Tonight
Austin-based musician Jon Guerra will be playing a concert at FBCP tonight at 7pm in the Chapel. He’s a super-talented Christian singer-songwriter in a contemplative prayer music style. Tickets are $20 and can be found here, or simply show up and let them know that you’re with the church to receive a reserved free ticket. Here’s a couple songs for you to enjoy: Citizens & Lord's Prayer.Yes tha
Tomorrow
The FBCPride Group hopes you can all join us at the Altadena Walkabout tomorrow, June 10th. This event is an LGBTQ pride month celebration, which promotes resources and acceptance in the local community. At 11am, we will be meeting at the corner of Lake Ave. & Mariposa St. to walk along the shops together. Another opportunity is to pop by our booth between 3-6pm at the Altadena Senior Center, say hi, and check out the many other resource tables around our community. Email pride@fbcpasadena.com with any questions.
Sunday
Spring Sunday School classes continue on Sundays at 9 a.m. through June 25th. Email Pastor Chip with any questions.
Spiritual Values in Literature: Gilead by Rene Scheys (Parlor)
Spiritual Growth by Jerry Brown (Southside Room)
Emotion Management by Gaby Martinez (Room 211)
It’s potluck time! If you’re able, please bring a dessert (A-G), main dish (H-Q), or side or salad (R-Z) of about 10 servings to share with your friends here at FBCP. The hospitality team will be happy to take your dish before service begins. Thank you for your generosity!
Join us at 10:30 a.m. for worship in the sanctuary! The nursery will be open as usual for our toddlers and babies. 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. Youth are invited to join us for potluck in lieu of our regular gathering after service. 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.
Dribble with us this Sunday, June 11th, with our Easy-Going Basketball Group at 7 p.m. in the Gym. Headed by Jason C, this team is for everyone who loves the game but isn’t fresh off the college bench. Email Misterjchen@gmail.com if you have questions.
Calling graduates of all ages! We would love to honor you this week in service and we will ask all educators to join us up front as we pray for you.
This week the Friends In Deed food pantry item is Cereal.
Coming Up
Happy 40th birthday to our Lead Pastor John Jay Alvaro! Take a quick minute to wish him a special Monday, June 12!
All women and girls are invited to our Women’s Brunch on Saturday, June 17th, 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 our speaker Gaby Martinez’s story of faith. Text “brunch” to 626.727.9498 to sign up. If you have any questions, please email Pastor Lindsay.
Kids Camp is around the corner, June 19th-23rd, from 9am-12pm. This year we will explore how God created us to shine with light and goodness. There are so many ways God has infused creation with light, both literally and metaphorically. We are excited to tap into the light of Christ as we hang out, learn, and create with one another. If your kids have other friends who want to get to know our church community, you are welcome to invite them—and adults, let us know if you’re interested in volunteering. Sign up here and email Pastor Lindsay with anything related to Kids Camp.
LA Voice would like to invite you into a deeper understanding of the systemic issues that undergird our community organizing efforts through their summer formation series. The next one is on June 21st for those who are interested.
Join us for fun and fellowship at the Dodgers game against the Houston Astros on Friday, June 23rd, at 7pm. Tickets are $25 each—they are going fast, so reserve your ticket soon if you’d like to join us. You can drive and meet us at the game or join a group of us gathering at the church at 5:30pm to ride the metro train in together. Email Pastor Chip if cost is a concern or if you have any questions. Text the word "Dodgers" to 626.727.9498 for info on how to sign up.
All are invited to join us for a special service of blessing and sending for the Mattesich family on June 24th at 5:00pm in the Sanctuary. Jeff, Jenny, Henry, and Russell have been a blessing to our church family these past months, and we are grateful to have a time to honor and bless them as they prepare to move to Ventura where Jeff has accepted a lead pastor position. Thank you for praying for this beloved family as they begin a new season.
We’ll have a FBCPride Group booth outside Pasadena City Hall at the Pasadena’s pride month celebration event on June 24th from 6-9pm. Stop by our booth and say hi, and help us create a huge rainbow heart with post-it notes!
On June 25th after worship, the public theology group will host an end-of-the-year wrap-up party. We’ll celebrate our victories, look toward what the future will hold, fall and beyond, and spend time in fellowship with one another, practicing all we’ve learned this year about sharing our stories.
We hope you can join the FBCPride Group to wrap up our first year of monthly pride meetings on Sunday, June 25th from 5-6:30pm. We’ll have a potluck, games and prizes. You won’t want to miss!
The FBCP Foundation is a separate entity established in 1958 by members committed to contributing financially to the church in the present and future years. Each year the Foundation has some funds set aside to disburse to FBCP members for post-secondary educational scholarships. Members interested in applying for the 2023-24 academic year can apply here. Due June 26.
As we continue to pray for those in Ukraine and the ongoing war, we wanted to share a recent update from one of our American Baptist Global Servants who is serving in the region. Kristy Engels is a trained pediatric nurse who went to Hungary and Ukraine in late January 2023 to serve alongside partners who provide mobile medical clinics to IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons) living in shelters in the far-western regions of Ukraine near the Hungarian border. She also held a well-child clinic at a nearby church one evening so that parents could bring their kids after they finished work. You can read her poignant reflection on her experience and how to continue praying in her recent update.
Weekly + Biweekly Happenings
Spring Sunday School | Weekly at 9am 4/23 thru 6/25
Thursday Noon Bible Study | On break until 7/6
Yarn Crafts Group | Biweekly at 12pm | 6/25 in the Parlor
Easy-Going Basketball | Biweekly at 7pm | 6/11 in the Gym
Six Weeks at a Glance
6/9 - Jon Guerra Concert
6/10 - Altadena Pride Walkabout
6/11 - Church Potluck
6/17 - Women’s Brunch
6/18 - Father’s Day (Massage!)
6/19 - Kids Camp (thru 6/23)
6/23 - Dodgers Game
6/24 - Mattesich Blessing Service
6/25 - Public Theology Meeting
6/25 - FBCPride Party
6/26 - Foundation Scholarship Deadline
6/28 - Senior Lunch
7/8 - Healing the Masculine #2
7/9 - Prayer for Global Servants
7/21 - Movie Outing: Oppenheimer
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
