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Newsletter December 2020-Final.Pub December 2020 Volume LXXI, No. 07 December 4 Hospice Festival of Trees, 1:00 pm-5:00 pm December 5 Hospice Santa Stroll, 10:00 am Hospice Festival of Trees, 10:00 am-5:00 pm December 6 Hospice Festival of Trees, 1:00 pm-4:00 pm December 13 Lessons and Carols, 11:00 am Children’s Bike and Playground Activity, 3:30 pm (Movie in Fellowship Hall if weather is too cold or rainy) December 16 Youth Christmas Party 6:30 pm December 24 Christmas Eve Services, 5:00 pm and 7:00 pm (Please RSVP. For more information, please see “A Note from the Pastor” inside.) The Church Office will be closed December 24-January 1. Tony will be on call; please contact him (864.344.2630) about any illnesses, deaths, or urgent church matters. For information about 2020 contributions, contact Linda Miller at [email protected]. Advent Devotional Guide Why did Jesus come into our world? To reveal God, to show us how to live, and to help us discover God’s plan for our lives. This last purpose is the focus of an Advent devotional guide entitled Preparing to Hear God’s Call. The devotional guide was prepared by Pinnacle Leadership and Central Seminary. It offers readings from November 26 – January 3, from two days before Advent through the first week of Christmastide. Members and friends of FBC Greenwood can access the devotional guide by going to our website (fbcgwd.org). A WORD ABOUT ADVENT (AND CONSPIRACY!) For the last few years, our church has participated in the Advent Conspiracy. (If you are new to us or the Advent Conspiracy is new to you, watch the three- minute introductory video at adventconspiracy.org.) It suggests four simple but powerful steps to help us move back to the true meaning of Christmas: Worship Fully Spend Less Give More Love All While I don’t always practice what I preach (that’s just confession), here’s a place I’ve done so pretty consistently. And again this year, Carol and I will do the four things I’ve just listed. We will worship fully and gladly. (Since FBC is continuing to video worship each week, no one has an excuse not to worship fully.) Again this year, we will consciously spend less at Christmas. Our giving list is smaller than ever, because so many of our family and friends are like us: we already have more than we need. As a way of giving more, we are giving a special gift to each of our missions offerings, Greenwood Area Habitat for Humanity and CBF Global Missions. We give these gifts with gladness because they are in honor of you, our church family, whom we love. Because of you, a family in our community will have a home, and people around the world will drink clean water, eat decent food, and hear the good news of God’s love in Jesus Christ. It is our sincere prayer that in 2021, these small steps toward loving all people will grow, that God’s people-- including at FBC Greenwood-- will become increasingly committed to loving others in the name of the Savior whose birth we celebrate. CHRISTMAS EVE WORSHIP OPTIONS Like so many things in 2020, Christmas Eve worship will be different this year. First, for those who are not comfortable with in-person worship, a virtual Christmas Eve service will be available on our website and YouTube channel. For our in-person worship, to ensure social distancing, we will have two services, at 5:00pm and 7:00pm. Childcare will be available for babies and 1K. We are asking everyone to RSVP by December 20 with service time preference and childcare needs by calling the church (229-5557), emailing David Jennings ([email protected]) or filling out the form on the Engage page of the website (fbcgwd.org). We will accommodate all requests until the service is full; then we will move people to the service at which there is availability. After the 5:00 service, the church will be closed until the sanctuary is sanitized. Sadly, we cannot serve Communion at the altar, but we will take Communion during the service. As we did on World Communion Sunday, each person will pick up pre-packaged Communion elements on the way into the sanctuary. Finally, with everyone spread out, we will not be able to pass the flame. We will, however, do what is most important: we will celebrate the birth of our Savior!! Sunday Morning Worship in December GREETER SCHEDULE 2020 WORSHIP SERVICE ONLY Worship—December 6, 2020 Station 1 – Narthex Second Sunday of Advent Station 2 – Door K— closest to the Scripture: Luke 2:1-7 playground Sermon: “Christmas Expectations” Station 3 – Door H— closest the elevator Tony Hopkins Special Music: 1ST SUNDAY Station 1: Pat Penn, Linda Koone, “Do You Hear What I Hear?” Bonnie, David, and Lauren Corbitt Jackson Williams Station 2: Dan English, Carson Nave Station 3: Wayne and Liz White, Camden Nave Worship—December 13, 2020 Third Sunday of Advent 2ND SUNDAY Station 1: Pat Penn, Terry Gilchrist, Lessons and Carols Marshall Smith Congregational hymns, solo, and Station 2: Scott White, Nathan Smith ensembles Station 3: Reed and Brenda Rickborn, Special Music: by Quarndra Battle-Ryan Sam Smith 3RD SUNDAY Station 1: Pat Penn, Vaughan Free, Worship—December 20 2020 Evie Craigo Fourth Sunday of Advent Station 2: Shelby Reed, Scripture: Luke 2: 8-20 Anna Griffis Atkins Sermon: “Christmas in the Real World” Station 3: Mike Craigo, Lake Atkins Tony Hopkins Special Music by Lindsey Gardner 4TH SUNDAY Station 1: Pat Penn, Ann Skinner, Brecklyn Timmons Worship—December 24, 2020 Station 2: Kelly Rhodes, Nina Moore Station 3: George and Linda Coleman Christmas Eve Christmas Communion 5TH SUNDAY Scripture: Luke 2:1-20; John 18:33-37 Station 1: Pat Penn, Jo Ann Moore Sermon: “Born to Die” Station 2: Sonny and Erin Nodine Tony Hopkins Station 3: Henderson and Ellison Rowe Special Music: Keith Jameson, First Baptist Church Octet, Caleb Hopkins and Susannah Stewart duet Worship—December 27, 2020 First Sunday After Christmas Scripture: Isaiah 61:10-62:3 Slate Roof Shingles Sermon: “Gifts from God” Joey Fuson C.E. Bourne saved over 200 slate tiles from the roof for anyone who would like Special Music: “The Birthday of a King” one. The tiles are located near the bus Caleb Hopkins shelter. Please feel free to stop by and pick up what you would like. ADVENT CONSPIRACY Festival of Trees First Baptist is excited to announce two and Santa Stroll areas to which you can give during the Advent season. First Baptist will once again host the Hospice and Palliative Care of the The recipient of our 2020 Advent Piedmont’s annual Festival of Trees in Conspiracy Offering is Greenwood Area the Fellowship Hall. The three day event Habitat for Humanity, building on the is December 4 (1:00 pm-5:00 pm), partnership which is the centerpiece of December 5 (10:00 am-5:00 pm), and FBC’s 150th Anniversary. CBF’s December 6 (1:00 pm-4:00 pm). The tree Offering for Global Missions funds auction is December 6 at 5:00 pm by CBF’s missionaries and field personnel invitation only. No food will be sold, and around the world. To ensure that the no live performances will occur during funds go where you want them to, please this year’s Festival. note: gifts marked “Advent Conspiracy” or “Habitat for Humanity” The annual Santa Stroll is Saturday, will go to Greenwood Area Habitat for December 5. Registration begins at 9:30 Humanity; gifts marked “Global am in the FBC parking lot. The stroll Missions” will go to CBF Global starts at 10:00 am. Missions. A form is also in the church office for donors to indicate where the donation is to go and if the gift is in honor or memory of someone. Gift cards are Edgewood available. Bring gifts to the church office Cemetery early to have your cards before Cleanup Day Christmas. On Christmas Eve, FBC will publish a list of donors and those The Edgewood Cemetery Board has honored or remembered through a planned a Clean Up Day in the special offering during Advent. cemetery on Saturday, December 5. The workday will begin at 9:00 am and last until Noon. The workday is open to anyone. For additional information about the day, please contact Chuck Moates or the church office (229-5557). 2021 Offering Envelopes The 2021 Offering envelopes are available near the elevator for pick up. If The First Baptist Church staff wishes anyone is unable to get out or everyone a blessed and Merry uncomfortable about picking up their Christmas filled with wonder, hope, envelopes, please contact the church peace, joy, and love. office and your envelopes will be mailed to you. For questions or additional It has been a privilege and blessing to information about envelopes, please minister with you through 2020. We look contact David Jennings by phone (229- forward to many opportunities in 2021 to 5557) or by email worship and serve with you. ([email protected]). Christian Sympathy is extended to… 2021 Committee Orientation Family of Ray Wilson the loss of his The First Baptist Church 2021 Committee cousin, Ernest Ray Allen Orientation will be held in the Sanctuary at Family of Strom Williams 3:00 pm on Sunday, January 10. Because of COVID restrictions, the committee Family of Bob Leake orientation will be organized a little differently. Greenwood Rehab: Ed Carson Committee members are asked to locate their committee’s assigned pew in the Hospice at Home: Jo Wash Sanctuary.
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