Today, Sunday, November 1, 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM, here at First Baptist Church of Manassas. “My Story, His Glory! I survived what should have broken me.” Isaiah 43:2. Lunch is served beginning at 11:30 AM, so you can eat and then stay right where you are.

This is testimony, song and hymn lifting up the name of Jesus, from brothers and sisters who are part of the restoration and recovery process.

Sunday School is virtual only today at 10:30 AM, and virtual again next Sunday, November 8, for Senior Saints Sunday. If you are not staying for this afternoon, you can listen on your way home.

Adult Bible Study is Wednesday nights at 7:00 PM on Zoom. For our young adults ages 19 to 40, IGNITE Bible Study is Thursday nights from 7:30 to 8:30 PM, also on Zoom. The Zoom links for both are on our Facebook page, on the church website and in the church emails.

Tuesday, November 3. If you did not vote early, Tuesday is the day.

Thursday, November 5, 7:00 to 8:00 PM Eastern, live on Zoom. A free community session on Medicare benefits, eligibility and enrollment, presented by UMT Coaching with Humana, featuring licensed Medicare agent Evette Lewis.

Medicare open enrollment is happening now through December 7. Scan the code on the flyer to save your seat and send in your questions ahead of time.

Saturday, November 7, 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM, at the Park West Lions Club in Manassas. We are packing meals for families in need. The sign up is in the church emails.

Next Sunday, November 8, is our annual Senior Saints Sunday. We will recognize our new Jewels, the FBC disciples who have turned 80 since 2023, and serve a brunch after worship for all of our seniors 65 and better.

If you turned 80 since 2023 and have not yet been recognized, please get in touch with the Deaconess Ministry so we can honor you properly.

Pick up a shoebox in the Fellowship Hall, where you will also find the directions on what to pack and what not to pack.

Boxes are due back Sunday, November 8. The packing event is Saturday, November 14, at 10:00 AM, here at First Baptist Church of Manassas, with food, fun and fellowship.

The Nomination Committee will conduct voting using a hard copy ballot process, as in previous years. In person voting is at the FBC campus, and disciples in good standing stop by during the designated hours to sign in and vote.

Sunday, November 8, 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM. Saturday, November 14, 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Sunday, November 15, 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM.

Ballots mailed to our Senior Saints who were identified or who requested one must be returned by November 17.

We are collecting donations through November 30 in the Marshall D. Williams Hall for I Support The Girls Fredericksburg: menstrual products, clean and gently used bras, new bras, and new underwear with the tags on.

If you would rather shop online, scan the code on the flyer for the Amazon wish list and have it shipped directly. Please enter “FBC DONATION” in the gift message so they know it came from us.

Hallelujah Night was last night, and it went off beautifully. A great night, a great spirit and real participation from our community.

We celebrated our birthdays and our wedding anniversaries this morning, and we want to lift up Deaconess Joan Myers, who celebrates her 81st birthday this Friday, November 6. Every birthday God gives is a blessing, and after what she and her family have walked through these last few years, this one is worth standing up for. She is still pressing her way. Bless the Lord.

If you are marking a birthday or an anniversary this week, whether you were in the sanctuary or watching on our e-campus livestream, the First Baptist family is praying it is a blessed one and that you have many more.