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

Attendance February 24 was 181:

154 adults and 27 children.

Upcoming Commission meetings: 

Missions – March 2 at 11:00

Parish Outreach – March 9 at 8:30

Worship – March 9 at 11:00

Sunday School Teachers – 9^th at 11:00

The congregation last Sunday approved expenditures from the Organ Fund to rebuild the hooded trumpets.

To add concerns for our Prayer Chain,

contact Joyce Scott at (714) 842-2838, or drop a notice in the Prayer Box with a cross † on the narthex table.

The rain and cold failed to dampen the spirits of over 50 donors who flocked to the Youth Center for Bay Shore’s annual blood drive. We contributed 40 useable units to the severely short supply of blood in our community. As is the case each year, the Red Cross staff advised that these units will all be used by the time you read this note. Our friends from St. Bart’s and our neighbors who saw the signs helped meet the challenge. For all of you who “took the leap”, Parish Outreach Commission would like to pass along a big THANK YOU!                 –Carolyn Remley

A group is forming to plan a SIMPLE common project to knit or crochet to give away to members of the community who are in need.  Some groups in consideration are Christmas families, newborn babies, nursing home residents, homeless families?  Come and join us as we plan our first project –Wednesday, March 5th, 11-1.  Bring a sandwich and we’ll have coffee and cookies!!  Any questions, call Linda Landes, at 562/439-1681. All skill levels most welcome!!

This Sunday, March 2^nd, the chamber choir Meritáge, under the direction of Dr. Sheridan Ball, will be performing a concert featuring Benjamin Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb at 4:00 p.m. in our sanctuary.  Tickets for a $15 donation will be available at the door.

This Sunday, the United Church of Christ joins with eight other Protestant denominations in supporting the One Great Hour of Sharing offering.  The offering, administered through Church World Service since 1949, goes worldwide to create sustainable sources of income for rural villages, teaches job skills to those maimed by landmines, helps rebuild communities destroyed by natural disasters, provides small loans to women to start poverty-escaping businesses.

An insert is included in this Carillon, along with an offering envelope.  Make checks payable to Bay Shore Church, and mark OGHS in the corner.