The Calvary Family of FaithIs Committed to

The Great Commandments (Matthew 22:37-39)and The Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20)

Volume 52, No. 49 December 11, 2011Knowing Christ and

Making Christ Known

Church Office - 792-5159ROC - 836-2949

Weekday Ministry - 793-9898Website - www.calvarydothan.com

MinistersAll Members

Interim PastorJerry Grandstaff

Ed WrightAssociate Senior Pastor

Brad BradfordAssociate Pastor/Music and Worship

Gary CorneliusAssociate Pastor/Adults and Outreach

Charles UptainExecutive Pastor/

Children and Administration

Ron BruceAssociate Pastor/Recreation

Nate BradyAssociate Pastor/Students

Joyce AlexanderDirector of Preschool Ministries

Patty FarringtonDirector of Senior Adults/Singles

Dixson KlingerHispanic Pastor

Music AssistantBrooke Davis Nolan Dykes

Ministry AssistantsCaren Coleson, Pastoral MinistriesCarol Morris, Executive AssistantHeather Perkins, Adults/Outraech

Anne Register, RecreationEmily Shiver, Senior Adults

Angie Tice, MusicAmanda Arney, Preschool/Students

Mark ShiverFacilities Manager

Leslie PayneChildcare Coordinator

Christi PetersonKitchen Coordinator

Jana FryerWeekday Ministry Assistant

LeeAnn YarbroughWeekday Receptionist

Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions

Calvary’s Goal: $57,000Given to Date: $26,800.27

National Goal: $175 Million

Paul says, “All of you together are Christ’s body, and each of you is a part of it.” (1 Corinthians 12:27) Southern Baptist missionaries can’t carry the Gospel to the ends of the earth without our support. How much will you give to reach the remaining lost? Think about what you are spending on Christmas gifts. Then consider giving your biggest gift to God – through the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering.

Calvary Baptist ChurchStudent Ministry

PresentsOBJECTS IN CHRISTMAS ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR

Sunday, December 116:00 p.m.

Fellowship Center

Calvary on Mission at ChristmasWednesday, December 14

6:00-7:15 p.m.Angel Tree Party, Fellowship Center

ROC Children Party, Room R308Tree Top Children Party, Aerobics Room

The Senior Adult Sonshine Choir

Presents“Mary Did You Know?”

Sunday, December 186:00 p.m.

Worship Center

Churchwide Christmas Fellowship

Sunday, December 18Immediately Following

Evening Worship

Bring your favorite Christmas goodies to share.

Page 2Information for Last WeekNovember 28-

December 4, 2011

THE PEOPLE CAME...LCG, December 4On Campus........................................831Mission Churches..............................136Westside Terrace .................................67Outreach Bible Study ..........................34Total ...............................................1,068

THE PEOPLE GAVE…General FundGiven December 4 ................$50,507.47Given Year-to-Date ..........$2,280,072.64Partners In MinistryGiven December 4 .....................$250.00Given Year-to-Date .................$2,973.50Lottie Moon Christmas OfferingGiven to Date ........................$26,800.27

AND THE LORD ADDEDTO THE CHURCH...

BY LETTERSkye Hansen

Ministry NewsC.O.M.E. - Calvary On Mission Everyday My heart was deeply touched during the children’s musical last Sunday. As I looked at the group that sang before us, I was filled with joy. We had children from all sorts of families represented! There truly was a blending of different backgrounds. That kind of diversity pleases God! I am so thankful for being a part of a church that has its doors swung wide open. I am so thankful that we seek those whom God has touched and whom God is going to touch through His church. If you are one of many, many children’s workers, I say “thank you.” Please know that you are doing kingdom work. Please know that you are planting seeds that may take some time to bloom but will always be present in the soul. Our time together was a great reflection of the church. We must step up our prayers for the search committee and the man they have chosen to pursue. Please pray for God’s will to be crystal clear. I want to urge you to get your children involved in a personal way during this Christmas season. Pick a ministry where you can have hands on. Let them see the joy of giving. We need this young generation to know the love of God in a special way!

Merry “Christ”mas.

Adults/Outreach MinistryAWESOME! You did it again! AWESOME, once again! As of today, every need and assignment for the “Calvary on Mission at Christmas” on Wednesday, December 14, has been covered by our adult LCG’s! Angel Tree, ROC, and Tree Top ministries are ready to go for that special night. I want to thank all of our LCG’s for their willingness to give and serve. Your example is truly inspirational! Wednesday, December 14, is going to be great! Please make sure to check with your LCG leadership if you have any questions or need details on time, location, and specifics for December 14. Thanks again for ALL you do.

Recreation MinistryROC Gym and ROC Holiday Schedule• The gym will be closed all day and the ROC will be closing at 7:00 p.m. on December 19, 20, 22, 27 and 29. The gym floor will be refinished during this time, so all of the people who walk on the track, please keep in mind that the smell of the varnish might be quite strong.• The ROC will be closed for the holidays on December 23, 24, 25, 26, 30, 31 and January 1 and 2.

Staff On Call Schedule

Saturday, December 10Charles Uptain, 797-7191

Sunday, December 11Nate Brady, 803-7599

Sermon ScheduleDecember 11, 2011

8:15 and 10:45 a.m.Message by Jerry Grandstaff

6:00 p.m.Student Christmas Project

“Objects in Christmas Are CloserThan They Appear”Fellowship Center

From the Interim Pastor Our Lottie Moon Christmas Offering is off to a good start but a ways to go before we reach our goal of $57,000. As of this writing, we have received close to $27,000. I trust as we move through December and prayerfully before Christmas, we will have exceeded our goal. It’s imperative that Calvary maintains her high level of commitment to International Missions and faithfully supporting this offering is one way we exhibit our desire to impact lostness around the world. If you have not responded, I trust you will do so, perhaps this Sunday. The unchurched need the gospel and our missionaries need our support in fulfilling the Great Commission. Thanks for your ongoing efforts in being a Great Commission church! Calvary is being blessed as our wonderful Lord responds to the faithfulness of His people.

As we move through this interim period, every member must continue praying not only for the Pastor Search Committee but for all of our present needs and ongoing ministries. We are to be prayerful, positive, present and participating! Believing God that His best is yet to come, together we move forward! Sunday should prove to be another glorious day as we worship out of the overflow of God’s goodness and as we open His enriching Word, praying He will meet us at our point of need. It’s my joy to serve you! Thank you, dear people, for your words of encouragement!

Bro. Jerry

Page 3 Opportunities for the Week

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11 8:15 a Worship Celebration, WC 8:15 a DiscipleLand/G-Force Worship, FC 9:30 a Life Connection Groups 10:45 a Worship Celebration, WC10:45 a DiscipleLand/G-Force Worship, FC10:45 a Iglesia Bautista El Calvario, Chapel 6:00 p Student Christmas Project Rehearsal, TZ 6:00 p Student Christmas Project, FC 7:30 p Doulos College Bible StudyMONDAY, DECEMBER 12 9:00 a Senior Adult Exercise, AR 5:30 p Zumba Class, ARTUESDAY, DECEMBER 13 9:00 a Blood Pressure Check, Office10:00 a Sonshine Choir, WC 4:00 p Calvary Ringers, G318 6:30 p Taekwando, AR 6:30 p Iglesia Prayer Service, ChapelWEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14 9:00 a Senior Adult Exercise, AR10:00 a Sonshine Choir, WC 6:00 p Calvary on Mission at ChristmasTHURSDAY, DECEMBER 1511:30 a Sonshine Fellowship, FC 5:30 p Zumba Class, ARFRIDAY, DECEMBER 16 9:00 a Senior Adult Exercise, AR 6:00 p Iglesia Music Rehearsal, Chapel 6:00 p Wedding Rehearsal, WCSATURDAY, DECEMBER 17 6:00 p Morris-Fincher Wedding, WC 6:30 p Iglesia Music Lessons, Chapel

Ministry NewsPreschool MinistryVIPs for Sunday, December 11 8:15: Lisa Fuller, Judi Lindey, Matt and Jackie Whitehead10:45: David and Elizabeth Woodham, Gayla Patterson, Anna-Kate Patterson 6:00: Megan Knight, Bailyn Stewart

Children’s MinistryChildren’s Lottie Moon Offering Remember to bring your Lottie Moon Mission Offering to G-Force the next two Sundays as we try to meet our goal of $200.00. Ask Mom or Dad what you can do to earn some extra money for missions!

STOMP Workers Needed Our Missions and AWANA semester of STOMP is right around the corner for the Children’s Ministry. If you are interested in helping children learn about missions and memorize God’s Word on Wednesday evenings, call Charles or Carol in the Church Office, 792-5159. We need help in the first, second, and third grade classes.

Singles Ministry We are delighted to have Dave and Judi Lindey joining our LCG leadership in Singles Ministry. They will be teaching our Singles 5 class beginning Sunday, January 8. Dave and Judi are very familiar with the Singles Ministry as they provided leadership in this ministry several years ago. What a blessing to have such a great team of leaders to work with on a weekly basis. You are a blessing to me and I thank you for your faithfulness in service to HIM. • Singles 3 and 4 Sunday Lunch / December 11 / immediately following the 10:45 a.m. Worship Celebration / Meet at Mildred’s Tea Room• Singles 5 Christmas Party / Home of Jerry Ann Crews / Saturday, December 10 / 6:00 p.m. / Bring a covered dish and a $5.00 gift for exchange.• Singles 3 and 4 Christmas Party / Thursday, December 15 / 6:00 p.m. / Home of Mike and Sheila Azar / 105 Riveredge Parkway / Details to follow in LCG classes.

Senior Adult Ministry We have had some awesome opportunities this past week to share the message of Christmas with others. Thank you to all who braved the cold to ring the bell for the Salvation Army on Thursday, December 1. I will let you know how much money we raised soon. Thank you to all individuals and LCG classes who participated in the Forgotten Angel project, you are indeed a very giving people. We provided for 40 of the 50 angels the association had for churches to adopt. Thank you for your participation in the Adopt-A-School for our teachers at Girard Middle School. We provided Christmas goodies for the teachers and staff on Monday, December 5, and as usual they will not leave the school hungry. The school was very appreciative for the love shown to them through our senior adult ministry during this Christmas season. Continue to show His love this Christmas season. I love you dearly.• Christmas Caroling to Shut-In’s / Wednesday, December 14 / 6:00 p.m. / Please meet us in the Chapel to go caroling. We will be back at the church by 7:30 p.m. to share hot chocolate and cookies in the church library.• Sonshine Fellowship Christmas Party / Thursday, December 15 / 11:30 a.m. / Program: Joe Mason Jars / Joe Mason performs a creative parade of original songs, piano artistry and humorous impressions. He’ll add a little boogie and ragtime along the way. See you at the party. Oh, by the way, we will be having a fish fry for lunch!

Attention, Senior Adults!Calendar Cancellation

Due to all the Christmas parties this week, we will not be having the covered dish lunch and a movie on Friday, December 9. We will reschedule at a later date.

Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy MorrisRequest the honour of your presence

At the marriage of their daughterEmily Nicole

toSeth Nathaniel Fincher

Son of Dr. and Mrs. Jerry FincherOn Saturday, the seventeenth

of Decembertwo thousand and eleven

at six o’clock in the eveningCalvary Baptist Church901 Montezuma Avenue

Celebration to FollowThe Grand on Foster

Birth AnnouncementEdwin Uriel Jones

November 23, 20116 pounds, 10 ounces

Parents: Mark and Zabdy Jones

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SYMPATHY The Calvary family extends their deepest sympathy to… Beth Davis – death of father Angie Tice – death of grandmother

FLOWERS The flowers are placed in the Worship Center this Sunday, December 11, in memory of Debbie Deavers, by Jarod, Lindsey, Ry, and Keylyn Andrews.

DEACONS OF THE WEEK December 11 Duane Haley, Lewis Hunt, Charles Kite, Kerry LaseterDecember 18 Ralph Miller, Doug Kosan, Bob Moore, Jimmy Morris

FIRST TOUCH MINISTRYServing December 11, 9:30 a.m.ROC – Singles 5Worship Center – MS1 (Mills)Preschool – MP1 (Robinson)

BUS DRIVER for Sunday, December 11, Ken Henderson

THANK YOU, VIPS We thank the following Volunteers in Preschool who served in Extended Session on December 4: Ian and Jennifer Worrell, Peggy Mills.

Happy Birthday

December 11 Larry Beasley, Elizabeth McLeod, Wendy Simpler; December 12 Faye Bruner, Jim Golden, Bernice Green, Clyde Hayes, Kelly Kamstra, Larry Latta; December 13 Paula Allen, Grace-Anne Jones, Wynell Leonard, Jim McCrory; December 14 Brian Petty, Tammie Powers; December 15 Gary Bell, Norma Castillo, Tracey Crapps, Brandon Faniel, Eddie Lundy; December 16 Terry Bryant, Mary Jo Gilchrist, Dennis Herring, Doug Lawhorn, Garey Meadows, Lee Pattillo, Mark Williams; December 17 Myra Faye Brackin, Wayne Gaupp, Brent Hall, Jonathan Hernandez, Lauren Hunt, Alexis Moss, Juanita Neal, Michael Rivers

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