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BBPC Weekly BUZZ September 06, 2019 December 7, 2018 This Week in Worship WORSHIP will be online ONLY All gatherings at the church have been suspended Click HERE to join us via video streaming or dial in at: (872) 240-3311 & enter Access Code: 417-955-909 Sunday, May 31, 10:00 a.m. Streaming Online @ BBPC.org/LIVE Rev. Linda E Owens Preaching “Rise Up“ Scripture: Acts 2:1-21, 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13, & John: 7:37-39 Anthems: Like the Murmur of the Dove’s Song Ben Dettelback - Trumpet Solo Martyrs and Thieves - Jennifer Knapp We will be celebrating our Confirmands Wear RED for Pentecost! This Sunday is Pentecost Sunday, the celebration of the coming of the Holy Spirit upon the Church. Wear RED and send us a picture of you and your fam- ily decked out for Pentecost and we will post the pic- tures next Sunday. We will also be welcoming into membership a new class of confirmands, so please make sure to join us! 1 Youth and Families Youth Social Distancing Event! Chalk the parking lot. This Sunday, may 31st from 12-1pm in the church park- ing lot. Bring your own chalk and help spread some cheer for the community. Introducing Church to go! 2020 Adventures with Flat Jesus will launch on June 21st. All church members are encouraged to to drive through the church parking lot to pick up their summer materials for Adventures with Flat Jesus. Just drive up and pick up your kit for all of the summer fun! If you cannot get to us, please reach out to the church office and we will gladly mail you a kit! We are working hard to give a virtual presence in our chil- dren and youth programs. Here are all of the current of- ferings for our families with children. Sunday school- weekly bedtime stories are being read LIVE on our BBPC SPARK FAMILY Facebook page. We have UPDATED the time to 8pm to better accommodate our families. You can also rewatch any of our bible stories on the Facebook page. Please join the Facebook group and tune in each night. Youth group - students in grades 6-12 are invited to our virtual youth group meetings. We are now meeting TWICE a week. We meet on Sunday evenings at 6pm for a 30 minute meeting and again on Wednesday evenings at 7PM for a special game night. If you are not receiving an email invite, please email [email protected] so you can be added to the list. Fair Trade Items Fair Trade Items are available during this stay-at- home time. You can email Ted Settle, tcset- [email protected] and I will package your item/s and leave your package with Karen or Linda. I will tell you the cost for your order and you can leave pay- ment with Karen or Linda, exact change or check, made payable to the church with Fair Trade on the memo line). Listed below are the items available. 2 Celebrating our High School Graduates Help us in honoring our 2020 graduates. Send us your high school graduation photos. Along with the photos, please include: Graduate Name High School Name Future plans upon graduation Please email all correspondence to Jill DeMouth at [email protected] or [email protected] Sadie Ziener-Morrish is Baking for a Cause! Sadie is a high school student and confirmand who is doing her part to help families in crisis during this pandemic. She has set up a non-profit website to take orders for her delicious, homemade, baked goods (check out those chocolate chip scones!). The money raised will be used to buy groceries for fami- lies who are out of work and struggling to feed their families. Please check it out at https:// bakedgoodsforacaus.wixsite.com/website-1 Sadie is able to take special orders for those requiring gluten free or vegan treats! Apply Now For Born-Legge Scholarships! All active members of the church who will be at- tending junior college, college, university, semi- nary, or other post-high school educational institu- tion this fall are encouraged to apply for a grant from The Church Scholarship Fund. This fund was established in 1989 and was made possible in part by a gift from the estate of Ruth H. Born, in memory of her parents, Edwin & Christina Legge. The Mission and Outreach Commission, which cur- rently administers the fund, is accepting applica- tions for scholarships for the 2020-2021 school year. CLICK HERE for scholarship applications. Or you may email the church office to request a copy. Completed forms need to be submitted to the church office no later than June 15, 2020. Please email all forms, if possible, to the church office ([email protected]). And please note that starting this year the essay may be submitted as a one- minute video. If you have any questions regarding the Fund or application, please contact the church office by email or phone (732)356-3575. 3 Sunday Morning Class @ 8:45 -9:45 a.m Please join us Sunday mornings for the weekly Adult Education class. We will be meeting via Zoom from 8:45 a.m. until 9:45 a.m., ending right before Sunday worship. Currently we are reading and dis- cussing the book "On the Brink of Everything" by Parker J. Palmer. Lou Ruprecht will be leading our discussion. The Zoom information is: Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85068113633? pwd=VEQ2OWlvbFEzV2l0aE9VekFWU1krUT09 Meeting ID: 850 6811 3633 Password: 238540 One tap mobile +19292056099,,85068113633# US (New York) Hope to see you on Sunday! Wednesday Evening Bible Study @ 7 p.m. Lou Ruprecht will leading a study on Wednesday evenings. Plans are being made now. If you are interested in receiving email notifications, please email Lou at [email protected]. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83695024201? pwd=S1VlN2UvUll0Rm1ldzd2RmFIaXp1Zz09 Meeting ID: 836 9502 4201 Password: 067863 One tap mobile +19292056099,83695024201# US (New York) Thursday Morning Bible Study @ 10:30 a.m. Join Pastor Linda for a conversation about Rachel Held Evans’ book, A Year of Biblical Womanhood. This is book is written by the same author who wrote, Inspired. We will be gathering via Zoom on Thursday mornings from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Books can be ordered through Amazon in paperback or Kindle. Join Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/ j/92046726437? pwd=YnZLOUlQU2dZTzhIL0hyUVNVbHpsUT09 Meeting ID: 920 4672 6437 Password: 597383 One tap mobile: +19292056099,,92046726437# US (New York) 4 SPECIAL MUSICAL GUEST - JENNIFER KNAPP JENNIFER KNAPP is a Grammy- nominated singer-songwriter, author, speaker, and advocate. Her impressive history includes selling over one million albums with her first three releases Kan- sas (debut 1998, Gold-certified), Lay It Down (2000), and The Way I Am(2001). She has earned four Dove Awards and has two Grammy nominations. The Kan- sas-born musician has toured the globe with artists such as Jars of Clay and was featured on the Lilith Fair Tour in 1999 and 2010. Knapp received critical acclaim for her human approach to the divine, with The Los Angeles Times calling her "a rising star" and People Magazine describing her as "an uncommonly literate songwriter." With a considerable fan base and critical and commercial success, Knapp walked away from music in 2002 at the height of her career. After a seven-year hiatus she returned in 2010 with a renewed passion for music showcased in her album Letting Go, which debuted at No. 73 on the Billboard Hot 200 Chart. Set Me Free followed in 2014 on Righteous Babe Records in conjunction with a memoir, Facing the Music: My Story, published by Simon & Schuster. Her 2017 album Love Comes Back Around, produced by Viktor Krauss, pairs her fearless songwriting and strong, expressive voice with Americana style rootsy arrangements. As the first major artist in the Christian music world to speak openly about LGBTQ identity, her unique position created opportunities for a national dialogue, including appearances on Larry King Live and the TEDx stage. In 2012 Knapp founded the non- profit organization Inside Out Faith, through which she continues to speak and per- form nationally as an advocate for LGBTQ & faith issues. A true Renaissance woman, Knapp recently completed a master’s degree in Theological Studies at Vanderbilt Di- vinity School. 5 Loving Local - Food For Local Families -UPDATE BELOW As the pandemic continues, increasing numbers of our neighbors in local communities have basic food needs. The Mission and Outreach Commission and the Deacons have been planning and implementing a number of actions to serve the communities of Bound Brook, South Bound Brook, Middlesex, and our own church family. The following actions are and will be ongoing. The Deacons have organized volunteers to deliver school lunches to families in Bound Brook who would normally receive this food at school. The Mission and Outreach Commission has begun to supply ShopRite gift cards to the Bound Brook School Dis- trict to supplement food deliveries to families with the greatest needs. We are also in contact with the school nurse in Middlesex to determine the needs there and we plan to assist that community, most likely using ShopRite gift cards. Local businesses have been contacted to provide assistance as well. The Somerset County Food Bank Pantry in the PFC, facilitated by our Mission and Outreach Commission, has continued to serve the community every Saturday morning from 9-12. We have been in contact with Casa Esperanza and Casa Del Banquete about needs for their populations and are helping with some of those needs.