THE
DE C E M B E R 1 8 , 2013
12 DAYS OF MINISTRY & AN ETERNITY OF BLESSINGS
Northside’s Twelve Days of Christmas has concluded without
having any of the repetitive singing about a partridge in a
pear tree, but here is what was included:
• 50 Hospice Kit Buckets on their way to African AIDs
patients
• 5 Sr. Adult care facilities and 7 homebound individuals
were caroled to by Collide and adult volunteers. Our
deacons also took the Lord’s Supper to our homebound
• 350+ Finals Goodie bags were delivered to students at
our local colleges and several new students have already
come to the BSM
• Dozens of jeans were donated to VISD for homeless and
needy children. The Vine School’s children and teachers
Tim Williams
were blessed by a load of supplies
Senior Pastor
• Homeless folks were fed and cared for by volunteers on
Thursday at Christ’s Kitchen and Perpetual Help Home
• Over 70 teachers were given a Northside cup of
encouragement at their schools
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • A brave band of builders were on hand
to face the cold at Habitat for Humanity
• We gathered 350 pounds of food items
The community was
for VCAM at the Adult Choir’s presentation
touched by your
of Your Light has Come
• The Police Stations, the Sheriff’s Office
kindness on random
and each Fire Station had goodies delivered
acts of christmas day to them
• Church members ministered to each
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• We gathered 35 bags of Hospice donations and held the
annual Blue Christmas Service
• The community was touched by your kindness on
Random Acts of Christmas Day.
There were also these things that happened during these
Twelve Days:
• Your donations through Texas Baptist Men will help
more than 50 families in the Philippines have clean
drinking water for over one year
• 122 gifts were given to children in over 20 families
through Prison Fellowship’s Angel Tree and 4 Angel Tree
children attended AWANA for the first time
• The Barnabas Ministry of Northside donated a total
$12,000 to 12 different ministries or charities going along
with our efforts in the Twelve Days of Christmas
• The Barnabas Ministry is also helping with the needs of
two families who have suffered losses from house fires.
As you come to our Christmas Breakfast on Sunday, Dec.
22, watch the TV monitors in the Fellowship Hall for a
special video remembering these Twelve Days.
Thank you Northside for your generous caring heart.
V O LUME 2 4 , IS S U E 2 4
AT A GLANCE
Sunday 9:00a Assisted Living Ministries
December 22 9:30a Churchwide Breakfast
10:45aOneWorship
No Evening Activities
Tuesday Office Closed for Christmas
December 24 6:00p Carols & Candlelight
Wednesday Office Closed for Christmas
December 25 No Evening Activities
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Sunday
December 29
9:00a Assisted Living Ministries
9:30a Combined Sunday School Groups
10:45aOneWorship
No Evening Activities
Wednesday
January 1
Office Closed for New Year’s Day
No Evening Activities
For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given,
and the government will be on
his shoulders.
And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor,
Mighty God,
Everlasting Father,
Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:6
STOPS ON THE JOURNEY
christmas breakfast
Everyone is invited to the Christmas Breakfast on Sunday, December 22, at 9:30a. We won’t
have Sunday School Groups, just delicious breakfast prepared by our deacons. Meet us in the
Fellowship Hall, Bldg D, and come hungry.
christmas eve service
The Carols & Candlelight worship service on Christmas Eve begins at 6p. We’ll sing the favorite
songs of the season, hear the words of scripture, and see the glimmer of candles filling the room
as we welcome Christ to the place He came to save.
discipleship preview
We will preview the upcoming Discipleship classes on January 5 at
6:00p in Bldg D. Build your own burger while you check out the
Sunday and Wednesday classes. New Wednesday classes begin January
8; Sunday classes begin January 15.
winter retreat
Students, sign-up now for the Winter Retreat. Two nights in Port
Aransas at Port Royal for $90. You will leave December 30 at noon and
return January 1 around 3:00p. Sign up today online at nsyde.org.
Don’t miss it!
Year end contributions
The church office will be open on December 31 if you have
contributions you want counted in 2013. Mailed in checks postmarked
in 2013 will also go towards the current year’s contributions.
One sunday school group
We will have combined Sunday School Groups on Sunday, December
29. The adults will meet in the Worship Center; Students will meet
in the Student Center; 1st - 5th graders will meet in Bldg B; and
Preschoolers will meet in A116 & A117. All will be at 9:30a. Worship
Service to follow at 10:45a.
calendar highlights
The Student Christmas party is tonight at 6:00p in the Student Center;
Churchwide Breakfast is December 22 at 9:30a (no Sunday School
Groups); Carols & Candlelight on December 24 at 6:00p in the
Worship Center; and combined Sunday School Groups (adults in the
Worship Center, Students in the Student Center, 1st-5th grade in Bldg
B, Preschool in A116 & A117) on December 29. The church office
will be closed December 24 & 25 for Christmas and January 1 for New
Year’s Day.
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CALLED CHURCH CONFERENCE: There will be a Called
Church Conference on Sunday, January 5, at 7:00p in the
Conference Center. This is right after the Discipleship Class
Preview. We will approve committees for the 2014 year.
THE RECORD SPEAKS
MINISTRY ACTION PLAN
Received December 8
Budget Receipts:
Designated & Other:
Total Weekly Receipts:
36,987.31
10,234.01
47,221.32
Received December 15
Budget Receipts:
Designated & Other:
Total Weekly Receipts:
28,120.62
7,324.00
35,444.62
BACK TO NORMAL: Our normal schedule will return soon
after the new year. AWANA begins again on January 8. Collide
and The Collective begin on January 12.
Year-to-Date Need:
Year-to-Date Received:
233,261.00
242,139.46
STUDENT LOCK-IN: Watch for more details about a lock-in
on January 19. That is a Sunday night - no school on Monday
due to Martin Luther King Day.
Continuing His Vision
Received to date:
Loan Balance
1,212,806.53
701,632.05
EARLY SERVICE: The 8:15a service will resume on January 5.
ZUMBA: Make your New Year’s Resolution to lose weight,
then join Zumba when it returns on January 7. Exercise to
the beat on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:00p in the Student
Center. Ladies only please.
WOMEN OF GRACE: The Women of Grace are a group of
widows that meet for breakfast at Denny’s the first Saturday of
each month. Meet them on January 4 at 8:30a.
REST ROOM REMODEL: Excuse the inconvenience while we
update the downstairs rest rooms in Bldg D.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: We can always use volunteers. We
especially have need for: courtesy cart drivers for Sunday
mornings; Welcome Center greeters; extended care workers;
and hospitality team members. Call the church office if you
are interested.
FACEBOOK: Keep in touch on Facebook. Just go to
nbcvictoria.org/facebook.
Lottie Moon Offering Received to Date
Bible Study
10,960.00
WORSHIP
December 8
461
December 8
542
December 15
512
December 15
603
THE PASTOR’S BLOG
What is the greatest gift that you have every received?
SYMPATHY TO AND PRAYERS FOR: The family of Pete
Harralson on his death and to the family of Dorothy Botard
on her death. We join together as a family of faith and pray
as we celebrate Christ’s gift of eternal life.
Of course we would all need to start answering that question with our
salvation from Jesus Christ but what about material
things? Was there a doll or toy that was just what you
had waited for all year?Was there a BB gun received
at Christmas like Ralphie in the movie, A Christmas
Story?....read more at nbcvictoria.org/blog
NEW FACES AT NORTHSIDE
We welcome these new folks to the community of Northside. There’s room for everyone ‘round here.
Geneva Tillery
Chris Paz
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from your Northside Staff
NORTHSID E
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Tim Williams
Senior Pastor
[email protected]
Cathy Smith
Minister of Children
[email protected]
Mickey Ewing
Assistant Pastor
[email protected]
Dean Meade
Discipleship Pastor
[email protected]
Mike Baker
Pastor of Students & Recreation
[email protected]
Martin Cherry
Interim Music Minister
4100 North Laurent | Victoria, Texas 77901 | Main: 361.578.1568 | Prayer: 361.277.1831 | www.nbcvictoria.org
Sundays
10:45am Worship
9:30am Sunday School Groups
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4100 North Laurent
Victoria, Texas 77901
BAPTIST CHURCH