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Bellwether October Newsletter
A Letter From Our PastorDear church family,
At our house, we say October to the end of theyear is a blur. It always is. At church too. Lotswill be going on, yet I hope it will all berenewing, for you and us together.
Like many of you, I hope for a lot of things. God provides some. The restHe uses to grow my patience. One of my primary hopes for this season inour church is we grow a unity of spirit. This is one of the reasons oursermon series now is Renew. It takes us slowly through Romans 12. This chapter is really about how Christians should live should they trulyknow the mercies of God. This is what I want most - for us to be renewedby God’s mercy - that He gave it all and He is a good Father. He is alwaysgiving, even if we don’t see it right away.
To this end, we move forward, Raising Leaders who See Love Go, for HisKingdom, on our corner and into the world.
I hope you See a Big God, in worship services and also in smaller B groups. We have many. From Wednesday night Prayer study to Tuesday morningmen, from Wednesday night Young at Heart to Thursday morning Radical,from women’s groups to Sunday morning group. These are tremendousways to connect to one another and to God.
I hope we Love the Other Person more. October presents a great
opportunity to Love our Neighbors with our annual Trunk or Treat. It’ll be onWednesday night October 25th. It’ll be a fun evening and we want to makeit a blessing for this community.
I hope we Go to the World more. From Spann tutors to the Honduras Salt& Light banquet, from Operation Christmas Child to the upcoming movieSame Kind Different As Me. From ministry in far flung places like India andItaly to ministry at home to a neighbor at a football game, a friend at aparty, or a youth who needs a mentor friend.
All of us have gifts. All of us can make a difference. Only all of us can beJesus’ church, to be His light on corner where He has placed us.
As we move forward, lets be all in - to pray for, worship, invite, love, serve,and grow. Together. With a purpose. With a mission. For Jesus. Forothers. For you.
When it’s all for Him it really is an adventure. It really is life changing. Iwant you all and us all to have it.
In Christ,
John Hugh
Rise with God 2017
Baptism Sunday, November 12th
If you have never been baptized or feeling led to be baptized,
we invite you to schedule a time with the Lead Pastor, John Hugh Tate [email protected].
This is a great worship service to celebrate new life in Jesus.
Love Your Neighbor 2017
TRUNK OR TREAT
Wed, Oct 25th 6:00-7:30pm
We will bless our neighborhood with a great night of trick or treating & more.We have a new addition this year: prizes for the best trunk and best costume. This
is a Love Your Neighbor event, so we will invite Spann Elementary, neighboringbusinesses, local community helpers, and more.
Extend the invite to friends & signup to decorate a trunk here:http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0e45a4a82ba0fc1-trunk
Adult News
New B Groups
Prayer Steps B Group, Wednesdays at 6:00pm
Prayer Steps will be a learning together and learning by doing group. It willbe a combination of teaching on how to pray and then participation bothindividually and in groups. Contact Neal Gowdy [email protected].
Thursday Night B Group, Thursdays at 6:30pm
A group for college students and young adults where you can come walkthrough the things and issues of this world together and with a biblicalworldview. Contact Hunter at [email protected] or Kaylie Pooleat [email protected].
Marriage Small Group Training
We are looking for leaders interested in being trained to lead marriage smallgroups. Leaders will use a proven curriculum and receive shepherding. Contact Linda Tate at [email protected] if interested.
Ongoing B Groups
Sunday Night B Group, during Youth Hour 5:00-7:00PM
Join a study of Kyle Idleman’s Grace is Greater. Dinner is served! ContactCherry Duckworth at [email protected] or Ted Duckworth [email protected] for details.
Men’s Bible Study, Tuesdays at 6:30AM
Join the study of Acts on Tuesday mornings in the Bellwether Sanctuary.Contact Earnest Jackson at [email protected].
2 Women’s Bible Studies, Monday & Wednesday Lunch Hour
Mondays @ Noon. Facing Your Fears study. Contact Polly Kellum [email protected]
Wednesdays at Noon. How to Make Choices You Won’t Regret Preceptsstudy. Contact Linda Tate at [email protected].
2 B Groups with Childcare: Sunday & Wednesday
Sunday Morning Group at 9:00AM - This group is studying Breaking Freefrom Fear and partnering with Spann & We Will Go in a food/couponingministry. Contact Suzanne Sanders at [email protected].
Wednesday Evening Group at 6:30PM- This group is studying Igniting atPassion for God. Pizza served! Contact Carter Mascagni [email protected].
Thursday Morning Radical, 6:30AM at Sneaky Beans
Join the lead pastor for the study of Scripture and how it intersects with ourworld today. Contact John Hugh Tate at [email protected].
Youth News
From Hunter Poole
This past month, Bellwether Students spent one Sunday evening down withthe folks at We Will Go ministries in downtown Jackson. It was a greatopportunity for our students to worship and serve alongside our neighbors.We are looking forward to partnering with We Will Go again in the future, aswell as provide a meal that we can share with our neighbors!
Current Youth Series
October has a lot to offer our students as well! We meet on Sunday nightsfrom 5-7PM at Bellwether Church, and all are welcome to come and join us!
We started a new series for the month titled "All The Feels" and we will beexploring and facing some of the lies of this world head-on, and seeing whatGod's Word has to say in regards to these lies.
Upcoming Youth Calendar
October 22nd "Live Original" tour, Sadie Robertson
Join Sadie and special guests for the 2017 Live Original Tour. The Live
Original Tour encourages tens of thousands of young adults “to live uniquelyand be the person God made you to be.” Bellwether has group tickets tothis SOLD-OUT event! Contact Hunter Poole [email protected] for tickets ($25 each). Limited # available.
Weekend of October 20th Movie night "Same Kind of Different asMe" (TBD)
This is an inspirational film that was shot here in Jackson. It is based on atrue story of an international art dealer, Ron Hall, who befriends ahomeless man to save his struggling marriage to Deborah. It's a greatmessage for our students: "Nobody can help everybody, but everybody canhelp somebody." I'm excited about this movie and want to support itsmessage getting out and spreading to as many people as possible!
Children News
Trunk or Treat 2017 – Wednesday, October 25th
Join us from 6:00pm-7:30PM for a fun night of trick or treating and more. If youwant to help organize, email Jennifer Hopping at [email protected] orCarmen Gross at [email protected].
We need lots of decorated trunks! Sign up to be a decorated trunk by clicking
here http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0e45a4a82ba0fc1-trunk or going to ourhomepage.
Bellwether VBS Committee 2018
Do you love VBS? We need a few leaders to help plan curriculum, brainstormdecor ideas, organize details, think of promotion ideas, lead music, and be prayingabout our 2018 VBS. Please contact Heidi Berry at [email protected] orSam Gowdy at [email protected].
Mission OpportunitiesHonduras Salt and Light Banquet - Tuesday, November 7th @ 6PM
Bellwether Church is hosting the global mission partner Honduras Salt andLight Banquet. Mark Tuesday, November 7th, 6pm on your calendars.Dinner will be served. Doors open at 5:30pm. Special Guest: Director DanielTercero.
Tickets are $20 each. Contact Cherry Duckworth at [email protected] Jay Fielder at [email protected] to purchase tickets.
Spann Elementary Reading Fair - Friday, October 27th
If you have time Friday morning, October 27th, please think about spending1 hour judging reading projects by Spann Elementary kids!
No experience necessary. Contact Linda or Terry Foreman [email protected].
Same Kind of Different as Me Movie Premiere
Mark your calendars for the weekend of October 20th. Bring your friends,small group, neighbors to watch a Christian movie about the power ofpersonal relationship.
Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes - October 22nd
We will be collecting shoeboxes to send around the world to children inorphanages, war torn countries, countries suffering from famine or crisis, orclosed countries. Please consider packing 1, 2, or more boxes. Boxes willbe available starting October 22nd in the sanctuary.
Bellwether Testimonials
LYNDA HONEA - Spann Book Buddy
“As adults we never know how much of an impact we are making inchildren’s lives. Sometimes we are able to see the progress and the positiveresults/friendships that are forming, sometimes we find out later in life whata difference we made and sometimes we just have to trust God that we aredoing good and making a difference...Being a leader for Christ in my familyand in our church community is very important to me. I am so grateful forthe opportunity to give back to our church neighborhood and volunteer withthe sweet students at Spann Elementary.”
TABOR WEISSINGER – Mustard Seed Faith Foundation
"We teach children who have grown up with this mentality that their soulsare just as valuable as the Heads of State in India and that they are just asloved by God as anyone else on the planet. You can watch the corner oftheir lips turn up ever so slightly and their eyes open wide while being told,probably for the first time, that they are important and are loved just asmuch as anyone else. That, in a nutshell, is the Holy Spirit reaching theirears.”
SPANN TEACHER - Delane Lesh
"Thank you Bellwether for being the Aaron and Hur to our Moses at Spannand for holding up our weary arms in support when we are tired of thebattle! Thank you for being the heart of Christ and loving our kids at SpannElementary!"
Read more about each of these under "Stories" on the BellwetherHomepage
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