Volume 67 ~ Issue 23

December 4, 2019

THE COURIER (USPS 564-560) is published bi-weekly by Third Baptist Church, Owensboro, KY.

Periodicals postage paid at Owensboro, KY 42301 POSTMASTER address changes:

Third Baptist Church, P.O. Box 808, Owensboro, KY 42302

2019 CONTRIBUTIONS All contributions must be received by December 31, 2019

or postmarked by that date to be included on your 2019 Contribution Tax Statement. Contributions received

after this date will be recorded for 2020.

Third Baptist Church

527 Al len Street Owensboro KY

www.thirdbaptis t .com Live Broadcast at 10:50 AM

WVJS 92.9 (FM) or 1420 (AM)

Start the week with the Children’s Program at 3 PM

Sunday, December 15 followed by our Church

Christmas Fellowship in the Fireside Room. Bring

your favorite Christmas Goodies for the fellowship,

and the filled white food bags to help feed 100

families this year!

Monday, Dec. 16th at 9 AM, meet in the Fireside

Room to help sort the food; then come back at 6 PM

to fill the baskets. A blessing of the baskets will be

held during Prayer Meeting on Wednesday,

December 19th.

Saturday, December 21 from 9 to 11 AM, help is

needed to deliver baskets to shut-ins and / or help

those who will be picking their baskets up from the

church.

Children’s White Christmas Musical and Church Fellowship

Sunday, December 15 @ 3 PM

Handel’s

Sunday, December 8 2:30 PM

An offering to support the Goodfellow’s Club will be received.

Owensboro Choral Society

proudly offers its

79th Presentation of

White Christmas Benefit Concert Friday, Dec. 13

7:00 pm featuring

The GloryBound Singers

and

The Conquerors

Bring new, unwrapped toys,

non-perishable food items, or monetary

donations and help us fill

100 boxes for those in need!

OUR RECORDS

Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 24

S.S./Worship 132/149 128/123 134/151 162/171

Total Offering $9,244 $13,888 $6,335 $8,811

Capital Fund $37 $20 $52 $350

Memorials $55 $290 $100 $50

Youth/Children $430 $165 $165 $100

Missions $210 $160 $10 $370

Miscellaneous - $133 - $828

Windows $100 $850 - $350

General Fund $8,412 $12,270 $5,988 $6,763

Weekly Needs $7,715 $7,715 $7,715 $7,715

DEACON INFORMATION

December 8 Charlie Evans, Debby Smith

Hope and Harvest Team Debby Smith, Chris Holbrook

December 15 Carolyn Estes, Jim Smith Hope and Harvest Team Jim Smith, Gary Kirtley

PRESCHOOL PRAISE

December 8 Jan Lampkin, Janice Raby

December 15 Cissy Bishop, Jennifer Spence

ATRIUM SOCIAL

December 8 Women of Faith

December 15 Another Look Class

9:00 AM Atrium Social 9:30 AM Sunday School 10:45 AM Morning Worship Remembrance Service 3:00 PM Children’s Presentation of “An Unplugged Christmas” 4:30 PM Church Christmas Fellowship

Monday, December 16 9:00 AM Sorting Food, FSR 6:00 PM Filling Baskets, FSR

Tuesday, December 17 5:00 PM KYC Rehearsal

Wednesday, December 18 5:00 PM Children/Youth Meal 5:30 PM Children/Youth Christmas Party 5:45 PM Prayer Meeting 6:00 PM Handbell Choir Rehearsal 7:00 PM Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal

Thursday, December 19 4:30 PM Community Meal 5:00 PM KYC Christmas Party, Atrium

Saturday, December 21 9:00 AM Basket Delivery

MEMORIALS

Contributions to the church have been made…

in memory of Micah Spicer’s father, Donald by Laura Bronn and June Coons, TBC Deacons.

in memory of Nadine Shaw by Charles Cobb and Sherry Cozart

Sunday, December 8 9:00 AM Atrium Social 9:30 AM Sunday School 10:45 AM Morning Worship 2:30 PM Handel’s “Messiah”

Monday, December 9

Tuesday, December 10 5:00 PM KYC Rehearsal Wednesday, December 11 5:00 PM Children/Youth Meal 5:30 PM Music and Missions 5:45 PM Prayer Meeting 6:00 PM Handbell Choir Rehearsal 7:00 PM Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal

Thursday, December 12 4:30 PM Community Meal

Friday, December 13 7:00 PM Benefit Concert, Sanctuary Bring a Friend or Three! Sunday, December 15

A Time of Remembrance December 15 at 10:45 am

THANK YOU!

Dear Third Baptist Church, Thank you so much for the sandwich tray and chips that you provided for our family during this time. Thank you also for the continued prayers during this time of sorrow.

James Shaw and Family To Our Third Baptist Family, Thanks to all who sent cards and made phone calls concerning the passing our grandson, Houston Beller.

God bless you, Frank and Martha Beller

POINSETTIAS

If you would like to

purchase a poinsettia in honor

or memory of a loved one,

please contact the church

office. The cost of the

poinsettias are $15.00 each

and will be displayed in our

Sanctuary through the

Christmas season.