Sunday, December 27, 2009

Announcements: December 27, 2009

  • Class News
  • Thanks Billy for another wonderful lesson! Way to make a comeback! :) The title of next week's lesson is How to Be Courageous. The background passage for next week is Mark 6:6b-56. The lesson passage for next week is Mark 6:35-52. Be on the lookout for notes from Billy's lesson later in the week.
  • There are plenty of dates available to bring breakfast during the months of January and February. Please take a look at the dates still needed and e-mail Melissa if you'd like to provide breakfast for one of those dates!
  • I have some catching up to do... Happy Belated Birthday to:
  1. Alison Inman: December 1
  2. Priscilla Martin: December 4
  3. Nathan Wallace: December 25
  • Welcome to our visitors, Ryan & Krystal (friends of Billy and Priscilla)and Erin Rierson (Lauren's sister)!
  • Men's Bible Study: Will begin meeting on Friday, January 8th at 6:30am at the Chick-fil-A in the Brassfield Shopping Center on Battleground Avenue. Please give $5 to Jeremy or Rodney to cover the cost of the book that will be used. All men are welcome!
  • Women's Bible Study: I will send out an e-mail with the start date as soon as I run it by the leaders and hostess. We will continue to meet at Ashlee Wallace's house on Monday nights at 6:45pm. The name of the study we will be doing is He Speaks to Me, by Priscilla Shirer. Study guides can be purchased at LifeWay. All women are welcome!
  • Our next class social will be January 23rd. More details to come!
Church News
  • The Church Office will be closed on Friday, January 1st. Have a Happy New Year!
  • 2010 calendars featuring the various ministries of LBC are available in the church office for $6 each.
  • There will be a called business meeting on Sunday, January 3rd following the evening service. We will vote on Deacons for 2010 and recommendations from the Nominating Committee.
Married Adults
Operation Outreach: Sunday, January 3rd at 4:00pm. Meet in room 216 for assignments.
Nearly/Newly Married Class: If you are considering marriage, planning on getting married or recently married, you will be interested in this class. Beginning on Wednesday, January 20th, we will have a 7 week class meeting from 7-8pm. We will be using a workbook called, "Preparing for Marriage" by Dennis Rainey. If you'd like to sign up, call the church office at 288-3824.

Activities
Valentine's Banquet: Tickets for the 2010 Valentine's Banquet will go on sale the first Sunday in January. The date of the event is Sunday, February 14th at 6:15pm in the CLC. Adult ticket cost is $8, children $2, and can be purchased from Jimmy Jackson. "Acts of Renewal" the husband and wife team, Jim and Carol Shore, will entertain the adults at the banquet with fun, enriching family theatrical performances and children will be dismissed to the Fellowship Hall to see a Christian magician. More information about the entertainment can be found at www.actsofrenewal.com. 


Spring Semester of LifePlus will begin on Sunday, January 10th at 5:00pm. You may sign-up for classes beginning TODAY at the LifePlus table in the foyer or register and pay online www.lawndalebaptist.org. Below is a listing of the classes offered:
  • English as a Second Language
  • GriefShare
  • Meet the Skeptic
  • Becoming a Christian Entrepreneur
  • Women of the Bible
  • Financial Peace University
  • Marriage Basics
  • The Big D (support group for teens of divorced parents)
  • First Place 4 Health
  • Anointed, Transformed, Redeemed
  • Heaven
  • Parents Guiding Children in Biblical Principals of Sexuality.
  • Examining Cults in Light of God's Word (begins March 7th)