August 2014 Tapestry

The First Baptist Church of Redlands

TA PE S T RY Woven Together In Love: Colossians 2:2 ISSUE No. 8

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his is no ordinary time in the life of The First Baptist Church of Redlands. Nor is it just a time to wait for the next chapter. It is a special time — a time to look back and a time to look forward, but also a time to re-covenant.

As biblical people, we are always rooted in a covenant. That is what the Bible is all about. Old Testament actually means “old covenant” and New Testament means “new covenant.” It’s all about covenant! A covenant is more than a contract. It is closer to a marriage — a promise to God and one another. In this case, for The First Baptist Church of Redlands, it is a covenant promise to be the body of Christ during our transition.

The temptation when a pastor leaves and another is yet to be called is to think of this time as similar to those days when we had a substitute teacher in school, which often led us to not take the class very seriously.

But sometimes those substitute teachers turned out to be more than just someone who marked time but instead

opened up time and prepared us for something new. The interim period in a church is such a time and can be a Spiritfilled period. To be that, it requires the congregation to be on board, praying, envisioning, and seeking God’s new direction.

I urge you to see this time as a gift and as a time to re-covenant: ...to re-covenant with your history; claim your rich heritage, affirm it, and explore what it teaches you about your future. ....to re-covenant with one another; to celebrate that you are baptized into one another and are meant to be a supportive

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community. ...to re-covenant with our denomination. Just as the Baptists for Southern California were part of the founding of this church, this region is still a partner with you in your search and in living out your ministry. ....to re-covenant with your church leaders and the search committee and welcome your interim pastor as a partner with you.

Just as every career needs midpoint assessment and as every marriage needs a mid-life re-covenanting, so the church needs to not just wait for a new pastor but reclaim its heritage, its relationships and its call. Please know that the wider American Baptist family is with you and anticipates a vibrant future.

In the meantime, this is a time of the Spirit.

Grace and peace, Bob Wallace

What Is The Church Doing to Select a Senior Pastor? See Pages 6-7.

MINISTRY

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A Few Words from Bob Wallace Contents and Staff Box New FBCR Staff Profile: Communications Administrator

New FBCR Staff Profile: Youth Director Care Packages for College Students

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S TA FF Deena Barwick, Ph.D. Associate Pastor of Family Ministries deena@fbcredlands.org

CALENDAR

MISSIONS & FELLOWSHIP

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Angel Florence Office Manager/Bookkeeper angel@fbcredlands.org

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Process to Select a 6&7 The Senior Pastor

Amanda Warner Communications Administrator amanda@fbcredlands.org Jared Sumners Youth Director jared@fbcredlands.org

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Worldwide Prayer Concerns & The One Great Hour of Sharing Offering Church Picnic Recap & Remembering FBCR Members

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Dennis Chenevert Buildings/Grounds Richard W. Steffen Minister of Music rwsteffen@gmail.com Eric Goddard Music Director eric@fbcredlands.org Linda Gentile Organist

Upcoming Service Opportunities The August Calendar

CON TACT S Telephone: 909-793-3289 Web: www.fbcredlands.org Email: admin@fbcredlands.org Office Hours Monday–Thursday: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Friday: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Sunday: 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.

NEW FBCR STAFF PROFILE

Seven Questions With The Communications Administrator What part of your job are you most passionate about?

Telling stories. A lot of times people’s stories go untold and I’m sure that’s the case for many of the members of FBCR. I’m excited to uncover what God has been doing here. I was already blessed to hear from Mark Carpenter about his dental mission trips and from the Rogers on their cross-country bike tours. That’s three people so far. There are a few hundred more members at FBCR, and everyone has a story. (If you want to make the story discovery process easier for me, feel free to email me about yourself and what God, or FBCR, has done in your life!)

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How did you become passionate about that?

When I was 15 I started writing articles for my high school’s newspaper and I loved being able to interview students and find out their stories. Over the years, as I moved on to writing for bigger newspapers like The Press-Enterprise, I’ve been able to interview everyone from a prisoner charged with murder to a business CEO and have developed a love for learning about people from all different walks of life. I started linking this passion to my faith, realizing I can take the gifts and loves God has given me and use it for His glory. Writing about what He is doing in the world has become a purpose I’ll be pursuing for the rest of my life.

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What is the best way for people at FBCR to be praying for you?

I would love prayer for me to continue following Christ whole-heartedly and unreservedly. Worldly concerns tend to distract me at times, so prayer to weed those out and focus in on what God has called me to would be much appreciated.

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What are you most likely doing on your downtime?

I am still in school so homework takes up a lot of time. I’m finishing up my prerequisites to apply for grad

school in 2015. I have another job in retail aside from the one here at FBCR. I’m also 20,000 words into writing a book, planning to finish within a year.

It’s a Christian biography, so interviewing the man the biography is about, plus his family and friends, takes up as much time as actually writing it. I’m also into running and try to do that three times a week. Spending my daily hour with God is also a priority and a necessity.

But when all my obligations are out of the way, I’m most likely reading, hiking, trying out a new baking experiment or catching up with friends.

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What is your testimony? How did you come to know God? When I began attending church as a teenager I was looking for answers. I was restless thinking about the question of “What’s going to happen to me when I die?” I didn’t receive a Bible until I was 17, but immediately afterward I began reading it every night after school. On one of those nights I had a realization: God is real and He is holy and big and worthy of so much more than I can even comprehend. I stopped everything, knelt and told God my life was His. That was the first night I prayed. Everything I’ve experienced and learned since then has been building blocks on my faith.

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What is something no one would guess about you?

I have befriended hundreds of gang members. I’ve been involved in prison ministry for almost four years and make the trip up to a correctional facility at least once a week. It’s been a blessing to see God work in the lives of people facing unimaginable circumstances. I’ve been so impacted by this ministry that I changed career directions and decided to pursue social work with the hopes of one day working with youth in juvenile hall.

Amanda Warner

Age: 23 College: Biola University Degree: Bachelor’s in Journalism (‘12) Hometown: Riverside FBCR Start Date: June 2014

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How do you want to be remembered when you die?

As I noted in my testimony, death has been a constant subject on my mind. I know I have limited time here.

Even if I made a handful of worldly accomplishments, I wouldn’t enjoy any of the successes after death. So, I’ve been learning to store my “treasures” in heaven. There, I want to be remembered as someone who advanced the kingdom by my faith, my prayers, and my testimony. I hope people on earth could say that I helped them get closer to God in some way and that I loved them well.

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NEW FBCR STAFF PROFILE

Seven Questions With The Youth Director 1

What part of your job are you most passionate about?

I’m very passionate about watching the character of young people grow into maturity as they become disciples. I also love getting people excited about the deep things of God, the really hard-tocomprehend stuff.

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How did you become passionate about that?

I’m very into the intellectual side of Christianity. I think it’s a neglected aspect of our faith. It’s really important for us to talk about why we believe that God exists, why we believe that Jesus really is the son of God, that he really did die for our sins, that he really did rise from the dead. I love talking about those things. It’s just as important to love God with your mind as it is to love Him with your heart.

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What is the best way for people at FBCR to be praying for you?

I am still trying to finance my education. I’ll probably be going to school in one way or another until I die. I consider myself a lifelong learner, which can be fiscally challenging. Also, being new, and not knowing everybody and not knowing how everything works is just a little bit exhausting. So prayer for encouragement and prayer for strength that we’ll be able to get through that part of it unscathed.

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What are you most likely doing on your downtime?

I spend a lot of time in coffee shops in Redlands. I hang out at Augies and Stell a lot. I’m usually reading a book or writing. And if I’m not at a coffee shop reading a book or writing, I might be playing disc golf or ultimate frisbee, which I do pretty regularly.

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What is your testimony? How did you come to know God? I grew up going to church but it was never real to me. It seemed clear

to me that church was one thing and homelife was another. By the time I got to junior high I was pretty convinced that Christianity was not something for me. But I started to hang out with my youth pastor. His name is Jeremy and he’s still a very good friend of mine. He recognized that I liked to read and over time encouraged me to try to read the Bible, and he issued a challenge to the students in our junior high group: he said you can read the Bible in a year by doing this plan. So I went for it and ended up reading the Bible in two months. As soon as I picked it up I couldn’t get enough. Not because it wasn’t hard to get through the tough parts, the Levitical laws and the genealogies, but every page seemed to make sense to me. Every page seemed to clearly communicate, this is who you are: one of God’s beloved creations, an inheritor of the wisdom and promises of the Hebrew People and the followers of Jesus. By the time I got to the end I was convinced of the existence of God and that Jesus was probably the best explanation of what God would actually look like. After I read the Bible and loved it, I did some exploring and thinking, the whole time believing that God existed but not being ready to declare myself a Christian. And then after awhile it became something that was more than purely intellectual, and I had an experience where I became not only convinced of the existence of God but of his personal love for me. I think that I encountered the holy spirit that day.

And called myself a Christian ever after.

I think I was 13 when that happened.

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What’s something no one would guess about you?

People are usually surprised when I tell them I’m very introverted. It’s just usually surprising to people, especially when I’m in a leadership role and I’m excited and loud and rambunctious.

What people don’t know is that kind of stuff is exhausting for me. It’s tiring.

Jared and his wife, Kate.

Jared Sumners

Age: 24 College: Biola University Degree: Bachelor’s in Philosophy (still pursuing) Hometown: Yucaipa FBCR Start Date: July 2014 I love doing it. I love interacting with people, I love getting excited. But I have to recharge. And the way I recharge is by going to a coffee shop, going to the mountains, or going to my apartment to read or to write. But, I’m a firm believer that introverts make the best extroverts. In a pinch an introvert can be surprisingly enthusiastic.

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How do you want to be remembered when you die?

Well, I wouldn’t mind if people thought of me as a thought-provoker. I don’t care if there are lots of people at my funeral, as long as the people who are there can say that in their life, they got further into the knowledge of The Kingdom than they would have if they hadn’t known me. I’m not sure, though.

Hopefully I have a few more good years to ponder this one.

Care Packages

FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS

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n recent years, our church has been blessed with a growing number of youth. This means, of course, that we are seeing more young adults off to college and career ventures.

In an effort to remember, encourage, and continue to include these young people in the life of our church, a group of volunteers has begun to send care packages. The first batch of packages was gratefully received (and fun to put together!) and we would like to make this a First Baptist tradition.

Sam Warren

College: Crafton Hills College Year: Freshman Major: Sound Technology

Jeff Kirkpatrick

The plan is to send off some small tokens of encouragement several times a year — when school starts, just before midterms, and again at finals. We could use the support of the congregation in our efforts. Donations will be accepted at any time, and can be left in the church office labeled “College Care Packages,” or given to Pastor Deena or Melanie Medlin. We are specifically looking for contributions during the month of August to get us started for this year.

-Melanie Medlin

Winter Martin

College: UC Berkeley Year: Sophomore Major: Environmental Science

Lauren Zabaleta

College: Cal Poly Pomona Year: Freshman Major: Mechanical Engineering

College: Southern Methodist University Year: Sophomore Major: Health and Society

Lauren Olson

Shelby Pleiss

College: Northern Arizona University Year: Freshman Major: Psychology

College: California Lutheran University Year: Sophomore Major: Criminal Justice

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We Are Collecting:

gift cards to Starbucks gift cards to Amazon.com gum tea bags or hot cocoa mix school supplies like highlighters, pens, mechanical pencils or post-it notes blank greeting cards cash donations to cover other small items and mailing costs

Katie Olson

College: Seattle Pacific University Year: Junior Major: Public Relations Minor: Business Administration

Allyson Zabaleta

College: Southern Methodist University Year: Junior Major: Accounting

Nick Daniel

Military: Army Air Defense H.S. Graduation: 2014 Departure Date: 2014

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What Is The Church Doing to Select a Senior Pastor?

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s we turn the corner from summer to fall, and as folks settle into their normal routines for the year, perhaps it would be useful to contextualize the work of the Senior Pastor Search Committee and note what has been and is being done, and to offer a bit of a preview for what is likely to occupy our next few tasks. We will try to keep you informed on a regular basis even though at times our reporting will be understandably general.

What follows then recalls some of what you almost certainly already know, and offers the general contour of work which will likely occupy us for the next year or more. Let’s begin with the known.

The Committee

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As you may recall, our constitution proscribes the composition of the committee in such a manner as to ensure representation across the commissions and governance of our church; the constitution also requires the election of five at-large representatives from the church community including two high school or college-age members.

The Nominating Committee brought a slate of nominees to the congregation at the Spring Quarterly Congregational Meeting.

This slate was approved without amendment. The committee elected Mark Estey and Ben Dillow as co-chairs.

Pastor Bob Wallace has been designated to serve as our regional denominational consultant.

The committee has been meeting on virtually a weekly basis since its inception. Our first tasks were simply to try to get our minds around the challenges associated with a pastoral search, i.e., where do we begin, what can we learn from others, what process and

Pastoral Search Committee Members Doreen Condron-Waters Ben Dillow Mark Estey Liam Fisher Ken Gifford Tammy Herron Nathan Jones Abby Kishimoto Liz Laine Josh Morgan Shannon Pleiss Mike Reynolds Berva Smith Vi Wiant Mary Wolfe

Pastors Chetti and Wallace outlined the predictable flow of a search, not so much a timeline since the amount of time a committee commits to each step varies considerably from church to church, and circumstance to circumstance. There is simply no way to predict when the committee will find, with the grace of God, the candidate of choice. But these steps, and the process, are pretty predictable — as the following themes suggest:

The 15-Step Process STEP 1 | Select a Pastoral Search

Committee

STEP Contact and meet with regional consultants

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STEP 3 | Conduct an exit interview with departing pastor

timeline might we expect to encounter?

Sam Chetti, the Executive Minister of ABCLA, and Pastor Bob Wallace were enormously helpful in this process, as have been the resource materials provided by the American Baptist Personnel Services in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.

From the beginning, and from all these sources, one message kept repeating itself: if done right this is a long process—18 months on average!

And from the beginning, the committee determined to commit to “getting it right” before “getting it done.”

We trust you don’t mind that we have taken the liberty of electing patience, persistence, and prayer as three additional at-large members of our committee.

STEP 4 | Develop an Interim ministry

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STEP 5 | Secure an Interim minister STEP Hold a service of closure and farewell for departing senior pastor

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STEP Develop a church profile for distribution (who we are, what we are looking for)

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STEP 8 | Welcome the Interim pastor STEP Make the open pastorate widely known

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STEP 10 | Solicit applications,

exchange profile and expectations, review profiles, and communicate with potential candidates

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Narrow applicant pool to select those to interview

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Interview selected candidates: if unsatisfied, broaden search; if satisfied, then engage in more in-depth review of finalists by checking references and assessing the strengths and propriety of the candidates

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Choose the candidate to recommend and select a campus visit which may or may not include a Sunday service at which the candidate preaches

STEP 14 | If the campus visit proves

affirming, and the candidate did not preach, then arrange a Sunday service for the recommended candidate to be presented to the congregation, following which the church will be invited to vote on the recommendation of the Search Committee

STEP 15 | Select the start date for

the new senior pastor and plan the installation service, thank and disband the Search Committee

Right now, our committee is in the middle of step seven.

So, at the moment we are knee deep in the process of reviewing the results of our survey as a necessary prerequisite to completing a profile which we hope to have ready for distribution by the first of September.

We’ll make the profile accessible to all who are interested in viewing our work, and we promise to present a summary of our rich survey data following a worship service on Aug. 24.

The Profile

So what is this “profile” and to what use will it be put? Well, in a nutshell,

it answers the questions “Who are we?” and “What are we looking for?”

The profile will talk of the community in which our church is located; what might one encounter in moving to the Inland Empire? It will speak of our church numerically (members, budget, demographics). It will speak of us narratively (our history, our programs, our structure, how we govern ourselves). We will exemplify our fidelity to mission by describing the breadth of our ministry. We’ll weave the survey results into these narratives so that the reader can grasp the diversity of thought and opinion anchored by a central energy of feelings of support and appreciation and valuing of our faith community. And of course, we’ll specify in our profile what it is we would honestly expect our new senior pastor to do and what we believe our shared tasks are in this ministry.

How do we come by all this information? Well, in large part by your responses (and ours) to the survey.

The committee is delighted that some 119 members and friends of FBCR took the time to complete the survey. In a worship service in August we will be speaking in greater detail about what this information reveals, but it is not too early to relate that the chief concern and most significant challenge you gave by your survey narratives is that we find the right senior pastor. In this process we will no doubt return often to this lovely reflection offered by one of you: “Just remember, this is God’s church. He loves and cares about all of us. If we remember this, and allow Him to be central in our search, we will find the right leader.”

May it be so!

As we move to the analysis and evaluation of individual candidates, our reports to you will understandably grow more general, protecting the confidentiality so absolutely vital to us and to the prospective candidates.

And this warning: as we move into this stage there will seem, no doubt, a sense of inactivity and you may wonder, “What’s happening?” Be patient with us; it will take time to solicit materials, collect files, make phone calls, follow up leads, thoughtfully assess — so we’ll ask that you call on our at-large members this fall and next spring as well — they’re yours as well as our steady help: patience, persistence, and prayer.

If we might borrow a running metaphor: Think of this as being engaged in a marathon, not a 100-yard dash.

Our goal is to get it done right, not get it done fast.

We trust in this long process. If at any time you have a candidate you’d like to recommend, a question you wish to ask, a concern you wish to raise, please do not hesitate a moment to share those with any of the committee members.

Please keep us and our work in your prayers, as we keep your best interests and those of this church we love in ours.

Respectfully submitted, The Senior Pastor Search Committee

Coming Up

As noted, we will take the time in August to be more thoughtful and deliberate in reporting the results of the survey. On Aug. 24, you’ll have a chance to both listen and comment, but it will surprise you little to note that the reoccurring themes we see are ones of great optimism about our church, and confidence in our future. Members clearly appreciate our worship services, the preaching, the music, the church education program, the intergenerational nature of our community, and the friendship and caring for each other that is exhibited on campus and off.

Pastoral Search All-Church Meeting: Sunday, August 24

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M I S SION S

Worldwide Prayer Concerns Sudan Meriam Ibrahim is a young mother who was sentenced to whipping and death for blasphemy due to her Christian faith. She was imprisoned while pregnant and the sentence was to be carried out after her baby was born. In response to the outpouring of prayer, petitions, advocacy, and protests, an appeals court in Sudan acquitted Meriam of all charges and released her from prison. Praise God for answering these prayers! Pray that Meriam, and her husband Daniel, can find a safe place to move forward with their lives.

Central and South America Pray for our partners in the American Baptist family who work in Central and South America. Pray for Ray and Adalia Schellinger, who provide safety for women and children fleeing domestic violence through their ministry at Deborah’s House.

Ray has also had opportunities to help abusive husbands find God’s transforming love. Pray for Mylinda Baits, who is reaching out to marginalized girls, giving them hope, and sharing with them their worth as a child of God; all in an effort to combat human trafficking. Pray for the Parajons and the Pierres, who are ministering in Nicaragua. Pray for these and other missionaries in the region to be empowered by the Holy Spirit to confront the evil forces of violence with the redeeming power of Christ’s love.

California Colleges

InterVarsity Christian Fellowship is a national network of campus fellowships. They have requested prayer because the California State University system is considering a new campus policy that would significantly impact their ability to do ministry.

The policy requires recognized student groups to accept all students as potential leaders. While the policy is intended to promote inclusivity, it means that a student’s commitment to the Christian faith would not be allowed as a criterion for leadership in a Christian organization. IVCF representatives are seeking a meeting with the Chancellor of the CSU system, Timothy White. Pray that this policy could be changed so that InterVarsity can continue its ministry throughout the CSU system.

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

Why we give to One Great Hour of Sharing

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hen Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines on Nov. 8, 2013, the American Baptist World Relief Office was able to respond immediately.

This fast action was only possible because you had already given to the annual One Great Hour of Sharing offering. And your contribution to this year’s One Great Hour of Sharing offering enables us to be ready if disaster strikes tomorrow.

Through January, giving for typhoon relief reached $354,000! Thank you for your contributions to this relief effort. These funds are being used to rebuild parsonages, churches, and schools lost or damaged in the storm. They are

also restoring livelihoods for the many people who lost not only homes, but also boats and crops from which they made a living.

At the same time, we remain acutely aware of unreported and underreported hardships—hardships experienced by millions who struggle every day of the year—hardships like we are watching unfold today in Syria. Dislocation due to civil unrest often results in children and families succumbing to the ravages of hunger, poverty, violence and disease.

Because of the generosity of American Baptist congregations, in December 2013 we were able to provide a $50,000 grant to alleviate some of the suffering of Syr-

ians displaced within their own country. The conflict has been ongoing since 2012—and continuing with no resolution in sight.

I encourage you to continue giving to special disaster situations during the One Great Hour of Sharing offering.

This enables us to reach out to people all around the world. Thank you for your continued support. Sharing resources really does change lives!

-Lisa Rothenberger-Winter, World Relief Officer The First Baptist Church of Redlands will be receiving this offering in August.

PicniC Sunday, June 29

Thank you to all who attended our annual picnic, and to the many individuals who worked so hard to make the picnic a success. -Diaconate Commission

Water Balloon Toss Marcus Hopkins and Robert Yocum, 42 feet

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Pie Baking Contest First Place: Lauren DeDoes, Smores Pie Second Place: Amy DeDoes, Key Lime Pie Third Place: Berva Smith, Pumpkin Chiffon Pie

F E L L O W SHI P

Annual Church

IN REMEMBRANCE

Flora Belle Engle

Chuck Rieger

A long time resident of the Redlands area, Flora died June 29, 2014 in Eugene, Ore. She was born Dec 17, 1922 in Brownwood, Texas. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Rev. Lou and Gail Engle of Eugene; grandchildren and spouses; six great-grandchildren; and one great-greatgranddaughter. In lieu of flowers, donations are suggested for the First Baptist Church of Redlands or Habitat for Humanity.

Charles Franklin Rieger, died peacefully at his home in Redlands on July 11, 2014. Chuck was born May 31, 1928 in Lewiston, Idaho, to Thomas and Grace Rieger. At The First Baptist Church he was an usher, a deacon, and sang in the choir. Chuck is survived by his wife of 63 years, Shirley Rieger of Redlands; his two children, Sharon Tipple of North Tustin, and Craig Rieger of Concord; four grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Memorial donations may be made to the First Baptist Church of Redlands or the University of Redlands.

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Happy August Birthday To...

Church members praying at a summer fellowship barbecue last year.

BBQ WITH YOUR CHURCH FRIENDS

Sign Up Sundays at the table on the church patio or online at goo.gl/mmKN69.

Backyard BBQ Dates: Saturday, August 9 in Redlands at 6 p.m.

Saturday, August 16 in Redlands at 6 p.m.

Saturday, August 23 in Yucaipa at 6 p.m.

Sunday, August 24 in Yucaipa at 6 p.m.

Saturday, August 30 in Redlands at 6 p.m.

Sunday, August 31 in Yucaipa at 6 p.m.

Email bbq@fbcredlands.org for more information.

EAT COOKIES WITH REV. BURKE

A welcoming reception for Rev. Richard Burke will be held Sunday, Aug. 17 on the patio following the worship service. All are invited for cookies and punch.

ORGANIZE A FOOD PANTRY

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Family Service Day Saturday, August 2 9 a.m. to noon Meet at Redlands Family Service Join us on the first Saturday of every month to serve at a wonderful local non-profit. Anyone under 18 needs to be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Please wear closed-toe shoes and comfortable clothes.

Sponsored by the Local Outreach Commission

GIVE BLOOD

Tuesday, August 5 noon to 6:30 p.m.

Redlands Community Hospital Weisser Education Pavilion Conference Rooms C & D 350 Terracina Blvd., Redlands, CA 92373 Request for your donation to be placed in the First Baptist Church of Redlands account RB28. Please inform their staff that you grant permission for the church to know how much blood you have given.

Sponsored by the Local Outreach Commission

TEACH KIDS TO USE A COMPASS

Saturday, October 4 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Redlands Smiley Library FBCR will be partnering with the library to provide volunteers during the annual Family Day. The event will focus on outdoor activities with more than 1,000 people expected to participate. Volunteers will lead activity stations ranging from basic rock climbing techniques to campfire songs. No prior knowledge is necessary.

Volunteers will be shown what to do.

Lunch is provided. Sign up ASAP in the church office or with Mike Reynolds at outreach@fbcredlands.org.

Sponsored by the Local Outreach Commission

Jessica Allen — 1 Nancy Young — 2 Daniel Brown — 3 Betty Martin — 3 Ethan Miller — 3 Alex Castro — 4 Danielle Parks — 4 Lloyd Sease — 4 Dale Barwick — 5 James Hargrave — 5 Paul Little — 6 Leslie Rude — 6 Anne Sandel — 7 Lauren Zabaleta — 7 Hien Huynh — 8 Rebecca Rio-Jelliffe — 9 Cindy DeRoulhac — 10 Michael Warren — 10 Lauren DeDoes — 11 Violet Wiant — 12 Meredith Casil — 13 Jamie Daniel — 13 Sylvia Eichorn — 13 Martha Mendoza — 13 Richard Zander — 13 Parker Martin — 14 Dorothy Sease — 14 Anna Steffen — 14 Doris Young — 14 Sean Kirkland — 17 Katie Bicher — 19 Herb Dominguez — 20 Spencer Mathey — 20 Tiffany Powell — 20 Gladys Van Vliet — 20 Ralph Haag — 21 Peter Quast — 21 Muriel Wagner — 21 Susan Rogers — 22 Robert Bley-Vroman — 23 Dianna Brittain — 23 Amy DeDoes — 24 David Bush — 25 Nyim Edwards — 25 Jane Tveten — 26 Andrew Winter — 26 Caroline Ray — 27 JoAnn Boone — 29 Emily Bueermann — 29 Orville Wilson — 29 Kimberly Hovey — 30 Carole Meyer-Rieth — 30 Dennis Chenevert — 31 Autumn Crisantes — 31 Peter David — 31

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Pray for the church commissions

Pray for those grieving

Pray to allow Jesus into our lives

Pray for the Executive Council

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10:15 a.m. Worship Service Men’s Breakfast in 6 p.m. Fellowship Barbecue Plymouth Village in Yucaipa

Pray to know and follow Jesus more / Pray for excitement about God’s Word

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10:15 a.m.

Worship Service 11:30 a.m. Welcoming Reception for Rev. Burke

Pray and give thanks for the church staff

8 a.m.

Men’s Breakfast in Plymouth Village

Pray for Rev. Richard Burke

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Pray for those with special needs

Pray for the U.S.A.

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6:30 p.m.

Diaconate Meeting 7 p.m.

Commission Meetings

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8 a.m.

Men’s Breakfast in Plymouth Village

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10:15 a.m.

Worship Service

noon to 6:30 p.m.

Blood Drive RCH Rooms C&D

8 a.m.

Men’s Breakfast in Plymouth Village

10:15 a.m.

Worship Service

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Pray for Pastor Deena and Dale

Pray for new pastors in Congo

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Tuesday

Pray and give thanks for Bob Wallace

Monday

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Sunday

Pray for public school teachers

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Pray for children orphaned because of religious persecution

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Redlands Interfaith Council Meeting, Judson Hall

Pray for those who do not know Jesus

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Pray for young adults as they enter the working field

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Thursday

9:30 a.m. to noon 9 a.m.

ABC Meeting, Judson Hall Tapestry Team in the 5:30 p.m.

Lounge ABW Meeting

27

Pray for needed snow and rain

6 p.m.

Men’s Fellowship Church

Pray for caregivers

20

Pray for people in Nicaragua

13

Pray for the sick

6

Wednesday

Pray for Sunday School teachers as they prepare for fall classes

29

Pray for students starting and returning to college

22

Pray and give thanks for summer movie nights

6 p.m.

Fellowship Barbecue in Redlands

Give thanks for those who bring special music

30

6 p.m.

Fellowship Barbecue in Yucaipa

Pray for those that prepare the church for worship

23

6 p.m.

Fellowship Barbecue in Redlands

16 Pray for children as they start school again

6 p.m.

Fellowship Barbecue in Redlands

Pray for the summer barbecues

9

Pray for our ushers at the Redlands Bowl 9 a.m. to noon Redlands Family Service Day 6:30 p.m. Redlands Bowl Ushering Team

2

Saturday

15

Pray for the Pastoral Search Committee

8

Give thanks for the Mustard Seed tutors

1

Friday

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