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Daily Readings for Friday, May 17, 2024: Click here.
Morning Worship for Sunday, May 19, 2024, 10:30 a.m., Pentecost
Ushers: SuZanne Wilson, Shay Joines, Christy Kennedy
Greeter: Andy Mapp
Minute for Mission about the Pentecost Offering
Worship Leader: Linda Nall
First Reading: Acts 2:1-21
Second Reading: Romans 8:22-27
Sermon: the Rev. Dr. Jim Freeman: " "From Weakness to Strength"
Choral Anthem: "Fil-a Me Up!" Melodie Dubose, soloist
Organ interlude: Response, "Listen Now for the Gospel," Melodie Dubose, soloist
Announcements and News
This Sunday, May 19, is the date for the BPC Blood Drive. It will be held from 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Please consider giving to help save lives. Invite your friends! Our goal is to provide at least 10 donations. (Please see additional information in the flyer at the end of this newsletter.)
Fellowship Luncheon on Sunday, May 19 will include a brief memorial for the five women of BPC who passed away this past year. It will also include, as well, the PW Life Membership announcement, officer installation, in connection with the PW Birthday celebration. As usual, the monthly luncheon will take place in the Fellowship Hall immediately following Worship Service. Individuals bring one dish. Groups of two or more bring two dishes -- a meat dish and one other vegetable or salad but no desserts this month. There will be a PW birthday cake for dessert. Soft drinks, water, and rolls are provided. Visitors are welcome.
See the pew racks for envelopes for the annual Pentecost offering, which is being collected through May 19. "The Pentecost Offering is a special offering of the Presbyterian Church (USA )....The offering is unique in that 40% of the total amount received is retained by individual congregations for local ministries in their communities, while the remaining 60% is used to support national and global ministries." Source: Presbyterian Mission Agency
The Bridge Alzheimer’s & Dementia Resource Center (The Bridge) is providing a Caregiver Grief Support Group for those who have lost a family member to Alzheimer’s or other dementias. The first meeting is Friday, May 17 at 11 a.m. at The Bridge, 851 Olive St., Shreveport. The group will meet monthly, every third Friday, beginning at 11 a.m. and will be led by Anthony Williams, Licensed Professional Counselor. For more information about the grief support group, caregiver support groups, or other Alzheimer’s and dementia questions, contact The Bridge at 381-656-4800.
Please note that all donations to the Haiti Education Foundation should be given to Peggy Thompson by May 21. When a total amount is determined, the church will write a check that will be matched through their matching-funds program.
The Care Parenting Center is BPC's Mission Project for the month of May. We are collecting disposable diapers, sizes 4 and 5, wipes, and monetary donations (checks made payable to BPC with "Care Parenting" written in the memo line). Thank you for leaving items in the wagon in the Narthex or in the church office.
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.
The Youth of the church will have lunch and participate in a Day of Service on Sunday, May 26.
Adult Sunday School current lesson is winding down. Summer class begins June 2. Each Sunday, the adult class has been studying "Help is Here" by Max Lucado. From June 2-August 25, the summer class will study Rich in the Things That Count the Most by James W. Moore. The class meets at 9:15 a.m. 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, Dan Goodwin, David Green, Judy Brown, John Cox, Dan Hignight, Jane Hawkins, Billy and Frances Washburne, Gay Phillips, Linda Chavies, Elisabeth McCreary, and Sherrill McCreary.
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, (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), Mary Kim and family (Patty Kim's daughter), Glenn E. Walker and Meredith Stewart (Lynn and Marshall Stewart), and David Tokarski (Golda and Gary Young).
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
Every Friday - Fun Fridays in the Fellowship Hall
Sunday, May 19 - Blood Drive, 9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 19 - Fellowship Luncheon, Fellowship Hall immediately following Worship Service. Participants bring dishes of vegetables, salads, or meats. There will be a PW birthday cake for dessert.
Monday, May 20 - Love in Christ Ministry committee meeting, 5 p.m. in the Nelson Room. Everyone is invited.
Tuesday, May 21 - Circle 3 meets for brunch at the home of Dianne Mapp, 10 a.m.
Tuesday, May 21 - Deadline to get Haiti Education Foundation donations to Peggy Thompson.
Wednesday, May 22 - Choir rehearsal, Adult Building Choir Room, 6 p.m.
Sunday, May 26 -Youth lunch and Day of Service, immediately following Worship Service.
Tuesday, May 28 - Session meeting, Session Room, 6:30 p.m.
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.
Visit us at our website and on Facebook
http://broadmoorpresbyterianchurch.com
http://facebook.com/BroadmoorPresbyterianSHV
Flyer and Photos below:
Additional information about Sunday's Blood Drive.
Teachers were recognized last Sunday during BPC's Teacher Appreciation Sunday.
Hannah Bruce, new graduate of Bossier Parish Community College with a degree from the College of Humanities. She is also pictured with her grandparents, Peggy and Dr. Alan Thompson.
Members of Circle 1 met last Tuesday at the church after having had lunch at Rollin' in the Dough restaurant for their final meeting of the 2023-24 PW year.
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