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THE BRIDGE
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Church for the beaten-up, the burned-out, and the just plain bored!
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Our Purpose
| We understand that the Bridge (any bridge) is not a destination but a connection that is meant to be crossed.
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At the Bridge we are Crossing Together to connect to:
God, each other, and the community of Allegan.
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| Upcoming Opportunities | 8/2/09, Sunday A.M. Worship
10:30 am @ Allegan High School
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8/8/09 Allegan Art Hop
Afternoon 6pm @ downtown Allegan
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8/14/09 Bridge Youth Day
Afternoon @ the DeKryger's
A fun day on the water for all Jr. and Sr. Highers
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8/23/09 Bridge Baptisms
After church @ the DeKryger's
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8/30/09 5th Sunday
TBD
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| Podcast | Bridge Podcast!
Click here to listen to messages at the Bridge.
Or now you can visit our blog or Facebook pages to hear them too!
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 | Sunday Worship | - dress is casual
- worship is contemporary
- attitude is relaxed
You don't need to have it all together to come to the Bridge. It's OK to just check things out. Bring your beliefs, your doubts and your questions.
You are welcome here.
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This Sunday
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WHAT'S YOUR SIGN?
John 20:30-31
"Jesus did many other miraculous signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name."
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This week we are looking at the 7 miraculous signs of Jesus that Gospel of John records that give us insights into the Kingdom and clues to what Jesus was truly here to accomplish.
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This Week in Kidmo!
| Sunday, August 2
Week #1Love - Love grows from God John 15:1-5
SUMMER SLAM 2! Surf's up and with all the fruit around, you'd think it's time for a LUAU! Johnny Rogers and a whole host of his pals are taking you surfside to squeeze every ounce of wisdom from the Fruit of the Spirit as found in the Book of Galatians . We're not talking your garden variety fruit here, friends. We're talking about LOVE, PATIENCE, GOODNESS, FAITHFULNESS and SELF CONTROL . Sweet! Laugh your lemons off with our old friend Sir Reginald Duffus Esquire and his Not Exactly Pectin Theatre . Farmer Frank takes us to his own produce section for our Compass Points and Sir Bottomly and pal, June Berry , welcome you to "Stuff You'll Never Need But You'll Buy Anyway," infomercial. It's the juice!
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 | Allegan Art Hop
August 8, 6pm-11:30pm
Downtown Allegan
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Event: Allegan Art Hop & Street Dance
"One BIG summer celebration of visual & musical arts..."
What: Exhibit
Host: Only One Allegan
Start Time: Saturday, August 8 at 6pm
End Time: Saturday, August 8 at 9pm
Where: Downtown Allegan
The second Annual Art Hop will feature 25 artists at 20 different
locations in downtown Allegan. The art of photographers, weavers,
woodworkers, potters, bead artists and visual artists using many
different media can be viewed in local merchants' stores. Music can
be heard in many locations as you stroll Allegan's downtown streets,
including the Mahan Park gazebo where Kalamazoo's Jim Cooper plays at
7pm.
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 | Bridge Youth Fun Day!
August 14 @ 1pm
The DeKryger's
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Who: Jr. & Sr. Highers
What: Fun at Miner Lake
Where: The DeKryger's House
When: Friday, August 14 @ 1pm
Why?: Just for fun...that's why it's a FUN day!
Talk to Lisa DeKryger or Michele Bird for more info.
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| Bridge Baptisms
Sunday, August 23 after church
@ the DeKryger's
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The Bridge will be having its first corporate baptisms after church on August 23 on Miner Lake.
If you are interested in publicly declaring your faith in Jesus Christ through baptism or would like to find out more about it talk to me, Roger, on Sunday or call me at 269-509-6458 or email me at roger@crossingtogether.com.
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 | August - 5th Sunday
August 30
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Our next 5th Sunday is coming up at the end of August and we'd like to know if you all have anyone in your lives who could use our help. Think about: - Widows
- Single moms and dads
- The elderly
- Someone who is out of work
- People who are dealing with health issues
We have several weeks to come up with ideas so let me know if you think of anyone. __________________________ |
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Thanks for praying! Cindy
Keyzer received great news that she will not have to go through any treatment
for her lymphoma. She has stage 3, Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma, and it is
something that she has lived with for four years and can continue to live
with. If it changes or gets more aggressive then she will undergo treatment
for it, but for now it is stable. Let's continue to pray for a full and
complete healing and that Cindy can be completely free of this disease. Cindy
is so thankful for all of your prayers! If
you would like to send a card of encouragement, their address is:
Larry and Cindy Keyzer
404 Robinson St.
Allegan, MI 49010
~Lisa DeKryger
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Please pray for the Russo family as they go through a very difficult time, as well.
~Roger
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If you have any family-based or community-based prayer requests please email them to: prayer@crossingtogether.com.
FYI - I will filter the prayer requests and don't guarantee that all requests will be published. Also, if the prayer request that you send in is about someone else, please make sure you have their permission first!
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 | Currently Reading, Recently Read and Highly Recommended
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How (Not) to Speak of God
by Peter Rollins
on Amazon
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