attend

worship

or a

Christmas

program

with you

and their

lives could be eternally

changed (talk about a

practical gift!)

I love you and love being

your pastor. Let’s join

around the manger and

the cross and the empty

tomb together – because

HE lives!!!!

Pastor Ron

-Upcoming Meetings

From Pastor RonFrom Pastor RonFrom Pastor RonFrom Pastor Ron

Do you have someone on your

Christmas shopping list, who is

so hard to buy a present for

because they seem to have

everything? You may even ask

them what they might like and

they have nothing to add to

your list.

You could buy them a

gold-plated bottle opener, or a

singing keychain, or something

‘practical like that! You could

visit Spencer’s gifts or some

other novelty site for

something ‘unique’ but then

wonder, “What good is that

gift?”

This year for the Christmas

season, the sermon series in

James on “Practical

Christianity” will continue.

These practical sermons will

be gifts you could give one

another and the Lord this year

(and all year round).

Other practical gifts you may

consider giving the Lord (that

I’ve mentioned this year):

Quiet times, Bible

reading, ministry

through a position in

the church, helping

your neighbor in

some way, offering

to pray for people

and doing so, etc….

(by now you’re getting

the idea that a practical

gift is more valuable

than a singing keychain!)

Christmas is a ‘most

wonderful time of the year’.

Christmas programs at school

and church, Christmas

shopping, Christmas parties

and activities are wonderful

and joyous times. However,

if you’re too busy for Jesus

and spiritual worship and

growth, you’re too busy! So

be sure to stay focused on

“THE REAL REASON FOR

THE SEASON”!

People are more open to talk-

ing about spiritual things

during this season too. So,

be sure to invite people to

-Choir practice, Sundays, 5:00 pm

Wednesdays, 8:00 pm-

-NO YLT Meeting, -

Dec 6--- Deacon’s Meeting

No Worship & Proclamation Council Mtg

No Outreach & Discipleship Council Mtg

No Missions & Ministry Council

No Church Council

-Upcoming Events-

Dec 2 Living Windows

Downtown

Dec 3 Adult 4 Christmas

Party @ Gillams

Dec 4 Puppets

Performance

Dec 10 Christmas Store

Dec 11 Staff Christmas

Luncheon

Children’s choir

present Saints &

Angels Song

Dec 14 Church wide

Caroling

Dec 15 Capitol Caroling

Dec 18 Adult /Youth Choir

present Searching

for the King

Dec 24 Candlelight Service

Dec 25 Christmas Day

Service

Dec 26 Office Closed

Jan 1 New Year’s Day

No evening worship

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-LADIES -

“Monday Night Bible Study” “Monday Night Bible Study” “Monday Night Bible Study” “Monday Night Bible Study”

Will resume in January Monday

night at 6:30 pm Fellowship Hall

“Chat Nights” “Chat Nights” “Chat Nights” “Chat Nights”

The first Thursday each month at

McAlister’s Deli on Missouri Blvd.

6:00 pm.

Gossip free fellowship!

“Birthday Lunches” “Birthday Lunches” “Birthday Lunches” “Birthday Lunches”

The second Tuesday each month come

celebrate your birthdays for that month

at Frenchie’s Café at Noon.

“Craft Night”“Craft Night”“Craft Night”“Craft Night”

Will Resume Tuesday 1/17 1/17 1/17 1/17 @ 6:30pm

MINISTRY

OPPORTUNTIES

Second Sunday

each month at JC Rehab at

3:30 pm

MISSIONS & MINISTRY

COUNCIL NEWS

Each month we are collecting food items to

help replenish the food pantry at the

Samaritan Center. In December we are

collecting Cold and Hot Cereal . Please

drop your items in the box at The Spot.

Thank you!

Congratulations to

Ryan and Brittney

Puls, expecting

the birth of their

first child on

June 20, 2012!!!!

JCPS -Christmas

break 12/23-1/2. NO

Wednesday evening

A Special Lottie Moon

offering will be held at the

end of both AM services on

Sunday December 11th.

Women of Southridge meet

Monday 12/5, 6:30 pm for a

special time of prayer for our

missionaries and peoples of

the world.

Southridge Post Office will

open Sunday December 4th.

Bring your Christmas

Greetings and save on

postage. Your postage

savings is an appropriate

donation to the Lottie

Moon offering.

Schedule

coming Soon

Christmas ActivitiesChristmas ActivitiesChristmas ActivitiesChristmas Activities

12/2, 6:00pm Living Windows downtown

12/3, 6:30pm Adult 4 Christmas Party at Gillams

12/4, 6:30pm Puppets Performance

12/8-10 Journey to Bethlehem

12/10, 10am Christmas Store @ JC Manor

4:30 pm Masterwork Christmas Party at

Zamkus’

12/11, 6:30 pm Children’s present

Saints and Angels song

12/14, 6-8:15 pm Church-wide Caroling

12/18, 6:30 pm Adult/Youth Choir present

Searching for the King

12/24, 5:00pm Christmas Eve Candlelight service

12/25, 10:00 am Worship Service

Inclement Weather-Related

Announcements

In the event of inclement weather,

church services may be cancelled.

You can listen to:

Radio stations: KLIK 1240 AM or

Spirit FM 106.5 FM

TV Stations: KRCG TV (CBS) or

KOMU TV (NBC)

or call Church Office 635-6398

(press 2 for secretary) Finance Committee

Tips to Save in the new Year

If possible, buy clothes on sale -

50 to 75 percent off or more

R U a “COURAGEOUS MAN”?

Jan – April, the 1st Saturday of each month –

“COURAGEOUS men” will meet for BREAKFAST and a

time of encouragement about being godly men (husbands

and fathers).

7:30 – 9:00 AM – Jan. 7, Feb. 4, Mar. 3, April 7

Place this on your calendar – IF you are a courageous

man or would like to be ONE!

USHER SCHEDULE

(Group Leader underlined)

12/4…...John Tuell, Jason Branstetter, Dan Jobe,

Willis Persicke, Dave Thomas

12/11….Kelly Myers, Matt Albers, Jim Davenport,

David Martin, Dave Ellis, Doug Griswold,

Mark Mantle

12/18.....Kendall Hale, Tim Gerrels, Terry Hale,

Ralph Lemongelli, Bill Mustain, Dan

Thompson, Felix Edoho

12/25... Don Smith, Gary Allen, Chris Sankpill,

Roland Hudson, Troy Hughes, Wood

Miller, Lee Offenburger, Stowe Johnson

Ron Zamkus….Senior Pastor

Reuben Phelps....Associate Pastor -

Minister of Music

Ryan Puls....Minister of Students

Liza Loughridge....Secretary

Southridge Baptist Church

Kelly Myers

680-5865

Dan Thompson

645-1344

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OUR MISSION: OUR MISSION: OUR MISSION: OUR MISSION:

To help those who do not know To help those who do not know To help those who do not know To help those who do not know

Christ come to know Him, and Christ come to know Him, and Christ come to know Him, and Christ come to know Him, and

those who do to become more those who do to become more those who do to become more those who do to become more

like Him.like Him.like Him.like Him.

We’re on the Web!

http://www.southridgechurch.org

SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAYS

8:00 am---Early Worship Service

9:15 am---Bible Study

10:30 am---Morning Worship Service

5:00 pm---Choir Practice

6:30 pm---Evening Worship Service

WEDNESDAY EVENING

5:45 pm---GA’s & Acteens (Sept-April)

6:30 pm---AWANA (Sept-April)

Bible Studies - will resume after 1st of year

6:30-8:15 pm---Youth Mid-Week (Year round)

7:00-8:00 pm---Praise Team/Band Practice

Our Deacons rotate their responsibilities monthly.

In December December December December please contact Dan Thompson Dan Thompson Dan Thompson Dan Thompson OR

Kelly Myers Kelly Myers Kelly Myers Kelly Myers if you have any special concerns.

Deadline for January

newsletter articles is

December 15th.

December 2011 Verse of the Month

But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son,

born of a woman, born under law, to redeem those

under law, that we might receive the full rights of

sons.– Galatians 4:4-5

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Merry Christmas!

God’s richest blessings on you

And your family during this season

Come listen to The Southridge Worship Choir as they sing at “Living Windows”

Downtown (Madison and High Streets) on December 2nd

starting at 6 pm,

or join us at the Jefferson City Nursing Rehabilitation Center on December 11th

starting at 3:30 pm, and I hope you will invite a neighbor or friend to attend our

program at the church on December 18th

at 6:30 pm

See the Puppets/Mime Team as they share the Christ child Story on December 4th

at 6:30. We are very thankful for this ministry and the opportunities it gives for our

young people to learn the work and energy needed to make each program

successful.

Our Children’s Musical is entitled “Saints and Angels Song” and I could tell you what it’s all

about , but if I did that then you might not think you needed to come. We enjoy our children

singing for us and reminding us the real reason to celebrate, come hear them on December

11th

at 6:30.

One highlight for many from Southridge is our Christmas Eve candlelight Service. Since

December 24th

falls on a weekend (Saturday) our time will begin at 5:00 p.m. that night.

Hope to see you there.

Christmas can be what you make it. It could just be another day

on the calendar. I hope and pray it is not for you. My prayer is

that it will be a special time for you to remember how much God

loved and loves you.

Prayer Time Offering Soloist

December 4 Bob Batey John Tuell’s Team It Was a Starry Night - Choir

December 11 Kelly Myers Kelly Myers’ Team Harpist/ Children

December 18 Frank Vernon Kendall Hale’s Team Beautiful One – Choir

December 25 Kelly Myers Don Smith’s Team What Will You Do - Choir

All Month Responsibility

Piano Denise Gillam

Vocal Team TBA

MediaShout Bob Wilson (8:00) Dave Thomas(10:30)

Sound Tanner Hartman (8:00) Kory King (10:30)

Deacons Kelly Myers, Dan Thompson

Mark Your Calendars

12/4: Puppet Performance—6:30pm

12/8: Journey to Bethlehem Night—7:50pm

Students and Parents Activity

RSVP by Dec. 5

12/14: Christmas Caroling—6:00-8:15pm

12/21: Youth Christmas Party—6:00pm

12/28: NO YOUTH TONIGHT!!!

Merry Christmas!!! • On Thursday, Dec. 8th we are inviting parents and students

to come out and enjoy Journey to Bethlehem at Capital City

Christian church. We have a reservation at 7:50pm and it is

free. If you are interested in going with your student please

let me know by Dec. 5.

• Our annual church Christmas Caroling will be on

Wednesday, Dec. 14. Please be here at 6:00pm and we will

go around the community caroling together.

• The Youth Christmas party will be on Wednesday, Dec. 21st,

we will be headed to watch a movie in Holts Summit. Please

be at church at 6:00pm and return time is TBA.

Prayer Calendar

Every student in our youth group

will be a part of the prayer

calendar. A youth will be

spotlighted and focused on for

one week. Please pray for this

student during that week and ask

that God will place a special

blessing on them as they go about

their daily lives. Maybe send

them a note of encouragement or

a phone call or text to let them

know you’re praying for them.

Here’s the schedule for this

month:

1st week: Joelle Lemongelli 2nd week: Anthony Adrian

3rd week: All Jr. High Students 4th week: All Sr. High Students

Looking Back • In November on Wednesday nights we spent some time

talking about some other religions beliefs. The three specific

ones we covered were Mormons, Jehovah’s Witness, and

New Age. We did a brief over view of what they believe and

mentioned how they do not line up with the Bible and

Christianity. Along with that, we spent some time talking

about what it means to be kind, be good, and be gentle.

• The last Wednesday night we are doing a Random Act of

Kindness for the hospitals in Jefferson City. We will put

together little goodie bags to give to patients in each

hospital’s emergency room. Along with doing these goodie

bags we will have some games and a snack for the students.

Students and Adults leaving for the “Mystery Retreat”

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Ladies’ @ McAlistsers 6:pm

No Worship & Proc.

No Discipleship &

Outreach

2

Living Windows -

Downtown

3

JC Christmas Parade

Adult 4 Christmas

Party @ Gillams 6:30

pm

4

LRPC 2-4 pm

5

Ladies Mission

Prayer 6:30 pm

6 Deacons’ 6:30 pm

VB:8:15 pm

7

Choir 8p

Pearl Harbor Day

8 9

10 JC Manor Christmas

Store 10 am

4:30 pm Masterwork

Party

11 Nursing Home 3:30 pm

Children’s Choir

Presentation

12

13

Ladies’ lunch

@Frenchies 12p

No Missions &

Ministry

NO Church Council

14

Choir 8p

Churchwide

Caroling

15 16 17

18

Adult/Youth Choir

19

20

Ladies’ Craft Night

6:30 pm

21Choir 6p

22

23

JCPS Begin break

24

Candlelight Service

25

Christmas Day

26 Office Closed

27

28

No Wed Activiites

JCPS break

29 30 31

♦ Dec 1

Felix Edoho

♦ Dec 2

John McNay

♦ Dec 3

Auriana Adrian

Stowe & Dianna

Johnson

♦ Dec 5

Paul & Linda

Boorman

♦ Dec 6

Bev Shelly

♦ Dec 7

David Ellis

Lydia Robertson

♦ Dec 9

Wood Miller

♦ Dec 10

Sheri Barnes

♦ Dec 13

Mike Harris

♦ Dec 15

Mikaela Barnes

♦ Dec 16

Moriah

Isringhausen

♦ Dec 17

Carolyn Ellis

Donna Tuell

♦ Dec 18

Caleb Hoppe

♦ Dec 19

Michael Hobbs

Trinity Lange

♦ Dec 20

Roland & Cheryl

Hudson

♦ Dec 21

Virginia Malone

John & Virginia

Malone

♦ Dec 22

Margaret

Isringhausen

Sarah Phelps

♦ Dec 23

Donna Knife

Bob & Pat Batey

♦ Dec 25

Isaac Ellis

♦ Dec 27

Kaylee Knife

Joelle

Lemongelli

Grant & Ashley

Ayres

♦ Dec 28

Karen Daniels

Allan & Sue

Eberwein

♦ Dec 29

Emily Mantle

Mike Hare

♦ Dec 31

Gale Schaffner

December Birthdays &

Anniversary

Every Sunday:Every Sunday:Every Sunday:Every Sunday: Worship, 8:00 am; Bible Study, 9:15 am; Worship, 10:30 am; Choir practice, 5:00 pm; Worship, 6:30 pm; 20’s Small Group

Every Wednesday :Every Wednesday :Every Wednesday :Every Wednesday : GAs, Mission Friends, Acteens, 5:45 pm; Youth & AWANA, 6:30 pm; Praise Team/Band practice, 7:00 pm

Southridge Baptist Church

Calendar of Events

December 2011