Friday UpDate - May 1, 2020

Hello, FCC!  

Isn’t it great to see all of the green grass and buds on the trees? Spring just does my heart good.

I really miss seeing you all in person. We now have a working group formed to get ready to welcome you back into the building and encourage gathering together, while maintaining online services, with each phase of our state’s opening up. But I am so grateful we get to join together every Sunday for FCC Online!

THIS SUNDAY

We will continue our new series on Jesus’ most famous sermon—the Sermon on the Mount. The focus this week is on how Jesus wants to do a deep change in our hearts, so our relationships become stronger.

Make sure you join in at https://fcchudson.online.church and invite a friend to experience the service with you and then talk about Jesus afterward.  

Find the online sermon guide with the option to download and print at fcchudson.com.

FAITHWORKS 2020!

I have some exciting news. Our FaithWorks planning team is up and running and they are getting ready to help us be on mission together in our neighborhoods this June 22-26. In this season it will look different, but we are excited to see how God will lead us and send us to serve our neighbors this year. Mark your calendars for June 22-26, and we will be sending out more details as soon as they become available. Please start praying for this important time of serving, too.

FAITH & LIFE CONVERSATION: DEALING WITH DISAPPOINTMENT & FRUSTRATION DURING COVID-19‍

Tuesday | May 5, 2020, 7:00-8:00pm

This week we had a great response to our first FAITH in Life online conversation about grief, sadness, and depression and how God personally helps us. It was led by our Pastor of Counseling, Pat Stream. You can watch the video and find the presentation slides from the online FAITH & Life Conversation that took place earlier this week at fcchudson.com.  

Pastor Larry Szyman offered a special message in this week’s FAITH & Life video about using your frustrations for transformation. Pastor Pat Stream will be leading another free online FAITH & Life Conversation on "Dealing with Disappointment & Frustration during COVID-19" next Tuesday night, May 5, from 7:00 to 8:00pm through Zoom.

• Next Tuesday's FAITH & Life Conversation will be focused on 3 things: 1) hope-filled and practical teaching from God's Word about how to live with the disappointments and frustrations from COVID-19 measures, 2) a time for questions and answers, and 3) prayer.
• This will be a great opportunity to connect with others, be strengthened from God’s Word, and learn ways to be constructive with your frustration.
• REGISTER for the free online FAITH & Life Converstation led by Pastor Pat Stream at this link. Pastor Pat is certified with the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors, an international organization that pursues excellence in biblical counseling.

FAITH & Life Conversations are offered at no cost and are open to anyone who would like to attend, so please share this information with a friend, neighbor or co-worker.

WATCH THIS WEEK’S FCC VIDEOS

• FAITH at Home—Engage with your children in meaningful conversation, encouragement and prayer with the weekly FAITH at Home video series and activities.
• FAITH & Life—A weekly video series with encouragement for life’s challenges and trials.
• FAITH Live—An uplifting message as you go into your weekend.

WORTH REPEATING

SERVING OUR NEIGHBORS

Thank you for the many ways you are serving our neighbors across the St. Croix Valley! We’ve put together some resources in the “Serving Our Neighbors” post on the FCC blog to help you reach out to your friends and neighbors, including:

• Ways to help support the medical, EMS and law enforcement personnel in our community
• New ways to volunteer with the Hudson Backpack Program
• Neighbor connect card and social media graphic

GIVING OPTIONS

Although we’re all experiencing a lot of change right now, our mission stays the same: to help everyone meet, know and follow Jesus. We have an opportunity to reach thousands through our new online services and resources. Your faithful giving helps support our shared mission. Thank you for your generosity!  

• You can give online at any time at fcchudson.com or on the FaithBase app. You’ll find instructions there on how to get started with giving online with a checking account or credit card (Visa, Mastercard or Discover).
• Text GIVE to (715) 280-3756.
• You can also give by mail at Faith Community Church, 777 Carmichael Rd., Hudson, WI 54016.  

HAVE YOU DOWNLOADED OUR APP?

• Search for "Faith Community Hudson" on the App Store or Google Play to download FCC's app today. You'll find sermon audio and video, the weekly videos, latest news, online giving and more!
• PRAYER REQUESTS + CARE NEEDS are posted on the Prayer + Care wall on the FaithBase app. You can also sign up on the app under “Emails + Registrations,” if you would like to receive an email when new prayer requests and care needs are posted.