Volume 18 Number 1

January 2020

EASTSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH Loving God, Loving People

Web address: www.claxtonchurch.com email: ebchurch@bellsouth.net

Children’s Basketball & Cheerleading Practice begins in January!! You can

come by the church office or contact Joey Smith or Andrew Strickland if

your child would like to sign up!! Everyone 4 - 12 yrs. old is welcome!

There is a $35.00 participation fee when you sign up. We are looking forward to an exciting season! All practices and

games will be at THE ROC!

February 7, 2019

It’s time to plan, prepare and pray!

Where will you serve this year?

WEE CARE MINISTRY

BIRTH—1’S (Morning Worship)

1/5 Connie Cavender, Vanessa Horton, Delicia Kennedy

1/12 Deana Floyd, Dee Ann Hammack

1/19 Judy Cameron, Becky Brady, Glenda Anderson

1/26 Rhonda Richey, Kristy Mock

1 & 2 YEAR OLDS (Morning Worship)

1/5 Michael & Sloane Clark, Donna Sapp

1/12 Amber Rustin, Laura Rustin, Matt Todd

1/19 Heather Lewis, Randall Tippins, Kristin Kirkland

1/26 Becky Deloach, Lisa Jernigan

3 & 4 YEAR OLDS (Morning Worship)

12/1 Joey & Brooke Smith, Audrey Kate Smith

12/8 Rita Purcell, Pansy Smith, Reese Waters

12/15 Morgan Todd, Angela Todd, Cadence Lynn

12/22 John Floyd, Jenna Floyd, Cassidi Lynn

Birth —3 Year Olds (Evening Worship)

1/5 Pam Todd, Brooke Strickland

1/12 Becky Brady

1/19 Deborah Wise, Sandy Bunton

1/26 Mike Wise, Jenny Price

Wednesday PM Nursery

1/8 Kristin Kirkland

1/15 Dee Ann Hammack

1/22 Darlene Sapp

1/29 Judy Cameron

Flowers/Beautification Schedule

January 5—Randall & Jo Ellen Tippins

January 12— Men’s SS Class

January 19— Claudine Womble

January 26— Irvin Sapp

Deacon of the Week

January 5—Mike Kennedy

January 12—Trey Price

January 19—John Floyd

January 26—Danny Livingston

Media/Sound Room

January 5 — Asha Wise

January 12— Jenny Price

January 19—Angela Todd

January 26—Asha Wise

Eastside Baptist Church

OUR MISSION:

In worshipping our Creator together,

we seek to intentionally proclaim the

life-changing Good News of Jesus

Christ in loving obedience to our

Heavenly Father.

Dee Ann and I would like to express our appreciation to you

for the many acts of kindness ex-pressed during my recent stay at

Evans Memorial Hospital. We are truly blessed to be a part of such a loving, caring church family!

Love In Christ, Neal P. Hammack

By Letter:

Jeremy, Paige,

Rhett & Tucker Nobles

December Designated Gifts

Building Fund

In Memory of Ben Brinson

Men’s Ministry

In Memory of Ben Brinson

Lottie Moon

In Honor of Mike & Delicia Kennedy

January 8, Wednesday Night Children’s Activities Resume 6:00pm—6:45pm Abigail Club &

REC 6:45pm—7:00pm Pizza 7:00pm—7:35pm Name of God Study

Sunday Nights beginning, January 12 RAK is Back ...Random Acts of Kindness at

6:00pm !!

We are so thankful to you for

our generous Christmas gifts.

It is such a joy to work along

side of you in service to our

wonderful Lord. We are all united in prayer

seeking God’s plans for our new church year.

May His name be magnified and may many

come to faith in 2020.

Thank you again for loving each of us.

My word I chose to cling to this year was “BE.” I have learned to be content, be thankful, be patient, be kind,

so many things I’ve learned to be. One thing I really had to grasp was “be loved.” It has been a long lonely

year. I have struggled with issues of feeling loved. But through these feelings is where I realized I’m loved

more than I ever could imagine. After I finally realized and accepted the choir was not coming this year, I

found my peace. Yes, I feel as if I have been wandering for 40 years in the desert but in the back of my mind

I know I will reach the promised land. God is teaching me to be strong and to be satisfied. He reminds me

daily as I receive my manna from heaven. I will be traveling back to Uganda on December 27, for 1-2 months.

I will be meeting and discussing future projects with our pastors on how to improve the quality of life for the

schools. I will be carrying “blessings through gifts” that have been provided by many of you. Also, I will be

spending some quality time with the choir from 2018 and past choir members and offering encouragement. I

don’t know the outcome of this choir and I realize I’m still “wandering” in the desert but through God’s

grace, He continues to walk with me, take care and nurture me. Through all the things that have gotten me

to this point, I’ve learned in these final days of December 2019 to BE FAITHFUL. God is God, God is good,

God is who He says He is and above all else…”I BE-LIEVE” Him. Please keep me and Pennies for Posho in

your prayers. We will continue to take this time and listen to His voice. I ask for prayers as I travel and for

the projects that I will be overseeing. My final thought is, we all have a purpose and I strongly believe that

through Pennies for Posho and my dedicated church family, I am able to WALK IN MY PURPOSE and that’s

an amazing feeling to have. By the way my word for 2020 is “JOY”. Love you all, Sherry Almond

A Mission Moment From Sherry Almond