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West Main Baptist Church

Hi-LitesDecember 12, 2017

The Hi-Lites is the newsletter of West Main Baptist Church.

You can also learn what is happening at West Main by

going to our website:westmainbaptist.org

Online: Go to our website and click the DONATE button and

follow the instructions. Mobile: Download the “Simple

Give” App, and follow the instructions.

Questions? Call 792-5960.

EXTENDED SESSION Sunday, December 17

Babies: Charles & Stephanie Haynsworth

2’s & 3’s: The McAdams 4’s & 5’s: Cynthia Wright,

Ashlyn Payne

Deacon GreetersSunday, December 17

John Evans, Bill Harville, Jim Minter

Emmaus Cafe and Wednesday Night Activities

Resume January 10th

A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols This Sunday, December 17 at 11:00

The Sanctuary Choir Hunter Mills, treble soloist

Nine Readers Anderson Lee, harp

PLEDGE UPDATEPledged So Far$318,305 (55%)

Number of PledgesCollected: 98

2018 Ministry Budget: $575,358We collect until Sunday, December 31st.

ADVENT/CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE Sunday, Dec. 17 (Advent 3)

9:45 A.M. Bible Study11:00 A.M. Morning Worship:Lessons and Carols

3:00 P.M. Youth Caroling 7:00 P.M. Compline Service

Tuesday, Dec. 19 Staff Christmas Outing, office closed 10 A.M. - 4 P.M.

Sunday, December 24 (Advent 4) 11:00 A.M. Worship Service only in the Fellowship Hall

5:30 P.M. CHRISTMAS EVE CANDLELIGHT COMMUNION SERVICE

Monday, December 25 - Wednesday, Dec. 27 Church office closed

Sunday, December 31 11:00 A.M. Worship Service only

Monday, January 1 Church office closed

Christmas Eve Morning December 24th at 11:00 AM A simple, short, child-friendly service in the Fellowship hall

5:30 P.M. Candlelight and Communion Childcare for infants - twos

BAPTISM CLASS Ages 3rd grade & up Sunday, January 21st

12:00-2:00 p.m.

When can I be baptized? Why do people get baptized? What happens when you get baptized? If your child is asking any or all of these questions, they are invited to join Bruce and Jen-nifer for a Baptism Class on Sunday, January 21st, immediate-ly following worship. We’ll have lunch together and then talk about what the Bible says about baptism, what it means to make a commitment to follow Jesus, and how we practice bap-tism here at West Main.

Parent Session: Parents of class participants please arrive back at the church at 1:30 to meet with Bruce in the Sanctuary. He will give you an overview of what your child has learned and discuss ”next steps.”

Call the church to sign up by January 15th.

AS THE YEAR ENDS This will be our final newsletter for 2017, so I am going to pack in a bunch of end-of-year information. If you have questions about our schedule, please contact the church office or look at our website. We will keep news updated there.

STILL HAVE A WAY TO GO ON PLEDGES We currently are at 55% of our budget pledged. We want at least 90% of our 2018 ministry budget pledged in order to go forward. That means we still need at least 35% more in pledges, or $201,390. We have only three more Sundays, as we are collecting through December 31, the last day of the year. If you have turned in your pledge, thank you. If not,

please do so by the last Sunday of the year. DEACON ELECTION RESULTS

Last Sunday morning we held our election for deacons who will serve West Main from 2018-2021. I am pleased announce that Larry Duncan, Brad Dalton, John Crews, Tanya Jones, David Dalton, Kristi Gilliam, Nell Sanford, Kim Meeks, and Gerald Adcock were all elected. Brad Dalton, Kristi Gilliam, Nell Sanford, and Tanya Jones will serve for the first time and will be ordained in January.

THANKS TO OUR DEACONS WHO ARE ROTATING OFF Also, I want to express West Main’s gratitude to the nine deacons who have served us so well for the past three years: Carrie Syvanthong (chair), Angie McAdams (secretary), John Evans, Susan Crews, Joyce Lanoue, Q Jones, Kara Scott, Sammy Tucker, and Jerry Shaver.

GARY M. FERGUSON MUSIC SUITE We are very excited to announce that the music wing of our church has been named for Gary Ferguson, our Minister of Music from 1984 to 2011. I invite all of you to check out the Gary M. Ferguson Music Suite. There is signage distinguishing the area, plus a wonderful photo collage honoring the many contributions Gary brought to our church. Thank you, Mark Gourley, for overseeing this good project.

BAPTISM CLASS You will see in the upper right hand corner of this page an ad for a baptism class. Parents, please take advantage of this. We will go over all details of what it means to make a profession of faith and teach the meaning of baptism. At 1:30, I will meet with the parents of participants to go over what happens next. If you have questions, talk to me or Jennifer or call the church office.

FINAL DAY TO GIVE IN 2017 The final day to make contributions in 2017 is Sunday, De-cember 31. Please check the schedule printed on the other side of this newsletter for office hours after Christmas day. Contribu-

WEST MAINERS Chuck Ayuso - bypass at Duke David Hoffman- Duke Janet Hankins - SOVAH rehab Larry Aaron - SOVAH Mark Gourley Gary Ferguson Paige Swanson Rachel Martin Mark Williams - surgery Charlotte Ken Boyer Barbara Taylor

Virginia Powell - Roman Eagle Harold Henry - Roman Eagle Mae Allen - Roman Eagle Mercer Motley - Riverside Goldie Keesee - Roman Eagle

IN YOUR PRAYERS, REMEMBER

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WMBC FAMILY & FRIENDS

Jerry & Barbara Shaver’s

daughter-in-law, Heather Sue Covington, Rena Leggett, & Jim Jones’ mother Susan Crews’ father Ellen Reynolds’ mother Laura Luffman’s father, Mac Kathy Harville’s aunt Jennifer Dalton’s father Becky Barker’s brother Lori Beth Dalton’s nephew, Jaidon Dot Stone’s sister, Frances Charlie Bowman’s sister Rena Vaughn’s brother Barbara Pleasant’s mother Peyton Keesee’s brother Nancy Davis’ daughter, Kim George Brooks' father

The West Main family welcomes Thor, Cynthia and William Wright. Thor is a Urologist with South-side Urology. He enjoys music, as-

tronomy and woodworking. Cynthia is a stay-at-home mom and enjoys gardening, tennis, and piano. William comes by profession of faith to be followed by baptism. William likes biking, Legos and airsoft. He is in the fourth grade at Forest Hills and has a sister, Kaylin, who is in the four-year-old class at the WEE Center. Also coming by transfer of membership is Chris Wright. Chris enjoys reading, crafts, and bird watching. She lives at Stratford House and is Thor’s mother.

YOUTH GROUPExtreme Christmas Caroling!

3:00-6:30 p.m. We’ll hop on the church van and share God’s love through Christmas Caroling before coming back to the church for a festive dinner. Wear your silly Christmas hats, sweaters, or pajamas!

tions can be made then, too. Billie Jo will assist you if you have questions about your 2017 pledge or contribution status.

CHRISTMAS EVE IS A SUNDAY Lastly, remember that Christmas Eve falls on a Sunday this year. We’ll have a simple, short service in the morning at 11:00 and then, at 5:30 that evening, our annual celebration of Christ’s birth. What a wonderful season this is. Grace and peace, Bruce