January Newsletter

Southside Baptist Church

Newsletter

(USPS 863-520)

Published Monthly

Periodical Postage

PAID at the

Post Office in Decatur, AL

709 Ninth Street SE Decatur, AL 35601

Dr. Ben Hayes, Pastor Wayne Baggett, Minister of Music/Seniors

Will Johnson, Interim Youth Minister Tanya Spillman, Children’s Minister

Sunday Schedule

9:15 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Morning Worship, Children’s Church 5:00 p.m. Discipleship Training , Student Discipleship, Children’s BLAST 6:00 p.m. Evening Worship

Wednesday Service

5:15 p.m. Fellowship Supper 6:00 p.m. AWANA 6:30 p.m. Prayer Meeting, Youth ARISE Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal

Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Closed for lunch

January 2016

709 Ninth Street SE, Decatur, Alabama 35601 • www.southsidebaptist.net • (256) 353-8814

W.O.M. 10:00 am

Staff Meeting 9:30 am

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From Your Pastor… Do you have expectations? For yourself? For

your family? For your church? Most of us would

have to answer that question as a yes. There are cer-

tain things that you expect in this life. You expect

that you are going to take care of personal needs.

You expect your family to love each other and be

there when they are needed. You expect your

church to assist you on your spiritual journey from

birth to death. But did you know that if we are go-

ing to be the church God intends us to be, then there

are certain expectations that we need to have for

our church and each other? Dr. Thom Rainer has

listed six characteristics of churches that are doing

just that. These churches (he calls them disciple-

making churches) have a higher attendance and

lower dropout rate, so I wanted to share these six

characteristics with you.

Sanctuary Choir

Resumes

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Deacon’s Meeting

7 pm

Lord’s Supper

6 pm

Staff Meeting 9:30 am

39er’s Luncheon

11:45 am

Martin Luther

King Day

New Year’s Day

Church Office

Closed

Awana Resumes

Awana Chocolate Night

Awana Smores Night

Awana Make A

Joyful Noise Night

Staff Meeting 9:30 am

Staff Meeting 9:30 am

Adult Fellowship Break-

fast at Ryan’s 8:30 am

Church Council 6:30 pm

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1. The church has an entry point class that all

new members attend. The classes provide infor-

mation, but they aren’t limited to dispensing

facts about the church. The classes also establish

expectations of members.

2. Members are expected to attend an open group

Bible study. An open group is an ongoing class

that allows entry at any point. Historically, they

have been called Sunday School classes, but to-

day they have a variety of names. The point is to

get members connected to a common group of

people in regular Bible study.

3. Members are expected to be involved in one

or more deeper studies throughout the year.

Continued on Page Three

Awana Zoo Night

Sanctity of Human

Life Sunday

39er’s Luncheon

Sanctuary Choir resumes

Wednesday, January 6,

2016 Now is the

time to join!!

Thank You... “Thank You” to everyone who volunteered at CCC during the month of December to assist in the Clothes Closet. This is a fantastic ministry but could not operate and do what they do without volunteers. Your work was certainly appreciated.

Women on Mission WOM will meet Tuesday, January 5th at 10:00 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. We will continue to collect warm socks through January. We will be mixing hot chocolate and assembling bags to distribute to the teachers in the Decatur City Schools. Lunch will be chili and will be arranged. Please come and bring someone.

Adult Breakfast Fellowship You are invited to fellowship with us on Saturday, January 2nd at 8:30 a.m. at Ryan’s in Decatur. Come, invite a Sunday School prospect, and enjoy breakfast with us. “Dutch Treat”

My Cup Overflows Southside Coffee/Tea Room Join us Sunday mornings between 8:40 and 10:20 a.m. in Room 106. We have coffee, tea, other beverages, and refreshments. January refreshments provided by Chuck LaMar’s Sunday School class.

Christian Prayers & Sympathy to…

Ed and Eloise Grubbs on the loss of her

sister, Willodean Crowden.

Butch and Helen Hill on the loss of her

stepmother, Mrs. Owens.

Betty Allen and family on the loss of her

husband, Jack Allen.

George Mills on the loss of his wife,

Charlie Mills.

Reminder…. Don’t forget to pick up your contribu-tion envelopes and the new church calendar. They are on the front pew in the sanctuary!

Congratulations!!! 2015 Sanctuary Choir Member of the Year

Sandra Clemons and

2015 Sanctuary Choir Appreciation Member Award

Charlie & Joyce Smith

Tuesday, January 19—11:45 am Special Guest Speaker: Dr. Jeannie Payne

Director of Public Relations Opening 2017 in Decatur—

Cook’s Museum—Natural Science Bring your favorite covered dishes

and invite a friend to join us.

These classes are set for a predetermined number

of weeks, a 12-week study for example. They

tend to dive deeper into Bible study, doctrinal

study or studies of critical issues for the Chris-

tian.

4. Members are expected to attend a corporate

worship service each week. This is the time for

the people to gather for the preaching of the

Word and to worship the one true God together.

5. Members are expected to be involved in at

least one ministry or mission activity a year. The

church has clear expectations that members are

to be involved in those activities that cause them

to look beyond themselves and to care for the

physical, emotional and spiritual needs of others.

6. Members are expected to read and study the

Bible daily. Research has shown that daily per-

sonal Bible study is the clearest indicator that a

Christian is growing spiritually. Disciple-making

churches exhort, encourage and provide re-

sources for the members to be involved in daily

Bible study.

What do you think about these characteristics?

My hope is that you will study these carefully and

join me in incorporating these characteristics into

Southside Baptist Church in 2016.

Looking forward to a new year!

Bro. Ben

From the Pastor Continued from Page One

5—Sharon Ward

6—Patricia Moats

7—Jason Sharp

8—Janet Petty, Brenda Terry,

Ryan Grisham

11—Linda McKee

13—Emily Asherbranner

15—Bobby Smith

16—Hugh Thompson, Joey Followay

17—Kurt Dixon

18—Gail Wood, Alan Couch

19—Christi Bravo

24—Betty Holbert

25—Kay Hamilton

27—Rosie Jett, Vernon Chance

28—Peggy Pruitt, Ginger Ryska,

Beatrice Green

29—Ralph Sharp, Bill Shelton

30—Tim Hopper

31—Marie Johnson, Wayne Baggett

UPCOMING EVENTS: Easter Sunday—March 27, 2016 Homecoming Celebration—Sunday, April 24th

Welcome to 2016! I hope that you all had a wonderful Christ-

mas with your families! As much as I enjoyed

the break, I missed seeing your precious chil-

dren! I'm very much looking forward to get-

ting back to our regular schedule. Awana will

resume on January 7th. We have some special

nights coming up including "Hot Chocolate and Smores

Night". There are also a few surprises in store for the com-

ing weeks so you won't want to miss it!

Our Sunday evening schedule will resume on January 11th

at 5:00pm. We will kick off the new year with two new Bi-

ble studies during the 6:00pm hour. We will start with a

New Year's themed study based on Psalm 150:6. In these

lessons we will learn about the joy and excitement we can

find when live for God every day. The end of January the

children will start "Playing for God's Team". This is a foot-

ball themed Bible study that teaches about putting God first

in our lives. I think both of these are going to be excellent

studies for starting off 2015!

Believe it or not, Vacation Bible School will be here be-

fore we know it. June 8th - 12th our halls will be full with

children who need to hear that God loves them. Please

prayerfully consider where He might have you serve in VBS

this year.

Wishing you a blessed New Year,

Tanya

Awana resumes

Jan. 6th at 6 p.m. Come join the fun!

Men, our brotherhood breakfast will be Sunday, January 3rd at 8 a.m. By popular request, Ret. Judge David Breland will be our guest speaker. He was scheduled to be with us in November, but due to unexpected surgery, he had to decline. While serving in Juvenile Court, he changed the paths of many young people from wrong to right and they went on to live productive lives. Since retirement he has been busy working with civic organizations including over-seeing renovation of the Decatur Train Depot. It will be an honor to have David Breland as our guest.

The Brotherhood Team

January Deacon’s Meeting Monday, Jan. 5th—7:00 pm

in the Conference Room!

Ben and Abby Tinley Prospective Minister of Youth and Family Outreach

Ben and Abby will be with us on Sat. and Sun., January 2, 3. There will be a reception in the Fellowship Hall on Sat. afternoon from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. for you to meet and get to know them.

They will meet with the youth on Sunday morning during the Sunday School hour. Ben will deliver the message during the morning service on Jan. 3. Following the service, we will vote on extending a call to him to come to South-side as our Minister of Youth and Family Out-reach.

Lottie Moon Offering Our Goal: $15,000.00

Given to Date: $22,667.10!! Thank you Southside for your gen-erous support of foreign missions!