Sunday, December 13, 2020

ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
Christmas Eve Candlelight Services – Join us in person or online at 5:30pm or 7:30pm.
 
MORE DEVOS AVAILABLE! Advent devotions help us prepare our hearts during the Advent season. Check out the Info Desk and Welcome Table in gym to grab you or your family’s free copy!
 
Christmas Offering – This special offering will be divided between our Missions fund and our (Correction!) local pregnancy care centers! Special
Christmas envelopes are available near offering boxes. Please note “Christmas” on donations.
 
New Ministry Opportunity Coming Soon! Our Prison Ministry is preparing to expand to women’s prisons! They would like to invite women of mature faith to join them for this amazing and much needed outreach. If you would like more info, call the church office at (570) 275-1511.
 
2020 Tax Credit? If you would like to have tax credit for this year, tithes and/or donations must be received or post marked by Dec. 31st. Giving reports will be mailed out in January for tax purposes.
 
Large Print Our Daily Breads Check out the Tract Rack to pick up the January, February, March edition of Our Daily Bread. They go quick!
 
Safe Church! We require all who volunteer with children ages 0-18 to complete our volunteer process. Interested in helping out with the youth?
Jr. Children’s Church? Are your certifications up to date? When’s the last time you took the annual FBC Safe Church course? For all these questions and more, check out our webpage at www.danvillefirstbaptist.org/safe-church/ or email us at safechurch@danvillefirstbaptist.org.
 
Gifts Due Today for Christmas Tree of Love & Christmas Gifts for Truckers
 
Project Christmas Card – Goal: Send 500 Christmas cards to prisoners in the Columbia, Montour and Northumberland County Prisons. We had cards specifically made for this project which are available at the Info Desk and Welcome Table in the gym. 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 office by December 20. Our prison ministry team will deliver them to the prisons.
 
INFORMATIONAL DIRECTORY IS NOW AVAILABLE! You do not have to be a member to grab a copy of contact information on your church family! Available at the Info Desk in the main lobby. The next printing is scheduled for June.
 
More Than Christmas Cheer – Check out the tract rack for devotionals, tracts, topical series and more that will encourage you and those you share with!
 
Christmas Virtual Choir! For Christmas Eve we would like to arrange a virtual choir of the song “Is He Worthy.”  If you would like to participate, please visit www.danvillefirstbaptist.org/choir for details. If you are unable to record yourself, please contact Pastor John pjohn@danvillefirstbaptist.org) and he will arrange a time when you can come to the church to record your singing part for the choir.  The videos will be edited and shown for the Christmas Eve services this year. Videos Due This Tuesday!
 
Memorial Poinsettias – Order them in honor or memory of a loved one. The suggested donation is $7.50. If you are interested, please leave your order on your Connect Card TODAY!
 
Couch Worship – Join Pastor John on Thursdays at 2:30 on Facebook!
 
SAVE. THE. DATE. NYE 2020 BLOWOUT!! Grab your warmest coat cause we’re going outside!!! Join us Thursday 12/31 at 7:30PM for worship around a bonfire and a short word from Pastor Dawes. Then, weather pending, a big fireworks display!!
 
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 not be meeting until January, date TBD
THURSDAY @ 7PM – Zoom Home Group with Dr. Kwon ID: 963 3320 2167 P:499038
 
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 #