THE ENCOURAGER   "…to prepare all God’s people for the work of Christian Service to build up the body of Christ.”
First Baptist Church * Woodruff, South Carolina November 3, 2010
C. Andrew Shull, Pastor                                                                                                 Carol R. Morgan, Secretary Kelly R. Smith, Youth & Children's Director                                                                        Kay M. Young, Pianist  Robert L. Blanton, Jr., Music Director                                                                       James R. Skinner, Custodian

PREPARING FOR SUNDAY!

Sunday School

WHY THE CHRISTIAN LIFE IS BETTER

John 14 & 15

Morning Worship Service

HONOR THE LORD!

Proverbs 3:9-10

The Purpose, Product, Priority & Promise

of Stewardship

Evening Worship Service

OUR SUNDAY (And Every Other Day of the Week) BEST!

Numbers 18:29; 1 Corinthians 3:12-15

November Church Conference

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Tammy Sumner, 11-07 Molly Lawson, 11-07

Dillon Wood, 11-09 Katherine Patton, 11-09

Kim Fowler, 11-12 Caylee Simmons, 11-13

GOLDEN AGE FELLOWSHIP

This Wednesday, November 3 * 11:45 am

Join us for great food and fellowship!

Our program guests will be: COMMON DESTINY

Brad Phillips, Josh & Kerry Epting, Jay Phillips

Show Your Support for

HELPING HANDS MINISTRIES

You are invited to the Annual Meeting

This Thursday, November 4 * 6:30 pm

Fellowship Hall, First Baptist Church, Woodruff

Join us for great food & encouragement. Tickets are $6.00 and are available in the church office.

4^th ANNUAL HOLIDAY BAZAAR

Sponsored by the Women of Woodruff

This Saturday, November 6 * 9:30 am – 2:00 pm

First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall

Different tents will be set up with items for holidays, white elephant, kitchen, infant & children, bakery, frozen soups, silent auction & chow-chow. Between 11:00 am & 2:00 pm soups and sandwiches will be served. Proceeds will benefit the Woodruff Community Center.

SENIOR ADULT TRIP

November 8 - 10

Please be in prayer for our Senior Adults as they travel to Myrtle Beach. They will be departing from the church at 8:30 am this Monday and plan to return Wednesday afternoon.

VETERAN’S DAY OFFERING

To Be Received on or before this Sunday, Nov. 7

Help provide “Bible Sticks” to the members of our armed forces. The “Bible Sticks” are small digital audio Bible players especially designed for our military. They will be distributed through our chaplains to our troops from all branches of service. To take part, simply mark an envelope “Veteran’s Day Offering.”

VETERANS DAY

COMMUNITY WORSHIP SERVICE

Thursday, November 11 * 7:00 pm

Bellview Baptist Church

You are invited to share in this special service. There will be music and speakers from each branch of the service. Please invite your family and friends for this wonderful night of worship as we give thanks to our Veterans for their sacrifices and service.

SCOUTING FOR FOOD

Boy Scout Troop #48 will be collecting canned food for the Palmetto Council Scouting for Food Program.  We will have scouts at our church this Sunday to make an announcement about the event & pass out bags and reminders.  We are asking that you please bring your canned goods back to church the following Sunday, November 14 and place them in the box in the vestibule.  The scouts will pick canned goods up weekly until the end of the month.  Thank you for helping us feed people in need in our community. - Christopher Abercrombie, Senior Patrol Leader

2011 MINISTRY SUPPORT BUDGET

The Proposed 2011 Ministry Support Budget will be presented for discussion at our Church Conference this Sunday evening, November 7. We will vote on the budget next Sunday morning, November 14. Please pick up a copy in the church office.

BIBLE STUDY & STEWARDSHIP:

SUNDAY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE October 31

Nursery 4

Children 16

Youth 19

Adults 122

Total Attendance 161

BUDGET October 31 2010

Needs $ 8,082.50 $ 355,630.00

Offering $ 6,851.75 $ 326,458.30

Over/(Under) ($ 1,230.75) ($ 29,171.70)

DESIGNATED FUNDS October 31

Over & Above $ 52.00

Thanksgiving Meal $ 20.00

Veteran’s Day Offering $ 243.00

Budget Designated Offerings $ 184.77

Total Designated $ 499.77

TOTAL $7,351.52

WOODRUFF AREA YOUTH

(W. A. Y.) FELLOWSHIP

Wednesday * November 10 * 7:00 pm

Woodruff Leisure Center

Tracy Turner, Spartanburg Baptist Collegiate Minister and The Josh Ridings Band will be leading in worship. Our youth will travel to the Leisure Center by bus and van after Youth Lighthouse and plan to return to the church around 9:00 pm.

OPERATION: CHRISTMAS CHILD

Share joy & hope with a needy child in a troubled country this Christmas. Information flyers & boxes are available in the back foyer. The filled shoe boxes need to be brought to the church on or before next Sunday, November 14.

SOUL SHAPING:

Disciplines that Conform You to the Image of Christ

Next Sunday Night, November 14 * 6:00 pm

Fellowship Hall * From Entitlement to Ministry

If we aren’t careful, we can begin to think that the world revolves around us. A gravitational force surrounds people that makes them believe they are the main actors in life and everyone else, including God, is the supporting cast. That force is not from God. God’s calling is for us to be servants, not to be served. Next Sunday we will explore disciplines for joining God’s work in ministry and for serving others in Jesus’ name.

MEN’S MONDAY NIGHT MESS

Monday, November 15 * 7:00 pm

Join us for great food and fellowship!

FCA BREAKFAST

Wednesday, Nov. 17 * 7:00 am * First Baptist Church

The Woodruff High School Fellowship of Christian Athletes will be meeting at our church for breakfast and a worship rally. All high school youth are invited and encouraged to take part.

EAGLE SCOUT CEREMONY

Bobby and Lisa Abercrombie cordially invite you

to attend the Eagle Court of Honor

to witness the presentation of the Eagle Award to

Christopher Robert Abercrombie

Saturday, November 20, 6:00 pm

First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall

Reception following.

Please RSVP - 476-8549 if you are planning to attend.

RECIPES NEEDED!

The Acteens are putting together a Church Cookbook and would love to include your recipes. See any Acteen leader: Donna Hembree, Wendie Lawson, Kim Hughes, Kelly Smith or contact the church office.

CATCH UP SUNDAY

November 21

As the year has progressed we have fallen further and further behind in our giving toward the ministry budget of our church. As we seek to serve our Lord and make a difference in people’s lives, we want every area of our church’s ministry to be at its best. Please prayerfully consider what you can do to help our church “catch up” our tithes and offerings.

COMMUNITY

THANKSGIVING SERVICES

First Baptist Church

Sunday, November 21 * 6:00 pm

First Baptist, Emma Gray Methodist, and First Presbyterian have shared together in a service of Thanksgiving for many, many years. Bring your friends and family as we take part in this wonderful time of worship.

Cornerstone Baptist Church

Tuesday, November 23 * 7:00 pm

Planned by the Woodruff Baptist Association, the service will be led by individuals from churches across our community. Rev. Steven Owensby will be preaching. Come and join in as we express our thanks to God!

THANKSGIVING OUTREACH MEAL

Wednesday, November 24

Each year we prepare a Thanksgiving Meal for the people of our community. We do this especially for those who are in need. Would you consider donating a turkey? Turkeys need to be brought to the church by Friday, Nov. 19. Sign up if you would like to help in the kitchen that day, help deliver meals, or make desserts/cornbread. Cornbread needs to be brought to the church by Sunday, Nov. 21. Deserts need to be brought by Wednesday morning, Nov. 24. Join in this wonderful ministry.

CAROLINA CHRISTMAS

Sunday, November 28 * 6:00 pm

First Baptist Church

Join us for a wonderful musical presentation of the Christmas story presented by Lockhart First Baptist Church featuring The Childers, The Carolina Christmas Band, and The Riverside Boys. Skip and Bobby Scott have played with this group the last few years. We are delighted to host the service here in Woodruff. Carolina Christmas will also be presented at Lockhart FBC on Saturday, November 20 and at New Life Baptist in Boiling Springs on Sunday, December 5.

TINY TOTS & TUNES

Each Tuesday * 10:00 – 10:45 am

18 Month Olds to Age 3

Contact Marcia Ward, 670-9295, to register and for more information.

Regular Office Hours:

Monday – Thursday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Friday 8:00 am – 12:30 pm

Email: office@woodruff1st.org

Web site: www.woodruff1st.org

Telephone: (864) 476-8171 Fax: (864) 476-3141

WEDNESDAY NIGHT BIBLE STUDY

This Wednesday, November 3 * 6:30 pm

CHRISTMAS POINSETTIAS

You are invited to help decorate our sanctuary during the Christmas Season by placing a poinsettia In Memory of or In Honor of a loved one. The cost is $12.00. Forms are available in the church office. The deadline is Sunday, November 28.

EMERGENCY NUMBERS

Cards are available for you to record telephone numbers that could be used to contact your family in case of emergency. In this day of unlisted cell phone numbers it is sometimes difficult to know how to reach people. The completed cards will be kept in a file in the church office. On the back of the card is a place that gives you the option to record health information.

HEALING HEART

Grief Support Group

3^rd Thursday * Church Library * 7:00 pm

The group is open to all who have suffered a loss.

DAYLIGHT SAVING ENDS!

Remember to set your clocks

back 1 hour this Saturday!

DAY BY DAY

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3

11:45 am Golden Age Fellowship

5:40 pm Preschool & Children’s Choirs,

Youth Lighthouse

6:30 pm Wednesday Night Bible Study,

Adult Choir Rehearsal, Mission Friends,

GA’s, RA’s, Acteens, Challengers

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4

6:30 pm Chess Club – Prayer Meeting Room

6:30 pm Helping Hands Ministries Banquet– F. Hall

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6

9:30 am Women of Woodruff Holiday Bazaar – F. Hall

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7

2:00 am Daylight Saving Time Ends

9:00 am Handbell Rehearsal

9:45 am Sunday School

11:00 am Morning Worship Service

6:00 pm Evening Worship Service

7:00 pm November Church Conference

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8

8:30 am Senior Adults Depart for Myrtle Beach

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9

7:00 am Prayer Meeting

10:00 am Tiny Tots & Tunes

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10

5:40 pm Preschool & Children’s Choirs,

Youth Lighthouse

6:30 pm Wednesday Night Bible Study,

Adult Choir Rehearsal, Mission Friends,

GA’s, RA’s,

Youth depart for W. A. Y. Fellowship

9:00 pm Youth return

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11 – VETERAN’S DAY

6:30 pm Chess Club – Prayer Meeting Room

7:00 pm Community Veteran’s Day Service - Bellview

SHARING THE MINISTRY – NOV 7

Greeters: W Garrett, S Rogers (f) T Culbreath (p) L Caldwell (o)

Counting Team: K Reynolds, P & H Elliott

Welcome Center: T & T Sumner Sound: Z Orias

Outreach Notes: T Bailey B P Screening: B Powell

Nursery: A Weaver, R Horsley, H Foster pm: B & L Abercrombie

Ushers: K Schlock, B Scott (f) S Jacobi, (p) M Workman (o)

pm: D J O’Hara, J Ketterman

Children’s Worship: W Lawson, G Lawson, C Hughes

FELLOWSHIP SUPPER

Wednesday, November 3 * 5:15 pm

Pizza, Corn, Cookies, Tea Cost: $2.00

PRAYER MEETING

Each Tuesday * 7:00 – 7:30 am * All are welcome!