Announcements for Sunday, December 3, 2023
Prayer List: See our Prayer List and our recent Prayer Requests.
Advent Candle: This is the second Sunday of Advent. We will have a reading and light a candle after the Announcements.
Choir Practice: This afternoon at 5 pm in the Sanctuary.
Special Called Business Meeting: Tonight at 6 pm in the Fellowship Hall. Items include a vote on purchasing a van, informational notes on the Youth Pastor, and nominations/vote on the Assistant Treasurer position. We will not hold our Bible Study service tonight.
Community Magazine: The cost is $20 and the magazines will be delivered every two months. Today is the last day to subscribe. See Connie Barton.
Open Prayer Time: Join us for prayer on Wednesdays from 6 to 6:30 pm in the Sanctuary.
Family Night: Wednesday, December 6 at 7 pm. The laymen will meet in the Original Fellowship Hall, The women will meet in the Fellowship Hall, and the youth will meet in the Jesus-and-me (JAM) classroom. We will not hold our Prayer Meeting service that night.
Woman’s Auxiliary Breakfast: Saturday, December 9 at 9 am. The Laymen are invited.
Gideon Sunday: Next Sunday, December 10 during the Worship Service. Brian Batts will speak.
Christmas Program: Sunday, December 10 at 6 pm. A signup sheet is available at the Fellowship Hall entrance. See Connie Barton.
Senior Adult Ministry (SAM) Christmas Lunch: Tuesday, December 12 at 11:30 am in the Fellowship Hall. Signup sheets are available at both main entrances. Please bring a wrapped $10 gift. See Pam Radford.
Tree of Hope: Tree of Hope lanterns are for sale at $10. Order forms are located at both main entrances and are due by today. Proceeds benefit the Relay for Life. Our ceremony will be held on Wednesday night, December 13 at 7 pm. See Kristin Radford.
Youth Christmas Paint Party: Friday, December 15 at 6:30 pm in the Original Fellowship Hall. The cost is $10/child if they want to paint, but painting is not required to attend. See Wanda Benson.
Deacons Meeting: Monday, December 18 at 7 pm.
Fifth Sunday: December 31 is the fifth Sunday of the month. In accordance with our bylaws, we will not hold our Bible Study service that night.
AED & CPR Training: Saturday, January 13, from 10 am to noon in the Fellowship Hall. Signup sheets are available at both main entrances. See Pam Radford.
Samaritan’s Purse Item of the Month: Each month, we will collect a different item to pack in our Samaritan’s Purse Christmas boxes for 2023. November’s focus is on Shipping Costs ($10/box). See Pam Radford.
Clayton Area Ministries (CAM): We are collecting canned veggies, single-serve cereals, single-serve oatmeal, tuna, stuffing mix, and cranberry sauce for our local food bank. Baskets have been placed at the door to the Sanctuary and the door to the Fellowship Hall. See Carolyn Claxton.
| Greeters | Special Music | |
| Today |
Garland & Elgie Rhodes | — |
| Next Week |
Dianne Lancaster | — |
| Children’s Church |
Nursery | PYGs | |
| Today |
Wanda Benson Kristin Radford |
Andrea Solomon | Wanda Benson |
| Next Week |
Hayley Hodge Jeanette Canady |
Wanda Benson | Melissa Lumley |
| December Birthdays |
December Anniversaries |
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| Kaylee Amaon | 12/1 | Rayford & Geraldine Byrd | 12/10 |
| Steve Amaon | 12/4 | Jeremie & Jennifer Canady | 12/19 |
| LaRue Stevens | 12/4 | ||
| Rebekah Murray | 12/5 | ||
| Jimmy Ferguson | 12/6 | ||
| Frank Narron | 12/9 | ||
| Joey Canady | 12/11 | ||
| Steve Solomon | 12/12 | ||
| Rayford Byrd | 12/15 | ||
| Dianne Lancaster | 12/21 | ||
| Janet Chestnut | 12/26 | ||
| Ashley Kepley | 12/27 | ||
| Dennis Kennedy | 12/31 | ||
