This Week at First Baptist (4/20/16)

This Week at First Baptist

• Wednesday, April 20, 8:30 AM: Men’s Breakfast at Palo Alto Breakfast House, 2706 Middlefield, Palo Alto. All the men from our Church family are welcome.
• Wednesday, April 20, 12:00 noon: Baptists Lunching Together featuring Don Ng, retired pastor, First Chinese Baptist, San Francisco and immediate past President of the ABC-USA, speaking on Baptist colleges and hospitals in Nagaland (northern India,) which he and his family visited in February, Grand Lake Gardens, 401 Santa Clara Avenue, Oakland. $10.00 for lunch. RSVP to Joan Thatcher, (510) 350-7008, by April 18.
• Thursday, April 21, 12:00 noon: Senior Connections Book Group in the church Parlor. This month we will be reading and discussing A Climate of Crisis: America in the Age of Environmentalism, by Patrick Allitt. Brown Bag Lunch (beverage will be provided).
• Thursday, April 21, 7:30 PM: Church Choir in the Parlor. Join us in the joy of making music together.
• Sunday, April 24- Fifth Sunday in Easter
  10:00 AM: Worship and Sunday School
  “Earth Month: The Good Earth,” Psalm 19:1-6; 121, Isaiah 55:1-13; 65:17-25. Rick Mixon preaching.
  11:30 AM: Adult Spiritual Formation: “Learning to Love Creation,” a four part series. This Sunday will feature Elise Willis, arborist for the city of Palo Alto and former student of Pastor Gregory in Florida.
  
• Sunday, April 24, 12:30 PM: Church Finance Committee in the Church Parlor.
• Monday, April 25: SPIRE deadline
• Tuesday, April 26, 10:30 AM: Bible Study at Marylea McLean’s apartment, 373 Pine Lane, #4204, Los Altos.
• Wednesday, April 27, 10:30 AM: Meditation Group at Thelma Parodi’s house, 543 South El Monte Avenue, Los Altos. All are welcome.
• Wednesday, April 27, 7:00 – 8:30 PM: Eco Education Film Night in the Youth Room. The Magical Forest. This BBC film explores our mysteriously interconnected world: why does the lynx need a caterpillar, why does the tree need the fish and why does truffle fungus need flying squirrels? Connections like these form the planet’s great ecosystems and are what keep all of life thriving into the future. As we close out Earth Month celebrating the Divine in every corner of creation may we watch, learn, and discuss together the magically interconnected lungs of Earth, the forests! Come hungry for popcorn.

LOOKING AHEAD:

• Thursday, April 28, 11:30 AM: Women’s Brunch at Dinah’s Poolside Restaurant, 4261 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. All women of our church community are invited to join in.
• Sunday, May 1, Sixth Sunday in Easter
  10:30 AM: Worship for the whole family with communion
  “Blessed Are the Peacemakers,” Rick Mixon, preaching

  11:30 AM: Quarterly Business Meeting in the Parlor

This Week at First Baptist (4/13/16)

This Week at First Baptist

• Thursday, April 14, 7:30 PM: Church Choir in the Parlor. Join us in the joy of making music together.
• Sunday, April 17- Fourth Sunday in Easter
  10:00 AM: Worship and Sunday School
  “Earth Month: Human Being,” Genesis 1:26- 2:3, Psalm 8; Matthew 6:24-34. Rick Mixon preaching.
  11:30 AM: Every Day- Earth Day Potluck. You are invited to please bring vegetarian potluck style food for the whole church family to share! As part of “Learning to Love Creation,” we will be joined by Tripp Fuller of Homebrewed Christianity and Director of Theology and Humanities for The Hatchery in a video-conversation. He will walk us through biblical themes and historical themes of creation care.
• Tuesday, April 19, 10:30 AM: Bible Study at Marylea McLean’s apartment, 373 Pine Lane, #4204, Los Altos.
• Wednesday, April 20, 8:30 AM: Men’s Breakfast at Palo Alto Breakfast House, 2706 Middlefield, Palo Alto. All the men from our Church family are welcome.
• Wednesday, April 20, 10:30 AM: Meditation Group at Thelma Parodi’s house, 543 South El Monte Avenue, Los Altos. All are welcome.
• Wednesday, April 20, 12:00 noon: Baptists Lunching Together featuring Don Ng, retired pastor, First Chinese Baptist, San Francisco and immediate past President of the ABC-USA, speaking on Baptist colleges and hospitals in Nagaland (northern India,) which he and his family visited in February, Grand Lake Gardens, 401 Santa Clara Avenue, Oakland. $10.00 for lunch. RSVP to Joan Thatcher, (510) 350-7008, by April 18.
• Thursday, April 21, 12:00 noon: Senior Connections Book Group in the church Parlor. This month we will be reading and discussing A Climate of Crisis: America in the Age of Environmentalism, by Patrick Allitt. Brown Bag Lunch (beverage will be provided).

LOOKING AHEAD:

• Sunday, April 24- Fifth Sunday in Easter
  10:00 AM: Worship and Sunday School
  “Earth Month: The Good Earth,” Psalm 19:1-6; 121, Isaiah 55:1-13; 65:17-25. Rick Mixon preaching.
  11:30 AM: Adult Spiritual Formation: “Learning to Love Creation,” a four part series. This Sunday will feature Elise Willis, arborist for the city of Palo Alto and former student of Pastor Gregory in Florida.
  

This Week at First Baptist (3/9/16)

This Week at First Baptist

• Wednesday, March 16, 8:30 AM: Men’s Breakfast at Palo Alto Breakfast House, 2706 Middlefield, Palo Alto. All the men from our Church family are welcome.
• Wednesday, March 16, 10:30 AM: Meditation Group at Thelma Parodi’s house. All are welcome.
• Wednesday, March 16, 12:00 Noon: Baptists Lunching Together, featuring Allison Tanner and Louann Roberts reporting on the “Space for Grace” conference last November in Los Angeles. Grand Lake Gardens, 401 Santa Clara Avenue, Oakland. $10.00 for lunch. RSVP to Joan Thatcher, (510) 350-7008, by February 15.
• Thursday, March 17, 1:00 PM: Senior Connections Book Group Our book is Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon’s Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart by James R. Doty MD. Growing up in the high desert of California, Jim Doty was poor, with an alcoholic father and a mother chronically depressed and paralyzed by a stroke. Today he is the director of the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE) at Stanford University. Brown Bag Lunch (beverage will be provided).
• Thursday, March 17, 7:30 PM: Church Choir in the Parlor. Join us as we prepare for a joyous Easter Sunday.
• Sunday, March 20: Palm/Passion Sunday
  10:00 AM: Worship for the Whole Family:
  “Twilight Zone,” Luke 19:28-40, Rick Mixon preaching.
  11:30 AM: Adult Spiritual Formation: Saving Jesus Redux: Who Was Jesus? We will continue our discussion of this video series.
• Tuesday, March 22, 10:30 AM: Bible Study at Marylea McLean’s apartment, 373 Pine Lane, #4204, Los Altos.

LOOKING AHEAD:

• Thursday, March 24, 11:30 AM: Women’s Brunch at Dinah’s Poolside Restaurant, 4261 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. All women of our church community are invited to join in.
• Thursday, March 24, 6:00 PM: Maundy Thursday Soup supper and communion for the whole family in the Fellowship Hall.
• Friday, March 25: Spire Deadline
• Saturday, March 26, 10:00 AM: Setup for Easter in the Fellowship Hall.
• Sunday, March 27: Easter Sunday
  10:00 AM: Worship for the Whole Family
  “Resurrection in the Dark,” John 20:1-18, Rick Mixon preaching. The service will include the annual creation of a flowering cross. Everyone is invited to bring flowers to share in the creation.
  11:15 AM: Easter Egg Hunt and Brunch We will hold an egg hunt for children immediately after the worship service and then gather in the Fellowship Hall for brunch. Please bring finger food to share.

This Week at First Baptist (3/9/16)

This Week at First Baptist

• Thursday, March 10, 7:30 PM: Church Choir in the Parlor. Join us in joyful song in the new year.
• Sunday, March 13: Fifth Sunday of Lent
  10:30 AM: Worship for the whole family
  “Blessing of Darkness and Defeat,” Genesis 15: 1-18, Rick Mixon preaching.
  11:30 AM: Adult Spiritual Formation: Saving Jesus Redux: Who Was Jesus? We will continue our discussion of this video series.
• Tuesday, March 15, 10:30 AM: Bible Study at Marylea McLean’s apartment, 373 Pine Lane, #4204, Los Altos.
• Wednesday, March 16, 8:30 AM: Men’s Breakfast at Palo Alto Breakfast House, 2706 Middlefield, Palo Alto. All the men from our Church family are welcome.
• Wednesday, March 16, 10:30 AM: Meditation Group at Thelma Parodi’s house. All are welcome.
• Wednesday, March 16, 12:00 Noon: Baptists Lunching Together, featuring Allison Tanner and Louann Roberts reporting on the “Space for Grace” conference last November in Los Angeles. Grand Lake Gardens, 401 Santa Clara Avenue, Oakland. $10.00 for lunch. RSVP to Joan Thatcher, (510) 350-7008, by February 15.

LOOKING AHEAD:

• Thursday, March 17, 12:00 noon: Senior Connections Book Group Our book is Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon’s Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart by James R. Doty MD. Growing up in the high desert of California, Jim Doty was poor, with an alcoholic father and a mother chronically depressed and paralyzed by a stroke. Today he is the director of the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE) at Stanford University. Brown Bag Lunch (beverage will be provided).
• Sunday, March 20: Palm/Passion Sunday
  10:00 AM: Worship for the Whole Family:
  “Twilight Zone,” Luke 19:28-40, Rick Mixon preaching.
  
  11:30 AM: Adult Spiritual Formation: Saving Jesus Redux: Who Was Jesus? We will continue our discussion of this video series.

This Week at First Baptist (3/2/16)

This Week at First Baptist

• Thursday, March 3, 7:30 PM: Church Choir in the Parlor. Join us in joyful song in the new year.
• Friday, March 4, 1:00 PM: Congregational Life Team in the Parlor
• Sunday, March 6: Fourth Sunday of Lent
  10:30 AM: Worship for the whole family and Communion
  “Blinded to See,” Psalm 146, Acts 9: 1­9, 17­-21, Greg Griffey, preaching
  11:30 AM: Adult Spiritual Formation:Learning to Walk in the Dark. We will continue a conversation about Barbara Brown Taylor’s book as part of our Lenten focus. Copies are available in the library.
• Tuesday, March 8, 10:30 AM: Bible Study at Marylea McLean’s apartment, 373 Pine Lane, #4204, Los Altos.
• Tuesday, March 8, 12:00 Noon: Prime Timers: Concert featuring the Justin Rock Trio playing jazz standards. Bring a brown bag lunch and baked goods or fruit to share.
• Wednesday, March 9, 10:30 AM: Meditation Group at Thelma Parodi’s house. All are welcome.

LOOKING AHEAD:

• Sunday, March 13: Fifth Sunday of Lent
  10:30 AM: Worship for the whole family
  “Blessing of Darkness and Defeat,” Genesis 15: 1-18, Rick Mixon preaching.
  11:30 AM: Adult Spiritual Formation: Saving Jesus Redux: Who Was Jesus? We will continue our discussion of this video series.
  12:45 PM: Lunch Bunch: place to be determined. Please let Melanie Ramirez or Alan Plessinger know if you plan to attend.
• Wednesday, March 16, 12:00 Noon: Baptists Lunching Together, featuring Allison Tanner and Louann Roberts reporting on the “Space for Grace” conference last November in Los Angeles. Grand Lake Gardens, 401 Santa Clara Avenue, Oakland. $10.00 for lunch. RSVP to Joan Thatcher, (510) 350-7008, by February 15.
• Thursday, March 17, 12:00 noon: Senior Connections Book Group Our book is Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon’s Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart by James R. Doty MD. Growing up in the high desert of California, Jim Doty was poor, with an alcoholic father and a mother chronically depressed and paralyzed by a stroke. Today he is the director of the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE) at Stanford University. Brown Bag Lunch (beverage will be provided).

This Week at First Baptist (2/24/16)

This Week at First Baptist

• Thursday, February 25, 10:00 AM: Women’s Brunch at Dinah’s Poolside Restaurant, 4261 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. All women of our church community are invited to join in.
• Thursday, February 25, 12:00 noon: Senior Connections Book Group. Our book is Life at the Bottom: The Worldview that Makes the Underclass by Theodore Dalrymple. This book is “a searing account of life in the underclass and why it persists by a British psychiatrist who treats the poor in a slum hospital and a prison in England.” Brown Bag Lunch (beverage will be provided).
• Thursday, February 25, 7:30 PM: Church Choir in the Parlor. Join us in joyful song in the new year.
• Friday, February 26: Spire Deadline
• Sunday, February 28: Third Sunday of Lent
  10:30 AM: Worship and Sunday School
  “Welcoming Night Visitors” Genesis 32:22-29, Rick Mixon, preaching
  11:30 AM: Adult Spiritual Formation: Learning to Walk in the Dark. We will continue discussion of our Lenten study book by Barbara Brown Taylor.
• Tuesday, March 1, 10:30 AM: Bible Study at Marylea McLean’s apartment, 373 Pine Lane, #4204, Los Altos.
• Wednesday, March 2, 10:30 AM: Meditation Group at Thelma Parodi’s house. All are welcome.

LOOKING AHEAD:

• Sunday, March 6: Fourth Sunday of Lent
  10:30 AM: Worship for the whole family and Communion
  “Blinded to See,” Psalm 146, Acts 9: 1­9, 17­-21, Rick Mixon, preaching
  11:30 AM: Adult Spiritual Formation: Saving Jesus Redux: Who Was Jesus? We will continue our discussion of this video series.
  12:45 PM: Lunch Bunch: place to be determined. Please let Melanie Ramirez or Alan Plessinger know if you plan to attend.

This Week at First Baptist (2/17/16)

This Week at First Baptist

• Thursday, February 18, 7:30 PM: Church Choir in the Parlor. Join us in joyful song in the new year.
• Friday, February 19, 1:00 PM: Missions Task Team in the Parlor.
• Sunday, February 21: Second Sunday of Lent
  10:30 AM: Worship and Sunday School
  “Dreams and Night Musings,” Genesis 28:10-19; Numbers 12:6, Rick Mixon preaching
  11:30 AM: Adult Spiritual Formation: Learning to Walk in the Dark, Barbara Brown Taylor; discussion led by Rick Mixon.
  11:30 AM: Membership Discussion in Youth Sunday School Room. For friends of the church to talk about their ongoing role in our community and the possibilities of membership. Let one of the pastors know if you are interested in attending.
• Monday, February 22: Deadline for March Spire
• Tuesday, February 23, 10:30 AM: Bible Study at Marylea McLean’s apartment, 373 Pine Lane, #4204, Los Altos.
• Tuesday, February 23, 12:00 noon: Senior Connections programming for Senior Adults ages 50+ (younger folk are encouraged to join us) in the greater Palo Alto Community. Join us in the Fellowship Hall at Covenant Presbyterian Church for a light lunch before we move to the Fireside Room to hear Maria Marroquin, Executive Director of the Day Worker Center of Mountain View. Maria is an enthusiastic speaker and will share her experiences as a former client at the center when she was a young mother.
• Thursday, February 25, 10:00 AM: Women’s Brunch at Dinah’s Poolside Restaurant, 4261 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. All women of our church community are invited to join in.
• Thursday, February 25, 12:00 noon: Senior Connections Book Group. Our book is Life at the Bottom: The Worldview that Makes the Underclass by Theodore Dalrymple. This book is “a searing account of life in the underclass and why it persists by a British psychiatrist who treats the poor in a slum hospital and a prison in England.” Brown Bag Lunch (beverage will be provided).

LOOKING AHEAD:

• Sunday, February 28: Third Sunday of Lent
  10:30 AM: Worship and Sunday School
  “Praise God Completely,” Psalm 63:1-8, Rick Mixon, preaching
  11:30 AM: Adult Spiritual Formation: Learning to Walk in the Dark, Barbara Brown Taylor; discussion led by Rick Mixon.

Senior Connection in February

The Senior Connection events in February are:

• The Third Thursday (February 18) is the book club at First Baptist. This month we continue the discussion of Being Mortal, by Atul Gawande, a practicing surgeon. Being Mortal explores medicine providing not only a good life, but also a good end. Brown Bag Lunch (beverage will be provided). 305 North California Avenue, Palo Alto (650-327-0651)

• The Fourth Tuesday (February 23) is held at Covenant Presbyterian. Brown bag lunch first, followed by guest speaker, Maria Marroquin, Executive Director of the Day Worker Center of Mountain View, who will speak about the center’s services. 670 East Meadow Drive, Palo Alto 650-494-1760

All sessions will begin at Noon and will conclude by 1:30.

Anyone from our faith communities is invited and encouraged to participate.

Senior Connections in January

• The Second Tuesday (January 12) is the PRIME TIMERS CONCERT at First Presbyterian. Brown bag lunch first, followed by the concert. 1140 Cowper Street, Palo Alto (650-325-5659)
• The Third Thursday (January 21) is the book club at First Baptist. This month we continue the discussion of Being Mortal, by Atul Gawande, a practicing surgeon. Being Mortal explores medicine providing not only a good life, but also a good end. Brown Bag Lunch (beverage will be provided). 305 North California Avenue, Palo Alto (650-327-0651)
• The Fourth Wednesday (January 27) will be at Covenant Presbyterian and will feature a variety of presentations of specific interest to seniors. 670 East Meadow Drive, Palo Alto (650-494-1760)

All sessions will begin at Noon and will conclude by 1:30.

Anyone from our faith communities is invited and encouraged to participate

Senior Connections

This is a new program for seniors involving First Baptist, First and Covenant Presbyterian and University AME Zion. We will be offering two events for seniors (50+) this month:

• The Second Tuesday (November 10) is the PRIME TIMERS CONCERT at First Presbyterian. This month features the Salzedo-Rubenstein family, with Jonathan on the harpsichord, Marion on the recorder, and Laura on the violin, performing trios by Bach, Vivaldi, and Telemann. Brown bag lunch first, followed by concert.

1140 Cowper Street, Palo Alto

650-325-5659

• The Third Thursday (November 19) will be a book club at First Baptist. This month’s book is When I Was a Child I Read Books, by Marilynne Robinson, a volume of essays on the charged political and social climate in this country, the role of generosity in Christian faith, and the nature of individualism and the myth of the American West.

Brown Bag Lunch (beverage will be provided).

305 North California Avenue, Palo Alto

650-327-0651

All sessions will begin at Noon and will conclude by 1:30.

Anyone from our faith communities is invited and encouraged to participate.