Friends at FBCP,
Here are the updates and announcements you need for the week.
This Sunday
Join us for worship in the sanctuary at 10:30AM. The nursery will be open as usual for our toddlers and babies. Our kids four years old and up can join us in the park, and youth are invited to join us for worship and then will gather afterwards in the lobby. As a reminder, here are our community guidelines for being together in the sanctuary.
We’ll begin our service with an open time of sharing gratitudes, so we invite you to consider this prompt as we head into Sunday: What is a friendship for which you are particularly grateful?
You can also prepare for worship by listening to this week’s scripture recording. You’ll hear a combination of sounds and scripture in this meditation focusing on the Lord’s prayer.
This week we are asking you to bring a jar of peanut butter for the Friends In Deed Food Pantry if you are able. Right now this will help meet a major need in their supply. Thanks for contributing!
Last Sunday we started our new Sunday School hour for all ages. Don’t worry if you missed last week - there’s still time to join! We are excited to have four different classes you can choose from based on your interests, and each class will meet at 9:00AM on Sunday mornings before worship. Childcare will be provided so parents can opt in, too. To learn more about our class offerings and sign up, please use this form.
In the months of October and November we are highlighting the ways God is at work around the world and inviting you into a season of extra generosity. As an American Baptist Church, we share in the long history of global servants who have been called to work cross-culturally to show people the love of Christ and proclaim God’s reign of justice, peace and abundant life for all creation. This month and next, you can give to the World Mission Offering (WMO) in support of International Ministries (IM), the organization that sends and supports the American Baptist global servants. Here is one inspiring story of the ways IM global servants are being equipped to help children who are most vulnerable. We hope you will step into the flow of generosity as you consider how you might give above and beyond your regular offering to support God’s work around the world through the WMO.
Future Happenings
You’re invited to our Thursday noon Bible study! Join us each week on campus for a lively discussion about the upcoming Sunday teaching text. Email Pastor Chip for more details.
Next Friday, October 15th, the Pasadena Senior Center will be holding a Life Remembrance Service beginning at 11:30 a.m. in memory of Michael Coxson, a loved member of their community and ours. John Jay will be officiating the service as we join them in remembering Michael. This service is open to any in our community who would like to attend.
Baptisms, new member service, and potluck are all coming up Sunday, October 17th! We’re so excited to celebrate this time together as a family during service and afterward as we share a potluck meal in the park. We always love the diversity of flavors people bring to our communal table! Just so none of us overloads on yummy baked goods, we’d like to ask based on your last name, if you’re able, to bring a main dish (A-J), a side/salad (K-R), or a dessert (S-Z) of about 10 servings to share with your friends here. Potlucks are a special time here at FBCP, so we hope you’ll join us that day for some fantastic food and fellowship.
On Sunday, October 24th, at 6 pm in the chapel, we will have a service of prayer and healing centered around songs and communal prayer. We are all carrying a lot, and we hope this is a time to set some of those burdens down and connect to God, self and one another.
Grace and peace to you as we head into the weekend. We can’t wait to worship with you in our sanctuary on Sunday!
Less without you,
The FBCP Community
