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The Baptist BridgeThe Baptist Bridge

107 Church Street Philippi, WV 26416 (304) 457-3206 [email protected]. Jon Villers, Pastor

Lisa Dadisman, Secretary

Retired Ministers & Missionaries

Offering …………………....Insert

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From the Pastor………………..........2,3

Remember in Prayer………...………...7

Announcements. .…………..…. .... ….5

ABW……………………………………..4

Letters…………………………………..5

Getting to know………………….…….6

Calender…………………………...Insert

By the grace of God, the Philippi Baptist Church shall embrace,

model, and share the love of God through Jesus Christ by thepower of the Holy Spirit.

Philippi Baptist Church, Philippi, WV 26416 December 2010

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Dear Philippi Baptist Family,

I want to wish each and every one a blessed Advent and Christmas Season. I am excited aboutcelebrating Jesus' birth with you in this community for the first time! As we mentioned in church

already, a big thank you goes out to all those who decorated the sanctuary and beyond on theMonday of Thanksgiving Break! Even though it was odd to be singing O Come, O Come Em-manuel in November and seemed a bit early to break out the orange parachuting santa tie, I amgrateful to be sharing this with our new church family. I wanted to highlight a few of the manyofferings that I have been made aware of during the next month. We start off this Saturday, Dec.4th with the Men's Prayer Breakfast as we gather in the Medallion Restaurant back room at7:30am. We seem to just about fill one side of that room every time we meet and would inviteany of our men and boys to join us for this special Christmas gathering. Our Second Sunday ofAdvent on Dec. 5th finds us with the opportunity to attend a free Christmas Festival in the Wil-cox Chapel at 7:30pm. Among the many groups that will share the sounds of Christmas will be

the A-B College Hand Bell group of which Koreen, my wife, has joined and loves doing! Dec.8th at the Gazebo on the Courthouse Lawn, there will be a memorial service sponsored byMountain Hospice and our own Philippi Baptist Chancel Choir will be a part of the service!Dec. 11th at 6pm the Barbour County Ministerial Association is sponsoring a Christmas Memo-rial Service at W ilcox Chapel. They are inviting the community to come. Dec. 12th along withthe third Sunday of Advent finds the Chancel Choir sharing their Christmas Concert in the10:30am service here at Philippi Baptist. Our Church Christmas Dinner will then follow thistime of worship. Dianna Wright and friends will be catering the meal. Financial donations will beaccepted to defray the expenses of this most generous offering! The Fourth Sunday of Adventand our Christmas Sunday will conclude with a 6pm performance of our Youth and ChildrenChristmas Program on December 19th. Please make special plans to come support the leadersof tomorrow as they lead us in worship that evening.

Now you put those opportunities in with the many other family gatherings and events offered thisyear and you will have a pretty full schedule! I am thankful that we can share this time of the yearwith you all. Peace on Earth, Good will toward Men. I challenge you to make this your mottoover the next days and months to come. We have been called to be peacemakers. W e are usinga new advent hymn throughout this season. May we let it prepare our hearts for the comingKing!!

From the Pastor



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Israel's Hope / On Your Journey To BethlehemJeremy Dunn, Dan Wilt

Verse 1

Ancient times held a slaving people,

Yearning for deliverance;

Long deferred in their hope, grown weaker,

Hope is stirring in one small town

Truth and Grace, arrayed in straw

Israel's Hope, in a manger lay

Lift your eyes to the star before you,

On your journey to Bethlehem

Verse 2

Angels stride through the sky above you

Voices murmur in disbelief

Some they fall to the ground in worship

Others blinded by cynic schemes



Steel your gaze on the star that guides

you,


Verse 3

"House of Bread," no distinguished namesake

No great city to draw you on,

Humble streets lead her pilgrims homeward,

Bread of Life in her arms she holds



Set your heart on the star above you,


Verse 4

Here you stand with the host around you,

All believing we see the stall;

"Come, Lord come" is our song united,

Lord of Life, we've come to call



Find your faith clothed in stars around

you,

© 2010 Dunn and Wilt Music Artist: Jeremy Dunn / Dan Wilt / Album: Israel's Hope / (p)(c)2010 Dunn & Wilt Music

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Women of Faith

Columbus, Ohio April 29-30, 2011

All area women are invited to join a groupgoing to Women of Faith in April. It is anon-denominational event with wonderfulmusic and motivational speakers.If you get your tickets with us you will

receive the group rate of $89.00 which

includes tickets for Friday and Saturday,and lunch both days. You can come andgo as you please, but the whole eventis worth experiencing!

Come join us for a great time at Women of Faith! For moreinformation ask Linda Long for paperwork.Last year’s Women of Faith that was held

in Columbus included singers SandiPatty, Stephen Curtis Chapman, Mandisaand the Women of Faith Praise and Worshipsingers. Speakers included Andy Andrews,Patsy Clairmont, Anita Renfroe, LisaWhelchel, Marilyn Meberg, and Nicole

Johnson. Women of Faith has a web site:www.womenoffaith.com

Columbus, Ohio will be hosting “Imagine” for 2011.

Dianna Wright and Friendswill prepare the Christmas

Dinner for our church familyfollowing the worship serviceon December 12. No covereddishes, salads or desserts areneeded. Just bring yourself and your family and plan toenjoy this special Christmasgift from Dianna and Friends.Donations to help defray thecost of groceries can be madeon the 12th.

The Retired Ministers and Missionaries

Offering (RMMO)

On Sunday, December 5, 2010, our congre-gation will receive the Retired Ministers and

Missionaries Offering (RMMO).

The RMMO is an annual ABCUSA offeringthat provides (1) “Thank You” checks tomore than 3,000 retired American Baptist

ministers and missionaries or their widowedspouses, based on 15 or more years of ABCservice, and (2) emergency and other finan-

cial assistance based on need.

Our 2010 goal is $ 1,200.00.Please help us remember them with love

and give with gratitude.

Poinsettia

Price List

6” $ 8.50 8” $ 17.50

10 ” $ 25.00 Please have orders in byDecember 9th or 10th .





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With a Song in Her Heart

Anyone who knows Mary Boyer knows that musicis at the heart of her life and her witness. She actu-ally became a performing singer when she was in

sixth grade, and in high school she sang in a 400-member choir, becoming part of a special groupcalled the “Sonies.”

Mary is the middle child and the middle girl of seven siblings She was born in Fort Thomas, Ken-tucky, and went through public schools there. Herfamily and her husband’s all attended HighlandHeights Baptist Church, so she met Rob when shewas just three years old, They were, indeed, child-hood sweethearts! Married in 1979 while Rob was

a recruiter for the Navy and while Mary was work-ing in the cancer treatment center at St. Luke’sHospital, the moved to Norfolk, Virginia, whenRob returned to his earlier assignment as a “plank owner,” a member of the original crew on the air-craft carrier Nimitz. Mary worked for a while in a physician’s office and then “did everything” in aflorist shop. In one of the annual shows, Marysmiles, “I played the role of a bride.”

Retired from the Navy because of a heart problem,

Rob had heart surgery in 1989. It was during hisrecuperation that the Boyers became foster parentsfor Nick, whom they later adopted and who diedtragically in 1993. They had moved to Philippibecause of the opening of federal government fa-cilities nearby and because of the prospects of jobsthere. Rob went back to school and earned an as-sociate degree in computer technology, which re-sulted in work with IMTS, a partner of Lockheed-Martin with federal contracts. Mary landed a jobdirectly with the federal government and has main-tained that position for seventeen years.

Mary is known also as an expert cake decorator.“Once when I was unemployed, we were inJ.C.Penney’s, and Rob saw a decorating set. Hethought I might enjoy getting into that, and I did.I took one class and really liked it, so I took an-other class and another up to the advanced level.That hobby has been with me for twenty-oneyears.”

Having served on many committees and boards atPhilippi Baptist Church, Mary now serves as chairof the Board of Worship. “I see us,” she says,“growing and changing, broadening our horizons,exploring new means of worship. We’re movingin a positive direction, and I strongly believe it

will continue. We’re doing the right things.”



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Happy Birthday

Caroline JettMartha Rose Roy

Beth LongoEmily Wilkins

Eric DavidsonMelissa Franke

Jean Ellen IrvineGlenn Sweet

Jonathan FrankeEric Hebb

Dean DavidsonMary Withers

Jon GriffinKen Yount

Carla Springer

Marsha SmithDianna WrightKelly Runion

Danny FrankeHerb Smith

Chris MulneixKoreen VillersCarolyn Davis

Richard ShearerKen Waddell

William & Shirley ThornePaul & Sharon HebbDavid & Carol Kidd

Olin & Marj CampbellSteve& Susan Markwood

Clarence & Dianna WrightDon & Barbara Smith,

Fred & Amy Funk

Please Remember in Prayer ...

A-B College faculty, staff and students,Georgian Allen, Michael Clyburn,Albert Carman, Blaine Corder, Judi Funk Jim Friend, Otilia Franke, Carl Gant,Harmony Grogan, Ben Guido, Jeremy Hunt,The Klaus Family, Don Miller, MicheleMoore, Greg , Kasey and Violet Mouser,Brenda & Gary Price, Mary Reynolds, DonSchierling, Vangie Shaffer,

Unspoken requests for family members,unsaved, person and community con-cerns, those with job and home loss, fi-nancial difficulties. Our national, state,and country leaders and officials. Vic-tims, the families and friends of crime,war and violence throughout our coun-try. Military personnel and their fami-lies throughout the world. Relativesand friends of those serving our coun-try: Amanda Howard, Tim Jenkins,Chris Mossburg and Taylor Smith.

Thank you to all for making theThanks(for)giving food drive a great suc-

cess! We were able to circle the entire sanctu-ary with food items and gave a prayer of

blessings during the worship service on No-vember 21st. Special Thanks to the Youth for

boxing the food up.



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