Weekly Announcements - First Baptist Church Danville, PA

Sunday, June 23, 2019

Posted on Jun 22, 2019 in Newsletter |

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Missionary Reception with Elohim & Karla Salazar serving with Missions Door, Mexico. Join us in the gym tonight at 6:00 PM and be encouraged by the work that is being done through the Salazars. Pizza will be served. * Sign up at the info desk if you are planning to attend.* Coming Up this Summer:

June 30 – Corby & Ashley White
August 4 – New Bern, NC Team

Missionary Updates!! Did you know that we have a wall dedicated to sharing the newsletters we receive from the missionaries that FBC supports? You can find it in the chapel entrance (parking lot level). Keep up-to-date on what’s going on and how you can pray for them and the work that God is doing!

Sunday Evening Bible Study with Pastor Paul has wrapped up for the summer. It will resume on September 8!

Host Families Needed We love hearing from our missionaries when they get the chance to visit FBC! When they do come, we are in need of families to host them during their stay. This includes providing breakfast for them in the morning(s). If interested, please contact Alice Laidacker.

Bulletin Collators Needed We need 1 or 2 people to put together our service bulletins on Friday afternoons. The job takes about 1.5 hours and bulletins are typically ready by 2pm. This is a sit down job. If you are interested, contact the church office.

Please Note! The Church Office summer hours are now in effect through August 16th. The office will be open 9AM – 3PM Monday-Friday.

New Arrivals! The large print Our Daily Bread July-August-September edition has arrived as well as the kids devotional, Keys for Kids!! Grab yours today!

New Books at the Library! Check out the new selection of books that arrived at our Library! It is open Sunday mornings between services. Also, if you have any overdue books, please return them at your earliest convenience.

Ricketts Glen Young Adult Trip – Saturday, June 29th!

When: Leaving the church parking lot at 9am and returning by 4pm

What: Hiking the Falls trail that has some amazing waterfalls! We will pack food to make sandwiches for lunch by Lake Jean as well. Bring your swim suit and a towel if you’d like to swim! Please feel free to invite your friends!

Contact: Jillian Schaeffer by June 26

Bonus: Our group will also go out to lunch at a local restaurant after church on June 23rd

River Baptism – Sunday, July 21 | 4:30pm – If you are interested in being baptized, please contact the church office. Deadline is July 7!

Jr. Children’s Church Has Begun!! For potty-trained 3 to 5 year olds. Jr. Children’s Church is dismissed during the 10:30 service, where parents can then bring kiddos down to the 1st grade class room in Noah’s Ark Hallway. Nursery sign-in procedure will apply. God’s Champions also welcomes kiddos with special needs to join!

Community Opportunity – Wondering how you can reach our community for Christ? Here are some opportunities! Danville Little League is looking for volunteers to help out with the concession on the following dates and times: July 1-4:30pm & 7pm | July 3-5pm & 7:30pm | July 5-5pm | July 7-5pm Emma Gibson will meet you at the concession stand to show you the ropes. Interested? Circle “B” on your connect card and indicate the date & time you are interested in!

Knoebel’s Summer Campground Ministry Has Begun! Join Joe & Terry Davis of the Shamokin Area Christian Laymen as their team shares the good news each Sunday!

9am – Knoebels: Across from campground registration desk *Bring chairs!
10:30am – J&D Campground: Multi-purpose building *Seating provided

Youth 24/7 Mission Week – July 7-13 – Sr. & Jr. High will be doing various service projects during the week, have Bible sessions and help out at VBS. Please call the church office if you or someone you know could use some assistance with any odd jobs.

VBS NEED-TO-KNOWS TRAINING CLASS (LAST CHANCE!) – SUNDAY, JULY 7 | 9:15am – We’ll be in the Conference Room by the Office! Annual Safe Church Class refresher Course available at this time KITCHEN DONATIONS

FOR KIDDOS – We are asking for specific items to be able to make their snacks. **Please drop off donations by NEXT SUNDAY in the Kitchen – Thanks!**
FOR VOLUNTEERS – We greatly appreciate both sweet & savory grab-n-go donations!

VBS PRAYER GUIDES AVAILABLE! We ask for your prayer as the power of prayer is a vital part of VBS. Prayer Calendars are available at the Info Desk for pick up.