Brethren Light Issue 208 July 2012

Summer Speaker Series

As many of you already know the Leadership Board has graciously al-

lowed me to take a preaching sabbatical during the month of July. Let me reiterate that

this is not a month long vacation. I will still be having some office hours and a few meet-

ings during this time. This is simply a chance for me to focus my heart, mind, and soul

on Jesus Christ and give him time to prepare me for what lies ahead. I am grateful for

this opportunity to rejuvenate my passion for ministry, and the vision that God continues

to lay on my heart. With that in mind I wanted to use this opportunity to share with who

will be filling in for me on Sundays during my sabbatical.

July 1st Pastor John Shelton

July 8th Pastor John Shelton

July 15th Matt Meighan – He and his wife Jill and their 2 children currently reside in

Fishers, Indiana. He is a graduate of Butler University and is part of the core leadership

team of a church plant called The Pointe Community Church in Fishers. Matt has filled

the pulpit on several occasions for pastors and has a heart of God that is evident in his

life. And they are Buckeye fans!

July 22nd Jim Wright – He and his wife Laura and son Jeremy recently moved from Cen-

tre, Alabama, where he served as a Senior Pastor for 12 years, to the Carmel, Indiana ar-

ea to start a new church called Pathway Church.

July 29th Robert Rogers - Currently resides in Fort Wayne, Indiana and is the founder of

Mighty in the Land Ministries. In 2003, he and his wife were traveling in Kansas when

their van was caught in flash flood that swept their van away causing his wife and four

children to drown and leaving him as the only survivor. Robert will share how this event

has changed his life and how God has proven to be faithful each step of the way. You can

go to his web site to read more http://www.intothedeep.org/ourstory

I am excited to see what God has in store for us through these great men of God

and the messages they will be bringing to us. My hope is that this is a time a renewal and

refreshing in your faith as well as we have a chance to hear from different voices and

hearts. Thank you for your kindness, graciousness, understanding, and prayers during

this sabbatical.

Dan and Becca

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Brethren Light

Issue 208

July 2012

On Saturday September 8th, Gene

and Nancy Harshbarger have graciously

offered their home for the location of our Fall Harvest Party. Bring the whole family

for autumn themed food, hayrides, corn hole, bon fires, and great fellowship. More

details to come in the next edition.

Movie Night

Grab the kids and some lawn chairs,

and get ready for a new kind of family

movie night. Begin-ning at 8:00 pm on Fri-

day July 20th, BCOB

invites you and your

family to come and view a kid-friendly movie on our outdoor

movie screen. All are welcome so bring a

friend along. Popcorn, snow cones, and cotton candy will be provided to make this

an extra special movie night. In case of rain, the event will be moved to the Sanc-tuary. The show must go on, rain or shine!

Back 2 School Block Party

Many families in our community have

felt the blessings of your generosity when they

have received the school supplies for their

children in the past 3 years. Some of these

families may not have been able to afford on

their own, and so we want to be able to con-

tinue this ministry at our Block Party on Sat-

urday August 4th from 2-4 p.m.

Every Sunday during the month of July, there will be backpacks located at every

entrance to collect donations for the purchase of school supplies. We will also have a link

on our website to donate online. On Monday July 16th at 6:00 pm, we invite those who are

interested in helping with the Block Party to attend a planning meeting to share thoughts

and ideas. For this event to be successful it will take many volunteers so please consider

being a part of this team.

Dan Scalf (Pastor): 423-8349 John Shelton (Associate Pastor): 524-9422 Office Phone/Fax: 448-2215 bradfordcob@embarqmail.com

Contact Us

The Buildings & Grounds Team needs your help. There are several

maintenance projects at the church that need done, but unfortunately they are lacking the manpower to complete them.

So they are asking for volunteers, whether it be 1

hour, 1 day, or even 1

week of your time,

anything is appreciated. The following is a list of i t e m s t h a t n e e d

completed:

Painting: Entrance doors,

outside window frames, choir room, wall in foyer

that was repaired

Electrical: Install outside light, install

ceiling fan, and replace light fixtures

Plumbing: Remove urinal in downstairs Men’s room

Construction: Repair window sills, replace board covering window at the Refinery

If you are willing to help with any of these projects, either with a team member or by

yourself, please contact the BCOB office at 448-2215 or Dave Shoup at 448-6345.

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Issue 208

July 2012

Lend a Hand

Join Us Sunday School Classes: 9:00 am Sunday Worship Service: 10:15 am Live broadcast at the Refinery every Sunday

Help Save a Life Show your love and support of our fellow bothers and sisters in Christ by do-

nating blood and saving a life. The Com-munity Blood Center relies on an average

of 325 donors every day to meet patient needs.

On August 13, BCOB will be host-ing a blood drive at the BHS from 2:30—

6:30. If you are not able to be a blood do-

nor, there are other ways that you can help. Volunteers are needed for 1-2 hour

shifts the day of the blood drive. We also

need to provide cook-ies and juice for the donors. If you are

willing to help or do-nate cookies and/or

juice, please contact Kristina Wackler in

the church office at 448-2215 for more de-tails

www.bradfordcob.comwww.bradfordcob.com

This fall our discipleship team is

challenging us to find a place to connect

beyond Sunday mornings. We

recognize that there are many great

things about our Sunday service and we

are excited that you join us regularly.

But we also realize that there is much

more that we can do personally to

continue to strengthen our walk with

Christ and our relationships with others

in our church. So beginning this fall we are committed to providing more options to connect.

There are 3 terms we would like to introduce and explain to you. Some of the terms you may

be familiar with and the others you may have heard but not sure of what it means.

Sunday School – Groups that meet each Sunday morning from 9 – 10 a.m. throughout the

church building. The classes are all year long with different Biblical subjects being discussed.

We have classes for all ages and all walks of life during this hour. These groups are great for

those who want a consistent meeting time each week throughout the entire year. These

classes are currently available and you can join one at any time.

Life Groups (small group) - These groups meet throughout the week either at the church or

at an off-site location such as someone’s home. Beginning this fall these groups will begin a

“semester” style schedule. They will meet from September to December and take a

Christmas break and resume in January until Easter. Some groups discuss questions based

on the Pastors most recent sermon. We currently offer groups for Men, Women, and couples

with or without children. Most life groups are on summer break, so be on the look-out for a

more complete list of life groups available in September as we are dedicated to continuing to

provide more Life Group options.

Focus Groups – This is the newest opportunity that the BCOB discipleship team will begin

providing. These groups are built around topical studies that range from finances, to

parenting, to new followers of Christ. Each of these groups last as long as the course material

requires which can range from 4 to 13 weeks, depending on the topic and material used. These

groups will be provided throughout the year. They will meet throughout the week and possibly

on Sunday mornings at the church, at the Refinery or in homes. These groups are a great place

to start if you just want to get a feel for how groups work at BCOB.

Each of these opportunities are a great way to begin building your relationship with

others within our church and strengthening your walk with Jesus Christ. Join one or join

them all they only thing stopping you is…you. Remember life is better in circles than it is in

rows.

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July 2012

1st Greg Frolke

Samantha Harshbarger

Kruz Mead

2nd Dave Amburgey

Amanda Sowers

3rd Shawn Peeples

4th Bob Fine

Courtney Layman

6th Beth Keihl

Eric Swabb

8th Zoe Brewer

11th Marah Hedges

13th Galen Hackett

15th Ryan Skinner

16th Ed Maxwell

17th Alexus Booker

18th Tami Harrison

20th Gary Slusher

Pam Maxwell

23rd Stacie Layman

Alexandria Feight

24th Andrew Harshbarger

Janice Sarver

25th Jo Haines

Kirsten Harmon

Joyce Marshall

Elijah Sowers

Dee Wimmer

26th John Swick

27th Edmonia Fine

28th Tiarra Mills

29th Emily Shoup

30th Raiden Wombold

31st Max Stover

Birthdays

Deployed Cancer Doug Burch Jennie Clark John ‘Bud’ Cruse Jr. Johnny Cruse Kim Dunn Amy Fashner Joanne Foreman John Hole Lori Kenworthy Kathy Ledford Lyn Sharp Dan Shoup Larry Thompson Denny Willoughby Pam Willoughby

Ryan Apple Cory Canan Wilma Carey Jane Farmer Ruth Fine Paulyne Harmon Jackie Hart Tim Hedges

Buddy Jones Karolyn Keller Ellen Lacy Dick Lear Tom Reck Irwana Rhoades Max Stover Rosemary Wood Ron Yount

Prayer Needs

Kris Abney Brandon Archey Sean Davis Ken Pitney John Rostkowski Aaron Szilagyi Walter Wisman

1st Mike & Caryl Peeples

Dave & Dee Wimmer

2nd Ken & Deb Harshbarger

3rd Shawn & Holly Peeples

4th Nathan & Miranda Paulus

David & Mary Alice Shoup

11th Russ & Michele Mead

Larry & Janice Sarver

12th Dennis & Cathy Baker

15th Jay & Wanda Roberts

17th Shane & Kate Mead

26th Steve & Norma Kenworthy

27th Charlie & Vicky Shilt

29th Larry & Diana Beck

Jason & Heidi Sargent

Anniversaries

July 2012 Sunday Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Cookies - Carol Reed and Deb Barger Nursery - Martha, Aspen & McKenzie W. Preschool - Debbie and Greg Frolke 2:1 Children - Anthony and Bree Monnin

2 Office Closed

3 Leadership Board 7:30 Office Closed

4 Fourth of July Office Closed

5 Office Closed

6 Open Mic Night 7:00-11:00 (Refinery)

7 Teen Night 7:00-11:00 (Refinery)

8 Cookies - Cathy Baker’s Team Nursery -Jesse, Angie, and Deanna C. Preschool - Heidi and Jason Sargent 2:2 Children - Casey and Kim Canan

9 ——-BAAC

10 VBS @ BHS

11 First Place 6:00 6:00-8:00p.m.

12 Buildings & Grounds 7:00 9th-12th ——-

13 Scrapbook 7:00 (Refinery)

14 ‘Sweet Surrender’ 7:00-11:00 (Refinery)

15 Cookies - Bree Monnin and Martha O. Nursery - Shawn & Holly P., Lindsey H. Preschool - Carol R. and Mitch H. 2:3 Children - Ken and Deb Harshbarger Sunday Lunch 11:30-1:00 (Refinery)

16 Block Party Planning Meeting 6:00-7:30

17 Team Leaders 7:30

18 First Place 6:00

19 20 Outdoor Movie Night 8:00 Family Game Night

7:00 (Refinery)

21 Best Pie Contest 7:00-11:00 (Refinery)

22 Cookies - Martha Weldy and Peggy Long Nursery - Linda C., Brittany H., & Dee B. Preschool - Jeremy & Kelli Laughman 2:4 Children - Brandy and Danny Anderson

23

24

25 First Place 6:00 Book Club 6:00-8:00

26 27 Euchre Night 7:00-11:00 (Refinery)

28 Teen Night 7:00-11:00 (Refinery)

29 Cookies - Hospitality Team Nursery - Debbie and Larry Barger Preschool - Jason & Kristina Wackler 3:1 Children - Cathy Baker

30 31

First Impressions Hospitality Team - July 2012 - Jason Sargent’s Team

If Jason Sargent has asked you to join his First Impressions Team, please be ready at 10:00 am.

*Pre School Instructors: The num-

bers beside your name is the Unit

and Week of the lesson you will

need. Please see Becca Scalf for in-

structions on how to get your lesson

material.

August 2012 Sunday Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 First Place 6:00

2 3 4 Back to School Block Party 2:00-4:00

5 Cookies - Deb H. and Lucy Haines Nursery - Candice S., Peggy & Bethany L. Preschool - Chris Palsgrove & Kelly E 3:2

6

7 Leadership Board 7:30

8 First Place 6:00

9 Buildings & Grounds 7:00

10 11

12 Cookies - Patty Mason Nursery - Martha, Mackenzie, & Aspen W Preschool - Greg and Debbie Frolke 3:3

13 Back 2 School! Blood Drive 2:30-6:30(BHS)

14

Team Leaders 7:30

15 First Place 6:00

16 17 18

19 Cookies - Kim C., Vicky S., and Tracy B. Nursery - Jesse, Angie, and Deanna C. Preschool - Jason and Heidi Sargent 3:4

20

21 22 First Place 6:00

23

24 25

26 Cookies - Carol Reed & Debbie Barger Nursery - Shawn & Holly P. & Lindsey H. Preschool - Carol Reed & Mitchell H. 3:5

27

28 29 First Place 6:00

30 Deacons 7:00

31

First Impressions Hospitality Team - August 2012 - Gary Mason’s Team

If Gary Mason has asked you to join his First Impressions Team, please be ready at 10:00 am.

*Pre School Instructors: The num-

bers beside your name is the Unit

and Week of the lesson you will

need. Please see Becca Scalf for in-

structions on how to get your lesson

material.

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Brethren Light

Issue 207

June 2012

Best Pie Contest

Upcoming Events

Sunday Lunch

Apple, Cherry, Pumpkin...there are so many delicious pies to choose

from, it is hard to pick a favor-

ite. But the folks at the Refinery

are going to try! Bring your best

creation to the

Refinery on July 21st and see if your pie can wow the

judges. Register by July 15th by calling the BCOB office at 448-2215 or Angie at

418-2695.

The Refinery Operation Hours:

Friday 6 a.m.-9 a.m. & 7 p.m.-11 p.m.

Saturday 7 p.m.-11 p.m.

Sunday 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m.

BCOB service is broadcasted live

every Sunday at the Refinery at

10:15 a.m.

July 6—Open Mic Night 7:00-11:00 p.m.

July 7—Teen Night 7:00-11:00 p.m.

July 13—Scrapbooking 7:00-11:00 p.m.

July 14—’Sweet Surrender’ 7:00-11:00 p.m.

July 20—Family Game Night 7:00-11:00 p.m.

July 21—Best Pie Contest 7:00-11:00 p.m.

July 22—Sunday Lunch 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

July 27—Euchre Night 7:00-11:00 p.m.

July 28—Teen Night 7:00-11:00 p.m.

Join us for our Sunday Lunches that will be held once a month. For a small

amount of money you can enjoy soup, sandwich, dessert, and a lot of fun and fel-

lowship. The date for the next Lunch is July 15th. If you have any questions,

please contact the BCOB office @ 448-2215 or Angie Carine @ 418-

2695.