It’s week #7
Third Sunday in February and the third Sunday of our new sermon series, The Seven Deadly Sins. Also, make sure you scroll to the bottom where the EVENTS are listed. There is a ton of cool stuff coming up this season at FBCP…
Sunday Worship
RAGE! WRATH! LA TRAFFIC!!! You get it. Anger is up this week for our walk through the classic seven deadly sins. This week will be a shorter teaching with a special response conversation with me (Pastor John Jay) and my good friend Curt Lowndes. Curt is a pastor in Durham at The Gathering Church where we both served while at Duke Divinity. We do these improvisational discussions every once in a while at FBCP. The idea is to offer a looser structure within which a living theology can emerge. Often there is this false notion that theology is the realm of the scholar or preacher, and only engaged with after hours of study. I am much more interested in the way that theology is responsive to lived experience, which is never predictable or tame. So join us on Sunday as we talk through anger while trying to not lose our cool. Worship is at 10:30am.
Memorial Service for Roger Moon
We received notice this week that member Roger Moon passed away on January 16. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, February 22, at 2:00 pm. The service will be held at Rialto United Methodist Church, 1230 N Lilac Avenue, Rialto, CA, 92376. Condolences may be sent to his daughter, Lisa Moon, 619 E Washington Blvd #15, Pasadena, CA, 91104.
Mardi Gras Potluck on February 23
FBCP loves potlucks, Pastor John Jay loves Mardi Gras (he is from New Orleans, after all), so why not combine these joys into a meal the Sunday before Lent begins? Prepare a dish to share and plan to stay after worship for a big celebration. Expect king cakes and snoballs because of course, we will have those wonderful treats. Check out the event below for more info.
Gratitude Beads
Corrie created a gift for our community to go along with our generosity teachings in January. These Gratitude Beads will be available on Sunday at the Welcome Desk. They are very thoughtfully made and presented. Thanks, Corrie, for the labor of love.
