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Praise be to God for the blessings of a great year. I want to encour-age the ministries as we come together for our annual conference, and look forward to a great 2018. It is my prayer that we can be-come a more cohesive Christian family and be a better witness for the Kingdom. We can-not allow obstacles already facing us, to impede progress, we must accept the under-lining theme of moving by faith, and believing that God will. We will see some changes in many aspects of our ministry, and believe the changes we make will develop leaders to carry forth the mission of this church. I pray for your support as we seek to sharpen the axe to create a better program for the ministry of the church.

I am blessed by the efforts of our youth at last month’s retreat. I was impressed by the participation and the spiritual testimonies of our youth. I also want to encourage our youth to continue to do well in their studies as they approach this last semester. Study hard, and learn. Parents, our children are quite bril-liant, but they are still young and need the aid of your wisdom. Your help with them now, will pay off later.

I am in prayer for so many who lost loved ones this year. I pray that as families heal, they will see God as never before, and trust that the God of the mountain, who is still God in the valley, will enable our lives to regain strength and move forward with pleasant memories. Our lives were shaped by their lives and values.

The Pastor’s Corner Rev. Wayne P. Snodgrass, D. Min.

I hope that as we go forth, Progressive Union will be, “A Church in the word, making a difference in the world!”

Volume 32, Number 1 December 2017

THE PROGRESS

Christmas 2017

Rev. Wayne Snodgrass

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The Titus II group will visit the Whitesburg

Manor Health Care Center on Sunday, December 10, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. The visit is a monthly visit for the group, normally held on each second Sunday in the month. If you are interested in becoming a part of the visitation or need additional information please contact Sister Dorothy Matthews, president of the group at 256-852-7859

Additionally the Titus II group monthly meeting is held on the first Wednesday of each month immediately following midday Bible study, approximately 12:30 p.m. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The Visitation Ministry will visit the sick and shut in on Saturday, December 16. The group will meet at the FCLC and departure at 9:00 a.m., please join them and on time so we can get prayed up before we depart. For additional information contact Rev. Vera Bell at 852-6837. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The Cancer Support Group will meet on Saturday December 16 at 12:30, in the Family Christian Life Center. This is the monthly meeting scheduled for the group.

Please come out and join us as we focus on in-creasing awareness of important topics and resources available to those affected by cancer –from preven-tion through survivorship. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Watch Night Services

The annual Watch night services, to usher in the new year, will be held Sunday, December 31, 2017, beginning at 10:00 p.m. Plan to attend and bring in the new year praising the Lord.

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Making a Difference in the

World (Part 82)

I usually start out expounding about PU being a Church in the Word. This month I would like to touch on two phases of God’s Word in view of the season that is upon us.

Christ set the example of things we must do as a Christian. Matthew chapters 5 and 6 talks of things we must consider. Then Matthew chapter 7 talk

about judging others. Our Sunday school lesson to-day talked about judging (1Cor.11:31-32)

Let us take an exam and a moment to judge our-selves.

Will we fed the hungry during the Christmas sea-son and through the coming year or will we feast just among family who is already blessed?

Will we clothe those who are naked just during this season or will we provide clothes for the needed throughout the coming year?

Do we lay up treasures: fine houses, fancy cars, and jewel for ourselves and forget about our home-less brothers?

Do we seek to Love one another throughout the year or just at the Holiday season?

If your answers in not in line with what Christ would do make it your New Year resolution to do so.

Are your answers in line with what Christ would do?

If we do what Christ would do then we will start “Making a Difference in the World”.

Submitted by James E. Smith ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The 34th Annual Beautillion Ball sponsored by the Fun–Set Social and Charity Club was held Saturday, November 18, 2017 at the Von Braun Center North Hall. Progressive Union was represented by five (5) young men who were presented to the community at this year’s ball. The Progressive Union beaux for 2017 were Bryce Ellis, Ted Edwards, Jr., Javier Morris, Thornton Stanley, III, and Myles Terry. The Belles for the evening from Progressive Union were Syndey Greene, Kortney Hale and Dionna Robinson. Congratulations to the 2017 beaux and belles from Progressive Union and all the young men and wom-en who took part.

Left to right: Thornton Stanley, III (Trey), Ted Edwards (TJ), Kortney Hale, Dionna Robinson, Bryce Ellis, Syndey Greene, Myles Terry and

Javier Morris

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The Progressive Union Missionary Baptist

Church Child Development Center (CDC)

is having its

Annual Christmas Program on Thursday, December 21, 2017 at 6:30 p.m.

The activity aims to showcase our amazing

students’ talents through a Christmas

Presentation.

Explorers 1 and 2, TNT, Pre K1 and Pre K2

pupils will stage the Christmas scene through

music, a fashion show, and dramatic play.

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The Child Development Center at Progressive

Union Missionary Baptist Church

PUMBC Child Development Center is hosting a Winter Camp for

school age children this month, December 18 – December 29!

Tuition is $100 per week. Tuition includes breakfast, lunch and

snack, fieldtrips, arts and craft activities, sports, movies and lots of

fun! Contact the CDC Manager for more details and to sign up,

(256)539-1072, cdcmanager@pumbchurch.org

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KRISTENE BELL....................................................... 12/01 SHIRLEY PRIDE ....................................................... 12/01 LEAH COMPTON ...................................................... 12/02 CARMISHA WHITE .................................................. 12/02 JUDSON ALEXANDER ............................................ 12/03 RODERICK HUMPHREY ......................................... 12/03 LINDA KAGHA ......................................................... 12/03 JESSICA SHOULDERS ............................................. 12/04 GLENA THOMAS ..................................................... 12/04 JAYLEN NELSON ..................................................... 12/04 CHRISTI COLEMAN................................................. 12/04 VANESSEA BUSH .................................................... 12/04 SYDNEY EDMONDS ................................................ 12/04 KORTNEY HALE ...................................................... 12/05 GERALDINE BUCKLEY .......................................... 12/05 JAMES LIPSCOMB ................................................... 12/05 MYCHELLE LEONARD ........................................... 12/06 PAUL BANKS, JR ...................................................... 12/06 MARGARET LIGHTFOOT ....................................... 12/06 SHERRI TAYLOR ..................................................... 12/06 TREMEKA COOPER ................................................. 12/06 SHELLIE MCDONALD ............................................. 12/07 YVONNE LEE-JOHNSON ........................................ 12/07 JEFFERY RAINEY .................................................... 12/07 HANNAH STANLEY ................................................ 12/08 SANGERNETTA BURNS ......................................... 12/08 WENDELL THOMPSON ........................................... 12/08 MASHELLE SIMS ..................................................... 12/09 ODELL EASON ......................................................... 12/09 THOMASINA WATFORD ........................................ 12/09 MARCUS LACEY ...................................................... 12/09 RANDALL LEFTWICH ............................................. 12/09 LARRY DEJARNETT, SR ......................................... 12/10 CHARLENE MANUEL ............................................. 12/10 TRACY MARTIN....................................................... 12/10 OLYMPIA HAMMOND ............................................ 12/10 JACQUELINE JOHNSON ......................................... 12/10 MICHAEL LANG, JR ................................................ 12/10 CRYSTAL CARTER DAVIS ..................................... 12/11 JUSTIN WATTERS .................................................... 12/11 JEFFREY SUMMERHILL ......................................... 12/11 ARYAS LEWIS .......................................................... 12/11 WILLIE HUNT ........................................................... 12/11 KYNNEDIE EDWARDS ........................................... 12/11 GRACE SHELBY ....................................................... 12/11 JAVAHN BARRY ...................................................... 12/11 EVELYN REESE ........................................................ 12/12 WALTER ROOKS ...................................................... 12/12 KARONDA WRIGHT ................................................ 12/12 MARTHA APPLETON .............................................. 12/12 TRE SIMS ................................................................... 12/12

TANYEL MALLORY ................................................ 12/13 JANILE BUSSEY....................................................... 12/13 JARNIQUA HUGHES ............................................... 12/14 RUTH CRUTCHER .................................................... 12/14 CHARLES PHILLIPS ................................................. 12/14 JOHN FOSTER ........................................................... 12/14 DIANE JOHNSON ...................................................... 12/15 BETTY FOSTER ......................................................... 12/15 TAMARICK JOHNSON ............................................. 12/15 DEIDRA EWING ........................................................ 12/15 WESLEY HILL ........................................................... 12/15 WILLIAM HILL.......................................................... 12/15 MORGAN THOMPSON ............................................. 12/16 JERMAINE WITCHARD ........................................... 12/16 JAMARION WILLIE .................................................. 12/16 CARL BASKIN ........................................................... 12/17 ASHLEY GIBBS ......................................................... 12/17 WILLIAM ROBINSON .............................................. 12/17 DEYSHAWN FOSTER ............................................... 12/17 ANDRE HORTON ...................................................... 12/18 KAMERON BELL ...................................................... 12/18 KEVIN HARRIS ......................................................... 12/19 LATASIA JACKSON ................................................. 12/19 LUCINDA MCGILL ................................................... 12/19 FRANK SILLMON ..................................................... 12/19 KENDALL ELLIOTT ................................................. 12/19 DORIS EAST .............................................................. 12/20 EVANG. MARIE HUNTER ....................................... 12/20 MARY MOORE .......................................................... 12/20 DAVID HAMILTON .................................................. 12/20 TERENCE JACKSON ................................................ 12/21 JOY MALDONADO ................................................... 12/21 ADRIAN TIGGS ......................................................... 12/22 MINNIE EVERARD ................................................... 12/22 KEVIN MILLER ......................................................... 12/23 MARCELLA LARRY ................................................. 12/23 SHIRON MILES.......................................................... 12/23 MONTINIQUE YATES .............................................. 12/24 MITCHELLE BROOKS .............................................. 12/25 JAMES DAVIS............................................................ 12/25 DEVAN MILAN JOHNSON ...................................... 12/25 RAFAEL COX ............................................................ 12/25 DAVID THOMAS ....................................................... 12/25 LATOIA LINEBARGER ............................................ 12/26 ISAIAH SNODGRASS ............................................... 12/26 CHRISTINE MEANS.................................................. 12/26 MACKENZIE ERVIN ................................................. 12/27 DEBORAH BEDFORD .............................................. 12/27 JOSEPH HAWKINS ................................................... 12/27 TRISTAN COLEMAN ................................................ 12/27 DARRELL HILL ......................................................... 12/28 LEE PHILLIPS ............................................................ 12/28 TERRENCE BURROUGHS ....................................... 12/28 YVONNE STEVENSON ............................................ 12/28 VICTORIA WHITMAN .............................................. 12/28 DELVIA HUGHES ..................................................... 12/29 BERTRAND (BJ) JAMES .......................................... 12/29 KIARA ELLIS ............................................................. 12/29 LETESIA YATES ....................................................... 12/30 ELIZABETH DERRICK ......................................... 12/30

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Articles for the January 2018 PROGRESS are due Sunday, December 24, 2017. Please place your articles in the PROGRESS mailbox located in the FCLC or e-mail them to pro-gress@pumbchurch.org.

KATRINA WALKER ............................................. 12/30 DEMARIUS ANDERSON ..................................... 12/30 CORNELIA JOE, II ................................................ 12/30 JOSHUA SANDERS ............................................... 12/30 CORTNEY MORGAN ........................................... 12/30 HATTIE CAMERON .............................................. 12/31 CHRISTIAN HAMPTON ....................................... 12/31 DWAYNE CARTER ............................................... 12/31

MR. & MRS. TERRIELL MARBURY .................. 12/02 MR. & MRS. DONALD MCDONALD ................. 12/03 MR. & MRS. ROCKET FURLOW......................... 12/05 MR. & MRS. WILBERT BRINKLEY ................... 12/07 MR. & MRS. DERRICK JACKSON ..................... 12/09 MR. & MRS. TOMMY PATRICK ......................... 12/10 MR. & MRS. MICHAEL HYTER .......................... 12/13 MR. & MRS. ROBERT RICE,SR ........................... 12/18 MR. & MRS. WALTER BURNS ........................... 12/20 MR. & MRS. CHRIS HARRIS ............................... 12/22 MR. & MRS. JESSE HOWZE ................................ 12/23 MR. & MRS. ROBERT DUBOSE .......................... 12/23 MR. & MRS. BERTRAND JAMES, SR ................ 12/24 MR. & MRS. LEONARD BOSTIC ........................ 12/24 MR. & MRS. STEVE MARSH ............................... 12/25 MR. & MRS. SAMUEL WHITAKER .................... 12/27 MR. & MRS. JERMAINE WITCHARD ................ 12/27 MR. & MRS. GARY SHELBY............................... 12/27 MR. & MRS. CLIFFORD HUGHES ...................... 12/28 MR. & MRS. STEVE WATFORD ......................... 12/28 MR. & MRS. FRANKY SMITH............................. 12/30 MR. & MRS. EUGENE DICKERSON ................... 12/31 MR. & MRS. DONALD JOHNSON ...................... 12/31 MR. & MRS. DAVID LEAK .................................. 12/31 MR. & MRS. JAMES SLAUGHTER ..................... 12/31 MR. & MRS. MICHAEL BROWN ........................ 12/31

If your joys are only for the toys, then your reasons are all wrong for the season.

Merry Christmas and remember to keep Christ in

your Christmas.

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8:00 a.m. Total: 1029

Average per Sunday: 257

11:00 a.m. Total: 793

Average per Sunday: 198

DECEMBER ANNIVERSARIES (26)

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

Nov 26 Nov 27 Nov 28 Mass

Ensemble Rehearsal 6:30 p.m.

Men’s Bible

Study 6:30 p.m.

Nov 29 Midday Bible

Study 11:30 a.m.

Prayer Meeting

6:00 p.m.

Evening Bible Study

6:30 p.m.

Nov 30 Mass

Ensemble Rehearsal 6:30 p.m.

Bible Study 6:30 p.m.

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3 4

Sweet Hour of Prayer

7:00 a.m.

Women’s Bible Study

6:30 p.m.

5 Rehearsal for

Christmas Play 5:30 p.m.

P.U.P.P. Choir Rehearsal 6:00 p.m.

Youth/Young Adult Choir Rehearsal

6:30 p.m. Men’s Bible Study

6:30 p.m.

6 Midday Bible

Study 11:30 a.m.

Prayer Meeting

6:00 p.m.

Evening Bible Study

6:30 p.m.

7 Rehearsal for

Christmas Play 5:30 p.m.

P.U.P.P. Choir

Rehearsal 6:00 p.m.

Youth/Young Adult Choir Rehearsal

6:30 p.m.

Bible Study 6:30 p.m.

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Mothers/Deaconess Meeting

10:00 a.m.

Rehearsal for Christmas Play

10:00 a.m.

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Titus II Group Whitesburg

Manor Visitation 2:00 p.m.

11 Sweet Hour of

Prayer 7:00 a.m.

Official Board

Meeting 6:00 p.m.

Women’s Bible

Study 6:30 p.m.

12 Rehearsal for

Christmas Play 5:30 p.m.

Voices of Praise Choir Rehearsal

6:30 p.m.

Men’s Bible Study 6:30 p.m.

13 Midday Bible

Study 11:30 a.m.

Prayer Meeting

6:00 p.m.

Church Conference 6:30 p.m.

14 Rehearsal for

Christmas Play 6:30 p.m.

Voices of Praise Choir Rehearsal

6:30 p.m.

Bible Study 6:30 p.m.

15 Rehearsal for

Christmas Play 5:30 p.m.

MLK/

Emancipation Proclamation Area Wide Mass Choir

Rehearsal 1st M.B. Church

6:30 p.m.

16 Visitation Ministry

9:00 a.m.

Rehearsal for Christmas

Play 12:00

CanSurvive

Meeting 12:30 p.m.

17 In Tune’s

2017 Christmas

Play 6:00 p.m.

18 Sweet Hour of

Prayer 7:00 a.m.

Women’s Bible

Study 6:30 p.m.

19 Male Chorus

Rehearsal 6:30 p.m.

Men’s Bible

Study 6:30 p.m.

20 Midday Bible

Study 11:30 a.m.

Prayer Meeting 6:00 p.m.

Evening Bible Study

6:30 p.m.

21

Male Chorus Rehearsal 6:30 p.m.

Bible Study 6:30 p.m.

22

23 Junior/Senior

Ushers Training

10:00 a.m.

Praise Dance Rehearsal

12:00 noon

24 Christmas

Eve ___________ 31 Watch night

Services 10:00 p.m.

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Christmas Day

26 Mass

Ensemble Rehearsal 6:30 p.m.

Men’s Bible

Study 6:30 p.m.

27 Midday Bible

Study 11:30 a.m.

Prayer Meeting

6:00 p.m. Evening Bible

Study 6:30 p.m.

28

Mass Ensemble Rehearsal 6:30 p.m.

Bible Study 6:30 p.m.

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