Ahoy, Maties! Save the Date! Summer Funner VBS: Treasure on Angel Isle is coming July 7-11, 2025. Watch for registration to open in the coming weeks! If you're interested in volunteering, email Mindy at summerfunnertheater@gmail.com.

Good Friday & Easter
Good Friday service April 18, 5:30pm
Easter Sunday Services April 20, 8:30am and 11:00am
We hope you can celebrate with us! Keep an eye out for these newcomers and help them feel at home and welcome!
In lieu of Sunday School at 10:00, we will also have a light Easter brunch, and please note there will be no nursery during the Sunday School hour.

Come celebrate the upcoming birth of Eric and Ava Madonia’s baby BOY on Saturday, April 26 at 10AM at the home of Becky Dossett. Please RSVP to Joy Thomsen by April 23rd. Ava is registered HERE.

Calling ALL Grads! We’ll be recognizing our Forestgate Graduates and their accomplishments on Sunday May 18! If you are graduating with a high school, college or graduate diploma this year, please send info about 1) where you’re graduating from 2) your future plans, and 3) your photo to Aria Rayes at aria.rayes@forestgate.org by Friday May 2 to be included and to arrange for your gift.

Save the Date! Men’s Spring Retreat MAY 17
Who: All available men
What: Men's Retreat - "The Masculine Virtue of Christ"
When: May 17, 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Where: Ponderosa Retreat Center, Larkspur
Why: To gather for fellowship and growth in our Christ-like character as Men.

Please join us at 8am on April 5 as we listen to Dr. Pete Lillback of Westminster Theological Seminary speak on the Christian Virtue of George Washington. RSVP HERE. To read more about Dr. Lillback, click HERE.

ATTENTION: El Paso County Sheriff called and thanked us for the follow up that individuals have noticed that their checks had been tampered.  Sheriff Dept asks that all individuals affected do the following;
1.   Make a Police report with the city they live in and link Forestgate's El  
    Paso County Sheriff report # 2025-00700140 to their report.
2.  Contact their bank's fraud dept and report activity.
Be vigilant watching their bank info and making sure no credit etc is set up in their name without authorization.  Looking to make sure there is no identity theft.  The Sheriff liaison, Cristen O'Connor, Criminal Investigator, 719-520-7173, cristenoconnor@elpasoco.com, says this is a part of a criminal ring stretching from Fort Collins down past Colorado Springs. Reporting is necessary to try to bring individuals to justice. 

Fellowship Sunday, March 30 (former Carpet/Lawn Day) happens the 4th Sunday of each month and is a time for the church body to eat, fellowship and play games! This is a Bring Your Own Picnic (BYOP) with desserts provided by our Fellowship Team. RSVP for desserts HERE. This event runs from 11am-2pm to accommodate both services.

Ladies Retreat APRIL 2025 Our women’s day retreat will be happening on April 12 from 9:30am-3pm hosted at Community Bible Study in Colorado Springs. Abbie Sutton will be speaking on “Grace and Hope in God’s Design” followed with lunch, two more guest speakers, and the opportunity to arrange your own charcuterie tray as our fun project! Deadline to sign up is April 1. Please turn payment into offertory box in the back of the sanctuary. Sign up HERE!

PCA’s Geneva – Relief Fund: As part of our calling and ongoing commitment to mercy ministry offered in Jesus’ name (Matt. 25: 35-40), the deacons are asking the congregation to prayerfully consider giving to our denomination’s Geneva – Relief Fund (previously called “Ministerial Relief Fund”), during our March fund drive. Since 1973, this fund has provided practical expressions of love, help, care, and encouragement to PCA pastors, wives, widows, and church workers who’ve experienced hardship and loss. You can learn more HERE. You can participate in this mercy ministry using the above link, or by a check made out to  Forestgate, designated “Geneva – Relief Fund”, anytime during the month of March. Afterwards, the deacons will add $500 to the designated monies collected, using the Benevolence Fund, and send the total to the PCA’s Geneva – Relief Fund.

Palm Sunday Children's Choir (PreK - Jr. High) We will be meeting the last 15 min of Sunday School (10:40-10:55am) from February 23-April 6, and singing in Palm Sunday services. No sign up necessary. 

Easter Adult Choir: Calling all Sr. High and Adult Singers! We are meeting Wednesdays 5:30-6:30pm from February 26-April 16, and singing in Easter Sunday services (and perhaps Good Friday as well). If you're interested in joining, RSVP HERE. Contact Anna Saks with any questions: anna.saks@forestgate.org

On March 2, we will start a new class on the life of Joseph. Often overlooked, Joseph is one of the godliest men in the Old Testament. He suffered being sold into slavery and then thrown into prison. But God was with him and used him to save Egypt from starvation and to provide a place where the nation of Israel could prosper. The class will be taught by Tony Burch.

Our job listing for the church administrator position is now available on ZipRecruiter HERE. Questions? Contact Rhonda at rhonda.paulk@forestgate.org

This Week at GriefShare — “Grief & Your Friendships” Any adult who has experienced the death of a family member or friend is invited to attend the 13-week GriefShare support group Wednesdays at 10am—you may join at any time in the cycle. Click HERE to register. Questions? See Kelly Odell, Joan Funke or send an email to GriefShare@forestgate.org.