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Announcements August 9, 2015

Posted on Aug 7, 2015 in Newsletter |

Please join us on August 23rd at 9:00 AM, in the sanctuary for Promotion Sunday. First Graders will receive their new Bibles, children will be promoted to their new classes, and adults will learn about Sunday Bible Class opportunities for the coming year. There will also be a time for teacher dedication. A combined worship service will be held at 10:30 AM.

Attention Young Adults/Millennials: Backyard Bar-B-Que Bash Sunday, August 16, 3 PM. Bring a side dish to share. Meat, dessert , and paper products will be provided. Grab a friend or two and make plans to join us for an afternoon of FUN, food, and fellowship! Please call the office for location or to RSVP. If you have just graduated from HS, are in college, in the workforce, single, dating, or millennial, please check out the THRIVE Sunday School class, which meets each Sunday at 9 AM. Their current format is topical discussion. All are welcome!

Please check out the movie WAR ROOM (www.warroomthemovie.com), playing at Lycoming Mall Theatre and at Digiplex Center/Selingsgrove, beginning August 28. The Lewisburg Alliance Church is sponsoring this movie on August 31. Pre-purchase tickets at their website.

Saturday, September 12 FBC will host the 45 member Mission Music Kiev Orchestra. They will present a classical concert which will be open to the public and free to attend. Host homes will be needed for the members, as well as a meal served to them on Saturday evening and lunches prepared for Sunday. A sign up sheet is available this morning near the Information Desk if you could help by providing overnight lodging. Additional sign ups are available for helping with the meal and making the lunches.

Beth Moore Living Proof Live Simulcast ~ “Audacious” ~ Lewisburg Alliance Church, September 12. For more information check the ramp bulletin board or go to www.lewisburgalliance.com. Anyone interested in heading up a group from FBC please contact the FBC church office.

The next Haiti Mission Trip is scheduled for 12/28/15 – 1/5/16. Applications are available at the Info. Desk. Please let Donna Outt or Gary Lewis know right away if you have any interest in going along on this trip as we need to make sure we have enough plane tickets.

During August, the Haiti team is collecting school supplies for the children of Haiti. We will take these supplies with us and distribute them while we are there in December/January. Please leave the following items in the Mission Barrel outside of Springer Chapel: wooden pencils, ball point pens, boxes of crayons, spiral notebooks, large size with 70 pages, notebooks of graph paper (primary grades use these in Haiti), erasers (not a slip-on pencil eraser), small individual pencil sharpeners, toothbrushes, small tubes of toothpaste.

Soup Cans to fill with change are still available at the Information Desk in the sanctuary foyer. This money will be used for glasses and fluoride treatments in Haiti. Cans are due back to the church by Sept. 13.

Good Samaritan, a ministry assisting local families, is sponsoring their annual Back to School Socks & Underwear Drive. If you wish to participate please place your donation of new socks and/or underwear for boys or girls, size 6-14. The collection container in the chapel hallway will be there until Thursday, August 13th.

Gently used Books & Bibles for countries where Christian literature is needed may be placed in the designated container near the Chapel. The used Bibles and Christian books will be sent on August 25, so the last date to donate is August 23rd.

New Prayer letters from several missionaries are available in the racks outside of Springer Chapel. Staying informed helps us pray for the needs of the missionaries we support.

Please be praying for our Fall Ministries that will be starting soon.

September 6 ~ Choir Rehearsal (8:00 AM)

September 9 ~ MOPS September 13 ~ Sr. High Youth September 14 ~ Bells of Joy
September 16 ~ Midweek Ministries ~ Awana Parent Meeting ~ Jr. High Youth ~ Adult Bible Studies

September 23 ~ Awana Clubs

Announcements Sunday, August 2, 2015

Posted on Jul 31, 2015 in Newsletter |

This is the week! The long anticipated Jason Gray/Saline concert is this Wednesday at FBC. If you have not gotten your free ticket, stop today at the Information Desk. Volunteers are needed for a variety of jobs from greeting/ushering to parking attendants and others. Sign up sheets are next to the information Desk. Please sign up today.

Saturday, September 12 FBC will host the 45 member Mission Music Kiev Orchestra. They will present a classical concert which will be open to the public and free to attend. MMK is committed to proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ to and through Ukrainian musicians to the world. and to members of the emerging Christian church in Ukraine through
evangelism, discipleship and humanitarian outreach to widows and orphans. Host homes will be needed…more information coming soon. To find out more about the group go to www.musicmissionkiev.org.

Kitchen clean-up. If you donated food to VBS or any other event recently, please check the kitchen counter to pick up your container.

Attn Ladies: Ladies Retreat ~ There is still room for you! Be sure to reserve October 2-4 & join us for a great weekend. We will be staying at The Linck Hill Inn in Morris, PA. Check out their website. Total cost is $150 & includes transportation, lodging & 5 meals. For more info contact the church office at 570-275-1511.

Beth Moore Living Proof Live Simulcast ~ “Audacious”: Lewisburg Alliance Church, September 12. For more information check the ramp bulletin board or go to www.lewisburgalliance.com. Anyone interested in heading up a group from FBC please contact the FBC church office.

The next Haiti Mission Trip is scheduled for 12/28/15 – 1/5/16. Applications are available at the Info. Desk. Please contact the office know right away if you have any interest in going along on this trip as we need to make sure we have enough plane tickets.

During August, the Haiti team is collecting school supplies for the children of Haiti. We will take these supplies with us and distribute them while we are there in December/January. Please leave the following items in the Mission Barrel outside of Springer Chapel.Wooden Pencils, Ball Point Pens, Boxes of Crayons, Spiral notebooks, large size with 70 pages, Notebooks of Graph Paper (primary grades use these in Haiti), Erasers (not a slip-on pencil eraser), Small individual pencil sharpeners, Toothbrushes, Small tubes of toothpaste.

Soup Cans to fill with change are still available at the Information Desk in the sanctuary foyer. This money will be used for glasses and fluoride
treatments in Haiti. Cans are due back to the church by September 13.

Good Samaritan, a ministry assisting local families, is sponsoring their annual Back to School Socks & Underwear Drive. If you wish to
participate please place your donation of new socks and/or underwear for boys or girls, size 6-14 in the container near Springer Chapel today.

Gently used books & Bibles for countries where Christian literature is needed may be placed in the designated container near the Chapel. (Donations accepted through the summer)

New Prayer letters from several missionaries are available in the racks outside of Springer Chapel. Staying informed helps us pray for the
needs of the missionaries we support.

Announcements July 26, 2015

Posted on Jul 25, 2015 in Newsletter |

Come celebrate with those who are being baptized this afternoon at 3:00 PM. This will be a river baptism held on the east side of the Danville/Riverside Bridge (right off Water Street). Bring lawn chairs. Cookies and other finger foods are needed for the reception following the service. Leave these items in the kitchen this morning or bring them directly to the service.

Our Summer Business Meeting will be held this Wednesday evening, July 29, at 6:30 PM in the Springer Chapel with an update from the Strategic Planning Committee.An ice-cream social will follow the business meeting.

The next Haiti Mission Trip is scheduled for 12/28/15 – 1/5/16. Applications are available at the Info. Desk. Please contact the church office right away if you have any interest in going along on this trip as we need to make sure we have enough plane tickets.

500 tickets have been claimed for the Jason Gray Concert on Aug. 5. We are quickly approaching the cut off number for tickets, so if you are
interested in attending this concert, please stop by the Information Desk today to make sure you get tickets. Since this is a large event we will need many volunteers. Please sign up to help at the table in the foyer.

Kitchen clean-up. If you donated food to VBS or any other event recently, please check the kitchen counter. There are many dishes there that need to be claimed.

Thanks also to everyone who helped make Family Fun Day a great outreach opportunity. All of your efforts are very much appreciated!

MISSION OPPORTUNITIES
During August, the Haiti team is collecting school supplies for the children of Haiti. We will take these supplies with us and distribute them while we are there in December/January. Please leave the following items in the Mission Barrel outside of Springer Chapel:Wooden Pencils, Ball Point Pens, Boxes of Crayons, Spiral notebooks, large size with 70 pages, Notebooks of Graph Paper (primary grades use these in Haiti), Erasers (not a slip-on pencil eraser), Small individual pencil sharpeners, Toothbrushes, Small tubes of toothpaste,

Soup Cans to fill with change are still available at the Information Desk in the sanctuary foyer. This money will be used for glasses and fluoride treatments in Haiti. Cans are due back to the church by September 13.

Good Samaritan, a ministry assisting local families, is sponsoring their annual Back to School Socks & Underwear Drive. If you wish to
participate please place your donation of new socks and/or underwear for boys or girls, size 6-14 in the container near Springer Chapel today & next Sunday.

Gently used books & Bibles for countries where Christian literature is needed may be placed in the designated container near the Chapel. (Donations accepted through the summer)

Prayer letters from several missionaries are available in the racks outside of Springer Chapel. Staying informed helps us pray for the
needs of the missionaries we support.

Beginning next Sunday morning we will embark on a five week journey on the overwhelming grace of God. The series will be as follows: August 2: Scandalous Grace ; August 9: Grce in the Home; August 16: Grace in the Church; August 23: Grace in the World;
August 30: What ABout Grace? (Your Questions About Grace).

Thank you so much for your responses to the Facebook posts about God’s grace. There will be more posts as we continue on the journey. (Facebook name: dawes dunham).Pastor Dawes will also be sharing quotes about grace on Twitter (@dawesdunham).

Announcements ~ Sunday, July 26, 2015

Posted on Jul 24, 2015 in Newsletter |

Wednesday evening, July 29, at 6:30 PM in the Springer Chapel with an update from the Strategic Planning Committee. An ice-cream social will follow the business meeting.

500 tickets have been claimed for the Jason Gray Concert on Aug. 5. We are quickly approaching the cut off number for tickets, so if you are interested in attending this concert, please stop by the Information Desk today to make sure you get tickets. Since this is a large event we will need many volunteers. Please sign up to help at the table in the foyer.

Kitchen clean-up. If you donated food to VBS or any other event recently, please check the kitchen counter. There are many dishes there that need to be claimed.

THANKS to our great team of leaders and helpers at VBS last week. 101 explorers attended at least one night, and 98 leaders/helpers were here to encourage them in their Journey off the Map. Thanks for coming, thanks for helping, and thanks for praying. Thanks also to everyone who helped make Family Fun Day a great outreach opportunity. All of your efforts are very much appreciated!

Beginning next Sunday morning we will embark on a five week journey on the overwhelming grace of God. The series will be as follows: August 2: Scandalous; August 9: Grace in the Home; August 16: Grace in the Church; August 30: What About Grace? (Your Questins About Grace)

Ways you can be involved in supporting missions…During August, the Haiti team is collecting school supplies for the children of Haiti. We will take these supplies with us and distribute them while we are there in December/January. Please leave the following items in the Mission Barrel outside of Springer Chapel.

Wooden Pencils
Ball Point Pens
Boxes of Crayons
Spiral notebooks, large size with 70 pages
Notebooks of Graph Paper (primary grades use these in Haiti)
Erasers (not a slip-on pencil eraser)
Small individual pencil sharpeners
Toothbrushes
Small tubes of toothpaste

Small tubes of toothpaste

Soup Cans to fill with change are still available at the Information Desk in the sanctuary foyer. This money will be used for glasses and fluoride treatments in Haiti. Cans are due back to the church by September 13.

Good Samaritan, a ministry assisting local families, is sponsoring their annual Back to School Socks & Underwear Drive. If you wish to participate please place your donation of new socks and/or underwear for boys or girls, size 6-14 in the container near Springer Chapel today & next Sunday.

Gently used books & Bibles for countries where Christian literature is needed may be placed in the designated container near the Chapel. (Donations accepted through the summer)

Prayer letters from several missionaries are available in the racks outside of Springer Chapel. Staying informed helps us pray for the needs of the missionaries we support.

Sunday, July 12, 2015

Posted on Jul 10, 2015 in Newsletter |

THIS WEEK: VBS ~ every evening from 6:00 – 8:30;

4 year olds ~ 6th grade

NEXT SUNDAY ~ Family Fun Day 11:45 ~ 2:30 ~ FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY

9:00 AM – Traditional Service & Sunday Bible School

10:30 AM – VBS Closing Program

11:45 AM ~ Lunch

12:00 PM ~ Game Time Begins

2:30 ~ Conclusion

~ MARK YOUR CALENDARS ~

July 19 ~ Family Fun Day

July 20-25 ~ Sr. High Youth Camp/Harvey Cedars

July 27-31 ~ Jr. High Youth Camp/Harvey Cedars

July 26 ~ River Baptism ~ Talk to Pastor Dawes if interested

July 29 ~ 6:30 PM ~ Summer Business Meeting & Ice-cream Social

August 5 ~ Jason Gray Concert ~ Pick up free tickets at Info. Desk

October 2-4 ~ Ladies Retreat ~ Sign up table in foyer

FREE Concert Tickets for the Jason Gray concert to be held here on August 5th, are available at the Information Desk this morning. Please also see the table for volunteer sign-up. Many volunteers are needed, so please stop by the table and see how you can help.

Ladies Retreat ~ stop by the table in the foyer this morning to register and learn more about the retreat planned on October 2-4.

Baptism classes ~ If you would like to be baptized at the river on July 26th, you need to attend one of the classes offered in the
conference room. There is one this morning at 9 AM. A repeat class will be next Sunday, July 19, at 9 AM.

Safe Church Class ~ last call for those helping with VBS. Along with the mandatory clearances required for working with children, you need to attend this class. It is being held this morning at 9 AM in the Beveridge Family Life Center.

Good Samaritan “Back to School” Socks & Underwear Drive is being held this year from July 26 to August 2. If you would like to
participate, please bring in your donations of new socks and/or underwear for boys or girls, size 6-14. Collection boxes will be available outside of the chapel.

Sunday, June 21, 2015

Posted on Jun 19, 2015 in Newsletter |

There is a Red Cross Blood Drive tomorrow from 1 PM to 6 PM in the BFLC. If you can donate blood or a few hours to help, please stop by.

WANTED ~ old maps: These will be used for a VBS craft, so will not be able to be returned. Please drop them off in the Sunday School Office.

VBS registration is available on-line at our web-site. There will also be a table set up in the foyer this morning. If you would like to
register here, please stop by.

Our Daily Bread devotionals are available at the Tract Rack. Large print (for months of July, Aug, Sept) are also now available.

FREE Concert Tickets for the Jason Gray concert to be held here on August 5th, are available at the Information Desk this morning.

Please note that next Sunday during the Sunday School hour, a First Baptist “Safe Church Class” will be held in the BFLC. This is a
requirement for all volunteers who work with children and youth (Unit #7 in clearance packet). Please plan on attending this class if you have not yet been to one of the classes that have been held recently.

Updated Church Directories are available at the Info Desk. If you notice any mistakes, please let the office know immediately. If you

notice that you are not in the directory, please let us know, so that you may be added.

Beginner Music Training ~ In an effort to raise up and train more musicians, youth & adults, a few of the Praise Team members will be
providing music training for “beginners” over the summer. They will explain/teach different elements of the Praise Band instruments and how to improve musical skills in a Praise Band setting. The meetings will most likely be once a week in the evenings. If interested, please circle M on your connect card, or call the church office with questions.

You may now pick up a soup can bank in the foyer. Fill it with summer change which will be used to buy glasses and fluoride for our next Haiti trip. Get the whole family involved by putting your bank in a place where everyone will see it and share their extra change. When your can is full, you can return it to the Information Desk and get another one if you so desire!! Cans need to be returned by
September 13.

The Mission’s Board is partnering with Christian Resources International, an organization that collects books and Bibles to ship around the world. If you would like to donate gently used books and Bibles, please place them in the tubs located in the chapel hallway downstairs. Books will be collected throughout the summer.

An opportunity here at home: Our Care & Concern Ministry tries to help people in our own church in a variety of ways (light cleaning, moving,
etc). One of the greatest needs is providing a meal when needed. If this is something you could do, please contact the office.

~ MARK YOUR CALENDARS ~

July 12-17 ~ 24/7 Jr. High Summer Missions

July 13-17 ~ VBS ~ on-line registration available

July 19 ~ Family Fun Day

July 20-25 ~ Sr. High Youth Camp/Harvey Cedars

July 27-31 ~ Jr. High Youth Camp/Harvey Cedars

July 26 ~ River Baptism ~ talk to Pastor Dawes if interested

August 5 ~ Jason Gray Concert ~ pick up free tickets at Info. Desk

SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 2015

Posted on Jun 12, 2015 in Newsletter |

On-line registration is available for VBS, but you can register this morning in the BFLC at the VBS table. Don’t forget to pick up a VBS prayer sheet for the month of June at the back of the church as well as door hangers to use as invitations.

Sign up today if you would like to go on the Field Trip to the GAiN Warehouse. The bus leaves at 7 AM on Tuesday, June 16.
Participants will help pack used clothing, school supplies, seeds, rice & beans, make Gospel bead bracelets, and prepare other humanitarian aid for shipment to those in need around the world. The bus will leave FBC parking lot at 7 AM and return around 8 PM. Snacks and lunch are provided by GAiN. Everyone buys their own dinner. A sign-up sheet is posted on the ramp bulletin board.

Beginner Music Training ~ In an effort to raise up and train more musicians, youth & adults, a few of the Praise Team members will be providing music training for “beginners” over the summer. They will explain/teach different elements of the Praise Band instruments and how to improve musical skills in a Praise Band setting. The meetings will most likely be once a week in the evenings. If interested, please circle M on your connect card, or call the church office with questions.

A note to the Choir: Thank you again for your ministry this past season. If you haven’t already done so, please return your music to the cardboard box in the Music Room. We will regroup in early September.

RAMADAN begins June 18. Please join us in praying for Muslins during their most holy time by picking up a “30 Days of Prayer for the Muslin World” at the tract rack. New bookmarks and Father’s Day tracts are also available.

Congratulations to everyone who has finished the 7 Units required for clearance to work with children/youth. There will be another class offered (to complete Unit #7) in the BFLC on June 28th at 9:00 AM.

Last Call ~ items located on the Lost & Found table in the downstairs coat room will be donated this week. Please check to see if any items are yours.

Thanks to all who filled M & M tubes with quarters. This money will be used to help purchase supplies at the GAiN Warehouse.

You may now pick up a soup can bank in the foyer. Fill it with summer change which will used to buy glasses and fluoride for our next Haiti trip. Get the whole family involved by putting your bank in a place where everyone will see it and share their extra change. When your can is full, you can return it to the Information Desk and get another one if you so desire!! Cans need to be returned by September 13.

An opportunity here at home: Our Care & Concern Ministry tries to help people in our own church in a variety of ways (light cleaning, moving,

etc). One of the greatest needs is providing a meal when needed. If this is something you could do, please circle C on your connect card and write a note indicating how you are willing to help. You may also contact the church office. If you are aware of someone who could use help, please contact the office.

~ MARK YOUR CALENDARS ~

June 22 ~ Red Cross Blood Drive/BFLC

June 24-27 ~ Creation

July 12-17 ~ 24/7 Jr. High Summer Missions

July 13-17 ~ VBS ~ on-line registration available

July 19 ~ Family Fun Day

July 20-25 ~ Sr. High Youth Camp/Harvey Cedars

July 27-31 ~ Jr. High Youth Camp/Harvey Cedars

July 26 ~ River Baptism ~ talk to Pastor Dawes if interested

August 5 ~ Jason Gray Concert ~ pick up free tickets at Info. Desk