Vintage Knolls Visit Join us this Saturday from 2-4pm. We will be singing and playing Christmas music. If anyone is willing to come and play a song or two, they are welcome to do so. Please contact Jen Van Horn if you plan on coming.

 

Memorial Poinsettias Order them in honor or memory of your loved ones. The suggested donation is $8.50. If you are interested, please contact the church office at (570) 275-1511 or sign up through our newsletter by Next Sunday! They will be available to pick up on December 15.

 

Care & Concern Ministry began in October ‘03 and is a group of some of the biggest hearts around. They make and take meals to those who have had babies, surgery or are going through a tough time. This ministry has lifted the hearts of many as the love of Christ is shared in a practical & much needed way. Contact the office if you would like to be on our call list. 

 

Fellowship Fund Giving Opportunity In following the biblical directive to take care of our widows and orphans, FBC created the fellowship fund. This fund not only blesses those financially hurting in our church family, but also those who desire to invest in their marriages. If you would like to give, please note “Fellowship Fund” in the memo of your check or on your envelope.

 

Family Meal Wednesday!
Served: 4:45-5:45PM | Suggested Donation is $3/person or $10/family
Sign Up by Monday: Ramp Bulletin Board, in SBS class or call the office
Menu: Goulash, Salad, and the desserts you bring. Desserts are on a donation basis; feel free to share a dessert any time.
Special Needs: If you know of a shut-in or elderly person you would like to deliver a meal to, please sign them up and indicate “Shut-In”. Meals for special needs are free of charge.

 

Project Christmas Card Goal: Send 500 Christmas cards to prisoners in the Columbia, Montour, Northumberland and NCSTU Prisons. All the cards have been taken. PLEASE fill out and return them ASAP to the baskets in the main lobby and gym areas! Cards due by next Sunday!!
Our prison ministry teams will then deliver them to the area prisons.

 

Christmas Tree of Love Christmas is a time of giving! You will find the Tree of Love in the kitchen foyer by the gym entrance. Each ornament represents a person and a gift request or suggestion. As God leads you, please take an ornament from the tree and return it unwrapped in a Christmas-style gift bag to the church office by December 11. Please keep the ornament with the gift so we can get it to the right person. If you are giving a gift card, please attach the receipt and/or the activation slip with the gift card.

 

Call for Cookies! We will be delivering gifts Dec. 13th and caroling Dec. 14th to our shut-ins. We love adding a goody bag of Christmas cookies. If you would like to donate any yummy cookies, please bring them to the kitchen by Thursday, December 12. Mark it for shut-ins. We will pack cookies on Thursday at 4PM.

 

Orchestra Players Needed! Need an excuse to dust off that instrument in the closet? Pastor John is looking for instrumentalists to accompany the singing during the services on December 22 and also the 7:30pm Christmas Eve Service. Rehearsal is Sun. morning (12/22) at 7:15 AM. All the sheet music is on our website: www.danvillefirstbaptist.org/orchestra

 

Looking for Delivery Drivers Wanna rev your engines for a sweet cause? We are looking for drivers to assist us in dropping off Christmas gifts to our sweet home bound church family. Gift pick-up will be Friday, December 13th from 9am-4pm in the main foyer. Drivers will be provided with addresses and phone numbers. If interested, contact the church office.

 

Caroling SATURDAY, 12/14 @ 2 PM – Do you love caroling and spreading joy? Then join us as we hand out gifts and & sing to some of our dear shut ins and nursing home residents. To sign up, call the office (570) 275-1511.

 

ADVENT DEVOS ARE HERE This devotional features twenty-five passages to help you connect the transforming power of Scripture to all you will experience in your everyday life. May each reading draw you and your family closer to Jesus as you anticipate Christmas Day. Available at the Tract Rack.

 

Volunteers Needed for Sunday 10:30 Nurseries & 10:30 Jr. Kids Church. We are in need of some big servant hearts to join these teams to allow parents to “spiritually hydrate”. You can specify which team(s) and how often (1x/mo., 1x/6wks.). Safe Church Certification is needed. Contact Katie if you have anyquestions or are interested in helping! katie@danvillefirstbaptist.org.

 

Blood Drive Monday, Dec. 9 – Stop by the BFLC (gym) from 12:30-5:30pm. Register for a time slot today at www.redcross.org.