Weekly Announcements - First Baptist Church Danville, PA

Sunday, October 4, 2020

Posted on Oct 3, 2020 in Newsletter |

ANNOUNCEMENTS

October is Pastor Appreciation Month! Card boxes are located in the main lobby for your convenience.

Home Groups – Mission Statement: Home groups are to be intentional groups of individuals who experience life together through fellowship, worship, serving, active growth and evangelism, through love and obedience to Christ. What would it be like to Facilitate or Host? Check out the answer to this question by going to the link below! A Zoom Q&A is scheduled for Sunday, October 11th @ 2:30pm. Drop off a few of your own questions at www.danvillefirstbaptist.org/home-groups/

Barnabas Basket Collection This Sunday The Barnabas Basket is a monthly food collection that takes place on the first Sunday of the month (Communion Sunday). All donations are given to the Danville Food Bank. The basket will be located in main lobby for the 8AM and at the welcome tent for the 10:30AM. October’s needs are Noodles & Macaroni.

Church Clerk Position Open! The Church Clerk is a volunteer position that is a one-year term, voted on at the Annual Business meeting. The Clerk is responsible for:

recording the minutes at each of our 3 business meetings and any special business meetings – template for the minutes available to use as a guide!
coordinating with the church office in sending them a copy of the minutes and any other info needed
facilitating the voting procedures during the meetings (hand out/collect ballots, note findings)

If you are interested in this position, please call Tom Killian.

Fishnet is Meeting every Thursday from 9 AM-12 noon at the home of Linda Beyer. If you would like to join them, please contact Donna Outt.

Masks are located outside in the Borrow a Book box. Sizes vary upon availability. One per person, please. If you aren’t able to come to the church, please call the church and we’ll set up delivery!

Missed a Service? No worries! You can always catch up on our services by going to these following places…

YouTube: FBC Danville
Facebook: Danville First Baptist Church
Our Homepage: danvillefirstbaptist.org

“RightNow Media; the Netflix of Christian Bible Studies” – This huge online video library is full of studies on all different topics, for all different ages! Now you can get access even quicker by 1) texting “RIGHTNOW FBCDANVILLE” to 41411 2) zap our QR code or 3) or go to https://www.danvillefirstbaptist.org/rightnow-media/

FBC Emergency Response Group – Do you have a special skill set such as operating a chain saw, skid loader owner/operator, a strong back and a willing heart? We are looking to put together a few volunteers that would be on an as-needed basis for any disaster recovery that our church family would need. If you are interested, contact Randy Van Horn.

Ladies Grief Group Has Started Up! All women going through the grief of a loss, whether it be a loved one, a broken relationship, etc. are
welcome to join. The group will be meeting at Linda Beyer’s home on Wednesday evenings. 5:30PM Meal | 6PM Study. Call Linda for additional
information. They’ll be studying the book, “Therefore I have Hope” by Cameron Cole. Suggested donation of $13.

36th Annual Feed-a-Friend 2020 is Here! This program is designed to help provide a Thanksgiving meal to those who cannot afford it. Last year 420 families and over 1000 individuals were assisted! If you’d like to help out, here’s how:
Monetary donations: checks can be made out to Good Samaritan & mailed to Feed a Friend, c/o Good Samaritan Mission, PO Box 114, Danville, PA 17821.

Food Items can be dropped off in our main foyer: canned: veggies & soup, boxed: stuffing & potatoes, noodles, pasta & sauce is recommended.

Bible & Christian Literature Collection Drive – Experience Missions is looking to collect Christian literature and distribute it worldwide thru Rollins Pilot & Love Packages and FBC is now a collection point! The bookshelf is located in the main lobby.
Here’s what they are looking for:

Bibles – new and used, NT, Psalms/Proverbs, commentaries & concordances
Bible on cassette tapes – excellent condition only
Christian Books – hardback/paperback
Christian Magazines* – Decisions, Christian Reader, etc. *Please, no Guideposts
Devotionals and Tracts
CDs/DVDs (Christian contemporary music, gospel music & hymns)

Socks & Underwear for Back-to-School – Good Samaritan here in Danville has begun their annual collection to support school nurses and the Mission Center. Please direct donations to Good Samaritan. Checks should be made out to Good Samaritan and mailed to The Good Samaritan Mission, PO Box 114, Danville, PA 17821. Items (smaller sizes preferred) should be dropped off at their Mission Center on Ferry Street, Tuesday or Thursday 9a-12p.

Women’s Bible Study – Psalms; The Prayers of God’s People

Mondays @ 8p – ID: 834 9405 6323 | Passcode: psalms
Tuesday @ 9:30a – ID: 892 7177 3521 | Passcode: 248292
For video & workbook access, Register* at: www.danvillefirstbaptist.org/womens-ministries/. Cost of study is $15. *Unique for this study! Follow directions on webpage or call the office at (570) 275-1511 or Heather Hess.

Connect Weekly on Zoom!
WEDNESDAY @ 7PM – Prayer meeting: ID: 882 0581 5427 P:697056
SUNDAY Classes meeting online

9:15AM – Fred Hess with Sojourners are studying Philippians on RightNow Media – Meeting ID: 826 8364 3656 Password: 217343
9:30AM – Dan Jones with Adult Fellowship are doing and in-depth study on the Holy Spirit – Meeting ID: 810 1520 7879 Password: 446260
1:30PM – Connie Mertz with Journeying with Jesus will be MEETING IN HER BACK YARD – Bring a lawn chair, bug spray and your coffee! This lively class for women is studying the book of James! Wanna come? Call Connie!

Need help setting up Zoom? Go to www.danvillefirstbaptist.org/zoom/ to find instructional videos made by Pastor John!

Calling in to a Zoom meeting on a dial-up phone? Step 1. Call (646) 558-8656 Step 2. Add Meeting ID Step 3. Press #