ARBC Opportunities

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Weekly Newsletter ConneXions	Ongoing Opportunities	Bible Studies
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Director of Children and Preschool Position ARBC is currently seeking to fill the position of Director of Children and Preschool. For more information, please see the children's section of this website.
	What's So Great about Heaven Study Wednesdays at 6:00pm Our new study with Pastor Dave starts on Wednesday, July 14, and is titled, "What's So Great About Heaven". It is a PowerPoint study with handouts on the reality and nature of heaven led by the Pastor in the Activities building. A time of mid week worship will begin at 5:55pm with the study to follow.
CentriKid Camp July 26-30, 2010
	Youth Family Beach Day July 28, 2010 from 3:00-7:00pm Fun at the Folly Beach pier with volleyball tournament and a cookout at 6:00pm.
Big Youth Thing at Carowinds August 5, 2010 at 9:45am Youth Churches in South Carolina have the Carowinds rented out for the day which will include a concert with top Christian recording artists Chris Tomlin and Kristian Stanfill. Also, the most sought out speaker to students, Louie Giglio, will deliver a message there at the amphitheater after the concert. A great time to bring your friends for a great day at Carowinds. Families are welcome. Contact Lynn in the church office to register! The cost is $35 if registered before this Friday or $40 at the gate. We will leave from the church parking lot at 6:30am and return back late the same day.
	Youth Family Backpacking Trip August 8-10, 2010 This will be a quick three or four day trip to hike one of the most beautiful sections of the Appalachian trail. Our hike will traverse 3 of the 5 highest mountains east of the Mississippi. We will camp two nights on the trail. Equipment and stamina will be needed and families are welcome. Connect with Kent to sign up or for more information. The cost will be minimal.
Meet the Staff August 8, 2010 at 9:45am Are you considering joining Ashley River but need to know more about the church's mission and ministries? You are invited to Meet the Staff. We would like to get to know you and introduce you to the ministries and missions of Ashley River Baptist Church.
	Youth Fun Day and Back to School Party Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Sunday School Leadership Training Day Saturday, August 14, 2010
	ARK Music and Missions Program Start Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Fifth Sunday Hymn Sing and Ice Cream Churn August 29, 2010
	Women's Bible Studies Ready to Start Up This Fall beginning the week of September 6, 2010 The Tuesday morning and Wednesday evening Ladies Bible Study Groups are gearing up for the fall. We are going to be doing Beth Moore’s new study on Revelations. The Tuesday morning group with Anne Bell will begin at 9:30am on September 7, and then the Wednesday night group with Ruth Jenkins will begin on the 8th of September (start time to be announced later). We want to go ahead and get this information out there so our ladies can get excited about what Bible Study opportunities the fall holds.
Men's Friday Morning Bible Study begins on Friday, September 17, 2010 at 6:00am We will be starting another Men's Friday Morning Bible Study on Friday September 17. It will start at 6:00am in the Activities Building. We will be using a series called "Hanging Out with Jesus." Put this on your fall calendars now, gentlemen, and join us.
	Baptism at the Beach September 19, 2010
Bonnie Doone Fall Festival October 2, 2010
	Family Fall Festival October 31, 2010
Free English Classes Wednesdays from 6:00-8:00pm Registration is ongoing. For more information, you may call Charles Weeks or the church office at 766-5521.
	Ashley River Baptist Church F.A.N. Club “And let our people also learn to engage in good deeds to meet pressing needs, that they may not be unfruitful.” Titus 3:14 Find A Need, Fulfill A Need… an update on our FAN ministry With the temperature rising it is a perfect time to break out the F.A.N. We are excited to announce that Kathy Ebner has agreed to serve as coordinator for F.A.N. F.A.N. stands for "Finding A Need/Fulfilling A Need" and is a ministry program of ARBC in which everyone can participate. Simply stated, you discover a need anywhere and submit it to Kathy on a F.A.N. form and she will make the need known to all of our F.A.N. participants through email. Participants will help locate means to fulfill the need and when they are found, she will notify everyone seeking help in delivery, etc. It is a great program and it is only going to get better under Kathy's leadership. Please make sure you are on the F.A.N. mailing list. If in doubt call the church office at 766-5521. We will share more later, but for now start finding those needs and be ready to be used to fulfill those needs to the glory of our Lord!
Project Prayer Team Come pray over a specific missions opportunity here at ARBC. Currently our MP3 and Disaster Relief Teams are helping to restore a home in a nearby neighborhood. As they work, the team has requested that each worker has a prayer partner to pray for them: their safety, their witness, and the work they are doing. Additionally, the team would like to take the opportunity to prayer walk in the community, ministering to the entire community where the work is taking place. To become part of the prayer team for this project, please contact Wendy Taylor at 647-9982 or at wendytaylor@tangerinemoons.com.
	Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching. Hebrews 10:25 What time is it? 10:25 What time is it? Time to Worship
MP₃ If you haven’t filled out a missions team sign up card (the one that looks like an iPod) then now is the time. Wendy Taylor needs to hear from you about how you can help ARBC fulfill Jesus’ directive to “Go to all the world.”
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Ongoing Opportunities
Grow University Wednesday Nights at Ashley River Something for everyone from the newborn baby on up. Come see what we have for you on Wednesday nights at Ashley River.
Donate Your Instruments The Orchestra would love to adopt any instruments you have sitting around. We are specifically in need of a flute and a trombone, but if you have an instrument you no longer need or play, we’ll gladly give it a home. We are certain that God will send the musicians for any instruments that might be donated. Contact Rev. H.S. Yarborough for more information or to drop off your instrument.
Ministering to Families You may not know that we have a faithful group of women who serve at the Ronald McDonald House on the second Thursday of every month. They cook a delicious meal in the Ronald McDonald kitchen to feed families of children who are being treated at MUSC. This group of quietly dedicated ladies needs your help. They need someone to do the grocery shopping for their meal. The grocery list is written, the money has been collected, but they need a volunteer or a small group who would be willing to grocery shop one Thursday a month and deliver the groceries to the Ronald McDonald house at 2:30pm so that supper can be prepared. If you can help, please call Mary Blitch.
Help at Crisis Ministries Shelters Crisis Ministries serves food and offers other services to people who are in desperate physical need. Our church has the opportunity monthly to purchase and prepare a meal for the different areas of Crisis Ministries. On "odd-numbered" months, Bruce Hood leads a team to cook and serve supper at the Men's Shelter. On "even-numbered" months, Donnie Webb leads a team to cook and serve dinner at the Family Shelter for women and children. You may call the church office at 766-5521 for more information on how you can help.
Update Your Contact Information Even if you’ve given your information in the past, please take a few moments to give us the information again, so that we can make sure to have it correct for future reference!
Get The Motivator "Delivered” Need your ARBC news ASAP? There’s an exciting new way to get connected. We can send you a copy of the weekly Motivator to your e-mail Inbox on Wednesday afternoons. That way, you can know what is going on around the church. We will also send you special ministry promotions and e-mails from Pastor Dave. We promise: • not to junk up your e-mail box with SPAM. • not to give your e-mail address out to ANYONE (including individual ministries) without your permission. • to send you e-mail that will be uplifting. • to remove your e-mail from the list if you request it. Sign Up by Contacting Leslie in the Church Office at 766-5521.
You Can Still Register Your Business We’ve had a really great response to our Business Registry over the past weeks, and we would like to ask you to continue to give us your business information. You can email your information to Leslie Wilson or bring it by the church office. Please include the business name, what type of business it is, the address, phone number, email and website, along with your business hours and a basic description of products and services.
In Our Library Our Ashley River Library continues to add many new books and audio books to our collection. Check out the Library page to see the new titles that are available for you to check-out!
TV Ministry Broadcasts of church services are on Comcast channel 2 and on Knology channel 98 and on channel 18 WJRB.
Ongoing Disaster Relief You may still donate money to our Disaster Relief Fund. Just make your check payable to ARBC and on the memo line write Disaster Relief.
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