Upcoming Events

Sunday (12/14) – 10 am & 7 pm – Christmas Musicale

Friday – Gym Night @ YMCA, 6:30 – 8:30 pmFriday & Saturday – Live Nativity @ Bible Baptist

Next Sunday – Pastor Matthew & Cathy’s, Ray & Mary’s Open Houses, 3 – 7 pm

December 24 – Special Christmas Eve Service

Live Nativity Ministry

• At Bible Baptist Church THIS Friday & Saturday• We need help with serving hot cocoa, singing

Christmas Carols, & parking cars

Holiday Getaway for Married Couples

• December 29 & 30th @ the Radisson Hotel in Corning, NY.

• Cost is $155/couple

Please help us meet the needs for our fellowship time.

We need cups/lids, napkins, small plates, plastic silverware, dish soap, paper towels, etc. Please

bring them directly to the church kitchen on Sunday mornings & let the Secretary know.

Thanks for helping!!

Fellowship Time

GARRA (Youth Ministry)

Wednesday – GARRA’s Christmas Party, 6:30 pmFriday– Gym Night @ YMCA, 6:30 – 8:30 pmJanuary 17 & 18 – BaYouCa Retreat

Sign up by January 4th. See Keith Miller, Lorin Stone, or Casey Youmans with Questions!

Men’s Ministry

• Gathering at the Gate breakfast on the last Saturday of each month @ 8 am – Cancelled for December

• Various Men’s Accountability Groups Meeting throughout the week (See Men’s Ministry board downstairs)

Contact Norm Stitzel with any questions

Camp BaYouCaOur Goal is to fill up the jug in the back with change to help change the lives of

campers next summer.So please stop by & drop all your loose

change in!

Visit: www.bayouca.com

Thanks to ALL who donated items to send to our troops for

Christmas!Justin Cole, Ryan Ball—Afghanistan

Russell Darling, Michael Luckey, Benjamin Pratt,

Sam Wethje, Patrick Tanner, Claud Mitchell, Daniel Burleson -- Iraq

LIFE GroupsCollege & Career - 18 - 29 year old singles who are in

college or have careers and are looking to Social Network and deepen their relationship with God.

Meets Thursdays @ Bernie & Christine Heath’s Home from 7 - 9 pm

The e-mail address for prayer requests for this LIFE Group is: cc@faithincortland.com

LIFE GroupsNick & Susan Shilliff are hosting a LIFE Group at their home

on Fridays at 6:30 pmQuestions, call the Shilliffs.

A LIFE Group focused on prayer meets on Tuesdays from 6:45 - 8 pm @ the Sargent’s home

A LIFE Group for those living near Marathon meets on Tuesdays at 7 pm at Russ & Shirley Warner’s home.

Questions? Call the Warners.

LIFE GroupsPastor Matthew & Cathy host a LIFE group @ their

home on Tuesdays @ 7 pm

The McGraw LIFE Group meets on Tuesdays @ 7 pm @ Steve & Brenda Tryon’s home.Call Steve Tryon with questions.

Adult Bible FellowshipsYour Faith on Trial – with Eve Gridley in Resource

Room for Ladies OnlyReal Men Pray – with Tim Smith

for Men Only1st & 2nd Timothy – with Wayne Miller for Men &

LadiesA Mom after God’s Own Heart – with Kathy Miller for

young momsTreasures of Encouragement – with Marcy Klos &

Dawn Harding for Ladies Only

Please Pray!

• Public Servant of the week – Governor David Patterson• Church Leader of the week –

Pastor Matthew• Missionaries of the week –

Dallas & Nancy Putnam, Church Planters in U.S.

Verse of the Month

For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His

shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal

Father, Prince of Peace

~ Isaiah 9:6