PAUSE and PRAY

As a followup to our call to prayer, please find below suggested prayer points for this week.

• Grateful to God that He never leaves us and is with us in the hard and good times
• Uplift Erin and his family as they continue to walk thru this time of seeking and trusting God
• Leadership Team as they seek God in the next steps and process the past weeks events

Change of date for Budget Meeting

The Budget meeting will now be held on 4^th August 2024 after the Sunday service. More information will be sent out in the weeks to come about this meeting.
 

Josh's farewell - 28 July 2024

Josh has been with FBC in a paid role since January 2009. Before this time he was part of the youth ministry and the worship team. While we will certainly miss Josh and his whole family, we know that God has His hand on them all, and we know that God has great plans for Josh in ministry. So it is with sadness we say goodbye but with excitement we look to the future. 
To farewell Josh on the 28^th of July we will have a shared lunch after the service. Please bring something savoury and we will provide something sweet.

If you would like to contribute towards a gift for Josh, please use the Church bank account 01 0403 0013842 00. Please put Josh’s name on the internet banking code or on an envelope if you would like to give cash.

Oasis takes a break over the school holidays 

Just a quick reminder that Oasis takes a break over the school holidays, Wednesday the 10th and 17th of July.
However there will still be a small group gathering for those who would like to come along hosted by Margaret and Colin. Come and fellowship over morning tea, provided, and share together your joys and any prayer requests. Wednesday the 10th and 17th 10am-11:15 in the church cafe. 

Where will you serve?
There are several opportunities for you to serve in our church family. These include:

• Children's Ministry - there are vacancies in all our children's ministry programs for helpers. Pre-school, primary and intermediate programs. 
• Ushering team - helping people find a space to sit on a Sunday morning.
• Church building admin team - go on a team to help with getting rooms ready for church ministries and communities renting them.
• Security team - walking around the building and car park during a Sunday morning service. This is not Security guard duties but more of a hospitality/helping hand nature.
• Hospitality - going on a roster to help with getting coffee/tea ready on a Sunday morning.
• Pastoral Care - go on a team to provide help and care to individuals/families as and when needed as and when you are able to.

Come join us on Saturday 13th July 7-9pm @FBC 
$15 (towards supper & koha for Maria)

Maria Prean is a 83 year old Austrian woman who went to Uganda when she was 60. She established a vision for Africa. She is doing a speaking tour while visiting NZ in July. Maria’s goal is to come to strengthen the body of Christ.

Marriage Course

Seven sessions, designed to help couples invest in their relationship and build a strong marriage.
"We thought our marriage was pretty great already, but even doing the first session has shown us that there are ways we can make it even better! We can’t wait for the rest of the course." Anonymous 

Course starts Middle of August. Sign up here or via the Church Centre App