Volume 49 Issue 12

December 1, 2018

Senior Pastor ~ Rev. Ryan P. Tucker

Church Address:

1240 Russell St

PO Box 637

Orangeburg, SC 29116

Phone:

803.536.1545

Fax:

803.536.2270

Website Address:

www.fbcorangeburg.org

Office Hours:

Monday-Thursday

8:30 am-5:00 pm

Christmas Shoeboxes

Collection Totals: 64 (FBCO)

853 (Community)

917 GRAND TOTAL

Many thanks to all who participated!

The Christmas Season at

First Baptist Church December 1—Breakfast with Santa

Family Life Center, 9:00 -10:30 am

December 2—The First Sunday of Advent—Hope Hanging of the Greens, Combined Worship Service, 11:00 am

December 9—The Second Sunday of Advent—Love Combined Worship Service, 11:00 am

December 9 —Deacon & Trustee Banquet Family Life Center, 6:00 pm

December 12—Children’s Concert Sanctuary, 6:00 pm

December 16—The Third Sunday of Advent—JoyChancel Choir Concert

Combined Worship Service, 11:00 am

December 19—Church Wide Caroling All carolers will meet at the FLC at 5:00 for dinner. Groups will depart for caroling at these locations:

Youth, The Oaks Children, Morningside

Adults, Jolley Acres and Longwood

December 23—The Fourth Sunday of Advent—Peace Combined Worship Service, 11:00 am

December 24—Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Sanctuary, 6:00 pm

December 30—Normal Service Schedule Services at 8:45 am and 11:00 am

January 9 —Wednesday Night Programs resume

Note: All Sunday Services for the Advent Season

will be combined at 11:00 am. Normal service schedule resumes on December 30.

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Weekend Staff Member On Call Church News...

Upcoming Calendar Events… Sat. Dec. 1

CM Breakfast w/ Santa 9:00am - 10:30am, FLC

Sun. Dec. 2

1st Sunday of Advent - HOPE & Hanging of the Greens

1 combined Worship Service @ 11am

SM Sunday Night Activities 5:00pm - 7:30pm, FLC

Nominating Comm Mtg-6pm, A&C, FLC

Tues. Dec. 4

Golden Singers Perform-11am @ Longwood

Wed. Dec. 5

Wednesday Night Activities 5:00pm, Family Night Supper

6:00pm, Prayer Mtg, CM & Praise Team 7:00pm, Chancel Choir

SM Wednesday Night Activities

5:30pm - 7:30pm, FLC

Thurs. Dec. 6

Couples S.S. Class Supper-6pm, FLC

Sun. Dec. 9

2nd Sunday of Advent - LOVE 1 combined Worship Service @ 11am

SM Sunday Night Activities

5:00pm - 7:30pm, FLC

Deacon & Trustee Banquet-6pm, FLC

Mon. Dec. 10 WEM Prayer Grp-4pm-Nancy Davis’ House

Tues. Dec. 11

Golden Singers Perform-11am @ Morningside

TLC S.S. Class Christmas Social-6pm, FLC

Wed. Dec. 12

Wednesday Night Activities *** Last FNS for 2018 ***

5:00pm, Family Night Supper 6:00pm, Children’s Concert, Sanctuary

7:00pm, Chancel Choir

SM Wednesday Night Activities

5:30pm - 7:30pm, FLC

Sat. Dec. 15

CM Christmas Outing Nutcracker movie in Cola., Details TBA

Sun. Dec. 16

3rd Sunday of Advent - JOY & Christmas Cantata Concert

1 combined Worship Service @ 11am

Kris & Clary Drop-In Reception 5:00pm - 6:00pm-Courtyard Lobby, FLC

Harris Marshall S.S. Class Christmas Social-6pm, FLC

SM Sunday Night Activities Christmas Party

6:00pm, FLC

Tues. Dec. 18

Golden Singers Perform-11am @ The Oaks

Wed. Dec. 19

Churchwide Caroling meet @ 5pm, FLC for dinner

& then split into groups to go caroling!!!

NO Wednesday Night Activities FNS, Prayer Mtg, CM, Praise Team, SM, &

Chancel Choir

Sun. Dec. 23

4th Sunday of Advent - PEACE 1 combined Worship Service @ 11am

NO SM Sunday Night Activities

Mon. Dec. 24 Christmas Eve!

Church Office & FLC will be CLOSING @ 12pm, NOON

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service

& Lord’s Supper - CHRIST 6:00pm, Sanctuary

Tues. Dec. 25

Merry Christmas! Church Office & FLC CLOSED

Wed. Dec. 26

Church Office & FLC CLOSED

Sun. Dec. 30

Worship Services @ 8:45am & 11am

NO SM Sunday Night Activities

Call in your Wed. night supper reservation(s).

Reservations must be called in by 10 am

each Monday!!

Adults (age 12 & up): $6; Family Night Supper Reservation Line #:

803-531-4138

Wed., Dec. 5 Fried Chicken

Wed., Dec. 12 Italian

LAST FNS until for 2018

Dec. 1-2 Dec. 8-9 Rev. Jane Williams Rev. Ryan Tucker C) 803-747-1221 C) 803-707-2132

Dec. 15-16 Dec. 22-23 Rev. Kris Aaron Rev. Clary Aaron C) 803-225-0795 C) 803-225-0796

Dec. 29-30 Rev. Jane Williams C) 803-747-1221

As always, the minister may be reached at the church office (803-536-1545) during business hours.

PRAYER CHAIN

Your Prayer Chain will be available 24 hours a day with emergency access for you after 10pm, 7 days a week. It will NOT be a gossip chain & mem-bers of your Prayer Chain have committed to keeping your prayer request in the strictest confidence when requested. In order to use the Prayer Chain simply contact ONE of your prayer captains by phone or email:

Stephen Hartzog sah249@yahoo.com 803-837-2110

Yvonne Pooser ybp1956@gmail.com 803-707-6049

Pam Steppe pamsteppe@hotmail.com 803-682-4000

Know, feel and understand the power of prayer knowing your Prayer Chain is praying for your need through our intercessory prayer. The scripture tells us to pray in all things and to pray without ceasing. We encourage you to please utilize this vital ministry within our church body.

Questions contact: Merle Buck 536-1467 or merleluckybuck@bellsouth.net

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WEDNESDAYS @ FLC

Supper - 5:30 - 6:00pm

Announcements, Bible Study, & Fellowship Time - 6:00 - 7:30pm

SUNDAYS @ FLC

Youth Choir - 5:00 - 5:45pm

Supper - 5:45 - 6:15pm

Announcements, Bible Study, & Fellowship Time - 6:15 - 7:30pm

Golden Pond Community 706 N Lakeview Ave Apt 1 Winter Garden, FL 34787 Gloria Furches / Apt 1

Clarendon Extended Care & Rehab - Lake Moultrie 1038 McGill Lane Post Office Box 1108 St. Stephen, SC 29479 Myrtle Garrick

Augusta Gardens Asst. Living Community 3725 Wheeler Rd Augusta, GA 30909 Elma Hauprich / Rm 208

Ranson Ridge Asst. Living 13910 Hunton Lane Huntersville, NC 28078 Pauline Richardson / Rm 200

Nursing Facility Non-Resident Members

Brian’s Residential Care II 4003 Calhoun Street Branchville 29432 803-274-8051

Cynthia Smoak

Calhoun Convalescent Cntr 601 Dantzler St St Matthews 29135 803-655-7101

Helen Smoak

Jolley Acres HealthCare 1180 Wolfe Trail 29115 803-534-1001 Geneva Dean / Rm 309A Minnie Inabinet / Rm 303

Longwood Plantation 1687 Longwood Rd. 29118 803-535-0250

Evelyn Antley Elizabeth Yarborough / Rm 19

Morningside 2306 Riverbank Dr. 29118 803-539-2911 Deanna Shippey Eris Wannamaker / Rm 126

Riverside Rehab & Healthcare Cntr (formerly Laurel Baye Healthcare)

575 Stonewall Jackson Blvd. 29115 803-534-7771 Frances Inabinet/West Wing Rm 23

The Oaks P.O. Box 9005 29116-9005 803-534-1212 Mary Felkel, Nell Fogle, Margree Love, Barbara Mitchum, Mary Reese

Nursing Facility Resident Members

Non-Resident Homebound

Edith Dawkins 1908 Davant Circle

Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464

Laverne Fralick 208 Stonemede Dr Irmo, SC 29063

Carolyn Farr 1475 Sunset Street NE Orangeburg, SC 29115

Elinor Leedecke 303 Egret Lane Orangeburg, SC 29118

Carmen Platt 2354 Northview Dr 2a Condo Orangeburg, SC 29118

This Christmas season, please take a minute to remember our FBCO resident & non-resident members that are Homebound &

in Nursing Care Facilities with a card, call, or visit. They will be blessed & you will

be as well.

Children’s Ministry News...

Education Ministry News...

Advent will begin on December 2. The 2018 Advent Devotionals are now available to be picked up. The devotionals are placed on the informational tables & also in the vestibule. We hope you find the daily devotionals inspiring & meaningful as we enjoy them daily throughout the 4 weeks leading up to Christmas day. ~Rev. Jerry French

Student Ministry News...

Mission Action Center...

The Mission Action Center, an active ministry at FBCO, provides clothes, linens, & food to the needy. Located behind Davis Hall, it is open Tues. & Thurs. from 9:30am-11:30am to accept donations or donations may be put in boxes outside of Davis Hall or at the stairs going into the McClain Bldg. At present the center has several needs. First & foremost, the center needs volunteers to work a 2-hour shift every other week. The center also is low on boys’ tod-dler clothes, small men’s pants, large women’s clothes, & men’s shoes in large sizes. Call Bettis Bryant (534-6617) if you are interested in volun-teering, & all members are welcome to come by the center. Thank you for supporting this ministry.

Church News Continue...

Volunteers STILL Needed

We are blessed with a thriving chil-

dren's ministry at FBC. That means,

however, that we need a lot of volun-

teers, especially on the Preschool and

Nursery Hall. If you are interested in

helping on Sunday morning during

Sunday School or Worship, please let

Clary know.

Upcoming Children's Ministry

Events

• Dec. 1st: Breakfast with Santa,

Drop in from 9-10:30 AM @ the FLC -

Chick-fil-a for Breakfast, Crafts, & Pic-

tures with Santa

• Dec. 12th: Children's Christmas

Concert

• Dec. 15th: Lunch & a Movie

Will go see The Nutcracker after wor-

ship, more details to come

Skiing @ Winterplace, West VA

Fri., Jan. 4 - Sun., Jan. 6, 2019

Cost: $165

Includes: Lodging (Glade Springs); Skiing; Equip. Rental;

& Some Meals

~Children will need to leave school around lunch time on that

Fri. & plan to bring $ for: Dinner @ Cracker Barrel (Fri.), Dinner

@ McDonald’s (Sat.), & Lunch @ Panera Bread or Moe’s (Sun.)

**Limited Spacing** Call FLC/ Kris to Sign Up!

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IN REMEMBRANCE Joe Delano Smith

Joined First Baptist......Sept. 17, 1989 Died………..…...........…..…..Oct. 30, 2018

Gifts Received In Memory Of...

Arthur L. Bonnett, III: Freddy & Dianne Lee, Andy & Kelli Sanders

Mary Sims Gressette: Sarah Perrow

Dallas Way Rast: Freddy & Dianne Lee

Terry Dorsey Sanders: Freddy & Dianne Lee

Hazel W. Senn: Harold & Bobbie Carroll, Freddy & Dianne Lee

Joe Delano Smith: Gregg & Timmie Albergotti, Tom & Carole Bonnette, Hayne & Judy Bull, Bill & Gaye Burch, Harold & Bobbie Carroll, Peter & Crystal Carroll, Rocco & Carol Cassone, Michael Clawson, FBCO TLC S.S. Class, FBCO Tom Bell S.S. Class, Merritt & Faye Fogle, Marion, Jody, & Meredith Garris, Billy & Ann Glover, GrandSouth Bank, Marion & Debra Funderburk, Hayne & Ann Haigler, Stephen & Jane Hartzog, Ed Hinshaw, Gordon Huddleston, Patsy Judy, Guy & Linda Kirby, Anne McGill, Norman & Shirley McLean, David Oswald, “Jay” J.C. Pearson, Jimmy & Sue Plunkett, “Bill” William Powell, Henry & Burley Rutland, Andy & Kelli Sanders, Linda Sanders, Billy & Brenda Sanford, Southern Medical Management, Mary Jo Spires, The Employees of Temco, Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Turnblad, Barbara L. Welch, Bill & Marlene Welch, Martha Woodlieff

Karen Johnson Williams: Freddy & Dianne Lee

We extend our deepest Christian sympathy to Jennifer Stout Smith & family in the death of her husband, Joe Delano Smith.

Poinsettias may be

picked up after the

Christmas Eve Worship Service

Thank you for your donations to Capital Campaign. Please be sure you label your gifts as

~ Capital Campaign ~

when filling out your envelope.

The Angel Tree is a meaningful & compassionate ministry of FBC. The gifts from this ministry will be used to minister to children that might not

otherwise receive a Christmas gift. We ask that you follow the following steps if you desire to participate in this ministry of Sharing the Joy of Christ:

∙ Remove one of the paper angels from the tree. ∙ Find the number by the child’s name in the ledger

book by the tree & record your name. ∙ Because your gift may be the only one that child

receives, we are asking that it have a value of $15 or more if God has so blessed you.

∙ Return the wrapped gift to the tree with the paper angel taped securely to the package by NOON Wednesday, December 12.

Our Angel Tree will be located outside of Davis Hall. Thank you in advance for your gifts and prayers!

Welcome New Member!

Missourie Jamison Harley 1550 Amelia Street

Orangeburg, SC 29115

Mrs. Missourie Jamison Harley joined FBCO from Mt. Olive Bapt. Church of Walterboro, SC on Sun., Nov. 11, 2018.

Welcome to First Baptist Church! We are so excited to have you to be a

part of our church family

The Record Speaks Date: 10/28/18 11/04/18 11/11/18 11/18/18 SS Attendance: 212 201 208 182

Weekly Budget Requirement: $ 23,575.73 $ 23,575.73 $ 23,575.73 $ 23,575.73 Weekly Budget Received: $ 16,893.50 $ 23,670.46 $ 44,290.05 $ 23,270.80 Building Fund Gifts YTD: $ 12,824.00 $ 13,029.00 $ 13,859.00 $ 13,934.00 Global Missions Goal: $ 16,000.00 $ 16,000.00 $ 16,000.00 $ 16,000.00 Global Mission Received: $ 3,767.00 $ 3,814.00 $ 3,885.00 $ 3,885.00 Capital Campaign Goal: $ 1,950,000.00 $ 1,950,000.00 $ 1,950,000.00 $ 1,950,000.00 CC Rec’vd & Outstanding Pledges: $ 1,282,811.90 $ 1,282,961.90 $ 1,290,311.90 $ 1,293,571.90 Capital Campaign Gifts Rec’vd: $ 878,731.54 $ 879,841.54 $ 894,503.54 $ 897,300.54 Designated Gifts: $ 50.00 $ 365.00 $ 2,220.00 $ 660.00 Year to Date Received: $ 910,188.71 $ 933,859.17 $ 978,149.22 $ 1,001,420.02 Year to Date Expensed: $ 946,123.93 $ 982,560.15 $ 1,013,529.78 $ 1,020,649.58 Year to Date Balance: $ (35,935.22) $ (48,700.98) $ (35,380.56) $ (19,229.56)

FBC - Newly Elected Deacons & Trustees... Deacons: Betty Black, Jack Bryant,

Allen Fairey, Ann Glover, Phillip Gulley, Harriet Hare, Billy Sanford, Bert Walling

Trustees: Tommy Ashley, Deborah Bonnett, Russ Hewitt

Those elected will begin serving Jan. 2019

Holiday Hours Church Office & FLC

will be CLOSED Mon., Dec. 24 @ Noon;

Tues., Dec. 25; & Wed., Dec. 26 for Christmas!

Bonnie’s Bunch Overnight Tours

Nova Scotia,

Prince Edwards Island,

& New Brunswick

Mon., June 10 -

Sat., June 22, 2019

Double Cost: $1,534 PP

Triple Cost: $1,514 PP

Single Cost: $2,219

Insurance is available upon request!

Deposit due ASAP: $75 PP Call to sign up or

for more info.: 534-5434