Holiday Decorations Fundraiser Is Back!

Support our high school students’ Colorado H.O.G. discipleship trip to Ravencrest while decorating for Christmas! We’re partnering again with Van Ert Christmas Tree Farm to offer beautiful fresh wreaths, garland, porch pots, candles, and more. Our team receives 20% of all sales, and orders arrive at church on November 17 with no shipping charge.

To order, connect with a student going on the trip or visit our SignUpGenius, where you can find the online store link or sign up by October 18 to have a student contact you. Orders and payment are due October 25. Thank you for supporting our students!

DON’T MISS OUT. CHECK THE BOXES. ☑️

☐ WEDNESDAY NIGHT FAMILY MEAL

RSVP deadline: 2 PM TODAY!

Dinner is served 5:00–6:30 PM, and opening night is coming in strong: homemade meatballs in creamy tomato sauce, Olive Garden breadsticks, green beans, berries & cream and brownie parfait. Yes, we saved that one for last.  RSVP HERE, at frcoostburg.org or at the Welcome Center.

☐ LIFE GROUP

Have you found yours yet? Lots of your FRC friends have! Most groups kick off in October, so now’s the time to jump in and get your name on the list. View options HERE. (or grab a Life Group brochure on the high top tables in the entrance). Sign up HERE.

Two boxes. Two things you don’t want to put off. Check ’em!

THANK YOU, CHURCH. This year was the highest participation in the nomination process we’ve had in a while! Almost 90 people submitted nominations, with 80% coming in electronically and 20% via hard copy. Did the Jeopardy theme song have anything to do with this?!

Seriously though, thank you for taking the time to participate. Your voice matters in this process. Choosing leaders for our church isn’t something left to just a handful of people—it’s something we discern together. Your nominations help us recognize the people you see with the gifts, character and heart to serve FRC well.

Thanks for being part of it!

WE’VE GOT THE TOOTHBRUSHES. NOW WE NEED THE WOW!

Thanks to your generosity, so many of the necessities for our 180 Operation Christmas Child boxes are covered—hats, washcloths, toothbrushes, sunglasses and more.

But every box needs that one gift that makes a child’s eyes light up. A doll. A soccer ball. A special toy. Something they’ll pull out of the box and immediately think, “WOW!”

That’s where we need your help this week! Check out our shopping list (also at frcoostburg.org) and help us put one WOW gift in every box (that’s 180 Wow gifts)!

Not an online shopper? No problem! Stop in the church office and we’ll gladly do the shopping for you. You provide the $$, we’ll provide the clicks.

FRC Is HOST – MARK YOUR CALENDAR

We’re hosting this year’s Reformation Day service

on Oct. 25 at 6 PM. Special guest speaker will be

Pastor Dave Izenbart of the Kingdom Network.

A LITTLE SHOUTOUT

Our Consistory has carried a pretty full plate this year. They’ve led us through some significant denominational decisions while continuing to keep an eye on the bigger picture—our long-term “North Star” vision for FRC and how our ministries, people and facilities work together to support it.

Some of that work has already been happening in ways you may not immediately connect to the bigger vision: changes in how we’re using our existing spaces, the upcoming Food Vault move to the Shed, and continued work surrounding our long-term facilities needs.

The facilities project may have gotten a little quieter while other big decisions needed our attention, but the vision behind it hasn’t gone away.

A big thank-you to our Consistory members for the many hours, conversations, decisions and prayer that continue to happen behind the scenes. There’s a lot on their plate—and we’re grateful.

PASTOR APPRECIATION SUNDAY is NOV. 1st!

Stay after worship for cookies, coffee and a chance to share a kind word with our pastors. Need help thinking of one? We’ll give you a cookie first.

(That last line may or may not have been approved by the pastors.)

HIGH SCHOOL: Friendly reminder you’ve got Small Groups this week Wed. upstairs as the main level has 175+ dinner guests and the bible class ministry is in the Sanctuary.

BIBLE CLASS FAMILIES: Don’t forget—Family Night is Wed., Oct. 7! Grown-ups and siblings are invited to join the fun!

EIGHT is ENOUGH to fill our October usher schedule. Let’s fill these spots FRC! Click HERE.

Our sincere SYMPATHY to the family of Anita Daane who passed away on September 24.

The FOOD VAULT project to move to the Shed is coming along nicely. We hope to share more specific updates over the next few months.

LAST WEEK’S OFFERING was $16,391.

The SPECIAL OFFERING through September is $2,683. Kelsey Corpas, with ministry partner World Team in Spain & FRC’s Operation Christmas Child (OCC) project are the Sept/Oct special offerings of the month.

The OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD team will prioritize your offering gifts for postage for the 180 boxes ($1800 needed).  

THE BOXES ARRIVED! 48 care packages have made it to the Marines! Be sure to check out our Facebook page for some pretty special photos and a message from the guys themselves.

And from the Swart and TeBeest families, a heartfelt thank-you:

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you. To our church family, friends, and community—thank you for the incredible generosity and love you've shown Abe, Caleb and their fellow Marines who are deployed.

Every care package, prayer and word of encouragement reminds them that they are seen, remembered, and loved back home. They truly appreciate knowing that people recognize their sacrifice and are praying for them.

For us families at home, your support means just as much. Knowing that our sons are being surrounded with love and prayers brings a comfort that is difficult to put into words.

Thank you for loving and supporting our boys and for reminding them that they have a community behind them. “Encourage one another and build each other up.” — 1 Thessalonians 5:11

Thank you for supporting our Marines—and the families who love them.   -The Swart and TeBeest families