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service of hope | TODAY | 4:00 p.m. | ChapelTimes of grief, illness, crisis and life transitions are realities to us all. Dealing with those in our daily lives can be trying and especially difficult during the holiday season. The Service of Hope is a worship service for people whose personal loss, illness, struggles with grief or loneliness make the holiday season a challenge. Gwen Phillips, Children’s Pastor of Second Baptist Church, will share a message of hope and healing as together we worship the God of all hope and comfort.

Fellowship will follow after the service in the Welcome Center. All are welcome.

The Service of Hope is an outreach of the 2BC Stephen Ministry.

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NEW Advent Flower OpportunityThis year, on each Sunday of Advent, large fresh flower arrangements will be provided to honor/remember our loved ones at this special time of year. If you wish to help us fill the sanctuary with flowers, you can contribute and have your loved one’s name added to the dedication in the worship guide by filling out a request form and donating at least $10 toward the flowers. A member of the Arts and Environment Committee will be in the Welcome Center today to take donations/submissions. Deadline for requests is Sunday, Nov. 30. If you have questions, please contact Patsy Triplett at pdtrip@kc.rr.com.

Annual Parents’ Night Out | Dec. 5 | 6:30-9:00 p.m. | It’s Free!It’s time to celebrate the season for children and parents! Our annual Parents Night Out is a free gift, ready for you to accept! Children birth through 5th grade can join us for a Christmas party with games, crafts, and snacks while their parents enjoy a night to themselves to shop, have a date, sit in the tub, or vegetate! You must register your children by Dec. 3 so we can plan for workers and supplies. Register online or pick up a form in the Welcome Center give to Maggie. Please let us know on the form if there are ANY allergies we need to know about as we plan snacks.

Advent 2014 PreviewBeginning next Sunday, we enter a sacred time of waiting and preparation...Advent. You won’t want to miss a Sunday as we prepare our hearts and minds for the coming Christmas celebration. Members of 2BC have contributed writings to our Advent Devotional book, which will be available to pick up next Sunday and also posted each day on the 2BC Facebook page (facebook.com/2bcliberty) and in your email inbox if you receive our email newsletter.

November 30 | O Come, Thou Wisdom | Isaiah 11:1–9December 7 | O Come, Our Dayspring | Isaiah 58:1–11December 14 | O Come, Desire of Nations | Isaiah 9:1–7December 21 | O Come, Emmanuel | Isaiah 7:1–17December 24 | Decoding Advent | Luke 2

Parents’ NightOut

Join us as we start the season of Advent together at Come to Christmas (formerly called Hanging of the Green) in the Sanctuary. We’ll sing songs of the season, hear the prophecies of the coming Christ, and listen to our children’s choirs sing. Then we’ll move to the Social Room for fellowship with warm treats, fun songs, a special musical treat from the Student Choir, and for a limited engagement— a world-renowned choir making ground-breaking history in its Liberty debut.

Why are we turning Christmas Upside Down? To remind everyone that, with a few tweaks to your thinking about how you celebrate Christmas, you can promote just and fair practices in your gift giving, support small, entrepreneurial businesses, advocate for those who are marginalized or vulnerable, and support in a healthier and more dignified way those who might be struggling this year to provide Christmas for their families. Have a family discussion to see if any of these tweaks would work for you this Christmas.

The three tweaks are:

Level Playing Field Commerce | We believe in supporting small farmers or co-ops, good and humane labor practices around the world, and areas where the people are using their own abilities and resources to move from poverty and vulnerability.Action step: Purchase items at 2BC Fair Trade Shop through Dec. 21.

Using E-Commerce | When you make purchases online through the 2BC Living Zoe portal (2bcliberty.org/livingzoe), a percentage of items purchased online supports ministries engaged directly with abandoned children, those being rescued from sex trafficking, or escaping from being forced child soldiers. In addition, the Second Baptist Christmas Store receives part of the percentage to purchase gifts. Action step: Navigate to your favorite shopping website by first visiting the 2BC Living Zoe page: 2bcliberty.org/livingzoe and clicking “Shop For Our Cause.” There’s no additional cost!

The Christmas Store Dec. 12-13 | Like last year, we will again provide referred families a way to shop, purchase and wrap gifts for their children as an alternative to having an organization hand them gifts. We received many thank yous from parents for allowing them to provide Christmas and not have to rely on outside organizations or ministries. Action step: Donate new, unwrapped toys to stock the Christmas Store.

Turning Christmas Upside Down

Sunday, November 23 | Service of Hope | Fair Trade Shop Open8:30 Worship (Tutt Chapel)8:45 Student Handbells9:00 Children’s Choirs9:45 Bible Study for all ages11:00 Worship (Sanctuary)4:00 Service of Hope : Sanctuary5:30 Student Choir6:45 Student Innermission : Student Room (309)

Wednesday, November 26Church Office Closed at Noon for ThanksgivingNo Wednesday Night Activities

Thursday, November 27 | ThanksgivingHappy Thanksgiving!Church Office Closed

Friday, November 28Church Office Closed

Sunday, November 30 | First Sunday of Advent| Fair Trade Shop Open6:00 Come to Christmas : Sanctuary

(The events listed here are in addition to our regular Sunday schedule.)

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Christmas Carols for Christmas Eve GatheringChildren and students taking music lessons are invited to begin now preparing Christmas carols appropriate for worship to play during our Christmas Eve Worship. All instruments are welcome, in addition to piano. Contact Ann Posey at poseyannphil2@sbcglobal.net if you are interested in playing.