Hi Friends,
Last Saturday we had a beautiful time of food and fellowship at the Women's Brunch, and it was such a special intergenerational gathering for our church family. Jessica Henson shared about her own walk of faith and how her understanding of God's Kingdom has required a process of constantly learning and expanding her vision and way of thinking—and that it's taken community and more people at the proverbial table to grow as God keeps calling her to grow. It was a great reminder of our call at FBCP to help expand our collective vision of the Kingdom.
For those of you who are parents, that includes our ever-growing understanding of what it means to love our children and raise them in healthy and supportive ways. I love to share resources with you when I come across something that I imagine might be helpful to others, too. Today I want to share a reminder about a seemingly obvious but precious resource we have—each other. In the past weeks I have had the privilege of talking with multiple parents in our community, and while each of their stories is unique, there are many common threads. You all have such wisdom, experience, and profound questions when it comes to parenting and faith, and I'm so thankful that we can lean on each other and share our journeys as we seek the best for our children. We look forward to creating more opportunities for our parents to connect and deepen their relationships, for those are some of the greatest resources God has gifted to us. Thank you for being such a special village to my family and to one another.
Kids
Our nursery room is open this Sunday for babies and toddlers under four years old. Childcare will be open from 10:10 AM until the end of worship. Parents can enter the building through the park gate on Union Street or from the courtyard by the sanctuary.
Our kids four to ten years old can join us in the park for a time of learning and playing together. We are excited to wrap up our unit on what it means to be a good neighbor. Pastor Mary and some fabulous Family Ministry volunteers will be helping the kids assemble special packs they can pass out to neighbors in need, and we are excited for them to spread love outside our church walls. Parents can enter from the Union Street gate and sign their children in for the morning starting at 10:10 AM. After worship in the sanctuary, parents can reunite with their kids in the park.
Youth
This Sunday the youth are invited to join us for worship in the sanctuary followed by our regular time of fellowship and lunch after the service ends. Youth can head to the lobby to gather after worship, and we will plan to wrap up around 1:30 PM. This week we will continue our exploration of Matthew in conjunction with the new preaching series and making plans for our youth room renovation. We can't wait to hang with our youth!
With love and gratitude for you,
Pastor Lindsay