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Jan 2021

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

Change is in the Air A Message from Pastor Shawn

As we are looking to put away the Christmas decorations, a song with a similar title (to the theme of this issue of Tapestry) comes to mind: “There’s a Song in the Air.” Each verse comes back to the star in the sky. We are reminded that the very first Christmas (which, of course, was not known as “Christmas”) was an unusual time. In some ways it was an ordinary night. But in other ways it was extraordinary. People were displaced because of an order by Caesar to take a census. That meant that people had to travel to the town of family origin. Without going into all the details of this, the result was that Joseph and Mary had to be far from home and family when it came time for Jesus to be born. And so, on this seemingly ordinary night, the Messiah was born and put in a manger for a bed. The star was an extraordinary event as well, enough to bring the scientists, we call the “magi” or “wise men,” a great distance to investigate what or who might be the reason for such a cosmic event. Not to mention that on this ordinary night there were some ordinary shepherds who had a major encounter with a “heavenly host.” (Yes, I know that the shepherds and magi did not show up to the manger on the same night, even though our Nativity scenes depict otherwise). But on this seemingly ordinary night, when the vast majority of the world went about their ordinary business, some really extraordinary and history-changing things were going on. To say this 2020 Christmas season was NOT ordinary, is rather an understatement. Many of the traditions for families and church were altered significantly, and even set aside, due to the pandemic. In between the Christmas movies and Christmas cards we have watched as the number of those impacted by COVID-19 reaches a scale that we are unable to comprehend. It comes at the end of a year filled with upheaval, difficulty, political dissension, civil unrest and more. We have even had a cosmic event that has caused what appears to be a “super-star” in the sky, as Jupiter and Mars came close together from our vantage point. Who knows--it may be the same kind of cosmic event that caused the magi to go looking for Jesus! Remember, the story of the magi often marks the beginning of Epiphany, the season when we read the “ah ha!” stories of people getting a glimpse of who Jesus really is. As they looked at that “ordinary” baby, born under difficult circumstances, away from the support of family and the familiar, they saw the “extraordinary.” They saw the One whose birth we celebrate in this season—the One who would change lives all over the world for generations to come.

Issue No. 1

As we enter Epiphany and a new year, we are, no doubt, glad to see 2020 end. But what does 2021 hold in store for us? We get some glimpses as we now have a vaccine that can bring back some sort of normalcy as the year progresses. I expect that by next Christmas we will be gathering to worship in the same physical space. But what else? There is change in the air. How will what we have been through impact our future? What have we learned? In a world coming out of a pandemic, we cannot just come together and be cozy with one another and that is all. We have work to do! What it is and what it will look like is yet to be discovered. But we do know that Jesus said and says, “The Kingdom of God is at hand!” This is Good News (“lovely evangel”) for us and for the world. This new year is going to be one in which The First Baptist Church of Redlands begins to see a new vision. There will be familiarity in that vision, but it will also look different. I believe that it will challenge AND excite us. Here are some words and phrases that we will hear that will be part of this envisioning experience: “Lessons of the wilderness.” “Stirring pots.” “Gregory Legacy Fund.” “Growing Young.” “What are we hearing?” “The Holy Spirit…”

Change is in the Air and Jesus is King! Blessed Epiphany to you! Pastor Shawn

“There’s a Song in the Air” by Josiah G. Holland There’s a song in the air! There’s a star in the sky! There’s a mother’s deep prayer and a Baby’s low cry! And the star rains its fire while the beautiful sing, For the manger of Bethlehem cradles a King! There’s a tumult of joy o’er the wonderful birth, For the virgin’s sweet Boy is the Lord of the earth. Ay! the star rains its fire while the beautiful sing, For the manger of Bethlehem cradles a King! In the light of that star lie the ages impearled; And that song from afar has swept over the world. Every hearth is aflame, and the beautiful sing In the homes of the nations that Jesus is King! We rejoice in the light, and we echo the song That comes down through the night from the heavenly throng. Ay! we shout to the lovely evangel they bring, And we greet in His cradle our Savior and King!

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MISSION 7 Worldwide Prayer Concerns: Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Pakistan

1 A Message from Pastor Shawn: “Change is in the Air” 2 Staff and Contents

F E L LOWS H I P 8 Gregg Sneller: “Global Servants Our Church Family is Supporting Update Part 4”

MINISTRY 3 Pastor Nick : “Newness of Life”

8 Annual Meeting of the Congregation Details; “Winter Garden” by Carolyn Codd

4 Richard W. Steffen: “There’s a Change in the Air” 5 Prayer to God

NEWS

6 Children’s Ministry

10 Church News 11 January Calendar

S TA F F Rev. Dr. Shawn Zambrows Senior Pastor

Angel Florence Office Administrator

Rev. Nicholas Quient Associate Pastor

Isa Terrell Communications Specialist

Rev. Cheryl Sneller Director of Children’s Ministry

Richard Colunga Buildings/Grounds

Richard W. Steffen Minister of Music Nathan Jones Youth Director

The Tapestry is published monthly by The First Baptist Church of Redlands, 51 West Olive Avenue, Redlands, CA 92373. All material for the Tapestry should be typed and emailed no later than the 15th of each month to tapestry@fbcredlands.org. If you would like to be added or removed from the Tapestry mailing list, please email tapestry@fbcredlands.org. Current and previous Tapestry issues are available in digital format at issuu.com/fbcr.

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Newness of Life Pastor Nick Quient

“Therefore, we were buried together with him through baptism into his death, so that just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too can walk in newness of life.” Romans 6:4 (CEB)

As I took Nolan for a walk this morning, the cold air piercing my lungs and nose and eyes, I began to realize something. It took me a few laps around the apartment complex for that ‘something’ to fully unravel itself but through the falling leaves, wicked cold air, and chattering of a bourgeoning baby’s vocabulary, I finally figured it out: change is in the air. Change is in the air. We have moved through spring, summer, fall, and now the season of winter where times and events of change most of us could have never seen or imagined. And now here we are in the New Year, with all of the hopes and dreams of yesteryear with us, I hope we can begin to move into something new and wonderful. I think of being buried with Christ and emerging into resurrection life.

I think the call for newness of life is a vital part of formation, even if it is difficult and painful and often crushing. We have all felt that over the past year and there is no need or reason to downplay that. However, if we have united ourselves to Christ and are continually seeking him, then we are already in newness of life. May our joy be complete this year, and may we find rest in the air. May that start with us and may that impact how we love our neighbors as ourselves. May the God of all joy and peace comfort you and give you dreams to dream.

2020 gives way to 2021 in the way that snow gives way to green.

There’s a Change in the Air by Richard W. Steffen, Minister of Music It was cold that night. Timothy and I were used to it, protecting the sheep at night on the hillside. I’m not sure that it was colder than usual. But there seemed to be an indifference to the air; it gave me an unusual feeling of loneliness. As I think back now, it was about a year ago this time, nothing about that night was usual. You know, we weren’t very popular people in the village. We were considered misfits and thieves. And when it came to the Jewish leaders in the village, we were outcasts. They said we were unclean, so we were not able to participate in temple worship. Our entire lives had been spent taking care of our sheep; on most nights, it was boring. But not THAT night! Bethlehem’s not a large town and the lights didn’t spread out far. As usual, the sky was dark that night. As usual, the sheep had begun to settle down, and we were gazing into the night sky. Now Timothy has an imagination; me, I just do my job. So I wasn’t too surprised when he looked at me that night and said, “There’s a change in the air.” I said, “No, it’s dark and it’s cold. Just like it was last night; just like it will be tomorrow night.” That’s the way it is when you tend sheep: calm, quiet, peaceful, ordinary, boring. But not THAT night! The Jewish leaders in the village always talked about a time when there would be “a change in the air.” They told us of the promise that was given to our people: there would be One called Messiah who would be born of a virgin in Bethlehem. That’s right, in OUR Bethlehem! The Messiah would be like David, brave and skillful in battle, and he would save us from Roman rule. But after all these years – lots of years – we were still waiting. The promise has not been fulfilled. At times, Timothy – remember, he’s the profound one of us – wondered if the “truth” that the Pharisees talked about really matched up with the prophecies of old. We remembered the prophet Isaiah saying, “Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.” And he said, “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given: and the government shall be on his shoulder.” The prophet Micah said, “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small

among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me One who will be ruler over Israel.” What if this Messiah wasn’t going to be a warrior? What if he would bring peace? Yes, we were still waiting. Until THAT night! Then it happened. This “change in the air” actually happened! There we were, as always, watching over our sheep. Suddenly this cold, dark, quiet hillside exploded in light. At that moment, it was as if Yahweh himself reached down TO US! An angel of the Lord appeared TO US! We knew about angels and their occasional visit to the world. We had heard of Jacob fighting with an angel when we were allowed to listen to the Jewish leaders. And Jacob became Israel. So that night we were terrified by this angel. But the angel didn’t come to frighten us. He said, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” Okay, now THAT was strange enough, but then: WOW! Suddenly the sky was full of angels, praising God and they sang, “Gloria in excelsis Deo!” “Glory to God in the highest!” We knew what we needed to do next. We went down the hillside, bringing our sheep with us, and there they were. Just as we had been told. We found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. And we worshipped this newborn King. After we left the stable Timothy really surprised me with what he said next. “Just think,” he said. “Yahweh didn’t choose any of the rulers or the rabbis or tax collectors or even Caesar Himself to hear this good news: it was US that He chose.” Too profound for me, but I liked the idea that we were chosen. I do know that shepherds have value, because I remember hearing what Isaiah said about one particular shepherd: “He shall feed his flock like a shepherd; he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.” This newborn king MAY BE that shepherd! But this is what I know for sure. It wasn’t just a “change in the air” that happened. There is a change in my heart.

by Pastor Nick Quient

Loving God We have walked through the valley of the shadow of darkness Yet you are still here with us Grant us hope in our times of wanting and waiting Grant us peace in our times of trial and pain Grant us joy in our times of despair and ingratitude Grant us love in our times of aggression and anxiety Bring us back from exile Plant us beside still waters Restore our hearts and minds and bodies Shelter us from the storm and give us the warmth of your son You have transformed our mourning into dancing May we dance and tumble on fields of green in delight of your holiness God of peace, God of hope, God of joy, God of love Be with us still Amen.

C hildr e n ’s ministry

Rebooting Our Faith Journey Advent prepared us for waiting. We waited from Nov. 29 through to Dec. 25 to celebrate Emmanuel “God With Us”. Along the Advent way we experienced Hope, Peace, Joy and Love. The advent devotional helped us to focus while we waited, provided us with encouragement, support and challenges while we traversed our faith journey. The days ahead will be harder. Perhaps the pandemic’s darkest days. But we have learned from our Advent journey that “Love” in the form of a baby, God’s gift for humanity, has that ability to conquer the darkness. It is like we have a baby fresh opportunity to “reboot” our faith journey. Let’s look at God’s priorities we find in the Bible: He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6:8 Pray that the Lord will reveal what that means in your personal life journey and our corporate journey as the FBC Redlands. That should keep us busy until it is safe to gather together again!

Coming Soon Jubilation, loud banging and songs will start anew our Children’s Sunday School Class. We will restart our Zoom gatherings on Sundays at 4:00 on January 10th, which follows Epiphany, Three Kings’ Day, also known as Dia de los Reyes Magos, is a celebration of the three kings who brought gifts to Jesus when he was born. Let’s learn how our sister churches in Puerto Rico celebrate this very important day. Happy New Year to All and may God lead us to bless the whole world that God loves and Jesus died for (no exceptions)!

Blessings, Pastor Cheryl

missions

Worldwide Prayer 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

Democratic Republic of Congo Email from Glen and Rita Chapman Glen shared a story about how he was visiting a local village church in Kiniangi, where they met two girls, named Chancelline and Marie, who both were suffering from long term medical problems. He invited them to the hospital at Kikongo, since they had not been able to get adequate treatment in their own village. 8 year old Marie received an operation at the hands of the Congolese doctors in Kikongo, who were able to remove a large, benign tumor from her neck, which she had been afflicted with since birth. Chancelline, age 12, was suffering from an infection in her leg that had spread down into the bone, so she was referred to the hospital in Vanga, where missionary doctor Tim Rice serves. She was able to have surgery to remove the dead and infected tissue from her leg and begin the path to healing. Praise God for trained medical workers who can bring hope and healing to children and families in the Congo. Pray for Glen, who is serving for a second year now as interim district pastor, and carries a heavy load of responsibility. Pray for the funds to cover these girls’ medical expenses.

nigeria www.theguardian.com In December, a band of armed men stormed a school in Kankara, which is in northwest Nigeria. They rounded up the students and marched them off into the surrounding forests. Some of the boys were able to escape, but about 300 were abducted. One boy, who was able to escape after about 36 hours of captivity, shared a harrowing tale of being marched barefoot through the forest with no food and nothing but muddy water to drink. This type of mass abduction recalls a similar event in which 276 schoolgirls were abducted by the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram. About 100 of those girls remain missing, now more than six years later. While Boko Haram has claimed credit for this current atrocity, it appears that a different group of bandits actually carried out the raid and later transferred the boys to Boko Haram. Pray for these schoolboys, who are far from their families and scared for their future. Pray that children and young people across Nigeria would be able to to live free from fear of armed kidnapping. Pray that the Nigerian government would be able to bring these kidnappers to justice.

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

Pakistan www.persecution.org Praise God for the release of Imran Masih, who is a Christian who had been sentenced to life in prison under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws. The High Court in Lahore acquitted him of all charges and released him. The initial accusation came in 2009 after a neighbor pulled a partially burned book from some trash Imran had burned and falsely accused him of burning a Koran. This resulted in Imran being attacked by a huge mob who beat him and tried to burn him alive. When the police arrived on the scene, Imran was arrested and charged with blasphemy. His initial trial resulted in a fine of 100,000 rupees and life in prison. Imran has had to wait more than a decade as his case was postponed nearly 70 times. While he was locked in prison, both of his parents died and he was not able to attend their funerals. His family members lost businesses and jobs. While this final outcome is a cause for celebration, his case demonstrates the grave injustice of Pakistan’s blasphemy laws. Praise God that Imran was able to celebrate Christmas with his family for the first time in more than a decade. Pray for safety for Imran and his family, and protection from vigilante violence. Pray that Imran can begin to heal from the suffering he has endured over this time. Pray for others who are still imprisoned under Pakistan’s unjust blasphemy laws.

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Global Servants Our Church Family is Supporting Update I Part 4 by Gregg Sneller

The American Baptist Foreign Mission Society, now known as International Ministries, has been around since 1814. We as a church are privileged to partner with the work of International Ministries as they touch lives around the world. At our September Missions Commission meeting we decided to distribute funds to 14 individual Global Servants or couple teams in the amount of $11,700 over the next year. Who are these people we will support as a church family? In the last two Tapestries, you have learned about nine of those Global Servants. Here are three more of these great Global Servants. David & Laura Parajon - Nicaragua David is a medical doctor who has been serving in health ministry since 2001 through AMOS Health and Hope. AMOS uses an empowering approach that engages communities as full partners by training local Health Promoters. This program provides preventive and curative health services to remote and vulnerable communities where there are no doctors. As an IM associate global servant, David supports the ministry of AMOS through medical, global public health and management trainings, as well as serving as a bridge between churches and volunteers who would like to support the work of AMOS. David’s wife, Laura, is also a medical doctor who serves IM in a volunteer role as a special assistant for Health and Wellness in the Iberoamerica and Caribbean region.

Ray Schellinger - Global Consultant Ray is the International Ministries global consultant for Immigrants and Refugees. He networks with IM colleagues and international partners that serve with refugees and displaced peoples, helping to strengthen their ministries, find needed resources and build capacity. Ray works to construct bridges between U.S. and P.R. churches and these partners, providing opportunities to serve some of the most vulnerable people in the world. In addition, Ray hosts several teams per year in international cross-cultural settings where they can learn about the struggles of migrants, the realities of global immigration and border policies.

Ruth Fox - Global Coordinator for Education Ruth serves as IM’s Global Coordinator for Education identifying, reporting, networking, encouraging, and resourcing ministries of education for IM global servants and partners. Continuing and expanding upon 20 years of work as a global servant in Thailand and as a regional consultant in Southeast Asia, Ruth works with IM’s area directors, global servants, and partners to pursue goals set forth in IM’s Responding to the Call strategic plan related to the ministry priority of education. This includes identifying opportunities and assisting in recruitment of longterm and short-term global servants, developing and sharing resources, facilitating STEP (Student Tuition Expense Program) projects to support students, and monitoring and reporting progress in IM-related educational initiatives around the globe.

To be able to partner with each of these Global Servants as they share God’s love with others is an incredible privilege and honor. Thank you, church family, for your care for others as we work together to bring some “heaven on earth” to others. Next month we will tell you about more of our partners we support. It’s a gift to be able to support and care for many people who are tangibly touching lives around the world with the love and care of Christ.

Annual Meeting of the Congregation Sunday, January 31, 2:00 PM

Our Annual Meeting this year will be held on To join via Landline Phone: Zoom. Information on how to connect to the Step 1:You have two options for dialing in by phone. meeting either by computer, tablet, cell phone or You can dial either 1 786 635 1003 or you can dial landline is below. 1 971 247 1195. When you dial the number you will hear a voice say “Welcome to Zoom.” You will then be asked to enter the meeting ID followed by In addition to the approval of the 2021 budget # (the pound sign). If you do not hear the “welcome and reports of the past year, we will have a report to Zoom,” check to make sure you have dialed the from the Gregory Legacy Grants Committee. They number correctly, or dial the other phone number will bring a list of recommended projects for instead. approval to receive grants.

Join Zoom Meeting: Computer/Device: Meeting ID: 892 738 4265 Passcode: 1526

Step 2: Enter the meeting ID (892 738 4265) and then press # (pound sign) Step 3: Do not press anything if asked about participation ID. Just wait until step 4, where you are asked about the password. Step 4: You will be asked to enter the meeting password. Enter 1526 then press # (pound sign) Step 5: You will be placed in the waiting room and will be let in by the host shortly!

Winter Garden by Carolyn Codd

Ssshhh----Walk quietly. It’s winter-- the garden is sleeping. At times it seems quite dull and dreary under its blanket of dead, fallen leaves; on closer look, one sees some bright touches of red berries and seeds. With even deeper, colder winter comes a blanket of snow, which falls gently without making a sound, not wanting to wake the sleeping garden. Later, even storms with howling wind don’t disturb its profound slumber. Snuggling further down under the blankets, the sleeper sleeps on. After a while, a few sunny days and the daffodils start to stir, peeking up over the blankets. When colder, darker days return, they have little trouble going back to sleep, waiting for spring’s authentic arrival. In the meantime,----a great idea on this cold and cloudy afternoon--A long winter’s nap.

Ne ws HAPPY JANUARY BIRTHDAYS TO... 1 1 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 9 9

Milton Baidya Lori Powell Sam Zureick Rhys Jones Cherylin Keister JoAnne Stewart Joseph DeRoulhac Ed Irvin Carolyn Sullivan Paul Zander Dori Dominguez Seth Medlin Janie Mendoza Taylor Herron Janelle Matthews

9 10 10 12 14 15 16 16 22 22 24 25 26 28 29

Joyce Smith Judy Miller Riley Miller Nina Zureick Natalie Olson Brian Wolfe Craig Baker Mike Freire Aidan Huynh Sanjeet Mann Johnie Nottingham Allison Quient Cathy Zander Mark Estey Elise Huynh

Submissions for the Tapestry should be sent to tapestry@fbcredlands.org by the 15th of each month.

A SPECIAL THANKS I have such heartfelt gratitude to so many on our Christmas Cantata project. Even though several Worship Choir members shared this cantata at FBC when it was new in 2012, most of our singers provided videos of themselves singing it, never having learned it in any in-person rehearsal. 23 singers from Arizona, California, and Tennessee – 15 from our church and 8 friends – joined narrators Michael Reynolds and Berva Smith for our cantata. What began as a conversation in July became a 5 month journey of joy which culminated in the FBC Tech Team release of “Heaven’s Child” by Pepper Choplin last Sunday. Finding highly qualified, committed video editors for a 45 minute musical presentation during a pandemic would be a daunting task, but God has truly blessed our congregation with the best! Garrett Zambrows has been the Technical Director for this entire project; I would not have wanted to embark on this journey without him as my companion. I thank Garrett for his advice, skill, and commitment: he took our 270 videos, gave 60 hours in editing work, and created a Christmas blessing for our worldwide faith community. And if watching this cantata inspires you to consider making a New Year’s resolution to participate as a singer or instrumentalist in 2021 in our continuing YouTube worship experiences, wonderful. Please contact me for information on how to become involved. Warmly, Richard W. Steffen

The committee that is working on proposing nominations for Gregory Legacy Grants was presented with a project that would be in partnership with Smiley Library. It was to give away 600 books during the reverse Holiday Parade that was happening on December 19 in Redlands. The committee loved the project but there were a few issues that disqualified it from the Legacy Grants, the main being that it was too soon to be presented to the congregation at the end of January. But the committee just couldn’t let go. The first thing they did was work on ways that the initial cost estimate could be reduced. Once that happened an anonymous donor “appeared” and paid the full cost. Then working with the folks at the library and the folks at The Frugal Frigate 600 beautiful hardbound copies of “The Night Before Christmas” were purchased. The turn-around time was tight but the books were delivered to members of the committee by Saturday to be wrapped in Christmas paper by Tuesday. They were then delivered to the folks who put together the goody bags for the reverse parade on that Saturday! We thank God for the opportunity to partner with folks in the community to add a little Holiday cheer for families here in town during a very different and difficult Christmas season!

Pray for the Grieving

Pray for Refreshment

Pray for Tolerance Pray for Stability

4 p.m. Children’s Sunday School

12/31: 2 p.m. Annual Meeting

10:15 a.m. Worship online (tinyurl.com/FBCRedlands)

9 a.m. Sunday School classes online (check with leader)

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9 a.m. Sunday School classes online (check with leader) 10:15 a.m. Worship online (tinyurl.com/FBCRedlands) 4 p.m. Children’s Sunday School

17 Pray for Students

9 a.m. Sunday School classes online (check with leader) 10:15 a.m. Worship online (tinyurl.com/FBCRedlands) 4 p.m. Three Kings Day Celebration

9 a.m. Sunday School classes online (check with leader) 10:15 a.m. Worship online (tinyurl.com/FBCRedlands)

Sunday

Pray for Communication

7:30 p.m. Young Adult Fellowship

25 Pray for Guidance

7:30 p.m. Young Adult Fellowship

7 p.m. Executive Council online 8 p.m. Bible Study for College Students

26 Pray for Families

8 p.m. Bible Study for College Students

19 Pray for Peace

Pray for Understanding

18 Pray for Pakistan

12 8 p.m. Bible Study for College Students

Pray for Charity

Pray for Congo

8 p.m. Bible Study for College Students

Tuesday

7:30 p.m. Young Adult Fellowship

Monday

Pray for Justice

Pray for Missionaries

27 Pray for Redlands

13 Pray for Recovery

Wednesday

Pray for Optimism

28 Pray for Women of the Church

7 p.m. Youth Group online

6:30 p.m. “Corner Booth” Class online (check with leader)

7 p.m. Youth Group online

6:30 p.m. “Corner Booth” Class online (check with leader)

14 Pray for Compassion for our opponents

7 p.m. Youth Group online

6:30 p.m. “Corner Booth” Class online (check with leader)

7 Pray for Stillness

Thursday

Self-Awareness

29 Pray for

22 Pray for Wisdom

15 Pray for Compassion

8 Pray for Patience

6:30 p.m. Jesus According to Scripture

1 Pray for Study Groups

Friday Pray for the Ill

Saturday

Pray for Fellowship

Pray for Nigeria

30 Pray for Recovery

7 a.m. Walking for the Health of It

23 Pray for Local Outreach

7 a.m. Walking for the Health of It

Due to current need to “Shelter at Home,” all in-person meetings are either canceled or moved online.

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