Mission Dates to Remember

ASAP Plant sunflower seeds.

We want to plant sunflowers along the back wall of the church property. Unfortunately we have bunnies that like to eat the plants as soon as they pop through the ground. To avoid this problem, we want you to start some sunflowers in a warm, sunny, protected pot at home and bring the plant to church the week of May 12. Hopefully, they will no longer be young tasty morsels when we plant them on Saturday, May 18 at 1 pm and they will grow tall and prosper.

April 28 | after the quarterly meeting Earth Day Clean-Up

Stretch you legs and get some exercise after lunch and the quarterly meeting on April 28 by picking up trash in the neighborhood around the Meeting House. Bags and gloves will be provided.

May 4 | 11 am May Day Picnic

Come to the Lepore’s in North Scituate for a picnic lunch with the refugee youth that we send to Camp Canonicus each summer. Hotdogs and macaroni and cheese will be provided. Bring along your favorite dish. Drivers will be needed to pick up some of the youth. Please sign-up in Fellowship Hall and let us know if you can bring people and what food you will bring to share.

May 8 | 8 am Interfaith Poverty Conference.

Hosted by: RI Interfaith Coalition to Reduce Poverty
Join faith leaders, congregation members, advocacy and service organizations to learn more about poverty issues in Rhode Island and how you can make a difference! This year we are excited to welcome Rev. Aundreia Alexander, Associate General Secretary for Joint Action and Advocacy for Justice and Peace for the National Council of Churches (NCC) as the keynote speaker.

This annual conference is held at the Donovan Dining Hall on the RIC campus. Registration is required. The cost is $25 if you join the First Baptist Church in America group when you register.

May 8 | 5:30 pm Mission Dinner

Join us at Den Den Cafe Asiana [161 Benefit Street, Providence] for hearty Korean dishes. Enjoy hot-stone bibmbap, seafood pancakes, short rib BBQ, rice bowls and more. These monthly dinners allow us a time to fellowship while supporting the immigrant communities in Rhode Island.

May 18 | 1 pm Opening Day of the Garden and Sunflower planting

Bring your sunflowers and plant them in the backyard of the church and help us clean and prepare the gardens for summer.