Sunday
DON’T FORGET TO TURN YOUR CLOCKS BACK AN HOUR!
Join us for worship in the sanctuary at 10:30am as we partake in communion together (crackers are gluten-free)! 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 this week, November 5th, there will be a Town Hall meeting in the sanctuary to present the 2024 budget proposal for consideration as we prepare to vote on them at our Gratitude Night potluck on Sunday, November 19th. This is a time that we give thanks and remember God’s faithfulness this past year while also looking toward what God has for us in the months ahead. Here is the proposed budget that we will discuss on Sunday, and more information on Town Hall can be found here.
This week the Friends In Deed food pantry item is cereal.
Check out the latest Genesis scripture audio on our Listen page.
Gratitude Night
We are planning a yummy potluck feast on Gratitude Night and we would love your help! 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 this dinner where we get to enjoy the FBCP choir, vote on business and enjoy fellowship as we potluck together. And thank you, Deacon Board, for your leadership on this evening!
Coming Up
Our next Public Theology meeting is Sunday, November 12th, after worship service. This month, we have a guest speaker, Bert Newton from Making Housing & Community Happen. 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.
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 and Jason Chen, Mark Fields and Nori Ochi 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.
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 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 put 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!
Join us for our annual Hanging of the Greens on Sunday, November 26th, immediately following service. Under the leadership of Cindie and Dave Ekstrand, we invite you to help us transform our communal spaces to Christmastime. We’ll have lunch first before getting to work.
The Foundation
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 here.
Weekly + Biweekly Happenings
Fall Sunday School thru 11/12 | 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
11/5 - Town Hall Meeting
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 - 80th Annual Candlelight 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
