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A p u b l i c a t i o n o f B y r o m v i l l e B a p t i s t C h u r c h

InsideW atch your words.. . . . . . . . . . p. 2

Baptist W omen W orld DofP. . . p. 2

Men’s Ministry Supper . . . . . . . p. 2

Benefit gospel sing. . . . . . . . . . p. 2

Calendar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 3

Monthly info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 4

W elcome Madison. . . . . . . . . p. 5

New in church library. . . . . . . . p. 5

OCC shoe box info. . . . . . . . . . p. 5

Community Thanksgiving. . . . . p. 6

Benefit Gospel SingNovember 11 at 7:00 P.M.

Community Clubhouse, Cordele

Performers will be John Penney, Five For Oneand Brothers by Grace. Proceeds will go to JeanCox who is battling cancer.

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Watch your words

Read Esther 4:1--8.

Have you noticed how suffering brings peopletogether? Have you watched how people join forcesto respond to disasters? Hardship forces us to grabhands with one another and pull up closer together.Suffering never ruined a nation! Hardship doesn'tfracture families. Affluence does! But not suffering.Not hardship. It pushes everybody to the same levelwith the same goal: survival. And so we're notsurprised to find the Jews weeping and wailing andfasting together.

Mordecai not only informs Esther, through herservant, of all that has happened, even down to thespecifics regarding the exact amount of money in thedeal; he also sends along official evidence---a copy ofthe text of the edict. "Have your queen read this," hesays. "This was signed with the king's signet ring." Hedidn't lose control of his emotions; he didn'texaggerate. He was careful with the information hecommunicated.

Why do I make such a point of this? Because we livein a day of hearsay, when few people pass alonginformation that is precise and reliable. Do you? Areyou careful about what you say? Do you have thefacts? Do you offer proof that the information you areconveying is correct?

While there are occasions when it's appropriate topass along needed and serious information to the rightsources, there's a growing preoccupation with rumorand slander. Half truths and innuendos become juicymorsels in the mouths of unreliable gossips. There isno way to measure the number of people who havebeen hurt by rumor, exaggeration, and hearsay.Perhaps you have suffered this yourself.

Be careful what you say. Be careful how you say it.Be careful that you send the right message, that yousend it to the right person, and that you do so with theright motive.

–From Great Days with the Great Livesby Charles R. Swindoll

Associational news

Baptist WomenWorld Day of Prayer Nov. 7

On this special day, BaptistWomen from all over the worldwill be coming together to studyGod’s word, pray and give so thatour world will be impacted forChrist.

The theme In Step with the Spirit is based on Galatians 5:25; “If we live in the Spirit, let us alsowalk in the Spirit.”

Please join the women in our association at HoustonBaptist Center as we pray for the world. The meetingwill begin promptly at 6:30 p.m. and end around 7:30p.m. No meal will be served. Houston BaptistCenter is located at 2116 Hwy 41 North, Cordele.

Riverview Baptist Church to host Men’s Ministry Supper Nov. 7

State missionary Glen McCall will bethe featured speaker at this quarter’sAssociational Men’s Ministry Supper(formerly known as Brotherhood). The meeting will begin with supper at6:30 p.m. Riverview Baptist Churchis located at 1021 River Road.

Volunteer to help with Pig Jig boothHelp staff our association’s booth at the Big Pig JigNovember 4-5, Friday 4:00–7:00 p.m. and Saturday9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. We will hand out free bottledwater and tracts.

6:30pm Assn’l

Men’s Ministry

Supper, Riverview

Baptist Church

6:30pm Baptist

W omen W orld

Day/Prayer, HBC

BirthdaysWeekly

Schedule

SUNDAY

Sunday School. . . . 10AM

W orship. . . . . . . . . 11AM

W orship. . . . . . . . . . 6PM

W EDNESDAY

Prayer Meeting. . . . . 7PM

Nursery for all services.

Children’s Church for

Sunday 11AM W orship

Deadline for OCC

shoeboxes

2:00–3:30pm

Baby Shower for

Madison

Lamberth

National CandyDay

Veterans DayDaylight savingtime ends

National Clean

Out Your

Refrigerator Day

6:30pmSeasonedSaints PizzaSupper, Saliba Hall

10:00am

W omen on

Mission

6:30pm GEMS

3:00pmByromvilleWoman’s Club,Mary BethJosey’s House

8:00amBrotherhoodBreakfast

Conferenceafter 6pmWorship

November 2011

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24Thanksgiving

Day

25 26

27 28 29 30

11-1 Mary Kathryn

Blankenship

11-2 Noah Chappell

11-4 Ginger Carroll

Lynn Murray

Robin Peavy

11-6 Tom Barrett

Rodney Kitchens

Danielle Stephenson

Lynn W oodruff

11-7 Kaleb Elsasser

Scott Everidge

Carla Scarborough

11-8 Garlan Godfrey

11-10 Jason Lamberth

11-11 Clay Harvey

Kaleb W est

11-12 Clint Thompson

11-13 Preston W ilkes

11-15 John Averill

11-17 Jeffie Powell

11-18 Janice Gauthier

11-19 Inez Collier

Evette Hendrix

11-20 Perry Lee Fountain

11-21 Jesse Scarborough

11-21 Chad W est

11-22 Heath W illiams

11-23 Josh Kent

11-24 Bubba Toms

11-25 Michael Kitchens

11-27 Lee Collier

11-28 Amy Braddock

11-29 Lauren Bryant Bloodworth

Randy Lamberth

11-30 Mark Smith

Please pray for these folks on

their birthday.

National Cake DayNo prayermeeting tonite

7:00pmDeaconsMeeting

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Schedule of Volunteers for NovemberPlease remember it is up to you to arrange coverage if you are unable to serve on your scheduled day.

Date Flowers Nursery AM Nursery PM Children’s

Church

Deacon of

the Week

Ushers

Nov. 6 Open Katrina West Vicki Lamberth Laura/Keith

Lamberth

Mark Smith Jared Averill

John John Averill

Nov. 13 Open Jill Brannen Kim Godfrey Patricia/Joe

Kent

Floyd

Tucker

Frank Thompson

Matt Youngblood

Nov. 20 Open Suzy Grantham Jenn Averill Tori/Vicki

Lamberth

Joe Kent Mark Smith

Quint Smith

Nov. 27 Open Patricia Kent Michelle

Kitchens

Robin/Mark

Peavy

Arthur

Roney

Monta Averill

William Preston

October Sunday School Stats

Senior Adults 8FBIC 10CIA 5VOC 7Young Adults 2Older Youth (ages 14-17) 3Double Y (ages 11-13) 4Older Children (ages 8-10) 3Younger Children (ages 6-7) 4Older Preschoolers 1Younger Preschoolers 5Nursery 0General Officers 2TOTAL 56

Financial $ummary

September receiptsGeneral offerings $7,871.96Interest earned from CD 116.49Memorials 225.00State Missions Offering 100.00Special–Mailbox Club 56.34TOTAL 8,369.79

September disbursementsGeneral expenses 4,293.50Stove hood 1,834.38Houston Baptist Association 395.19Cooperative P r o g r a m 1,027.50TOTAL $7,550.57

If you want to perform in ToylandConcert, we need to know

Our annual Toyland Concert is scheduled forDecember 4 at 6:00 p.m. If you would like toperform in it, please let Vicki Lamberth know by November 20.

Join us for prayer and Biblediscussion on Wednesday nights

Following is the schedule for the Bible books we willdiscuss following our prayer time on Wednesdaynights at 7:00 p.m.

November 2: 1 Timothy (read five times)November 9: Acts (read once)November 16: Joshua (read once)November 30: Hebrews (read twice)

Pray for our pastor search.

FALL BACKDaylight Savings Time

ends November 6.Remember to turn

your clocks backSaturday night, Nov. 5.

Pictured above are around 115 canned and packagedfood items collected in October. Half of this will betaken the to the Dooly County Department of Familyand Children’s Services and half to the HoustonBaptist Food Pantry for local distribution.

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Welcome to the world

Madison Olivia Lamberth

Madison arrived on October 8 weighing 7 lb. 8 oz.and measuring 18.5 inches long. Congratulations tothe proud parents Laura and Keith as well as tograndmother Mary.

And you are invited to a Baby Shower for

Madison on November 13 from 2:00–3:30 p.m. inSaliba Hall. Size 6 months and up is recommended.

Joel Rosenberg’s new thriller now inour church library

Already nine on the New York Times’bestseller list, The Tehran Initiative is Rosenberg’s most exhilarating political thriller todate–a pulse-pounding tale of international intriguethat will keep you on the edge of your seat andwondering...what if this worst-case scenario comestrue? You will find other best selling books by thisauthor in your church media library including TheTwelfth Imam, the first book in this series.

Congratulations

amd

Best Wishes

to

Jenn

and

John John

Averill

who were

married

October 22.

Deadline forOperationChristmas

Child Shoeboxes

November 13

Predecorated boxes are available for 50 cents. Flyersdetailing what and how to pack your shoebox as wellas labels are posted on the bulletin board across fromthe nursery or visit www.samaritanspurse.org.

Byromville Baptist Church713 Patterson Street ` POB 126Byromville, GA 31007www.byromvillebaptistchurch.com478-433-2505

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ORGANIZATION

POSTAGE PAID

PERMIT NO. 2

BYROMVILLE GA

31007

Blessings is published monthly by Byromville Baptist Church. Send news items and/or comments to Editor Brenda

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