NOVEMBER 25, 2012 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Missionary of the Week: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TODAY: *11:00am: Morning Worship Service. *4:50pm: Choir practice. *6:00pm: Evening Worship Service and Vintage. *11:00am – 5:00pm: MONDAY: Sewing and Quilting. WEDNESDAY: *6:30pm: *7:00pm: AWANA Adult Bible Study, The Loft and Teen Chapels. THURSDAY: *7:00 – 8:00pm: person. Zumba in the gym. The cost is $5.00 per FRIDAY: *10:00am – 9:00pm: Village. BEACON TRAVELERS trip to Sauder SATURDAY: *8:30 – 10:30am: Men’s Bible Study continues. *10:00am 1:00pm: Soul Patrol Powerhouse Practice. It is in preparation for the December 2 Jr. Church Presentation. *3:00 – 9:00pm: Revolution Class Progressive Dinner/ Christmas Party. The cost is $5.00 plus a $5.00 gag gift. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The 2013 Offering Envelopes are available for pick up in the lobby. If you or your children do not currently have envelopes and would like them, sign the pad at the table. Please do not use these envelopes until January. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Lighthouse Ladies God’s Knot Meeting is Monday, December 3 at Logan’s in Southgate at 6:30pm. Bring a Christmas ornament to exchange. Questions, see Rhonda Reilly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you for all your prayers, support, time & hard work during our Pre-Thanksgiving Dinner for our community. We appreciate each of you and what you did ! We would like to wish Martha Latendresse a happy 103rd birthday on Thursday, November 29. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jr. HYPER are going to play whirleyball on Saturday, December 8 from 12:30 – 6:00pm. The cost is $20.00 plus money for food. Questions, see Greg or Alisa Schaaf. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PARKING LOT PATROL: 10:00am O. Chism, A. Wright 11:00am T. Crandall, K. Michell 6:00pm B. McLaughlin, T. Bondy Wed. H. Mullins, C. Jones ---------------------------------------------------------NURSERY WORKERS: 10:00am D. Crowley, B. Boone, K. Carrer, J. Evans 11:00am L. Traylor, G. Crandall, M. Hawks, M. Stanley, J. Bragenzer, M. Michell 6:00pm J. Parrish, S. Mundy Wed. Diana Garrison WALKERS 10:00am J. Bishop, K. Lamphear, L. Sikorski 11:00am J. Allison, J. Campos, A. Shotwell, R. Turski 6:00pm V. Chavis, B. Haase Wed. V. Chavis ---------------------------------------------------------TODDLER 2 WORKERS: 11:00am K. Lamphear, K. Moore 6:00pm S. Monczunski, H. Urbaniak Wed. Y. Bryant, D. Copple TODDLER 3 WORKERS: 11:00am T. Skiles, H. Linder ---------------------------------------------------------SPECIAL NEEDS WORKERS: 10:00am E. Adkins, V. Chavis, E. Delva, R. McCord 11:00am J. Bouchard, C. Comely, M. Hansen, S. Sharkey ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5/6, Fifth & Sixth Grade Students are going to “Bouncing Off Walls” on Saturday, December 8 following the Christmas rehearsal. The cost is $3.00 plus money for fast food. They will return at 2:30pm. Questions, see George & Sara Vierk. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We will be decorating our auditorium with Poinsettias once again this year. If you would like to purchase a plant to decorate, the cost is $10.00. Please sign up and pay in the Library by next Sunday. You will be able to take your plant home following the “Evening in December” Service on December 23 or donate it to an area nursing care facility. BEACON BAPTIST CHURCH 21721 Northline Road Taylor, Michigan 48180 734-287-3090 www.thebeaconbaptist.com Dr. Herbert Gilbert, Pastor PRAYER REQUESTS: OUR SYMPATHY TO: *Tony & Mary Lloyd on the loss of Tony’s aunt, Juanita Kidd. *Ken & Nancy Bennett on the loss of Nancy’s aunt, Winnie VanCamern. *The family of Elana Koontz. She was a friend of Marie Smith. IN THE HOSPITAL: OAKWOOD: *Floyd Adkins, health condition. *Linda Laurell’s friend’s newborn grandson. WYANDOTTE: *Ed Glodfelty, fell and broke his hip and had surgery. HENRY FORD: *Catherine Elgador, brain tumor. CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL: *Janet Duncan and Claudia Garrison’s niece, Carol Hibbard, cancer surgery. RECOVERING: *Gayla Royston; *Shalimar Gayer; *Loreleen Hyden; *Ken Bennett; *Cheryl Steel’s brother, Larry Miller; *The Bailey’s neighbor, Mrs. Riley; *Gloria Kilgore’s brother-in-law, Rev. Jim Booth. Steve Donaldson is battling a serious health condition. Tyre Lindsey is having serious hip problems. Karl Stein fell down his basement steps and broke his shoulder. Lois Allison fell and severely sprained her leg. MaryAnn Wimberly-Hayes’ husband, John, is recovering from several foot surgeries. Doug & Mary McTurner’s niece in California, Wanda Roeggter, is under the care of Hospice. Lisa Sikorski’s friend, Jim Gerchow, has cancer and is undergoing treatment at the Mayo Clinic. Gloria Kilgore’s sister in Tennessee, Ruthann Booth, is having health problems. Delta Morgan’s sister-in-law in Virginia, Josie Wilson, fell and broke her shoulder. Also, her brother-in-law, Bill Wilson, has kidney failure. Gina Sears is having out-patient surgery tomorrow at Wyandotte Hospital. Congratulations to Chad & Donna Boyd on the birth of their daughter, Zoey Elizabeth. She weighed 6lbs 7ozs and was 20 inches long. Proud grandmother is Brenda Boyd. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you: Nancy Daniels would like to thank the church family for their prayers, cards and concern for her cousin’s baby boy, Ray Gordon. He went home this week. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Extra Help will be needed during many of our upcoming services. If you are available to work, Sunday, December 9 at 6:00pm; Friday, December 14 at 7:30pm or Sunday, December 16 at 6:00pm, please sign up in the Library or see the following individuals: Sandie Mitchell – Nursery; Dawn Garrison – Walkers; June Rodery – Toddler 2; Sandy Holiday – Toddler 3; Jennie Wenzel – Greeters; Bill Bailey – Parking Lot or Jerry Johnson, Ushers. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Revolution Class is once again collecting items Angel Tree for Downriver teens through Wednesday, The for December 12. If you have any questions, please see Roberta Adams. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Just in time for Christmas, our Cookbooks are on sale for $5.00. Also, the 2011 Directories are selling for $10.00. Please stop by the Welcome Center if you are interested in purchasing one. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PRAYER REQUESTS, Continued: Candis Adams’ father, Samuel, is undergoing testing for possible cancer. Wanda Jackson’s 14-year-old grandson, Patrick, recently had kidney surgery and is not doing well. Cheri Burgess’ friend’s 13-year-old daughter, Alicia Yon, is being treated for brain cancer. Tommy Smith’s friend, Alan Cole, has been diagnosed with a rare type of cancer. Christmas Events The Heritage Class “Toy Land” Christmas Banquet is Friday, December 7 at 6:30pm. The cost is $11.00 per person. Sign up and pay in the Library by next Sunday, December 2. Questions, see Janette Parrish or Nancy Wakefield. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Faithbuilders Christmas Party is Saturday, December 8 at 6:00pm. The cost is $10.00 per person. Please sign up and pay in the Library by next Sunday. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Children Christmas Rehearsal is Saturday, December 8 at 10:00am. Toddler 2 & 3, please pick up your child at 11:30am. Beginners through Explorers, please pick up your children at 1:00pm. Beginners - $5.00 gift exchange marked Boy/Girl. Kindergarten - $5.00 gift exchange marked Boy/Girl. Trailblazers- $10.00 gift exchange marked Boy/Girl. Explorers - $10.00 gift card exchange. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Children’s Christmas Program will be Sunday, December 9 at 6:00pm. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “A Christian Christmas Carol” will be presented on Friday, December 14 @ 7:30pm and Sunday, December 16 @ 6:00pm. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Radiance Christmas Getaway on Saturday, December 15 from 9:00am – 6:00pm is now open to all women of the church. Space is limited. We will have lunch at Zenders with a stop at Bronner’s. Please sign up in the Library by December 9 for van and restaurant count. Questions see Rhonda Reilly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Loft Christmas Party will be Sunday, December 16 following the evening Service. The cost is $6.00. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The “Evening in December” will be Sunday, December 23 at 6:00pm.