JANUARY 2010

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2010

HAPPYNEWYEAR!

HAPPYNEWYEAR!

Behold, I will do a new thing.

Isaiah 43:19

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“Brothers, I do not consider myself to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: forgetting what is behind and reaching forward

to what is ahead, I pursue as my goal the prize promised by God’s heavenly call in Christ Jesus.”

Philippians 3:13-14

What an incredible year we have had at Community Baptist in 2009. We could talk of our new additions to the church, or better yet the new addi-tions to the Kingdom that we were able to witness through Statements of Faith and Baptisms. We could even spend an entire article addressing the new building and what a blessing it was to finally move into it. But I have learned that the Bible is not much on looking backwards when it comes to doing the work of Christ. I recall in Mark chapter 8 when, after calling a disciple to follow him, Jesus encouraged the one being call to drop all things and pursue at all cost. Jesus reintegrated that point in Luke chapter 9 by stating that anyone who looks back is not focused cor-rectly. Let me say that Jesus was not saying that we shouldn’t periodically reflect on the faithfulness of God or his provision. Reminding ourselves of these things helps to build faith. What Jesus is warning of is the fact that the past has the ability to dictate the future if we are not careful. It is now 2010 and what does God have in store for Community Baptist Church? That is a fabulous adventure that is yet unanswered. I can assure it will not be like last year or the year before. It will consist of new faces, new opportunities, and new visions combined with those God has already brought to our CBC family. Our Mission Opportunities will be local, na-tional, and international. There will be opportunities to learn about God , teach others about God, and learn the art of evangelism. You see, that is what great about our God. The Mission itself never changes, but the new-ness of His daily guidance is incredible. We find in our daily dependence a refreshed view and a desire to be in God’s presence, to be about God’s work and to be among God’s people. As our logo states, CBC will be a place to believe, belong and become. As your Pastor I am excited to be at Community Baptist Church . . . I am excited to be a child of God . . . and I am excited that it is 2010! What are you praying He will do in your life this year, and what are you willing to do if He asks?

Happy New Year &

God is Good ~ All the Time,

Brother Bo

Fr om Y o ur

P a s t o r ’ s H ear t

R e v E R A N DB o

B r o w n

look i ng f orwardSUNDAY ( 1 - 3 ) 6 : 00 PM DEACON ORD INAT ION SERV I C E

7 : 00 PM ORD INAT ION RECEPT ION & FE L LOWSH IP

SUNDAY ( 1 - 10 ) 4 : 30 PM D I S C I P LE SH I P TRA IN ING RE SUMES

4 : 30 PM CH I LDREN ’ S CHO I R REHEAR SA L S RE SUME

WEDNESDAY ( 1 - 13 ) 7 : 30 PM YOUTH & PARENT S FUGE MEET ING

SUNDAY ( 1 - 17 ) 7 : 00 PM YOUTH BOWL ING AT VE S TAV I A LANE S

8 : 00 PM CH I LDREN : PR INCE S S E S ’ ROYA L TEA

PART Y OVERN IGHT

FR IDAY ( 1 - 22 ) 6 : 30 PM CWC - W INTER WONDER S AND WIDE

OPEN HEART S

S ATURDAY ( 1 - 23 ) T IME TBA YOUTH GUY S & G I R L S DAY S OUT

SUNDAY ( 1 - 31 ) 7 : 00 PM YOUTH TO SUPPER

FR I - S AT ( 2 - 5 /6 ) 7PM -7AM YOUTH LOCk - I N

SUNDAY ( 2 - 14 ) 5 : 00 PM VA LENT INE ’ S BANqUET

8 : 00 PM CH I LDREN : H I S ROYA L kN IGHT S

OVERN IGHT

FR I - SUN ( 2 - 19 - 21 ) YOUTH RETREAT

SUNDAY ( 2 - 25 ) 7 : 00 PM YOUTH TO SUPPER

SUNDAY ( 3 - 14 ) DAY L IGHT S AV ING T IME BEG IN S

T IME TBA YOUTH : W INTER J AM

FR I - S AT ( 3 - 26 - 7 ) 7 PM -7AM YOUTH ROCk - A - THON

SUNDAY ( 3 - 28 ) AM PALM SUNDAY

THUR SDAY ( 4 - 1 ) 7 PM MAUNDY THUR SDAY SERV I C E

FR IDAY ( 4 - 2 ) 7 PM GOOD FR IDAY SERV I C E

SUNDAY ( 4 - 4 ) AM EA S TER SUNDAY

FR I - S AT ( 4 - 16 /17 ) 5 PM -NOON YOUTH CAMP ING

SUNDAY ( 4 - 11 ) 7 : 00 PM YOUTH S . N . A . C . T IME

SUNDAY ( 4 - 25 ) 7 : 00 PM YOUH TO SUPPER

FR IDAY ( 5 - 7 ) 7 : 00 PM YOUTH LA SER TAG AT PELHAM FUN ZONE

SUNDAY ( 5 - 9 ) MOTHER ’ S DAY (NO EVEN ING SERV I C E )

SUNDAY ( 5 - 16 ) 6 : 00 PM CH I LDREN ’ S CHO I R MUS I C A L

lookin’ ahead!

WEDNESDAY NIGHT FELLOWSHIP SUPPER MENUS

JANUARYJAN 6 • Cof ie ld ’s & Monk ’s C lasses:

Swed ish Meatba l l sJAN 13 • Fr iendsh ip , L ady ’s & Open Door

C lasses: Ch icken Cacc iator eJAN 20 • Sen iors C lass :

Hamburger Steak w/GravyJAN 27 • Green Room C lass :

Pot P ies (Ch icken & Bee f )

WORSHIP CHOIR PRESENTS CHRISTMAS MUSICAL DEC. 13TH

FRONT, L-R: CINDY WINGATE, LISA ETHERIDGE, DEBRA SHORT, TERESA SIMS, CHELESEA WOODERING, GLENDA SHORT, DANA HOLLINGSWORTH, JESSICA HOLLING-SWORTH, DORIE BELCHER, JEANI BLAIR, REBEkAH PARR.BACk, L-R: WAYNE FEDEWA, REBA HATCHER, PAUL ETHERIDGE, STEPHEN RYLEE, TIM SIMS, CHRIS WOFFORD, RICHARD MCCOY, JERRY HENDON.

Laced with beautiful arrangements of traditional carols and Christmas songs created by Derric John-son, outstanding newer songs by Geron Davis and a handful of special solos, the Worship Choir presented what many long-time CBC members have described as our best Christmas musical ever. The first-ever morning worship peroformance on December 13th capped months of painstaking practice and prepara-tion and concluded with a rousing performance of Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus from his Messiah. A special thanks is extended to Jonathan Lowery and Michael Parr for their technical assistance.

WORSHIP CHOIR REHEARSAL T IME CHANGE

EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6TH, THE WORSHIP CHOIR WILL REHEARSE IN THE

SENIORS CL ASSROOM BEGINNING AT 6:30 PM

IMPORTANT NOTICE

WEEkL Y ON THUR SDAY S9 -NOON • SEN IOR ADULT S B I S CU I T BUDD I E S & JOY FUL NOTE S

SEN IOR ADULT CHO I R

7 : 00 PM • ENGL I SH A S A SECOND LANGUAGE C LA S S

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The year, 2009, has proven to be one of achievement, enjoyment, growth and new beginnings at Community Baptist, filled with a variety of special moments.

IN THE DEAD OF WINTER VOLUNTEERS BRAVED THE CHILL TO PLANT ANDFIN-ISH LANDSCAPING

AND THE FINISHING TOUCHES WERE BEING

PUT ON THE NEW BUILDING

JANUARY

FEBRUARY

MARCH

JULY

AUGUST

BELOW: AT THE JANUARY CWC EVENT, TERESA SIMS & kAYE HENDON TOOk HERSHEY’S kISSES EATING TO A WHOLE OTHER LEVEL.

ABOVE LEFT: WE READ THE BIBLE THROUGH, SCRIPTUR-ALLY SEASONING OUR NEW SANCTUARY.ABOVE: THE NEW NURSERY AWAITED ITS BABIES.LEFT: VALENTINE BANqUET

RIGHT: THE B TEAM ANGELS DELIGHTED THE CWC GET-TOGETHER IN MARCH.BELOW: THE kIDS BROUGHT THEIR GATHER ON THE STEPS TRADITION INTO THE NEW BUILDING THE FIRST SUNDAY WE WERE IN.

APRIL

RIGHT: MATT & kIDS AT THE EASTER EGG HUNT.BELOW: THE WORSHIP CHOIR PRESENTED ITS ANNUAL GOOD FRIDAYMUSIC SERVICE

ABOVE: THE CBC BROOMBALL qUEENS

RIGHT: THE RAG-LAND’S CHINESE TREASURES–SARAH HOPE & ANNA GRACE – GET TO kNOW EACH OTHER IN CHINA

ALABAMASING ING MENALABAMA

SING ING MEN

The

JUNE

RIGHT: FIRST-EVR SqUARE DANCEBELOW: CHILDREN’S CHOIR - GPS

ABOVE: CBC STEAk-OUTRIGHT: CWC SOAkING UP THE SON

RIGHT: BRO. JOE MCkEEVER BLESSED US WITH HIS CAR-TOON TAkE ON OUR NEW BILDING AS WE PREPARED TO DEDI-CATE IT IN APRIL

RIGHT: ARTIST NOEL MILLS & BRO. BO WITH HER CHALk ART.BELOW: LORETTA BATES ORTUZR & MARGIE GREER BESIDE THE GRAND PIANO MRS. ORTUZAR GAVE TO GOD AT CBC.

RIGHT: ONE OF THE M-FUGE GROUPS WHO VISITED CBC

SEPTEMBERRIGHT:MRS. MELISSA AND THE kIDS TAkE SOME TEA TOGETHER DURING THEJAVA & JUICE EVENT

OCTOBER

LEFT & ABOVE: THE FALL FUNFEST BROUGHT OUT THE FUNBELOW: THE LADIES AT THE CWC BEACH RETREAT

ABOVE: BRO. JOE MCk-EEVER DRAWS GWYN MIMS

NOVEMBERRIGHT: THE YOUTH BROOMBALL AT PELHAM CIVIC CENTER AGAINBELOW: THE CWC FOXY LADIES PREEN

DECEMBERRIGHT: THE CHILDREN’S CHOIRS PRESENTED CHRISTMAS HANG-UPSBELOW: THE WORSHIP CHOIR SANG NOEL

RIGHT: THE ALABAMA SINGING MEN BEGAN THEIR TOUR AT CBCBELOW: CEDARS GRAYHAD A SPECIAL EVE-NING TOO.

2009

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Dear Community Family,

Time flies when you are having fun. It seems like just yesterday that I was writing last year’s letter for January. At that time, we were wait-ing on the word to go get our new daughter, Sarah Hope. What a wonderful addition to our family she has been! Hannah Grace was so excited to have a new sister and even more excited to have a new best fr iend. We are so blessed to have two little gir ls that are so precious. The youth has also been tremendously blessed. I can honestly say that Fuge this past year was the best youth camp that I have ever experienced. Our youth group has grown so much spiritually and it is my prayer that they we continue to grow closer to God and expe-rience Him in everything they do! As we move into the year 2010, I hope that everyone has a wonderful year. I pray that our church will continue to reach out to our community and share Christ with them. I pray that we will accomplish more this year than we ever have and that we give God the praise for everything we do. I am so blessed to work with such a wonderful staff and to be serving at a church with such wonderful people. May God bless each of you this year!

In Christ,Brother GreG

Brother Greg RaglandYouth Minister

from THE CHINA DOLLS’ DADDY

Whats Been Going On…

Dec. 6 – SNAC Time – After the children’s musical, the youth had a blast with one of their favorite events…SARDINES!!! There are so many new hiding places in the new church! For some it means more hiding places, and for some it means more places to be scared!!!

Dec. 18 – Youth Christmas Par ty – We celebrated Christmas this year at Jenny and Jason Car ter’s house. Dir ty Santa was the highlight of the night, as usual. And once again, the Barnett’s topped all gifts with their homemade 4HYM Board Game. Someone needs to star t work-ing now to top this one off!!!

Dec. 20 – After the evening services, we headed to McDonald’s for some supper. We then took off to Hoover to catch the movie “The Blindside”. Wow! What a movie. If you haven’t seen this one, you need to check it out.

Dec. 28 – We made a run to the Galleria for some after-Christmas shopping. It is amazing that so many people shop so much before Christmas and still have shopping to do afterwards. The Galleria was packed with people and we mixed right in!

Whats Coming Up…

Jan. 6 & 13 – FUGE 2010 Sign-Ups – Don’t forget to sign up for M-Fuge. The cost is $350. A $50 deposit is due by Jan. 27. Final bal-ances are due May 26. The trip will be June 21-26.

Jan. 13 – FUGE Meeting – We will meet immediately following our Wednesday night worship service. Parents and youth who are plan-ning on going to Fuge should be there. We will be going over the basics about camp and fundraisers. Please make every effor t to be there.

Jan. 17 – SNAC Time – We will be going bowling in Vestavia imme-diately following the evening services. We will bowl from 9-11pm. There is no school on the 18th, so we will be out late. We should return to the church around 11:30. The cost to bowl and eat will be less than $20.

Jan. 23 – Boy’s and Gir l’s Day Out – The boys will be playing flag foot-ball. The gir ls activity and times for both activities is TBA.

Jan. 31 – Youth to Supper – Where – What-A –Burger When – Right after the evening services How much $$$ - $5-10church around 2:30 pm. Bring money to eat with and some to shop with if you want to.

CBC youth 4 HYM

christmas party!! !

THE YOUTH CHRISTMAS PARTY AT THE CARTER’S

ABOVE: ABBY & THE PARR’S

RIGHT: CLAUDIA, MOUTH & ALEX

THE YOUTH DRAMA TEAM PRESENTED “LABOR OF LOVE” IN OUR EVENING SERVICE, DEC. 13TH.

“FLYING TIGER?” - TRENT DOES HIS BEST BRUCE LEE IMITATION

drama group

Back, L-R: Pam Jones, Debra Short, Cindy Bell, Audrey Forrest, Laurita Miller, Cindy BiermanCenter, L-R: Rebekah Parr, Tracy Pickett, Annette Authement, Jennie Carter

Front: Susie Fedewa

Happy New Year from Your CWC Ministry Team

Happy New Year from Your CWC Ministry Team

Community Women Connecting presents

WINTER WONDERS & WIDE OPEN HEARTSw i t h T a b l e s c a p e s

January 22, 2010 • 6:30 p.m. • Fellowship HallPlease join us in 2010 as

we reconnect and enjoy food fun and fellowship.Following dinner we will hear testimony from one of our very own here at CBC.

Melissa Calton

Sign up to decorate a table and be a part of our annual Tablescape Extravaganza.

Signup sheets and instructions are in the foyer of the church.For more info contact Debra Short at dshortbc@bellsouth.net or 664-0050

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SENIOR ADULTS

Hello 2 all my “little friends” out dar!!!!I mean U! All U Eagles, Doves, Joint Heirs whoever U may want to call uself, it is yur fearless leader!!! I’m gonna told U sumthin’, we gonna have sum fun dis year for sur! Now if you can’t read that, I I will read it for you at the First Biscuit Bud-dy Thursday Morning....January 7th at 9 am in the Fellowship Hall. We have breakfast together, we play games as well as work on our Senior Adult Choir, ”Joint Heirs.” These are tons of fun and we quickly make new friends each week. So don’t miss out on the fun.

Our group has had an incredible Christ-mas with more than 20 of us off to the Alabama Theater to see It ’s a

Wonderful Life! It was just an amazing night for all, in so many different ways.

We are headed to Wayne and Susie Fedewa’s Thursday, January 7th to

watch the Alabama Game. Please sign up during Biscuit Buddies if you plan to ride

the van. We have to know how many are going.

We had so much fun last year and WE’VE ONLY JUST BEGUN!

Can’t wait 2 C U N.........2010.Joint Heirs with Jesus...as we travel this sod...

Melissa

from mrs. melissa

CBC EAGLESThe Eagles met on Dec. 12 for their annual Christ-mas fellowship which included lots of yummy food and Dirty Santa swap which is always a very fun time. This year we had the added pleasure of having Billy Mims leading us in Christmas carols, and a few solos. We also had Annette and Melissa in their true Cajun tongues, read some Lousiana style “Twas the Night Before Christmas” stories. All 31 in attendance ate well and laughed hard so it was a very Merry Christmas time for all. If you missed it, there is 2010’s gathering to look forward to. There will be no January gathering.

DOVESEleven DOVES gathered on Dec. 8 to eat Holiday treats, fellowship and write Thank You cards for SS teachers, staff and others we felt were especially deserving this year. Thanks to Mrs. Ann Gamble for allowing us to f lock to her home to enjoy this time together. The January meeting will be at the home of Darion Bates on Jan. 19 at 10 a.m. If you are inter-ested in being a part of our CBC inreach program, please plan to come and join us as we sometimes make visits, phone calls, write cards, take part in missions and much more.

T H E B I R D S ’ N E S TT H E B I R D S ’ N E S T

A Child to love:You CAn hAve Your weAlth And riChes, All the things so mAnY seek, Position, Power, And suCCess, the fAme You long to keeP. You CAn eArn As muCh As You wish, reACh A stAtus high Above, but none of these CAn equAl hAving A Child to love.

tis A greAt gift from heAven, little Arms to hold You tight, And A kiss As You tuCk them in At night, A mission PreCious questions And eACh storY often reAd, two eYes so bright And smiling, And A dArling tousled heAd.

god gAve this goodness, of A trusting little fACe, or A heArt so full of lAughter, sPreAding sunshine everY PlACe. A Child to hold And Cuddle, tis A gift from god Above, And the world is so muCh brighter, when You hAve A Child to love!

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love them, tuCk them, kiss them, hold them! if You hAven’t looked lAtelY theY hAve “mAgiC” in their little eYes. JoY in their Pre-Cious heArts And A mind wide oPen to whAt we teACh! love um, love um, love um!!!! who would ever think thAt so muCh CAn go on in the soul of A Young girl?! (Anne frAnk)

the roYAl teA PArtY (4 his PrinCesses)girls sPend the night PArtY!!

grAdes 1st - 5th

JAnuArY 17 And 18th 8Pm - 8Am

girls: be sure to sign uP in the kings PAlACe. You will wAnt to bring As mAnY friends As You wAnt. we AlwAYs hAve A fun time At our PrinCess PArties but we need A Count for food PleAse. things to bring: me, mY friends, mY bible, Pillow And sleePing bAg, PJ’s And girl overnight things...like toothPAste, mY hAPPY fACe.. etC.

our knight - n - shining Armor PArtYboYs sPend the night PArtY!!

grAdes 1st - 5th

februArY 14 - 15th 8Pm - 8Am

boYs: You know the drill...sign uP, bring friends, Come hAve fun!

our k.i.d.s. (kids in direCt sonlight) Crew is reAllY doing A wonderful Job with Your kids. A huge thAnk You goes out to eACh one of You...

wAYne fedewA....CAPtin’JeAni blAir.....meAl-til-dA!dAvid CAlton....mr. dAvid

todd And Jennifer riddle (subs)sherri hArris(subs)

(we will miss will And brAndY liPsComb on wed. evenings with their helP And PrAY for where god is leAding them in denver As well As who god will leAd here to work with us this YeAr!) our Job is to Continue to work to beCome better At delivering the word of god in wAYs kids todAY not onlY get it but theY live it!!! it is our PrAYer thAt Your kids see us live it!!

Hear me O LOrd, BLess tHese LIttLe ONes uNder my care, sHOw me wHat tO teacH tHem, teLL me wHat tO sHare! tHaNk yOu FatHer, FOr yOu guIdaNce aNd yOur LOve.

teacH me LOrd, tHat I may NOt FaIL yOu wHeN yOu returN FOr yOur LIttLe ONes wILL Be ready LOrd, IF I wILL just dIscerN.

wItH aLLL my Heart....meLIssa

kidz notezm r s . m e l i s s a ’ s

kidz notez

mrs. melissa calton,

children’s minister

MERRY CHRISTMAS K.I.D.S.

THANKS FOR HELPING US EXCEED OUR LOT TIE

MOON OFFERING FOR INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS

GOAL OF $4000.

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Among the many exciting and rewarding things that happened at Community Baptist Church in the year 2009 was the continuing influx of new church members. The continuing growth–while exciting–also creates a chal-lenge that we broaden our view and deepen our commitment to the Lord and to one another.

In 2009, we welcomed into our membership: (Row 1)Scott & Amy Blackmon; Bobby & April, Tamera and Savannah Bur leson; Gene, Theresa & Kristi Lowery; Rosemary Hatch; Scott & Angie Davidson; (Row 2)Tammy Johnson; Tim & Lisa Sims; Jimmy, Ashia & Haley Johnson; Jay, Cheryl, Josh & Jacob Cofield; Kyler Car ter ; Pam Jones; (Row 3) James Lee; Keith & Stephanie Howell; Kelly Amis; Mike, Dana & Christian Hollingswor th; Howard & Karen Holsomback; Denise Hollen; Dutch Miller ;(Row 4) Lea Anna Boyce; Amanda Springer ; James & Julie Sims & Christi Abrams; Dale & Robin Bailey; Michaela Lamber t; Br yan & Robyn Bagley; (Row 5) Brian & Brooke Coker ; Daniel & Ashley Ferguson; Bonnie Lipscomb; Bill Atkinson & Renae Phipps; Paul, Lisa and Rachel Etheridge; Keith & Crystal Burnett; (Row 6) Jason & Christi Koons; Dean & Carey Griffin; Rachel Black; Brandon Boyce; Terrie Oxley & Lindsey Oxley; Tim, Jane & Meaghan Owenby; (Row 7) Michael Riddle; Brenda Golden; Dwight, Krista, Nicolas, Noah, Natalie & Noelle Barrows; Michael & Sarah Bearden; Anthony Downey; Matt & Kelley Herndon; Bambi Terr y; and, (Row 8)Mike, Ann Jay, Michael & Lloyd Harrison.

COMMUNITY BAPTIST NURSERY & PRE-SCHOOLCOMMUNITY BAPTIST NURSERY & PRE-SCHOOLCommunity K.I.D.S.

MARY

MONK

& MARION BARNETT

PRE-SCHOOL DIRECTORS

Nursery Volunteers,

With the holiday season approaching I have placed three schedules (No-vember, December, and January) on the bulletin board across from the nurser y. Please stop by and see where and when you are scheduled to work. Every ones names are written in pencil so if you need to swap shifts with someone you can ask them and make changes as needed. We also have a few empty spots so if you can work one of those even for one month it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Mrs. MarionYOU CAN HELP!!

WE’RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR A FEW MORE FOLKS WHO ARE READY TO BE BLESSED BY HELPING CARE FOR OUR LITTLE ONES. IF THAT IS YOU, PLEASE

CONTACT ONE OF THE M&M LADIES AND THEY’LL GET YOU “INTO THE LOOP.”

MATT & kELLY HERNDONDECEMBER 6 - MEMBERSHIP TRANSFER

They were already neighbors, living in Chinaberr y as they have for a couple of years, so it was a neighborly thing for Matt and Kelly Herndon to come asking for membership in CBC on December 6. They were welcomed hear tily. Matt was born in Mississippi but grew up in a number of places as the family followed his minister father all over. Before graduating high school and enrolling in and graduating form Mississippi State, Matt had graced the front doors of 11 different schools. After graduating from Mississippi State in 2000, he worked in a real estate management and improvement business before becoming general manager of Cornerstone Restoration in Helena, where he’s been for 5 years or so. He and Kelly were set up by the conspiring minds of their sepa-rate relatives who were on staff at another local church. For her par t, Kelly grew up in Anniston and gradu-ate from Saks High School in 2000 and Jacksonville State with a degree in Exercise Science and Nutrition in 2005. She worked for a while in fit-ness testing and then served as a ministr y assistant at a couple of dif-ferent churches until their son Camp

came along. Camp arrived on the scene in February 2009 and is at the stage where he likes pushing around his big dump truck and eating spa-ghetti. When they had leisure time (i.e ., before Camp), Matt and Kelly played co-ed softball. Matt also has a work-shop where he likes to build stuff. Kelly enjoys ar tistic ventures like painting and sewing.

BAMBI TERRYDECEMBER 6 • MEMBERSHIP TRANSFER

Bambi joined Community Baptist on December 5, 2009. Her profile will appear in next month’s newsletter.

MIkE & ANN JAY HARRISONMICHAEL & LLOYD HARRISON

DECEMBER 20 • MEMBERSHIP TRANSFER

Since Ann Jay Harrison had worked at Thompson Intermediate School with Bro. Greg you’d a-thunk she’d know

better. But she, her husband, Mike and sons, Michael and Lloyd, all asked if they might move their church mem-bership to CBC on December 20, 2009, and we agreed that they could. Mike is the head wrestling Coach and assistant football coach at Shelby County High School, where he’s been for 7 years. Before that he’d had 3 years at St. Clair County and before that 7 years at Bessemer. It was while at Bessemer that the Auburn grad was kind enough to unload the trunk of a newly-transfered teacher named Ann Jay Puckett, and the rest was histor y. Before that fateful moment, Ann Jay had grown up in Aliceville and graduated from Samford University in 1991 with a degree in Elementar y Ed. Her Master’s degree was earned at the University of Montevallo. From there she taught in Bessemer City Schools for 13 years, and has been at Thompson now for 6. She’s a 4th grade teacher. After marr ying in 1995, the Harrison’s were blessed with Michael, their first-born, in 1997. He’s a 7th grader at Thompson. His younger brother, Lloyd, arrived in 2002 and is a 2nd grader at Meadowview. Of course, dad and the boys all like wrestling, football, hunting and fishing. Mom even has been drawn into some of those activities as well. In addition, the Harrison’s enjoy trav-eling as a family, especially to the beach. Ann Jay and Mike both sing, although Ann Jay says that they’ve never sung as a duet. Ann Jay has directed a youth choir in another church. The Harrison’s call Alabaster home. And Community Baptist their church home.

Welcome New Members 2009 ’ s 8 4 new members

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COMMUNITY BAPTIST

EDUCATION & DEVELOPMENT

from Brother Matt MonkEducation Minister

Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ: I trust this finds everyone doing well and having had an awesome Christmas season. What a wonderful time to celebrate the love and grace of our God. However, the time following it can be a pretty big letdown as we have to return to our normal routines and schedules and begin to miss the family we get to spend so much time with during the Christmas holiday. One cure of the winter time blues that may occur following Christmas is to get into the Word of God. As always, we offer Sunday School for all ages every Sunday at 9:45. We also offer Discipleship Training during the Fall and Spring to offer opportunities for everyone to grow deeper in their faith and apply their faith to everyday life. On Sunday January 10, we will offer our first Spring Session of Discipleship Training at 4:30 PM. The first session will last from January 10 until February 28. During the first session we will offer two classes on Sunday as well as a class on Monday night. These classes will consist of the following:

EphEsians: Have you ever wanted to study the role of the Church in the Christian faith. Have you ever wondered why being part of a body of believers is so important? Then a study of the book of Ephesians will be right for you. In this six week study, we will explore the background of the book as well as examine a saved church, a separated church, a shining church, a steadfast church, and a supplicating church. The goal of this study is to see how the church plays a vital role in the growth and development of each believer for the glory of God. FaiTh EvangElism: Ever wanted to learn how to share your faith? Ever wanted to encourage new believers? If so, then FAITH evangelism will be a course worth exploring. The FAITH evangelism course teaches believers how to go out in groups of three to visit and share their faith with those in their community in order to reach the lost and encourage believers. This will also be an opportunity to let the community know of our Sunday School as information is relayed back to our Sunday School classes for ministry and follow-up This course will consist of both classroom and field work. sElF DEFEnsE: A very unique class will be coming to CBC on Mondays at 7:00 PM beginning on January 11. This class will be led by our own Bob Emrick. Utilizing his karate background, Bob will be teaching several different tech-niques on how individuals can get themselves out of a dangerous or harmful situation and even utilize these dangerous situations as a tool to reach someone for Christ. This class promises to be a high energy course that can be beneficial for anyone looking to learn how to handle a difficult situation.

Childcare will be provided. However, we are in need of childcare workers for this first session. Our normal childcare worker during discipleship (my wife Mary) will be having our fifth child during this time and will be unable to provide childcare. So if anyone is interested in helping with childcare, please let me know as soon as possible. As always, if you have any questions or need any information about any of these questions, please let me know. Thanks so much and have a great New Year!

In ChristMatt

New Discipleship Training Classes Begin January 10th

On Christmas Day, 1939, Britain’s King George VI, the father of Elizabeth II, decided to do something he detested and speak publicly on the radio. He had a speech defect known as a stammer, but determined he would revive a cus-tom his late father had started and bring an annual message to the British people. This being the first Christmas of the war with Germany, he rightly thought they could use the encouragement. While the king and his staff were working on his broad-cast message, someone sent a clipping from the Times of London to Buckingham Palace. The little article contained a prayer of sorts that had been found on a postcard in the desk of a deceased Bristol doctor. That man’s daughter had used it on greeting cards, one of which was received by a Mrs. J. C. M. Allen of Clifton, who had kept it. Realizing the words were appropriate for her country at the outbreak of the war, she passed the postcard on to the newspaper. Just after 3 pm on Christmas Day, King George began with these words to his people: “A new year is at hand. We cannot tell what it will bring. If it brings peace, how thank-ful we shall all be. If it brings us continued struggle we shall remain undaunted. In the meantime I feel that we may all find a message of encouragement in the lines which, in my closing words, I would like to say to you.” Then, he delivered the lines which had come their circu-itous route, from the doctor’s office to his daughter, to Mrs. Allen who sent it to the Times, and thence to the palace. Now, those words were being given to the world. “I said to the man who stood at the Gate of the Year, ‘Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.’ And he replied, ‘Go out into the darkness, and put your hand into the Hand of God. That shall be to you better than light, and safer than a known way.’” In his book 1940, Laurence Thompson tells what hap-pened next.

Newspaper editors began a frantic search for the author of that piece. Cables flashed across the Atlantic in the hope that the Ameri-cans might know. Some suggested G. K. Chesterton, John Bunyan or Thomas a Kempis. Then, the BBC announced the name of the author: 64-year-old Miss Minnie Louise Haskins. Thompson writes, “Miss Haskins, a retired lecturer of the London School of Economics, then living at Crowbor-ough, in Sussex, had not heard the King’s broadcast, but had been listening during the evening to a BBC summary of the speech, when the words spoken struck her as ‘oddly famil-iar.’ Not until the quotation was finished did she remember that, many years before, she had written something like this in a slim volume of verse called ‘The Desert,’ which had been privately printed in 1908 and sold in aid of Zenana missionary work in India.” Within days, Minnie Louise Haskins was famous. Her little volume of poetry was republished and went through eight more printings. By 1943, some 43,000 copies had been sold. Thompson writes, “It achieved for her what a lifetime’s work in factory welfare and social science had been unable to do: an entry in ‘Who’s Who’ and an obituary in the Times when she died in 1957.” I found this while reading the Laurence Thompson book and thought you would appreciate it.

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Fond Farewells

Troy MasonApril 1

JaMes LeeSept. 4

sadie Henry Sept. 9

BiLL HuckaBeenov. 29

doroTHy appLindec. 24

With heavy but rejoicing hearts, in2009 we said farewell to:

WelcomeWe were thrilled & blessed to witness the arrival of the following infants in 2009:

LeaHcLairepaceJan. 19

MakenziesLoanBaiLeyapr. 6

LeLandsLoanBoyceMay 27

aLLisonraMsaycokerJuLy 14

rianeLizaBeTHGoLLoway

ocT. 13

kaLeLsHanedowneyocT. 28

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by Brother Dave Miller, Music Minister

M R S . A N N B U R N E T T

From the Pen & Heart of A New Begi N N i Ng i N 2010

Within the human heart is always a desire for another chance, another new beginning and this desire is never more prevalent than in the first month of a new year. We all make resolutions, that prove to be either successful or forgotten within a month or so. We all seem to get the “do betters” in January. It is a time to take stock of our lives and to seek to mend whatever ails us. This can be a good thing, if we dig deeper within ourselves, than general self improvement and new goals to attain. How about if we take a good look at ourselves, spiritually? How is our relationship with our Creator? Does He seem far away? Or have we moved further away? We know in our hearts who moved. Have you begun to serve Him, since that trip down the aisle? Have you sought His will in all things? Is your life filled with peace of mind? It is one of the greatest gifts that comes with salvation. Are you joyful? Happi-ness depends on circumstances but joy is not dependant on anything but the love of God. I love the way it bubbles up at the oddest times. How do you feel about your fellow Christians? Does that joy flood your soul when you meet a new person and find that they are Christians, also? Jesus tells us that this gives us a clue as to whether we have passed from death (dead in our sins ) into life (into life everlasting with God). Our love of our fellow Christians is the acid test of Christianity (our new life in Christ). These little wis-dom bombs are scattered about through scripture. And they are like little gem stones, here and there. Start a good Bible reading program in January and it will be the greatest investment in your future that you will ever make. Bible studies are great and can be done as a group, or alone, with only the Holy Spirit to guide you. Either way is great and will pay great dividends in soul enrichment. Reading over and over and over through the Bible does something else. You begin to see the great overall picture. You begin to see the forest, instead of only the individual trees. You begin to connect the dots and you begin to open up so much more to the wisdom of God and marvel even more at His great plan. God loves to have His Word valued as it should be, and longs to have us desire His wisdom guiding our lives. Invest in a good prayer life. Start by thinking of others. The prosperity gospel teaches you to center on yourself and getting all you can for self. The true gospel teaches us to center on God and His kingdom and on others. When our fellow Christians suffer, we must intercede for them, in prayer and in any way that we are able. Mike and Bobbie Sue Carter and their family have blessed me many times over. This family is living out Christianity and truly walking the walk. Chick and Mattie Childs came to my rescue the other day and they called Jason Carter. Jason was there in 5 minutes. A couch was picked up at a place that does not offer delivery. That couch was badly needed, though I did not really dream how much. A few days later, my fam-ily in Dallas came home for an unplanned trip. I kept my 5-year-old great grandkids for 4 days and slept on that couch in my master bedroom and let the children sleep in my bed. Thank God for families like the Carter’s and The Child’s. These people and their families will always be in my prayers. I pray that they will always be blessed, in everything that they do. Happy New Year to all my church family and may your trust always be in the Lord of Lords and King of Kings, Jesus Christ.

Love in ChristMrs. Ann

THE B IG DOG BARKS

Bro. Dave

For those who may not know, my “real job” these days is serving as Editor of The moundville Times, a small weekly newspaper published in Moundville, AL. When I arrived at the office this past Monday to begin work on this week’s issue, instead of the happy post-Christmas glow I expected to find, there was somberness and I soon learned why.On the day before Christmas, Diane Davis Abernathy had collapsed in her kitchen as she and her husband, Joe Seale Abernathy, returned from a wonderful day of Christmas shopping and holiday fun. Within hours, the 58-year-old lifetime Moundvillian went on to heaven, leaving her childhood (since 3rd grade) sweetheart, parents and a stunned community behind. Her memorial service had been held on Sunday, the 27th and this was the following morning. Over the course of the morning, it was clear that the town was mourning. Folks in person and on the phone would tear up, have to pause to regain composure, and talked with clear love and admiration about their new “Christmas angel.” She had graduated from Hale County High School in 1969, earned her Elementary Ed degree from the University of Montevallo and returned home to devote 30 years of her life to teaching at Akron Elementary School, in the very isolated part of Hale County, while becoming an extraordinary teacher and leader in the Moundville United Methodist Church and multiple organizations in the town and area. Never blessed with children of their own, the Abernathy’s doted upon hundreds of kids at Akron and Moundville through school and church for more than 35 years. As I was putting the paper together the following day, I was still without a good picture of Diane for use and called her parents’ home with some reservation. Her mother, Margaret, called back early that afternoon and was willing to locate and bring me some pictures for possible use. In the couple of hours that followed I kept review-ing the words of a handful of tribute pieces that friends had forwarded to me for possible inclusion in the paper. They each radiated such love and admiration for this wonderful woman who had touched so many lives in such Christ-like ways, and I felt a certain sadness of my own, that I had not known her in her lifetime. I had met her when she and her parents had been involved in folding and labeling The Moundville Times during a brief period when I’d helped out at the paper several years ago. They had all seemed pleasant enough, but our time together was brief and “taking care of business” and nothing more. As I reflected on that and on all the sorrow and dismay that seemed to be swirling around Moundville, I pondered the influences that had helped fashion such a special individual with Christ-like qualities. Later that afternoon, Margaret Davis walked into the office, bearing three pictures of her oldest daughter. Except for her quietness, there was nothing in her appearance that would hint that she was a mother in mourn-ing. But she was. She had now lain to rest both of her daughters, having lost her younger daughter to cancer several years ago. We chatted briefly and she said that she was doing “okay under the circumstances.” She apolo-gized twice: first, that the pictures were not better than they were; and second, that she needed to get back to the house, because “we have lots of people there.” I thanked her for the pictures and told her I understood as she headed home. And I did understand a whole lot more than I had earlier. It dawned on me that this lovely lady, in the midst of one of life’s cruelest moments, had just demonstrated a personal trait that she undoubtedly demonstrated many times over to her daughter. For even in her hurt and dismay, she cared most that others were cared and provided for. From all that had been shared with me over two days’ time about her late daughter, this was a lesson that Diane Davis Abernathy had been well-taught and put into practice over a full if all-too-brief lifetime of service to others. The conclusion was easily achieved that what Lincoln described as “the better angels ofour nature” had been bestowed from mother to daughter in the Davis household, and by the daughter to hundreds of others before she was called home. Even while mourning, there was ample reason to celebrate the life of Diane Davis Abernathy, the newest Christmas angel.

A Christmas Angel

Blessings,

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J A N U A R Y A N N i v e R s A R i e s

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3 • ANNETTE AUTHEMENT3 • JACkIE SCOTT

3 • CINDY WINGATE3 • kEITH ROCkETT

5 • JENNIFER LAMBERT6 • GWEN HATCHER

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11 • GINGER O’STEAN12 • SHARON kILPATRICk

13 • DENISE HARRIS 13 • DUANE SCHLIEP

13 • BRANDON THRASHER 16 • ASHIA JOHNSON17 • MARION BARNETT 18 • MANDY STEPHENS

19 • LEAH PACE

20 • TRACY PICkETT22 • VIkI PATE

23 • LINDA BODE24 • CASSIE STACY

26 • HAROLD HENRY27 • CAROL STACY

28 • MICHAEL BEARDEN29 • ABBY BRASWELL

30 • ADRIENNE FRANkLIN 31 • RAY HOCUTT 31 • BO PICkETT

J A N U A R Y B i R T H D A Y s

JANUARY 3J IM BELL, STEVEN BIERMAN

& MIKE CARTER

JANUARY 10CHIC CHILDS, JAY COFIELD

& JERRY HENDON

JANUARY 17J IM LINAM, JONATHAN LOWERY

& RICHARD McCOY

JANUARY 24JACKIE MIMS, BILL NELSON

& LEE PATE

JANUARY 31BO PICKETT, STEPHEN RYLEE

& RAY WILSON

FEBRUARY 7GARY AUTHEMENT, BRIAN BARNETT

& J IM BELL

D e A C O N s O F T H e W e e K

GOODBYE GRANNY!Dorothy Applin

June 18, 1916 - December 24, 2009

When she joined Community Baptist Church in February 2007, Dorothy Applin became our eldest member. “Granny,” as she was lovingly known, added her easy smile and pleasant personality to our family mix. She went to our Lord’s side December 24th. Her busband, Bob Applin, predeceased her in 1969. Reba Hatcher, with whom Granny has lived since moving here from Headland in 2001, is one of her five children. A homemaker most of her adult life, she worked as a cook and cashier after her hus-band’s death until she retired. Around Community Baptist, Granny was virtu-ally certain to be seen in the company either of her daughter, Reba, or granddaughter, Gwen Hatcher, both of whom loved and were deeply devoted to her.

A Fond Farewell