When in Rome

Later this week it will be my privilege to travel to Rome to join our Go Ye Choir and Orchestra for the final four days of their tour. I have already heard great reports of their travels to Munich, Venice, Florence and Pisa.

I was a teenager when I began to realize the significance of the multiple missionary journeys of Paul. I was in seminary when I began to grasp the impact of Ancient Rome on world history. This will be my first visit to Rome and I am looking forward to exploring its remarkable history and unique culture.

On Wednesday evening, our group will share in midweek worship at the Rome Baptist Church, a church that has hosted several groups from FBC Pensacola across the years. On Thursday, we will tour The Vatican, and then our choir will sing during mass at St. Peter’s Basilica. Later that evening our group will share a full concert at The Artists’ Church at Piazza del Popolo.

Our Go Ye Tour Group returns to Pensacola this Saturday. Amanda and I will remain in Italy for a few days of vacation and an early celebration of our 25^th wedding anniversary which is coming up September 7. We will return on August 5.

While I am away, Dr. Bob Greene, our Director of Missions for the Pensacola Bay Baptist Association will be preaching on July 25. Jean Ingram will also be leading us in a time of Parent-Child Dedication this Sunday. Rev. Paul Hood-Patterson, who has served as our Ministry Resident for the past two years, will be kicking off our new series, More Than Music, as he preaches his final sermon with us on August 1.

Our Russia Mission Team and our Costa Rica Mission Team will both be sharing stories and testimonies in our Midweek Service on July 28. Our next Congregational Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday August 4. That evening we will hear testimonies and updates from several of our local mission partners that we support throughout the year.

Thank you for your faithful support of our church and its missions and ministries during the summer months. I hope that you will make it a priority to be in worship and Bible study this Sunday.