Pray for the Youth
Our youth are enjoying the San Diego area on their Summer Retreat this weekend. Thanks to Pastor Lindsay and a group of volunteers (Bri, Jensen, Jessica and Michael) for planning a meaningful and fun weekend for them! Also, thanks to those who signed up to help with meals and snacks (Chens, Cindy, Ellises, Gaby, Jonathan, Kathy, Marcie and Susan)! The retreat would definitely be less without this amazing outpouring of love.
Sunday
Our Friends In Deed's Backpack + School Supply Drive ends tomorrow, Sunday, July 21st. Click here to read a list of recommended items to donate. Please bring all items to worship this Sunday and leave them with the Hospitality folks. The backpacks and school supplies will be included in a prayer of blessing during worship. If you prefer to donate money, visit fbcpasadena.com/giving, select “Friends In Deed” from the drop down menu, and Shawn will shop for you. Email Shawn with any questions. Thank you for your participation!
Join us at 10:30am 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. Our youth will be at their retreat this weekend, but we will resume out regular gathering on the 28th. 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.
Our Yarn Craft Group welcomes any crafty knitters or crocheters to join the biweekly fun in the Parlor after worship this Sunday, July 21st. Bring snacks to share (optional) and a water bottle. Email Whitney or Justine if you have any questions.
Our Passive-Aggressive Pickleball group also meets this Sunday, July 21st, at 7pm in the gym off Union St. Text “pickle” to 626.727.9498 if you haven’t already. Email Tim with questions. We have paddles and balls available; bring your parking ticket for validation and a bottle of water.
The Friends In Deed food pantry item this week is baking items (small bags of flour, sugar, oil, etc).
Coming Up
Our Community Dinners are happening next Friday, July 26th, at homes across the city. The dinners are currently full and participants should have received an email from their hosts this week, but you can text “dinner” to 626.727.9498 to be on the waiting list. Email Pastor Chip if you have any questions.
Next Sunday, July 28, from 9-10am, Pastor John Jay will have a casual coffee for newer folks in his office. This is different from our Basics Class, which will be happening on August 25th for people ready to consider baptism or membership. Next week’s coffee is a time for folks to get to know a couple other people in a smaller setting and share with Pastor John Jay any questions or comments they have about church. We hope you can make it!
Join us as we pray for our global servants around the world next Sunday, July 28th, 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 as they love and support others around the world and share the light of Christ through service.
Ladies of all ages, we hope you can join us for brunch in the Southside Room on Saturday, August 10, from 10am-12pm. This month, Pastor Leslie will be sharing her story of faith and a time of communal singing. We hope you can join us for a time of fellowship, food and fun together as we continue to deepen our friendships with one another. Text “brunch” to 626.727.9498 to RSVP, and feel free to invite a friend.
Guiding Principles
Our summer preaching series has been focusing on the revised Guiding Principles updated by the deacon board this past year. In case you’ve missed any with summer schedules, the full list of principles can be found on our website here, and the archive of worship audio can be found here. Stay tuned through July for the remaining topics!
Regular-ish Happenings
Yarn Crafts Group | 7/21 after worship | Parlor
Passive-Aggressive Pickleball | 7/21 at 7pm | Gym
Grief Group | 8/11 at 9am | Room 214
Holy Walkamolies Hiking Group | 8/24 | TBD
Six Weeks at a Glance
7/19-7/21 - Summer Youth Retreat
7/26 - Community Dinners
7/27 - Youth Backpack Sorting at FID
7/28 - Prayer for Global Servants
8/9 - Dodger Game
8/10 - Women’s Brunch
8/18 - Oaxaca Meeting
8/25 - Basics Lunch
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
