| | | Greetings First Church Brooklyn Family and Friends, What do you think of when you think of a lamb? Soft. Mild-mannered.
Gentle. Meek. What do you think of when you think of Jesus? Soft? Mild-mannered?
Gentle? Meek? In the Book of Revelation, Jesus is portrayed as a lamb, but this Revelation lamb is different. This lowly lamb is described as worthy, powerful, wise, honored. John's vision of lamb power is in keeping with the Jesus we know, and it is a commentary on all those who are perceived as not worthy, not powerful, not wise, not honored. This is the justice loving conclusion to the book we love…of course it is! See you Sunday at 10:00 am for lamb power unleashed. You are loved, |
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| Starting Sunday July 4th, we have switched to our summer worship time of 10:00 AM. |
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| | | | Sunday, August 15th NOTE: You can find the Bulletin for Sunday's worship online here. 10:00 AM Worship 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Men's Fellowship Book Discussion Discussion of Malcolm Gladwell's "The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War" Join us in person at Park Plaza Diner Thursday, August 19th 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Food Pantry For information on how to volunteer contact the church office |
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| | Congregation and Community News |
| Free Summer Meals This summer, any New Yorker can get free "grab & go" meals across the city Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. - No registration, documentation, or ID is required to receive a free breakfast or lunch.
- Vegetarian meals are available at all locations.
- Kosher and Halal meals are available at select locations
- All meals are Grab and Go, which means they cannot be consumed on site.
- To find locations, dates, and times near you, visit schools.nyc.gov/summermeals. You can also get information on summer meals by calling 311 or texting "NYCMEALS" to 877-877 (text messaging and data rates may apply).
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| Presbyterian Week of Action: August 23-29 
This year's theme is Shades of Oppression, Resistance, & Liberation. The week's events and theme are crafted to bring attention and action to the plight of those suffering from differing forms of oppressive situations. The foci for the week will be: Monday - International Tuesday – Plight of Poverty Wednesday- LGBTQIA Resilience Thursday - Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women Friday – AAPI Hate Saturday – Black Lives Matter (in conjunction with Giving 828) Sunday - Gun Violence/Mass Shootings The goal this year is to be even more inclusive of the wider denomination in the planning process as well as the implementation. Events will be both virtual and potentially in person. The Week of Action has at its core the idea of being a visible arm of justice in our communities around the denomination as we stand on the foundations of both Matthew 25 and the Hands & Feet Initiative. |
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Food Pantry Serving Thursday, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM On Thursday, August 12th, our pantry served 152 clients with the help of 11 volunteers. We are maintaining food bins and a community fridge at the church to provide round the clock support to the food insecure and unhoused. If you need food, please help yourself. If you have food to share, thank you for dropping off. Volunteers are welcome to arrive on Thursdays between 9:00-11:00 am to serve in the pantry. No advanced notice required. Please contact the church office to inquire about volunteering. We look forward to serving with you. Jane Woland Pantry Coordinator |
| 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 10:00 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. |
| Church Clean-Up Day Saturday, August 7th Thank you to all who came and volunteered their Saturday to help prepare
the sanctuary for our return to in person service. It was truly a
wonderful day seeing so many familiar faces. |
| To view the survey, please click the photo above or click here. |
| Reminders and Looking Ahead |
| Men's Fellowship Book Discussion First Church's Men's Group meet in person every Wednesday morning from 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM. They gather at Park Plaza Diner, 220 Cadman Plaza West where they will discuss what they are reading and, if time allows, solve as many of the world's problems as possible. We are currently discussing: The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War by Malcolm Gladwell  In The Bomber Mafia, Malcolm Gladwell weaves together the stories of a Dutch genius and his homemade computer, a band of brothers in central Alabama, a British psychopath, and pyromaniacal chemists at Harvard to examine one of the greatest moral challenges in modern American history.
Most military thinkers in the years leading up to World War II saw the airplane as an afterthought. But a small band of idealistic strategists, the "Bomber Mafia," asked: What if precision bombing could cripple the enemy and make war far less lethal?
In contrast, the bombing of Tokyo on the deadliest night of the war was the brainchild of General Curtis LeMay, whose brutal pragmatism and scorched-earth tactics in Japan cost thousands of civilian lives, but may have spared even more by averting a planned US invasion. In The Bomber Mafia, Gladwell asks, "Was it worth it?"
Things might have gone differently had LeMay's predecessor, General Haywood Hansell, remained in charge. Hansell believed in precision bombing, but when he and Curtis LeMay squared off for a leadership handover in the jungles of Guam, LeMay emerged victorious, leading to the darkest night of World War II. The Bomber Mafia is a riveting tale of persistence, innovation, and the incalculable wages of war.
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| 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) 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. 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 Chi Ling Moy. Photos provided by Elder 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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