The last Communion & Baptism of the year will be observed this evening at the 6:00 P.M. Vesper Hour.  All Christians are obligated to partake of the Lord's Supper.

The annual performance of excerpts from Handel's "Messiah" will be held next Sunday, December 13, at 6 P.M.  at Canaan.   All proceeds will benefit Canaan Academy's Scholarship Fund.

The Youth Department's Annual Christmas Program will be held December 20 at the 6 P.M. Vesper Hour.

Christmas Sunrise Service will be held December 25 at 6 A.M. Watchmeeting Service will be held December 31 at 10:00 P.M

Our own Rebecca Ogwal will be featured in the supporting cast of "A Christmas Carol," presented by the Parkland College Theatre on December 19, at 2:00 P.M.

The Publishing Ministry will meet December 12 at 2:00 P.M.  in the Urbana Free Library Conference Room.

The Bereavement Ministry meets December 15, 7 P.M., in the Fellowship Hall

The Women's Discipleship Class will launch a new course of study that focuses on Hurts, Hang-Ups, and Habits.  The course will commence in January, 2010.  Ladies, if you are not currently involved in our teaching ministry classes, we invite you to begin the New Year with us on our journey through Life's Healing Choices. Registration deadline is December 13. Please call the Church Office at 367-2158.

A New Members' Class will commence in January, 2010.  All new members are required to attend and will be notified.

SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, January 23, 2010. The Christian Money Coach,  Ozeme Bonnette, will conduct a Christian Financial Workshop sponsored by Canaan Credit Union and Fellowship Baptist Dist. Assoc.

Wrap Up the Holidays with a loan from Canaan Credit Union!  Loan Sale ends December 31, 2009.  Some restrictions may apply.  For more information, call 367-2158, or stop by the office at 404 W. Main, Urbana.

If you are not currently a member of Canaan Credit Union, we invite you to join the many satisfied persons who are banking at God's House.

Canaan will host the next Fellowship Baptist District Association at 4:00 P.M. on January 31, 2010.

Pastor Tatum's enlightening and expository sermons are telecast each Sunday evening at 6 P.M. on UPTV, Channel 6.

Despite the current controversial study regarding when to have mammograms, please be aware of the importance of early  detection of breast cancer.  The National Cancer Institute recommends that women in their forties and older have mammograms every one to two years.

The American Cancer Society's estimates for breast cancer in the United States for 2009 are: 192,370 new cases of invasive breast cancer, and 40,170 deaths from breast cancer.  The estimates indicate that right now there are about 2 ½ million breast cancer survivors in the United States.

THE URGENCY OF EVANGELISM. Statistics reveal that approximately 7,200 people die hourly. That is 172,800 daily, 1,209,600 weekly, and 63,072,000 yearly!! It is estimated that only about 10% of the world's population know the Lord.  That means approximately 56 million people go to Hell EVERY YEAR!!

The heart of Canaan's ministry is Evangelism and Discipleship!  If you have a burden for lost souls, we invite you to join the Soul Winning Action Team (S.W.A.T.) at 10:30 A.M. each Saturday.