First Baptist Church 235 Prince St. Charlottetown, PE C1A 4S2

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1 Volunteers This Week (November 26 th ) Next Week (December 3 rd ) Welcome Centre Jane D. Shirley R. Nursery Erin C.; Crystal J. Marney M.; Joyce R. Pre-School Jill & Dean W. Pam S.; Erica C. Junior Church 9:30 Pam & Mike S. 11:00 Pam S.; Bisi I. 9:30 Pam & Mike S. 11:00 Pam S.; Bisi I. Foyer Hosts 9:30 Gary P. & Lynn W. 11:00 Barry C.; Ken M. Tellers Stephen R.; Scott L. John R.; Brian H. Deacons Door Barry C. Door Graham K. Prayer Gwen R. Prayer Marjorie M. Story Teller John R. (Communion no story) 9:30 Marjorie H.; David H.; John R. 11:00 Barry C.; Ken M. First Baptist Church 235 Prince St. Charlottetown, PE C1A 4S2 Calling all Young Adults!! The first meeting of The Living Room is going to take place on Friday, December 1 st at 7:00 p.m. Meet together at the Neilys house at 53 Parkside Dr. Please see Andrew & Laura for more information. Giving options at First Baptist There are several ways to give offerings and tithes to support the ministry here. A weekly collection is received during the service, where you can put cash or cheques in (use your numbered offering envelopes or the envelopes in the pew or from Welcome Centre). We also provide the option of giving through PAR (Pre-Authorized Remittance) there are forms to set this up at the Welcome Centre. You may give using your credit card through tithe.ly (accessible on the church webpage or as an app for your phone.) There are also blue slips in the pews to have the church enter your donation from your credit card manually. Thank you for your prayers and financial support. Contact Us: (902) Senior Pastor: Rev. David DuBois pastordave@bellaliant.net Seniors & Outreach: Rev. Annette Wells dietcokeaddict43@hotmail.com Worship: Sharon MacKenzie sharonsry@hotmail.com Children s & Family Ministries: Pam Schut amixofsix@gmail.com Youth, Young Adults & Connection: Andrew & Laura Bennett andrujb@gmail.com; laurasredsky@gmail.com Office Administrator: Annette Wells fbc@pei.aibn.com Custodian Rick Myers Let s connect online: Website: myfbc.ca Facebook: First Baptist Church Childrens Ministry at First Baptist Church November 26, 2017

2 Monday, Nov. 27 th Tuesday, Nov. 28 th Wednesday, Nov. 29 th Thursday, Nov. 30 th Friday, Dec. 1 st Saturday, Dec. 2 nd Sunday, Dec. 3 rd Welcome to First Baptist Church If you are visiting today, we are delighted to have you with us. If you need any help at all, please ask one of the hosts at the door or in the foyer. There is also information at the Welcome Centre. Children are invited to sit with their parents until they are dismissed from the service for the Children s Programs downstairs. Sunday morning programs for children include Nursery (ages 0-2) and Pre School & Junior Church (ages 3- grade 6). Our Sunday services include the 9:30 Morning Well and 11:00 Classic Worship. At 10:30 everyone is invited to Halftime downstairs in the Café to enjoy coffee, snacks and conversation. Prayer with a pastor or deacon is offered in the chapel (area to the left of the sanctuary) following the service. Guest Speaker: Bruce MacNaughton I Stand on God s Promises Week at a Glance 9:00 a.m. Food Pantry (Paula K.; Phyllis M.; Lynn C.) 9:30 a.m. Staff Meeting 1:30 p.m. Bible Study (Hospitality room) 6:00 p.m. Christmas Decorating 6:30 p.m. English Conversation group 7:00 p.m. Solid Rock Youth 7:00 p.m. Choir 7:00 a.m. Morning Prayer 9:00 a.m. CHANCES (in kitchen) 10:00 a.m. Mom s Drop In 6:30 p.m. KICK 6:30 p.m. Alpha (for KICK parents) 6:00 p.m. Handbell Choir practice 9:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Journey to Bethlehem Practice First Week of Advent -- & Communion Sunday 9:30 a.m. Morning Well 10:30 a.m. Halftime 11:00 a.m. Classic Worship 2:00 p.m. Christmas Family Party As you leave this morning, you will receive an Advent invitation card and a flyer about our Advent theme for this year. Please use these to invite others to come to church this Christmas season. Journey to Bethlehem will be an evening of Christmas Praise, taking place on Sunday, December 17 th. If you would like to be involved in this night, practices have started Saturday mornings at 9:30. For more information contact Sharon at sharonsry@hotmail.com. Christmas Decorating Volunteers needed to decorate the church on Tuesday, November 28 th from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Having a large number of helpers makes things go faster! Also, if you would be available on Monday morning at 10:30, we need a few people to help getting the decorations down from upstairs. Christmas letters The annual Christmas letter from Pastor Dave is available this week. These were sent out electronically to everyone on the Friday Facts list. If you don t receive the Friday Facts, there will be a letter for you in the foyer today, filed by last names. If you would like to begin receiving these mail outs electronically, please notify the church office. Christmas Community Supper Our Christmas community supper is happening this evening at 5:30 p.m.! Thank you for all the generous donations of items for the gift bags. Help is still needed for the dinner itself. If you can help with set up after the 11:00 service, that would be great. Volunteers for serving and clean-up will be needed this evening, and are asked to come by 4:45 p.m. And, as usual, donations of pies for dessert are needed. The Missions Board has also asked if people might consider giving a cake instead of a pie, just to make this supper a bit more special. Thank You!

3 Blessing Opportunity! Andrew & Laura Bennett will be moving into town at the beginning of December. As a church family, we would like to bless them with gifts of gift cards or cash that they can use in setting up their new home. Suggestions for gift cards are for Superstore, Sobey s, Home Depot and Canadian Tire. Please give any contributions to Pam or Sharon by December 6 th. Family Christmas Party Join us on December 3rd at 2:00 p.m. for our Family Christmas Party. We will open with a Christmas presentation from the children and then enjoy an afternoon of Christmas games, crafts and snacks. Contact Pam for information. The December meeting of the WMS group is meeting on Monday, December 4 th, at 6:00 p.m. at Papa Joe s Restaurant. Attendees are responsible for buying their own meal, and there will be a short devotional as well. Contact Jean Hender with any questions Offering Envelopes will be available for pick up beginning next week (December 3 rd ). If there are any changes to your giving (either you would like to get envelopes, or don t need them because you give electronically), please notify the church office or the Accounting Technician at fbcfinance@pei.aibn.com. Solid Rock Youth Presents The Annual Seniors Christmas Dinner Wednesday, December 6, 6:00 p.m. 'Enjoy an evening of wonderful food, music, festivities and fellowship with us this season'

4 Prince Street Neighbourhood Advent Services 2017 Prince Street Neighbourhood Advent Services 2017 Wednesdays, 12:10-12:50pm Three weeks of devotional thoughts inspired from the lyrics of the classic Christmas carol Silent Night! Holy Night December 6 Salvation Army Message: Doug Rollwage (Zion Presbyterian) Advent in Prophecy December 13 Central Christian Message: David DuBois (First Baptist) Advent in Proclamation December 20 St. Paul s Anglican Message: Greg Davis (Trinity United) Advent to the Presence Luncheon will follow all are welcome! Wednesdays, 12:10-12:50pm Three weeks of devotional thoughts inspired from the lyrics of the classic Christmas carol Silent Night! Holy Night December 6 Salvation Army Message: Doug Rollwage (Zion Presbyterian) Advent in Prophesy December 13 Central Christian Message: David DuBois (First Baptist) Advent in Proclamation December 20 St. Paul s Anglican Message: Greg Davis (Trinity United) Advent to the Presence Luncheon will follow all are welcome!

5 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sundays of Advent December Link for The Living Room: 3 Communion Sunday 2:00 Family Christmas Party 10 11:00 Cantonese Alpha* :00 WMS Meeting at Papa Joe s restaurant 11 (Prince St. School in building for rehearsal) :30 Staff 6:30 English Conversation 7:00 Prayer Group* 12 9:30 Staff 6:30 Prince St. School Concert 19 9:00 Staff 6 6:00 Annual Solid Rock Youth Seniors Dinner 7:00 Bible Study 13 9:00 Pregnancy Centre (kitchen & nursery) 1:00 CHANCES (kitchen) 7:00 SRY 7:00 Choir 20 9:00 Pregnancy Centre (kitchen & nursery) 7 9:00 CHANCES (kitchen) 6:30 KICK 6:30 Alpha 14 6:30 KICK 6:30 Alpha 21 7:00 The Living Room Young Adults Gathering* :00 Journey to Bethlehem 24 Christmas Eve 10:00 Morning Worship Service (Storm date for Journey to Bethlehem) 25 Christmas Day (Office Closed no Food Pantry) 26 Boxing Day (Office Closed) :00 Christmas Eve service 31 New Year s Eve *Events taking place in another location. December 24 th, 6:00 p.m. Christmas Candlelight Service 5:00 Home