FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, SENATOBIA, MS (www.sfbcms.com) December 19 & 26, 2019 & January 2, 2020

Join us for our annual evening of Christmas Caroling. We will meet in the FLC on Sunday, December 22nd at 5:00 PM. From there we will go caroling at the homes of vari-ous homebound people in our community. This will take the place of all other Sunday evening activities on this day.

FBC, Senatobia Goal: $28,000 In order to have contributions

included on your 2019 giving statement, your donation should be turned in no later than

12:00 noon December 31, 2019, or postmarked December 31, 2019.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Attendance Sunday School ……………………………………………………… 414

Regular Weekly Tithe ............................................................... $34,734.32 Regular Weekly Budget ............................................................ $23,867.00

Regular Month to Date ............................................................. $86,041.18 Regular Monthly Budget......................................................... $103,424.00

Regular Year to Date .............................................................. $280,300.97 Budget Year to Date ............................................................... $268,902.40 Prior Year to Date ................................................................... $273,902.55 2018/2019 Annual Budget ................................................... $1,241,085.00 Capital Additions & Improvements Offering ................................ $200.00 Lottie Moon ................................................................................ $8,984.00

*Fiscal year: October 1, 2010-September 30, 2020

LAST WEEK AT A GLANCE

ANNIVERSARIES

Dec 19 Richard & Rachelle Storey Dec 20 Dewayne & Jere Herrington, Bailey & Margaret Hunt Dec 21 Jack & Brenda Kilpatrick Dec 22 Jim & Martha Cole Dec 27 Craig & Lacee Dean Dec 28 Garth & Rosemary Tindle, Jerry & Florrey Brownlee, Kam & Kathy Spencer Dec 29 Jerry & Carol Stigler Dec 31 Peter & Suzan Erber Jan 2 Phil & Debbie Oakley, Dan & Sheena Etherton

Dec 22 Powell, Burt, Young families Dec 29 Jerry & Carol Stigler Jan 5 The flowers in the Welcome Center are given by Sanford Powell & family, Liz Burt & family and Shirley Young & family in loving memory of Carolyn Powell and Bo Young and also in loving honor of Sylvia Alford for her dedica-tion and love for First Baptist Church families.

FLOWERS

PRAYER LIST

Wednesday, December 25 Merry Christmas! Thursday, December 26 Church Offices Closed

Jean Beckum Jerry Brewer Wallace Chapuis Jerrie Frayser Jere Gammon Shirley Lane Diane Latham

David Lunceford Kay Minton Gary Newton Ed Pang Marilyn Pang Nelle Parks Cohen Perkins

Kathy Rowan Dianne Sanders Louisa Sanders Kam Spencer Leon Warren Donna Weisfeld Melissa Willhite

PRESCHOOL WELCOME DESK

Dec 22 8:30 a.m.

Harriett Land

Dec 29 8:30 a.m.

Chris & Jana Powell

Jan 5 8:30 a.m.

Janice Taylor

EXTENDED SESSIONS LEADERS

ACTIVITIES FOR THE UPCOMING WEEK

Dec 22 8:30 a.m.

Hayley Warren Katie Hunt

11:00 a.m.

Whitney Lentz Emily Kennedy

Dec 29 8:30 a.m. Jan Miles

Amy Isome

11:00 a.m.

Mary Margaret/Salvador Kate Hickson

Jan 5 8:30 a.m.

Laurie Brown Jae Lin Brown

11:00 a.m.

Craig/Lacee Dean Kaleb/Lisa Rogers

DATE DRIVER RIDER Dec 22 Robert Bateman Dec 29 Steve Hale Cindy Hale Jan 5 Tony Adair Martha Williams Jan 12 Larry Simpson Pam Simpson

HOMEBOUND FOOD DELIVERY Dec 25 No Wednesday night meal Jan 1 No Wednesday night meal Jan 8 Garth/Rosemary Tindle, Barry/Donna Weisfeld, Kim Moore Jan 15 Pat/Jim Johnson, Kristen Winstead, Sandy Ozbirn

SUNDAY MORNING BUS MINISTRY

Sunday, December 22 8:30 Early Service 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Worship Service 5:00 Christmas Caroling Tuesday, December 24 Church offices closed 4:30 Grief Service 5:00 Christmas Eve Service

Dec 19 Martha Mote, Julie Harris, Blake Frazier, Jonathan Williams Dec 20 Joshua Row-Button, Kam Spencer Dec 21 Seth Barlow, Courtney Haas Dec 24 Lee Powell, Jerry Brewer Dec 25 Shirley Lane, Jay Johnson, Craig Dean Dec 26 Bob Brownlee, Heather Russell Dec 27 Janice Taylor, Falyn Ruby, Justin Rhodes, Karen Bell, Brooklyn Moore Dec 28 Sam Nosef, Sydney Moyer Dec 29 Allyson Mitchell, Levi Perkins Dec 30 Faye Fair, Hayden Hickson, Amanda Williams Jan 1 Laney Forsythe Jan 2 Wayne Graham, Wesley Ozbirn Jan 3 Mary Agnes Kirkland, Robert Rhodes, Bailey Brooke Foster Jan 4 Martha Thompson, Jason Redd Jan 5 Grace Foster, Hayden Harris Jan 6 Robert Hawks, Kristen Winstead Jan 8 Kelly Lipscomb

MEMORIALS

Monitors Refreshments

January 7 Sandra Vaughn Mary Agnes Kirkland Faye Burkes Tina Taylor

January 14 Liz Burt Jack McMillen Linda Summerford Joyce McMillen

CHILDREN’S CHOIR WORKERS

PRAYER REQUEST BOX

The Prayer Committee has placed a Prayer Request Box in the lobby for any-one who has specific prayer needs. Your requests will be retrieved by one Prayer Committee member, emailed to the other committee members, and will be held confidential.

WMU NEWS

WMU General Meeting, January 6, 2:00 pm Meet at the church; Program, Peggy Chapuis

Pat Williams Mission Group, January 16, 12:00 pm Hostess, Liz Burt; Program, Jean Graham

Flowers Circle, January 27, 6:30 p.m.

Hostess, Nancy Warren; Program, Alexis Robinson

Alexis Robinson from Faith SS Class Geraldine Laughlin from Faith SS Class

HONORARIUMS

John Champion-Emmy Jarjoura, Shae Orrell, W.D. & Glenda Brown, Carol Mock, Faith SS Class, Pat Hart, Ed & Marilyn Pang, Dayton Williams, Jerry & Dianne Davis, Erlene West, Harriett Land, Herbert & Rita Whalen, Employees of First Security Bank, Pamela Burton Carolyn Powell-John Lucado, Ed & Marilyn Pang Larry Baker-John Lucado Al Williams-John Lucado Janice Lance-Ed & Marilyn Pang, Harriett Land Max Frayser-Ed & Marilyn Pang Henry Thomas-Jerry & Dianne Davis, Harriett Land

A WORD FROM YOUR PASTOR

MUSIC NOTES

UPCOMING DATES FOR KIDS

YOUTH NEWS

WEDNESDAY NIGHTS:

RESUMES JANUARY 8

RESUMES JANUARY 12TH

SAVE THE DATE:

January 2—Mid-South Ice House, Ice skating

Please sign up at the Preschool Welcome desk

Cost: $12 plus snack money

(Optional: $5 for skate assist)

Leave church at 12:30, return at 5:30pm

January 7—Choir Resumes

• There will be a parent meeting January 12th

during the Sunday School Hour.

• December 22nd we will go bowling together. Meet at

the Church at 6:45 and return between 10 and 10:30.

till we get back. This is free for everyone.

• D-now this year will be February 7th-8th. The cost of

D-Now will be $35!

• This year for Upward Concessions anyone going to

Haiti or a Student camp is able to work in

order to raise funds for the cost of their trip!

John 1:1…”In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him. 8 He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.9 The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. 11 He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. 12 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, 13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.”

He didn’t have to come to earth, but He did. He didn’t have to go through what He went through, but He did. He didn’t have to die on the cross, but He did. And He did it all, out of love for you.

This Christmas, as we celebrate Jesus’ birth, don’t forget to thank Him for the cross.

Merry Christmas to you from the Williams family!

Bro. Chris

I want to pause and say “Thank You” to our choir and our accompanists. For all the hard work and dedication you have given to making a “Night of Hope” a tremendous blessing and sacrifice. A special word of thanks to our accom-panists for your tireless work in preparing for this musical. We are blessed as a church to have such talented and committed musicians. As we move forward into our Advent Season, this week is the focus of “love.” Without Christ, we wouldn’t even understand real love. I try to love Ann unselfishly but I fail so many times. Yet, Jesus came to earth and showed us a special kind of love. A love that is unselfish and unconditional. He loves us in all of our faults and imperfections and invites us into a relationship with Him that is so one-sided. It’s about what He can do for us not what we can do for Him. And He grows us. This love takes us as we are and where we are and lifts us farther than we could ever go on our own merits and abilities. But He gives us this love so that we can display His love in our own life. And not because of who we are or what we can do but because His love is changing us to be more like Him. I love the way the New Living Translation puts John 13:35, “Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.” It’s the trade-mark of Jesus. God is love. If we know God and love God, we begin to be changed in our lives to love like God. Not because of our striving but because of our yielding. The more we yield to God, the more we love like God. So, the question is: “are you showing the love of God in your life? Is it something that people can see?” Let our love shine before our family, our co-workers, and everyone we meet so they will see our Lord and Savior! Randy

DECEMBER 24, 5 PM

Grief Service in the Chapel at 4:30 pm

The Grief Service is a special service for

those who have lost loved ones this year.

BREAKFAST AT HUDDLE HOUSE Monday, January 6th at 8:00 AM

Chris Williams (cwilliams@sfbcms.com) .............................................................................................................................................. Pastor Allen Winstead (awinstead@sfbcms.com) .................................................................................................... Minister of Education/Outreach Randy Chappell (rchappell@sfbcms.com) .......................................................................................................................... Minister of Music Sylvia Alford (salford@sfbcms.com) ............................................................................................................ Church Administrator/Activities Mary Tindle (mtindle@sfbcms.com) .............................................................................................................................. Minister of Children Brooks Ward (bward@sfbcms.com) ................................................................................................................................... Minister of Youth Beverly Russell (brussell@sfbcms.com) ............................................................................................................................................ Finance Susan McNulty (smcnulty@sfbcms.com) ........................................................................................................................... Ministry Assistant Garrett Glaser .......................................................................................................................................................... Director of Food Services Jan Miles (jmiles@sfbcms.com) ........................................................................................................................ Weekday Preschool Director Mae Wooten ..................................................................................................................................................................................... Custodian Chantay Rhone ......................................................................................................................................................... Serve Ministry Associate

CHURCH STAFF

December:

• 22 Christmas Caroling on Sunday evening at 5 pm

• 24 Grief Service at 4:30pm; Christmas Eve Service at 5pm

• 24-26 Church offices closed

• 29 Regular morning worship. No evening services or activities

• 31 Office closing at noon

• January:

• 1 Church offices closed; No supper or evening activities

• 7 Children’s choir and Bells resume

• 8 Regular evening activities resume

This year for Upward Concessions any-

one going to Haiti or a Student camp is

able to work in order to raise funds for

the cost of their trip. For details on how

you can participate in this fundraiser,

contact Brooks Ward.