The Informer - Severna Park Baptist Church

~ The Informer ~
November-December 2013
“that which we have seen and heard we
proclaim also to you, so that you too may
have fellowship with us; and indeed our
fellowship is with the Father and with his
Son Jesus Christ” 1John 1:3
TODAY’S THANKFULNESS
SPBC BIBLE STUDY GROUPS
Infants (Birth—18 months)
Lois Zenone, Cindy Mowry
What if you woke up tomorrow with only what you
thanked God for today? This question is not meant to be a guilt Toddler (19 months –3 years)
Joe & Debbie O’Banion
trip… although it certainly convicts me. The point is that one way we can
give back to God is through our thankfulness. We can show our appreciation and affection for God’s great grace in the gospel by giving grati- Pre-K (4-5 years)
Becky Chambless
tude in our daily attitude. There is not much else that we can give to God
that He does not already have. God does not need our money, for He
could create gold out of grass if He wanted. God does not need our ser- K-2 grade
Kathy Swartz,
vice, for He has countless angels who sing and serve Him more swiftly
Stephanie Villafuerte
than we ever could. Supremely, God is worthy and deserving of our
praise, and in fact, He wants it. He is honored and happy when we
give Him praise and thanksgiving. God delights in our delighting in 3rd-5th grade
Diana Shaffer,
Him. What… you don’t believe me?
Brittany Furlough
Psalm 147:1 “the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those
who hope in his steadfast love”
Zephaniah 3:17 “The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who
will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness.”
Philippians 4:4 “Rejoice in the Lord always, again I will say, Rejoice.”
6th-12th grade
Pastor Zack Villafuerte
College & Career (18-25)
Tony Bell
Adult 1 (26-35)
Pastor Dave Brown
So, take time over these next couple months to celebrate the miracle
of grace and awe of God’s goodness. Give thanks. Laugh. Smile. Adult 2 (36-45)
Have a truly happy Thanksgiving and a blessed Merry Christmas.
Ed Takemori,
And don’t forget to share the joy of Jesus with others!
Steve Prettyman
Loving God, Loving Others and Leading Generations,
Pastor Dave
Adult 3 (45-64)
Ron Chambless
Adult 4 (65+)
Bob Fulton
OCC PROMOTION AT SPBC
SPBC COLLECTION WEEK—November 18-25
Your shoeboxes, filled with gifts, will go all over the world to hurting and needy
children. We will place them into cartons, right here at our Relay Center. Then
they will go to a Processing Center in North Carolina. From there, they will
continue their journey by ship, oxcart, camel, truck, bicycle and on foot to over
130 countries. Remember: 1 shoe box = 1 child = 1 Gospel opportunity!!!
Last year we collected 342 boxes!
Let’s surpass that number this year!
Sunday Emphasis in November:
November 3 – “Shoebox Demonstration”
November 10 – “OCC Special”
November 17 – “What’s your favorite thing about OCC?”
November 24 – “Dedication Sunday”
We are collecting boxes in our Fellowship Hall on the following dates/times:
Mon: Nov 18 - 10am–12pm
Tues: Nov 19 - 4pm–7pm
Wed: Nov 20 - 10am–12pm
Thurs: Nov 21 - 10am–12pm / and 4pm–7pm
Fri: Nov 22 - 4pm–6pm
Sat: Nov 23 - 10am–12pm
Sun: Nov 24 - 12:30pm–3pm
Mon: Nov 25 - 10am–1pm
We need volunteers for our drop off days! There is a sign-up sheet in the Great Commission
Center. You can choose one or multiple time slots (they are broken down into 1 hour increments).
We are hoping to have 5 people per time slot. Children under 12 may help, but will not count as
one of the 5 people.
Thank you for giving to OCC — so children all over the world may have the opportunity
to know God’s love for them — through our gifts and the Gospel!
For more information, please see:
Becky Chambless, Relay Center Coordinator @ 410-757-9107 or
Fred Kelly, SPBC Project Leader @ 410-474-0440
SPBC FAMILY DINNER
SEVERNA PARK BAPTIST CHURCH
Saturday, November 23 ~ 5:00pm
Fellowship Hall/Lower Level
FREE event for EVERYONE!!!
Invite neighbors, friends & family!
We ask you to sign up to bring 2 dishes —>one side-dish AND one dessert <— that
will each serve 8 people. A sign-up sheet is in the Great Commission Center or call
the church office: 410-647-0765. Due to the number of people expected, we will be
utilizing multiple rooms for seating.
We need an accurate head-count, so please be sure to sign up nlt Sunday, Nov 17th.
“GIVING THANKS to the Father, who has qualified us to
share in the inheritance of the saints in light.” Colossians 1:12
THANK YOU TO OUR VETERANS
November 11, 2013
Until the Prince of Peace comes again, we
thank God for the sacrifice of many men,
women and families to serve our country and
protect our freedom.
SATURDAY
NOVEMBER 16 ~ 8:00AM
Pray for our country, its leadership and every
nation to experience spiritual awakening.
Psalm 85:6 “Will you not revive us again?”
DRINK AT THE WELL
“Drink At The Well” is a ministry outside Baltimore in the Curtis Bay area that is
devoted to helping needy women and families. They could use donations of
clothing, shoes, toiletries, reading glasses and winter coats of all sizes. Contact
Mandy Memmel: 443-250-0695
https://www.facebook.com/DrinkAtTheWell
2013 INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS LOTTIE MOON CHRISTMAS OFFERING
“It is grievous to think of these human souls going
down to death without even one opportunity of
hearing the name of Jesus.” - Lottie Moon
“The gospel is only good news if it gets there
in time.” - Carl F.H. Henry
“There is no such thing as an unsent Christian.
We must draw a circle around ourselves and
realize everything outside that circle is our mission field.” - pd
“As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.” Jesus
Every December we have the opportunity to join with thousands of other like-minded churches
(SBC) to make a global impact. Our annual missions offering helps send and support over five
thousand missionaries to reach the unreached with the good news of Jesus.
Together through LMCO last year we:
ay
 Presented the Gospel to more than 1,400,000 individuals
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 Baptized more than 266,000 new believers
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 Started more than 24,000 churches
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Go
 Engaged 133 new people groups
 Continue efforts to reach nearly 7,000 unreached people groups
 Our SPBC goal is $2250 with a bonus challenge: Any amount over $2250 will go to continue helping resource our own international missions “SENT” in 2014 and beyond.
Let’s give generously to grow godly generations among every nation!
BCMD ANNUAL
MEETING
Connect: The Annual
Meeting of the Baptist
Convention of
Maryland/Delaware
November 10-12, 2013
@ Ogletown Baptist
Church, Newark, DE
BCMD churches gather
this year with the theme
“Gather2Scatter”. There
are workshop gatherings,
break-out sessions for
various ministries and
good fellowship. If you are
interested ingoing for fun
or as a “messenger” of
SPBC, please see PD for
more information.
Pray For Local Church Plants
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Life Connection Church, Severn MD
with Pastor Martin Bennett

Redemption Church, Arnold MD with
Pastor Jamie Caldwell
TEEN TIMES
Wednesdays:
Youth Group
6-7:30pm
Bring a friend!
Sundays:
Bible Study
9:30-10:30am
Grow in Jesus!
YOUTH EVENTS
Student Service Day
Saturday, November 9th from 9:00am to
1:00pm. Youth will be working to serve older
adults. Adults are welcome to join in on the
fun. See PZ for more info.
Annual Christmas Party
Dave & Busters, Wednesday, December 18th,
6:00-8:00pm. Bring $10 and a small gift to
exchange (value no greater than $5).
Meet and pick up at Arundel Mills.
Parents Shopping Day/Christmas VBS
Saturday, December 7th from 10:00am to
 Redeemer City, Baltimore MD with
2:00pm. Kid-free Shopping Day! Youth will be
Pastor Brad O’Brien
providing a Christmas VBS Day for ages 2-5th
Look for ways in 2014 that we can
grade. Adult volunteers are welcome! Sugencourage and support these churches in gested donation - $9/child, $20/family (3 or
their early years so they have many years more children).
of gospel witness in our region.
For more information about Youth Group &/or events,
please speak with Pastor Zack Villafuerte:
[email protected] or call (240) 988-2550.
“Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young,
but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in
love, in faith and in purity.” 1Timothy 4:12
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YEARS
“WEE” Words
"God made everything beautiful in it's own season". The children have been very busy turning their classrooms into places of celebration for harvest and Thanksgiving. We had a wonderful turn out for our Open
House. Thanks go to Imogene and Virgil Brewster and Emily Kirby for assisting us with the set up and refreshments. It was great to see so many of our parents enjoying some of the same activities that the children
enjoy every day. Our visits to the Pumpkin Patch, the firehouse, and visits from the Friendly Firefighter have
all been fun! We always enjoy our Harvest Parties and appreciate so much the goodies that our families provide for us. Our children also participated in our Hop-A-Thon to raise money for our equipment fund and
maintenance of our school. We have some great hoppers. Please remember those pledges.
We are now preparing to learn about the native Americans and the Pilgrims. Everyone will be preparing a
feast as we thank God for our many blessings. Believe it or not, Christmas is approaching. The children will
be participating in our mission projects. We collect mittens, hats and socks for the Baltimore Rescue Mission
and also prepare gift boxes for Operation Christmas Child. Many adventures ahead and with some we need
your help. Our Christmas Programs will be presented on December 18th, 19th and 20th. Help will be needed
to serve our cookies and punch to the families attending. If you can assist us, please call the school office at
410-647-8162. Please keep us in your prayers as we all strive to do our best to serve our Lord through this
ministry.
With a grateful heart, Judy Myer
WEE Center Email: [email protected]
WEE Center Phone: 410-647-8162
9621 Frostown Road
Middletown, MD 21769
A 2-night, 3 day winter retreat focused on growth and outreach through a variety
of activities. Students and adults will be challenged by Bible study, worship, recreation, fellowship and circuits.
$70 per person, $25 due at registration.
Remaining payment due by Dec. 8th
Sign-up sheet in Youth Room.
*May change to Jan 10-12th.
Congratulations & Best Wishes!
November Birthdays
Arlene McGunigale-11/1
Autumn Simmons-11/1
Eli Reeves-11/1
Edwin Takemori-11/3
Scott Friend-11/7
Cole Murphy-11/8
Kevin Paxton-11/9
Joe O’Banion-11/10
Donna Delp-11/14
Jacob Montagne-11/14
Jenna Cockrell-11/15
Daniel McNamara-11/18
Avee Brown-11/19
David Mason-11/20
Heather Huebner-11/22
Sharon Weed-11/23
Nathaniel Robb-11/28
December Birthdays
Laura Mason-12/5
Ray Borowski-12/6
Laney Deaton-12/9
Jan Cline-12/14
Jonah Shaker-12/14
Jason Montagne-12/15
Angie Murphy-12/18
Judy Myer-12/18
Addy Smith-12/18
Sara Myer-12/20
Janet Fox-12/21
Brian Langford-12/25
Julie Pulliam-12/25
Kaye Funderburk-12/27
Amy Williams-12/31
November Anniversaries
December Anniversaries
Richard & Arlene McGunigale-11/12
Eli & Susan Reeves-11/17
David & Jennifer Mason-12/22
Daniel & Norma McNamara-12/27
Jim & Sharon Benson-12/28
Jason & Renee Robb-12/30
If you don’t see your name listed under Birthdays or Anniversaries, it is because we don’t have that information on file.
Contact the Church Office to submit dates! Thank you!
2014 Budget Overview &
December’s Members’ Meeting
BUDGET 2014: We will have a budget proposal and overview following the worship service on November 3. Members are invited to participate and provide feedback as we
seek the Lord’s provision for ministry in 2014.
MEMBERS MEETING: Our quarterly members’ meeting will
be held on December 8, 2013 following the worship service.
Join us as we welcome new members and share in God’s
work at SPBC. We will also vote on the 2014 budget and
church officers at this meeting.
If you have an idea for an article or submission, please
contact the Church Office. The deadline for submissions for the Jan-Feb 2014 issue of the “Informer” is
NLT FRIDAY, December 13, 2013. The Informer is published bi-monthly and is also available on our website.
2014 UPCOMING EVENTS:
(more information to
follow closer to events)
Men’s Breakfast—Jan 18 & Feb 15
Please make plans to participate.
Ladies’ Bible Study—beginning at the
end of January
Christmas Church
Decorating Day
Ladies’ Tea/Secret Sister Reveal—
mid-January
Saturday, Nov 3 ~ 10am-12pm
Come out and join us as we decorate
our church for Christmas! We will begin
decorating around 10:00am and we can
use all the help we can get.
Please contact Wanda Murray or Kera
Day if are interested in helping.
Meaningful Membership—TBD Jan/
Feb
Art of Marriage—TBD 2014
Sweetheart Banquet
(Youth Fundraiser) - February 8
Worship on Wednesdays
TeamKID & Youth 6-7:30pm
Adults 6:30-7:30pm
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Nov 6
Nov 13
Nov 20
Regular Schedule
Regular Schedule
Regular Schedule
(OCC Packing Party!!!)
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Nov 27
Holiday Break
(not meeting)
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Dec 4
Regular Schedule
Dec 11, 18 TeamKID & Youth
No Adult meeting
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Secret Sisters is a great way for the
Ladies of SPBC to encourage each
other from week to week.
We are going to continue with our same
Secret Sisters through January, 2014.
Remember to be praying and encouraging your SS. Make sure that you are
reaching out to your SS at least twice a
month and letting her know you are
thinking of her. Please remember your
SS during November & December!
An event for January will be announced
where we will hold a reveal and choose
new Secret Sisters.
Please email Kera Day @
[email protected]
with any questions.
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Dec 25, Jan 1
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
(not meeting)
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Jan 8
Regular Schedule
BUILDING & GROUNDS @SPBC
If you have not noticed:
The eaves around the church have been cleaned, repaired, and painted. We had
quite a bit of rot along the sanctuary roofline, but that is now good for another 15
years or more :)
During the summer Nick Swartz and Nate Robb worked around the church and
helped clear a lot of brush out of the prayer garden, around the playground, and along the
sidewalks. They also took care of a lot of little “honey do” jobs around the church building and
property. Thanks for a great job.
Travis Prettyman has been working as a handyman lately. He has repainted all the exterior
doors, the wrought iron railings, and is working on the upstairs hallway.
We are still looking for people who like to work on flower beds, to help with
maintaining the flower beds and prayer garden. If we do not take care of them,
then we pay our grass cutters to take care of them.
As always, please let Brenda (The Office) know if there are things that you notice that need to be fixed. Just like a home, there is always something to take
care of.
Thank you. The B&G Team. Josh Fisher, Sandra Gray, Jason Robb, David Weed.
- - - > Could we add your name to this group? < - - -
CHRISTMAS MUSIC PRESENTATION
CHRISTMAS CARD EXCHANGE
We will be presenting our Christmas Production on Sunday, December 15th at 10:45am, during
our church service. Our Christmas
Choir will be presenting the story
of Christmas.
Send Christmas cards to your church
family by placing them in the Christmas
Card Mailbox December 1 through January 1. The box will be located in the Welcome Center. There are 8 slots arranged
alphabetically, to assist you in dropping
off/picking up cards.
Please invite family and friends as
we celebrate the birth of Christ.
Our annual
Christmas
Cookie Social
will follow the
Worship Service
on the 15th. Please bring 2 dozen
cookies to share with your Church
family!
Sermon Series in November
Remember to check it weekly!!!
A suggestion would be to contribute the
money saved on postage to the Lottie
Moon Christmas Offering!
Merry Christmas!
CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE
Tuesday, December 24 @ 7:00pm
A candle-light service to share
the light and love of Jesus at
Christmas.
Sermon Series in December
2013 SAVE THE DATES
Dates Subject To Change – Check Website
SUNDAYS: 9:00am-Intercessory Prayer
9:30am-Bible Groups (all ages)
10:45am-Worship Celebration (all ages)
WEDNESDAYS: 6:00-7:30pm-TeamKID / Youth Group 6:00-7:30pm-Adult Bible Study 7:30pm-Worship Team Practice
 - GENERAL
♪ - MUSICAL
 - FAMILY - CHILDREN
- MEN/WOMEN - YOUTH -WEE Center
NOVEMBER 2013
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1
2
Daylight Saving Time
Ends @ Midnight
3
4
9:30 Bible Groups
10:45 Worship
5
7:00Pm Christmas Choir
Practice
10
9:30 Bible Groups
10:45 Worship
BCMD Annual Mtg
11
BCMD Annual Mtg
17
9:30 Bible Groups
10:45 Worship
18
24
9:30 Bible Groups
10:45 Worship/Lord’s
Supper
12:30-3:00pm– OCC
Collection
12
BCMD Annual Mtg
7:00pm Deacons Mtg
7:00pm Christmas Choir
Practice
10:00am-12noonOCC Collection
25
7
8
Youth Group Service
Project
13
14
15
16
8:00am Men’s
Breakfast
20
10:00am-12noon– OCC
Collection
6:00-7:30pm TeamKID
& Youth Group
6:30pm Adult Bible Study/
OCC Packing Party
8:00pm TeamKID Workers Mtg
26
9
9:00am-1:00pm
6:00-7:30pm TeamKID
& Youth Group
6:30pm Adult Bible Study
19
7:00pm Christmas Choir
Practice
4:00-7:00pm-OCC
Collection
10:00am-1:00pm–
OCC Collection
6
6:00-7:30pm TeamKID
& Youth Group
6:30pm Adult Bible Study /
SPBC Cares
8:00pm Equip Training
21
10:00am-12noon– OCC
Collection
4:00-7:00pm-OCC
Collection
27
7:00pm Christmas Choir
Practice
22
4:00-6:00pm-OCC
Collection
 5:00pm Thanksgiving Dinner
28
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED
23
10:00am-12noon–
OCC Collection
29
CHURCH OFFICE
CLOSED
30
 10:00am12Noon-Church
Decorating Day
DECEMBER 2013
Sunday
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
9:30 Bible Groups
10:45 Worship
Wednesday
3
4
7:00pm Christmas Choir
Practice
8
9
9:30 Bible Groups
10:45 Worship
12:00pm Quarterly
Members Mtg
16
22
5
Saturday
6
7
10:00am2:00pm—Parents’
Day Out/Christmas
VBS
11
12
13
6:00-7:30pm TeamKID
& Youth Group
17
9:30 Bible Groups
10:45 Worship/
Christmas Production/
Cookie Social
Friday
6:00-7:30pm TeamKID
& Youth Group
6:30pm SPBC Cares
8:00pm Equip Training
10
7:00pm Christmas Choir
Practice
7:00pm Deacons Mtg
15
Thursday
14
Christmas Choir Dress
Rehearsal
18
19
20
21
27
28
6:00-7:30pm TeamKID
& Youth Group
23
9:30 Bible Groups
10:45 Worship
24
CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED
 7:00pm Christmas
25
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED
26
CHURCH OFFICE
CLOSED
CHURCH OFFICE
CLOSED
Eve Candlelight Service
29
9:30 Bible Groups
10:45 Worship
30
31
CHURCH OFFICE CLOSES
AT NOON
Severna Park Baptist Church
506 Benfield, Severna Park, MD 21146
(410) 647-0765
Church Email: [email protected]
Church Website: www.spbcmd.com