12/20 - First Baptist Church of Springfield, VA

Sanctuary
Flowers
WELCOME
We are delighted that you have joined us to
worship today. We want you to feel at home in
our Fellowship. In order to provide you with
additional information about our ministries, we
invite you to take a few moments to fill out this
guest form and place it in the offering plate or
return it to the Welcome Center in the foyer
after the service. Thank you for being a part of
the First Baptist family today. May God bless
you and touch you with the joy of His presence.
If you wish to place altar
flowers in memory of or
to honor a loved one on
any Sunday morning,
please contact the Church Office to
request a date for your donated
arrangement. You may pick up the
arrangement at the end of the morning
service for extended enjoyment in your
home.
Visit Your Church
Library and Media Center
Date:
Mr.
Mrs.
Ms.
Sundays: 8:45-10:15 am
Weekdays: Please ask church
office staff to unlock door.
Name:
Welcome!
First Baptist Church
of Springfield
@
9:15 AM
The LAUNCH 2015!!!
7300 Gary Street
Springfield, Virginia 22150
703.451.1500
@
6:00 PM
@
6:45 PM
Wednesdays are for youth looking to get involved with Youth
Creative Arts (Video, Band, Lights, Sound). We will have food
available.
December 20, 2015
Prelude
Chris Kang, Piano
Call To Worship
Wednesday evening activities will resume on January 6.
Sunday evening activities will resume on January 10.
Address:
10:30 AM
“How Great Our Joy”
Sanctuary Choir
#108
*We Greet One Another in Christian Fellowship
City:
State/Zip:
*Hymn of Praise: “Angels, We Have Heard on High”
December Mission Resources
Phone:
Prayer ҉ Points (Dec 2015): “Healing
and Wholeness”
Email:
Sign me up to receive the church weekly e-news
Are you a member of another church?
Yes:
No:
Church:
City:
Please check the applicable items:
First-time visitor
New to the area
Returning visitor
Age Group:
18-19
20s
30s
Single
40s
50s
IMB booklet (12th ed.): “Loving the Lost
of the World Through Prayer”
Mid Weekly Prayer Calendar: Pray for
Missions
State/Zip:
60s
70+
Married
Names and Ages of Children:
Lighting of Advent Candle
OM - On Mission mag. (Fall 2015)
Commission Stories. (Volume 7, No. 1):
‘Scripture Planting’ in East Asia
Resources located in foyers and office
Service Recordings Available
Recordings of the 10:30 am worship
services held in the Sanctuary &
Fellowship Hall are available on CD by
request for $1.00.
Sermon recordings from both the
Traditional and Contemporary Worship
Services are available on our website.
You can listen to or download these
mp3 recordings, or you can subscribe
to the podcasts with a media player.
Staff Vacancy
Ministry Assistant
Accounting Services
Don Pettit is taking advantage of a new job
opportunity and will be leaving the Accounting
Services position as soon as possible.
The Personnel Committee is accepting
applications for the part-time Ministry Assistant
-Accounting Services position. The successful
individual will need to function in a church
office environment and be able to maintain
church financial data and generate reports
using computer technology. At a minimum,
the position will need the ability to use
computer software such as Microsoft Word,
Excel and Quicken.
Interested individuals should contact the
Personnel Committee through the Church
Office by email at fbc@fbcspringfield.org or by
phone at (703) 451-1500 for more information.
Our Financial Giving
December 13, 2015
Traditional Worship Service
Visit us online at
www.fbcspringfield.org
 Weekly Budget Needs……$18,700
 This Week’s Budget
Contributions………………..$25,767
 Budget Needs
to Date………………………$935,000
 Budget Contributions
to Date………………………$879,219
Hammond Coates
John and Victoria Obasun
Morning Prayer
“Come Behold Him”
Offertory Hymn
“Sing We Now of Christmas”
*Offertory Prayer
#100
Hammond Coates
#111
Wayne O’Dell, Deacon
(Following the offertory prayer, children in Kindergarten-4th Grade who wish to participate
In Children’s Church will meet their adult leaders in the foyer to go to Room C104.)
Offertory Music
Chris Kang, Piano
Choral Worship
The Sanctuary Choir Presents
“COME and BEHOLD HIM”
Created by: Dennis & Nan Allen
Soloist—Sherrill Edwards
Narrator—Don Pettit
Piano Accompanist—Chris Kang
Invitation to Follow Christ
CHURCH STAFF MINISTERS
James A. Weaver, Pastor
Hammond A. Coates, Minister of Discipleship and Congregational Ministries
Jason Mitchell, Minister of Outreach and New Initiatives
Sylvester (Sly) Samudre, Minister to Students and Contemporary Worship Leader
Luis Salazar, Interim Minister to Hispanic Fellowship
Carol Stewart, Director of Children’s Ministries
Website: www.fbcspringfield.org
PHONE: 703.451.1500/ FAX: 703.451.3410
7300 Gary Street - Springfield, Virginia 22150-4101
WEEKDAY OFFICE HOURS: 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
*Invitation Hymn
Jim Weaver
“Make Room Within My Heart, O God”
#491
Church Concerns and Announcements
Jim Weaver
*Benediction
Jim Weaver
*Postlude
Chris Kang, Piano
*Congregation Standing
Opportunities For The Week Of
December 20, 2015
IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING
YEAR-END DONATIONS
(The Nursery is available for all
English-language worship services)
When contributing a year-end online donation to the church, please
keep in mind a couple of dates.
Sunday, December 20:
8:45-10:30 am - Library Open
9:00 am - Hispanic Worship/C206
9:15 am - Morning Bible Study for all Ages
10:00 am - Ethiopian Bible Study/A-wing, C302
10:15 am - Sanctuary Choir
10:30 am - Traditional Worship/Sanctuary
10:30 am - Contemporary Worship/FH
10:30 am - Intercessor/Prayer Room
10:30 am - Hispanic Bible Study
12:15 pm - Ethiopian Worship/FH
No Evening Activities
 Online direct money transfers (also known as ACH transactions)




can be made as late as 3PM Central time on December 30th with
a settle date of December 31st.
Recurring credit card or debit card donations can be made as late
as 3PM Central time on December 31st.
One-time, Real-time, or Immediate credit card or debit card
donations can be made as late as 11:59PM on December 31st.
In all of the above situations, the transactions should qualify for
deductions on your 2015 taxes. Just ensure you keep a receipt or
confirmation statement.
In order to ensure that FBC Springfield sees the money in its
account prior to the end of the year, and to make the accounting of
year-end contributions easier, a safe date to complete all
transactions is December 24th. For late or last minute
decisions, simply refer to the first 3 deadlines.
 Sunday Worship Services, December 20 at 10:30AM—
Contemporary Worship | Fellowship Hall
Traditional Worship | Sanctuary
Sanctuary Choir Christmas Musical
“Come and Behold Him” A Christmas Musical
Created by: Dennis & Nan Allen
Arranged and Orchestrated by: Dennis Allen
(No Evening Activities)
 Thursday, December 24 at 6PM & 8PM — Christmas Eve
Services
*Childcare will be provided for the 6PM Service.
 Joint Worship Service, December 27 at 10:30AM—
Sanctuary
(No Evening Activities)
Monday, December 21:
10:30am - Senior Adult Choir/Choir Room
Missions Council
NEXT MEETING:
WED. JAN 6 , 2016
5:45 PM/OCR
Women on
Mission
Will not meet in
January,
February, March or April.
Meetings will resume on the third
Tuesday in May (May 17th) in
Conference Room #2 at 10:30am.
Tuesday, December 22:
6:30 pm - Men’s Basketball/Gym
7:00 pm - Contemporary Band Practice/FH
Wednesday, December 23:
No Wednesday Evening Activities
Thursday, December 24:
10:00 am - Ethiopian Bible Study/A103B
6:00 pm - Christmas Eve Service/ Sanctuary
(Childcare provided)
8:00 pm - 2nd Christmas Eve Service/Sanctuary
Friday, December 25:
Church Office Closed - Christmas Day!
Saturday, December 26:
6:00 am - Hispanic Prayer/C211
9:30 am - Food Pantry/S106
JOINT WORSHIP SERVICE
December 27, 2015
10:30 am | Sanctuary
(No Children’s Church)
CONTEMPORARY SERVICE
Fellowship Hall - 10:30 am
Worship in Praise
Sly Samudre, Worship Leader
Morning Offering
The Message
Missed a Sunday
Sermon?
Watch it online, by going to
our website!
www.fbcspringfield.org
and click on the left side
“MEDIA” tab
“Share the Christmas Light”
Text: Matthew 5:14-16
Jason Mitchell
Kindergarten - 4th Grade
Room C104