HONOR & MEMORY GIFTS LaVista Road n Decatur, Georgia Church Office n

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1 HONOR & MEMORY GIFTS Imagine the joy your family and friends will feel when they know that you have given a gift in their honor that has eternal value providing for God s work through Briarlake Church. For every honor or memory gift you provide, we will send you a card that includes a space for you to fill in the gift information and to write a short note to your loved one. 36. Give a Child an Easter Book ($5 for one/$50 for 10) On Saturday, April 7, Briarlake Church will host one of our most important outreach events our annual Easter Egg Hunt. Hundreds of children and their families will hear the real Easter story about the sacrificial death and resurrection of Jesus before hunting eggs. Your gift will provide an Easter Book that allows each child to take the story of Jesus home. Items shown in this catalog are for the sole purpose of illustrating goods and services used in the work of Briarlake Church. All contributions for specific projects will be applied to those projects. When we receive more contributions for a given project than can wisely be applied to that project, we will use those funds to meet a similar pressing need. Contributions are received with the understanding that Briarlake Church has complete control over the use of all donated funds LaVista Road n Decatur, Georgia Church Office n

2 A single mom rushes into church late, full of apologies. Her child s teacher smiles warmly and welcomes the child into their circle seated on the floor. A couple suffering through a marriage in crisis attends worship together, hoping to hear a word from God and praying for a chance to make their family whole again. A teen, once nagged by questions about his salvation, finds answers and hope in his small group Bible study. A child, who has never been to church, sits down during halftime at his basketball game and watches life-changing testimonies played on a video screen. A senior adult looking for company since his spouse passed away finds fellowship in his Sunday School class. A man embarks on a mission trip to serve others, but finds that his own heart has been eternally altered. Briarlake Church plays an important role in the lives of its congregation and community. Everything we do makes life more meaningful for others and brings them closer to Christ. We are blessed by God to be a blessing to others. At Christmas, we honor the greatest gift the world has ever known. As you celebrate the season of Jesus birth this year, we hope you ll use this catalog to Give Differently. Different from what the world says is important and different from what you ve always done. Your giving makes it possible for our church to reach higher, farther and deeper to serve others and make disciples of Christ. With God s blessing, our church will be a place of rest, renewal and revival a place that is Different. May you be blessed abundantly this Christmas season! 1. Provide a Meal for a Hungry Settlement in Cape Town ($520) This gift will allow our South Africa Mission Team to provide a hot meal for the 300 adults & children in the Campground Settlement shantytown. Most of these families survive on one small meal per day. 2. Buy Bibles for Children and Students ($20 for one/$100 for five) This gift will provide one Bible for a child, student or family. We give many Bibles away every year to rising first graders, to VBS Adventure Week families and to students who do not have a Bible of their own. 3. Feed Four Families at VBS Adventure Week Family Night ($80) This gift will provide a meal for four families on VBS Adventure Week Family Night. Families come to experience what their kids have been doing all week at Briarlake Church. page 2 page 3

3 4. Replace an Outdated Crib with a New Bed for a Baby ($400) The Federal Government has determined that all drop-side cribs must be replaced in All 14 of our current cribs must be replaced with new commercialgrade cribs by the end of the year. Your gift will help us purchase new beds for our babies. 5. Provide a Bible Story Puzzle for Our Preschoolers ($15) Our littlest ones love to learn through working Bible Story puzzles. Every month our preschool curriculum sends suggestions of puzzles to find in our library of puzzles or to purchase that go with the Bible stories our children are learning. Giving through this catalog will provide puzzles for preschoolers. 6. Buy a New Paging System for Our Nursery ($1,700) At Briarlake Church, we provide a safe, secure environment for kids. Our paging system provides an easy way to contact parents when they are needed in the nursery. Giving through this catalog will enable us to provide continued security for our families. Let the little children come to me. (Matthew 19:14) 7. Purchase Kid s VBS Adventure Week Booklets for One Class ($31), for All Classes ($687) Every child who attends VBS Adventure Week at Briarlake Church receives a learner booklet to help them remember and apply the Bible lessons they learn each day. Your gift will provide a learner booklet for every child (300+) who attends VBS Adventure Week. 8. Provide Snacks for One Day of VBS Adventure Week ($300) Kids and volunteers go through a lot of snacks during VBS Adventure Week! Your gift will provide snacks for nearly 500 people for one day during VBS Adventure Week. 9. Buy VBS Adventure Week Leader Guides for One Class ($38), for All Volunteers ($912) We provide excellent materials for every volunteer who is leading during VBS Adventure Week. Giving in this way will provide one leader guide for each volunteer who is teaching or leading during one of the largest outreach events our church will be involved in this year. Honor & Memory Gifts If you would like to make a gift in honor or in memory of someone special, we will be glad to send you a card to announce your gift. (See order form for details.) page 4 page 5

4 13. Buy Balls for the Recreation Ministry (Basketballs: $14 each/$320 all, Baseballs & Softballs: $6 each/$1,400 all, Soccer Balls: $10 each/$270 all) 10. Give a Scholarship to One Child to Attend WinShape Camp C3 ($189) Briarlake Church has been chosen to host WinShape Camp C3 again in At WinShape Camp C3 1st-6th graders are taught the truth about who God is and what He has done for us. Your gift will allow one child to attend this all-day, all weeklong camp on our campus this summer, July Purchase Sunday & Wednesday Curriculum for Elementary Children for One Week ($26), for One Quarter ($313) Every Sunday morning and the first Wednesday of every month our leaders are teaching our elementary children truth from scripture and how to apply it to their lives. Seeing a child understand the gift of God through His Son is why our leaders do what they do every week. Giving through this catalog will provide the curriculum used each week to teach God s truth to kids. 12. Provide Discipleship Materials for a Child Who Has Accepted Christ ($8) Many children at Briarlake Church choose to accept Christ every year and celebrate this decision through believer s baptism. Your gift will provide materials for a child to learn how to grow in his or her faith and become a disciple of Christ. Every year our Recreation Ministry holds three seasons: basketball, baseball/softball, and soccer as an outreach and a ministry opportunity to our community. Basketballs, baseballs, softballs and soccerballs will be purchased because of your financial gift to Briarlake Church. 14. Provide a Portable Basketball Goal ($2,000) Our basketball season is the busiest season in the Recreation Ministry. During 2012, it will be necessary to replace several of our portable basketball goals. These goals enable us to schedule two games at a time, allowing more kids to play in the league. Your gift will provide a new goal and will allow the Briarlake Church basketball league to continue to thrive in our community. Everyone who loves the Father loves his child as well. (1 John 5:1) page 6 page 7

5 15. Provide Dinner for Students for Sunday Night Live ($95) Every Sunday night our students gather in D building for dinner, small groups and fun. (Teenagers eat a lot of food.) Giving through this catalog will provide dinner for all of the students for one Sunday Night Live. 16. Purchase Supplies for Brinner for 300+ Students ($650) Every year, our Student Ministry provides a fun, safe gathering place and breakfast for all students following the Lakeside High School Homecoming football game (breakfast + dinner = brinner). After the 2011 Homecoming Game, nearly 350 students were on campus for this event. Your gift will provide the meal for the students at Brinner for the 2012 Homecoming Game. 17. Send a Student to Summer Camp ($250) This gift will provide a scholarship for one student to attend summer camp a week of spiritual growth and community-building fun. Camps are critical in the spiritual lives of teenagers who are growing in their faith. Honor & Memory Gifts If you would like to make a gift in honor or in memory of someone special, we will be glad to send you a card to announce your gift. (See order form for details.) 18. Provide Game Room Supplies ($150) Students want fun things to do at church. They enjoy playing ping pong, video games, air hockey, pool and foosball. Giving through this catalog will provide ping pong balls and paddles, pool cues, video games and many other game room supplies for our Student Ministry. 19. Purchase Student Ministry Curriculum for One Quarter ($300), for One Year ($1,200) Our Student Ministry volunteers are gifted in communicating truth about God and handling questions students have about God. The curriculum our volunteers use leads our students closer to God and expands their faith. Your gift will provide this curriculum for our Student Ministry. they are old they will not turn from it. Teach your children the way they should go, and when (Proverbs 22:6) page 8 page 9

6 20. Buy Camp Supplies for 1,500 Children in Cape Town ($11,800) Our South Africa Mission Team will be holding a VBS camp for 500 children, providing supplies for another camp and holding block parties. Craft materials, Bible study materials and worship music will be provided because of your gift through this catalog. 22. Support Our Mission Partners for One Month ($3,000) All of our mission partners depend on financial gifts from churches, individuals and other organizations to survive. These partners include organizations like NETWorks Cooperative Ministry, Atlanta Pregnancy Resource Center, Baptist Collegiate Ministries, and Wellspring. Giving through this catalog will provide one month of financial support for ALL of our local mission partners. 21. Help Provide Transportation for a Missions Team ($1,500) When our missions teams travel domestically or internationally, they must have a way to travel in the areas they are serving once they arrive. This could include van rentals, buying gas or public transportation, among other things. Your gift will allow our teams to get to the people they are serving easily. 23. Purchase Mission Education Materials for Children ($167) Children at Briarlake Church learn about missionaries and explore ways they can serve our God and others. Giving through this catalog will provide mission education materials for children, such as leader guides, resource kits and library resources. page 10 page 11

7 24. Provide a Meal for Next Step Lunch ($140) Every month at Briarlake Church we have lunch for people who have recently started attending and want to get plugged in at Briarlake. These events introduce our staff members and educate new attenders about our beliefs and practices as a church. 25. Purchase Sunday School & Connection Group Curriculum for One Quarter ($4,500) Our adult Sunday School classes and Connection Groups choose what they will study as they grow in their faith and service to God. Curriculum can include study guides for leaders & adult students, Christian growth books with study guides, or DVDbased studies with participant guides. 26. Buy Coffee on Sunday Mornings for One Month ($75) Our Backlot Java coffee house serves as an attractive area for people to fellowship between services at Briarlake. The coffee house also delivers coffee to many areas and classes across the Briarlake Church campus every Sunday morning. Coffee, cups & lids, and condiments will be purchased because of your gift. Honor & Memory Gifts If you would like to make a gift in honor or in memory of someone special, we will be glad to send you a card to announce your gift. (See order form for details.) 27. Provide Worship Guides and Updates for One Week ($130) The Sunday Worship Guide explains what is happening during our worship services. The Briarlake Update keeps everyone informed about events at our church, prayer requests, upcoming opportunities and other details. Your gift will provide both of these vital communication pieces for one week. 28. Provide One New Wireless Headset ($1,300) We are increasing our use of wireless headset microphones all the time especially in light of special events like our Christmas musical, baptism, Family experience (FX), and special worship events throughout the year. Your gift will provide one new wireless headset microphone. 29. Purchase Communion Supplies for the Year ($150) As a part of our worship experiences at Briarlake Church, we regularly participate in the Lord s Supper. Giving through this catalog will provide communion cups, trays, wafers or bread, and juice. 30. Buy Sheet Music for One Sunday ($70), for One Month ($300) At our Cornerstone Worship Services, we give praise and glory to God through the beautiful music of our choir, orchestra and handbell choir. Your gift will provide sheet music for every choir member, musician and accompanist for one Sunday. Worship the Lord with gladness. (Psalm 100:2) page 12 page 13

8 32. Provide Trash Pick-Up for One Month Lots of people on campus every week equals lots of trash to be hauled away. Our dumpster fills up twice a week and must be emptied. Giving through this catalog will provide for this necessity. 31. Pay the Church Utilities for One Month ($15,300), for One Quarter ($45,900) Power. Water. Gas. Phones. Internet. It costs more than you might think to provide utilities for a 12-acre campus. Your gift will cover the cost of all utilities for our church for one quarter or one month. 33. Buy Lightbulbs for One Year ($3,750) Being able to see to read the Bible, to glue a mosaic together or to read music is important. It takes a lot of lightbulbs to light our church campus. Your gift will provide replacement lightbulbs for the entire campus for Provide Supplies for One of our 34 Bathrooms for One Year ($120) It s a wonderful thing to have toilet paper, soap and paper towels when you need them. And with 34 bathrooms, we go through quite a bit of all three during a year. We can purchase the supplies we need through your giving. I rejoiced with those who said to me, 35. Purchase HVAC Service for the Church Campus for One Year ($11,600) Everyone likes to be warm in the winter and cool in the summer. It is important to keep our air conditioning units in tip-top shape, so that our 12-acre campus will be air conditioned properly. Your gift will provide HVAC service for all of our air conditioning units during Let us go to the house of the Lord. (Psalm 122:1) All Bible verses are taken from THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION, NIV Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. page 14 page 15