Fee Fee Baptist Church

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  • Family Front – Vol. 62, No. 14

    VBS/Sports Camp 2022 Recap

    Another year of VBS/Sports Camp has come to an end! Thank you for praying for God to speak to the children and keep our leadership energized. Thank you for people that helped decorate, take down, serve where needed, act as ‘gofer’, and many other duties. It takes many hands for a successful week to happen! A BIG THANKS TO ALL WHO VOLUNTEERED! God’s promises are reliable. I asked you to think on this verse: “Come and see what our God has done, what awesome miracles he performs for people!” (Psalm 66:5). God is good to see us through another big, fun week for the kids and families of our community.

    Family Swim Night

    Cool off with your family on Friday night, August 5, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Bridgeton Pool.

    Free Market

    Our annual Free Market will be the next morning, Saturday, August 6 at 9:00 a.m. on our parking lot. Bring your stuff to give away to the community. Tables will be provided by the church. Sign up now in the Connection Center! You must be present that day to give away items. No drop-offs will be accepted.

    School Supplies for Free Market

    Once again we will be giving out new backpacks loaded with school supplies to the kids in our community, so we are taking donations to make this happen. NEW school supplies and backpacks can be donated in the appropriate box across from the Connection Center. We will be blessing the first 100 kids to come to Free Market with backpacks full of school supplies to start the year off fresh!

    Promotion Sunday

    August 21 is Promotion Sunday for the new church year for pre-K, children, and youth. That morning parents of preschool and K-5 kids are invited to their children’s rooms for donuts. As we amp up for this new year, we are looking for a few good teachers to help our children learn more about the Bible and God’s plan for them.  If you are looking for the place to serve, talk to Kathy!

  • Family Front – Vol. 62, No. 13

    VBS and Soccer Camp – Please pray for our VBS during the week of July 18-22. Pray that kids will hear who God is and accept him as Savior. For all of the leadership, pray for energy and love for the kids. Thank God that we were able to find leadership for Soccer Camp. Pray that God will lead them that team to show God’s love to the kids through sports. Here is one of the verses kids will be learning in VBS:  Here is one of the verses kids will be learning in VBS: “Come and see what our God has done, what awesome miracles he performs for people!” (Psalm 66:5). Rejoice with us for what God will do!

    VBS Setup – We will be decorating the church for VBS on July 15, 16, and 17. If you can give a little time to help with this, please join us.  See Kathy for times.

    Upcoming events: 

    Family Swim Night – Cool off with your family on Friday, August 5, 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the Bridgeton Pool.

    Free Market – Our annual Free Market will be the next morning at 9:00 a.m. on our parking lot. Bring your stuff to give away to the community. Tables will be provided by the church. Sign up now in the Connection Center! You must be present that day to give away items. No drop-offs will be accepted.

    School Supplies for Free Market – Once again we will be giving out new backpacks loaded with school supplies to the kids in our community. NEW school supplies and backpacks can be donated in the appropriate box across from the Connection Center.

  • Family Front – Vol. 61, No. 15

    VBS and Basketball Camp

    We are having a wonderful week at Wilderness Escape VBS and Sports Crusaders basketball camp. The kids are having so much fun and learning so much about the attributes of God. Thank you, Church, for providing the resources so we can host such great events for our families. I can’t say enough good things about the volunteers who have given their time in so many ways: helping to set up, leading tribes, doing crafts, teaching and modeling Jesus. They are awesome!  I am excited about next year (after a short rest, of course)!

    Family Swim Night

    Cool off from those hot summer nights at a FREE Family Swim Night at the Bridgeton Community Pool, Friday, August 6, 6:00-8:00 p.m.

    Free Market

    Free Market will be on our parking lot on Saturday, August 7.  Backpacks with school supplies will be available for kids in our community. Please join us as we serve our community at this fun event!

    Bible Study Leader Training

    Attention Teachers: On Sunday, August 8 we will be having a Bible Study Leader Training right after the 11:00 a.m. service. This is a session on how to be the best Bible Study leader you can be. Lunch will be provided as well. Please make your reservation by calling the church office to let us know you are coming.

    Welcome Weekend

    Sunday, August 15 is a welcome event for our preschoolers, children, and youth as they move up to the next grade/department. We invite preschoolers, children, and their parents for a continental breakfast, to give kids an opportunity to see their new classroom and meet their teachers. Promotion day will be August 22.

    “Give praise to the only God. He is our Savior. Glory, majesty, power and authority belong to him. Give praise to him through Jesus Christ our Lord. Give praise to the One who was before all time, who now is, and who will be forever. Amen,” (Jude 1:25).

  • 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!

  • 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.

  • Bible Study Corner – Vol. 61, No. 13

    Each week more people are returning to church for corporate worship and Bible Study. I would like to challenge each of you to get involved. Pastor Zach just preached through Hebrews 10, and we really are better together. We have classes for everyone. Hope to see you Sunday at 9:45 a.m.

    Men’s Fraternity continues to meet through the summer, but all other Wednesday Bible Studies will resume on September 8.

    Join me on Facebook Live on Wednesday mornings at 9:00 a.m. for a study through Isaiah. If you cannot join live, it is posted on Facebook and website for viewing at your convenience.

    Backpacks

    Last year at the Free Market, we were able to hand out almost 100 backpacks filled with school supplies for the kids in our community. Our goal is to DOUBLE that number this year! We are hoping that small groups, Bible Study classes, Marco Polo groups, and any other group or individual will help us meet this goal. The Forerunner has a list of needed school supplies. Help us reach our goal by August 3 for handout at the Free Market on August 7.

  • Family Front – Vol. 61, No. 13

    WE ARE HOSTING VBS AND SPORTS CAMP THIS YEAR! Yay!!!

    July 26-30 is VBS Wilderness Escape from 9:00 a.m. to12:00 p.m. We still have a few unique spots open for God to use you to help kids see how God guides and provides. If you are interested in volunteering, email Kathy at kathy@feefeebc.org or call the church office. Thank you for picking up supply donation slips.  Donate or purchase the item(s) on the slip of paper and return to church by July 5. A specific need we have is the use of many Easy-Up canopies. These will be used to recreate the Israeli marketplace for the kids to experience. If we could borrow one for that week, let me know, and bring it to the church.

    Sports Crusaders Basketball Camp is also July 26-30 from 1-4pm

    In 2019, 4 children came to know Christ through our basketball camp! What a tremendous ministry this is for our kids to enjoy and know Christ in a fun and unique way. We still have a need for bed and breakfast arrangements for the 3 female college students (1-2 homes would be great) that are leading the camp. Let me know if you can open your home to these students.

    Registration for VBS and Sports Camp Still Available

    On our website at feefeebc.org/freevbs or feefeebc.org/sports-crusaders. We can only accommodate 40 kids for basketball camp, so register early. (The same registration form can be used for both events).

    Upcoming Family Events
    Family Swim Night

    The very next week after VBS we are hosting a FREE Family Swim Night at the Bridgeton Municipal Pool on August 6 from 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.

  • Community Connection – Vol. 61, No. 11

    Upcoming Mobile Markets

    Our upcoming Mobile Markets will be June 14 and 28. Anyone in the community is welcome to drive through our parking lot those days from 10:00 a.m. until noon (or whenever we run out of food) to have FREE groceries put in their car!

    Free Market, August 7

    If you have been doing spring cleaning, I hope you have held onto some good things that you can give away during our Free Market this summer on Saturday, August 7. The Free Market is our annual “garage sale” but everything is FREE! Church members can give away their new or lightly used items at this event. So as you are going through your house and see the things that you don’t really use or need anymore, hold onto them for our Free Market.

  • Bible Study Corner – Vol. 60, No. 15

    Impact Week and Free Market

    Are you ready for Impact Week? I pray that you and your family and friends have either signed up for the opportunities listed on the website or you have come up with a plan for helping a neighbor or friend. Check out the opportunities for Impact Week and sign up on our website, feefeebc.org/impactweek.

    I hope many of you plan on loading up your car and bringing your giveaways for the Free Market from 9 – noon on Saturday, August 8. Social distancing will be accomplished by a line of tables separating shoppers from those of us giving stuff away. I hope you can participate. Please let me know if you plan to so we can bring out enough tables for your treasures. Check the website for more information: feefeebc.org/freemarket.

    On the day of the Free Market, we will also be giving away backpacks loaded with school supplies. We need backpacks and school supplies. If you are not shopping, perhaps you would consider getting a check to Steve so we can buy supplies. You can also go on Walmart.com and have it shipped for free to the church.

    Needed School Supplies

    backpacks, notebook paper (wide ruled), #2 pencils, erasable markers, colored pencils, 2-pocket folders, ink pens, Kleenex, crayons, Elmer’s school glue, washable markers, spiral notebooks, quart and gallon Ziploc bags, pencil pouches, composition notebooks, and Clorox wipes.

    Thanks in advance for blessing our community.