PASTOR’S PARAGRAPHS:
A young boy went to the store with his mother. The shop owner, a kind man, passed him a large jar of suckers and invited him to help himself to a handful. Uncharacteristically, the boy held back. So the shop owner pulled out a handful for him.
When outside, the boy’s mother asked why he wouldn’t take a handful of suckers when offered.
“Because his hand is much bigger than mine!” said the boy.
While this boy's shrewdness could be taken for greed and selfishness, it could also be understood as the wisdom of waiting to be given to, as opposed to taking for yourself. Our God is a generous God who delights in giving to us. It is easy to start to take His gifts for granted and to come to expect certain things in life as rewards for our faithfulness. When the gifts don't always come in the time and the way we expect them, it might cause us to question God and His fairness. It might cause us to grab for what we can while the getting is good.
However, when we learn to wait for God to give us what He wants to give us, at the time and in the way He chooses to give to us, we will find that blessings are far greater than anything we could take for ourselves. That's because God's hands are so much bigger than ours!
May the Lord bless you greatly in 2018 as together we wait for Him.
WEEKLY ACTIVITIES
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly)
Meetings are at 5:30 pm Mondays. More info, contact
Gertrude Prince @ 878-0398.
VOLLEYBALL
7:00 pm at Stevenson Elementary. For More info, contact Dave Look @ 429-0719.
Y. A. M. (YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY) 6-8 p.m. in the SRBC Sunday School Wing. This is for young adults after High School Graduation through 30 + years old. More info contact Jim Look @ 256-6456 or Mary Ann Stemley @ 253-3375
AWANA meets every Wednesday evening at
6:05 pm. We have activities for 3 year olds through High School, September through May. Come and join in the fun.
WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY meets in the Seekers class room every Tuesday Morning at 9:30 to delve into God’s Word and enjoy fellowship with other Christian women.
P. I. P. (POWER IN PRAYER) service is held every Sunday evening at 6:00 p.m. in the prayer room at the front of the sanctuary. This is an intimate time of sharing needs and praying for them.
S. R. V. (SOUL REVOLUTION) is for 7th grade through High School. They meet every Sunday evening at 6:30 pm in the youth room downstairs across from the kitchen.
A reminder to all officers and team chairpersons
to have your annual reports submitted (emailed if possible) to the church office by January 15 so that Fran can put together our 2017 Annual Church Report.
MONTHLY ACTIVITIES
GOSPEL MISSION ~ 1ST FRIDAY
Volunteers go to Gospel Mission to help. More info, contact
Rita Look @ 429-0719.
S.A.S. (SENIORS AT SERVICE) ~ 1st Friday
Meet at 12:30 p.m. the first Friday of the month. The senior members of the church and friends meet at different restaurants for a dine-out January 5 we will meet at Frisch’s on Col. Glen Hwy. For more info, contact Shirley Fall
@ 254-2484
Messy Church ~ 2nd Tuesday
Messy Church is a way of being church for individuals of all ages that involve fun, food and play. This is Church, but not like you’ve ever known before. We meet from 5:30 – 7 pm. *Children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult
SCRAPBOOKING
Scrapbookers meet the second Friday of each month for a time of scrapbooking and fellowship.
TEAM AND CHURCH COUNCIL MEETINGS
January 16, 2018 Team Meetings will start @ 7 pm and the Church Council Meeting @ 8 pm.
MEN’S BREAKFAST ~ 1st Saturday (October – May)
There will be no Men’s breakfast in January due to the planning meeting. Join us on February 3 @ 8:00 am for breakfast, devotional time, and Christian fellowship with other men of the church.
WOMEN’S BREAKFAST ~ 2nd Saturday
Join us January 13 @ 9:00 am for breakfast, devotional time
and good Christian fellowship with other ladies of the church.
NURSERY ~ BABIES THROUGH 2 YEARS
Scheduled for Sunday mornings in January
January 7
Nancy Keister & Mallorie Rutherford
Teen Helper ~ Kelsey Harter
January 14
Ellie Schroder & Ellen Reichard
Teen Helper ~
January 21
Ed & Michelle Prince
Teen Helper ~ Kayla Clark
January 28
Bill & Barb Chambers
Teen Helper ~ Crystal Jackson
Schedule for Sunday evenings in January
January 7
6:00 pm ~ 6:45 pm ~ Mary Ann Stemley
6:45 pm ~ 8:00 pm ~ David & Rita Look
January 14
6:00 pm ~ 6:45 ~ Mary Ann Stemley
6:45 pm ~ 8:00 ~ Nancy Keister & Debbie Snider
January 21
6:00 pm ~ 6:45 pm ~ Mary Ann Stemley
6:45 pm ~ 8:00 pm ~ Colleen Goodman
January 28
6:00 pm ~ 6:45 pm ~ Mary Ann Stemley
6:45 pm ~ 8:00 pm ~ Felicia Chambers
Scheduled for Wednesday evenings in January
January 3 ~ Nancy Warwick
January 10 ~ Wauneita Koogler
January 17 ~ Ron Keister & Nancy Warwick
January 24 ~ No Evening Activities
January 21 ~ Wauneita Koogler & Tina Swanson
Children's Church Meets during Sunday Morning Worship for ages 3 years through 5th grade
PRESCHOOL
Scheduled for Sunday Morning in January
January 7~ Ellie Schroder
January 14 ~ Ellie Schroder
January 21 ~ Ellie Schroder
January 28 ~ Cathy Schroder
K- 5th GRADE
Scheduled for Sunday mornings in January
January 7 ~ Stay in Church
January 14 ~ Michelle Prince
January 21 ~ Ellen Reichard
January 28 ~ Colleen Goodman
Teachers are needed, curriculum is provided.
If you would like to teach or help, contact Tere Sharp.
ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING
All members are asked and everyone else is invited to attend our annual church business meeting, which will be on January 28. Lunch will be served in Fellowship Hall after the morning worship service, and the meeting will follow. Please plan to stay to hear the reports from our teams and committees, enjoy good food and Christian fellowship.
Thank you for your many donations over the Christmas season. We were able to provide many hats, mittens, gloves and scarves to families in need in Riverside and Dayton, as well as food to fill 24 Christmas baskets to area families.
A special thanks to Bill and Barb Chambers for their leadership in the enormous job of compiling and distributing the baskets.
Awana Minute
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from our 2017/18 Awana club!
December 2017 went quickly as:
Wednesday the 6th clubbers were challenged to wear hats, gloves, and scarfs for our theme night, frozen night. The theme night gave clubbers the opportunity to donate their winter gear to our mitten tree basket to assist needy children in our community who need winter gear so as not to be frozen in the cold winter weather.
Congratulation too many of our clubbers who donated their gear.
On the 13th we continued the season of giving in December as a Sunday School Classroom was quickly closed, renovated and reopened as the “Christmas Shop” where clubbers picked out Christmas gifts for their parents/caregivers. The experience was completed by our personal gift wrapping elves who happily wrapped and readied their selections to be neatly placed under the Christmas tree for parents/caregivers to open on Christmas morning.
Club parties, crafts, and projects closed out the night before departing for Christmas vacation.
We broke from club December 20 & December 27, so that all could enjoy the holiday season with family and friends. We hope that your holiday season was a time of renewal and time well spend with family and friends. We will see all of you back at club January 3rd as we get club off to a Great start in 2018!
We are so excited to see what God has in store for our clubs for the remainder of this club year!
Thank-you for your continued love, support and most importantly prayers for our clubbers and entire leadership staff.
Cool with Christ.
Tere Sharp
Co-Commander
Spinning Road Baptist Church Food Pantry
As we are all aware there a food pantry here at the church. But do you know how it is used? At this time of the year we give out food “baskets” to the needy for Thanksgiving and for Christmas. These “baskets” are really a large cardboard box fill with everything needed to make a traditional Thanksgiving meal including the turkey, and a Christmas meal to include a ham. This year we gave out over 20 baskets each holiday. As a church you have always been so generous to this mission. We ask that you keep in mind that this is a year round mission. We have families from our community who come in at all times of the year needing help. This may be the only glimpse of Christ they see in this world.
Church Planning Meeting
On Saturday, January 6, we will hold our annual church planning meeting. We will start at 9:00 a.m. with some breakfast refreshments. Teams will meet separately to organize their
plans for 2018 and then we will convene in Fellowship Hall to
put together our calendar for this year. We hope all team
members are planning to attend!
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!
Colleen and I would like to thank you all for your generous Christmas gift to us. We are overwhelmed by your kindness and love and are very grateful to God for bringing us to Spinning Road Baptist. You have been so good to us and it is a joy and privilege to serve the Lord in your midst. Pastor Scott
A young boy went to the store with his mother. The shop owner, a kind man, passed him a large jar of suckers and invited him to help himself to a handful. Uncharacteristically, the boy held back. So the shop owner pulled out a handful for him.
When outside, the boy’s mother asked why he wouldn’t take a handful of suckers when offered.
“Because his hand is much bigger than mine!” said the boy.
While this boy's shrewdness could be taken for greed and selfishness, it could also be understood as the wisdom of waiting to be given to, as opposed to taking for yourself. Our God is a generous God who delights in giving to us. It is easy to start to take His gifts for granted and to come to expect certain things in life as rewards for our faithfulness. When the gifts don't always come in the time and the way we expect them, it might cause us to question God and His fairness. It might cause us to grab for what we can while the getting is good.
However, when we learn to wait for God to give us what He wants to give us, at the time and in the way He chooses to give to us, we will find that blessings are far greater than anything we could take for ourselves. That's because God's hands are so much bigger than ours!
May the Lord bless you greatly in 2018 as together we wait for Him.
WEEKLY ACTIVITIES
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly)
Meetings are at 5:30 pm Mondays. More info, contact
Gertrude Prince @ 878-0398.
VOLLEYBALL
7:00 pm at Stevenson Elementary. For More info, contact Dave Look @ 429-0719.
Y. A. M. (YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY) 6-8 p.m. in the SRBC Sunday School Wing. This is for young adults after High School Graduation through 30 + years old. More info contact Jim Look @ 256-6456 or Mary Ann Stemley @ 253-3375
AWANA meets every Wednesday evening at
6:05 pm. We have activities for 3 year olds through High School, September through May. Come and join in the fun.
WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY meets in the Seekers class room every Tuesday Morning at 9:30 to delve into God’s Word and enjoy fellowship with other Christian women.
P. I. P. (POWER IN PRAYER) service is held every Sunday evening at 6:00 p.m. in the prayer room at the front of the sanctuary. This is an intimate time of sharing needs and praying for them.
S. R. V. (SOUL REVOLUTION) is for 7th grade through High School. They meet every Sunday evening at 6:30 pm in the youth room downstairs across from the kitchen.
A reminder to all officers and team chairpersons
to have your annual reports submitted (emailed if possible) to the church office by January 15 so that Fran can put together our 2017 Annual Church Report.
MONTHLY ACTIVITIES
GOSPEL MISSION ~ 1ST FRIDAY
Volunteers go to Gospel Mission to help. More info, contact
Rita Look @ 429-0719.
S.A.S. (SENIORS AT SERVICE) ~ 1st Friday
Meet at 12:30 p.m. the first Friday of the month. The senior members of the church and friends meet at different restaurants for a dine-out January 5 we will meet at Frisch’s on Col. Glen Hwy. For more info, contact Shirley Fall
@ 254-2484
Messy Church ~ 2nd Tuesday
Messy Church is a way of being church for individuals of all ages that involve fun, food and play. This is Church, but not like you’ve ever known before. We meet from 5:30 – 7 pm. *Children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult
SCRAPBOOKING
Scrapbookers meet the second Friday of each month for a time of scrapbooking and fellowship.
TEAM AND CHURCH COUNCIL MEETINGS
January 16, 2018 Team Meetings will start @ 7 pm and the Church Council Meeting @ 8 pm.
MEN’S BREAKFAST ~ 1st Saturday (October – May)
There will be no Men’s breakfast in January due to the planning meeting. Join us on February 3 @ 8:00 am for breakfast, devotional time, and Christian fellowship with other men of the church.
WOMEN’S BREAKFAST ~ 2nd Saturday
Join us January 13 @ 9:00 am for breakfast, devotional time
and good Christian fellowship with other ladies of the church.
NURSERY ~ BABIES THROUGH 2 YEARS
Scheduled for Sunday mornings in January
January 7
Nancy Keister & Mallorie Rutherford
Teen Helper ~ Kelsey Harter
January 14
Ellie Schroder & Ellen Reichard
Teen Helper ~
January 21
Ed & Michelle Prince
Teen Helper ~ Kayla Clark
January 28
Bill & Barb Chambers
Teen Helper ~ Crystal Jackson
Schedule for Sunday evenings in January
January 7
6:00 pm ~ 6:45 pm ~ Mary Ann Stemley
6:45 pm ~ 8:00 pm ~ David & Rita Look
January 14
6:00 pm ~ 6:45 ~ Mary Ann Stemley
6:45 pm ~ 8:00 ~ Nancy Keister & Debbie Snider
January 21
6:00 pm ~ 6:45 pm ~ Mary Ann Stemley
6:45 pm ~ 8:00 pm ~ Colleen Goodman
January 28
6:00 pm ~ 6:45 pm ~ Mary Ann Stemley
6:45 pm ~ 8:00 pm ~ Felicia Chambers
Scheduled for Wednesday evenings in January
January 3 ~ Nancy Warwick
January 10 ~ Wauneita Koogler
January 17 ~ Ron Keister & Nancy Warwick
January 24 ~ No Evening Activities
January 21 ~ Wauneita Koogler & Tina Swanson
Children's Church Meets during Sunday Morning Worship for ages 3 years through 5th grade
PRESCHOOL
Scheduled for Sunday Morning in January
January 7~ Ellie Schroder
January 14 ~ Ellie Schroder
January 21 ~ Ellie Schroder
January 28 ~ Cathy Schroder
K- 5th GRADE
Scheduled for Sunday mornings in January
January 7 ~ Stay in Church
January 14 ~ Michelle Prince
January 21 ~ Ellen Reichard
January 28 ~ Colleen Goodman
Teachers are needed, curriculum is provided.
If you would like to teach or help, contact Tere Sharp.
ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING
All members are asked and everyone else is invited to attend our annual church business meeting, which will be on January 28. Lunch will be served in Fellowship Hall after the morning worship service, and the meeting will follow. Please plan to stay to hear the reports from our teams and committees, enjoy good food and Christian fellowship.
Thank you for your many donations over the Christmas season. We were able to provide many hats, mittens, gloves and scarves to families in need in Riverside and Dayton, as well as food to fill 24 Christmas baskets to area families.
A special thanks to Bill and Barb Chambers for their leadership in the enormous job of compiling and distributing the baskets.
Awana Minute
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from our 2017/18 Awana club!
December 2017 went quickly as:
Wednesday the 6th clubbers were challenged to wear hats, gloves, and scarfs for our theme night, frozen night. The theme night gave clubbers the opportunity to donate their winter gear to our mitten tree basket to assist needy children in our community who need winter gear so as not to be frozen in the cold winter weather.
Congratulation too many of our clubbers who donated their gear.
On the 13th we continued the season of giving in December as a Sunday School Classroom was quickly closed, renovated and reopened as the “Christmas Shop” where clubbers picked out Christmas gifts for their parents/caregivers. The experience was completed by our personal gift wrapping elves who happily wrapped and readied their selections to be neatly placed under the Christmas tree for parents/caregivers to open on Christmas morning.
Club parties, crafts, and projects closed out the night before departing for Christmas vacation.
We broke from club December 20 & December 27, so that all could enjoy the holiday season with family and friends. We hope that your holiday season was a time of renewal and time well spend with family and friends. We will see all of you back at club January 3rd as we get club off to a Great start in 2018!
We are so excited to see what God has in store for our clubs for the remainder of this club year!
Thank-you for your continued love, support and most importantly prayers for our clubbers and entire leadership staff.
Cool with Christ.
Tere Sharp
Co-Commander
Spinning Road Baptist Church Food Pantry
As we are all aware there a food pantry here at the church. But do you know how it is used? At this time of the year we give out food “baskets” to the needy for Thanksgiving and for Christmas. These “baskets” are really a large cardboard box fill with everything needed to make a traditional Thanksgiving meal including the turkey, and a Christmas meal to include a ham. This year we gave out over 20 baskets each holiday. As a church you have always been so generous to this mission. We ask that you keep in mind that this is a year round mission. We have families from our community who come in at all times of the year needing help. This may be the only glimpse of Christ they see in this world.
Church Planning Meeting
On Saturday, January 6, we will hold our annual church planning meeting. We will start at 9:00 a.m. with some breakfast refreshments. Teams will meet separately to organize their
plans for 2018 and then we will convene in Fellowship Hall to
put together our calendar for this year. We hope all team
members are planning to attend!
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!
Colleen and I would like to thank you all for your generous Christmas gift to us. We are overwhelmed by your kindness and love and are very grateful to God for bringing us to Spinning Road Baptist. You have been so good to us and it is a joy and privilege to serve the Lord in your midst. Pastor Scott
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