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Unfortunately the forecast has not improved. We have judged it prudent to stay off the roads tomorrow for Sunday services. We will not have any services January 20, 2019. We hope the weather improves and we get to see you next Sunday. God bless and stay warm!
We will not have our weekly Bible Study this week.
January 17, 2018
We hope that you will come and see us Sunday morning at 9:30 and 10:30 AM.
Due to ice on our parking lot and frigid temperatures tomorrow morning. We will not have any services January 14, 2018. Please stay safe and God bless.
1. Vacation Bible School starts today at 6 PM. Invite a youngster from 3yrs to completed 6th grade. We ask that all workers please arrive at 5:30 tonight to help register the kids. You can also preregister online using our Preregistration Form just click the link.
2. No Wednesday Night Bible Study this week due to VBS. Pray for the workers and children attending VBS.
3. Please be praying for Chris, Tammy, Hope, Elizabeth, Courtney, and Andrew as they prepare to go to youth camp July 14 in Panama City Beach, Florida.
4. We will not have KidStrong this June and July due to camps, vacations, holidays, and various other scheduling interferences. The evenings we would have it are greatly outnumbered by the evenings we would be canceling. Therefore, for ease of remembering we will not have KidStrong for the next two months. We plan to start back up in August.
5. Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser will be June 20th from 7:30 – 10:00 am. The proceeds from the breakfast will go to Mike McCarty.
6. The church bylaws committee will be meeting June 24 at 6 PM.
1. Please turn in your prayer requests on the green CARE Cards.
2. CARE Team – E will meet this Monday, September 23, at 6:00 PM. We could use your help on this team.
3. Friend Day, September 29, please invite your friends and family to this service. Remember we will have a pitch-in fellowship following the morning service.
4. We are starting to get prepared for Trunk or Treat on October 26. Last year we had 100+ people come through for Trunk or Treat. Look for the two donation bins for candy donations. We need 15+ cars to volunteer for this exciting day.
5. Our nursing home visitation team got awarded the volunteer church of the year by the residents at The Waters in Madison. We are thankful we can be a blessing to these dear people.
6. The Good News Club at the Canaan Community Academy is looking for more volunteers to sit and guide some students. If you would like to get involved with this great ministry see pastor Chris.
1. Stitching and Sharing will meet April 2 at 1:00 PM.
2. Stitching and Sharing is having a silent auction next month. Items are in the fellowship hall and on the website.
3. Wednesday Night will be April’s business meeting.
4. We are taking bids for mowing cemetery. All bids need to be in by April business meeting.
5. If you missed the Annie Armstrong offering collection today, it is not too late. Just turn in your offering in an offering envelope and we will get it to NAMB.
6. Long Run Association’s Men’s Brotherhood Association will have their annual Turkey Shoot at the Switzerland County Sportsman’s Club April 6 @ 8:00 AM.
7. Pancake Breakfast fundraiser April 20th from 7:30-10:00 AM will be for Camille Evans a 3 month old with leukemia from Versailles.
8. Revival May 5th-8th Ricky Persons speaking and Don Miller providing the music. Brother Ricky is from Bethel Baptist Church in North Vernon, Indiana and Don Miller is from Louisville, Kentucky and was with us last year.
Due to the snow and primarily the ice build up in our parking lot we have decided to cancel our regular Sunday services for Sunday February 3, 2013. We hope that you can stay safe and warm during this time of winter weather. Please come see us next week as we will have our Lord’s Supper Service and regular services.
Brushy Fork Baptist Church
