FBC Raleigh News • December 14, 2021
FIRST NIGHT RALEIGH

As we have for many years, First Baptist will be a venue for First Night Raleigh on Friday, December 31. An all-access ticket is required for entrance. The easiest way to get a ticket is to visit a Triangle-area Harris Teeter or purchase one online at Etix.com. Tickets are $12 in advance for everyone ages 6+. On-site tickets will be sold for children ages 6-12 at $12, and $16 for those ages 13+. Admission is free for children under the age of 5. Vaccination or a negative COVID test within 48 hours is required to attend indoor venues, as well as masks inside the building. Children too young to get a test must be a accompanied by an adult who has had one.

First Night schedule at FBC: 
Fellowship Hall
  • 7:45 and 9pm African-American Dance Ensemble
 Sanctuary
  • 7pm Triangle Youth Jazz Ensemble
  • 8pm Gregg Gelb Jazz Group feat. Chris Gelb, Steve Anderson, and Chris Mills
  • 9pm Triangle Youth Jazz Ensemble
  • 10pm Open Jazz jam session with the Gregg Gelb Jazz Group
DO YOU NEED OFFERING ENVELOPES?

If you are not receiving FBC offering envelopes and would like some for 2022, please contact Wayne Hager and he will go over options with you. If you currently receive envelopes, look for an email soon to help gauge your need for next year. Giving patterns have changed so much during COVID and we want to be sure we meet the expectations you have for offering envelopes.  
GLOBAL MISSION OFFERING

All of us are eager for Christmas to come each year as we celebrate the birth of the baby Jesus. If you were here Sunday night, the sights and sounds of our annual Hanging of the Greens service are still twirling through your mind. What a great way to begin this season of giving as we decorate our church and homes with symbols of God’s gift of a son that we might have eternal life! For some of us this season began early with Toy Joy activities and now December’s mission project will provide basic clothing for our Clothing Ministry. There are needs everywhere and our contributions matter.

For our CBF missionaries, the feeling of “Christmas in our hearts” is not just one day or one month, but all year long. Their lives are dedicated to telling the story of God’s love to those with no hope and showing God’s love through their actions as they help people find food, shelter, work, and a purpose for their lives. 100% of your gifts for the offering will support the long-term presence of CBF field personnel serving in the United States and around the world. This is truly a gift that keeps on giving. Please give generously and prayerfully to this offering.
Nancy Moore Phillips, WMU Director 
FBC SKI RETREAT

Our FBC Ski Retreat is coming soon! The dates are January 7–9, and it’s open to everyone! We will be staying in cabins at Pipestem National Park and skiing at Winterplace, all in West Virginia. The cost is $175, or $85 for those who don't wish to ski, with a $40 deposit to be paid by December 25. If you’d like to go on this retreat, please fill out this online form. If you have any questions, contact Michael Hood.

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To pay with Vanco Faith Mobile app, click here.
To pay with give+ on the website, click here.
BIBLE VERSES FOR DAILY USE
  • Tuesday, December 14: Isaiah 11:1-9; Numbers 16:20-35; Acts 28:23-31
  • Wednesday, December 15: Isaiah 11:1-9; Micah 4:8-13; Luke 7:31-35
  • Thursday, December 16: Psalm 80:1-7; Jeremiah 31:31-34; Hebrews 10:10-18
  • Friday, December 17: Psalm 80:1-7; Isaiah 42:10-18; Hebrews 10:32-39
  • Saturday, December 18: Psalm 80:1-7; Isaiah 66:7-11; Luke 13:31-35
  • Sunday, December 19: Micah 5:2-5a; Luke 1:46b-55; Psalm 80:1-7; Hebrews 10:5-10; Luke 1:39-45, (46-55)
  • Monday, December 20: Psalm 113; Genesis 25:19-28; Colossians 1:15-20
DEACON ON CALL
December 12-18 • David Kelley
(919-437-1845 m or 919-639-8268 h)
WEEK AT A GLANCE • DECEMBER 14-20
Tuesday, December 14
10am Staff Mtg. (CR)
10:45am WMU Group 2 (Springmoor)
7:30pm Pathfinders SS (Zoom)

Wednesday, December 15
5pm Meal (PL/FH)
6:15 pm Church Conference (FH)
7:30pm Adult Choir Rehearsal (Choir Rm./S)

Thursday, December 16
7am Band of Brothers (Zoom)
10am FBP Christmas Cookie Decorating (FH)
6:30pm College Group (Garth/318)
Sunday, December 19
9:45am Sunday School
11am Worship (S/YouTube)
11:15am JBC Worship and Potluck Luncheon (Rm. 301/302)
6:30pm Adult Choir Christmas Party (FH)

Monday, December 20
FBP Closed for Christmas Break (resumes Monday, January 3)
6pm MMIH Rehearsal (S Balcony)
CHURCH CONFERENCE TOMORROW NIGHT

Our regularly scheduled Church Conference will be held this Wednesday, December 15, at 6:15pm. The Zoom link is below, as well as a call-in number for those who would rather join via phone. We will send out the needed attachments that normally would be on the tables via email before the meeting. Please note that this is a different Zoom link than our regularly scheduled Wednesday Centerpoint link. We look forward to seeing as many of your faces as possible tomorrow night!

Meeting ID: 850 6201 7518
Passcode: wDefe3

Phone number: (301) 715-8592
Meeting ID: 850 6201 7518
Passcode: 490422
WEDNESDAY
NIGHT SUPPER

Each week, dinner will continue to be from 5-6pm, tailgating style, in the parking lot. Your family also has the option of coming inside the building and we'll all spread out between the Fellowship Hall, Lewis lobby, and 301/302. Please make reservations for dinner at this link to the page on the church website or by calling the church office.
On December 15, we'll be having curried vegetables with rice for supper.
MATERNITY LEAVE DETAILS

We celebrate with Chad and Leah on the December 2 birth of Jennings Jett Reed. During her maternity leave, Leah will be checking email only sporadically, so please contact the following lay leaders, ministers, and staff who are taking over her ministerial duties with your questions or concerns:

Clothing Ministry - Sabrina Tyndall
Rose Window Weekly - Jennie Herrick
Housing All - Anne Bullard and Courtney Selna
Mike Morris Fellowship Fund - Chris Chapman
First Foundations magazine - Jen Foster
Social Media (Facebook & Instagram) - Michael Hood
Mass emails to the church body - Jennie Herrick or Wayne Hager
Website - Wayne Hager
And Also With 'Cue - Rebecca Sasser, Ashley Prather, or David With
Centerpoint Zoom - Wayne Hager
Habitat for Humanity - Chris Chapman
OUR FIRST FRUITS
STEWARDSHIP CAMPAIGN
 
During this time of stewardship, we ask you to:
  • Recognize with gratitude the gifts God has given. Our gratitude motivates us to return our first fruits to God.
  • Prayerfully consider your gift to FBC Raleigh and how God may use you in our ministries this year.
  • Give from your first and best. The idea of first fruits challenges us to give intentionally from our first and best, rather than our leftovers. This means setting our intentions in advance of the year to come.
 
When pledges have been returned to the church, the budget will be presented again for approval by our congregation. A stewardship packet has been mailed. The proposed budget is also available in the members-only section of our website. You may also request a copy by calling the church office at 919-832-4485. You may pledge online here. As of 12/9/21 we have 137 pledges totaling $927,173.
CHILDREN'S COATS NEEDED

As we approach colder temperatures, the Clothing Ministry is in dire need of children's coats of all sizes. This includes infants all the way up to youth sizes. You may place your donations in the bin at the back parking lot door, and make sure to take a tax receipt from the wall above the bin. Thank you for giving the gift of warmth to so many families
in our community!

Please note that the Clothing Ministry will be closed for guests and donations during the holiday Christmas and New Year's holidays (December 20-January 3). We invite you to bring your donations before or after these dates, saving them for a time when we have volunteers to process new inventory.
DECEMBER MISSION PROJECT

During the month of December, we'll be supporting our Clothing Ministry. Below, you'll find the information on the chosen current needs (socks, underwear, gloves, winter hats/toboggans). If you prefer to shop online, click on this link to their wish list on Amazon. You may also write a check to FBC and put "Clothing Ministry" in the memo line. All donations should be placed in the bin inside the door to the rear parking lot.
 
Men
  • Socks – black or white crew socks (Sizes 6-12 and 12-14)
  • Underwear – Boxers (Sizes small thru 3X), solid colors
  • Underwear – Briefs (Sizes small & medium), Black or colored
Women
  • Socks – black or white ankle or crew, and thicker style (Sizes 9-11 and 10-13)
  • Underwear – Briefs or mid-rise/hipster most popular (Sizes 5 thru 13, especially sizes 6 thru 10)
Boys
  • Socks – Black ankle (Youth medium: 9-2 ½ or youth large: 3-9)
  • Underwear – Briefs for toddlers (Sizes 2T-4T)
  • Underwear – Boxer-briefs (Sizes 4 thru 16 – youth XS-XL)
Girls
  • Socks – Ankle – colors or black - Youth medium: 9-2 ½ or youth large: 3-9)
  • Underwear: Briefs for Toddler sizes (2T-4T) and Sizes 4/5 and 6.
  • Underwear: Hipsters or medium rise (Sizes youth 8 – 16)
Gloves
  • Men and Women- preferably black and thicker, sturdier material
  • Children – Knit black or colors
 Hats
  • Toboggan style
  • Black most popular for men; women and children prefer colors
AAWC CHRISTMAS PREORDERS

And Also With 'Cue is now accepting preorders for Christmas. Skip the long lines at the grocery store and countless hours in the kitchen and let David With cook for you!

All preorders are available on their website where you can select from Boston butt, brisket, BBQ, turkey, ham, chicken, ribs, and sides too. Orders will be accepted through Wednesday, December 22; you may pick up your food in the FBC parking lot on Christmas Eve between 10am and 2pm. 
AAWC'S WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Each week, we post And Also With 'Cue's weekly schedule here in Rose Window Weekly as well as on our Facebook page to let you know our lunch schedule and if there will be outside events on the weekend for you to attend.

Come eat with us this week,
December 7-10!

Lunch • church parking lot (11am – 1:30pm, Tuesday-Friday)
Dinner • Carolina Preserve, 115 Allforth Place, Cary (5-7:30pm, Tuesday, December 14)
AMONG OUR FAMILY

A link to the entire prayer list may be found below.
Please use your church directory for mailing addresses.

A NOTE OF THANKS

Thank you to all who kindly supported me during my long debilitating bout with anemia. All points to being on the other side of this health issue. Thank you for concerns and prayers. It’s a huge thank you as after two colonoscopies, two blood transfusions, a short hospital stay and an iron transfusion, I am so grateful to be on the mend.
--Mary Tetro
THE RECORD WE WROTE
As of December 9, 2021
Current Week Revenue: $31,108.84 
Month-to-Date Revenue: $34,742.59 
Year-to-Date Revenue: $1,251,895.74
Month-to-Date Expenses: $17,189.29
Year-to-Date Expenses: $1,223,476.10
Global Missions: $1,149
SUBMIT A ROSE WINDOW WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENT

Do you have an announcement that you would like to include in the Rose Window Weekly? All information must be submitted by Thursday at noon, to be included in the following Tuesday's edition. Just fill out the Google form in the link below, and we'll make sure to include it in next week's publication. For any questions concerning the Rose Window Weekly, contact Jennie Herrick. Email Jennie here.