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December 2007

 


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December 1

Hephzibah Children’s Home Toy

Run. Motorcycle ride departs 12 noon

from Harley-Davidson of Macon, 5000

Mercer University Dr., Macon. (Exit 5

off I-475). Open to all motorcycles. $15

donation, or gift card from Wal-Mart or

Macon Mall. All proceeds go to the

Hephzibah Children’s Home of Macon.

December 1-24

The Salvation Army Red Kettle

Drive. 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. in most major

stores in Middle Georgia.

December 1-25

"Walking to Christmas" television

special. Watch for Shirley Hills Pastor

Andy Cook’s journey from Nazareth to

Bethlehem on WGNM-TV (Ch. 64) during

December. What was the first

Christmas really like? Follow the path

that Mary and Joseph took through the

rapidly-changing Israeli landscape as

the Warner Robins pastor walks through

Nazareth, the Jezreel Valley, along the

Jordan River, through Jericho, the

Judean wilderness, and finally, the

streets of Bethlehem. WGNM is available

on most cable networks in Middle

Georgia (Ch. 7 on Cox Cable), along

with Dish TV and Direct TV. For more

information, visit www.shirleyhills.org.

December 1-2, 7-9, 14-16

Christmas Program "Follow the

Shepherds" walks on Friday, Saturday

and Sunday nights from 6-9 p.m. These

walks are 45 minutes long and are based

on the nativity story. $10 for adults, $5

for children under 12. For more information,

call Explorations in Antiquity

Center (featuring full-scale replicas of

the Holy Land) in LaGrange, Georgia,

at 706-885-0363.

December 2

"The Heart of Christmas," Celebration

Choir’s Christmas presentation of

the greatest choice gift ever given,

Jesus. 6 p.m. Friendship Baptist Church,

1322 Feagin Mill Road, Warner Robins.

478-953-9509.

"The Not So Silent Night," musical

Presented by the Children’s Choir. 6

p.m. First Baptist Church Centerville,

108 Church Street, Centerville. Contact

Rev. Terry McLeod at 478-953-3387 or

email lgingery@fbccenterville.

Christmas at the Crossroads. 7 p.m.

First Baptist Church of Perry, 1105

Main Street, Perry. 987-2002.

December 2

Christmas Music Presentation from

all choirs and full orchestra. 6 p.m.

Shirley Hills Baptist Church, 615

Corder Road, Warner Robins. 923-5571.

Byron Baptist Church International

Supper. Guest Speakers: Jeff and Kim

Burns, with the International Mission

Board for four years. 6 p.m. Byron

Baptist Church, 100 West White Road,

Byron. 956-4670.

December 2-5

Revival at Houston Lake Baptist

Church with Evangelist Dr. Wayne

Hamrick and Music Evangelist Leon

Westerhouse. Sunday Services: 10:30

a.m. and 5 p.m. Mon. – Wed. Services:

7 p.m. Houston Lake Baptist Church,

2300 Hwy. 127 East, Perry. 987-0277.

December 2, 16

Orientation dates for Dave Ramsey’s

Financial Peace University. 5 p.m.

First Baptist Church of Kathleen, 101

Bear Branch Road. 987-3330.

December 3

Warner Robins Monday Evening

Aglow International Community

Lighthouse for all women. Christmas

Celebration with Speaker Muggy

Hanson. Topic: "The Presents of God."

6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Come early for light

refreshments. Aglow welcomes all

women across age, racial, and cultural

and religious denominations. Houston

Health Pavilion (South Entrance), 333

N. Houston Rd. Warner Robins. Contact

Emily Dennis at 478-929-5795.

December 4

Community Blood Drive. 2 to 7 p.m.

Fellowship Hall. Byron United

Methodist Church, Main & W. Heritage

Blvd., Byron. Contact Connie Short at

956-2412.

Food Pantry Open to Community.

2 p.m. First Church of the Nazarene,

300 Lois Dr., Warner Robins. 923-2108.

December 5, 12

Wednesday Night Live. Snack Supper

6 p.m. 6:30 p.m. activities. Byron

United Methodist Church, Main & W.

Heritage Blvd., Byron. 956-5717.

December 5, 12, 19, 26

Morning Prayer, a weekly morning

prayer gathering. 6:30 a.m. – 7 a.m. All

are welcome. Macon United Assembly,

626 Poplar Street. 478-320-0065.

December 6

The Macon Rescue Mission Annual

Christmas Banquet. 6 p.m. Music by

Tom Ridgeway. Vineville United

Methodist Church gymnasium, Macon.

478-743-5445.

December 7

Christmas Party of The Son Riders of

Middle Georgia, the local chapter of

the Christian Motorcyclists Association.

Sonny’s BBQ on Russell Parkway. This

is in place of the monthly meeting. For

more information, call 918-0991.

December 7-9

The Warner Robins Singing

Christmas Tree, presented by Central

Baptist Church in Warner Robins. Dec.

7-8- Doors open at the Civic Center at 6

p.m. Performance starts at 7 p.m. Dec.

9- Doors open at 2.p.m. Performance

starts at 3 p.m. Warner Robins Civic

Center.

December 8

Santa Breakfast at 9 a.m. in the

Fellowship Hall. Cost: $5 for adults,

gift for the Methodist Children’s Home

(ages 5 yrs & older) for children.

Caroling at the Warner Robins

Rehabilitation Center after breakfast.

Christ United Methodist Church, 511

Russell Parkway, Warner Robins.

922-0211.

Macon Aglow International

Community Lighthouse with Guest

Singer and Speaker Connie Black.

Topic: "The Never Ending Shopping

List" 10 a.m. At The Baptist Village

Assisted Living Facility, 6000

Plantation Way, Macon. Located directly

behind Wal-Mart on Zebulon Road)

Free admission, coffee and refreshments

9:30 a.m. For information, call

478-475-9996.

Youth Rally. 4 to 6 p.m. Vinson Valley

Campground, Hwy 41, Byron. Contact

Walter Peavy at 396-7154.

December 8-9

Second Annual Perry Living

Christmas Card, with singing, drama,

and refreshments. 7 to 9 p.m. Rehoboth

Baptist Church, 2238 Hwy. 41 N, Perry.

478-987-1577.

December 9

Byron Baptist Church Children’s

Musical. 10:30 a.m. Byron Baptist

Church, 100 West White Road, Byron.

956-4670.

December 9

Family Night: Remembering

Christmas. 6 p.m. First Baptist Church

of Perry, 1105 Main Street, Perry.

987-2002.

Children’s Christmas Program.

6 p.m. Fort Valley United Methodist

Church, 301 W. Church Street.

478-825-2762.

The Voices of Lee, a Christmas

Concert presented by a vocal ensemble.

6 p.m. First Baptist Church Centerville,

108 Church Street, Centerville.

478-953-3387.

Christmas Cantata. 7 p.m. Christ

United Methodist Church, 511 Russell

Parkway, Warner Robins. 922-0211.

December 14

Single Adult Recreation Night at

Centerville First Baptist Church. Dropin

time is 7:30-11 p.m. in the Family

Life Center. Volleyball, ping pong, basketball,

table board games, light refreshments,

and fellowship opportunities.

For ages 18 to 68. Free. Please no children

or teens. FBC, 108 Church St.,

Centerville. Contact church office,

Mon.-Thurs. at 478-953-3387.

December 14-16

Walk Through Bethlehem. Open 4-10

p.m. each day, free admission, no donations

accepted. This is the 11th year of

"Middle Georgia’s largest Christmas

event." More than 12,600 registered

guests came in 2006, helping the ten year

total of registered guests to top the

100,000 mark. Visitors will walk

through a three-acre reproduction of

what Bethlehem might have been like

the night Jesus was born, becoming part

of the Christmas story in an interactive

drama. Shirley Hills Baptist Church,

615 Corder Road, Warner Robins. Visit

www.shirleyhills.org or call 923-5571 for

more information, or for special needs

requests.

"Living Nativity" Christmas

Program. 6 and 7:30 p.m. Oakland

Baptist Church, 1509 Russell Parkway,

Warner Robins. Everyone is invited.

Call 923-3533 for more information.

"I’ll Be Home for Christmas" Dinner

Theater. A dramatic musical, the story

of a family’s faith and a nation on the

brink of World War II. Dinner theater

includes a 4-course prime rib dinner.

Friday & Saturday 7 p.m.; Sunday 5

p.m. $15. Tabernacle Baptist Church,

6611 Zebulon Road in Macon. For more

information, contact Josh Sutton at 478-

476-3507 x-103, or email

jsuttontbc@bellsouth.net.

December 16

Breakfast in Bethlehem (for the children).

9:30 a.m. First Baptist Church of

Perry, 1105 Main Street, Perry. 987-

2002.

Christmas Music Program. 10:30 a.m.

Christ United Methodist Church, 511

Russell Parkway, Warner Robins. 922-

0211.

Sanctuary Choir Presents Christmas

Cantata. 10:50 a.m. First Church of the

Nazarene, 300 Lois Dr., Warner Robins.

923-2108.

Christmas Cantata. 4 p.m. Byron

United Methodist Church, Main & W.

Heritage Blvd., Byron. 956-5717.

Christmas Dessert Concert, presented

by the Celebration Choir, Student Choir,

and Drama Ministry. 5:45 p.m. First

Baptist Church Centerville, 108 Church

Street Centerville. 478-953-3387.

"A Night of Lessons and Carols,"

presented by the Music Ministry of First

Baptist. 6 p.m. First Baptist Church of

Perry, 1105 Main Street, Perry. 987-

2002.

"Home for Christmas," Byron Baptist

Church Adult Christmas Musical.

7 p.m. Byron Baptist Church, 100 West

White Road, Byron. 956-4670.

Nazarene World Missions Service.

6:30 p.m. First Church of the Nazarene,

300 Lois Dr., Warner Robins. 923-2108.

December 21- 23

Sound and Light Shows, live reenactments

of the Nativity with music. Two

performances each night, one at 6:30

one at 7:30 p.m.. The cost is $10 for

adults, $5 for children. For more information,

call Explorations in Antiquity

Center (full-scale replicas of the Holy

Land) in LaGrange, Georgia, at 706-

885-0363.

December 21, 24, 26, 27, 28,

31 and January 2, 3

YMCA Holiday Camp

Cost for Full Members: 1st child

$136.00 Registration Fee: $20.00

Cost for Non Members: 1st child

$160.00 Registration Fee: $30.00

10% Sibling Discount Camp Times:

Pre-Camp 7-9 a.m. Camp 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Post-Camp 4-6 p.m. Register at the

YMCA on 2954 Moody Road.

December 23

Special Candlelight Christmas

Service. 6:30 p.m. First Church of the

Nazarene, 300 Lois Dr., Warner Robins.

923-2108.

December 24

Candlelight Service with

Communion. 5:30 p.m. Fort Valley

United Methodist Church, 301 W.

Church Street. 478-825-2762.

Christmas Eve Communion Service.

5 p.m. Shirley Hills Baptist Church, 615

Corder Road, Warner Robins. 923-5571.

Christmas Eve

Candlelight/Communion Service.

6 p.m. Casual attire. Byron United

Methodist Church, Main & W. Heritage

Blvd., Byron. 956-5717.

Candlelight Christmas Eve Service.

6 p.m. First Baptist Church of Perry,

1105 Main Street, Perry. 987-2002.

Christmas Eve Communion Worship

Service. 5:30 p.m. for families with

young children; 7:30 p.m. for families

with older children. 10 p.m. for teens

and adults. Christ United Methodist

Church, 511 Russell Parkway, Warner

Robins. 922-0211.

December 25

Merry Christmas!

Helping Hands Christmas Day

Dinner, a free meal for the poor, lonely

or needy. 12:30 – 3 p.m. Dinner held at

First United Methodist Church, 205

North Davis Drive, Warner Robins.

Contact Vicar Dave Prill at 922-1418

or by email: mt.cal.vicar@watsononline.

net.

December 27-29

Youth Evangelism Conference at the

Macon Centerplex. Concerts by Third

Day and Barlow Girl. Speaker David

Platt. Worship: Matt Piper Band.

www.superwow.com/events/yec/

December 30

Nazarene Missionary Randy James to

speak. 6:30 p.m. First Church of the

Nazarene, 300 Lois Dr., Warner Robins.

923-2108.

December 31

New Year’s Eve Bash. Ring in the New

Year with ELEVATE student Ministries

in the Second Baptist Church Hangar.

9:00 p.m. -12:30 a.m. Special talent

show, pizza, balloons, hats, horns.

We’ll watch the "ball drop" on

on projection TV as midnight

strikes! Don’t miss it as we ring out

the old and ring in the new! The

cost for the evening is $3! For more

info, please call Rhonda in the

church office at 478 923-7101.

January 11-12

"The Healing Love and

Compassion of Christ" Weekend

with Speaker The Rev. Nigel

Mumford. $25 per person.

Registration begins at 6 p.m. on

Friday. Saturday-9 to 12 noon and

Sunday 1 to 4:45 p.m. Martha

Bowman United Methodist Church

Christian Life Center, 500 Bass

Road. Macon.

February 5

Rehoboth Baptist Association 2008

Wild Game Dinner. Guest Speaker:

Dennis Swanberg. Perry

Fairgrounds. Miller-Murphy-Howard

Bldg. Perry.

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