CHURCH NEWS 12/6/23

Upcoming Dates

December 10 - Mission Trip to Guatemala deadline (contact Amy Llorens with questions - see flyer and link below)
December 10-23 - Christmas Photo Drawing - win an Amazon gift card for taking your picture at the Welcome Center photo booth and uploading it! (More info at the Welcome Center)
December 14 - Eagles Nest food giveaway - volunteers needed (see below), 6-7:30pm
December 23 - Christmas Eve Eve Service at the church, 6:30pm
January 7-13 - Seven Nights of Prayer, 7pm, in the sanctuary
January 14 - Groups Start
January 21, 2024 - Mission Trip to New York deadline (contact Kristina Robinette with questions - see flyer and link below)

Groups - Groups have now concluded for the holidays. Be watching for how you can jump in with finding community and doing life with others beginning on January 14

Praying Scripture - over the advent weeks, let us be still and ponder all that we anticipate with Christ's coming (as a baby who saved the world and as a Savior who is returning again). Often we want our family and friends to experience our Lord as well. This section will offer Scriptural wording to pray over our loved ones.
- For those who are not yet believers:
  - Breathe life into them; bring them up from the grave (Gen. 2:7; Ezek. 37:5)
  - Claim Yourself as his God (Ex. 3:6)
  - Reveal Yourself to her (1 Sam. 3:7)
- For those already saved or for ourselves:
  - Speak to him [me] as with a friend; teach him Your ways so he may know YOu and continue to find favor with You; show him Your glory (Ex. 33:11, 13-14, 18)
  - The Lord bless her and keep her; the Lord make His face shine on her and be gracious to her; the Lord turn His face toward her and give her peace (Num. 6:24-27)
  - Keep my heart loyal to You and give me the wholehearted devotion to keep Your commandments (1 Chron. 29:18-19)

Nursery Volunteers Needed - if you're willing to hold a baby and care for little ones during church on a rotation basis, please contact Julie here
Eagle's Nest Food Giveaway Volunteers Needed - if you are able to come out for a one-time event, contact Jared here for more information. December 14, 6-7:30pm at Park Elementary.
End of year giving - Thank you for your faithfulness in financially giving throughout the year as we love and minister to our community and our congregation with the Good News of Jesus Christ. As there are some who are able to give above and beyond, we want to remind you that all end of the year giving must be received or postmarked by December 31, 2023. Giving can be done on the website under the GIVE tab, App under Giving, and for Text to Give text Give2FWC to 1-888-364-4483