COMMUNITY OUTREACH: FALL FESTIVAL
In just about 2 weeks we will put on a community party known as The James Island Baptist Fall Festival. I know there are some who totally embrace the whole “Halloween” experience and some who totally object to anything related to Halloween. I try to take my lead from neither of those two positions. Over the years, we have decided to take the Halloween tradition head on. We have tried, with God’s blessing, to offer a family friendly Fall Festival that gives families a positive alternative to Halloween. This is a day the Lord has made and we will rejoice and be glad in it. We don’t run inside or go out to eat to avoid the crowds. We go after them, invite them, and show them good clean fun for FREE! And just like on any given Sunday we cannot keep out the scary people or those with impure motives. What we can do is pray for them, love on them, surround them with God’s people looking to bring God joy and to share that joy with the world.
This year will be a little bit of a challenge with all of the construction going on. Susan and her team are ready to make last minute adjustments based on where we are on the days just before October 31!
By the way, we still need three more things: More prayers, more candy and about 20 more volunteers. We have 40 signed up but we still need a few more to serve as greeters and to help point people in the right direction! Please sign up Sunday or touch base with Susan! We will have more people on our campus on October 31 than on any other night or day of the year! Let’s show them a Good and Beautiful God and His Good and Beautiful Church family known as JIBC.
CHRISTMAS IS COMING AND THAT MEANS
OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD SHOEBOXES
Susan has lost her mind! JIBC and over 300 shoeboxes…really? Just teasing. That is the goal for this year: over 300 Shoeboxes filled with toys and supplies to take God’s love around the world. Wouldn’t you like to see all those faces of the little children who open these boxes? It basically takes around $9 to fill a box with the suggested items and, if you can, Operation Christmas Child asks for an additional $9 to help cover the shipping. But you bring the box filled even if you cannot cover the shipping. I suspect that the cost will be covered. The filled shoeboxes are DUE BY WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14. For more info contact Susan@jamesislandbaptist.com.
See you Sunday, Good Lord willing!
Pastor Tom
