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Hello all,

We are having a church dinner this Sunday, August 30, starting at 5:00. We will also have the pickleball nets set up in the parking lot so come ready to play if you would like. I am sure there are some of you that would rather sit on a cactus than play pickleball. If that is you, we hope you still come to eat dinner and spend time with your church family. If you would like to bring something for dinner, please contact Brent Griffin (812-455-6112).

What should you bring? All you should need are drinks for your family (we will have water set out). The weather looks nice so many of us will bring camp chairs and sit in the parking lot. Lastly, bring any pickleball paddles or balls if you would like to play.

As many of you know, we try to have these events once a month as a chance for you all to spend time together, to meet new people and grow in your friendships with others. We hope to see you on Sunday morning for Sunday School and worship and Sunday night for fellowship.

Hello all,

We wanted to remind you to two things that are happening this Sunday (August 9th):

1. We are participating in a day of prayer for the EVSC schools and we were asked to prayer for North High School specifically. We will meet at the front doors of the school this Sunday at 2:00. I will have points for everyone to pray for. I am excited about this opportunity and look forward to doing it with you.

2. Sunday School is starting this Sunday. Family Bible Church has always considered itself a teaching
church and Sunday School is a huge part of that. We have worked hard for it to be a good year for
Sunday School and hope you see it as important and as valuable as we do. We trust you and your family
will grow in your faith in the Lord if you come. It is also a great way to meet other people. Sunday
School will begin at 9:00 am.

We were recently contacted by Hands of Hope, which is an organization that supports foster families and tries to partner with churches to assist those foster families that need help. Hands of Hope asked us to donate fire extinguishers to them so they can give them to those who need them. Many of you are aware that there are many things people need to do to be licensed foster parents and one of those things is having a fire extinguisher, maybe even several of them. That can certainly get expensive, which is where we come in.

I have done some research and have a couple options of ones that you can buy. Click here for a single fire extinguisher or you can click here for a 2 pack. Feel free to shop around but there is a specific kind that they need and they are a “2.5 lb ABC fire extinguisher.” Please bring them to the church by August 23 and we will deliver them to Hands of Hope.

There are many in our church who know the blessing and challenge of being foster parents so feel free to ask any of them what an encouragement it can be to be supported in this way.

Hello all,

We are having a lunch after service on Sunday. We are having pork butt with all the fixins. If your last name begins with an A-M, we are asking you to bring a side, and if your last name begins with an N-Z please bring a dessert.

Normally, the opportunity to be with church family is more than enough reason for many of you to be there but this Sunday we have more reasons. We are having a few children baptized during our service so the lunch provides a great chance for you all to talk and rejoice with them in what God has done in their lives. Secondly, we will be giving brief “commercials” for our Sunday School classes and telling you all what classes will be offered and what they will be teaching. We will do this in the hope that many of you will decide that Sunday School is worth your time.

We look forward to spending time with you all worshipping our Lord together and then breaking bread together on Sunday.

The church canoe trip is planned for July 25. We will meet at the church at 8:00 am and back somewhere around 4:00 pm. This is always a fun event. We will race, steal each others paddles, eat lunch, splash around, swim a bit, and have a great time together.

The price to rent a canoe (for 2 people) is $50. There are also options to rent a kayak or bring your own. You can also rent seat cushions and seat backs.

We need to know if you are coming, by Wednesday, July 22. Please let me know either by email (brentpgriffin1984@gmail.com) or by text (812-455-6112).  Feel free to call if you have any questions.

Dear Family,

As a reminder, we will hold our annual members business meeting at Family Bible Church this Sunday, November 9, immediately following our worship service. All members over the age of 18 are encouraged to attend so that we may establish a quorum needed to conduct business; so that you may be well-informed about important matters at our church; and so that we may benefit from your input into our decisions. The agenda for our meeting will include our proposed budget for 2026, which will be presented for your approval. If you would like to see a copy of the budget prior to the meeting, please send a message through our contact us page and a copy will be emailed to you. Also, after a two year hiatus our elders will recommend Keith Findley for your approval as a candidate to rejoin our elder team. Keith will be familiar to all of you, having served faithfully as an elder at FBC from 2017-2023. I hope you will join us to consider these and other matters you may wish to discuss.

See you Sunday,

Pastor Colin

Dear Church Family,

If you are without power or need assistance as a result of yesterday’s storm, please contact us through the “prayer request of other message” box and we will do what we can to help.

Stay warm!

Pastor Colin

Dear Family,

Due to the anticipated timing of a winter storm tomorrow morning, Family Bible Church will be meeting for worship tonight, January 4, at 6 PM. We will postpone the restart of Sunday School until next week. My apologies if this schedule change interferes with anyone’s plans tonight. But I would like keep our people off of the roads tomorrow morning without forsaking our assembly for worship. Please pass this message along to friends and family that you think might not see it otherwise.

I hope you are able to join us tonight,

Pastor Colin

We will be hosting the North Football Team for dinner this Thursday, October 3^rd. Kristy Hansen will be grilling hamburgers for the boys and providing a couple of side dishes. If you would like to help serve the dinner, please join us at 5 PM on Thursday. There are various items listed below that we would like families to contribute for the dinner (and the quantity needed).

• Desserts (8)
• Bags of chips (10)
• Cheese (2 large packages)
• Lemonade (2 large containers)
• Water Bottles (1 Case)
• Condiments (3 ketchup, 2 mustard)
• Sliced onion, sliced tomato, lettuce

If you plan to bring any of these items please text Kristy before Wednesday at 812.449.9230 since she will be making a grocery pickup. Please bring your items to FBC by Thursday at 4:45, or bring it with you if you are joining us to serve the meal.

Thanks so much for helping our church be a good neighbor to NHS!

Dear Family,

Since the home of at least one of our FBC families had significant damage from last night’s storm, we are trying to get organized to help those in need. If your home was damaged and you need some help with cleanup, please contact us. Likewise, if you are available to help with cleanup today, please contact us.

Thanks,

Colin Kerr