Upcoming Events

Here are a couple of pictures from our Holiday Party two weeks ago. There are many more to be uploaded. There are also several SMBS events coming up.

Men's Fellowship meets Tuesday night at 6:30 at Matt Kincade's office

Ladies Coffee Night is Thursday at 8pm at Starbucks on Broadway and Rice

Friday Night is Family Night Out at GABC. Sign up for childcare and have a night out with your spouse. Some couples from our class may be going to dinner that evening.

Outreach

Today in SMBS we discussed our Outreach Project for December. Amy has been in contact with several organizations to discover their needs for the holidays. Boys and Girls Club has given us an opportunity to take gifts to the kids in the after school program at Douglas Elementary. We can take our children with us and have a pizza party with the kids and their families. Not only would we be blessing others, we have the chance to meet the children and their parents. The date we are looking at is Thursday December 17 from 5pm until 6pm. If you have a conflict with the date please e-mail Amy. In SMBS, we continued I John and discussed Chapter Four today. We wish everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving.

The Holidays are Here!

These pictures are from the Ladies Lunch this week. We have several more from that lunch and we will get a lot of pictures tonight at the Holiday Party at the Bentley's.

Today in SMBS Clay from Family Legacy Missions (the group that Erin and Chris are working with on Selah's house) gave us an amazing presentation on the work that the group is doing in Zambia. Clay asked that we pray specifically for electricity for the homes being built by them and for the kids that Chris and Erin know from their personal work in Zambia.

Upcoming Events:
The men are meeting on Tuesday night at Matt Kincade's office at 6:30 to start a new book.
Our class holiday party is tonight at Joan and Andrew's.

Prayer:

Clay asked that we pray this prayer for a week:

Give me your eyes for just one second. Give me your eyes so I can see everything I've been missing. Give me your love for humanity. Give me your arms for the broken hearted the ones that are far beyond my reach. Give me your heart for the ones forgotten. Give me your eyes so I can see.

Sign Up!

Our Holiday Party is Sunday - a week from today! It will be from 6 until 9 at the Bentley's home. It is adults only. Turkey and drinks will be provided. Please sign up by leaving a comment on this post for a dish you would like to bring. So far, people are bringing:

Dressing, cranberry sauce, rolls (two people), salad, sweet potato casserole, green beans, corn casserole, mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, bundt cake, cheeseball and crackers and a Thanksgiving dessert

Other Reminders:
The ladies are meeting for lunch tomorrow (Monday the 9th) for Angela Kincade's birthday. It is at Joseph's at 11:30. Come if you can!

The ladies met for coffee on Thursday and had a great time. They have decided to meet the first Thursday of every month at 8pm at the Starbucks on Broadway and Rice. Join us any time you can! The next one will be December 3.

We are working on coming up with options for our December Class Outreach. Calls have been made to local organizations to see what the needs are. We will discuss it in SMBS and decide on a Ministry.

Class Schedule:
We finished 1John 2 today. We will do Chapter 3 next week.

Please Pray

There were many prayer requests in SMBS this morning:

1. Drew's aunt is suffering from severe mental problems and his mother is in Austin helping both his aunt and his grandmother

2. Jessica's mother passed away yesterday. She is in Louisiana with Amelia and Brooks and is working on the funeral arrangements.

3. Amelia Waddell, a friend of the Freemans and Magills, is back in the hospital. She is 22 weeks pregnant and is leaking amniotic fluid. She will likely be hospitalized until her baby is born.

4. Paul Limb, a GABC member, has an 8th grade daughter named Monica who has a large tumor in her abdomen. Treatment is likely to begin with chemotherapy and radiation.

5. Jennifer's dad is still very ill and now also has pneumonia.

6. Jason's grandmother is in poor health in Oklahoma City. His uncle is caring for her.

7. Matt Kincade has a friend going through a difficult time.

Upcoming Events:

This Thursday at 8pm, the Bentley SMBS ladies are meeting at the Starbucks on Broadway at Rice Road for coffee and fellowship.

There has been a change to the Men's Bible Study Schedule. They will next meet on Tuesday November 17 and will begin Wild at Heart.

Class Schedule:

We discussed the first part of I John 2 today. We will finish that chapter next Sunday.