This Week At A Glance

December

Sun 21 Deacon’s Meeting at 4:00pm Children’s Christmas Program at 6:00pm Mon 22 Praise Team Practice at 7:30pm Tues 23 NO Community Kitchen Wed 24 Christmas Eve Service at 9:00pm Thur 25 Merry Christmas!!!

Together in the Word Jeremiah 42-48

Sermon Notes

Church Leadership Meetings:

Deacons — 3rd Sunday of the month, next meeting will

be Today at 4:00pm in the Library.

Church Council — The next Council meeting will be

Tuesday, January 27th at 6:30pm in the Library. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Trustees — Meeting for December 28th at 4:00pm has

been cancelled.

First Baptist church 520 West Mill Street Shelburn, IN 47879

812-397-5595

www.fbcshelburn.com

Ben Wetherington, Senior Pastor

December 21, 2014

Sunday School 9:00am

Morning Worship 10:00am

252 (Children’s Church, Ages 3-3rd Gr) 10:20am

Children’s Christmas Program 6:00pm

No Bible Studies

LOVE

Order of Worship

Welcome & Announcements—Pastor Dusty

Lighting of the Advent Candle— The Mieure’s

Worshipping God in Song

Worshipping with our Tithes & Offerings

Children’s Praise Band & Fellowship Time (252 Kids excused to room #121 & #122)

Video—Nativity

Message from Pastor Ben “The Good News of Great Joy” Scripture Reading: Luke 2:1-20

Invitation & Worship in Song

Blessing & Benediction

Nursery: A nursery is provided during our morning Worship for infants and toddlers up to the age of 3. Please accompany your child(ren) to the nursery center in Rooms 130, 131 & 134 located in Corridor B to check them in.

Welcome to our worship service. We’re so glad you chose to join us today!

If you’re visiting with us, please be sure to fill out

the guest page of our attendance book.

To help everyone have a more worshipful experience,

please turn off your cell phones or set to vibrate.

Miscellaneous

Attendance 12/14/14: Worship 213— Including 15 Visitors

Sunday School Attendance—59

General Fund Financial Report: As of 11/30/14 Income YTD $429,680.13 Expenses YTD $262.705.31 Needed to meet 2014 budget $27,914/mo Offering Last Week $10,081.90

FBCS Building Fund: As of 11/30/14 Building Fund Total $165,627.10 General Fund $89,231.10 Parking Lot $76,396.00

Jay Bolinger, Ch 696-2450 Tim Barcus 397-2437 Gary Walters 394-2234 Will Hunt 268-1359 Daniel Woodsmall 607-0286

Senior Pastor Rev. Ben Wetherington 397-5595(w); 564-8024 (c) pastorben@fbcshelburn.com Family Pastor Dusty Tryon 397-5595(w); 201-5702(c) pastordusty@fbcshelburn.com Adm. Assistant Cheryl Kemp 397-5595(w); 249-1362 (h) ckemp@fbcshelburn.com Secretary Misty Hunt 397-5595(w); 240-9702 (c) mhunt@fbcshelburn.com

Deacons: Trustees:

Chuck Thompson, Ch 696-2735 David Simpson 268-6218 Geraldine Woodsmall 397-2428 Mike Chowning 394-2364 Patty Cunningham 236-2043 Scott Monroe 382-4194 Dusty Tryon 201-5702 Brad Lutes 554-0195

Church Council

Chairperson Cheryl Kemp 249-1362 Director of Missions Phil Whigham 240-5229 Director of Administration Stacy Whigham 240-2134 Director of Worship Amy Lutes 268-0722 Director of Discipleship Beth Jennings 236-3419 Director of Lay Ministries Karen Hudson 242-2188 Director of Outreach Will Hunt 268-1359 Director of Facilities Jay Bolinger 696-2450

Opportunities & Special Events

Children’s Christmas Program “Christmas Hang-ups”

Program TONIGHT at 6:00pm! Please come out and support our kids and bring a snack or dessert for fellowship time afterwards!

Pastor Ben will be holding a New Members class directly after the service on January 18th. Lunch will be provided along with childcare during the class. Please see Pastor Ben if you are

wanting to participate or if you have questions.

NOTICE There will be NO Sunday Evening service on December 28th. Enjoy the holiday with friends and family! There will be NO Bible Studies on Wednesday, 24th due

the Christmas Eve Service & NO Bible studies on Wednesday, 31st due to New Years Eve. Please plan to pray in the New Year!

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service

FBC will hold our annual Christmas Eve Candlelight Service on Wednesday, December 24th at 9:00pm. Come, bring your family, and worship with us in song and hear the beloved Christmas story.

Check Your Church Mail Box Over this Holiday Season, please remember to be checking your church mailboxes for information coming up and holiday cards. If you do not have a mailbox yet, please see Cheryl or Misty. Thank you!

2 52 CHILDREN’S CHURCH (based on Luke 2:52,

where Jesus grew in wisdom & stature, and in favor with God & men), for ages 5yrs thru 3rd grade, meets immediately following the fellowship song in Room #122.

252 Toddlers (3 & 4-year-olds) meet in Room #121.

December Virtue: Generosity—Making someone’s day by giving something away.

NOTICE: We are looking for people to help with our children’s church program. If you would like to volunteer, please contact Beth Drake at 251-6674.

Youth Group! We hope to see you all tonight at 6:00pm. We'll enjoy watching the Christmas program with the rest of the church. Afterwards, we'll have some time of fellowship in the gym with the rest of the church. Come out on Wednesday night, too, at 6:30pm. We’re reading through the book of Romans. Remember, Sunday

school starts at 9:00am in the Upper Room—and don't forget to invite a friend to all of our events. See you soon!

Grades 6-12

Kids Hope USA Program We are looking for someone who would be interested in becoming our Kids Hope USA Director. This person would oversee the Mentors, work in the schools with Administration to connect Mentors with the kids, and attend a training to be given all the current information. If you are interested in the role of Director, please see Misty

or Cheryl for further details.

Kid JAM

Kid Jam is every Sunday evening at 6:00pm. There will be Bible lessons, games and snacks. Please bring your kids to take part in this group to learn about Jesus, enjoy food and fun!

No Sunday Night Bible Studies at 6:00pm There will not be Bible study tonight, instead, we will be meeting here at 6:00pm for the Children’s Christmas Program. Please come out and support our

kids! Sunday evening the 28th is cancelled due to the holidays. We will resume the Bible studies on Sunday, January 7th.

Wednesday Night Prayer/ Bible Studies at 6:30pm There will be NO Bible studies this Wednesday. We will be meeting here for the Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at 9:00pm. Come out and enjoy

singing and hearing the beloved story of our Savior’s birth!

Announcements

Family Matters Ministry With the exciting increase in attendance of our congregation, the Family Matters group is looking for additional volunteers to be a support for those within the church body. If

you would like more information or to help with this ministry, Please see Geraldine Woodsmall, put a note in her mailbox in the hallway, or contact here at 397-2428.

In the winter months when there is snow or ice on the ground, FBS will be providing Valet Parking for those in need. Please pull your vehicle up to the door under the covered drive and go inside. There will be men there to take your keys and park your car, then return the keys to you. This same service will be

provided after the service as well with the men standing by the doors to retrieve your vehicle. See Will Hunt if there are those men interested in serving on the team.

Ladies Night Out Dinner

The next Ladies Night Out will be Thursday, January 15th at Backstreets in Sullivan at 6:30pm. The sigh-up sheet is at the Welcome Center or call/text Pam Jennings at 240-3042

in order for her to make reservations.

Missions: All Around Us

Shelburn Community Kitchen

FREE Meals on Tuesday 5:30-7:00pm

NO Community Kitchen on December 23rd or 30th due to the holidays. It will resume on

Tuesday, January 6th.

The Missions Committee will soon be meeting to allocate the missions budget for 2015. If you are aware of a mission organization or a missionary you'd like for them to consider, contact one of the Missions Committee members and let them know who, what, and why as regards to that mission. Missions

Committee members are Phil Whigham (chair), Melanie Bailey, Misty Hunt, Camil Catlin, Merrell McNeill and Beth Jennings. If you have a passion for our church's active participation in missions and would like to further that cause, why not check into serving on the missions committee in 2015? Contact Phil Whigham for more info.

Stay Connected to the Hennie Family After hearing the Hennie family’s presentation last month, if you feel led to become a prayer partner for them or interested in their newsletters to be emailed to you, go to TheHennies@rememberus.net and ask them to put you on their mailing list. You can send them an encouraging email anytime you’d like. There are picture/prayer cards at the welcome center for you to pick up. Please keep them & their ministry lifted up!

FBCS

2014 Ministry Fair On Sunday, January 25th directly after the service, we will be hosting a Pulled Pork dinner and Ministry Fair in the Ministry Center. Please come and eat, walk through all the booths of Ministries our church has to offer and maybe win a prize for visiting them all!

The Harvest is Plentiful...How will you serve to further His Kingdom?