November 27, 2011

TODAY—Hayward Brooks

Preaching 9:00AM Service

-Meeting for Ornament Ex-

change Room 9 after class

Nov. 29—Tutoring 5:15PM

Nov. 30—NLBS 10:00AM F-2

-Keith’s Kitchen 6:15PM

Dec. 2—K-5 Holiday Party

6:00-8:30PM Church Bldg.

-Fishing & Fellowship

Dec. 3—Ornament Exchange

1:00PM Retreat House

Dec. 4—Evangelist Candidate

Preaching 9:00AM Combined

Adult Class 10:15AM Evening

Service 5:00PM followed by

Congregational Fellowship

Dec. 5—Youth Devo. 6:00PM

Dec. 6—Tutoring 5:30PM

Dec. 7—Keith’s Kitchen

Dec. 9—Sew & Sews 10:00AM

Dec. 9-11—Youth Retreat

Lakewood Ranch

Dec. 10—Laugh Your Way to

a Better Marriage 6:30PM

L o o k i n g A h e a dL o o k i n g A h e a d

Dec. 17—Parents Night Out

–Adopt-A-Road Clean Up

Dec. 18—Youth Christmas

Activity

* 9:00AM Worship * 10:15AM Combined Adult Class * 5:00PM Evening Service * 6:00PM Congregational Fellowship

Please make an effort to talk with the candidate and be prepared to give feedback to the Search Committee. A resume is available in the office for your review.

Saturday, Dec. 10 at 6:30PM Mark Gungor’s

LAUGH YOUR WAY TO A BETTER MARRIAGE (FREE)

Check out a clip at www.tampachurch.org

This is a great time for the adults of the congrega-tion to get together to watch this amazing video presentation. There will be fellowship and of course a lot of laughs! What better way to take the next step in having an even more meaningful and fulfilled marriage!

Next Sunday December 4

Evangelist Candidate

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Notes of Thanks… Be sure to check the

bulletin board for “Thank You” cards

sent to the church.

Home Bound… Please take time to pray for, visit

or call our home-bound members:

Toni Carver

Bill Hood Keith and Marylyn Lupton

Thelma Varner

Serving Far and Away…

Michael Birt, Stephanie Birt,

Reed Gibbs, Dave McGhee,

Marc Venditti, Tara White

Attendance Cards… Members & Guests, please fill out an at-

tendance card for your family and drop

in the collection plate.

Our Missionaries…

Honduras: Esteban Portilla

Haiti: Perceviel Jackson

Jackie Pierrot

December Calendar…

The church calendar for the month of December

is available at the Information Center

in the back of the auditorium.

Thanksgiving is Thanksliving #3

Thanksgiving is a National Family Celebration to thank God for all the blessings that

He has given unto us so far this year. Take time and think seriously about how

blessed you are; you may not have what you WANT but you can make it on what

you got.

Those of you who doubt your blessings, come go with me to Haiti and you will un-

derstand. We certainly do live in the land of the free. We can rejoice in the fact

that the Earth is still good and can provide our needs. We have some family and

friends and church sisters and brothers who are still loyal.

But there can be no true Thanksgiving without us living a life of sacrifice. Our grati-

tude should lead to JOY, and our joy to a renewed commitment to God, our family,

and our country. We must use what our God has given us to His glory and honor

and we must teach others to do the same.

Beware lest you forget God (Deut. 6:12).

Don’t be like the little girl who had a tea party, she said, “ I had a little tea party this

afternoon at three. It was very small three guest in all, just I, myself, and me. My-

self ate all the sandwiches, while I drank up the tea. I ate the pie and passed the

cake to me”.

~Hayward

Youth Announcements

Annual Youth Rally...

Our Annual NWT Youth Rally is on January 13-14 (48 days away) and we are looking

to fill our volunteer spots and we’ll need some special stuff that you might have

laying around the house. You can sign up for a volunteer position between now

and December 30 on the new website at the youth rally page. Click on “Volunteer”

at the bottom of the screen. Thank you in advance for your help!

Parents Night Out...

Attention Parents! We are having a “Parents Night Out” as a service to you! The

date is Saturday, December 17 from 5-9 (Yep, four hours of free time). Your kids

will have the opportunity for games, crafts, videos, worship and of course dinner

and snacks! All of this at no cost to you! We hope you can use this time to finish

holiday shopping, go on a date with your spouse, take a nap, do laundry, clean

house, visit friends or just relax! Got a neighbor or friend who could use some

help? Send them our way! We just need all parents to sign up and let us know how

many kids they are bringing no later than December 15! Feel compelled to donate

something? All monetary donations will go to Tampa Youth Missions.

Please have a Medical Release filled out for your child and any guests. Forms are

available on the bulletin board.

~Matt Bancroft

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Keith’s Kitchen…

Keith’s Kitchen is an op-

portunity to support our

work in Honduras. Each

Wednesday at 6:15PM

Keith prepares a deli-

cious meal. The teens help with the

dessert, drinks and clean-up. All

proceeds go to the accounts of stu-

dents who help. There is no set fee

but your generous checks should be

made to Tampa Youth Missions.

Dessert this week is Patterson,

Baird, Steiner, Forcht.

Ornament Exchange Meeting…

There will be another planning

meeting TODAY in Room 9 after Bi-

ble class..

Thank You…

A huge THANK YOU to Nicole Nizol,

Dannette Greaves, Monica Greaves,

Ben Johnson, Matt Bancroft, Errica

Snelling, Marshall Jaroch, Vince,

Tiffany, Ciara, Noah, and Braxton

Horseman, for all your help with the

workday at the home of Liz Kirkhart.

WAY TO GO! ~Mo

Ladies Ornament Exchange…

Our annual Ornament Exchange is

Saturday, December 3 at the Re-

treat House at 1:00PM. A sign up

sheet is posted. Bring finger food or

dessert and a wrapped gift. If you

want to just come for the fellowship

and not exchange an ornament,

that’s okay. We’d love to have you!

Church Pocket Directory…

Please pick up one of the pocket di-

rectories (located in the racks at the

sound booth) so you can have our

member’s phone numbers at your

fingertips when needed.

On the Horizon... In Our Prayers… Our Northwest Family:

Health Issues: Paula Betz, Teresa

Chewning, Joy Coston, Fred Hilliard,

Bonnie Humphrey, Greg Hutchison,

Matt Ingram, Debbie Keske, JoAnn

Maute, Dixie McNeil, Bill & Shirley

Mills, Christy Morrow, Ellen Ray, Mi-

chelle Reid, Alan Schemitsch, Paula

Schreiner, Evelyn Sutton. Cancer

Treatments: Hayward Brooks, Liz

Kirkhart. Surgery Recovery: Erin Lee,

Carole Watson, Marie Whelan. Per-

sonal/Family Struggles: Cheryl Britton,

Esther Eckebrecht, Holly Hulett, Vicky

Johnson, Kelly Matthews, Odalis

Richiez-Williams, Fran Rosado, Lisa

Snelling, Terry & Wa Ying Steadman.

Needs Employment: Leah Hamilton,

James Ilion, Calvin Montgomery, Rich-

ard Trexler.

Our Extended Family:

Anna, daughter of Kelly Johnson’s

friend, ACU accident victim. Bob &

Family, brother of Donna Coyle, strug-

gles. Celia, grandmother of Helyn Pen-

dleton, very ill. Constance, mother of

Regina Polite-Warren, health. Don,

husband of Holly Hulett, health.

George, father of Lisa Snelling, heart

surgery recovery. Grace, sister of Raf-

faella DelCastillo, cancer has spread.

Gwen, aunt of Dave Brogan, cancer.

JoAnne, mother of Dan Greaves, can-

cer. Kim, daughter of Dean Olsen,

stroke recovery. Kim, sister of Angela

Garcia, heart problems. Liam, nephew

of Doug Cline, test. Marie, mother of

Carla Haskins, health. Marion, former

member, cancer has spread. Mary,

grandmother of Doug Cline, Hospice.

Matthew, grandson of John & Faye

Marincin, surgery recovery. Nancy,

friend of Roger Jarmon, cancer. Rick,

son of June & Pat Flanigan, cancer.

Please provide the office with updates. on those on the prayer list.

Fishing & Fellowship…

There will be a Fishing Fellowship on

Friday, December 2 from 5:00PM till ?

Join us for a night of fishing and fel-

lowship at the Anclote Fishing

Pier/2305 Bailey’s Bluff Road/Holiday,

FL 34691. Parking fee is $2.00, exact

change is needed. Please bring your

own fishing equipment and bait.

There is a sign-up sheet on the bulle-

tin board. For questions please con-

tact Cody Corbell at 727-364-5262.

NLBS…

The last meeting of Neighborhood

Ladies Bible Study for this year will be

this Wednesday. We will start back

on January 25, 2012.

Children’s Corner…

On Friday, December 2

we will have our Holiday

Party at the church build-

ing from 6:00-8:30PM.

This is for all K-5th grade. A medical

release form must be filled out for

your child to attend. The cost is

$2.00. We will be riding the bus,

looking at Christmas lights, eating at

McDonalds and then be visited by

Santa.

Poinsettias of Remembrance…

This year (as in years

past) you are encour-

aged to donate red poin-

settias in memory or in

honor of a loved one. They will be

displayed in the auditorium through

the holidays. Beginning with the

first Sunday in December, you may

bring them during office hours or

worship times. Be sure to note

whose memory/honor you are

making the donation for so we can

publish it in the bulletin.

S t a f f :

Matt Bancroft

Youth Minister

mbancroft@tampachurch.org

Matthew Betz

Family Life Minister

matthew@tampachurch.org

Rick Bonk

Worship Minister

rbonk@verizon.net

Keith Boyer

Minister

keith@tampachurch.org

Tonia Boyer

Administrative Assistant

tonia@tampachurch.org

Shirley Daniel

Secretary

shirley@tampachurch.org

S h e p h e r d s :

George Forcht gforcht@verizon.net

886-7815

Tracey Gray traceygrayemail@gmail.com

727-474-2533

Bob Matthews bob@tampachurch.org

412-1202

Lewis Patterson lewis@tampachurch.org

926-5473

D e a c o n s : Rick Azzarelli

Richard Baldock Mark Berry Rick Bonk Doug Cline

Gabriel Garcia Daniel Greaves Jacob Groves

John Marincin Chip Price

Mick Whelan Don Williams

Assembly Schedule

Sunday Worship 9:00AM Bible Class 10:15AM Small Groups (PM)

Wednesday Bible Class 7:15 PM

For the Record

Kingdom Growth 2011

Baptized 13

New Members 53

Attendance Last Week

Bible Class 197 Worship 302 Small Groups 79

Giving

Contribution $ 7,877 Weekly Budget $ 11,800 YTD Contribution $564,426 YTD Budget $554,600 Specific Contribution YTD $ 39,094 Missions Sunday $ 24,716

Next Week

Evangelist Candidate

* * * Today’s Memory Verse

6th-12th Grade

Worship Guide

Great Are You Lord

He Has Made Me Glad

Welcome

Prayer: Jake Updegrove

Amazing Love

How Deep The Father’s Love

Celebrating the Lord’s Supper

Presiding: Chuck Haines

Giving Our Gifts

I Love You Lord

Boundless Love

How Great Is Your Love

Scripture Reading: James Moore

Luke 15:11-13

Message: Hayward Brooks

”A Costly Demonstration of Unexpected Love”

Faithful Love

Lord Reign in Me

New Fall Adult Classes

(September—November)

Sunday Morning Adult Classes

Adult Class (Fellowship 1)

Exploring the Depths of God’s Love

Calvin Montgomery

Adult Class (Fellowship 2)

History of God’s Kingdom

Richard Robinson

Adult Class (Auditorium)

4th Quarter Faith

Matthew Betz

Wednesday Evening Adult Classes Adult Class (Fellowship 1)

Acts; How the Church Got Started

Monte Betz

Ladies Class (Fellowship 2)

The Greatest Command

Gina Betz

Adult Class (Room 9)

Memories of Jesus; The Synoptic Gospels

Mike Schreiner

“THEREFORE,

IF ANYONE IS IN

CHRIST, HE IS A

NEW CREATION;

THE OLD HAS

GONE, THE NEW

HAS COME!”

- 2 Corinthians 5:17