Hi Friends,
Monday is the start of our kids camp, and our theme this year is about cultivating our God-given sense of wonder. As we have been preparing for camp, both Mary and I have found God sparking our own sense of wonder in the world. Our community is known for its generosity and kindness, and we believe that wonder and curiosity help us become people who are generous, kind, and joyful. I invite you to ask God to ignite the wonder inside of you and to help your own sense of awe increase. We are, after all, wired for wonder and wonderfully made.
Campers, we are so excited to hang out, learn, and create as we deepen our relationships with one another. We hope that through all of our activities during the week, you will tap into your own sense of wonder and curiosity at all of God's creation. Yay!
FBCP Backpack Blessing
We want to invite all of our students and educators to bring your backpack, briefcase, folios, and pencil cases to worship next Sunday, August 7. We will have a special blessing for the upcoming school year during service, and we believe these special embodied practices are an important part of our communal life together.
Pasadena Youth Coalition Event
Our next event with other youth groups from the Pasadena area will be Saturday, August 27, at PazNaz church campus. We'll have food, bonfires with s'mores, a movie, and water games. Stay tuned for more details in the coming weeks, but save the afternoon and evening of that Saturday for this fun hangout!
SUNDAY
KIDS
Please check in your precious kiddos with the iPad near the Connections Desk in the lobby as you enter. Someone will be there to help you navigate our online system if that is new to you. It will print out a name tag for your child and a parent tag that matches. Online check-ins are one more way we keep our kids safe and help our leaders do their job well, too. Thanks!
Our nursery room is open this Sunday for babies and toddlers four years old and under. Childcare will be open starting at 10:15 AM.
Our kids five to ten years old will join us in the sanctuary for the start of worship and then they will be dismissed with their leaders to their classrooms. This week we will take time to review and deepen our understanding of love, peace, patience, and joy. You might consider asking the following questions the next time you share a meal or family time together.
Discussion Questions for the Table at Home:
What does "fruit of the Spirit" mean?
When have you felt the Spirit help you to be more loving, peace-making, patient, or joyful?
What do you still wonder about the fruit of the Spirit? How can we pray together about that?
YOUTH
We will have our regular youth lunch gathering this Sunday. Youth can meet in the lobby and then head up to the youth room together. We'll wrap up at 1:30 PM, and parents can text when they are at Union Street or the front gate for pick up.
Special thanks to our youth for all their hard work to help at Friends In Deed! It was awesome to have them serve and hang out together last Saturday with our local partner. I invite you to continue praying for all the families with kids as summer winds down.
Have a wonderful weekend!
With love and gratitude for you,
Pastor Lindsay