October Social

Thanks to the Jones' for hosting a fun night on Oct 29th.  The food was delicious and the fellowship even sweeter!  I didn't get pics of everyone so if you have any will you please forward them to me.

October 31st Announcements

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1.  This Wednesday night the men's ministry (Momentum) will meet at the church and our new senior pastor, Barry Jeffries, will be speaking.  6:45 p.m.

2.  This Wednesday night the stories at Starbucks will be a special night for women-only (while the guys are over at HAFBC) and Gay Jeffries, wife of our new pastor, will be speaking.  6:45 p.m.

3.  November 10 - Mom2Mom at 9:30 a.m. at HAFBC.  The topic is finding contentment where you are right now.  You must sign up for childcare by Nov. 5th.

4.  November 12th - Life Group Social!  We are all meeting at HAFBC for a night of yummy food and fun games.  An Evite will be sent out soon.

5.  December 8 - The annual HAFBC Happy Birthday Jesus party will be at 10 a.m.  You need to sign up in class on Sundays.

PRAYER REQUESTS:
1.  The Greenfield's asked prayer for their friends, Ryan and Lacy.  They welcomed their son yesterday!  PRAISE!

2.  Stef C. will be traveling to CA this week for work.

3.  Jenna C. will be giving her testimony to a group of women this Tuesday morning at women's bible study.

4.  The Childers requested prayer for Lily Pike.  She is two months old and after a stay in the hospital and lots of tests they think she has a bad case of acid reflux.

5.  The Boomers need prayer while Derek searches for a new job and they follow the Lord's guidance after he was laid-off last week.

October 24th Announcements

Welcome to our newest visitors; Matt & Jaclyn, Andrew & Tara, Michael & Stacy, and Aaron & Elise. It was wonderful to have you each visit our life group and we hope to see you back next week.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1. Make sure you all receive a Hunters’ Harvest Brochure. "Hunt and fish for a higher purpose." Hunters' Harvest is an organization that takes meat donations and delivers it to a ministry feeding the hungry.

2. Family Fall Festival, Saturday, October 30, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Please continue to enlist volunteers in your LifeGroup to sign up for a booth timeslot and to bring candy donations.

3. "Stories at Starbucks" each Wednesday from 6:45-7:45 p.m. It is designed to provide a place for adults who doesn't have a place to go during all of our student and children activities. Next Wednesday's topic (10/27): Extreme Spouse. Doug & Cathy Rucker will share their real-time life experience of how they survived a marriage with extreme circumstances.

4. October: Better Together in Sharing - October will provide you and your class many

opportunities to share a blessing. Here are some of them...

• Saturday, October 30, 11 to 2 is our annual Fall Festival at the church.

• Sunday, October 31 all groceries sacks will be placed at the alter during services. EXTRA: The service will be emphasizing Orphan Sunday.

5. Wednesday, November 3 will be a special treat: Our Men's monthly Momentum meeting at 6:30 in the student building will feature Pastor Barry Jeffries as our speaker for the night. Women, Stories @ Starbuck's will be a ladies only event, featuring Gay Jeffries. Both events will be a blessing for all who attend.

6. Sunday, November 7th is Better Together with our Senior Pastor: This will be your opportunity to invite everyone to your LifeGroup; have great snacks; prepare your best lesson... all in celebration of Pastor Barry Jeffries and his family's arrival.

7. October 29^th – Annual Fall Playgroup hosted by Kim, Madison and Katelyn D.

8. October 29^th – Lifegroup social hosted by the Jones’. It is a fall theme and the kiddos are invited. Costumes will make the night even better if you wanna dress up yourself or your kiddos. Potluck. Let us know if you need an Evite.

9. October 25^th – GNO! Girls night holiday craft at Stefanie C.’s house. Everyone needs to bring 4 glass plates (available at Dollar Tree and Walmart) and a snack to share. Let us know if you need an Evite.

PRAYER REQUESTS:

1. Please lift up our new pastor Barry Jeffries. His family will be moving here and he begins work Nov 1st. Also lift up Central Baptist Church in Livingston as they search for a senior pastor.

2. Please pray for Drew & Yajaira as they have had some minor foundation issues with their house.

3. Please pray for Jenna C. and her two kiddos as they are all battling a cold.

4. Please pray for Dustin's brother, Brandon. He made it safely home from Afghanistan yesterday and has a doctor's appt. today.

October 17th Announcements

1. HAFBC voted and we have a new senior pastor! Hooray! Pastor Barry Jeffries will begin work at the church on Nov. 1st and his first sermon as our shepherd will be on Nov. 7th!

2. "Stories at Starbucks" meets each Wed night from 6:45-7:45 p.m. at the Starbucks next to the church. It is designed to provide a place for adults who don't have a place to go during all the student and children's activities.

3. October 30th is the annual Fall FESTIVAL! 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. in the parking lots of HAFBC. Bring your kiddos and come have a ball!

4. Oct 25th is GNO! All the ladies will get together for a fall craft. Laura will be sending out an Evite this week with all the details.

5. Oct. 29th is our class social at 7 p.m. We'll be hosting a fall themed party at the Jones'. Everyone is invited to come and bring the kiddos. Costumes are completely appropriate!

6. Oct. 29th - is the annual Fall Playgroup hosted by Kim, Madison and Katelyn D. Let us know if you and your lil' pumpkin did not receive an Evite.

PRAYER REQUESTS:

1. Pray for our new pastor and his family as they move to this area and for his church in Livingston, TX that will now be searching for a new pastor. (I have heard some very encouraging words from members of his church that understand the Lord has called him to our church and now they are looking fwd to what the Lord has planned for Central Baptist in Livingston, so take heart my friends. God has a plan for them too...)

2. Nicole Agnew requested prayer for her mother's health.

3. The Corso's announced "IT'S A BOY!" Please continue to pray for great health for Stefanie and their sweet baby boy.

4. Yajaira asked prayer for her family.

5. The Childers' request prayer for Dustin's brother, Brandon. He is a contract worker in Afghanistan and he is coming home to see a doctor about pain in his back that cannot be treated on base. He ought to be home on Sunday if things go as planned.

6. Jenna requests prayer for a friendship.

Bowling Social Pics

October 10th Announcements & Prayer Requests

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1. This Wednesday, 10/13, Stories at Starbucks "When A Man Loves A Woman". 6:45 -7:45 p.m. Meet at the Starbucks next to HAFBC for discussion with other adults.

2. This Thursday, 10/14, join the women of HAFBC for the annual Women's Ministry Banquet.

3. October 16th, the church will host a Q&A session for folks to meet the candidate coming in view of a call to preach this Sunday.

4. October 17th, the pastor search committee has asked a man to come and preach this Sunday as the candidate for our next senior pastor. He will preach on Sunday and then the members will vote. A mail-out will be sent from HAFBC this week with details about the candidate so you can learn more about him before this weekend.

5. October 29th - Fall Playgroup Party at Kim, Madison & Katelyn's house.

6. October 29th - Fall Life Group social at 7 p.m. More details will be sent via Evite.

7. October 30th - HAFBC hosts its annual Fall Festival with games, bouncers, food, entertainment and tons of fun! 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

8. Be sure to pick up your grocery sack this Sunday to fill with food for the food pantry as we lead into the holiday season and a ton of food is needed to meet the needs of our community.

9. Aid Sudan has a campaign right now to raise money which purchases solar powered, hand-held radios which will provide Christian broadcasting to unreached tribes in Southern Sudan. Each radio costs $20. You can either donate in class or donate online at www.aidsudan.org. All contributions are tax deductible. Checks need to be made payable to AidSudan.

PRAYER REQUESTS:

1. The Stark's requested prayer for a friend's marriage.

2. Pray for our church leadership.

3. Pray for the candidate coming to preach this weekend and for the church he is at right now.

October 3 Announcements

Hello CBS Lifegroup,

Here are the announcements and prayer requests for this week. We look forward to seeing everyone back in LG next Sunday!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1. "Stories at Starbuck's" this Wednesday night is for women only, since the men will be attending their monthly Momentum meeting at the same time. Stories at Sarbuck's begins at 6:45 and ends at 7:45. It is designed to provide a place for adults who don't have a place to go during all of our student and children activities. The subject this week is "Women's Night Only... to talk about men." Cathy Whitaker will lead discussion. 2. October: Better Together in Sharing - October will provide you and your class many opportunities to share a blessing. Here are some of them... · Sunday, October 3 - Every member and regular attender will receive a wristband that says, "Share a Blessing." It will be our daily reminder for the month of October to share blessing whenever and wherever you are. · Sundays, October 3 & 10, LifeGroups will commit to serving at our Fall Festival and members will be bringing candy to the church. Fall Festival is from 11 to 2, Saturday, October 30. · Sunday, October 17 all families will receive a grocery sack with imprinted instructions to begin collecting groceries for our Food Pantry and Thanksgiving Basket Distribution. · Saturday, October 30, 11 to 2 is our annual Fall Festival at the church. Saturday, October 2 - Humble to Humble; 8:30 a.m. at the church Sunday, October 31 all groceries sacks will be placed at the alter during services. · Every Sunday in October LifeGroups will allow members to give their testimonies of blessings they have shared with others. 3. Men! Our next Momentum meeting is scheduled for this Wednesday, October 6 at 6:30 p.m. in the student building. Mitch Beckman will be preaching and Wes Wheeler will be sharing his testimony. Also, November 5-6, we will be having a Momentum Men's Conference begining Friday night and concluding Saturday, noon. Dr. Bill Anderson will be our speaker. Men plan now to attend. More details will follow. 4. Oct 14th is the women's ministry banquet at HAFBC in the worship center. You can purchase tickets in the foyer for $10 or online at www.hafbc.com

PRAYER REQUEST:

1. Praise, Kristen was in a car accident but suffered no injuries, and Samantha was not with her.

2. Pray for Kristen's frustration with the car insurance companies arguing over fault for the accident, despite the other driver being ticketed.

3. Pray for Davin C. to recover quickly from Foot Hand Mouth disease.

4. Pray for Sally (Matt C.'s friend), she has a plasma transfusion next week and has been battling with Optic Neuritis.

5. A former member of our class who moved to another city, requested prayer for her sister Sara. Her sister is engaged and just found out she is pregnant. Also, her sister is a smoker and is trying to quit cold-turkey. Please pray for Sara, her fiance and the baby.