Operation Blessing

Fall BanquetThursday,

November 7 6pm | FH

Keynote Speaker: Giles Blankenship

For more information and to make reservations by October 25, call (910)

483-1119.

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Sunday, October 20No Regrets

2 Timothy 4:1-8Both Services: Youth Choir

Port-Au-Prince, HaitiJanuary 23-30, Construction, Wick Smith, Team LeaderCost: Approx. $750, $100 deposit due by October 21.

Balance will be due before the end of the year.Applications are required to sign up for the trip.

They are available in the Church Office or you can download it from the church website at Upcoming Events. Deposit due with application.

2020 International Mission TripsReady to Go...

Wednesday, October 305 - 7pm

Families of Preschoolers and Children, Please join us for a cos-

tume friendly fall celebration!Refreshments of hot dogs, chips and drinks

will be available. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: to give out candy from the trunk of their

car or to run the games. Individually wrapped candy donations are also needed.Any Questions, contact Maggie Baker (maggie.baker@me.com)

Called Business MeetingWednesday,

October 23 | 6pm Fellowship Hall

Presentation of the Minis-try Resource Plan. Church

members are encouraged to attend.

Snyder’s goal: 1500Take some boxes and start filling! Boxes are due back by November 17!

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Wednesday, October 3010:30am | Small Dining RoomThis two hour Grief Share special session focuses on

the challenges the holidays can have on someone going through the grieving process. This program has pro-vided many people with ways to navigate the holiday

season. It is not necessary to sign up in advance.

New Adult Discipleship Classes Begin on

October 16Luke: Gospel of Reassurance

by Michael Card, led by Donna OswaltVideo study with detailed accounts of the life

of Jesus. Filmed on location in Israel. Room B1044

Younique Primer led by Craig Morrison

The 5-Week Life Younique Primer is designed to give you an accessible way to engage Gos-

pel-Centered Life Design. Cost of book is $10.Room B1046

SCT Volunteers needed November 10, 1pm November 11, 8am

Tree Construction(Pizza lunch provided)

Volunteers also needed on November 13 (2pm) to

paper the Tree.

We’re Updating our Directory!

Did you miss out on the last photography event?

Are you a new family? Has your family changed?Schedule your photography session and be included! Photography date: Tuesday, November 12, 2 - 9pm

*NEW DATE ADDED! Wednesday, November 13, 2 - 9pmCan sign up online, call the Church Office or sign up on

Wednesdays or Sundays in the Gathering Hall.

Couples’ Night OutAre you letting the light of Christ

shine in your marriage?Carve out some time and join us Saturday, October 26, for CNO.

Festivities start at 3:30pmArrive early

enough to drop children off, if

any, and make it to the Youth Suite on

time!

To register and for childcare, go to https://www.snydermbc.com/forms/view.

php?id=32226 by October 23.

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NC State Fair

Wednesday, October 23 FREE

Bus leaves at 8am, will return by 5:15pm for Church Activities

Call Teresa at (910) 484-3191 to sign up.

What Not to Pack!As a reminder, these things are not allowed in a shoe-box. Candy and tooth-paste are still rather new to this list.

Candy; toothpaste; used or damaged items; war-re-lated items such as toy guns, knives, or military fig-ures; chocolate or food; seeds; fruit rolls or other fruit snacks; drink mixes (powdered or liquid); liquids or lotions; medications or vitamins; breakable items such as snow globes or glass containers; aerosol cans.

Next week, we will post things that are not helpful to pack based on our practice of When Helping Hurts.

Prime TimersThursday, October 24

11am | FHProgram presented by

3HC (Compassionate Care)Home Health Care, Hospice Care & Personal Home Care

Please join us for our monthly meeting and luncheon.

Deer Hunting and Fellowship DayNovember 16, 2019

Carthage, NC 2 groups 6am - Noon & Noon - 6pm

This will be a retreat/fellowship experience involving both hunting and time together to discuss God’s word and our role in today’s world. We will have 5-6 Deer Hunting Stands available. 10am – 2 pm will be open to men who want to come to the site and participate in the Fellowship and Topic Discussion along with lunch. (Lunch Served from 12 - 1pm)—Grilled burgers and hot dogs, baked beans, and slaw.

This is a First Come First Serve Hunting/Fellowship Ex-perience. Directions and agenda will be sent out to the morning and afternoon groups. We will require RSVPs for the Open Gathering so we can plan enough food. Please contact John Bigger at (910) 818-7390 or jbig-ger430@gmail.com for more information.

Budget Planning Commit-tee recommends 2020

Ministry Resource Plan In their meeting September 30, and in a follow-up meet-ing October 7, the BPC carefully reviewed the budget requests submitted by the staff, ministry teams and com-mittees and voted to recommend it to the congregation.

Proposed budgets for the Snyder Learning Center (for-merly the Preschool & Learning Center and After School Program) and Music Academy were also reviewed.

The MRP will be presented to the Deacons in their Oc-tober 20 meeting, and to the congregation at the called meeting Wednesday, October 23, at 6pm in the Fellow-ship Hall.

Copies of the approved MRP will be in the literature racks throughout the church beginning Sunday, October 13, and upon request, can be e-mailed to you as a pdf document.

The 3.849 million dollar budget has no overall increase proposed for 2020, but as a result of the church being debt-free, in 2020 $169,000 is available for other min-istries, programs and needed maintenance items. Our strong emphasis on missions continues, with nearly 28 cents of every dollar given going to missions causes.

2019 weekly giving continues to be well above 2018 lev-els as we go into Fall. As the end of the year approach-es, every member is encouraged to commit to support the mission and ministries of Snyder. Please review your giving and be as generous as possible, not only to special offerings, but also to support the ongoing ministries of the church.

YFC is off to a great start this year with 11 clubs operating each week and over 400+ students participating.

The only problem is we need more ADULT volunteers. It’s hard to break into small groups without enough adult leaders. If you want more info please contact Craig or the YFC representative if you want to help out. Needed: Max Abbott MS (Fridays at 2:40)Contact Jennifer Brakefield at (719) 339-5010Terry Sanford (Tuesday & Thursdays at 12:25pm)Contact Rob Young at (907) 750-7511

PERIODICALSWEBSITE: www.snydermbc.comTHE BELL (USPS 549-180) is published weekly except Christmas and July 4 weeks by Snyder Memorial Baptist Church, 701 Westmont Drive, Fayetteville NC 28305. Tele: 910-484-3191. Periodicals postage paid at Fayette-ville, NC. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to THE BELL, 701 Westmont Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28305.

Pastor’s Perspective

Many of you may already receive the monthly newsletter from Garry Winebarger, Executive Director of the Fayetteville Area Youth for Christ. The one he wrote back in May of this year has stayed on my heart and mind ever since. Several of the Youth for Christ leaders involved in our local schools decided to have a question and answer forum with high school students before the on-campus ministry concluded for the year. Students were invited to submit questions that the leaders answered in a live session with all of the students involved in this ministry. One of the leaders then asked the students to share in one word what is missing from their lives. Their candid, free-flow-ing answers broke my heart: mom, happiness, love, confidence and hope.

Moved by the experience, the students then asked the leaders to come back for one final week. The team got together and felt led to speak truth and affirmation into and over each student by name. They prayed that Glod would reveal to them what each student needed to hear. At that final meeting, one of the leaders addressed each student one at a time and in front of the other students, speaking truths and affirma-tions into their hearts and minds. Tears flowed down their cheeks as they felt the love of both these Youth for Christ mentors and the Lord they represent.

I ran into Garry a couple of weeks ago and he shared with me the greatest need of the ministry today. Volunteers – both men and women – who are willing to attend these very informal meetings in the schools to build relationships with the students who come and just be available to dialogue with them about life and faith. Some of these students do not attend church. Some don’t have good role models at home or a trusted adult in whom they can confide about what is going on in their lives. But they’ll come to these meetings because they are searching for something. They may not know what, but they know something is missing in their lives. Garry told me pro-spective volunteers can come to one of these meetings with absolutely no obligation. Just to witness what is happening and see if it might be something they might want to do. Henry Blackaby, in Experiencing God, said we need to see where God is working in the world and then join Him in that work. God is working through Youth for Christ in our community. He is looking for volunteers to make an eternal difference for Him. I told Garry I would spread the word.

See you Sunday! ~ John

Overseas: Benjamin Campbell, Jon Hartsock, Zach Hopkins

Deacon of the Week: Greg West

(910) 818-9378

Christian Sympathyis extended to the family of Marshal

Goodman.

Menu: 10/23/19Tomato Basil Bisque

Grilled CheeseSpring SaladFruit Salad

Bread Pudding with Carmel Sauce

Kid’s TableManager’s Choice

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The Bell • October 18, 2019 • Page 4 MEMBERSHIPOctober 13

Resident Membership 1848

Number Additions to Date 17

Number Lettered Out to Date 0

Loss by Death 6

Moved to Non-Resident/Roll Rev. 4

Total Membership 1855

SUNDAY SCHOOL ATTENDANCESunday School 460

Fire Station 16

Total Attendance 476

WORSHIP ATTENDANCE8:40am Worship 248

11am 360

Adult Trip to NYC 48

Total 656

FINANCIAL REPORT No Report

WORSHIP CARE VOLUNTEERS October 17

8:40am - Kay Jenkins11am - Kerry Wheeler

MINISTERIAL STAFFSenior Pastor JOHN COOK

Minister of Worship GILES BLANKENSHIP

Church Administrator GERON GAMBILL

Associate Pastor BRUCE HERRMANN

Dir. of Children & Family Min. KAREN MCAMIS

Minister with Youth CRAIG MORRISON

Minister of Missions SUSIE REEDER

Minister of Music RICHARD SUGGS