2018 SEPTEMBER Tapestry by The First Baptist Church of Redlands

The First Baptist Church of Redlands

T A PE S T R Y SEPT 2018

Wo v e n To g e t h e r I n L o v e : C o l o s s i a n s 2 : 2

who came last November as last-minute addition to our service. He played his own arrangement of “Holy, Holy, Holy” on the piano. Mark is a music missionary in Budapest, Hungary, with Calvary Chapel. He is also an alum of the American Baptist Campus Ministry at USC in the 1980’s. We will be giving Mark the portion of the service that is normally taken by the sermon. You will want to be at church on September 9th!

Be The Salt A Message from Pastor Shawn Summer has been great! We have done some fun, some challenging, and some meaningful things in worship with our series on Old Testament characters. I have been stretched and challenged by the figures we’ve covered. We have had some good studies—the book of Revelation and The Road to Character book study. Our Junior Disciples have had some good training and our children and youth have continued to learn and grow this summer. We’ve had some good times of fellowship with the barbeques and evenings at the Redlands Bowl. We’ve continued to support the ministries in our community and those around the world. But summer is over now and it’s time to get ready for fall! Sunday, September 9, is “Kick-Off Sunday,” with our theme as Be the Salt! It marks the end of our summer

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hiatus from Sunday morning classes and Thursday night dinners and programs. It is a new beginning as we charge into fall with plans to grow in our faith, in our service, and in our community life as a church. On that morning we will begin at 8:45 with cinnamon rolls and fruit in Fellowship Hall. The children and youth will be escorted to their Sunday school classes and will have their first lesson of the new season. The adults will have an opportunity to hear about the studies and activities that will be options for spiritual growth and fellowship in the hour before worship each Sunday. Kick-Off Sunday doesn’t end with the Sunday school hour. It will spill over into worship as we welcome back the Choir and the Worship Ensemble. But there is more! We will have the pleasure of being led in worship by Mark Zeeman

As we look ahead into the fall season I am so excited about the possibilities! We will have so many options for study and growth on Thursday nights for all ages. Pastor Nick will be co-leading with Isa Terrell (Communications Specialist) a manuscript Bible study in the book of Mark. I will be leading a series on “Tools for Spiritual Power” which will be a practical, “hands-on” study that will also introduce various teachers, writers and theologians who have something to share about drawing close to God. We will have people coming to tell us about God’s work around the world from Myanmar to Nicaragua to Mexico. We will have opportunities to be involved and make a difference in our community. And our youth will be joining together with the youth groups of other churches for worship and fellowship. Let us not forget that we are called to follow Jesus into our sphere of life and influence. As we come together as a church may we discover what the Holy Spirit can do with us as we follow Jesus corporately. The world needs for us to Be the Salt! Let’s do it! Grace and peace in Christ, Pastor Shawn

The Tapestry is published monthly by The First Baptist Church of Redlands, 51 West Olive Avenue, Redlands, CA 92373.

CONTENTS C OV E R 1 A Message from Pastor Shawn : “Be the Salt” 2 Staff and Contents 3 Pastor Nick : “The Victory of God”

M INI S T RY 4 Music Ministry: “What’s Next? Haven’t We Done Everything?” 5 A Prayer for God in the Difficulties 6 Children’s Ministry

M I S SION S 7 Worldwide Prayer Concerns: Green Lake World Missions Conference, Sudan, Eritrea

F E L L O W SHIP 8 An Interview with Brian Wolfe 9 FBCR in Action

NEW S 10 Church News 11 September Calendar

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S TA FF Rev. Dr. Shawn Zambrows Senior Pastor shawn@fbcredlands.org Nicholas Quient Associate Pastor nicholas@fbcredlands.org Rev. Cheryl Sneller Director of Christian Education cheryl@fbcredlands.org Richard W. Steffen Minister of Music rwsteffen@gmail.com Linda Gentile Organist Nathan Jones Youth Director youth@fbcredlands.org Angel Florence Office Administrator angel@fbcredlands.org Isa Terrell Communication Specialist isa@fbcredlands.org Richard Colunga Buildings/Grounds

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Victory of God Pastor Nick Quient

“ The final enemy to be utterly destroyed is Death.” –1 Corinthians 15:26 (NQ)

During the staff retreat up in Lake Arrowhead, the question arose: “if you could only preach one sermon for the rest of your life, what topic would your sermon focus upon?” Pastor Shawn had us guess and we all guessed (correctly!) “The kingdom of God.” This is a central theme of the New Testament, and this theme is especially present in the early church’s proclamation of Jesus as Lord. As I reflected on this question over the weekend, I kept coming back to Paul’s language in 1 Corinthians 15, especially v.26. In my own life and scholarly pursuits, the idea of God’s kingdom has indeed been active and pressing, but if I had to pick a singular sermon topic that I could preach from, I would preach on “the victory of God.” That is, God’s final invasive act to abolish all Sin and Death in God’s good creation through the work of Christ through the empowerment of the Holy Spirit. In my own life, tragedy has often worked itself into my heart and I know this is not limited to me. This reality is characterized as dark, cold, and brutish—affliction is the operating system into which we all are born. One only has to look at the daily news to see such things on full and graphic display: the severance of children from their families, the threat of war, and the lists simply go on and on. And still… We see the language of “abolition” or “utterly destroy” is in the present tense in Greek. This suggests that Christ is presently working against the powers of Sin and Death, and not simply waiting in heaven to respond to human evil. This is not a future event when God will act: rather, God is acting right now. God is active and on the move, working against the various ‘sovereignties and powers’ in the world, sometimes

through the church, sometimes alone by the power of God’s Spirit. Whatever the case may be, Paul’s vision is that God is fundamentally counteracting the power of Satan in the cosmos. God is neither passive nor silent about the evils in God’s world. Rather, God has spoken against such sinful entities and activities, consigning them to elimination. Evil is not a part of God’s good creation. The victory of God means that the final end of humanity is not death, but deathlessness. The victory of God means that we are to participate in the birth of a new creation and new life, not in tragedy and the things that are passing away. The victory of God means that the Gospel is the supreme example of God’s love for humanity. The victory of God means that the Holy Spirit came to bring life to us, to call us into living the life that God has prepared us for. The resurrection of Jesus is the abolition of all things related to Death and deathdealing. Whether we consider corporate and secular powers, or we consider individual acts of sin, at the root of God’s work is the final removal of all such things from creation. Our vocation, as a church within the Body of Christ, is to be the holy hands of a holy God, worshiping and calling others to faith in Christ and to good works in the world. John Wesley once said, “Satan brought in sin, and sin brought forth death…death Christ so destroys that it shall be no more; sin and Satan, so that they shall no more hurt his people.” God is at work. God is on the move. Our mission as a church is to hope and to pray and to faithfully participate in what God is doing: performing justice, abolishing evil, and seeking to love and comfort those whom God has called us to love. Our vocation is holy love because our victorious God is a God of holy love. Pastor Nick

MINI S T RY

What’s Next? Haven’t We Done Everything? Richard W. Steffen, Minister of Music As I excitedly plan for the beginning of my 34th year of being a leader in the music ministry at First Baptist Church, the thought behind the title of my article here jumped to the forefront of my consciousness: what is there to do this year in worship that we haven’t already done? So I looked at some of our old bulletins to see what we’ve done. More than 25 years ago, we began our worship service at the 11:00 am Service this way: Organ Prelude – Welcome – Choir Introit – Hymn of Praise (led by organ) Invocation – Lord’s Prayer – Response – Greeting A few years after that we replaced the Choir Introit with a Gathering Song (led on the piano). In the fall of 2013, we combined our 2 worship services, and more worship leadership happened on the platform. The Choir now sat with the other worshippers; the Choir didn’t wear robes; the Choir sang from the platform. And because of the combining of our 2 services, our new single service was now enriched by the music of the Worship Ensemble and the Worship Choir. During those 25+ years, Millennials were born, grew up, and are now leaders in our culture. Last September, Douglas Main wrote an article about Millennials in the online magazine LifeScience titled “Who Are the Millennials?” He writes: “They are generally regarded as being more open-minded and more supportive of equal rights for minorities. Other adjectives to describe them include confident, self-expressive, upbeat and receptive to new ideas and ways of living.” (And I rejoice that Millennials at FBC bring so many of those qualities to our faith community.) Thom S. Rainer has a blog that is sub-titled: “Growing Healthy Churches Together.” He writes about how he sees worship trends in our churches. “Multiple generations are becoming more accustomed to different types of church music and worship styles. Contemporary music, in some form, has been around a while. It is not this strange peculiarity it once was to many church goers. And many new church members, who did not grow up on traditional worship, are hearing those older hymns in new and meaningful ways. Simply stated, there is a much greater appreciation for different forms of church music in today’s churches than in the past.”

During these last 3 years, a style of our worship in our faith community has developed. We frequently call it eclectic. In March, 2016, Ed Stetzer wrote about the different worship styles he sees in churches. In his article “The Future of Music in the Church” in Christianity Today, he speaks about the emerging eclectic approach. “This approach is a bit harder to describe. Some of these churches are intentional about not being predictable or appearing to come from a traditional mold. Their band may have an electric guitar, but it might have a cello and clavichord, too. While they don’t dress up per se, there is almost an unstated expectation that you will dress to reflect the culture they are trying to reach. (There will be suspenders!) The music may include a mix of modern worship songs. Many older hymns will have been updated. Theological depth is expected in the songs.” But what’s next for First Baptist Church of Redlands? Well, let’s look at the music in worship this past summer. Participation Involving Many was my desire as I planned the music leadership for our summer Sundays: Father’s Day through Labor Day. And we have been so enriched by so many. Songs by instruments (organ, piano, guitar, bass, drums, flute, trumpet, and clarinet – and 11 of them at one time on August 12!) and solo singers and groups. Our groups this summer gathered so many leaders: the Worship Ensemble, the Men’s Ensemble, The Group, the Youth Ensemble, the Women’s Ensemble, the Clarinet Ensemble, and the Children’s Ensemble. That’s the “who.” How about the “what”? Beginning on Father’s Day last year, we changed our “worship frames.” The Worship Commission encouraged us to combine and focus our activities in worship to create more opportunity to hear God speak. A resource that has helped me understand more about worship service movement is Worship Frames, by Deborah J. Kapp. In her chapter “Frames do Theological Work,” she reflects on a worship time she experienced: “As worshipers sang these songs, they positioned themselves theologically as people who are in a loving relationship with God. God is good and powerful, a trusted divine presence who can be known intimately. By the time the opening worship frame concluded, worshipers had declared their faith and claimed their dependence on a loving, reliable God.” And we will continue this style we began in June as we worship together this fall. During our prelude we will gather. We will sing when we’ve gathered. We will call ourselves to worship. We will take important time to center, focus, and open ourselves to God’s voice as we sing several songs. We will pray. And we will find ourselves surrounded by God’s Holy Spirit. God is in our sanctuary waiting and ready to meet us before the first notes of the Prelude. We gather together as we meet and praise the One True God. Thanks be to God.

Loving God, We come before you in this hour, filled with lament and with hope. We pray for peace and calm over our land and our forests and our cities. Fires have ravaged our lands and our homes. We pray for our firefighters and all who have been affected by the fires. We pray for the safety of all people involved. May we keep them in our minds and hearts.

by Pastor Nick Quient

As our election process kicks into high gear and our country turns up past 11, we pray for calm and comfort during these pressing times. We pray for our elected officials, that they would remember to be just and kind when these times are unjust and unkind. We pray that righteousness would flow over us and cleanse us from all injustice. After all, it is your “kindness that leads to repentance” (Rom 2:4). We pray for separated children and their mothers and fathers, and the walls we have built up over the course of our history. We pray that their stories would not end in tragedy and heartbreak. Loving God, you are the great liberator and emancipator of your people. You have called us to be holy and loving in your sight. We ask for your kind encouragement as we struggle through the days of our lives, wrestling with your word and your calling. We know we are to be a people of your vocation, a vocation of love and holiness. As your people, we pray that you would remind us of who we are called to be. As singer-songwriter Audrey prays: From the love of my own comfort From the fear of having nothing From a life of worldly passions Deliver me O God From our desires and our passions for our own glory and survival, we pray for deliverance. From our confusion and selfishness, we pray for kindness and gentleness. From our terror and our strife, we pray for your Holy Spirit to calm us and move us ever closer to you. Loving God, we surrender all we are to you. Unite us to you and to one another. May we be a people dedicated to justice and mercy, where we seek your glory and your justice without ceasing or hindrance. As the Psalmist prays, “everything I long for is laid out before you, my Lord; my sighs aren’t hidden from you. My heart pounds; my strength abandons me” (38:9-10, CEB). Yet, ever still, may our cry of triumph be: “But I wait for you, Lord! You will answer, my Lord, my God!” (38:15, CEB). As we wait for God’s call to be made known among us, let us never forget that God is active and moving by his Holy Spirit. In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

C HILDR E N’S MINI S T RY children’s sunday school program September 9th @ 8:45 a.m.

Our nursery and toddler disciples are cared for by trained child care workers. The door opens at 8:45 for the Sunday school hour.

Shannon Pleiss and Barbi

Carpenter have been offering a Toddler Sunday School

do it together family opportunities September 9th is adult and children Sunday School “Kick Off” down in the Fellowship Hall. Don’t miss out on the cinnamon rolls and fruit starting at 8:45.

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children will take off to their class rooms for their own breakfast fellowship and then the adult classes will be

lesson every week starting at 9:00.

Introduced.

God’s Kids (ages 4 through 2nd grade) teachers are Alli

How does family dinners without the cooking and the

Kishimoto and Kathy Alexander. The program starts out with children’s choir upstairs next to the GK’s classroom at 9:00.

The music directors are Doris Baker and

Jonathan Peske. Parent helpers are also present. Junior Disciples (3rd grade through 5th grade) meet upstairs in the room closest to the stairs. Their teachers are Liz Laine, Eve Fisher-Thompkins and Mike Warren. Their choir also starts at 9:00 but downstairs in Field Hall with Richard Steffen.

mess sound?

Come to the Thursday Night Dinners

at 5:45. Bible study for adults and children starting September 13th at 6:45 p.m. Young Families continue to meet on Wednesdays at 10:30. Call Kathy Alexander (909-435-9667, bmeelker68@ yahoo.com) for the location because they move around to exciting places for the young ones to experience and explore. The group is suitable for parents with babies up through Kindergarten.

Blessings, Pastor Cheryl

CHILDREN’S WORSHIP TIME Child care for nursery and toddlers continue through the Worship Service in the Christian Education Wing. God’s Kids continue their program up stairs.

called on to greet at the door, light the candles and help the ushers with the offering and communion. There are sermon notes and activity packets available to them also.

children’s ministry wish list For our children ages 2 through 2nd grade we are wishing for Bible character 16” by 20” big books to read aloud from. Group Publishing has colorful, big pictures and the text is on the back for the storyteller. They retail at $12.99 each. We are interested in “God Made Our World”, “Elijah and the Big Showdown” and “Peter Tells the Easter Story”.

Junior Disciples

Junior Disciples participate in the service and are often

MI S SION S

Worldwide Pray er Concerns

“But recall those earlier days when, after you had been enlightened, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings, sometimes being publicly exposed to abuse and persecution, and sometimes being partners with those so treated.” –Hebrews 10:32-33

GREEN LAKE WORLD MISSIONS CONFERENCE

SUDAN

ERITREA

www.internationalministries.org This summer, global servants in our American Baptist family gathered in Green Lake, Wisconsin for the World Mission Conference. The theme was “The Salt of the Earth.” Mark Juanes, who is raising support to serve in Thailand, shared how blessed and inspired he was by the conference as they spent time in scripture and community. He was very touched when it was time for his family to give the prayer for the Bible study and his nine-year old daughter, who is normally a little shy, took the microphone and offered a sweet, heartfelt prayer. Praise God for the work of all those in our ABC family who have said “yes” to the call to serve in a place far from their home. Pray for them to continue be spiritually and financially equipped for the ministry ahead.

www.persecution.org (International Christian Concern) The Christian minority in Sudan has suffered persecution under the leadership of President Omar al Bashir, who has worked toward making Sudan into an Islamic State. In 2016, the government filed a lawsuit against the Sudan Church of Christ after it refused to allow the government to take over both ownership and leadership of the church. In August 2018, a judge finally heard the case and ruled that the church leaders were legally elected and the government’s case was without merit. Praise God for this legal victory and pray for Christians in Sudan to continue to be able to worship without government interference.

www.persecution.org (Voice of Martyrs) and AfricaNews.org Earlier this summer, a peace agreement between Ethiopia and Eritrea was signed, bringing hope for peace after more than 20 years of conflict. The UAE brought the two nations together and the agreement will hopefully lead to greater stability and security in the Horn of Africa. The first flight between the two nations in many years took place July 16. The closing of a prison in Eritrea released some political and religious prisoners, though other Christian leaders remain imprisoned. Praise God that the leaders of both nations were willing to work toward peace. Pray that this agreement will truly lead to greater peace and freedom in Eritrea.

- Jonathan Peske If you have information to share about the persecuted church or news from the mission field, please share it with Jonathan Peske.

F ELL O WSHIP He may have come to FBCR because Mary and her family atended here, but he stayed because he felt himself growing in his faith while listening to Pastor Joe’s sermons and gradually becoming more active with the church. He also liked the difference between what he experienced here compared to what he had experienced in other churches he had visited. Brian’s favorite Bible passage is Hebrews 12:6-11. because the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son.” 7 Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father? 8 If you are not disciplined—and everyone undergoes discipline—then you are not legitimate, not true sons and daughters at all. 9 Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of spirits and live!10 They disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share in his holiness. 11 No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.

INTERVIEW WITH

Brian Wolfe

by Ann Smith

Brian Wolfe was born at Community Hospital in San Bernardino. While he was growing up, his family moved between Culver City, San Bernardino (near the San Manuel Indian Reservation), and Loma Linda. He graduated from Redlands High School in 1993 where he was acquainted with his future wife, Mary, but did not know her well. He went on to Cal Poly Pomona and graduated with a civil engineering degree in 2001. He works for an engineering firm in Riverside. He has a brother, Scott, who is an army veteran and lives in Florida. Both his parents live in Loma Linda and are frequent guests at FBCR. Brian met Mary again when they literally ‘ran into each other’ at a restaurant managed by one of Brian’s friends. Mary was living in Redlands while attending UC Riverside and Brian was visiting the area while attending Cal Poly. They began dating almost immediately. They were married at FBCR because it was Mary’s home church. Brian had attended church with Mary and felt free to attend without being pressured to commit to any kind of ideology. Brian’s first memory of church comes from a time his parents were visiting in Dayton, Ohio. They were attending a Lutheran church and he recalls being baptized there (by sprinkling). He was about 4 years old at the time. He says he did not begin to take Christ seriously until he started attending FBCR. He felt that this was a place he could explore that possibility without having someone lecture him on the proper way to understand Jesus and where he could learn at his own pace.

He views it as “life training” and as inspiration for building on life’s setbacks and failures. His favorite Bible story is about Nehemiah rebuilding the city. He says that it appeals to the engineer in him. And it reminds him that God is involved in the practicalities of life, such as the astute planning and leadership exhibited by Nehemiah. One of his favorite songs is The Answer, a song occasionally sung by the worship team. The ending especially speaks to him: That when all my days are over And all my work is done I may see Your risen Glory Forever where You are. He also likes the last few lines of the song My Shepherd is the Living God: There would I find a settled rest, while others rush and roam-- no more a stranger or a guest, but like a child at home. Brian says that he is happy to have found FBCR and plans to stay. He is glad to have found a place where he grows through his questions, while also seeing his kids, Melody and Mason, grow with their own church family.

FBCR in

action

American Baptist Women’s News In July, $566.76 was sent from the women of our church to LOVE GIFT which supports the mission of American Baptists. This money was contributed from January through June of this year by the members of Miriam Circle and the Saturday Women’s Bible Study group. Miriam Circle also sent a check for $200 to the Women and Girls Mission Fund of American Baptist Women’s Ministries. This was in memory of members who have died since the beginning of 2017: Betty Jo Emler, Ruth Bartos, Genevieve Skiles, Betty Lue Johnson, Joanne Hershey, Jane Wilson, and Marilyn Dodson. Anyone wishing to contribute to LOVE GIFT or the Memorial Fund may place contributions in the AW box in the church office. Make checks payable to ABW, First Baptist Church. Clearly identify what fund you are supporting. Thank You, Janet Roberts

Upcoming Puerto Rico Missions Trip Mission Trips create opportunities for the lives of all to be touched by God in many unexpected and life changing ways. As a church family, we are prayerfully considering a mission trip to Puerto Rico during the spring break period of 2019 in the last week of March. Our goal would be to serve, listen and learn from our sisters and brothers in Puerto Rico. This journey would be for youth and adults in our church family, as well as others whom the Spirit might lead to serve with us. Would you pray for this endeavor? Look for more information to come in upcoming services. In early October we will have a gathering of prospective participants. At that time we will prepare a skills inventory and gather information for the American Baptist Home Mission Society who will aid us in coordinating this service opportunity. If you are interested in going, please contact Nathan Jones (youth@fbcredlands.org). This will be a great opportunity to invite people who are not part of a church to participate in a work of love and care for the people of Puerto Rico. Often times people will not venture into a church but will find this as an entry point into Christian community and the joy of following Jesus. Thanks for praying. Thanks for being a church committed to sharing the love of Christ around the world. Thanks for being willing to serve others while they enrich our lives during time together.

REFRESH & RENEW SUPPLIES Thank you for all the great contributions, of food for Family Service and donations for Refresh and Renew! The organizations feel so blessed by your generosity. Local Outreach Commission

NEW S HAPPY SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS TO... 1 - Helen Gregory

22 - Abraham Nelson

3 - Kathy Economen

23 - Carolyn Codd

4 - Mark Carpenter

23 - Don Forden

4 - Sabrina Chenevert

23 - Dwanna Runner

8 - Connie Chambers

24 - Christina DeRoulhac

9 - Jeffrey Kirkpatrick

26 - Hillary Aguirre

13 - Tammy Herron

26 - Art Llewellyn

15 - Patricia David

27 - Michael O’Neal

20 - Vicky Miller

29 - William Jones

21 - Mary Jane Auerbacher

29 - Matthew Winter

Do you have a drawing, painting, joke, comic strip, or photo of a craft project you’ve made that you’d like to share? Send it to tapestry@fbcredlands.org.

NEW WEEKLY SINGING TIME TO BEGIN Starting on Thursday, September 6, there will be a weekly practice time for singers interested in sharing music in worship as a part of FBC’s Worship Ensemble. This practice is open to all. It will be in Field Hall (Choir Room) and will be from 6:45 – 7:30 pm. Childcare is available. At these Thursday evening practices, we will practice the music that will be led by the Worship Ensemble in worship on Sunday mornings. Also, we will learn Special Music on Thursday evenings in preparation for music shared in worship by the Worship Ensemble. And that will include solos, duets, and small group selections. We want your ideas for music that the Worship Ensemble will lead and share. You are invited to come as often as you wish. And you can sing on Thursday evenings only, if that is your wish. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn new songs and to build friendships. And our time together will have the same goal as Paul the Apostle had for the church in Rome: “May the God of endurance and encouragement give us the same attitude toward each other, similar to Christ Jesus’ attitude. That way we can glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ together with one voice.” (Romans 15:5-7 CEB, pronouns altered by RWS)

E-CYCLE WASTE FOR URBAN CONSERVATION CORPS September 29th, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Lend a helping hand with your trash! We have partnered with UCC, an organization that provides young adults with job training. Young workers will collect from a designated receptacle in the parking lot. Help out the cause, reduce your global footprint, and bring your electronic waste (computers, monitors, cell phones, etc.).

Pray for Kick-Off Sunday

Pray for Joy

Pray for Pastor Nick

Pray for Educators

8 a.m. Men’s Breakfast Plymouth Village

8:30 a.m. Nursery/Toddlers 9 a.m. Sunday School Classes 10:15 a.m. Worship Service 11:30 a.m. Fellowship Time 11:45 a.m. Prayer Meeting

30th - 11:45 a.m. Endowment Committee Meeting

23/30 Pray for Happiness

7 p.m. Executive Meeting, Lounge

Pray for God’s Work

7 p.m. Prayer Meeting, Board Room

8 a.m. Men’s Breakfast Plymouth Village

8:30 a.m. Nursery/Toddlers 9 a.m. Sunday School Classes 10:15 a.m. Worship Service 11:30 a.m. Fellowship Time 11:45 a.m. Prayer Meeting

Pray for Our Flaws

18 Pray for Eritrea

Pray for Hope

Pray for the Grieving

Pray for Children’s Ministries 10 a.m. Toddler Play Group

Pray for the Child Care Workers

10 a.m. Toddler Play Group 1 p.m. Miriam Circle 6 p.m. Men’s Fellowship

Pray for Friendships

Pray for New Beginnings 6:30 p.m. Diaconate, Lounge 10 a.m. Toddler Play Group 7 p.m. Christian Ed, Field Hall Fin. & Prop., Judson Hall Local Outreach, FH SS 1 Worship, Boardroom

8 a.m. Men’s Breakfast Plymouth Village

10 a.m. Toddler Play Group

Wednesday

KICK OFF SUNDAY 8:45 a.m. Fruit & Cinnamon Rolls 9 a.m. CE Kick-off of Bible Studies for all ages 10:15 a.m. Worship w/ Mark Zeeman 5 p.m. BYF Pool Party, Redlands

7 p.m. Prayer Meeting, Board Room

Tuesday

11 Pray for Sudan

LABOR DAY OFFICE CLOSED

8 a.m. Men’s Breakfast Plymouth Village

Monday

10 Pray for the Sick

9:30 a.m. Nursery/Toddlers 10:15 a.m. Worship Service 11:30 a.m. Fellowship Time 11:45 a.m. Prayer Meeting

Sunday

See events online at: http://www.fbcredlands.org/upcomingevents.html

Pray for Students

Pray for Community Leaders

Pray for the Choir

Pray for Missionaries

9 a.m. Tapestry Team 5:45 p.m. Thursday Dinner 6:45 p.m. Classes Worship Ensemble 7:45 p.m. Choir Practice

27 Pray for Wisdom

5:45 p.m. Thursday Dinner 6:45 p.m. Classes Worship Ensemble 7:45 p.m. Choir Practice

6:30 p.m. Revelation Study, Field Hall 6:45 p.m. Worship Ensemble 7:30 p.m. Ensemble/Choir Fellowship 7:45 p.m. Choir Practice

Thursday

Pray for Family Service

Pray for Intervarsity

Pray for Mexico

Pray for Humility

Pray for Faith

Friday

Pray for God’s Creation

Pray for Nonbelievers

Pray for the Struggling 7 a.m. Walking for the Health of It 8 a.m. E-cycle Waste

7 a.m. Walking for the Health of It

22 Pray for Female Leaders

7 a.m. Walking for the Health of It 9 a.m. Women’s Bible Study, David’s Corner

15 Pray for Blessings to Overflow

7 a.m. Walking for the Health of It

Saturday

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THE FIRST THURSDAY NIGHT DINNER September 13th @ 5:45 p.m.

FAMILY DAY AT SMILEY LIBRARY - VOLUNTEERS WELCOME! First Baptist Redlands to partner with A.K. Smiley Library’s Annual Family Day. Featuring renowned author Marc Tyler Nobleman, author of Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman and Bill the Boy Wonder: The Secret Co-Creator of Batman. Saturday, October 6, 2018 At Redlands’ Smiley Public Library 9:30 - 1:30 p.m. No Admission Charge Bring the whole family and have a wonderful time while learning together. Every child will receive a new book by the author and the first 100 families will receive a special hardcover book that can also be autographed by Mr. Nobleman. Visit over a dozen stations throughout the library based on themes by Nobleman and listen to his stories at the Author’s Presentation and become inspired.

Our church will continue with our annual tradition of helping on Family Day. We need 15 volunteers to lead the different activities from 8:00 - 2:00 pm. Volunteers will be instructed what to do upon arrival. Meet at the church at 8:00 a.m. to leisurely walk over to the library. Bring a water bottle, hat, and light snack. Lanna Coffee and a catered lunch is provided for volunteers. Sign up in the church office to join this wonderful opportunity and Rsvp for the luncheon. Contact Hien Huynh or email hiencommunity@gmail.com. Visit www.noblemania.com for more information about Marc Tyler Nobleman. A Sponsored Community Event by Local Outreach Commission