“We have chosen the way of truth.” Psalm 119:30

VOLUME 2 November 8, 2015 Number 45

From the Pastor’s Heart

Greetings Southside Family,

We are so glad you chose to join us for worship this morning. Our prayer is that

you discover the presence of God as we worship today. If you are a first time

guest then let me be the first to welcome you. I would like to encourage you at

the end of the service to stop by our guest table located at the front of the sanctu-

ary to receive a free gift and further information about our church family.

A special thank you to everyone who brought supplies and helped with packag-

ing the shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child. Every gift-filled shoebox is a

powerful tool for evangelism and discipleship, transforming the lives of children

and their families around the world through the Good News of Jesus Christ!

Each one of the boxes that we filled and shipped will have an eternal impact!

Next Sunday will be Youth Sunday. Several of our youth will be assisting with

the music, leading out in prayers and testimonies, as well as participating as ush-

ers and greeters. Our youth are not the future, they are the present! I am so grate-

ful for the youth at Southside and the leadership that Dewayne and Pam provide.

Let’s do our best to encourage and include our youth. Thank you church for as-

sisting the Youth Fruit Fundraiser. They have exceeded their required number of

boxes!

Mark your calendars for November 18th as we will be hosting “Greater Vision”

for our Thanksgiving concert. Our annual church-wide Thanksgiving meal will

be that evening as well.

In Christ,

Stacy Stafford

Greetings from Gary

Nov. 8, 2015

EXTENDED SESSION WORKERS

10:30 AM Chr is Sevac, Belinda Helms, Judy Melvin, Michelle Miller

5:30 PM Mel & Pat Strobel

CHILDREN’S CHURCH WORKERS

4yrs. old - 2nd grade

Ann & Lacy Stafford

GREATER VISION

WED., NOV. 18th

6:00 PM

Good Morning!

This morning, I am pleased to introduce you to Terry Williams, Terry has been a great friend

of mine for over 5 years. He has been a wonderful mentor and someone I can look up to! For

the past two days our choir has been in a clinic with Terry and his wife Earlene on the bibli-

cal aspect of worship! Terry Williams has served as Team Strategist

of Music and Worship Ministries at the Florida Baptist Convention

since 2002. Prior to his appointment to this position, Terry had been

a worship pastor in churches in Florida, Georgia, and Texas. He

attended Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, in Fort Worth,

Texas and holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Stetson

University in DeLand, Florida. His passion for worship combined

with his experience as a music minister and worship leader for over

35 years gives him a unique perspective and insight for coaching,

consulting, training, and inspiring today’s worshipers. Terry is the

Director of the 600 member Florida Worship Choir & Orches-

tra. Under his direction, this team has led worship concerts in Cov-

entry, England, the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia, Kuala

Lumpur, Malaysia, as well as Carnegie Hall, Central Park, and Brooklyn Tabernacle in New

York. They have also recorded 3 choir & orchestra projects with Prism Music. Terry and his

wife Earlene live in Ocala, FL and have two children and five grandchildren.

Let's warmly welcome Terry and Earlene Williams to Southside this morning!

Bro. Gary

Thanksgiving Concert

Thanksgiving Dinner @ 4:45 PM (for Church members only) Bring 1 can of food per person as your meal ticket.

ALSO, ladies if you would like to bring a dessert, please bring them in before 4:00 if possible.

Baptist Women’s Meeting

Monday, November 9th,

2:00 pm (FH)

Guest Speaker: Mrs. Lee Searcy Speaking on her mission trip to Haiti!

Pastor’s Prayer Partners

Nov. 8th

AM: Tom Watts, Ron Tadla

PM: Bobby Southerland

A Moment with Rhonda

Helping Hands Greeters

Nov. 8th

Larry Holland

Willie Parker

Happy Sunday morning to all,

In my devotional book, ‘Jesus Calling’, the author states that challenging times wake you up

and amplify your awareness of needing His help. Isn’t that so true? It takes times like that for

us to realize we can’t do this life on our own. We need God’s help. Thank God He is there

for us.

Thank you to everyone who gave money or purchased items for the Samaritan Christmas child

shoeboxes. We were able to fill 200 boxes and people gave over $1400.00 for the shipping!

God is good! Wed. night was awesome watching everyone working together to pack the boxes

and knowing each box was prayed over. Thank you to everyone who made this mission event

such a great success!

I need about 36 varied sized pine cones, if anyone has any that I could have to use for decorat-

ing. Thanks.

Please sign up with me if you are planning to go to the Baptist College of Florida on Thursday

night, Nov.19th to see their Christmas program, ‘A Festive Christmas.’ We will leave the

church at 4:45 p.m. The only cost will be your meal and $1.00 for the driver and gas.

Dec. 2nd we will be going to Todd Farms in Headland for lunch. We will leave Southside at

10:30 a.m. Remember to bring $1.00 for the driver and gas. The cost of the tickets to the Liv-

ing Christmas Tree program in Montgomery have gone up to $7.00. Please get your money to

me when you can as I will need to order the tickets in advance. We will leave on Dec. 11 th at

3:00 p.m. Mark your calendars for Dec. 15th for the Christmas Sr. Adult luncheon. The menu

will be: Chicken Almondine, Brocolli casserole, rice/gravy, red velvet cake.

I will be taking the children back to the Children’s Home on Fri. night, Dec. 4th, and will an-

nounce the time later.

Love and appreciate each of you,

Mrs. Rhonda

FOOD DRIVE

It’s time for the Alabama / Auburn Food Drive again!

Nov. 1 - Nov. 18th

Bring cans and non-perishable foods and place on your teams

table in front of sanctuary.

Sunday

December 6th

6:00PM Service

Saturday, December 12th

6:00 PM

Invite your friends, family

and neighbors to this

wonderful celebration of

Christmas!

Childcare provided for

infants thru kindergarten!

VISIT OUR HOME ON THE WEB: www.sbcdothan.org

Hospital Visitation Team

These are members who have hospital visitation for the upcoming

weekend, (please call if you or someone you know is admitted to hospital).

November 7th…….Patsy McNab…….793-9848 November 8th…….David Clark…….793-4617

November 14th…….Randy Herring…….790-7199

Good morning,

If you are interested in reserving seats for the National Peanut Festival Parade, they’re going fast!!!

The student ministry is in the midst of three fundraisers to help offset some of the cost of our winter conference, WIRED summer camp, and a mission trip in July. I have been over-whelmed with an outpouring of support for this endeavor. I would like to take time to allow each of you in on the vision of our student ministry. You may have noticed in the logo that represents the student ministry the verse, 1 Timothy 4:12. This verse could be considered the student ministry mantra. “Don’t let anyone think less of you because you are young. Be an example to all believers in what you say, in the way you live, in your love, your faith, and your purity.” (NLT) This is to say that we are to be examples, in the way we live our lives, to everyone regardless of age. Part of this vision is to be a workforce for Christ, in carrying out the charge Jesus gave in Matthew 28:19-20, to go make disciples, and teach these new disci-ples. Student disciples making disciples leads to exponential growth within the body of be-lievers. The winter conference is to build up their personal relationship with Christ through worship, gospel centered preaching, and a few hours snow skiing. WIRED is one of the best opportunities for the students to reach out into our local community. Through this camp they are exposed to needs within the city that most never knew existed. Then the summer mission trip is to get them out of their comfort zones and begin looking for opportunities to help other church bodies build excitement for Christ. Please be in prayer for our SBC 1TIMOTHY 4:12 Student Ministry as we prepare for our mission ahead.

Thank you for your prayers and support!!

Sola Fide Bro. D.

PARADE CHAIRS… Still have some left!

Located on corner of Foster & Main in front of

Eye Care Associates. $4 ea. Call church office to

reserve seats or see Bro. Dewayne.

Wednesday

Night

Supper Beef Tips & Gravy, Rice,

Field Peas, Cornbread,

Pear Salad

Carrot Cake

Tea & Coffee

Deadline for reservations, Monday at noon!

TIME TO ORDER POINSETTIAS !

We will be placing poinsettias in the sanctuary on Dec. 6th, 13th and 20th. If you would like to place one in honor of or memory of someone,

there will be order cards placed around the church. Fill out the card, place it in an envelope along with your money, and put in the offering plate.

You may also see Rebecca Southerland or Janice Kelley to place your order. BE SURE TO MARK which Sunday you prefer to have your poinsettias in the

sanctuary. You may pick up your poinsettia after the service, or you can leave it for decorations until Dec. 20th and pick up after that service.

MORNING WORSHIP & CELEBRATION

CONGREGATIONAL WORSHIP

“Come, Christians, Join to Sing” “Open Up the Heavens”

PASTOR’S WELCOME Bro. Stacy Stafford

ADULT CHOIR Solo: Rinda Allen

”Safe Thus Far”

WELCOME TO SOUTHSIDE “Blessed Assurance”

PRAYER Bro. Gary Medlock “In Christ Alone (My Hope is Found)”

WORSHIP THROUGH TITHES AND OFFERING

MESSAGE Terry Williams

COMMITMENT “Amazing Grace (My Chains are Gone)”

CLOSING SONG “Blessed Assurance”

EVENING WORSHIP & CELEBRATION

Adult Choir Presentation

with Terry Williams

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THIS WEEK AT SOUTHSIDE WELCOME GREETERS

SOUTHSIDE OFFERINGS

USHER TEAM

SOUTHSIDE STATISTICS

CHURCH INFORMATION

Church Office…..794-6794

Office Hours: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

www.sbcdothan.org

SOUTHSIDE STAFF

Pastor: Rev. Stacy Stafford

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Associate Pastor

Minister of Music & Media: Rev. Gary Medlock

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Minister of Students: Rev. Dewayne Efurd

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Preschool/Children &

Senior Adult Director: Rhonda Grandstaff

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Pastor/Financial Secretary: Jean Cook

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Education/Students/

Music Secretary: Susanne Mozley

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Children’s/Singles/Seniors/

Kitchen Coordinator: Janice Kelley

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Child Development Center: Melanie Wynkoop

Randy Herring, Jonathan Tomlin, Seth Stafford,

Phillip Gamble, Chuck Schaule, Adam Nichols, Parker Armstrong, Scott Melvin

November 1, 2015

SS Enrollment…………..494

SS Attendance…………..223

Wed. Service……………119

Building Fund…………. $ 75.00

Benevolence……………… .00

Plus One…………………. 43.00

Love Offering (total)…… 390.00

Miscellaneous………….. 3,043.88

Budget Receipts………... 10,939.30

Total Offering…………… 14,491.18

YTD Budget Receipts…… 576,747.16

YTD Actual Spent……… 630,782.69

Wayne LeCroy,

Travis & Peggy Adkison,

Mary Anderson,

Farrell & Betty Lolley,

LaMerle Kite, Delores Johnson

Sunday, November 8th

9:00 AM Library Opens

9:30 AM Bible Study

10:45 AM Worship Service

12:00 PM Singles lunch @ Clarion

4:00 PM Adult Choir Rehearsal

6:00 PM Evening Worship

7:00 PM Single Mingle @ Burger King

Monday, November 9th

2:00 PM Women’s Ministry Meeting

Tuesday, November 10th

Wednesday, November 11th

4:00 PM SR Adult Choir Rehearsal

4:30 PM Library Opens

5:00 PM Fellowship Meal

6:00 PM Quarterly Business Meeting,

Children’s Activities

7:00 PM Adult Choir Practice

Thursday, November 12th

Friday, November 13th

6:30 PM Worship @ Dothan Rescue

Mission

Saturday, November 14th

NATIONAL PEANUT FESTIVAL

PARADE