in countries as diverse as Great Britain, China, Mexico, and the United States. Featuring music by: Herbert Howells, Michael Praetorius, Judith Weir, Cesar Carrillo, John Tavener, and Elizabeth Alexander. $10. DAYCARE OPEN HOUSE DEC 12: Operation New Life will host their Open House on December 12 from 11 am - 2 pm at Binkley Baptist Church in Chapel Hill. At 2:00pm we will have a formal presentation and remarks from a local VIP. This is in celebration of the opening of their new Child Development Center. Binkley Baptist Church has been a supporter of Operation New Life since the beginning stages of their CDC as a local mission. Operation New Life supports the children of working poor families in Orange County. ONL CDC slogan is "We believe in Building Better Tomorrows for Children and Families Today". More info at their website www.onlcdc.com. NAMI LUNCH, SPEAKER, FORUM SUNDAY DEC 1312:30-2:00 Fellowship Hall: We have a name! The group planning events like the NAMI walk and sessions on mental illness are
officially calling ourselves, "The Binkley Brainstormers"! This event is open to everyone and will feature Debbi Dihoff, leader of NAMI North Carolina, who will speak about NAMI's work in NC and how we as a church and as individuals can bring about change in attitudes, support, and policy: an open forum for questions and comments will follow. A light lunch will be served and childcare is available. RSVP to Christine Jernigan in person or at 933-9269 or christinejernigan@yahoo.com. If you forget to RSVP, come anyway! THE EARTH MINISTRY COMMITTEE is excited that a member of our Church, Frances Seymour, will be attending the World Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen this month and is responsible for a part of the programming. The future of our planet's forests is a major factor in combating climate change. Frances lives in Indonesia where she is the CEO ("Director General") of the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR). This is an intergovernmental agency supported by 25 nations. The US is the fifth largest contributor. It is dedicated to developing policies and technologies for sustainable use and management of forests and for enhancing the well-being of people in developing countries who rely on tropical forests for their livelihoods.the agency has satelites in Brazil and Cameroon, Africa. BINKLEY PRESCHOOL REGISTRATION applications for the school year 2010-2011 will be available starting December 1, 2009. Binkley Church Members have enrollment priority until the December 31, 2009 deadline. Applications are available in the church office, by the preschool bulletin board, and online at www.binkleypreschool.org. Questions, please call Kristen Carmouche 928-0806. Prayer Concerns in the Church Family: Warren Nord and Nancy Ehle, Stacy Shelp and Elley Shelp-Peck, Patty Michaels, Mable Strowd, Ginny Lansing, Nancie McDermott, Allen Davidson, Bobby Wagoner, Aaron Shah, Peggy Kinnaird, Bob and Carolyn Kozelka, Michele Mabry, Tracy Berger, Claudia Cannady, Brooke Wheeler, Lew Miles, Laurie Freeman, Bob and Betsy Kreutzberg, Beth Jukes, Carolyn Wallace, Nina Stein, Martha Henderson, Gladys Matthewson, Roma Harris, Phillippi family, members of Job Seekers, others seeking support. Prayer Concerns in the Extended Family: Sally Rockriver (David Resnik's sister), Bo Stevenson (Bonnie's father), Crystal Marley (niece of Billie Cox), Malone and Betty Thomason (Caryl Price's parents), Martin Radford (brother of Geraldine King), Lynn Marcin and her mother Jean Steele (friends of Frank Smith), Kellie Brady (Heather Rabalais' niece), Carmen Hoyle (Julia Hoyle's mother), Harvey Zelon (friend of Ellen Stutts), Mary Booth (friend of Caroline Lindsay), David McIlwain (Ashley Nissler's uncle), Ram Thapa, Carol Salzgaber, Ethel Moses (Nettie Wilburn's sister), Rebecca Vanke (Jeff Vanke's mother), the Ailstock family (cousins of Sue Wallace), Cathy Hamm (Tonya Hamm's mother), Wayne Wagoner (Bobby's brother), Klaus Ford (friend of Ginny Lansing), George Zangaro (Hill-Wise friend), Frances Daughtrey (Heather Rabalais & Nathan Daughtrey's grandmother), Marie Long (Karen's mother), Shirley Weems (Marty Weems' mother), Meg Kemper (Sybil Wagner's friend), Carley Pardington (Joe's mother), Henry Hall (Howard Lee's brother-in-law), Alan Bibb (Barbara Nettles-Carlson's son), Carol Richardson (Bonnie and Laura Rogers' mother), John Kent's father, Johnnie Johnson, (friend of Lillian Lee), family of Thomas Barnett (Karen Long's friend), Tan and Scott Coats, Tara Hogan (Talmadge Walker's niece), Health Center Residents.
We offer prayers of sympathy to Stan Hastey, founding director of the Alliance of Baptists, on the recent death of his father, Ervin Hastey. Prayers for our men and women in the armed forces: Patrick Harris, nephew of Phil and Rhonda Szostak, was deployed to Iraq this past summer. BINKLEY BAPTIST CHURCH 1712 Willow Drive, Chapel Hill NC 27514 919-942-4964 www.binkleychurch.org Peter JB Carman, Minister, peter@binkleychurch.org Dale Osborne, Associate Minister, dale@binkleychurch.org Beth Honeycutt, Minister of Christian Education, beth@binkleychurch.org, Leandra Merea Strope, Minister of Music, leandra@binkleychurch.org Duane Gilbert, Bookkeeper/Facility Liaison, business@binkleychurch.org Maureen Rosen, Office Manager, office@binkleychurch.org Bo Lloyd, Organist, GEL1210@aol.com Stephanie Hawkins, Nursery Director Melanie Perry, Nursery Caregiver Erica Davis, Nursery Caregiver Robert E Seymour, Minister Emeritus Pearl Seymour, Organist Emerita Gloria Lightsey-Lewis, Volunteer Minister of Visitation Marlene Dickison, Director of Binkley Pre-School Carl Moraven, (DCM Cleaning Company), Custodian