Join Us For Worship

Sunday: Sunday School & Morning Worship: 9:30 &11:00 a.m. Wednesday: Activities for children, students and adults at 6:30 p.m.

Bayside Staff:

Terry Rolen Lead Pastor

Molli Craddock Adult Ministries Pastor

Jeannie Zier Director of Children’s Ministries

Mickey Taylor Student Ministry Pastor

Tim Willoughby Pastoral Counselor

Rick Kuntz Children’s Ministry Assistant

Emily Baber Office Administrator

Heidi Petitt Children’s Ministry Admin. Assist.

Tracey Glisson Creative Arts Admin. Assistant

Lori Horne Student Ministry Admin. Assistant

Heather Roush Administrative Assistant

Harry Motter Facility Manager

Kevin Freed Technical Director

My wife Kristy and I were at the beach the other evening. It was one of those picturesque evenings we so easily can take for granted in Florida. As we sat watching the blue sky turn pink we were in awe of all the palette in the sky. It was a majestic swirl of pink, orange, purple, blue, and green. Truly amazing. And God does it night after night! I thought maybe there should be a chalk board sign at the entrance of the beach announcing, “Art Work Dis-played Nightly - Free and Open to the

Public.”

We admired God’s piece like patrons at an art gallery, and talked about how creative our God is. He creates beauty effortlessly. His medium includes stars, planets, clouds and winds interpreted through our eyes (that He also creat-ed)! And with those he paints. He paints whatever he feels. And as we stop to observe and reflect we feel it too. We sense his beauty, his artistry, his care and his power. Which is why, if you’ve been on the beach at sunset it is quite common for beachgoers to spontaneously applaud as the final speck of the sun dips into the sea. It’s a sort of “clap offering” to God for another masterful job. I just love it when that happens because people are ‘feeling’ God, and appreciating His artistry. In a way they are returning to the Creator His recurring words in Gen-

esis 1, “This is good.”

While God is honored by it, He doesn’t create for applause. He creates be-cause he is a creator. It’s just what he does because that’s who He is. God never stops creating. He doesn’t wait until people are there to observe or admire the work of his hands. Or to write about it in church newsletters J He just creates. All over the world, every day, our God is weaving together masterpieces in the heavens. I suspect that some of the most beautiful sun-sets have probably occurred in places

where no one was there to applaud. In those occa-sions I just imagine the Holy Trinity, doing as they’ve done from the beginning. Cel-ebrating, communicating, and allow-ing their joy to spill out on evening skies. The essence of the Christian life is being invited by Jesus, into the joy that has been shared eternally by the

Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

I offer two points I hope you will take

away from this.

1. Applaud a July Sunset or Two. This summer stop and applaud a few sunsets. Make a point to go out to the beach at sunset with the purpose of worshipping. With your feet in the sand and the evening breeze blowing, read

this:

Psalm 19:1-6

The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. 2 Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. 3 They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them. 4 Yet their voice] goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens God has pitched a tent for the sun. 5 It is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, like a cham-pion rejoicing to run his course. 6 It rises at one end of the heav-ens and makes its circuit to the other; nothing is deprived of its

warmth.

God’s Nightly Art Show

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As part of our morning worship on Sunday, May 29, we will be lighting

candles in remembrance of our family members who have passed

since last memorial day. You won’t want to miss this special service.

And when the sun dips into the Gulf of Mexico transposing the evening sky, just clap and worship.

2. God is Painting You . . . a Picture.

God is a creator and he makes beauty out of unlikely mediums. No matter what this summer season finds you going through, know that God has his hands in the paint of your life. And he will, if you let him, create beauty out of all of the good, bad, mundane of your life. Our God is love and our God creates. Those two together make for

a pretty cool picture!

Have a blessed and enjoyable July!

You are loved,

Molli Craddock Pastor of Adult Ministries

begins

September 14th

at 6:30pm

Looking for a Time Each Week to Learn and Connect With Others?

All adults are invited to join us each Wednesday evening at 6:30pm in room #202 for Grace Place. It is a wonderful time of sharing together through song, prayer and study. This weekly group is currently studying the book of 1 Corinthians. For more information, contact Bob Lawrence: bobrl@live.com.

The Dove Circle Our regular monthly luncheons on the 3rd Saturday of

each month have been suspended for the summer and

will resume in September. Watch future publications for

place and time. Contact Lynda Taylor for more infor-

mation, 727-771-8209 .

THE RAINBOW GARDEN PRESCHOOL NOW ENROLLING FOR FALL

The Rainbow Garden is a Christian Preschool that meets at Bayside Church. Preschoolers attend during the school year August – May. They offer part time preschool for 2yr., 3yr. and 4yr. old children and welcome Bayside families and friends to call 727-799-2700 or visit their website: www.rainbowgarden.org.

Summer is in full swing in The Harbor. We had a blast at MSC 2016. 38 coaches and students went to Lake Swan for our camp themed “Get Sticky.” The theme verse for the week was 1 Timothy 4:12, “Don’t let anyone think less of you because you are young. Be an example to all believers in what you say(Reckless Words), in the way you live (Reckless Lifestyle), in your love (Reckless Love), your faith (Reckless Faith) and purity.” We had four teams that competed throughout the week for points. Lake time was always a hit, they loved tub-ing and swimming. It was a great week.

July 1-6 we have 25 coaches and students attending International Youth Convention in San Antonio, Texas. Please pray for us, this is always a great moment for life change!

Mickey Taylor Student Ministry Pastor

Alex Hilkert

Alexandria Taylor

Brandi Hawks

Caleb Mears

Hailey Tregurtha

Josh Glisson

Katie Marshall

Kelly Rolan

Kevin Bell

Kyle Kendall

Lauren Grinage

Luke Hilkert

Megan Justice

Megan Neisinger

Noah Gil

Sarah Walker

Tori Maddex

Travis Leslie

Amy Kendall

Greg Horne

Lauryn Taylor

Lori Horne

Mickey Taylor

Robyn Taylor

JUNE 20-24, 2016

MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMP

Lake Swan Camp

Jeannie Zier Director of Children’s Ministries

Coming off a trip to Washington DC this past month, I am reminded of my unique American

history and the freedoms I have. It’s easy to take for granted the freedom we have to worship,

to pray in a public place, to grow our relationship with God by worshiping in a church with oth-

ers. This month, challenge yourself to find a new verse in the Bible that you think could help you

in a life situation. It is summer and God is NOT on vacation—be intentional with your worship! It

is a freedom I hope to never take for granted.

July 3 is All American day!! Kindergarten—12th grades will sit with families in the sanctuary

@ 10:30. childcare provided for infant—Preschool only.

Bring a LARGE side dish to share & sign up to bring a meal for Kids’ Camp

July 17—18 = Overnight Camp Out for kids entering 4th & 5th grades. Pick up a permission

slip and pack list in the kids’ Club and turn it in to Rick or Jeannie no later than Wednesday

July 13.

Kids’ Camp registration is open online!! Sign Up to volunteer and register your kids today!!

July 25 is coming fast and registration closes Wed. July 20. After that date you will need to

get in line and register the Monday of the event. Invite your kids’ friends, neighbors, sports

buddies. We are excited for a great program and want to pack BAYSIDE with kids!! Camp is

free, t-shirts & a music CD are a $10 donation

July 14 @ 7pm = Volunteer TRAINING meeting—PLEASE be sure to attend—This is critical to

making the 1st night smooth. If you need childcare for tis event, please email Jean-

nie@baysidechurch.net

Family Water Night = August 3 6—8pm — Hot dogs & slushies - please join us!! In the Kids’

Club, that morning from 9 —11, Safety Harbor Mattie Williams Neighborhood Family Center

will be filling backpacks with school supplies. Join us to wrap up this Impact 12 summer mis-

sion project. Children are welcome to help if they are big enough to get in line & hold a

backpack full of items. This is an easy Family service project!!!

Register @ baysidechurch.net

Kids 4 years — completed 5th grade

Sign up TODAY to volunteer

July 14 @ 7pm—Volunteer Training Meeting

We NEED YOU to come love on kids, play games, make crafts and

pray with kids in their class time!! COME get connected at Bayside,

make some new friends and celebrate the end of summer with some

great BIBLE FUN!!

FOOD—we all love it and need to keep our volunteers full and our kiddos happy!! Sign up

to bring a dish of something delicious!! Perhaps a pan of lasagna, crockpot full of meatballs

or sloppy Joes….YUMMY desserts (my personal favorite)...Sign up at the nursery counter!

Genesis 28:15:

“God is with me and will watch over me wherever I go”

God Knows Me — God Hears Me — God Strengthens Me

God Loves Me — God Sends Me

THINGS WE NEED: Donations can be dropped in the resource Room

Sea Life Stickers Seal Life Plastic Toys Toy Boats

Green Pool Noodles Inflatable Fish (pool toys) Playdough

Zip Lock Snack Bags Goldfish Snack Crackers Pretzels

Blue Plastic Table Cloths Finger Paint Bubbles

Primetimers, meet us for monthly summer lunch at Bon Appetit, 148 Marine Plaza, Dunedin, on Tuesday, July 12th at 11:30am . Hosts are Gary & Cath Wilson. Be sure to sign up at welcome desk. Hope to see you there!

Please Remember In Prayer:

Our deepest sympathy and prayers to the family of Ancil Curry who passed away on Saturday, June 25. The service will be held at Bayside on Saturday, July 9 at 12 noon with viewing at 11:00am. Serving in our Military: PVT2 Caleb Glisson—son of Dixie & Tracey Glisson—serving in the Army Brock Hildebrand—grandson of Dewayne & Jody Hehl—serving in the U.S. Air Force Naval Petty Officer Corey Loveless— grandson of Dan & Nita Boesswetter LCPL Alec Andre—grandson of Bill & Maureen Andre— serving in the USMC

San Francisco, CA 94110 For a complete listing of prayer requests , please stop by the Welcome Center and pick up a copy. These lists are updated weekly and also in-clude the Prayer Quilt ministry requests for the week. Also, if you have asked for prayer for someone, please call us or email us with an update on that person. That will assist us in keeping our prayer request list cur-rent.

Glenn Bautz Carmen Bladt Dan Boesswetter Sandi Diem John Dobrowski Shannon Dundas Gil Gavigan

Martha Lee Karmen McKaskell Ginger Okerstrom Faith Osborne Richard Ressiger Angela Roberts Cheri Schulert

Jim Green Debbie Griner Helen Henry Cheryl Jewell Debbie Keck Rusty Kelly Joyce Ketcham

Steve Schulert Bob Smith Dorothea Sumpter Cathy Tucker Sharon Unruh Deb Westerlund Vi Whiteherse

ATTENDANCE OFFERINGS

WORSHIP GENERAL FUND BUILDING FUND

6/5 596 $ 20,908.51 400.00

6/12 482 14,167.32 65.00

6/19 433 15,219.04 60.00

6/26 522 19,631.13 65.00

For The Record

No backpacks please.

The church office will be closed

on Monday, July 4th.