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

YOUTH CENTER SUMMER SUNDAY SCHOOL
Summer Sunday school is FUN!  Sit with mom and dad until after children’s time; then we’ll walk together to the Youth Center. Middle and High School students, it’s your choice stay in church or help out with the little kids. See Traci Reitz for information.

MOMS & DADS: ARE YOUR KIDS JOINING US FOR VBS?
Our VBS team needs to know! Registration is open right now at our church website: www.bayshorechurch.org. Jerusalem Marketplace will be from Monday to Friday, August 11-15, 9 a.m. to noon. VBS is just $35 until August 1st and $40 thereafter until we start. Payment by check can be left at the church office anytime. If you have questions call Laura T.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL NEEDS TO BORROW YOUR STUFF:
Six beach pop up canopies, artificial potted trees, and “Mexico” Throw blankets (put your name on it with tape.)

OPERATION KID TO KID MISSION PROJECT: VBS 2008
Kids Come for the Game…and Leave With the Truth. This year’s Operation Kid-to-Kid program lets your kids send soccer balls to children who are so deep in poverty they can’t afford a soccer ball of their own.These soccer balls are called “GO Balls” (Gospel Outreach ball) because they have special colors that are related to sharing the Gospel. The unusual colors prompt children in Africa to ask what the decorations mean great introduction to sharing the Gospel! Your kids will touch, and personalize GO Balls that will then be delivered to needy children. It’s hands-on missions…and it changes kids: those who receive the balls, and the kids who send them. Plus, children who receive the balls will also receive a guide called “Coaching for Sport… Coaching for Life” translated into their native language. Why Soccer Balls? International Bible Society knows how important it is to reach children, and Operation Kid-to-Kid is designed to reach children on both ends of the GO Ball with the Gospel – the children who receive the ball, and your children. In Africa, sports and games outreach programs draw children by the thousands, children who come to play and then stay to hear about Jesus. Everyone can help. Each ball costs $8.99. If you wish to participate in our VBS Soccer Ball Drive, A donation of $10 would purchase the ball, and assist with some postage to get the balls to the distribution center. Or just toss your loose change into the collection bucket and we’ll put it toward a group purchase. Look for our display in the Concert Hall.

Thank you Bay Shore Church for the kind welcome you’ve given me as Office Manager. I’ve worked at various jobs including being a teacher, counselor, administrator, and freelance writer and editor. I started actively pursuing a life of faith in 1989 and have been interested in working for a church. I am a member of Parkcrest Christian Church in Long Beach, and I especially love to read and study the Bible. My challenge is to live the guidance which God provides in His Word. I’ve been in a dance ministry and for two years, I wrote one of the daily devotionals in the Global Prayer Digest which came out monthly and contained prayers for unreached people groups. One of the highlights of my Christian walk was a tour which I took with Parkcrest to Israel. The Bible came alive for me, and now when I read it, I picture the places I visited such as the Church of the Beatitudes overlooking the Sea of Galilee and the many splendors of Jerusalem. One of the main things that I learned on this trip was that God truly came for all people. For instance, the field where the angel appeared to tell the shepherds about the Lord’s birth was an ordinary small gravel field that could’ve been anyplace. Although God chose that specific field to announce the Good News, to me that ordinary field represented everyplace and people everywhere that were meant to be told the Good News and united in faith with Jesus, Lord and Savior. Outside of work, I love to walk in nature, and I walk almost daily by the golf course near where I live, Belmont Shore, or along the bay in Naples. I enjoy going to cultural events such as art exhibits, theatre, musical, and dance events. I also do creative writing, and I enjoy spending time with my family and friends.

Since I’ve started in this position, I’ve felt extremely grateful to work here, and I enjoy my varied duties such as working on the Carillon, the worship bulletin, and assisting people in person, on the phone, and via e-mail. I’ve been most struck by the sincere and enthusiastic welcome people have given me. It has been the kindest welcome I’ve ever received in a professional situation. People have been so friendly, and that has meant so much to me as a new person coming to work for an established and growing congregation. In days of old, the Levites served in the Temple of the Lord. Today, I serve in the House of the Lord along with Christians worldwide. I am blessed to come to a beautiful and peaceful place devoted to the growth of people’s faith and walk with Christ. My goal is to provide you with exceptional service in the spirit of the quality, kindness, and faith in action that I regularly receive and observe in the Bay Shore Church congregation. I wish you all the blessings of the Lord.

Jennifer Jordan

This summer the Bay Shore Church will offer three weekends of fabulous opera.

Five operas will be performed: Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor, Verdi’s Rigoletto, Bizet’s Carmen, Macagni’s Cavaleria Rusticana, and Moore’s The Ballad of Baby Doe. In total there will be eleven performances over the three weekends. The productions of Lucia, Rigoletto, and Carmen will be performed fully staged with sets and costumes. Megan’s fiancé, Jim Carhart has created all of the gorgeous costumes. Together Megan and Jim build and provide sets and props, and Megan stage directs all performances. Each performance will be accompanied by piano showcasing the amazing talent of Galina Barskaya and Paul Jarski. Guest artists this summer include the acclaimed Bass-Baritone Michael Gallup, Bass-Baritone Roberto Perlas Gomez, Bass-Baritone Terry James Welborn, Tenor Josh Shaw, and of course Soprano Megan O’Toole. Please check next week’s Carillon for performance dates and times, and get set for moving and memorable opera with extraordinary talent this summer at Bay Shore!

Scene From Opera

The Missions Commission is calling it “Christmas in Summer.” Our church supports many needy families at Christmas, but their basic needs exist throughout the year. Please help us by bringing personal care products for St. Mary’s C.A.R.E. Pantry Product Drive before August 17.

Small brown bags will be handed out after church with a suggested list of items such as shampoo, deodorant, toothbrushes, toothpaste, disposable razors, sunscreen, etc… Thank You!!

Chancel Choir member Jackie Dodge died peacefully at her home on July 18 at age 72 from complications of Parkinson’s Disease.  We extend our sympathy to her husband Steve and her sister Beverly in Ohio.  Jackie retired in 1997 as principal of Fremont Elementary School after a 37 year career with Long Beach Unified School District.  Her memorial service will be at church on Friday, August 8 at 11:00 a.m.

Those wishing to make memorial contributions in Jackie’s name may send them to Miami University, c/o Wendy Mason, Advancement Services Building.

Attendance July 27 was 127: 120 adults and 7  children.

To add concerns for our Prayer Chain, call Joyce Scott, or drop a note in the Prayer Box in the narthex.

The Carillon is available online.  Log-on
to www.bayshorechurch.org and click on the Subscribe tab. It’s FREE!

More than a decade ago I began to talk about unintended consequences.  It has amused me how often that phrase appears now in news stories both in print and on TV.   This morning I woke up to a story that LAX was preparing to charge 50 cents more per thousand pounds for planes to land.  That would amount to about $2200 more for a typical commercial passenger plane.  Obviously that cost will be passed on to the passengers.  The unintended consequence may be that as prices rise, passengers use other airports where feasible which results in a cut-back on flights which results in a reduction in revenues.  Or think about the public’s positive response to conserve water and electricity.  It was a good thing but who among us thought about the unintended consequences of proposed rate hikes because we are using less?  It reminds me of the old phrase that “no good deed goes unpunished.”  As we read the Bible we find that there are many illustrations of unintended consequences.  We’ll consider some of those on Sunday.  I look forward to seeing you again as Pastor Ensley enjoys a well deserved vacation.  God bless!

Laverne Joseph

August 3 – Rev. Dr. Laverne Joseph, CEO of Retirement Housing Foundation

Charlie Ensley is away July 23-August 5 on vacation in Oregon.  Charlie will be preaching the rest of the August Sundays.

We need extra people to join four others to fold the Carillon and prepare it for mailing.  It takes about 90 minutes.  Come join the other folders for a morning of fun, fellowship, and folding!

Starting August 6 and 20, the Bay Shore Church Knitting Group will meet the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month from 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. in the Concert Hall. The group knits and crochets various items such as lap robes, baby blankets, prayer shawls, booties, scarves, and hats. Some members who are unable to come to the group, knit and crochet their projects at home.

The members help one another pick knitting projects and encourage one another to complete their projects. The knitting group gives their clothing items to the Christmas families, Women to Women, and COA. This dynamic group of enthusiastic knitters has made the beautiful blankets below and welcomes all levels of knitters and crocheters. If you would like more information about the group, please contact Linda Landes.

Bay Shore Knitting Group Blankets