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A Note to you,Upcoming in February:

1-Executive Board meeting at Calvary Baptist in Irvine, KY on February 11.2-Association Missions Fair and Chili Supper, at Central Baptist Church -Winchester, KY,on Friday, February 22, 2013, from 6-9 PM. Rev. Charles Dixon, pastor of Boones CreekBaptist Church and a missionary to Africa for 15 years will be speaking about his ministry inAfrica. There will be representatives from local, state, national and international missionswith information on various missions and how you and your church can be involved.3-The Boones Creek Baptist Association monthly newsletter, The Tidings, will be seen for the first time in a coof the Western Recorder each month. The last two pages of the Western Recorder will be The Tidings. It will

be sent to all the people on our mailing list once a month. If you already have a subscription to the WesternRecorder, this will not interfere with that. You will get an additional copy each month with The Tidings in it atno cost to you.

Food For Thought:Fact #1: Every abortion kills an innocent human being.Every new life begins at conception. This is an irrefutable fact ofbiology. It is true for animals and true for humans. When considered alongside the law of biogenesisthat every speciesreproduces after its own kindwe can draw only one conclusion in regard to abortion: every single abortion ends the lifeof an innocent human being.

According to data from the Alan Guttmacher Institute: In 1973, the first year in which abortion was legalized, there were744,600 abortions. That annual number rose to a peak of 1,608,600 in 1990, then started to slowly decline to current

levels of 1,212,400 in 2011. Assuming a 2012 numbers are relatively constant, approximately 55,772,015 unborn babieshave been aborted since 1973.

AGI surveyed women who had abortions and issued a report: Reasons U.S. Women Have Abortions: Quantitative andQualitative Perspectives: Top reasons U.S. women had abortions included Having a baby would dramatically changemy life at 74%, Cant afford baby right now at 73%, Dont want to be a single mother or having relationshipproblems at 48%. Physical problem with my health was near the bottom of the list at 12% and became pregnant dueto rape or incest was less than 1.5%.

Rev. Joey Rogers of Means Baptist Church, immediately after the New Town, CT. Massacre, said this, I have a specificpain in my heart when I think of the innocent blood of the children that was shed today. Not only the reported 20children in this school shooting, but the other 3,500 little children that will be murdered today before they ever have the

opportunity to be held by loving arms, or to play with a puppy, or make friends at school. My heart breaks for the 3,500little babies that today will be considered an inconvenience, or unwanted, or a mistake. The health of 3,500 new motherswill not be threatened today, but they will make a decision to end their childs life. This breaks my heart every day. Godmay have already given us the next great scientist who wouldve created a vaccine for the Aids virus, or the next greatdoctor who would have found a cure for cancer, or the next great preacher who wouldve reached the world with GodsLove, but they were an inconvenience and thus were murdered before ever having the chance to draw their first breath.This breaks my heart every day.

While Sanctity of Human Life Sunday is January 20, 2013, all year should be sanctity of human life for a Christian.

Yours in Christ,

Bro. John Ryder-Director of Missions

Angel Kane, Secretary

Floyd & Gale Holbrook-Camp Manager

Twyla Sheffield-BookkeeperOffice (859) 744-0037

Fax (859) 744-1069

E-mail: [email protected]

Web-Site-www.boonescreekbaptistassoc.com

Printed Jan. 2013, Volume 47, issue 1

Deadline for next Issue: Feb.15, 2013Boones Creek Baptist AssociationServing, Encouraging and Supporting Christs Churches
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CAMP REPORTStill need help before the camp season opens.EX. BOARD REPORTWe had a good turnout for the Assoc. Christmas Dinner andgood fellowship. Thanks to Irvine First Baptist for hosting the Dinner.ALLANSVILLEWe began the month of Dec. with hosting one of the Assoc. CarolSings. We had our choir Cantata on the morning of Dec. 23, and our Christmas Play,A Cricket County Christmas Cruise, on the evening of Dec. 23. 15 food baskets were

prepared and delivered to needy families and individuals. We celebrated missions bothnear and far by promoting the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for Inter. Missions andsending toys to Freeda Harris Baptist Center (with thanks to Reid Village BaptistChurch for helping deliver them). Our childrens mission groups went Christmascaroling to shut-ins on Dec. 15. The next couple of months will continue to be very

busy as we prepare to present our Easter Passion Play. Make plans to join us for one ofthe performances on Mar. 29 and 30 at 7pm.BEECH GROVENo ReportBOONES CREEKOur Annual Senior Adult Valentine Banquet will be on Sat, Feb.9th at Noon in the Fellowship Hall. The theme this year will be Western, so comedressed in your cowboy best.CALVARYWe hosted the Estill Co. Chorus Christmas Program, also the MWMHMark Bishop. Keyonna Tipton was baptized.CENTRAL Family Craft Night, WAM Showcase and Dinner, Christmas pageant

presented by the Workshop Ministry, and the Christmas Eve Candlelight andCommunion Service. Jan. 19Date Night.- Jan. 26- GUYS NIGHT for dads and sons(6th grade and up). Jan. 30YOUTH PARENT WORSHIP for grades 6-12. -Feb. 2Mens Fellowship Chili Supper.- Feb. 9Valentine Banquet. And March 8-10ELEVATION WEEKEND.CLAY CITY The Choir did a wonderful job at our Christmas Service. 37 peopleenjoyed the Christmas Dinner at Michaels. The men are planning for Baptist MensDay.CORINTHNo ReportCOW CREEKChristmas Bible School. Christmas Caroling to nursing home and shut-ins. Christmas Cantata Come to the Manager. Childrens Christmas program andChristmas Eve Candle Light Service.EMMANUELNo ReportEPHESUSCelebrated the birth of our Savior with a Christmas Dinner at KathysKitchen in Clay City on Dec. 14, and a Christmas Program on Dec. 19 with musical

performances by the childrens and youth ministries. We are continuing to collect forthe Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. Collecting diapers, wipes, formula and warmclothing for the New Beginnings Pregnancy Center, our Mission of the Month inJanuary. Began the Read the Bible for Life campaign with several signed up to readthe Bible through in 2013. Baptist Mens Day will be Jan. 27 with a breakfast cooked

by the men of the church along with special music and testimonies during the morningworship service. Deacon Ordination Service for Floyd Holbrook will be Jan. 27 withthe Council Meeting at 3:00pm and the Ordination Ceremony at 4:00pm. God has

blessed Ephesus the past couple of months with 2 additions by letter, 1 by baptism, and

another baptism scheduled in January. Praying for and expecting great things from Godin 2013!FAITHHad our Christmas Dinner with Tom and Jenny Horn. Wonderful food,fellowship and inspiring devotional. Youth exceeded their goal of $180.00 for LottieMoon Offering, the offering was $206.75. Praise the Lord!FRIENDSHIP Meet our goal of $600.00 for Lottie Moon. Church enjoyed Caroling.Everyone enjoyed Christmas Play put on by the teens and children. Increased size offellowship hall. Set date for spring revival. Already discussing VBS plans, Baptist MenDay Feb. 2, 2013, breakfast planned for men. Men taking the ladies to Michaels to eaton Feb. 14, 2013GREENBRIAROur Christmas Program was 12-8-12, it was wonderful! Churchhouse was filled. Fruit giveaway and Christmas gifts for the children on 12-23-12,Church had Special Prayer for Connecticut school shooting on 12-16-12. Jan.Birthdays: Ina Elliott, Betty Horn. Feb. Birthdays: Pauline Bingham, Lisa Trimble,Pastor Delmar McGee.HEIDELBERGNo Report

HERITAGEPraise the Lord! We have completed our renovations of our bathrooms

and we have finished with the expansion of our Fellowship Hall. We are now able toserve 85 people comfortably in our Fellowship Hall and 130 people in the Sanctuary.We continue to be blessed with good attendance for Sunday mornings and Sundaynights. God is moving amazingly through Heritage and we are excited to see what Hewill accomplish through us next.HOWARDS MILLNo ReportIRVINE FIRSTHosted the Ex. Bd. Christmas Dinner. Katie Fredrick represented usat the Christmas Carol Sing playing her violin. We had a great Holiday meal. Our youthand young adults resented a puppet, variety program Christmas through the Years.Rick Chaney and Marsha Stone, along with the choir presented a Cantata Name aboveall names/ Jeremie Michaels mother went to be with the Lord on Dec. 24.IVORY HILLWe hosted the Assoc. Christmas Hymn sing with approx. 150 present.We fixed 38 food boxes with a Christmas dinner for the needy, 50 plus fruit baskets forthe widows and widowers, 8 angel gifts for children and hosted a Christmas dinner onthe 23 after morning worship service with Ivory Hill singing afterwards. We havealready stated having a Nursing Home Service once a month at the Irvine Health and

Rehab Center with 21 plus present from Ivory Hill on Decs. service.

JEFFERSONVILLEHymn Sing, Christmas Dinner at Michaels, Christmprogram, great turn-out to each one. Christmas Parade, the float looked greatchildren and adults participated. Everything is sort of quite this month. Bro. PHubbs has started a Wed. night study of the Book of Acts.KIDDVILLEChristmas play was on Dec. 23 during the morning worship, teveryone enjoyed lunch together afterwards. We have begun the process to joTrueLife.org. Through this service Kiddville will have a website and visitors that will have access to a myriad of resources on topics such as: heaven, salvadeath, God and many other projects. In this time of social networking, we feltthis resource would be a great way to connect with prospects and give themdirection and answers to many of the hard questions in life. Plans are alreadthe works for VBS! We will be using Answers in Genesis curriculum again anattending a workshop at the Creation Museum on Feb. 2. This years theme isKingdom Chronicles: Standing Strong in the Battle for Truth!

MACEDONIAWe delivered 29 Christmas food baskets. The choir sang aChristmas Cantata on Dec. 23. The adults presented a play entitled ChristmaCricket County on Dec. 16. and the children presented a play entitled, Seekthe Savior on Dec. 23. We delivered handmade Christmas ornaments, cards socks to the residents of Windsor Care Nursing Home. The men are cooking

breakfast on Jan. 27. The older childrens church is collecting Change forChow. The monies collected will help feed the children on Wed. nights.MEANSDelivered Christmas gifts and food baskets to several needy familiDelivered snack packs to the High School basketball team for an away game.Hosted a community Christmas program preformed by the childrens ministryteam. Working on snack bags for other school groups for their away competiMT. OLIVE-No Report

NEW HOPEChristmas program, special music, group caroling.Emphasis on visitation training in soul winning.NORTHSIDEOur annual Thanksgiving/Christmas dinner was Dec. 2. Thaafternoon 4 of our children had their piano recital at church. The choir sang at

Assoc. Christmas Hymn Sing (Allansville) on Dec. 6. Had a baby shower forCasey and Lyndsey Harp on the Dec. 12. Their baby came early, on Dec. 28. welcome her to our church family. Our Christmas Play was on the Dec. 16 &Its always a blessing and this yr. it will bless others by our Soles 4 Souls mis

project. The play was about this project and our church members collected 10pair of shoes. Thanks Sharon Kline for all your hard work. We cancelled ourcaroling on the 21 due to cold weather. The choir Cantata Heavens Child won the 23rd. What a marvelous sermon in song. Each yr. everyone enjoys ourChristmas card exchange. This year the Senior Womens class will recycle thfor St. Jude Hospital. Our month and yr. ended with a delicious meal providedBro. Jesse and Sharon. All attended gave praises for 2012. Bro. Jesse led us i

prayer as the New Year began. May each of you have a Happy and Healthy 2PANOLAOur Cantata went off really well. We did it for Panola and Viny FSpring Revival, Valentine Day and Baptist Mens Day is in the works.POWELLS VALLEYDec. 8- Womens ornament exchanged w/27 attendethe men had lunch/fellowship at Michaels. Dec. 9Our holiday dinner at thechurch. Jan. 8Growth Visitation. Jan. 14Hosting the Ex. Bd. Mtg. The F

ministry will be Jan. 26.PROVIDENCE, CLARKEnjoyed a Family potluck Holiday Dinner, Youtand Children presented a Christmas Play followed by refreshments andfellowship. Youth are sponsoring a coat drive in January.PROVIDENCE, ESTILLWonderful Christmas Cantata! I can honestly sayou missed it, you sure missed a blessing! The WMU ladies at our church weable to prepare and deliver over 30 fruit baskets to some of our shut-ins andchurch family and neighbors for Christmas. The choir sings a special sometimcalled I Have Been Blessed and I can truly say we have all been blessed somuch, the chorus goes something like this, I have been blessed, Gods so goome precious are His thoughts of you and me, no way I can count them theresenough time so Ill just think Him for being so kind, God has been good, so gI have been blessed. Shouldnt we all be able to say this, even when things othis world are so bad we have been blessed, because we know the outcome, dmay win the battle, but our God is going to win the war. We are so thankful a

blessed with our Wed. night youth group/bible study we are averaging 100 onWed, night. The last Sunday of the month we had a Candlelight Service and tLords Supper in memory of families that have lost love ones this past year. Gis truly blessing our church, we have a pastor that teaches us from Gods wordand is not afraid to take a stand against sin and what it can do to destroy our lPraying in 2013 that the sweet, sweet Spirit of the Lord continues to dwell atProvidence. Youth lock-in is scheduled in January.REID VILLAGEOur WMU delivered Christmas cards to Windsor Care,Gateway Childrens Service, Shepherds Shelter and the jail inmates andcalendars for the Windsor Care residents. The youth attended an evangelismconference in Gatlinburg TN Dec. 30th. The WMU/CIA project Pure WaterLove raised $381 to purchased water filters for our foreign missionaries. Wecollected $419 for Lottie Moon foreign missions. The Kids Worship group igoing Cosmic Bowling this month. Well have a Valentines Party on Sat. FebWork is almost complete on sanctuary renovations to relocate the sound roomand chairs are on order for added seating. We are excited for the growthopportunity and Gods plan for our church.

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February Calendar 2013:

1-Disaster Relief Chaplaincy Training-Region 3 (1st-

2nd)

2-Disaster Relief TrainingRegion 37-Camp Mtg. 7pm (At Boones Creek Baptist Assoc. Of-

fice)

11-Ex. Bd. Mtg. Calvary Baptist-Irvine-7pm

11-Focus on WMU (11th-17th)

12-KY Baptist Mens Chorals/Wind Orchestra

13-Ash Wednesday

14-Valentines Day

16-Childrens Ministry Day

16-Pastors Prayer Breakfast-Michaels-Ravenna-9 am

19-Financial Support Issues for Ministers and Churches

-London, KY

22-Assoc. Mission Fair and Chili Supper-Central Bap-

tist-6pm-9pm25-Evangelism Conference

Best Wishes February Birthdays:

1-Marcy Drake-Pastors Wife-Central

5-Ray Coates-Pastor-Allansville

6-Patty Martin-Retired Pastors Wife

13-Noreen Lahrmer-Pastors Wife-Cow Creek16-John Runyon-Pastor-Spring Street

23 Delmar McGee-Pastor-Greenbriar

28-Barbara Bishop-Retired Pastors Wife

Best Wishes February Anniversaries:

14-Todd and Nancy Rader-Ephesus

16-Gerald And Barbara Bishop-Retired

22-Chris and Judy Winkler-Irvine First

In This Issue look for:DOM (A note to you)

Disaster/Emergency Relief

To all Churches in the Association

Building Fund

Donations

Association Missions Fair

Birthdays and Anniversaries

Calendar

Western Recorder

ALEMSalems 24 member cast performed the Musicalamel-Lot: Dont Miss the Manager. It was a story in song

at portrays in a beautiful way, the need to find Jesus. 29 mem-rs from Salem enjoyed a trip seeing andrticipating at Christmas Town (Bethlehem) at The Church atndover in Lexington, KYEARS MILLNo ReportRING STREETA new piano was purchased for Church.e had anngel Tree for 17 needy kids, food and gifts were served for theildren. A chili supper is being planned for Feb. to assist in theof fund.HOMAS We were blessed with a high attendance during ourhristmas Program Service. We gave out 100 treat bags and 19uit baskets.ALLEY VIEWNo ReportM. MEMORIAL No Report

STARTING NEXT MONTH,

TIDINGS WILL BE ISSUED IN

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WESTERN RECORDER

II Corinthians 8:20-21

20-Avoiding this, that no man

should blame us in this abun-dance which is administered byus:

21-Providing for honest things,not only in the sight of theLord, but also in the sight ofmen.

Building Fund For The Camp

You can donate to the Boones Creek

Baptist Association in MEMORY or

in HONOR of a Love One. Please

write on your check memo: Building

Fund.

TO ALL CHURCHES IN THE

ASSOCIATION:

The Disaster Emergency Relief Com

mittee is available to the churches fo

projects that require manpower.

Call the Association Office

859/744-0037 if you need help.

MISSION OPPORTUNITIES

1. Disaster Emergency Relief

Volunteers Needed

2. Go Metro USA and Find It Here

2012. Contact the association office

for more information

Association Missions Fair

and Chili SupperFebruary 22nd 2013

6-9 PM at

Central Baptist Church -Winchester

Rev. Charles Dixon, pastor of Boones

Creek Baptist Church and a missionary

to Africa for 14 years will be speaking

about his ministry in Africa.

There will be representatives from local,

state national and international missions

present with information on various

missions and how your church can get

involved.

Pam & Alex Marshall made a donation

to Boones Creek Baptist Camp in

Memory of Mattie Farrow.

James & Pat Bradshaw made a donation


Memory of Marie Pace.

Greg & Penny Wood made a donati


Honor of Cova Duvall.

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