Fee Fee Baptist Church

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  • Announcements – Vol. 62, No. 18

    Sympathy

    Our love through Christian sympathy is extended to

    …Bernice Moore on the passing of her husband, Ron Moore, on September 7.

    … Roberta Taulbee on the passing of her daughter, Mollie Gershon, on September 11.

    … Diane Wright on the passing of her sister-in-law, Madeline Benton, on September 14.

    “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted,” —Jesus.

    Mobile Market

    Our upcoming 2022 dates will be:

    • October 10
    • November 14
    • December 12

    One of our favorite things is partnering with the St. Louis Area Food Bank to get free groceries into the hands of families in need in our community. Anyone is welcome to come get groceries on the second Monday of each month, at 10:00 a.m. (until the food runs out).

     

  • Devotional Corner – Vol. 62, No. 18

    “Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in Me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father,” (John 14:12).

    All the great heroes I know have been ordinary people. They didn’t run countries, and they don’t have museums named after them. They’re moms, dads, and teenagers who saw a need in the people around them and did what they could to meet those needs.

    When I think of heroes, I think of people like Dorothy Day, who lived among the poor so she could better serve them, and my friend John, who started an organization to train governments in other countries on how to end human trafficking.

    I think of Mother Teresa, who held people as they breathed their last in Calcutta, allowing them to die with dignity, and I think of my friend Jeff, who uses his gift with words to make people fee less alone. Even the famous ones tried to stay under the radar.

    Heroes come in every age and size. Sometimes they’re household name, and sometimes they’re unknown. But what binds them together is this: they heard about a need in the world, and they figured out how to use whatever they could to alleviate the suffering in other people.

    We don’t need more degrees or status to change the world. We only need eyes to see a need and a faith that believes in redemption. Jesus wouldn’t have said we’d do greater things than Him if He didn’t think we could do it. Stop listening to the voices saying you can’t make a difference, and start listening to the One telling you He wants you to take your next step. What’s your next step?—

  • Music Musings – Vol. 62, No. 18

    Christmas Choir

    Christmas Choir rehearsals begin on Sunday, September 18 from 1:15-2:45 p.m. in the Choir Room. Our Christmas musical is called Hope is Born – Emmanuel. This musical celebrates His coming and gives voice to our yearning for His promised return.

    Hebrews tells us that the HOPE is a sure and steadfast anchor for our souls.

    “We who have run for our very lives to God have every reason to grab the promised hope with both hands and never let go,” (Hebrews 6:18, The Message).

    There will be 3 performances this year:

    Friday, December 16 – 7:00 p.m.

    Saturday, December 17 – 3:00 p.m.

    Sunday, December 18 – 3:00 p.m.

    You are welcome to join us even if you can’t make it to the first rehearsal!

    Impact Week

    It was an honor and privilege to sing during Impact Week for many of our dear home bound folks. They loved seeing us and we loved seeing them. There is something about the old classic hymns that brings our hearts together – young and old.

  • Announcements – Vol. 62, No. 17

    Media Center

    Come visit our newly remodeled Media Center! We are open—come in anytime to look around—choose from a variety of media options! Books (simply read and return—no check-out required!), DVDs, and puzzles! We also have some used Bibles for anyone needing one. Additionally, we have a few FREE greeting cards if anyone can use them. We are so excited to share our new space with you and can’t wait to see your smiling faces again!

    Mobile Market

    Our upcoming 2022 dates will be:

    • September 12
    • October 10
    • November 14
    • December 12

    One of our favorite things is partnering with the St. Louis Area Food Bank to get free groceries into the hands of families in need in our community. Anyone is welcome to come get groceries on the second Monday of each month, at 10:00 a.m. (until the food runs out).

    Backpack Ministry

    Our Backpack Ministry is in full-force again wit this new school year. This ministry provides a bag of easy-prep foods for school-aged children in our school district. We don’t like seeing kids go hungry, and food security is something a lot of families in our community deal with. We want to make sure kids have something to eat when they aren’t at school. But we can’t do this without you, Church! We need donations of granola bars, snack crackers, macaroni & cheese, fruit cups, applesauce cups, canned pasta, rice cups, single-serve snacks or meals, and other easy-prep meals. You may leave these items in the Donation Center in the section marked “Backpack Ministry.” Alternatively, you can have these items shipped from any big box store to the church:

    Fee Fee Baptist Church (Backpacks)

    C/O CHURCH OFFICE

    11330 St. Charles Rock Road

    Bridgeton, MO 63044

    Thank you so much for your giving hearts!

    Sympathy

    Our love through Christian sympathy is extended to

    …Family and friends of Mattie Gibbons, who passed away on August 20.

     

  • Devotional Corner – Vol. 62, No. 17

    From Bob Goff’s “Live In Grace, Walk In Love: A 365-Day Journey”

     “What do you think?” (Matthew 21:28).

    There are plenty of voices in the world who present their opinions like they’re solid fact. People tell us which food are healthiest, which companies are ethical, and the best way to raise our kids. These same people are also prone to tell us what to believe in our faith. I think that’s why so many people hesitate to go to church or start exploring what it means to follow Jesus. The faithful seem to have developed a fear of admitting to having any questions marks in their faith. This always seemed strange to me for a religion that says faith is all about finding answers. We should all have a long list of questions. Jesus passed right by the people who acted like they had all the answers and found some fishermen who didn’t have any. These are the people He uses to change the world.

    Jesus showed us how comfortable He was with questions. He asked more than three hundred of them. He used them when people asked Him things, and it made the religious types squirm.

    He demonstrated how faith isn’t just about subscribing to a doctrine or a lifestyle. What was going on in the heart was just as important as all the information in the head.

    When people questioned why Jesus and His friends weren’t sticking to a tradition, He shot back one of His own questions: “Why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?” (Matthew 15:3). Don’t hold your faith like an answer sheet; embrace what you don’t quite get, let people know what you’re wondering about, and you’ll find more of God there than in any catchphrase. You’ll connect with a lot more people that way too.

    No one’s going to believe any of our answers if we don’t let them know we have a couple of questions too.

    What questions are forming in your heart today? —

  • A Word From Pastor Zach – Vol. 62, No. 17

    Church Family,

    The day that this article is getting We are now one week away from our fourth annual Impact Week! When we launched this local missions-oriented week of service back in 2019, I don’t think any of us could have anticipated how God has worked in and through this incredible week. Partnering with great organizations in our city like Loaves and Fishes, Room at the Inn, Thrive, and the St. Louis County Area Foodbank, among many others, has been such a blessing.

    For Impact Week this year, we have projects that include each of those non-profit organizations I listed above, along with providing a meal for our police department, coffee for Pattonville’s Early Childhood Center, cleaning up local parks, hosting a blood drive, and having our monthly Mobile Market. You can sign up for any of these projects, or you can organize your own with your family or your Bible study class. From baking cookies for firemen to making cards for health care workers, there are a lot of different ways we can stay on mission and be the hands and feet of Jesus!

    In Matthew 12, John the Baptist is stuck in prison and is struggling with doubt. He even sends a couple of his disciples to go and ask Jesus if He was actually the Messiah or not. Do you know how Jesus responds to this question? He tells John’s disciples to go and share with Him what they have seen and heard.

    Jesus then alludes to prophecies in Isaiah when he shares about all the things that he is doing. He was telling the disciples that the proof was in the way He both proclaimed and demonstrated the Gospel. For Jesus, He proclaimed that the Kingdom of God was at hand. Then, He backed up that proclamation through His many miracles. He both shared the Gospel with His lips and demonstrated it with His life.

    In the same way, we have the opportunity during Impact Week to share the Gospel through proclamation and demonstration. We need to be ready to turn everyday conversations into Gospel conversations. Further, by going out and serving the community and meeting needs, we are going to demonstrate to our community the reality of God’s love for them.

    It is my prayer that we can show our community through Impact Week that we really do love where we live. I believe that our demonstration of the Gospel through our local mission work is going to allow us open doors to proclaim the truth of the Gospel to our neighbors.

    Will you join me in praying for our church during Impact Week? Let’s pray that we can be living proof of who Jesus is and what He has done for us!

    In Him,

    Pastor Zach Crook

  • Family Front – Vol. 62, No. 17

    AWANA is Back!

    September 14 begins AWANA for our kids. AWANA is another way for kids to learn scripture and have fun with friends. We meet from 6:00-7:30 p.m. on Wednesday nights through the school year. Our first night of AWANA will be during Impact Week on September 14, so the AWANA families will host a baby shower for THRIVE, who supports young moms and their babies. There will be many more projects to sign up for during Impact Week so stay tuned! Families can still register their child for AWANA on September 14 – so bring the form filled out that evening. The following week, on September 21, we will actually start AWANA Club!  If you would like to be part of this group of great teachers and helpers, talk to Kathy! We need every parent to help us this year by staying the first 10 minutes to work with 1 child on their memory verses, just listening to them say the verses they are learning each week. This will help us tremendously in guiding children in learning God’s Word.

    Feed My Starving Children Event

    We have another opportunity to serve as a church at Feed My Starving Children, September 24 at Gateway Christian Church, 9:30-11:45 a.m. (meet there at 9:00 a.m.). Reservations are required. Signup sheets are in the Welcome Center, or you can email me to let me know of your interest. This is a great organization that packs mobile food to send to starving nations. Your efforts in that 2-hour time frame will make a big difference in children’s lives. You can turn hunger into hope with your own two hands by packing nutritious meals for hungry children around the world.

    Trunk or Treat

    Put Sunday, October 30 on your calendar for our annual Trunk or Treat event right here in the church parking lot. Be thinking how you want to decorate your trunk. We will be collecting candy starting October 1.

    Drama Opportunity for Kids

    This fall we will be producing another kid’s Christmas story video to use in the Christmas production in December. If your child would like to be part of the that, talk to Kathy.

  • Music Musings – Vol. 62, No. 17

    Christmas Choir Rehearsals

    Christmas Choir rehearsals will begin on September 18 from 1:15-2:45 p.m. in the Choir Room. You will be assigned music scores at our first rehearsal. Rehearsal recordings that highlight individual parts will be available. Recordings without highlighted parts will also be offered. If you haven’t sung for a while – no worries. Your vocal muscles just need a little exercise. It will come back to you – kind of like riding a bike – you never forget!

    Impact Week Hymn Caroling

    You may still sign up in the Welcome Center to participate in our “Friendship Choir” that will be hymn caroling on Wednesday, September 14 and Thursday, September 15, from 12:00-5:30 p.m. You may choose to participate one or both days as we go hymn caroling for some of our homebound folks. We will meet at the church at noon both days and take our bus to each home so we can all stay together. We will simply sing a few favorite old hymns and invite them to sing along.

    In the past it has been a delight to see the expressions of joy on the faces of those who have missed singing these old familiar favorites. Trust me! You will be blessed!

  • Chi Alpha News – Vol. 62, No. 17

    Impact Week & Redemption Ranch Kick-Off Celebration

    Impact Week is quickly approaching, and this is one of my absolute favorite times of the year, so I am beaming with excitement right now! Don’t forget that on September 11, we will be out at Redemption Ranch for one worship service at 11:00 a.m. as we kick off this amazing week. Bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit on for service, and be sure to bring a hat or umbrella, sunscreen, swimsuit, yard game, and a friend to this super fun event. There will be lunch too!

    Also, be sure to sign up for an Impact Week project during that week. There are sign-up sheets in the Welcome Center for you to check out, but you can also create your own service project with your family or friends! Chi Alpha will be kicking off our fall schedule that Wednesday, September 14, and we will be taking part in our own service projects that night, including filling our Action Packs with the donation items you all brought for the Underground Church event this summer. So, make sure that you join us that night from 6:00-7:30 pm for the project, where we will also have worship and fun games as well. I can’t wait to see how you all will serve during Impact Week!

  • Prime Time – Vol. 62, No. 17

    By the time you read this, you will have already celebrated Labor Day with picnics, swim parties, and BBQ. While I am looking forward to a day off and celebrating with my friends, I realized I had no idea why and what I was celebrating so I googled it!

    I found out that it was an annual celebration of the social and economic achievements of the American workers.  The holiday began in the late 1800s when labor activists pushed for a holiday to recognize the many contributions workers have made to America’s strength, prosperity, and well-being.

    So let me just take a minute to thank all of you for your contributions whether it be inside the home or outside in the many occupations represented by this body of believers. Thanks for all you have done to make this country a land of opportunity.

    Speaking of opportunities, (nice segue right?), don’t forget our trip to tour Holy Family Catholic Church on September 12, and our movie day here on September 28. The sign-up sheets are in the Connection Center.

    Hope you had a great 3-day weekend with lots of rest and relaxation so we can serve our community during Impact Week September 11-18.