FIRST BAPTIST FOCUS AND EVENTS
June 2025
Congratulations
To Josh Boerner, who graduates from 8th grade and will be going on to Plano High School. His parents are JR & Deena Boerner.
Church Membership Classes
Pastors Thomas and Crystal would like anyone interested in a membership class to contact them. These could be for someone considering membership, recent members or anyone wanting a refresher. There would be two Classes offered online:
Class 1: Christian Living and spiritual disciplines – taught by the pastors
Class 2: Where did we start? Church structure, church support and opportunities to serve – taught with
Leadership Board members
Giving to Missions
FBC-P regularly supports four quarterly offerings each year; Retired Ministers and Missionaries, America for Christ (National ABC domestic missions), One Great Hour of Sharing and World Missions (National ABC international missions). For this offering a special envelope is included in the bulletin. In addition, during the year two international missionaries; Scott & Tan Coasts in Thailand and Kristy Engel, global consultant for health care (she is sent as needed) receive our support. When needed we also donate to Northern Illinois University Campus Baptist Center in DeKalb, Black Hawk Baptist Camp in Dixon, Open Door in Sandwich and the Kendall County Community Food Pantry.
You may designate an offering or add to your regular offering for the Mission Fund at any time. See the Financial Voucher for the current balance and expenditure.
Feel Used?
Matthew 9: 32-38
Read the Whole Bible in 3 Years
Suggested Bible Book of the Month
Genesis
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Father’s Day
Father’s Day is always one of the Sundays in June,
third I think, unless it isn’t. Father’s Day was started
in the State of Washington, in 1910, because of the
enthusiasm about Mother’s Day. No one noticed.
Richard Nixon finally declared it a national holiday
in 1972, and fathers everywhere failed to notice.
They just weren’t as excited about flowers and lacy
cards. On Father’s Day, when the kids are young,
Mom fixes a nice dinner, because we’re not having
McDonald’s for the fifth time this week, and makes a
steak for Dad and chicken nuggets with fries for the
kids. When the kids are teens, Dad says he wants to
grill and so makes hamburgers for everyone, which
he enjoys with his wife, and which the kids will eat
when they get back from 4-H/ girlfriend’s
house/baseball practice/church camp/softball
tournament. Dad is secretly happy with the
arrangement. When the kids are adults, they call Dad,
by the Wednesday following, to tell him they hadn’t
forgotten. On Father’s Day at church, the pastor says,
just before the closing prayer and benediction, “Oh, I
forgot to mention that today is Father’s Day. Let us
pray.” On Father’s Day, little children make Popsicle
stick phone holders for the bed stand, one for each
child, and Dad gets to clean the Gorilla Glue off the
workbench and leather chair. Teens ask to borrow the
car, and adult children call about Wednesday. On
Father’s Day, mothers are relieved that their
children’s father does so well in parenting
