FBC Raleigh News • August 18, 2020
VIRTUAL CHURCH CONFERENCE

We had a great experience with our first-ever virtual Church Conference in June, so we're planning on doing it again! Please mark your calendars for Wednesday, September 2, at 5:30pm. The Zoom invite for the meeting is listed below, as well as a call-in number for those who would rather join via phone. We will send out the needed attachments that normally would be on the tables via email before the meeting. Several deacons (and their families) are available to help with the technology. If you need assistance, please email Deborah ahead of time and we will get you connected with a deacon. We look forward to seeing as many of your faces as possible on September 2!

Meeting ID: 824 2402 5801
Passcode: 453627

  Phone number: +1 646 558 8656   
Meeting ID: 824 2402 5801
Passcode: 453627
WEEK AT A GLANCE • AUGUST 18-24
All regularly scheduled programming is canceled.
BIBLE VERSES FOR DAILY USE
  • Tuesday, August 18: Psalm 130; Genesis 44:1-34; Romans 11:13-29
  • Wednesday, August 19: Psalm 130; Genesis 45:16-28; Matthew 8:1-13
  • Thursday, August 20: Psalm 124; Genesis 49:1-33; 1 Corinthians 6:1-11
  • Friday, August 21: Psalm 124; Genesis 49:29-50:14; 2 Corinthians 10:12-18
  • Saturday, August 22: Psalm 124; Genesis 50:15-26; Matthew 16:5-12
  • Sunday, August 23: Exodus 1:8-2:10 and Psalm 124; Isaiah 51:1-6 and Psalm 138; Romans 12:1-8; Matthew 16:13-20
  • Monday, August 24: Psalm 8; Exodus 1:1-7; Romans 2:1-11
DEACON ON CALL • AUGUST 16-22
Sam Carothers (919) 881-8383
DRIVE-BY GOODBYE

How do you celebrate a beloved Minister of Music who is retiring after 20 years of service among us? And during a pandemic at that? On Sunday, August 30, we will honor Dr. Mary Alice Seals during the worship service and at an afternoon retirement send-off tailored for the times. Mary Alice’s Drive-By Goodbye will take place from 2-3pm in the McDowell Street parking lot. We ask that you enter the church parking lot off of Edenton Street and exit onto Hillsborough Street.
Please plan to come by and offer Mary Alice your socially distanced good wishes for retirement and enjoy some refreshments – all without leaving your car. We would love for you to adorn your vehicle with signs and balloons that will add to the festivity of the occasion! Mary Alice will greet you from the shelter of a large tent that will protect her from at least some of the heat and humidity that’s typical for Raleigh in late August. Mary Alice, we can’t imagine making music at FBC without you. But we look forward to celebrating with you as you prepare to begin life’s next stanza – one where YOU’LL set the tempo.
RA CAR RACE

Our church parking lot became the Raleigh 500 last week as our RAs raced their carefully sanded and sleekly painted cars down the wooden track. Fans (who were also family) brought picnic suppers and cheered on their favorite cars from a distance. Rose Window Weekly readers cast their votes for “Best Paint Job,” and the trophy went to…Carter Pegram! Parker Carothers took home the trophy and bragging rights for the fastest car, which won by one-thousandth of a second! 
VIRTUAL DEACONS' MEETING

Deacons, please mark your calendars for this Sunday, August 23, at 5:30pm for a virtual meeting. The Zoom invite was sent in an email earlier this week. We look forward to seeing you on Sunday.
VBS SLIDESHOW

Our very first virtual VBS was a success! We're grateful for all of our leaders and participants, and hope you learned a little, laughed a little, and felt the loving support of Christian community in this time when in-person VBS was not an option. Many thanks to Deborah, who collected your pictures and captured the week in this slideshow. We hope it will bring back happy thoughts of a week we spent together virtually!  
WCPSS CALLS FOR VOLUNTEERS

Activate Good is partnering with the Wake County Public School System to begin the process of giving out 40,000+ Chromebook laptops to children all across Wake County. They are in desperate need of volunteers to help hand out the laptops, ensuring families are set up for virtual learning in the fall. This volunteer effort will take place at five different locations around Wake County: Apex High School (Apex), Enloe High School (Raleigh), Leesville High School (Raleigh), Knightdale High School (Knightdale), and South Garner High School (Garner). Volunteers will be able to select their desired location as they sign-up. Shifts begin Monday, August 17, and continue through mid-September or earlier if laptops have been distributed before then. Shifts are 3-4 hours each and will run Mondays through Saturdays. Volunteers are able to sign up to help once or many times, and are especially encouraged to sign up for multiple shifts, or all shifts for a whole day when available. For further questions, email Leah.
DISASTER RELIEF TEAM

As hurricane season officially begins, we are in the midst of putting together an FBC disaster relief team. We know that many projects, including our involvement, will need to change due to the realities of COVID-19. We still know that there definitely will be a need this fall, and we want to begin the work of assembling a small team to respond. If you are interested in being contacted about future disaster response opportunities, please email Leah.
CLOTHING MINISTRY UPDATE

The Clothing Ministry team is still at work making new policies and procedures as we plan for the fall. During this time, we are still not accepting new donations. If you have spring/summer clothing that you would like to donate, we would encourage you to give it to Note in the Pocket or the Raleigh Rescue Mission Thrift Store. As we continue to monitor COVID-19, we will keep you updated as plans develop for accepting donations and re-opening. Thank you to all of the volunteers that signed up to help us clear out our donations this week!
AAWC'S WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Each week, we'll start posting And Also With 'Cue's weekly schedule. We post this on our Facebook page, but we want to make sure you all have this information as well. We will let you know our regular lunch schedule and if there will be outside events on the weekend for you to attend!

Come eat with us this week:
August 18-20, 11am-1:30pm (or sold out)
church parking lot
*Closed this Friday*

Have an idea about how to giveaway food in our community? Email Leah!
SLIGHT CHANGE OF OFFICE PROCEDURES

While the church office will remain closed to the public for the immediate future, we will have someone in the office Monday through Friday, 8:30am-5pm to answer the phone and let people in for pre-approved activities (mail, janitorial, and food deliveries; maintenance work; and a few small meetings). The staff and church council continue to monitor all realities related to COVID-19. In addition, we are in the process of forming a risk management advisory group that will help us make decisions related to reopening. We still encourage you to contact any of the ministers if you have a pressing need, using the following email links: Chris Chapman, Mary Alice Seals, Trey Davis, Lynn Lingafelt, and Leah Reed.
WAYS TO GIVE

There are several different ways in which you can continue to support the church financially during this time of social distancing. We know many people are facing their own financial challenges right now and have been very generous already, but a number of people have asked how they could support the church while we are unable to gather together physically. Wayne Hager has provided the following answers to this question.

• We continue to receive mail daily. Any gifts mailed to the church will be processed and deposited as soon as possible.
• We will continue to debit bank accounts through auto drafts as we have been instructed by donors.
• If you have set up a recurring donation through one of our electronic options, those donations will continue without interruption unless YOU make a change.
• If you wish to begin electronic giving, please go to this link where each of our options is explained.
• If you are considering a stock gift, please visit this link for instructions. 

If you have any financial or giving-option questions, please email Wayne Hager.
AMONG OUR FAMILY
A link to the entire prayer list may be found below.
Please use your church directory for mailing addresses.
THE RECORD WE WROTE
Week of August 11, 2020
Current Week Revenue: $23,032.34
Month-to-Date Revenue: $42,293.49
Year-to-Date Revenue: $911,477.05
Month-to-Date Expenses: $51,586.36
Year-to-Date Expenses: $848,808.27
Heck Jones: $6,970.00
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