fbcdalton.org 706-278-2911 Volume 58 Issue 43 November 22, 2013 This Sunday at First Baptist Church November 24 Christ the King Sunday Sermon Title: Entering the Gate Psalm 100 Dr. Bill Ireland Ordinance of Believer’s Baptism: Dylan Davis and Bethany Southerland Special Music: Let All Things Now Living Celebration Ringers O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing Sanctuary Choir, Handbells, and Kaitlyn Toland, flute Solo by Tommy Deal 8:30 a.m. Early Worship/Chapel 9:45 a.m. Bible Study for All Ages 10:55 a.m. Morning Worship/ Sanctuary Please note that there will be no 8:30 a.m. worship service beginning December 1 through January 19, resuming on January 26. Extended Session Volunteers! Coordinator-Elizabeth Chadwick 8:30 a.m. -Bridgette Poag & Linda Flanagan 10:55 a.m. – Kaye Smith & Celeste Sherrill Bucky & Renee Cope Charlie & Lynsey Bethel Edward & Jaime Logreco Grace and peace, The holidays are here! Don’t forget Thanksgiving! Greg Jones of Duke University once dubbed the time between Halloween and Christmas as “Hallowthanksmas!” Halloween and Christmas are money-makers; Thanksgiving less so. But this in-between holiday is terribly important if for no other reason than we take time to remember that we do not manufacture our blessings. So much comes to us unbidden. So much good shows up quite apart from our asking. Before you finish off the Halloween candy while putting up the Christmas tree, take some time to see what you have been given and then give thanks in return. This year’s calendar rolls from Thanksgiving right into Advent, the season of preparation. The theme of this year’s observance is “Surprise!” During our morning worship services we’ll be reminding ourselves that God cannot be tamed or domesticated. God’s timetable is not ours; nor does God conform to convention or expectation. Here’s the line-up: December 1: Any Day Now (Matthew 24:36-44) December 8: Bad News Is Good News (Matthew 3:1-12) December 15: Take a Second Look (Matthew 11:2-11) December 22: Throwing Away the Rule Book (Matthew 1:18-25) Hopefully, we’ll rediscover the stunning truth, as one preacher put it so well, “God’s middle name is surprise!” I’ll be looking for you this season! Bill Ireland, Senior Pastor Special Called Church Business Meeting! Sunday November 24 We will have a called church business meeting at the beginning of both morning services for the purpose of voting on the 2014 church operating budget that was presented at our last Town Hall Business meeting on Sunday evening, November 3.
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fbcdalton.org 706-278-2911 Volume 58 Issue 43 November 22, 2013
T h i s S u n d a y a t
F i r s t B a p t i s t C h u r c h
November 24
Christ the King Sunday
Sermon Title:
Entering the Gate
Psalm 100
Dr. Bill Ireland
Ordinance of Believer’s Baptism: Dylan Davis and Bethany Southerland
Special Music:
Let All Things Now Living Celebration Ringers
O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing
Sanctuary Choir, Handbells, and
Kaitlyn Toland, flute
Solo by Tommy Deal
8:30 a.m. Early Worship/Chapel
9:45 a.m. Bible Study for All Ages
10:55 a.m. Morning Worship/
Sanctuary
Please note that there will be no
8:30 a.m. worship service beginning
December 1 through January 19,
resuming on January 26.
Extended Session Volunteers!
Coordinator-Elizabeth Chadwick
8:30 a.m.-Bridgette Poag & Linda Flanagan
10:55 a.m.– Kaye Smith &
Celeste Sherrill
Bucky & Renee Cope
Charlie & Lynsey Bethel
Edward & Jaime Logreco
Grace and peace,
The holidays are here!
Don’t forget Thanksgiving! Greg Jones of Duke
University once dubbed the time between
Halloween and Christmas as
“Hallowthanksmas!” Halloween and Christmas
are money-makers; Thanksgiving less so. But
this in-between holiday is terribly important if
for no other reason than we take time to
remember that we do not manufacture our
blessings. So much comes to us unbidden. So much good shows
up quite apart from our asking. Before you finish off the
Halloween candy while putting up the Christmas tree, take some
time to see what you have been given and then give thanks in
return.
This year’s calendar rolls from Thanksgiving right into Advent,
the season of preparation. The theme of this year’s observance is
“Surprise!” During our morning worship services we’ll be
reminding ourselves that God cannot be tamed or domesticated.
God’s timetable is not ours; nor does God conform to convention
or expectation. Here’s the line-up:
December 1: Any Day Now (Matthew 24:36-44)
December 8: Bad News Is Good News (Matthew 3:1-12)
December 15: Take a Second Look (Matthew 11:2-11)
December 22: Throwing Away the Rule Book
(Matthew 1:18-25)
Hopefully, we’ll rediscover the stunning truth, as one preacher
put it so well, “God’s middle name is surprise!”
I’ll be looking for you this season!
Bill Ireland,
Senior Pastor
Special Called Church Business Meeting!
Sunday November 24
We will have a called church business meeting at
the beginning of both morning services for the
purpose of voting on the 2014 church operating
budget that was presented at our last Town Hall
Business meeting on Sunday evening, November 3.
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Sunday, December 1 9:45 a.m. Sunday School
10:55 a.m. Morning Worship/Sanctuary
5:00 p.m. Deacon’s Meeting
5:00 p.m. E.P.I.C. Youth Choir/Choir Room
6:00 p.m. Youth Snack Supper ($2)/Youth Center
6:30 p.m. Hanging of the Green
Monday, December 2 8:30 a.m. Aerobics/Gym
4:00 p.m. New Horizons Choir/Choir Room
5:30 p.m. Adult Handbells/Room 155
Tuesday, December 3 10:00 a.m. Church Staff Meeting/Conference Room
11:30 a.m. Women on Missions Christmas Luncheon/Café
Area
4:00 p.m. Soul Food Tutoring-Kids Cafe/Youth Center
4:30 p.m. Soul Food/Fellowship Hall
5:15 p.m. Soul Food Children’s Choir/Youth Center
Wednesday, December 4 8:30 a.m. Aerobics/Gym
10:00 a.m. Archives Team/Media Center Archives Room
4:00 p.m. Children’s Handbells/Room 155
4:45 p.m. Supper Lines Open
5:30 p.m. Orchestra/Shell Room
5:30 p.m. Children’s Choirs
6:15 p.m. Church-wide Prayer Time/Fellowship Hall
6:20 p.m. Children’s Mission Groups
6:30 p.m. Adult Bible Study/ Fellowship Hall
6:30 p.m. Youth Bible Study/Youth Center
6:30 p.m. Sanctuary Choir/Choir Room
7:00 p.m. Youth Search Team/Conference Room
Thursday, December 5 7:00 a.m. Men’s Prayer Breakfast-Oakwood
Friday, December 6
Share Your Christmas Food Drive/Front Parking Lot
7:30 p.m. Arabic Congregation/Chapel
C H U R C H C A L E N D A R
Sunday, November 24 Family Promise Host Week Begins
8:30 a.m. Early Worship/Chapel
9:45 a.m. Sunday School
10:55 a.m. Morning Worship/Sanctuary
12:00 p.m. Singles Thanksgiving Lunch/Fellowship Hall
Monday, November 25 8:30 a.m. Aerobics/Gym
4:00 p.m. New Horizons Choir/Choir Room
Tuesday, November 26 10:00 a.m. Ministerial Staff Meeting/Conference Room
4:00 p.m. Soul Food Tutoring-Kids Cafe/Youth Center
Wednesday, November 27 No Wednesday Night Activities
Thursday, November 28 Thanksgiving Holiday/Church Offices Closed
Friday, November 29
Thanksgiving Holiday/Church Offices Closed
7:30 p.m. Arabic Congregation/Chapel
Saturday, November 30 Family Promise Host Week Ends
Calendar continued on next column
Bag It!
This year’s Bag It! Children’s Missions food drive will be in conjunction
with "Share Your Christmas," which will be occurring all day in our
parking lot on Friday, December 6th (see flier at left). Grocery bags and
lists can be picked up after the morning worship on Sunday or at the
Missions Kiosk in the Atrium. Bags can be returned to the Atrium or
Family Life Center area if people would like to bring their bags before that
day. Thanks for your participation!
Sharing Is Caring Christmas Store North Georgia Fairgrounds-December 10, 12, and 14
If you are interested in helping serve as a personal shopper, a stocker,
provide refreshments, or in setup of the store, please contact
Courtney. This is a wonderful way to be a part of serving families in need
during the Christmas season!
City of Refuge Coat Drive
Please turn in your donations by Sunday,
December 1!
Advent Coffee Time
As we invite Christ into our homes this Christmas, let
us also invite our visitors with a special welcome! The
Hospitality Committee encourages you to bring guests
to a welcome station with coffee in the Atrium, from
9:30 to 10:30 Sunday mornings in December.
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Welcome New
Members!
By Letter:
Jose and Candy Cruz
Rocio, Jose, Jr., and Roberto
109 Bogle St.
Dalton, GA 30721-3254
Randy and Jeni Pepper
P.O. Box 2525
Dalton, GA 30722-2525
Youth Reminder!
Winter Retreat 2014: Berry College, 17-19 January, $100. Register and pay online at
fbcdalton.org as soon as possible. Chaperones needed! Contact Neil, 706-260-0420
or [email protected]. Things are coming together nicely, and we hope to see
you there!
No Youth this Sunday Evening (Nov. 24) due to Thanksgiving Break.
Neil will be out of town Nov. 22-30 due to a conference and Thanksgiving. Please
call or e-mail if you need anything.
The Music of Christmas 6:30 p.m.in the Sanctuary
Sunday, December 1 Sunday, December 8 and Featuring the Children’s Choirs, Monday, December 9
Joyful Bells, E.P.I.C. Youth Choir,
and New Horizons Choir Please make plans now to join us!
Notice!
The church offices will close at
noon on Wednesday, November
27, and remain closed on
Thursday, November 28 and
Friday, November 29 for the
Thanksgiving holiday, reopening
on Monday, December 2. Your
church staff wishes you and
yours the happiest of
Thanksgivings!
Women on
Missions
Christmas
Luncheon! Tuesday, December 3
11:30 a.m. in the
Café Area
Program: Missions Update
from Courtney Allen
Single Adult Thanksgiving Luncheon
The singles’ Thanksgiving luncheon will be Sunday, November 24
following the 10:55 a.m. worship service in Fellowship Hall. Turkey,
dressing, gravy and sweet potato casserole will be furnished and singles are
asked to bring either a vegetable, salad, or a dessert. You may touch base
with Derrell in Sunday School or phone 706-270-2868.
Senior Adult Trip Friday, December 13-Leave at Noon and return by 10:00-10:30 p.m.
Only 8 spots remain for this senior adult trip to the Dawsonville Outlet Mall
and lights at Lake Lanier. The cost is $30 per person and checks are payable
to First Baptist. Dinner will be on your own at the Diner at Sugar Hills in
Buford. Call 706-278-2076 or e-mail [email protected] if you are
interested.
Family Angel
Breakfast
Sunday, December 8
9:00 a.m.-Fellowship Hall
Our Cherub Choirs will be
singing, so please make plans
to join us!
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Thornton Avenue, Dalton, GA 30720).
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A m o n g O u r M e m b e r s
Those Hospitalized:
Healthsouth Rehabilitation Hospital-Chattanooga
Connie Eaton
Regency Park
Anne Cox
Christian Sympathy is extended to . . .
The family of Ann Kelly in the death of her
husband, Bob.
Contributions Report Budget Gifts, Sunday, November 17 $ 42,175.30
Annual Church Budget $1,944,000.00
Total Budget Gifts to Date $1,562,112.37
Witnesses! Gifts to Date $ 42,811.25
[in]vest Gifts, November 17 $ 7,565.00
[in]vest Gifts to Date $1,587,284.40
M I N I S T E R O N C A L L
November 25-December 1
Derrell Grantham 706.270.2868
December 2-8
Phillip Cannon 706.537.5705
Courtney Allen 706.581.5152
Bill Ireland 706.537.5703
Susan Deal 706.980.8033
Bridgette Poag 706.537.0705
Neil Boggan 706.260.0420
Thanksgiving Holiday Reminders!
Please note that there will be no regular Wednesday
night meal or activities next Wednesday, November 27.
Please note that Connections will not be published next
week, resuming with an issue dated for December 6.
Poinsettias
Poinsettias are available to be placed in
the Sanctuary in honor or memory of
someone at a cost of $10. If you would
like to purchase a poinsettia, please call
Martha Hughes at 706-278-2911 by
Monday, December 18.
The CLC contributed 32 shoeboxes to our
Operation Christmas Child effort in addition to the
385 we collected from the rest of the congregation!
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