Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of Shirley McNear Benningfield upon her death on December 1, 2018 at the age of 75. Parrott & Ramsey in charge of details. The ladies in WMU has set a church goal of $3,000.00 for the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions this year.  We will be collecting it all through the month of December.  We are asking you to help us reach this goal so that the people around the world may hear about the love of Christ. On Sunday, December 2, 2018, we will begin a four-week Advent sermon series called “God With Us”.  This series will go through Sunday, December 23, 2018 and based on the Advent themes of Hope, Love, Joy, and Peace. • We would like to welcome and thank Bro. Rusty Ellison for coming to fill the pulpit on December 9, 2018 as he brings our message during the morning worship service.  Bro. Billy will be back with us for the evening worship service. The Golden Days Senior Adult Group will meet on December 13, 2018 for their regular meeting. They will have the 14th Annual White Elephant Auction. Money raised will be used to support the local schools backpack food program. Children who may need food over the weekend when they are not in school, get a backpack full of easy to open and prepare food on Fridays to ensure they do not go hungry until they are back in school on Monday. The Golden Days Group have a great time at the auction as some items are gag and some very nice and it is always fun to see what is obtained with the money given. An outdated calendar and a wooly cap are two items that return each year to be sold! All those 60 and above are invited to come for a potluck meal and great time of fun and fellowship. The youth will have a Lock-In on December 14, 2018. We will be delivering Christmas Cards at church this year through Sunday, December 16, 2018. On Sunday, December 16, 2018, we will have “Lottie’s Sweet Shop” to help support our Lottie Moon Offering after the Morning Worship Service. Come on down after the Morning Worship Service to buy some of your Favorite Christmas Time Goodies! The Larger items will be sold by Silent Auction and others will be available for immediate purchase! On Sunday, December 16, 2018, the Sanctuary Choir will present their Christmas Cantata, “Peace Has Come”, during the Evening Worship Service. On Wednesday, December 19, 2018, we will go Christmas Caroling to the shut-ins in our community at 6 P.M.  The church-wide caroling is for folks of all ages. On Sunday, December 23, 2018, we will collect our White Christmas Offering during the Morning Worship Service. On Monday, December 24, 2018, we will have our Christmas Eve Candlelight Service and observe the Lord’s Supper at 6 P.M. On December 27 – 29, 2018 our youth will be going to the 2018 Winter Xtreme Conference in Gatlinburg, TN The MHBC Youth are going to Crossings camp this summer! The dates are July 8-12, 2019! Parents/students, if you want to know more about this awesome place, go to www.gocrossings.org. Let us know if you want to go have a blast with us this summer! Union University School of Nursing Mission Trip 2019 The Union University School of Nursing will be going on a mission trip to the Dominican Republic on January 19-26,  2019.  If you would like to help support Adam Bland with the cost of this trip you can do so by giving your donation to Adam/Jennifer Bland and/or there is a direct link for your contribution at:  http://www.uu.edu/programs/nursing/excellence/.  The estimated cost for this trip is approximately $1,650.00 per person.  All contributions is being given to the School of Nursing at Union University.  If for some reason that Adam is unable to go on this trip your contribution will remain in the nursing fund for other mission opportunities at the discretion of the Office of International Missions.  Thank you for your prayers and your financial support as we go to serve God and His people on the mission field.   –Adam Bland • During the Sunday Morning Worship Service, there is a time for young children to assemble in the pews near the pulpit to hear a message from the pastor, another adult, or the Muldraugh Hill Baptist Church puppet ministry. Then those children, age 5 and under, with the permission of his/her parent or guardian, may go downstairs to a special “Children’s Church” class for fun activities while under adult supervision of our scheduled “Children’s Church” leaders. (See schedule) MaKayla Sabo and Caden Wheatley are MHBC Co-Youth Ministers. Please give them your support and prayers as they provide leadership for our youth. Please help them to reach out to our youth by inviting youth to participate in this program every Sunday evening at 6:00 p.m. and Wednesday evening at 6:30 p.m.   AWANA Children's Ministry (ages 2 to 6th grade) meets on Sunday Nights. The evening activities include music, scripture, games, lessons, and lots of Christian fellowship. Contact the Directors, Josh and Jessica Veatch, if questions. You are invited to come join our Sanctuary Choir here at Muldraugh Hill every Sunday.  We have rehearsal on Sunday evenings at 5:00 P.M. in the church sanctuary.   If you have never participated in singing with a choir now is an excellent opportunity for you to start.  I hope that you will give it prayerful consideration on becoming a member of our church choir. I am looking forward to working with the choir each week as we come to praise our Lord with song.    – Lidiane Macedo