This Week in Worship Saturday, November 9 5:00 p.m. & Sunday, November 10 10:00 a.m. Rev. Linda E. Owens Preaching “Building a Mystery“ Scriptures: Haggai 1:15b–2:9, Psalm 145:1-5, 17-21 2 Thessalonians 2:13-17, Luke 20:27-38 The Adult Choir “Christ Hath a Garden” - Gerald Near (b. 1942) “God, We Honor You” - James E. Clemens (b. 1966) Love Local, Dine Out! Join us after church as we visit local Bound Brook restaurants for lunch after church on Sunday, November 17th. Sign up in the reception area (round table) and on the morning of the 17th you will be as- signed a local restaurant to dine with other members of the BBPC community. It is a great time to get to know Bound Brook and each other better!
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December 7, 2018
BBPC Weekly BUZZ September 06, 2019
This Week in Worship Saturday, November 9
5:00 p.m.
&
Sunday, November 10
10:00 a.m.
Rev. Linda E. Owens Preaching
“Building a Mystery“
Scriptures:
Haggai 1:15b–2:9, Psalm 145:1-5, 17-21
2 Thessalonians 2:13-17, Luke 20:27-38
The Adult Choir
“Christ Hath a Garden” - Gerald Near (b. 1942)
“God, We Honor You” - James E. Clemens (b. 1966)
Love Local, Dine Out!
Join us after church as we visit local Bound Brook
restaurants for lunch after church on Sunday,
November 17th. Sign up in the reception area (round
table) and on the morning of the 17th you will be as-
signed a local restaurant to dine with
other members of the BBPC community. It is a great
time to get to know Bound Brook and each other
better!
Community Interfaith
Thanksgiving Service
Community Interfaith Thanksgiving Service This year we will be hosting the Community Interfaith
Thanksgiving Service on Sunday, November 24 at
4PM. Please join us in our common celebration gratitude. It is a wonderful opportunity to get to know
our neighbors and to share in what we all hold dear. Please bring canned goods or other non-perishable food items for the South Bound Brook Food Bank.
The Fellowship Commission is responsible for
refreshments after the service and we’d like to ask
church members to donate desserts and goodies for this. We’re going to have a sign up sheet
available after church the next few Sundays for anyone who wants to donate. Please email Doug
Elders Issues group will be led in discussion by Wayne Fabricius sharing from the Chatauqua Insti-tute week long workshop on Longevity. So we will explore the social, political, moral and religious is-sues created by lenghtening life spans. Join us at 10 am on Wednesday, Nov. 13 in the Reception Ar-ea.lifted one another hope in love and faith. We hope to provide a similar event in late April with a segment on End of life Medical Ethics.
Lifetouch Photography Update
Some of you have told me that you have received
your photograph order from Lifetouch Photog-
raphy. I hope you are happy with your order. If
you have a specific problem, please notify me. I
have been in contact with Lifetouch to learn that
the processing of some of the photographs has
been delayed. Lifetouch is working on the orders.
I will give you an update when I know more infor-
mation. Thank you for your patience.
Kathy Hobb
Youth and Families Spark Sunday School is for children ages three
through grade five. Each week, we enjoy hands on
activities that help children understand and re-
member stories from the SPARK Story Bible. This
month we are learning about the Battle of Jericho.
Last week we built a delicious wall of brownies and
knocked it down! This week, we will have creative
drama with Ms. Sally.
ECHO is a for middle school students, and meets in
the cave during worship.
Youth Group
All youth grades 6-12 are invited to join us! Please
They love hearing from their BBPC family! There is a
bin for donations outside of the Christian ED office
(Pastor Linda’s old office). Anything is appreciated!!
Saints Photo Tables
Thank you for sharing your wonderful photos of
loved ones. The saints photo table will be on dis-
played one last time, this Sunday in the reception
area. Please pickup your photos at the end of the
service. Any photos remaining after Sunday will be
available for pickup in the church office.
2020 Stewardship Update
On Thursday October 31st letters announcing the
2020 Annual Stewardship Campaign and pledge
cards were mailed to church members. Members
began receiving their letters on November 1st. We
learned earlier this week that that was a glitch in
generating the mailing labels so a small number of
members may not have received the stewardship
information. If you have not received your letter and
pledge card they are available on the table in the
reception area. Please take this opportunity to pick
up the information and plan to return your pledge
card on Stewardship Commitment Weekend,
November 16 and 17.
Your Stewardship Commission
A NOTE FROM PASTOR LINDA
“Now to him who by the power at work within us is
able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can
ask or imagine …” Ephesians 3:20
It is that time of year again in the life of the church
when we look forward, beyond Thanksgiving and
Christmas, to the new year ahead. What will 2020 look
like here at BBPC? Quite frankly it is hard to imagine
what the next year will have in store. All we know for
certain is change is in the air.
In 2020 we will say “goodbye and thank you” to Tom Rodgers and hello to an interim Director of Music. We will also be thanking Sally Zeiner for her transitional
work with our children and youth and welcoming a per-manent, part-time Director of Christian Education on board. We will be wrapping up our Capital Campaign
tackling repairs to the windows and updating church signage and lighting. But we will also be doing the
things we have always done and done well … fostering a welcoming and supportive community of
faith and reaching beyond our walls to love and care for the world around us.
Our staff will change, but our mission will not. We will remain faithful to the God who has been so
faithful to us. We will worship with joy. We will welcome with open arms. We will care deeply and
love tangibly. And we will give of ourselves generously, of our time, talent and treasure to a God who
sees the future clearly, even when we can’t, and who will work in the through us in ways beyond our
wildest dreams.
On the weekend of November 16 & 17th you are encouraged to say, “Yes!” to God’s plan for our new
year ahead though an act of fearless generosity, by offering your financial pledge for 2020. Your
pledge makes it possible for the Session to plan responsibly for the challenges that lie ahead; the hiring
of staff, the support of programing, the maintenance of the building, the paying of utilities, and faithful-
ness to our mission. We hope to walk bolding into 2020 with high expectations and generous resources.
That can only happen if help make it happen by sharing with us your anticipated financial giving for
the coming year.
Please join us next weekend and bring your pledge card with you. During the closing hymn you will be
invited to bring your pledge card forward to drop it in the basket. This weekend our church officers,
elders and deacons will lead the way offering their pledges. Let’s give without fear, trusting God for
our future!
A pledge to the church is not a legal obligation. You can amend your pledge if your circumstances
change by contacting one of the church Financial Secretaries (John O’Melia or Judy Wahrenberger). It is, however, a good faith statement of your intention for the future and essential to the process of
planning for the coming year.
Capital Campaign Update
Progress – Progress – Progress
The capital campaign committee continues its work in
support of your pledges and gifts for capital improve-
ments to enhance the utility and beauty of our church
home. Good progress has been made in recent months
and a summary of our progress is available in a three-
page report in the church reception area for your review.
The report includes a financial summary including pro-
ject specific financials, a project summary and infor-
mation on new project activity planned for 2020. Thank
you for your continued support of the capital campaign.
Your Capital Campaign Committee
Episodes from Emmie, Part 3
Hello from a suddenly very cold Minnesota!
It was great to see some of you, even just for a moment,
when I came home a few weekends ago for two weddings.
I’ve got more traveling coming up for more weddings, and I
come home for Christmas(!!!), but I’ve made many more
memories in Minnesota since the last time I wrote.
At work, my responsibilities keep increasing. Now, I have
about 40 patients at a time plus whatever other referrals
come in for me! (If my mentor isn’t at work, I have 60.) I’ve
started doing overnight on-call shifts once a week, too, during
which I’m responsible for more than 1,400 patients and their
families. Mayo Clinic is a wild place to work. It’s a last stop for
many people who have been told elsewhere that their
conditions are too complicated to continue treating – or who
haven’t been able to get diagnosed at all – so I meet many
people who have taken long and winding journeys to get
here. I felt similarly confused and lost when I went to
Mayo myself three years ago. It’s powerful to be back, do
this unique and meaningful work, and feel like I get better
at my job each week.
Outside of work, my life continues to be busy, full, and rich with friends and opportunities. It became
winter practically overnight and the wind here is strong, so I no longer go biking, but there are fun
things to do inside. Most of my free time is happily spent at my apartment building with friends, cook-
ing, hanging out in the den, and swapping life stories. We do go out sometimes, and we spent the last
warm weekend in Minneapolis for an overnight trip. It was great to celebrate the exciting successes of
some of my friends, as well as mourn the departure of one of my dearest friends here. I don’t know who
will walk into my life or return to their original homes on any given day in my building because of how
often people come and go once their internship, fellowship, or residency at Mayo is over. I have many
people to stay with in my future travels!
So much love to each and every one of you,
Emmie
Some of my friends and me in the beautiful
AirBnB we rented in Minneapolis. It was right
along the Mississippi River!
I continue to decorate my room and
make it feel more like home.
My fellow chaplain residents and I did a special
project where we shared stories from our lives
and filled the painful cracks with gold, just like
in the Japanese art form Kintsugi.
Ninth Annual Veteran’s Day Service
Sunday, November 10, 2019, at 2:00pm
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
214 Church Street
Bound Brook, New Jersey 08805
(732) 356-0247
TO CHURCHES IN AND AROUND BOUND BROOK
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church offers a service to recognize all service members who are active,
retired, or deceased. We extend an open invitation to join us at St. Paul’s Church for our
Ninth Annual Veteran’s Day Service on Sunday, November 10, 2019, at 2:00pm.
A booklet is produced that lists each church and individuals with the names of the service
members affiliated with your church and families. Each name is read aloud during the service,
preferably by a clergy person, a Veteran, his/her family member, or by a member from your
church. We strongly encourage you to send a representative and members to this service.
A free-will offering is taken and donated to a selected military facility chosen by the com-
mittee. Please join us as we honor those we love who have served or continue to serve our
great country. They give so much, allowing us to enjoy our many freedoms.
Following the service we gather in Rennell Hall where a table is available for Veteran memo-
rabilia. We encourage additional items from your families to share with each other.
Light refreshments are also available during the fellowship gathering in our Hall.
The contact person at St. Paul’s is our Secretary, Sheri, at (732) 356-0247, or email
[email protected]. Please review the booklet for corrections or additions and contact
Sheri no later than October 27th. We look forward to your participation on this special day.
In Grateful Remembrance,
Rev. Kristen Foley
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In Other News…
College Student Updates: Please provide your college student ’s current address to the church
office.
Caring Minister On Call: November 10 - November 16: Joan Stryker Save The Date: After Hours Bible Study meeting in 2019-2020 year from 7:30—9:00pm:
Nov. 25 (lesson 3), Dec. 16 (lesson 4), January 27, 2020 (lesson 5), Feb. 24 (lesson 6), Mar. 23 (lesson 7), Apr. 27 (lesson 8), May 18 (lesson 9), June, picnic. Date and time TBD.
Church Office Hours: Monday—Friday, 9:00am - 4pm
BBPC is SMOKE FREE! No smoking is permitted on church grounds. We hope that this w ill cre-ate a healthier and more pleasant environment for all of us.
Chair Yoga Class—Join us! Monday at 9:00-10:00am, Wednesday at 12:00-1:00pm, and Friday at 12:15-1:15pm. Please note, all classes will be at the Freeman Chapel in the cemetery. Cost: $40 for 8 weeks per class.
Flower chart: The 2019 Flower chart is posted outside the Sanctuary.
Please send Buzz articles to [email protected]. Article deadlines are Thursday 1:00pm.
Weekly Calendar November 8 — November 16
Friday 12:15 p.m. Chair Yoga 7:00 p.m. BBP Railroad Club 8:30 p.m. AA
