Upcoming Events

Today at SMBS, we added lots of items to our group calendar. There will be many opportunities to get together in the next few months, so take advantage of them as you can. Here is a summary. Reminders and more details will be posted closer to the dates of the events.

SMBS Events:
November 5 - Ladies are meeting for 'Coffee Night' at the Starbucks on Broadway & Rice at 8pm

November 15 - Holiday Party. We are combining Thanksgiving and Christmas into one Holiday Party this year. It will be a Potluck at the Bentley's home (without kids). More details will follow, but mark your calendars. Instead of doing a Christmas Party in December, we will be focusing on an Outreach Ministry during the month of December. Stay tuned for more information.

December 4 - This is a Friday night and child care is being offered at the church. If you want to take advantage of that, some couples will be going to dinner. Plans will be finalized as the date draws near.

December 20 - Breakfast during SMBS. Bring a dish!

Men's Bible Study:
The Men are continuing to meet every other week. They will be meeting on November 9 and November 23 and will be starting a new book.

Donut Schedule:
We signed up for 'Donut Duty' for November and December. The calendar on this blog will be updated soon with who is bringing each week.

SMBS Class Schedule:
Today we went over I John Chapter 1. There was a lot of discussion and it was a good study. Next week we will be doing Chapter 2.

Prayer Requests:
Please continue to pray for Jennifer Denson's father

Guest Speaker

The Bentleys are out of town this weekend, so in SMBS today we listened to a Podcast of Andy Stanley speaking on the story of Pilate and our human desire to be in control. It was very good. Next week we should be getting into I John.

Get Togethers

Our class joined other GABC SMBS classes yesterday in a Work Day to benefit PATH. It was a gorgeous day and a wonderful way to join up and give back to our community. As far as future get-togethers go, Angela Kincade and Jacquelyn Evans are working on a calendar of events. Also, the men will be starting a new book in their meetings in November. Matt Kincade has more details on this.

Prayer Requests

The Ogletree twins have the Swine Flu

Update on Previous Requests

Amelia received a good report. She is on limited bed rest.

Jason's Boards are over and he will receive the results in January

The Sutton family is healthy

Singing Sunday

We had a wonderful time of fellowship this morning in SMBS. We had lots of great food, fellowship and worship!

Upcoming Events:

PATH Outreach this Saturday. Details will be sent via e-mail if you are interested in participating.

SMBS Schedule:

We will start I John next week. That will continue through November and then we will move into Mark.

Prayer Requests:

1. Jason has his Pediatric Board Exam Monday

2. Megan Magill's friend Amelia Wydell was taken to the hospital this morning at 19 weeks pregnant with fears that the baby is coming early

3. Jennifer's dad's health is ailing. Please pray for Jennifer, her father and their family

4. Andrew's friend's wife, Marsha, has been in ICU all week with a lung condition

5. Pray for the health of all of us, our families and our unborn children.

Rainy Sunday

It was great to see everyone who made it out to SMBS today despite the weather. For those of you who didn't, here are some updates.

Group Fellowship Opportunities:

We went to Jason's Deli as a class this morning. It was a nice time of fellowship. On Saturday October 17 is an outreach for PATH (People Attempting to Help) . It will be two or three hours of helping those in need. There will be more details this Sunday for anyone interested.

What's Going on in Class:

We finished watching a parenting video today at SMBS and got a lot of great information out of it. Next week, Andrew will summarize some of the points with scripture. Don't forget! Next Sunday we will have breakfast in class and do some singing and praising the Lord. Please bring a dish to share. The following Sunday (the 18th), we will return to Psalms.




PRAYER REQUESTS:

1. Erin's friend's 6-year-old daughter, Cody, has been treated for bone cancer and is having a repeat bone scan tomorrow. Please pray for the results of that scan.
2. Erin's friend's 6 1/2-month-old son, Walker Raney, has a stomach tumor and is undergoing chemotherapy.
3. Brooks Sutton has the flu.

October Birthdays and Anniversaries:

1 - Jamie Willis

2 - Joan Bentley

6 - The Bentleys

7 - Jeff Denson

11 - Michael Freeman

(Please send your birthdays, children's birthdays and anniversaries to Sara for inclusion on our class list.)