Wednesday Night Supper– We will resume having our church-

wide Wednesday night suppers on Jan. 9th, 2019. Thanks to your

participation, we have been able to help with several missions

projects throughout this past year.

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December 23rd, 2018

Senior Pastor: Rev. Jim E. Grigg 843 - 319 - 7930

Family Pastor: Rev. Ryan Willis 864 - 884 - 9201

Music Director: Mrs. Brittney Wilson 843 - 617 - 8180

December 23rd, 2018

Welcome to South Florence Baptist

Church! We’re so glad you came! If you are a visitor, please fill this slip out and place it in the offering plate or you can

bring it to our Connection Desk.

Happening This Week

W e lco me F riend s

Today 8:45am Sunday School

10:00am Morning Worship

4:00pm No Choir Practice 5:00pm Ladies & Mens Bible Study

6:00pm Evening Worship

Happy Birthday, Jesus KidsTown Celebration

Monday 10:00pm Christmas Eve Candlelight Service

Tuesday Merry Christmas!

Wednesday 7 & 8am No Prayer Breakfast 6:45pm No Evening Worship

Orange Card Fundraiser– We have Orange Cards available for

$10 each. We are selling these discount cards to help raise money

for KidsTown. You will get discounts at businesses such as; Burger King,

Taco Bell, Papa Johns, Moe’s, Maryland Fried Chicken, and many more.

Purchase yours today at the Welcome Center!

Orange

Card Merry Christmas! We are happy to worship with you today! This morning,

Pastor Jim & Jennifer we will be lighting the Christ Candle. We would love to

worship with you again this evening. We wish you a Very Merry Christmas!

Thanks to everyone who sponsoring one of the children from

the Angel List! Their families definitely felt the love you’ve

shown! We would also like to thank everyone who helped the

family who requested help on Thursday. Within minutes the

children were all taken care of and more were willing to help

in other ways. Thanks for your loving spirit and for your willingness to be His

hands and feet!

Couples’ Marriage Retreat- There has been a change or two to

our Couples’ Marriage Retreat. It will be held in Florence on Friday

evening Feb. 15th beginning at 7pm and Saturday Feb.16th beginning at

9am. The cost will be $50.00 per couple which includes a catered dinner on

Friday and a sandwich lunch bar on Saturday. We plan to end on Saturday

by 1pm. Please sign up by Jan. 13th if you plan to attend.

Christmas Eve Communion & Candlelight Service- You are

invited to our Christmas Eve Communion & Candlelight Service

for a precious time of worship tomorrow night beginning at

10pm. We’ll revisit the night of Christ’s birth with a live nativity and

worship Him with prayer and song, and praise Him for loving us enough to

come down from Heaven to save us from our sins. Invite your friends and

family to join you!

Lottie Moon Christmas Offering – We will take up The Lottie

Moon Christmas Offering during the whole month of December.

This offering helps to support international missionaries who are

spreading the love of Christ all over the world.

Christmas Cards - If you have Christmas cards for church

members, you may place them in the mailbox at our Welcome

Center. Mr. Jimmy Bradley will be collecting and sorting the cards.

They will be available today after Evening Worship. A list of

members’ names will be available.

Happy Birthday Jesus! – KidsTown will be celebrating the

true reason for the season this evening beginning at 6pm.

Life Groups– We’ll begin a new Sunday Evening Series -

The Gospel by J. D. Greear on Jan. 6th. Life Groups will

begin again that week, as well. If you would like to connect

with new families and grow deeper with our new series together, please

see the list of available groups on our Connection Board and sign up.

The Gospel

Life Group Leaders’ Meeting– There will be a meeting for all

Life Group Leaders on Thursday, Jan. 3rd beginning at 6:30pm.

Please let us know if you will be able to attend.

Ministry Leaders’ Breakfast– There will be breakfast and

meeting for Ministry Leaders along with their missions team

members on Jan. 5th at 8:30am.

Refuge Winter Retreat– The final balances due for students

attending the Refuge Winter Retreat need to paid by Jan. 13th.

Please see Pastor Ryan if you have any questions.

Refuge Students

Nursery & Toddlers

Martha Jordan & Pam Byrd

2yr. Olds

Hanna Allen & Samantha Foster

3 - 5yr Olds

Tim & Leslie Ervin

___ Upcoming surgery: When: _________________________ Where: ________________________ Prayer Request: __________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ Evangelism Report: This week, I witnessed to and/or visited… _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ They… __ Received Christ

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Nursery & Toddlers

Laura Miller & Diana Collins

2yr. Olds

Staci Purvis & Amanda Gaskins

3 & 4yr. Olds

Bob & Mary Lynn Kleinknecht

Children’s Church

Brent & Victoria Hudson

Infants & Toddlers

Linda Sauls & Andi Sauls

2 yr. Olds

Paula Baker & Susan Bradley

3 & 4 yr. Olds

Brantley & Stephanie Stokes

Children’s Church

Wayne Dorriety

Wayne Webster

Bob Kleinknecht

Phillip Gates

JE Cox

Harold & Pam Byrd

Shelby Dawkins & Veronica Euten

Zachary Gasque

Ethan Hudson

Andruw Miller

Taylor Stokes

Dec. 23rd KidsTown Happy Birthday Jesus Party at 6pm

Dec. 24th Church Office Closed Dec. 24th-26th

Dec. 24th Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at 10pm

Dec. 25th Merry Christmas!

Dec. 26th No Prayer Breakfast or Evening Service

Jan. 1st Happy New Years!

Jan. 3rd Life Group Leaders’ Meeting at 6:30pm

Jan. 5th Ministry Leaders’ Breakfast & Meeting at 8:30am

Jan. 6th Life University Begins at 5pm

Student DX at 7pm

Jan. 8th Women on Mission Meeting at 6:30pm

Jan. 9th Wednesday Night Supper Begins at 5:30pm

Deacon of the Week: Kevin Isgett (843) 319 - 8435

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior,

which is Christ the Lord.

Luke 2:11

Prayer Requests

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South Florence Baptist Church

2720 South Irby Street Florence, SC 29505

1-843-669-6496

Nursery & Toddlers

Martha Rivers & Ashley Sportiello

2yr. Olds

Kara Willis & Jennifer Grigg

3yr. Olds.

Bryan & Brittney Wilson

www.southflorencebaptist.org

Merry

Christmas