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801 Historic 66 W
Waynesville, MO
65583
573-774-6431
Financial Report: As of October 31, 2010:
YTD Income: $ 904,897.61 YTD Expenses: $ 937,403.56 YTD Budget: $ 1,033,511.90
Love
God,
Love
Others,
Serve
A Word From The Pastor Dear Church Family,
It’s hard to believe that Christmas is upon us and we are
headed into 2011.Time sure does fly; life as the scripture
states, is like a vapor. I wonder if another Christmas and
another year will pass before we take the opportunity to tell
others about Jesus. What better time to share with others
about Jesus than the time of year when everyone is
celebrating His birth, and when people are looking to make a
life change for the approaching New Year. Most people don’t
need more stuff; what they need is to hear about the love of
our Savior, Jesus Christ. I hope that all of you have a Christ
filled Christmas and a Spirit-led New Year.
Love,
Pastor Shaw
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year
From the Pastors & Staff
If you have something you would like to
have published for February’s
newsletter, please be sure to submit your information to
the church office by
January 19 Thank you!
“ A Food Ministry With A Servant’s Heart.”
Orders Due Delivered
Dec. 12th Dec. 18th
The special Christmas box
needs to be ordered by
December 8th.
You may preview the coming month’s menu at www.angelfoodministries.com
Don’t forget... Angel Food orders can be placed online using your
Credit Card or Debit Card at www.westsidewaynesville.com
Contact Vicki Seitz for details at 417-840-9997 or stop by the church office Monday thru Friday
between 9am-5pm.
Youth Ministry
I don’t know about you…but I have a love/hate relationship with this time of the
year! I love what the season truly represents but I hate what we have made it. Take the
Christmas tree for example. Most everyone has an ornate tree in their house, made beautiful by
ornaments, lights, and garland. We spend money that we truly don’t have in order to display
countless presents underneath for all to see. This is a far cry from the “original” tree. The one
I’m referring to, of course, was a large, very rough, instrument of torture that Christ Jesus was
crucified upon. The “Light of the World” was the true present that was given to all. It is up to
us to accept this present and then give it away to as many as will receive it!
Just a few dates to keep in mind:
-December 3-5 will be our “Purity” D-Now event. Host homes, activities, and guest speakers
are in place and this will be a great experience for the teens. Cost is $20.00 which includes
meals and a T-shirt. Students need to arrive at church at 6:00pm on Friday and will be
returning to church on Sunday morning. Students will need to bring sleeping bags, pillows,
toiletries, warm clothes, and towels. Please make sure your student attends as this is a very
important topic.
-Monday, December 20 we will be taking a youth shopping trip to the Mills in St. Louis. Cost
is whatever they need for lunch and dinner as well as any spending money they wish to
bring. There is an ice-skating rink that they will have access to. If they wish to go skating, they
will need to bring an additional $8.00. We will leave the church at 9:00am and will return by
7:00pm.
-Friday, December 31 we will have a New Year’s Eve lock-in!
Thanks to all the parents who give me the opportunity to minister to their students. They are
truly a blessing to me. Please feel free to drop by anytime for a conversation and to see what’s
going on!
Love you all,
Pastor Mark
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WORSHIP & MUSIC MINISTRY
KINGDOM HIS
SHALL NEVER
END
CHRISTMAS CANTATA
“His Kingdom Shall Never End” Sunday, December 12th
9:45AM & 11:00 AM
CHRISTMAS CAROLING
OUTREACH
Sunday,December 19th
5:00 PM in the FLC Gym We will gather into teams, go out and share the love of Christ and come back
together and celebrate what God has done!
We Wish You a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
CHRISTMAS
ON THE SQUARE
Thursday, Dec. 2nd
6:30 pm TeamKid Choir
7:00 pm Westside Orchestra
7:30 pm Celebration Choir
8:00 pm Praise Band
Join us on the Square in downtown
Waynesville as we lift up praises to
the newborn King of kings!
Church Family,
There comes a time in each of our lives when we realize our moment in a given place of
service has come and gone. That time has come for me regarding my tenure here at Westside
Baptist Church.
I have been privileged to serve five years as your Worship Pastor. During that time we
have experienced some tremendous blessings of God and also endured times of trials. All in
all, I believe that our time here was appointed by God Himself.
It is, however, time for me to move on to opportunities that lie ahead. Therefore, I have
resigned my position as Worship Pastor of Westside Baptist Church.
While we look ahead with anticipation to all that the Lord has in store for us, we cannot
escape the heavy-hearted emotion that comes from leaving this church and community we
have come to adore. You have embraced us and loved us; you have helped to nurture and
educate our children. There are so many moments we will fondly remember for years to
come. I can only hope that you will be able to do the same.
Char and I covet your prayers as we uproot our family from here and plant where the
Lord leads us, and we vow to pray for you as you seek God’s men to complete the ministry
staff here. It has been one of the greatest honors of my life to serve this congregation. I am
forever grateful for the opportunity.
By His Grace and For His Glory,
Brian K. Bond
Noah’s Arkticle
Here we are at what we let become one of the busiest times of the
year! If your family is like ours, you have your own set of
traditions for the holidays. Maybe those include home baked
goodies, homemade gifts, Operation Christmas Child Box,
searching out someone who may be lonely to invite to some of
your festivities, sending out the Christmas cards with the annual
family picture, making travel arrangements to visit family, the gift
shopping, and the list goes on and on. One of ours is to get ALL
the Christmas decorations out the day after Thanksgiving. It is
during this tradition, that my children always give me a reality
check. Before any decorations are set out, before the tree is
allowed to be assembled, before the lights can be hung, we HAVE
to find the box that contains the Little Tykes Nativity set! We can
NOT start the Christmas season until it is found, assembled, the
angel placed on top the manager, and it plays Away in the
Manager. (Let me remind you, my children are now 13 and 9 but
this has been a tradition of theirs since they were small and they
still insist on it.) Through this simple, innocent act, my children
remind me what this season is truly about: the birth of our Savior!
They remind me to keep that wonderful fact as my main focus
throughout the season. I pray that you have a few quiet moments
this season to observe your children and catch a glimmer of joy
and wonder through them. The light of Christ shines especially
bright in the innocence of children, maybe we can strive to be
more like them this Christmas season!
In His Service,
Misti Noah
We had a little extra room this time so we thought that we would share the works of a quiet, unknown poet. It is truly amazing the kinds of unknown abilities that people have, and it is truly a blessing when a few of those come to the surface. I am so glad that God has brought us all together, to learn , grow and serve together. We don’t have the ability to see the unique mosaic that God is constantly forming around us. He brings people to us and he ushers others along, all the while reshaping and molding the church to reflect His Glory and greatness. I am thankful for you, all of you, each of you, and I am confident that God’s work here is far from complete. As we celebrate the Christmas season, celebrate the constantly changing, fully alive deliberate effect of Christ’s coming– His church. Love one another and rekindle a sense of the good and constant gift of this body and fellowship. Merry Christmas church, Pastor Lindell
Winter’s Day By Ken Merrill
Snowflakes are falling,
The valleys are white.
Icicles descending,
Old Man Winters in sight.
Warm coats and mittens,
The attire of the day.
Snowballs are flying,
Children at play.
The shoppers are eager,
Malls are alive.
Holiday festivities in abundant supply.
Christmas trees lit, presents below.
Eyes of a child are all aglow.
Wisemen and shepherds,
The birth of King.
Angels rejoicing and praising his name.
He’s a savior, a counselor, and ours to behold.
If we change our hearts, and enter his fold.
Faith, Peace and Joy,
O what a treat!
Open your heart,
And the season will be complete
BASIC Adults
For More information concerning the BASICs program call Mary Lou
Long, senior adult coordinator at 774-2295, or the church office, at 774-6431.
Brothers And Sisters In Christ
(BASICs) is a ministry for Westside’s “50 & up” crowd.
BASIC Bible Study– Classes are scheduled for December 9th, January 13th and January 27th. The class will begin at 10am with Jack Overby leading the study in Matthew.
December: Sunday 12/12 Deacon’s Meeting 7pm Monday 12/13 Stewardship 6pm Monday 12/13 Personnel 7pm Tuesday 12/14 Church Council 6pm January: Sunday 1/9 Deacon’s Meeting 7pm Monday 1/10 Stewardship 6pm Monday 1/10 Personnel 7pm Tuesday 1/11 Church Council 6pm
Ministry Meetings December & January
Sanctuary Choir
The Sanctuary Choir rehearses each Wednesday from 6:00–8:00pm. All who enjoy singing and want to participate, please meet in the choir room downstairs! Rehearsals are canceled December 22nd & December 29th.
Prayer and Share Join our Prayer and Share
group for a time of fellowship and Bible study. Our next
meeting will be January 13th at 6pm in the
Fellowship Hall. Everyone is welcome,
regardless of age. No Prayer and Share in
December.
Upcoming Events
December 5th– Christmas
dinner will be on Saturday
at 5pm in the Fellowship
Hall. Please bring finger
foods (sandwiches, chips,
fruit, dessert, etc.). Soup,
chili, and drinks will be
provided.
January 22nd- Morning
Brunch– We will be
meeting in the Fellowship
Hall at 10am. You will need
to bring breakfast foods.
Juice and coffee will be
provided. We will also be
collecting canned goods to
be given to Good
Samaritan’s pantry.
FIT for Christ– Morning aerobics, Mon-Fri at
9am in the FLC. Childcare is available.
Weight Room Training-
Would you like to take advantage of our
weight room? If so, you need to be
orientated on our equipment and policies.
Please call Stacie Rees at 417-254-1915 to
set up a weight room orientation.
Sports & Fitness Ministry
Westside Preschool Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to our wonderful supportive
church family! We are so blessed to have you behind us as we share the Lord
with the children and their families this school year.
“Give thanks to the Lord for He is good, His love endures forever.” Psalm
107:1. This was one of the Bible verses that some of the children learned the
month of November. They talked about Pilgrims, Indians, and Thanksgiving this
month. Most of the classes reviewed the letters A-J this month, and worked on
the numbers 1 through 10. Some of our Bible characters for the month of
November were Luke and King Solomon.
We had some big things happening in November. First, on November 13th
we had parents, church members and other volunteers come out for the day and
help us install the new playground equipment in our play area! What a blessing to
have so many come out and help us. The children are very excited and looking
forward to being able to play on it as soon as the matting is installed under it!
We also had our big Thanksgiving lunch with parents. Everyone enjoyed the time
together eating and having fellowship. We would like to especially thank the
pastors for cooking the turkeys for us. Ms. Jackie had some wonderful help in
the kitchen and we had some folks bring in desserts for us. Thank you all again,
your help to made it a wonderful day.
December will come and go so quickly! We will be having our annual
Christmas program on Wednesday, December 8th at 7p.m. The children and
teachers have been working hard on their songs and motions to make this
another fun evening. Please come out and see what the children have learned
and show your support for these families. We will be out for Christmas break
starting December 18th. We pray that each family will have a blessed Christmas
and the children will come back in January with many exciting things to tell us!
January 4th will be our first day back to school. Lord willing, we will have
a Family night on January 18th. We have not figured this one totally out yet, but
I am sure we will have some kind of craft, the children will be performing on the
stage, and we can’t have a family night without some kind of snack! You are
always welcome to come and see what they are up to, talk with the families, and
hear what they are saying about this school!
I pray that the Lord will bless all of you this season.
Bobbie Martin
Preschool Director
TEAMKID MUSICAL “Follow the Star”
Sunday, Dec. 5th
9:45 AM & 11:00 AM
Follow the Star is a fun and joyous reminder of why the “wise men” of
the Christmas Story sought after Christ and why we still do today! This is an amazing story of obedience, faith and worship. Join the fantastic story of these three companions as they set their sights on a bright star in the heavens that would ultimately lead them to the Christ-child, the King of all kings!
Heavenly Herald
I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more
abundantly. John 10:10
Christmas is not just a date on the calendar. It is not just an annual holiday. It is not a day to glorify
selfishness and materialism. Christmas is the celebration of the event that set Heaven to singing, an event that gave
the stars of the night sky a new brilliance. Christmas tells us that at a specific time and at a specific place a
specific person was born. That person was “ God of God, Light of Light, very
God of very God” - the Lord Jesus Christ. From the lips of Him who came fell these words: “ The Son of Man has
come to seek and to save which was lost.” (Luke 19:10) Like piercing
trumpets, these words heralded the breaking in the Divine to human
history. They declare that Heaven has come to our rescue and that God has
not left us to stumble alone on Earth’s pathway. What a wonderful and
glorious hope we have because of that first Christmas!
December Birthdays & Anniversaries
1- Othoniel Brown 2- Matthew Novak Myong Sillyman 3- Colten Carmack Robert Hedgepath Lydia Novak Richard Oliver Lisa Schwandt 4-Ashley Katen Landon Mccollum Virginia Tatro 5- Mike Brown Casey Malley 6- Taviq Anthony Glen Boxley Michael Barrett Gigi Veliz 7- Paul Craine 8- Gina Dwyer Addison Ezell Bruce Gilbert Rebekah Hedgepath 9- Will Arganda Christine Craine 10- Ingrid Anwander Kyrsyka Owens–Spicer Jerry Story Sonia Wade Tonia Wade 11-Matthew Ueltzen 12- Kristi Cargill Tammy Dwyer Julie Hayes Jessi Meyer 13- Brian Davis Elsie Poore Susie Shelden Diezel Simmons Elijah Williams 14- Brendan Bancroft Lonnie Dean Michelle Hempstead 15- Danny Arrington Mark Harpstrite Thomas Sanford 16- John Odom Jessica Thompson 17- Marshall Barber Amber Johnson Michelle Madigan Madison Noah
18- Clayton Bassett Bob Bischoff Caleb Visser 20- Donal Bailey Shelae Carriger Mckenzi Gooch Daniel Murray 21- Mike Gossett Bobbie Martin Betty Mclain 22- Jennifer Boyd Krystal Ferrer Jacob Judge 23- Melissa Martinez Gerry McMichael Mary Runtzel Noah Wood 24- Brad Shelden 25- Travis Bebee Sarah Friend Ayden Totty 26- Michael Edwards 27- Lorrie Hartley 28- Alex Brown Lela Shupe Angelica Smith Nick Vanderveen 29- Leah Garrett Joe Miller Chu Ramey Michele Richardson William Smith Renea Timko 30- Andy Anderson David Bond Marcus Hibbert Casey Storie Georgia Tuckness 31- Reagan Simmons
December Anniversaries 2- Nathan and Amber Box 6- Grant and Linda Cox 7- Rick and Donna Brashear 10-Greg and Wanda Creech Paul and Christine Craine 11- Michael and Michelle Madigan 12- Wesley and Jennifer Rath 13- Bryan and Corina Obarr 16- Jerry and Robin Meyer John and Larissa Cutsinger 17- John and Beth Holler Scott and Zakira Davis John and Carole Shaw 20- John and Kathy Cox Darren and June Pope Joseph and Julie Hayes 28- Edward and Shirley Smith 30-Kenny and Sue Foster 31-Terry and Connie Trower Donald and Jamekco Trump
January Birthdays & Anniversaries
January Anniversaries: 2-Bruce and Connie Gilbert 9– Kelly and Mary Tromblee 11– Kennith and Evangelina Pellhum 14– Jay and Laura Laughlin 15– Tim and Cheryl Harrison Marvin and Mary Lou Long 22– Jim and Lisa Brandt 24-Ron and Shannon Carter 31– Robert and Kim Gooch
Happy Anniversary
1-Caitlin Sanford Randall Smith 2- Bill DeMalade 3- John Bonebrake Mary Tromblee Craig Tuckness 4- Courtney Snider Eileen Walling 5- Traci Boland Andy Brandt David Carriger Melissa Childs Ronald Hill Tessa Boettcher 6- Joshua Foglia Danielle Gladden Shirley Lopez Tracy Patterson 7- Ginger Keeton Kathy Lyon Joe York 8- Alania Agnola Aryn Glew Makenzie Marston Christopher Shelden Patrick Vining 9- Courtni Baysinger Carter Blackburn Kathryn Houser Sara Parrish JP Varner Rachel Wade 10- Jeannie Adams Nevaeh Beauregard Linda Daniels Brian Hutchison 11-Timothy Poore 12- Marilyn Mathews Jason Storm 13- Hunter Emerson Elyssa Scarbrough Adam Shelden 14- Haven Brotherton Reese Vertz 15- Willie Caldwell Susanne Johnson Kaylin Krantz Elizabeth Martin
31- Chuck Boland Jennifer Brown Mike Dascanio Alicia Novak Brenden Pollard
16- Christina Arganda John Cox Melissa Hill Terry Trower Wesley Rath 17- Ali Grace Bassett Travis Johnson Kirstane Lopez 18- Scott Fisher Shelby Story 19– Rachel Hennagan Maxine Overby 20- Jimmie Bales Elaine King Grace Morrison Andrea Smolsey 21-Taryn Anderson Kexon Anthony Samuel Gossett Pat Hogans Jenny Meyer 22- Regan Bebar Caitlyn Fox Erik Rees 24- Charlene Joy 25-Tony Dye Jonathan Storie Daniel Thompson AJ Willits 26- Lela Dyl Rob McMichael Melinda Scott 27-Sarah Gibson Melinda Tronstad 28- Krissy Bramham Brittany Grier Becky Salley Stephanie Sheetz 29-Bobbie Bramel William Mulder Warren Powell Nathan Rebuck Ian Shepard Rex Seitz 30-Tom Bildner Alex Merk
"Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of
great joy that will be for all the people. Today
in the town of David a Savior has been born to
you; he is Christ the Lord. Luke 2 :10-11
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December Events You won’t want to miss any of these
special Holiday Events!
Christmas on the Square-December 2
TeamKid Christmas Musical-December 5
9:45am and 11am
“His Kingdom Shall Never End”-December 12
9:45am and 11am
Christmas Caroling-December 19th 5pm
Christmas Eve Service-December 24th 6pm