November Calendar 2

Budget Report 3

Servants List 4

Birthday & Anniversary List 5

East Union Child Care News 6

Ministry News 7

Church Information 8

This Issue

E ast Union B apt i st C hur c h

With the hint of fall in the air and the drastic changes in temperature, our hearts turn

toward the holidays ahead. Thanksgiving is just around the corner and Christmas is hot on its trail.

I look forward to the holidays each year because there is just a special feeling in the air. There

seems to be a greater joy of life during this time than any other time of the year.

What causes this joy? I suggest it is because we turn our hearts outward instead of inward. We take time to

think about how blessed we are as individuals, families, churches and communities. We are blessed beyond

measure to live where we live in the world. The hymn writer got it spot on when he said words such as, “Count

your blessings, name them one by one, count your blessings and it will surprise you what the Lord has done.”

As a part of Thanksgiving we have a time of family, as well. This is another reason for joy. Families gather

and share their lives and history together. I am also reminded that we are a family of believers who meet to-

gether weekly or more often. It is special to have a large family. I am one of 10 born to my father and Joyce is

one of 8 born to her mother, so we understand large families. Joyce and I both have lost siblings and all our par-

ents and we know the pain of not having them at holidays. We also know the joy of having had them in the

past. This far out weighs the loss. We also know that when part of the church family is missing, there is pain but

may I suggest there is also joy in memories.

Another part of our Thanksgiving schedule here at the church is our Community Thanksgiving Service. Save

the date of Tuesday October 22nd for the service. We will meet at Brown United Methodist at 7:00 PM..

Hope to see you there.

Edgar

November 2013 Don’t miss one single

EUBC activity!

Watch the EUBC calendar for

all the holiday events!!!

Christmas is just around the

corner! YEAH!!!

HAPPY

THANKSGIVING!

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November 2013

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

Each Sun.

Call to pray

8 AM

Choir 7 PM

Each Tues.

Sportsman

BS 7 PM

G Outdoor

Store Bldg.

1 2 Chris-

tian Cou-

ples Fel-

lowship

3 Deacons

mtg. 8 AM

EUBC

Homecoming

NO PM

Service

4 5

6 7 8 9Saddle

Club 4-9

PM/ EUBC

Youth Bon-

fire 7-9 PM

@ Maxwells

10

Lord’s

Supper

11

Veteran’s

Day

12 13 14

EUBC

Church

council

Mtg. 7 PM

15 16

AWANA

Camping

Night

11/16 & 17

17

AWANA

Movie

18 19 20

Miss. Org.

5:45/7 PM

21 22 Son-

shiners

dinner at

Brooksies

Barn 6 PM

23

24

AWANA

Craft

Event

25 26 Commu-

nity Thanks-

giving ser-

vice Browns

U.M. Church

27 Dec.

Grapevine

Mailed

No activities

at EUBC

28 EUBC

Office

Closed

HAPPY

29 EUBC

Office

Closed

THANKS

GIVING

30 FH

reserved

VOLUME 5 ISSUE 11 SUMMARY of ACCOUNTS - September 2013

All Operating Bank Accounts

First South Bank Operating Checking $27,260.71

First South Bank Money Market $20,538.50

Total Operating Funds Balance 9/30/13 $47,799.21

Designated Undesignated

Other Bank Accounts

Savings: Bergie Ervin Scholarship $7,204.37

Trout Fund $100.44

Emergency Fund CD $13,128.71

CD: Lottie Moon Fund $1,000.00 ___________

TOTAL Savings and CD $8,204.37 $13,229.15 $21,433.52

TOTAL CHECKING/SAVINGS 9/30/13 $69,232.73

Designated Funds: In Operating Accounts

Benevolence $1,555.76

Brotherhood $149.21

College/Career $27.00

Deacon Fund $50.00

Debt Retirement $2,350.00

Disaster Relief* $855.68

Harvest 365 $2,567.29

Sportsman Bible Study $494.55

New Church Bus Fund $5,052.26

Offering Praise Fund -$21.79

Sonshiners $350.00

Total Designated funds $13,429.96

Total Designated Funds(Checking & Savings) $21,634.33

Total Undesignated Funds Available 9/30/13 $47,598.40

Budget Report: September

Budget Receipts 9/1/13-9/30/13 $29,008.45

Budgeted expenditures 9/1/13 - 9/30/13 $30,965.98

Budget Receipts over/under Expenditures -$1,957.53

Budget Report: Year to Date

Budget Receipts 1/1/13-9/30/13 $272,671.60

Budgeted Expenditures 1/1/13-9/30/13 $277,427.35

Budgeted Receipts over/under Expenditures -$4,755.75

Actual Budget Receipts 1/1/13- 9/30/13 $272,671.60

Amount Budgeted 1/1/13- 9/30/13 $278,676.84

Receipts over/under Budget -$6,005.24

Balance Due on Church Note 9/30/13 $471,552.06

NOVEMBER

DEACON OF THE Week Nov 3 Chuck Nichols Nov 10 Jimmy Stanford Nov 17 Ronnie Stockton Nov 24 Brian Kemp

CHILDREN’S CHURCH DEACON

Nov 3 Brian Kemp Nov 10 Jerry Boone Nov 17 Chuck Nichols Nov 24 Jimmy Stanford

YOUTH SERVICE DEACON Steve Cornelison, Jr.

NOVEMBER SERVANTS

BUS DRIVER

Brenda Smith

SOUP KITCHEN CAKES

Nancy Lovelace/ Lois Holland

ICU BOX MINISTRY Lisa Cox

PLEASE Sign up for the Cake and ICU Ministries or they may have to be discontinued due to lack of participation.

CHURCH SECURITY Nov 3 Pearce Jones, Tommy Hatchett Nov 10 Scott Castelaw, Roger Havner Nov 17 Gerald Thompson, John Cole Nov 24 Donald Key, Richard Lott

NURSERY WORKERS

Nov 3 AM Infant……… Ashley Harvill, Ashley White Toddlers..Jennifer Holloway, Paula Trimmer PM …………………….No PM Service Nov 10 AM Infant……………....Laurie & Hannah Stegall Toddlers… …… Jenny Israel, Ginger Kemp PM ……….Judy Presson & Zeida Callis

Nov 17 AM Infant ……….....Alice Cole, Kasey Houston Toddlers. ……...…Hope & Abby Cornelison PM ….....................Lisa Cox, Labina Maxwell

Nov 24 AM Infant........Shelia Castleman, Hailey Edding Toddlers …...…Chante King, Jennifer Butler PM ...………..…. Sherry Jones, Leah Gunter .

We are in need of volunteers to work in the

Nursery. Please sign up to serve.

We need your help!

Thank you!

The Nursery Committee

MISSION MEAL

NO!!

There will be NO Mission Meals during the months of November and December.

Mission Org. Meetings - YES!!

Nov. 20 - 7 PM

COUNTERS Nov 3 Cornelia Camper, Janice & Jerry Boone, Brenda Smith

Nov 10 Gail Honey, Allen & Shelia Castleman

Nov 17 Brenda Smith, Donald/Margie Key, Doris Newman

Nov 24 Gail Honey, Janice & Jerry Boone

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EUBC Quick Reference

Nov. 2 Christian Couples Fellowship - EUBC FH

Nov. 3 EUBC HOMECOMING - No PM service

Nov. 9 Saddle Club meeting 4-9 PM

Nov. 9 Youth Bonfire @ Maxwell’s - 7-9 PM

Nov. 14 EUBC Church Council Meeting - 7 PM

Nov. 16-17 AWANA Camping Event

Nov. 20 Miss. Meal/Miss. Org. Mtgs. - 5:45 - 7 PM

Nov. 22 Sonshiners Dinner Brooksies Barn - 6 PM

Nov. 23 FH Reserved

Nov. 26 Community Thanksgiving Service

Nov. 27 December Grapevine Mailed

Nov. 28-29 EUBC Office Closed

Dec. 1 Lunch With Lottie (after AM service)

Dec. 1 Awana Party

Dec. 2 WMU International Miss. Banquet - 6 PM

Dec. 7 Christian Couples Event

Dec. 8 EUBC - Deacon’s Meeting 8 AM

Dec. 13 Sonshiner’s Trip

Dec. 14 Seasoned by Grace/Sportsman Event

Dec. 15 Children’s Christmas Musical

Dec. 18 Mission Org. Mtg. NO MEAL

Dec. 21 Choir Christmas Party

Dec. 22 Adult Choir Christmas Musical

Dec. 24-25 EUBC Office Closed

Dec. 28 FH reserved

Dec. 29 Youth & Child. Chili Cookoff after AM

service

Call to Prayer Each Sunday 8 AM

Awana - Sundays - 5 PM

Choir - Sundays - 7 PM

Sportsman’s Bible Study - Tuesdays - 7 PM

At the Great Outdoor Store Bldg.

Echoing Footsteps Bible Study - Wed. 7 PM

November 2013

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5 - John & Alice Cole

8 - Emmett & Sue Dodd, Chris & Darcie Walker

10 - Carl & Kelly Alexander

11 - Bill & Sue Barnett, Gary & Wanda Gately

20 - Grady & Barbara Maners

24 - Randy & Pat Dotson

26 - Tim & Lesa Cochran

29 - Donald & Marjorie Key

1 - Syble Emison, Jan Jackson, Melissa Riddle, Ray

Wiggins, Trae Witherspoon

2 - Mary Jane Escue

3 - Brenda Horn, Sherry Jones

4 - Rick Howell, Cate Maxwell

5 - Brandon Meadows, Tammy Moore

6 - Mike Pride

7 - Betty Mills, Hunter Pearson, Tyler Pearson, Austin

Webb

9 - Jennifer Butler, Emma Nelson

10 - Tatiana Nunes, Todd Taylor

11 - Marilyn Kiestler, Kody Bryant, Summer Ward,

Season Witherspoon

13 - BJ Bright, Ryan Young

14 - Josh Morris, Britney Shumate

15 - Kelly Alexander, Alice Cole

16 - Kristen Young, Paul Alford

17 - Brooklyn King, Tony Smith

18 - Mike Coplin, Rita Webb

19 - Dakota Coplin, Dillon Coplin, Travis Crawford, Faye

Farrell, Adam Staples, Kylee Peery

20 - Jamie Newland, Brooke Cantrell, Tina Cantrell,

Kimberly Gooch, Jennifer Jones, Cathy McGee, Ronnie

Melson, Justin Vailes

21 - Lisa Cox, Chandler Reams

23 - Nora Pillow

25 - Stephen Estes

27 - David Weathers, Allen Castleman

29 - Amanda Deaton, Brenda Key, Ashley Harvill, Sally

Richardson, Kim Swann

30 - Stephanie Glisson, Mae Robertson, Jim Robinson

COUPLES! All couples are invited to the Christian

Couples Event at EUBC in the Fellowship

Hall on Saturday, Nov. 2. Dinner menu

theme is Mexican. Dinner is at 7 PM

followed by fun and games.

COME ON & JOIN THE FUN!

Operation Christmas Child

Donations are being taken for the

Operation Christmas Child boxes.

Go to the website for details or see

Michael or Linda Hollamon.

NOTE: On Wednesday Nov. 23 there

will be no Wednesday evening events at

EUBC. Instead we hope you will join us

to celebrate Thanksgiving as a commu-

nity on Tuesday Nov. 22 at

7 PM at Browns United Methodist

Church. See details below:

↓

FRUIT BASKET TIME! It won’t be long until fruit basket time in

December. Make your plans to be part of

this wonderful community outreach.

Watch the Vineyard and December

Grapevine for more details.

EUBC CHILDREN”S CORNER

Dear East Union Friends:

Welcome to the Children’s Corner:

Ashlyn Harley Sprinkle - Daughter of Rebecca Edwards

& Charles Sprinkle

Braden Thomas Sheppard - Infant son of Brooklynn &

Thomas Sheppard

This month our theme is about celebrating Thanksgiving

and the food that God provided for the people of Israel

while they were in the wilderness. Preschoolers can

genuinely be thankful for their families, homes and

friends. We encourage them to thank God everyday for

His many blessings. Our early learners will hear Bible

stories and songs. Our younger preschoolers have the

same curriculum as our older preschoolers. It is scaled

down to meet the needs and abilities of their age group,

yet it is also challenging for them.

Theme: Manna & Quail!

Memory Verse: “This is the bread the Lord has given

you to eat.” - Exodus 16:15

Thank you EUBC for allowing us to serve God through

children and their families!

With Love in Christ,

Ms. Sandra

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AWANA We will be gearing up for the holidays during

November. We have two mission projects to com-

plete: (1) Operation Christmas boxes (2) Christmas

angels. I want to thank everyone for helping us in so

many ways to encourage our children to become His

witnesses as they learn His word and DO IT.

Remember, James 1:22.

We hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving and

Christmas. Keep hiding God’s word in your hearts

and stay faithful.

Family Camping Night - Nov. 16-17

@ Brian, Ginger, @ Will Kemp’s Home

99 Odell Rd. - 12 Noon Sat.- 12 Noon - Sun.

Bring your tent, warm clothes and chairs.

Crafts, games, a bonfire, food, singing and devotion

time are part of the plan. We will have breakfast on

Sunday morning and a worship time. At 11 AM we

will meet with everyone who wants to come from

big church and have a potluck meal together. Meat

will be supplied by Brian’s BBQ. Bring friends and

let’s fellowship and worship together.

I hope to see you there!!

Love you all,

Jimmy & Doris

Note:

If you have any Christmas trees (up to 6’)you

will not be using, the decorating team would like

to BORROW them to return after Christmas. If

lighted they need to have white lights.

Still need any other home décor items you

might like to donate. Items such as accessory

tables, silk flowers, flower pots, etc. would be

nice. Drop them by the church office or call Kim

White - 661-1406.

NOVEMBER is National Adoption Month! November 3 is Orphan Sunday. Please pray for all chil-

dren who are in foster care or in orphan care homes.

Have you ever considered being a foster family?

Lunch with Lottie Moon Dec. 1 (after the AM service)

Menu will be soup, chili and sandwiches

There will be a silent auction with all donations

given to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. We need

items for this auction.

International Mission Banquet Dec. 2 - 6 PM

Tickets are $6.50

This is an exciting event to celebrate Baptist mis-

sions around the world.

Make your plans to participate in both of these

events as a time of information and inspiration!!

For more details see a member of EUBC - WMU.

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Music Notes from Zack!

Hello Everyone:

As the holiday season approaches, the

music program of EUBC really amps up.

Thanksgiving is coming up and we look

forward to singing songs about thankful-

ness to God. We are in the downward spi-

ral to Christmas when it comes to our

Christmas Cantata and I can’t thank the

choir enough for their hard work. We just

have a few songs to go and it is a very ex-

citing time.

I still want to encourage all church

members to come be a part of the Christ-

mas Cantata. We still have plenty of seats

to fill. We sing through every song we

have already practiced each week.

In addition to the Christmas music, we

will be having a Christmas Choir Party to

focus on the finalization of the Cantata and

to fellowship. We will meet at the church

on December 21 to have a pot luck dinner,

play dirty Santa and practice the Musical.

We encourage all choir members to bring

their spouses but make sure they come

with a gift so they can play the game with

us. I have put a $15 limit on the gifts.

Please bring a gift under or close to that

price.

Again, thanks for all the work you have

done, choir members, and we look forward

to a wonderful celebration of Christmas! Zack

Prayer Concerns…

Call the EUBC office at 424 -2261 or email becdrace@gmail.com or ccamper3159@gmail.com

SONSHINERS!!

NOVEMBER 22 - 6 PM

Seniors, come join us at Brooksie’s Barn for an

evening of food and fellowship. Our guest will be

Kevin Hamilton from First Baptist Church, Hum-

boldt. You won’t want to miss this special night!!

Note: We will recognize our veterans this

month. Please turn in the names of those

who are veterans, the branch with which

they served and the dates of service. You

can email this or call this into the EUBC

office. 424-2261 or email

becdrace@gmail.com.

A Thanksgiving Activity!

Why not take time during this season to

make a list of all your blessings?

Each time you have a family meal go

around the table and ask each family member

to share one blessing. Each time you do this,

remind the family members to choose a dif-

ferent blessing. Write these down and at your

Thanksgiving meal have one of the family

members read off the list.

This is a great time to express thanks to God!

Our blessings are too many to number, for

sure, but this simple activity can help rein-

force a thankful heart and remind your family

members about just what that means.

In this very self consumed world, we must

be faithful to thank God daily for His

blessings to us and to share this with others.

What have you thanked our Father for today?

I Thes. 5: 18 “In everything give thanks; for

this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for

you!”

Church Office Phone: 731-424-2261

Fax: 731-424-9945

Church Office Email: becdrace@gmail.com

ccamper3159@gmail.com

Edgar Pierce, Pastor

Home Phone: 731-868-2300

Email: edgarpierce@msn.com Website: www.exposingtheword.com

Zack Langley, Minister of Music

zackery_langley@hotmail.com

Michael Brooks, Minister of Students

Email: eubcyouth@gmail.com

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Morning Worship 10.00 a.m.

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Evening Worship 6:00 p.m.

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Thank you God not for ……..!

“Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms.”

Psalm 95:2

“What do you have to be thankful for today?” I asked my 4 year old daughter, Becca.

“Not for worms”, was her reply.

Often we concentrate more on what we aren’t thankful for than on what we have to be thankful for. This time of year is a great time to focus on our blessings.

Even in the midst of the most maddening or challenging events, we can be thankful for the presence of God and the knowledge that He loves and cares for us!

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