Tomorrow
All women and girls are invited to our Women’s Brunch tomorrow morning at 10am in the Southside Room! It will be a time to share a delicious meal, get to know some awesome ladies, and hear a personal story of faith from Staa, a beautiful woman in our community. If you have any questions, please email the office.
All Saints Sunday
Join us at 10:30am for worship in the sanctuary. The nursery will be open as usual for our toddlers and babies. Since this is the fifth Sunday of the month, our youth are invited to help out on the Hospitality Team before service. Our kids five years old and up can join us for the first part of worship and then will be dismissed to their classrooms with their leaders. They can sit with their parents or join us in the front rows at the start of service. Our regular youth time after service is postponed until next week to give families extra time together. 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. This week, we will pause to remember those in or connected to our community who have died in the past year by saying their names out loud. It is our tradition to hold our loss and grief together as the body of Christ in this sacred practice. Please use the form link below to share their names with us if you haven’t texted or completed the google form yet.
This week the Friends In Deed food pantry item is pasta and pasta sauce.
Check out the latest Genesis scripture audio on our Listen page.
Town Hall + Gratitude Night
Immediately after Sunday service next Sunday, November 5th, there will be a Town Hall meeting in the sanctuary to present the 2024 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 19th. Mark your calendars for these important dates as we give thanks and remember God’s faithfulness this past year while also looking toward what God has for us in the months ahead. We will share some supporting materials next week so you can pray and prepare.
Gratitude Night will be another time for potluck (yum, yum)! We’ll meet in the gym at 6pm on Sunday, November 19th. Based on your last name, as you’re able, please bring dessert (A-G), a main dish (H-Q), or a side/salad (R-Z) of about 10 servings to share with your FBCP friends and family. We hope you join us for a wonderful time of fellowship at our pre-Thanksgiving feast!
Coming Up
Our next Public Theology meeting is Sunday, November 12th, after worship service. We value all voices, and we hope you can join us for lunch in the Southside Room. Text “local” to 626.727.9498 if you’re new to the group, and lunch will be provided. Email Pastor Lindsay if you have any food restrictions, please.
Join us as we pray for our global servants around the world on Sunday, November 19th, after worship in the Parlor. We invite you for thirty minutes of prayer for our FBCP-supported American Baptist servants in Mexico, Lebanon, Turkey and Thailand.
The FBCPride Group invites anyone ages 16+ to join us for an Ally Panel on Sunday, November 12th, at 5pm in the Southside Room. Our friends Iris, Jason, Mark and Nori will be discussing what being an ally has meant to them, and our own Michael Mann will be facilitating the discussion. Whether you are part of the LGBTQ+ community, a parent or an ally, we would love to have your voice as we expand our understanding of the stories around us. Text “pride” to 626.727.9498 if you’re new.
Invitations
Interested in learning more about the Foundation of FBCP? Members of the Foundation help to steward a long-standing endowment, which supports the church financially when assistance is needed for projects that go above and beyond the regular church operating budget. More information about the Foundation’s mission and how to become a member can be found at fbcpasadena.com/foundation.
The Yarn Crafts Group has two exciting invitations for all of you! First, you are welcome to attend the Fiber Fair with them in Pomona on Sunday, November 19th. Tickets are $15 online or $20 at the door. Participants will be able to explore amazing yarns at the fair while getting to know one another! Also, they invite you to help make blankets ahead of Christmas. They are putting together square kits and invite anyone interested to help knit one square that will be joined with other squares to create blankets for donation. Email Justine and Whitney if you are interested in this project or the Fiber Fair (or to arrange a carpool to the fair), and keep a lookout in the lobby on Sunday for the square kits!
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.
Weekly + Biweekly Happenings
Fall Sunday School | Parlor | Southside Room | Room 211
Thursday Bible Study | Weekly at Noon | Parlor
Yarn Crafts Group | Biweekly at 12pm | Nov. 5th after Town Hall
Six Weeks at a Glance
10/28 - Women’s Brunch
10/29 - All Saints’ Day
11/5 - Town Hall
11/12 - Last Day of Fall Sunday School
11/12 - Public Theology Meeting
11/12 - FBCPride Group Meeting
11/19 - Prayer for Global Servants
11/19 - Fiber Fair with Yarn Crafts Group
11/19 - Gratitude Night
11/23-11/24 - Thanksgiving Break | Office Closed
11/26 - Hanging of the Greens
12/3 - Advent Sunday School Begins
12/3 - Hospitality Team Lunch
12/10 - Annual FBCP Carol Service
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
