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Mission of the Month Welcome! To better serve our newcomers, we ask that guests please fill out a Visitor Card* located in the pews in the sanctuary and at the Connection Center in Schumann Hall. Cards may be placed in the offering trays or given to an usher or minister. New Member Classes Find out what we stand for, why we do things the way we do, and meet the ministers. Anyone interested in becoming a member of First Protestant Church should contact Mae Kraft, Volunteer Coordinator, at X52 in the church office. God Answers Prayer If you or someone you know needs prayer**, please fill out a Prayer Request Card* located in the pews in the sanctuary and at the Connection Center in Schumann Hall. If you would like to be added to the E-mail please contact chuck@firstprotestant.com. Parking Information As a courtesy, we reserve the curbside parking on Coll St by the sanctuary and the drive-thru parking area by the school for the elderly, handicapped, or those who require assistance. There is always an Ambassador there to greet and offer assistance. Also, we prohibit parking on the curbside by the Seele Hall for the safety of the children going in and out. Media Outreach All posters, flyers, or literature posted on the bulletin boards, Connection Centers, or distributed on church grounds must be approved by the church office. All requests for approval must be made by noon on Wednesdays to be posted by church staff on Fridays. Entries for the Sunday bulletin must also be submitted by noon on Tuesday for the upcoming Sunday. Nursery We offer a staffed nursery for age birth through 3 years old in the FP School area during the 9:00 and 10:30 Sunday morning services. Please see an usher for assistance. Closed Doors, Open Arms It is necessary to keep doors in all FPC buildings closed so that our AC/Heating systems will work properly. Please don’t let these closed doors make you think you are not welcome! Everyone is welcome to stay comfortable at FPC! *All info on Prayer & Visitor cards is kept confidential. **There is no longer a local switchboard at Christus Santa Rosa-NB. All the calls are routed through San Antonio. Therefore it is IMPERATIVE that family, friends and loved ones call FPC church office or notify the pastors of any hospitalizations. Have you liked FPC on FaceBook? Follow the link at firstprotestant.com! For Our Guests & Members Lent, Holy Week and Easter Schedule at First Protestant March 25th Palm Sunday 9:00 am Palm Workshop in Seele 10:00 am Palm Walk March 29th Maundy Thursday 7:00 pm Service - Sanctuary March 30th Good Friday 12:00-3:00pm Sanctuary open for prayer April 1st Easter Sunday 7:30 am Sunrise Service- Sanctuary 9:00 am Traditional – Sanctuary Sunday School Classes 10:30 am Traditional – Sanctuary Contemporary – Schumann Hall 11:45 am Butterfly Release – Please come join us for our Lenten Workshop and Palm Walk, Sunday March 25th. Everyone is invited to come parcipate. At 9:00am we will fill " Resurrecon Eggs", enjoy donuts, sing songs and then gather on the steps of Seele to parade our palms down Seguin Street in honor of our Savior. You don't have to be a child to parcipate! Let's make a statement in our community that Jesus is Lord! If you are interested in learning more about First Protestant; what we stand for, our values, our Mission, etc., please call Mae Kraft at 609-7729 ext. 52 and sign up for classes to be offered April 8,15, & 22 at 9:00am. We will send you an invitation letting you know the location. This will give you the opportunity to ask questions of the ministers and other staff members and giving us a chance to get to know each other better. We would love for you to be a member of our church Family. Jerusalem (Greater New Braunfels) Family Promise has an occasion for celebration and so does First Protestant! Our church and Family Promise have been helping a young lady and her two children. She was recently promoted to a position at her work and this turned into a financial hardship because she no longer qualified for necessary financial assistance. As a result, First Protestant helped by funding child care for the month of March. We learned last week that in her new promoted role, she instituted a creative solution for her staff with the Wyndham resort. Previously, there was a great deal of turnover, absenteeism, costs and failed state inspections. When she introduced this innovative solution to completing daily tasks, it was met with doubt from her staff and the attitude of “we’ve never done it like this before.” She pressed on with the attitude of “let’s just give it a try.” Her new model was a huge success - it boosted staff morale by giving them accountability and initiative. It caught the attention of her manager who nominated her for General Manager training. This nomination was hugely significant because they only choose one person PER REGION. She recognized and credited Family Promise for teaching her these skills; how to think outside of the box, how to motivate others, how to avoid power struggles with others and pull out their best. We learned that she WON the nomination! She said she never thought she could break out of the cycle of poverty; that she could never do better than “fast food.” Contact Family Promise Champion Edie Burquest [email protected] so that you can, Come and GO! with us. There will be informational meetings for anyone interested in participating in the Mision de Candelilla mission trip and/or the mission trip to Senegal, both in 2018. Please meet in Schumann Hall after the 10:30am services on MARCH 18. For more information, please contact Jill Rodriguez, [email protected] or 512-665-3762 or Rev. Ardie Kendig. Band of Brothers meet on Tuesday, March 20th at 2370 Briany Grace at 6:30pm. Discussion of Acts 12:25- 16:5. For more info contact Rob Miller, 830-606-5253. Merge Youth Group: We will not meet over Spring Break. We will resume March 21st from 6-8:30pm. Merge Sunday: Sunday morning Bible study will resume next week, 9-10:15am Mission Trip: Our next bench mark is next week, Sunday, March 18th. March Tour Women’s Ministries Presents Please come along with us for this excing tour. The Headwaters at the Comal is a living tribute to the history of the New Braunfels people. Monday March 12, 2018 Time: 10:00 am - 11:00 am Locaon: Corner of Klingemann and Lakeview Ave Cost for tour $5.00 each Lunch: Will follow tour – Eden Rerement Community - The Pinnacle - $10.00 each REQUIRED: RSVP Gay Wimberley for Lunch Reservaons – 830-625-8883 Contact: Alice Boeger @ 281 - 787-4011 for more informaon
