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weekly announcements

In case you missed the weekly bulletin, here is a listing of this weeks announcements:

For the week of February 28th:

A LOOK AHEAD:
March 7:  Gospel Time, 4 pm
March 21:  Annual Meeting
March 26-28:  IBC Scrapbooking Weekend
March 27-28:  30-Hour Famine
 
OUR DAILY BREAD
The daily devotional Our Daily Bread is in a basket in the foyer for you to pick-up. It covers March, April, May.
 
ANNUAL REPORTS DUE
Annual Reports are due this week. Please email  yours in soon. If you have any questions contact Karen in the church office.
 
MUSIC WITH A MISSION
There is an opportunity to enjoy music of Immanuel Lutheran Church and benefit those suffering in Haiti as well. Today from 2:00 - 3:30 pm there will be music, drama and an offering taken for Kids Against Hunger and ELCA Disaster Relief for Haiti.
 
FCCS KINDERGARTEN ROUND-UP
On Thursday, March 4 from 9:00—11:00 am, the Forest City Christian School will be holding Kindergarten Round-Up. If your child will be 5 years old by September 15 and you are interested in finding out more about FCCS’s Kindergarten Round-Up, call the school office at 585-3233.
 
SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR
The Grammy Award winning Soweto Gospel Choir will be in Mason City as part of the NIACC Performing Artist Series on Saturday, March 6. Call the NIACC Box Office at 641-422-4188 for ticket information.
 
GOSPEL TIME MARCH 7
Sunday, March 7 at 4:00 pm is Gospel Time at First Baptist. This afternoon of music will feature Three in Praise, 3 Jims and a Tim, the 1st Baptist Quartet, Joanne Brown and Lavonne Hagen and others. There will be refreshments following the music.
 
MEALS FOR QUAYLE FAMILY
If you would like to help provide meals for the Quayle boys please call Cindy Wooge. She will coordinate meals and times.   Here is Dick’s address:  On With Life, Dick Quayle - Room 43, 715 Ankeny Road, Ankeny, IA 50021-9798. To view progress reports on Dick, go to: www.carepages.com and type in Dick Quayle. (Notice the new room number!)
 
ANNUAL MEETING
The 139th Annual Meeting of First Baptist Church will be held on Sunday, March 21 at 7:00 pm. But come at 6:00 pm for Ice Cream Sundaes that the Deacons will be serving before the meeting!
 
WEDNESDAY NIGHT SUPPER
Supper this week before Awana is Tuna Casserole, 5:00 pm
 
CHURCH FINANCIAL REPORT (Weekly Budget Need:  $7,566)
January 31—$5,982.70              February 7—$10,485.48
February 14—$5626.00              February 21—$5,337.39