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“A fellowship of believers who seek to be to each other what Christ has been to them.” | |||
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Affiliated with the Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches & Canadian Baptist Ministries | |||
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Welcome! Visitors are invited to sign our
Guest Book in the foyer. If this is your
first time visiting with us, we wish you warmest of greetings. Please take time to fill out a “Welcome Card”
located in the pew rack and place it on the offering plate. large
print bulletins
may be obtained from the ushers. An
audio loop is available for the hearing impaired.
Parents
of small children (under
age 3) may
take them to the Nursery, where a caring staff will supervise them. |
December
27th, 2009 | ||
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158 Rocky
Phone: 835-5966 Fax: 835-3984 Prayer
Chain: Erna
Rand 835-3495 www.bedfordbaptist.ca Radio
CHSB 99.3 Hill Top FM |
Ministers
- All the
congregation Rev. Robert Ohsberg (Senior
Pastor) Rev. Dr. Ida Armstrong-Whitehouse (Associate
Pastor) Lic. Kevin A. Haggarty (Director
of Youth Ministries) Lic. Miriam MacDonald (Supervised
Field Education Student Mrs. Christine Cole (Interim
Organist) Mrs. Sharon Higgins (Office
Administrator) Mr. Joel Scott (Caretaker
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Service
of Worship at 10:55a.m. (*indicates
standing, if persons are able)
Worthy of Praise is
the Lord
Call to
Worship Memorial
Carillon
Prelude Medley of
Carols Christine
Cole
Ministry
Opportunities Pastor
Kevin
*Time of
Singing Worship
Team
(Children are invited to come to the front pews during the last
song)
Children’s
Story “Listen
For The Bell” Pastor
Bob
Children’s
Song “The
Name of the Lord is a
(Children,
Primary to Grade 6, are directed to KidZone during singing of
song)
Tithes
and Offerings Pastor
Ida
Offering
& Offertory Prayer
Offertory “O
Santissima”
*Offertory
Response #600
“Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow”
Ministry
of Music “One
Small Child” Sandra
Irving
Prayers
of the People
*Hymn #583
“Spirit of the Living God”
The Ministry of the
Word
Scripture Isaiah
55:8 (pg. 686)
Sermon “Led By
Jehovah” Lic.
Miriam MacDonald
*Hymn #333
“Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah”
Benediction
Postlude “Glory to God
in the Highest”
Go and Be His
Disciple
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Review of Sunday, December 20th,
2009 | |||
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Operational
Budget |
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Designated Special
Offerings | |
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Current/Bldg Fund
Mortgage |
$11,965.64 |
Benevolent |
$ 321.25 |
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Missions |
$ 395.58 |
Beacon
House |
$ 201.25 |
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Bulletins |
$ 100.00 |
Christmas
Family |
$ 25.00 |
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Christmas |
$ 772.10 |
KidVenture |
$ 60.00 |
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Memorial |
$ 25.00 |
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Total Operational
Offerings |
$13,233.32 |
Total Designated
Offerings |
$ 632.50 |
Total
Offering for Sunday, December 20th, 2009 $13,865.82
(Automatic debit weekly offerings
are included in totals)
Morning
Service
Last Week:
340 Year Ago: 351
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Servants in the Lord’s
Work | ||
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This
Week |
Next
Week |
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Deacon on
Duty |
Heather
Cox |
Graham
Starratt |
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Greeters at the
Door |
Bruce & Nancy
Duffy |
Doug & Janice
Burke |
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Sound |
Phillip
Cox |
Phillip
Cox |
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Tellers |
Minnie Daniels,
Hattie Nickerson and
Sandra
Mackenzie |
Walter Scott and
Brian
Bates |
Offering Envelopes
2010 envelopes are available in the
foyer. Please pick up yours today. If you do not already have envelopes and would
like to have some in 2010, please contact the church office
@835-5966.
Hi/KidVenture
Please note that Hi/KidVenture will
begin the first Monday January 4th @6:30pm. We would welcome any new children,
age 4 to Grade 6 to this great program.
Birthday Greetings
Best wishes are extended to Beth
Kennedy who celebrated her 86th birthday on December 26th.
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Sunday to Sunday
December 27th – January 3rd | |||
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This
Sunday |
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10:00 am |
Pre-service
Youth |
Chipman
Room |
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10:55 am |
Worship Service |
Sanctuary |
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10:55 am |
Nursery
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Nursery |
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10:55 am |
Church-time Preschool
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2’s & 3’s
Room |
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11:15 am |
KidZone |
Vestry |
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6:30 pm |
Youth
Fireside |
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Monday |
1.00 pm |
Pastoral Staff
Meeting |
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8:00 pm |
College &
Career |
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Wednesday |
6:00 pm |
Youth
Alive |
Youth
Room |
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Thursday |
9:30 pm |
New Year’s Eve Youth
Event |
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Next
Sunday |
10:00 am |
Pre-service
Youth |
Chipman
Room |
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10:55 am |
Communion
Service |
Sanctuary |
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10:55 am |
Nursery (Susan
Scott, Kaleigh Rand, & Robyn McIsaac) |
Nursery |
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10:55 am |
Church-time Preschool
(Duane
& Judy Yeomans) |
2’s & 3’s
Room |
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11:15 am |
KidZone |
Vestry |
January
Calendar
The January calendar of events is
available for pick up in the foyer.
LAFF
Newsletter
The December LAFF News
letter is available in the foyer.
Canadian Baptist
Ministries Christmas Gifts - Update
What a wonderful response
to “Gifts for Change”! Through the support of our congregation -11 children will
go to school; 7 families will have health insurance; 1 pastor will have a
bicycle; 2 pastors will be supplied with books and resources; 1 National field
staff worker will be supported; 11 Guardians of Hope will be supported; 8 people
will receive Chagas testing and treatment; 1 child freed to be a child; 7
pastors supported, 5 gifts to provide access to HIV and AIDS testing and
treatment; 13 gifts of 3 trees and supplies; 8 gifts of seeds, tools and
training; 23 pairs of chicks or rabbits; 15 pigs, cows or goats; 10 water
filters provided; 4 gifts to use where most needed, I gift for
training/resources for a youth worker, 1
gift to print and distribute 5 books; 1 gift to renovate a school and 1 gift to
start a new business.
These gifts represent
$3855.00 given to honour friends and family!.
Thank you
for your kind and generous support. “Truly, I tell you, just as you did it to one
of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.”
Matthew 25:40.
Sunday Prayer
Link
As we stand at the
threshold of another new year and a new decade, please pray for the clear
leading of the Lord and his continued empowering for all of our churches as well
as for our ministry partnership that is called the Convention of Atlantic
Baptist Churches. Pray for those who are
involved in teaching/outreach ministries within our churches (Sunday School,
Alpha, mid-week children and youth programs, small group Bible studies, etc.).
Pray that these teachers and leaders may be filled with the Holy Spirit as they
teach about and model Jesus. Pray for refreshment for these leaders as they
begin a new season after the Christmas break.
Birth Congratulations
Congratulations to Jenna
Mitchell and her husband Rob Antle on the birth of their twins, Clark Strachan
(6lbs.8 oz) and Grace Violet (5lbs.11½ ounces), who were born on Saturday,
December 19th. Proud
grandparents (for the 4th and 5th time) are Lloyd and
Lynda Mitchell.
Thank you
Thank you
to those folks in the church who have helped make Christmas special for those in
need. By your generosity you helped make
Christmas special for children who have very little financially. Hopefully they will understand that Christmas
came for them.
Thank
you
We would
like to thank the church family for all the prayers, cards, visits, memorials
and expressions of sympathy on the recent passing our brother Reg. We are very thankful for all the support we
received. Bob and Betty
Short.
Thank You From The Staff
at
Your staff (Pastors Bob, Ida, and
Kevin; Christine, Sharon, and Joel would like to thank you for your many kind
remembrances (cards, gifts, best wishes and prayers) over the Christmas
Season. Your thoughtfulness is greatly
appreciated.
Thank
You
Today is Christine Cole's final
Sunday with us as interim organist and choir director. We would like to extend
to her our heartfelt thanks for serving in our music ministry since August, and
wish her God's blessing in the future. Thanks, Christine! BBC Music
Committee
Dykeland Lodge Mrs.
Helen Beeler
Parkland Estates (Cameron
Hall) Mrs. Norma Sutherland
Parkstone Mrs. Beth Kennedy
(Marlene Davies Mother)
At Home Mrs. Sydney Derrah Mt. Pleasant, NB
(Carolyn Derrah-Murphy’s Mother)
Ms. Carol Lumsden
Mrs. Elisabeth Manteuffel Hammonds Plains
Ms. Pauline Mason Lower Sackville
Mrs. Mabel Murphy
(Randy Murphy’s Mother)
Mr. Alistair MacLeod
Mrs.
Ruth (Pierce) Chiasson
Ross Daniels
Induction
Service
for Rev Edwin Allen, Pastor of South End Baptist Church, will take place on
January 17, 2010, at 3:00 p.m. Join us
at
“Carols by
Candlelight” (rescheduled)
The traditional annual service of lessons and carols in the vibrant acoustic of First Baptist
Halifax’s gothic architecture, a popular yearly event, has been re-scheduled for
Sunday, January 3, 2010, at 7 p.m. Enjoy
resplendent music sung in the soft glow of candlelight. This event is free and open to the
public.
“Celebrate
The Season” (rescheduled)
Presented by the Combined Choirs of
South End Baptist And First Baptist
Sunday, January 10, 2:30 p.m. South
End,
"Music of
the Season" (rescheduled)
Presented
by Uniacke Community Christmas Choir at
