The Christmas Offering

International Mission Board:

Because of who He is

If you are a follower of Jesus, you are part of the task to

fulfill the Great Commission. Yet, billions remain lost and

time may be running out for them. We must pray more

intentionally and give more sacrificially than ever before.

(Goal - $20,000)

North American Mission Board: Send Me

Cities are “the mouthpiece of any nation and the place where

culture is created” according to Aaron Coe, NAMB’s vice

president for Mobilization and a former church planter in

New York. We expect to see a gospel influence radiate out of

the cities we reach and impact the rest of the region.

(Goal - $5000)

The Baptist General Association of Virginia

The BGAV is a cooperative missions and ministry

organization that consists of over 1,400 autonomous churches

in the Commonwealth of Virginia, as well as churches from

neighboring states. Its mission is to furnish the Baptist

churches of Virginia a medium of cooperation for the

propagation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. (Goal -$2000)

End of Year Message The end of the year is fast approaching. Giving Statements are

available for viewing on our Member Sign-In page located on the

church website. Once the final 2015 contributions are posted, you will

receive an email notification with the instructions explaining how to

download your final 2015 Giving Statement. If you would like your

statement mailed, please email smith@baysidebc.org and I will be

happy to do that for you. If you notice any discrepancies, please don’t

hesitate to contact me and I will get it corrected. In accordance to IRS

regulations, all gifts for 2015 must be in the church office or post-

marked by December 31, 2015. Any gift dated or post-marked after

December 31, 2015 will be posted to your 2016 giving statement.

Your new 2016 envelopes will be mailed very soon. We have listed the

many different ways to give your tithes and offerings to Bayside

Baptist Church on the new envelopes. Even if you give electronically,

assigning each giver a giving number helps us reconcile the gift to the

correct giver.

The Bridge Network of Churches

The BNOC is a Metropolitan Association of churches

composed of 95 Baptist churches. The association serves

a population of more than 1.3 million people and has as

its purpose statement: “Partners in the Great

Commission.” They seek to grow healthy churches,

plant new churches, and partner for spiritual

transformation in Hampton Roads and around the world.

(Goal - $2,000)

HIS1040

HIS1040 stands for Helping Indigenous Servants in the

1040 window. This means collaborating with God to help

fulfill the Great Commission of our Lord Jesus Christ

among the most Unreached People by empowering

indigenous servants. HIS1040 is currently focusing their

ministry in the nation of India. (Goal - $3,000)

Prayerfully consider what you and your family can give

to this special Christmas Offering as we support these

mission organizations to help lead people around the

world to trust in Christ. Use the Christmas envelope that

you will receive with your regular envelopes, pick one

up at the church or use online giving through the

website: www.baysidebc.org.

is our once a year emphasis in which we give to the International Mission

Board, the North American Mission Board, State Missions, the Bridge Network of Churches (formerly Norfolk Area Baptist

Association) and HIS1040. 100% of this offering supports the work on the mission field. It does not cover administrative costs but is

used directly on the mission field. When you give to the Christmas Offering, you are giving sacrificially to share the gospel here and

around the world. Our total goal is $32,000.

This is also a great time to sign-in the member’s page, look at

your directory information and make any updates needed. If

you need assistance with this, please don’t hesitate to contact

me (smith@baysidebc.org). I will be happy to help you

navigate through the sign in and updating process. This will be

especially helpful when we begin Electronic Check-In for all

our children.

Thank you for your continued support to the ministries of

Bayside Baptist Church.

Church Events Dec 1-2: BBWP Stop ‘N Shop

Dec 4: New Horizons Lunch

Dec 5: Christmas Tea

Dec 5: Manger Build

Dec 6: MOPS Fundraiser Lunch

Dec 8: New Horizons Trip:

Tidewater Winds Concert

Dec 11: New Horizons Trip:

Coleman’s Nursery

Dec 12: New Horizons Trip:

Elizabeth City, NC

Dec 20: Christmas Cantata

Dec 24: Christmas Eve Service

Dec 24-25 Office Closed

Dec 27: 8:30 Traditional Service

10:00 Café Service

MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

DECEMBER 2015

1920 Pleasure House Rd Virginia Beach, VA 23455

(757)460-2481 www.baysidebc.org

Christmas seems like the most exciting, anticipated, and bustling time of

year. But have you ever wondered why everyone gets so worked up over

the fact that a baby was born? Yes, Jesus would be the Savior of the world,

freeing us from our sins. And yes, Jesus would establish God’s Kingdom

and blessing on Earth. But he doesn’t do any of these things as a baby. So

why do we care so much about the birth of Christ?

What was the longest that you’ve ever had to wait for something really

great? Nine months, awaiting your first child? A year, maybe two, during

your wedding engagement? Twelve years, plus maybe four to six more,

before finally completing your education?

Since the beginning of time, God has been making promises. Promises that

world hunger would be wiped away, that sickness would be nonexistent,

that there would be no more fighting or sadness. Promises that there would

only be joy and everlasting life for everyone. After thousands of years,

when Jesus was born, God was finally fulfilling all of his promises. Why do

we care about Christ’s birth? Because on that day 2000 years ago, when

Jesus was born, God kept his promises. Whatever you long for this

Christmas season, whether it be joy or purpose, hope or comfort, God offers

them to you through Jesus Christ. God is not only a promise-maker, but a

promise-keeper. May you find comfort and joy in the birth of our Savior

this Christmas season.

Pastor Michael Feldman

Celebrating Christmas

New Horizons Our Senior Adults Ministry has a lot happening this holiday

season. Come for a time of food and fellowship,

Friday, December 4 at 11am. The program will

feature a musical group from Bayside and a surprise visit

from a special guest. Cost for lunch is $5.

The group will also be taking a few trips:

Tuesday, December 8: Tidewater Winds Concert,

“Sounds of the Season.” Contact Stuart Cake for tickets

at 464-2885.

Friday, December 11: Coleman’s Nursery. Saturday, December 12: College of Albemarle in

Elizabeth City, NC to see “Miracle on 34th Street.” Cost

$20. For more information or to sign up for these events, contact

the church office.

“For to us a child is born,

to us a son is given;

and the government shall be upon his shoulder,

and his name shall be called

Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,

Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6

Children’s Ministry THANK YOU to everyone who participated in this year’s

Trunk R’ Treat! What made Trunk R’ Treat so awesome?

YOU did! The games, trunks, food, and fun wouldn’t have

happened without all of our volunteers. Thank you! As we

move into the New Year, the children’s ministry is looking

for 15 people to join our team on Sunday mornings at the

9:45 and 11:00am services. Would you consider joining our

team in one of these ways? If you want to care for babies,

our nursery team is for you. If you like helping kids feel

God’s love, our preschool team is for you. If you enjoy

sharing God’s truth and grace, our elementary school team is

for you. Or, if you want to serve, but don’t have a consistent

schedule, our substitute team is for you. God is moving

among our kids at Bayside Baptist Church, and he’s inviting

you to be a part of it! Email Liz at kids@baysidebc.org for

more information.

Christmas Services The children’s ministry is very excited to present a special

child-focused Christmas Eve service on December 24 at

5pm. Our Bayside children will present Christmas songs and

read Scripture, followed by a homily and the traditional

candle-lit singing of Silent Night. Please join us on Christmas

Eve for this very special service.

Then on December 27 we will have 2 services:

The 8:30am service and Senior Adult Sunday School classes will meet as usual. The 9:45 and 11:00am services will be combined into one service beginning at 10am in the Café. There will be no Sunday School except for children. Parents can drop their preschoolers off in their Sunday School rooms and elementary school students can be dropped off and picked up at C-WORLD.

Catalyst Student Ministry Catalyst, Bayside’s Youth Ministry, will be celebrating our

annual Christmas Party on Sunday, December 20 from 6-

8pm. It’s going to be a blast, and parents as well as youth are

welcome! Be sure to wear your tackiest sweater and bring a

yummy snack or dessert to share. We all look forward to

celebrating Christ’s birth together!

MOPS MOPS @Bayside has gotten off to a great start this

fall! Being able to send 10 moms to MomCon in

Indianapolis was a great way to start our year and

we’ve set a goal to send 15 moms to Milwaukee, WI

next Sept. Please be in prayer for God to

work in the lives and hearts of our moms this year as

we all lean into Him and learn to embrace rest,

celebrate lavishly and have eyes to see the goodness

in all the little things around us.

In October we celebrated our first responders by

delivering cookies and other baked goodies to 2

police stations and a fire house. It was very well

received and an opportunity for us to tell them about

all the exciting things happening at Bayside Baptist.

On Thanksgiving Day we had several moms get up

extra early to make and deliver a variety of breakfast

casseroles and other goodies to these same folks.

Our prayer is that by appreciating them in this way,

these men and women who serve our community will

feel the love of Christ. We’ve also been able to leave

information about MOPS, the Men’s Ministry and

our church in general at each location.

In December, we’ll do some fundraising as we will

be hosting a “Donation Only” Luncheon in the Café

on Sunday, December 6. We hope you’ll plan to

stay after church that day and join us for lunch!

We’ll be serving two different kinds of yummy

homemade soup, salad, and homemade rolls.

We’ll also be “auctioning off” desserts made

especially for you by our MOPS moms.

Finally, MOPS @Bayside would like to thank all the

AWANA directors and volunteers! We know that

without you all giving your time to play with, love

on, and teach our children during our MOPS

meetings, the moms at Bayside would not have the

opportunity to develop relationships with other

moms and grow their relationship with Christ as they

grow the next generation. Thank you! The

volunteering of your time is helping Bayside Baptist

Church cultivate and grow Kingdom Families that

will reach not only our community, but all the way

around the globe. Merry Christmas, Bayside Baptist!

KAIROS 10 Prison Ministry In October, four men from Bayside Baptist Church

participated the KAIROS 10 Prison Ministry Event at

Sussex 11 State Prison in Waverly, Virginia. Larry Price,

Gene Smelser, Jim Wirth and Mark Pullen were privileged

to share in this life-changing experience.

Forty-two prisoners spent four days together studying the

Word, singing gospel songs, sharing in worship, and

getting to know the life and power of Jesus Christ. We

literally watched the Holy Spirit touch and transform the

lives of hardened criminals in the span of four days.

KAIROS Prison Ministry is going to become a vital

component of our Men’s Ministry going forward from this

point. Please continue to pray and support this exciting

ministry in the days ahead.

Weekday Preschool

Thank you for all of the support and prayers that you have

offered to Bayside Baptist Weekday Preschool staff and

families. We are truly blessed to see our preschoolers

growing, both physically and in maturity. We have a few

events that we thought may be of interest to you. See

below for a list of events. If you have any questions,

please call 460-0333 and I will be happy to assist you.

Have a wonderful Christmas season,

Christi Stephens

Director

Norfolk Florist Flower Cards The last day to purchase the Norfolk Florist Flower Cards

is Friday, December 4th. Cards are $35 and make a great

gift for a friend or family member. The preschool earns

$10 off every card that is purchased.

Stop N’ Shop

Families from the church, preschool and friends will have

an opportunity to shop for Christmas during our Weekday

Preschool hours. We will have various vendors

represented at this event (i.e. food, jewelry, bags, wreaths

and so much more). Stop N’ Shop hours are: Tuesday,

December 1st and Wednesday, December 2nd from 9:00

am – 1:00 pm.

Registration for the 2016-2017 School Year

Don’t forget to mark your calendars now; we will begin

registration for our next school year starting in January.

Current Weekday Preschool families will register January

12th and 13th, Church families can register January 14th and

new families from the community can register beginning

January 15th.

Registration forms for the 2016-2017 school year are

located on the bulletin board in the Welcome Center.

Operation Shoebox Through the months of October and November

Bayside Baptist Church had been collecting

shoeboxes for Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas

Child. We collected 115 shoeboxes, the youth donated

18 and MOPS put together 20, making our grand total

of shoeboxes donated 135! Great Job BBC!