The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

Wow! Here we go full steam into the most wonderful time of the year. We are less than three weeks from Thanksgiving Day, two Sundays away from the first Sunday of Advent and only 6 more Sundays until Christmas Week! I love Thanksgiving…it gets us in the mood for the Christmas season. Just kidding, we have so very much to be thankful for at James Island Baptist. On November 24 we will have our annual Thanksgiving Celebration. We will celebrate with Communion and will also recognize all the new members to our Connection Groups and our Church family. It is always moving to see how God has added to His family here at JIBC. And then we have our annual Thanksgiving Feast. Our Kitchen Krew is one of a kind. They prepare the entire Thanksgiving Meal for our church family. You can bring your favorite dessert to share if you would like…you know we would like! If you still have enough energy, you can join the Community Thanksgiving Service. This year we gather at James Island Presbyterian Church. There is an earlier time this year. The service begins at 5:00 pm.

Now, all that being said, let’s get ready to celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. This year’s Advent theme: “What a Beautiful Name It Is”. We will be getting the details out very soon. Here is the one really big change…I mean really, really, big change. For the first time, we are going to offer Two (2) Christmas Eve services. Yep… one at 4:00 and the other at the traditional 6:00 time. Both services will be virtually identical with just a few exceptions. For years we have packed out the Worship Center on Christmas Eve with standing room only crowds. I was the hold out on moving to a second service. I finally agreed that it is now time to find a way to allow even more people to enjoy the beautiful Christmas Eve service. There will be a few adjustments in order for us to serve the church family and community. So buckle up! How amazingly cool would it be if we packed out both services! All things are possible.

Pray for us this Sunday as we offer Class 101: Discovering Membership at JIBC. We have around a dozen signed up so far. It is always a great time to share the mission of JIBC and to have families decide to join in with us! To God be the glory. You can still attend even if you have not signed up, just give us a call or make sure you tell us Sunday morning.

See you Sunday, good Lord willing!

Pastor Tom