From Oct. 27 - Nov. 17, 2011 our Food Closet Ministry served 58 Families and 166 Individuals! Preferred Items for Food Closet:

Cereal, Canned Fruits, Vegetables, Potatoes, Pasta, Spaghetti Sauce, Peanut Butter, Grape Jelly, &

Macaroni & Cheese...If you have devotional books you’d  like  to  share  with  our  Food  Ministry  Recipients,  

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THE HIGHLIGHTS

Vol. LVII, November 22, 2011, Issue No. 10

Week of International & Global

Missions Emphasis:

December 4th - December 11th

Our Lottie Moon Offering Goal: $7,000

CBF National Goal: $5.5 Million

OUR FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP For October 30 - November 20, 2011

Budget Goal to Date…………………..$205,270.00 Budget Receipts to Date………………$173,236.01 Below Budget 2011……………………...$32,033.99

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Hanging of the Greens Service

Sunday, December 4, 11:00 am

Children’s  Christmas  Program

AND Adult Sanctuary Choir Christmas Service

Sunday, December 18, 11:00 am

(Please Note that This is a Change from the November

Highlights...Preschool  &  Children’s  choirs  will   perform on the same day as the Adult Sanctuary Choir)

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service

Saturday, December 24, 5:00 pm

Christmas Day Service...A Lesson in Carols

Sunday, December 25, 11:00 am

(Sunday School will be canceled on Christmas Day)

There will be no Wednesday Evening Dinners or Activities

on Nov. 23, Dec. 21, and Dec. 28!

Commitment Card Pledges Update

Total Offering Needed: $245,632.00

Total Pledges Received: $120,778.00

This is 49.2% of the 2012 budget.

If you have not yet filled out

your commitment card, we hope

you will prayerfully consider your

giving, and forward your card to

the church.

Deacon Organizational Meeting

The 2012 Deacons Organizational Meeting will be held Friday, Jan. 6, at 6 pm. There will be a dinner to follow. The location of the dinner will be announced later. Participants are encouraged

to bring sides and desserts, and deacon spouses are welcome.

Nominees will be elected on Sunday, Dec. 4th.

Decorate the Church The Adult I Department will be decorating the church for Christmas on Saturday, December 3rd at approximately 10 am. We hope you can come out and help them if you are available. We also want to thank them for all their hard

work, and for making the church look so lovely each year!

Annual Woodland Heights Holiday House Tour

The Woodland Heights Civic Association is sponsoring their tour of neighborhood homes on Sunday, December 4, beginning at 1:00 pm. Tickets may be purchased at

the church office that afternoon.

We would like to invite you to go caroling with us by hayride on Saturday, Dec. 17, at 5 pm! Jerry Free-man will provide his tractor, trailer, the hay and

some apple cider! We will meet at the church parking lot, and ride through the community singing songs of the season to our neighbors. The hayride will end

at approximately 7 pm, back at the church. ALL AGES ARE WELCOME!!!

Our youth and college students are then invited to remain at the

church for a Mini-Midnight Lock-In, where pizza will be

provided. Parents may pick up youth between 11:30 pm and

midnight.

Virginia Baptist Scholarships for 2012

Achievement scholarships are available to our college

students from the Baptist General Association of Virginia

every year (up to $1,000 per year). Students must be

active in Christian Ministry of some kind on their campus,

maintain a 3.0 grade point average, and must have been

baptized in the church. The due date is April 1, 2012, but

Heather would like students to get their forms to her by

February 1st. You may also want to check out the VA Baptist

Foundation Scholarship opportunities as well. Check out the

websites for both the BGAV and the VA Bap. Foundation.

A Note from Charles: I’m very happy that I have been called to be your Minis-ter of Music. I look forward to getting to know each of you better as we serve the Lord now and in the future.

A Note about Christmas: At the morning service on Dec. 18, the Sanctuary Choir will present a program featuring hymns, scripture, and

carol settings by Virginia composer John Dixon. We will be accompanied by members of the Richmond

Symphony. Please plan to attend and worship with us. If any of you would like to sing with the choir for this

seasonal special, just let us know. We can accommodate those who have limited rehearsal time, need rides,

or have other problems. One Other Note: Voice or piano lessons are offered to anyone who sings with the Sanctuary Choir. These lessons can be for the

singer, or anyone who the singer wishes, such as a child, relative, or friend. If you or a friend are interested, call

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Minister on Call: Heather Tiller

Weekly Church Activities

Sunday 9:30 AM Bible Study 11:00 AM Worship Service

Wednesday 6:00 PM Fellowship Dinner 6:30  PM        Preschool  &  Children’s  Choirs Youth Y-Time 6:45 PM Prayer Meeting & Bible Study 7:15  PM        Children’s  Missions  (GA’s/RA’s) 7:30 PM Adult & Youth Choir Rehearsal

Thursday 10:00 AM Food Ministry (until noon)

Minister on Call: Terry Green

Dinner - 6pm

Kids/Youth - 6:30

Regular Business Mtg. 6:45 pm

Choir Rehearsal - 7:30

Dinner - 6pm

Kids/Youth - 6:30

Video Study- “God  in     America”  - 6:45 pm

Choir Rehearsal - 7:30

Minister on Call: Heather Tiller

Church Office Closed!

NO Dinner

or Activities!

NO Dinner or Activities!

Please note that the Preschool and Children’s Choirs will perform on Sunday, Dec. 18th (NOT Dec. 11th). Also note that there will be NO Sunday School on

Christmas Day. (The Church Office will be closed on Monday, Dec. 26 & Jan. 2.)

Christmas Eve Service - 5pm

11 am

11 am

WH Holiday House Tour - 1 pm

Sanctuary Choir Christmas Service

11am

Week of Prayer for International & Global Missions (December 4 - 11)

Offering Ingathering

Adult I will be

decorating the church

for Christmas at 10 am!

Minister on Call: Terry Green

Caroling & Hayride!

Meet at 5pm At church.

Youth at church until 12am!

Minister on Call: Terry Green

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GIFTS!

We thank each of you who gave donations of turkeys and

food to our Thanksgiving Meal Ministry. We were able to provide a holiday meal to 23 local families this year!

We were also able to give many new toys and other items to local children this Christmas Season because of the

efforts of our WMU and the Baptist Centers.

In addition, we collected 35 shoeboxes full of gifts for children all over the world! The Samaritan’s Purse Ministry, which sponsors the Shoebox Project, thanks

everyone who donated gifts.

Lin Phaup Myrtle Preas Christine Severson Ruth Sheppe Virginia Sims Fay Sirk Jim & Edith Steele Rudy Steinruck Agnes Stinnett Marie Townsend Nanette Smith

Paul & Julie Barker Mildred Blanton Percy Campfield Tom & Sue Carlton Juanita Creed Bill Driskill Richard Jensen Archie Krewatch Kathleen McKinney Helen Meador Marion Morris

The Deadline to get your information to

Heather for the January Highlights

is Sunday, Dec. 18th!

Wednesday Dinner Details!

The cost of the meal is $5.00 for ALL persons over 6 years old and children 6 years and under are

$2.50 for a meal. You must sign up for supper or cancel your reservation by 10 am on Tuesday of each week (if you neglect to cancel in a timely manner, you will be responsible for the cost of

the meal). We hope that you will be able to join us on Wednesdays and we certainly welcome any

suggestions that you might have!

First Wednesday: Chicken, rice, broccoli, bread, dessert

Second Wednesday: Italian, salad, bread, dessert

Third Wednesday: Beef, potatoes, green beans, bread, dessert

Fourth Wednesday: Pork, mac & cheese, mixed veggies/

spinach salad, bread, dessert

Fifth Wednesday: Soup, salad or Sandwich, dessert

Help the William & Mary Baptist Collegiate Ministries!

Lindsey Huggins has asked that we donate winter clothing, such as gloves, mittens, hats, scarves, coats, etc., to the W&M BCM for their annual winter missions trip to Nashville. She is asking that items be given to her no later

than Christmas Day. Last year’s trip was a huge success, and many of our

brothers and sisters in need received items to help them stay warm throughout the

season...let’s help do the same this year!

We would like to send best wishes to Patrick Henry

School of Science & Arts as they move from WHBC to their new location down the street. Good luck to all the students, parents, teachers, and staff!