Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Ladies Night Out

6:00 pm

Adult 4&5
Fellowship Breakfast at Ryans
8:30 am

WOM 10 am
Staff Mtg 9:30 am

Awana Treasure
Chest

International Missions Emphasis Lottie Moon Christmas Offering

Brotherhood
Breakfast 8:00 a.m.
Joyful Sounds
FBC Hartselle
5:00 pm

13

14

Sanctuary Choir
10:30 a.m.
Evening Service
5:00 p.m.
Choir Party 6 pm

20

27

21

28

Awana Christmas
Party

10

11

12

Staff Mtg 9:30 am

15

16

17

18

19

Staff Mtg 9:30 am

39ers Luncheon
11:45 am
Deacons Christmas
Party 6 pm

Family Christmas
Fellowship

22

23

Staff Mtg.
9:30 am

No Wednesday
Night Activities

Church Council
6:30 pm

No Awana

24

30

31

Staff Mtg.
9:30 am

No Wednesday
Night Activities

New Years Eve

Sunday Schedule

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709 Ninth Street SE, Decatur, Alabama 35601

www.southsidebaptist.net

H oly
Night

Christmasat Southside
Friday, December 4, 6:00 p.m.

Ladies Night Out

Joyful Sounds

Sunday, December 13, 10:30 a.m.

Sanctuary Choir
Bethlehem Morning

709 Ninth Street SE

Decatur, AL 35601

Sanctuary Choir Fellowship at 6:00 p.m.

At the home of Jack and Gail Holbert
431 N. Seneca Dr.Trinity

Southside Baptist Church

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Wednesday, December 16, 5:15 p.m.

Family Christmas Fellowship

Thursday, December 24, 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday Service

Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Closed for lunch

(256) 353-8814

Celebrate! The Joy and Wonder

of Christmas
First Baptist Church Hartselle

9:15 a.m. Sunday School

10:30 a.m. Morning Worship, Childrens Church
5:00 p.m. Discipleship Training , Youth Group
Childrens Missions and Bible Study
6:00 p.m. Evening Worship
5:15 p.m. Fellowship Supper
6:00 p.m. Childrens Activities
6:30 p.m. Prayer Meeting, Youth ARISE
Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal

Sunday, December 6, 5:00 p.m.

Christmas
Christmas
Eve Service
6 pm
Church Office Closed

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Dr. Ben Hayes, Pastor

Wayne Baggett, Minister of Music/Seniors
Tanya Spillman, Childrens Minister
Will Johnson, Interim Youth Minister

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December 2015

Christmas Eve Communion

Merry Christmas from your staff.

Have a safe and joyous holiday!

Thursday & Friday, December 24-25

Church Office Closed

From Your Pastor...

Celebrate!
The Joy and Wonder
Of Christmas
Sanctuary Choir

BETHLEHEM
MORNING
Worship Date:

December 13 at 10:30 a.m.

Evening Worship: 5 p.m.
Followed by Choir Christmas Fellowship
at Jack & Gail Holberts home

Rehearsals: Wed., Dec. 2nd 6:30 pm in Sanctuary

Wed., Dec. 9th 6:30 pm in Sanctuary
Sunday, Dec. 13th 8:30 a.m. in Sanctuary

Joyful Sounds

December 6th5:00 pm
at First Baptist Hartselle
Rehearsal: Sun., Dec. 6th at 4 pm
3:30 pm departure

Firemen with Christmas Joy

The 39ers and senior adults are sponsoring 8 Decatur fire stationseach station has three shiftswith
gift cards for Christmas this year. The shifts can
use the gift cards to purchase items for their
Christmas meal, etc. If you would like to help,
please give donations to Sherry Bauersachs.

December WOM Meeting

Lottie Moon Christmas

Post Office Box
Located at bottom of Handicap
Ramp

Bring your Christmas cards and a 5

cent donation for each card.
Remembercheck for any cards
you may have received!

We will meet Dec. 1st at 10 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Our speaker will be Bess Russell, a
former missionary to Africa. Our project for
December will be socks and underwear for
the N.C.C. clients. Our mission emphasis will
be our Lottie Moon Christmas offering for
International Missionaries. We will go to
McCollums for lunch. If you would like to
help with the N.C.C. mission project, please bring
your socks and underwear to the church office or
place in the receptacle outside the south sanctuary
doors.

Adult 4 & 5 Breakfast Fellowship

You are invited to fellowship with us on Saturday, December 5th at 8:30
a.m. at Ryans in Decatur. Come, invite a Sunday School prospect, and
enjoy breakfast with us. Dutch Treat

Deacons Christmas Dinner

1Sandra Clemons
3Doris Horn, John Jones,
Glynice McGrew, Roger Mathis
4Gorman Grisham
5Cecile Dye
6Baerbel Patterson
7Aurelia Thaxton
8Lorene Morrow, Donna Mathis
9Richard Lee, Freida Perry,
10Jessica Asherbranner,
Scott Bazzell, Melissa Powell
11Joy Lowery
14Amy Hood, Marlin Hood
15David Lowery, Bob McGrew,
Susan Kennedy

16Charlottte Moore
18Bryan Carpenter, Ann Bowling
20James Griffin, Sam Ward
21Phyllis Reeder,
Libby Johnson
22John Spillman
24Freda Perry,
Michael Allen
28Meghan Hawkins
29Peggy Baggett
30Dick Morgan,
Charles Rankin,
Mary Allen
31Frank Harrison

Tuesday, December 15th at 6:00 p.m.

at JW Steakhouse in Priceville

It's hard to believe that the holidays are already

here again! As I'm writing this, we are three days
away from Thanksgiving. The children have been
focusing this month on counting our blessings.
Most of our children come from homes where the
family is barely scraping by. They don't have
much by the world's standard. I was asking them one day what they
were thankful for. After we made a long list, I went back through
and we talked about why we are thankful for those things. One
child had mentioned that he was thankful for church. So when I
asked him why, his response brought me to tears. He immediately
said, "Because you love me here." We as a church family (because
it is certainly not just me) are giving these children something that
they don't always get at home. They feel safe here and they know
that they are loved unconditionally. They don't always behave like
perfect little ladies and gentlemen (but then we as adults don't either). Sometimes they are loud and sometimes they get excited and
run in the halls. They don't always use good table manners
(although they've come a long way) and sometimes, yes they can
be distracting. But whether they are black, brown, white or green,
rich or poor, quiet or loud, dirty or clean, they are children of God
and we are called to love them. In some cases, if we don't no one
will. So during this holiday season I am thankful for those of you
that help me to love these precious children. They really do
notice and appreciate every kind word, every Wednesday
night hot dog, every ride to church and every Sunday School
lesson. If you haven't had the opportunity to get to know
them, I encourage you to do so. What better time than now
as we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior? I assure
you, you will be blessed.
Wishing you a blessed Christmas,
Tanya

Join Awana!
Wednesday Nights at 6 pm

Tuesday, December 1511:45 am

Bring your favorite covered dishes and invite a friend to
join us. Jeff and Diane Anders will be our special
guests. If you can help hostess, please come 15 min.
early or let the church office know.

Bro.Ben

Ladies Night Out December 4th at 6 p.m.

Tickets are still on sale for Ladies Night Out. They are $10.00 each.

My Cup Overflows Southside Coffee/Tea Room

Join us Sunday mornings between 8:40 and 10:20 a.m. in Room 106. We
have coffee, tea, other beverages, and refreshments. December refreshments provided by David Bittles Sunday School Class.

Senior Adult Ministry

39ers Christmas Luncheon

Last month, in the newsletter, I told you that I would

be challenging you to join me in the process of growing Southside Baptist Church the way the Bible tells us
to do it. I told you that I would be confronting you with
multiple ministry and mission opportunities. And so, in
January, it will begin. Would you join me in praying
for your church council as we begin to solidify plans
for some new ministries that have come from your own
suggestions? Hopefully, you have already been contacted by one of our church council members about
getting involved; if not, you soon will be. We are
working on everything from a tutoring program to
ministry to our teachers to a Do-It-Yourself training
workshop where some of our men will be offering their
talents and abilities to teach other men how to take
care of important projects around the house. I know
thats one I need!
And all of these will be designed with one purpose in
mind: to touch peoples lives with the gospel of Jesus
Christ. What better gift can we give any time of the
year? There isnt one. But lets not wait until January
to touch peoples lives. Here are some suggestions:
Tell someone about Jesus today. All it takes is to
tell them what God has done for you.
Invite them to one of our Christmas programs you
will read about in this newsletter.
Offer to pick them up for church, sit with
them through the service, and take them out to
lunch afterwards so they can ask questions.
Remember, what this church becomes depends on you. And also, remember that your
pastor loves you!

Men, our brotherhood breakfast and meeting will be Sunday, Dec.

6th at 8 a.m. Bro. Kermit Tucker will be our speaker. Mr. Tuckers
career has been in agriculture. He retired when he was 85. He says
that was too soon, he should have continued working. Mr. Tucker is
now 100 years old. You will be amazed at his ability to do what
most of us do at a much younger age. You will think, if he can accomplish so much at 100, then thats a goal for me. Dont miss
meeting and hearing this remarkable gentleman.

Christian Prayers and Sympathy to...

Our Goal: $15,000

Lamar and Joyce Smith on the loss of her mother,

Lillian McCleskey, who passed away Oct. 30th.
Deloris Goforth and family on the loss of her husband,
P.C. Goforth. He passed away Oct. 30th.
Jeron and Judy Witt on the loss of her mother, Evelyn
Borden, who passed away Oct. 30th.
The family of Bobby Ray Jett, Sr.
Mr. Jett passed away Oct. 31st.