Friends at FBCP,
Here are the updates and announcements you need for the week.
This Sunday we are worshipping in the sanctuary at 10:30AM and we have a full service planned. Come early to hang out with folks in the lobby and prepare for our time together. As a reminder, here are our community guidelines for worship 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: Is there a person or practice that has given you refuge or strengthened you in the last year?
This Sunday the nursery will be open as usual for our toddlers and babies, and those parents can enter through the park or the courtyard off the sanctuary and pick their kids up after worship ends. Our kids four years old and up can join us in the park, and parents can drop them off at the Union Street gate. Youth will be joining us in the sanctuary for worship or serving with kids.
This week we are asking you to bring canned soup 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!
You’re invited to our Thursday noon Bible study! Join us each week on campus for a lively discussion about the book of Galatians. Email Pastor Chip for more details.
Calling all singers: Choir Retreat is almost here! On Saturday, September 4, at 9am we will have a half day retreat here at FBCP for a time of reflection and rehearsal. We will have coffee and snacks in the morning and will conclude our time together with lunch at noon. If you have never been involved in choir, now is the time to check things out. Wednesday rehearsals at 7:00 pm will resume on September 8 as well. For more information, contact leslie@fbcpasadena.com.
International Ministries (IM) invites prayers and support for Haiti and the people of Haiti in the wake of the August 14 earthquake, which devastated the southern portion of the Caribbean nation. As of August 19, the deaths of over 2,000 persons and injuries of more than 12,000 are attributed to the 7.2 magnitude quake, which struck about 150 km west of the capital city, Port-au-Prince. The initial quake has been followed by ongoing aftershocks and compounded by heavy rains and flooding from Tropical Storm Grace. These natural disasters occurred even as the Haitian people continue to endure years of social unrest, economic hardships, increased gang violence, and heightened political unrest in the aftermath of the July 7 assassination of President Jovenel Moise. Due to the volatile situation in the country, IM and our partners are not able to deploy and support personnel effectively, but they are working with partners in Haiti to equip those already there who are able to help. Persons wishing to support relief efforts can do so online through IM's website or send checks directly to International Ministries with the designation “OGHS–Haiti Relief” written on the memo line of the check.
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