Weekly Announcements - First Baptist Church Danville, PA

Sunday, April 3, 2022

Posted on Apr 2, 2022 in Newsletter |

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Holy Week & Easter

Palm Sunday 4/10 – Regular service times
Good Friday 4/15 – Service at 7PM
Easter SonRise Service – 7AM (indoor)
Easter Breakfast – 8:15AM (must sign up)
Egg Hunt – 9:15AM (must sign up)
Easter Service – 10:30AM

Special Easter Offering This year, our special Easter offering will be split between support for Ukraine and support for marriages (Weekend to Remember scholarships). Please note “Easter Offering” on your donations. Easter giving envelopes can be found in the pews.

Welcome Egg Hunters Ages 3 to 6th grade! This is not only a time of fun but also centered on the gospel! Bring a friend! Pre-register kiddos for our egg hunt HERE. The egg hunt will start at 9:15am in the gym. Sign-up by NEXT SUNDAY so we have eggs & goodie bags for everyone! Help Needed in setup/decorating, check-in & clean up. Please note on your connect card!

Easter Breakfast Following the Easter SonRise service, we’ll head to the gym to enjoy a hearty breakfast together! Please sign up by Next Sunday. Help Needed! If you would like to help with the breakfast, please also note this in your sign up!

Memorial Easter Flowers Potted Easter flowers may be ordered in honor or memory of a loved one. The suggested donation is $10. They will be available to take home on Easter Sunday after the services. Please contact the church office by NEXT SUNDAY to participate.

Delivery Drivers Needed! We are looking for drivers to assist us in dropping off Easter gifts to our sweet home-bound church family members!! Gift pick-up will be Friday (4/8) from 9am-3pm in the main foyer. Drivers will be provided with addresses and phone numbers. Want to rev your engines for a sweet cause? Call the office at (570) 275-1511. First come, first serve!

New! Cups of Juice Available with the Gluten Free Communion Wafers will be available in the back of the sanctuary and Welcome Table in the gym on communion Sundays.

FBC is Hosting the Jubilee Kitchen Diane Gelbaugh will be mixing things up for the Jubilee Kitchen on April 21st. Monetary donations would be greatly appreciated to cover the cost of the meal. Please make checks out to FBC with “Jubilee Kitchen” in the memo. Any excess donations will go to benefit the Youth Scholarship fund. Want to help? Contact the church office.

Wifi Update Buddy & Jack have been working hard on our network for the past 2 weeks to update it and make it more efficient. You will now want to use “DFBC Guest” to access the internet. No password needed.

Free Booklet: The Case for Easter Strobel’s award-winning skills as a legal journalist will persuade even the most hard-boiled skeptics to reconsider Jesus’ death and resurrection. Grab your copy at the Tract Rack or Welcome Table! Easter themed tracts also available at the Tract Rack!

Family Meal Wednesday
Served: 4:45-5:45PM | Suggested Donation is $3/person or $10/family
Sign Up by Tomorrow: Ramp Bulletin Board, in SBS class or call the office
Menu: Ben’s Favorite: Creamy Sausage Pasta & 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.

Spring Clean Up THIS Saturday | 8A-1P Join us in taking care of the building and property God has given us! Then stick around for a pizza lunch! Great for all ages and abilities! Sign up TODAY.

College Care Ministry Student Info is due Sunday * * Submit student info even if info hasn’t changed * * Help us pack and pray over the boxes on 4/12 @ 6pm!

Prayer Guides Available The Muslim holiday of Ramadan has begun. Ramadan is the most sacred month of the year for them. Let us pray for our Muslim neighbors around the world during this time that they would come to know the One True God! Prayer Guides available for pick up at the Info Desk & Welcome Table. Children’s edition available!

Save the Date: Church-Wide Picnic! Sunday, May 1st! More info to come.

Ladies Retreat will be happening September 16-18 at the beautiful Linck Hill Inn in Morris, PA! More information to come.

Baptism Sundays Coming! April 24th | June 19 (Father’s Day) If you would like to take the plunge in following Jesus’ example, let us know on your connect card by NEXT Sunday for the April date!

Scholarship Funds Available from the Mission Board – The Mission Board will be accepting applications for post-high school education from applicants planning to attend post-graduate training at an academic facility with the intent to pursue ministry or missionary work upon graduation.
Applications can be picked up in the Church Office. Deadline to submit your application is April 30th. For more information regarding the scholarship please contact Jeanie Wesner or Gary Lewis.

Home Group Info Session Sunday, April 24 after the 10:30 service What is a Home Group? Why do I need one? Is it biblical? Where are they? This info session will answer these questions and more! Join us for a sandwich lunch as we break open this topic. Sign up on your connect card and let us know how many will be attending with you.