FBCP Families | 07.22.2021

Hi Friends,

We had a great time with our kids on Sunday, and we had the chance to pray over lots of spaces in our church and for unity in our church family. It was a special time of reflecting on our call to be unified even though we love how different each of us is.

This Sunday we are worshipping in the garage, and kids are invited to join us there. The nursery will be open for our babies and toddlers. In the meantime, we are gearing up for camp on Monday and continuing to get ready for regular Sunday school starting August 8th. You can join us in praying for our youngest ones and our teams as we learn and grow together!

Having Better Conversations with Young People

The Fuller Youth Institute recently shared this article about how to have better conversations with teenagers, and it has some great tips and food for thought. (And really, these tips are great for thinking about conversations with people of all ages!) I am so grateful that we have a church where all generations can thrive and grow together, and I pray that we continue to live into that vision as the body of Christ.

Kids

Our nursery room is open this Sunday for babies and toddlers under four years old! Childcare will be open from 10:15AM until the end of garage worship. We hope this allows our youngest children to have a safe place to play and connect with each other and our loving nursery staff. If you're interested in helping with our nursery team, please let us know.

Our kids summer camp is almost here! Camp starts Monday and we can't wait. You can still register with this link. Camp this year will focus on learning about how God loves us in fun and playful ways as we remember how fun it is to play together with the other kids at church. If your kids have friends who want to get to know our community, they are welcome to invite them! We are committed to making sure that we maintain the right safety considerations for our unvaccinated population of kids, and we also are praying this will be a time when the kids in our church can really get to know one another better before we return fully to the sanctuary in August.

Youth 

This Sunday the youth who are not helping with kids camp will be gathering for our regular time together after worship for lunch and fellowship. Youth who are helping with kids camp can join our leader meeting where lunch will be served as well. Everyone can head to the park after worship in the garage, and we'll wrap up everything at 1:30PM.

This Saturday the youth will be heading to Friends In Deed to sort and prepare the school supplies from the backpack drive. We can't wait to serve and have fun together with the wonderful staff at Friends In Deed!

With love and gratitude for you,

Pastor Lindsay & Pastor Mary

FBCP Families | 07.17.2021

Hi Friends,

We are so excited for our time with kids in the park tomorrow, and we are busy planning for our kids camp that is coming up. Just a reminder that parents can register for camp using the link below. If you want to help volunteer any of the days at camp, we would welcome your help! Just email us and we can get you plugged in for a week of fun and learning together. 

We have also been busy getting our kid spaces organized and ready for when we return inside. As we monitor the virus variant and continue to discern best practices for kid safety, we will keep you posted on where Sunday school will happen once we are back in the sanctuary. We are so grateful that we have lots of space both indoors and outdoors so that we can welcome our kids safely at church! Stay tuned for updates as we look ahead to August 8th and our return to the sanctuary for worship.

Kids

Our nursery room is open this Sunday for babies and toddlers under four years old! Childcare will be open from 10:15AM until the end of garage worship. We hope this allows our youngest children to have a safe place to play and connect with each other and our loving nursery staff. If you're interested in helping with our nursery team, please let us know.


We have programming in the park for kids this Sunday! We have a special morning planned that will help them explore the same passage that Chip will be preaching about in the garage, and we can't wait to spend time learning and growing with our kids. Parents can drop kids off and sign them in at the Union Street gate to the park at 10:15AM. See you soon!

Our kids summer camp will take place July 26-30 from 9am-12pm. You can register with this link. Camp this year will focus on learning about how God loves us in fun and playful ways as we remember how fun it is to play together with the other kids at church. If your kids have friends who want to get to know our community, they are welcome to invite them! We are committed to making sure that we maintain the right safety considerations for our unvaccinated population of kids, and we also are praying this will be a time when the kids in our church can really get to know one another better before we return fully to the sanctuary in August. 

Youth 

We have a great time at our youth movie night yesterday! Thanks to the Chen Family for hosting in their backyard home theater. This Sunday the youth will be gathering for our regular time together after worship, and we'll be working on a project using grant money we were recently awarded. Lunch is included, and we'll wrap up at 1:30PM.

Youth should also mark their calendars for Saturday, July 24, from 9am-12pm. We will be heading to Friends In Deed to help them sort and prepare the school supplies after they have received all the backpack drive donations. Lunch and ice cream will be included, and we can't wait to serve and have fun together with the wonderful staff at Friends In Deed!

 

With love and gratitude for you,

Pastor Lindsay & Pastor Mary

P.S. Tomorrow is National Ice Cream Day, so keep an eye out for deals on this delicious cool treat! Here are a few you might want to check out.

Weekly Updates 07.16.2021

Friends at FBCP,

Happy Friday! Here are all the updates and announcements for this week.

  • This Sunday we will be gathering in the garage at 10:30AM for worship. Come early to settle in and greet one another. We know it’s been a hot week, so bring a water bottle to fill at our water stations. See you there!

  • During worship in the garage, our nursery will be open for babies and toddlers. Kids ages four to ten years old can join us in the park for programming. Yay! Parents can enter off Union Street to drop kids off and sign them in. We look forward to a time of fun and learning with our younger ones!

  • This week we are asking you to bring pasta and pasta sauce for the Friends In Deed Food Pantry if you are able. Right now this will help meet a major need in their supply. Thanks for contributing!


  • This is the last Sunday to bring items for our Backpack Drive with Friends In Deed. Many families will be facing the same financial concerns as they have in the past, and probably some new ones, too. This could make preparing their kids for the new school year an even bigger challenge since there are so many costs that come into play for a new school year. If you would like to help out, here are some things to consider:

    • Please avoid all red and all blue backpacks. This is very important to Friends In Deed.

    • Backpacks should be sturdy enough to handle the rigors of a student's day and the crazy amount of books they heft around, especially for our high school students.

    • The supplies needed are recommended by the Pasadena/Altadena area schools and a list is included here.

    • If you want to donate some funds and have Shawn shop for you, select “Friends In Deed” on the dropdown menu on our giving page.

  • To our families with kids, here is the registration for our kids camp that we sent out last week. Camp runs from July 26-30, and we can’t wait to play and connect with our church family. (And if you’re reading this and are interested in helping out, let us know!)


  • Join us on Thursday for our Bible study at noon in the park. We’ll be there every week for a time of discussion and fellowship as we look at scripture together. Our first focus is on the book of Galatians. There are no materials to download, but you are encouraged to bring a Bible (or we can loan you one!). Feel free to bring your lunch to eat, too. Hope to see you there! Email Pastor Chip with any questions.

Grace and peace to you as we head into the weekend. We can’t wait to worship with you on Sunday!

Less without you,

The FBCP Community

 

FBCP Families | 07.10.2021

Hi Friends,

We had a great time worshipping and sharing lunch together last week! I hope to see you in the garage tomorrow as we gather for our regular time of worship together at 10:30AM. Kids are always welcome! We are also getting ready for our upcoming kids camp. Please see below for registration information. We hope to see your kids there for all the fun!

Kids

Our nursery room is open this Sunday for babies and toddlers under four years old. Childcare will be open from 10:15AM until the end of garage worship. We hope this allows our youngest children to have a safe place to play and connect with each other and our loving nursery staff, Tasha Cronin and Engry Lopez. Parents can enter off Union Street through the park and proceed through the gym. We’ll be there to lead the way! If you're interested in helping with our nursery team, please let us know.

Don't forget that we have programming in the park for kids again on July 18th. We look forward to another time of fun and learning with our kids while worship happens in the garage. 

Our kids summer camp will take place July 26-30 from 9am-12pm. You can register with this link. Camp this year will focus on learning about how God loves us in fun and playful ways as we remember how fun it is to play together with the other kids at church. If your kids have friends who want to get to know our community, they are welcome to invite them! We just don't plan to advertise beyond our families or open it up to the general public. We want to be sure that we can still maintain the right safety considerations for our unvaccinated population of kids. We also are praying this will be a time when the kids in our church can really get to know one another better before we return fully to the sanctuary in August. 

Youth 

This week the youth will be gathering for our regular time together after worship, and we have an exciting new project to present to them. Lunch is included, and we'll wrap up at 1:30PM.

This Friday we have a youth movie night at the Chen’s house! Parents, stay tuned for more details this coming week.

Youth should also mark their calendars for Saturday, July 24, from 9am-12pm. We will be heading to Friends In Deed to help them sort and prepare the school supplies after they have received all the backpack drive donations. Lunch and ice cream will be included, and we can't wait to serve and have fun together with the wonderful staff at Friends In Deed!

 

With love and gratitude for you,

Pastor Lindsay & Pastor Mary

Weekly Updates 07.09.2021

Friends at FBCP,

Happy Friday! Here are all the updates and announcements for this week.

  • This Sunday we will be gathering in the garage at 10:30AM for worship! Come early to settle in and greet one another. We know it’s been a hot week, so bring a water bottle to fill at our water stations. See you there!

  • During worship in the garage, our nursery will be open for babies and toddlers. We look forward to a time of fun and learning with our little ones!

  • This week we are asking you to bring peanut butter for the Friends In Deed Food Pantry if you are able. Right now this will help meet a major need in their supply. Thanks for contributing!


  • We also are continuing with our Backpack Drive for Friends In Deed. For two more Sundays we invite you to bring supplies for students in our neighborhoods. Many families will be facing the same financial concerns as they have in the past, and probably some new ones, too. This could make preparing their kids for the new school year an even bigger challenge since there are so many costs that come into play for a new school year. If you would like to help out, here are some things to consider:

    • Please avoid all red and all blue backpacks. This is very important to Friends In Deed.

    • Backpacks should be sturdy enough to handle the rigors of a student's day and the crazy amount of books they heft around, especially for our high school students.

    • The supplies needed are recommended by the Pasadena/Altadena area schools and a list is included here.

  • To our families with kids, here is the registration for our kids camp in case you missed it earlier this week. Camp runs from July 26-30, and we can’t wait to play and connect with our church family. (And if you’re reading this and are interested in helping out, let us know!)


  • Join us on Thursday for our Bible study at noon in the park. We’ll be there every week for a time of discussion and fellowship as we look at scripture together. Our first focus is on the book of Galatians. There are no materials to download, but you are encouraged to bring a Bible (or we can loan you one!). Feel free to bring your lunch to eat, too. Hope to see you there! Email Pastor Chip with any questions.


  • The crisis in Myanmar continues, and there will be another virtual prayer time for the country led by leaders in the American Baptist Church on Monday, July 12, at 3 p.m. PDT. You are invited to join the prayer time over Zoom using this link. The Meeting ID is 790 997 8145 and the password is C323. Possible content will include a video on Dr. SaSa’s presentation on National Unity Government (NUG) at the Biennial Asian Alliance Convocation, the current dire Covid situation, updates from international partners, and advocacy sample letters to the U.S. House Representatives & U.S. Senators.

Grace and peace to you as we head into the weekend. We can’t wait to worship with you on Sunday!

Less without you,

The FBCP Community

 

FBCP Families | 07.03.2021

Hi Friends,

Tomorrow we have a special worship service in the park at 10:30AM, and it includes a taco lunch! We'll provide the taco bar, and we're inviting folks to bring a dessert if they are able—a soft transition back to our beloved potlucks.  We hope families with kids can enjoy this different kind of service and the chance to be with the church at large. And Cynthia will be there to help Leslie and John Jay lead us in worship, complete with hand motions for the songs our kids have been learning this last year at our family liturgies. It's going to be a great morning!

With summer well underway, I thought I would share this post with 50 free things kids can do in LA this summer. I am out of practice in terms of thinking about fun outings, and this list has lots of outdoor options to consider as we continue to navigate health and safety practices for our unvaccinated kiddos. Here's to adventure and play this summer!

KIDS

Please note that the nursery will be closed this Sunday so that everyone, including our nursery staff and youngest ones, can join us in the park for worship and lunch. If you need to bring any toys with your little ones to enjoy in the park, that's totally fine! We will be sitting at tables for worship rather than rows of chairs in case that helps you plan ahead.

Mark your calendars! We have programming in the park for kids four and up on July 18th. We look forward to another time of fun and learning with our kids while worship happens in the garage. 

And our kids summer camp will take place July 26-30 from 9am-12pm. You can keep an eye out for a registration link coming this week. Camp this year will focus on learning about how God loves us in fun and playful ways as we remember how fun it is to play together. If your kids have friends who want to get to know our community, they are welcome to join! We just don't plan to advertise beyond our families or open it up to the general public as we have in previous years in order to make sure that we can still maintain the right safety considerations for our unvaccinated population of kids. We also are praying this will be a time when the kids in our church can really get to know one another better before we return fully to the sanctuary and regular programming in August. 

YOUTH 

This week the youth will not be gathering separately but are invited to join the whole church for worship and lunch in the park. We hope to see them there! Next Sunday we will gather for our regular time after worship, and we have an exciting new project to present to them.

Youth should also mark their calendars for Saturday, July 24, from 9am-12pm. We will be heading to Friends In Deed to help them sort and prepare the school supplies after they have received all the backpack drive donations. Lunch and ice cream will be included, and we can't wait to serve and have fun together with the wonderful staff at Friends In Deed!

With love and gratitude for you,

Pastor Lindsay & Pastor Mary

Weekly Updates 07.02.2021

Friends at FBCP,

Happy Friday! Here are all the updates and announcements for this week.

  • This Sunday we will be gathering in the park at 10:30AM for worship and lunch! We hope you’ll join us on this first Sunday of the month as we share both communion and a full meal together. We’ll provide a yummy taco bar and refreshments, and we invite you to bring a dessert to share if you are able. It’s also a service we hope our families with kids will feel encouraged to attend, and we promise more fun songs with hand motions that our kids know well.

  • This week our nursery is closed so that our nursery staff can join us for worship and communion. All babies and toddlers are, of course, welcome to join us in the park if that works for your families, and next week our nursery will be open again.

  • This week we are asking you to bring canned tuna, canned chicken, or soup for the Friends In Deed Food Pantry if you are able. Right now this will help meet a major need in their supply. Thanks for contributing!


  • We also have officially started our Backpack Drive for Friends In Deed! For the next three Sundays we invite you to bring supplies for students in our neighborhoods. Many families will be facing the same financial concerns as they have in the past, and probably some new ones, too. This could make preparing their kids for the new school year an even bigger challenge since there are so many costs that come into play for a new school year. If you would like to help out, here are some things to consider:

    • Please avoid all red and all blue backpacks. This is very important to Friends In Deed.

    • Backpacks should be sturdy enough to handle the rigors of a student's day and the crazy amount of books they heft around, especially for our high school students.

    • The supplies needed are recommended by the Pasadena/Altadena area schools and a list is included here.


  • Join us on Thursday for our Bible study at noon in the park. We’ll be there every week for a time of discussion and fellowship as we look at scripture together. Our first focus is on the book of Galatians. There are no materials to download, but you are encouraged to bring a Bible (or we can loan you one!). Feel free to bring your lunch to eat, too. Hope to see you there! Email Pastor Chip with any questions.

Grace and peace to you as we head into the weekend. We can’t wait to worship with you on Sunday!

Less without you,

The FBCP Community

 

Weekly Updates 06.25.2021

Friends at FBCP,

Happy Friday! Here are all the updates and announcements for this week.

  • This Sunday we will be gathering in the garage at 10:30AM for worship, and we can’t wait to be together! Come early to say hi to friends and settle in. We know that it’s been a hot week, so we’ll have water stations where you can fill up your water bottles. We’ll also be singing a new song, and you can listen to it here in preparation for worship.

  • Kids and Youth: This Saturday (tomorrow!) we have another Liturgy for Families with Kids at 10:30am in the park! It’s not too late to RSVP if you plan to come. Our nursery is now open on Sundays for kids under four years old. Parents can enter off Union Street through the park, and we’ll be there to help guide you to the nursery rooms. For more info on kids and youth, check out this weekly communication that Pastor Lindsay sent out to families yesterday.

  • This week we are asking you to bring cereal for the Friends In Deed Food Pantry if you are able. Right now this will help meet a major need in their supply. Thanks for contributing!

  • Choir has resumed! If you want to join the fun and the singing, the last choir practice this month is in the church park at 7pm on June 30. We’d love to see you there! You can email Pastor Leslie for more info.

  • Join us on Thursday for our Bible study at noon in the park. We’ll be there every week for a time of discussion and fellowship as we look at scripture together. Our first focus is on the book of Galatians. There are no materials to download, but you are encouraged to bring a Bible (or we can loan you one!). Feel free to bring your lunch to eat, too. Hope to see you there! Email Pastor Chip with any questions.

  • Please keep Ian Tan and his family in your prayers this week. On Sunday, June 13, Ian’s dad went to the ER with a tear in his aorta, and he was immediately taken in for surgery. Unfortunately, he suffered catastrophic and irrecoverable brain damage, and he passed peacefully at 5:54 pm CDT on Thursday, June 17. A service is being held on Saturday at 1pm PST with an option to join over livestream. For more information about the service and to send flowers or words of love, please see this page.

  • On Sunday, July 4, we will have a worship service in the park with lunch right after. We hope you’ll join us on this first Sunday of the month as we share both communion and a full meal together. It’s also a service we hope that families with kids will feel encouraged to attend, and we promise more fun songs with hand motions that our kids know well!

Grace and peace to you as we head into the weekend. We can’t wait to worship with you on Sunday!

Less without you,

The FBCP Community

 

FBCP Families | 06.24.2021

Hi Friends,

We had a blast with our kids in the park last Sunday, and it was just so good to see our young ones playing together. Our next Sunday with kids programming in the park will be July 18th, but we also hope you will join us for all-church worship in the park on July 4th. We'll have a fun worship service with songs that our kids know, and there will be lunch! 

This Saturday we are pumped for our June Liturgy for Families with Kids, and we hope to see you at 10:30AM in the park. Just bring a blanket or towel to sit on—we will be ready with songs, activities, and snacks. Please RSVP here if you plan to attend. Though we will welcome anyone who shows up on Saturday, the RSVP just helps us plan for supplies. See you Saturday!

Helping Kids Transition

I came across this resource and thought it was worth sharing as parents prepare to help our kids transition to more social interactions. After over a year of pandemic life, our kids have a lot to navigate in returning to various situations. There is a range of emotions that might come up, some our kids may not even anticipate. If this is something you find useful, great! If this isn't your style, that's okay, too. I am praying for all of our kids and parents as we continue into summer and look ahead to the fall. We are here to walk with you!

Kids

Our nursery rooms are now open regularly for babies and toddlers under four years old! Childcare will be open from 10:15am until the end of garage worship. We hope this allows our youngest children to have a safe place to play and connect with each other and our loving nursery staff, Tasha Cronin and Engry Lopez. Parents can enter the building through the Union Street park gate. Please note that the nursery will be closed on the first Sunday of July so that everyone can join us in the park for worship.

Our kids four years old and up are still welcome to join us in the garage for worship, and we have snacks and coloring supplies ready for them. We look forward to a beautiful morning of worship this Sunday!

Youth

This week the youth will be gathering in the park for their regular time of lunch and fellowship after worship. Please note that this week we have some fun water activities for them, so they should consider bringing a towel and shoes that can get wet (and maybe a change of clothes, though we always have extra shirts on hand!).

The youth are also invited to join us in the garage and to help with Pit Crew. You can email Pastor Chip to get them plugged in with the blue apron crew. We look forward to our time with our awesome youth!

With love and gratitude for you,

Pastor Lindsay & Pastor Mary

Thy Mercy My God

This coming Sunday we will be singing a new song for our congregation, so we invite you to listen this week in preparation for our time of worship. We are so excited to sing with you!

Thy Mercy My God

Text: John Stocker
Music: Sandra McCracken

Thy mercy, my God, is the theme of my song,
The joy of my heart. and the boast of my tongue;
Thy free grace alone, from the first to the last,
Hath won my affections, and bound my soul fast.

Without Thy sweet mercy I could not live here;
Sin would reduce me to utter despair;
But, through Thy free goodness, my spirits revive,
And He that first made me still keeps me alive.

Thy mercy is more than a match for my heart,
Which wonders to feel its own hardness depart;
Dissolved by Thy goodness, I fall to the ground,
And weep to the praise of the mercy I’ve found.

Great Father of mercies, Thy goodness I own,
And the covenant love of Thy crucified Son;
All praise to the Spirit, Whose whisper divine
Seals mercy, and pardon, and righteousness mine.
All praise to the Spirit, Whose whisper divine
Seals mercy, and pardon, and righteousness mine.

FBCP Families | 06.24.2021

Hi Friends,

We had a blast with our kids in the park last Sunday, and it was just so good to see our young ones playing together. Our next Sunday with kids programming in the park will be July 18th, but we also hope you will join us for all-church worship in the park on July 4th. We'll have a fun worship service with songs that our kids know, and there will be lunch! 

This Saturday we are pumped for our June Liturgy for Families with Kids, and we hope to see you at 10:30AM in the park. Just bring a blanket or towel to sit on—we will be ready with songs, activities, and snacks. Please RSVP here if you plan to attend. Though we will welcome anyone who shows up on Saturday, the RSVP just helps us plan for supplies. See you Saturday!

Helping Kids Transition

I came across this resource and thought it was worth sharing as parents prepare to help our kids transition to more social interactions. After over a year of pandemic life, our kids have a lot to navigate in returning to various situations. There is a range of emotions that might come up, some our kids may not even anticipate. If this is something you find useful, great! If this isn't your style, that's okay, too. I am praying for all of our kids and parents as we continue into summer and look ahead to the fall. We are here to walk with you!

Kids

Our nursery rooms are now open regularly for babies and toddlers under four years old! Childcare will be open from 10:15am until the end of garage worship. We hope this allows our youngest children to have a safe place to play and connect with each other and our loving nursery staff, Tasha Cronin and Engry Lopez. Parents can enter the building through the Union Street park gate. Please note that the nursery will be closed on the first Sunday of July so that everyone can join us in the park for worship.

Our kids four years old and up are still welcome to join us in the garage for worship, and we have snacks and coloring supplies ready for them. We look forward to a beautiful morning of worship this Sunday!

Youth

This week the youth will be gathering in the park for their regular time of lunch and fellowship after worship. Please note that this week we have some fun water activities for them, so they should consider bringing a towel and shoes that can get wet (and maybe a change of clothes, though we always have extra shirts on hand!).

The youth are also invited to join us in the garage and to help with Pit Crew. You can email Pastor Chip to get them plugged in with the blue apron crew. We look forward to our time with our awesome youth!

With love and gratitude for you,

Pastor Lindsay & Pastor Mary

Weekly Updates 06.18.2021

Friends at FBCP,

Happy Juneteenth! Here are all the updates and announcements for this week.

  • This Sunday we will be gathering in the garage at 10:30AM for worship, and we can’t wait to be together! Come early to say hi to friends and settle in. We know that it’s been a hot week, so we’ll have water stations where you can fill up your water bottles.

  • This Sunday we also have programming in the park for our kids during worship! We’ll have a fun Father’s Day craft and an exciting Bible lesson, too. Parents can park in the garage and then bring kids down to the park at the Union Street gate to sign kids in. You can read more info in the weekly communication that Pastor Lindsay sent out to families today.

  • This week we are asking you to bring soup, canned tuna, and canned chicken for the Friends In Deed Food Pantry if you are able. We are excited to resume this regular practice of collecting donations for Friends In Deed, and right now this will help meet a major need in their supply. Thanks for contributing!

  • Choir has resumed! If you want to join the fun and the singing, the last choir practice this month is in the church park at 7pm on June 30. We’d love to see you there! You can email Pastor Leslie for more info.

  • Yesterday we started up our Bible study at noon in the park! Join us every Thursday for a time of discussion and fellowship as we look at scripture together. Our first focus will be on the book of Galatians. There are no materials to download but you are encouraged to bring a Bible (or we can loan you one!). Feel free to bring your lunch to eat, too. Hope to see you there! Email Pastor Chip with any questions.

  • This month we invite you to consider giving beyond your contributions to FBCP by supporting a special offering called One Great Hour of Sharing. We take up this offering each year because it is such an important way to support urgent needs around the world in partnership with our American Baptist global servants. When you give to One Great Hour of Sharing, your funds support disaster relief, development projects, and refugee ministries of the American Baptist Churches and its partners. Thank you for considering how you might partner with this important work. To give to OGHS, click here and select the option in the drop-down menu.

  • On Sunday, July 4, we will have a worship service in the park with lunch right after. We hope you’ll join us on this first Sunday of the month as we share both communion and a full meal together. It’s also a service we hope that families with kids will feel encouraged to attend, and we promise more fun songs with hand motions that our kids know well!

Grace and peace to you as we head into the weekend. We can’t wait to worship with you on Sunday!

Less without you,

The FBCP Community

 

FBCP Families | 06.11.2021

Hi Friends,

We had so much fun worshipping in the park with you last week, and it was so great to see our families with kids lead the way in singing with hand motions! We will have another time of worship and food in the park on July 4th, and we look forward to that time together. In the meantime, families with kids are always invited to join us for worship in the garage as we enjoy these last weeks before returning to the sanctuary in August. I'm so grateful for the creative and flexible ways that y'all have chosen to engage in worship in this season and for the joy I have experienced worshipping with you in unexpected places. I hope to see you this Sunday! 

This Sunday John Jay will be preaching on the scripture about mustard seeds and faith. As you prepare to hear the teaching, you might enjoy reading this poem by Denise Levertov. It's a beautiful word portrait of the parable of the mustard seed, and a reminder of the ways the Kingdom spreads in unexpected ways.

Kids

This Sunday we are opening our nursery rooms for babies and toddlers under four years old! Our nursery staff is fully vaccinated and will wear masks as extra precaution for our little ones. Childcare will be open from 10:15am until the end of garage worship. We hope this allows our youngest children to have a safe place to play and connect with each other and our loving nursery staff, Tasha Cronin and Engry Lopez. Please note that the nursery will be closed on the first Sunday of July so that everyone can join us in the park for worship.

On June 20 we will have kids programming in the park during the garage worship service. Kids can be dropped off at 10:15 and picked up once worship in the garage ends. We are excited to do activities and Bible lessons together, and our staff and volunteers will be fully vaccinated and ready to welcome the children in our church family. 

On Saturday, June 26, we will have another Liturgy for Families with Kids! We are looking forward to seeing kids and parents for this special worship service, and for families to continue to get to know one another better.

Youth 

This week the youth will be  gathering in the park for their usual time of lunch and fellowship after worship. They are also invited to join us in the garage and to help with Pit Crew as always. We look forward to our time with our awesome youth!

Sending you so much love and virtual hugs!

With gratitude for you,

Pastor Lindsay & Pastor Mary

Weekly Updates 06.11.2021

Friends at FBCP,

Happy Friday! Here are all the updates and announcements for this week.

  • This Sunday we will be gathering in the garage at 10:30AM for worship, and we can’t wait to be together! Come early to say hi to friends and settle in. We have a great group of folks leading worship this week, and we hope to see you there!

  • This week we are asking you to bring rice for the Friends In Deed Food Pantry if you are able. We are excited to resume this regular practice of collecting donations for Friends In Deed, and right now this will help meet a major need in their supply. Thanks for contributing!

  • Hooray for all those who have been vaccinated! If you recently got your first shot or forgot to let us know you received your second dose, you can click here to share that info with our staff. We are grateful that so many in our community have been able to receive their shots.

  • The American Red Cross is hosting a Blood Drive in our gym on Tuesday, June 15, from 10:00am-4:00pm. They are still in need of sign-ups, and we hope you will consider this opportunity to meet a very urgent need. Please visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter sponsor code FBCP to to schedule an appointment. Each donor will receive a $5 Amazon discount, too!

  • Choir has resumed! If you want to join the fun and the singing, this month choir practice is in the church park at 7pm on June 16 and 30. We’d love to see you there! You can email Pastor Leslie for more info.

  • This Thursday, June 17th, we are starting up a Bible study at noon in the park! Join us every Thursday for a time of discussion and fellowship as we look at scripture together. Our first focus will be on the book of Galatians. There are no materials to download but you are encouraged to bring a Bible (or we can loan you one!). Feel free to bring your lunch to eat, too. Hope to see you there! Email Pastor Chip with any questions.

  • This month we invite you to consider giving beyond your contributions to FBCP by supporting a special offering called One Great Hour of Sharing. We take up this offering each year because it is such an important way to support urgent needs around the world in partnership with our American Baptist global servants. When you give to One Great Hour of Sharing, your funds support disaster relief, development projects, and refugee ministries of the American Baptist Churches and its partners. Thank you for considering how you might partner with this important work. To give to OGHS, click here and select the option in the drop-down menu.

Grace and peace to you as we head into the weekend. We can’t wait to worship with you on Sunday!

Less without you,

The FBCP Community

 

In Pasadena as it is in Heaven

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