FIRST BAPTIST FOCUS AND EVENTS
April 2026
Holy Week Schedule
Sunday, March 29 – Palm Sunday – Please pick up a palm before leaving morning worship
Wednesday, April 1 – No Bible Study
Friday, April 3 – Good Friday @ 11:00 AM - In person and streamed live service
Sunday, April 5 – Easter Resurrection Sunday
10:00 AM – Continental Breakfast in the Coffee-Tea Room
10:45 AM – In person and streamed rejoicing service
Baptism Service- Sunday, April 19 A Baptism Service will be held in the basement following the worship service. The congregation is asked to join the candidates for this sacred moment.
City of Plano – SPRING CLEAN UP – week of April 20-24
Pick up will be on your regular garbage day. Items must be on the curb by 6:00 AM on collection day. A flyer
with acceptable items is posted on the bulletin board at the back of the sanctuary.
America for Christ Offering – Sunday, April 26
The Wisdom and Power of Storytelling – I will open my mouth to speak in parables; I will proclaim what has been hidden since the foundation of the World. Matthew 13:34-35 American Baptist Home Mission Societies seeks to raise support for ABC mission and ministries for churches and community partners across the United States and Puerto Rico. Offering envelopes will be in the bulletin.
ABWM Area I Spring Spiritual Feast – Saturday, April 25
Meeting will be at Blackhawk Camp, Oregon. Coffee @ 9:30AM; Meeting @ 10:00 AM Bring your own lunch, drinks and dessert will be provided. Donations accepted for the camp.
Featured speaker – Tracy Harms and Mission Speaker – Jae Stockton
April 2026
The Bible Alphabet
I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one
comes to the Father except through Me.
John 14:6b
Jesus answered and said to the, “This is the
work of God, that you believe in Him whom He
sent. John 6:29
Read the Whole Bible in 3 Years
Suggested Bible Book of the Month
Zechariah
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Hope, Joy of Lent
Lent is the solemn Christian religious
observance in the liturgical year in preparation
for Easter. It echoes the 40 days Jesus spent
fasting in the desert and enduring temptation by
Satan. Churches generally remove many of the
adornments in their sanctuary and purple altar
cloths — are placed to remind us of the Passion
of Christ — His journey to the cross. In contrast
to the great joy of Easter, worship tends to be
subdued. But it does not have to be dismal, sad,
or tearful. In Matthew 6, Jesus instructs us,
“when you fast, don’t look dismal like the
hypocrites… anoint your heart and wash your
face, so that no one sees your fast.” Lent is not
about looking sad, but rather about being
focused. Just as Jesus turned his face to
Jerusalem, and thus the cross, so we also turn
our faces to the cross hopefully, and so, joyfully
— focused in faith.
Inflation hasn’t affected
the price of salvation