Bay Shore Church - Sermons and News from Bay Shore Community Congregational Church in Belmont Shore, California.

Soul of Bob Crawford, Richard Vandagriff, thanks to God for answered prayers, God’s Grace, infinite love & the promise of each new day, Mom, Ben, David Davis, soul of Jim McNulty, Carmen Sperry, Liz, Susan, Rich Elliott, Mike, all caregivers, Al & Marilynn Sykes, Al & Esther Watts, Nancy & Michael, Tracey Condon, Karla Klinger, Vince & Jody, Amy Jensen, Michael & Michelle, Gregory & Angelina, Barbie & Gary, John Maass, our two grandsons, soul of Ralph Flores, Lisa Stephenson, Irene, aging parents, Karen, Chelsey, all the family, Wendy Benson, Virginia Campbell, Arlene Hartry, John Armstrong, Phyllis Johnson, Isaac Miller, Jan Redford, Kay Redford, Dr. Gerry Ganz, soul of John Hauser, Doug Incledon, Tim Russert’s family & friends, Bud Kilsby, Jackie Dodge, Katherine Knerr, Glen Mathis, Betty Outten, Laurie Turley, Bob Elkins, Gina Byute, all travelers, healing for those who had surgery, all campers & counselors.

The prelude and postlude will be arrangements of the hymn tune “Ellacombe” which first appeared in its present form in 1868, in the Appendix to Hymns Ancient and Modern. However, the tune is an adaptation of an older tune written in 1784. The tune has ten different sets of text, and the text providing my inspiration is “I Sing the Mighty Power of God”. The offertory will be an arrangement of the hymn “When In Our Music God Is Glorified” (Chalice Hymnal, No. 7). The hymn tune was written in 1904 for the text “For All The Saints”. In 1971 Fred Pratt Green, a Methodist minister in England, wrote the words that express the connection between music and worship. The second verse is my prayer: How often, making music, we have found a new dimension in the world of sound, as worship moved us to a more profound “Allelulia!”

9:30a.m. Worship – Summer Sunday School – Nursery

The Rev. Charles Ensley’s Sermon:
“THE  TAPESTRY  OF  THE  CHURCH”
This isn’t about some woven wall-hanging in our church. It is an acknowledgement and appreciation of the yarns of many colors and varieties that make up our denomination, our city, and our congregation. Where’s your place in this “exasperating, heady mix”?

Scripture Lesson: Galatians 3:23-29
Lay Reader: Sarah Griffin

Chancel Choir anthem: Sweet Hour of Prayer

Bay Shore Community Congregational Church
5100 The Toledo
Long Beach, California 90803-5539

Rev. Charles E. Ensley, Jr.
Senior Minister
revcee@bayshorechurch.org

Church Office: Tel (562) 433-0401 Fax (562) 433-5078
Bayshorechurch@aol.com
www.bayshorechurch.org

Hawaiian Shirt Sunday and Fifth Sunday Brunch
8:30 – Chancel Choir Rehearsal
9:30 – Worship, Sunday School & Nursery
10:45 – Fifth Sunday Brunch in the Concert Hall
1:30-4 – 70th Wedding Anniversary Reception for Al & Esther Watts at Sunrise Senior Living Center, 3840 Lampson Ave., Seal Beach

Flowers on the altar are given by George & Marlene Jones in loving memory of George’s father, the Honorable George M. Jones.

Flowers in the niche are given by Doug & Darl Incledon in celebration of Al & Esther Watts’ 70th anniversary.

Flowers on the pedestal are given by the children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren of Al & Esther Watts in celebration of their 70th anniversary.

Greeters are: Joel & Jeanine Benson

Lay Reader: Sarah Griffin
Sarah has attended Bay Shore Church her whole life and has been a member since June 2000.  She has lived in Long Beach for 23 years.  Sarah’s favorite church involvement is playing handbells in the Bay Shore Bells.  Her parents are Don & Debby Griffin, and she has a twin sister, Virginia Halverson.  Sarah graduated from Calvin College, MI, in December 2007, and is the receptionist at Oggi Domani Hair Salon.  She enjoys reading, spending time with her boyfriend, Jeff, and hanging out with her sister & brother-in-law.

“My Story” by a Holocaust Survivor

Guest Speaker: Laura Hillman

Date: June 15, 2008

Location: Bayshore Church

 

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Sermon Title: “Buried with Christ in Baptism”
Date: June 22, 2008
Minister: Rev. Charles E. Ensley, Jr.

Lesson: Romans 6:1-11

 

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Justine Armstrong
Graduating From: Wilson High School
Future Plans: Long Beach City College

Britton Campanelli
Graduating From: Wilson High School

Bret Contreras
Graduating From: Wilson High School
Future Plans: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
in Communications

Conner Crawford
Graduating From: Esperanza High School
Future Plans: Franklin College
Lugano, Switzerland

Brian Dooley
Graduating From: Alta Loma High School
Future Plans: CSU Pomona

Cody Dooros
Graduating From: Valley Christian High School
Future Plans: CSULB in Marine Biology
Career as a marine biologist

Jayeson Douthit
Graduating From: Wilson High Distinguished Scholar
Future Plans: U.C. Irvine, Engineering Honors Prog

Daniel Fisher
Graduating From: Fishburne Military School, VA
Future Plans: New Mexico Military Institute
Will attend on a golf scholarship

Cameron Forsberg
Graduating From: Wilson High Distinguished Scholar
Future Plans: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Prescott, AZ in Aviation Science/Career as a professional pilot

Charlotte Haun
Graduating From: Valley Christian High School
Future Plans: Loyola Marymount University

Joey Kagan
Graduating From: Los Alamitos High School
Future Plans: University of Arizona

Asia Morris
Graduating From: Wilson High Distinguished Scholar
Future Plans: Scripps College/Career in Psychology,
Art History, & Fine Arts

Adriana Riphagen
Graduating From: Wilson High Distinguished Scholar
Future Plans: UC Berkeley

Trevor Schiff
Graduating From: Wilson High Distinguished Scholar
Future Plans: CSULB in Computer Engineering

Alex Walczak
Graduating From: Poly High School
Future Plans: University of Redlands

Katie Westerfield
Graduating From: Wilson High Distinguished Scholar
Future Plans: University of Redlands, International Relations

University and Graduate Degrees

John Burtle
Graduating From: CA Institute of the Arts
Future Plans: Bachelors of Fine Arts

Lauren Caley
Graduating From: University of Arizona, Tucson
Future Plans: Bachelors in Art History/Minor in Business
Will pursue Masters in Marketing
Earn Real Estate License in summer

Brent Dooley, Jr.
Graduating From: CSU Pomona
Future Plans: Paramedic School graduate
currently training for State of CA Paramedic exam

Jillian Fisher
Graduating From: Sarah Lawrence College, NY
Future Plans: B.A. in Liberal Studies
Emphasis in Performing Arts
Career in entertainment industry

Sarah Griffin
Graduating From: Calvin College, Michigan
Future Plans: Bachelors in Interdisciplinary Studies
in Sociology, Psychology, & Social Work

Scott Hayter
Graduating From: Whittier College
Future Plans: B.A. in Religious Studies & Sociology
Working at Whittier Uptown YMCA with
youth & adult sports programs

Veronica Landes
Graduating From: University of Santa Monica
Future Plans: Masters in Spiritual Psychology

Holly Laubacher
Graduating From: University of Washington
Future Plans: B.A. in History/Minor in Comparative Religion
Applied to CSULB Masters program in Sports Management

Curtis Marrero
Graduating From: U.C. Irvine
Future Plans: B.A. in Music/Specialty in Jazz Performance
Career as a studio drummer/percussionist

Matthew Seibert
Graduating From: University of La Verne
Future Plans: Bachelors in Business Administration & Public Management.
Owns and operates M2All Home Theater, Video & Surveillance Co.
and is getting married June 20.

Jeb Sprague
Graduating From: Univ. of Manchester, U.K.
Future Plans: Masters in Political Science & Global Economics.
Accepted into U.C. Santa Barbara Ph.D. program
in Sociology/Career in university teaching

Chris Walczak
Graduating From: U.C. San Diego
Future Plans: Bachelors in Economics

The South Coast Interfaith Council has hired a new Executive Director to replace Ginny Wagener, who is retiring.  The new Executive Director will be Milia Islam-Majeed, the unanimous choice of both the Search Committee  and the SCIC Board of Directors.  Milia has a Master of Theolo-gical Studies degree from Harvard Divinity School.  She has served as the Project Director for a Community Empowerment Project, as Assistant to the Dean of Student Life at Harvard Divinity School, and as Assistant to the Coordinator of Educative Planning and a Teaching Fellow at Harvard’s Center for the Study of World Religions.  For the last two years she has been the Program Manager for the Islamic Society of North America Leadership Development Center in Plainfield, Indiana.  She is proficient in Spanish and Bengali and knows some Arabic and Urdu.

On Friday, June 20, the Bay Shore Friends program features a member of our congregation, Hank Snapper, who will speak to us of his trip to Israel, where his family was honored as “Righteous Among Nations” for their courage and compassion in hiding from the Nazis a family of
seven Jews.

Even if you are not a member of the Bay
Shore Friends, all members and friends of the church are invited to join us in our potluck and program in the Concert Hall.  We start at 6 o’clock, so if you are coming for the potluck, please have your food at the church by 5:45 p.m.  Please call either Sydney Dooley or Janet Stiens to coordinate food assignments. If you are coming just for the program, please arrive by 7:00 p.m.

Again this year, the Bay Shore Friends are making $1,000 available as scholarships to students in the Bay Shore Church community.  Applications are available from Jennifer in the church office.  The deadline for applications is July 15.  Those eligible are persons of any age connected with Bay Shore Church, wishing to continue their post-high school education at a college, vocational school, or returning for specialized training for a new job.

We’re all familiar with the saying, “There’s no such thing as a free lunch.”  Whether you receive our weekly newsletter, The Carillon, electronically or in printed format, there are costs related to its publication; and as with seemingly everything else in the economy, those costs are escalating.  This year’s budget includes an income line item for financial support for The Carillon; so this is a reminder and a request for you to consider making a contribution.

Bay Shore Church is also asked to contribute “per capita dues” to our UCC Conference and Association Offices.  (The latter authorizes ministers, and provides staff support during our current Associate Minister search.)  We have not, traditionally, budgeted income lines for these dues; but if you would like to contribute towards these expenses, we certainly won’t turn you down.  Conference dues amount to $11/member/year, while Association dues are $2/member/year.

When making your contribution, please specify in the memo line of your check what your contribution is for; a form outlining these three contribution options is also available below for you to include with your cash or check, payable to Bay Shore Church.