Fee Fee Baptist Church

Category: Forerunner

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  • Community Connection – Vol. 61, No. 15

    Thank you for giving life by giving blood!

    Thank you to everyone that gave blood on July 14! We collected 17 units of blood that can bless up to 51 people. I appreciate your willingness to give to save lives. Our next blood drive will be September 10.

    Impact Week, September 12-19!!

    Our annual Impact Week is coming up soon! This is a week every year where we try and do as much good in our community as possible in one weeks’ time. In the past we have served at a lot of different locations in many ways: doing yardwork for our neighbor, packing food at food pantries, painting a home in our neighborhood, baking cookies for local first responders, providing meals for a homeless shelter, writing letters to soldiers, and a lot more. I hope you are already thinking creatively and praying about how you could “pursue the good of our community” that week!

    Upcoming Mobile Market Dates

    Anyone in the community is welcome to drive through our parking lot on the following Mondays from 10:00 a.m. until noon (or whenever we run out of food) to have FREE groceries put in their car!

    • August 2
    • August 16
    • August 30

  • Devotional Corner – Vol. 61, No. 15

    “By faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the righteousness for which we hope,” Galatians 5:5.

    There are times when everything looks very dark to me—so dark that I have to wait before I have hope. Waiting with hope is very difficult, but true patience is expressed when we must even wait for hope. When we see no hint of success yet refuse to despair, when we see nothing but the darkness of night through our window yet keep the shutters open because stars may appear in the sky, and when we have an empty place in our heart yet will not allow it to be filled with anything less than God’s best—that is the greatest kind of patience in the universe. It is the story of Job in the midst of the storm, Abraham on the road to Moriah, Moses in the desert of Midian, and the Son of Man in the Garden of Gethsemane. And there is no patience as strong as that which endures because we see “him who is invisible” (Heb. 11:27). It is the kind of patience that waits for hope.

    Father…give me strength to wait for hope—to look through the window when there are no stars. Even when my joy is gone, give me the strength to stand victoriously in the darkest night and say, “To my heavenly Father, the sun still shines.”

  • Announcements – Vol. 61, No. 15

    Welcome, New Member

    On Sunday, July 18, 2021 —

    Presenting themselves as candidates for church membership by baptism:

    • Savione Brown
    • Makayla Marshall
    Sympathy

    Our love through Christian sympathy is extended to

    … Samad (Sam) Gholami on the passing of his wife, Marcella (Marci) Gholami, on July 10.

    Donations for  Backpacks & School Supplies

    #2 Wooden Pencils

    24-Pack Crayons

    Colored Pencils

    Washable Markers

    Dry Erase Markers

    Elmer’s Glue Sticks

    Ink Pens

    Erasers

    Fiskar Scissors

    Spiral Notebooks (Wide Ruled)

    Composition Notebooks

    Pocket Folders (3-holes)

    3-Ring Binders

    Clorox Wipes

    Hand Sanitizer

    Please place all donations in the Donation Center bins across from the Connection Center. The last day to drop off backpacks and school supplies is August 3. These will be given out during Free Market on August 7.

     

    Pickleball is still happening in the Gym every Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. Adults of all ages are welcome! If you are interested in joining in a game of Pickleball, contact Carol Gollaher at (314) 620-4036.

     

     

  • A Word From Pastor Zach – Vol. 61, No. 15

    Church Family,

    Our mission statement here at Fee Fee is as follows: Fee Fee Baptist Church exists to make disciples who build their lives on Jesus and pursue the good of our community for the glory of God.

    I wanted to share with you a few opportunities you have to both build and pursue over the next few weeks.

    First, when it comes to building our lives on Jesus, we have a new Bible reading plan that we are going to be starting on August 8. We are going to be reading through the Pentateuch (Genesis-Deuteronomy) as a church together this fall. We will be reading two chapters a day, five days a week. I want to encourage you to jump on board with our reading plan! In addition, we will continue our virtual transformation groups. If you are interested in being a part of a transformation group and have accountability as you read through the Bible with other believers, I want to encourage you to sign up at www.feefeebc.org/tgroups. To build our lives on Jesus, we need to make a habit to be in His Word!

    Second, when it comes to pursuing the good of our community, we have two great opportunities coming up. First, on Friday, August 6, we are going to have a Family Swim Night at the outdoor Bridgeton pool! We want to show our community that we love them, and one easy way to do so is to invite families to this fun (and FREE!) evening! Please spread the word about this event to your friends and neighbors.

    Additionally, the next morning, on August 7, we are going to have our annual Free Market. Please come and volunteer as we give away gently used items to our community. Sign up to host a table or simply come and help us set up or tear down. In conjunction with the giving away of these items, we will also have backpacks packed full of school supplies for kids in our community. This is a great way for us to pursue the good of our community by ensuring kids in our neighborhood have the necessary supplies as they get ready for a new school year.

    We will continue to look for creative ways to build our lives on Jesus and pursue the good of our community. I want to encourage you to join me in praying for these upcoming opportunities in the life of our church. I believe that God is going to continue to move and work in our church in a powerful way!

    In Him,

    Pastor Zach

  • Community Connection – Vol. 61, No. 14

    Free Market Donations

    The Free Market is on Saturday, August 7 on the church parking lot. The Free Market is like a Garage Sale, but everything is FREE! There are two ways you can help at the Free Market: 1) giving away your stuff or 2) donating school supplies (or BOTH!).

    First, if you have good (gently used or new) items around your house you would like to give away, you can sign up for a spot in the Connection Center or by contacting Gloria, gloria@feefeebc.org. You cannot just drop off items at church to be given away – you must be present at the Free Market in order to give it away.

    Secondly, we will give away NEW backpacks full of NEW school supplies. You can donate the following: backpacks, #2 Wooden Pencils, 24-Pack Crayons, Colored Pencils, Washable Markers, Dry Erase Markers, Elmer’s Glue Sticks, Ink Pens, Erasers, Fiskar Scissors, Spiral Notebooks (Wide Ruled), Composition Notebooks, Pocket Folders (3-holes), 3-Ring Binders, Clorox Wipes, and Hand Sanitizer.

    Please place all donations in the Donation Center bins across from the Connection Center. The last day to drop off backpacks and school supplies is August 3. These will be given out during Free Market on August 7.

    Upcoming Mobile Market Dates

    Anyone in the community is welcome to drive through our parking lot on the following Mondays from 10:00 a.m. until noon (or whenever we run out of food) to have FREE groceries put in their car!

    • July 19
    • August 2
    • August 16
    • August 30

  • Prime Time – Vol. 61, No. 14

    Calendar Change

    Hope you celebrated the great freedoms we have in America and in Christ over the 4th of July. Thanks to all of you who served and who helped secure these freedoms.

    Our next event is a trip to the Churchill Museum. As I was checking their website for costs, I discovered that it was not open yet. When the pandemic shut them down, they took the opportunity to remodel and do some updates.  The grand reopening is the weekend of July 31.

    Consequently, we will switch our trip to the St. Louis Science Center to July 26 and go to the Churchill Museum on August 9. Hopefully this doesn’t mess your schedule up too much. Thank you so much for your flexibility as we get back out and enjoy fellowship together.

    Science Center Details

    On Monday, July 26 we will leave the church at 10:00 a.m. Tickets for the Mummies of the World exhibit are $16.95. The OmniMax theater price is $8.95 to see Into America’s Wild. We will go to Pappy’s for lunch – yum!

    My apologies to those of you who will be serving in Vacation Bible School and will not be able to attend. Thanks for serving our kids! Don’t worry – there will be more Prime Time activities to come!

    Free Market & Backpack Giveaway

    I would encourage you to support our annual Free Market on Saturday, August 7. Bring new or gently used clothes, furniture, appliances, or anything else to be given away to our community from in our parking lot on this Saturday morning.

    We are also collecting backpacks and school supplies to be given out that day to kids in our community. You can drop off your donations at church in the Donation Center, catty-corner from the Connection Center. You can also just donate money for this cause to Kim in our financial office.

    This effort is a great way to “pursue the good of our community.” I hope many of you will sign up to be a part of the Free Market and be a blessing to our neighbors!

  • Bible Study Corner – Vol. 61, No. 14

    All of our Sunday morning Bible Studies at 9:45 a.m. are up and running! While we have many people attending, we still have room for you. Please contact Gloria, gloria@feefeebc.org,  or by calling the church office at 314-739-1525, if you want to get involved and she will find the best fit for you.

    Let’s Collect 200 Backpacks with School Supplies!!!

    I would like to challenge our Bible Study classes to get involved with the Free Market on Saturday, August 7. A group of you could get together some items to give away for the community. Our challenge is to buy 200 backpacks and stuff them with school supplies to hand out that day. Challenge each other in your class to buy some backpacks and fill them with the school supplies (listed elsewhere in the Forerunner).

    Men’s Fraternity

    Men’s Fraternity is the only Wednesday night adult Bible Study meeting this summer is, in room B1 at 6:00 p.m. This is a great opportunity for the men of our church to study and encourage each other.

  • Chi Alpha News – Vol. 61, No. 14

    Minneapolis Mission Trip Report

    Thank you so much, Church, for your prayers and support of our students and leaders who served in Minneapolis this last week. I am happy to report this was one of our best mission trips to date, that I can remember – from serving as a student here, to being a college leader, to now serving the church as Director of Student Ministries. I am so proud of our students and the hard work they produced, but I am prouder of the community they continued to build here, between themselves. Seeing them interact and work together, laugh and learn as a group, and even play silly games together, meant more than you can know. These kids built a bond together that will continue to strengthen our youth group for years to come. Please pray in the weeks ahead that we will grow together and see the fruits of the work we did. Also pray for our partner church, Alfa y Omega, and the city of Minneapolis, that God will continue to work and move there!

    DNOW Updates!

    I am so excited for our upcoming DNOW weekend that is happening July 23-25. Continue to pray for this weekend and that God will move through our students. I am so excited to announce that this year we are offering this event to be FREE to all guests that wish to attend! So, if your student has always wanted to invite a friend or two to DNOW, but has been hesitant because of the cost, NOW is the time to encourage them to come!

     

    Chi Alpha Summers: Every Wednesday June 2 – August 11

    July 23-25: DNOW

    July 26-30: Serve for VBS

    July 31: Paintball

    August 22: Youth & Family BBQ

  • Family Front – Vol. 61, No. 14

    Family Fun Play Date!

    An open play date for parents and kids 5th grade and under on Friday, July 16, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Come play together in our air-conditioned gym and play area!

    VBS ‘Wilderness Escape’ is July 26-30, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

    What a fun way to help kids (and adults!) see how God guides and provides! See me if you are interested in volunteering. Thank you for providing the many requested supplies for VBS and Sports Camp; you all are so gracious and generous! We are STILL LOOKING for some Easy-Up canopies that we could borrow for VBS – if you have one (or more) please put your name on it and bring it to church by July 18.

    Sports Crusaders Basketball Camp is also July 26-30, 1:00-4:00 p.m.

    Please be praying for these college students who will be leading the camp (Timothy,  Megan, Maura, and MeKency). Ask God to keep them healthy and for God to work mightily through them.

    Registration for VBS and Sports Camp is STILL AVAILABLE

    On our website at feefeebc.org/freevbs or feefeebc.org/sports-crusaders. VBS is always FREE. We can only take 40 kids for basketball camp, so REGISTER NOW! The same registration form can be used for both events.

    Upcoming Family Events:
    Family Swim Night

    The very next week we are hosting a FREE Family Swim Night at the Bridgeton Municipal Pool, Friday, August 6, 6:00-8:00 p.m.

    Free Market

    On Saturday, August 7, we have our annual Free Market on our parking lot. Backpacks with school supplies will be available for kids in our community.

    Welcome Weekend

    On Saturday, August 14 we will be having our Welcome Weekend event for our preschoolers, children, and Youth that will be moving up to the next grade/department. This will give kids an opportunity to see their new classrooms and meet their teachers. Promotion day is Sunday, August 22.

  • A Word From Pastor Zach – Vol. 61, No. 14

    Church Family, the second half of July here at Fee Fee is going to be busy…but I also believe that it is going to be transformative for our church. We have three significant events that are happening that all concern the future of our church.

    First, on July 18, we are going to have an incredibly important service take place at 6:00 p.m. What service is that? We are having a Deacon Ordination service! If you go back to Acts 6, we see that deacons were appointed by the early church in order to serve and meet the needs of widows in the congregation. Since that time, deacons are called by God to step into a servant leadership role in the church. We have the blessing of four men – Chris Fisbeck, David Jennings, Jonathan McPhillips, and Dann Webber – who have been training with our deacon body for over a year and are now going to be officially ordained. Please join me in praying for these men and their families and do everything you can to be here at 6:00 p.m. for this service. We will have a reception that will follow as we honor and celebrate these men.

    Second, from July 23-25, our student ministry is having their Disciple Now. This event had to be delayed from the spring, and I know our students are so excited about getting to spend this weekend focusing on their relationships with God. Teenage years are incredible pivotal when it comes to faith formation, so I want to ask you to join me in praying for these junior high and high school students. We need God to move in a new and fresh way in the next generation, and I am praying this event might be a catalyst to students’ hearts being forever changed by King Jesus.

    Third, from July 26-30, we are having Vacation Bible School and basketball camp. After not being able to have VBS last year, it is really encouraging to know that we are going to have a bunch of kids on our campus all week learning about Jesus. When it comes to evangelistic events, nothing has been more successful in America than VBS. Please join me in praying that many kids will come to a saving knowledge of Jesus that week! Let’s also pray for the many volunteers, including the Sports Crusaders, who are giving up their time to serve our kids. I want to challenge you to volunteer in some way as we share the Gospel with the kids who are the future of our country.

    The latter half of July will certainly have a lot going on. However, more than just events on the calendar, these three things all have to do with the future of our church. Join me in praying that these new deacons will serve our church well. Pray that our youth will be captivated by Christ and live boldly for Him. And pray that our kids will fall in love with Jesus during VBS.

    I can’t wait to see God work over the next few weeks!

    In Him,

    Pastor Zach