To all who need rest, to all who need comfort,

Upcoming Ministry Opportunities & Special Events:
July 7th – July 22nd: Pastor Eric and family on vacation
July
12th:
Guest pastor – Tom Ash
July 13th: Finance & Council Meeting – 6:30 p.m.
July 19th: Guest pastor – Tom Ash
July 20th: Meadow Brook Sing-a-long – 6:30 p.m.
Weekly Schedule:
Monday, July 6th
9:00 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
6:30 p.m.
Lady’s Bible Study (Library)
Visitation Team (Church Office)
NOW Team Meeting
Tuesday, July7th
10:00 a.m.
12:00 p.m.
Wednesday, July 8th
6:30 a.m.
1:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
Men’s Bible Study (Fellowship Hall)
Bible Study (Library)
Chancel Choir Rehearsal
Praise Team Rehearsal
Bible Study (Library)
Thursday, July 9th
7:00 p.m.
Mom’s Bible Study (Library)
Lady’s Community Bible Study (Library)
Al-Anon (Library)
Friday, July 10th
Saturday, July 11th
Sunday, July 12th
Bellaire Community
United Methodist
Church
Pastor Eric’s Sabbath Day
8:00 p.m.
Alcoholic Anonymous (Fellowship Hall)
8:30 a.m.
9:45 a.m.
9:45 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
Worship Service
Coffee (Fellowship Hall)
Adult Bible Study (Library)
Worship Service w/ Children’s Sunday School
Bellaire Community United Methodist Church
P.O. Box 235, Bellaire, Michigan 49615
231-533-8133
www.bellairecumc.org
Pastor Eric Falker, eric.bcumc@gmail.com
Office Manager: Deb May, office.bcumc@gmail.com
Office Hours
Mon, Wed, Fri
9:00 - 1:30
Open Hearts. Open Minds. Open Doors.
Serving our Risen Lord and the community for over 125 years!
JULY 5, 2015
~ OUR MISSION ~
“To make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.”
~ OUR VISION ~
“Growing Together in Jesus!”
Servants in Worship
Audio/Visual Coordinator: Diane Bennett
Head Usher: Linda Wangbichler
Greeters: Lisa LaLone & Cathy Henton / Coke & Linda Dewey
Nursery Attendants: Yolanda Ayala / Lisa Hall
Sunday School Teachers: K-3 – Cookie Carrick , 4-6 – Deb Johnson
SERVING AND LEARNING
Join the fun!
July 26
th
Vacation Bible School 2015!
– July 30th, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Pre-K through 6th grade
New Friends ~ Amazing Experiments ~ Untamed Games
Lip-smacking Snacks ~ Surprising Adventures ~ Incredible Music
Sign up by calling the church office at 231-533-8133
or using our website bellaireCUMC.org
Guests: Welcome to our worship service. If you haven’t already, please sign the guest book in the
lobby. Our ushers would be glad to give you a gift mug, as well as direct you to the bathrooms and
nursery. If you have any questions, please ask. We’re so glad you’re here!
Friendship & Prayer Card: Please use the yellow cards at the end of the pews to share your
prayer requests and joys or update your personal information. Guests, we invite you to use this card
to give us your address and phone number so we can connect with you later. Just drop it in the
offering plate. Thank you!
Sunday School: During the 10:30 service, Kindergarten through 6th grade children are dismissed
directly from the sanctuary to Sunday School with their teacher. To ensure everyone’s safety, children
will be released directly to their guardians at the classroom after the service.
Altar Flowers: If you would like to provide Altar Flowers in honor or in memory of someone, please
call Deb in the church office (533-8133). Please no lilies or lilacs due to allergies.
We have activity bags for the kids hanging on the wall at the north
entrance to the Lobby (near the ramp). Please help yourself or
ask an usher.
Nursery Supervisor Wanted
BCUMC would like to hire a part-time
supervisor for our nursery. If you know
someone who is interested in the position,
please have them contact the church office.
The job description is available on our
website at bellairecumc.org
Music Director Wanted
BCUMC would like to hire a music director.
Alyca Basch has graciously stepped in to help
in the interim. If you know of someone in the
area who is qualified and interested in the
position, please contact the church office.
The job description is available on our
website at www.bellairecumc.org
MISSION OF THE MONTH
Vacation Bible School
July 26th – July 30th 2015
All financial donations would be greatly appreciated!
If you’d like to make a contribution,
please make your check payable to BCUMC
and write VBS in the memo line.
Register children online at www.bellairecumc.org
Short Term Prayer Requests
(Requests will appear for three weeks. If you would like to place someone on the long-term prayer
list, please contact the church office or indicate your request on a yellow pew card. The long term
list is printed monthly and is available in the lobby.)
June 21st: All Fathers, the Brown family, Tracy Harvey Jr., Bob Ayala, Joyce Johnson & Paul
May (Dave May’s parents), victims of the church shooting in S. Carolina
June 28th: Marriage blessings to Tianne Cole & husband Rob Varicak and Bethanie Hall &
husband Jonathon Wilde.
July 5th: Dave Bartsch’s arm, Pastor’s family while on vacation, Chris Reed, Father Jim
Gardiner’s retirement, Father Chet on his new assignment to St. Luke’s.
PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO ARE SHUT INS:
Meadow Brook: Maxine Johnson, Wayne & Dolores Steiner and
Jean Thornell.
Heritage Haus: Dorothy Hunter & Esther Novotny
Home: Orland & Jean Dewey, Eric Heitman, Marjorie Lessard,
Shirley Lowe and Alice Smalley.
PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO ARE MISSIONARIES: Jeff & Amy Brake –
Mission Training International; Tianne & Rob Varicak – on home assignment
to
Scramble for a Cure—July 26 at Hawk’s Eye Golf Course
You are invited to join us for 18 holes of golf, lunch off the grill and prizes for
1st, 2nd and 3rd place in your flight, women’s, couples or men’s. All for just $250
per 4 –person team. Featuring a special auction event with Michigan and Michigan State
items. Which group of fans will bring in the most money for the charity? Winner gets bragging
rights and loser is motivated to win next year. We already have an autographed Izzo
basketball and waiting on Michigan to come through for us.
All proceeds benefit Rett Syndrome research. My granddaughter, Jacalyn, was diagnosed at 18
months. She developed normally until fourteen months and then started to regress. She does
not walk, talk or have purposeful use of her hands. She also does not chew and swallowing is
difficult. She is bright and unable to communicate while understanding everything that goes
on around her. Rett Syndrome occurs once in ten thousand births and only in girls. View a
video on YouTube where my granddaughter, Ella, narrates as Jacalyn’s voice.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWRVXSo8ftY
Contact Sue Knight at sueknight@charter.net or 231-533-8052 for more information.
LADIES: PARTY WITH JESUS
August 6, 2015 at 6:30 p.m.
I would like to invite ladies of all ages to come together
at my home/garden for an evening of celebration.
Program details to come. Drinks and desserts will be provided.
Please sign up by calling Amy McKay at 231-640-0440.
Church Stats
PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN THE MILITARY: Glen & Ambyr
LaLone & Family - Air Force-Stationed in Navarre, Florida; Douglas K.
LaLone Jr. & Family - Coast Guard-Stationed in Savannah, GA; Tim Degiuli Stateside; Bill Allman - Navy (SS Abraham Lincoln - Virginia); Caleb
Kimsel - Navy (San Diego)
Should you have a pastoral emergency and/or a prayer request, please call
or e-mail the church office or call Pastor Eric at 989-906-5349 or the prayer
chain coordinator, Jean Schoof, at 533-5537.
General Fund Received ~ 6/28/15: $ 2,787.00
General Fund Needed Each Sunday: $2,994.00
Our Worship Attendance ~ 6/28/15: 129
June Mission of the Month: Vacation Bible School – $548.53
ELECTRONIC GIVING
Forgot your checkbook? Going out of town? No problem! You can
make a donation safely and securely through our website. Just go to
www.bellairecumc.org and click the “Online Giving” link. Thank you!
MEMORY VERSE: Isaiah 28:16 “So this is what the Sovereign Lord says:
JULY 5, 2015
“See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone for a sure
foundation; the one who relies on it will never be stricken with panic.”
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“Sermons from the Mound”
Musical Prelude
Welcome & Greeting One Another
Pastor Eric
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Praise Songs & Opening Prayer
Praise Team
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Mission Moment
Video
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Offering
G-Force VBS
Please sign and pass the red attendance pads
Doxology “Praise God, From Whom All Blessings Flow”
Music Ministry
“Peace Like a River”
Children’s Moment
Hymn #95
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Chancel Choir
REFLECTION QUESTIONS:
Pastor Eric
1. What is the shakiest structure you’ve ever stood on? (A ladder, a tree
10:30 service only: Kindergarten-6 grade excused to Sunday School after Children’s Moment
th
Scripture Reading
Matthew 7:24-29
Responsive Reading
Message
Testimony
Communion
Closing Song
Benediction
Katie Rathke
Abby Boyd
Pastor Eric
Roger Mason
Served at the altar.
Prayer with anointing oil is available.
“My Hope Is Built”
house, etc.)
2. Have you ever laid a foundation for a structure? What materials did
you use and where did you build it?
3. When in your life have you felt the “rain fall”, the “floods rise”, and
Psalm 18:1-3
“Home Run – Build on the Rock”
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Hymnal #368
Pastor Eric
the “winds beat” against your house?
4. What words of Jesus Christ are the most comforting for you? The
most challenging?
5. What does building your life on The Rock (Jesus) look like to you?
6. Have you built your life on Christ? Why or why not?