Knightdale Baptist Church December 2014 Newsletter

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Four Sundays
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we
have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the
Father, full of grace and truth.
John 1:14
The season of Advent dates back to the fifth century. By the Council
of Nicaea in 325 AD, many churches had already adopted a seasonal
practice to prepare for the arrival of Christmas. We observe Advent
the four Sundays leading to December 25 as a time of spiritual
examination and preparation for the celebration of Christ’s birth.
We prepare for a “coming” – not of seasonal sales, decorations, or
jolly ole’ St. Nick, but the arrival of God in the flesh, dwelling among
his people. While Christmas seems to start earlier and earlier each
year, with the ads rolling out shortly after Halloween (lest we forget
Thanksgiving), the season is marked by the mad rush to shop, cook,
party, eat, watch football, go hunting, more shopping, gifts, re-gifts,
returning gifts, and more shopping.
Our modern Christmas experience has potential to separate us from
the true spiritual significance of Christ’s birth. Our cultural Christmas,
while enjoyable, doesn’t focus our attention on the remarkable
message brought to us in the incarnation of God here on earth.
Four Sundays. Four Sundays to focus on the significance of Jesus.
We’ll decorate, hang the greens, light the candles, listen to the songs
and messages, all to remind us the reason why we celebrate this time
of year, reminding us amidst the crowded schedules to make room in
our hearts for the Prince of Peace. That’s a gift you’ll not find on a
store shelf or wrapped under a tree.
This Advent season reminds us to take time to appreciate the gift of a
Savior. May this Advent season guide us towards a true celebration,
one felt deep within our souls.
Merry Christmas!
— Trent Sessoms
P1 Four Sundays
P2 December Anniversaries
and Birthdays
P2 Baptist Knights
P2 Children’s Time
Schedule for December
P2 Church Budget
P3 December Calendar
P4 Children’s Worship
Schedules for December
P4 Love Connection
P4 Ushers for December
P4 List of Deacons
P4 Knightdale Parade
P5 Youth News
P5 Advent
P5 Love Offering
P6 From the Front Porch
P6 While They Were Sleeping
P6 Merry Christmas
from the Staff
P7 Operation Christmas
Child
P7 Lottie Moon/
CBF Global Missions
P7 Wednesday Night
Fellowship Meal
P7 Backpack Buddies
P8 KBC Christmas
Worship Schedule
P8 Staff

2. Page 2 the Beam, a monthly Newsletter for Knightdale Baptist Church December, 2014
December Anniversaries
Alma Smith Dec 3 Norwood Hargrove Dec 13 Connor Tew Dec 20
Teresa Watkins Dec 3
Alice Wiggins Dec 3 J.R. Watkins Dec 14 Bret Poirier Dec 21
Ashleigh Tew Dec 6 Billy Murray Dec 16 Mike Chalk Dec 24
Trent Talley Dec 7 Margaret Humphries Dec 17 Bridgett Ward Dec 29
Pennie Wilson Dec 17
Mark Hailey Dec 10 Frank Biggerstaff Dec 31
Philip Humphries Dec 18
Trent Sessoms Dec 18
Dudley and Nellie Stallings
December 27th
Happy 61st Anniversary!
Steve and Sharon Peters
December 8th
Happy 14th Anniversary!
Dwight and Peggy Whitley
December 17
Happy 65th Anniversary!
Mac and Lois McCoy
December 27th
Happy 40th Anniversary!
John Bruce and Dot Parrish
December 27th
Happy 68th Anniversary!
December Birthdays
Baptist Knights for December and
January
Baptist Knights are KBC volunteers that ensure the
facilities are locked and secure each day. If you
need the facilities unlocked for any reason please be
sure to contact the church office so that they may
help make those arrangements for you. Thank you.
Nov 30 - Dec 6 Bill Scanlon
Dec 7 - Dec 13 Jeff Maynard
Dec 14 - Dec 20 Tim Poirier
Dec 21 - Dec 27 Jim Farrington
Dec 28 - Jan 3 Stephen Tew
Jan 4 - Jan 10 Brandon West
Jan 11 - Jan 17 David Hinton
Jan 18 - Jan 24 Jesse Ward
Jan 25 - Jan 31 James Lucas
Children’s Time
Ministry Leader’s
Schedule
Dec 7th - James Lucas
Dec 14th - Jamie Rosehart
Dec 21st - Jim Farrington
Dec 28th - Joe Johnston
Jan 4th - Lois
McCoy
Jan 11th - Bill
Scanlon
items associated with the
budget, we would like for
you to present your request
as soon as possible.
The Finance committee is
presently reviewing the
budget by line item and we
need your input. If you are
responsible for any line
Please contact Bill Scanlon
at 919-217-6027 with your
requests.
Church Budget

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
30
Food Pantry Sunday
First Sunday of Advent
9:15 AM Koffee Before
Church
9:45 AM Bible Study
11:00 AM HOG Worship
Service
11:30 AM Faith
Expressions
6:00 PM Snack n YAK
1
6:00 PM
F.C. Christmas
Party
6:00 PM
Open
Basketball
2
10:00 AM
BALL Club
5:30 PM
Read & Feed
6:00 PM
Upward Practice
3
6:30 PM Adult Bible Study
6:30 PM Mission Friends
6:30 PM GA's & RA's
6:30 PM YAK 360
7:15 PM Children's Choir
Practice
7:30 PM Worship Choir
Practice
4
7:00 PM
Properties
Committee
Meeting
5 6
9:00 AM
Upward
Games
7
Second Sunday of Advent
9:15 AM Koffee Before
Church
9:45 AM Bible Study
11:00 AM Morning
Worship
11:30 AM Faith
Expressions
6:00 PM Snack n YAK
8
6:00 PM
Open
Basketball
9
10:00 AM
BALL Club
5:30 PM
Read & Feed
6:00 PM
Upward Practice
7:00 PM
Angelic
Minister’s Mtg.
at Brenda
Hailey’s
10
5:30 PM Wednesday Night
Fellowship Meal
6:30 PM Adult Bible Study
6:30 PM Mission Friends
6:30 PM GA's & RA's
6:30 PM YAK 360
7:15 PM Children's Choir
Practice
7:30 PM Worship Choir
Practice
11
12
13
9:00 AM
Upward
Games
7:00 PM
Youth
Christmas
Party
14
Third Sunday of Advent
9:15 AM Koffee Before
Church
9:45 AM Bible Study
11:00 AM Morning
Worship
11:30 AM Faith
Expressions
6:00 PM Snack n YAK
15
6:00 PM
Open
Basketball
7:00 PM
Cemetery
Meeting
16
10:00 AM
BALL Club
6:00 PM
Upward Practice
7:00 PM
Finance
Committee Mtg.
17
6:30 PM Adult Bible Study
6:30 PM Mission Friends
6:30 PM GA's & RA's
6:30 PM YAK 360
7:15 PM Children's Choir
Practice
7:30 PM Worship Choir
Practice
18
19
20
9:00 AM
Upward
Games
21
Fourth Sunday of Advent
9:15 AM Koffee Before
Church
9:45 AM Bible Study
11:00 AM Morning
Worship
11:30 AM Faith
Expressions
6:00 PM Snack n YAK
22
6:00 PM
Open
Basketball
23
10:00 AM
BALL Club
24
5:00 pm Christmas Eve
Service
25
Christmas Day
26
27
28
First Sunday of Christmas
9:15 AM Koffee Before
Church
9:45 AM Bible Study
11:00 AM HOG Worship
Service
11:30 AM Faith
Expressions
6:00 PM Snack n YAK
29
6:00 PM
Open
Basketball
30
31
New Year’s Eve
No Wednesday Night
Activities
6:00 PM
Youth Visit to Wellington
1
New Year’s Day
2 3
9:00 AM
Upward
Games
December

4. Page 4 the Beam, a monthly Newsletter for Knightdale Baptist Church December, 2014
Love Connection for
December
(Please send a card, place a call
or visit the following during the
month of December):
This Christmas season please
choose someone you would
like to make a connection
with; whether it be one of our
military, someone in a
nursing home or someone
home bound. Make a
difference in someone’s
Christmas this year!
Children’s Worship Schedule for the
Month of December
Coordinator: “Pete” Harrell (919-266-2830)
Dec 7 Lead Teachers Assistants
Crib Babies: Cheryl Jackson Rachel Jackson
Toddlers: Volunteers Needed
2’s & 3’s: Mike and Angie Wallis
Children’s Church: James Lucas
Assistants: Kristin and Tim Poirier
Dec 14
Crib Babies: Christie Hatch
Toddlers: Terry Johnson Jeremy Tention
2’s & 3’s: Volunteers Needed
Children’s Church: James Lucas
Assistants: Volunteers Needed
Dec 21
Crib Babies: Monique Mackey
Toddlers: Bill Scanlon
2’s & 3’s: Volunteers Needed
Children’s Church: James Lucas
Assistants: Courtney Glover,
Valerie and Mark Beasley
Dec 28
Crib Babies: Bobbie Earnhardt, Peggy Altice
Toddlers: Volunteers Needed
2’s & 3’s: Volunteers Needed
Children’s Church: James Lucas
Assistants: Brian and Holly Martin
Ushers for December
Bobby Harrell, Bill Scanlon
Jesse Ward, Brandon West
List of Deacons
2015
Christie Hatch
David Hinton (Chair)
Monique Mackey
Bill Scanlon
Stephen Tew
2016
Sam Maise
Carolyn Martinson
Jeff Maynard
2017
Robin Farrington
Terry Johnson
“Pete” Harrell
Please note: If for some reason you are not available to help on the day that
you volunteered to work, we ask that you please don’t forget to find a
replacement for yourself so there is adequate coverage during the worship
service. Also, if you have a change in the schedule for the children’s nursery
or children’s church, please contact the monthly coordinator so that the
change can be made prior to the printing of the worship bulletin. However,
any permanent changes in the schedule should continue to be handled by the
lead coordinator.
Thank you for all your help.
Knightdale Parade
The Knightdale Christmas Pa-rade
is Saturday, December
6th at 2:00 pm. KBC will be in
the parade, so come out and
see the parade and support
your church!

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Youth News
Youth Christmas Party - Satur-day,
December 13th at Pastor
Joe’s house - 7:00 - 9:00 pm.
Wellington Visit - Wednesday,
December 31st at 6:00 pm.
Youth Ski Trip - January 9th -
11th.
— Pastor Joe
December 21st and
distributed equally among
Trent, Hal, Joe, Patty, Dana
and Ann. The preschool
board will recognize Christi
A love offering will be
received for our staff to
express our appreciation
and love. This offering will
be received through
and our preschool staff. If
you wish to contribute,
please mark your envelope
as “Love Offering.”
Love Offering
looking through cards, little
gifts and mementoes of the
past. Also, I find a stack of
letters from a grandson that
ends with “I love you,
Grandma. Can you find the
cross I have hidden in the
letter?”
We used to plan for
shopping sprees and gift
wrapping parties, but most
folks order on-line or have
things sent by FedEx now.
As we get older, Advent is a
quieter, more solemn, and
It’s changed over the years.
There was a time when our
house was filled with
children around our feet,
giggling and teasing each
other. Those sounds are no
more.
The families have grown up
and many have moved
away. So, we look forward
to their cards with pictures
to see how their children
have grown.
The days are quieter and
are spent reminiscing and
yes, a more Holy time. We
are not lonely; just alone
sometimes in solitude,
spending more time in
meditation. All of life is good,
even though it changes.
Peace settles around us as a
warm woolen blanket.
We get ready to welcome the
Christ Child and rejoice
again at His coming.
Mary Weathers
2014
John 14:27
Advent - An Ode to Peace

6. Page 6 the Beam, a monthly Newsletter for Knightdale Baptist Church December, 2014
Sunday Evening, December 14
“God Is With Us”
6:30 PM
featuring the
KBC Handbell Choir and
Worship Choir
with special guests
Ryan Mixter, Michael Roach &
Brian Russell
Mark Yours Calendars…
Sunday, November 30
“Hanging of the Green” Service
11:00 AM
Wednesday,
December 24
“Candlelight
Christmas Eve
Service”
5:00 PM
-Hal Roach
From the Front Porch
How quickly, how
mysteriously, how
unexpectedly an ordinary
night became the turning
point of human history.
How remarkable that God
chose to set his great rescue
plan in motion when only a
young couple was paying
attention and only a few
shepherds were awake.
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Pastor Trent,
Pastor Joe,
Pastor Hal,
Patty,
Dana,
Ann
It was an evening like any
other. Ordinary men were
doing an ordinary job.
Shepherds were “keeping
watch over their flock by
night” (Luke 2:8). Was it
chilly? Were they tired?
When angels appeared with
news of a Savior, had the
shepherds been talking
about their troubles or
sharing a good joke?
God’s work is sometime so
secret we may wonder if he’s
there or if he cares. The
Christmas story tells us that
God works out breathtaking
plans for our lives in the
dark, often while we’re
sleeping or going about our
ordinary routines.
While They Were Sleeping

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Mission and Worship Opportunities
OCC December
Thank you for all your contributions! The shoeboxes are on their way to
their destinations, so for the month of December we ask that you pray. Pray
that every girl and boy who receives a shoebox will experience God’s
unconditional love and provision through the gifts they receive.
Wednesday Night Fellowship Meal
make reservations at 919-
266-2471.
Cost for the meal is:
adults (10-up) $5.00
children (4-9) $2.00
and children 3 and under
eat free (Max charge per
family - $20.00).
This month the Wednesday
Night Fellowship Meal will
be Wednesday, December
10th from 5:30 - 6:30 PM.
Reservations/cancellations
must be made by noon on
Monday, December 8th.
Call the church office to
Menu:
Baked Spiral Ham, Candied
Yams, Butterbeans, Bread,
Homemade Desserts and
Beverages. (Cheese Pizza
always available)
weekend meals during the
school year. We need lots of
kid-friendly non-perishable
food items to maintain this
ministry. A list of items can
be found in the vestibule of
the Sanctuary. Food
collection bins are located
The “Backpack
Buddies” program
is an ongoing
ministry KBC has
with Knightdale
Elementary School. It
provides children from
food-insecure homes with
in the Education Building
and the vestibule of the
Sanctuary. The children and
their respective families
greatly appreciate the
weekend meals we provide.
Thank you for being a part of
this ongoing KBC ministry.
Backpack Buddies
In addition to
postage money for
Missions, envelopes
are available for
your regular
offering to Lottie
Moon and CBF Global
Missions. These offerings
The Church Post Office is
ready for you to send
Christmas cards to church
members. Please put your
postage money in your
offering envelope and mark
it “postage for” - Lottie
Moon or Global Missions.
can be made through
the month of December.
November 30th -
December 7th is the
week of prayer for
International Missions
and Lottie Moon Christmas
Offering.
Lottie Moon/Global Missions

8. Page 8 the Beam, a monthly Newsletter for Knightdale Baptist Church December, 2014
KBC Christmas
Worship Opportunities
Sunday, November 30th - Hanging of the Greens Service at the 11:00
Knightdale Baptist Church
15 Main Street
Knightdale, NC 27545
Phone: 919-266-2471 · Fax: 919-266-0984
www.knightdalebaptist.org
Office Hours (Monday - Friday) 8:00 am until 5:00 pm
Address Service Requested
The Mission of Knightdale Baptist Church, as a loving, unified body, is to worship God and share Christ through
various Christian ministries, teaching, service, prayer and fellowship.
Staff:
Rev. Trent Sessoms
Senior Pastor
Rev. Hal Roach
Minister of Worship
Rev. Joe Johnston
Youth Pastor
Mrs. Patty Jones
Administrative Assistant
Mrs. Christi Boggs
Preschool Director
am worship service.
Sunday, December 7th - Youth Caroling after 11:00 am worship.
Sunday, December 14th - “God is With Us” Worship Experience at
6:30 pm.
Wednesday, December 24th - Christmas Eve Service at 5:00 pm.
Wednesday, December 31st - Youth to Wellington.