Monday, January 29, 2007

Announcements for week of 1/29-2/4

This week in the Friendship Registry!

* Sign up if you would like to serve coffee before Worship Service, help with Snow Removal, and/or join the Sewing Group!

2007 Coffee Hour Sign-up is in the kitchen. Please sign up to serve coffee and snacks after worship. Call Tammy Mobley with any questions.

Hospice Grief Support Series Offered. The group will meet every Wednesday through February 21st, from 5:30-7:30 p.m., at the Hospice Office at 1350 N. Broadway in Greenville. Sessions are free to the public and we encourage anyone dealing with the loss of a loved one to attend. To register or for more information call 548-2999 or 800-417-7535. Please look in your February LINK for a full listing of Bereavement groups for 2007 sponsored by State of the Heart Home Health & Hospice.

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.
FISH also needs volunteers to accept phone calls, deliver food, or do both one day per month. Please call FISH at 548-2000 if you are interested.

TONIGHT! Join us this evening for the Super Bowl XLI Party. Kickoff is at 6:30 p.m. We will be watching the game on a big screen in fellowship hall. Bring a snack to share!

Congratulations! The carnation on the communion table is in celebration with Ben & Brooke Larkins on the birth of their daughter, Elliana Grace Larkins on December 22, 2006. Congratulations to grandmother Cynthia Larkins and great-grandparents LeRoy and LeNie Wilson.

LOGOS NEWS: On Wednesday, February 7th we will be celebrating our February and August birthdays. Volunteers are needed to provide desserts for upcoming Logos. Please sign up in the Narthex if you would like to help.

Ash Wednesday is coming on February 21st. There will be a carry-in dinner for the congregation at 5:30 p.m. and a Communion Service at 7:00 p.m.

Dartball Fans! Calling one, calling all! Please come and cheer on your fellow Presby Dartballers. The following is the tournament schedule: Feb. 5th – League Tournament at Ansonia Church of God.

Picture Directories are available. Please pick up your church directory today in the Narthex. Anyone who had a photograph taken or submitted a photograph will receive a complimentary directory. All others can purchase a directory for $4.75 each. A special thank you to Jan Boyer and her committee for a job well done! Please add Dale & Anna Lee Dickerson’s new phone number to your church directory. Their phone number is 968-3302.

The Adult Sunday School Class which meets upstairs will begin a study of the book of Genesis. All are invited to come join us.

Tuesday Gals – The Tuesday Gals are having a Pizza Party, February 13th. If you like pizza, fun, and fellowship, please join us. We will be meeting at 5:30 p.m. in the social room of the church. Since this is the day before Valentine’s Day lets all bring a valentine to exchange. Call Betty Small at 548-3736 or Betty Grooms at 548-5701 by Sunday, February 12th if you can be there.

Do you enjoy knitting? The sewing group is going to meet on both the second and fourth Sunday of the month in February at 9:30 am. Please contact Barb Gray with any questions. Annual giving statements are ready! Please pick-up your annual giving statement in the narthex today. Also this year’s initial offering amount is $24.43. This is the amount it costs the church to keep each member active for the year. Fun in Marriage is Serious Business, A Date Night for Couples The Miami Valley Marriage Coalition is proud to sponsor a dinner date for you and your spouse. If you are interested in dinner and a presentation by Marriage Alive International call Nikki at 937-898-8811 ext 203. The dinner is Friday, February 23, 2007 at 5:30 p.m. at Christian Life Center, 3489 Little York Rd. in Dayton. The cost is $35.

Would you like to donate altar flowers? Please call Ben Hudson if you are interested. We have an open date on Sunday, February 25th. If you would like the Deacons are happy to deliver these flowers to our shut-ins after the worship service.

Darke County Center of the Arts presents The Spencers, Theatre of Illusion on Saturday, February 24th at 8:00 p.m. at Memorial Hall. The Spencers use illusion as a source of healing and therapy. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for children under 14. If interested please call DCCA at 547-0908.