Digital Update December 17, 2021

Worship with us Sunday! 9am Sunday School • 10:15am Worship Join us this Sunday at 10:15 AM as we continue our series, Believe, in the Gospel of John. We will be looking at chapter 10, seeing how Jesus is truly the Good Shepherd. We will explore what our response should be in light of that fact.

BIRTHDAY FOR JESUS Offering breakdown International: Grace Center Community Outreach Ministry Battambang, Cambodia Regional: Assist Church Expansion Local: Martinsburg Police Force (AED equip.) LABELED “Birthday for Jesus” offering can be placed into our regular offering boxes any time during the month of December.

CHRISTMAS CARDS FOR HOMEWOOD & THE VILLAGE Sunday is the last day to drop off Christmas cards for residents at Homewood/The Village! Consider making some GENERAL Christmas cards, for residents at our local retirement communities who are in need of some extra Christmas JOY! Drop cards into the red, plaid box at the at card table in the lobby. (No need for specific recipient names, as they will be a handed out at random.)

MGBC KIDS Kids' Ministry Volunteers • We want to say thank you for faithfully serving our MGBC Kids! Stop by the table in the lobby on Sunday for a Christmas gift. PJs and PopTarts • On Sunday, January 2nd, the MGBC kids can wear their PJ’s to church! They will have a special lesson, activity, and PopTarts to celebrate the new year. Reminder: No Sunday school that morning.

THE GOOD NEWS CLUB The Good News Club, an after-school Bible time for elementary students, begins January 11th at MGBC and will meet every Tuesday for 16 weeks. It will be held in the MGBC MP Room from 3:30-4:30pm. It is open to students (K--5th grade) from any school district including home-school. Martinsburg Elementary School students will be bused from school directly to MGBC at 3:30pm. All students must be picked up from MGBC at 4:30pm using the MP Room glass doors. If you are an adult who would like to help with this program, contact Jan Colbert at 814-327-5729

SYNERGY YOUTH Monday Night Football at Pastor Daryl's house • This Monday (12/20) at 8pm for ALL guys--both Jr. High & Sr. High.

OTHER NEWS Thank you • For your faithfulness in giving. View offering totals & attendance here. Weekly Prayer Sheet • View our weekly prayer sheet, available here. Marriage Retreat will be held at Roxbury Camp February 18th-20th. Click here for a digital brochure.   A Ladies' Breakfast will be held January 29th at 9am in the Fellowship Hall. Click here to sign up. The Church office will be closed December 24th, 27th and 31st due to the Christmas and New Year's Eve holidays.

There will be NO Sunday School or ABF classes on December 26th and January 2nd. Worship will be held at the usual time of 10:15am.     2022 Offering Envelopes are available in the lobby • Please stop by the table & pick up yours.