Happenings

November 28th marks the beginning of the 2021 Advent season.  Christians around the world will celebrate Christ’s first coming as the Child born in Bethlehem and anticipate His glorious return as King of kings and Lord of lords.  Let’s look forward to a joyful season!

One hundred and thirty-nine low-incone families with a total of almost 600 family members were helped by FBC’s November 21st outdoor Food Pantry. Visitors received a variety of food items, including chicken legs and ground turkey as well as toilet paper.  The first 100 visitors were given a $10 Stop & Shop gift card.  Thank you to the dedicated volunteers who helped prepare for and operate that pantry: Cindy Downie, Food Pantry Coordinator; Michele Alt, Renee Farland, Henry Graham, Marc and Ruth Gravel, and Nancy and Tom Wojtyto. God bless you!

FBC’s Food Pantry helped 67 low-income households with a total of 268 people on Saturday, October 24th. Along with providing free healthy food items, we distributed free masks and toilet paper to visitors. We are grateful for Cindy Downie, our Food Pantry Coordinator; Michele Alt, Marc and Ruth Gravel, and other local volunteers who made the outdoor distribution possible to support our neighbors in Pawtucket and Central Falls. God bless you!

This Sunday is RALLY DAY at our church! Come worship with us in the Sanctuary at this joyful service.  Our safety protocol includes wearing masks and socially distancing from people outside our family groups. After the service, all parents and students are invited to a special meeting with our teachers. We’ll discuss the safest way to hold Sunday School classes this fall. Hope you can join us!

On Sunday, September 6 at 10:30 am, our church will resume worship services in our Sanctuary.  Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, we had not gathered onsite for more than 5 months.  Instead, prerecorded service videos were posted on this web site’s home page.  Along with worshiping God together, FBC’s top priority will be the safety and wellbeing of our members and visitors.  Therefore, each person attending services will be required to wear a face mask and practice social distancing.  Please stay home and heal, rather than coming to church, if you are feeling sick.  Later this month, our services will be livestreamed and made accessible online.  Hope to see you soon!

Canonicus Camp and Conference Center property reopens on a limited basis: It’s great to know kids and adults have a beautiful open place to run, play, relax and have fun this summer. If you’re thinking about coming to Canonicus at 54 Exeter Rd., Exeter, RI, call them. The staff can help you decide just the right site, activities, food and safety precautions for a day off. For details on what they offer, call Kathy Black at 401-286-5259 or visit www.canonicus.org.

FBC Pantry Served 85 Households: On June 20th our Pantry helped 85 low-income households in Pawtucket and Central Falls access much needed food and toiletry items. Thank you so much Cindy, our tireless Food Pantry Coordinator, and the two Barrington High School students for their amazing service to our community. Pastor Linda enjoyed pitching in as well. As many were helped, God was glorified! Our outdoor pantry is closed for the summer.

Hats off to our young people, teachers, and Minister of Music/Technical Director for the wonderful job they did on Sunday, June 14, Children’s Day worship service!  The theme was “Count Your Blessings.”  That means in the midst of our worries and stress, it’s important to pause and remember how God has blessed you, and be thankful.  It’s easy to forget how blessed we are, especially when it doesn’t seem that way.  Our youth reminded us Psalm 103:2 says, “Let all that I am praise the Lord; may I never forget the good things he does for me.”

Prayer Vigil ~ A Call to Action: We’re invited to join Christians and other people of goodwill at this important event sponsored by The Ministers Alliance of Rhode Island &The Rhode Island State Council of Churches,  June 4^th at 4:00 pm on the RI State House Lawn.  Those gathered will pray for hope, peace and love, and call our nation to morally correct action. Social distancing and masks required.

FBC Food Pantry Served 67 Families: On May 21^st our Food Pantry helped 67 low-income families receive free food. Volunteers included Cindy Downie, FBC Pantry Coordinator; Rachel Bloe from Calvary Baptist Church in Providence, and Denise Inman from Chapel Street Congregational Church in Lincoln.  May God bless them for their faithful service to our neighbors in need!