December 21st Announcements

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! We had a good class today with 16 in attendance. Paul brought a lesson on Daniel, Chapter 9, the Interrupted Prayer. Here are the announcements and prayer requests as mentioned in class today.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1. "Christos" is the name of the annual book for the adult LifeGroups using Life Bible Study for 2009. The books are available in the lobby for $5. Lessons will begin on Fresh Start Sunday, January 11th.

2. Annual Candlelight Christmas Eve Service, December 24th at 4 and 6 p.m. Bring your whole family for this special Christmas tradition of worship.

3. No LifeGroups on Sunday, December 28th and one worship service at 10 a.m.

4. God's Blueprints on Marriage Seminar, Saturday, January 10 from 9:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the Student Building. HAFBC's new marriage ministry lead by Chris & Lydia Lewis will be hosting this one day event. This is an opportunity to learn more about the new marriage ministry while understanding what God's design is for your marriage. Chris and Lydia Lewis served 7 years as Homebuilder's Director's for the Houston area with FamilyLife Ministries and have lead many conferences. For more information, visit our website at www.hafbc.com.

5. Fresh Start Sunday is on January 11th!

6. Prayer Summit with Daniel Henderson, Saturday, January 17th from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Student Building. You will not want to miss this special time with Daniel Henderson who is President of Strategic Renewal International. He is a preacher, author and conference leader that has spoken to thousand of people across the world. His focus is prayer. You should expect to gain a much deeper appreciation for the gift of prayer and how God listens and responds. Daniel will be preaching the following morning in our worship service.

7. Men's Conference with Steve Farrar is scheduled for Friday & Saturday, January 30 & 31. This free event will prove to be a benchmark for men finding or renewing their relationship with their Heavenly Father and their families. Steve is one of the most sought after speakers to men in America. Men don't miss this event!

PRAYER REQUESTS:

1. Keep the Biggerstaffs in your prayers. Their new daughter, Meara, has not been released from the hospital yet and is having problems breathing while eating.

2. Derek Boomer requested prayer for a secretary at his office. Her baby was born three weeks early and had to be fed through a tube. Unfortunately the tube fed into the wrong place and liquid went into her lungs and other places.

3. The Johnson Family (friends of Sabrina Stark) lost a member of their family, Harold, to cancer last week.

4. All of our friends that are traveling over the Christmas holiday season.

Updated Prayer Requests

1. PRAISE! Jon & Emily Biggerstaff welcomed a baby GIRL on Dec. 15th. Meara Therese Biggerstaff was born at 6:27 p.m. and weighed 7 lb 6 oz. The baby was having a little difficulty breathing, and is being kept in the NICU under supervision.

2. Please pray for the family and friends of Harold Johnson, family friend of Sabrina Stark's family in Oklahoma. He has been battling bone cancer and he passed away yesterday.

3. Please pray for Bonnie Brown and Robert Coon. Bonnie's father passed away yesterday and Bonnie and Robert are traveling to Pennsylvania right now for the funeral.

4. Please pray for the Warners because Dave had his second surgery of the month yesterday. He had is tonsils removed, and Amanda said everything went fine and he is doing well.

Announcements!

Hey Guys and Gals!

Church was great as always! 23 people were there!

The only new announcement is guy's night out this wednesday at derek boomer's house! if you did not receive an email please contact him at derek.boomer@hatchmott.com

Prayer Requests

• Please pray for Josh Eldridge to find a new job since he was just laid off
• Emily was admitted to the hospital last night. Please pray that the baby will be delivered safe and that they both will be fine.
• Emma Williams is sick
• Please pray for some of Matt Greenfield's friends as they might potentially be lossing their jobs soon.
• Pray that Elise Huff's brother will make the right decision on marrying his girlfriend.
• Dave Warner has surgery tomorrow on his tonsils
• Pray for Bonnie Brown to have a safe trip back home to Pennsylvania and for her dad as he just had a heart attack.

Hope everyone has a great week!

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas!

We had our December Girls' Night Out on Wednesday at the Starks' house. What a great time of fellowship with girlfriends, cookie decorating, and hot cocoa! The creativity in the cookie decorating was very impressive. One of the best parts of the night was we all got so excited when we realized how much it had been snowing. The girls tricked poor Paul into coming outside to take a picture and he got pummelled with snowballs. What a good sport!

Jenna, Sabrina, Laurie, Kathrine, Valerie, Elise, Carrie, and Emily

Valerie, Elise, and Carrie

Laurie and Kathrine

Let it Snow! - Emily, Carrie, Laurie, Amanda, Kathrine, Jenna, and Sabrina

December 7th Announcements

Howdy Friends! Great class today with a lesson on CONSISTENCY reiterated by Daniel's Unwillingness to Compromise. Great group participation! We're looking forward to seeing you all back in class next week. Here are the announcements and prayer requests as mentioned in class on Dec. 7th.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1. DISCOVERY Young Adult Bible Study continues this Tuesday night at 7 p.m. in the student bdlg.

2. GNO! Girls Night is this Wednesday, December 10th at 7 p.m. at Sabrina's house. We'll be decorating Christmas cookies and drinking yummy hot cocoa. The cocoa, cookies and frosting will be provided, but be sure to bring your favorite toppings for both!!! RSVP to sabrina.m.stark@sbcglobal.net.

3. Dec. 13th- Annual Christmas Angel Party given by HAFBC for children of incarcerated parents and needy families. The church needs more volunteers to work the event. If you are interested, call the church at 281-446-8168.

4. Dec. 24th -Annual Candlelight Christmas Eve Service. Two services offered at 4 p.m. or 6 p.m. Bring your entire family and all of your friends for this Christmas tradition of worship.

5. Dec. 28th - NO LIFEGROUPS!!!!

6. January 10th - God's Blueprint for Marriage Seminar. Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Awesome opportunity for the couples in our class to attend this and renew and strengthen our marriages. Chris & Lydia Lewis will be leading our sessions. They have worked seven years on staff with FamilyLife Ministries and have led many conferences. They are also members of HAFBC!

PRAYER REQUESTS

1. Please continue to pray for the Warners as they both recover from surgeries this past week.

2. Pray for the Biggerstaffs and their soon-to-be born baby! Due Dec. 15th!

3. Please pray for Bonnie and Robert.

4. Please pray for Derek as he travels for work this week.

5. Please pray for Matt as he travels home today.

6. Please pray for Jenna's nephew, Ryan, as we await the results of his tests taken in Budapest.

7. Please pray for Bonnie, as she suffered a miscarriage this week.

8. Praise God for the Childers' celebration of FIVE years of marriage on Dec. 6th!

NOV 30TH ANNOUNCEMENTS

We hope that you all had a very Happy Thanksgiving this past week. Thanks to Dave and Amanda for taking care of announcements and prayer requests in class as we were out this past Sunday. Also, thanks to Michael for bringing the lesson. Here are the announcements and prayer requests as mentioned in class on 11/30:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Dec 2nd - DISCOVERY Bible Study Series continues! Guest speaker this week is Michael Kelley. Join us in the student bldg at 7 p.m. Childcare is provided in the church if needed.

Dec 6th - She Celebrates Christmas! This is a really wonderful event for all the women of our church and I encourage our ladies to go as a group. For more info visit the church website at www.hafbc.com

Dec. 10th - GNO! Cookie Decorating, YUMMY! Sabrina will supply the cookies and frosting. Everyone else bring your favorite cookie and hot cocoa topping. (There will also be a hot cocoa bar to go along with our yummy snacks.) Questions and RSVPs to sabrina.m.stark@sbcglobal.net.

PRAYER REQUESTS

1. Amanda Warner is having surgery on her shoulder this Friday.

2. Noel's brother got engaged recently, pray for the engagement and marriage.

3. Noel's aunt's tests on the cysts she had run last week came back okay!

4. Bonnie Brown needs our prayers for family issues and to find a new job.

5. The holidays are a busy time of year, so pray for the safety of the couples in our class.

6. Pray for all the marriages in our class.