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VBS Update
Dear VBS kids and parents, We hope that all of you are staying safe and healthy during this difficult time. You have been in our thoughts and prayers! Sadly, we have come to the difficult decision to cancel this year’s VBS. With nearly 300 kids and over 100 helpers involved, there is no way that we can provide the social distancing needed to keep everyone safe. We are…
Order 125th Anniversary T-shirts
This has been a year to remember in many ways! 2020 is the 125th anniversary of Friendswood Friends Church as well as the City of Friendswood. We have designed a special T-shirt to commemorate this special anniversary. You can place orders online using the link below. The cost is $10 per shirt. Order by June 25th; shirts will be available for pick up in early July before…
Pictures needed for 125th anniversary!
Looking for Photos! Alicia Baumer needs your help. She is compiling pictures of our congregation and church events from 1980s-2020. You may have personal photos of an event big or small: missions, meals, church trips, 647, Holiday, children’s events or dedication of the new sanctuary , anything that shows what our church has been doing for the last 30-40 years. Group…
Latest Closure Information
Our Ministry Coordinators met on May 5th and agreed to continue the suspension of in-person worship until at least June 14. That makes June 14 the earliest date we might gather again for worship. The Coordinators also agreed to continue the closure of the church office and all other in-person church events until June 14 with the exceptions of ministries that help the…
Upper Room & Fruit of the Vine copies available
If you like using daily devotionals like Fruit of the Vine or Upper Room, there are some copies available for pick up just outside the doors to the church office. Feel free to come by to get a copy. The May/June issue of Upper Room is also available as a free download at…
Maundy Thursday Online Worship Service – April 9
Please join us for a Maundy Thursday worship service on Thursday, April 9 at 7:00pm. You’ll need to download the Zoom app and click on this link to enter the meeting: https://zoom.us/j/583073814 We hope to sing, listen and read together—both scripture and prayers, in order to prepare us for…
Wednesday Morning Common Prayer with David Bridges
Greetings Everyone, Join me on Zoom—an online video call—this Wednesday morning at 6:30am for Common Prayer. You should be able to join the meeting from your computer, tablet or phone (with video or only audio) through a web browser, but it will probably be easiest if you download the Zoom app.…
Wednesday morning prayer – ZOOM meeting
From Pastor David Bridges: Hi Friends, Join me on Zoom—an online video call—this Wednesday morning at 6:30am for Common Prayer. You should be able to join the meeting from your computer, tablet or phone (with video or only audio) through a web browser, but it will probably be easiest if you download the Zoom app. We’ll post a reading that we can all…
Video Q&A – Our Response to COVID-19
On the evening of March 18th, our Clerk John Dawson hosted a live video discussion on COVID-19 and our church’s plans for the next few months. Here’s the recording, in which he answers many questions from members of our congregation.
March 18 update on church activities
From Pastor David Bridges: Greetings in Christ’s name! I’m writing with a heavy but hopeful heart in regard to church events in the near future. As you all know, the spread of the Coronavirus has required all kinds of changes in the ways we live, and these changes are extremely difficult for us. We’re used to being with one another, whether in large or…