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

We need one or two extra people to join four others in folding the Carillon and preparing it for mailing.  Takes about 90 minutes.

Local author Laura Hillman; a Holocaust survivor was saved from death in a concentration camp by being on Oskar Schindler’s list. She will be our guest speaker in worship on June 15. Her book, “I Will Plant You a Lilac Tree” now in its eighth printing, will be available during coffee hour for sale at our cost. Save June 15 on your calendar. Middle & High school students will remain in worship that day to hear this special speaker.

We will be serving the hungry at Christian Outreach in Action next Wednesday, May 21st. This month we have had a generous donation of Hamburger Helper. Please pick up a box or two this Sunday, May 18th. The only other item required is 1 lb. of hamburger per box. We also have a special brownie recipe. We need cooks and servers. Many hungry and homeless at COA know when Bay Shore is cooking, and look forward to our meals!

Thank you,
Melinda, Peggy and Linda

Hello again Bay Shore Congregation! I want to first thank you all for being so welcoming on Easter Sunday. My mom came down from Oregon and she was able to come to the service with me and she had such a wonderful time. I also want to thank you for having me at your service the week after Easter to speak and to thank all of you for your support! This semester has only continued to be busy, lots of homework as always! But all my classes are going well and I am still really enjoying all that I am learning.  I also joined the woman’s Fraternity Kappa Alpha Theta this semester and it has been such a great opportunity. Kappa Alpha Theta is brand new to campus this semester, and so we are the founding sisters of the chapter at Chapman University. We colonized in February and last weekend we became a chapter, it has been an exciting journey.  Being a part of Greek life on campus has given me so many new opportunities. We participated in Greek week at the end of March, where all of Greek life competes in various activities over the week; it was a great way for Kappa Alpha Theta to really begin to become a part of the Greek community. We also participated in skit night, where each sorority and fraternity creates an eight-minute show. Our theme was “Theta Love” and we choreographed our dances to all Beatles songs and we sent Theta love letters to all the other sororities and fraternities on campus and thanked them for being so receptive of us being on campus. I want to thank you again for all of your continued support, I really appreciate all that you do and the opportunities that I have been able to have thanks to all of you. I hope that everything is going well and that this letter reaches you all in health and happiness.
Peace and love, Marissa Boardman

Shepherd’s Staff on call for April is Debby Griffin. Call her if you have a need for this confidential help when you are going through crisis.

Marissa Boardman, a UCC junior at Chapman University in Orange, worship-ped here on Easter, and will join us again March 30 to bring greetings from Chapman. The Missions Commission sent our annual $1,000 donation for UCC and Disciples of Christ scholarships.

Michael Remley (562) 434-2530.  Call him if you have a need for this confidential help when you are going through a crisis.

Grief Share is now underway on Wednesdays from 5-6:00 p.m. in the church library. Come, share and support each other. If you have any questions, please contact Diane Elledge at (562) 439-2544.

Shepherd’s Staff on call for January is Michael Remley (562) 434-2530. Please do not hesitate to call Michael if you have a need for this confidential help when you are going through a crisis.