Friends at FBCP,
Here are the updates and announcements you need for the week.
Join us for Christmas Eve service tonight!
Celebrate Christ’s birth at our Christmas Eve Communion Service this evening at 6 pm in the chapel. We’ll be giving our childcare workers the night off to be with their families, but the parlor space connected to the chapel will be open and available for our families with young children for a family friendly worship space. Please note that we will not have any service tomorrow on Christmas day itself.
This Sunday
Join us for worship in the sanctuary at 10:30 am! Heating in the sanctuary is down so be sure to bring a warm coat and/or blanket this Sunday. Come early to hang out with folks in the lobby and prepare for worship. The nursery will be open as usual for our toddlers and babies. Our kids four years old and up will join us for service so our Children’s Church teachers can have a holiday rest these next two Sundays. Youth are also invited to join us for worship. Please note there will be no youth gathering after service this Sunday. 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: As you reflect on 2021, what part of this past year are you most grateful for?
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 on rest for the weary from Matthew 11:25-30.
The Friends In Deed Food Pantry will be closed from Christmas to New Year’s so we will not be collecting any food items this Sunday. We will resume our weekly practice of contributing to their pantry the following week by asking you to bring any non-perishable food item of your choice and/or can openers on Sunday, January 2nd.
Planning on checking out the Rose Bowl Parade this year? We have eight remaining free parking passes for our garage available for the Rose Bowl Parade. If you’d like one, you can ask for one at the Connections desk in the lobby on Sunday. They’ll be given out on a first come, first serve basis.
Future Happenings & Other News
Our Thursday noon Bible study is on a holiday break for the rest of this month and will resume meeting in the new year on Thursday, January 6th. Email Pastor Chip for more details.
Sign up to join our new 8-week series of Sunday School classes starting on Sunday, January 9th from 9-10 am. We’ll have four different classes you can choose from, and childcare will be available so parents can attend. To find out more information about the different classes being offered and/or to sign up, click here.
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
