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Westhampton Baptist Church 6112 Three Chopt Road Richmond, VA 23226

(804) 282-4243 (office)

(804) 282-0352 (fax)

Email: [email protected]

Church Staff

Dr. William B. Hardison, Jr. Interim Pastor

Carol G. Turner Minister of Music and Family Life

Teresa Crawley Brooks Secretary

Darryl Emerson

Organist

Diane Overberg Parish Nurse

Our Church Directory is

being updated and will be

printed this month.

October 2012 Issue

Church Hours

Monday through Friday

9:00am - 2:00pm

Eight week session from October 3 - December 5 (we will not meet October 31 or November 21)

5:30 Dinner by Reservation

6:30 Angel Voices Choir 3 years - 1st grade

Sonshine Singers 2nd - 5th grade

New Life Ringers 6th - 12th grade

6:45 Prayer Meeting and Bible Study

7:00 Sonshine Ringers 2nd - 5th grade

New Life Singers Youth and Adults

7:45 Sanctuary Choir

Richmond Baptist Association’s

61st

Annual Fall Meeting Sunday, October 21, 2012

3:00pm

Theme:

“Shine, Shine, Shine!”

Matthew 5:14-16: “You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a

lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.

Hosted by:

GAYTON BAPTIST CHURCH BELONG � BELIEVE � BECOME

13501 North Gayton Road, Henrico, VA 23222

Messengers needed. Please notify Phyllis Woodburn if you can attend.

Join us beginning Wednesday night, October 3rd

for a Living Bible Study, 6:30-7:20 pm

When the Story of Christmas first Reached Rome

--A New Study from the Gospel of Luke

Experience the Bible and the early church as it comes alive as we recreate the home of Priscilla and Aquila

in Rome. The first church in Rome met regularly in their home as early as 34 AD. However, in 49 AD the church

was disbanded as Christians and Jews were driven out of their homes and forced into exile by the Roman Emperor.

Priscilla and Aquila were not able to returned to their home in Rome until 54 AD, but when they did they were

instrumental in re-establishing the church. This Christian husband and wife team taught many young pastors for

service in the early church, but they had never heard the Christmas Story.

The staging area in our fellowship will be transformed into a replica of a Roman house. Costumes,

candlelight, and dramatic narrative will take you back to life as it was in the early church.

The Gospel of Luke didn’t arrive in Rome until 64-65 AD. When it did there was a new understanding of

the Message that Jesus brought to the world.

Not ready for Christmas yet? Neither were They!

Join us to see what really happened. Oh, don’t forget to bring your Bibles.

Breakfast Anyone?

In an effort to keep our congregation informed, the Pastor Search Committee will be holding a “town hall”

gathering over breakfast on Sunday, October 28th. In lieu of Sunday school on this date, we will gather in the

Fellowship Hall for breakfast at 9:00 a.m. and after breakfast the search team will use this time to update you on

our work and answer any questions that you may have. It is important that you make every attempt to be in

attendance as it is our desire that the membership be informed of our progress and the results of our time with our

VBMB consultant will be shared at this time. We ask that you continue to pray for God’s will in the life of WBC.

Your Pastor Search Team

Morningside Fridays

Every Friday morning at 10:30, a small group of women from Westhampton Baptist Church have been

meeting with residents from Morningside Assisted Living Center for Bible study. From a very simple beginning

the program has grown into a true “Friendship Community.”

At the Church Council meeting, Monday, September 24, 2012 the program was formally adopted as a

ministry of the church. WBC women have become friends with residents, sharing their faith, their concerns for

their families, and for the other residents at Morningside. Many of these residents seldom see a friend. If you

would be interested in being a part of a “Friendship Community” join us on any Friday at:

Morningside in the West End

3000 Skipwith Road

Richmond, Virginia or call us at 282-4243

Monday - 1st

Marla Stuebner

Tuesday – 2nd

Daniel Byrd Johnson

Wednesday – 3rd

Chris Lundberg

Michael Pajaczkowski

Friday - 5th

L. Woodrow Story Sr.

Anthony Romanello Jr.

Saturday - 6th

R. Alton Wright

Bryan Hagood

Jody Kerns

Wednesday - 17th

Will Brown

Taylor Brown

Laura Nuckols

Thursday - 18th

Matthew Hardison

Sunday - 21st

Judith Ellis

Tuesday - 23rd

Carl Lingerfelt

Tuesday - 24th

Julia Turner

Friday - 26th

Phyllis Woodburn

Helen Johnson

Stephen Bassett

Monday - 29th

Tina Cunningham

Sunday - 7th

Cheryl Childress

Tuesday - 9th

B. Gray Johnson Jr.

Friday - 12th

Kelley Pruitt

Thursday - 15th

Virginia Booker

Community Yard Sale

Been thinking of holding a yard sale to get rid of that excess clutter? WBC will be sponsoring a community

yard sale on Saturday, November 3rd from 8-12:00. We will be asking for a donation of $10.00 per table and

the event is open to anyone who would like to rent a space. If you have items that you’d like to part with but

not enough to warrant getting a whole table, we’ll have a table designated for that use and the proceeds of the

items sold will go to the church. Please contact Johnny if you’d like to donate an item(s) to sell or to rent a

table.

October Youth Happenings

October 7th- There will be a meeting for all Youth (grades 6-12) and their parents on Sunday at 12:30

p.m. The purpose of this meeting will be to meet our new Youth Pastor and discuss

upcoming plans for our Youth program. Pizza lunch will be served. Please come and hear

what exciting programming and fun we have coming!!

October 14th- Youth time with Pastor Bill.

October 21st- Youth time with Pastor Bill.

October 28th- Pumpkin patch excursion. We’ll stop for lunch and then head to a local pumpkin patch for

mazes, hayrides and pumpkin picking

FROM THE DEACONS

Please welcome Johnny Butler, Harmon Fisher, Barbara Richards, Alice Shepperson and Hoy Woodburn to

your Board of Deacons to serve with Sandi Bassett, Susan Butler, Botsey Johnson, Belinda Lane, Mary Ann

Johnson, Bruce Shepperson, Bob Turner, Monica White and Al Wright during the new church year. These

are your deacons for the coming year, and each one of them is committed to the moral, spiritual and temporal

welfare of Westhampton Baptist Church. Please get to know each one of them, and if you have a need, do not

hesitate to call upon any of them.

We have many challenges as we face the new church year. But there is no challenge that we can not

master if we put our trust in the Lord. Psalm 34:19 tells us: “Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the

Lord delivereth him out of them all.” Please join your Deacon Board in support of Westhampton Baptist

Church during the new church year.

Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth;

sing the glory of His name;

give to Him glorious praise.

Psalm 66:1-2

All Choirs are back to work! There is still

a place for you. As we begin to prepare for

Christmas, consider joining a choir. It is an

awesome way to praise God.

(Grades 6 - 12)

November 16th and 17th

$10.00 will reserve your spot.

Let Carol know of your interest.

Note: For Deacons, Members of the Pastor Search Committee, the Steering Committee,

and interested Church Members

Mr. John Martin, who is the CEO of SIR (Southeastern Institute of Research), will be leading us in a seminar on

“Facts, Social Trends, and Demographics of the Richmond Area”. John grew up in Westhampton Baptist

Church. He is the son of Jane and Berkeley Martin and now consults with Fortune 500 companies across North

America helping them develop strategies to serve a changing society. His presentation will help us prepare for

the coming 3-5 years and help us shape a vision for the future of Westhampton Baptist Church.

Mark your calendar, Thursday November 8th at 7:30 in the Fellowship Hall.

Mission Moment

Thanks to everyone who donated juice boxes for the African Christian Community Church.

For October, we are collecting gasoline gift cards in any amount for the Oregon Hill Baptist Center. They

should be for Hess or BP gas stations. Please give gift cards to Tiffany Robertson or Mary Shelton.

As always, don’t forget your soda can tabs for the Ronald McDonald House, items for the Seek and Find

Gift Shop, and food for our food closet.

Thank you for your continued support of these important missions.

The Candle is published monthly by Westhampton Baptist Church, 6112 Three Chopt Road, Richmond, VA 23226 (804) 282-4243.

Information for any newsletter may be brought to the church office or faxed to us at (804) 282-0352. Copy deadline is noon, the 3rd Monday of each month.

Westhampton Baptist Church

6112 Three Chopt Road

Richmond, VA 23226

Phone: (804) 282-4243

Fax: (804) 282-0352

Email: [email protected]

Calling all Girls K-6th Grade

Road Trip!

Sleeping Bag Towel and wash cloth

Pillow and Blanket Your Bible and a snack to share

Snack to share

What to Bring?

Be sure to bring jeans

and a sweatshirt or jacket for the cool evenings.

Westhampton Baptist Church

Join us for a trip to the Turner’s North Carolina beach

house for a weekend of fun and fellowship. We will be

talking about the when, where , how and why of prayer, an

will be learning the Lord’s Prayer. When we are not on the

beach, there will be crafts, music and even a little cooking

that I am sure you will enjoy.

We will leave the church at 4:00 pm on Friday, October

12th and will return Sunday afternoon, October 15th.

Please let Carol or Monica know if you will be joining us by

Sunday, October 7th.

You don’t want to miss this one!

October 2012

5:30 Dinner by Reservation 6:30 Angel Voices Choir 3 years - 1st grade

Sonshine Singers 2nd - 5th grade

New Life Ringers 6th - 12th grade 6:45 Prayer Meeting and Bible Study

7:00 Sonshine Ringers 2nd - 5th grade

New Life Singers Youth and Adults 7:45 Sanctuary Choir

8:45 Sanctuary Ringers 9:40 Sunday School

11:00 Worship

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3

Wednesday Night Activities

4 5

Morningside Fridays’ Bible Study @ 10:30a

3000 Skipwith Road

6

7

Communion Sunday

Youth - Pizza with Youth

Pastor & Parents

8

Deacon Meeting

7:00p Committee Reports are

due for the Annual Business Meeting

9

10

Wednesday Night Activities

11

Finance Committee

Meeting @ 7:00p

12 Morningside Fridays’ Bible Study @ 10:30a

3000 Skipwith Road

13

14

Youth Activity

15

Church Council Meeting @ 7:00p

16

VIP Club @ 10:00a travels to

Fall Fest Musical at Salisbury

Presbyterian Church Midlothian

17 5:30p - Dinner by Reservation

Annual Business Meeting

@ 7:00p Fellowship Hall

18

19

Morningside Fridays’ Bible Study @ 10:30a

3000 Skipwith Road

20

21

RBA Annual Fall Meeting @ 3:00p

Gayton Baptist Church 13501 North Gayton Road

Henrico 23222

Youth Activity

22

23

VIP Club Meeting @10:30a

Music @ 11:00a by Gene Wade

Lunch @ 12 Noon ( Covered dish )

24

Wednesday Night Activities

Alternative date for Annual Business Meeting

25 26 Morningside Fridays’ Bible Study @ 10:30a

3000 Skipwith Road

27

28

Breakfast @ 9:00a in the Fellowship Hall

Pastor Search Town Hall Meeting @ 9:40a

Children & Youth trip to

Pumpkin Patch after church

29

30

31

No Activities

Upcoming:

November 3rd

8:00 - 12 Noon

WBC Community Yard Sale

$10.00 per table