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This Week in Worship
Saturday, 5:00 p.m.
&
Sunday, 10:00 a.m.
The Rev. Linda E. Owens, preaching
“Keeping Your Head in the Game”
Scriptures:
Jeremiah 17:5-10, Psalm 1, Luke 6:17-26
Adult Choir
“Then shall the righteous shine forth” Tim Walton, soloist
“Laudate Dominum”
Maria Hladczuk, soloist
Love Local Returns Sunday,
February 17: Join us for lunch after church
as we dine in local restaurants. Love Local is an effort to reacquaint ourselves with the local community of our Bound Brook. So many of us travel to church from our communities, buzzing through town without a second glance. Let’s get to know Bound Brook and each other over lunch. Look for the sign-up on the round table in the reception area. Dining location assignments will be made available on the morning of February 17th.
December 7, 2018
BBPC Weekly BUZZ February 15, 2019
Shirley Bishop
SOS (Share our Stories) meets on the second and fourth Wednesday morning of each month from 10 to 11:30.
Our meeting will be February 20th at 10AM in the reception area. Topic: Families & Funeral Planning, Discussion Leader: Rev. Linda Owens
March 6 will be a planning session for future topics including outside speakers on Health Care, Elder law and Pets and Vets.
We meet in the Reception Area and the coffee is hot.
Become a Member or Learn
More About BBPC?
Do you like what you have seen or heard about BBPC (the informal name of The Presbyterian Church of Bound Brook)? Are you interested in finding out more about us? Perhaps, you are interested in becoming a member.
If so, we will be having two Inquirers gatherings on Sunday, March 10, 2019, from 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. and Wednesday, March 20, 2019, from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
On Sunday, March 10, we will be discussing the theology and structure of the Presbyterian denomination as compared with other denominations. On Wednesday, March 20, we will be discussing our church, specifically, with members of various boards and commissions giving brief explanations about their role in our church. If you have not been an active member of a Presbyterian church in the past, we would like you to attend both sessions. If you have been an active member of a Presbyterian church, you may attend only the Wednesday evening class, but are most welcome to attend both sessions. Childcare can be provided. However, we will need to know at least one week in advance to arrange that service.
If you are interested in attending, please contact the church office, 732-356-3575 or [email protected] or Kathy Hobbs, 908-380-0307, [email protected] We hope to hear from you!
CPR - 1st Aid Training The Deacons are offering an opportunity for CPR and First Aid Training to be tentatively held on Sunday, February 24, 2019 at 12:30 p.m. at the church.
The cost for both will be $55.00.
Anyone who is interested in being certified for the first time or needs to renew their certification please contact Deb Gugel at [email protected] or call 732-991-1742 or 732-752-3558.
BBPC Youth
Youth Group Visit our Facebook page to see what fun we had last week!
Meet us this Sunday, February 17, for Laser Tag at Branchburg Sports Complex Time 5-7 pm
Unlimited Games: $20 or $8 per game. Make sure to visit the website to complete the waiver. Thanks to those who completed the survey. We will be taking your feedback to plan upcoming youth group activities. Top votes went to laser tag and movie night. Also, we want to take action on hunger, and climate change, and volunteer at an animal shelter.
If you haven't completed the survey yet, it is not too late! Help us plan for the new year. Let us know what you want to do and when you want to do it by completing this survey.
Confirmation Confirmation classes will be starting again on Sunday, March 17th! This class is open to all youth who have completed at least the eighth grade and are interested in becoming members of BBPC. The class will run weekly until Pentecost (June 9). If you are interested please contact Sally Zeiner ([email protected]) or Bill Dettelback ([email protected])!
Spark Sunday School Bound Brook Presbyterian Church uses a workshop rotation model for Sunday School, which means that we spend four weeks with each Bible story so that children have time to truly understand them. We en-joy science, art, cooking, and creative drama lessons.
This month we are exploring the Bible story, the House Built on a Rock. First we read the story as a call to action. God's word is a strong foundation if we act on it! Last week, we built houses with marshmallows! Coming up: Feb. 17 Science Feb. 24 Art
If your child(ren) will be attending Sunday School this year and you have not yet registered them for Sunday School, please take a moment to complete this form.
Prayer Shawl Ministry The Prayer Shawl Ministry will be meeting on Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. You are welcome to join us if you are a beginner knitter or crocheter or an experienced knitter or crocheter. The meeting will be held at the home of Marion Oliver.. Please let Kathy Hobbs know if you plan on attending, [email protected], 908-380-0307.
Appalachia Service Project 2019 Destination: KENTUCKY, June 29th - July 7th
For our eighteenth summer, BBPC will sponsor a summer ASP mission trip somewhere in Kentucky making homes warmer, safer, and dryer. Stay tuned for our county assignment announcement. This mission trip is open to all high school-aged youth (Fall 2019 Freshman and older) along with college students, young adults and adult mentors. Registration forms can be found on the BBPC website or outside Linda's office. For more information, please contact Melissa Bellamy at [email protected] Save the Date!: We will be holding a TRICKY TRAY ASP fundraising event on March 23rd at the VFW in Manville.
Wednesday Night Supper &
Sabbath: We had such a great time gathering on Wednesday evenings in January that we would like to continue gathering once a month beginning in March. Each Wednesday we will come together at 6:30 PM in the reception area for a lite supper followed by worship and conversation related to devotional living. Please mark the following dates on your calendar and look for sign ups coming soon.
March 6: Ash Wednesday Supper at 6:30PM & Worship at 7:30PM
April 10: Supper at 6:30PM & Worship & Conversation at 7:15PM
May 8: Supper at 6:30PM & Worship & Conversation at 7:15PM
June 12: Gathering offsite followed by a trip to a local labyrinth (weather permitting)
Back to School Sale!! Confused?? Schools in Pakistan begin in April, not the fall, so our 20 PEB students will be headed back soon for the 2019-20 school. The Presbyterian Education Board is thrilled and blessed to have our participation again. Last year BBPC renewed 18 scholarships and added 2 more. Yearly tuition for a day student remains the same -$356 – or one dollar a day! The Mission Commission will sell full scholarships and $37 shares beginning March 2 and continuing through the 5 weekends in March. Supporting the education of girls in Pakistan has become a fulfilling mission of our church for our members as well as the smiling students who could not otherwise afford school. “So then as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone” Galatians 6:10 EXPERIENCE PAKISTAN IN 2019! The Mission Commission is announcing 2 other opportunities to participate in the schools in Pakistan. Mid-June 2019- PEB invites US teachers to participate in a sharing and training of the PEB teaching staff November 2019- PEB exploration is an opportunity to travel to Pakistan and experience how our donations have made a difference in the lives of the children there. On both trips the participant is responsible only for airfare, passport and visa fees. If you are interested in either trip, please see Carol Wilson.
Be the Church Help Wanted: Looking for a place to serve? Here are some opportunities …
Writers Wanted: Looking for a team of individuals to write short articles for The
Buzz highlighting members in the congregation for a new column called Did
You Know? Contact Rev. Linda if you are interested … [email protected]
Scripture Readers Wanted: I f you are interested in reading scripture in worship on
Saturday evenings or Sunday mornings, please contact Adriana Biedermann ... [email protected]
Love Local Coordinator: Looking for some-one to coordinate monthly opportunities to Love Local. This would involve scheduling dates, selecting restaurants in the local
community and communicating with them, and organizing dining assignments. If
interested please contact Rev. Linda … [email protected]
Follow us: Facebook @ B.B.Presbyterian Church & Instagram @ bbpresby
The Bound Brook Presbyterian Church
409 Mountain Avenue, Bound Brook, NJ 08805
To contact us email [email protected] or phone (732) 356-3575
Items for Children Chemo Comfort Bags
Stuffed animals
Small card games (ex. Uno)
Crayons
Kid Books
Coloring Books
Soft rolled blankets
Chap-stick
Soft tissues
Water bottles
Fuzzy socks (for kids)
Chemo Comfort Bags Paige D’Aloisio’s Girl Scout troop is filling over 60 chemo comfort bags for children going through chemo therapy. We are looking for donations to fill the bag. In March, our troop will be doing a community service project. We will be filling Chemo Comfort Bags for children who are going through chemo-therapy treatments. The company, Thirty-One gifts, will be donating the bags for us to fill for these patients. We are asking for any items from the following list to be donated to our troop for when we start filling the bags. Please make sure to send new items - not used. We want to thank you in advance for any donations you provide for this community service project! Look for the donation box in the reception area. In addition, if you are interested in sponsoring a bag for $20, payments can be made through venmo to suzy-michaels or paypal to [email protected]
Weekly Calendar
Friday 7:00 p.m. BBP Railroad Club 8:30 p.m. AA
Saturday 5:00 p.m. Worship
Sunday 10:00 a.m. Worship, Church School 11:15 a.m. Children’s Choir 12:00 noon Love Local 5:00 p.m. Youth Group
Monday Office Closed—Presidents’ Day 9:00 a.m. Chair Yoga 8:30 p.m. AA
Tuesday 10:45 a.m. Adult Choir Rehearsal 1:30 p.m. Staff Meeting 6:15 p.m. Board of Deacons 7:00 p.m. Session
8:00 p.m. AA
Wednesday 10:00 a.m. SOS (Older Adult) 12:00 noon Chair Yoga 12:15 p.m. Caring Ministry 7:30 p.m. NA
Thursday 9:30 a.m. Silence Seekers 6:45 p.m. Adult Handbells 7:00 p.m. Boy Scout Troop #41 7:30 p.m. Adult Choir 8:00 p.m. AA Meditation
Friday 7:00 p.m. BBP Railroad Club 8:30 p.m. AA
In Other News …
Caring Minister On Call: February 17-23: Marion Randolph
Hearing Aids for use during worship: Located near the church office or available from any usher
Will Church be Canceled due to weather? Whenever there are predictions of possible snow and ice over the weekend, how will you know if church is cancelled? Any change to the church schedule will be posted on the website towards the bottom of the home page, under WHAT’S
HAPPENING. If for any reason you are uncomfortable coming out in the inclement weather, please stay home and be safe. Please check the website for updates….bbpc.org
Spark Sunday School: Interested in volunteering? Email [email protected]
Chair Yoga Class—Join us! Come join us, Monday at 9:00-10:00 am and/or Wednesday at 12:00-1:00 pm in the pre-school classroom. Cost: $40 for 8 weeks per class.
Key Fobs: Please return unneeded key fobs to the church office. Thank you
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