In addition to the important events listed in our monthly church calendar & Sunday bulletin,
the following includes some highlights, reminders and other newsworthy information.
The February 28th Sunday News Herald has a special edition of Faith & Values. Our church is represented in this booklet, if you would like to pick up a copy.
January and February - Please bring Kleenex and hand sanitizer for area schools to put in the school supply box.
All supplies are available to member and area teachers.
CHILDREN’S MINISTRY
All Children 1st grade and under are invited to Children’s Church
YOUTH MINISTRY
Everyone, hunt up your favorite recipes and bring them to the youth to compile in a new cookbook.
You may e-mail to: jenidprice@gmail.com or pisbell@burke.k12.nc.us
Beginning 1/15/12 the Youth will meet the 1st and 3rd Sunday night of every month from 5-7.
Wednesday nights will be reserved for meals and Wednesday night Bible Study in the Sanctuary
WMU MINISTRY
Winter Food Boxes - We will collect donations for a winter food box as we have done in the past. We anticipate a cost of up to $15.00 per box and would like to distribute 50. This distribution will be sometime in January. Please see Wraye with contributions and a deacon if you know of someone with a need.
Please continue to bring food for the food banks in Valdese and Eastern Burke County. Suggestions: Dried beans, canned vegetables, breakfast items, anything that will keep on the shelf.
BAPTIST MEN’S MINISTRY COMING UP on February 5th!
BAPTIST MEN'S DAY!
Breakfast served
Speaker: David Orders
Men’s Choir
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2012
Fellowship Breakfast - Provided by Baptist Men - 9:15 am
Sunday School - 9:45 am
Worship Service - Baptist Men’s Day - 11:00 am
Speaker: David Orders, along with Men’s Choir
Youth Meet - 5:00-7:00 pm
LOOKING AHEAD
Each Tuesday morning at 9:30 am you are invited to the church to pray with a group for our church, community and other prayer request.
February 1st - Wednesday Night Menu = Spaghetti, Salad, Bread, Dessert, Beverage.
February 5th - Baptist Men’s Day - Breakfast served
February 11 - Youth Sponsored Valentine Banquet, 5 pm. Tickets are $10.00 per person and all proceeds will help with the Youth Mission Trip planned for this summer.
February 25th - If the weather cooperates the Youth will
go snow tubing.
March 18th - 20th - We will be having revival. Rev. George Logan of the New Day Christian Fellowship will be leading this revival. Begin to pray and pray continually for this event.
FEBRUARY 14 - HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY
MAKE IT AN INSPIRATIONAL MOMENT! “EACH DAY” by Max Lucado
(Posted January 31, 2012)
It's quiet. It's early. My coffee is hot. The sky is still black. The world is still asleep. The day is coming.
In a few moments, the day will arrive. It will roar down the track with the rising of the sun. The stillness of the dawn will be exchanged for the noise of the day. The calm of solitude will be replaced by the pounding of the human race. The refuge of the early morning will be invaded by decisions to be made and deadlines to be met. For the next twelve hours I will be exposed to the day's demands. It is now I must make a choice. Because of Calvary, I'm free to choose. And so I choose….
I CHOOSE LOVE…
No occasion justifies hatred; no injustice warrants bitterness. I choose love. Today I will love God and what God loves.
I CHOOSE JOY…
I will invite my God to be the God of circumstance. I will refuse the temptation to be cynical…the tool of the lazy thinker. I will refuse to see people as anything less than human beings, created by God. I will refuse to see any problem as anything less than an opportunity to see God.
I CHOOSE PEACE…
I will live forgiven. I will forgive so that I may live.
I CHOOSE PATIENCE…
I will overlook the inconveniences of the world. Instead of cursing the one who takes my place, I'll invite him to do so. Rather than complain that the wait is too long, I will thank God for a moment to pray. Instead of clenching my fist at new assignments, I will face them with joy and courage.
I CHOOSE KINDNESS…
I will be kind to the poor, for they are alone. I will be kind to the rich, for they are afraid. And kind to the unkind, for such is how God has treated me.
I CHOOSE GOODNESS…
I will go without a dollar before I take a dishonest one. I will be overlooked before I will boast. I will confess before I will accuse. I choose goodness.
I CHOOSE FAITHFULNESS…
Today I will keep my promises. My debtors will not regret their trust. My associates will not question my word. My spouse will not question my love.
I CHOOSE GENTLENESS…
Nothing is won by force. I choose to be gentle. If I raise my voice, may it be only in praise. If I clench my fist, may it only be in prayer. If I make a demand, may it only be of myself.
I CHOOSE SELF CONTROL…
I am a spiritual being… After this body is dead, my spirit will soar. I refuse to let what will rot rule the eternal. I choose self-control. I will be drunk only by joy. I will be impassioned only by my faith. I will be influenced only by God. I will be taught only by Christ. I choose self-control.
Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. To these I commit my day. If I succeed, I will give thanks. If I fail, I will seek His grace. And then, when this day is done, I will place my head on my pillow and rest.
Prayer Concerns are listed and available on the table in the vestibule. Please take one home and remember our church family and friends in prayer.
In case of inclement weather watch for our church’s announcement on WBTV and WSOC.
BREAD
Perhaps you have noticed that there has been freshly baked bread available in the foyer after the service on Sundays for the past few weeks. This bread is to share with our guests. One of our members has begun baking this bread to share each week and any that we don’t give out on Sunday has been delivered to members and friends during the following week. If you are a guest and would like a loaf of bread, please accept it as a gift from us. If you know of someone who’d benefit from a loaf of home cooked hospitality, please take a loaf to share in the name of Christ.
FLOWERS
If you would like to place flowers (live or silk) on the Lord’s Table on a special Sunday, please sign the flower calendar on the wall by the pastor’s study. If given in memory or honor of someone, or a special event, please let Wraye Rhyne know so that we may note the special occasion in the bulletin.
Thank You, The Flower Committee
