FBC Raleigh News • March 30, 2021
HOLY WEEK SERVICES

We have three opportunities for worship during Holy Week, the annual recognition of Jesus’ suffering, death, and resurrection. We began the other day with Palm Sunday, remembering Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem that includes shouts of “Hosanna!” and the waving of palms, but which also takes place under the shadow of the cross.
We continue with a virtual Maundy Thursday service (a name derived from the Latin mandatum which means “command” or “mandate” and refers to Jesus’ last teachings at the table, recorded in John 13) on Thursday, April 1 at 7pm live streamed on our YouTube channel. This service will include the celebration of communion and a creative reading of the Passion Narrative. Finally, on Easter Sunday we will worship in person together for the first time in a year. This is a week that defines our faith, one that points to the central mysteries of crucifixion and resurrection, and each part of this story is significant. Thus, we encourage you to participate in as many of the services as possible and to reflect daily on the meaning of this week for your life and the whole world. To experience Maundy Thursday and Good Friday without experiencing Easter is to miss the ultimate joy that is ours. To experience Easter without experiencing Maundy Thursday or Good Friday is to miss the cost of our salvation and to hide from our responsibility. To experience all of the events of this week is to know authentic joy – the joy that comes because love prevails over fear, hope prevails over despair, life prevails over death. Who would want to miss that?
BIBLE VERSES FOR DAILY USE
  • Tuesday, March 30: Isaiah 49:1-7; Psalm 71:1-14; 1 Corinthians 1:18-31; John 12:20-36
  • Wednesday, March 31: Isaiah 50:4-9a; Psalm 70; Hebrews 12:1-3; John 13:21-32
  • Thursday, April 1: Exodus 12:1-4, (5-10), 11-14; Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; John 13:1-17, 31b-35
  • Friday, April 2: Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Psalm 22; Hebrews 10:16-25 or Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9; John 18:1-19:42
  • Saturday, April 3: Job 14:1-14 or Lamentations 3:1-9, 19-24; Psalm 31:1-4, 15-16; 1 Peter 4:1-8; Matthew 27:57-66 or John 19:38-42
  • Sunday, April 4: Acts 10:34-43 or Isaiah 25:6-9; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 or Acts 10:34-43; John 20:1-18 or Mark 16:1-8
  • Monday, April 5: Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; Genesis 1:1-19; 1 Corinthians 15:35-49
  • Tuesday, April 6: Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; Genesis 1:20-2:4a; 1 Corinthians 15:50-58
  • Wednesday, April 7: Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; Song of Solomon 3:1-11; Mark 16:1-8
  • Thursday, April 8: Psalm 133; Daniel 1:1-21; Acts 2:42-47
  • Friday, April 9: Psalm 133; Daniel 2:1-23; Acts 4:23-31
  • Saturday, April 10: Psalm 133; Daniel 2:24-49; John 12:44-50
  • Sunday, April 11: Acts 4:32-35; Psalm 133; 1 John 1:1-2:2; John 20:19-31
  • Monday, April 12: Psalm 135; Daniel 3:1-30; 1 John 2:3-11
DEACON ON CALL
March 28 - April 3 • Greg Flowers (919-280-2171)
April 4 - 10 • Dolores Bailey (919-590-8908 m or 919-900-7799 h)
Please note that there will not be a Rose Window Weekly
next week, April 6. We will resume with our weekly publication on April 13!
WEEK AT A GLANCE • March 30 - April 12, 2021
Tuesday, March 30
6pm Theology on Tap (Zoom/In-person tbd)
6:15pm Middle School Gathering (Ellis Home)
6:30pm HS Bible Study (Helms Home)
7:30pm Pathfinders Sunday School (Zoom)

Wednesday, March 31
7pm Youth Netflix Movie Night (Teleparty)

Thursday, April 1 • Maundy Thursday
7am Band of Brothers (Zoom)
7pm Maundy Thursday Service (YouTube)

Friday, April 2 • Good Friday
OFFICE CLOSED

Sunday, April 4 • Easter Sunday
10:30am Outdoor Easter Worship Service (Fred Fletcher Park Amphitheater, 820 Clay St, Raleigh)
11am Virtual Worship (YouTube)
11:30am Outdoor Easter Worship Service
12:30pm Outdoor Easter Worship Service

Monday, April 5
7pm Nominating Committee Mtg. (Zoom)
Tuesday, April 6
10am Staff Mtg. (Zoom or Library)
6pm Theology on Tap (Zoom/In-person tbd)
6:15pm Middle School Gathering (Ellis Home)
6:30pm HS Bible Study (Helms Home)
7:30pm Pathfinders Sunday School (Zoom)

Wednesday, April 7
5:30pm 1st-5th Grade Girls Music & Missions (Wade Yard)
6:15pm Centerpoint
7pm Youth Netflix Movie Night (Teleparty)

Thursday, April 8
7am Band of Brothers (Zoom)

Sunday, April 11
10am 6th Grade SS (Gotomeeting.com)
10am 7th & 8th Grade SS (Zoom)
10am HS SS (Zoom/In Person tbd)
11am Virtual Worship (YouTube)
2pm 1st & 2nd Grade SS (Zoom)
4pm 3rd-5th Grade SS (Lingafelt Yard)
4pm 3s-Kindergarten SS (Zoom)
5:30pm Youth Group (Church PL)

Monday, April 12
6:15pm Finance Committee Mtg. (Zoom)
8pm Nominating Committee (Zoom)
CENTERPOINT
March 31 • No Wednesday night activities/spring break

April 7 & 14 • Dr. Chapman will be leading a two-week study on the liturgical church year. Join us here!
WAKE MED MEALS

Last Tuesday, we were able to deliver 65 meals to the Emergency Department at WakeMed. The nurses and staff were so appreciative of this meal - a bbq sandwich, potato chips, and a moon pie! Because of your generosity, we collected enough donations to do this again next month! Thanks to David With for the delicious bbq, Anne Cooke and Nancy Phillips for organizing, and Lynn Lingafelt for coordinating our children who wrote the sweetest thank you notes that we taped to the top of each take-out box. We appreciate your generous donations that have made this second lunch possible!
HOLY WEEK DEVOTIONALS

With word and art, members of our church family have shared thoughts and images that have come to them in reading the biblical events of Jesus’ last week on earth, events that Christ-followers all over the world will be pondering this Holy Week. We offer this devotional guide to you with the hopes that these scripture lessons will speak to you in fresh ways, that the vulnerability shared by the authors and artists will deepen your ponderings, and that this central reading will unify us as the body of Christ at 99 North Salisbury Street. May we be emboldened to share this Good News in authentic and meaningful ways with our world.

Booklets were mailed out to family units on Thursday of last week, and the PDF can be found on our website. If you did not receive one in the mail and would like a hard copy, please contact the church office.
EASTER WORSHIP

As we approach the one year anniversary of worshiping virtually, we recognize the deep yearning for our congregation to gather in person for worship, in a safe and distanced way. While we are diligently working with the Risk Management team on a plan to be back in the Sanctuary together, we are not quite there yet. Following the CDC and state guidelines, we do feel like it is safe to gather together outdoors in small groups, with masks and social distancing in place. You are invited to join us for worship in person on Easter Sunday, April 4. We will gather for an outdoor service at the Fred Fletcher Park Amphitheater, located at 820 Clay Street. There will be 3 service times - 10:30am, 11:30am, and 12:30pm. Governor Cooper has expanded gatherings to 50 inside, and 100 outside. There are still spots available! Sign-up is required to attend, along with masks and social distancing. We will have a 40-minute worship service, with a quick turn-around time for exiting and getting the next group in and settled. There is a parking lot on Washington Street, in addition to street parking (Clay Street & Washington Street). Please bring your own chair or blanket to sit on, as chairs will not be provided. No bathrooms will be available on site, so just keep that in mind.


There also will be a pre-recorded service from the Sanctuary on our YouTube channel at 11am. This will be our rain plan, in case our service is canceled due to weather. If the weather looks questionable, we will make a call early on Sunday morning and send out a mass email to keep you informed.

We appreciate your patience and faithfulness over the last year, as we navigate uncharted territory as a community of faith. We are hopeful, and looking forward to an opportunity to gather together as we celebrate the resurrection of our savior!
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:

March 23-26 • 11am-1:30pm, church parking lot
March 25 • 5:30-7:30pm McCullers Walk Garner off 401
March 26 • 5-8pm, Mystic Distillery Movie Night

Do you have an idea about how to giveaway food in our community? Email Leah!
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.
CURRENT OFFICE PROCEDURES
DURING THE PANDEMIC

While the church office will remain closed to the public for the immediate future, we have someone in the office Monday through Friday, 8:30am-5pm to answer the phone and let people in for pre-approved activities. The staff and Church Council continue to monitor all realities related to COVID-19. In addition, we have formed a Risk Management Team (RMT) made up of John Baldwin, Sam Ewell, Ron Maness (chair), Alice Marshbanks, and Hollis Yelverton to help us make decisions. The RMT has developed a list of guidelines which can be found here. Any group wishing to schedule an in-person meeting or activity should contact Wayne Hager. We still encourage you to contact any of the ministers if you have a pressing need, using the following email links: Chris Chapman, Lynn Lingafelt, Leah Reed, and Michael Hood.
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 as of March 25, 2021
Current Week Revenue: $21,843.00
Month-to-Date Revenue: $77,166.03
Year-to-Date Revenue: $406,439.82 
Month-to-Date Expenses: $64,384.42
Year-to-Date Expenses: $253,279.40
CBF Global Missions: $17,685.00
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