Sunday, June 21, 2015
Posted on Jun 19, 2015 in Newsletter |
There is a Red Cross Blood Drive tomorrow from 1 PM to 6 PM in the BFLC. If you can donate blood or a few hours to help, please stop by.
WANTED ~ old maps: These will be used for a VBS craft, so will not be able to be returned. Please drop them off in the Sunday School Office.
VBS registration is available on-line at our web-site. There will also be a table set up in the foyer this morning. If you would like to
register here, please stop by.
Our Daily Bread devotionals are available at the Tract Rack. Large print (for months of July, Aug, Sept) are also now available.
FREE Concert Tickets for the Jason Gray concert to be held here on August 5th, are available at the Information Desk this morning.
requirement for all volunteers who work with children and youth (Unit #7 in clearance packet). Please plan on attending this class if you have not yet been to one of the classes that have been held recently.
notice that you are not in the directory, please let us know, so that you may be added.
providing music training for “beginners” over the summer. They will explain/teach different elements of the Praise Band instruments and how to improve musical skills in a Praise Band setting. The meetings will most likely be once a week in the evenings. If interested, please circle M on your connect card, or call the church office with questions.
You may now pick up a soup can bank in the foyer. Fill it with summer change which will be used to buy glasses and fluoride for our next Haiti trip. Get the whole family involved by putting your bank in a place where everyone will see it and share their extra change. When your can is full, you can return it to the Information Desk and get another one if you so desire!! Cans need to be returned by
September 13.
The Mission’s Board is partnering with Christian Resources International, an organization that collects books and Bibles to ship around the world. If you would like to donate gently used books and Bibles, please place them in the tubs located in the chapel hallway downstairs. Books will be collected throughout the summer.
etc). One of the greatest needs is providing a meal when needed. If this is something you could do, please contact the office.
~ MARK YOUR CALENDARS ~
July 12-17 ~ 24/7 Jr. High Summer Missions
July 13-17 ~ VBS ~ on-line registration available
July 19 ~ Family Fun Day
July 20-25 ~ Sr. High Youth Camp/Harvey Cedars
July 27-31 ~ Jr. High Youth Camp/Harvey Cedars
July 26 ~ River Baptism ~ talk to Pastor Dawes if interested
August 5 ~ Jason Gray Concert ~ pick up free tickets at Info. Desk
SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 2015
Posted on Jun 12, 2015 in Newsletter |
Sign up today if you would like to go on the Field Trip to the GAiN Warehouse. The bus leaves at 7 AM on Tuesday, June 16.
Participants will help pack used clothing, school supplies, seeds, rice & beans, make Gospel bead bracelets, and prepare other humanitarian aid for shipment to those in need around the world. The bus will leave FBC parking lot at 7 AM and return around 8 PM. Snacks and lunch are provided by GAiN. Everyone buys their own dinner. A sign-up sheet is posted on the ramp bulletin board.
Beginner Music Training ~ In an effort to raise up and train more musicians, youth & adults, a few of the Praise Team members will be providing music training for “beginners” over the summer. They will explain/teach different elements of the Praise Band instruments and how to improve musical skills in a Praise Band setting. The meetings will most likely be once a week in the evenings. If interested, please circle M on your connect card, or call the church office with questions.
A note to the Choir: Thank you again for your ministry this past season. If you haven’t already done so, please return your music to the cardboard box in the Music Room. We will regroup in early September.
RAMADAN begins June 18. Please join us in praying for Muslins during their most holy time by picking up a “30 Days of Prayer for the Muslin World” at the tract rack. New bookmarks and Father’s Day tracts are also available.
Congratulations to everyone who has finished the 7 Units required for clearance to work with children/youth. There will be another class offered (to complete Unit #7) in the BFLC on June 28th at 9:00 AM.
Last Call ~ items located on the Lost & Found table in the downstairs coat room will be donated this week. Please check to see if any items are yours.
You may now pick up a soup can bank in the foyer. Fill it with summer change which will used to buy glasses and fluoride for our next Haiti trip. Get the whole family involved by putting your bank in a place where everyone will see it and share their extra change. When your can is full, you can return it to the Information Desk and get another one if you so desire!! Cans need to be returned by September 13.
The Mission’s Board is partnering with Christian Resources International, an organization that collects books and Bibles to ship around the world. If you would like to donate gently used books and Bibles, please place them in the tubs located in the chapel hallway downstairs. Books will be collected throughout the summer.
An opportunity here at home: Our Care & Concern Ministry tries to help people in our own church in a variety of ways (light cleaning, moving,
etc). One of the greatest needs is providing a meal when needed. If this is something you could do, please circle C on your connect card and write a note indicating how you are willing to help. You may also contact the church office. If you are aware of someone who could use help, please contact the office.
June 24-27 ~ Creation
July 12-17 ~ 24/7 Jr. High Summer Missions
July 13-17 ~ VBS ~ on-line registration available
July 19 ~ Family Fun Day
July 20-25 ~ Sr. High Youth Camp/Harvey Cedars
July 27-31 ~ Jr. High Youth Camp/Harvey Cedars
July 26 ~ River Baptism ~ talk to Pastor Dawes if interested
August 5 ~ Jason Gray Concert ~ pick up free tickets at Info. Desk
Sunday, June 7, 2015 ~ Graduation Sunday
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Today is Barnabas Sunday Please place your donations of canned fruit in the basket in the foyer. If making a monetary donation, make checks out to Danville Area Food Bank.
M & M Tubes are due next Sunday. Please return tubes even if they are not completely full. Make sure to sign up on the ramp bulletin board if you plan on going along to GAiN Warehouse on Tuesday, June 16. The bus will leave FBC at 7 AM and return around 8 PM. Lunch and snacks will be provided with each person purchasing their own dinner on the way home.
Please check out the ramp bulletin board to learn how The Good Samaritan Center helps people in our community and ways you can assist them.
RAMADAN begins June 18. Please join us in praying for Muslins during their most holy time by picking up a “30 Days of Prayer for the Muslin World” at the tract rack. The Daily Bread summer devotional is also available at the tract rack along with some Father’s Day tracts. Stop by this morning!
Pick up your free tickets for the Jason Gray Concert to be held at FBC on August 5th at the Information Desk.
Mark Your Calendars
June 16 ~ GAiN Warehouse Trip
June 22 ~ Red Cross Blood Drive/BFLC
June 24-27 ~ Creation
July 12-17 ~ 24/7 Jr. High Summer Missions
July 13-17 ~ VBS~on-line registration available
July 19 ~ Family Fun Day
Sunday, May 31, 2015
Posted on May 29, 2015 in Newsletter |
High School Graduates and their parents are invited to the Graduation Banquet next Sunday, June 7, following the morning services. If you have not yet signed up, please stop by the Information Desk this morning or call the church office.
If you have a college graduate in your family please stop by the Information Desk this morning and fill out an information form so we are able to recognize all of our college graduates.
Children’s Bulletins are available each Sunday at the back of the Sanctuary. Please pick up a flier by the children’s bulletins this morning that tells how you can use the code given on the bulletin for safe online fun at home.
With Summer officially here, kids may likely be watching more TV. Parents and grandparents can make sure they have quality programs to watch by signing up for “Right Now Media”. Please contact the office if you would like to sign up for this FREE site with hundreds of programs for kids and their families.
A trip to the GAiN Warehouse is planned for June 16. All are invited to go along. The day will be spent packing food, clothes, school supplies and medicines. The bus will leave the church at 7 AM and return around 8 PM. A sign-up sheet is on the ramp bulletin board. M & M tubes are available at the Information Desk that you can take to fill with quarters to help purchase supplies for this project. Please return all tubes before June 16.
Please stop by the Tract Rack to check out free bookmarks, tracts, and new “Daily Bread” Devotional books for the Summer months.
If you did not receive a letter from our Deacons, handed out on May 10, please pick up a copy at the Information Desk.
Online registration for FBC’s “Journey Off the Map” VBS is now available at www.danvillefirstbaptist.org. A free VBS music CD will be available to each family who pre-registers. You can also register by stopping by the table in the foyer this morning.
Children’s Bulletins are available each Sunday at the back of the Sanctuary. Please pick up a flier by the children’s bulletins this morning that tells how you can use the code given on the bulletin for safe online fun at home.
With Summer officially here, kids may likely be watching more TV. Parents and grandparents can make sure they have quality programs to watch by signing up for “Right Now Media”. Please contact the office if you would like to sign up for this FREE site with hundreds of programs for kids and their families.
Please check above the coat racks downstairs for things that may belong to you. All remaining items will be donated by June 10 if not claimed!!
There has been some interest expressed for the start of a community garden here at First Baptist Church. The intent is to donate the produce to our local food banks and any surplus would be divided among the volunteers. If you are interested, please add your name and contact information to the sign up sheet on the bulletin board or write ‘community garden’ on the bulletin connect card.
Sunday, May 24, 2015
Posted on May 22, 2015 in Newsletter |
ALSO please submit photos of your graduate as soon as possible to ensure they are included in the annual High School Graduate Slide Show.
Reminder ~ All volunteers working with children & youth must complete Mandated Clearances and Training in the next few weeks, so they are processed by July 1. Packets are available on a table in the foyer and in the downstairs chapel hallway. One of the requirements is attending a FBC Safe Church Training Session (Unit 7). With VBS approaching, two dates have been set. Everyone helping with VBS needs to attend one of these meetings. If you aren’t helping with VBS, but have not yet attended this training, you are also invited to attend the training part of the evening. Tuesday, May 26, in the Chapel, 6:30 PMTuesday, June 2, in the Chapel, 6:30 PM. Volunteers under 18 years of age must attend this training also, along with completing a Volunteer application (Unit 1) and providing a picture ID (Unit 6).
Your Loving Choices Pregnancy Care Center in Bloomsburg will hold their annual Walk for Life Saturday, May 30. Please stop by the Information Desk for details and sponsorship forms.
Sunday, May 17,2015
Posted on May 15, 2015 in Newsletter |
Parents of High School & College Grads: Please stop by the Info Desk and fill out a Graduation form by next Sunday, May 24th so your child will be included on our Graduate list. Parents of HS Graduates: please indicate if you plan on attending the Graduation Banquet on Sunday June 7th at 12:00 noon in the BFLC. ALSO please submit photos of your graduate as soon as possible to ensure they are included in the annual High School Graduate Slide Show.
M & M tubes can be returned anytime before the GAiN team goes to the Warehouse on June 16. Quarters in these tubes will cover the cost of rice, beans, and seeds packed by God’s Girls and all who go along on June 16th. Drop off your filled M & M tubes at the Information Desk or pick up an empty one if you would like to participate. If you are age 7 and older you are invited to go along on the GAiN trip. This is a great activity for families as younger children need to be accompanied by a parent. There is a sign-up on the ramp bulletin board.
The Deaconesses will hold a brief meeting in the Conference Room next week, May 24, from 10:00-10:30 AM.
Online registration for FBC’s “Journey Off the Map” VBS is now available at www.danvillefirstbaptist.org. A free VBS music CD will be available to each family who pre-registers.
There has been some interest expressed for the start of a community garden here at First Baptist Church. The intent is to donate the produce to our local food banks and any surplus would be divided among the volunteers. If you are interested, please add your name and contact information to the sign up sheet on the bulletin board or write ‘community garden’ on the bulletin connect card.
Your Loving Choices Pregnancy Care Center in Bloomsburg will hold their annual Walk for Life Saturday, May 30. Please stop by the Information Desk for details and sponsorship forms.
May 27 ~ 6-week Ladies Summer Bible Study begins – 6-week Fella’s Fellowship begins
June 7 ~ Graduation Sunday/Baccalaureate
June 14-19 ~ Sr. High Wayumi MissionTrip
June 15 ~ God’s Girls starts
June 16 ~ GAiN Warehouse Trip
June 24-27 ~ Creation
July 12-17 ~ 24/7 Jr. High Summer Missions
July 13-17 ~ VBS
July 19 ~ Family Fun Day
July 20-25 ~ Sr. High Youth Camp/Harvey Cedars
July 27-31 ~ Jr. High Youth Camp/Harvey Cedars
July 26 ~ River Baptism
Sunday, May 10, 2015
Posted on May 8, 2015 in Newsletter |
Ladies — Happy Mother’s Day! In honor and memory of our mothers from Danville First Baptist Church, we are making a contribution to three local Pregnancy Care Centers in our area. This is something we did last year and our moms wanted to do it again. THANKS to all our moms for their loving hearts and for having a heart for moms who need encouragement!
Please PRAY for the 15 people going to SURGE, the Young Adult Conference at Harvey Cedars, next weekend. They leave on Friday and will be joining almost 200 other young adults, representing 14 churches.
Parents of High School & College Grads: Please stop by the Info Desk and fill out a Graduation form by May 24th. Parents of HS Graduates: please indicate if you plan on attending the Graduation Banquet on Sunday June 7th at 12:00 noon in the BFLC. ALSO please submit photos of your graduate as soon as possible to ensure they are included in the annual High School Graduate Slide Show.
GAiN WAREHOUSE TIME AGAIN: Plan on going along to the GAiN Warehouse on Tuesday, June 16th. There you can help pack used clothing, school supplies, seeds, rice & beans, make Gospel bead bracelets, and prepare other humanitarian aid for shipment to those in need around the world. The bus will leave FBC parking lot at 7 AM and return around 8 PM. Snacks and lunch are provided by GAiN. Everyone buys their own dinner. A sign up sheet is posted on the ramp bulletin board.
The Community Play Group is now meeting at Riverside Park on Mondays at 9:30 AM. Moms, dads, and grandparents are invited to come join in the fellowship and fun. Spread the word to any family with young children.
Several community ministries need assistance: Please stop by the ramp bulletin board to see how you can help out The Good Samaritan Mission and the Daku’s ministry, “Christian Counseling Services of Central PA”.
Continue to pray for our nation ~ National Day of Prayer bookmarks & prayer guides are available at the Information Desk this morning.
Just a reminder…We are hoping to have many child worker packets completed by May 31. If you have not picked up your packet, have ANY questions or need assistance completing the units, please contact the office. Remember – per PA state requirements NO adult worker can work with children/youth until this process is complete. Thanks!
Sunday, May 3, 2015
Posted on May 1, 2015 in Newsletter |
All single ladies (single, widowed, divorced) who are 20 years old or older, are invited to attend a Premier Gala Event at 12:30 in the BFLC on May 17th. Join us as we walk the red carpet and step back in time to Old Hollywood. Don’t forget to wear your pearls.
Sunday, April 26, 2015
Posted on Apr 23, 2015 in Newsletter |
Aemon Shoff will also share about his plan to provide food here in Danville, using a trailer that can be moved around town. Please bring a dessert to share and come learn about these two ministries close to home.
Spring Business Meeting ~ Wednesday, April 29, at 6:30 PM in the Sanctuary. Be sure to come to our quarterly church gathering to be informed on our ministries and finances and to be updated on some of the input gleaned from our recent Mini-Flock Fellowships. One major point of discussion will be about our Sunday morning schedule.
- Do we need to adjust our service times to better accomplish our Mission of being “A Community in Christ, Reaching our Community for Christ?
- Why or Why not?
- What would be the best schedule to accomplish this?
Please be praying for the “unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace” in our discussion and plan on attending Wednesday night.
M & M tubes are available for you to take this morning. Each tube holds up to 56 quarters or $14 which will be used to purchase rice, beans and seeds for GAiN Warehouse. A trip to GAiN to help pack these items will be scheduled the week of June 15th. Please return the M & M tubes June 7th & 14th. Please save small soup cans for a future mission’s project. These can be placed in the marked tub in the chapel hallway.
All volunteers who have direct contact with children & youth in our church need to complete the state mandated clearances. Please visit our web-site at www.danvillefirstbaptist.org to find out more information regarding this process. Click on “Resources” and then “Safe Church” where you will see detailed instructions about what you need to do. Also pick up a packet at the table in the foyer for further instructions. Please call the office if you need help completing any of the units. The challenge has been given to all SBS teachers and VBS Workers to complete these steps by the end of May. Please call the office if you have any questions. In addition to the on-line applications, we are encouraging you to attend one of the following sessions regarding safety procedures at First Baptist Church:
May 8, 6:00 PM/BFLC ~ For all SBS teachers/workers
May 26 & June 4, 6:30 PM/Chapel ~ For all VBS Workers
Walk, Run, Ride for Life will be sponsored by the Pregnancy Care Center of Shamokin, on Saturday, May 9 at Knoebels. For details or to sign up, stop by the table outside Springer Chapel.