· “When God’s People Pray” Sunday evening Bible Study continues tonight at 5. See Pastor for details.

· Friday Night Bible Study in the Teacher’s Village off of Hwy 321 at 7 p.m. in Unit 201 hosted by Pramela and Joseph.

· October Mission Emphasis is Prisoner Packets. See Billie Frances Jolly for information on items.

· Thanks to all who made the Wednesday Night Mission Supper successful. (Except Melvin, he just stood around.)

· Looking for volunteers to be in the praise team for the Christmas Cantata on December 14, practice starts soon. See Karen for details and to participate.

· Janie Chapman Offering time is here; Goal is $2,220. Income:$1,600

· The Deacon of the Week is responsible for providing support to the congregation and listed in the bulletin.

· Carolina Baptist College Ministries will conduct our church services on October 26. Plan to attend.

· High Attendance Lunch – October 19 right after Sunday School. We will be honoring Sunday School teachers

· Only one Sunday School for all adults next week in the sanctuary to allow all to attend and Adult SS teachers to be served as well.

· Messengers sought to represent our church to SBC Convention, Nov 10, 11 in Taylors, SC. See Helen or Pastor for information.

· Trunk or Treat – Oct. 31, time TBD

· Personnel Committee action requires a special church business meeting today at 11:45 a.m. for approval action.

· Disaster Relief Team Item Requests for October - will be collecting vacuum storage bags, storage bins and socks for the Disaster Relief Closet during the month of October. Bottled water is always desired for the closet.

· ALL CHURCH CLEANUP will be done this week from Oct. 13 – 18 in preparation for the lunch on the 19th.See Helen for ways to help.

Gordon Memorial Senior Diaper Drive - Gordon Memorial Women will be having our Fall Senior Diaper Drive in October, but donations are welcome at any time. Anything is very much appreciated.

CMBA UPCOMING DATES

2025 PRISONER PACKET COLLECTION STARTS NOW!

In partnership with the SC Baptist Convention and SC Woman’s Missionary Union, the CMBA Family of Churches are invited to help provide a Christmas packet for every adult and juvenile inmate incarcerated in our state. Inmates look forward to this packet every year and, for many, this will be the only gift they receive.

Packets are simple to prepare but there is a specific content list approved by the prison system, consisting of mostly personal hygiene items plus a notepad, pen, and postage-stamped envelopes obtained from the Post Office. Once collected, volunteers double check each packet for accuracy and add gospel literature before they are distributed to inmates.

CMBA has a goal of providing 400 packets to the collection, so please begin inviting your congregations and missions groups to participate! The full packing list may be found online here.