The Triumph A Place of Hope! November, 2013 Special points of interest:

Daylight Savings Time Ends

11/3

AWANA GAP Toy night 11/6

GAP Toy Drive 11/3—11/17

Life University Ends 11/17

Totes available for Totes of

Hope 11/17

AWANA “Cards of Hope”

for “Totes of Hope” 11/20

Operation Christmas Child

Due back 11/20

Deaf Ministry Thanksgiving

Dinner 11/23

Thanksgiving 11/28

Union Baptist Church

P.O . Box 1 94 / 1 985 Mt . Zio n Roa d, Uni on, K Y 4109 1

Inside this issue:

From Our Pastor 2

Children’s News 2

Youth News 3

Women’s Ministry News 3

UBC VIP 3

Stewardship Report 3

Harvest of HOPE News 3

Christmas Toy Drive 4

Deaf Ministry News 4

New Members 4

Operation Christmas Child 4

Christmas Toy Drive/Trip 4

Calendar 5

Schedule/Birthdays/Anniv 5

UBC‘s “Totes of Hope” is an excel-lent opportunity for you to provide a Christmas meal for a family in need. This is also a great change for your children to be actively in-volved in a UBC ministry event that teaches an important lesson about the importance of being generous to others. Please watch the bulletin for detailed infor-mation about how you can participate.

Totes will be available in the narthex November 17th. In each tote you will find a shopping list that will cost ap-proximately $50 to fill. We have prayerfully and thoughtfully made out the shopping list. Please stick to our meal plan and guidelines. We want to meet their need in a practical and thoughtful way. If one tote is overflow-

ing and given to a next-door neighbor whose tote is “not-so over-flowing” this is a difficult situation to explain. It is also hard for the volunteers to move and stack varied weights. Totes will be due back December 15th. This year’s goal is to bring in 75 filled totes. Think about having; your neighborhood, your Sunday School class, your children's sports team, …. fill a tote. Get the teens involved, get school groups involved, your book club, etc.!

Totes of Hope ~ 2013

Here it is, my favorite time of year. Fall. I love the brisk coolness in the air and the vivid colors of the leaves, falling from the trees. Each changing season reminds me once again of the awesome and mighty God we have the privilege of serving. The holiday season is quickly approaching and with that comes the hectic pace we each seem to find ourselves caught up in. This Thanksgiving, take time out of your hectic schedule and talk with your kids about all that God has blessed your family with. Then take time to truly thank Him. There isn’t enough room in this newsletter to list all I’m thankful for so I’ll just leave it at this; I feel truly blessed not just to have “my fam-

ily” but to have my church family too. I’m thankful for the opportunity to serve the Lord with this awesome staff, for my faithful vol-unteers that faithfully serve the best bunch of kids in the state of Kentucky, for the smiles, giggles and hugs of so many great kids that can bring you up on the lowest day, and mostly I’m thankful to have the opportunity to serve a risen Savior in such an awesome

church. Happy Fall! Happy Thanksgiving! Miss Pat

AWANA NEWS Let me start by saying “THANK YOU” for the outpouring of love you showed Tim & Cheryl Welcher during our Penny War. We raised $404.00 by the giving of your loose change and, of course, some paper money! What a blessing you are, not just to UBC but, to the Welcher’s as well. Thank you so very much. We have some exciting things coming up! Be sure to mark your calendars! November 6 – GAP Christmas Toy Night – Please bring NEW, UNWRAPPED toys to be taken with us to Eastern Kentucky for our Christmas Mission Trip! Each clubber will receive 100 points for bringing in a toy! November 20 – “Cards of Hope” Night – Clubbers and family members are encouraged to bring in a Christmas card, handmade or store bought, that will be placed in our holiday “Totes of Hope.” This effort is sponsored by our Outreach Team to provide needy families with a meal for the holidays. Totes will be available soon with a list of what to put in them if you would like to participate. November 27 – NO AWANA – “Happy Thanksgiving”

UBC CHRISTMAS POST OFFICE The UBC Christmas Post Office will be up and running beginning December 1st and will be open through December 22nd. This is a great way to pass along holiday greetings to your church family. Please remember when addressing your cards, if the receiver is not presently attending UBC, the cards will not be forwarded to them. This year, the post office will be run by the UBC children and parents. All proceeds will be put in the fund to assist those going to camp in 2014. The cost will be $.25 per card again th is year. Please place your card in the “TO BE SORTED” box and we’ll take care of the rest! * Parents, if your child will be going to camp, please see me to get on the rotation to help with the Post Office!!

PARENT’S NIGHT OUT Parents, need to do some Christmas shopping? Maybe you just need a date night. Well, drop your children off at UBC from 6 until 9:00pm on Friday, December 6th, and let our wonderful youth care for them while you spend some quality time together! What do you need to do to get in on this? Watch the bulletin board for the sign-up sheet so you can indicate what they would like to eat from the choices given. Then send them in their pajamas along with their sleeping bag and pillow for an evening of games and movies in the sanctuary! Next, either when you drop them off or when you pick them up, come with some money as a donation to the youth to help cover camp expenses! See how easy that is? Youth, you will need to see Allen to sign-up to help!!

from our pastor

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Count your blessings, name them one by one...

"It's habits that can imprison you and it's habits that can free you. But when thanks to God be-

comes a habit - so joy in God becomes your life." Ann Voskamp, author of One Thousand Gifts

In an attempt to be diligent about having devo-tional times with our four children at home, Jes-sica and I have found that the best time to do this is every night at the dinner table. We keep a de-votional right beside our kitchen table, and each night at dinner, after dishing out food and praying, we open it up. It has been amazing to see the way God has blessed this time as our kids naturally open up and discuss things over dinner. As their physical bodies are being nourished, their hungry souls are opening right up to think, dis-cuss, and meditate on God's word and how it applies to their young lives. We have been blessed with the most encouraging conversations at this time, sometimes extending long after the plates have been cleared of food.

For the month of October, we decided to incorporate the "Joy Dare" into this nightly routine. Taken from the website of Ann Voskamp, New York Times bestselling author of One Thousand Gifts, the "Joy Dare" stretches your mind as you seek to give

thanks. Much beyond the typical thankfulness for family, food, money and shelter, you are encour-aged to give thanks each day for gifts from God that might not make the usual list..."a gift re-deemed, a gift read, a gift begun, a gift on time, a gift hallowed," are some of the gifts you may be prompted to ponder.

Just through October, our family's list has stretched beyond one full sheet of paper. This has become a cherished time for us, and if we begin eating without bringing up the nightly prompt, one child or another will shout out, "Don't forget the thankfulness paper!" We plan to keep going.

During this month of Thanksgiving, I want to encourage you and your family to do the same. Whether you come up with your own list of ideas for giving thanks, or use someone else's prompts like we have done, you are certain to be blessed as you reflect on the good that God has brought into your life. But make it a habit, this daily ritual of giving thanks for your many blessings. (To access the "Joy Dare" that we use, visit www.aholyexperience.com and click on “Joy Dare”.)

See You Sunday,

Pastor Kevin

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Wow! It is hard to believe that it is November… time flies! I hope that each of you have begun to adjust to the cooler weather and that your October was wonderful. Upcoming events:

FALL BASH – November 2 from 7-10 pm

Thanksgiving Fest of Food Fun and Flicks –

November 24 from 5:30-8:30 pm

FALL BASH We will have our Fall Bash Saturday, November 2 from 7-10pm at UBC. If you can and would help with food please let Allen know ASAP. Remember to invite your friends! This is a great opportunity to reach the stu-dents in Northern KY for Christ!

Thanksgiving Fest of Food Fun and Flicks This is our annual Thanksgiving Fellowship. It will be Sunday, November 24th from 5:30-8:30pm at Jason & Allisa Wilhelmus’ home, 3116 Piney Creek Circle, Burlingtonon. We ask that stu-dents provide the following:

Boys: Dessert and a 2-liter Girls: Appetizer and a 2-liter

College Students are welcome to join us if available!

Camp – Summer 2014 We have the great opportunity to split camp next summer. The High School students will attend a different camp than the Middle School Students. Both are wonderful camps. We are very excited to be able to disciple our students more efficiently and effectively by catering to the specific needs that come with these two very different age groups. Dates, locations, and prices are as follows:

Please pick up a camp information sheet. They are available on the table outside the youth room. You can also ask Allen for one!

UBC Rescue Facebook Page Please like our Facebook page, “UBC Rescue,” to receive updates and reminders on your news feed!

I pray that each of you has a wonderful Thanksgiving. Give thanks to God for the many blessings he has given us! In Christ, Allen

UBC VIP – Meet the Sturdivants

Stewardship Report:

Weekly Giving & Expenses

As of 10/25/2013 YTD Average Weekly Giving $ 13,792 ($ 11,082 Gen. Ofgs) YTD Average Weekly Expenses 12,703 *Additional $101,711 paid out of Weekly Surplus/(Deficit) $ 1,089 general fund toward mortgage principle

The strongest churches have those members who, let’s face it, who do much of their service “behind the scenes.” Whether needed to teach a class, or run up to church when the fire alarm goes off, they are willing to jump right in. Both Bill and Rhonda Sturdivant are those kind of people. For most of the 13 years that they have been mem-bers of UBC, they have worked tirelessly to do the Lord’s work. Bill has been a trustee much of the time, and has been known to be at church all hours of the day and night making sure that our building and grounds are in working order. He has also used many of his skills to help plan and implement our Appalachian mission trips. There is nothing more precious than watching Bill, as he trains and passes along his knowledge to those that we are ministering to on those trips. Quite a few men/women have learned some carpentry, maintenance and other life skills under his watch. He might even be caught helping out in the kitchen during VBS! Rhonda has faithfully served with our youth over the years, and in many capacities. She has chaperoned youth events and trips, worked in Awana and VBS, taught middle school Sunday School, and has even gone on one mission trip herself. As a middle school teacher, she has a great deal of expertise with young people, and we benefit greatly from her willingness to share it. Bill and Rhonda have a lovely family. Scott and his wife Cait are living in Lexington currently. Bradley is in Walton, and Rachel is all the way down in Atlanta, Georgia. Bill and Rhonda are sure to be “burning up the road” as they travel south to visit their kids. Although Bill is busy with his job at Pactiv Corporation, he finds time to golf whenever possible. Rhonda likes to read and spend as much time as possible with her children. The next time you see Bill or Rhonda, please take a moment to thank them for all they do. They’re the best.

The Christmas season is approaching fast and with it comes the Harvest of Hope giving tree. Be on the lookout later in Novem-ber for our tree with tags for needy kids in Boone County. We haven't received our list of kids yet from NKY Community Action, but we'll keep you posted as to what Sunday you can look for the tree. We know how you all enjoy sharing the love of our savior by making a child's Christmas wish come true. Thanks in advance for your generous hearts for the kids.

God Bless, Harvest of Hope Team

From Harvest of Hope

High School Centrifuge @ North Greenville University June 16-21 $280 per student

Middle School Crossings @ Jonathan Creek, Hardin, KY July 6-11 $280 per student

Here are the “New Addition” blessings

to our UBC Family.

Introduce yourself and make them feel welcome!

New Members: - Phyllis Weeland - Rosemary Schwartz - James Jaworeka, Sr.

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It’s time to fill those shoe boxes for a needy child in a foreign land! Information sheets are available on the Special Events desk. Items to put in the boxes: small toys, school supplies, hygiene items, socks, etc. UBC Collection Due date is Wednesday, November 20th. Don’t forget your donation for mailing the boxes.

Operation Christmas Child

Making the stuffing for Thanksgiving dinner helps re-store my heart to gratefulness. First I cut bread into cubes to dry out. Has it really been a year since I thanked God for the simple things of life? Dear God, thank you for my daily bread. Next I boil giblets for the tasty broth. When did I last express thanks for my body — even the oft-forgotten parts? Thank you, God, for cre-ating and sustaining me.

Then I dice onions and celery, add-ing them to the mixture. That re-minds me to thank God for abun-dant harvests. Finally I measure raisins, nuts, sage and salt into the stuffing, as scents fill the air. Lord, help me not grow weary of the interesting “spices” that fill my life.

As the stuffing goes into the oven, warm air wafting into the kitchen, I remember to thank God for providing my home. Here relatives and friends gather, often an odd combination. Yet when we bow our heads in thankfulness, we’re an unbeatable mix.

—MaryAnn Sundby

It’s time to head for the mountains and receive the biggest blessing of the holiday season! Our annual GAP Christmas trip is scheduled for December 15th—19th. Information sheets will be available from Miss Pat with a breakdown of what we will be doing each day. Monday is the day we will need the most help. That is the day the children shop for their parents. Tuesday and Thursday we will work the Distribution Center. Wednesday is Toy Store day! Days will fill quickly so don’t wait to get your name on the list! If you aren’t able to join us on the trip, you can still be part of the trip by join-ing us in prayer. We are already praying for the people we will come in contact with, for the chil-dren we will have the opportunity to work with, that we will have good weather to allow us to do all that God has for us to accomplish, and most importantly, that hearts will be changed. Please see Miss Pat for details.

My thankful heart

Our deaf interpreter has found its resting spot in the 11am worship service. Here is the Deaf Ministry schedule: Sunday: 9 am Deaf Ministry Fellowship 10 am Sunday School class 11 am Interpreted worship service Wednesday: 6:30 pm Deaf Bible Study

Deaf Ministry Fellowship— There will be a Thanksgiv-ing Dinner Saturday, November 23rd from Noon—9pm

GAP Christmas Trip

GAP Christmas Toy Drive

Our toy drive will run November 3 through November 17th. You will have an opportunity to present your gift in either morning service on the 17th or bring it in early and drop it in the barrel. Please remember we are asking for new, unwrapped toys. The greatest need again this year seems to be for the teens, both boys and girls. As for the “Parent Shop”, we are focusing on gifts for MOM this year., but will gladly accept gifts for Dad as well. Thank you in advance for your generosity!

God of all nations, you are our Strength and Shield. We give you thanks today for the devotion and courage of all those who have offered military service for this country … We ask today that you would lift up by your Spirit those who are now at war; encourage and heal those in hospitals or mending their wounds at home; guard those in any need or trouble; hold safely in your hands all military families and bring the returning troops to joyful reunion and tranquil life at home. Give to us, your people, grateful hearts and a united will to honor these men and women and hold them always in our love and our prayers until your world is per-fected in peace and all wars cease. Through Jesus Christ, our Savior. Amen.

—Rev. Dr. Jennifer Phillips

A Veterans Day prayer

November 2013

Birthdays & Anniversaries

1 Morgan Stephenson Megan Webster Rusty Craddock 2 Leigh Worley 3 Emily Bixler 4 Cole Wilson Debbie Brungs 5 Drew Kemper Jeff Sluder 6 Sam Harney Alana Willis 8 Bert Tanner 9 Robert Long 11 Rani Peffer Lorie Clary Julie Bockelman Steve Brungs 12 Alyssa Scott 13 Kassidy Borchers Holle Custer 15 Jon Kemper Heather Forman Jeff Headrick 16 Phil Rutar Samantha Victor 19 Jeff Mallery 20 Gwen Vallandingham 23 Christian Waters 28 Elaine Lillard Larry Davidson Arlene Thomas 29 Laura Kirby 30 Owen McMillin Lauren Haner

Anniversaries 8 Rusty & Debbie Lykes 21 Mike & Marilyn Howard 22 Bob & Judy Long Steve & Jodi Detillian 27 Jeff & Leslie Sluder

Sunday Schedule

9:00 am Deaf Ministry Fellowship* 9:00 am & 6:00 pm Truck Stop Services 9:00 am Early Morning Worship

10:00 am Small Group Bible Studies* 11:00 am Morning Worship* 6:00 pm Evening Worship 6:00 pm Children’s Choir & Music Makers 7:00 pm Adult Choir Practice

Tuesdays 8:30 am Morning Prayer Time 6:30 pm P.U.S.H. (Pray Until Something Happens)

Wednesday Schedule 6:00 pm Youth Praise Band Rehearsal 6:00 pm Deaf Min. Bible Study (Rm. 212)* 7:00 pm Adult Bible Study 8:15 pm Grounded, Youth Choir Practice 8:15 pm Praise Band Practice

Thursdays 8:30 am Morning Prayer Time

Saturdays 9:00 am Morning Prayer Time

10:00 am Hope for my Sister Meeting (2nd Saturday of the Month)

(*) Deaf Interpreter present

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Weekly Schedule

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2

Youth Fall Bash! 7—10 pm

Fall back one hour

3

Fall Back One hour

@ 2 am

GAP Toy Drive

Begins

4

Deacon’s Mtg. 7 pm

5

Baptist Women 2 pm

No School

6

AWANA—GAP Toy

Night

7

Outreach Mtg 6 pm

8 9

10

GAP Toy Drive

11

Veteran’s Day

12 13 14 15 16

17

Begin “Totes of

Hope”

GAP Toy Drive Ends

Life University Ends

18 19 20

Operation Christmas

Child Boxes Due!!!

AWANA—”Cards of Hope” for Totes of

Hope

21 22 23

Deaf Ministry Thanksgiving

Dinner: Noon—

9pm - Heritage Hall

24 25 26 27

No AWANA

No School

28

Thanksgiving

Office

No

29

Closed

School

30