Film Screening Tonight @Fuller

Our community partners invite you to the third Palestine/Israel film tonight, April 25th, at 6pm at Fuller Seminary’s Travis Auditorium. We will be watching Where Olive Trees Weep. This film, made in 2022, will be the most recently-made film we watch in our series. Click here to receive the free registration link.

Saturday

Join the Legacy Land Project’s Resource Fair and concert to benefit displaced Eaton fire residents. This event is supported by our community partners as they strive to ensure an equitable rebuilding of Altadena. The event will happen tomorrow, April 26th, 2025, from 11am-8pm at Memorial Park in Pasadena. Chaplains and pastors are also invited to participate by offering spiritual and emotional care. Volunteers can sign up here.

Road Closures this Sunday

The annual Pasadena Half Marathon & 5K at the Rose Bowl will take place on Sunday, April 27, 2025. Travel to and from the church may be impacted. Please see the website for the course map that includes the racecourse and the corresponding 6am closures and re-opening details.

Sunday Happenings

Spring Sunday School starts this Sunday (and next)! See details below.
Join us at 10:30am for worship in the Sanctuary! Our scripture this week is Luke 24:13-32. 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 are invited to join us for our regular lunch and fellowship 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.
Our Yarn Crafts Group continues meeting this Sunday after worship in the Parlor. All levels of knitters, crocheters, or other crafters are welcome to join the fun. Bring a water bottle and snacks to share if you’d like. Click here to email Justine and Whitney.

Spring Sunday School

Our classes start this Sunday and next! See exact dates below:

Rich and Kris Laski start their class this Sunday at 9am in the Parlor. This class will be structured around the Jim Burns book Doing Life With Your Adult Children - Keep Your Mouth Shut & The Welcome Mat Out. As parents of six adult children, the Laskis will be discussing relationship realities. This class is intended to spark meaningful discussions that will hopefully be helpful for any parent with adult children or any adult child with parents. Copies of the book will be provided. Class runs thru June 1st.
Spiritual Values in Literature with Rene Scheys starts next Sunday, May 4th, and runs thru June 8th. Join us as we read, discuss, and appreciate the acclaimed novel This Other Eden by Paul Harding (writer of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Tinkers, a previous Spiritual Values in Literature selection). This beautiful novel (inspired by true events) tells the story of an unconventional interracial community situated on a remote island off the coast of Maine, a community infused with hard-won love and complicated grace. Copies of the book will be provided.
Contemplative Practices with Pastor Lindsay Dorman starts May 4th and runs thru June 1st. This class introduces contemplative practices and rhythms lived by Jesus, exploring how we might learn to incorporate them into our lives. The class will provide time both to try new practices and reflect on them with one another. Instead of leaving with a new to-do list, the goal is to discover new ways to make space for God to do a transforming work in us.

Class descriptions and more information can be found here:

🦎🐈Call for Pet Photos!🐕🐢

Upload a photo of your animal friend by clicking this link. Keep an eye out for photos coming to our board in the lobby. Please submit photos by Sunday, May 11th. We can’t wait to see your cute critters!

Coming Up

Parents of LGBTQ+ folks might be interested in attending the Parent & Family Summit with QChristian in Long Beach from May 2-4. Our friend and FBCP member Ken Fong will be a keynote speaker.
Pastor Andrew will be leading a Family Ministry training class on Saturday, May 3rd, at 10am for volunteers working with elementary-aged children. Everyone who already volunteers AND anyone interested in helping with our K-5th grade kids is invited to attend. Text “elementary” to 626.727.9498 to RSVP for the first training. A training for those volunteering with our younger kids ages 0-4, will happen on Saturday, May 31st. Text “nursery” to 626.727.9498 to RSVP for this training. Email Andrew with questions.

You are invited to our BASICS class, which is a deep dive into FBCP culture, history and future. This is after worship on May 4th at noon in the Southside Room, and lunch is provided. If you have been curious about membership, this is also the class that is needed to officially join our community. You are welcome to take the class and not move toward membership, but you cannot become a member without the class. We want you to know what you are getting into! Text “basics” to 626.727.9498 to RSVP.

We invite all women to enjoy a five-minute complimentary massage on Mother’s Day, May 11th. Massage chairs will be set up in the back of the sanctuary and will be available throughout the service.
Our next 🌈FBCPride Potluck will happen after worship on Sunday, May 18th, in the Southside Room. Join us for fellowship, along with planning for Pride events in the area. Email pride@fbcpasadena.com to join our mailing list.

Kids Camp Registration

Registration is open! Camp will run June 16-20 from 9am-12pm each day. We are excited to help our kids encounter God's love together with people from our church family! Youth families, please note that the youth are invited to help again this year, and this can count for community service hours if they have any requirements through school or other organizations. Adults and youth, let Pastor Andrew know if you’d like to help out!

Call for Musicians

Riley has an exciting opportunity for folks who are musically-minded. He is recording an FBCP album and would like to invite you to text "record" to 626.727.9498 if you'd like to contribute to the album by either singing, playing or mixing music. Riley will try his best to reach out and get everyone involved who would like to contribute.

Restorative Justice Survey

Many of our friends from The Center and CCC are involved in finding equiptable housing solutions for displaced families after the Eaton fires. Please take a moment to learn about their advocacy work with the 710 stub land and take their survey. Thanks!

Regular-ish Happenings

Spring Sunday School is starting April 27th (dates vary)! Click here to read about the classes/dates offered.
Yarn Crafts Group | 4/27 after worship | Parlor
Easy-Going Basketball | 4/27 @7pm | Gym
Holy Walkamolies | 5/24 | TBA

Six Weeks at a Glance

4/25 - Palestine/Israel Film Screening
5/03 - Family Ministry Training (Elementary)
5/04 - Basics Lunch
5/11 - Mother’s Day
5/11 - Pet Photo Deadline
5/18 - FBCPride Lunch
5/26 - Memorial Day | Office Closed
5/31 - Family Ministry Training (Nursery)
6/01 - Blood Drive

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

P.S. First Baptist Church of Pasadena has weekly worship services on Sundays at 10:30am at 75 N. Marengo Ave, Pasadena, CA 91101. If you’re driving in, we invite you to park at 150 E Holly St and bring in your ticket to the lobby for validation. We are also a block away from the Memorial Park Station on the A Line. Contact the office with questions.

Weekly Updates 04.25.2025