6344 North Highway 29

P. O. Box 860

Palmetto, GA 30268

Church Office: (770) 463-4642

Fax: (770) 463-1079

www.palmettobaptistchurch.com

palmettobaptistchurch1@yahoo.com

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Church Staff

Pastor Dr. Jimmy F. Orr

Associate Pastor/

Traditional Worship Leader Rev. Chris Gould

Minister of Children

Rene’ Milner

Minister of Students Jason McDaniel

Contemporary Worship Leader

Matt Keefer

Weekday Preschool Director Jamie Farr

Hispanic Minister

Alfonso Illidge

Office Manager Kathy Wood

Facilities Manager Dwayne Knox

Childcare Volunteers Contact: René Milner 404-661-0862

October

9:00 a.m. --- Nursery thru 4 year olds - Room 107 2 Leslie Cannon & Michelle McDaniel 9 Amy Byrd & Rene’ Milner 16 Leslie Cannon & Trey Cochran 23 Gwen Brightman & Sharon Johnston 30 Virginia Aycock & Rene Milner 11:00 a.m. ---- Infants – Room 107 2 Amy Watson & Grace Katherine James 9 Kathy Wood, Jinger Partin, Mary Richardson 16 Keri Coley, Mindy Miller, Sydnie Gill 23 Whitney Grubbs, Delaney Parker, Charlotte Gilpin 30 Angie Hight, Sherry Blanchard, Clara Roberts 11:00 a.m. ---- Toddlers – Room 109 2 Teresa Self & Megan Hendrick 9 Karen Lambert & Dawn Loughney 16 Lisa Grace & Lyla Norton 23 Debbie Crespo & Michelle Gaddy 30 Judy Kearns & Rachel Davis 11:00 a.m. ----- 3 & 4 year olds – Room 110 2 Jessica Salter & Ashley Close 9 Robin Hill & Dot Smith 16 Gary Milner & Amanda Palmer

23 Melissa Lambert & Sharnell White 30 Amy Lee & Olivia Sims

October 2016 The Pastor’s Point

Sunday morning Bible study classes (Sunday School) have been part of growing churches for two centuries. Lately, however, many people have disregarded Sunday morning Bible study and underestimated its importance. Some people do not believe that Sunday School is beneficial, while others believe that Sunday School is only for children. So, why is Sunday School important?

For starters, PBC Bible Study Classes on Sundays provide the place where you really learn how to dig into God’s Word. Have you ever heard your Pastor say something or reference a passage of scripture that left you scratching your head in wonder? (Don’t answer that!) You can’t stand up in the service to ask him to clarify. After the service, you may not have the chance to ask. So how do you get your question answered? Go to a Sunday morning PBC Bible Study Class! Sunday School is the place where you can dialog and interact with others about the scriptures, ask questions, express doubts, and get clarification on things that confuse you.

Second, PBC Bible Study Classes are important because they provide a place to make friends, establish relationships, and build fellowship in the church. Since PBC Bible Study Classes are typically small (less than 25 people), they are the perfect environment for engaging in real

conversations about the Bible, God, and life. By engaging in dialog with other members of the class, listening to their questions and hearing the answers, we learn that we are not alone in our struggles in living out our faith in a world that is increasingly troubled. Some of the friendships we make in Sunday morning Bible studies will last a lifetime. Those friendships will also help keep us accountable and connected to the Body of Christ, especially during times of storm and crisis.

If you are not in a Sunday morning PBC Bible Study Class, call the church office and ask for a list of our great Bible study classes. They begin each Sunday morning at 10:00 a.m.

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René Milner PBC Children’s Minister

Get Plugged In!

Is your child plugged in? Are you plugged in? Is your child growing in their relationship with Christ? Are you growing in your own relationship with Him? Are you serving others in Christ’s name? Is your child learning to serve? There is nothing more beautiful each Sunday than to see families worship-ing together and I love watching this happen each week. However, I do notice that many of the families worshiping and praising God together are not yet plugged into a Bible Study class. The smaller scale of a class gives you and your child the opportunity to delve into God’s word through study and discussion with others. Studying with leaders and others helps you and your child to grow your relationship with Christ. In addition to the Sunday morning classes, our Wednesday night Kids Choir and Adventure Kids gives children the opportunity to learn and grow even more.

What better way for children to learn how to serve than by observing adults leading and serving in all the children’s

activities. Give me a call if you would like to join the amazing team of PBC Kids Leaders!

Mark your calendars for our annual Trunk R Treat. Sunday, October 30 at 5:00 PM we want to fill our back parking area with trunks of all designs! We will also have a giant slide, cotton candy, snow cones, popcorn and games. A signup sheet will be at the PBC Kids Check-In counter, so sign up to host a trunk or volunteer to help in some other area.

Jason McDaniel PBC Student Minister

October is here. That means leaves will be turning colors and fall will be ushered in. The plans for our lives are often the same. They hit us like a rushing wind, look pretty, often change and fade away. Just like the leaves on a tree. Proverbs 19: 20-21 (NLT) states, “Get all the advice and instruction you can, so you will be wise the rest of your life. You can make many plans, but the LORD’S purpose will prevail.” Often youth live for the day. What does this mean? It means that they do not take in to account the end result of the choices they make. The Youth Minister in Sylacauga, Alabama, where I grew up, told this statement to our youth group that I have always remembered. He said bluntly, “The choices that you make today will determine the lifestyles that you live tomorrow!” Boy! Is that statement true. Students often fail to think how their choices impact their future. Just like the author of the Scripture mentioned at the beginning said, we must get “all the advice and instruction we can.” In the same way the PBC Student Ministry’s goal is to help give all the advice and instruction of God’s word to students so they can develop wise plans. This is done through our Wednesday night services, Sunday Morning Bible Study, and our Home groups that meet on Sunday night. So if you are a student or a parent of a student in grades 6th-12th we invite you to come check us out and receive “all the advice and instruction you can.”

Chris Gould Associate Pastor/Traditional

Worship Leader

October is the best time to get involved in the music ministry here at PBC. All of our various organizations are busy at work and are in need of new workers looking for the opportunity to serve. There is a place for you and your family. You will be blessed as you serve God, make new friendships, and point others to the cross. We have several musical groups where you can get involved. Our Celebration Choir is just getting started on our Christmas musical. We need more singers and drama crew members to make this the best musical ever. The only requirement is a willing spirit and God will use you. Our Instrumental ensemble is for current or former band and orchestra members who want to use their instrument to glorify God. Even if your instrument has been in “moth balls” for decades, you can rekindle your love of playing your flute, tuba, or anything in-between. Our handbell choir requires eleven people who can read a little music. As you learn the music with the other members, you develop friendships and improve your musicianship. Our children's choir is also beginning work on their Christmas program and is in need of more singers and actors from 4 year olds through 5th grade. They meet every Wednesday even-ing as part of our Children’s ministry. There are many other ways to get involved, but it begins by calling or emailing me so we can see how you and your family can be used by God in our music ministry. Please give me a call, drop me an email, or find me at church so we can discuss how you might get “plugged” into serving God through music.

Upward Sports

Our Upward Sports have been a huge part of our outreach programs at Palmetto Baptist Church for many years! This year we started Upward Soccer. We had 46 students to play. Not bad for the first year! Many of these children, parents, visitors and volunteers do not have a church home. We encourage them to join us in worship on Sundays and all the other activities we have here at PBC. Our soccer fields have been well maintained by Richard Munn, Roger Smith and Dwayne Knox. We appreciate these men and all they have done during soccer season. Sharon Johnston, Virginia Munn, Pat Nixon, Rosalyn Stov-er, Wendy James, and Rebecca Sims have a kept our concession stand going and we want to thank these ladies for their help! Please come join us and cheer on the soccer players! Continue to pray that we will be the blessing to each of them that God wants us to be and transform lives through Christ. Upward Basketball is right around the corner! Evaluations will be October 17,18 & 24. Practices will start November 28th. More information coming soon!

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October 2016 Sunday Monday Tueday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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No Upward

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Lord’s Supper

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Upward

Soccer

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Upward

Soccer game

@ Northside

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Faith Riders Com-

missioning 11 a.m.

Hispanic Luncheon

Youth Fellowship @

Watson’s 6-8 p.m.

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Upward

Basketball

Evaluations

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Upward

Basketball

Evaluations

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“Battle Plan

for Prayer“

Bible Study

begins at

6:30 p.m.

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Upward

Soccer game

@ Northside

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30

Trunk R Treat

5 p.m.

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Upward

Basketball

Evaluations

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Upward

Soccer

awards

Nathan Hester 01

Jack Miller 01

Natalie Todd 01

Lisa Grace 02

Marius Cox 03

Claiborne James 03

Judy Kearns 03

Steve Manning 03

Nicki Miller 03

Mia Pircsuk 03

Paul Grubbs 05

Amanda Richardson 05

Jason McDaniel 08

Stephanie Smith 09

Sara Cochran 10

Nolan Crawford 10

Nettie Espinosa 10

Kylie Partin 10

Virginia Aycock 11

Melanie Baldwin 11

Joseph Milner 11

Lea Bonner 12

Bobby Braun 12

Maisie Williams 12

Lee Baldwin 13

Scott Farr 13

Whitney Grubbs 13

Terry Hale 14

Jack Wooddall 14

Jackson Farr 15

Katie Seagraves 15

Fred Kearns 16

Billie Joiner 17

Jim Satterfield 17

James Carrigg 18

Frank Chester 18

Kathy Wood 18

Angela Hight 20

Michelle Gaddy 24

Melisa Pickett 24

Raquel Miller 25

Rachel Crosby 26

Mitch Davis 27

Charlotte Gilpin 27

James Palmer 28

Jason Weimer 28

Barbara Browning 29

Carol Parrott 29

Erin Walker 29

Donald Bowen 30

Steve Entrekin 30

Ansley Carpenter 31

October Birthdays

October Deacons

October 2-8

Erv Carter, Doyle Steele, Jack Miller, Mike Robertson, David Johnston

October 9-15

Gary Wright. Mark Watson, Skip Seagraves, Grover Curry

October 16-22

Mike Johnson, Jeff Cannon, Tony Hight, Gary Milner

October 23-29

Scott Farr, Eric Johnston, Alton Powell, Toby Potter

October 30– November 5

Buddy Squires, Bill Creel, Frank Lambert, Casey Aycock

Connecting · Growing · Serving

Sunday Mornings

Traditional Worship Service 9:00 a.m.

Sunday Morning Bible Study 10:00 a.m.

Contemporary Worship Service 11:00 a.m.

Secure Childcare Provided at All Times!

Sunday Evenings

PBC Home Groups 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday Evenings

Wednesday Super Supper w/Chef Paul 5:00 p.m. Prayer Meeting 6:00 p.m. PBC Kids 6:00 p.m. Momentum Student Ministry 6:00 p.m. PBC-YOU Classes 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Adult Choir Practice 6:45 p.m.

Additional PBC ministries

PBC Deaf Ministry

PBC Food Pantry

Palmetto Baptist Weekday Preschool – September through May

Upward Basketball & Cheerleading – January & February

Upward Soccer – September & October

PBC Missions Trips

throughout the Year

PBC Media Ministry

PBC Ladies Fellowship/Ministry