FRC Calendar

‍🗞️HEADLINE NEWS!

We’re Ready For You!
After today’s Vision Sunday presentation, almost 20 small feedback groups are waiting—plus cookies from the famous pink box—and this is your chance to weigh in on the vision shared by Consistory. This is where your reactions matter most: what excites you, what sparks questions, and what will make the vision even stronger. Pull up a chair, grab a cookie, and be part of shaping our next steps—your voice counts!

Join a 30-minute Input Forum in any of these spots:

• Nursery & Narthex (great for families with young kids) 
• Fellowship Hall
• Coatroom (just off the Narthex)
• Library
• Conference Room (across from the offices)
• Sanctuary (Choir loft, Organ side floor, Piano side floor)

Start times: 10:30 AM for most groups | 11:10 AM for teachers in the Fellowship Hall

Missed Sunday? No worries!  On Monday, we’ll send an email with a link to the presentation and a one-page recap. And you’re invited to a bonus Input Forum on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 6:30–7:00 PM in the Fellowship Hall.

New Team Sport? Word on the street (and maybe ESPN 👀): FRC’s serving response is shaping up like a brand-new team sport! Thanks for jumping in and filling so many spots—we love your hustle and servant hearts! Just a few positions remain—once they’re filled, our lineup will be complete! Put your faith into action by signing up today!

🍲 Love INC’s New Way Meal  |  Only 3 spots left (2 salads + 1 server)! Step up, grab a spot, and bless some folks! 👉 signupgenius.com/go/NewWayMeal‍

🍰 Oct. 22 Wed. Nite Family Meal  |  Great news! The serving spots for the Oct. 8 meal are completely filled—PTL! 🙌 But we still have 3 spots open for the Oct. 22 meal, and we’d love for a few faithful servants to step in. Check it out at frcoostburg.org or click HERE‍

⚾ October Ushers – Time to Move Off 2nd Base!  |  We’re 3 days from Oct. 1 and still 8 ushers short. Help us fill the bases so visitors feel at home and our church family knows they belong. Click Here.

☕After Coffee Fellowship Servers  |  Step into service with an easy, rewarding role! Meet and connect with guests stopping by for coffee or a cookie. It’s a fun way to connect and perfect if you’re new to FRC! Text or call Joan Dykstra at (920) 226‑0312 to join the Nov.–Feb. schedule. (Previous servers will be scheduled automatically.)

🍦🗞️SUNDAY SCOOPS

🪈Spreadsheet-Worthy Alert! Considering the Editor’s love of stats, we’ve got to tell you—the place to be on Wednesday, Oct. 8, with over 110 of your closest FRC friends, is the Wednesday Nite Family Meal! But dare we aim for 125? It’s a non-threatening way to bring a visitor, right? Let’s do it…and let the Editor break out her spreadsheet! On the menu: meatballs with all the fixings and the infamous Esther Brusse Crumb Cake with vanilla frosting. (Yes, it’s as good as it sounds.) A gluten-free soup option will also be ready. This meal takes a little extra love in the kitchen, so sign up now—at the Welcome Center, on our website, or right HERE. Serving from 5:15–6:30 PM. Don’t miss it!

High Five 5th Graders–It’s GLOW NIGHT next Sunday, Oct. 5! Come light up the night! See you from 5-7 pm (pizza supper included)!

Guys - let’s get signed up for the Men’s Prayer Breakfast this Sat., October 4 at 6:00 AM. Or, live on the edge and skip the registration…just come as you are (bedhead included). Sign-up at frcoostburg.org. or the Welcome Center.

🍦🗞️SUNDAY SCOOPS, CONTINUED

🎁Operational Christmas Child— A M A Z I N G! Thank You FRC!  There was well over $4,000 of gifts on the list and we’re down to just a couple of remaining items to meet our goal of filling up 175 boxes! If you are looking for an excuse to shop, we’d love for you to help us polish off the gift list [Click HERE]. November 5th is our family nite to fill all those boxes and enjoy a meal together. Wonder what’s on the menu? We’ll send out an Investigative Reporter. Stay tuned!

💡Spotlight of the Week!

Parents, we get it—life is full, and your schedule is packed with choices. But what if you carved out just one hour every other week to invest in your own faith while your kids are growing in theirs? This fall, we’re launching a new life group called Parenting as Discipleship—designed just for you. It will meet every other Wed. from 6:15–7:15 PM, the same time your kids are in Bible Class and Uth Groups. Together, we’ll dive into real-life topics like modeling faith in everyday moments, handling cultural pressures, and disciplining with grace. It’s a chance to grow, be encouraged, and team up with other parents walking the same road. Take the plunge and sign-up via the QR code.

Additional Opportunities to Grow in Faith
Next Sunday, the Alpha Life Group begins at 4:00 PM—a safe and welcoming space to explore life’s biggest questions and discover how faith speaks into them (yes, with food too!). Sign up at the Welcome Center or with the QR code so we can plan for you.

Forget Netflix —Romans is the ultimate binge-worthy story. 🎬 Join Pastor Bob starting Oct. 5 after church (10:15-11 AM) to see why! Come ready to learn, grow, and be encouraged-grab a cup of coffee and make your way over to the north Fellowship Hall.

📢SOUNDBITES  

✔️🍩Based on the Donut Consumption Meter over 100 kids showed up at See You at the Pole to 🙌 pray for their school, community, nation and world! Their courage, boldness, and willingness to stand up for their faith was inspiring! 

4 new students came (unexpectedly) to Uth group on Wednesday night. Brought tears to one leader’s eyes.

✔️Special Offering month-to-date is $5,707 (Operation Christmas Child & Kelsey Corpas with World Team)! Thank you FRC! October’s Mission of the Month is designated for FRC’s Acts 29 young adult ministry. That group is on fire for Jesus and you’ll hear more about it next Sunday! 

✔️Thank you for the prayers, kind words and cards received after the passing of my father, Carl Ten Pas. While we miss him, we rejoice knowing he is in heaven with his Savior, Jesus.  Scott and Carol Mentink. 

✔️ Last Week at a Glance |  💒 Offering: $20,476 | 👥 Attendance: 409. This statistics-happy Editor sees potential for another spreadsheet. Can we cross 400 for three consecutive weeks? If we do, the Editor could stop talking about math…