News from Northside Drive Baptist Church

January 7-February 18, 2009, at 6:45 PM following supper
·        January 21 -- Eric Kaplan
·        January 28 -- JB & Virginia Gilbert
·        February 4 -- Jordan & Patti Clark
·        February 11 -- Kristofer Schleicher & Karen Perry
·        February 18 -- Church-in-conference

CHURCH-IN-CONFERENCE: The scheduled January 21 Church-in-conference has been postponed until February 18, 2009. This Wednesday, January 21, at 6:45 PM will be an inner-view with Eric Kaplan. Supper will precede the inner-view at 6:00 PM with Chick-fil-A @ $5.00 per person. To make a reservation for this event you may use the Welcome cards in the pew rack, call the church office, or email your reservation to secretary@nsdbc.org no later than noon on Tuesday, January 20.

SOUPER BOWL SUNDAY: It's that time of year again and this time we are celebrating "Souper Bowl" Sunday on the real date-February 1! After the Morning Worship service the Fellowship Hall will be filled with a wonderful assortment of soups and chilies. Donations will be taken for the Hunger Fund 2009 through the Missions Committee, which helps to provide food to the community and beyond. To volunteer to cook a pot of soup or chili, contact Susan Dew at 404-252-5715 or susandew@bellsouth.net. If you'd rather bring 3 dozen brownies or cookies, contact Linda Clark at 404-237-2326. Rather decorate/set up? Contact Barbara Atchley at 770-436-0709 or atchley45@charter.net.

SAVE THE DATES!! There will be a Marriage and Relationship Exploration seminar Thursday nights, February 5, 12, 19, and 26, 2009, from 6:00-8:00 PM in the Fellowship Hall. Join us to learn about healthy relationships and how to develop and grow them under the guidance of a respected minister and family counselor, the Reverend Tom Conley. A light supper will be available for $5.00 per person; childcare and seminar are FREE. Call or email Patti Clark at 678-428-7898 or patticlark@bellsouth.net.

23rd ANNUAL WOMEN'S RETREAT: April 24-26, 2009 at the Blue Boar Inn, Robbinsville, North Carolina. SPACE & TIME ARE LIMITED. Reservation deadline is Sunday, January 25, 2009. Make your reservation with a $100.00 deposit (made out to Blue Boar Inn) & give it to Joyce Wilson or Virginia Gilbert. For more information call Joyce Wilson at 770-773-3333 or Virginia Gilbert at 770-333-8933.

HANDBELLS: Anyone interested in handbells? Beginning January 11,our music director, Paul Fletcher, will teach a class for those interested in learning more about the art of handbell ringing. The class will meet Sunday evenings at 6:30 and will run for six weeks. If you have never rung in a handbell choir but would like to give it a try, this is the class for you. Through the duration of the course you will learn everything that one needs to know to be able to ring successfully. For more information, or to sign up, contact Paul at 404-237-8621, ext. 107 or paul@nsdbc.org.