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The Trumpet Issue 49, Year 2008 Christmas at Pleasant Grove December 7 at 6:30 Pleasant Sounds presents "Worship The King" December 14 at 6:30 pm Kids at the Grove and from El Bethel At Pleasant Grove December 21 at 5:00 pm The combined Adult Choirs of El Bethel and Pleasant Grove will present the cantata ""Unspeakable Joy" At El Bethel Baptist Church December 23rd at 7:00 pm Christmas Eve Eve Service Families join to celebrate the Christ Child A very special service for our church family and extended families. We will sing Christmas carols, hear a special Christmas message and end with candle light. This is for all families, even the babies. Invite someone to share this service. Come casual and expect a blessing. December 25th, Merry Christmas To Top
Announcements Sunday, December 7, 2008 Proposed Budget will be handed out December 14 Sunday night after children's music program, the budget will be discussed. December 28 Sunday morning a vote on the budget will be held with no discussion. Important Information The monthly business for the months of November and December will be held Wednesday, December 10. 2009 Offering Envelopes Your 2009 Offering envelopes will be available for you to pick up beginning Dec.7 near the Sunday School Office. The number on these envelopes is your account # for contribution reporting. Please do not use these envelopes until January 4th, the first Sunday in January. It is very important that you use the envelopes assigned to you. This will help the finance office ensure the accuracy of your gifts. BYW Christmas Party The BYW Christmas Party will be Thursday, December 11th at 7:00 pm at the home of Diana Mabry. The menu is pork tenderloin, green beans with almonds, loaded sweet potatoes and dessert. The cost is $10 per person. There is a sign up sheet across from the Sunday School office or call Lisa Mason at 877.7404 by December 7th. Also bring a wrapped $10 gift for exchange. Please help If you would like to put a meeting, event, etc., on the church calendar, please call Adrianne and give her the date and time. I am not in the church building often to check the calendar on the board. Continue to put this information on the calendar in the church, but also let me know. If I am not in the office, leave a message on the voice mail system. (877.6436 ext 10) Thanks for your help. Everyone has been so kind and helpful. I wish all of you a blessed Christmas. Adrianne Thank you Notes Dear Family at PGBC, Our sincere thanks for your prayers, concerns and cards sent during our hours and days of need. We appreciate you. God bless each of you. John and Katherine Odom _______________________________________ Thank you for all the prayer and concerns during my recent surgery. A special thank you to Rev. Kelley for his calls and visits and to Dr. Emory for being with my family in Charleston during the surgery. Love in Christ, David Beeks __________________________________________ Thank You for Your Time and Talents Just a quick not to tank you for all you did for Big Thursday this year. Your crafts, baked goods, casseroles, canned goods, and all the hard work of our volunteers, helped us raise almost $100,000. That's a lot of meals!!!! We hope you have received a blessing from being a part of this ministry. While we don't say "thank You" enough, please know that you are appreciated and that you are the heart of this organization. Without you, we could not do what we do. Please visit us and see how these dollars are being put to work. Sincerely, Terri Long, Randy Kemp, Lori Sondov and the entire Big Thursday Committee. www. greercommunityministries.org To Top
Staff Blogs A Word from the Pastor I am very grateful for you presence at Pelham First Baptist. I was very pleased to see so many of you there. I am thankful for you support. Please remember to be present for a Christmas Eve-Eve service on December 23rd at 7:00 pm. This is a little different for us, but it will be nice for us to gather for some Christmas carols and message during this service. It will be different and special Many thanks for everyone who made the "Hanging of the Greens" successful. Our church beauty is enhanced and the setting for Christmas is beautiful. I will return this Sunday and I look forward to being with you in worship. Love, Your Pastor Don's Dabblings CARE did not meet last week but ministry resumes this week with our Crusaders and Ambassador Teams gather together. Our Reaching and Evangelist Teams will combine Tuesday, December 9th. As Christmas approaches, our emphasis on giving intensifies. I read about a layman who was one of those "hilarious" givers. His pastor tells this story about him. This layman owned and operated a restaurant in the city. On many occasion, he gave free meals to those unemployed or in financial distress. A visiting missionary had been this layman's guest and looked over his shoulder when he opened the cash register and noticed a six inch spike in the drawer with the cash and coins. The missionary asked why. The layman responded: "I keep it there to remind me of what I owe in return." It is true. We cannot out give God! Our shut-in beginning Sunday, Dec. 10 is Helen Burnett, Autumn Care of Saluda, 501 Easeola Drive, Room D11, Saluda, NC 28773-8821 Love in Christ, Don Kelley Ballard's Ballads Pleasant Sounds will present their Christmas Music Dec. 7th at 6:30 pm Come celebrate the season with us. Kids At The Grove Christmas Music Dec. 14th at 6:30 pm at Pleasant Grove Kids from El Bethel will join us. The Cantata "Unspeakable Joy" is on Dec. 21st 5 pm at El Bethel Baptist Church. Ladies, please wear black or dark skirt or pants with white blouse. Men, please wear black or dark pants with white shirt and solid red tie. The Adult Choir Christmas Cantata Rehearsals Sunday, Dec. 14th at 4-5:30 pm at El Bethel Saturday, Dec. 20th at 10-12 N at El Bethel Wednesday, Dec. 3rd, 10th, 17th at 8:pm at PGBC Thank you, Jennifer Donald and crew for all the preparation you have done with fellowships during this Thanksgiving and Christmas Season. Serving for Jesus, Gary Michael's Youth News [Youth Christmas Party] Saturday, December 13th at 6 pm in the Youth Room. Please bring a $10 gift for gift exchange. Make sure you come hungry and ready to have a great time. [Youth Caroling Night] Wednesday, December 17th at 7 pm We will leave the church at 7 pm and go to Piedmont Living Center to sing Christmas carols. Afterwards we will go out for dinner, so please bring money to eat. [Youth Fund Raising Opportunities] Also, please remember the youth will be selling Chic-Fil-A calendars and cheesecake. The calendars have great coupons in them and the cheesecakes are perfect for Christmas dinner, and New Years parties. The cheesecakes are $20 and the calendars are $6. The profits from these will go to the youth fund for mission trips this spring and summer. Please see Michael or Amber if you would like to purchase one. In Him Michael Youth News To Top
The Week Ahead WEEK OF PRAYER for INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS Sunday, December 7 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 4:30 pm Deacons Meeting 5:00 pm Pleasant Sounds 5:15 pm Ladies Bible Study 5:30 pm Youth Ministry Mini Grove Tones (PS Choir) 6:15 pm Deacons Prayer 6:30 pm Pleasant Sounds at Christmas Tuesday, December 9 6:30 pm CARE "R" and "E" Group Supper 7:00 pm CARE "R" and "E" Group Outreach Wednesday, December 10 6:30 pm AWANA 7:00 pm Family Night 7:45 pm Adult Choir Rehearsal 7:45 pm Business Meeting Nov. and Dec. To Top
Birthdays - God Bless You December Birthdays 7. Rhonda Parker, Hilda Morris, Mark Milyo, Tim Blackwell, Lisa Godfrey 8. Kenny Rogers 9. Ann Cromer 10. Lisa Lark 12. Jean Smith 13. Sandy Bazemore 14. Evelyn Rogers, Ann Green, Samamtha Gordon 17.Doris Fowler, Carolyn Carlton, ShelleyDempsey 18. Marlene Edwards, Don Elder 21. Margaret Brown, Chris Roberts, Alex Snead 22. Doris Reynolds 23. Margie Hightower 24. Craig Singleton 25. Faye Phillips 26. Chad Singleton 27. Hannah Bazemore 28. Michael Sweet, Jeff Loftis, Nicole Green, Richard Lynn 29. Jackie Smith, Hazel Burr 31. Jeff Ingle, Frances Dillard, Amanda Lowe, Patsy Green To Top
Blessings Blessings, Nov. 30, 2008 Sunday School Attendance 159 Worship Attendance 168 Designated Offerings Youth 52.00 Cheese Cake 20.00 Cemetery Perpetual Fund 10.00 Christmas Flowers 150.00 Lottie Moon 285.00 Senior Adults 30.00 Budget $4,089.00 Total $4,636.00 To Top