Announcements & Connection Links 12/24/22
Dear TBC Family and Friends
Merry Christmas! I hope and trust that you all have a wonderful Christmas Eve. I'm anticipating a great time at my place seeing everyone, sharing laughs, and having a good time with fellowship.
I know tomorrow is Christmas day and can be a busy day for some of you as you host family at your place and enjoy each other's company over a meal. With that said, I encourage you all to spend the morning in corporate worship with the church. Not because "we have to." But instead because the best thing we can do above time with family and the fellowship we will have is to worship our great Savior and praise Him for humbling himself down to earth, being born of a virgin, with the purpose of fulfilling the Father's plan that we may all be saved.
As a reminder, there will be no ABF hour and no Sunday Evening service tomorrow. We will have our worship service at 10:30am.
Looking forward to worshipping with you all.
In Christ,
Pastor John
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. CHRISTMAS CARD TABLE: Please look over the Christmas card table in the breezeway between the auditorium and gymnasium to see if you have any Christmas cards. If you would like a list of regular attenders to make cards for, please reply to this email.
2. CHRISTMAS SUNDAY: This 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.
3. NEW ADULT BIBLE STUDY CLASSES BEGINNING: Beginning January 8th, we will have the following classes running at the 9:15am hour on Sunday mornings. Children's classes and nursery are available during this hours, so it's a great time to come out and get involved in a class! If you would like to have a conversation to help you figure out the best class for you, please text Melanie at 860-906-6783 or reply to this email.
- Pastor Rowley's Bible Doctrines Class: Pastor Rowley will be covering various doctrines and themes that are in our church Constitution. He always has time for questions and answers, so this is a great class for people with questions or people who want to learn more about the doctrines our church believes. Anyone is welcome to join. This class meets in the gymnasium.
- Kevin Tower's Discipleship Training Class: Kevin will be beginning a 12-15 week class for those interested in getting training in how to become an effective disciple maker. We encourage all regular attenders to attend this class at some point! This class meets in a classroom down below the auditorium lobby. Anyone is invited to join!
- Eli & Madeline's Marriage Class: This class will start off with FamilyLife's Vertical Marriage series and then will follow that series up with another study on the topic of marriage. This class will meeting in an upstairs gymnasium classroom. Anyone is invited to join!
- Skip Mission's Covenants Class: The Covenant's class is a study of the 7 key promises (covenants) that God makes to mankind and Israel in His restoration of all things back to His original design, including the Adamic, Noahic, Abrahamic, Mosaic, Palestinian, Davidic and New Covenants. If curious ask Skip Mission for more details. Anyone is invited to join. This class will meet in a classroom right off the gymnasium.
- Beth Missions's Women's Bible Study Class: This class is a great place for women who need some community and who also enjoy studying the Bible together. They meeting in the classroom right off the auditorium lobby. Any women are invited to join.
- Keith Tower's Theology of Work Class: This class will be exploring the theology of work and why all work matters. The ideas in this class can transform how you think about the hours spent at work and God's calling through those hours. Anyone is invited to join. This class will meeting in the room across the hall from the teen room.
- Dave Pepe's History of Idolatry Class: This class 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) or on Zoom.
- Young Adult Class: Any young adults are invited to join this class that provides community and Bible study on topics that matter to young adults. They are currently doing a series by Kyle Idleman called Not a Fan. This class meets in the Young Adult Classroom.
4. SUNDAY EVENING CHILDREN'S PROGRAM: Beginning in January, our kids will begin a new program on Sunday evenings! In an extension of the morning's lessons, they'll be taking a deeper look at various areas of Christian growth, like Bible study, evangelism and worship. And plenty of games will be included! If any adults or teens are interested in supporting the program as part of a teacher/helper rotation, please see Alisa for more information.
5. LADIES' INTERNATIONAL POTLUCK DINNER: Ladies, please mark your calendars for an international potluck ladies' dinner held at the church at 6pm on Friday, January 13th. Please RSVP to Alisha Albinson, or reply to this email if you can attend. Please bring an international dish to share when you come!
6. FAMILY MEETING: Please mark your calendars for our next family meeting on Sunday evening, January 15th.
7. TBC BASKETBALL LEAGUE SIGN UP: Prior to full open registration, we would like to get our own TBC kids signed up for the upcoming basketball season. Please register your child/children as soon as possible as slots are filling up quickly.
8. LIFE GROUPS: We will have two new life groups starting up on January 24th if anyone would like to join a life group from January through May/June. Keith Tower is heading up a group that meets on Tuesday nights at 6:30pm (kids are welcome) in Windsor, and Pastor John will be heading up a life group on Friday nights at 6:30pm (kids are welcome) in East Hartford. If you would like to join either of those groups or one of the current life groups that meets at church on Wednesday nights, please reply to this email or talk with Pastor John or Keith.
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 (In Person, Zoom by Request - Text Melanie at 860-906-6783)
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
