THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 4, 2017

RICKY'S COMMUNICATION DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS DECEMBER SCHEDULE CHRIST HAS COME PROGRAM ORDER SANCTUARY CHOIR REHEARSAL – DECEMBER 6 NO CHURCH ORCHESTRA REHEARSAL – DECEMBER 10 ANNOUNCEMENTS

MUSIC FOR SUNDAY

RICKY'SCOMMUNICATION THE WEEK OF ….. Well it has arrived! This is the week of our presentation of CHRIST HAS COME! Thank you for all your hard work. It is going to be a great week as we get to share some wonderful expressions of the Christmas story. I hope you are inviting everyone you know in our area to join us for Sunday night’s worship. Christmas music, like almost no other medium, gives us a comfortable venue to draw people into our church experience and expose them to the gospel. If it is worth singing and playing, it is worth sharing. You are going to do a wonderful job and I am so excited about the week. REMEMBER OUR SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK We have 2 major rehearsals this week with Wednesday night beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the sanctuary and Thursday night beginning at 7:00 p.m. also in the sanctuary. Wednesday night, we will work through everything in the program including narration and interpretive movement but without the orchestra. We will stop and start as necessary to be sure we have things in order. Then on Thursday night, we will add the orchestra and run through the program in its entirety (hopefully without having to stop). Please make every effort to be in your place ON TIME. Everyone (including me and your fellow choir members) is counting on you.

He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Psalm 40:3

CHRISTMAS PROGRAM MUSIC ORDER Choir, please be sure to have your Christmas music in order of performance when you come to rehearsal Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m. in the sanctuary. You can find that list in order a little later in this e-mail. GRADED CHOIR PROGRAM Our children, students, and hand chimes did a wonderful job Sunday night. I am proud of our kids and grateful for their leaders. This is such an important investment in their lives and contributes to their worship life for now and also for eternity. I hope you realize the power of such impact. As you have opportunity please express your gratitude and encouragement to those who so faithfully work with and lead our children and students. BIRTHDAY CAKE Wednesday night after Choir Rehearsal, there will be birthday cake in the hallway outside the choir room. YUM!!! Happy Birthday to all our December birthdays. DECEMBER REHEARSAL SCHEDULE Sanctuary Choir – After the Christmas program, December 10, Sanctuary Choir will not rehearse again until January 3. However, the Choir will lead in each Sunday morning service Church Orchestra – Orchestra will rehearse and play December 17. No rehearsals for Orchestra on December 10, 24, and 31 Sanctuary Bells – Bells play for Medical Center, December 4, for Pre-Concert Orchestra Kentucky in the Main Lobby of SKYPAC, and for Christmas Eve Service at FBC – No Other Rehearsals for December I look forward to seeing you this week!

Ricky Clark Minister of Music First Baptist Church 621 E. 12th Avenue Bowling Green, Kentucky 42101 270-842-0331 rclark@firstbaptistbg.org

DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS – Birthday cake in Choir hallway Wednesday night after rehearsal December 1 Polly Burden December 6 Ricky Powell December 9 Beverly Pitts December 14 Danny Spillman

December 14 Daniel White December 19 Virginia Markham December 21 Hope Williams December 22 Rachel Norton December 31 Lisa Young

DECEMBER SCHEDULE Monday, December 4 – Sanctuary Bells ring at Medical Center Wednesday, December 6 – 6:30 – 9:00 p.m.- Full Christmas Program Rehearsal (without Orchestra) – in Sanctuary Thursday, December 7 – 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. – Full Christmas Program Rehearsal (with Christmas Orchestra) – in Sanctuary Sunday, December 10 – No Church Orchestra Rehearsal – Choir leads 11:00 a.m. Worship Service 4:00 p.m. – Rehearsal for Choir and Christmas Orchestra 5:15 p.m. – Snack Supper in Social Center for all those in the Christmas program 6:00 p.m. – Performance of CHRIST HAS COME Wednesday, December 13 – Choir, Orchestra, and Handbells Christmas Dinner – Warren Association of Baptists Office Building, 6448 Scottsville Road, approximately 2 miles south of I-65, 7:00 p.m. Saturday, December 16 – Sanctuary Bells ring for pre-concert in lobby of SKYPAC before Orchestra Kentucky Christmas concert Sunday, December 17 – Church Orchestra Rehearsal – 8:45 a.m. – Orchestra and Choir lead 11:00 a.m. Worship Service 6:00 p.m. – Church Talent Show Wednesday, December 20 - NO Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal Sunday, December 24 – NO Church Orchestra Rehearsal – Choir leads 11:00 a.m. Worship Service 5:00 p.m. – Christmas Eve Service – No Choir Responsibilities Wednesday, December 27 – NO Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal Sunday, December 31 – NO Church Orchestra Rehearsal – Choir leads 11:00 a.m. Worship Service

CHRIST HAS COME PROGRAM ORDER Christmas Fantasy - Orchestra Hark! The Herald Angels Sing – Choir and Orchestra – 4 hand Piano Angels We Have Heard on High – Congregation, Choir and Orchestra African Noel – Choir and Percussion

I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day – Choir, Girls Ensemble and Orchestra Song for the King – Orchestra How Glorious the Love of Heaven – Choir and Orchestra – Girls Interpretive Movement Almost There – Choir and Orchestra No Eye Had Seen - Choir and Orchestra Messiah’s Lullaby – Choir and Piano Gloria – Joe Williams-soloist, Choir, Girls Ensemble and Orchestra Come and See the Newborn King – Rachel Norton-soloist, and Choir a cappella Christ Has Come – Choir and Orchestra – Girls’ Interpretive Movement O Come, All Ye Faithful – Choir and Orchestra – 4 hand Piano Born in Me – Christina Dawson-soloist, Choir and Orchestra Devotion – Dr. Jeff Reynolds Let the Bells Ring Loud – Choir, Girls Ensemble and Orchestra The Work of Christmas – Choir a cappella

SANCTUARY CHOIR REHEARSAL – DECEMBER 6 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Angels We Have Heard on High African Noel I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day How Glorious the Love of Heaven Almost There No Eye Had Seen Messiah’s Lullaby Gloria Come and See the Newborn King Christ Has Come O Come, All Ye Faithful Born in Me Let the Bells Ring Loud The Work of Christmas

NO CHURCH ORCHESTRA REHEARSAL – DECEMBER 10 NO CHURCH ORCHESTRA REHEARSAL THIS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10. OUR NEXT REHEARSAL IS SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 17, at 9:00 a.m. and WE WILL PLAY IN THAT MORNING’S SERVICE

ANNOUNCEMENTS 1. GUEST ORGANISTS for NOVEMBER/DECEMBER December 10 – Bryson Richey December 17 – Dr. Catherine Wilson December 24 – Bryson Richey – a.m.

- Phoebe Jones – p.m. December 31 – Bryson Richey

2. CHRISTMAS CHOIR REHEARSAL SCHEDULE Wednesday, December 6 - 6:30 – 9:00 p.m. (Full Rehearsal in Sanctuary

without Orchestra) Thursday, December 7 - 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. (Full Rehearsal in Sanctuary

WITH Orchestra) Sunday, December 10 - 4:00 p.m. Rehearsal – Choir and Orchestra 5:15

p.m. Snack Supper 6:00 p.m. Performance 3. CHRISTMAS PRESENTATION – Sunday night, December 10, 2017 4. SANCTUARY CHOIR/CHURCH ORCHESTRA CHRISTMAS DINNER – Warren Baptist Association Building, Wednesday, December 13 – Sign up in Music Hallway – Cost is $5 per person 5. DRESS FOR CHRISTMAS PROGRAM – ALL BLACK – your choice of dress, skirt, pants, shirt, etc.

MUSIC FOR SUNDAY

Prelude - Bryson Richey, Organ Call to Worship – O Come, All Ye Faithful – Choir and Piano – Kimmy and Bryson Welcome and Prayer – David Wiseman Hark! The Herald Angels Sing – Congregation and Choir - Kimmy and Bryson Advent Candle of Hope – Chris and Brittney Sweeney Family While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks – Congregation and Choir – Kimmy and Bryson It Came upon the Midnight Clear - Congregation and Choir – Kimmy and Bryson I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day - Choir – Kimmy and Bryson Invitation – I Surrender All – Congregation and Choir – Kimmy and Bryson Postlude - Bryson Richey, Organ