December 19, 2018

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Sponsor a Building Project …… in whole or part. Contact office for moreinformation.

Main FloorSanctuary and Chancel -- $23,000 (carpet andpaint)*Stairs to 2nd Floor -- $0.00 (paint only)

2nd Floor (carpet tiles, vinyl base, paint)Pastor’s Office -- $1,700Associate Pastor’s Office -- $1,150Music Director’s Office -- $1,200Room Next to Associate Pastor -- $1,650Cornerstone Class -- $3,550Room 204 -- $1,400Room 205 -- $1,325Youth 1 -- $1,625Lobby and Corridors -- $8,100*Restrooms -- $0.00 (paint only)

* Donations have been given to cover theabove projects.

Christmas Eve Service at Park ViewMonday, December 24th, at 2:00 PM

Christmas Eve DevotionsChristmas Eve Candlelight Service at Broadus

Monday, December 24th, at 5:00 PMA service of Lessons and Carols

HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

January 2019 MeetingsDeacons Meeting

Sunday, January 6th, at 9:00 AMThe elected Deacons for 2019 are: Tom Gillette,

Bonnie Greenwood, Sharon Lloyd, and Dan Rinald

Church Council MeetingJanuary 13th, at 12:30 PM

Town Hall MeetingJanuary 16th, at 6:15 PM

Quarterly Business MeetingJanuary 27th, at 12:00 PM

Sunday, December 9, 2018Worship - 83 Sunday School - 42

Budget………………...$ 2,657.00Building Fund...............$ 150.00Benevolent Fund.....……$ 43.48Other………………….$ 2,970.00

Budget to Date $ 267,300.00Received to Date $ 241,265.84Loose plate offerings will be designated for

the Benevolent Fund.

Food Drive ResultsThank you to all who gave items for our food drive.All was delivered to the Thomas Jefferson Branch ofthe Blue Ridge Area Food Bank in late November.The total weight was 312 pounds, which equals over250 meals. Thanks also to Olivia Bryan, who loadedand delivered the food. For more information on thefabulous work being done at the food bank, and tolearn how you can help feed neighbors in need,visit https://www.brafb.org/.

NoWEF Activities on Wednesday, December 26th,

orWednesday, January 2nd. WEF Activities willresume onWednesday, January 9th.

No Choir Rehearsal on December 26th. The Choirwill rehearse on January 2nd, at 6:00 PM.

The Church Office will be closed on Monday,December 24th,Tuesday, December 25th, Wednesday,

December 26th, Monday, December 31st, andTuesday, January 1st.

We will not publish a Beacon nextWednesday,December 26th.

Merry Christmas anda Happy New Year!!!

Broadus Beacon

FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT

ThisWeek: “Getting Caught Up in theStory”

Luke 2:8-15

Rev. Nicholas Deere

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Broadus Memorial Baptist Church1525 Stony Point RoadCharlottesville, VA 22911

Christian ConcernsPatricia Guerra, Eunice Hamlett,

Pete Hildebrand, Addison Hobbs, RonKirby, Susan Marinan, Doris Moore,

Cathy Musselman, Gurudas Natarajan,and Bruce Poole

From Advent to Christmas

With Christmas coming next week (it feels like thisAdvent season went by fast), I wanted to take the time tothank you for traveling through Advent as a church. Ihope that it has been a season of waiting and anticipationplus growth and learning. Also, I want to wish you all aMerry Christmas.

Throughout the years, Christmas for Christians hasbeen not just a day but twelve days. For these twelvedays we think about what it means that God becameman. The incarnation, that act of God becoming like us,has a lot to tell us. I invite you to think about the factthat in Jesus the world got to experience the physicalpresence of God.

Physical presence means so much. I am deeplythankful for how technology has allowed me to keep upothers, but seeing someone in person is still somethingspecial. So, this Christmas remember that God loved youso much that he came down to live with us. I hope thatthrough the Holy Spirit you can experience that lovefor these twelve days and beyond. So again, MerryChristmas!

-Pastor Nick

BUILDING FUND* A gift was given in memory of Irene

Larsen by Richard and Erma Jones.

FACILITIES IMPROVEMENTS

* A gift was given in memory of MarkHood and Eloise McNair by CarolHood.

* A gift was given in memory of MaryFrances Payne by the Carson G.Payne Family.

2019 Offering Envelopes

Don’t forget to pick up your 2019 OfferingEnvelopes. They are located on the table inthe hallway by the Sanctuary.

MERRY CHRISTMASTo all our friends in the Broadus Memorialfamily. May the love of the Christ Child fill

all our hearts in the coming year.Bob and Sonita Brown

Bobbie Brown

David Brown

Nick and Liz Deere

Tom, Margarete, Jason, Ellie, and Josh Gillette

Bonnie Greenwood

Gary and Mary Lynn Haney

Ron and Deanna Kirby

Marge Taylor

Phyllis Tignor

Joe and Lorie Ulery

Bob and Edie Wheeler

Poinsettias Donated by…..Bobbie Brown In memory of my husband, Toby Brown

Gary and Mary Lynn Haney In memory of our parents

Carol Hood In memory of my family

Sharon Lloyd In honor of my brother, Gary Smith

Beverly Manter In honor of Dot HollidayIn memory of Mamie BruceIn memory of Frances Updike

Kay Smith Martin & Pam Smith In memory of Oneal and Lutie Smith

Gene and Lexie McVey In honor of our childrenIn memory of our parents

The McVey Grand Children In honor of Gene and Lexie McVeyand Great Grand Children

Marge Taylor In memory of my husband, Fred Taylor

Phyllis Tignor In honor of Eunice HamlettIn honor of Carol Hood

The Broadus Staff In memory of Scott Morris

The Timberlake Family In memory of Mark J. Timberlake(Bettie, Sean, and Mackenzie)