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Deacon Recognition

11:00 am

Deacon’s Meeting 8:30 am

Thanksgiving Family Supper

6 - 8 pm

Men’s Prayer 6:00 pm

Administrative Team Mtg 5:00 pm

Wedding Shower Lairsey/Taylor

2:00 pm

Men’s Prayer 6:00 pm

Men’s Prayer 6:00 pm

Church Office & Daycare Closed

UPWARD Evaluations

8 - 12 pm

Thanksgiving Day

Women on Mission 1:30 pm

Apples of Gold 10:30 - 1:30 pm

Senior Adult Medicare/SS

Info. Luncheon 11:30 am

The Good News of

Second Baptist Church

Greetings and grace to you in HIS all powerful and personal name, JESUS. I am so glad that as we see changes going on all around us, HE is immutable - never changing. Quiet is the word of the day. Sunday morning at Second Baptist 7:45 am. Yes, this will be one of the quiet moments you can come and find yourself. That is not to say our Lord does not work through noise, numerous lives, and planned ministry, He also works in silence, “Be still and know that I am God”. Knowing Him is far better than knowing about HIM. What do you do when you celebrate victories? This day 21 years ago, God brought a little girl into our lives which changed our lives personally and eternally. Lydia, the first of five grandchildren, so we’ve been able to love her the longest! I thank God for His unspeakable love, grace, and mercy and the blessing of our other four, “Lewis, Landon, Buck, and Lilah”. Remember, we are entering the Season of Thanksgiving! Somehow, I need to celebrate Thanksgiving through Thanksliving - everyday! To do this, I would only need to slow down and speak up. To slow down, I am not talking about retirement. I am speaking about managing my time and resources to His glory. The second part of my equation is Speak Up! I was wearing a certain shirt yesterday (10/21) in Wal-Mart, and a fellow stopped and inquired of its meaning - what a great way to share HIM with others. “In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” Pastor Derwin

Bro. Derwin’s Heart . . .

PASTORAL STAFF

Derwin Griffin Pastor

Mike Carter Minister of Music

Daniel Harding Associate Pastor/

Students & Recreation

Richard & Jackie

Gillespie Children’s Ministry

Operation Christmas Child Wedding Shower Wedding Invitation Ministry Suppers

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Women’s Ministry Music Ministry

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Children’s Ministry Upward

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AWANA 5

Senior Adults 6

Ministry Schedule Stewardship Church Staff

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Church Calendar 8

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

November 2017

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Supper is served each Wednesday evening in the Fellowship Hall from 5:30 to 6:15 pm. Prices are $4.00 per person or $13.00 per family. All meals include sides, dessert & iced tea. Take-out plates are $5.00 per plate. Come join us for a great meal and fellowship!

Ministry Supper Menu

Ministry Suppers

Thanksgiving Family Supper Tuesday, November 21

6:00 - 8:00 pm Please bring meat, sides, and

desserts for your family and to share.

November 1 ~ Boston Butt

November 8 ~ Fried Chicken

November 15 ~ Chicken & Rice/Dumplings

November 22 ~ No Supper

November 29 ~ Hamburgers/Hot Dogs

Operation Christmas Child Return your filled shoebox to the

church no later than November 12. National Collection Week

is November 13 - 20.

Mr. & Mrs. Jimmy Hyers request the honor of your presence at the

marriage of their daughter Jamie Hyers to Austin Chaney Saturday, November 18, 2017

at 4:30 pm. Mossy Pond Lodge 3099 Mayberry Rd.

Patterson, GA A reply is requested only if you plan to attend. (RSVP cards are on foyer table.

Please place in Jimmy Hyers mailbox in church hallway).

Wedding Shower Madison Lairsey and Austin Taylor Saturday, November 4 at 2:00 pm

in the Fellowship Hall. They are registered at Belk, Wal-Mart, and

Tea Time Gifts.

The Church Office and Childcare Learning Center will be closed on

Thursday and Friday, Nov. 23 & 24, for the Thanksgiving Holidays.

Medicare/Social Security Informational Meeting

Thursday, Nov. 16 at 11:30 am Lunch provided.

Please sign up in middle foyer.

CHURCH CONTACT INFORMATION 301 Tomberlin Road, Waycross, GA 31503 (912) 283-0436 ~ Fax (866) 332-0914

www.secondbaptistwaycross.com

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Misty Perkins Financial Secretary Belinda Thompson Secretary/Receptionist Henry Ross Church Custodian

Church Staff

Deadlines Items for the December 2017 Newsletter are DUE by November 22.

All items for the Sunday Bulletins are DUE each Wednesday.

Our Purpose Statement Second Baptist Church unites in fellowship and love to exalt our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, to evangelize the lost, and to edify and equip the saints for the work of the ministry.

Our Vision Statement

Second Baptist Church, as an Acts 1:8 church, seeks to honor God and join Him in growing Kingdom Ministry in the Waycross/Ware County Area, Georgia, America and the World through: Exciting Worship, Challenging Discipleship, Effective Evangelism.

Church Nursery Please help us keep our babies safe by remem-bering that only adults who are nursery staff, scheduled nursery volunteers and mothers who are nursing are permitted in the nursery rooms. Exceptions will be made during emer-gencies only.

Church security is in need of 2 men each month to help with securing the church build-ings after all Sunday morning/evening and Wednesday night services. This includes mak-ing sure all outdoor entrances are locked and turning off lights and heat or a.c. The sign-up sheet is in the middle foyer. Please see Jim Blackburn with any questions.

Church Security Ministry Schedule

Thru October 22

S. S. Attendance Average 214

Contributions $ 42,702.59

Monthly Stewardship Report

SUNDAY

Pastoral Staff Prayer 8:30 am

Sunday School 9:45 am

Morning Worship 11:00 am

J.A.M. Kids Church 11:00 am

Worship Choir Practice 4:45 pm

Precious Blessings Ch. Choir 5:00 - 5:30 pm

Evening Worship 6:00 pm

WEDNESDAY

J.A.M. Children’s Choir 5:00 - 5:30 pm

Ministry Supper 5:30 - 6:15 pm

AWANA Clubs 6:15 - 8:00 pm

Youth Bible Study (Tower) 6:30 - 8:00 pm

Adult Prayer & Bible Study 6:30 - 7:30 pm

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Memorials Gifts

Sunshine Seniors News

Sunshine Seniors Luncheon No Meeting this month. Join us for Thanksgiving

Family Supper on Nov. 21 6:00 - 8:00 pm.

In Memory of Carl Leslie Aldridge by The Bereavement Committee Betty McCuller

In Memory of Laverne Youmans by The Bereavement Committee

In Memory of Nannie Doris Pittman by The Bereavement Committee Betty McCuller

On Thursday, November 16, Senior Adults (or anyone who is about to reach the age where Medicare and Social Security will soon be an is-sue for you, or if you have parents or grandpar-ents that you take care of, and you have ques-tions about best choices for Medicare, Medicare Advantage, medical coverage or Social Security), you need to take advantage of this informative meeting. Chris Thomas, from Paramount Group and Terry Griffin, Social Security Admin. will be our guests and will provide helpful information and will be answering any questions you may have. Soup and sandwich lunch will be provid-ed. Please sign up in the middle foyer. We will be having Christmas lunch with the McClain family in December. Look for more info. soon to come!!

Numbered lists grab our attention. In the checkout aisle or on the internet, we gravitate toward head-ings such as “10 ways to lose weight by summer!” or “3 simple steps to acing that test!” Ancient Jewish sages urged people to count out and speak at least 100 blessings, or statements of grati-tude, each day. What would happen if we intention-ally listed 100 blessings daily? Can you imagine?! What if the first blessing we counted was simply the day itself? “Thank you, God, for this brand new day!” “Bless my use of this day, Lord, that I might glorify you.” Scripture encourages such awareness and promises an additional blessing in return: “Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom” (Psalm 90:12, NIV). —Heidi Mann

Counting Blessings

Music Ministry ~ Mike Carter

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Women's Ministry

Precious Blessing Children's Choir

Sundays from 5:00 - 5:30 pm.

All ladies are invited to WOM on Thursdays, November 9, December 14, January 11, and January 25, from 1:30 - 3:30 pm in Room 305. We will be crocheting and working on mission dolls, we will have plenty for everyone to do! The Quilting Group will meet on Tuesdays, December 12, January 9, and January 23, from 6:30 - 8:30 pm on Room 304. We will be quilting together and also working on fidget quilts and weighted blankets for special needs children. Please help with Operation Christmas Child. Collection Week the week of November 13 - 20. Monday, November 13: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Tuesday, November 14: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Wednesday, November 15: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Thursday, November 16: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Friday, November 17: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Saturday, November 18: 9:00 am - 11:00 am Sunday, November 19: 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Monday, November 20: 7:00 am - 9:00 am All ladies are invited to attend our annual Christmas Event on Thursday, December 7, at 6:30 pm in the Fellowship Hall. Harriett Bowman will be our guest speaker! Watch the church bulleting and listen for details! Ladies, mark your calendars for Bible study with Lisa Terkeurst who will take you on the streets of Israel to explore the seven ‘I Am’ statements of Jesus found in the gospel of John. We will begin January 11 and have 6 consecutive video Thursday sessions of ‘Finding I Am’. The morn-ing session will be at 10:30 am. The evening session will be at 6:30 pm.

Worship Choir News - The Worship Choir

will continue to have their rehearsals on Sundays throughout the fall/winter. We would love to have new voices come and join us. We will continue to work on The Christmas Program which will be pre-sented on the evening of December 17, 2017! We will also have a church-wide fellowship following the musical worship. We will need members to bring food for our visitors. Please see Bro. Mike for a schedule of special music practices for this upcoming event. It’s not too late to join! We need you!

Orchestra News - The orchestra rehearses

each and every Sunday at 9:10 – 9:40 am. We pre-pare all the music for Sunday morning at that time. If you are interested in being a part of this exciting worship team, please see Brother Mike.

Children’s Choir News - The Children’s

Choir, grades 1-5, is in FULL GEAR with choir re-hearsals every Wednesday from 5:00 - 5:30 pm. We are currently working on our Christmas program that will be presented on December 10 at 6 pm.

Dec. 16 † 2:00 - 4:00 pm!

The Christmas Experience is a wonderful family event sharing the true meaning of

Christmas through fun family projects that will make the First Christmas come to life.

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CHILDREN’S MINISTRY Richard and Jackie Gillespie Children's Ministry Directors

The Pumpkins are a Jumping in J.A.M.! We are starting a series about the Pumpkin Patch this Fall and we will be studying How God’s Pumpkin Patch can teach us about His Love! If you want to know what is on your child’s heart, slip into the JAM Hall of Faith and see their prayer requests and answered prayers on the Prayer Wall. Each child has an opportunity to put their prayer requests to the Lord on the Prayer Wall. It will totally humble and amaze you what is on their hearts and who they pray for! Thanks to our JAM Parents for all of your prayers, love and support! The Lord is adding more children to His ministry. Please pray that we will be led by His Spirit to share Christ with these fabulous children!

Please plan to help out with UPWARD Evaluations on November 11, 8AM – Noon.

We are so excited to begin preparing for our 18th year of Upward Basketball. It is our sincere desire that you

begin to consider ways that you can involve yourself in this wonderful ministry. Over the 18 years that our church

has provided this ministry, we have directly impacted over 1500 students and their families. In fact, this past year,

I (Daniel) coached the child of a child I had coached in our very first season of UPWARD 18 years ago. What a priv-

ilege to share the news of Jesus’ great love for us from generation to generation. Below are areas in which we will

need help. If you don’t see somewhere you think you would fit, remember, as Bro Derwin says, we are only lim-

ited by our creativity.

Coaches – Coaches have a direct impact on students and their families. There is one practice a week and one

game a week so you are only committing for 2-3 hours a week. Even if you do not have a sports or basketball

background we can provide you with the tools to have a successful and encouraging season of coaching young

basketball players.

Referees – Without these men and ladies it would be mad chaos. A willingness to blow a whistle and move up

and down the court is all that is needed for this fun area of service.

Concessions – By far, the favorite part of UPWARD! There are several different opportunities to serve in this part

of UPWARD; Coordinator for Friday night, Coordinator for Saturday mornings, Cook, Shopper, and concession

workers.

Scorekeepers – Keeping track of players on the courts and making sure that scores are kept for the games that

require them. Scorekeepers are vital for keeping us to our time table and allowing us to honor the times that we

have posted for our players and their families.

Plan to serve!

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AWANA Commanders Mike and Rachel Long

AWANA NEWS

Clubbers went shopping for items to fill Operation

Christmas Child Shoeboxes!

Camo Night November 15

No Awana November 22