Friends at FBCP,
Happy Friday! We have a lot of important and fun updates to share with you this week, so read on for all the details.
Tomorrow (Saturday) we will be sending an important letter with information about our plans for summer and our schedule for returning to the sanctuary. Make sure you keep an eye out for an email and text with all the important information!
Hooray for all those who have been vaccinated! If you recently got your first shot or forgot to let us know you received your second dose, you can click here to share that info with our staff. We are grateful that so many in our community have been able to receive their shots.
We are gathering for worship in the garage at 10:30AM on Sunday. Come early to settle in and see the faces of your church family. After worship we will head to the park area for a time of celebration and blessing for Pastor Gretchen and John Kelly. All are invited to attend! Both of these friends are finishing up their work contracts with our team in early summer, and we want to gather to say thanks for their presence and service. Gretchen is finishing up her Pastoral Residency program with us and has plans to stay in the area and continue in our community as a lay leader. Fantastic! We are so grateful for all the work she has done to build community within our church and around the city. After his internship ends in June, John Kelly is heading to Dallas, TX to join Wilshire Baptist Church as one of their new Pastoral Residents. We look forward to this time of fun as we honor their contributions to this church family!
This week we are asking you to bring peanut butter for the Friends In Deed Food Pantry if you are able. We are excited to resume this regular practice of collecting donations for Friends In Deed, and right now this will help meet a major need in their supply. Thanks for contributing!
We received word this week that the Memorial Service for Dr. Harold Lane will be on Saturday, June 5, at 10 a.m. at Royal Oaks Manor, 1763 Royal Oaks Dr N, Duarte, CA 91010. A reception will follow the service. You may email Nancy Jelinek at jelinek90@gmail.com for more information. There are plans to also have a Zoom broadcast, and more information about that will be shared the week of June 1. We will keep you posted with any new details we receive.
Grace and peace to you as we head into the weekend. We can’t wait to worship with you on Sunday!
Less without you,
The FBCP Community