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Winter Offering for International Missions
2007 Goal: $45,000
Received as of 12/16: $19,447
Missionaries across the globe are in need of your support to continue sharing the Good News of Christ! First Baptist supports both the Southern Baptist Convention’s Lottie Moon International Missions Offering and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s Global Missions Offering. Offering envelopes will be available in the pews through December.

Christmas Eve Worship
Monday, December 24
Family Christmas Eve Worship, 4:00 pm
Interactive worship is perfect for children of all ages as they discover the Christmas story through music and stories presented by the Children’s Ministry.
Candlelight Christmas Eve Worship, 6:00 pm
A long-standing tradition at First Baptist, our candlelight Christmas Eve worship is an evening of music and reflection on the birth of our Savior. Preschool childcare is available.

No Vision on December 30!
Happy Holidays!

Christmas at a Glance

Sunday, December 23 (Fourth Sunday in Advent)
10:00 am - No Sunday Morning Bible Study
10:30 am - Combined Worship, “The Wells of Joy.” Isaiah 12:1-6
6:00 pm - No Anchor Bible Study

Monday, December 24 (Christmas Eve)
4:00 pm - Family Christmas Eve Service
6:00 pm - Candelight Christmas Eve Service

Wednesday, December 26
No Evening Activities

Sunday, December 30
10:00 am - No Sunday Morning Bible Study
10:30 am - Combined Worship
6:00 pm - No Anchor Bible Study

Wednesday, January 2
No Evening Activities

Towels for the Homeless
We still need towels!
The CLC will be open to the homeless on Christmas Day for showers, and we are in need of new and lightly used towels and washcloths! Towel donations can be dropped off at the CLC. For more info or to volunteer, contact x401 or preston@fbctlh.org.

Year End Contributions
The final church offering for 2007 will be taken at the 10:30 service on December 30, 2007.
For those who cannot attend the morning service, contributions deposited in the church office mail slot prior to 5:00 pm on December 31 will be recorded as 2007 contributions. Contributions received by mail after December 31, but postmarked prior to January 1, 2007, will also be included on the annual contribution statements that will be mailed to members no later than the third week in January. IRS guidelines prohibit all churches from listing contributions received in 2008 on 2007 contribution statements, regardless of how the check is dated.
The Church is able to accept non-cash gifts of securities and real estate. Under most circumstances, an income tax deduction is allowed for the entire fair market value of donated stocks, bonds, or real estate. By donating assets that have increased in value, no tax will be paid on the appreciation. Therefore, it is very advantageous to transfer appreciated assets to the Church, rather than to sell the assets and donate the cash received from the sale.
If the transfer of securities or real estate is of interest to you, please contact Church Administrator Steve Wofford prior to December 21 in order to complete the transfer by year-end. Steve can be reached at church x140, or by e-mail at swofford@fbctlh.org.

Honor a Loved One with Flowers
The 2008 Flower Calendar is located in the Welcome Center.
Take advantage of a clean calendar and sign up to place flowers in the sanctuary in honor or memory of a loved one. Questions? Call Lenoir at 222-5470 ext. 201.

Make a Change with Soup Labels!
For many years First Baptist members have been collecting Campbell’s soup labels to send to our missionaries. The missionaries use these to receive various items for their work from the Campbell’s Soup Company -- after school supplies, games, computers, sports equipment, even much needed buses!
Campbell’s Soup Company still plans to continue this program, but they are now requiring that the UPC Bar Code symbol on the back of the soup label be sent in instead of the front label. Be sure to save your bar codes and give them to Jean Fernald or leave them in the church office. This is such an easy way to make a huge difference!

Florida Baptist Children's Home
DECEMBER REQUEST: WHITE SPORT SOCKS
FBC members donate items each month to the Tallahassee campus of the Florida Baptist Children’s Home (fbchomes.org), which has been helping children and families since 1904.
Merry Christmas to all of our loving friends at First Baptist! You are truly a blessing to us. You touch many lives with your faithful support each month of the year. Your gifts are much appreciated and are an important part of our program. We wish you the peace and joy that the true meaning of Christmas brings. Collection bins are in the College Avenue foyer, the Welcome Center, and by the elevator on the first floor.

Graduating from College?
Are you graduating this semester? Please let us know your name, the school you are graduating from, your degree and future plans! Email them to the Student Ministry at karyn@fbctlh.org so we can recognize your achievement!

January Group Meetings
Groups 1 & 2 will meet Tuesday, January 8 at 9:30 am in the Chason Conference Room to prepare sheets and roll bandages to be used by the Baptist Medical Center in Ghana, West Africa. A light lunch will be served. Everyone is welcome!
Group 4, Round Table, will meet Tuesday, January 15 at 11:00 am at the Cherry Laurel Retirement Center (1009 Concord Rd). Grace Brock will review Great Women in History: 37 Women Who Changed Their World. Lunch will follow at 12:30 pm for $5. Everyone is welcome.

Mr. and Mrs. Terrell Lee Stone
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter

Casi Leigh Stone
to
Rev. Robert Chaney, Jr.

on Saturday,
the twelfth of January
Two thousand and eight
at six o’clock in the evening

First Baptist Church
Tallahassee, Florida

Given In Honor Of

• Ted and Sue Arrowood- in honor of Mae Greene
• Susie Bell- in honor of the pastoral staff of FBC
• Susie Bell- in honor of the staff of FBC
• Susie Bell- in honor of Margaret Sawyer
• Susie Bell- in honor of her children
• Susie Bell- in honor of her grandchildren
• Ann Smith Bowen– in honor of Steve, Becky and Will Liner
• Ann Smith Bowen– in honor of Skip and Sharon Smith
• Ann Smith Bowen– in honor of Mrs. Estelle Stewart
• Jim, Regina, Danielle and Melanie Brewster- in honor of Jenelle Poppell
• Betty Carlton- in honor of Elizabeth Carlton
• The Craig and McLeod families- in honor of their grandmother and great grandmother
• Jim and Linda Croushorn- in honor of Mrs. Mary Croushorn
• Jim and Linda Croushorn- in honor of Mrs. Myrtle Barron
• Kris and Brandon Gaskins- in honor of Pat Gaskins
• Virginia Glass- in honor of Beulah Barwick
• Susan Isaacs- in honor of Estelle Stewart
• Steve, Paula, Tara and John Kazmirski- in honor of Emily and Patrick Rhodes
• Steve and Paula Kazmirski- in honor of Gary and Elyse Brodeur
• Annette Hannon Lee- in honor of Mrs. Lillian Cox
• Amelia McNab- in honor of Lee and Vena Roberts
• Mike and Laurinda Norris- in honor of Anna Ruth Murphy
• Mike and Laurinda Norris- in honor of Tom and Jeanne Norris
• Patient/Family Advisory Council of Tallahassee Memorial Hospital- in honor of Marty Smith
• Valera Wilson Reynolds and Angelica Wilson Altstaetter- in honor of Coleman and Elizabeth Thompson
• Earl and Elna Sapp- in honor of Byron and Penny Folsom
• Coleman and Elizabeth Thompson- in honor of homebound members and their caregivers
• Coleman and Elizabeth Thompson- in honor of Glen Hicks and the Monday morning visiting team
• Maye and John Walker- in honor of Marty Smith
• Walt and Sharon Williams- in honor of Brian Williams
• Walt and Sharon Williams- in honor of Kristin Williams
• Pamela and Jamison Wood- in honor of Ray Rollins, for all his hard work

Given In Memory Of

• Tillie Allen- in memory of E.C. Allen
• Bob, Margaret and Robbie Allen, Pamela and Jamie Wood- in memory of Dan and Cleo Johnson
• Ted and Sue Arrowood- in memory of Betty Libby
• Faye Atkinson and Family- in memory of Vernon Atkinson
• Faye Atkinson and Family- in memory of Bessie Creekmore
• Jim and Yvonne Barger- in memory of Kathryn B. Davis
• Jim and Yvonne Barger- in memory of Catherine M. Barger
• Susie Bell- in memory of Loretta Lawhon Smith
• Susie Bell- in memory of her parents
• Susie Bell- in memory of Buzz Sawyer
• Diane Blue and Family- in memory of George and Ned Yates
• Diane Blue and Family- in memory of Bobby Blue
• Ann Smith Bowen– in memory of W.P. Smith, Sr.
• Ann Boyd- in memory of Joe Boyd
• Ann Boyd- in memory of Joanne Boyd Goldman
• Charles and Suzanne Brantley- in memory of Allison and Sue Banks
• Charles and Suzanne Brantley– in memory of Charles and Mary Brantley
• Jim, Regina, Danielle and Melanie Brewster- in memory of Grady Poppell
• Betty Carlton- in memory of Bill Carlton
• Jewell Cassels- in memory of Carl Cassels
• Jane B. Chastain- in memory of Homer and Irma Brinkley
• Ridgway and Dot Coe- in memory of Thomas P. Coe
• Ridgway and Dot Coe- in memory of Maude Coe Harvey
• Ridgway and Dot Coe- in memory of John B. Harvey
• Ridgway and Dot Coe- in memory of Thomas C. Griffin
• Ridgway and Dot Coe- in memory of Eva S. Griffin
• Ridgway and Dot Coe- in memory of Thomas C. Griffin, Jr.
• Ridgway and Dot Coe- in memory of Amira McFarland
• Phillip and Julia Ann Cooper- in memory of Mary Frances and Milton Richardson
  
• Phillip and Julia Ann Cooper- in memory of Lucille and Lewis Cooper
• Phillip and Julia Ann Cooper- in memory of George McDonald and Dawn McDonald Cooper
• Murray and Beth Cooper- in memory of Dawn McDonald Cooper
• Murray and Beth Cooper– in memory of George D. McDonald
• Shari Cromar- in memory of Jim Cromar
• Juanita Cruce- in memory of Ed Cruce
• Lewis, Frank, Jerry and Joe Dennard, Judy Smith and Sue Watkins- in memory of L.C. and Annette Dennard
• The Bill Farrell Family- in memory of Hilda Butts
• Kathy Funchess- in memory of Karl Funchess
• Kathy Funchess- in memory of Cheryl Coker
• Virginia Glass- in memory of Annie Sullivan
• Hamrick Family- in memory of H. Pope Hamrick
• Hamrick Family- in memory of Esther Hamrick
• Janet Holley- in memory of Mr. Clarence C. Holley
• Janet Holley- in memory of Mr. James Walter Browning
• Janet Holley- in memory of Mrs. Flora Browning
• Janet Holley- in memory of Mr. Orval Browning
• Janet Holley- in memory of Mr. Milton Browning
• Janet Holley- in memory of Mr. Fred Browning
• Janet Holley- in memory of Mr. Ted Browning
• Peggy Hsieh- in memory of Mr. and Mrs. P.S. Chi
• Carroll and Jack Jarrett- in memory of Elizabeth and Joseph A. White
• Carroll and Jack Jarrett- in memory of Kenneth E. Jarrett
• Steve, Paula, Tara and John Kazmirski- in memory of Bill Rhodes
• Steve and Paula Kazmirski- in memory of Hank Garland
• Dee and Mike Lea- in memory of Dr. W. Judd Chapman
• Annette Hannon Lee- in memory of Howard Hartsfield
• Annette Hannon Lee- in memory of Max and Georgia Hannon
• Sue and Henry Lee- in memory of Lillian Isaacs
• Rod and Betty Lewis- in memory of Elvis and O’Dell Lewis
• Ginny Mabardy and Kristy Ward- in memory of James O. Stephens
• Les McLeod- in memory of Sarah Jane
• Les McLeod- in memory of Nell Cadou
• Les McLeod- in memory of Dottie Marshall
• Beulah and Jay McGlon- in memory of Vicki Neal McGlon
• Carol and Alexis Miiller- in memory of Mary Elizabeth Lykens, “Me Ma”
• Florence Moody- in memory of David Moody
• Robbie Moore- in memory of Mr. and Mrs. W.T. Moore
• Mike and Laurinda Norris- in memory of Norman Murphy
• Tina Pepper- in memory of Frank Pepper
• Valera Wilson Reynolds and Angelica Wilson Altstaetter- in memory of Lawrence and Betty Wilson
• Valera Wilson Reynolds and Angelica Wilson Altstaetter- in memory of Dorothy “Grannie” Harper
• Sylvia and Rick Robinson- in memory of Vera and Clark Hull
• Earl and Elna Sapp- in memory of E. Allen Sapp, Jr.
• Earl and Elna Sapp- in memory of Neal D. Sapp
• Earl and Elna Sapp- in memory of Billy Lambert
• Jack Shreve- in memory of Alice Shreve
• Charles and Lois Walker- in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Walker
• Charles and Lois Walker- in memory of Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Inklebarger
• Maye and John Walker- in memory of Buz Sawyer
• Martha Wheeler- in memory of Lillian Isaacs
• Martha Wheeler- in memory of John Wheeler
• The Whiddon family- in memory of Scott Whiddon
• Pamela and Jameson Wood- in memory of Willie Robinson, dedicated FBC employee
• Pamela and Jamison Wood- in memory of Joe Smith, dedicated FBC employee
• Melanie Yeager- in memory of Lillian Isaacs
• Melanie Yeager- in memory of Hazel Combs
• Bill and Bobby Yon- in memory of Ed and LiDale Whitaker
• Kathy Young- in memory of Jane Kuester

Given In Honor Of

• Ralph and Sara Brown- in honor of the FBC music ministry
• Motney Gray- in honor of her daughter, Kay Gray Williamson
• Ima Richard- in honor of her grandchildren, Sally Dole, Julie Harrison, Joel Frazier and Sid Wester
• Melanie Yeager- in honor of Randy Edwards

We would like to thank our Church Family for your thoughts and prayers concerning the illness and death of Daryle’s father. We appreciate all of your love and support.
-The Gray’s


A big thank you to the following people who helped welcome our community at Winter Festival:
Ted and Sue Arrowood, Malinda Barrett, Beth Belton, Dianne Blue, Matt Bouck, Bill and Carol Ann Boydston, Danielle Brewster, Grace Brock, Gary and Elyse Brodeur, Whitney Brown, Fran Buhler, Steve Burgess, Jeff and Diane Butts, Erick and Amy Casto, Nicol Causey, John and Paula Chafin, Patrick Chu, Jeff Clegg, Jeffrey Crane, Cecil Davis, Richard and Lois Duley, Dick and Becky Clem, John and Barbara Corven, Laurie Cox, Roy and Sandra Daniels, Tracy Edwaard, Erik and Lisa Eikeland, Jim and Shirley Eikeland, Grady Enlow, Al and Mary Ann Eppinger, Lyle Eubanks, Tom and Cindy Fernald, Stu Follard, Bill Gardner, Pat Gaskins, Carolyn Gehron, Virginia Glass, Sarah Greene, Brian Hall, Roger Harrington, Ben and Virginia Hart, Kyle Haskew, Huey Hauck, Wesley and Mayfair Head, Donna Heald, Maryann Henderson, Barbara Hines, Eric Hoover, Sara Horne, JoAnn Hunt, Meghan Hyatt, Bob Inzer, Brittany Jones, Ed and Mary Birdie Jones, Kristy Jones, Rhonda Jones, Rigsby Jones, Tiffany Jones, Dennis and Joyce Jorgensen, Tadako Knight, Alan Kung, Larry Kung, Jennifer Lambdin, Alan Langston, Steve, Gayle and Esther Lawrence, Melissa Lee, Becky and Steve Liner, Tom and Paula Link, Ginny Mabardy, Adam and Lea Marshall, Clay and Tina Mason, Ed and Vi Mason, Charles and Beckie Maynard, Omega McAuley, Roger and Wanda Merriam, Robin Naitove, Jack and Barbara Nix, Millard Noblin, Doyn and Toks Oke, Bob O’Kelley, Diane Olsen, Megan Pannell, Katherine Parker, Stephanie Pichard, Matt and Melissa Powers, Bob and Joann Pullen, Lyle, Vonda and Nicholas Ragans, Chris Rettkowski, Howard and Mary Rhodes, Maryzell Roberts, Julie Scarboro, John and Glenda Schanbacher, Clint Scott, Leewood Shaw, Ashlyn Shell, Charlie and Paula Silcox, Bob and Bonnie Snyder, Rhonda Smith, Cole and Jennifer Sousa, Nick and Amber Sroka, Maggie Statler, Roy and Martha Story, Wayne and Liz Tedder, Darrell and Glenda Thompson, Linda Thompson, Richard and Janice Tudor, Lee and Kim Vickery, Tracy Wade, Charles and Lois Walker, Kristy Ward, Dave and Janie Westberry, Jim and Linda Wheeler, Gabby White, Natalee White, Laura Wiggins, Sherman Wilhelm, Steve Williams, Donald and Kandi Winters, Steve Wofford, Jenna Young