November 17, 2021

Dear Church Family,

We will not have Wednesday activities or dinner this evening, but we have several updates for you below. We pray that you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

• Purchase a gift for a child in care directly from the Amazon wish list that will be directly shipped to the church or purchase your favorite toy and drop it off in The Commons by December 5 as a gift for each biological, adoptive, and foster child in each Richmond City and Henrico Foster Home. The Amazon link can be found here. We hope each child will get a bigger Christmas gift from us or several smaller gifts. We will have children ranging from newborn to 18 years old and will need gifts for all ages!

• Volunteer for the event! We need a lot of smiling Second Baptist faces to show hospitality and love to Foster Families, Social Workers, and Volunteers from other churches. A list of opportunities can be found on the signup genius here.

• Give toward the DSS Fund to go towards providing lunch for everyone in attendance or towards gift cards for the foster families! You can do so by following this link and selecting the DSS Fund in the drop-down menu or by sending a check to the church with “DSS Fund” in the memo line.

Second Cousins Senior Adult Christmas Luncheon

Save the Date!! Experience a time of fellowship at the Second Cousins Senior Adult Christmas Luncheon. It will be held on December 9, at 12:00 Noon in the FLC Gym. We look forward to “Following the Star” together as we journey towards Christmas. The cost is $15.00 per person. Your entrée selections are beef or pork medallions. Please let Patty know when you call or email what your meat choice is. You must be fully vaccinated to attend this event. Please contact Patty at 804-740-7101 or info@secondbaptistrva.org to add your name to the list.

November 17, 2021

Dear Church Family,

We hope you sense the strength of God empowering you today (Isaiah 40:31). It’s a glorious fall afternoon, and we look forward to seeing you this evening for our outdoor midweek activities. For a full schedule of tonight’s events, click here. Tonight will be the last midweek dinner and activities of 2021, but we will continue the drive-thru meal option from Chef Adam in December. The December menu options can be found here.

2BCkids Merch

We have some extra apparel! Random and limited sizes of our 2BCKids sweatshirts/hoodies, 2BCKids tie-dye summer shirts, and 200th-anniversary shirts will be available for the next several Sundays.

Stop by The CMB entrance on Sunday morning if your child needs a new size or never received one!

November 10, 2021

Dear Church Family,

We hope this email finds you running the race of faith with perseverance (Heb 12:1-2). It’s a beautiful autumn afternoon, and we look forward to seeing you this evening for our outdoor midweek activities. For a full schedule of tonight’s events, click here.

Sunday Worship

This Sunday we will continue our “Faith/Full” sermon series with a message on John 17:14-19. If you missed last weekend, you can find last Sunday’s Well service here and last Sunday’s Sanctuary service here. You can find last Sunday’s sermon entitled “Active Faith: Faith that Works” from Pastor Noel Schoonmaker here.

Children’s Sunday School & Worship Care Signup

Registration for Sunday, November 14 Worship Care and Sunday School for Preschool and Elementary is now available here. Registration closes at noon on Friday, November 12.

Each child must be registered separately, but you will be able to select more than one option for your child, ex. Worship Care at 9 and Sunday School at 10, etc. Please select all times that your child needs Worship Care for this upcoming Sunday. If you have any problems with registration or questions about the process, please contact Patty at info@secondbaptistrva.org or call 804-740-7101, x1145.

As we return to in-person Worship Care and Sunday School our main priority is to have a safe environment for all children and staff. To meet this goal during the COVID-19 pandemic, we have new policies and procedures. You can find more detailed information here.

Holiday Closings

There are no Midweek activities or dinner on November 24.

The Church Offices will be closed on November 25 & 26 for the Thanksgiving holiday. We will reopen on Monday, November 29.

Calling All Neckties!

Many of you likely have “retired” neckties taking up space in your closet. You might also have fabrics for projects intended but never completed. Emerge needs them!

They and other sewing supplies will be used by the Afghan refugee women who are participating in ReEstablish Richmond’s Heela Sewing Program. (For the full list of items needed, see here.) There is a collection bin under the porte-cochere labeled “Emerge Heela Sewing Program Supplies” so clean out those unused ties and fabrics and donate them where they can have a new life while helping others.

November 3, 2021

Dear Church Family,

We hope this beautiful Wednesday afternoon finds you well. We look forward to seeing you this evening for our outdoor midweek activities. For a full schedule of tonight’s events, click here.

Sunday Worship

This Sunday we will continue our “Faith/Full” sermon series with a message on James 2:14-26. If you missed last weekend, you can find last Sunday’s Well service here and last Sunday’s Sanctuary service here. You can find last Sunday’s sermon entitled “Reasonable Faith: An Intellectual Defense of Christian Belief” from Pastor Noel Schoonmaker here.

Worship Night

November 6

Join us Saturday, November 6 at 4 p.m. in the Sanctuary courtyard. We will focus on seeking God and praising Him for His faithfulness. We can’t wait to worship through prayer and song with you! Dinner and fellowship will follow after worship. The deadline to register your meal option is November 4. Please register your meal option here.

Children’s Sunday School & Worship Care signup

Registration for Sunday, November 7 Worship Care and Sunday School for Preschool and Elementary is now available here. Registration closes at noon on Friday, October 29. Each child must be registered separately, but you will be able to select more than one option for your child, ex. Worship Care at 9 and Sunday School at 10, etc. Please select all times that your child needs Worship Care for this upcoming Sunday. If you have any problems with registration or questions about the process, please contact Patty at info@secondbaptistrva.org or call 804-740-7101, x1145. As we return to in-person Worship Care and Sunday School our main priority is to have a safe environment for all children and staff. To meet this goal during the COVID-19 pandemic, we have new policies and procedures. You can find more detailed information here.

Generosity Campaign 2022

A New Day: Maintaining Momentum is the 2022 Generosity Campaign. Here is an online pledge card you can fill out at your convenience. Weekly Generosity Campaign email updates are on Friday.

Red Sleigh Church Hill Christian Wellness Center Christmas Store

Make a child’s wish come true by sponsoring a child and purchasing items from their wish list. On November 7, Margaret Bargatze will be in the Commons before the Well service, between the Sunday school hour and after 11:00 worship. She will help you select your wishlist and give you the information you will need for your selected child or family. Please drop off your donations in the Red Sleigh in the commons by November 30. Contact Margaret Bargatze at Mbargatze@gmail.com with any questions.

West Virginia needs Secret Santa Volunteers

West Virginia needs Secret Santa volunteers to “adopt” and provide Christmas gifts for 100 needy children! To sign up, contact Bruce Hobart at kb_hobart@aol.com or 804-986-7282 for details. This is the only Christmas celebration many of these kids can look forward to. Gifts are due for drop-off on or before November 30 (wrapped, tagged, and delivered to the Education Building, Room 104-105).

Operation Christmas Child

Please return your filled shoeboxes by Sunday evening, November 21. Remember that liquids, food products, gum, candy, and/or toothpaste are no longer allowed in shoeboxes. Empty shoeboxes are available in the Commons.

Second Baptist has a 2021 designated “build-a-box” online goal page for folks who would like to virtually fill a shoebox from the safety of their own homes. The “build-a-box” program includes the cost of the shoebox items that a donor selects along with the $9 shoebox shipping donation. The link to our 2021 “build-a-box” page is here. Go here to print off shipping labels if you would like to know the destination of your shoebox after it leaves one of the processing centers. For a list of drop-off dates and times, please go here.

To volunteer during national drop-off week or for questions related to filing your shoebox, please contact Cathy Pate at cpate@msnpath.com.

Scripture

As we walk with Christ this week, let us reflect on Galatians 5:6: “The only thing that counts is faith working through love.”

In Christ,

Your Ministerial Staff

October 27, 2021

Dear Church Family,

We hope this beautiful Wednesday afternoon finds you well. We look forward to seeing you this evening for our outdoor midweek activities. For a full schedule of tonight’s events, click here.

October 20, 2021

Dear Church Family,

We hope this email finds you abiding in the love of Christ (Jn 15:9). We look forward to seeing you this evening for our outdoor midweek activities. For a full schedule of tonight’s events, click here.

Annual Business Meeting October 31

We will hold our Annual Business Meeting on Sunday, October 31 at 4:00 p.m. via Zoom. The reason for the Zoom format is to enable the widest possible participation. The agenda will include the following items: Opening Prayer, Approval of the Book of Reports, Election of BGAV Messengers, 2021 Year to Date Financial Update, Vote on the Proposed 2022 Budget, Approval of the Nominating Committee Recommendations, Report from the Generosity Committee, and Closing Prayer. All church members are welcome to participate in the meeting. We will send the zoom link closer to the date.

October 6, 2021