Weekly E-News

The Power of Song - Dr. Kris Aaron

Sunday, December 17, 2023

11 a.m.

Come worship in-person or you will be able to watch services on the church website, the church Facebook page, and the church YouTube channel. A livestream of the worship service will begin at 11 a.m. on our YouTube site, here, or by the link provided on our Facebook page, or on FBC Website page.

Sunday, December 17, 2023 ~ 5:15 p.m.

The Kidz Singers and our youth will present a wonderful Christmas program of music and narration – you won’t want to miss this! The program will begin at 5:15 p.m. in the sanctuary. Following the program, we will all gather in Rosser Hall for our annual Christmas Dinner.

Year-End Giving

In compliance with the IRS, the following options

allow contributions to be counted

for your 2023 tax purposes:

· All contributions received during Sunday services thru December 31, 2023.

· All contributions hand-delivered to the church office by 1 pm. on December 29, 2023.

· All contributions post marked (NOT meter-dated)

by December 31, 2023.

· All online giving with a gift date up to December 31, 2023.

Please plan to get your gifts in as early as possible to allow adequate time to address any posting issues. Any contribution received after December 31, 2023 or online gift dates after December 31, 2023 will be treated as a 2024 gift.

Decorate the Tree with Caps & Gloves

KIND DEEDS CAN CHANGE LIVES. COLD WEATHER IS HERE.

The caps, gloves, and socks are very much appreciated by the ones in our area trying to keep warm. Please bring warm items to church office. Gently used or new ….which ever you have to donate. Thank you for your thoughtfulness to our community.

Prayer Time...

Please come and join us for prayer time each Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. in the prayer room starting November 7, 2023. If you have any questions, please contact Susan Banks - 252.649.4706.

Congregational Care...

If you know of a church member who has been admitted to the hospital, please call the church office (preferably a family member) to let us know. Don’t assume that we’ve already heard about it. Because if you don’t call, there’s a good chance we haven’t. We want to ensure that our hospitalized church members or at home members receive regular visits while they are ill, and your calls are the only way we can make that happen. Please help us in the office as we all try to better look out and care for one another.

Church News...

The church office is happy to publish, advertise, and promote events happening at FBB. Niki and Terri are not always informed about happenings. So, please help us out. First Word is published every month. If you need information published send it to Niki by the 2nd week of the month prior to publication. Bulletins and Weekly E-News are published weekly. Information for these publications are needed into the church office by Tuesday at noon. Niki's email is niki@fbcbristol.org and Terri's is terri@fbcbristol.org. We appreciate your help in getting the news out!

You can give online by going to our website and clicking on "Donate" in the upper right-hand corner. You can send your pledge, offering, or special gift by texting (all one word) fbcbristol to 73256. You can also mail your checks directly to the church. Our address is 125 Sedgefield Street, Bristol, VA 24201. Thank you, as always, for your generosity.

Weekly Statistics 12/10/2023

Weekly Budget Needs - $9,340

Giving This Week - $10,885

Giving This Week Last Year - $12,097

Budget Needs to Date - $467,000

Giving to Date - $429,393

Giving to Date Last Year - $440,843

Giving To Date vs. Budget Needs to Date - ($37,607)

Weekly Calendar

December 17, 2023

Handbell Practice - 8:30 a.m.

Sunday School - 10 a.m.

Worship - 11 a.m.

KIDZ Program - 5:15 p.m.

December 18, 2023

Deacons' Meeting - 7 p.m.