folks just like you · It was working with the Arapaho Indians in Oklahoma, understanding their prejudice against the white man, but watching God tear down the wall of that prejudice

Returning to its customary month of November af-ter being held in November for a few years, the 2006 Community Baptist Homecoming on October 22nd will feature a message from Shelby Baptist Associational Missionary, Dr. Hugh Richardson, and an afternoon per-formance by the Promise Keepers Men’s Choir from the First Baptist Church of Pelham. Dr. Hugh assumed his duties and succeeded Bro. Char les Stroud at the Association’s helm on January 1. 2006. Ever since, he has been striving to visit each of the churches in the Association, which is no small task. More than that, though, he has stepped in to provide a smooth transitional leadership for the Association and it varied ministries. The Shelby Baptist Association car-ries on 22 separately identified and named ministries within Shelby County. Plans for Homecoming Sunday will be slightly al-tered from our normal schedule. There will be no ear ly worship service at 8:30. Instead, beginning at 9:00, there will be a coffee and sweets reception in the Fel-lowship Hall, affording members and visitors an ear ly oppor tunity to visit and get the big day off to a rousing star t. At 9:45, Sunday School will begin, and all visitors will be welcome to attend the class of their choice. At 11:00 am, our Homecoming Worship hour will begin, and it will be special, including recognition

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of past members and staff, some really special music, including a solo by Bro. Greg Ragland and special music from The Worship Choir. Following the service, we’ll observe–and enjoy!–our Homecom-ing Fellowship Dinner. When everyone is stuffed and ready for a nap, probably around 1:30-2:00, the Homecoming music and worship program will begin featuring the 40-or-so voices of the First Baptist Church of Pelham’s Promise Keepers’ Men’s choir will begin.The Promise Keepers Choir has a total membership of near ly a hundred voices, but on ‘road trips, like to CBC, a smaller number are involved, usually suppor ted by a 6-guy instrumental ensemble. Sam Neugent, Pelham’s Minister of Music, leads the group, but will be out of town and is turning directing duties over to another member. It’s sure to be a wonderful time of praise and worship to cap the special day that is Homecoming. If you know a former member or staff person or a family member of one, please let them know about the date and times, and, if possible, let Bro. Dave know an ad-dress or phone number where they might be reached.

C O M M U N I T Y ’ S O P P O R T U N I T I E S

SUNDAY (9-3) 6 :00 pm Evening Worsh ip : Teachers ’

dedicat ion serv ice

7 :00 pm Youth Bowl ing a f ter church

MONDAY (9-4) LABOR DAY

SUNDAY (9-10) 8 :30 am Ear l y Worsh ip serv ice beg ins

12 noon Youth eat out a f ter church

4 :30 pm Bel iev ing God Bib le Disc ip lesh ip

B ib le s tudy (Chi ldcare ava i lab le)

5 :00 pm Disc ip lesh ip Tra in ing & Chi ldren ’s

Choir resume

MONDAY (9-11) 9 :00 am Community Women in the Word

B ib le s tudy beg ins, us ing Beth

Moore’s Be l i e v i n g go d

TUESDAY (9-12) 11:30 am Women on Miss ion Meet ing

at church (Pot luck)

6 :30 pm Women on Miss ion Meet ing

at church (Pot luck)

WEDNESDAY (9-13) 6 :30 pm Month l y Bus iness meet ing

SUNDAY (9-17) 7 :00 pm Youth S .N.A.C Time at the Car ters ’

7 :00 pm Church Counc i l Meet ing

THURSDAY-SUNDAY Girls ’ Days Out at the Beach

(10-5 THRU 10-8) Retreat at Gulf Shores

SUNDAY (10-8) 12 noon Youth eat out a f ter church


SUNDAY (10-22) COMMUNITY BAPTIST

HOMECOMING SUNDAY

(No ear l y worsh ip ser v ice)

9:45 am Sunday School

11:00 am Homecoming Worsh ip, wi th Dr.

Hugh Richardson, Spec ia l Speaker

12 noon Homecoming Fe l lowship Dinner

1 :15 pm Homecoming Spec ia l Mus ic prog ram

with Promise Keepers Choir f rom

F i rs t Bapt is t Church-Pe lham

SATURDAY (10-28) 2n d An n uA l CBC FA m i ly & Fr i e n d s

FA l l Fe s t i vA l

SUNDAY (10-29) 6 :00 pm FIFTH SUNDAY MUSIC, with very

Spec ia l Guests : Th e La m b Fa m i Ly

SUNDAY (11-12) 12 noon Youth eat out a f ter church


SUNDAY (11-19) 5 :00 PM ThanksPra ise Dinner

THURSDAY (11-23) THANKSGIVING DAY

SUNDAY (11-26) 6 :00 pm HA n g i n g o F t H e gr e e n se rv i C e

SUNDAY (12-3) 6 :00 pm un to us Chr is tmas Mus ica l

7 :00 pm Cocoa & Cook ies Fe l lowship


WEDNESDAY (12-20) 6 :30 pm Co m m u n i t y CA ro l i n g

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NEW DIRECTORY SUPPLEMENTS AVAILABLEThe four th Supplement to our Membership Director y from last September is available . A copy should accompany each member’s copy of this newsletter. Other copies are available on request.The Supplement contains contact and per-sonal information on new members who’ve joined CBC dur ing the June-August time per iod, as well as some supplemental or corrective information related to members as it former ly appeared in the Director y or pr ior supplements. Consideration is being given to the pro-duction of a new color, 3-r ing bound direc-tor y in the near future .


What is ministry? This is an ever evolving question that has, over 17 years, taken on many different answers and had many different faces. It was painting an office desk purple with white heartbeats with a skeptical mohawked teenager named Michael Olvey who was trying to decide if I was worth listening to. It was climbing in the pulpit for the first time while the Pastor lay in critical condition after a horrific wreck, hearing God whisper the words for the first time “preach”. It was turning the Cook’s family backyard into a giant mudpit then sitting in the mud with 30 students and sharing Christ. It was meeting Pastor Charlie in South Carolina and hearing him say he would stand on his head if God really moved the way we thought, then watching him actually do it. It was being in the Honey Hill housing project and having the privilege of loving and hugging kids who rarely got such hugs. It was going to Lakeland Florida and helping paint a church that was across the street from a notorious Crack House, and watching that same house send their children across to VBS to hear the gospel. It was working with the Arapaho Indians in Oklahoma, understanding their prejudice against the white man, but watching God tear down the wall of that prejudice and hate. It was an abused girl named Emily I met in a drug infested housing project in St. Louis who never smiled until the last day of our Backyard Bible Club (I still pray for her). It was meeting Kayla, a teenage girl with a disease that seemed unfair and words written in razor blades across her arms that screamed to the world, asking “Does someone love me?” – and me telling her “I DO!”. It was an 8:30pm Wed. night worship filled with 40 college students, starting with 1 hour of praising God followed by digging in God’s word for His life changing truths. It was leading a Revival in Brazil, not knowing their language, but knowing the God who speaks to the heart of all men and watching 92 people accept Christ in 4 days. It was, for the first time, hearing someone say the word Pastor, and realizing they were talking to me. Here at Community it has had its own unique identity as well, having watched God move in a mighty way, calling people to His house and to His service while pouring out blessings upon our fellowship of believers that we could never have imagined. Yes, over the years it has had many voices and presented many challenges, and still evolves to this day. Its face changes, its location is where God leads, but with ministry there is one thing I know, a truth revealed in every situation and circumstance - There is but One God, One Spirit and One Purpose, and we are to be unapologetically about His work, where He leads, when He leads doing as He leads, for we do not labor in vain! My heart’s cry which I hope you share is this: “Let me always be found doing the Ministry of God!”

Therefore, my dear brothers, s tand firm. L et nothing move you. Always give yourselves ful ly to the work of the L ord,

because you know that your labor in the L ord is not in vain. 1 Cor 15:58 (NIV)

God is Good – All the Time Your Pastor, Brother Bo

Fr om Y o ur P a s t o r ’ s H ear tR e v . “ B o ” B r o w n

W h a t i s M i n i s t r y ?

Early worship. It may not be for everyone, but for some folks, the move to add a second worship service on Sunday morning, beginning September 10th, will be a welcome change. And for those who’ve struggled to find park-ing or a seat when arriving for our usual wor-ship service at 11 am, perhaps there will be ample space for vehicle and worshipers alike as a result of the change. The new early service will be substan-tially the same as the later 11 o’clock service, though The Worship Choir will most often be a part of the later service. Plans are underway to begin a Praise Team that will be part of the early service on a regular basis and a part of the later service occasionally. Since the most likely time that we might experience parking problems is during the late part of the Sunday School hour as later-service worshipers arrive, it will be helpful for

early worshipers and Sunday School folks to use the park-ing areas behind the church as much as possible. This period is one when wearing our name badges may be helpful as well. If you need a name badge, please let Bro. Dave know. Finally, feel free to check out the fellowship area in the Fellowship hall between services and Sunday School. It should be a great place to get a morning snack and drink and visit with others who you might not otherwise see.


EARLY WORSHIP SERVICE BEGINS SEPT. 10

sunday schedule effective sept. 10

8:30 am - early worship9:45 am - sunday school

11:00 am – worship5:00 pm - discipleship training

6:00 - evening worship

WILL LIPSCOMB CREATES 2006 CHRISTMAS GIFT SHOP LOGO

For the second straight year, Will Lipscomb has created the year’s theme logo for the Shelby Baptist Association’s Christmas Gift Shop. The design, shown above, will be featured in most of theministry’s promotional and instrucitonal mate-rial and on the Association’s website. Congratulations, Will, on a job wonderfully done.

CHRISTMAS GIFT SHOP IN-GATHERING BANQUET AT FBC-ALABASTER OCT. 12TH

It’s hard to believe it, but the Christmas season is fast ap-proaching, and with it the opportunity to share in one of the most meaningful ministries conducted by the Shelby Baptist Association: The Christmas Gift Shop. This amaz-ing ministry touches hundreds of lives each year, helping make possible a true Christmas for disadvantaged families throughout the county, and affording opportunities to share the Gospel with those families. For those who have been involved or intend to be in-volved in The Christmas Gift Shop ministry this season, there will be an In-Gathering Banquet held at the first Baptist Church of alabaster at 6:30 pm. The meal cost is $3 per per-son, to a max of $10 per family. A sign-up sheet will be posted in the hallway. You may also contact Debra Short. Reservations must be made, in all events, no later than October 8th.


C H I L D R E N ’ S M I N I S T E R S E A R C H T E A M

R E S U M E S S O U G H T A F T E R J O B D E S C R I P T I O N F R A M E DIn the past month and a half, the Children’s Minister Search Team has moved aggressively forward in it effort to locate a suitable candidate to take charge of our Children’s Ministry. With Chair, Gwen Hatcher, leading the way, the Team devoted time to evaluating what the Children’s Ministry’s needs are, considered and compared various Children’s Minister job descriptions and formulated a new draft job description for the position at CBC. In recent weeks, the Team has begun actively soliciting resumes from candi-dates for the post, including placement of a classified ad in The Alabama Baptist and in our own bulletin and here, adjacent to this article. Resumes will be accepted for a couple more weeks. If you know of someone who might be a worthy can-didate, please encourage him or her to submit a resume to Gwen as soon as possible. If you have further questions, concerns or thoughts about the Team’s pursuits, feel free to contact any Team member: Gwen Hatcher, who chairs the Team, Adrienne Long, Jeff Pace, Marion Barnett or Betty Bachelor. And be sure to remember the Team and our future Children’s Minister, even without knowing who it will be, in your prayers.

CHILDREN’S MINISTER: Community Baptist Church is seeking a part-time minister

for its Children’s Ministry, birth through 5th grade. Please send resumes to: Community Baptist Church,

8254 Highway 17, Maylene, AL 35114,Attn: Gwen Hatcher or e-mail resume to GHatcher@

YMCABHAM.org

kids’choirs return sept. 10th

Following a summer hiatus after their outstanding performance of Sticks & Stones in May, the CBC Childrens Choirs will kick of the fall season on September 10th. Kids from kindergarten through 5th grade should look forward to a great time. Plans call for there to be two choirs this time: one for kids kindergarten through 2nd grade, and the other for 3rd through 5th grad-ers. In addition, if there prove to be ample interested pre-schoolers, we’ll begin an Angel Choir for 2-5 year old pre-kindergarten age kids, as well. Look for the kids’ choirs to be the heart of the Christmas musical this winter. Kids are encouraged to show up before 5 pm on Sunday, September 10th.

WMU CALENDAR

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 • 11:30 AM • AT THE CHURCHInaugural daytime WMU meeting. Please bring along a potluck item to share as we fellowship and devote time to missions study and prayer.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 • 6:30 pm • AT THE CHURCHThis month’s evening hour WMU meeting. Please bring along a potluck item to share as we fellowship and devote time to missions study and prayer.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5 THROUGH SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8 • AT THE BEACH, FORT MORGANSpecial Girlz Daze Out Retreat at a beachfront home in Fort Morgan, where delightful time on the beach and in the water will be punctuated with Bible study, special times of girlship and growth.


Quiet, steady progress seems to be the hallmark of the building Team in the month just ended. The Ministry Evaluations have been completed and submitted to the architect, Patrick Stout. And he also received just last week the topographic survey that’s a crucial part of the information he needs to for-mulate a draft Master Plan for our property. Thus, the Team is excited about the prospect of receiv-ing soon from Mr. Stout that first-glance Master Plan and is ideas on what we need and can fulfill in the use of our space. The Master Plan should not be confused with the individual building plans and blueprints that will ultimately follow and be the final step before construction begins. The Master Plan is an over-all scheme of how best to maximize our available land and buildings with improvements to met our ministry needs and goals. At present, our expectation is that we should have things in place to begin actual work in the spring of next year. To that end, the Promotions Sub-Team has been hard at work exploring ways to best inform our members about the exciting days and labors ahead and garner the prayer and financial support that is so crucial to any project like ours in the advancement of the Kingdom. An overall theme for the cam-paign, and various elements of the forthcoming publicity and promotion materials are in development.Among the activities the Sub-Team has come up with is a Community Cookbook project that is de-scribed in the piece below.Please continue to lift up the Building Team, Mr. Stout and our entire church family up in prayer in the days and weeks ahead as we strive to discern and follow God’s will and direction in these special times.

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D E V E LO P M E N T M A S T E R P L A N S H O U L D B E H E R E S O O N

R E C I P E S & V O L U N T E E R S N E E D E D F O R E A G L E S ’ C B C C O O K B O O K P R O J E C T

As we all know, the good folks of Community Baptist Church love to fellow-ship and are great cooks. So we’ve come up with a novel idea: there is a cook-book coming to the front burner at CBC and we need all the help we can get. The Eagles have agreed to work on this project, which, so far as I know, is the first fundraising project for our future building. We’ll need lots and lots of recipes; the best recipes you have and are willing to share. The recipes received will be edited and checked for duplication, although some near-duplicates may make it in due to slight differences that make each one special. Our vision for our cookbook is one that will be similar to BellSouth’s Pioneers cookbook. When submitting recipes, feel free to include any hints or personal stories or remembrances that make it special, or how we the recipe was obtained or developed. Folks love things like that and it helps make the book uniquely ours. The greater majority of the book’s recipes are bound to be tried and true good old country cook-ing, coming from all the folks in this church family who can cook! Ann Gamble and I are working on a healthy recipe section with diabetics in mind. Help us out with recipes like this, too. We also expect to have low fat recipes and methods. There will also be some recipes in a gourmet section, gathered in from several chefs known to Ann and me. There’s even a rumor that the Big Kahuna will provide some, although we’re not sure where they’ll go. And other men of the church are encouraged to submit their favorites as well.

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B O B B I E B I G G I O

Ms. Bobbie Biggio ‘s odyssey to find a new church family closer to home came to a delightful conclusion on the evening of August 6th. The former Fir st Baptist-Hoover resident who l ives in the Shelby County Airpor t general area says she felt at home at CBC in no time . Ms. Bobbie was born and raised in Birmingham, where she attended West End High School before her family moved to Montgomer y, where she graduated from Sidney Lanier High School in 1956. The next year she and Jack Biggio marr ied and the Biggio’s bore three children before their marr iage ended 31 year s ago. Their daughter, Chr is Monson, is widowed and l ives in Gulf Shores. She is a highly ranked amateur competi-t ive bal lroom dancer. She has two children who are Ms. Bobbie’s only grandchildren: Katie , who’s a student at UAB, and Matt, who’s seeking his Master’s in Sociology and Cr iminology at the Univer sity of Nor th Carolina at Char lotte . Ms. Bobbie’s second child, daughter Lisa Big-gio and her husband are both food sales representatives ranging from their Char lotte , NC, home area. Son Michael Joseph Biggio, was her baby, and had headed a successful construction firm when he suddenly sold it al l and pur sued work with the International Mis-sion board in Ecuador for 2 year s. There he met his fu-ture wife , Roxie , who was a visit ing R.N. They returned to her home state of Oklahoma so she could obtain a Master s in Nursing and they made plans with the IMB to be placed in China. But two weeks before they were to leave , on August 30, 2004, Michael died as a result of a freak highway accident when the motorcycle he was r id-ing coll ided with a deer.

Ms. Bobbie has worked since she was 16, except for br ief per iods surrounding her chi ldren’s bir th. Much of her time has been as a receptionist for construction companies and food broker s, and, since 1975, in attor-ney’s offices. She is in her sixth year as a Legal Assistant to two insurance defense attorneys in the Baker Don-aldson law firm downtown. In successive year s, she lost her mother, a son-in-law, then her son, and last year was diagnosed with colon cancer and underwent surger y and chemo. The one thing she l iked about that last exper i-ence was that it has yielded white hair for her. “I don’t have to worr y about color ing it any more .” She is an accomplished ar tist ic painter, noted for render ings in the style of watercolor s with acr yl ic paints. With a studio in her home, she bemoans the fact that she’s not had as much time to paint in recent months as she would l ike . She also loves to cook and to sew. Her home address is 120 Carr ington Lane , Cal-era. Her home phone number there is 664-5834.

C A M E R O N B A R N E T T

In the weeks following May 21, 2006, when Cameron Barnett’s parents, Br ian and Mar ion Barnett, joined our church family, Cameron and his sister, Olivia, have been a big par t of things around Community Baptist Church. In ear ly August, Cameron and Olivia both delighted their folks by shar ing the fact that they had accepted Jesus as their Savior. On Sunday, August 13, 2006, they shared this great news with the church family following morning worship, and their request to become a par t of God’s family and ours was loudly and enthusiastically greeted. “Cam,” as


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he’s also known, looks forward to being baptized. Cam is 10 years old. He is home-schooled and is at the fifth grade level. He likes to bike race and is a huge Star Wars and NASCAR fan. Jeff Gordon is his favor ite dr iver. Cam’s begun playing guitar and taking guitar lessons. He’s about to begin Community Bible Study and wil l be taking science classes at the McWane Center and Birmingham Zoo as par t of his home schooling curr iculum. He’s color-blind and says he’d l ike to be a paleontologist (a fossi l exper t) when he grows up. The Barnetts l ive in Hoover, at 505 Shades Avenue . The Barnetts’ home phone number is 822-9246.

O L I V I A B A R N E T T

Olivia Barnett escor ted her big brother down the aisle in ear ly August to announce the great news that she , too, had accepted Jesus as her Lord and Savior and asked if she could be baptized and join Community Baptist. Her request was warmly received and unanimously approved. She and Cam will be baptized in the near future . Olivia is 8 years old and is home-schooled at the third grade level. Personally, Olivia’s free-time interests center on things l ike shopping, drawing and singing. She loves to play board games and some outdoor spor ts. She also l ikes puzzles and enjoys playing with Bratz. She says that when she grows up she wants to be either a chef or someone who works with animals. She and her family l ive in Hoover, at 505 Shades Avenue , where the home phone number is 822-9246.

K R I S T I N A K E L L E Y

Kr istina Kelley and her husband, Evan, have their hear ts set on a new home in Chinaberr y Subdivision, across from the church. But even as they eager ly await the sale of their present home in Alabaster, Kr istina chose to commit to a new church home at Community Baptist on Sunday morning, August 20th, by transfer of letter. Having already shared some of her musical skil ls with the choir, her expressed interest in playing piano for us is a welcome development on its own. Her request was soundly approved. Her piano skil ls came from years of lessons as she grew up in Buhl, outside Tuscaloosa. She was one of three children of Jerr y Hawthorne and Joan Hawthorne . Her dad pastored several Baptist churches in the area as she was growing up and she was a par t of al l of them. She began playing to accompany choir s in school in the seventh grade and was involved in choir and “kind of nerdy” while passing through Tuscaloosa County High School, where she graduated in 1986. After high school, Kr istina began studies at Shelton State in Tuscaloosa before transferr ing to UAB and pursuing her studies there while working much of the time. In 1995, she received her Bachelor’s in Psychology with a Biology Minor. In 1996, she received her Master s of Ar t in Adver tising and Public Relations from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Since then most of her work has been in

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outside sales, including 3 years with Digital FX, and currently for Johnson & Johnson, with whom she’s been for 7-1/2 years and now covers the terr itor y embracing Alabama and the Flor ida Panhandle . A lot of travel is involved. Evan’s from the Fair Hope area and graduated from the University of South Alabama with a degree in Histor y and Social Sciences. He’s a teacher pr incipally doing substitute teaching now as he does some course work at the University of Montevallo. He’s also worked in the past for R.J . Reynolds Co. and for Par isians. He and Kr istina marr ied in June last year. Kr istina’s son, Morgan Hawthorne , is an active 12-year old and good student. Six years of work at karate has helped him achieve standing as a second-degree black belt. He’s played soccer in the past, but is now focused on football . He’s an excellent student and attends Thompson Middle School, where he is in the 7th grade . The Kelley’s son, Reagan, arr ived in March of this year. Evan’s 11-year old son, Ashton Kelley, is also a frequent par t of the Kelley household. He’s sixth-grader at Thompson Middle School, has played soccer and is involved in fal l baseball . In addition to encouraging Morgan in his karate and other athletic endeavors, the Kelley’s al l share a love of reading in their l imited spare time. Kr istina admits being drawn to science fiction and myster y novels in par ticular. They are also huge Alabama fans. For the time being, the Kelley’s l ive at 100 Willow Creek South Lane in Alabaster. Their phone number there is 621-8538.

PA M P E N N I N G TO NJ E S S I C A P E N N I N G TO N

After visit ing with us for several weeks and finding a home in the Ladies’ Roundtable Sunday School class, Pam Pennington, and her daughter, Jessica, joined Community Baptist Church on August 20th, 2006. The church family was quick to applaud the fact that Jessica sought membership by baptism after shar ing that she’s accepted Jesus as her Savior. Pam transfered her membership from a sister church. The Penningtons l ive nearby, at 45 Maple Lane in Maylene . As a child, though, Pam lived in Birmingham, Knoxvil le , Nashvil le , and Louisvil le following her dad’s work assignments. When he was returned to Birmingham, finally, the family settled on a farm in the Saginaw area. Pam’s husband, Jerr y, is from the Maylene/Helena area and graduated from Pelham High School. Following school, he worked on refr igeration at Brookwood Medical Center, worked for the City of Hoover, and had his own siding and mechanics businesses and became a heavy equipment operator. He’s been a heavy equipment operator for Birmingham Backhoe for about a year. Pam character izes Jerr y as a jack-of-all-trades. Pam worked at Bellsouth for 10 years or so, but back and hip problems have placed her on disabil ity for the last four years. The Penningtons were marr ied at the Columbiana cour thouse in Februar y 1984. Their son, Jerr y, Jr. , graduated from Thompson High School in 2004 and currently works as a house framer. Jessica is a sur vivor.

And day by day continuing with one mind in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they were taking their meals together with gladness and sincerity of heart, praising God, and having favor with all the people.

And the Lord was adding to their number day by day those who were being saved. Acts2:46-7

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S T E P H E N & B E C K Y RY L E E

Like her folks before her, Becky Rylee “heard mama call” and returned with her husband, Stephen, to the church in which most of her late grade school and high school year s were spent. Debra and Dave Shor t’s l ittle gir l–now toting a young’un of her own–and Stephen were warmly welcomed back home the morning of August 27, 2006. Becky grew up in Alabaster and graduated from Thompson High School in 1997. She was a dance team member while there . She’d begun taking courses at the University of Montevallo while sti l l in high school, and took some more as she began working. She switched to Jeff State , but ceased her college work when she began a 5-year stint working for Junior Davis & Associates. She left that position a week before the couple’s br ight-eyed son, Drew, arr ived in May of 2004. Stephen was one of two children in the family of the late Norman Rylee and Sandra Rylee . He grew up in Mobile as his dad worked in tech suppor t for AmSouth Bank. The family had moved locally before Stephen finished high school in 1992, at Pelham High School. His father died in 2004. His mother l ives in Calera, as does his sister, Heather McCulloch. After high school, Stephen headed to the University of Montevallo, where he earned his Bachelor’s in Biology with a minor in Chemistr y in 1998. He began work at UAB in research, but the grant under which he was working ended–along with his job–two weeks before he and Becky marr ied. (They had met at River side Baptist in 1998, he had proposed three weeks later and they marr ied nine months after that, just after his job

evaporated.) When he was unable to find work in his chosen field, he took a dispatch position with Sherman Ready Mix and was there for seven years. Now he is dispatch manager for Lafarge Ready Mix. The sunshine of their l ives, Drew, arr ived in May of 2004, and despite some ear ly medical problems has grown into an engaging, easily-smiling, twinkle-eyed youngster who’s already planted a wet one on little gir l in the nurser y. He’s “a charmer,” for sure . Though their time and circumstances don’t currently allow much leisure time, Stephen loves to bowl (and Becky wil l bowl but claims she’s no good), he’d l ike to fish more (she won’t bait a hook, though), and they enjoy playing tennis and he loves ping-pong. They’re looking forward to being active members at CBC, where Stephen’s already in the choir. They l ive in Helena, at 7503 Spencer Lane . Their phone number there is 621-8363.

B I L L I E B R A N T L E Y

Some church members may be forgiven for clapping when asked if they would welcome MS. Bil l ie Brantley into our church family by transfer of her letter from Ryan Baptist Church. Ms. Bil l ie has become a familiar presence at Community Baptist over the last couple of year s: more faithful Sunday nights than some of our members, and frequently at senior adult functions and other events. When she came forward at the end of the evening ser vice , August 27, 2006, there were many smiling faces in the crowd. Ms. Bil l ie had a rather nomadic childhood as her parents–Char les Will iam Smith and Media Smith–moved

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LADIES ENJOY GIRLS’ NITE OUT LUAU

As the soothing sounds of Hawai-ian music and the delightful aromas of exotic foods f loated through the Fellowship Hall, more than 40 ladies donned their leis and orchid hairpieces and settled in for a spe-cial evening on August 11th. The Girls Nite Out Luau that evening featured some exceptional food from the kitchen of the Big Kahuna, followed by a get-acquainted game that revealed some somewhat disturbing infor-mation about some folks. Alice Mitchell won the prize for col-lecting 19 of 20 signatures. Door prizes were spread among the folks

attending. Rita Miller spent a few minutes sharing with everyone tidbits about life in Hawaii and her experiences growing up there as the child of Baptist missionaries. Everyone joined in as she led the group in a favorite hula tune, The Hukilau Song (be-low). Diana Lowery shared two songs and WMU Director, Debra Short, led a time of devotion. It proved to be a great evening of light fun and real purpose for all who attended.

None are likely to ever forget: “ Oh, we’re going to the hukilau; huki, huki, huki, huki, huk, hukilau . . . .”

ABOVE & RIGHT: GETTING TO KNOW

ONE ANOTHER GAME

ABOVE: RITA SHARES TALES

FROM HAWAII, LIKE FIGHTING OF

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RIGHT: DIANA BLESSES THE

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GOING TO THE HUKILAU

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WILLBEGINMONDAY,SEPTEMBER11,2006AT9:00A.M.ATThEchURch.

OURINITIALSTUDYWILLBEcENTEREDONBEThMOORE’SOUTSTANDINGBOOK,BELIEVING IN GOD.

IF yOu’vE nOT SIGnEd uP And WOuLd LIKE TO PARTICIPATE, PLEASE COnTACT dEBRA SHORT OR BETTy BACHELOR.

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CMOVIN’ ON UP • AUGUST 6>AUGUST 6TH WAS A BIG DAY BECAUSE KIDS WHO ARE HEADING INTO THE 6TH AND 7TH GRADE MOVED ON UP TO BECOME

PART OF OUR YOUTH DEPARTMENT. WE EVEN HAD A WELCOME PARTY IN THE YOUTH HOUSE.

CCCCSOME SERIOUS TV>THAN KS TO SOME R EALLY G ENE ROUS P E RSON, A B I G OL’ 51” T V SU R FAC ED AT THE YOUTH H OUSE TH I S PAST MONTH . IT’S A NEAT ADD IT ION TO THE ST UFF WE HAVE OVE R THE R E TO USE IN BOTH WORSH I P, B I BLE ST UDY

AND F UN T IMES . THAN KS, B I G T IME ! !

CCDRAMA GROUP STARTED IN AUGUST/PICKING UP IN SEPTEMBER>IN THE MIDDLE OF AUGUST, WE STARTED UP OUR DRAMA MINISTRY, WHICH MET TWICE AFTER EVENING WORSHIP. STARTING THIS MONTH, DRAMA PRACTICE WILL BE EVERY SUNDAY BEGINNING AT 5 PM. BRANDI LIPSCOMB, WHO’S BEEN INVOLVED WITH DRAMA MUCH OF HER LIFE, IS LEADING THIS EXCITING PROJECT, USING MATERIALS THAT SHE’S COLLECTED OVER THE YEARS. THOSE WHO PARTICIPATE ARE REQUIED TO NOT ONLY LEARN THEIR LINES BUT TO MEMORIZE IMPOR-TANT BIBLE VERSES AS WELL . THE DRAMA GROUP WILL BE INVOLVED IN FUTURE WORSHIP SERVICES AND YOUTH AND

CHILDREN’S MIINISTRY ACTIVITIES.

CCCCS.N.A .C. TIME AT NATE LYTLE’S, AUGUST 20>WHO KNEW THAT NATE LYTLE HAD ALL THE COOL STUFF AT HIS HOUSE? POOL TABLE, BASKETBALL GOAL AND OTHER FUN STUFF WERE ALL THERE WHEN 20 KIDS DESCENDED ON HIS HOUSE AFTER EVENING WORSHIP AUGUST 20TH. IT WAS A GREAT EVENING AS WE HAD A REALLY GRET OPPORTUNITY TO JUST HAND OUT TOGETHER AND GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER BETTER . (DID WE MENTION THAT THERE WERE 20 OF US?)

CCCCCSIX FLAGS & EN FUEGO • AUGUST 25-26>ON AUGUST 25TH, 15 YOUTH AND SOME ADULTS HOOKED UP WITH KIDS FROM 1ST BAPTIST-HOOVER AND HEADED BY CHARTER BUS TO SIX FLAGS-ATLANTA. WE GOT THERE BEFORE THE MIDNIGHT HOUR , AND IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR WE HEADED INTO SIX FLAGS-ATLANTA, AND DID ALL KINDS OF COOL, FUN AND TIR ING STUFF. WE CAUGHT THE BUS BACK HOME (SOME OF US SLEPT [RAY! ! ! ! SEE P IC ! !] ) AND CRASHED FOR A FEW HOURS. THE AFTERNOON OF THE 26TH, WE HEADED TO VERBENA TO JOIN THOUSANDS OF OTHER YOUTH FROM AROUND THE STATE FOR AN AFTERNOON AND EVENING OF GREAT MUSIC AND FUN AT EN FUEGO (WHICH MEANS “ON FIRE”). THERE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE 10,00 THERE; TRY 25,000! ! GREAT MUSIC. IT WAS A GREAT COUPLE OF DAYS, BUT IT WAS SURE TIR ING FOR SOME OF US. THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED MAKE IT POSSIBLE, INCLUDING OUR TAG -ALONG ADULTS, INCLUDIG RAY WILSON AND MIKI SEKIMOTO,

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BOWLING AFTER CHURCH! ! • SEPTEMBER 3>SINCE THERE’S NO SCHOOL THE FOLLOWING DAY BECAUSE OF LABOR DAY, WE DECIDED THAT WE CAN GO BOWLING AFTER EVENING WORSHIP SEPTEMBER 3RD AND HAVE A GOOD OLD TIME AS LONG AS WE WANT. WE’LL HEAD TO THE BOLWING ALLEY AFTER CHURCH FOR A GREAT TIME AND FELLOWSHIP. YOU’LL NEED TO BRING ALONG$15 TO COVER EXPENSES.

PIG OUT AFTER CHURCH! ! • SEPTEMBER 10 & OCTOBER 8>AT NOON AFTER WORHSIP ON SEPTEMBER 10TH, WE’LL HEAD OUT TO EAT TOGETHER SOMEWHERE.

S.N.A .C. TIME AT THE CARTERS’ • SEPTEMBER 17>AFTER EVENING WORSHIP SEPTEMBER 17TH, THERE’LL BE A SWIMMING PARTY AT BRO. MIKE’S HOUSE. BRING YOUR SWIMSUITS AND A TOWEL TO CHURCH THAT NIGHT. IF YOU DON’T WANT TO GET WET, YOU DON’T HAVE TO GO SWIMMING, BUT YOU ARE WEL-

COME TO COME FOR THE FELLOWSHIP AND SNACKS!

“BIG MAC” TIME • OCTOBER 15>ON OCTOBER 15, AFTER THE EVENING CHURCH SERVICE, WE WILL WATCH A MOVIE AFTER CHURCH (“MAC”) ON THE BIG SCREEN TV IN THE YOUTH HOUSE. BRO. GREG WILL ANNOUNCE BEFOREHAND WHAT MOVIE WE WILL BE WATCHING. POPCORN AND DRINKS WILL

BE PROVIDED. SORRY. NO ADULTS OR KIDS ALLOWED! ! YOUTH AND FRIENDS ONLY! !

DRIVE-IN MOVIES • DATE UNCERTAIN>

STILL HOPING TO TIDE DOWN AN EVENING SOON WHEN WE CAN MAKE A RUN TO THE DRIVE-IN MOVIES.

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IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN BEING PART OF

OUR YOUTH COUNCIL, PLEASE CONTACT ME.

-Bro. Greg

CLAUD, CAITIE & TRACY HANGIN’ OUTTHE GANG AT EN FUEGO

JESSICA TAKES THE PRIZE

EN FUEGO

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LEFT: RAY WILSON WHEN THE COF-FEE KICKED INBELOW: RAY WILSON WHEN THE COFFEE (AND HE) GAVE OUT!

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Lead me ear ly in the morningTo bow down before your throne.

Give me a hear t for others .Give me depths of love unknown.

Help me to p lead for othersIn the i r t ime of t r ia l and pain.Open up the gates of heaven.Send down the hea l ing ra in.

Make me mindful of the needsAl l around me as I pray

Anoint me with thy Spir i t .Hear my prayers , oh Lord, today !

Heal the s ick , the broken hear ted.Comfor t fami l ies in need.

Br ing in the los t and dyingAs for them we intercede.

The f ie lds awai t the harvest .The t ime i s growing nigh.

Find us fa i thful prec ious LordIn our prayers and in our l i fe .

Love in ChristMs. Ann

B E F O R E T H E T H RO N E O F G RAC E

JANUARY 2005, NET $1,083.52JANUARY 2006, NET $5,642.90FEBRUARY 2006, NET* -$12,539.77

MARCH 2006, NET $8,311.31

APRIL 2006: INCOME $26,862.10 OPERATING EXPENSE -18,388.86* NET $8,473.24

MAY 2006: INCOME $19,782.09 OPERATING EXPENSES -11,962.16 NET, OPERATIONS $7,819.93*

JUNE 2006: INCOME $17,954.82 OPERATING EXPENSES -16,267.38 NET, OPERATIONS $1,687.44*

JULY 2006: INCOME $21,292.26 OPERATING EXPENSES -21,392.11 NET, OPERATIONS -$ 99.85*

BALANCES ON HAND, OPERATIONS:

JANUARY 1, 2005 $8,203.93 JULY 1, 2005 $18,577.90 JANUARY 1, 2006 $16,763.10 FEBRUARY 1, 2006 $22,406.00 NARCH 1, 2006 $9,866.23 APRIL 1, 2006 $18,217.54 MAY 1, 2006 $15,213.31 JUNE 1, 2006 $15,033.24 JULY 1, 2006 $15,082.16 AUGUST 1, 2006 $14,982.31

BALANCES ON HAND, AUGUST 1, 2006:

• BUILDING FUND: $33,596.44 (04-01 BAL: $21,087.40)

• VAN FUND: $20,109.60 (04-01 BAL: $900.91)

JULY FINANCIAL INFORMATION

*INCLUDES $19,204.25 LOAN PAYOFF

*$11,477.23 WAS TRANSFERRED TO VAN & BUILDING FUNDS AT MONTH’S END

*($8,000.00 WAS TRANSFERRED TO VAN & BUILDING FUNDS AT MONTH’S END)

M S . A N N B U R N E T T


From the Pen & Heart of


2006-7 CHURCH BUDGET ADOPTED

A new church budget for the 2006-7 church year was presented by the Stewardship Team at the August business meeting and was unanimously approved. The budget was presented by Team Chair, Jim Kil-patrick, and topped out at $202,500, which repre-sents a 29.5% increase over the 2005-6 Budget total of $156,294. Actual gross receipts for the first 11 months of the 2005-6 church year total $217,974. Not surprisingly, amounts budgeted for Ministries spending increased by 57%, as we strive to keep pace with our ever-increasing ministry opportunities and growth. Particularly were those increases needed in the areas of Children and Youth and the Church Van, given the explosive growth of those areas over the past year. The area of Outreach–to which much of our recent growth should be credited– also increased significantly, from $5,755 to $7,550, an increase of 31%. Another area of increase is that relating to Per-sonnel, where 10% increases of existing staff ’s salaries and benefits, coupled with an amount for a hoped-for Children’s Minister, elevated that category by $19,318, or 32.5%. General operating expenses are budgeted just under 25% higher than last year. Copies of the Budget are available on request.


THE BIG DOG BARKS

B R O. D AV E M I L L E R , M u s i c M i n i s t e r

Our home is ruled by our daughter’s apricot colored, 8-year-old miniature poodle, named Emily. Besides being the Queen of All That Is, Emily is a really good teacher I’ve come to realize. As you might imagine, her teaching is by similarity and example. As she and I shared the house this past week and went through our many routines, I came to this epiphany: that she is kind of a Mini-Me.

Blessings, Bro. Dave

her and her brother and sister with them all over the state while her dad worked as a coal miner. She graduated from Bessemer High School in 1954 and went to work in the complaints Depar tment for Eldon B . Stephens. But after a year, that employment ended when she and W.C . Brantley–a coal miner she’d met on a blind date in Bessemer– and she sl ipped off to Mississippi to get marr ied on July 2, 1955. They set up housekeeping in an apar tment in Montevallo before moving to Brantleyvil le and then building their home there in 1961. W.C . succumbed to pulmonar y edema and passed away June 5, 1997. Bil l ie and W.C . had three children. Their oldest daughter, Sandi, l ives with her husband, Frank Walker at Lay Lake . Sandi has been with Blue Cross-Blue Shield for many years. The Walkers have two sons, David and Pate . The Brantley’s middle child, Will iam, l ives with Ms. Bil l ie and works for Donohoo Excavating. The Brantleys’ baby, Suzanne , l ives in Brantleyvil le as well , with her husband, Jaye , and two gir ls, Ashley ad Kelsey. Suzanne is a mail carr ier for the Helena Post Office . While she used to love to sew, Ms. Bil l ie hasn’t done much sewing lately because of problems with her hands. She does love to read, though, and spends a lot of time reading all sor ts of books. She devotes 1-2 days a week to volunteer work at the Shelby Baptist Association’s Ministr y Center in the Widow’s Mite Shop. Of course , she also loves being in the company of her new church family who she says make her “feel loved.” Ms. Bil l ie’s home is at 112 Highway 260, in Maylene . Her phone number there is 663-3021.

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Let’s examine some similarities:1. She leaves things where they don’t belong, often in worse shape than when she first got them.2. She’s very protective of her “territory,” barking at any-thing that might even remotely consider invading it.3. She loves to eat. Anything. Anytime. Whether it’s good for her or not. Even to the point of throwing up by overeat-ing. (I don’t do that last one so often anymore, but I had to laugh at Carla Lawson’s amazement that someone had eaten a dozen hot dogs once. Chump change!!)4. She loves my wife and daughter.5. But she likes me most of all, it seems. Now that last one’s a little strange at first blush, but really it’s not. I AM the master of her world. Though Rita feeds her most often, I am near her far more, I clean her up when she’s dirty, clip her when her fur makes things too hot for her, take her to the vet when she must have shots or needs medical care, let her out when it’s time for her to visit nature, scold her when she barks to loud or unnecessarily and exact punishment when she’s not acted as she should. But I also let her live in my lap and rub her seemingly constantly. It is clear that she craves my attention and is truly co-dependent to the extreme. When I return home from even a walk across the alley I am greeted with such squeals that you’d think I’d been gone the whole day. But bedtime is the kicker. When I come to bed she ex-citedly jumps around until I’m there with my head on the pil-low and then she snuggles up against me, just under my chin and awaits the goodnight rub. Once it begins, she will moan just a little bit and then roll onto her back inviting me to rub her tummy. I’ve heard that such a position is a canine’s act of submission. It s also clearly that one time when she seems to be perfectly at peace, content to be next to the Big dog, and ready to drift off. I’ve come to realize that my day-to-day existence is not unlike Emily’s. I’m a creature of habit, with likes and dislikes, a need for companionship and recognition, a need to achieve some useful purpose, and a hunger to bear comforted in the nearness of the one who feeds me, chastens me, leads me and loves me above all else. And in that creature existence, there is also that one very special time that is prized above all others: when it is possible to snuggle within the presence of a Holy God, feel the safety and warmth of his nearness and love, and then submit to Him, whether I roll on my back or not. Just as Emily emits a little whine of contentment in that moment, a song seems naturally to arise from my sometimes-weary soul in the sheer awesomeness of belonging to and being allowed near our loving God. “Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer Ble s s ed L ord . . . . ”

SNUGGLIN’WITH EMILY


1 • FAYE & J.C. HEADLEY

3 • TRACY & GREG BARLOW

9 • STEPHANIE & STEVEN SILLS

18 • PAM & KENNY PARKS

1 • C A M E R O N B A R N E T T

3 • J A N E H U T C H E S O N

6 • W A D E H A R R I S

6 • K R I S P A L M E R

6 • T E R E S A S I M S

7 • J ERRY PENN INGTON , J R .

9 • G R E G R A G L A N D

1 2 • K A T I E C H I L D S

1 2 • B O B J O H N S O N

1 2 • A L V I N S I M S

1 4 • R A N D Y S P R I N G E R

1 6 • M I C H A E L F R A N K L I N

1 7 • L A U R A S H O R T

1 7 • D A N A S T E P H E N S

1 7 • H A R O L D T A Y L O R

2 0 • T I M S T O R E Y

2 0 • C A N D I C E S T O R E Y

2 2 • M Y R A L I L L

2 4 • S M I T T Y S M I T H

2 5 • D O R I E B E L C H E R

2 6 • S C O T T T H R A S H E R

2 8 • G A V I N P A L M E R

2 9 • A N N G A M B L E

In the days ahead we will no doubt need the help of some skilled typists and proofreaders and those with organizational skills to help get things organized suitably. Let’s be praying and plan to volunteer to help on this first fundraising effort. We must do all we can, putting feet and wings to prayer. That is our part to achieve. God will do the part we cannot do. With all the talented folks in this church– and there are SO many–there’s every reason to be excited about the results of this project. It will be one way that we each can have a part in being Faithful in the Master’s Plan for Community Baptist Church.

C O O K B O O K

S E P T E M B E R A N N I V E R S A R I E S

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• September 6 •Meatball Sandwiches

Cheese ChipsSalad

• September 13 •BBQ Chicken & Pork

Sandwiches Cole Slaw

Chips

• September 20 •Breakfast for Dinner:

Bacon & Sausage Scambled Eggs

Country Hashbrowns Grits

Biscuits Special Dessert: Cakes by Darion Bates

• September 27 •Spaghetti

Salad Garlic Bread

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RLA’S CHUCKWAGONS E P T E M B E R M E N U S(Chuck-waggin’ Carla has figured out what we’ll have for Wednesday Night Fellowship Suppers in September. Please drool over the paper as you read.)

As CBC has grown, our dinner attendance has grown 30% over the summer. We were planning for 60 dinners, and we are serving over 80! We had over 90 one week!! The blessing of growth, also gives rise to the responsibility to sup-port. Volunteers are needed to set-up, prepare, serve and clean up. I thank the two Sunday School classes who are assisting with the second and third Wednesdays’ prep and clean up. But that still leaves the first and fourth–and sometimes a fifth–Wednesday dinner needing support. Just a couple of hours to serve many, especially

our ‘new neighbors’, is a wonderful way of getting to know one another and our community. This is a great way of making an outstanding and lasting first impression on our new folks and visitors while making them feel welcomed!! Please call Carla Lawson at 663-1240 or email me at: [email protected]. Be assured that willing and able volunteers will be welcomed with open arms and all the ice tea or lemonade you can drink! Bon Appetite! Chuck-Waggin’ Carla

A NOTE FROM CARLA: “mAny HAnds mAke ligHt work”

Ice tea. lemonade, water and dessert will be served at all meals.

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