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This Week in Worship Saturday, May 11
5:00 p.m.
&
Sunday, May 12
10:00 a.m.
Commissioning of Kevin Still for
ASP Summer Staff
Scriptures:
Acts 9:36-43, Psalm 23,
Revelation 7:9-17, John 10:22-30
“The Resurrected Shepherd”
Rev. Linda Owens preaching
Guest organist: Susan Caldwell Nelson
The Adult Choir
“Followers of the Lamb”
“The Bird’s Song from Pilgrims Progress” Maria Hladczuk, soloist
Pastor Nominating Committee
Invites You to the May
Presbytery Meeting The Pastor Nominating Committee invites mem-bers of the congregation to attend the Presbytery Meeting this Saturday, May 11 to show support for our recommendation to establish Pastor Linda Owens’ eligibility to be called as our Pastor. The meeting will be held at Hopewell Presbyterian Church and the expected time this will be taken up is 12:45 pm. The vote by Presbytery must be three-fourths of eligible voters present and BBPC will be allocated five votes. Your presence will demonstrate the support by our congregation of this proposal. Please join us to show your support for Linda!
Sal Lalama, Pastor Nominating Committee
December 7, 2018
BBPC Weekly BUZZ May 10, 2019
Invitation to Travel to Pakistan to
Visit PEB Schools Each year in November the Presbyterian Education Board sponsors a trip to Lahore, Pakistan, to meet the teachers and students in many of the schools. This year the trip will take place from November 14-25, and the Mission Commission would love to send a group to participate.
This promises to be an exciting opportunity to be welcomed into an extension of our Bound Brook family in a welcoming culture. Anyone who would like to explore joining this trip is welcome to learn more on May 12 after church or contact Carol Wilson ([email protected]).
Fair Trade Sale: Before and after the church service on Sunday, May19th, the Mission Commission w ill offer for sale, Fair trade items: coffees, tea, cocoas, and chocolates from Equal Exchange; and Zatoun Olive Oil.
Please come and meet Holly Polakiewicz, Alejandro Nietro, and Andrea Ferrante, new members volunteering to help with the sale of fair trade items.
ASP Car Wash this Saturday Come out between 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 11, and have your car washed as you support our next ASP (Appalachian Service Project) trip: this year to Leslie County, Kentucky.
First Friday Men’s Group First Friday, the Men’s Group, will next meet on Friday, May 17th at 6:30 at Dave Oliver’s, for the Annual Hot Dogs, Kielbasa, beverages and sides food fest. Please let Dave know via email: [email protected] or at 732-469-0981 by Monday, May 13th if you plan to attend and what you might bring to share. Thanks. Remember - Friday, May 17th.
This Saturday,
BBPC parking
lot
Elder - Issues and Answers: Rescheduled from May 8: We gather next on May 22 to plan for presentations on the Aid in Dying law, elder law, Rewire don’t Retire, and a host of other issues. Join us at 10 am in the Reception Area.
Apply now for the Born-Legge
Scholarship! All active members of the church who will be attending junior college, college, university, seminary, or other post-high school educational institution 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 currently administers the fund, is accepting applications for scholarships for the 2019-2020 school year.
Scholarship applications are available at the following link:https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.cloversites.com/53/53d3a6ba-f220-46dd-a5bd-6e1669b4c671/documents/BornLeggeScholar-ship_Fund_Application_Form_2019.pdf Or you may email the church office to request a copy. Finally, there are hard copy applications outside of Linda’s office.
Completed forms need to be submitted to the church office no later than June 1, 2019. Please email all forms, if possible, to the church office ([email protected]).
If you have any questions regarding the Fund or application, please contact the church office by email or phone 732-356-3575
BBPC Youth
Youth Group May 12: Mother's Day/ No Youth Group May 19: 11:30-1 in the Cave May 26: Memorial Day Weekend: No Youth Group
Spark Sunday School This Sunday, we'll continue with our Bible story, Jesus Feeds 5,000.
May 12: Cooking with Mr. Keith May 19: Science with Ms. Rhonda May 26: Art with Ms. Barb
Children and youth are encouraged to lead the Call to Worship. Please email Sally to sign up at: [email protected]
Thank You! To the staff, congregation, family & friends,
What a glorious retirement celebration! I appreciate so many of you taking the time to share it with me. Thank you for the generous gifts from the congregation, the session and the wonderful “Hail Retirement Time” from Tom and the choir! To Linda Owens, Nancy Avery, Deb Gugel, Cathy Boleyn and all of the Fellowship Commission, your hard work was apparent in your gracious hosting. And all the good wishes in the memory books – quite overwhelming!
You are an extraordinary congregation. I appreciate having been able to share in important parts of your lives through the years – the babies and baptisms, your growing families, confirmations, graduations, weddings - the good times and the difficult ones. I am especially grateful for your recent prayers and support for my family this past year.
Dave & I are looking forward to this next chapter in our lives. We have no plans to relocate, but hope to do more traveling. We’ll see you in church on Sundays! Peace to you all.
Love, Martha With a grateful heart I would like to thank Session Members, Fellowship Commission Members, and the Sunday Morning Adult Bible School Members who helped with planning, setting-up and cleaning-up for Martha Costain’s Retirement Luncheon. I would also like to thank all the congregation members who made cookies and made donations of supplies, ASP for their donation of balloons from the Tricky Tray, and the choir for their wonderful fun song. Happy retirement, Martha!
Nancy Lynn Avery
Thank you to Hannah Kerwin who took all of the photos seen on this page. To view her entire album of Martha’s retirement luncheon, click on the link below. https://www.flickr.com/photos/91295057@N02/
sets/72157708352210275
Strawberry Festival: Come join us on Friday, June 7th for strawberry
shortcake, music, fun and fellowship. See page 8 for
a flyer with more details.
Camp Johnsonburg Interested in summer camp for your kid(s)? Camp Johnsonburg is the place be. BBPC has had a long history of sending our children to Camp J’burg, a Presbyterian camp in Allamuchy, NJ. Check out their summer offerings in their camp brochure located outside Pastor Linda’s office or on their website: https://www.campjburg.org/
Thank you! Thank you for all who attended or volunteered for the ASP Kentucky Derby Tricky Tray last Friday. The event was a success and helped us raise approximately $15,000 toward our ASP mission trip to Leslie County, Kentucky this summer. Your generosity and enthusiasm for ASP is greatly appreciated.
World Wide Knit in Public Day Join the Compassion-knits, the Bound Brook Presbyterian Church’s Prayer Shawl Ministry, for World Wide Knit in Public Day! 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Saturday, June 8, 2019, at The Bound Brook Presbyterian Church.
New knitters are welcome! We will have supplies to get you started. Or, bring your own supplies –worsted weight yarn and size 8 knitting needles. Don’t forget a chair and water!
Hope you can join us! Crocheters welcome. Please RSVP to Amanda Decker: [email protected]
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The Bound Brook Presbyterian Church
409 Mountain Avenue, Bound Brook, NJ 08805
To contact us email [email protected] or phone (732) 356-3575
Session took the following actions:
As part of the conversation about hiring for the new Adminis-trative Assistant Position, it was decided by session vote that the church will not consider church members as candidates for the position. Personnel is working on a volunteer list for phone coverage for May through mid-June, when Sharon Dougherty will return to cover the office in the summer months. This will give us time to finalize the job description and hire a new Ad-ministrative Assistant.
The Christian Education Commission was granted permission to set aside a parking space behind the PFC for a Sunday School teacher on Sunday mornings.
Session received an updated report from those in conversation with members of the Trinity United Church. Conversation continues around possible points of shared ministry that we could do to-gether. No decisions or commitments have been made on our behalf, nor can they until the question of our Head of Staff is settled and we are ready to develop a job description for a pro-gram staff person.
The Stewardship Campaign in conversation with Buildings & Grounds reported the following up-dates:
Capital Campaign Pledge & Payment Update. The 2018 Annual Report listed the 2018 capital campaign pledge/gifts of $432,670. In late December an addition gift of $10,000 was received but was not included in the annual report. The updated total for 2018 cap-ital campaign pledges and gifts is $442,670. Combined with the stained glass window fund from prior years and the deacon’s donation yields a total of $477,804 (91% of $525,000 goal). Total payments toward the 2018 capital campaign pledges was $216,907 (49% of the 2018 pledge) as of March 27,2019.
Project Updates:
Kitchen Repairs and Upgrade. This project has been completed. We are awaiting final inspections. Thanks to John A and the B&G team.
Church HVAC. This project is complete (except for cosmetic repairs to the re-ception bathroom.
Bell Tower. Engineering design work completed on the support design for the bell platform.
Stained Glass Window Restoration. The committee met w ith a consultant from Associated Crafts to detail work to be done in order to create an updated pro-posal. A walkthrough inspection of all windows was completed with the consultant.
Weekly Calendar
Friday 7:00 p.m. BBP Railroad Club 8:30 p.m. AA
Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Car Wash (BBPC Parking lot) 12:45 a.m. Presbytery meeting (Hopewell Presbyterian) 5:00 p.m. Worship
Sunday 10:00 a.m. Worship, Church School 11:15 a.m. Children’s Choir 3:30 p.m. Confirmation Class
Monday Church Office Closed 9:00 a.m. Chair Yoga 8:30 p.m. AA
Tuesday No Adult choir rehearsal 8:00 p.m. AA
Wednesday 12:00 noon Chair Yoga 7:30 p.m. NA
Thursday 9:30 a.m. Silence Seekers No Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Boy Scout Troop #41 No Handbell choir No Adult choir 8:00 p.m. AA Meditation
Friday 6:30 p.m. First Friday Men’s Club (Oliver’s home) 7:00 p.m. BBP Railroad Club 8:30 p.m. AA
Saturday 5:00 p.m. Worship
In Other News …
Pastoral Care: Pastor Linda w ill be away May 13-23 visiting her daughter in New Zealand. While she is away our Caring Ministry team and Rev. Brooks Smith will be available in case of
emergency.
Caring Minister On Call: May 12-18: Marion Randolph
Church Office Hours: The church office w ill be closed on Mondays until June 17. Office hours are Tuesday - Friday, from 9:30AM-3PM.
Wednesday Night Supper & Sabbath: Our next Sabbath Supper will be held at 6:30 p.m. on June
12, at Gabriel’s Fountain Restaurant in Martinsville. Email the church office to reserve a spot.
Appalachia Service Project 2019 Destination: Leslie County, Kentucky, June 29th - July 7th
Registration forms can be found on the BBPC Website http://www.bbpc.org/asp or outside Linda's
office. For more information, please contact Melissa Bellamy at: [email protected]
Chair Yoga Class—Join us! Monday at 9:00-10:00 am and/or Wednesday at 12:00-1:00 pm in the preschool classroom. Cost: $40 for 8 weeks per class.
Flower chart: The 2019 Flower chart is posted outside the office.
Please send articles for the Buzz to Sharon: [email protected] with a copy to Martha: [email protected] Buzz articles are due by Thursday at 3:00. Thank you
