‍🎙️ TODAY’S HEADLINERS

🔥 GRILL & CHILL — It’s Finally Here! 🔥 This Wednesday, Sept. 10 • 5–7 PM  The wait is over—Grill & Chill is happening THIS week! 🎉 PTL—every donation and every serving role has been filled. Once again, FRC came through in a big way. 🙌 Now all that’s left is the best part: show up, bring a friend, and enjoy! Expect great food, music, games, inflatables, and plenty of relaxed fun. And don’t forget your lawn chair 🪑. ☔ If it rains, we’ll head to Oostburg Elementary so the fun continues indoors.

This is more than a cookout—it’s a chance for God to use a simple invite to spark connection. So pray, invite, and come ready to chill!

💡 DID YOU KNOW? Contribution Envelopes Are Phasing Out. Contribution envelopes have served us well, but with changes in technology and giving habits, they’re simply not as necessary as they once were. Here’s why we’re making the shift:

• Easier tracking: Contributions are now recorded by name—no envelope number needed.
• Most aren’t needed: We estimate only about 20% of the envelopes in each packet are ever used. 
• More giving online: Many households already give securely online—either one-time or recurring. 
• Good stewardship: Ordering fewer envelopes saves resources and reduces waste.

👉 For 2026, contribution envelopes will be available by request only (please let us know by September 30 if you’d like a set). Starting in 2027, envelopes will be fully phased out. No worries if you don’t request them—checks are always recorded from the name, and for cash, any envelope works as long as your name is included.

💻 Online giving is the simplest option and can be set up anytime at frcoostburg.org (click Give Now). Need help? Our office would be glad to walk you through it. Thank you for your generosity and for helping us simplify giving while being good stewards of resources!

🕵️♀️ SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: Deal of the Week! 🕵️♂️ Breaking news from the bargain beat: after FRC cleared out every last Crayola crayon and marker at Meijer (seriously…by Monday morning the bins were EMPTY 🙌), our Operation Christmas Child crayola slots were filled in record time.

But wait—our Investigative Reporter uncovered another major steal! 🚨 Forget the $3.99 Paw Patrol & Princess Band-Aids on the sign-up [HERE]. Meijer has puppy dog & kitty band-Aids—equally adorable—for just $1.69 a box! 🐶🐱 Here’s the headline: We still need 52 boxes of fun Band-Aids. So let’s go on a mission—buy out Meijer! (And hey, maybe Wally World and Target have the same deals 👀).

And remember, the office is happy to purchase for you if you’d prefer to leave the shopping to others! 

🍦🗞️SUNDAY SCOOPS   

🍎The FOOD VAULT is collecting kid-friendly items to support families in need. Suggested donations include 🥣cereal,🧀 mac & cheese, 🍫granola bars, and 🍊fruit juice. Please place donations in the food collection barrel located in the coat room. Thank you for helping us care for our community!  

🍲 GET YOUR CHILI ON! 🍲 Join us Friday, September 26, for a cozy Chili & Soup Supper! Serving 4:30–6:30 p.m. Come for the delicious food, stay for the fellowship, and help support the FRC Acts 29 Ministry for young adults (ages 18–29).

🎯 USHER ALERT: We’re this close! 🎯We only need 4 more ushers to keep Sunday mornings running smooth. Without them, rumor has it visitors could mistake the choir loft for extra seating 🎶🪑Save us from the chaos! Sign up at the Welcome Center or online [HERE] today—be the hero who fills the last 4 spots. 🦸‍♀️

📝Children’s & Youth Ministry Teachers & Leaders: Join us on Sunday, September 14 at 5:30 PM for a special time of equipping and encouraging as we serve together.  See you there!

📢SOUNDBITES  

🥧Baking a Difference…FRC bakers, could you possibly help with home-baked goods for Samaritan’s Hand “Jam for Jesus” on Sat., Sept 20 from 4:30 - 7 PM at City Green in downtown Sheboygan. Sign up HERE. Drop-off at FRC by Noon on 9/20.

🥄 Something new is simmering on Wednesday nights—come get a taste on Oct. 8th. Mark your calendar!

🕕 Heads Up, Online Readers! Next week’s bulletin (Sept. 14) will post Friday or Saturday—your Editor will be “on assignment” until Friday so hang tight!

👋A huge WELCOME to our missions partners Sayuri & Abraham Kist-Okazaki who are with us today to share an update about their ministry!

🙏Special Offering month-to-date is $4,974! The Aug/September ministry support is two-fold: Operation Christmas Child and local Kelsey (Tebeest) Corpas with World Team in Madrid, Spain. Remember that to designate your gift, note it on your envelope or in the check memo; otherwise, it will be split between the two. 

☑️You’re cordially invited to Pine Haven’s Annual Meeting of the Corporation on Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, at 6:00 pm at the Community Center at Pine Haven Christian Home, 220 Haven Drive, Sheboygan Falls. 

☑️ An Invitation from Our Friends at CRC - Women of all ages—join us for Coffee Break Bible Study at First CRC, Oostburg, on the 2nd & 4th Wed., 9:30–11:00 am starting Sept.10. Nursery provided.

☑️ Last Week at a Glance |  👥 Attendance: 268 | 💒 Offering: $13,137.