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

HOMES WITHOUT BOUNDARIES
An enthusiastic and adventurous group of teens, led by Youth Mission Commission Representative, Sierra Caley, loaded up tools, supplies and gear after Easter worship to head down to Tijuana, Mexico (and further) to participate in the Homes Without Boundaries home build project. Kids from our church rolling up their sleeves to help this week during Easter vacation include Drew Cohn, Bret Contreras, Keri Forsberg, Emily White, and Delaney Zieg, along with additional teens friends and friends of friends recruited to assist in the build. Dick Caley, Laura Caley, and Andy and Virginia Cohn, are parent builders and chaperones. George, Marlene and Ellie Jones, who introduced the project to Bay Shore, are participating as mentor leaders to the group. Thank you to all who contributed funds to help make this trip a possibility.

PLANT LOVE; GROW PEACE
Forty new oak trees are scheduled for delivery this Friday to Pilgrim Pines. Special thanks to Mr. Hank Norman at Pierre Sprinkler & Landscape, in Baldwin Park, CA. for his unbelievably generous support of Taylor Tschudin and this project designed to beautify the camp grounds.

Special thanks also to those church members who donated towards this project.

Additional volunteers both teens and adults are encouraged to join us to assist in the planting days we have scheduled for Friday and Saturday this week, MARCH 28, 29. Taylor and John Tschudin will receive the trees Friday and coordinate with Topher Nichols and scheduled workers to plan and layout the grounds, and get holes dug and prepped for planting on Saturday. Overnight accommodations will be available at the camp for volunteers who wish to spend the night, or you can drive up for an early start Saturday. Meals will be provided. Carpooling available. Call Taylor for more information.

BOOK IT TO BAY SHORE!
The shelves are orderly, the books cataloged and new titles soon to be available for church members use. Laura Fricke has inputted over 800 titles, and updated, organized and categorized the books we have for your use in the Odette Gulley Library. New releases of current Christian books and authors have been added and will soon be available for church members to borrow.

Thanks to all who donated to the library project fundraising.

For members who did not yet have a chance to make a donation and who still wish to do so, expenses for each of these projects still exceed the funds raised so far. Checks can be made payable to Bay Shore Church, memo, the project name. Thank you.

BAY SHORE YOUTH…ARE YOU INSPIRED? Have a great idea of a way to GIVE… Tell us about what kind of service or mission projects you see yourself participating in. Something you think we can do for our church or community?  The opportunities are endless and the rewards great. Speak to Sierra, Taylor, or anyone on the Missions or Christian Education Commission.

This Sunday our children will be covering the following from Group Publishing’s Faith Weaver curriculum:

New Section – Introduction

Lesson 1 – Week of March 2

JESUS TELLS ABOUT THE GOOD SAMARITAN (Luke 10:25-37)

Bible Point: Jesus says to love others as ourselves.

Weaving Faith into life:  Students will see others the way God does and treat them with love and respect.

Key Verse:  “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ forgave you.” –Ephesians 4:32

The Children’s Choir will be singing the song “Hear My Words” in the worship service this Sunday, March 2nd.  Please arrive in the sanctuary at 8:45 a.m., looking nice and ready to sing!  We’ll sing during the children’s time, then you can go to your Sunday school class as usual.  At our rehearsal after church on Sunday, we’ll begin choosing the parts you will play in our upcoming musical, so listen to your CD and practice your songs!  Any questions, contact Julie Ramsey

Bay Shore Buried Treasure!!!

Fear not me hearty lads and lasses, for these pirates are coming with treasures for ye enjoyment.
Save the date for Sunday, May 4 right after church!

This Sunday our children will be covering the following from Group Publishing’s Faith Weaver curriculum:
Unit 4: Jesus Changes Our Lives
Lesson 13: February 24 Jesus talks to the Samaritan Woman (John 4:5-42)
Bible Point: Jesus brings life.
Weaving Faith into life: Children will enjoy new life with Jesus.
Key Verse: God so loved the world so much that he gave his Son, Jesus, so we can live forever in heaven (John 3:16)

rehearses 11:00 a.m.-Noon each Sunday in the Youth Chapel upstairs. We will sing during the worship services, and be auditioning and preparing for our spring musical, “The Tale of the Three Trees.” Come and see what all the excitement is about! Join Us!!!

We have 12 confirmands attending our
February 29 – March 2 Confirmation Retreat at Pilgrim Pines. Amy Williams and Charlie Ensley are driving up, with room for six. We need rides up for another six, and rides home on Sunday at 11 a.m. for nine. (Charlie is returning early for worship.) Contact Charlie if you can assist. We’ll leave Church at 4:00 p.m. Feb. 29.

Middle School youth meet in the Youth Center Thursdays from 6 to 8 p.m.
Feb. 21: God is like a protector.
Parent volunteers needed for snacks and crowd control at all sessions. Please see Traci Reitz or Laura Tschudin.

Homes Without Boundaries
Spring Worktrip March 24-28

Our high school mission trip planning is moving along. Thanks to all the volunteer participants and their families for stepping up to take part in this worthy project. There will be a brief planning meeting after church this Sunday. Look for Sierra Caley at Fellowship Hour or call (562) 221-0333 for information.

We are so excited to begin our Spring season of the Bay Shore Children’s Choir on Sunday, February 3rd from 11:00 a.m. to 12 noon in the Louise Henry Youth Chapel. We have some exciting things planned, including songs for our worship services, and our spring musical entitled, “The Tale of the Three Trees.” We look forward to having you with us! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our Children’s Choir Director, Julie Ramsey, at jrramsey@earthlink.net.