Announcements for Dec. 7, 2024

 

Funeral Service for Renee Zambrano, son of Helene Zambrano will be this afternoon, Dec. 7, at 3:00 p.m. at the Springtown SDA Church.

 

Prayer Meeting will meet Wed, Dec. 4, at 7:00 p.m. All are invited

 

Ozark Academy Christmas Program “Let There Be Peace” tonight, Dec. 7, at the Gentry Church at 7:30 p.m.  Doors will open at 7:00.  Come and enjoy an evening filled with the joyful sounds of the holiday season.

 

All Church Fellowship Meal following the church service.  Bring plenty of food to share with our church family, OAA students and staff. Tommy and Aleta Miller and Katherine Barrett will be in charge

 

OAA Sophomore Class Benefit Fundraiser Breakfast on   Sunday, Dec. 8, from 8:00 a.m. to 12 noon in the Youth Center.  Come and support the OAA students.

 

OAS Christmas Around the World Dec. 8, at 6:00 p.m. at the West Siloam Springs Spanish SDA Gym.  International Program and Food.

 

Memorial Service for Bea Hicks Sunday afternoon, Dec. 8, at 2:00 p.m. in the Community Room.  You may send cards and condolences to David and Edie Hicks at 23581 County Rd. 556 - Colcord, OK  74338.

 

Christmas Party in the Youth Center immediately following the Gentry Christmas parade, Dec. 14.  Door prizes for the first 25 people.  There will be a white elephant game each person must bring a small/cheap wrapped gift. There will be separate activities for kids

 

Women’s Ministry is sponsoring a Christmas wish drive for girls living at a long term Psychiatric facility. When asked what they wanted for Christmas, a recurring request was made… warm blankets! Please donate a NEW soft fluffy twin size blanket or large throw to make these girls feel loved. We need around 37 blankets and cannot be bigger the 50”x60” which is the facility requirements. The facility is quite cool.

 

Needed  The TLC Is in need of diapers sizes  3 and 4. Your help would be appreciated. 

 

Devotional Books and Sharing Books for 2025 can be    ordered through Sleepy Hollow.  On the bulletin board is a brochure with the titles and pictures of the new books.

 

Please Donate your gently used coats to benefit the homeless. Socks, hats and gloves are also appreciated. Place them in the box by the west door entrance.

 

                     HOPE FOR HUMANITY

 

Hope for Humanity is a relationship-building ministry that engages Adventist members with their communities for the purposes of creating awareness of the work of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and raising funds for the support of Seventh-day Adventist compassionate ministries in North America and the world

A PORTION STAYS HERE FOR OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY NEEDS!

50%     To local conferences — supports church-based and/or conference-wide initiatives as determined by the conference

10%     To NAD Adventist Community Services — supports church-based community service projects in North America

20%     To NAD Hope for Humanity — supports initiatives in North America that have been identified as a priority. Currently the Guam-Micronesia Mission has been identified as the priority to receive the largest portion of this funding group.        

20%     To NAD Hope for Humanity — supports the NAD Partners in Mission initiative in which projects are implemented by NAD’s sister divisions in collaboration with the NAD. For the past several years, adult literacy has been the focus of this initiative which has resulted in 200,000 learners receiving the gift of literacy.