FBC Raleigh News • August 30, 2022
RISE AGAINST HUNGER MEAL PACKING DAY

Thanks to all who helped Sunday in our 9th RISE meal packing event. What a great turnout! 66 volunteers made for record set-up (20 minutes) and packed 10,000 meals in 1 1/2 hours. We ate pizza; we set up stations; we filled bags with vitamins, barley, dehydrated vegetables and rice; we weighed and sealed bags for boxing; but mostly we sang to the music and celebrated for every 1000 bags completed. What a great way to help stop hunger in our world as we do our part and enjoy a time of fellowship with church members. Please come join us next year when we reach 100,000 meals. —Nancy Moore Phillips, WMU Director
WEDNESDAY NIGHT LEADERSHIP TRAINING

Tomorrow night, we will be hosting a dinner and leadership training event in the Fellowship Hall at 5:15pm for all Wednesday night leaders in missions and music. Warren, Lynn, or Michael will be in touch with all the leaders invited to this night of preparation and learning. Please note that this is only for Wednesday night leadership, and our regularly scheduled supper and programming will begin on Wednesday, September 7!

CLOTHING MINISTRY UPDATE

The Clothing Ministry will be temporarily closed for repairs to the floors. We will be closed from now through the end of September and will reopen on Monday, October 3. During our temporary closure, we are continuing to accept donations of fall and winter clothing only at this time. We DO NOT accept household items except for rolling suitcases, backpacks, and blankets, which we will also continue to accept. Please bag all items if possible and label all bags by gender (men, women, children). If you are bringing more than 4 kitchen-size bags of clothes, please make an appointment for drop-off by emailing Sabrina. After we reopen in October, we will then have accessible storage to take off-season (spring/summer) clothing. Thanks for your patience and understanding as we undergo these building repairs.

CANDY COLLECTION

For the month of September we will collect candy that will be put in the stockings for Toy Joy. Bite-size chocolate and non-chocolate varieties are needed —no Halloween-wrapped, please. Your donations may be placed in the drawer of the cabinet in the Lewis Lobby through the end of September.
 
For the first time since 2019, we feel comfortable inviting our guests into the church to shop for their children rather than to pick up pre-made gifts as we have done the past two years. Please watch the Rose Window Weekly for information on the days that we will accept gently used toys, the Amazon and Walmart wish lists for new toys that are needed, and opportunities to volunteer to help the day of the event. Toy Joy will be on November 12 with a morning and an afternoon session. There will be opportunities for different age groups to help and we look forward to hosting this event that brings joy to our guests as well as to those who volunteer to make it happen. 

VARIETY SHOW HIGHLIGHTS

We had a magical, interactive, and intergenerational experience a couple Sunday nights ago at the Summer Variety Show & Ice Cream Social. It took place in the sanctuary, which had been converted into a Grand Ole Radio Show Auditorium. There was music and laughter, singing and reminiscing, toe-tapping— both choreographed and spontaneous, and there were even tears of joy. Afterward, we enjoyed a strong sense of homecoming in an ice cream social. Click here to view highlights of the evening’s festivities!

CENTERPOINT
THIS FALL

We are looking forward to the return of Centerpoint on Wednesday, September 7! We are grateful for your flexibility over the last two years as we have attempted to keep our programming afloat while juggling layers of covid concerns. This fall, we are relieved to resume some semblance of normalcy in our Wednesday night programming for all ages! Our theme of "Re-engaging Community" is a very appropriate premise to guide us in imagining ways to bring our community of faith back together after two years of a hybrid, adjusted schedule. Our hope is that we will re-engage not only with our outside community but with one another. We'll have a new menu for Wednesday night suppers, including the reappearance of a full buffet line and a children's table. Seating will be available both inside the Fellowship Hall and outside in the Garth. We have made some slight changes in the timing of supper and programming, so please note that in the schedule below. Supper begins for everyone at 5:15pm, and all programming ends at 7:15pm. We are looking forward to welcoming you back to our Wednesday night rhythm of church life!

The theme for September's Centerpoint programs is Reclaiming Community and the programs are broken up as follows: 

September 7 - We will hear from a panel of First Baptist ministry and affinity groups about the lessons they learned during COVID for keeping and strengthening community, and how we can strengthen community ties beyond the pandemic. Panelists will include representatives of the Band of Brothers, the Thirty-Niners, the Prayer Shawl ministry, and other FBC groups. Centerpoint attendees will also have an opportunity to participate in a creative activity to get to know and build community with fellow FBC participants.

September 14 - "Building Community through Serving in our Community" 

September 21 - "Building Community through Service to the Global Community"
ADULT WEDNESDAY NIGHT SCHEDULE:

5:15-6:15pm - Supper line is open
6:15-6:30pm - Prayer time and announcements
6:30-7:15pm - Adult program
(Zoom will not be offered every week)

CHILDREN'S WEDNESDAY NIGHT SCHEDULE:

5:15-5:45pm - Supper line is open
5:45-6:30pm - Children's music
6:30-7:15pm - Children's missions
WEDNESDAY NIGHT SUPPER
 
We invite you to join us for a mid-week fellowship meal this Wednesday from 5-6pm. Reserve your spot at this link to the page on the church website or by calling the church office.

The menus for upcoming Wednesday night suppers are as follows:
NO MEAL ON AUGUST 31.
September 7: spaghetti and meatballs, vegetable medley, salad, and bread
September 14: pork chops, sweet potatoes, cabbage, salad, and bread
September 21: chicken and dumplings, baby carrots, broccoli, salad, and bread
FAMILY PROMISE WEEK COMING SOON
 
As was the case last March, Family Promise is continuing to house families experiencing homelessness in their transitional housing apartment building rather than in churches. Two to three families are sharing each apartment. Although housing and transportation are not needed, we will be providing meals the week of September 25–October 2, and the process will be similar to what we did this past spring.
 
A reminder of what that will look like: we are being asked to provide evening meals to individual family units Monday through Friday and to deliver a list of needed breakfast and lunch supplies the Friday before. Family Promise is finding that families have more than enough left-overs for dinners on the weekends.
 
Questions you may have:
• Do they need paper-ware? No – families have stocked kitchens.
• What about drinks? Request for drinks will be part of the breakfast/lunch request list. No additional drinks need to be provided with dinner
• Do we need to provide condiments with meals? No – the day center has plenty in stock.
• Costs - our Family Promise budget can cover these meals, so teams volunteering can submit receipts to the church office for reimbursement.
• Where is the day center? The day center is located at 903 Method Road, 27606, just off Western Boulevard.
 
If you are interested in signing up to support these families, please email Holly Ivel. She will coordinate with you directly, and answer any further questions.

 THIRTY-NINERS ARE BACK
 
It’s been almost two years since covid brought us to a halt, but we are now ready to resume our weekly activities in September. Come join us on Thursday, September 8,  for our “welcome back and get reacquainted” meeting at 10:30am in the Fellowship Hall. Lunch will follow at 11:30. No reservations are needed — just come and see if we’re for you! Here’s a peek at our fall schedule…
2022 CHURCH CONFERENCE DATES
Mark your calendar for the following 2022 dates for Church Conference:
September 28, October 26, November 16, and December 14.
BIBLE VERSES FOR DAILY USE
  • Tuesday, August 30: Psalm 119:65-72; Isaiah 2:12-17; Titus 1:1-9
  • Wednesday, August 31: Psalm 119:65-72; Isaiah 57:14-21; Luke 14:15-24
  • Thursday, September 1: Psalm 1; Genesis 39:1-23; Philippians 2:25-30
  • Friday, September 2: Psalm 1; Deuteronomy 7:12-26; Colossians 4:7-17
  • Saturday, September 3: Psalm 1; Deuteronomy 29:2-20; Matthew 10:34-42
  • Sunday, September 4: Jeremiah 18:1-11 and Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18; Deuteronomy 30:15-20 and Psalm 1; Philemon 1:1-21; Luke 14:25-33
  • Monday, September 5: Psalm 101; 2 Kings 17:24-41; 1 Timothy 3:14-4:5
DEACON ON CALL
August 28–September 3 • Tom Rollins 919-604-0302 (m) or 919-782-4969 (h)
WEEK AT A GLANCE •August 31– September 7
Wednesday, August 31
5:15pm Leaders' dinner and training (FH)

Thursday, September 1
7am Band of Brothers (Zoom)

Friday, September 2
9am Clothing ministry small grp (FH)

Sunday, September 4
9:45am Sunday School
11am Worship (S/YouTube)
11:15am Japanese worship (226)
Monday, September 5 Labor Day
Church office closed
Clothing ministry closed (until Oct 3)

Tuesday, September 6
9am Clothing ministry small grp (FH)
10am Staff meeting (CR)
10:45am WMU Group 2 (Springmoor)

Wednesday, September 7
5:15pm Meal/Centerpoint (FH)
5:45pm Children's music
6:30pm Children's missions
6:45pm Handbell rehearsal (S Balcony)
7:30pm Adult choir rehearsal (Choir room)
AAWC'S WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Each week, we post And Also With 'Cue's weekly schedule here in Rose Window Weekly as well as on our Facebook page to let you know our lunch schedule and if there will be outside events on the weekend for you to attend.

Come eat with us this week,
August 30–September 2!

• Lunch •
Tuesday-Friday:
church parking lot (11am–1:30pm)



AMONG OUR FAMILY

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THE RECORD WE WROTE
As of August 25, 2022:
Current Week Revenue: $15,647.00
Month-to-Date Revenue: $84,377.69
Year-to-Date Revenue: $986,756.82
Month-to-Date Expenses: $73,649.68
Year-to-Date Expenses: $903,440.14
Heck Jones: $4,963.00

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