‍LOT’S HAPPENING AT FRC!

FOOD & FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:

Soups On with ACTS 29 this Friday, Sept. 26th anytime between 4:30 - 6:30 PM. We’ve heard there’s chili, chicken noodle and a few fix’ins, including dessert (we fact-checked that last part). It’s a fundraiser for the Acts 29 Young Adults Ministry so there will be a free-will offering! Do sign-up if you’re considering coming so we have enough dessert…oh, we mean soup…Online readers sign-Up HERE, at the Welcome Center or go to our website.

Something Savory is Simmering at the first Family Meal of the season on Wed., Oct. 8. You’re in store for a treat - meatballs with all the fixings and the infamous Esther Brusse Crumb Cake with Vanilla frosting. A gluten free soup will be available. Get signed up now ya’ all as this meal is a bit more involved! Sign Up HERE, at the Welcome Center or at our website. Serving 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM.

DISCIPLESHIP & CONNECTIONS OPPORTUNITIES 

Scrolling Alone Isn’t Community…join a Life Group, talk to humans, and give your thumb a break👍!! We know you’ve been on hiatus all summer but how about getting reconnected and coming to one of our 6 life group offerings (see the bulletin insert)? It’s a great chance to learn, and/or talk to new people, maybe have some food and fellowship! Please sign up HERE (soon), at the Welcome Center or on our website. 

Ready, Set, Grow!  🌱 Both Sunday School and HOP (House Of Praise) launch today—wonderful opportunities to plant God’s Word in young hearts and train up children in the way they should go.

Forget Netflix —Romans is the ultimate binge-worthy story. 🎬 Join Pastor Bob starting Oct. 5 after church (10:15-11 AM) and see why. Meanwhile, Pastor Brian will be hosting a sermon discussion class after church today, Sept. 21.

SERVE & DONATION OPPORTUNITIES

Wed. Nite Meals! So many opportunities to connect & serve with the greater FRC family at one of the 4 Wed. Nite Meals between Oct. 8th and Dec. 31!  In fact, there are 60 opportunities (15 for each meal). You’ve filled 77% of these serve roles - W.O.W. There’s just 14 slots remaining. Let’s finish strong and fill ‘em up–help us knock this out of the ballpark! Click HERE or go to frcoostburg.org/

🌱 Love to Dig in the Dirt? Gardeners—this one’s for you! The Deacons are sprucing up the Prayer Garden and getting it tucked in for a winter hibernation ❄️. It’s a chance to enjoy the fresh air and get your hands a little dirty. 👉 Check out the ways you can help HERE, or stop by the Welcome Center.

Help with the “New Way” Meal! Each year we partner with Love INC to host a meal for adults in their New Way program, which equips individuals with valuable life skills. 👉 Click HERE to see how you can help—by providing a salad, dessert, or serving at the meal. Or, type this in your internet browser: signupgenius.com/go/NewWayMeal

🎁 Blitz Time for Operation Christmas Child! We had an awesome start to purchasing gifts for Operation Christmas Child—thank you! But right now, sign-ups have hit a lull and we still need YOU to jump in. Each gift box is a chance to share joy, love, and the Good News with a child around the world. Help us reach our goal of filling 175 boxes! 🌍💝Click HERE, or go to our website and click on the link.

Let’s put our WELCOME into practice. Time to flex those smiles and handshakes!

The Usher October sign-up [HERE] is open, and your welcome makes a world of difference! Let’s get it filled before October catches us by surprise! Can also sign-up at Welcome Center or at frcoostburg.org. 

🍎The FOOD VAULT is collecting kid-friendly items to support families in need: cereal, mac & cheese, granola bars, and fruit juice. Please place donations in the coat room food collection.Thank you for helping us care for our community!

SUNDAY SCOOPS

Another bundle of joy has joined the FRC family! 🎉 Congrats to Emily & Jonathan Gabrielse on the birth of Peyton James. We’re already checking if the NFL has a baby draft🏈—get it…Peyton Manning?? Perhaps the Editor should simply focus on her day job…

📣 Vision Sunday – Next Week! (Sept. 28). Join us for a slightly shortened worship service, followed by a vision presentation and 30-minute Input Forums (coffee & cookies included ☕🍪). Communicating a big vision and project to over 400 people is no small task, so please be in prayer 🤲 for our leadership team to articulate the vision clearly and faithfully. We also ask that you come with open ears and hearts. This isn’t a “done deal”—the Consistory will share the results of 18 months of work, presenting a vision for FRC’s future along with recommendations for how to move forward. The months ahead will be a time for prayer, conversation, and your feedback. Kids & Uth Sunday School will meet as usual, and teachers will have an opportunity to attend an Input Forum after the Sunday School hour.

Contribution Envelopes Update. As we transition away from contribution envelopes, some have asked if gifts will still be tracked for tax purposes. The answer is yes—just as always, contributions will continue to be recorded by name rather than envelope number. Envelopes will be available by request in 2026 and fully phased out in 2027. To request envelopes for 2026, please contact Jill by Sept. 30 (📞 office or 📧 jvervelde@frcoostburg.org). Online giving is always simple and secure at frcoostburg.org.

SOUNDBITES  

Our Christian Sympathy to Harold & Audrey Hendrikse and their family on the passing of son, Mike, who passed away on September 15.

✔️Remember: on Wednesdays our church goes into Fort Knox mode for student safety! If you’d like to stop in, just hit the call button at the Carport door and the Office will buzz you in—no need to use your lock-picking skills!

✔️Special Offering month-to-date is $5,362! The Aug/Sept. goes to Operation Christmas Child and Kelsey (Tebeest) Corpas with World Team. To designate your gift, note it on your envelope; otherwise, it will be split between the two. Next up is the October Special Offering which will support the Acts 29 Young Adult ministry. Look forward to a Moment for Mission with this group on Sun., Oct. 5.

✔️ Last Week at a Glance |  👥 Attendance: 348 | 💒 Offering: $17,872