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

The Pastoral Care Department at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center is holding a Service of Memory and Hope Tuesday, December 2, in Houssels Forum to honor loved ones who have died.  Refreshments are at 7:00 p.m., and the service begins at 7:30 p.m.  You are encouraged to bring an ornament in celebration of your loved one’s life to decorate the Tree of Remembrance.  If you would like to include your loved one’s photo in their presentation, it is needed by November 17.  Please e-mail it or mail it with a self-addressed stamped envelope to Pastoral Care Department, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center.  Please RSVP by November 17.  Complimentary parking is available for this event.

Good news, our Thanksgiving meeting will be Wednesday, November 19 at the church from 5:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m.  Hope to see lots of old friends from past groups and meet lots of new friends to share our hope and experience with.  For more information, please call Diane Elledge.

There will be a 2009 Budget Informational Forum this Sunday, Nov. 9 after worship.  The Harvest Home congregational meeting to adopt the proposed 2009 budget and elect financial officers will be Sunday, Nov. 16.  If you did not receive a pledge card for 2009 support of the church, they are available on the narthex table or by calling the office.  Please return them by Nov. 16 so we have a gauge on expected pledges.

COA will have its annual Fundraising Dinner and Silent Auction, called the Fall Festival of Grace, on Saturday, November 15, at 5:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Lakewood.  Dinner will feature Santa Maria style beef tri-tip and skewered shrimp grilled over red oak.  Tickets cost $60 each.  Proceeds benefit their Hot Meals Program, the distribution of groceries to homeless and low income families, and their Men’s and Women’s Transitional Housing Programs.  For additional information, or to make reservations or donations, please call COA.

Frances Nobert will perform Music, She Wrote: Organ Compositions by Women at Bay Shore Church next Tuesday, November 11 at 7:30 p.m.  This event is part of the season of the Long Beach Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.  Dr. Nobert’s program will showcase works by women from the 1800s to the present, with a special emphasis on Americans.  Composers will include Elfrida Andrée, Emma Lou Diemer, Ester Mägi, Margaret Meier, Clara Schumann, Jeanne Shaffer, Alex Shapiro, Martha Sobaje and Florence Price.  In addition to performing this less-explored repertoire, Dr. Nobert will feature various color stops of the organ, including the recently refurbished Hooded Trumpets.

Dr. Nobert is Professor Emerita of Music at Whittier College.  She earned her Bachelor of Music from Salem College, Master of Music from Syracuse University and Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Southern California.  As a recipient of a Fulbright Grant, she studied organ, harpsichord and piano in Germany.  For many seasons she served as the accom-panist for a nationwide tour of the Roger Wagner Chorale.

Attendance at 9:30 November 2 was 202:
169 adults and 33 children.
Attendance at 5:00 Vespers was 21.

Upcoming Fellowship Hour Hosts:
11/9:    Dick Landes & Diane Donaldson
11/16:  Jean Brodie & Cassie Berrisford
11/23:  Phil & Charlene Bosl
11/30:  Tom & Val Light

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

The Business Affairs Commission is interested in forming a committee of volunteers that will help develop, direct, and maintain Bay Shore Technology now and into the future, contributing and serving by helping to set up and maintain Bay Shore’s computer network, computers, printers, and copiers.

Interested members and others should have experience in setting up networks and computers and, most importantly, be willing to put their skills to good use to help Bay Shore.  We also encourage those of high school and college age to apply.  Rich Ramsey, who works in the software industry, has been volunteer-ing his time the last several months and will lead the committee.  If you are interested in serving, or want more information, please contact Rich.

The Fellowship Club meets for its annual Thanksgiving dinner on Saturday, Nov. 15 at 6:30 p.m. at the Alamitos Heights home of Diane Donaldson and George White.  Call Diane for food assignments.  Bring our own table service and beverage of choice.

Our community outreach project provides hand-made items for the Christmas families, Woman to Woman shelter, and homeless of Long Beach.  We have several blankets completed, ranging from baby to adult size, and we need more!  There is no set type – each of us chooses our own pattern, yarn, and size.  Some are also making booties and caps for babies and children.  We work on our own and gather at Church the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month 10:00 a.m. – Noon.  We bring our own lunch and share our progress, help each other, and get new ideas!  Some are Church members, some are friends in the community, and some cannot join us on Wednesday but work on their own at home.

Please join us in our “Blessings from Bay Shore” project to bring warmth and caring to those who need it most in our very own community.  Bring your completed blankets on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday or to the church office.  Call Linda Landes with any questions.  Deadline for completed projects is Sunday, Nov. 30.

We meet after worship on Sunday Nov. 16 to adopt our 2009 budget and elect financial officers.