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August 23, 2015

Posted on Aug 21, 2015 in Newsletter |

YOUTH KICK-OFF ~ TODAY ~ Meet right after morning service. Vans will leave at 12:15 for the Marina (Shikellamy State Park). Lunch is
provided. Multi-event Permission Form is required. We will be back to parking lot by 5:30 PM. All Jr. High and Sr. High are invited to go along.

Ladies Bible Study will be doing a Jennifer Rothschild study this Fall, “Hosea, Unfailing Love Changes Everything”. The Tuesday morning group will begin on Sept. 8 at 9:00 AM and the Wed. night group will begin on Sept. 23rd at 6:00 PM. There is a table in the foyer this morning where you may sign up and pick up your book (suggested donation is $15.00).

Awana needs you! Enjoy working with children? Passionate about sharing the gospel? Come join our Awana team in impacting young lives for Christ! We meet each Wed. from 6:00-7:30 PM, beginning Sept. 16! A Training Session will be offered Wed., Sept. 2 at 6:30 PM. If you are interested or have questions, please call the church office to volunteer.

Haiti Applications are available at the Information Desk. The next trip is scheduled for 12/28/15 to 1/5/16. Please let Donna Outt or Gary Lewis know right away if you are interested in going.

Football Chapel Time! Volunteers are needed to help with the first Football Breakfast/Chapel, to be held here at First Baptist on Friday, August 28th. Please sign up on the Ramp Bulletin Board. Those who can help need to be at the church by 6:00 AM.

Music Mission Kiev was founded in 1992 and has significant outreach to widows, orphans, and families. The Kiev Symphony Orchestra & Chorus is the musical arm of Music Mission Kiev and is coming to First Baptist Church on September 12 at 7:00 PM. Overnight host homes are needed for the 40+ members, as well as a meal prepared before the concert and a bag lunch for them to take as they leave. Sign-ups for all of these opportunities are on a table by the Information Desk. Please stop by this morning to let us know how you can help.

FALL MINISTRY START UP DATES:

September 6 ~ Choir Rehearsal (8:00 AM)
September 8 ~ Tues. AM Ladies Bible Study

September 9 ~ MOPS

September 13 ~ Sr. High Youth
September 14 ~ Bells of Joy
September 16 ~ Awana Parent Meeting
~ Jr. High Youth

September 23 ~ First Midweek Meal
~ Awana Clubs
~ Ladies Bible Study
~ Fellas’ Fellowship
~ Prayer Meeting

August 16, 2015

Posted on Aug 14, 2015 in Newsletter |

A Red Cross Blood Drive will be held in the BFLC tomorrow, August 17th, from 1:00-6:00. Stop by to donate blood or to help out.

A Sunday School Worker Kick-off is planned for Friday night, August 21st, 6:00 PM in the Beveridge Family Life Center. Please join us for a meal and time to share together in preparation for our new year in Sunday School.

Please join us next Sunday at 9:00 AM in the sanctuary for Promotion Sunday. First Graders will receive their new Bibles, children will be promoted to their new classes, and adults will learn about Sunday Bible Class opportunities for the coming year. There will also be a time for teacher dedication.

Next Week – Combined Worship Service ~ 10:30 AM. There will be no Children’s Church next Sunday. It will resume on September 13.

YOUTH KICK-OFF ~ Sunday, August 23rd ~ Meet right after morning service. Vans will leave at 12:30 for the Marina. Bring change of clothes and towel. Lunch will be provided. We will be back to parking lot by 5:30 PM. All Jr. High and Sr. High are invited to go along.

Choir: If you are interested in joining the adult choir for this season of ministry, see Bob Davies or call 275-3497. The first rehearsal is September 6th at 8 AM. Regular rehearsal schedule is Sunday evening at 7:15 PM in the Sanctuary. The choir ministers the 1st & 3rd Sundays of each month and on special occasions.

Haiti Applications are available at the Information Desk. The next trip is scheduled for 12/28/15 to 1/5/16. Please let Donna Outt or Gary Lewis know right away if you are interested in going.

The ramp bulletin board has new information regarding community events and ministries, including Beth Moore Simulcast, War Room movie,
Divorce/Separation Group, and Good Samaritan’s new hours.

~ MARK YOUR CALENDARS ~

August 21 ~ Sunday School Worker Kick-off
August 23 ~ Youth Kick Off

August 28 ~ First Football Chapel

September 12 ~ Music Mission Kiev
September 26 ~ Movie Night

October 2-4 ~ Ladies Retreat
October 23 – 25 ~ Men’s Retreat

Announcements August 9, 2015

Posted on Aug 7, 2015 in Newsletter |

Please join us on August 23rd at 9:00 AM, in the sanctuary for Promotion Sunday. First Graders will receive their new Bibles, children will be promoted to their new classes, and adults will learn about Sunday Bible Class opportunities for the coming year. There will also be a time for teacher dedication. A combined worship service will be held at 10:30 AM.

Attention Young Adults/Millennials: Backyard Bar-B-Que Bash Sunday, August 16, 3 PM. Bring a side dish to share. Meat, dessert , and paper products will be provided. Grab a friend or two and make plans to join us for an afternoon of FUN, food, and fellowship! Please call the office for location or to RSVP. If you have just graduated from HS, are in college, in the workforce, single, dating, or millennial, please check out the THRIVE Sunday School class, which meets each Sunday at 9 AM. Their current format is topical discussion. All are welcome!

Please check out the movie WAR ROOM (www.warroomthemovie.com), playing at Lycoming Mall Theatre and at Digiplex Center/Selingsgrove, beginning August 28. The Lewisburg Alliance Church is sponsoring this movie on August 31. Pre-purchase tickets at their website.

Saturday, September 12 FBC will host the 45 member Mission Music Kiev Orchestra. They will present a classical concert which will be open to the public and free to attend. Host homes will be needed for the members, as well as a meal served to them on Saturday evening and lunches prepared for Sunday. A sign up sheet is available this morning near the Information Desk if you could help by providing overnight lodging. Additional sign ups are available for helping with the meal and making the lunches.

Beth Moore Living Proof Live Simulcast ~ “Audacious” ~ Lewisburg Alliance Church, September 12. For more information check the ramp bulletin board or go to www.lewisburgalliance.com. Anyone interested in heading up a group from FBC please contact the FBC church office.

The next Haiti Mission Trip is scheduled for 12/28/15 – 1/5/16. Applications are available at the Info. Desk. Please let Donna Outt or Gary Lewis know right away if you have any interest in going along on this trip as we need to make sure we have enough plane tickets.

During August, the Haiti team is collecting school supplies for the children of Haiti. We will take these supplies with us and distribute them while we are there in December/January. Please leave the following items in the Mission Barrel outside of Springer Chapel: wooden pencils, ball point pens, boxes of crayons, spiral notebooks, large size with 70 pages, notebooks of graph paper (primary grades use these in Haiti), erasers (not a slip-on pencil eraser), small individual pencil sharpeners, toothbrushes, small tubes of toothpaste.

Soup Cans to fill with change are still available at the Information Desk in the sanctuary foyer. This money will be used for glasses and fluoride treatments in Haiti. Cans are due back to the church by Sept. 13.

Good Samaritan, a ministry assisting local families, is sponsoring their annual Back to School Socks & Underwear Drive. If you wish to participate please place your donation of new socks and/or underwear for boys or girls, size 6-14. The collection container in the chapel hallway will be there until Thursday, August 13th.

Gently used Books & Bibles for countries where Christian literature is needed may be placed in the designated container near the Chapel. The used Bibles and Christian books will be sent on August 25, so the last date to donate is August 23rd.

New Prayer letters from several missionaries are available in the racks outside of Springer Chapel. Staying informed helps us pray for the needs of the missionaries we support.

Please be praying for our Fall Ministries that will be starting soon.

September 6 ~ Choir Rehearsal (8:00 AM)

September 9 ~ MOPS September 13 ~ Sr. High Youth September 14 ~ Bells of Joy
September 16 ~ Midweek Ministries ~ Awana Parent Meeting ~ Jr. High Youth ~ Adult Bible Studies

September 23 ~ Awana Clubs

Announcements Sunday, August 2, 2015

Posted on Jul 31, 2015 in Newsletter |

This is the week! The long anticipated Jason Gray/Saline concert is this Wednesday at FBC. If you have not gotten your free ticket, stop today at the Information Desk. Volunteers are needed for a variety of jobs from greeting/ushering to parking attendants and others. Sign up sheets are next to the information Desk. Please sign up today.

Saturday, September 12 FBC will host the 45 member Mission Music Kiev Orchestra. They will present a classical concert which will be open to the public and free to attend. MMK is committed to proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ to and through Ukrainian musicians to the world. and to members of the emerging Christian church in Ukraine through
evangelism, discipleship and humanitarian outreach to widows and orphans. Host homes will be needed…more information coming soon. To find out more about the group go to www.musicmissionkiev.org.

Kitchen clean-up. If you donated food to VBS or any other event recently, please check the kitchen counter to pick up your container.

Attn Ladies: Ladies Retreat ~ There is still room for you! Be sure to reserve October 2-4 & join us for a great weekend. We will be staying at The Linck Hill Inn in Morris, PA. Check out their website. Total cost is $150 & includes transportation, lodging & 5 meals. For more info contact the church office at 570-275-1511.

Beth Moore Living Proof Live Simulcast ~ “Audacious”: Lewisburg Alliance Church, September 12. For more information check the ramp bulletin board or go to www.lewisburgalliance.com. Anyone interested in heading up a group from FBC please contact the FBC church office.

The next Haiti Mission Trip is scheduled for 12/28/15 – 1/5/16. Applications are available at the Info. Desk. Please contact the office know right away if you have any interest in going along on this trip as we need to make sure we have enough plane tickets.

During August, the Haiti team is collecting school supplies for the children of Haiti. We will take these supplies with us and distribute them while we are there in December/January. Please leave the following items in the Mission Barrel outside of Springer Chapel.Wooden Pencils, Ball Point Pens, Boxes of Crayons, Spiral notebooks, large size with 70 pages, Notebooks of Graph Paper (primary grades use these in Haiti), Erasers (not a slip-on pencil eraser), Small individual pencil sharpeners, Toothbrushes, Small tubes of toothpaste.

Soup Cans to fill with change are still available at the Information Desk in the sanctuary foyer. This money will be used for glasses and fluoride
treatments in Haiti. Cans are due back to the church by September 13.

Good Samaritan, a ministry assisting local families, is sponsoring their annual Back to School Socks & Underwear Drive. If you wish to
participate please place your donation of new socks and/or underwear for boys or girls, size 6-14 in the container near Springer Chapel today.

Gently used books & Bibles for countries where Christian literature is needed may be placed in the designated container near the Chapel. (Donations accepted through the summer)

New Prayer letters from several missionaries are available in the racks outside of Springer Chapel. Staying informed helps us pray for the
needs of the missionaries we support.

Announcements July 26, 2015

Posted on Jul 25, 2015 in Newsletter |

Come celebrate with those who are being baptized this afternoon at 3:00 PM. This will be a river baptism held on the east side of the Danville/Riverside Bridge (right off Water Street). Bring lawn chairs. Cookies and other finger foods are needed for the reception following the service. Leave these items in the kitchen this morning or bring them directly to the service.

Our Summer Business Meeting will be held this Wednesday evening, July 29, at 6:30 PM in the Springer Chapel with an update from the Strategic Planning Committee.An ice-cream social will follow the business meeting.

The next Haiti Mission Trip is scheduled for 12/28/15 – 1/5/16. Applications are available at the Info. Desk. Please contact the church office right away if you have any interest in going along on this trip as we need to make sure we have enough plane tickets.

500 tickets have been claimed for the Jason Gray Concert on Aug. 5. We are quickly approaching the cut off number for tickets, so if you are
interested in attending this concert, please stop by the Information Desk today to make sure you get tickets. Since this is a large event we will need many volunteers. Please sign up to help at the table in the foyer.

Kitchen clean-up. If you donated food to VBS or any other event recently, please check the kitchen counter. There are many dishes there that need to be claimed.

Thanks also to everyone who helped make Family Fun Day a great outreach opportunity. All of your efforts are very much appreciated!

MISSION OPPORTUNITIES
During August, the Haiti team is collecting school supplies for the children of Haiti. We will take these supplies with us and distribute them while we are there in December/January. Please leave the following items in the Mission Barrel outside of Springer Chapel:Wooden Pencils, Ball Point Pens, Boxes of Crayons, Spiral notebooks, large size with 70 pages, Notebooks of Graph Paper (primary grades use these in Haiti), Erasers (not a slip-on pencil eraser), Small individual pencil sharpeners, Toothbrushes, Small tubes of toothpaste,

Soup Cans to fill with change are still available at the Information Desk in the sanctuary foyer. This money will be used for glasses and fluoride treatments in Haiti. Cans are due back to the church by September 13.

Good Samaritan, a ministry assisting local families, is sponsoring their annual Back to School Socks & Underwear Drive. If you wish to
participate please place your donation of new socks and/or underwear for boys or girls, size 6-14 in the container near Springer Chapel today & next Sunday.

Gently used books & Bibles for countries where Christian literature is needed may be placed in the designated container near the Chapel. (Donations accepted through the summer)

Prayer letters from several missionaries are available in the racks outside of Springer Chapel. Staying informed helps us pray for the
needs of the missionaries we support.

Beginning next Sunday morning we will embark on a five week journey on the overwhelming grace of God. The series will be as follows: August 2: Scandalous Grace ; August 9: Grce in the Home; August 16: Grace in the Church; August 23: Grace in the World;
August 30: What ABout Grace? (Your Questions About Grace).

Thank you so much for your responses to the Facebook posts about God’s grace. There will be more posts as we continue on the journey. (Facebook name: dawes dunham).Pastor Dawes will also be sharing quotes about grace on Twitter (@dawesdunham).

Announcements ~ Sunday, July 26, 2015

Posted on Jul 24, 2015 in Newsletter |

Wednesday evening, July 29, at 6:30 PM in the Springer Chapel with an update from the Strategic Planning Committee. An ice-cream social will follow the business meeting.

500 tickets have been claimed for the Jason Gray Concert on Aug. 5. We are quickly approaching the cut off number for tickets, so if you are interested in attending this concert, please stop by the Information Desk today to make sure you get tickets. Since this is a large event we will need many volunteers. Please sign up to help at the table in the foyer.

Kitchen clean-up. If you donated food to VBS or any other event recently, please check the kitchen counter. There are many dishes there that need to be claimed.

THANKS to our great team of leaders and helpers at VBS last week. 101 explorers attended at least one night, and 98 leaders/helpers were here to encourage them in their Journey off the Map. Thanks for coming, thanks for helping, and thanks for praying. Thanks also to everyone who helped make Family Fun Day a great outreach opportunity. All of your efforts are very much appreciated!

Beginning next Sunday morning we will embark on a five week journey on the overwhelming grace of God. The series will be as follows: August 2: Scandalous; August 9: Grace in the Home; August 16: Grace in the Church; August 30: What About Grace? (Your Questins About Grace)

Ways you can be involved in supporting missions…During August, the Haiti team is collecting school supplies for the children of Haiti. We will take these supplies with us and distribute them while we are there in December/January. Please leave the following items in the Mission Barrel outside of Springer Chapel.

Wooden Pencils
Ball Point Pens
Boxes of Crayons
Spiral notebooks, large size with 70 pages
Notebooks of Graph Paper (primary grades use these in Haiti)
Erasers (not a slip-on pencil eraser)
Small individual pencil sharpeners
Toothbrushes
Small tubes of toothpaste

Small tubes of toothpaste

Soup Cans to fill with change are still available at the Information Desk in the sanctuary foyer. This money will be used for glasses and fluoride treatments in Haiti. Cans are due back to the church by September 13.

Good Samaritan, a ministry assisting local families, is sponsoring their annual Back to School Socks & Underwear Drive. If you wish to participate please place your donation of new socks and/or underwear for boys or girls, size 6-14 in the container near Springer Chapel today & next Sunday.

Gently used books & Bibles for countries where Christian literature is needed may be placed in the designated container near the Chapel. (Donations accepted through the summer)

Prayer letters from several missionaries are available in the racks outside of Springer Chapel. Staying informed helps us pray for the needs of the missionaries we support.