January 8, 2016 - Briarwood Presbyterian Church, PCA

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Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Grace and peace to you in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. First of all, I would
like to thank the Lord and express my gratitude to you for your faithful and, in many cases,
sacrificial efforts to serve Christ as a congregation this past year. Our Executive Pastor, Bruce
Stallings, will be giving a brief update in our services this coming Lord’s Day, January 10.
Our ministry theme in 2015 was Thy Word Is Truth and our theme verse was John 17:17. I
am extremely excited and looking forward to pursuing our new ministry theme for 2016, which
is both needed and appropriate—Led by the Spirit. This is drawn from our verse for the year,
Roman 8:14, For all who are led by the spirit of God are sons of God. This ministry theme/verse
will be the focus of this Lord’s Day morning worship service as we commence this important
focus for this new year. As a reminder, Sunday evening, January 10 is one of our most important
worship services as we ordain and install our elders and deacons along with our new Young
Business Leaders City Director, Rob Genin.
Brothers and Sisters, we live in an age where the person and ministry of the Holy Spirit is
either distorted or neglected; yet in these days of challenges and extraordinary opportunities His
power and presence has never been more needed. Pray with me that as we pursue this theme
throughout the year we become more and more Led by the Spirit each day.
We are extraordinarily blessed to serve Christ with all of you.
Come, Holy Spirit, Come!
Harry Reeder
Senior Pastor
Welcome New member s
Josiah Brower
Paytin Boyd
Christian Curtis
Hannah Hollis
Caleb Huber
Lainey McGlaun
Emily Parker
Jamie Pritchett
Ryan Pritchett
Susanna Sims
Connor Curtis
John Elliott
Sarah Esther Merry Elizabeth Parker
Laura Sims
Olivia Sims
Betsy Wintersteen Brock Wintersteen
who join ed in November 20 15
Pastor’s Inqu i r er s’ Class
for newcomers and prospective members begins Jan. 10.
It includes two Sunday morning classes (Jan. 10 and 17),
Wed. night (Jan. 13) plus a weekend class (Sat. morning, Jan. 16).
By attending, you are not obligated to join.
For information or to sign up for the class, call 776-5208.
The
Briarwood Weekly
January 8, 2016
phone: 205.776.5200 • fax: 205.776.5241 • email: info@briarwood.org • website: briarwood.org
Nursery—Please remember to make
all your reservations needs for the
upcoming Bible Studies and MidWeek at
briarwood.org/nursery.
LORD’S DAY WORSHIP SERVICES
Sunday Morning – 8:00 and 10:55 a.m.
I. The Holy Spirit in Biblical Perspective
Led by the Spirit
“The Essential Evidence of the Authentic Christian”
Romans 8:1–14
Dr. Harry L. Reeder III
PRECEPT study—Ladies, come
join us to study the first 16 chapters of
Luke in an 11-week study. Choose the
morning or evening class each Thurs. at
9:30 a.m. in A205 or 6:30 p.m. in E008.
Register at briarwood.org/women.
Learn about biblical
stewardship through the Crown
Financial MidWeek 10-week Study
and how to create a solid, reasonable
financial plan for your life. Contact Dave
Matthews for reservation at 776-5211, or
dmatthews@briarwood.org.
Pro-Life Rally and March in
support of life for unborn babies on
Sat., Jan. 16 at 10:45 a.m. at Brother
Bryan Park (22nd Street/10th Avenue
South). Legal and peaceful, rain or shine.
Children are welcome!
MEET & EAT—Ladies, meet new
friends for lunch or dinner Thurs.,
Jan. 21! Choose a time by registering
at briarwood.org/women or email
cterrell@briarwood.org by Jan. 17.
Caregivers of Dementia Patients
Support Group—Join us Tues.,
Jan. 19 from 11:00 a.m.–noon in A201 to
share concerns and practical strategies
for dealing with behavior problems and
communication difficulties of dementia
patients. Call 776-5320 with questions.
Christian Medical Ministry needs
adult multivitamins and children’s
vitamins without iron for the medical
mission trip to the Dominican Republic.
Please contact the CMMA office with
any questions at 776-5470.
Voter registration forms will be at
tables by the Library, Chapel and in the
Ministry Lobby on Sun., Jan. 24. Also at
the Information Desk every Sunday.
The Embers To A Flame
Conference—Volunteers are needed
Jan. 21–24 to provide homes, loaner cars,
and transportation. If you can help with
any of these needs, contact Annette at
970-4126 or cnablake@bellsouth.net.
Old hunting boots needed for
Sportsman’s Blast! Tag your name on the
bottom, drop off at A101 (across from
Receptionist) and we’ll return them.
BCS enrollment—Children of
members, siblings of current students,
and children of graduates have
enrollment priority with application
submission by Jan. 31 for K4–6th grades.
Contact Kelly Mooney, Admissions Dir.,
at 776-5812 or kmooney@bcsk12.org.
2016 Christian Character Tour
with Pastor Reeder—Come visit
historic sites in northern Virginia while
examining the character and leadership
of Civil War Generals Lee, Jackson and
Chamberlain. Space is limited! Go to
briarwood.org/travel for details.
Briarwood’s Church & State
Committee would like to make
information available via email to those
church members who desire to contact
their elected representatives on matters
of state. To sign up for this list, go to
briarwood.org/church&state.
Job Openings—1) Full or parttime Women Business Leaders
(WBL) Director—for women in the
marketplace. Fill a vital need ministering
to women desiring to use their careers
and their talents to God’s glory. Submit
resume to info@ybl.org. 2) Full-time
Urban Ministries Pastor. Should be
passionate about evangelizing and
discipling individuals, and have a burden
for strengthening urban churches and
restoring urban neighborhoods. Email
resumes to nmt@briarwood.org.
SLOW— Children Crossing
The Lord has provided us with a wonderful multi-use facility at Briarwood.
We are blessed to have many scheduled (and unscheduled) ministry activities each
and every week. Please be very patient when traveling around perimeter road
during the school year, particularly during carpool.
When the carpool line has stopped on perimeter road, please remember children may
be crossing the crosswalk to parking lot “A” and are not visible until they reach the
middle of the crosswalk. If you must pass in the “middle” lane, proceed with extreme
caution at about 4 miles per hour—the safety of our children depends on it.
Doug Clarke Alabama
Vicky Samaritano
Cru
New York
Pamlya Burrack
Mission to the World
Germany
Byron&&Gretchen
Kim Johnson
Kevin
Scoleri
Campus Outreach
Cru
Georgia
Florida
Alex&&Michele
Lena Travinkov
Ray
Call
CampustoCrusade
for Christ
Mission
the World
Ukraine
Uruguay
TUESDAY
Pray for Doug Clarke, State Director with Child Evangelism Fellowship. Summer
preparations are being made for Christian Youth in Action®. Pray for their increased need
for laborers, staff to train, and drivers to help transport the teens.
MONDAY
Bob
David& Andrea
& Lydia Taylor
Burnham
Mission
Inland Mission
to the World
Ukraine
Africa
Foreign coins needed—If you have
foreign coins, please donate them to
use as a tool to encourage and equip
women to reach out to internationals in
conversation. Contact Laura at 776-5343
or ldanner@briarwood.org.
Missions Prayer Focus
Jon Adcock
Briarwood
Elder
Gary
Clete&&Carrie
Karen Runn
Hux
Cru
Apologetics Resource Ctr.
Texas
Alabama
Children’s choirs will resume this
Sun., Jan. 10 during evening worship.
Family Matters
(148 babies loved last week)
Steve Adams
Briarwood
Elder
SUNDAY
SATURDAY
FRIDAY
• Our love and sympathy to Mark
Turner and family on the death of
his father, Thomas Turner, on
Dec. 18; to Teresa Caldwell and
family on the death of her mother, Nell
Carnell, on Dec. 18; to Kathleen
Bishop and family on the death of
her husband, Judson Bishop, on
Dec. 21; to Cindy Vetrano and
family on the death of her mother,
Shirley Pike, on Dec. 22; to Kelly
Hammond and family on the death
of her father, Alexander Worthy
Newton, on Dec. 25; to Glenn
Evans and family on the death of
his sister, Gale Orozco, on Dec. 25;
to David Sullivan and family on
the death of his mother, member
Ann Sullivan, on Jan. 4; and to
Jesse Weatherly and family on
the death of his wife, member Sue
Weatherly, on Jan. 5.
Serving in the Nursery – Sun., Jan. 10
Mary-Ashley
Seabrook
Allen McCammon
RUF
Deacon
Alabama
Briarwood
Alex
& Becky Carter
Joe Medlock
Africa
Inland Mission
Deacon
Kenya
Briarwood
THURSDAY
• We rejoice with John and Bobbi
Scruggs on the birth of their
son, Jacob Preston, on Dec. 23
and with grandparents Dale and
Jan Scruggs; and with Joe and
Amanda Wright on the birth of
their daughter, Sophia Grace, on
Dec. 28.
For reservations,
visit briarwood.org/dinner
or call 776-5238
by Tuesday at noon.
“Leadership in Biblical Perspective”
I Timothy 3:1–7
Dr. Harry L. Reeder III
John
PhillipBentley
Adams
Elder
Briarwood
Briarwood
Deacon
WEDNESDAY
Family Album
Chicken Pot Pie, Shepherd's Pie,
Green Peas, Roll, Dessert
Sunday Evening – 6:00 p.m.
Theological Training—BTS is now
accepting registrations for Jan Term and
Spring semester. Earn a degree or audit
a class for your personal enrichment. Jan
Term: Public Worship and Music class is
Jan. 14–16. Spring Semester will begin on
Jan. 19. Go to birminghamseminary.org or
call 776-5650.
GriefShare—Are you or someone
you know adjusting to the death of
a loved one? Come to the 13-week
GriefShare class that begins Wed.,
Jan. 13 from 6:30–8:00 p.m. in W202.
MidWeek Dinner
Seth
ScottRichardson
Hannah
Dir.
of Briarwood
Leadership
Team Fellows
Leadership
Team
Briarwood
Jim
RobBlackmon
Allen
Elder
Briarwood
Briarwood
Deacon
Shepherd’s
Fold
Alabama
Justice
Ministry
Ministries
Birmingham