Tomorrow
Men, you are invited to join us for a time of fellowship tomorrow, February 3rd, at 9am in the Park off Union St. We will share coffee and a tasty breakfast meal. You won’t want to miss this time of fellowship and encouragement, and feel free to bring a friend.
Sunday
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.
American Baptists minister as God’s heart and hands, healing the broken and the downtrodden. You can contribute to the American Baptist mission efforts in the United States and Puerto Rico by contributing to the America For Christ Offering this week. Your gift will impact thousands—through ministries with marginalized children, disaster response, prisoner re-entry and aftercare, immigration and refugee resettlement, chaplains who bring comfort to those in hospitals and nursing homes, and so much more. You can give online (choose America For Christ in the drop-down menu), by check (with "AFC" on the memo line), or cash on Sunday. You can find special envelopes for this offering in the pews on Sunday morning. Thank you in advance!
Name Tag First Sundays—we invite you to find the table in the lobby on each first Sunday of the month and write out your name on the blank labels. Decorate the tags to your heart’s content.
The Friends In Deed Food Pantry item for this Sunday is buyer’s choice.
Coming Up
Sunday, February 11th, kicks off the Lenten season with our Mardi Gras potluck in the gym after service. Based on your last name, if you’re able, please bring a main dish (A-J), a side or salad (K-R), or dessert (S-Z) of about 10 servings to share with your friends here at FBCP. We also need several volunteers to set up and take down the potluck, so please see the Volunteer Squad sign-up poster in the lobby.
Join us for a special worship service on Ash Wednesday, February 14th, at 6pm in the Chapel. The service includes a time of intercessory prayer, confession and absolution, and it will conclude with the imposition of ashes. Childcare for children four years old and younger will be provided; please let Pastor Lindsay know if you plan to bring young children so that she can ensure enough workers for that evening.
All women and girls are invited to our Women’s Brunch on Saturday, February 17th, at 10am in the Southside Room! It will be a time to share a delicious meal, get to know some awesome ladies and hear Shawn share her story of faith. Text “brunch” to 626.727.9498 to sign up. If you have any questions, please email Pastor Lindsay.
Our Lenten Sunday School session will begin Sunday, February 18th, from 9-10am before worship in the Parlor. The class will run for six weeks and conclude on Palm Sunday, March 24th.
Snacks + Meals for FBCP Youth
Our youth are headed to Big Bear for their Winter Youth Retreat February 23rd-25th! If you are looking for ways to spread some love to our youth and you enjoy cooking, then we would welcome a contribution from your kitchen to take up to Big Bear! We will also be bringing some bulk store-bought snacks and other food, so we don't expect you to feed us the whole trip. This is really a chance for kindness to be shared. Trust me when I say that food is one of their biggest love languages, and we will receive anything on this sign-up sheet as a great act of generosity.
Local Engagement
Celebrate Lunar New Year on Saturday, February 10th, with others in the City of Pasadena at the USC Pacific Asia Museum on Los Robles Ave. This event goes from 11am-3:30pm and features traditional dances, storytelling, calligraphy and food trucks.
The City of Pasadena and the Black History Planning Committee are pleased to announce the 42nd annual Black History Parade and Festival on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024, 10am-4pm with the theme “Past, Present, Future: Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Jackie Robinson.” The parade begins at Fair Oaks Avenue and Mountain View Street. See flyer for more details.
Atherton Baptist Homes is hosting a night where their own resident speakers who lived through the time of the Japanese internment camps can share their stories at 7pm on February 27th in Miriam Chapel. Arrive early to park, and sign in first at the main office before heading to the chapel.
Weekly + Biweekly Happenings
Winter Sunday School | 9-10am thru 2/11 | Nurturing Communal Practices: Lectio Divina in the Parlor, A Theology of Storytelling in Room 211, Processing Grief through Faith and Community in Room 214, and Deep Dive Into Matthew 22: Loving God and Loving Your Neighbor in the Southside Room
Yarn Crafts Group | 2/25 at 12pm | Parlor
Passive Aggressive Pickleball | 2/4 at 7pm | Gym
Six Weeks at a Glance
2/03 - Men’s Breakfast
2/10 - Lunar New Year
2/11 - Winter Sunday School Ends
2/11 - Church Potluck
2/14 - Ash Wednesday Service
2/17 - Women’s Brunch
2/18 - Lenten Sunday School Begins
2/19 - President’s Day | Office Closed
2/23-2/25 - Youth Winter Retreat
2/25 - Coffee + Conversation with John Jay
2/25 - FBCPride Group Meeting
2/29 - Leap Year
3/03 - Family Lunch Hangout
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