It's Kick-Off Week... Let's Go!

Sunday

9:15 AM HOP Preview for 3 yr - 3rd Grade (upstairs Room 200)

10:15 AM 6th-12th Family Start-up meeting, N. Fellowship Hall

Important Volunteer training for Kids & Youth Ministries in the Sanctuary post Packer game.

Monday‍

6PM Connect Team, Library

Tuesday

‍9AM Prayer Circle (Lead Mary, Hostess Alice)

1:30 PM Stitching for a Cause

Wednesday

‍6:15 PM High School Youth, Fellowship Room.

6:30 PM Bible Class Kick-Off. Don’t miss this!

7:30 PM Choir (all voices welcome)!

☕ COFFEE WITH PASTOR BOB — TODAY!

New? New-ish? Been here awhile but still have a few questions?

Grab a donut and join Pastor Bob in the Library right after worship! It’s casual, it’s short, and it’s an easy chance to learn a little more about FRC and how to get connected.  No sign-up. Just come!

🍝 WEDNESDAY NIGHT MEALS ARE BACK!

Our Wednesday Night Family Meals return Oct. 7—a chance to gather around the table, catch up with friends and enjoy a really good meal together.

And speaking of the meal…we are ready to reveal our opening-night menu!

    SpaghettiOs & meatballs — but NOT from a can! 😄

    Garlic rolls • Lettuce salad • Green beans

    Berries & cream • Brownie parfait

If homemade SpaghettiOs don’t make you curious, we’re hoping the brownie parfait will. 😄 Sign up and join us!

👉 Sign up today HERE, at the Welcome Center or online at frcoostburg.org.

🍽️ A FEW HELPING HANDS NEEDED!

Fall is firing up around FRC—and we’ve got a few spots where we could use your help!

• Wednesday Nite Family Meals are back! Help with set-up, serving, kitchen clean-up or takedown.
• Love INC’s New Way Meal also needs a little help as we provide a meal for participants working on practical life skills and greater stability.

Just click the underlined links, sign up at frcoostburg.org or stop and give the Welcome Center some business! Thanks for helping us serve others and do ministry together!

CURIOUS ABOUT HOUSE OF PRAISE (HOP)?

New to HOP—or have a little one who’d like another peek? Today is our HOP Preview! Kids ages 3 through 3rd grade can check out the space, see how HOP works and get comfortable before our Sept. 20 kickoff. Parents are welcome to come along! Room 200.

HELP US FILL 180 SHOEBOXES!

We’re shopping for 180 Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes—and we’d love your help!

👉 CLICK HERE to check out our wish list, choose an item (or a few!) and do a little shopping. Buy in-store or online, then drop your purchases in the Coat Room off the Narthex.

School supplies are already covered (thank you, FRC!), so now we’re filling in the rest—toys, hygiene items, hats and some things that are just plain fun.

Every item gets us closer to November, when we’ll gather together to pack all 180 boxes. And every box will carry more than gifts—it will help give a child the opportunity to hear about Jesus and how much He loves them.

Miss the video last Sunday? Online readers: check it out HERE.

Want to help with shipping, too? Operation Christmas Child is our Sept./Oct. special offering recipient, with those gifts helping cover the $10 shipping cost for each box.

Let’s fill those boxes!

Notice something new in your pew?

We’ve updated our Connect Cards to make it easier than ever to share prayer requests, ask about getting involved, or let us know you're visiting FRC. Just fill one out and place it in the wooden box by the Welcome Desk—or scan the QR code to submit your info online. Thank you for helping us grow closer as a church family!

Come to the Table Series... A Little Luke 101

Since we’ll be spending quite a bit of time in the Gospel of Luke during the upcoming Fall sermon series, here’s a little background that may help us better understand what we’re reading and hearing.

The Big Idea: Jesus was not the King Israel expected. He suffered and died to save humanity, showing that true power is found in love. Jesus calls His followers to expand His Kingdom and invite all people into God’s Kingdom family.

A few things about Luke:

• Luke is one of the earliest accounts of the life of Jesus and is part of a two-volume set: Luke and Acts.
• Luke was a Gentile and a traveling companion of Paul.
• Luke relied on eyewitness accounts of the life of Jesus to put together an orderly account of what happened.
• Luke wants to clearly show that Jesus was—and is—the Messiah who fulfilled the Old Testament law and prophets. Historical accuracy and truth matter to Luke, but fulfillment is especially important because it shows that Jesus accomplished the mission for which He was sent.

Calling all Cookie Bakers (& Buyers)!

‍Our Sunday coffee is covered...but it gets a little lonely without cookies! Help keep our after-worship coffee & connection time sweet! Click HERE to donate cookies!

Quick Stats

Last week’s attendance: 283 and offering $21,465

July/August Special offering to-date total: $1,034.94.  Special Offering Designees for Sept/Oct are Operation Christmas Child & Kelsey Corpas (World Team, Madrid).

One More Chance to Join the Choir!

Still thinking about choir? Consider this your final friendly nudge! Join us Wednesday night at 7:30. No audition, no pressure, and perfection is definitely not required. Come sing, laugh, and see what you’ve been missing!

Current choir members: Your folders are moving! Look for them in the slots to the right of the church office—formerly known as the mail slots, now enjoying their exciting second career as choir folder parking.