Sunday, December 8, 2024
Posted on Dec 7, 2024 in Newsletter |
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Project Christmas Card Goal: Send 500 Christmas cards to prisoners in the Columbia, Montour, Northumberland and NCSTU Prisons. PLEASE fill out and return them ASAP to the baskets in the main lobby and gym areas! Cards due Sunday (12/8)!!
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 by Sunday (12/8)! They will be available to pick next week!
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: Beef Tacos 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.
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: Beef Tacos 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.
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 church office if you would like to be on our call list.
Fishnet This group of amazing ladies meets on Thursdays from 9AM-12 noon at the home of Linda Beyer. They process large quantities of eyeglasses and sunglasses to be sent all over the world! If you would like to join them, please contact Donna Outt.
Active Retired Men in Service Thursdays @ 8:30AM. This great group of guys meets for devotions, prayer time and lots of fellowship! Following their group time, they also help out around the church. Come on over!
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 Wednesday!. 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 Friday and caroling Saturday 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. Mark it for shut-ins. We will pack cookies at 4PM.
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 this Friday from 9am-4pm in the main foyer. Drivers will be provided with addresses and phone numbers.
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
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 church office (570) 275-1511.
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM All are invited to join us for our Youth & kids Christmas Program, The Toy Shop on December 22 during the Sunday School hour (9:15am). Afterwards, we will enjoy cookies and drinks down in the gym. The Sunday School nursery will NOT be attended during the program.
Updated Directory Coming in January Need to update your contact info? Please write it on your connect card, email us, or call the office by Dec. 31st. The Info Desk has the current address book if you’d like to see what info we have on file. If you would like us to include your cell phone number and email address in the directory, please let us know on your connect card!
Volunteers Needed for 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 any questions or are interested in helping! katie@danvillefirstbaptist.org.
Christmas Eve Services
- 5:30 PM Family-Oriented Candlelight Service
- 7:30 PM Traditional Candlelight Service
New Year’s Eve Bash! BRINGING IN 2025 WITH A BANG! Grab your warmest coat and join us Tuesday, December 31st at 7PM for food (s’mores & cookies), hot cocoa, fun, music and a short devotional. Rain or shine! Then a big fireworks display, weather pending!!
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