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This Sunday
Join us for worship in the sanctuary at 10:30 am as we partake in communion together! The nursery will be open as usual for our toddlers and babies. Please note that because this will be the first Sunday of the month, our kids five years old and up will join us in the sanctuary for service. Our youth are invited to join us for worship and for our regular youth gathering and lunch afterward. The Prayer team will be available at the front of the sanctuary toward the end of the service to pray with those who would like to receive prayer.
Immediately after Sunday service there will be a Town Hall meeting in the sanctuary to present the 2023 budget proposal and board nominees to the congregation for consideration as we prepare to vote on them at our Gratitude Night potluck on Sunday, November 20th. Click here for more information.
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 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. 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. Click here to give online (select WMO from the drop down menu), or make your offering during Sunday worship.
The Friends In Deed Food Pantry item for this Sunday is non-perishable Thanksgiving foods.
Future Happenings & Other News
You’ll find a list of our regular weekly happenings and the upcoming events for the next six weeks at the very bottom of this page. Event details will be provided as its date nears.
All women and girls are invited to our Women’s Brunch on Saturday, November 12th, at 10 a.m. in the Southside room! It will be a time to share a delicious meal, get to know some awesome ladies, and hear Saskia Pallais share her story of faith with us. Text “brunch” to 626.727.9498 to sign up. If you have any questions, please email Pastor Lindsay.
Thanks to everyone who signed up to watch the movie Black Panther, Wakanda Forever after church on Sunday, November 13th, at 1:30 p.m. at the AMC Theaters at the Americana at Brand in Glendale! Currently, all forty seats have been signed up for, but you can add your name to the wait list if you are still interested in going. Email Pastor Chip if you would like to be added to the wait list.
Thanks to everyone who signed up to watch the movie Black Panther, Wakanda Forever after church on Sunday, November 13th, at 1:30 p.m. at the AMC Theaters at the Americana at Brand in Glendale! Currently, all forty seats have been signed up for, but you can add your name to the wait list if you are still interested in going. Email Pastor Chip if you would like to be added to the wait list.On Sunday, November 13, at 12:10 PM, a group will be gathering in the parlor for twenty minutes of prayer for our global servant Melanie Baggao. If you are interested in joining with this group, please email Jeannette (jscholer@fuller.edu) or Judy (jsutterlin@hotmail.com) if you have not already done so. This will enable us to send you an email next week about the specific matters about which we will be praying on the 13th.
Parents, mark your calendars for Parent Night Out on November 18th from 5:30-8:30 p.m.! Pastors Lindsay and Mary are planning a night of fun for all kids so that parents can have an evening to themselves. We will provide programming, food, and fun for kids so that you can have a few hours to use as you wish (dinner out? a nap? a movie? Christmas shopping?). Kids can come for the full time or any fraction of it. Click here to RSVP so we can plan for food and care accordingly.
Join us after worship on Sunday, November 20th, for the Oaxaca Missions Information Lunch. Our own Nori Ochi has a longstanding relationship with the director of Adventures in Life Mission, and you can join us if you would like to hear information about ministry opportunities to Oaxaca, Mexico, or if you have any questions about Adventures In Life in general. Lunch is provided. The deadline to sign up is Friday, November 18th. Text “missions” to 626.727.9498 to RSVP. Email Pastor Chip if you have any questions.
Gratitude Night will be another time for potluck (yum, yum)! We’ll meet in the gym at 6 p.m. on Sunday, November 20th, as noted above. Based on your last name, as you’re able, please bring a side or salad (A-G), dessert (H-O), or main dish (P-Z) of about 10 servings to share with your FBCP friends and family. We hope you join us for a wonderful time of fellowship, food, and friendship!
Join us here at FBCP for an art therapy workshop led by Kit Ripley on Saturday, December 3rd, from 10:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Kit is one of the global servants we support who works with women and girls in Thailand. She’ll share how she uses art therapy to help people heal from trauma before we eat lunch and Kit leads us in a hands-on art therapy workshop. She'll take you through a creative and contemplative exercise designed to help you take stock of where God has you in your current season of life and process what God might be inviting you to next. No artistic abilities required—this workshop is not about creating a polished product! We value the way that creative practices can connect us to God, and this will be a really rich time of listening and creating together. Text "art" to 626.727.9498 to sign up. Email Pastor Lindsay if you have any questions.
Opportunities to Love Our Pasadena Neighbors
If you are looking for a different way to celebrate Thanksgiving this year, consider volunteering with one of our local partners, Union Station Homeless Services, at their annual Dinner in the Park that is quickly approaching! There are a variety of volunteer opportunities to make each of their Dinner in the Park programs possible, including food sorting, preparation, cooking, packaging, and serving. Volunteer registration is now open on their website through the Volunteer Portal.
Hoving Home, another local partner we support, is having their Christmas Tea on Friday, December 2nd, from 6-8 p.m. at First Church of the Nazarene of Pasadena. There will be a silent auction as well as performances from the Hoving Home Choir with all proceeds from the evening going to provide women struggling with addiction and abuse a safe and loving community to rebuild their lives and fulfill their God-given purpose. Click here to learn more and purchase event tickets (early bird pricing until November 4th).
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
Weekly Happenings
Fall Sunday School (9-10 a.m.; until 11/13)
Sunday Worship Service (10:30 a.m., Sanctuary)
Thursday Noon Bible Study (noon - 1 p.m., Parlor)
Upcoming Events 2022
11/6 - Daylight Savings Time Ends
Town Hall
11/12 - Women’s Brunch
11/13 - Church Movie Day
11/18 - Parent Night Out
11/20 - Gratitude Night Annual Meeting & Potluck
Friends in Deed Christmas Gift Drive Begins
Oaxaca Missions Information Lunch
11/21, 23-24 - Union Station Dinner in the Park
11/24 - THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY (no Noon Bible Study)
11/27 - Advent Sunday School Series Begins
Hanging of the Greens
FBCPride Monthly Meeting
12/2 - Red Cross Blood Drive
12/3 - Art Therapy Workshop with Kit Ripley
12/4 - Public Theology: LA Voice Introduction
12/11 - Candlelight Carol Service
Friends In Deed Gift Drive Ends
