| | | God's peace, First Church Brooklyn Community, Have you ever had to wait for something? Christmas? Your birthday? Freedom? Change? It's painful to wait, and we can get so caught up in the pain of waiting or the pain of our present circumstances that we forget to live. This Sunday begins the Advent season of waiting with the prophet Jeremiah's reminder to make a life while waiting. Build houses. Plant gardens. Get married. Have babies, he says. The world is far from perfect and life is not quite as good as it could be but the prophet encourages the exiles to get busy living. Make a life in this place you least want to be until the day comes when we together are in the place God intended. That is a good word of HOPE for this first Sunday of Advent. Looking forward to journeying to the manger with you … You are loved, |
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| Welcome Team Update The FPC Welcome Team has protocols in place to help keep anyone who chooses to worship with us in person safe. - Zero COVID infections have been reported by anyone following their in-person worship attendance this past week or any previous week dating back to the earliest stages of reopening in September. Thanks be to God!
- By blocking off every other pew to maintain adequate social distancing, we've streamlined the registration process and will be allowing visitors and guests to seat themselves following check-in.
- Save even more time this Sunday morning by registering in advance to attend in-person worship via the link on the church website or at register.fpc.org.
- Enjoy coffee and light refreshments after the service at Fellowship Hour, which will take place in the Elliot Room whenever the weather is too cold to permit holding it outside. We hope that this opportunity to socialize and reconnect will continue to encourage more members and visitors to join us for in-person worship at God's house at 124 Henry St.
- Do you have any special occasions that you'd like to mark or celebrate by helping to host a fellowship hour for your FPC family? Or would you be willing to help with ushering and greeting duties? Please contact Elder Jenny Gage at to make those arrangements.
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| | | | Sunday, November 28th NOTE: You can find the Bulletin for Sunday's worship online here. 9:30 AM Power Hour Bible Study and Discussion 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Children's Choir In the Thurman and Elliott Rooms 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Kid's Time in the Peace Garden 11:00 AM Worship Pastor Adriene preaching Men's Fellowship Book Discussion Discussion of Zealot: The Life and Times
of Jesus of Nazareth. Join us in person at Park Plaza Diner Thursday, December 2nd 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Food Pantry For information on how to volunteer contact
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If you haven't submitted your 2022 Estimate of Giving. Please do so today ! Pick up your green estimate of giving card from a pew pocket or in the Narthex, drop it in the offering lockboxes our mail it to the church office. You can also submit your card by going to www.firstchurchbrooklyn.org GIVE page Email to info@firstchurchbrooklyn.org. "Your gifts allow us to do the work of First Church." Help us reach our goal of $350,000 for 2022 Budget. |
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Due to the ongoing Covid concerns, we are encouraging all those who wish to worship in person in the sanctuary to please register here.
Pre-registration will help the Welcome Team with logistics and contact tracing If you are unable to pre-register, no worries! There will be greeters at the front door who will take your contact information for contact tracing purposes. If you are feeling under the weather, we ask that you stay home and worship online with us on our website or Facebook page. |
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Regardless of vaccination status, everyone entering the church building is required to wear a mask. Masks must completely cover the nose and mouth, and must remain in place throughout the worship service and/or while in the building. |
| Children Youth and Families |
| CYF Calendar Magnets still available Contact the church office to get yours today 
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2022 MISSION TRIP TO CUBA:
First Church's White Rose Ministry is in the early stages of planning a mission trip to Cuba during May of 2022. Needless to say, a number of condition, both health-related and political, must be met before such a trip can take place. However, we are adamant and excited about extending support to our our brothers and sisters in Cuba through our presence.
Members of First Church who are interested in becoming part of the mission group should contact Rich Greene for additional information.
White Rose looks forward to hearing from you. |
| Food Pantry  Serving Thursday, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM On Wednesday, November 24th, our pantry served 90 clients with the help of 10 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 |
| Congregation and Community News |
| FPC Bicentennial Celebration Planning Committee Forming A group of congregation members are joining for a Zoom call to begin discussing plans for FPC of Brooklyn's Bicentennial, which will be celebrated in 2022. The first conversation is scheduled for Tuesday, 11/30/21, 7:00 PM. All voices and ideas are welcome! If you'd like to participate, please reach out to Patrick Dail (mobile: 347-880-1530, email: LPatrickDail@gmail.com) for call details. |
|  Clark Street Station Elevator Work
Subway service will bypass the station in both directions until spring 2022 in order to replace all three existing elevators. Please use nearby stations, including the High Street  station located north three blocks and through a walkway to Cadman Plaza, or the Borough Hall-Court Street  subway complex, located two to three blocks south and one to two blocks east, on Montague Street between Clinton and Court Streets. From the Clark Street station, these alternative stations can be reached via the B25 bus. |
| Join the First Church Brooklyn community for a delightful and discounted afternoon of theatre – Sunday, November 28, 2021 at 3:00 pm. 
Producers of the new hit Broadway family comedy, Chicken & Biscuits, are inviting us to their closing night show! They are thrilled about spreading a message of family, love, and the challenges of faith. The show centers on the Black church experience and is presented in a way that is accessible to people from all other backgrounds. It explores many themes we talk about in church today: the dissonance we often feel between the church & the rest of the world, the role faith plays in and out of church, and more! This hilarious comedy also raises important topics that are often difficult to talk about in the church, in ways that are disarming and accessible. The show features gospel music as you enter the theatre for praise and worship and the show has an actual sermon based on 2nd Corinthians 4:18! This is closing night so get your tickets right away for a fun afternoon of theatre. Discount Code: CBFNF920 Click HERE |
From our Friends at First Unitarian Church Thanks for supporting our recent e-waste collection, which went very well. We will probably do another one in the spring. Our connection with assisting Haiti and the Haitian community here led us to a national organization, Soles4Souls, which collects new and "gently used" shoes to send to Haiti and other very needy countries. The shoes are given to women, in particular, to sell on the streets to earn money for their families. FIRST UNITARIAN COLLECTS NEW AND GENTLY USED SHOES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SOLES4SOULS New and gently used shoes will be collected at First Unitarian, corner of Pierrepont Street and Monroe Place: November 28th at Sunday Service at 11 AM December 4th at UniFair in First U Chapel from 10 AM to 2 PM December 5th at Sunday Service at 11 AM |
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| 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: Zealot by Reza Aslan
Two thousand years ago, an itinerant Jewish preacher
walked across the Galilee, gathering followers to establish what he called the "Kingdom of God." The revolutionary movement he launched was so threatening to the established order that he was executed as a state criminal. Within decades after his death, his followers would call him God. Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth yields a fresh perspective on one of the greatest stories ever told even as it affirms the radical and transformative nature of Jesus' life and mission. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 full calendar of church events can be found on the church website. |
| This week's eNewsletter was edited by Ben Cosgrove. |
| Pre-Registration: Due to Covid concerns, the Welcome Team as asking congregants to pre-register their attendance for Sunday services. To register, click here. 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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