Sunday, November 26, 2023

ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
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: Tacos and all the fixings 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.
 
Worship Night Sunday – 7pm in chapel – Join us as we give praise to the One who is worthy of it all. What a great way to end the Thanksgiving weekend!
 
Church Photo Directory Last Call! Got that perfect family photo? Or funniest? Submit it to the office. We would love to see everyone in the directory. Send it to email@danvillefirstbaptist.org by Nov. 30.
 
Christmas Choir Rehearsals begin tomorrow night at 7:15pm! Choir will sing December 17th at both services. Contact Pastor John if interested. pjohn@danvillefirstbaptist.org
 
New Devos In Check out the Tract Rack to pick up the latest editions of Our Daily Bread and Keys for Kids devotionals for Dec. | Jan. | Feb.
 
More Home Groups We are currently looking for facilitators and host homes! If you would like info or to sign up, call the office or check out www.danvillefirstbaptist.org/home-groups-faq.
 
Fishnet Meeting This Week! 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 as well. Come on over!
 
Snow Many Good Books! Slide into our Library and wrap yourself up in a good book. There’s a flurry of great titles for all ages! And no cold-shoulder for late returns. The Library is open between services on Sunday and on Wednesday evenings.
 
Project Christmas Card Goal: Send 500 Christmas cards to prisoners in the Columbia, Montour, Northumberland and NCSTU Prisons. We had cards specifically made for this project which are available in the lobby. Info cards will direct you in how best to fill out the card. Take an Info Card and as many cards as you like and return them to the basket in the main lobby by December 10. Our prison ministry team will deliver them to the 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 10th. 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.
 
Winter Clothing Collection Sunday is the last chance to donate winterwear! Missionary, Marvin Robinson will distribute all sizes of jackets, coats, gloves, mittens, scarves, sweaters, hoodies, pants, etc. to those in Rochester, NY.
 
Memorial Poinsettias Order them in honor or memory of your loved ones The suggested donation is $8. If you are interested, please contact the church office at (570) 275-1511 or sign up through our email newsletter by December 10th.
 
Call for Cookies! We will be delivering gifts and caroling to our shut-ins 12/15 & 16 and giving them each a goody bag of Christmas cookies. If you would like to donate any yummy cookies, please bring them to the kitchen by Thursday, Dec 14th and note “shut-ins” on them.
 
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, Dec 15 from 9am-4pm in the main foyer. Drivers will be provided with addresses and phone numbers. If interested, call the office at (570) 275-1511. 
 
Christmas Caroling SATURDAY, 12/16 @ 2 PM Do you love caroling and spreading joy to others? 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.
 
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 foyer. December’s Need: Soup
 
Weekend to Remember Marriage Conference February 9-11, 2023, Hershey, PA – At the intersection of a faith-based marriage conference and romantic retreat from everyday life, Weekend to Remember helps couples do just that — choose oneness. Whether you’re sending up an SOS for marital rescue or looking to foster an already flourishing connection, Weekend to Remember is your best next step toward being, and
staying, one. Interested in attending? Contact the office. Office will then register the couples!!
Cost of Event: $175 per couple
Details: www.familylife.com/weekend-to-remember/itinerary/