November 2015 Newsletter - Bridgeport Community Church

BRIDGEPORT COMMUNITY CHURCH
3821 STATE STREET, P.O. BOX 541
BRIDGEPORT. MI 487 22-054 1
November 2015, Volume 58 No.
THE COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN
RBJOICE AT HOLIDAY HAPPENING
The bazaar is Nov. 21 this year and we continue to
partner with other Bridgeport businesses to "REJOICE
and follow the Star". Bazaar hours are 9a to 3pm. The
Fellowship committee is providing lunch from lla to
lpm. We have a variety of vendors again this year for
your shopping fun. Also looking for volunteers,
especially with set up on Friday afternoon and clean up
Saturday starting at 3 pm. Thank you for your support
and May God bless you and yours this holiday season.
Diane (777-6583) and the Ladies Guild.
Our church office will be closed on Thanksgiving Day
and the Friday following. If you have a need to be in
the church let the office know ahead of time so we can
open the doors for you. Have a great holiday'
Roberta snd Pustor Ron
THANKSGIVING DAY DINNER
The Bridgeport Community Church members
and
wiii open our doors it-r the community
to
volunteers
dinner
traditional
celebrate Thanksgiving by serving a
November 26th from 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. in the
Fellowship Hall. Volunteers are needed to prepare
the food on November26'h at 9:00 a.m. If you would
like to help or make donations, please call George or
Sandy Lundy at777-5328. Everyone is welcome.
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COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING
AT BRIDGEPORT COMMUNITY CHURCH
On Mondayo November 23'd at 6:00 p.m. is our
annual Community Thanksgiving Celebration. Finger
foods will be served in Fellowship Hall. Everyone is
invited and please bring cookies or finger foods to
share. Representatives from various community
organizations such as police & fire departments, school
district and local churches have been invited to share
why they're thankful to be part of the Bridgeport
community. Please join us in worship and
thanksgiving to God for all he does for our nation.
FILL THE CORNUCOPIA
During the month of November the cornucopia will
be in front of the church. Everyone in our
congregation will have an opportunity to share their
abundance with others. Remember the Holidays are
right around the corner and we will be doing food
baskets for Thanksgiving on Monday, November 23'o
at 10 am so give some thought about your donations to
the food pantry. We need volunteers. If you can
help, please come and enjoy some fellowship with
this group. Some much needed items are spaghetti,
spaghetti sauce, jelly, canned meats, soups, Stove Top
dressing, canned fruit, cranberries, personal items like
shampoo, deodorant, lotions
toilet paper
and
toothpaste. Bring non-perishable canned foods, boxed
dry food, paper products, and health items. Be sure the
food items are left in their original (manufactures)
packing. The children will bring the goods to the front
of the church, giving them a part in the gathering of
foods.
been observing "Acts of Kindness" all year. Come
us for lunch and share with us.
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BE SARE TO RESET YOUR CLOCKS
At 2:00 a.m. Sunday morning, November 1" don't
forget to change your clocks. FALL BACK one
hour to standard time.
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With the Holidays coming up which is our busiest time
of year, the food pantry needs also increase. Food
donations are always welcome and thank you in
advance for all you have done in the past and will do
this year to help the poor in our community. However
do consider a cash donation this year. We have turkeys
to purchase for Thanksgiving and Christmas and our
cash funds are at an all-time low. Please help us out
and again, thank you.
THE GIVING TREE
The Giving Tree will start the first
Sunday in
November. The deadline date will be December 6th.
We hope to have some new families help deliver the
gifts this year. If anyone is interested in helping,
please let us know. George and Sandy Lundy 7775328.
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be making Peanut Brittle, for the
Happening on Tuesday, November l0'n at
The Ladies Guild
10:00 a.m. Donation of sugar, Karo syrup and raw
peanuts would be welcome. Anyone willing to help
make candy please call Bev Jordan at771-5939.
REMEMBER YOUR LOVED ONES
On Sunday, November l, at both worship services, we
will remember those who have entered the Church
Triumphant in the past twelve months. If you wish to
have a loved one's name placed on the list to be read in
worship, please contact the church office at 777-1840'
Veterans will be honored in November 8th services.
BE SURE TO HONOR YOUR LOVED ONE
WITH A POINSETTIA THIS CHRISTMAS.
ORDER FORMS WILL BE INCLUDED IN
YOUR BULLETIN IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS
Ladies
Guild
POTLUCK LUNCHEON
The Ladies Guild meeting will be held on Monday,
November 9'r'. The Potluck Lunch will begin at 12:00
noon with the meeting beginning at 1:00 pm. We have
ADVENT SOUP SUPPERS BEGIN DEC 2ND
Join us for soup slurping; carol singing, and friendly
conversing on three consecutive Wednesdays'
December 2no, 9'n, and 16th
at 6:00 p.m. in the
SidinYour Pastor
Ron's Reflection...It's Personal
'o...choose this day whom you will serve...but as for
me and my household, we will serve the LORD."
24:75,NRSV
-Joshua
This year you received two response cards in your
annual stewardship letter. They are very much alike,
but each is clearly marked so that you will see which
one is for your personal keeping and which is placed in
the offering plate (or mailed to the church).
There are two significant differences on the response
card you keep. These stewardship commitments
involve what some would call intangibles; they are not
or money.
These issues are about
investment of time and effort. They are things are
about habits of the heart. Please read them below:
about funds
Pastor Ron
THE COMMANITY CHRISTIAN
published monthly, except August, by Bridgeport
Community Church, a congregation in which people
Is
many Christian denominations work and worship together in
faith and fellowship, with the welfare of the entire
community in mind. Our Community Church seeks to fulfill
the prayer of Jesus Christ, "that they may all be one".
BRIDGEPORT COMMUNITY CHURCH
3821 State Street, P.O. Box 541
Bridgeport, Ml 487 22-0541
Phone 989-777-1840
Web Site Address: BridgeportCommunityChurch'org
E-mail bcccommchurch@att.net
777-1840 or 928-9405
Pastor Ron Sinclair
Ed Stump, Moderator
652-2479
777-3153
777-7346
777-1840
746-0520
497-0469
777-0525
Tammy Morrison, Clerk
Barbara Sietsema, Treasurer
Roberta Umberfi eld, Secretary
Troy Kiel. Minister of Music
Kit
Seidel, Custodian
McIntyre, Prayer Chain (phone)
Karen Wenzel, Prayer Chain (e-mail)
Jan
linewl
My/our personal commitments...
_ to pray daily for our church.
_ to invite guests to worship
at least twice this year.
A conversation with our Membership team convinced
me we need to be intentional about supporting our
church and its ministries by endeavoring to pray for
our congregation daily. Additionally, these leaders
will help us all develop opportunities to invite guests to
worship each year.
Some
will
respond,
"I
already pray for us, our leaders,
A few of us can say, "I invite
and our pastor each day."
members of my family, neighbors, friends, cashiers'
etc. to worship many times during the year. How is
this different?" Perhaps it's not, but good habits often
need encouragement to develop. Membership team
will prompt part of our daily prayers and help develop
events to encourage us to inviting others.
SEND A CARD OR CALL, KAY PALMER
Kay Palmer who was active in our 8:30 worship
service has moved closer to family. Kay Palmer's new
149 Arthur Drive, Apt. # 5
address
Grass Lake Ml49240
Her phone number: (517) 522-8855
is:
Membership Meeting will be the fourth
Sundoy of the month (Novemb er 22nd)
afte? second servace
That bright, long card may help fill out your weekly or
monthly offering and that's fine. Or that card may help
you invest a few very important moments of your time
next year in such a way that we'll have even more to be
thankful for at the end of 2016. It's your personal
choice to make in conversation with our highly
relational God.
Grace and Peace,
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PRTSSURT
cLrNlc
The next Blood Pressure Clinic will be held in
Fellowship Hall on, Sundayo November l't. If you
have any questions, please
call Diane Booth
Nov 26 Caro lyn & Paul DeSander
at 111 -
65 83.
@
Sovanbor
Morshio
.f Schedhle
November Birthdays
Nov
Nov
Nov
Nov
2
3
4
5
Nov
6
Nov
Nov
8
9
Thomas Kren
Anna Roberts
Korey Cuthbertson
SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR NOVEMBER
Nov
Steven Blasch
Joshua 1:7-9
I
Joshua 2
Linda Williams
Pat Kelsey
Natalie Luckett
Hebrews 1 1:31
Judges 2:8-16
Nov
8
Nov
15
Judges 4
Charles Sietsema
Dee Mills
Nov 12 Dorothy Tank
Nov 13 Michael Campbell Jr
Ray Moreno
Nov 14 Doris Cain
Nov 16 Nicole Parsons
Corinne Slancik
Nov 17 John Estrada
Nov 20 Melvin Bicknell
Nov 21 Susan Tate
Nov 22 Mary Ackerman
Latoya Kay
Nov 23 Denise Taylor
Nov 24 Rachael Cain
Nov 25 Marion Nicol
Dustin Young
Nov 26 Nancy Powell
Nov 29 Susanne Beilfuss
Amber Brinkman
Nov 30 Lee Albrecht Senior
Ruth 1:15-17
Ruth l:1-22
I Samuel 2:1-10 &
l:1-20,2:10-l I
Nov 22
Nov 29
Psalm 59:16-17
I Samuel 16:4-13
NOVEMBER SERMON TOPICS
All
Saints
Nov
I
"A Few Good Women:
Rahab"
"A Few Good Women:
Deborah & Jael"
Nov l5 "A Few Good Women:
Orpah, Naomi & Ruth"
Nov 22 "A Few Good Women:
Nov
8
Hannah"
Nov 29 "Go to Bethlehem"
NOVEMBER DIACONATE ASSISTING
New Members and Baptisms
Dennis or Linda Braeutisan
8:30 a.m.
10:45 a.m.
Alor Kim Gouin
Communion Servers
8:30 a.m. Tom & Dee Mills
l0:45 a.m. John & Tonya Estrada
Beth Miller
Mike Kelsey
Wendy Casavan
Mark Groulx
Beverly Huff
Choir
Bonnie Newman
Usher Coordinating
8:30
10:45
a.m. Dennis & Linda Braeutisan
a.m. Al& Kim Gouin
Beverly Jesselaitis
Communion Set-Up
Bonnie Cuthbertson
Bonnie Newman
November Anniversaries
Nov 15 Karen & Raymond Boettcher
Jr