Friends at FBCP,
Join us for Good Friday service tonight
We will remember Christ’s crucifixion and death tonight at our Good Friday Service this evening at 6 pm in the chapel. Pastors John Jay and Leslie will lead our time together. Please email Pastor Lindsay if you need childcare for nursery-age children.
Here are the updates and announcements you need for the week.
This Sunday
Celebrate Easter with us this Sunday starting with a potluck brunch and mariachi band at 10 am in the courtyard! We will have an egg hunt and a craft table open for kids during the brunch. Based on your last name, if you’re able, we’re asking you to bring about 10 servings of something savory (A-L) or sweet/fruit (M-Z) to eat and share with your friends here as we celebrate Christ’s resurrection together. Nursery care will be provided for ages four and under starting at 10:45 am.
Snip and bring some flowers from your yard or a neighbor’s yard (with permission!) to place on the cross that will be outside in the courtyard area during Easter Brunch. The decorated cross will be carried into the sanctuary right before Easter Service begins at 11 am.
Join us for Easter worship service and a baptism at 11 am in the sanctuary immediately following the brunch! The nursery will be open as usual for our toddlers and babies. Please note that this Sunday our kids five years old and up will join us in the sanctuary for service. Youth are also invited to join us for worship. Prayer ministers 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.
The Friends In Deed Food Pantry item for this Sunday is canned chicken/tuna.
Future Happenings & Other News
As a reminder, there is no noon Bible study next week. The study will resume on Thursday, April 28th.
Iris and Jason Chen will be leading the third couples class next Sunday, April 24th, at 5 pm in the chapel. To sign up, you can text “couples” to (626) 727-9498. Please email Pastors Lindsay and Mary if you need childcare during this month’s class.
We’ll be starting a new 8-week series of Sunday School classes for Spring on Sunday, May 1st. Similar to before, classes will meet from 9-10 am before service, and childcare will be available so parents can attend, too. More information about each class will be coming next week. Text “school” to 626.727.9498 or email Pastor Chip if you’re interested or want to learn more. You’ll be able to sign up for classes either online or at the Connections Desk in the church lobby starting on Sunday, April 24th.
Please keep Stormie and Dustin in your prayers in this tender season. In lieu of flowers, the Millers have asked folks to consider a donation to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, specifically for The Heart Institute program in honor of Gibson James Miller. You can make a donation here. You can also support them in the coming weeks by helping to provide meals. Click here for more details and to sign up for the meal train.
We are grateful to partner with and support Melanie Baggao, Kit Ripley, Tim and Patti Long, and Rich and Laura Freeman in the work they do as American Baptist global servants working directly with refugees, migrants, and/or vulnerable girls and women around the world. Go here to read their latest news and to learn about how God is at work through them.
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
