The kids who have been practicing (on Sunday mornings) to sing this Sunday for the first Advent service will be holding a practice on Saturday, December 3 from 10-11am.
There are still some Advent Family Devotionals left and they will be available
on the table at the front of the Worship Center on Sunday.
The First Family Advent is this Sunday, December 4!
Please come to our first Family Advent Celebration this Sunday at 6pm. We will be hearing from the children's choir and showing VeggieTales "The Little Drummer Boy." Please bring a plate of cookies to share. Invite your friends to meet or get reacquainted with the Living Savior.
Christmas
Many thanks to all the volunteers who came out on November 29 and decorated the Worship Center for Christmas: Sherry & John Hill, Bonnie Sehorn, Becky Reusch, Karen Lumpp, Stephanie Smith, Don & June Lackey, Tim & Dale Bruhl, Beth Pickrel and Amy Walker (who organized them all). The church looks very beautiful.
Please sign up this Sunday to ring bells! - Every year COBC volunteers to ring bells for the Salvation Army in front of Albertson's. This year we are responsible for the week of December 12-17. Clipboards to sign up to ring bells (for 2 hour increments) are available at the table in the Worship Center.
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service will be 7:00 pm
Christmas Day is Sunday, December 25. There will be ONE church service at 10:30 am. The service will be family style and there will not be nursery or children's programs available.
Time to Go Shopping! Teen Challenge Ladies Guild is having a Christmas Boutique with jewelry, purses and lots of other things for sale. All proceeds go to benefit Teen Challenge. The boutique will be on Wednesday,
December 14 at the home of Sherry Hill 28800 Birkdale Court, Stallion Springs from 3-7 pm. All are welcome to come and shop. If you have any questions please call 928-486-2610. Teen Challenge is a Christian drug and alcohol rehab program free to anyone over the age of 18 years old.
Annual Business Meeting - The Annual Business Meeting will be Sunday, January 1 right after second service at 12:45 pm. If you need a copy of the 2012 Budget, please email Craig Bauer at
craig@countryoaks.org so he can send you a copy.
Sincerely,
Angi Wiggins
Country Oaks Baptist Church
Publications and Communications
On a personal note - Thank you to all the women who came to the Women's Christmas Party and supported Beauty for Ashes Ministries by buying Ellen's beautiful jewelry. Thanks to the HOS kids who sang for us, too. I got the recipe for the delicious popcorn served at the brunch. Brandy Bateman says to "pop popcorn on the stove top in oil. Melt white chocolate in a double boiler. Mix popcorn, pretzels, almonds, cranberries, Chex cereal (she used all kinds of Chex) with the chocolate and let dry on wax paper." I was very glad to open my "white elephant gift" and find a pink plastic flamingo complete with outfits for every holiday. Classic. You never want to miss a Women's Ministry event as you never know what is going to happen. God bless you all!
