Shoulder 2 Shoulder (Week Six)

30 DAYS OF PRAYER – 3/18-4/17

The Missions Team would like to encourage everyone to pick up a 30 Days of Prayer booklet to pray for Muslims during Ramadan.
You can pick up a Muslim World Prayer Guide at the Information Table. There are plenty of guides, so feel free to take one for a friend!

EX^LT – FRIDAYS

EX^LT is a college age ministry at FBC designed for high school seniors through young adults. EX^LT is a weekly time of fellowship, connection, accountability, worship, and scripture discussion. Our purpose is to provide a safe space for a college age community to gather, worship, learn, and share life together. We meet on Fridays at FBC, in Room 302. Arrive at 6:30 PM for refreshments before we kick things off at 7:00 PM. Bring a friend and we hope to see you there. Click here to sign up!

COMMUNITY SUNRISE SERVICE – 7:00 AM SUNDAY

Join us at the Community Easter Sunrise Service on Sunday, April 9 from 7:00 – 7:45 AM at the Fingernail Stage at Howard Amon Park. We will sing some songs, hear a message, and celebrate our risen Savior together.
On Sunday morning you can view online lyrics here!
Take a look at our Facebook Event invite (click/tap here), and share it with friends to invite them to join us!

This service is hosted by two community churches, New Heights Richland and FBC Richland.
If you have any questions please feel free to give either church office a call!
New Heights Richland: 509.380.7994
FBC Richland: 509.943.8421

2GO CAFE – 9:00 AM SUNDAY

Our coffee stand is open on Sunday mornings at 9:00 AM. Stop by and grab some coffee before or after the Main Session. Donations currently benefit the FBC Putnam Ministry House.

FBC KIDS – OFF THIS WEEK

FBC Kids will kick off a new format next week, and this week all kids will have the opportunity to join everyone in the Main Session for a wonderful family Easter celebration together. Each kiddo can grab a fun Easter goody bag at the Connect table or at the back of the Auditorium that Staff has lovingly put together for them!

Care for ages 0 thru 4 will still be available in the nursery this week.

Join us next week for the new FBC Kids kickoff, featuring The Gospel Project curriculum. There will be classes for kids from preschool through 3rd grade, and a new format for 4-5-6 grades along with their own new Breakout Session! Watch for more exciting news about the FBC Kids kickoff on Sunday and through this next week!

EASTER BRUNCH – 11 AM SUNDAY

Join us at 11:00 AM on Sunday, April 9 for an Easter Potluck Brunch, in lieu of our normal adult and kids Breakout Sessions. We hope you can join us while we celebrate Jesus and enjoy fellowship time together with the FBC Richland family. Sign up here to bring food.
There will also be a fun egg hunt for the kids! Thanks to Rachel Montgomery for championing the Easter egg hunt again this year.

If you have questions, contact Rebecca Jones: 269.325.2509 or Rebecca Walker: 360.880.2700.

MEN’S 4 to 5 LIFE GROUP UPDATE

There will be no Men’s Life 4 to 5 Group this week in celebration of Easter.

We will meet again next week at the usual time – from 4:00-5:00 PM in the MPR.
Grab an invite card from the Connect Table and plan to bring someone next week!

MOPS – 4/10

•    Monday, April 10, 2023
•    Second and Fourth Monday evenings, 6:30-8:30 PM
•    Fun extra activities throughout the year
•    Moms of kids up to age 18 welcome
•    Meets at FBC in the MPR (childcare available upon request)

Questions? Send an email to Melany Bickford
Learn more about MOPS and MOMSnext
Follow our MOPS group on Facebook

More info on the App: Home>Connect>Events or click here

COLLECTING SHOES FOR KIDS

2023 Trunk or Treat New Shoe Giveaway
We are collecting NEW school shoes and sneakers to distribute next Fall to kids to come to Trunk or Treat! We are going to collect shoes until we reach our goal, so please give us a hand! You may drop off new shoes in the designated shoe bins in the foyer, between the double glass doors.

Our collection goal:
• 100 little kid sizes (11-3)
• 200 big kid sizes (3-5)

So far we have received:
• 95 little kid sizes
• 40 big kid sizes

Questions? Contact Kary Ferguson: kferguson1970@outlook.com

AMBASSADORS IN MEXICO

Please pray for the AIM team as they will be having several training meetings before their trip begins in mid-June. They will meet together to prepare to be out of the country, to learn to build a home, and to form a cohesive team. They all appreciate our prayer support not only during their actual trip, but during the preparation time as well!

Their meeting dates are April 9 & 30 at 8:00 AM, and May 21 & June 11 at 11:00 AM during Breakout Session time.

If you have any questions about the AIM team, please contact Greg Frater, team leader, at 509.430.9944.

CHILDREN’S JOB POSTING

We are excited to announce that we have posted a job opening for a part-time Children’s Ministry Director position. We would love for you to pass this information along to anyone you know who may be interested. More information, the full posting, and contact information is available on our Web site at https://fbcrichland.net/jobs/. You can also find the post on the FBC Richland Facebook page that you can share. Please continue praying with us that God would give us discernment as we seek the person He has already selected for this exciting and vital ministry role.

If you have questions, please contact Brad at b.nelson@fbcrichland.net

LIBRARY BOOK CLUB – SATURDAY 4/29 

The FBC Library, The Cross Reference, has a Book Club for everyone who reads and loves books – all are invited! In fact, bring your book-loving friends too. Sign up to join the Book Club Group in the App: Home>Connect>Groups or click here. We appreciate your RSVP so that we know how many are going to join us for this fabulous time of sharing and fellowship!
The Cross Reference Book Club book for April: The Truth About Us by Brant Hansen.

~Brief overview~
The Truth about Us: The Very Good News about How Very Bad We Are
What would happen if you admitted you weren’t a good person?
It’s a seemingly crazy question. From priests to prisoners, nearly everyone thinks they’re morally better than average. Why change our minds? Why admit the truth about ourselves?
In his conversational, fun-to-read, and delightfully self-effacing style, Brant Hansen shows us why we should fight our drive to be self-righteous: it’s breathtakingly freeing. What’s more, just admitting that we’re profoundly biased toward ourselves and want desperately to preserve our “rightness” at all costs even helps us think better, make better decisions, be better listeners, and improve our relationships with God and others.
Hansen draws from biblical insight and the work of everyone from esteemed social psychologists to comedians to make his point: the sooner we get over ourselves, give up the “I’m good” internal dialogue, and admit the truth, the sooner we can live a more lighthearted, fruitful, fun-loving life.
This book is about the freedom of childlike humility. After all, as Hansen writes, the humble life is truly your best one.
View/purchase the book on Amazon here.

We look forward to hearing what you learned from reading this book at our next meeting on Saturday, April 29 at 9:30 AM at Tami Montgomery’s house. Join the group and RSVP so that we know you’re participating. You can join the Book Club Group and RSVP in the App: Home>Connect>Groups or click here.
Come join us whether you’ve read the book or not – we welcome all discussion. We’re excited to see you!

BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION SEMINAR – 5/5 & 6

YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THE BIBLE!
Biblical interpretation is a rational and spiritual process that attempts to understand an ancient inspired writer in such a way that the message from God may be understood and applied in our day.
We must be consistent and fair to the text and not be influenced by our personal or denominational biases. We are all historically conditioned. None of us are objective, neutral interpreters.
This seminar offers a careful rational process containing four interpretive principles structured to help us overcome our biases.

FBC is hosting this Biblical Interpretation Seminar featuring Dr. Bob Utley from Bible Lessons International on May 5 & 6. The first session will take place on Friday Evening at 5:30 (dinner provided). The second session will be Saturday Morning from 9:00 AM-12:00 PM (snacks provided). Registration is required by April 28, and there is a $15 non-refundable conference fee (scholarships are available).

Additionally, on Sunday May 7 at 9:30 AM, Bob will Preach in our Main Session, and then at 11:00 AM he will host a Q&R Breakout Session. It will be a full weekend of fabulous Biblical learning! Let’s fill all the seats we can for this seminar. Feel free to invite friends to join us!

To view the full Conference schedule and to sign up, visit the event page of the Church App: Connect >Events or click here.