Announcements & Connection Links 11/5/22
Dear TBC Family and Friends,
It has been such a nice week! The weather has been great, and I am actually looking forward to the first snowfall. I'll still be cold and wear more layers than needed, but I am excited to see the beautiful look of white snow all around. Please join us for corporate worship tomorrow as we continue our study in Hebrews. Tomorrow our passage gets into specifics about what Jesus' sacrifice has accomplished with regard to our access to the Father. It is such a wonderful truth that should encourage our hearts to know we do have free access to the Father and our eternal redemption leads us to serve our living God!
Tomorrow night, Pastor Rowley will be talking about the Perfect (Mature) Christian and how the goal is that he or she would be capable of being placed in any situation with the resources we have available as Christians and would handle them in a way that is appropriate and brings God glory. We will see good applications for child training and regular Christian living. Please also take note that next week starting Friday night, the Bible conference with Dr. McGinniss will begin. As he talks about suffering and how to deal with it biblically, I am sure all who come will be blessed by his messages. Please considering taking the time out of your weekend to attend. The schedule of the sessions times is up on our website.
Also if you plan on attending the Harvest Banquet and have not yet bought tickets please do so. It greatly helps with planning for how much food to prepare.
Looking forward to worshipping with you all tomorrow!
In Christ,
Pastor John
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. FALL BACK TIME CHANGE: Don't forget to set your clocks back an hour this Saturday night!
2. HARVEST BANQUET VOLUNTEER MEETING: If you would like to help with the Harvest Banquet decorating, setup, takedown, serving, or cooking on Friday or Saturday, please come to a brief meeting after the morning service at the front of the auditorium this Sunday, November 6th. We need lots of help. If you're unsure if you are needed but want to help, please just come to the meeting!
3. LADIES' TASTE OF FELLOWSHIP: All ladies young and old are invited to attend the Taste of Fellowship at BJ's Restaurant in Manchester on Tuesday, November 8th at 6:15pm. Come for a good time of fellowship together. Everyone orders and pays for their own meal. Please RSVP to Melanie Harper or Wendy Tower or reply to this email if you plan to attend so we can reserve enough seats!
4. GREETER/USHER/SECURITY VOLUNTEER MEETING: If you are part of the Greeter, Usher, or Security teams, please plan to stay after the morning service this Sunday, November 6th for a lunch meeting. If you would like to get more information in possibly joining one of these ministries and are not currently involved in volunteering during the morning service, please come to the meeting!
5. NEW DEACONS: Our two new deacons are Nino Vasquez and Adam Ploszaj. Elvis Chidozie will be the alternate deacon. Our other deacons are Jay van Achterberg, Steve Greenwood, Dave Pepe, and John Dannecker.
6. ADULT CHRISTMAS MUSIC PROGRAM: If you would like to participate in the night of Christmas Music and Meditations on Sunday evening, December 18th, please let Daniel Harper know ASAP.
7. HARVEST BANQUET: It's time to purchase your tickets for the Harvest Banquet being held at 5:30pm on Saturday, November 12th. You can purchase your tickets on our website. This is an evangelistic outreach! We have invitation cards to hand out to friends and neighbors. Also, we are asking regular TBC attenders to bring a large dessert to share for the Harvest Banquet!
8. DISAPPOINTMENT WITH GOD: We will be having a Bible Conference on the topic of Disappointment with God with Dr. Mark McGinniss on November 11-13th. All the session times are on the website (6:30pm Friday night, 9am and 11am on Saturday morning). Childcare will be available for ages 0-11.
9. CHRISTMAS CALENDAR: Mark your calendars! The Children's Christmas Program is Sunday evening, December 11th at 6pm. The Adult Christmas Music Program is Sunday evening, December 18th at 6pm. Christmas Sunday we will not be having Sunday School, ABF, or a Sunday evening service, but we will have our main service at 10:30am. New Year's Sunday will be back to regular programming. We do not have a Christmas Eve service this year.
WEEKLY CONNECTION OPPORTUNITIES & LINKS:
Sunday, 9:15am - 2's - 3's Sunday School Class (In Person Only)
Anyone in this age group is invited.
Sunday, 9:15am - 4's - 5's Sunday School Class (In Person Only)
Anyone in this age group is invited.
Sunday, 9:15am - 1st - 2nd Grade Sunday School Class (In Person Only)
Anyone in this age group is invited.
Sunday, 9:15am - 3rd - 4th Grade Sunday School Class (In Person Only)
All 3rd - 4th graders are invited to attend in person.
Sunday, 9:15am - 5th & 6th Grade Class (In Person & Zoom)Anyone in this age group is invited.
Sunday, 9:15am - Junior High Boys Class (7-9th grade) (In Person Only)
Any boys in this age group are invited.
Sunday, 9:15am - Junior High Girls Class (7-9th grade) (In Person Only)Any girls in this age group are invited.
Sunday, 9:15am – Lord, Teach us to Pray! (In Person Only / Zoom By Request)
Skip Mission's class will finish up "Prayer from John 14-16" and move to "The New Covenant Life in the Holy Spirit". Content includes God's OT covenant promise to Israel, now given to the church, the person of the Holy Spirit, the commands of the Spirit (walking, filling, etc), His fruit and more. This class meets in the classroom off the gym. Anyone is welcome.
Sunday, 9:15am - Ladies' Bible Study and Prayer (In Person Only)
Beth Mission is teaching an Old Testament survey class to women. They meet in the classroom across from the office. All ladies are welcome.
Sunday, 9:30am – Parenting Class (In Person Only)
Jesse & Kim Christophel and Madeline & Eli Rodriguez are over the course of this fall doing two studies: Grace Based Parenting by Tim Kimmel and Engage by Kirk Cameron which is dealing with social media and parenting through that. The class format involves watching a short video followed by a time of discussion and prayer. Anyone is welcome.
Sunday, 9:15am - Idolatry in the Bible: Life versus Death (In Person & Zoom)
Dave Pepe is leading an adult class that is studying history of idolatry in the Bible. We are seeing that God calls us out of an idolatrous world to be His eternal ambassadors. Anyone is welcome to join in the Junior Church room (under the Sanctuary).
Sunday, 9:15am - Basic Bible Doctrines Class (In Person Only / Zoom By Request)
Pastor Rowley is teaching a Bible Doctrines class that has some time for Q&A each week. This class meets in the gym. Anyone is invited to join.
Sunday, 10:30am - SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP SERVICE (In Person and Livestream)
The livestream can be accessed on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube 15 minutes before the start of the service. Gather the whole family to worship with us for our morning service either in-person or via livestream on Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube.
Sunday, 10:50am - Junior Church (Zoom & In Person)Junior Church will be in person (ages 4-8) and over Zoom (ages 4-11) at 10:50am. Junior Church will begin after the song service during the main worship service time.
Sunday, 5:00pm - Prayer Time for Church and Community Needs (In Person in Adult Classroom in Gym & on Zoom)
Anyone can join and pray with us!
Sunday, 6:00pm - SUNDAY EVENING SERVICE (In Person and Livestream)
The livestream can be accessed on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Childcare and a Children's program (ages 2-10) are provided.
Tuesday, 7:00pm - Joseph & Rebecca Pondugula Life Group (Zoom Only)
This life group is open to anyone via Zoom.
Wednesday, 7:00pm - Teen Group (In Person Only)
Any teens are invited to join. Pastor Rodriguez leads the teen group.
Wednesday, 7:00pm - Rudy Nelson Life Group (In Person & Zoom)
This life group is studying the book of Psalms. Anyone is invited to join in person at church or via Zoom.
Wednesday, 7:00pm - Ron Radziewicz Life Group (Zoom Only)
What does it mean to be blessed? And, more importantly, how do we become someone who is blessed? The kind of life God is calling us to may not look the way we imagined, but it will be better than we could have hoped. In this eight-session series, pastor Matt Chandler takes us through the Beatitudes and shows us what it means to live in the kingdom of God. Through Jesus’s teaching, learn what the blessed life really looks like. Anyone is invited to join.
Wednesday, 7:00pm - Pastor & Deanna Rowley Life Group (Zoom Only)
Anyone is invited to join via Zoom.
Wednesday, 7:00pm - Kevin Tower Life Group (In Person & Zoom)
This life group is studying the life of Christ through the Gospels. Anyone is invited to join in person at church or via Zoom.
Wednesday, 7:00pm - Elvis Chidozie Life Group (Zoom Only)
This life group is on pause until January.
If you would like to join a Life Group or Adult Bible Fellowship group, please just join in via the links above or text or call Kevin Tower at 860-916-5062.
If you have a prayer request or need help in some way, please contact the any of our staff and/or the Care Team at CareTeam@truthbaptistchurch.org.
Looking Unto Jesus,
TBC Staff
