PASTOR'S UPDATE AUGUST 1, 2025

GREETINGS, FRIENDSHIP FAMILY,
This is your Pastor, Pastor Curry, and I’m so glad to greet you on this first Friday in August!
As we enter a brand-new month, I want to remind you that August is Sabbath Rest Month here at Friendship.

Sabbath Rest is our intentional time to pause, reset, and refocus.
 It is designed to give our congregation and leadership time to rest, spend more time with family, and rekindle their passion for worship and the Word.
Beginning Monday, August 4th, there will be:

• No weekday Bible studies
• No ministry meetings
• No afternoon services
  
  

We will still worship on Sundays. We encourage you to fully engage in Sunday Worship and participate in Ex-Hour.
If you haven’t joined an Ex-Hour class yet, Sabbath Rest is the perfect time to start.
Choir Members — Please connect with your choir leadership for updated rehearsal schedules.

Because today is the Friday before the first Sunday, we will have our Monthly Family Prayer Service.  We will meet and pray on the prayer line instead of gathering in person.
Our prayer focus for August is: Resting in God's Presence.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 2 – CHURCH PICNIC AT CRAIG PARK
Join us for our 2025 Church Picnic at Craig Park in Brea beginning at 10:00 a.m.
 Please bring a case of water or a dessert to share, and bring a pop-up tent or canopy for shade.
We’re aiming for a "Feast of Tabernacles" look — a time of community, celebration, and gratitude.
Before the Picnic: 5K Health Walk  (Sponsored by our Health Care Ministry)

• Check-in: 8:00 a.m.
• Stretching: 8:15 a.m.
• Walk Begins: 8:30 a.m.
• Concludes: 9:45 a.m. in time for the picnic

COMMUNION SUNDAY
Remember that this Sunday, August 3, is the first Sunday. Let’s PACK OUT the sanctuary!

NEW PREACHING SERIES BEGINS SUNDAY
"Stewardship Maximized"
Join us for a brand-new preaching series beginning this Sunday.
Come learn how God wants all of us — our time, our talent, and our treasure.
This is a series you do not want to miss.

For those of you joining us on line, check out the communion instructions so you can observe communion virtually HERE.

And remember: Communion is for believers. If you have not yet placed your trust in Jesus Christ for salvation, we ask that you refrain from partaking—this is a biblical instruction.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 7 – BACK-TO-SCHOOL GIVEAWAY
Join the Outreach Ministry and Food Pantry as we host our Back-to-School Backpack Giveaway.

2025 CHRISTMAS GALA
It may seem far off, but it’s time to mark your calendars for our 2025 Christmas Gala on Friday, December 12, at Anaheim Hills Golf Club. Tickets are just $75 each. The first 50 tickets purchased in July will be entered into a $50 gift card drawing!  Yes, we are still thinking bout Christmas in July!  You can purchase your tickets right HERE.

FALL REVIVAL – SEPTEMBER 9–11
Join us for three nights of renewal and refreshing during our Fall Revival:
 September 9th–11th at 7:30 p.m. nightly.
 Our guest speaker is Pastor Kennedy Young of East Gate Church in Texas.
Mark your calendars and come expecting a move of God.

FAITHFUL GIVING
We want to say thank you for your giving and partnership.  YOUR GIVING MATTERS! Your faithful giving allows us to increasingly do the work of ministry for our members AND to everyone the Lord sends to us and sends us to.  
2 Corinthians 9: 6-7 ESV
6 The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. 7 Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.  
Malachi 3:10 ESV
Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.
 You may give HERE.
Please make your checks payable to :
Friendship Baptist Church of Yorba Linda

• 2025 CHURCH THEME:

     Advancing and Expanding... for God's Glory Alone
     Fortifying the Faithful - Equipping the Elect
     Ephesians 4:11-14 ESV

• AUGUST PRAYER FOCUS:

     Resting in God's Presence
     Psalm 62:1-2; Psalm 91:1; Matthew 11:28-30; Hebrews 4:9-11; Psalm 116:7

• BIBLE READING

We invite everyone to consider reading God’s Word this year! As of today, you have 152 days to complete a Bible reading plan, including today. At Friendship, we encourage every member to read one of six Bible reading plans in the year. Consider joining a Bible-reading small group that will be starting soon! The plans include:✔ The entire Bible,
✔ The Pentateuch (or the first five books of the Old Testament),
✔ The entire Old Testament,
✔ The Gospels (or the first four books of the New Testament),
✔ The entire New Testament, and
✔ Psalms and Proverbs (3 times)

• WEEKLY HEALTH WALK 

    Remember,  Health Care Ministry is sponsoring a weekly Health Walk every Saturday             from 7:00 am to 7:35 am led by Rev. Aubrey Craig and Sister Sandra Jones. This is a 30-       minute walk. The walking group will meet on the corner of Bastanchury Road and Rose        Drive.  If you want to participate, show up with water and energy snacks. Water and               snacks will not be provided. For more information, please call Sister Sandra Jones at            909-438-7217.

• IN-PERSON EX-HOUR:

     We invite you to stay after the first service or come earlier for the second service to               attend EX-Hour in person. Remember, we have five adult classes meeting in person on        campus a Young Adult Class, a Youth Class and Children's Classes. 

• WEDNESDAY PRAYER DAY: Join us each Wednesday for Prayer. We pray at 6:30 am, 12:00 pm, and 6:30 pm. To connect with our prayer services, please follow this link HERE or dial in at +1 (413) 418-4274 and use the PIN 287683504#.
• FRIENDSHIP FOOD BANK OPEN: The Friendship Food Bank is OPEN with a new drive-thru system where our clients will receive a pre-packaged food box and a bag of groceries.  The Food Bank’s hours of operation are Tuesday - Thursday, 2:30 pm-4:30 pm.  

That’s all for now! Be sure to check the written update for full details and registration links.
Friendship Family, I love you, but God loves you more. I’m praying for you.

Let’s honor Sabbath Rest, worship with passion, and maximize our stewardship for God’s glory.

Be encouraged!




Rev. Kenneth C. Curry, Jr.
Your Pastor