January 16, 2026

An inclusive faith community

In Worship January 18...

BBPC Calendar... 1/17 - 1/23/26

Tuesday - January 20

Church Office Closed

Session meeting - 7pm

Deacons meeting - 7pm

Wednesday - January 21

Worship Planning - 10am

Staff meeting - 11am

Caring Ministry - 12:30pm

Choir School - 3pm

Worship Comm. - 7pm

Jr. High Youth Group - 7pm

Thursday - January 22

Silence Seekers - 9am (Cemetery)

Choir School - Individual lessons - 3:30pm

Bell Choir Rehearsal- 6:30pm

Choir Rehearsal - 7:30pm

Friday - January 16

Choir School - Individual lessons - 3:30pm

JOIN US IN PRAYER

Please join us in prayer for the needs of the community and our loved ones.

CLICK to view our Prayer Concerns List

*Please contact the church office with prayer concern updates*



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Please Note: Anything that is in red and underlined is a link to more detail on the subject.

Stewardship

 There’s Still Time!

At our last report, we have received pledges totaling $339,413! That is 89% of our goal of $380,000! This is a wonderful display of the generosity of our congregation

But while we are close to our goal, there remains a gap of over $40,000 between pledges received so far and the expected cost to do all the work of the church planned for in 2026. In order not to leave anything undone, we ask that you prayerfully consider making a pledge for this year. Sharing the gifts we have received from God expresses our gratitude for those gifts.

You can make your pledge by filling out a pledge card available in the church or click the link here.

Thank you,

Stewardship Commission

The Interim Pastor Search Committee

The Interim Pastor Search Committee resumed its dialog with our current candidate following the Christmas and Epiphany holidays. Additionally, the committee has arranged for conversations between the candidate and some of our staff. We have reached out to our presbytery again to identify additional candidates as well as implementing a wider search process. We will report progress in our search as it develops.

Thank you,

Interim Pastor Search Committee

The Mission Commission is hosting the fellowship hour after church on Sunday to thank the congregation for their generosity to the many Mission-associated activities in 2025. It is due to your care and generous giving that we can reach so many in our local and even international communities.

EVENTS

Two of the speakers will be Lee Metz and Brooks Smith

RSVP Here

Our HOME guests will be with us Feb. 8 - 15

“Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord?

I have heard you calling in the night.

I will go Lord, if you lead me.

I will hold your people in my heart.”

These are the words of the hymn we sang together last Sunday during our church service. It was a fitting hymn in the context of Keith’s sermon in which he urged us to do as he has done time and time again – hear God’s call and respond. Sometimes the call is a whisper – a thin moment. Sometimes the ask is scary, inconvenient, hard.

But it is doable! Our loving God makes all things possible when

His people are being held in our hearts.



We have the opportunity to answer the call of our God in just a couple of weeks when families through HOME of Somerset County, Inc. will live in our Cave and be welcomed, served, and cared for by our members the week of February 8-15.

Will you “go Lord?”

Will you “hold His people in your heart?”

If so, sign up here on Sign up Genius to host or make dinners

If you have any questions, please contact Sharon Dougherty at sbdoc2012@gmail.com

Register online for music camp here

Sheila Breeding's email: sbree5777@gmail.com

The Membership Commission needs coffee hour hosts for Sundays. A new sign-up calendar is posted in the fellowship/reception area. We supply the coffee, you supply the snacks. The first Sunday of each month is hosted by the Membership Fellowship commission, but there are many “golden” opportunities to get together with friends and host a coffee hour.

Dishes

On January 25th Church Dishes will be available until noon in the preschool room to anyone who would like some. There are plates, cups and saucers. The dishes have not been used in at least 5 years but have been taken out annually and washed by hand and plastic-wrapped prior to our annual kitchen inspection by county officials. They are taking up all available kitchen cabinet space which is much needed and everyone hosting events recently has chosen to use disposables, as washing the dishes by hand before and after use by health guidelines is quite a daunting process.

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

ADULT EDUCATION & SPIRITUAL FORMATION

Currents: Every Sunday, 8:45am-9:45am, in the PCC. Discuss current topics of interest with attention to the way in which our Christian faith informs our response. The discussions are always lively and everyone’s view is respected.

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The After Hours Women's Bible Study:

Finding Resilience, Joy, and Our Identity in Jesus Christ by Rhashell D. Hunter

“How do we find our resilience and joy in the midst of stressful life circumstances?

By reconnecting to our spirituality, following women in the Bible, and studying

Jesus’ witness, we can discover a path that helps us fully embrace and celebrate

who we are as faithful disciples.”

The After Hours Circle will next meet on Monday, January 26, at 7:30 PM. to study Chapter 5 "The Gift of the Woman Who Was Poor" in the Horizons Bible study Part 2 -Finding Our Joy.

All women at BBPC are invited to join. We are an informal group that has been exploring our faith through Bible Study for over 30 years and enjoy welcoming new participants.

This is the Horizons Bible study that the After Hours circle will be using this year. You may purchase this Bible Study from presbyterianwomen.org/shop or call 800-533-4371.

All women at BBPC are invited to join. We are an informal group that has been exploring our faith through Bible Study for over 30 years and enjoy welcoming new participants.

We will meet at Janet Holmlund's home at 153 Flanders Drive, Hillsborough. A carpool will leave the church parking lot at 6:00; contact Doris Sabin at dorissabin@gmail.com to participate.

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Prayer Shawl Ministry: The prayer shawl ministry which normally meets on the second Wednesday of the month at the home of Kathy Hobbs. The next meeting will be Wednesday, February 11th. Contact her at kathyahobbs6@gmail.com with any questions or to participate.

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Men's Prayer & Mission Breakfast: First & Third Thursdays @ 8:00am

Please contact Brooks Smith (smithjbrooks25@gmail.com) if you plan to attend. We want to make sure we have enough food for both body and soul.

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What's the Point?:  WTP meets monthly on the last Wednesday of each month at 6:30pm. Next meeting January 28.

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Silence Seekers, "Where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in the midst of them." - Matthew, 18:20. Meeting Thursday Mornings at 9:00am at the Cemetery Chapel.

CHILDREN & YOUTH MINISTRIES

Confirmation registration form

Members Bulletin Board

Community Events Bulletin Board

Life saving surgery/liver donation

I am writing with all the hope in the world to find someone who can help me with a life saving surgery. My name is Alejandro Vazquez Rojas, a Bound Brook Community Member since September 2004 to Present. I have established my roots in this community that I love so much. Today, I am asking one more time for my community and the church for help. I am battling advanced end-stage liver disease, and one of my treatment options is to receive a liver donation from a living donor. I would greatly appreciate the church if the church family could spread the word and share this website which provides more information about living liver donation that my loved ones created to spread the word . 

Website: www.particleofhope.org

SAVE THE DATE

1/28 - What's the Point

1/31 - Snow tubing

2/1 - Annual meeting

2/8 - "Souper Bowl" Sunday

2/8 - HOME guests arrive

2/11 - 2/14 - Winter Music Camp

2/15 - Cemetery plot holders meeting

2/18 - Ash Wednesday Service

2/21 - Planning Funerals workshop

3/6 - Church game night

CONTACT US

Caring Minister on call for the week of:

January 17 - 23

Cheryl Dolida

The Presbyterian Church

at Bound Brook

409 Mountain Avenue

Bound Brook, NJ 08805

www.bbpc.org

(732) 356-3575

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