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SERVING THIS SUNDAY December 12, 2010

A/V Team 8:45 AM & 11:00 AM Team 2

Children’s Church 8:45 AM Jenny Kays & Susan Johnson 11:00 AM Delena McGaughey &

Kaycie Len Sparrow

Children’s Sermon Shawn Rutherford

Counters for December 13th @ ** 8:45 am** Roy & Velena Harley, Ralph & Sybil Smith

Deacons of the Week: 8:45 AM Ron Garvey 11:00 AM Ed Taylor

Greeters: Before 8:45 AM Sunday School: Velena Harley, Harold Coulter, Virginia Birdwhistell

Before 11:00 AM Service: Don & Rhonda Schierer, Mike Bowman

Nursery Workers: 8:45 AM Babies (0-1): Anthony & Jennifer Lee 2 & 3’s: Judy Ruble & Kelsey Peach

11:00 AM Babies (0-1): David & Teresa Steedly

Jackie Wells 2 & 3’s: Shawn & Misty Rutherford

7:00 PM Ellen Ballard & Anne Masterson

Wednesday Night - December 15th -7:00 pm:

Michelle Stephens & Donna Freeman

Ushers: 8:45 AM Ronnie O’nan’s Team 11:00 AM Doug Hanks’ Team

Van Driver: Roger McDowell

Welcome Desk Becca Davenport, Julie Cubert, Bonnie Martin,

Rita Phillips, Anne Masterson, Holly Peyton

Sand Spring Sand Spring Baptist Church Ministry and Support Staff

Pastor Dr. Mike Hamrick

Minister of Music and Senior Adults Ellery Milburn

Director of Education and Children Diana Hamrick

Minister of Youth Jeff Sparks

Secretary Mitzi Brown

Assistant Secretary Linda Ritchie

Treasurer Chris Thompson

Building Manager Jerry Puckett

Ne w s a n d V i e w s

Baptist Church

Volume 32 December 8, 2010 Issue 49

FOR THE RECORD December 5, 2010

Worship Attendance (8:45) 188 Worship Attendance (11:00) 314 TOTAL AM Attendance 502 Sunday School 329 Discipleship Training N / A Operating Funds 15,382.16 Building Fund 21,934.44 Building Memorial 25.00 Christmas Dinner 2,546.00 College & Career 100.00 Facilities Use 100.00 Poinsettias & Decorations 70.00 Widow’s Mite 65.00 Total Income Needed Year to Date

1,130.430.00 Total Undesignated & Building Fund to Date

1,107,083.47

Remember to give to the "Widow's Mite" Ministry to help those in need in our

community. Sunday, December 12th at 7 pm

Lottie Moon Christmas Offering The Lottie Moon Christmas offering helps support 5376 Southern Baptist missionaries around the world. Last year these missionaries were responsible for starting 24,650 new churches and baptizing 506,019 new believers. We will collect the Lottie Moon offering on Sunday, December 19 in both morning

services. Our church wide goal for Lottie Moon is $15,000.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hills 60th Anniversary Robert Hill was the Pastor of Sand Spring from 1968-1974. Bro Hill and his wife will celebrate their 60th anniversary on December 19th. You can send a card to their daughter at the following address: Margaret McCall, 1185 Historic Homer Highway, Homer, GA, 30547

Your Pastor, Bro. Mike

Prayer List Family of Dorothy Sparrow Bonnie Royalty’s sister Patsy Sims - Heritage Hall Jessie Richardson Ruthie Fentress Martha Ware Mary Lois Hawkins Julian Birdwhistell Howard Phillips Leona Flynn Chuck Beagle Hazel Smith - Heritage Hall Kristi Peavler - Edith Hanks’ niece Doris Bryant Debra Buntain & Donna Drury’s mother Dan & Carson Kruse Allen Martin’s son in law & grandson Bobby Bradley - Pennie Little’s brother Enlarging the Vision Campaign *others remain on the Prayer Warrior list and are being prayed for each week.

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever was “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever!”

These were the words of Colin Kays as he looked up to his mom! What Colin was saying to his mom was being mumbled throughout the congregation after the children’s presentation of the “Best Christmas Pageant Ever” Sunday night! I remember first reading this book in the 1970’s and falling in love with it. But nothing could compare to seeing our children perform Sunday night! I cried through most of the performance, as I thought of how many little Herdmans had come through the doors of Sand Spring and other churches I have attended. Their faces ran through my mind as I watched the play. I was reminded of how simple and amazing the Christmas story really is! Thanks you Jenny Kays, Kelly Reynolds, and our amazing children for blessing our hearts!!

Birthday Party For Jesus Wednesday, December 15th is our Birthday Party For Jesus. It starts at 7:00 p.m. and lasts till 7:45 p.m. It will be a time of games, food, crafts, and most of all of reflecting what Christmas is all about! Happy in Him! Diana

Dear Parents and Students, Winter Xtreme Payment is due on Sunday, December 12th.

Cost for this event is $110.00. A minimum nonrefundable payment of $50.00 is due by December 12th. Cost includes conference fee and lodging. This conference will feature top speakers and bands from all across the country. You can see a full list of speakers and performers as well as the event schedule at www.xtremeconferences.com.

We will meet at 10:00am on Monday December 27th in the back parking lot of Sand Spring Baptist Church. Students will return December 29th at approximately 5:00pm to the back parking lot of Sand Spring Baptist Church. In His Steps, Jeff Sparks Matthew 7:24

My goodness what a blessing we all received from the wonderful presentation last night from our children’s choir! I was so impressed with the children and all the lines they had to memorize and the professional way the presented each and every line. And the singing was superb! Thanks to all the children, and parents for all the time that was spent learning lines and practicing. Thanks to Jenny Kays and Kellie Reynolds for all their hard work! You can catch the replay of this on channel 6; Mon. – Fri. at 4:00 PM, Thursday and Friday at 10:00 AM, and Friday at 10:00 PM.

This coming Sunday at 7:00 PM JoySong and the JuBELLant Ringers Will present “The Gift at the Manger” a Christmas Concert. This Program will prove to be some of the best vocal and instrumental music you will hear this Christmas. There may even be a surprise performance from the Men of Joy. Come and join us for a great night of music and you can even leave with “The Gift at the Manger”!

Sand Springer's, we have two special dates coming up; Tuesday, December 14th at 8:00 am we will be leaving the church for our shopping trip to Lexington. Then Tuesday, December 21st is the Milburn’s Christmas open house. Stop by between 2:00 and 4:00 pm for some Christmas goodies and Christian fellowship. Blessings, Ellery

College Scholarship Fund Applications for Spring Semester

are outside the church office and are due back Sunday, December 12th.

Anyone interested in playing volleyball in our community church league? Please sign up on the sheets found in the atrium on the table.

LOTTIE MOON’S POST OFFICE If you wish to send Christmas cards to our regular attendees, just drop off your cards at the Lottie Moon post office located in the atrium. Cost is $.10 per card. The money goes to Lottie Moon Christmas offering. Cards will be accepted through December 22nd.

To claim tax deduction for 2010, donations must be received by December 31st.

Thank you and please be in prayer for all our missionaries traveling this

week to Missouri. We collected 115 pair of jeans, 125 gloves, 94 hats, 29 scarves, and a few other miscellaneous items at our Hanging of the Green Service.