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The Trumpet Issue 44, Year 2008 Candy Cove at Pleasant Grove Saturday, November 1, 4:00—6:00 pm FREE Hot Dogs, Pizza, Popcorn and Candy Come and enjoy the Titanic, Moon Bounce, Figure-8 Obstacle Course, and Miniature Ponies. If you would like to help, please contact Donna Wood (801.8080) or Donna Morris (304.1703) Big Thursday is only 1 week away! On Wednesday, Nov. 5th, we will have a Bake Day in the Fellowship Hall from 9am – 12noon. Anyone who would like to help bake and package cookies, brownies, etc, please join us! If you can’t attend, please bake your best cake, pie, cookies, etc. and bring them to the church on Wednesday and place them in the Fellowship Hall. Please put your name, the recipe name, and our church name on each item. I will take everything to Fairview Baptist Church after church on Wed. night. If you have any questions or would like to help, please contact me. Thanks for your support of this great ministry. Donna Wood 801-8080. Schedule of Activities Bazaar 8:30 am—10 pm Silent Auction 8:30 am—6:30 pm Service Fair New This Year 1:00 am—1:30 pm & 5:00 pm—-7:00 pm BBQ Lunch 11:00am—1:30 pm Hot Dog Supper 5:00 pm—7:00 pm Live Auction 7:00 pm—-10:00pm The Bazaar will offer quality crafts, baked good, Anne Helton’s apple pies, frozen casseroles, Nancy Welch’s angel biscuits, etc. The auction will include furniture, Paula Deen cookbooks, antiques, prints, kids items, original artwork, etc. To Top
Announcements YOUTH NEWS We had a great time at our Fifth Quarter celebration last Friday night. We had about 30 youth join in the fun and fellowship. Thank you to all who helped out and participated. I am excited about what God has in store of our group for the rest of this year and next year. Council Meetings Youth Council meeting will be Sunday, November 2nd @ 4 pm in gym Children’s Council meeting will be Sunday, November 9th @ 4 pm in gym Please come with prayerful hearts and lots of great ideas. In Him, Michael Make up Date for Pictures Jennifer Donald (879-1105) is working with the company to have a make-up date set for pictures. She has to have 20 families commit for a date to be set. Please call her and let her know you would like your picture made. She needs to know as soon as possible. Outdoor Ministry News The brotherhood will be meeting on Saturday, November 8th at 7:30 am at A&P Restaurant. We are having another sporting clays outing on Saturday, November 8th at Harris Springs Sporting Preserve. We will meet for breakfast at A&P Restaurant at 7:00 am and leave afterwards for Harris Springs. After shooting, we will have lunch at Harris Springs. Cost is $47 for 50 rounds and lunch. For more information, contact Rick McKinney News for Trumpet from Adrianne Thank you for allowing me to serve as Recording Secretary of the South Carolina Baptist Convention. I will be at our South Carolina Baptist Annual Meeting in Columbia, Nov. 10-12 There will be no Trumpet published for the week of November 10-14. If you have information or announcements, please get them to Adrianne by November 3. Church Profile Oct. 1, 2007—Sept. 30, 2008 Total Members 607 Resident Members 442 Total Baptisms 2 Other Additions 6 Worship Attendance 215 Sunday School Attendance 180 Vacation Bible School 141 Financial Information Total receipts $476,778 Undesignated 420,631 Designated 56,147 Total Mission Exp. 61,000 Cooperative Prog 44,580 Annie Armstrong 2,265 Lottie Moon 5,854 Deaths 2007 – 2008 Mrs. Audrey Adams Mrs. Bobbie Beddingfield Mr. Grady Brown Mrs. Vera Browning Mrs. Merle Crook Mrs. Louise DeShields Mrs. Doris Greer Mrs. Ruth Greer Mr. Raymond Nodine Mr. Raymon Reece Mr. Ricky Smith Mrs. Martha Smith Mrs. Stephanie Stephens Mr. Malford Tronnes Mrs. Mildred Tuck Mrs. Dorthy Urch Thank You Dear Church Family, We want to thank you for all the prayers, visits, cards and food. May God bless all of you. Please keep praying for us. Love and prayers, The Metcalf Family\\ Note of Thanks Thanks so much to my church family for all the love and prayers, especially to Rev. Donel and Caroline Kelley and Jo Edwards for being with Linda and me during my recent surgery. Also for the prayers, calls, cards, food and flowers. Life is great to have friends. Continue to pray for me as I have yet a long time for healing and recovery. Love in Christ, Merle Jones To Top
Staff Blogs A Word from the Pastor How can we describe the beautiful colors of autumn? As I look around and see the trees, the fall flowers, even the sunsets, I am made aware of how God brings beauty in our lives where ever we look. In our fast paced world, do we stop and look at the beauty God provides. In our fast paced lives, do we take time to enjoy the fellowship with our Heavenly Father? Do we consider what He does for us? Take time to thank Him. To thank Him, we have to spend time with Him. May God bless you as you spend time thanking our wonderful Lord for the beauty He creates. Love, Your Pastor Don's Dabblings Following some delicious chicken, macaroni, slaw, etc. prepared by Jennifer Donald and Lounell Rodd, our Reaching “R” and Evangelistic “E” teams combined to write 26 notes and cards, made 7 calls, prayers for 37 individuals, and made 9 personal visits. Many thanks to all who came and participated CARE is not meeting this week , but will resume next Tuesday, November 4. Our schedule for November is noted: Nov. 4— “C” and “A” Teams November 11— “R” and “E” Teams As I minister to our senior adults and shut-ins, I am constantly reminded of a line from a poem by Joseph Campbell: “As a white candle in a holy place, so is the beauty of an aged face.” This line certainly applies to people who have served the Lord all their lives, and are still bearing fruit in old age. Think of the wrinkles standing for earnest times of prayer, loving care, and decades of useful work. The elderly are not always appreciated. Over the years, I have seen the living in wretched conditions. Many feel rejected and abandoned. They echo the words of the Psalmist in Psalm 71:9: “Do not cast me off in the time of old age: do not forsake me when my strength fails.” Let me take this opportunity to thank our senior adults for their faithfulness and encouragement. Our shut-in for the week beginning, Sunday is Gwen Nodine, Bay Berry Retirement Center, 309 Northview Dr, Greer, SC 29651-1340 Love in Christ, Don Kelley Ballard's Ballads We will have an Extra Cantata Rehearsal this Sunday from 4-5 pm in the choir room. I had originally planned for 7:30—8:30 pm, but the 4:00 pm time seems to work better. On Sunday, November 16th, we will have a Sunday School Teacher’s Lunch and Meeting for all teachers and their families. Any department leaders and teachers are asked to stay for the meeting time from 12:45—2:00 pm. Tom Capps will be our guest speaker. This meeting will be important as we plan for the coming year in Sunday School. Joyful Sound from North Greenville University will be in concert here on Nov. 23th at 5 pm. This will be a love offering concert. Following the concert we will celebrate with our traditional Thanksgiving meal as a church family. This will be a covered dish supper. Hanging of the Green will be on Nov. 30th at 6:30 pm. Join us as we celebrate and bring in the Christmas season with this special service. All the choirs will be singing special numbers at this service. The Adult Choir Christmas Party will be on Saturday, Dec. 6th at the Ballard’s home. It will begin at 6 pm. Please mark this date on your calendar. Serving for Jesus, Gary To Top
The Week Ahead The Church in Ministry Saturday, Nov.1 4 –6 pm Candy Cove at Pleasant Grove Sunday, November 2 (Remember time change) 9:00 am Prayer Time and Choir Rehearsal 9:30 am Sunday School 10:15 am Deacon’s Prayer Time 10:30 am Worship Service 4:00 pm Youth Council 4:00 om Cantata Choir Rehearsal 4:30 pm Deacons Meeting 5:00 pm Pleasant Sounds 5:15 pm Ladies Bible Study 5:30 pm Youth Ministry Mini Grove Tones (PS Choir) Kids@Grove (Grades 1-6) 6::15 pm Deacon’s Prayer Time 6:30 pm - Worship Service RA’s Tuesday, November 4 ELECTION DAY Pray and Vote 6:30pm CARE “C” Group Supper 7:00pm CARE “C” Group Outreach Wednesday, November 5 9:00—12N Bake Day for G\\reer Community Ministry 6:30 pm AWANA 7:00 pm Family Night 7:45 pm Adult Choir Rehearsal Saturday, November 8 7:00 am Breakfast at A&P Leave for Harris Springs 7:30 am Brotherhood at A&P Restaurant Sunday, November 9 4:00 pm Children’s Council 5:00 pm Finance Committee Nursery/Preschool and Ministry Leaders 10:15 am Sandi Bazemore, Amber Long, Chad and Angela Singleton, Donna Wood 6:15 pm Jennifer Roberts, Angela Singleton, Wanda Smith Wednesday David and Tina Anderson, Teresa Brown Children’s Church Joe and Kristi Burnette Greeters Donnie Loftis, Byron Brown Recording Tech Eric Hubbard Sound System Jay Taylor To Top
Birthdays - God Bless You November 1 Charlotte Painter November 3 Bill Donald, Kayla Hess November 5 Jay Povasay November 6 Analyn McCutchen, Derinda King November 7 Becki Waddell November 8 Ladson Powell, Malcom Singleton November 9 Erica Sandall To Top
Blessings Blessings, Oct. 26, 2008 Sunday School Attendance 198 Worship Attendance 189 Designated Offerings State Missions`` 50.00 Senior Adults 30.00 Mildred Tuck, Ruth Davidson Memorials 120.00 Bus Fund 40.00 Cemetery Perpetual Fund 10.00 Budget 5,702.00 Total 5,952.00 State Missions Offering given to-date $1,002.00 $498.00 needed to reach our goal. To Top