West Wind
Westwood Baptist Church Newsletter
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We Are A Global
Impact Church The Baptist World Alliance, of which we are a member, has named us as a Global Impact Church. That distinction comes because we contribute $1000 yearly to the world wide ministry of the BWA. But long before the BWA gave us that title, we were already a Global Impact Church. Our vision is for a world that needs the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Whether we are ministering at an Assisted Living Home, cutting someone’s grass, repairing a home, visiting the sick, participating in disaster relief in Grifton, NC or Gulfport, Mississippi, or World Changers in Philadelphia, we are on mission for Christ. Our budget categorizes our mission heart. It is a statement of who we are and what we believe about spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ to a needy world. Perhaps it would be more accurate if we deleted the word “budget” and renamed it Westwood Ministries. We do not support a budget but rather the ministries that our budget represents. If you need a jump start on prayer, take the Westwood Ministries to which we give financial support and pray regularly for every ministry represented on that document. Our ministries are church approved. We are organized and deliberate in our commitments. We are prayerful in our choices of ministry. For that reason we have no reluctance to ask members who are affiliated with Westwood to be good stewards of their income and to honor God, through his church, with their tithes and offerings. As God has blessed you, will you accept the challenge to honor him with the “FIRST FRUITS” of your income and life? Will you commit to increasing the percentage of your giving so that we can be more effective in our ministries and more faithfully join God in the work that He is doing? |
CBF General Assembly June 27-30, 2007 in Washington, DC |
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Christmas Card Mailbox |
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Minister on Call
Nov. 4-5 Mike Eddinger
*Look every month in the West Wind
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Operation Christmas
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There will be a Mission Brunch on Saturday, Dec. 2nd in the Fellowship Hall from 10:00am—12:00pm. After the brunch, the adults will hear Dr. Roy Smith speak on Global Missions and the children will learn about Christmas around the world. Mark your calendars and look for more information soon.
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| Nativity Scenes Wanted The Decorating Committee is looking for nativity scenes to use in the foyer cabinet. If you have one you would like to share please contact Jean Suggs through the church office. |
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November Sermon Topics Theme: The Inward Life With Christ Nov. 5 The Practice of
the Presence of God Nov. 12 Diving Deeper
in my Spiritual Life Nov. 19 Have Thine Own
Way Lord Nov. 26 Give Thanks to
the Lord!
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Mission Statement A
community of believers
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| Sunday, Nov 5 |
NO YAC
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Sunday, Nov 12 |
6:30pm YAC |
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Sunday,
Nov 19 |
6:30pm YAC
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Sunday,
Nov 26 |
6:30pm
FUN YAC |
Youth Fall Retreat
Awanita Valley Retreat Center
Marietta, South Carolina
Depart Friday, Nov 3 at 4pm
Return Sunday, Nov 5 After Dinner
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Drama Team We are the Westwood Drama Team, and we’re looking for your gifts, talents, and support! If you’ve ever wanted to be a part of the dramatic readings and presentations that you sometimes see during a worship service, come be a part. Or maybe you want to help out “behind the scenes” with props, set design, or by creating beautiful costumes – we can use your help there, too! Think you might like to learn some Sign Language and perform to music? Come give it a try! If your time is limited and you can’t make a “permanent” commitment, that’s OK! You can volunteer to help out with a single project, one that fits in with your schedule, and then step back until another opportunity comes along that sparks your interest. We’re flexible! We’ve got lots of ideas – but we need your help to bring them to life as a vital and dynamic part of our worship experience. Currently we’re looking for men and women, boys and girls, folks of all ages, to come together and make this a truly wonderful part of our service. We meet most Sundays at 4:30 p.m. Check the schedule of events on your bulletin for info about Drama Team or contact Caroline Allen or Ken Wilson.
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November Anniversaries 14th Johan & Annecke
Marais |
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November 5 Babies: |
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November 26 Babies: |
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November 19 Babies: |
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A Thank You note has been received
from Mary Holliday. Please stop by the bulletin board in Hall A to
read her words of appreciation. |
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GriefShare January 9, 7-9pm For more information contact the church office (469-9393), Jackie Woodcock or www.griefshare.com. GriefShare is a special seminar and support group for people grieving the loss of someone close. This group is sponsored by people who understand what you are experiencing and want to offer you comfort and encouragement during this difficult time.
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Church Family Portraits The Photography Committee would like to take a high quality color portrait of each church family. This would be for the church records and a future color photo directory. To this end Jimmy Allen has graciously offered to provide his professional services in taking the portraits.
Don
Pendergraft |
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Just D.R.O.P. It When Westwood built our facility at 200 Westhigh, we acquired financing in the form of two notes. One note was for $3,000,000 and the other one was for $500,000. The Debt Reduction Opportunity Program is a new campaign being launched by the Building and Planning Committee to reduce and eliminate the smaller $500,000 note. Our goal is to completely DROP the $500,000 note by Westwood’s 15th anniversary in September 2007. You can help
Westwood DROP the debt by praying for the program and by contributing
to the DROP fund. Just designate DROP on your offering envelope in
order to contribute to the fund. All monies collected by this program
will go directly to reducing the debt! |
| Mission Display Cases In our mission display cases
we have items from Brazil, Spain, Africa and Peru provided by Charles
and Gloria Allard until the end of December. Please let the office
(469-9393) know if you have anything you would like to display in
the cases. |
| Senior Adult Ministry The Senior
Adult’s trip to Myrtle Beach, SC will be on Monday and Tuesday,
November 27 & 28. The group will return on Wednesday. |
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November Birthdays 1st Shawn Beichler |
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We
will have a poinsettia Christmas tree this year. You may contribute
one of these poinsettias in memory or in honor of a loved one. The
cost will be $7 each. The deadline is Nov 19. Order forms and
payment envelopes can be picked up at the Welcome Centers.
You may pick up your poinsettia after the Christmas
Eve Service. |
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November Birthdays 19th Scott Interdonato |
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