This year, we were able to purchase 200 backpacks for Lincoln Elementary School at a discount. Now, we need school supplies to fill them for the fifth graders. Needed are packets of ruled notebook paper, looseleaf binders, pens, pencils, colored pencils, scissors, etc. Please bring them to church by Labor Day so we can prepare the backpacks for distribution.
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.
June 23-July 3 and July 14-25, Kristi Heicke rented our Youth Center for her “Girlfriends” program. She writes:
Charlie and Bay Shore Church,
I wanted to thank you so much for letting Girlfriends use your Youth Center for our first Girlfriends camp. It was a success because of the facility and the location. I can’t thank you enough and I look forward to next year!
Thank you for your support in helping these young girls learn new ways in which they can benefit themselves in developing their future.
Again – Thank you
Kristi Heicke and all of the girls!
EXPLORING GOD
SUMMER SUNDAY SCHOOL
Summer Sunday school is FUN! We have games & activities for preschool through 5th grade. We meet after children’s time, in the Youth Center until the fall. Middle and High School students, you choose: stay in worship, or help in the youth center with younger kids. See Traci Reitz for information.
Join us for a tour of the Holy Land:
JERUSALEM MARKETPLACE
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
AUGUST 11-15
Calling All Church Members:
VBS needs the following items to BORROW:
- Mortar and Pestle(s) 3 or 4
- Buckets with Lids 6-10 (like from ice cream)
- Yarn
- Beach pop-up canopies (6) for marketplace
CRUTCHES TO RETURN: Thanks to those who brought crutches for the Six to Eight Kids. We would like to return them to their owners. They may be picked up after church. See Traci or Laura T.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Thanks to those of you who have volunteered to help so far.
We still need :
- Tribe leaders
- Mission Project Coordinator (Adult: fun, easy job!)
- Village Playground Leader: (Games)
- Herbs and spices Merchant
- Candy Store Proprietor
- Drama Team/Music Leader and Team Members: CALLING ALL GIFTED!
- Set-up & Tear Down
Discount Tickets for Knott’s Berry Farm and Knott’s Soak City Available on the Narthex Table
2008 High School Graduates
Joanna Bozzani, Jayeson Douthit, Bret Contreras, Cameron Forsberg, Charlotte Haun, Katie Hockett, Greg Kneuer, Trevor Schiff, Danielle Russell, and Adriana Riphagen.
The Christian Education Commission has a gift for you. Stop by the church office to pick it up!
On June 7, a cadre of ambitious cleaner-outers attacked our Youth Center and cleaned (threw) out a dumpster-load of stuff left over from various groups and projects. Those working included John Brunner, Chuck & Gail Davis, Jay & Jacob Dysart, Peggy Ensley, Bill Hughes, Elizabeth Kennedy, Dick Landes, David, Traci & Samantha Reitz, Donna Saari, Marilee Stefenhagen, and Laura Tschudin.
Study 13: Paul Describes Genuine Love.
1 Corinthians 13:1-13
Bible Point: God teaches us how to love
Weaving Faith into Life:
Students will model God’s love to people with whom they come in contact
Key Verse:
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not self seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs” (1 Corinthians 13:4-5)
Middle School kids meet in the Youth Center Thursdays from 6 to 8 p.m. Come join us for fun and friendship!
May 22: Roger’ s H Istory Night: NO 628
May 29: To Be Announced
June 5: READY 4 SUMMER 628 PARTY
Mark your calendars:
JERUSALEM MARKETPLACE
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL IS COMING:
AUGUST 11-15
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 to qualify for a new job.
Saturday, June 7
Light and Heavy Assignments
Coffee, Juice and Donuts @ 9 a.m.
We have some groups using it as soon as school is out, and we need to spiffy it up!
Fourteen 9th, 10th and 11th graders from the church were confirmed during worship on May 11. They worked with Charlie Ensley six Sunday afternoons since last September, and attended two weekend retreats at Sky Forest and Pilgrim Pines.
First grade and above remain in worship to watch Confirmation.
Study Eleven: Week of May 11, 2008
Paul Teaches Regarding Spiritual Gifts:
1 Corinthians 12:4-27
Bible Point: God gives people different gifts for serving him
Weaving Faith Into Life: Students will identify their spiritual gifts and use them to serve God.
Key Verse: “For we are God’s workman-ship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” (Ephesians 2:10)
SIX-2-EIGHT
Middle School kids meet in the Youth Center Thursdays from 6 to 8 p.m. Come join us for fun and friendship!
May 8: MOVIE NIGHT Tracy Maples, and Laura Tschudin; Snack Lily Betancourt
May 15: NO SIX TO EIGHT
May 22: NO SIX TO EIGHT
May 11 is Confirmation Sunday! Plan to come to the small dining room at 9:10 a.m. to receive your flowers. Be sure to bring a red candle of some size to light on the altar. The confirmands will gather in the sanctuary after the service for a group picture. Any questions—contact Charlie Ensley.
The Tale of the Three Trees, written by Angel Elwell Hunt, and set to music by Allen Pote, is based on an American folk tale. As the story goes, Once upon a mountaintop, three trees stood and dreamed of what they wanted to become when they grew up. The first tree wanted to be a fine wooden chest made to carry fine jewels, the second tree wanted to be the mast of a mighty sailing ship, and the third tree wanted to continue to grow and point to heaven. As the years passed, the three trees nearly forgot their dreams. Eventually, each tree gets its wish, although not in the way it had foreseen. They discover that things turned out just the way they should have. Those who hear the story will be reminded that God has plans for every one of his creations, that He never loses sight any of us.
Come to worship with us on Sunday, May 18th as the members of the Bay Shore Children’s Choir and guests share this powerful message of God’s love for us.
Final rehearsals for the Musical are:
Sunday, May 11 – 11 – 11:30 rehearsal Tuesday,
May 13 - 4:00 – 6:15 pm Dress Rehearsal: Pizza for everyone!
Sunday, May 18 – Call: 8:00 am – run-through dress rehearsal
Service: 9:30 am – “The Tale of the Three Trees”
The Christian Education & Building and Grounds Commissions are working together to coordinate a Spring Cleaning Event. Saturday, May 31st.
Watch the Carillon for further details