| | | Greetings First Church Brooklyn Family and Friends, This Sunday we begin a journey with the Book of Psalms. Psalms are poems set to music. Poems that orient, disorient, and reorient us or make us new. I imagine you've probably had enough with disorientation this year, but Sunday's sermon focuses on orienting ourselves – catching a glimpse of God's holy imagination for us and creation… Spoiler Alert: It's all good! As we begin to emerge from the pain of this past year, coming back as people of faith demands that we get oriented in Christ, and remember who we are. See you Sunday. You are loved, |
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| LISTEN to this podcast episode, Jesus Was an Enemy of the State from the podcast Resistance. Resistance was born out of last year's protests and gives Black voices and stories center stage. It is produced by a member of our community and this episode tells a story about church that tracks with our community of faith. If you find it helpful, please share.
PRAY for the families and know the story of the 215 indigenous children's remains found in a mass grave in Canada. Located on the site of a former residential school, the grave held indigenous children who had been separated from their families.
CELEBRATE Elder Jim Johnson and his new position that has the potential to make a powerful impact on justice in NYC. |
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| | | | Saturday, June 5th 9:00AM - 5:00 PM Church Beyond The Walls: Self-Guided Visits To Places of Calm Throughout The City Contact the church office Sunday, June 6th NOTE: You can find the Bulletin for Sunday's worship online here. Communion Sunday Bring your bread and cup to worship 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM Power Hour Power hour participants are sharing scripture to focus their thoughts and efforts in 2021. All are welcome! Zoom Meeting ID: 853 2522 6456 Passcode: 491954 Youth Choir For info email Victoria Goff Kid's Church For info email Rev April 11:00 AM Worship Sermon: Our Joy Rev. Adriene Thorne, preaching Scripture: Psalm 100 and John 14:1-6 Monday, June 7th 12:00PM - 12:30 PM Monday Meet-Up with Pastor Adriene Zoom Meeting ID: 863 9710 5794 Beginning April 19th we will be joined each week by one of eight candidates running for City Council in the church's 33rd district. This week: Sabrina Gates. Join the conversation. Wednesday, June 9th 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Men's Fellowship Book Discussion Discussion of Heather McGhee's The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together For invite info contact Adam Wright 7:00 PM Queer Healing Space Zoom Meeting Info- 320 510 6472 Passcode: 11507 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM Bible Study with Rev. April Zoom Meeting ID: 842 1213 6172 Thursday, June 10th 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Food Pantry For information on how to volunteer contact the church office 7:00 PM- 8:15 PM Youthful Fellowship Zoom Meeting info: 859 7048 1392 |
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| | Congregation and Community News |
| Virtual Endowment Investment Presentation
Date: June 9, 2021
Time: 5:15 PM
Our Financial Advisors, Kevin Nolan and Sean Flynn, from Essex Financial will provide an overview of the investment strategy and answer questions.
If you would like to attend, please contact the office for WebEx meeting information. |
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This is a critically important issue for children and families with incarcerated parents. We have until June 10, 2021, to press our State legislature to pass legislation that would ensure the continued right for children and families to make in-person visits. |
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Brooklyn Pride 5K -- Saturday 6/12 , 10 AM - 12 noon Help support participants for this in-person Pride event in Brooklyn. If you would like to volunteer, please contact Patrick Tirino: tirinop@gmail.com. Claim Our Space -- Saturday 6/26 , 9 AM - 3 PM Support our own elder Dimitri Moise at the Rally for Freedom. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Patrick Tirino, tirinop@gmail.com. Pride Fellowship -- Sunday 6/27, 11 AM - 2 PM Calling all LGBTQ+ folks as well as allies, friends, supporters! Come and join us for a picnic and celebrate the inclusive and sacred love that Pride seeks to honor and spread! If you would like to attend, contact Patrick Tirino, tirinop@gmail.com. |
| RENEWABLE RIKERS Tell Mayor de Blasio: We need a down payment on the Renewable Rikers Plan; start the transfer of unused land now! Click here to send a message today. 
Communities impacted by mass criminalization and environmental racism have joined forces to develop the Renewable Rikers Plan, which passed this winter. Under that legislation, the first opportunity to transfer land from the Department of Correction to the Department of Citywide Administrative Services is coming up on July 1st, and we are calling on the Mayor to transfer the maximum amount of available land.
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Food Pantry Serving Thursday, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM On Thursday, June 3rd, our pantry served 125 clients with the help of 9 volunteers. We will maintain the bins on the church steps to support the food insecure and the homeless population who have benefitted from the offering. If you need food, please help yourself. If you have food to share, thank you for dropping off. Please contact the church office to inquire about volunteering. PLEASE DO NOT ARRIVE UNSCHEDULED as we must manage the number of personel on site. Can't make it to the First Church Brooklyn? Text FOOD to 877-877. No questions asked, food for kids. Use your zip code to see if there is food available in your area. |
| Worship service video is streamed live over the internet. We provide the worship bulletin on the website so that you can follow along. Tune in to worship at 11:00 AM Eastern time. If you have access to a screen of any size, try our Video LIVE Stream on firstchurchbrooklyn.org/watch-listen/ and our Facebook page. Want to hear a Sermon again? We have a podcast of Sermon audio! Click the "Sermon Podcast" icon, below, to subscribe. |
| COVID-19 Vaccine Resources |
| Reminders and Looking Ahead |
| Men's Fellowship Book Discussion 
FPC Men's Group enjoying a recent discussion via Zoom First Church's Men's Group meets virtually each Wednesday morning from 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM to discuss what they are reading and, if time allows, solve as many of the world's problems as possible. We are currently discussing: 
The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGhee From the publisher -- "Heather McGhee's specialty is the American economy - and the mystery of why it so often fails the American public. From the financial crisis to rising student debt to collapsing public infrastructure, she found a common root problem: racism. But not just in the most obvious indignities for people of color. Racism has costs for White people, too. It is the common denominator of our most vexing public problems, the core dysfunction of our democracy and constitutive of the spiritual and moral crises that grip us all. But how did this happen? And is there a way out? McGhee marshals economic and sociological research to paint an irrefutable story of racism's costs, but at the heart of the book are the humble stories of people yearning to be part of a better America, including White supremacy's collateral victims: White people themselves. With startling empathy, this heartfelt message from a Black woman to a multiracial America leaves us with a new vision for a future in which we finally realize that life can be more than zero-sum." Contact Adam Wright if you would like to join our Wednesday morning discussion. |
| Prayer Requests 
"This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us." (1 John 5:14 NIV) May we pray for peace in Jerusalem.
The Bible states FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD....
He did not favor one group over another. The apartheid in Jerusalem is not aligning with Biblical teachings. Our world is changing daily, and yet we still believe in the power of prayer. We still desire to pray with and for our community. If you have a prayer request – a joy or a concern, please send your prayers to us at info@firstchurchbrooklyn.org. We will add prayers to our worship bulletin each week and keep your prayers in our hearts and on our lips for the week to come. |
| Wednesday "Flash" Text Devotionals Sometimes the weeks are long, right? Our Wednesday morning "flash" text devotional is meant to help give you a boost in the middle of the week. Simply Text the word DEVOTIONAL to 66599 to sign up. Every Wednesday, a super-short, thought-provoking piece will be texted to you - written by a different First Church member each week! A history of the devotionals can be found here, Twitter and Facebook. |
| A full calendar of church events can be found on the church website. |
| This week's eNewsletter was edited by Christina Adorno. |
| Online Donations: Set up a recurring gift to the church through a secure online account. To set up an account or to edit an existing gift, go to First Church Brooklyn's website. Appointments with Ministry Staff may be arranged by calling the Church at 718-624-3770, or via email. |
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