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Organization
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BROWNSTOWN
CHRISTIAN
CHURCH
THE
PAID
703 West Spring Street
CONNECTION
Brownstown, IN
Permit No. 5
Office 702 West Spring Street
Brownstown, Indiana 47220
BROWNSTOWN CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Sunday Services
8:00 and 10:30 am
9:15 am Sunday School
Midweek –The Journey
Wednesdays 5:45-8:00 pm
(Sept-Nov, Jan-Mar)
Our Vision:
Transforming Lives, Through Christ!
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
Brian’s Briefs
Phone: 812-358-4172
Web: brownstownchristian.org
Email:
Lead Minister: Brian Richard
Associate Minister: Doug Pogue
Youth Minister: Rob Johnson
Children’s Minister: Paul Najmon
Administrator: Teresa Dunbar
Day Care Director: Lisa Henry
For unto us a Child is
born, unto us a son is
given...
Isaiah 9:6a
OUR CORE VALUES
A VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS INVITATION TO OUR BCC
FAMILY
Staff first [email protected]
DECEMBER 2013
THE BIBLE IS OUR FINAL
AUTHORITY
WE ARE A HOLY PEOPLE
Preacher B, Jennifer, Caleb and Lauren would like to extend a warm holiday welcome to our home for a
special evening of fellowship in celebration of the Christmas season. The house will be decorated, the
Christmas music will be playing and there will be plenty of holiday goodies to enjoy. Be sure to reserve
some time on Saturday, December 14th from 4-8 pm, to bring your family and swing in to our home at
3744 E. County Road 150 N. Seymour, Indiana. Come when you can, leave when you must. We hope
this will become a treasured holiday tradition as our way of expressing thanks and Merry Christmas.
Transforming Lives, Through Christ!
WE ARE CULTURALLY
RELEVANT
WE ARE FAITHFUL STEWARDS
WE ARE A PEOPLE OF PRAYER
Jackson County Christian Men’s Fellowship
our church family
Monday, December 9 7:30 pm
Hoosier Christian Village
Decisions for Christ
Autumn Booth was baptized on October 27. She lives at 221
S. Clark St, Brownstown.
Lloyd and Deanna Baker transferred their membership on
November 3. Their address is 819 W. Walnut St, Brownstown.
Golden Wheels Christmas Outing
Thursday, December 12
Check future bulletins or call the church office for details.
We express our sympathy to Katrina Runge and family in the loss
of her mother, Connie Parkes.
L.I.F.E. (Ladies in Faithful Endeavors)
Monday, December 2 7 pm Room 221
Connection Café
Join us on the first Sunday of
each month for coffee, milk, juice,
and baked goodies. The times are from 99:30 and 10-10:30 am and the café is located
in the new foyer area.
Grab some coffee and connect with new
faces and familiar ones!
Wow, December is here! Our Christmas meeting is always a special time, when we share some Christmas treats and swap cookies.
We also prepare gift bags for some very special folks.
A VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE FROM
PREACHER B
Will you be like Mary this Christmas? Will you be like Joseph this Christmas? Will you be like the
Shepherds this Christmas? Will you be like the Wise Men this Christmas? What role will you grow in
this Christmas?
MARY - "But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart." - Luke 2:19
JOSEPH - "When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took
Mary home as his wife." - Matthew 1:24
SHEPHERDS - "The Shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard
and seen, which were just as they had been told." - Luke 2:20
WISE MEN - "On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down
and worshiped him." - Matthew 2:11a
This Christmas might you be like Mary and take time to treasure up and ponder the reason for the season? Be sure to spend the extra moments thinking about who Christ was, what He has done and who we
need to be in response. With the hustle and bustle of the season it is very easy to miss the truth of Christmas. Ponder and treasure this year. Be more like Mary!
Bring a Christmas treat to share, and if you want to participate in
the cookie swap, bring a dozen cookies. Those who signed up also
need to bring the soap and bread for cheer bags.
Joseph obeyed God's Word even though it wasn't popular, in fact, it might cost him everything to take a
pregnant woman as his wife. Will you be willing to not only stand up for, but speak into the real meaning of this holiday? Will you obey Christ in worship and praise His name this Christmas season or will
you follow simply get swallowed up in the worldly side of secular Christmas? Obey God's Word. Be
more like Joseph!
All ladies are welcome to attend, even if you haven’t been to a previous meeting.
There was no way to keep those Shepherds quiet after the evening they had experienced. They returned
cont. on page 2
EXCELLENCE IS EVIDENT IN
ALL THINGS
Our Mission Statement
Brownstown Christian
Church exists to:
Seek and Save the Lost
Strengthen the Saved
Serve Others in Christ
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Christmas Gift of Love 2013
Christmas Gift of Love is an evening of fun festivities
and a meal for a special group of children and their
families. This year’s event will be held on Saturday, December 7 in the Fellowship Hall. Our theme is
Happy Birthday, Jesus!
Brian’s Briefs (cont. from page 1)
There is still time to volunteer in the following areas to
make this night possible: Registration, Decorations,
Greeters/Ushers, Table Hosts, Gifts, Door Prizes, and
Clean Up.
Will you take time to worship Christ this Christmas? The wise
men traveled a long distance, they went against the words of
Herod all to experience a moment with the Christ. They not
only gave of time, but offered up treasures to Him. This Christmas, will you take time out to worship and offer to Christ your
heart and treasures? Intentional worship and treasures. Be more
like the Wise Men!
Check our website, Facebook page and Sunday bulletins
for opportunities to sign up, or just contact the church
office. And pray for the families that will attend, that our
witness and the story of Christ’s birth will have a lasting impact on their lives.
An Unexpected Christmas
Sunday, December 15 9:15 am
Sunday School classes will not meet so we can join together to hear
our adult choir present “An Unexpected Christmas.” This music presentation will be about the simple birth of a baby boy...not really
unexpected since it had been predicted long, long ago… but maybe not exactly how people expected it to happen. This will be simple,
yet a celebration of the birth of our Savior in an unexpected placeand born to a simple young virgin (unexpected!) It will be a gift to
those who come to hear...a gift of joy of the season and peace and
good will to all!
to "work" after encountering Christ with an attitude of glory and
praise. Will you worship and praise the Christ whom you have
encountered this Christmas? Sing and shout the meaning of this
season. Be more like the Shepherds!
Here at BCC we have intentionally planned special worship
opportunities to encourage worship, growth and giving. Those
special services include: the Adult Choir concert at 9:15 on Sunday, December 15th. The Christmas Eve worship service at 11
pm on Tuesday, December 24. "The Gift" series and worship
experience each Sunday morning at 8 and 10:30 am through
Christmas. Be sure to take time to be invested in these opportunities for worship.
December 2013
Brownstown Christian Church Calendar
SUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
1
Mission Sunday
Connection Café 9
& 10 am
2
Day Care Team 6 pm
LIFE Christmas
Party 7 pm
3
Tuesday Group
Fellowship 1 pm
at Jaline
Spurgeon’s
Building &
Grounds 6:30 pm
4
Ladies’ Bible Study Christmas Party
11:30 am
Men’s Revelation Study 7 pm
Ladies’ Christmas Bible Study 7 pm
5
Praise Team Practice 7 pm
Addiction Recovery 7 pm
Hilltop Camp Evening Beneath the
Stars
6
Hilltop Camp
Evening Beneath
the Stars
7
Hilltop Camp
Evening Beneath
the Stars
Christmas Gift of
Love 6-8 pm
8
9
Jackson County
Men’s Fellowship at HCV 7:30 pm
10
Tuesday Group
Fellowship 1 pm
at Jaline
Spurgeon’s
Finance Team
6:30 pm
11
Men’s Revelation Study 7 pm
Ladies’ Christmas Bible Study 7 pm
12
Golden Wheels
Christmas luncheon
Addiction Recovery 7 pm
Praise Team Practice 7 pm
13
HCV Work day
8:30 am
14
Elder’s Meeting 8 am
Richard family
Open House 4-8
pm
19
Addiction Recovery 7 pm
Praise Team Practice 7 pm
20
21
Community
Christmas Cheer
food basket prep
and gift wrapping
We have also provided opportunity for each of us to bring special "treasures" to Christ this season in the form of our special
Christmas offering. Be sure to prayerfully be involved in bringing those gifts to the "New-born King". These "treasures" will
not only help people in need through Benevolence, but will also
be a huge support to new people God will send to BCC in the
form of outdoor signage.
15
16
Christmas Choir
Mission Team 6:30
Program 9:15 am
pm
Christmas Caroling
at HCV 2-4 pm
17
Tuesday Group
Fellowship 1 pm
at Jaline
Spurgeon’s
18
Ladies’ Christmas Bible Study 7 pm
Which Character of the Christmas narrative will you choose to
grow in this year? Mary, Joseph, The Shepherds, The Wise
Men or perhaps ALL OF THEM?
22
Board Meeting 12
pm
23
24 Christmas Eve
25 Christmas
29
Family Sunday
30
Christmas Eve
Service 11 pm
Join us for this very special celebration!
26
Addiction RecovChurch office closed ery 7 pm
Praise Team Practice 7 pm
27
28
Elders’ Meeting 8 am
Iron Chef - Mother/Son Edition
Come Christmas Caroling with us!
Sunday, December 15 2-4 pm
Hoosier Christian Village
Meet at HCV and sing some great
Christmas carols to some very special
folks.
Christmas Eve Service
Tuesday, December 24 11:00 pm
A favorite here at BCC! This night that begins just an hour before
Christmas tells the Christmas story in song, verse, instrumentals
and in other special ways. There will also be a a children’s story, so they are very welcome to come-in their pajamas if you wish! An
event for all ages, this is a great celebration for your friends and
families to attend.
Bringing in Christmas singing “Silent Night” by candlelight is mov-­
ing and a blessing to all. We’d love for you to join us this Christmas Eve!
Sunday, January 19, 2014 5-7 pm
The BCC edition of Iron Chef is designed to build the relationships between mothers and their sons in our church.
The food the mothers and sons will be preparing is a surprise! Everyone will be cooking the same thing, but no one
will know what it is until we begin the event.
The mother and son teams will have to prepare a snack before hand (at home) that describes their relationship or who
they are and bring it to the event. The snack can be anything you would like, but it cannot be baked or cooked.
Happy Birthday!
Mother/Son teams will present their snack as
well as their surprise cooked item to a panel of
judges that will rate them on creativity, preparation, quality and presentation. So be creative
and have fun with the challenge!
December 1
December 2
December 3
December 5
December 6
There will be short message by one of the
ministers that will also focus on the motherson theme. Please mark this on your 2014 calendar-a warm way to spend a cold winter evening!
Darlene Browning
Beth McCullough
Noah Killey
Bob Pope
Rob Bays
Hunter Carlin
December 7 Terri Smith
Sherri Amers
December 11 Bill McCormick
Mike Miller
December 14 Mary Connell
Brooklyn Isaacs
31
Youth New
Year’s Eve Party
Lock-in
8pm-7am
December 14 Ethan Isaacs
December 15 Barry Cutter
December 16 Charli Garrison
Zach Hall
December 17 David Hotchkiss
December 18 Tanner Bell
December 19 Steve Ackerman
December 20 Dave Warren
December 22 Jordan Turpin
December 23 Kyle Coates
December 24 Abigail Kelley
December 25 Justyn Underwood
December 27 Hayleigh Hurt
December 28 Gary Carmichael
James Driscoll
Jacob Johnson
Shanty McCrary
December 30 Susan Lawson
December 31 Tina McCormick
Merry Christmas from
your BCC Staff!
Xstreme
Christianity
Brownstown Christian Church
Children & Student Ministries
December 2013
In this Issue: THIS ISUE
- Music Review
- WinterJam
- Rock and Worship Road Show
- NYE Party
How many of these people can you name from
this past ICYC?
PpAaUuLl’Ss CcOoRrNnEeRr
“It’s the holiday season!” “Happy holidays!” … That just doesn’t seem to do justice to a holiday that is ALL ABOUT JESUS’ birth. It’s the CHRISTMAS Season!!! A season where we take time to praise the fact that Jesus Christ, who is God, humbled Himself and was born to the virgin Mary. This was the
point in time where God’s redemptive plan came to life… literally… here on Earth. In the Old Testament the prophets & writers tell us about how God will save us. They prophesied TONS of things about Jesus’ birth; everything from being born to a virgin, to where he would be born, to their flight to Egypt. What we
celebrate during Christmas is that all of those prophecies finally came true.
It is easy to lose focus during this Christmas season. We have to get gifts for what seems like a
million people. We have to plan 2, 3, or 4 Christmas dinners. We are trying to schedule time to get the
entire family home. The world tells us it’s time to go in debt again so that we can “have a great Christ-­
mas”. However, when it comes down to it, the only thing that truly matters during this holiday, is that we remember that Jesus’ birth was one more HUGE step in God’s plan to forgive our sins. Yes, it is a great time of year to be with your family. Yes, it is a great time to focus on others by giving gifts. Yes, it is a
beautiful thing to be able to see all the lights on our houses. But don’t forget to focus on Jesus’ birth and what it means!!
I challenge your family to read the entire Christmas story (aka: birth narrative) in all of the Gospels.
It will be a great tradition to begin, or continue, with your children!! Merry Christmas everyone!!!
Rob Johnson, Student & Family Minister
Paul Najmon, Children & Family Minister
Church Office: 812-358-4172
[email protected]
[email protected]
Winter Jam Concert
Friday, January 24, 2014
Louisville, Kentucky
We will be leaving the church at 3:00 p.m. and returning around 1
AM. Cost is $10 plus you will need money for 2 meals (fast food) and
any CD’s, t-shirts, etc. The deadline to sign up is Wednesday, January
15. After that date you will need to see Rob to make sure we have
room for you. This is open to all 6th graders on up. Please bring $10
cash for your ticket. See me as soon as possible with any questions.
Everybody you see in the pic will be there, so sign up today and invite
a friend.
The Rock and Worship Road Show
Friday January 31
Louisville, KY
We will be leaving the church at 3:30p.m. and returning around 1 am. Cost is $10 plus you will need
money for 2 meals (fast food) and any CD’s, t-shirts,
etc. The deadline to sign up is Wednesday, January
29th. After that date you will need to see Rob to
make sure we have room for
you. This is open to all 6th
graders on up. Please bring
$10 cash for your ticket. See
me as soon as possible with
any questions. Everybody
you see will be there, so sign
up today and invite a friend.
BCC Artist of the Month:
Thousand Foot Krutch
Bio:
: Thousand Foot Krutch (TFK) is a Canadian
rock band that formed in 1995. They have released
8 albums. Their most recent album, released in
2012, is The End is Where We Begin. Singer Trevor
McNevan and drummer Steve Augustine are also
member of their
own side project
band called FM
Static. Trevor
McNevan founded
the band (TFK) in
Peterborough, Ontario, where he went
to high school. McNevan came up with the name
Calling all 6th-12th graders,
“symbolizing the point in our lives that we realize It is that time of the year for the annual New Year’s Eve
we can’t make it on our own strength”. He has writ-­
party. The Brownstown Christian Church will again be hosting the
party for all 6th-12th graders from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Once at the church ten and released 7 albums with TFK and another 4
follow the signs to registration.
with FM Static.
Our theme for the party this year is: IMPACT. How do we
Impact the people around us and What kind of Impact does Popular Songs:
God have on us?
Throughout the night we will have
some awesome games, bowling, dodgeball,
food, inflatables, giveaways and more. We
will be offering a time of worship, a devotion and communion this year as well.
If you know that you will be attending, please contact us as soon as possible, so we can make sure that we have
plenty of everything. There is a $10 charge this year for the event
and that covers bowling and pizza. We are also asking that once
you are here you stay here until the event is over at 7 am. Also if
guys could bring a bag of chips and girls could bring a 2-liter of pop.
We have had great turnouts the last several years, so we hope you
will plan on joining us for this time of food, fun, fellowship and more!
WHILE YOU ARE AT IT, INVITE A COUPLE OF FRIENDS!!!
“Set it off”
“Supafly”
“Phenomenon” “Rawkfist”
“New Drug” “Wish You Well” “Welcome to the Masquerade”
“E for Extinction “Already Home”
“The End is Where We Begin” “War of Change”
“Light up the Sky”
Website: thousandfootkrutch.com
Check the church website for details on all
events at brownstownchristian.org. Like us
on Facebook!