Announcements for week of 12/10-12/16

This week in the Friendship Registry!
Sign up for volunteer opportunities including School Tutoring, (which begins in January), Caring Cooks, Snow Shoveling, Sewing Group, Creative Arts, Praise Team, Office Volunteers, Wednesday a.m. Bible Study, and Joining the Choir.
You may also sign-up in the Narthex.

Armed Forces – If you have a relative or friend serving our country overseas and would like them to receive a church Christmas Card, please leave their name and address in the church office.

FISH is in need of your help. You can donate canned foods by placing them in the grocery cart the first Sunday of the month or you can help by making a check out to FISH and putting it into the offering plate or by sending a check made out to FISH to Hazel Blanchard, 271 Dogwood Drive, Greenville.

Christmas Cards Still Available!
We still have some of our special First Presbyterian Christmas cards available. The cost is $12.00 for a package of 20 cards/envelopes and they may be
purchased in the Narthex or in the church office.

Congratulations! We would like to celebrate with Kay Girbert and the late Paul Girbert, on the birth of their grandson, Paul Joseph born on
November 15th. Congratulations to parents Peter & Diane Girbert.

LOGOS NEWS: December 13th is going to be our last LOGOS that consist of 4 parts for 2006. We will be celebrating Jesus’ Birthday with our December and June Birthdays. The last store for the year will also be on the 13th . The Christmas program will be on the 10th. On December 20th we will have our Annual Skating Party at the Greenville Roller Rink on Sater St.

Toys For Tots – providing toys for children for over 40 years!
Darke County Toys for Tots will be conducting its annual toy drive. Good condition toys can be donated. Collection points include Greenville Fire Department and the Boys and Girls Club building at 613 S. Broadway in Greenville. Monetary donations are much needed as well. Checks can be written payable to Darke County Toys for Tots and given to Ted Finnarn, who serves as Secretary/Treasurer for the program.

New Website!
Our new website is currently being created and can be visited at www.gfpres.blogspot.com. We want to thank Andrew Jones for sharing his expertise in this area and helping to set up our new website. Thanks Andrew!

The Nutcracker - Cameron, Hayden, & Abigail Clark will be performing with the Dayton Ballet in the Nutcracker, December 15-17 at the Schuster Center. If you are interested in attending, tickets can be purchased online at www.ticketcenterstage.com. The performances are Friday, Dec. 15th at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 16th at 2:30 & 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 17th at
1:00 & 4:30 p.m.

Reach out and Touch a Child This Christmas
There are still a couple names in the Narthex of children who are in need of clothing & toys this holiday. Please take a name, contact the Deacon listed and spend between $25-$30 to make this child’s Christmas special. Please bring the items, unwrapped, to the Church between December 10th -17th.

Christian Education Meeting Reminder
There will be a Christian Education Meeting on Sunday, December 17th at 8:15 a.m.

Deadline for January LINK is Monday, December 18th.

Caroling Sign-up in Narthex
Please sign up in the Narthex if you would like to join the church on Sunday, December 17th (next Sunday), to Carol in the community. We will meet at the church at 5:00 p.m. After caroling the group will enjoy an evening of Christmas fun at Dick & Dianne Brown’s home.