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TA PE S T RY Woven Together In Love: Colossians 2:2 MARCH 2015

ISSUE No. 3

the Grace of Lent

s a boy growing up in Sunday School at a Baptist church, I was told Baptists don't do Lent. I was never told why but I suspect it was an anti-Catholic thing. The attitude, "Whatever they do, we don't do," is such an unhealthy way to decide how we practice our faith. In recent years I have begun to feel that the Lenten season is very important in preparing us for Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter, the most important events in the Christian church. We spend so much time preparing for other events in our lives so why not spend some concerted preparation time in what we call the Lenten season? But the question is: "How do we prepare?" A story I read gave me some new insight. A teacher announced to her adult Sunday School class that it had dawned on her that in all the years she had been teaching the class, the class had never discussed Lent. The teacher then gave a background on the history of Lent and followed it with a question, "What do you think about Lent?" One member of the class said: "Mostly, I think Lent is a time of giving up something, making some kind of sacrifice." Another said, "I think Lent is about repentance. It is a time to rethink your life and then rededicate your life to doing God's will."

Others in the class agreed that Lent is about repentance and said that they could do better in living their lives for the Lord and that Lent helped them think about that. The teacher then asked, "What is true repentance?" A member of the class replied: "It is being sorry for what you have done wrong and promising to change." The teacher let the discussion go on for several minutes. Then she said, “Well I disagree totally about your thinking. I have been repenting all of my life but it has never done me any good. Each year we say we are sorry for our sins and promise we can and will do better but most of us don't do better.” She went on, "It seems to me my promises are just like straw in the wind. This year I am not going to promise that. Instead I am going to confess to the Lord that I can't do better and I am going to tell the Lord, I don't have the power to change. I am then going to ask the Lord for His grace and strength to make me into what He wants me to be. In other words I am going to ask the Lord to do for me what I can't do for myself. True repentance means to me - to turn away from leading my life under my power and turning it over to the power of God." (This story is from “Lectionary Tales” by Richard Jensen.)

“True repentance means to turn away from leading my life under my power and turn it over to the power of God.” The apostle in writing to the churches of Asia Minor as recorded in the book of Ephesians said, "I bow my knee before the Father … that He would grant according to his riches in glory, to be strengthened with power through the Spirit in the inner man." So often we try to change ourselves which only leads to frustration and a defeatist attitude instead of asking God to help us by His grace. May this Lenten season help us to focus on God's grace.

Richard Pastor Richard

CALENDAR

FELLOWSHIP

MISSIONS

MINISTRY

COVER

CONTENTS

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A Message from Pastor Richard: The Grace of Lent Contents and Staff Box A Few Words from Pastor Deena: Finding Healing Through Stories and Community

Family Time Beyond Facebook Pastoral Search Committee Update: We’re Culling and Courting

Worldwide Prayer Concerns: West Africa, Egypt and Mexico Missions Commission Update: How Will We Move Forward In Missions? Hope For Youth: Fighting Teen Homelessness With Unconditional Love Small Groups Launch New Series: Agape Sunday Class & Pastor’s Bible Study

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Upcoming Service Opportunities The March Calendar

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Reverend Richard Burke Interim Pastor richardb@fbcredlands.org Deena Barwick, Ph.D. Associate Pastor of Family Ministries deena@fbcredlands.org Jared Sumners Youth Director jared@fbcredlands.org Richard W. Steffen Minister of Music rwsteffen@gmail.com Eric Goddard Music Director eric@fbcredlands.org Linda Gentile Organist Angel Florence Office Manager/Bookkeeper angel@fbcredlands.org Amanda Warner Communications Administrator amanda@fbcredlands.org Dennis Chenevert Buildings/Grounds

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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.

A few words from Pastor Deena

Finding healing through stories and community

love to hear people’s stories. “How did you get here? Where have you been? What have been your struggles, your joys, your big milestone events?” Stories make up who we are as individuals, as a piece of a family, as a part of a community and our connection to God. Some stories get embellished more every time they are told. Some stay the same. Some are never too old to hear over and over again. I am reminded of the story, from Mark 5, of the bleeding woman who told Jesus her story of 12 years of suffering. He listened to every word while a rush of “hurried-ness” was going on around him. When she was done with her story, Jesus said to her: “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering.” This was a personal response from Jesus: “daughter.” All of the stories we share are personal and sometimes when we share them, we receive some healing through advice or a prayer, or we are just able to let some pent-up emotions go. Stories help us to communicate difficulties, pain, joy, celebrations, and often to provide

advice to another person. That is what happened at the “Foodies” support group. We first listened to each other’s story about particular difficulties with different foods, allergies, diets, some life changes and trying to figure out “just what can I eat?”

“All of the stories we share are personal and sometimes when we share them, we receive some healing through advice or a prayer, or we are just able to let some pent-up emotions go.” There were samples of gluten-free cookies and waffles to taste and a couple of recipes, too. Sitting around a table and just conversing about different problems, with others offering solutions, was interesting, a bit of fun and most importantly, a good reminder that we are not in this alone. Are there others who are

on special diets, perhaps even with weird food and willing to share what they have learned through a process of trial and error? Perhaps you are trying to lose weight and need an accountability partner; perhaps you have allergies and need to figure out some new and exciting foods to eat; or perhaps you have been diagnosed with a food-related disease and need more information. We were meeting on the third Monday of the month. As there hasn’t been much interest in this support group, we decided at our last meeting to have periodic meetings as the need presented itself. If you are interested in knowing something specific about food, allergies, or disease diagnosis, please let me know. If there are a number of people interested in specific food needs, we will schedule a group time to meet. When that meeting is scheduled, please come and join the conversation. Share your story. Hear others’ stories. Bringing something to share is optional! -Pastor Deena Barwick

From March 13 to 15, the youth will be off at

Winter Camp at Camp Cedar Crest in Running Springs, CA. Please keep the youth and adult supervisors in your prayers. Photo courtesy of campcedarcrest.org

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Family Time Beyond Facebook

ow do we parent in the age of technology? That’s one of the questions Jana Boyd, an MFT over at the Christian Counseling Service, is asked most frequently. It’s also the question driving a new series in Thursday night’s Parents Class. “Nobody’s had to parent under these circumstances and it seems like we’re all kind of feeling our way without a lot of examples,” Jana said. A friend recommended a book to Jana called “Growing Up Social: Raising Relational Kids in a ScreenDriven World” by Arlene Pellicane and Dr. Gary Chapman, author of “The 5 Love Languages.” What struck her is its focus on teaching kids to be more relational, rather than just trying to get kids to spend less time using media. “A lot of times we blame technology for the frustrations we’re having as parents when, really, we have to take responsibility as parents for what we’re modeling,” Jana said.

“Are we teaching our kids to be good social people?” On Thursday, Feb. 5, Jana started off the series which will continue through May. Each week the group will read two chapters from “Growing Up Social” and then come to class to discuss the contents. Jana will facilitate the first Thursday of the month, Kari Hidalgo an MFT intern at CCS will facilitate the third Thursday, and Bill Roozeboom a pastoral counselor at CCS will facilitate the fourth. So far people in the class have connected well with the topic as most have wrestled to some degree with how much of a role technology should play in their family. Jana hopes parents will get some clarity on what boundaries to set and how technology may be uniquely affecting their children. “I have three kids and

technology is more of a problem for one of my kids just because of their personalities,” Jana said. “There’s not one blanket rule for everybody; you have to be attuned to each child.” Jana emphasizes that it’s not necessarily about telling kids to stop using electronics, but it’s about teaching them how to use electronics in a smart way where it’s not consuming their life. “We want to provide an opportunity for parents to decide for themselves what will work for their family,” Jana said. Having worked with First Baptist parents before, Jana is eager to journey with them again and hear what insights they have to offer. To join in on the discussion, come to the Parents Class every Thursday at 6:45 p.m. in David’s Corner. -Amanda Warner

Photos courtesy of 5lovelanguages.com

PASTORAL SEARCH COMMITTEE UPDATE

We’re Culling and Courting

ur search committee has been deeply impressed and even inspired by the candidates under consideration. With the modern tools of communication available to us, surely we have collected and shared more information with greater flexibility than any other search conducted in the history of our church. In researching the candidates we’ve dissected many, many resumes, cover letters, and pastoral profiles; we’ve read, listened to, and watched countless sermons; we’ve read candidates’ articles, dissertations, devotionals, newsletters, emails, blogs, and we’ve even watched panel discussions, lectures, and special talks posted on YouTube. It is safe to say that we have gotten to know the candidates very well and as we have done so, each has demonstrated unique qualities and particular strengths. However, the process continues in ever greater diversity as we seek to address gaps in our knowledge and to better understand the many questions and possibilities each individual candidate presents. We have, as mentioned before, engaged each one of a group of eight candidates in a wonderfully informative interview via Skype (essentially a conference call with video included). We continue to prayerfully discern how to further engage these candidates, being mindful that we continue to be in a process of both culling and courting. Meanwhile, it is important to note that the wide nets we cast continue to bring exciting new candidates to our attention and that

we continue to encounter and be open to new faces, ideas, and possibilities even as we sharpen our focus and attention on the faces we’ve come to know well. Many different activities will occupy our time in the coming months. We’ll be scheduling in-depth interviews, watching more sermons, and having Bible studies led by the more advanced candidates (again, via Skype), and we’ll continue reading, watching, and listening to a wide variety of things as we continue to evaluate newer ones. Here is our continuing promise to you—as we engage these wonderful candidates, we have in our hearts and minds not only our own preferences and judgments, but the faces of the many in our church community who have names we know—who are friends we value— and who have voiced concerns and wishes that we share. Know that we’ll take advantage of our interactions with the candidates to engage them further in frank and extended give and take. As we continue to move forward, we are mindful that our work will be judged not for our efforts or the time we’ve spent over the past year, but for how, in the final analysis, the search turns out. We continue to be committed to getting it right, not getting it done. We strive to temper our perseverance with patience, our excitement with insight, and our caution with courage, seeking the wisdom, strength, and guidance only to be found in the Spirit. Would you keep our efforts and our church in your prayers? -The Pastoral Search Committee

HELP CREATE EASTER BASKETS Please bring in the following items by Sunday, March 22. We will then take them over to Family Service Association for their Easter basket distribution. 1.5 pound bags of flour 5 pound bags of sugar bags of potatoes boxes of instant potatoes boxes of dry milk bottles of cooking oil cake mix applesauce apples oranges $10 Stater Bros gift cards canned fruit canned soup disposable roasting pans money to purchase other items dish towels candles decorations children’s books coloring books markers crayons pencils healthy snacks Sponsored by the Local Outreach Commission

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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

West Africa - Ebola Please continue to pray for those in West Africa who have been affected by the Ebola virus. Over 9,000 people have died during the outbreak. While the rate of new infections has dropped dramatically, Ebola continues to spread through the nations of Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. There are many teams of doctors and health workers who are assisting in the fight against this disease and many of them are people motivated by their Christian faith. In mid-February, government leaders met at a summit and renewed their commitment to fight the disease, with the goal of eradicating it by mid-April. Pray that this dark chapter may soon come to a close.

Egypt & Libya - Islamic State The Islamic State recently released a video showing the beheading of about 20 men in Libya. The men, who were Coptic Christians from Egypt working as day laborers in neighboring Libya, had been abducted in the middle of the night from their housing complex. The men are shown walking along a beach before their execution. In the video, the executioners vow further vengeance and the camera does not cut away during the actual act. At the end, the camera shows the waves red with blood. Pray that the horrific violence perpetrated by the Islamic State would be stopped. Pray for the families of those mourning loved ones killed by the Islamic State.

Mexico - Deborah’s House Pray for Ray and Adalia Schellinger-Gutiérrez and their Deborah’s House ministry in Tijuana. They serve as a shelter for women and children fleeing domestic abuse. Currently there are eight women and 18 children living at Deborah’s House. The women come in for a period of time as they get on their feet and then eventually move out on their own. At the beginning, it is hard for them to get along with one another, but as time goes by, they forge strong friendships with one another that remain after they move on. Pray for funding for this important ministry, which has an annual budget of about $60,000. In the eight years that Deborah’s House has been in operation, over 150 people have come through the program. Praise God that these women can find hope and a new beginning. -Jonathan Peske If you have information to share about the persecuted church or news from the mission field, please share it with Jonathan Peske.

MISSIONS COMMISSION UPDATE

How will we move forward in missions?

ast October, the National and World Missions Commission invited the congregation to join us for a special luncheon discernment event, titled “Responding to the Call,” to help us discern our priorities and concerns for our missions efforts. Through this discernment process we were not so much trying to come up with answers and develop an action plan, but rather to explore what gives life to our mission work, what questions we should be asking, what challenges we anticipate, and what visions for our mission efforts we share. Below we’ve sketched some of the salient themes and questions that arose in the discernment process and that our commission will seek to take up as we move forward in our ministry of mission together. We invite you to consider how God is working in our midst, calling us to mission and how we can best respond to that call.

Connecting with missionaries and their stories

We are always blessed by the visits we receive from our missionaries. Their stories are inspiring and help us to see the workings of the Lord in our world today. With the advances in communication all around us, we are now able to connect with our missionaries in new and easier ways, but easier doesn’t necessarily mean better. In addition, not everyone has access to new communication tools, and those who do are often not aware of the opportunities available for connecting with our missionaries. Meanwhile, the fundraising responsibilities now placed on missionaries are changing the ways that they connect with congregations and how congregations connect with them. How can we improve our connection and communication with our missionaries?

Engaging youth and children in mission work

Participation in mission efforts helps to build a firm foundation upon which a lifetime of faith can be built. In an increasingly busy and interconnected world, participation in mission efforts can help our young people to experience the relevance and immediacy of our faith as we meaningfully connect with others in our own congregation and around the world as we serve as the hands and feet of Christ through mission. How can we help our children and youth to grow in their faith through mission? Our children, youth, and young adults seem to be increasingly busy and committed as their educational and career trajectories become ever more competitive with ever greater demands on their time. How do we foster leadership within our own congregation and encourage our youth and young adults to be open to hearing God’s call?

Joining in on short-term mission work

Actively participating in mission work inspires a passion for and commitment to missions unlike anything else. While most of us will not have the opportunity to serve as long-term missionaries, many of us can serve through short-term mission work opportunities. While short-term mission work requires significant investments in time, effort, commitment, and financial resources, it is vital that we continue to participate in short-term mission work. International Ministries, our American Baptist international missions organization, provides a variety of short-term opportunities to participate in ongoing mission efforts around the world, and our own church regularly conducts short-term mission work of our own in Nicaragua and Mexico. How can we improve our awareness of and access to short-term mission opportunities?

Considering a changing framework for funding missions

International Ministries has moved from a unified funding model to an individual model through which missionaries are responsible for raising the funds necessary to support their mission work. This model has resulted in a significant increase in total giving to American Baptist mission efforts. Should our traditional fixed commitment model of support change in response to the significant changes in how that support is used? How do we balance choosing to support individual missionaries with our desire to support all of our American Baptist missionaries? -Nathan Jones

F E L L O WSHI P

HOPE FOR YOUTH

Fighting teen homelessness with unconditional love

reating the Redlands YouthHope is a sanctuary for She does it because it’s nonprofit, YouthHope, was needed. There were more than 1,400 teens ages 14-24, a place where there the scariest thing founder Heidi homeless students from seventh to are art supplies, musical instruments, Mayer has ever done. 12th grade registered in the Redlands a pool table, a foosball table, racks of But, it was what God wanted Unified School District in 2011, donated clothing, caring adults and her to do. according to YouthHope’s website. other teens who know exactly what “It’s not my program, it’s These are the teens YouthHope wants each one is going through. His; it’s God’s program,” Heidi to reach. There are lots of ways said. “It’s an exciting thing to “If you talk to any of the people in the community can join be serving God exactly where He youth, it’s everything to them. It’s a in to help. Every Saturday from wants me to be.” place to eat; it’s a place to get help; 8 a.m. to noon, volunteers are Every Monday, Wednesday it’s a place to be loved. The kids needed to work on their building in and Thursday, YouthHope opens will tell you, ‘YouthHope saved my finishing improvements and repairs. its doors from 3-6 p.m. and up to life; YouthHope changed my life; Donations are also needed: whether 70 teens will show up looking YouthHope cares about me when my in cash, or in the form of gas cards, for a meal, for basic necessities like parents and my family didn’t care bus passes, $5 restaurant gift cards, bus passes or grocery cards, and about me,’” Heidi said. guys clothing, socks, sleeping bags, looking for the care and attention So the goal of every staff or blankets. Anything helps. each YouthHope volunteer offers member and volunteer at YouthHope “We are able to help our freely. On meal nights, YouthHope is to love the youth as Christ loves kids,” Heidi said, “because your staff will make their rounds, asking them. congregation cares. And that to me is every youth what they need, whether “It doesn’t matter if they’re so important.” a doctor check-up, food for the dirty; it doesn’t matter if they stink; To learn more, visit youthhope.org. weekend or a new shirt for a job it doesn’t matter if they say naughty interview. YouthHope takes a holistic words,” Heidi said. “We love them -Amanda Warner approach to helping their youth anyway.” thrive. “We fed over 1,200 different kids last year. That is a lot. There are a lot of kids who are hurting, struggling, who need help,” Heidi said. “There’s no way we could have done it by ourselves.” The First Baptist Church of Redlands has been an annual sponsor of YouthHope giving $2,000 last year. One of our members, Erin Estey, brings in dinner one Wednesday a month using some of the money from that fund. YouthHope is a volunteerbased non-profit with only two paid staff. Heidi works Photo courtesy of YouthHope for free. Right: Heidi Mayer chatting with a teen at the YouthHope center.

Small Groups Launch New Series Agape Sunday Class

he Agape Sunday School class will begin a new book on Sunday, March 1. Following on the heels of "The First Paul," Lloyd Howard and Josh Morgan will be leading a discussion using the book, “Maverick Mark: The Untamed First Gospel” by Bonnie B. Thurston. Come and join the conversation Sunday mornings at 9 a.m. in Judson Hall. Here is the description of the book according to the publisher:

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Somewhere along the way, says Bonnie Thurston, the wild unlikelihood of the Christian message has been reined in and made to fit more conventional categories of thought. That it is good and moral to be Christian we understand. That it is feral and almost uncontrollably countercultural is something that has been largely forgotten or suppressed. This taming has been especially effective in the case of the first gospel. In Maverick Mark, Thurston sets out to rediscover the radicalism of Mark's original message. Thurston focuses on Mark’s conception of discipleship, economic justice, and personal lifestyle. She demonstrates that this gospel raises fundamental questions about some common contemporary Christian assumptions. This is an accessible introduction to Mark, ideal for interested adult readers of all kinds, which incorporates the most reliable and up-todate Scripture scholarship.

PASTOR’S BIBLE STUDY

astor Richard Burke has recently launched a new series for the Thursday night Pastor’s Bible Study. The series, called Out Live Your Life, was developed by Max Lucado and pairs a 15-minute DVD with small group discussion. It began Feb. 19 and will continue for five weeks until March 19. All are welcome to join in the Chapel at 6:30 p.m. Thursdays. Here is the series description according to the publisher:

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These are difficult days in our world’s history. Billions of people are poor, millions go hungry or thirsty every day. Disease claims thousands of lives daily. But we have been given an opportunity to make a difference. We are created by a great God to do great works. He invites us to rock the world with hope. Infiltrate all corners with God’s love and life. So, how do we live in such a way that the world will be glad we did? Join Max Lucado in this guided program to discover how you can outlive your life, not just in heaven but here on earth. You’ll begin by following the real-life stories of people like you who are making an impact in their communities and around the world. Then you’ll have the chance to begin your own journey of change. The Outlive Your Life program will help you take another step toward making your time, your skills, and your passions all add up to something bigger than you.

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Happy March Birthday To...

Join us every Sunday at 10:15 a.m. for worship in the Sanctuary. The month of March will feature services themed for Lent.

DONATE YOUR MAGAZINES

Donations of fairly recent magazines in good condition are needed for the Mustard Seed waiting room. Anyone who wishes to donate can put the magazines in the Mustard Seed box or on the office counter with a note that they are for Mustard Seed. Thank you!

A THANK YOU NOTE

Dear FBC family, Thank you for your kind and encouraging words during my recent surgery. I have felt wonderfully loved and cared for by you! With deepest gratitude, Anne Sandel Psalm 86:15

ORGANIZE A FOOD PANTRY

Saturday, March 7 9 a.m. to noon Redlands Family Service Join us on the first Saturday of every month to serve at a wonderful local non-profit. Serving activities vary, but can be anything from cleaning to organizing. Anyone under 18 needs to be accompanied by an adult. Please wear closed-toe shoes and comfortable clothes. Sponsored by the Local Outreach Commission

SEND YOUR CONDOLENCES

With heavy hearts, we announce the deaths of the following church members:

Diane Irvin

January 15, 1932 - February 22, 2015

Linda Popovich

June 22, 1935 - February 20, 2015

Receive an email every day with a brief Scripture passage, a reflection and a short prayer to help guide you through this Lenten season. To be included on these daily emails, let us know by emailing lentenstudy@ fbcredlands.org. The devotionals will begin Wednesday, February 18 (Ash Wednesday) and end on Saturday, April 4.

COME TO PASTOR DEENA’S AFFIRMATION OF ORDINATION After the worship service on Sunday, March 22, stay for a special business meeting to hear about Pastor Deena’s journey to be ordinated. Church members will be able to affirm or question her, as well as offer testimonies as to what she’s meant to them.

Arlene Lannon — 1 Daniel Winter — 2 Bob Leonard — 2 Sydney Keierleber — 4 Jack Joyce — 4 Violet Allen — 7 Allison Jensen — 7 Fred Ford — 7 Angela Keierleber — 7 Tim Savage — 9 Ellie Huynh — 10 Sarah Whitley — 10 Mary Wolfe — 10 Nathan Jones — 11 Christine Carpenter — 12 Lillian Peske — 13 Ashley Hansen — 14 Aaron Zureick — 16 Don Craw — 16 Mason Wolfe — 17 Tom Kirkpatrick — 18 Caleb Lim — 19 Erykah Hopkins — 19 Dorothy Somers — 20 Joseph Peske — 21 Shelby Pleiss — 22 Marion Jensen — 22 Lily Applebee — 25 Wendy Peske — 26 Shannon Pleiss — 28 Andrea Zureick — 29 Queenie Fernandez — 31 Angelica Beltran — 31 You’re invited to a birthday dinner in your honor! March birthdays eat free on Thursday, March 12 in the Fellowship Hall at 5:45 p.m. The Menu: barbecue chicken, macaroni and cheese, fresh-baked rolls, sides, salad, and homemade birthday cake and ice cream for dessert.

Pray for Burundi

Pray for Canada

Pray for Chad

Pray for China

4 Pray for Bulgaria

5 Pray for Bulgaria

24 Pray for Chile

Islands

Pray for China

8 a.m. Men’s Breakfast at Plymouth Village 5 p.m. GriefShare in the Lounge

Islands

11 Pray for Cambodia

Pray for China

12 p.m. Miriam Circle 6 p.m. Men’s Fellowship

17 Pray for Cape Verde 18 Pray for Cayman

6:30 p.m. Diaconate Meeting 7 p.m. Commission Meetings

10 Pray for Cambodia

8 a.m. Men’s Breakfast at 7 p.m. Executive Council Plymouth Village 5 p.m. GriefShare in the Lounge

23 Pray for Chile

8 a.m. Men’s Breakfast at Plymouth Village 5 p.m. GriefShare in the Lounge

16 Pray for Canada

8 a.m. Men’s Breakfast at Plymouth Village 5 p.m. GriefShare in the Lounge

Pray for Burundi

Pray for Cameroon

Pray for Burkina Faso

Friday

Pray for Central African Republic

9 a.m. Tapestry Team 5:45 p.m. Dinner line opens in Fellowship Hall 6:30 p.m. Thursday night classes 7:45 p.m. Choir Rehearsal

26 Pray for China

Pray for China

5-9 p.m. Put it Together 5:45 p.m. Dinner line opens in Fellowship Hall in David’s Corner 6:30 p.m. Thursday night classes 7:45 p.m. Choir Rehearsal

African Republic

19 Pray for Central

Youth leave for Winter 5:45 p.m. Dinner line opens in Fellowship Hall Camp to return on March 6:30 p.m. Thursday night 15. classes 7:45 p.m. Choir Rehearsal

12 Pray for Cameroon

Pray for Brunei

Thursday

Wednesday 5:45 p.m. Dinner line opens in Fellowship Hall 6:30 p.m. Thursday night classes 7:45 p.m. Choir Rehearsal

Pray for Brunei

Tuesday

Noon to 6:30 p.m. 8 a.m. Men’s Breakfast at Blood Drive, RCH rooms Plymouth Village C&D 5 p.m. GriefShare in the Lounge

Monday

For an in-depth account on how to pray for the country of the day, visit our blog at fbcredlands.wordpress.com.

9 a.m. Sunday School 10:15 a.m. Palm Sunday Worship Service 11:30 a.m. Fellowship Time on the Patio

9 a.m. Sunday School 10:15 a.m. Worship Service 11:30 a.m. Affirmation of Pastor Deena’s Ordination

Youth return from Winter Camp

9 a.m. Sunday School 10:15 a.m. Worship Service 11:30 a.m. Fellowship Time on the Patio

for British Virgin 1 Pray Islands

Sunday

Pray for Burkina Faso

Pray for Canada

Pray for Chad

Pray for China

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Put it Together in David’s Corner

Youth at Winter Camp

9-11 a.m. Women’s Bible Study in David’s Corner

3 p.m. Memorial Service for Linda Popovich

9 a.m. to noon Family Service Day

Saturday

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Join us for

Holy Week Palm Sunday Service Worship and praise for the triumphal entry of our Lord into Jerusalem as we begin Holy Week.

Maundy Thursday Service After dinner in the Fellowship Hall, join us in the Sanctuary as we reflect on Jesusâ€™ last meal.

March 29 10:15 a.m.

April 2 dinner: 5:45 p.m. service: 6:45 p.m.

Good Friday Service Sanctuary will be open for a time of silence, meditation and prayer. Communion will be available to partake.

April 3 3-6 p.m.

Easter Sunday Service A celebration of our risen Lord through music, prayers and communion.

April 5 10:15 a.m.