Sun

Brotherhood
Breakfast
8 am

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

W.O.M.
10:00 am
Staff Meeting
9:30 am

Awana Popcorn
Night

10

Deacons Meeting
7 pm

Staff Meeting
9:30 am
Stewardship
Comm. Mtg.
6 pm

Awana Spread the

Love Night

Adult
Fellowship Breakfast at Ryans
8:30 am

11

14

15

16

17

18

Valentines Day

Presidents Day

Staff Meeting
9:30 am
39ers Luncheon
11:45 am

Awana Hot Cocoa

Night
Quarterly Business
Meeting 7:30 pm

Church Council
6:30 pm

21

22

23

24

25

Staff Meeting
9:30 am
Joyful Sounds
Resumes 1:30 pm

Awana Crazy Hair

Night

28

29

12

13

Valentines
Banquet
6 pm

19

20

26

27

Welcome New Member

Chloe Alexander
By baptism January 10, 2016

Dr. Ben Hayes, Pastor

Wayne Baggett, Minister of Music/Seniors
Ben Tinley, Minister of Youth & Family Outreach
Tanya Spillman, Childrens Minister

Sunday Schedule
9:15 a.m. Sunday School
10:30 a.m. Morning Worship, Childrens Church
5:00 p.m. Discipleship Training , Student
Discipleship, Childrens BLAST
6:00 p.m. Evening Worship

Wednesday Service
5:15 p.m. Fellowship Supper
6:00 p.m. AWANA
6:30 p.m. Prayer Meeting, Youth Group
Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal
Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Closed for lunch

709 Ninth Street SE

Decatur, AL 35601

Southside Baptist Church

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February 2016

709 Ninth Street SE, Decatur, Alabama 35601

www.southsidebaptist.net

(256) 353-8814

From Your Pastor

Aaaaaand theyre off! I believe thats what the announcer says at the start of every horse race. Ive never
been to a race track, but Ive seen it on television. The
gates open, and the horses take off as fast as they can go,
and for the next couple of minutes, there is a blur of activity and noise. You know how your heart begins to
beat just a little bit faster and your muscles tense up in
anticipation? Thats the way I feel right now, and it is
exciting. Some of you are asking yourself, Whats going on? Well let me explain it this way. We had a great
day of worship yesterday, January 24. The music was
great. The Spirit was obviously present, speaking to our
hearts. And there is a sense of excitement over the fact
that Bro. Ben Tinley is joining our staff as our new Minister of Youth and Family Outreach. Its almost as if its
a new day at Southside Baptist Church!
Could that be possible? Absolutely. Every day is a
possibility to start over again. Actually, every breath we
breathe holds the potential for renewal and restoration.
So thats what Im praying for. A new day! Starting
fresh. Excited about the future. The sky is the limit. But
it will only work if everyone of us listens to the Spirit
speaking to our hearts. It will only work if we recognize
the importance of obeying the Great Commandment
(loving God supremely and loving each other) and the
Great Commission (going into all the world to make
disciples). I have every intention of doing my part in
both of these areas, and I want to challenge you to join
me! Lets love God, each other, and the world to come
together in the power of the Holy Spirit to reach Decatur
and our surrounding communities with the gospel of
Jesus Christ. To quote a famous football coach, Im all
in!
Your pastor loves you,

Bro. Ben

Joyful Sounds
resumes
Tues., Feb 23, 2016

1:30 p.m.Fellowship Hall

Upcoming Choir Events...
Easter SundayMarch 27, 2016
Homecoming CelebrationSunday,
April 24th @ 6 pm (with FBC Hartselle)

Sunday, July 3, 2016Rehearsals begin in May, 2016

You are invited to sing with the 2016 Celebrate America Voices in this years Celebrate America on Sunday, July 3, 2016! Email pam@southsidebaptist.net with
your name and contact info! If you know of anyone you think would like to join us,
please pass this info along to them! Please respond by Sunday, February 14th!

39ers Luncheon
Tuesday, February 1611:45 am
Special Guest Speaker:
Dr. Jeannie Payne
Director of Public Relations
Opening 2017 in Decatur
Cooks MuseumNatural Science
Bring your favorite covered dishes
and invite a friend to join us.

2Charles Ricks
5Robert Michaels
8Carol Vickery
10Tom Pangle
11Peggy Suggs, James Wood
15Phoebe Spears
16Deborah Barrett, Jayne Gross
17Barbara Smith
18Shirley Prestwood, Dale Brackin
19Mathews Taylor, Maurice Means
21Gail Holbert, Bill Powell
22Nikki Hawkins, Peggy Pangle, Ben Tinley
24Billy Don Sharp
25Carolyn Hayes
26Madison Bravo
27Wayne Alexander, Martha Key,
Jeannette Smith
28June Batchelor

Our children have gotten off to a

fabulous start in 2016! Our Sunday
night class kicked off the new year
focusing on prayer. We've studied
the Lord's Prayer and learned about
the importance of taking time
throughout the day to talk to God.
The children made prayer cubes to
help them with morning prayers to
start their day and prayer journals where they can record
prayer requests as well as prayers of thanksgiving and
praise. In February, we will continue to work on our Bible
skills. We will also be discussing why we need to take time
to read our Bibles daily (and not just on Sundays and
Wednesdays).
Our Awana group is continuing to work hard learning
verses and working through their various books. In February
we are having Popcorn Night (2/3), Spread the Love Night
(2/10), Hot Chocolate Night (2/17) and one of their favorites, Crazy Hair Night (2/24). In case you haven't caught on,
the kids really, really love Awana! They work really hard
and I'm very proud of what they have been able to accomplish. However, none of it would be possible without the
amazing group of men and women who come week after
week to teach, listen to verses, play games, and work with
our children. So a very special thank you to our Wednesday
night workers. Y'all are truly a blessing!
Tanya

Join Awana
Wed. at 6 p.m.
Come join the fun!

Women on Mission
WOM will meet at 10:00 on Tuesday, FebON
ruary 2nd in the Fellowship Hall. Bring 3-4
dozen cookies if possible. If you cant come
and want to contribute, you can leave your
cookies in the Fellowship Hall before Tuesday. We will be delivering these to the fire stations and police departments. Bring a
sack lunch. Drinks and dessert will be provided. I hope everyone will come and be
a part of this wonderful group of lades doing Gods work and will in His church.

Adult Breakfast Fellowship

You are invited to fellowship with us on Saturday, February 6th at 8:30 a.m. at
Ryans in Decatur. Come, invite a Sunday School prospect, and enjoy breakfast
with us. Dutch Treat

CCC Soup KitchenThursday, February 18th

We will be preparing the food for the CCC Soup Kitchen on Feb. 18th. Donations to help
purchase the food would be appreciated. You can place your donation in the offering
platejust be sure to mark it CCC SOUP KITCHEN. Please see Sharon Shirey if you are
interested in helping serve the food at the CCC.

Men, brotherhood breakfast will be Sunday, February 7th at 8 a.m. We are blessed to have one of our
own as speaker. George Mills is well known in our
church and in the city of Decatur. He is also widely
known for his work in the Masonic organization.
While in the military, George was a P.O.W. After
hearing his story, you truly will know, he was in
Gods hands. He is a hero to us all. Dont forget that
photos from our brotherhood breakfasts are on the
website under Mens Ministries.
The Brotherhood Team

February Deacons Meeting

Monday, Feb. 8th7:00 pm
in the Conference Room!

Southside Congregation and Staff,

I personally want to thank everyone for the overwhelming amount of support and encouragement
you have shown us over the last 3 weeks. I am
honored for the opportunity to serve on staff here
at Southside Baptist Church, and I hope to get to
know each of you in the coming weeks. My desire as the Minister of Youth and Family Outreach is to see lives changed because of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. My prayer is to see the students at Southside have a PASSION for God that
drives them to
1. Praise Jesus
2. Love People
3. Know the Word
4. Share the Gospel
Thank you again for
your love and support,
Abby and Ben
Tinley
.

My Cup Overflows Southside Coffee/Tea Room

Join us Sunday mornings between 8:40 and 9:20 a.m. (coffee available til 10:20) in Room 106. We have coffee, tea, other beverages,
and refreshments. February refreshments provided by Geno
Shireys Sunday School class.

VBS Recruitment!!!
We had a very good Vacation Bible School planning
meeting in January! This years VBS will be June 6-10
(Mon.-Fri.), 9 am to 12 noon. We have a recruitment
team in place to obtain volunteers to make this years
VBS successful! If you can help out in any way please
contact Tanya Spillman, Joy Tucker or Scott Williams. Or you can email or call the church office and the
information will passed along to one of the recruiters!
Please make an effort to participate in this years VBS
and lets make 2016 the best VBS yet!!