Sunday, November 8th Bulletin In Word

“A fellowship of believers who seek to be to each other what Christ has been to them.”

Bedford Baptist Church Affiliated with the Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches & Canadian Baptist Ministries

Welcome!

November 8th, 2009

Visitors are invited to sign our Guest Book in the foyer. If this is your first time visiting with us, we wish you warmest of greetings. Please take time to fill out a “Welcome Card” located in the pew rack and place it on the offering plate.

We Remember

bulletins may be obtained from the ushers.

LARGE PRINT

An audio loop is available for the hearing impaired. Parents of small children (under age 3) may take them to the Nursery, where a caring staff will supervise them.

158 Rocky Lake Drive PO Box 44073 Bedford, Nova Scotia B4A 3X5 Phone: 835-5966 Fax: 835-3984 Prayer Chain Erna Rand 835-3495 [email protected] www.bedfordbaptist.ca Radio CHSB 99.3 Hill Top FM

Ministers - All the congregation Rev. Robert Ohsberg (Senior Pastor) Rev. Dr. Ida Armstrong-Whitehouse (Associate Pastor) Lic. Kevin A. Haggarty (Director of Youth Ministries) Lic. Miriam MacDonald (Supervised Field Education Student Mrs. Christine Cole (Interim Organist) Mrs. Sharon Higgins (Office Administrator) Mr. Joel Scott (Caretaker)

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Service of Worship at 10:55a.m.

(*indicates standing, if persons are

able)

Worthy of Praise is the Lord Call to Worship Prelude

Memorial Carillon “Melcombe” (Willan)

Ministry Opportunities *Time of Singing

Christine Cole Pastor Kevin Worship Team

(Children are invited to come to the front pews during the last song)

Children’s Story Children’s Song

“The Happy Puppy” “If You’re Happy and You Know It”

Pastor Bob

(Children, Primary to Grade 6, are directed to KidZone during singing of song)

Tithes and Offerings Pastor Ida Offering & Offertory Prayer Offertory “O God Our Help In Ages Past” (Croft) Sanctuary Choir *Offertory Response #600 “Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow” *Act of Remembrance

Congregation

“Last Post” “The Silence” “Reveille” “They shall grow old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them.” “We will remember them.” “O Canada”

Prayers of the People

Pastor Bob

The Ministry of the Word Scripture Sermon *Hymn

Zechariah 7:1-10 (OT pg. 882) II Thessalonians 2:13 - 3:5 (NT pgs. 206-207) “What Shall We Do?" #396 "God of Grace and God of Glory"

Benediction Postlude

“Battle Hymn of the Republic”

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Pastor Nelson

Review of Sunday, November 1st, 2009 Operational Budget Current/Bldg Fund Mortgage Missions Thanksgiving Books Small Groups

$ 7,253.80 $ 808.08 $ 20.00 $ 198.50

Total Operational Offerings

$ 8,280.38

Designated Special Offerings Benevolent $ 31.25 Beacon House $ 16.25 EduKid $ 50.00 McNeill Bursary $ 50.00 Bldg. Memorial $ 25.00 Outreach $ 950.00 Total Designated Offerings $1,122.50

Total Offering for Sunday, November 1st, 2009 $9,402.88 (Automatic debit weekly offerings are included in totals) Morning Service Last Week: 202

Deacon on Duty Greeters at the Door Sound Tellers

Year Ago: 251

Servants in the Lord’s Work This Week Jeff Irving Don & Eileen Bowlby Phillip Cox Sharon Sweet & Marlene Davies

Next Week Miriam MacDonald Marion Grant & Mona Ellis Melvin Fiander Sharon Sweet & Marlene Davies

Deacon’s Meeting Deacons Board will be having a short meeting in the Heffler Room following the morning service

Muriel Bent WMS – Tuesday, November 10th @ 7:30pm – Heffler Room Muriel Bent WMS will have as guest - Marilyn Smith, formerly Director of the Sharing Way and Justice Initiatives. All ladies welcome.

Did You Know? The following publications are available in the foyer: Please pick up a copy today. Our Daily Bread for December – February Fall Mosaic (CBM) Year In Review (Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches) World at Work (Canadian Bible Society)

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Sunday to Sunday November 8th – November 15th This Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday Thursday

Friday Saturday

Next Sunday

10:00 am 10:55 am 10:55 am 10:55 am 11:15 am 6:30 pm 6:30 pm 9:30 am 6:30 pm 7:00 pm 7:00pm 8:00 pm 8:15 pm 9:15 am 11:00 am 12:00 pm 2:00 pm 6:30 pm 7:00 pm 7:30pm 9:30-11:30 am 7:00pm 8:00 pm 7-9:00 pm 8:00 pm 8:45 pm 10-3:00pm

Pre-service Youth Communion Service Nursery Church-time Preschool KidZone Small Groups Youth Fireside Volleyball HI/KidVenture McLean Bible Study Stewardship Meeting College & Career Volleyball Ladies Alive Intergenerational Planning Mtg. Pastoral Staff Meeting Friendship Circle Guys Playing Stuff Pre-Budget Meeting Muriel Bent WMS Remembrance Day Office Closed LAFF “What in the World is Going On?” Christmas Cantata Practice Sanctuary Choir Girls in Motion Volleyball Volleyball Christmas Craft/Bake Sale

10:00 am 10:55 am 10:55 am 10:55 am

Beacon House Sunday Pre-service Youth Morning Worship Service Nursery (Kim & Tim Mclean) Church-time Preschool (Donna McCurdy)

11:15 am 6:30 pm 6:30 pm

KidZone Small Groups Youth Fireside

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Chipman Room Sanctuary

Gymnasium Ian’s Home Heffler Room Gymnasium Heffler Room Library Heffler Room Vestry Heffler Room Heffler Room Sanctuary Sanctuary Gymnasium Heffler Room & 3’s & 4’s Room Chipman Room Sanctuary

Peverill & Jason

Sunday Prayer Link This Wednesday is Remembrance Day. May we not only pause to appreciate the great sacrifice of earlier generations to safeguard our country as a place of peace and opportunity, but may we also pray for those who currently serve in our military as well as for leaders of our provinces and our country as they wrestle with contemporary social and moral issues. Pray that they will seek wisdom from God as they carry out the duties of their respective positions/offices.

Christmas Cantata Cantata choir rehearsals have begun. All interested singers are invited to join the Sanctuary Choir for practice each Thursday from 7:00pm - 8:00pm for this special Christmas presentation. The Cantata will be performed on Sunday, December 20th.

C.L.A.S.S. If you missed CLASS 101 in October mark your calendar for Friday, November 20, 7:00pm and Saturday, November 21, 9:00am (morning only) and join us for an exciting basic introduction to who and what our church is. This course is especially helpful to those who are thinking of becoming Church members at Bedford Baptist. It is also an excellent refresher course for mature Christians.

Seniors Christmas Dinner Our Seniors Christmas Party and Dinner will take place at Faith Baptist in Lower Sackville on Saturday, December 5th. Folks from Faith Baptist will be providing the meal and we will be joining in with Seniors from their church. More particulars and sign-up sheet will be available next Sunday.

Attention All Men The Men’s group will be doing a work party at Bayside Camp. We will be going out Friday, November 14th, staying over and working all day Saturday. Food and lodging will be provided. If you are able to come, please call Ronzo Mantley 835-6374 or Randy Murphy 860-0531 as Bayside Camp needs to know how much food to provide.

2010 Pre- Budget Church Meeting There is a church meeting re-scheduled for Tuesday, November 10th @7:00pm. The purpose of this meeting is for all boards and committees to share information on projected expenditures for initiatives/programs in 2010. This will support the Finance Committee in preparing the 2010 church budget. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend.

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Friendship Circle Christmas Sale Christmas Craft/Bake Sale Next Saturday, November 14th 10:00am-3:00pm. Crafts, books, new to you items & baked goods. Heffler Room and the 2’s and 3’s Room. Anyone wishing to donate items for the sale may leave them in the Heffler Room on Friday before the sale.

Advent Intergenerational November 29th Volunteers are needed to help with registration, craft leaders, set-up of tables/chairs and removal of tables/chairs. If you would like to serve in this way please speak to Dr. Ida or phone the church office at 835-5966

Canadian Baptist Ministries Christmas Gifts “Gifts for Change” - Wonderful Christmas gift ideas found in a small catalogue from CBM that you can ask people to give you or that you can give to others. (Example: Pair of rabbits $20.00) Gift catalogues are available in the foyer. More information to come. Please stay tuned.

Mitten Tree Each year we set up a Christmas tree in the church foyer. (This year it will be up on Nov.15) As a church we bring store bought or homemade mittens, scarves, hats to put on this tree. The collected items are given to our elementary school children in Hi/KidVenture and children in a local school.

Please Be in Prayer for our Sick & Shut-In Dykeland Lodge Mrs. Helen Beeler Parkland Estates (Cameron Hall) Mrs. Norma Sutherland Parkland Estates (Drummond Hall) Mrs. Beth Kennedy Windsor Elms Mrs. Marjorie Levy

Windsor Halifax Halifax Windsor

(Marlene Davies Mother)

Northwood Center

Ms. Brenda Carson

Halifax

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At Home

Mrs. Sydney Derrah

Mt. Pleasant, NB

(Carolyn Derrah-Murphy’s Mother)

Ms. Carol Lumsden Mrs. Elisabeth Manteuffel Ms. Pauline Mason Mrs. Mabel Murphy

Bedford Hammonds Plains Lower Sackville Halifax

(Randy Murphy’s Mother)

Mrs. Mona Welsford Lower Sackville Mr. Alistair MacLeod Bedford Mrs. Ruth (Pierce) Chiasson Halifax Mrs. Sandra MacKenzie Bedford

Beacon House Christmas Needs Bedford Baptist has been asked to collect 375 boxes of Kraft Dinner for Beacon House. Your donation may be placed in the Beacon House box located in the foyer, no later than December 1, 2009. Thank you in advance for your generosity.

Barbershop Harmony The Millstream Chorus (Barbershop Harmony Society) and Guests will present "An A Cappella Christmas" on Saturday Nov. 28th, 2009 at 7:30 pm in the Bella Rose Art Centre (Halifax West High School complex). Tickets are available from Lloyd Mitchell. Regular admission $15.00. Seniors and Youth $12.00.

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