SWANSEA FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Post Office Box 550 Swansea, SC 29160-0550 NON PROFIT ORG US POSTAGE PAID LEXINGTON, SC PERMIT NO. 107 THE SIGNAL Return Service Requested The Signal is published monthly by the Swansea First Baptist Church of Swansea, SC. Volume 23 Issue 1 January 2012 Upward Basketball and Cheerleading From Your Pastor s Heart 2012 is now here! It is hard to believe that we are already 12 years into the new century. Time surely moves very rapidly now! I want to also thank you for reaching the Lottie Moon Christmas Goal again. You gave over $5,400.00 for this special offering. I also want to commend you for the money given for the retaining wall. We have now raised over $20,000.00 for this project. Swansea First Baptist Church never ceases to amaze me. Kary Hoffman has also done a great job in overseeing this project. He has been so helpful to our church for all the building projects. Thanks, Kary! Again, Happy New Year! Games Resume Saturday, January 7th Please see inside for complete Game Schedule Come and see what God is doing through this ministry. Upward Logos are trademarks of Upward Unlimited. Used by permission.
September March January Birthdays 2nd.. Michael Harmon 1st.Michael 2nd....Durant 3rd.....Tommie McCarson Sharpe Bryant Jenna Kinard Ashleigh Naomi Rucker Steen 4th....Wanda 3rd..Duane G. Steinhoff T. Jumper Booth 6th.....Zellie 4th.. Mary Jenna Redmond Corley Mack 7th..Daniel Crystal Vaughan Martin 4th..Bill Deal 8th...... James 6th...Laurie Whitaker Stevens 9th......Linda Jeanneane Laura Chavis Pound Sharpe 10th.....Mildred Tammy Michael Caudill Earnest Sharpe 13th....William 5th.. Robert Stewart Granger Taylor Burns 14th......James 8th...Kary 7th...Wilma Hoffman Davis Deal 15th....Kayla 9th.... Avery 9th...Bryan Cassidy Corley Martin Carla Lucas 16th.....Joyce 11th...Gladys Redmond Meredith 10th...Brian Brazell Thomas 11th...Darren Pittman Jessica Smith Calp Lee 12th.Rebecca Cassidy Pat Sharpe Wise 17th......Bryce 12th.. Nancy 15th.Nancy Redmond Blithe Braelyn 14th.... Bill Knight Tyler Dasher Blithe 19th.....Chippy 15th....Agnes 16th...Adam Jumper Flake Hutto 20th....Joye Bonnie Hoffman Burns 18th...David Zeigler Jr. 24th.....Jayna Hayden Krasselt Patidar Susan Norris 25th......Faye 17th.Fritz Williams Stabler Donna 19th...Donald Jeffcoat Leigh Ann Berry Teal Kevin 22nd..R. 20th..Chad Kneece L. Williams Cassidy 26th...Duman 21st Permilia Drew Luongo Pittman Taylor Jim Kinard Alan Thomas Hoffman Lackey 23rd..Mary Pittman 27th.....O Neal 22nd...Jean Burns 24th Josh Jeffcoat Wise 28th........Georgia 26th...Joe Melodie Sharpe Sharpe North Cory 24th...Jeff Smoak Pay Corley Saylor 29th.....Ruth 27th..Rhonda Thomas Jumper Hutto Rast Jan 27th...John 28th.....Jack Argoe Sturkie Burns 30th.....Cole 29h... Colton Dawson Sandifer Williams Baker 30th....Kurt Wyndham Isaac Sandifer 31st. Crystal Pernell 29th..Carter Livingston Chase Sturkie Welcome New Members! By Letter Shannon Steen, Kris Reagan Austin Steen, Ashleigh Steen The Signal is published monthly by the Swansea First Baptist Church in Swansea, South Carolina. The Swansea First Baptist Church is in friendly cooperation with the Lexington Baptist Association, the South Carolina Convention and the Southern Baptist Convention. The Church Staff The Senior Pastor Reverend Terry C. Wilder Minister of Music Mr. Chad Meredith Student Minister Reverend Rev. John John N. Harmon Parish Nurse Mrs. Angie Redmond The Organist Mrs. Jane Ann Meredith The Pianists Mrs. Brenda Hoffman Mrs. Jackie Cagle The Secretary Mrs. Joyce Saylor Preschool Director Mrs. Diane Goodwin Custodian Mrs. Kim Taylor In the event of a change of address please contact the church office: Swansea First Baptist Church 145 South Church Street Post Office Box 550 Swansea, South Carolina 29160 (803) 568-3368 The Church Website www.swanseafbc.com Music by Jackie Cagle On January 16th, the Metallic Club is in for a real treat. Jackie Cagle will entertain with wonderful musical selections. In addition, she will take requests. If you have a favorite hymn or other songs that have been your favorites through the years, just let Jackie know before the meeting. Give her time to prepare. She will sing your song. Her telephone number is 568-8738 - call her today. Metallic Club is always on the 3rd Monday of the month at 11:00am. The group has a devotional and business meeting before the entertainment at 11:30. A delicious lunch is served around noon. Great food, wonderful music by Jackie, warm fellowship, God s word during our devotions.you will have an inspirational morning. Mark January 16th on your calendar. Adults/Senior Adults Will Visit SC Museum and Mast General Store The January trip for the adults and senior adults will be to Columbia for a visit to the Mast General Store on Main Street. The store has many items from the past that can be purchased. You will enjoy seeing many things from you childhood. After lunch, the group will visit the South Carolina Museum. There will be a guide for an introductory tour of the permanent collections, then a selfguided tour of the Body World Vital. This exhibit has full human species with an emphasis on health and fitness. It is tastefully done and well displayed. For a group of 10 or more the cost bill be $13. Sign up in the hall if you are interested in this trip.
Student Ministry News The beginning of a new year brings opportunity. It brings opportunity to evaluate what we have done over the past year and it brings opportunity to look at what we want to do in the future. Throughout the past year we have continuously asked the question: Do you actions match your faith? Another way to put this is Are you living out your faith? I want to challenge you to look back over this last year and see how you did. I also want to challenge you to look forward to this coming year and look to see what else you can do to live out your faith. I learned a lot in putting together our recently completed World Religions Study. I hope that study was as beneficial to you as it was to me. This month we are set to kick off a new study called GodQuest. This will be a 6 week study that will show us how our beliefs shape our lives. I invite you to join us each Wednesday night for this intriguing study. Coming up on Jan. 19-22 is our trip to Chillipepper. Registration for this trip is full. We have a great group going and I am looking forward to this trip. We plan to leave on Thursday, Jan. 19 at 2:00pm sharp. Further details will be mailed soon to those signed up to go. I am looking forward to a great trip. I encourage you to begin now to pray over what God might do in your life on this trip. Our final fundraiser for Chillipepper is coming up on Sunday, Jan. 15 th. We will be doing a meal following the church service that day. As always the students that are here to help with the fundraiser will benefit from it. Look for order forms in the bulletins soon. We appreciate your generosity in supporting our fundraisers that make our big trips more affordable for our students. In Christ, John Harmon Eph. 3:16 *****Don t forget to check out the calendar for upcoming events***** MoMA s Please come join us for Moma s (Mothers of Many Ages) group. We are a group of moma s that meet the first Thursday morning of every month (Sept. to May) from 9:00am - 11:00pm at the Swansea First Baptist Church., for some moma time, fellowship and fun. Child care is available for newborn to preschool if needed. It does not matter if you are a new mama or a veteran mama, we would love to see and meet you. We will have light refreshments and lots of fellowship. So please join us and bring a friend. For more information, please call Jan Marie Booth @ 568-3881 or Charlyse McCarson @ 210-9661. Mark you calendar, our next meeting will be January 4 @ 9:00 am. A special thanks to our MoMA s helpers. Without you we could not provide this ministry. Thanks again. Jan Marie Retaining Wall Received: $22,500.00 Special Thanks to Kary Hoffman for his work and leadership on this project.
January Bible Reading Plan 1st Gen. 1-2 Psalms 1-2 Matt. 1-2 16th Gen. 28-29 Psalm 33 Matt. 18 2nd Gen. 3-4 Psalms 3-5 Matt. 3-4 17th Gen. 30 Psalm 34 Matt. 19 3rd Gen. 5-6 Psalms 6-8 Matt. 5 18th Gen. 31 Psalm 35 Matt. 20 4th Gen. 7-8 Psalms 9-10 Matt. 6 19th Gen. 32-33 Psalm 36 Matt. 21 5th Gen. 9-10 Psalms 11-13 Matt. 7 20th Gen. 34-35 Psalm 37 Matt. 22 The Student Ministry at Swansea First Baptist Church will GIVE GOD THE GLORY with everything we do; and we will have FUN while GROWING TOGETHER, MEETING OTH- ERS NEEDS, and SPREADING THE WORD. Mark Your Calendars January 15 th Chillipepper Fundraiser January 19-22 Skiing and Chillipper Cost: $150 (includes most meals) Trip details will be mailed soon ******Be on the lookout for other events and fundraisers.****** 6th Gen. 11-12 Psalms 14-16 Matt. 8 21st Gen. 36 Psalm 38 Matt. 23 7th Gen. 13-14 Psalm 17 Matt. 9 22nd Gen. 37 Psalms 39-40 Matt. 24 8th Gen. 15-16 Psalm 18 Matt. 10 23rd Gen. 38 Psalms 41-43 Matt. 25 9th Gen. 17-18 Psalms 19-21 Matt. 11 24th Gen. 39-40 Psalm 44 Matt. 26 10th Gen. 19 Psalm 22 Matt. 12 25th Gen. 41 Psalm 45 Matt. 27 11th Gen. 20-21 Psalms 23-25 Matt. 13 26th Gen. 42-43 Psalms 46-48 Matt. 28 12th Gen. 22-23 Psalms 26-28 Matt. 14 27th Gen. 44-45 Psalm 49 Romans 1-2 13th Gen. 24 Psalms 29-30 Matt. 15 28th Gen. 46-47 Psalm 50 Rom. 3-4 14th Gen. 25-26 Psalm 31 Matt. 16 29th Gen. 48-50 Psalms 51-52 Rom. 5-6 Upward Basketball and Cheerleading It is time for Upward to get started again. Practices will resume the week of Jan. 2 and games will resume on Jan. 7. We hope you will take some time to check out what is going on at the gym on Saturday mornings. As always we are thankful for our coaches and volunteers, we could not do this without you. Upward Game Schedule 9:00am - 5th-8th Grade Girls 10:15am - K5/1st Grade and 2nd-4th Grade Girls 12:00pm - 2nd/3rd Grade Boys and 4th/5th Grade Boys 1:15pm - 6th-8th Grade Boys 15th Gen. 27 Psalm 32 Matt. 17 30th Exodus 1-2 Psalms 53-55 Rom. 7-8 31st Ex. 3-4 Psalms 56-57 Rom. 9
It s That Time of Year. The Christmas hurry up is over we have all over shopped, over spent and over eaten. Our pants are tight and we are just miserable. And just when you think it can t get any worse someone (like me), asks, So what are your New Year s Resolutions? Hmm.usually the answers range from I don t make them or to lose a few pounds. If I had lost all of the weight I planned to over the past 10 years I would have disappeared by now! And if I had kept all of the resolutions made who knows what a life I could be living. So I have re-thought the whole resolution thing and have decided to do things a bit differently this year. Maybe you would like to consider doing the same thing. Each month I am going to do one thing different or exciting. Here s my list.. January Clean out one closet. Donate the useable and discard the junk. February Hibernate. Pick a few days during the month to not answer the phone, door or emails. Wear sloppy clothes, eat my favorite foods and read a book. March Accept the March madness and just go with the flow. April Clean out another closet. Donate and discard. May Plant one tomato bush in a container. June Take a vacation for one. Go to a museum, book store or Wal-Mart alone. July Start Christmas shopping. Make ornaments and do Christmas crafts. August Clean out another closet. Donate and discard. September Continue to Christmas shop and do Christmas craft things. Make all those homemade gifts. October Clean out another closet. Donate and discard. November Be Thankful. Name my blessings each week. December If you did the Christmas shopping, made all of the crafts and cleaned the closets Then relax and enjoy the season!!! Fa, la, la, la la la!! Ha Ha Ha. It was the thought and effort that counted! Until next time, Angie Redmond, Parish Nurse call 568-5404 or email angela.redmond@palmettohealth.org Meredith Moments It is hard to believe that another year has come and gone! However, I couldn't be more pleased with the accomplishments of the adult and children's choirs over the course of the past twelve months. The children's choir did their first Easter musical as well as performing special music monthly during the school year. It always brings me such joy to hear them lift their voices in praise on Sunday mornings. Thanks to all of the parents for keeping them coming on Wednesday nights for practice! I hope all would agree that the adult choir just seems to get better and better! They, too, have done a spectacular job preparing special music each month and with the Easter and Christmas cantatas, both of which were multimedia productions. Thank you to all of my adult choir members for your hard work and dedication to our ministry through song! Jane Ann and I would like to express our appreciation to our congregation for the most generous Christmas gift you gave us! We feel very blessed to be able to serve at Swansea First Baptist! In closing, just a reminder to our choir members to enjoy your time off. We will see everyone in January. We wish everyone the merriest of Christmases and a New Year filled with God's blessings Baptist Men s Dinner Tuesday, January 17th @ 7:00pm Joe Sharpe s Crew Bill Blithe David Zeigler, Jr. John Sturkie Bill Deal John Harmon Bobby Boyer