If you have never worked a two-hour shift in the SYBA Toy Store, you have missed a blessing! Please consider volunteering this year! Our FSBC family has the chance to work together in the Toy Store on Saturday, December 12. Can you give two hours on this Saturday? Can you give two hours so that the parents shopping will have the chance to sit down with a Christian, face-to-face and knee-to-knee, to hear the saving power of Jesus?

BELOW is a link that shows the two hour shifts on Saturday, December 12. Scroll all the way to the bottom to see December 12. There are four jobs you could sign up for:

1. Shopper's Aide -- this is the person that walks with the parents as they shop and keeps track of what they are "spending."

2. Cashier -- checks out the parents.

3. Greeter -- say hello to the parents as they arrive.

4. Runner -- take parents from the holding room up to the shopping area and then carries their bags of toys to the holding room once they are finished so they can go to meet with a counselor.

The reason our church has stepped up for Saturday, December 12 is that it is the hardest day to staff, especially the last two shifts. What a great time of fellowship and joy. What a great ministry for us! We promise you that after you shift is over, you will not want to leave!

PLEASE take a look at this link, http://sybaptist.org/ToyStoreVolunteer.html. You can fill out the web form or you can email or call Michelle Lourcey (mlourcey@bellsouth.net or 704 871 1396) directly with the times you want to volunteer, and Michelle will take care of the rest. No children or youth for this; only adults. Please pray and see if you can give this gift of time. Everyone will need to sign up in order to volunteer!

If December 12 does not work for you, please see the link for other dates and times!

Medical/Construction/Evangelism Missions Trip to Costa Rica - Update

The Costa Rica missions trip is still open for additional people. Due to the current volatility of airline fares, please talk with Kenny to determine the cost of the trip. Dates are February 20-27, 2010.

In the meantime, if you do not have a passport, go ahead and begin your application process. For this and other resources, go to our missions website resource area: http://fsmissions.info/Resources.html

Kenny Lamm

Baptism Scheduled for November 15

We are scheduling a baptism for Sunday morning, November 15 during the morning Worship Celebration. If you need to be baptized, please contact the church office by phone at (704) 872-7623 or by email at info@frontstreet.org.

November is S.Y.B.A. Food Pantry
Collection Month

Throughout the month of November, we will be collecting food for the Food Pantry (especially canned meats). Please drop off your donations in the Global Missions Collection site in the Educational Building.

Thank you for your commitment to missions!

Reservations Needed!

Our annual Thanksgiving Dinner and Communion Service will be held on Wednesday evening, November 18 at 5:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. respectively. This is the week prior to Thanksgiving week. Reservations are required for the meal. The cost is $5.00 for adults, $4.00 for senior adults, and $4.00 for children under 12. (Plus a non-perishable food item for the Food Pantry at the Baptist Center.) Please sign-up by Sunday, November 15. Sign-up sheets are located on the bulletin boards near the church office. The Thanksgiving and Communion Service begins at 7:00 p.m.

Fall Fun Fest

A HUGE thanks to many of you who participated in the Fall Fun Fest by donating candy, giving out candy, setting up, cleaning up, serving food & drinks, etc. We had 228 children come through our indoor trunk-or-treat. We thought the rain might be a deterrent, but because it was indoors, we had the opportunity to recognize visitors and spend time talking with them. We also were able to give out many fliers with our church information, Celebrate Recovery fliers, Angel Food fliers, and tracts. We will follow up with visitors who indicated they were unchurched with visits. PLEASE join our visitation team on Tuesday nights at 6:00!

Karen

S.Y.B.A. Toy Store

Our SYBA TOY STORE is now collecting money and toys for this year's Toy Store that will run the first two weeks of December. PLEASE pray what God would have you to give to this amazing ministry that presents the plan of salvation to every adult who comes to shop. Just think....the parents/caregivers of over 1200 children will hear the salvation plan during those two weeks of December and then they will be plugged into a local church for discipleship. This is our TOY STORE, our ministry, our Jerusalem. Donating money to this ministry is more effective because of the awesome shopping deals the Association has with local stores. PLEASE bring your toys or money this week. Mark your giving envelopes for the TOY STORE. To learn even more, visit, www.sybaptist.org.

This Coming Sunday Night,

November 15 in Awana:

Operation Christmas Child
Shoebox Collection!

Don't Miss It!

See YOU there!

News and Announcements

Do you have news and announcements for Sunday Morning? If so, please send them to: news@frontstreet.org or call the church office by Thursday morning of that week. We will insert your announcement into our slide show presentation before the service begins. Please be sure to include any clipart or photos.

A Note About This Newsletter

For optimal viewing of this newsletter, please set your email program to view in HTML, not "plain text". If you do not see pictures in this publication, you are viewing it in plain text. The newsletter looks much better in HTML.

College Students

If you have a young person attending college, local or out of town, please submit the requested information on the form on the church website. If your school address has not changed, we still need your information. Click here or on the picture at the left to be connected to the form.

Cross Connection Youth Ministry

THIS WEEK:

Wednesday, November 11: Youth Group, 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, November 15: Youth Worship, 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, November 18: Churchwide Thanksgiving Dinner (5:30 p.m.) and Communion Service (7:00 p.m.)

How to Become Part of the Front Street Family

First, we would like to thank you for your interest in Front Street. Before becoming a member, we feel that you should truly understand our heart and vision before you join our church family, and the new member's class is designed to help you have a clear understanding of your new church family.

Please note that you are not required to join Front Street after attending the New Member's Class. In fact, you will not be pressured in any way to join. We want to encourage you to continue to seek God's will on whether He desires for you to plant your life here with us.

The new member's class is a four week class, held during the Sunday School hour. The next class will be held in January. Those dates for the adult class or for the children's class are January 10, 17, 24 and 31. To sign up for the adult class (which includes youth), or to sign your child up for the children's class, please contact the church office at (704) 872-7623 or email Pastor Tim at tim@frontstreet.org.

AWANA BLOOD DRIVE

FRONT STREET BAPTIST CHURCH

Monday, November 30th

3:00 - 7:30 p.m.

Donors get a change to win Delta Airline Tickets.

Please Bring Photo ID

Prayer Requests

Thank you all for praying each week for our prayer requests. Please take the time to review the list below, pray for the requests on it and advise the church office via e-mail at info@frontstreet.org if a request should be removed or if a request should be added.

Prayer Requests:

Pray for the safety of our men and women serving in the military and the families of those serving.

For Our Church:

Renewal and Awakening and for God's Vision and Direction.

For Church Members:

Karrigan Gooden.

Visit Karrigan's Web Page

Holland Blohm.

Visit Holland's Web Page

Laura Bowles.

Paul Hatchett.

Saint in Care, Elizabeth Childers.

Chuck Howell, diagnosed with cancer.

Sandy Boyer, serious health concerns.

Pauline Campbell.

Margaret McGhee, health concerns.

Grady and Anne Pharr.

Ida Beasley.

Justin Holt.

Bobbie James.

Visit Bobbie's Web Page

James Parker, health concerns.

Donald Martin, health concerns.

Hazel Estes, health concerns.

Carole Leischner, lung cancer.

Patricia Carpenter, health concerns.

Becky Morrison Johnson, work related concerns.

Remember all of our Saints in Care and Saints at Home.

For Our Missionaries:

Norman & Debbie Cannada (NAMB - Charleston, WV)

Kit, Avery & Lucas Putrakul (New Tribes - Cambodia)

Rodney & Beth Love (Hearts of Love - International)

For Friends and Family of Church Members:

Preston Loyd, friend of several church members, recovering from an accident.

Visit Preston's Web Page

John Blakely's mother, serious health concerns.

Pat Bass, friend of Richard and Sandra Oliver, serious health concerns.

John Vairo, Chris Weiss' father.

Joey Bradley, brother of Michelle Miller, serious health concerns.

Alice Wiggins, Donna Johnson's mother, diagnosed with cancer.

Brittany Melton, 21, family member of several members, needs dual lung transplant.

Meredith Oliver, family of Mavis High, serious health condition.

Bob Shepherd, friend of Belinda Stewart, serious health concerns.

Vera Carpenter, family of Mavis High, diagnosed with cancer.

Samuel Mitcham-Gemes, serious health concerns.

Barbara Morrison's brother, serious health issues.

Come Check Out Some Good Books on Parenting in Your Front Street Library!

THE FIVE LOVE LANGUAGES OF TEENAGERS

by Gary Chapman

BRINGING UP BOYS by Dr. James Dobson

THE MAN YOU'RE MEANT TO BE: LOVING YOUR KIDS WHILE LEANING ON GOD by Cheri Fuller

THE DISCONNECTED GENERATION: SAVING OUR YOUTH FROM SELF-DESTRUCTION by Josh McDowell

TEENAGE BOYS! SHAPING THE MAN INSIDE: SURVIVING AND ENJOYING THESE EXTRAORDINARY YEARS by William Beausay

20 RULES AND TOOLS FOR A GREAT FAMILY: SURPRISINGLY SIMPLE

by Steve Stephens

INTERVIEWING YOUR DAUGHTER'S SIDE: 8 STEPS TO NO REGRETS

by Dennis Rainey

EFFECTIVE PARENTING IN A DEFECTIVE WORLD: HOW TO RAISE KIDS WHO STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD by Chip Ingram

Angel Food Ministry

Orders for November 2009 will be taken until Monday, November 9, 2009 at 12:00 p.m., and distributed on Saturday, November 14, from 8:30 - 10:00 a.m.

For more information about this ministry, to see this month's menu, or TO ORDER ONLINE please visit the ministry website:

www.AngelFoodMinistries.com

or contact Mike Munday

Birthdays

November 14 Brad Boyd, Catherine Caudle, Cary Tittle, Robin Raiford

November 15 Beth Christopher, Shirley Gunn, Kaleb Gooden, Katelyn Gooden, Kane Gooden, Jimmy Brewer, Bradley Dyson

November 16 W.W. Henderson, Peggy Sharpe, Coleen Olive, Jennifer Olive, Scott Stewart, Mary Gomez

November 17 Melissa Thomas, Blair Wetzel

November 18 Laura Williams, Victoria Cook, Mike Johnson, Christopher Bowers, Sandra Knell

November 19 Tabitha Moore

November 20 Linda Younger

Request from the Church Office

If you or a family member are hospitalized, please contact the church office at (704) 872-7623 or by emailing info@frontstreet.org to let us know.

Family Concerns and Celebrations

IN THE HOSPITAL:

Iredell:

Paul Hatchett (room #138)

Geneva Current (room #274)

Baptist:

Elsie Lippard (room #456-Ardmore Tower)

THANK YOU:

Hey,

We at Bonfire wanted to "thank you" so very much for supplying a bus for these kids to attend the School Release Program. You truly were a blessing and the bus served us well!

We also wanted you to know we saw over 322 decisions made to accept Jesus Christ. Wow - an awesome week!

We at Bonfire consider you a partner in ministry for all your prayers and support.

God will bless...Amen. This is good ground to sow into and you sowed good seed! Get ready for your harvest!!

We love you and ask that you continue to keep Bonfire Crusades in your prayers and we will as well keep you in ours.

You are a blessing.

Thank you,

Bonfire Crusades

PLEASE PRAY AND ENCOURAGE:

MAJ. RYAN HOWELL

HHT-3-1 CAV, 3/3 ID

COP SHOCKER, IRAQ

APO AE 09317

CALENDAR

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10

No Senior Adult Choir Rehearsal

6:00 p.m. Visitation

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11

6:00 p.m. Children's and Youth Bible Drill

6:30 - 7:40 p.m. Celebration Choir Rehearsal

6:30 - 7:40 p.m. K-5 Children's Choirs; Youth; Wednesday Night Small

Groups; Prayer Partners

7:35 p.m. Finance Committee Meeting in the Sunday School Office

7:50 p.m. Instrumentalist Rehearsal

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13

7:00 a.m. Men's Prayer Breakfast at Friendly Family Restaurant

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14

8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Angel Food Distribution

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15 Baptism Today!

8:30 - 9:00 a.m. Library Open

9:00 a.m. Sunday School

New Member's Class - Week #3

9:30 a.m. Sunday School at Mision
Bautista Hispana

10:30 a.m. Worship Celebration at Front Street Baptist Church

10:35 a.m. Worship Service at Mision
Bautista Hispana

1:30 p.m. C3 Meeting

3:15 p.m. Deacons' Working Meeting - Visit our Families

5:30 - 7:15 p.m. Awana; Youth Group; Sunday Night Small Group Studies

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16

6:30 p.m. Celebrate Recovery

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17

10:00 a.m. Senior Adult Choir Rehearsal

4:30 p.m. Young at Heart to the Depot

6:00 p.m. Visitation

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18

5:30 p.m. Churchwide Thanksgiving Dinner

7:00 p.m. Thanksgiving Communion Service

7:45 p.m. Celebration Choir Rehearsal

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20

7:00 a.m. Men's Prayer Breakfast at Friendly Family Restaurant

Service Schedule

Welcoming Committee: M/M John Blakely (SE Choir), M/M Jerry Alford

(SW Choir), M/M Brent Austin (NE Front), M/M Bob Harwell (NW Front)

NURSERY SCHEDULE - Sunday Morning Worship, November 15:

BABIES: Gaye Fox, Carolyn Ayers and Karen Shea
ONE YEAR OLDS:   Debbie Lang and Dale McLellard
TWO YEAR OLDS:  Manda Stegall and Mary Clendenin
THREE YEAR OLDS:  Chuck and Pam Farnsworth

NURSERY - OTHER SERVICES:

EVENING SERVICES, November 15:
(5:30 p.m.): Wendy and Joe Alford

WEDNESDAY SERVICE, November 18 (6:30 p.m.): Mitzi and Kevin Gooden

PRAYER SANCTUARY - Sunday Morning Worship, November 15: Bobby James

SUND/AY MORNING WELCOME CENTER:
8:45 - 9:15 a.m.: George and Elaine Stadtfeld

10:00 - 10:30 a.m. David and Dixie Hare

LIBRARY SCHEDULE:
Sunday: 8:30-9:00 a.m.: Brenda Funderburk 6:45-7:30 p.m.: Debbie Lang
Wednesday: 6:00-6:30 p.m.: Barbara Morrison, Linda Meadors and Marcia Miller

DEACONS/PARKING LOT:
Saturday, November 14: Paul Snead (704-876-6985) Hospital Visitation Saturday, Parking Lot Patrol Sunday PM

Sunday, November 15: Todd Rhyne (704-876-2124) Hospital Visitation Sunday,

Parking Lot Patrol Sunday AM

USHERS FOR NOVEMBER:

AM: Chuck Howell, Steve Somers, Terry Fox, Franklin Ivey, Wayne Mayberry, Kenneth Lippard and Sam Lowrance

PM: Jeff Stone, Donald Webber, Jim Hawks, Todd Lamberth, Matt Miller, Ken Johnson and Scott Tuthill

A LOOK AT THE RECORD


November 8, 2009:

Worship Attendance.............................	371

Sunday School.........................................	295
Enrollment.................................................	677
Members Present.....................................	284
New Members..........................................	0
Visitors......................................................	11
Total Contacts.........................................	5

Tithes and Offerings:

Total Tithes and Offerings....................	$25,361.54
Budget Offering Required......................	$14,471.15
Budget Offering Received......................	$18,947.49
Designated Offerings..............................	$5,438.05
Other Receipts Received........................	$976.00
Budget Needs to Date............................	$144,711.50
Budget Gifts to Date...............................	$144,892.49

Building Fund Totals..............................	$4,600.00

Memorials and Honorariums

COSTA RICA MISSIONS

In Honor of: Remy Mottinger on her birthday

By: Wayne and Barbara Campbell

SYBA TOY STORE

In Memory of: David Haire's mother

By: Marshall and Terrie Ross

AUDIO MINISTRY

By: Robert York

Toy Store Training

Saturday, November 21, 2009

at Troutman Baptist Church

9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

If you are a first-time volunteer for the Toy Store, or if it's been awhile since you have served, this training is for you!

If you have any questions, feel free to call the Baptist Center at (704) 873-4372.

Thank you!

Prayer Sanctuary

We are looking for volunteers to add to our current list to diligently pray during the worship hour specifically for the Sunday morning service. Singles, couples, families and prayer partners are encouraged. The commitment is for one Sunday every 4 to 6 months. Please contact the office at 704-872-7623 or email info@frontstreet.org.

Front Street Services Now Available on DVD!

Do you ever wish you could see your child dedicated or baptized again?

Have you ever participated in a service and want to remember it forever?

Was the sermon so memorable that you want to see the Pastor preach it again and again?

Good News! DVDs of our worship services are now available! For a cost of $5.00 each, you can now obtain a copy of any service. (Our archives go back about six months.) Just contact the church office and pay $5.00 in advance.

Sanctuary Flowers

If you would like to place flowers in the sanctuary in memory or in honor of someone, please call the church office. Flowers are needed for all months except December. The cost is $45.00, and payment will reserve your date.

Cartoon of the Week!

Contact Info

Front Street Baptist Church (704) 872-7623 info@frontstreet.org