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Posted on January 6, 2005 ...

Do you know the song that asks the question, What are you doing New Year��s Eve? Around the church office New Year��s Eve is annually observed by taking all the steps necessary to close one financial year and open another. Final deposits are posted. Closing expenditures are paid. Tax forms, W-2��s, and financial reports are all printed. It is a formidable task and we salute Jean Cannon for her dedicated work to get this accomplished.

With this step completed, let me take a moment to summarize a few financial figures for the 2004 year.

In 2005, our church budget again operated in the black with tithes and offerings exceeding expenditures by a little more than $1,200.00. Remember, 2005 will be our first full year with four full time ministerial staff members. Thus, continued strong budget giving is necessary to keep us operating within our means.

Many people give routinely to our Faith for the Future fund. These moneys are used toward eliminating the debt the church incurred in purchasing our northwest property. I am delighted to report that, as of January 1, we are only about $5,500.00 away from having the necessary funding to retire this indebtedness.

I am extraordinarily proud of our 2004 Lottie Moon giving. Your generosity enabled us to accomplish our goal well before Christmas Eve. As of January 1, our Lottie Moon gifts were $23,625.00. While there was one year our church gave a higher International Mission Offering gift than this one (in 2000 we gave $25,000.00), I have never known our contributions to this good cause to arrive as quickly as they did this year!

I am excited about 2005 and what God will do among our church family. Will you join our church staff in praying for God��s power to fall on our church in fresh and extraordinary ways? I look forward to our time together this Sunday.

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This Week at NCBC

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30:
8:30 AM ... Early Worship
9:40 AM ... Old Fashioned Sing - Annex
9:45 AM ... Sunday School - Bible Study
11:00 AM ... Morning Worship
4:00 PM ... Handbells - Sanctuary
4:45 PM ... Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal - Sanctuary
5:30 PM ... All other H.O.G. participants meet in Sanctuary
6:00 PM ... Hanging of the Green
MONDAY, DECEMBER 1:
6:30 PM ... Drama Practice - Sanctuary
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2:
7:00 AM ... Coffee and Bible Study - Grissom
3:30 PM ... Contractor Meeting - Conference Room
6:00 PM ... Quilters - Annex
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3:
6:00 PM ... Bible Study - Prayer Meeting - Sanctuary
6:00 PM ... Children's Choir - Room 410
6:00 PM ... Preschool Choir - Room 310
6:30 PM ... Youth Activities - Annex
6:45 PM ... Preschool Mission Friends - Room 312
6:45 PM ... RAs & GAs - Upstairs Education Building
6:45 PM ... Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal - Choir Loft
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4:
9:30 AM ... Ladies Prayer Group - Annex
6:00 PM ... Willing Workers Christmas Party - Antonios

This Week in Worship

Welcome and Announcements ... Verlin Tucker
Prayer ... Verlin Tucker
Call To Worship ... Congregation
"Come, Now Is the Time to Worship"
"O Worship the King" (Hymn 16)
Children's Sermon ... Dr. Jay McCluskey
Scripture Reading ... Jason Cox
1 Corinthians 16:1-4
Scripture can be found on page 816 of the Bibles supplied in our Sanctuary
Choral Worship ... Sanctuary Choir
"How Beautiful"
Offertory Hymns ... Congregation
"Make Me a Blessing" (Hymn 569)
"Little Is Much When God Is in It"
Offertory Prayer ... Jeff Elliott
Offertory Music ... Instrumentalist
Giving of Tithes and Offerings ... Congregation
Special Music ... Rev. Lanny Green
Message from God's Word ... Dr. McCluskey
"Do You Need Some Gift Giving Advice?"
Invitation Hymn ... Congregation
"I Give You My Heart"
Recognition of Decisions ... Pastor
Closing Words ... Pastor
Benediction ... Pastor

Hanging of the Green
6:00 p.m., Sunday, November 30
Hanging of the Green is a worship service centered around the songs and symbols of the Holiday Season. As the Sanctuary is decorated with sights and sounds, worshipers see how candles, greenery, poinsettias, manger scenes, and other objects become part of our Christmas traditions.