Delicious Food and Delightful Fellowship
Save the date for our annual Fall Luncheon – Sunday, September 20th – and start thinking about what delicious dish you want to share with everyone, because this will be an International Potluck Luncheon!
Christian Education
Rally Day is coming on September 13! This is our kick-off day for our Christian Education program. All classes will begin, from our preschoolers through our adult class. The adult class will meet at its regular 9:15 time. There will be a special program for our preschoolers-Middle School kids during the worship time. High school kids will meet at that time to decide what they want to do this year.
Adult Sunday School Resumes!
We will kick off our year September 13 at 9:15 with a study on The Power of Forgiveness led by Pastor Mike. We will be reading Forgive and Forget by Lewis Smedes and watching clips from a video series, The Power of Forgiveness. Please come join us!
Attention High School Students
High school students will be meeting after the Word for Children with Ann McGrath to decide what they want the program to look like during this year. Please make an effort to be there so you can be part of the planning.
Come Sing With Us!
Nancy Timmerman
All voices are welcome to sing in the BPC Chancel Choir. Regular rehearsal times are 7:30 to 9 pm on Thursdays and 10 to 10:20 am on Sunday mornings during the school year. The choir season will start with rehearsal on Thursday, September 10 and Sunday morning, September 13, 2015, the same time as the services return to 10:30 am. Regular choir members who are going to miss practice or Sunday morning need to notify the director ahead of time.
The ability to read music is not required. However, for skilled singers who need to miss practice, arrangements can be made to provide the music for individual study. We are a friendly group who sing a variety of musical styles. It should also be noted that, since the choir sings the offertory on communion Sundays and the anthem (before the Word for Children), students in the upper grades can participate, and Sunday School teachers can sometimes participate.
In addition, instrumentalists or not regular members of the choir are encouraged to provide special music (usually during the offertory), as they were during the summer months. This also needs to be coordinated.
Women’s Bible Study
Women’s Bible Study will begin on Thursday September 17 at 9:30 am with a welcome brunch. All women of the church are welcome! Our study is titled Encouraging One Another. Please join us! We will be meeting in the large classroom.
PEACE AND GLOBAL WITNESS OFFERING
This offering, formerly known as the Peacemaking Offering, will be received on October 4, World Communion Sunday. In 2014, the 221st General Assembly approved the change to engage with our global partners in new initiatives of reconciliation in addition to the rich tradition of our denomination’s long commitment to peacemaking.
Throughout September, articles on Domestic Violence, Gun Violence, Human Trafficking and Structural Racism will be included in the bulletins. We hope you will take time to read these articles.
Twenty-five percent of the offering will stay in our congregation. In the past, some of the church’s share of the offering has helped to provided scholarships for graduating seniors who have been involved in peacemaking activities. Our congregation may wish to support other causes this year. Please share your thoughts with the Stewardship Co-Chairs: Sue Hadsell and Beth Denier.
Deacon’s Corner
We are thrilled to report that our Sister Deacons, Kathleen and Caitlin are continuing to heal nicely from their surgery sharing a liver…Praise God! In their absence, Barbara Karanja has graciously volunteered to cover Caitlin’s role as Deacon Coordinator. If you have prayer concerns, please contact Rev. Mike.
Presbyterian Church in Burlington 