Tabernacle Baptist Church e-Tidings

Week of November 29 - December 5, 2021

Our Vision is to be Transformed by Christ and to see Transformation for Christ.

UPCOMING DATES

Christmas at Tabernacle: Celebrate the Joy!

Sunday, December 5 - 5 PM

This event is our largest presentation and will feature festive Christmas music led by the Tabernacle Choir & Orchestra, 1st-5th grade worship arts children, and dramatic elements. Also, don't miss the all-church Christmas party in the Fellowship Hall following the concert. We will celebrate the joy we find in Christ during this festive time of year. Childcare is available for the concert and the concert will be live streamed on the church website.

Poinsettia Sale

It is now time for the yearly poinsettia sale to decorate the Worship Center. Each plant is $15, and forms are now available in the church office or online. You can pay for poinsettias with cash or check at the church office or with online giving by clicking HERE. The deadline for orders is Wednesday, December 8. Poinsettias can be taken home after the Christmas Eve service.

Service of Remembrance

Sunday, December 12 - 5 PM

In the midst of the excitement of the holidays, celebrating can also be a difficult time while dealing with loss. This worship service will offer a time to stop and remember loved ones who have passed away in the last year, a time to lay our burdens before the Lord, and a time to take The Lord's Supper together as we remember Christ's sacrifice for us on the cross. If you would like to submit a name of a loved one who has passed away this year, please contact Mary Lou Grimmett. The person's name will be read aloud during the service. Childcare is available for this service and the service will not be live streamed out of consideration for those attending.

Christmas Eve Service

Saturday, December 24 - 5 PM

Christmas Eve is an exciting time as we share in the joy of Christ's coming to earth while gathering with friends and family. This service is for all ages and will feature carol singing, the reading of the Christmas story for kids, and a mass candle lighting at the end of the service. We invite the entire family to worship together as no childcare will be available. This service will be live streamed on the church website.

Christmas Store

We are overjoyed that our Tabernacle members have now signed up to buy for all the 140 children we were asked to take care of this year! Now, we are only short about 200 cans of vegetables and other nonperishables so we can supply these 46 families with some extra food for Christmas. Please place them in the bins in the Missions Hall. The date for the Christmas Store drive thru is December 9. Please put this on your calendar to come help spread the love of Christ to our community.

Lottie Moon Christmas Offering

The Lottie Moon Christmas Offering provides the International Mission Board with funding for global ministry. Every penny given goes directly to missionaries on the field. The Mission Partnership Council has set Tabernacle’s goal for this year at $40,000. Please prayerfully consider your contribution during this Christmas season so we can help share the gospel around the world.

Lottie Moon Christmas Card Exchange

Throughout the Advent Season, you can drop Christmas Cards to others in the church family by using the Christmas Card Exchange Box located next to the Help Desk. Our Christmas Box helpers will sort the cards and deliver them to the recipient's Sunday School class each week. We encourage you to give any postage savings to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions. You can brighten someone's day in the church as we support the spread of the gospel around the world!

Student MOVE Conference

MOVE is an overnight conference experience for 6th-12th graders. They will get to sit under great preaching and worship as well as have an awesome time with friends in Wild Adventures theme park. The cost is $130 and includes: conference ticket, hotel, dinner on the 29th, lunch on the 30th, and an unlimited refill souvenir cup. Additional money will be needed for lunch and dinner on the way to and from Valdosta, any conference merch, or any snacks in the park. $25 is due at sign-up. The remaining balance is due the morning of December 29th. If you need assistance to send your student to MOVE, please let John Pridgen know!

ONGOING MISSION NEEDS

The following items are needed and can be dropped off in the appropriate collection bin in the missions hallway.

Open Hands: toothpaste, bar soap

Christmas Store: canned goods

PRAYER LIST & DINNER MENU

Be in prayer for...

Pray for the unity of Tabernacle so that we may clearly communicate the gospel to our hurting world.
Pray for intentionality between every person at Tabernacle Baptist Church and the divine appointments they encounter so that people may come to know Jesus as their personal Lord and Savior.
Pray for grace to abound at Tabernacle so that our perspective of those around us may be enlightened by the redeeming possibilities of God’s love.

Intercessory Prayer List

Wednesday Night Dinner Menu

December 1

Hamburgers

Crinkle fries

Baked beans

Salad

Cupcakes

Sweet Tea /Unsweet Tea /Water

December 8

Vegetable Beef Soup

Cornbread

Full Salad Bar

Christmas Sugar Cookies

Sweet Tea / Unsweet Tea / Water

Adults: $6

Children: $4

No reservation required for Wednesday Night Dinner

BY THE NUMBERS

Online Giving

Thank you for your faithful giving that allows our church to do meaningful ministry in our community! You may drop off gifts during regular office hours (Monday-Thursday, 8:30 AM-5:30 PM or Friday, 8:30 AM-1 PM). You may also give in person during the worship service, mail your gift, give online by clicking the button below, or text "tabernacle150" to 73256.