Laura Pizarro

Laura Pizarro, a May 2024 high school graduate, is honored during Worship Service on June 2 and at a reception following in the church parlor afterwards. Laura is a 4th generation Broadmoor Presbyterian Church member. She is the daughter of Erin and Pedro Pizarro and the granddaughter of Nancy Darwin. Her great-grandmother (Nancy Darwin’s mother-in-law) was the first female elder at BPC.


At the end of this newsletter, please see additional photos from her reception, as well as a photo of our Mother's Day Out teachers, and a flyer about MDO.

Welcome to Friday Connect, your weekly update from Broadmoor Presbyterian Church, Shreveport, Louisiana.

Daily Readings for Friday, June 7, 2024: Click here.


Morning Worship for Sunday, June 9, 2024, 10:30 a.m.


Ushers: Golda Young, Diane Dean

Greeter: Maynard Dean


Moment for Mission: Dianne Mapp


Worship Leader: Gary Young


Old Testament Reading: 1 Samuel 8:4-11, 16-20

New Testament Reading: Mark 3:20-35

Click here to read the scripture lessons.


Sermon: the Rev. Dr. Jim Freeman: "Determined to Have a King"


Offertory: Edwin Johnson, organist


Announcements and News


Our church-wide Summer Mission Project is "Each Child a Family." Throughout the summer, we will collect funds for this program in support of Pastor Benoit Mingedi's Ministry to Vulnerable Children in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Missionairies Christi and Jeff Boyd spoke about this program at the PW-Love in Christ Ministry luncheon in March at BPC. Watch for additional information in the coming weeks.


Vacation Bible School will take place July 15-19 from 8:45 a.m. to noon at Broadmoor Presbyterian this year. The theme is "Tree of Healing: God's Promise of Health and Wellness." Click here for registration. Volunteers are needed and appreciated. Please call Lynn Bruce at 318-868-3659 for more information. A volunteer meeting will be held Thursday, June 13 at 10:30 a.m. in the Nelson Room, Adult Building.


Through August 25, the summer adult class will study Rich in the Things That Count the Most by James W. Moore. The class meets at 9:15am in the Adult Building.


Mother's Day Out registration is now open for the summer and fall sessions. Call the church office (868-3659) or Debbie Defatta (469-5341) for more information.


Prayer Concerns & Requests

(Please make your prayer concerns and requests for publication by calling the church office at 318-868-3659.)


Members: Athlyn Boswell, Juanita Kahler, Shirley Walker, Ralph Henderson, Shirley Huss, Darlus and Robert Kilpatrick, Mary Jane Ring, Peggy Murphy, Dan Goodwin, David Green, Judy Brown, John Cox, Dan Hignight, Jane Hawkins, Billy and Frances Washburne, Gay Phillips, Linda Chavies, Sherrill McCreary, and Art Vance.


Friends & Family: Jeff and Christi Boyd (our missionaries in the Democratic Republic of Congo); Phillip and Michelle Green, Bill Neyman, and April Daniel (Anna Kay Kidd); Steve Helstowski and Debbie Duncan (Sharon Helstowski); Greg Case, Kendall Martin, Wileen Brumley (Lynn Bruce); Peyton Dodd (Barbara Callaway); Frank Nieuwenhof (Paulette and Jim Freeman); the Castro family (Dianne Mapp); Tom and Suzanne Torres (Gay Phillips), Rebecca Catlett and Gloria Gonzalez (Roger Clark), and Mary Kim and family (Patty Kim's daughter).


Our Educators: including our Mother's Day Out program staff and children.


Our First Responders & Military Personnel: at home and abroad.


All those in War, Disaster and Severe Weather Areas: including Ukraine, the Middle East, and the U.S.


Meetings & Events


Thursday, June 13 - VBS volunteer meeting at 10:30 a.m. in the Nelson Room, Adult Building.


July 15-19 - Vacation Bible School at BPC, 8:45 a.m. to noon each day.


Our Staff and Session

Minister: Rev. Dr. Jim Freeman

Director of Christian Education: Lynn Bruce

Music Director: Dr. Rick Rowell

Organist: Jean Rowell

Secretary/Bookkeeper: Sharon Helstowski

Sexton: Ricky Sumlin

Clerk of Session: Christy Kennedy

Mother's Day Out: Debbie Defatta

Director of Christian Education Emeritus: Barbara Callaway

 

Session Class of 2024

Shay Joines

Mark Thomas

SuZanne Wilson

Dr. Gary Young

 

Session Class of 2025

Barbara Callaway

Tracey Cox

Christy Kennedy

 

Session Class of 2026

Steve Callaway

Anna Kay Kidd

Kerry Lyles

Andy Mapp

 

Broadmoor Presbyterian Church is called by God to Love, Serve, Worship, and Grow as a community of faith in Jesus Christ.


Our Vision Statement


God challenges us:


-To love the Lord our God with all our heart, mind, soul, and strength and our neighbors as ourselves;

-To serve the Lord with gladness and to share God's blessings with the world, especially those who suffer from need or abuse;

-To worship the Lord by lifting our hearts in praise, making a joyful noise to our rock and our redeemer and gathering around the "watchposts" of the Reformed tradition: the font, the table, and the pulpit;

-And to grow in faith through the study of God's word and the use of our gifts and talents as disciples of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.


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