VBS will be held Sunday, June 22 through June 26th from 6:00 – 8:15pm here at the Church. The theme is Magnified. We will be discovering the bigness of God in the smallest of things.

We will be accepting gift card donations for Giant Eagle, Walmart, or Dollar Tree if anyone wants to help out. These will be used to buy supplies for decorations, snacks, and any other need. See Jen Parks if you wish to contribute.  

Watch this page for further updates as we get closer to VBS!

The Devotionals “Pathways” and “Our Daily Bread” are available on the table in the narthex.  

***The monthly birthday basket is sponsored by the Discipleship Team. Everyone with a birthday in that month is asked to stand so that we can sing to you.  After the morning worship service remember to pick up a small gift (lollipop, pencil, etc.) in the Narthex. 

***The “Milestone Card Showers” are sponsored by the Fellowship Team and we celebrate the following birthdays: 50 – 60 – 70 – 75 – 80 – 85 – 90 – 95 – 100. And we also celebrate 25^th and 50^th wedding anniversaries. Please let the church secretary know if you have one of these milestones coming up to be sure it is celebrated!

***Our “Welcome Center” is taken care of by Autumn Heinz.  She is available before every Sunday service to take your prayer requests and announcements for the morning service. The Welcome Center is under the direction of the Worship Team. To place your prayer requests in the weekly bulletin – please call the church office.

Collections:

• Pastor John is collecting used Bibles for a program called Bibles Behind Bars. They donate Bibles to prisons in all fifty states and even will rebind those in disrepair. Please bring them in and place them in the box on the pew in the sanctuary hallway. 
• Our Youth Group is collecting and recycling pop cans. This money is placed in their general fund. They can be placed in the back room to the left in the Fellowship Hall.
• Extra/used Sunday School material is taken by the Free Methodist Church and Lillyville COG accepts extra devotional materials. These can be place in the black container in the narthex. Jamie Frederick distributes them.
• Clothes are donated to Lilyville COG and are distributed monthly along with their free food program. Contact Donna Jones if you have any to donate or place them in the room to the right of the Fellowship Hall.  

Visitation Team   The EOB team in coordination with the Coordinating Team is looking to put together a team of people willing to do hospital visitations during this time that we are between full-time pastors. Hospital visitation provides a unique setting to minister to people who find themselves with a greater dependency upon friends, family, church, and their faith.

   Those who prepare themselves to minister in hospital settings and to the sick will discover that a visit, a Scripture, a spoken word, or prayer will bring hope and comfort. Lives can be forever changed from your obedience to the Word of God and compassion for others.

   If you are interested in serving on the Visitation Team, please contact Mary Chandler at 724-944-9552 or dollyllamas@msn.com with your availability, contact info and what hospitals/areas you would be willing to visit. 

Church Secretary Office Hours are 

I am presently in the office Tuesday – Thursday 9:00am – 1:00pm. If you need to contact me at other times you can send an email to secretary.fcog.ec@zoominternet.net. I am able to check this on my home computer and send out pertinent information. You can call my home phone, 724 758-8579 or cell number, 724 674-6818. I have a tracfone so I don’t always get downloads or group texts. I appreciate your understanding and cooperation.  Donna