Announcements and activities

Ready, Set, Jump! The Elementary School PTO will be hosting another Family Night "Ready, Set, Jump!" at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, in the FES Gym. Come hear about nutrition and exercise. Everyone is welcome. Admission is $2 per person, 2 years old or younger are free. ....See what else is happening....

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church Bowl-a-thon

Come and help PPLC support the United Way with a bowl-a-thon on Sunday, Nov. 22, from 1-3 p.m., at Sunset Lanes, $15 will cover three games and one bowling shoe rental.

 

Family Caregiver Support Available

Assistance is available for unpaid family caregivers of adults 18 years and older. Get respite care, join the monthly support group and assistance finding resources. Kinship Caregiver Support is available for grandparents raising grandchildren and other relatives as parents to non-biological children. Call Susie for more information at 374-9496 ext. 2.

 

Feeding 5000 Thanksgiving

The Feeding 5000 weekly lunch group will offer a free Thanksgiving dinner on Nov. 26, Thanksgiving Day, from 1-4 p.m. at the Forks Community Center, 94 Maple Ave. Everyone is welcome.

 

 

PPLC to offer evening of music

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 250 N. Blackberry Ave., will present an evening of music by singer-songwriter Michael Stephen Rivers at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21. In addition to performing, Rivers works as a vocal coach and is the director for the Peninsula Men’s Gospel Singers.

Admission is free but donations will be accepted, everyone is welcome. For more information or questions, call 374-6343.

 

 

Friends of Forks Library Book Sale

Friends of the Forks Library recently held elections of officers. Joyce Dillion is the new president, Debbie McIntyre is vice president and Mona Alfarra will serve as secretary. The FFL also is planning a book sale at the library from 2-6 p.m., Dec. 5.

 

Marathon Bingo!

The Forks Elks Lodge, 941 Merchant Road, will host a Marathon Bingo fundraiser from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 22. Funds from the event will benefit Forks Junior High and High School students and their science field trip to Florida next June.

 

Men’s Christian Fellowship Group

On Saturday, Nov. 21, at 8 a.m. the Congregational Church will host the monthly breakfast of the men’s Christian fellowship group. This is a non-denominational event for all Christian men in the community that want to make the community a better place to live, have fellowship and prayer with other Christian men.

Pastor Warren Johnson will be cooking the breakfast for a donation. This month’s breakfast is biscuits, sausage gravy and scrambled eggs, coffee and juice.

Take time out of your busy schedule to come and have a morning of fellowship and renewal with men of the faith.

This month’s topic is “How do we get ready for the Advent Season?”

 

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church Bowl-a-thon

Come and help PPLC support the United Way with a bowl-a-thon on Sunday, Nov. 22, from 1-3 p.m., at Sunset Lanes, $15 will cover three games and one bowling shoe rental.