CHURCH NEWS December 24, 2006

A Christmas Eve Candle Lighting Service -here tonight at 7:00 p.m.  Child care will be provided.

New Years Eve Gathering – churches of the community
are bringing in the New Year with worship at the Cornerstone Christian Fellowship – corner of Riverside Dr. and Locust St., Omak, December 31, 6-8 pm.  Refreshments afterwards.  More than a dozen local worship teams will lead in worship.  Come and fellowship with believers from all over the Okanogan and Methow valleys.  Everyone is welcome!

Year End Giving/Planning: Many of you who call Omak First Presbyterian Church your church home will be giving year-end financial gifts.  While we are still running a deficit for the year, with strong giving these last two weeks we hope to end the year in the black.  In order to meet IRS regulations, we want to remind you that to receive credit in 2006, your  gift  must either be placed in the offering plate, delivered to the church office, or if sent by mail, postmarked by no later than December 31, 2006.  The same deadlines apply to gifts of stocks, bonds and IRAs.  If stocks or bonds are given to the church, you may take the full market value as a contribution and pay no capital gains taxes.   Also, a new law this year gives donors over 70 ½ a limited opportunity to make tax free gifts to the church from their IRAs.    For information regarding giving, please contact your tax advisor or church treasurer, Lyle Caudill.

Community Prayer Meeting -  Our Community Prayer meeting will be Tuesday Dec. 26th, 7:00 pm at the Omak First Baptist Church (620 West Ridge Dr.).  Come and pray for the lost in our valley and revival in the Church.

“Lost here in the church” - 25-30 small antique Christmas Carol books (from the 50’s and 60’s).  They were left here at the church in a huge decorative Christmas gift bag after the parade on Dec. 2nd.  A reward is offered for the return of these antique books to the church office.   We need them for next year’s parade.
                                    Thanks,    Ruth Parman

Pastor Ken and Polly will be taking a week’s vacation between Christmas and New Years.  They will be visiting their son and family in Everett.  If you have any needs or emergencies, call the church or Lance O’Dell.
A new Sunday School class for parents of young children will begin Jan. 14th by Jess and Vicky O’Dell in the church library.  This will be a class of teaching and fellowship to get to know one another better.  The book being used is Be a Great Parent, by Dr. H. Norman Wright.  A book is not required for the class, but if you’d like one please write “Book” on the Friendship Register.  This class will be held from 9:30-10:30 am for approx. ten weeks.  Cost of the book is app. $12.

WE NEED FUN TALENT!   On Jan. 20th (Sat.) at 6:30 pm we will have a dessert followed by our “Nontalent Show”.  If you have a humorous skit, song, etc, please sign up on the Friendship Register or talk to Polly (422-3941) soon!