MINISTRY SCHEDULES Brant Community Church Love is the GREATEST Speaker: Frank McAlpine Oct 26 Love Others – 1Cor.13:1-7 1And yet I will show you the most excellent way. If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 3If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing. Self Check        Patient Kind Not Envious Not Boastful Not Proud Respectful Not Selfish Nov 2 Nov 9 Not Easily Angered Forgiving Truthful Protective Trusting Hopeful Perseveres friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God. 8But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love. 9God showed how much He loves us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through Him. 10This is real love – not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins. 11Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other. – 1John 4:7-11 Love is Eternal – 1Cor.13:8-13 never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. 9For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears. 11When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. 12For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. 13And now these three remain; faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. Lori Watson, Trish Reansbury, Julie & Chris Fleming Lisa Lumax, Ryan Drayson, Patty Decoteau, Gloria McLaughlin Richard & Anita Hardman, Bruce & Sandy McBride Nursery Oct 26 7Dear 8Love Greeting Nov 2 Nov 9 Jeannie Flood, Chris Newell, Tara Wilson, Mikayla Flood, Jessica Hutchinson Dana Houston, Patty Decoteau, Danyel Dezeeuw, Sam Lichty, Cassady Dezeeuw Becca Young , Valerie Lewicki, Linda Burnham, Jacob Dureno, Chloe Watson Welcome Oct 26 Nov 2 Nov 9 Bev Guthrie Don Craw Sandy Craw Security Oct 26 Nov 2 Nov 9 Brian Methot, Rob Putt Steve Headon, Rob Headon David Peck, Jeff Young Oct 26, 2014 www.brantcommunitychurch.ca Speaker: Frank McAlpine Topic: Love is the Greatest Gift BCC nursery for children under 30 months is in room 103-104 and opens 15 minutes before the start of the service. Children age 2 1/2 to grade 5 will be dismissed from the main service after a time of worship and announcements. Sunday Morning Babies—30 months -room 103/104 Preschool ( 2 1/2—3) -room 102 JK/ SK -room 110 Elementary ( grade 1-5) -room 106 Jr High (6-8) -room 202 Elevation ( High school) -room 204 JR & SR Youth Mid Week Elevation ( High school) Every Wednesday evening at 7 pm Contact : Paul Clugston [email protected] Fusion (Grades 7,8 ) the Jr. Youth program at BCC Every Tuesday evening at 7 pm Contact : Paul Clugston [email protected] Super Moms Every Wednesday from 9:30—11:00 Bellview School News The staff are planning a Christmas dinner for their students on Thursday, December 18th , during the school day. They need lots of assistance to make it happen and would like to work with us again this year Staff are organising gifts for needy families at the school. They have asked if a few of us would be willing to go into the school and wrap the presents one morning or afternoon. Two great opportunities to share God’s love at Christmas time! If you are interested in either of these opportunities please contact Hilary Hawley for more details. Membership Class November 2 & 9th 9:00 - 10:00 am See Frank or Brian for more information WELCOME TO BRANT COMMUNITY CHURCH New? Visiting? Thank you for joining us today at Brant Community Church. If you drop by the Welcome Centre at the back of the sanctuary and fill out a visitors’ card we have a welcome gift for you. If you have any questions, please feel free to call the office at 519 756–3993 or email [email protected] Please join us for coffee before or after the service in the Community Room (downstairs) We have offering boxes located at the front and rear of the sanctuary for people to place their offerings. ...For God loves a cheerful giver 2 Cor. 9:7 OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD To date, Operation Christmas Child has collected and distributed over 100 million shoebox gifts worldwide. In 2013, Canadians donated more than 664,000 Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes for hurting children around the world. Many of the children who receive a shoebox are being given the first gift they have ever received! We have a chance to be a part of seeing a child's life changed through this program! There are shoeboxes set up in the community room and at the back of the church for you to fill and return...would you consider filling a box or two or 10? Let's make this the best Christmas ever for LOTS of children this year! Attention Men Promise Keepers Conference November 14-15 See Mike Farr or Keith Wray for more information. The En-Kata Choir Two years ago we were blessed to have a Maasai choir from Tanzania, East Africa, come to BCC. We heard their testimonies of God's faithfulness in overcoming AIDS, lack of clean drinking water, disease, poverty and lack of education. They have amazing stories and so much hope in God. The choir is coming to Ontario again this fall! The concert is free but all donations collected will be used to help build a school in Orbili, their community in Tanzania. The first classrooms have already been built and classes have begun for many of Orbili's children. With the money raised on this tour, they will add more classes and teachers, and eventually have a complete elementary school. Saturday November 1, 7pm at BCC Contact Laura Kingston for more details: 519-774-9542 [email protected] Adult Christmas Banquet Saturday November 22 Tickets $20.00 each Proceeds go to Yugo Missions 2014 2014 YTD Budget Operation Christmas Child Warehouse: December 6th we are scheduled to take a group to the warehouse to help sort and pack the shoeboxes. We have two shifts from 9 a.m. 4 p.m. so we will be there all day. If you are over the age of 14 and would like to be a part of this great opportunity this year, make sure you sign up on the warehouse sign-up sheet on the back table. These spaces usually fill up quickly so, if you want to go, make sure you check your calendar and sign up right away! Jan Total Feb Total March Total April Total May Total June Total July Total August Total Actual $24,186 $22,087 $40,413 $37,996 $32,630 $27,286 $25,310 $28,945 Budget $27,800 $27,800 $33,360 $27,800 $27,800 $33,360 $27,800 $33,360 Shortfall/Surplus -$3,614 -$9,327 -$2,274 $7,922 $12,752 $6,678 $4,188 -$227 Christmas This Year - September Total $25,889 $27,800 -$2,138 05-Oct-14 12-Oct - 14 19- Oct -14 $7,464 $5,935 $4,679 $5,560 $5,560 $5,560 -$234 $141 $-740 Production Currently seeking people (that’s adults, youth and kids) to sing, act, build sets, design costumes, do make-up, operate technology and support this initiative. Contact Heather Tuttle or Cori Porter for more details. [email protected] Practice is this Friday at 6:30. Check us out on Facebook www.facebook.com/pages/Brant-Community-Church Secret Sister Reveal Including making compassion meals & oil demonstration Thursday December 4th