On November 4th, PBF will hold its annual membership meeting reviewing the past year, planning for the new one and approving a new elder and budget. In order to vote, you MUST be a  member of the church. Not sure if you are a member?  Just email Heidi Evans at heidi.evans@peninsulabible.org. We found several people listed as "attenders" in our database and sent them an email last week.

If you are not a member, and would like to become "official," please attend our Fall New Members Dinner and Seminar set for October 21st at 4 p.m. in the Fireside Room. Childcare is provided. Only one meeting on one night is now required for membership. You will hear a brief history of the church, our beliefs, how we are governed, and take a tour of the building. You will also meet our Elders. At the end of the night, you will be asked if you would like to join the church. If so, you will need to sign this document and be welcomed into the Body of Church on October 28th. 

Would you like to be included? Please email Heidi Evans here. 

We will celebrate communion this week, Sunday, October 14th. Typically, we celebrate communion on the first Sunday of the month. This Sunday's service will also have a unique  format. In addition, our missionaries are displaying unique items they have collected from their travels around the globe. 

Two families in the PBF congregation welcomed new babies this week.

First, Clara Jane Norton was born Wednesday to Aaron and Jenna Norton. Clara weighed 6 pounds, 7 ounces and measured 18.5 inches. She is the couple's first child.  

On Thursday, Felicity Marie Peeples was born to April and Mike Peeples. She weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces and measured 19 inches. She was also welcomed by brother Daniel. 

We are sending out the Life of PBF on Thursdays starting next week. If you would like something included in the online publication, it must be submitted to the main office by 4 PM Tuesday the week you would like it released in the email. As always, we love personal photos of the accomplishments and work of our PBF family in the community. Feel free to share it with us.

 Enjoying root beer floats and science experiments used to demonstrate lessons about the God, 64 kids had a less-than-peaceful, but certainly fun night at PBF last Friday. There were supervised by a crew of 44 able volunteers. The jammers also enjoyed stories by Max Lucado. Our PBF children were wonderful hosts, taking time to reach out to the community, ensuring nearly half of those attending were visitors to our church. 

Dean Dunn and Birgitta Birch

Congratulations to Birgitta Birch and Dean Dunn who were married September 29th by Pastor Brent James. All of the attendants at the wedding were the bride and groom's grown children. A highlight of the event was music performed by their children and grandchildren, including Brent and Holly Nuckols, and Dale, Clarice and Lizzy Nuckols . We pray the newlyweds will have many happy years together. 

PHIL DOWNER

Kitsap Outreach invites members of our congregation and their friends to attend the 27th Annual Kitsap County Prayer Breakfast at 6:30 AM Thursday, October 18th, at the Silverdale Beach Hotel. The event is open to believers and nonbelievers alike.

 

Our own Pastor Brent James will be one of the program participants. The featured speaker is Phil Downer, a former machine gunner who served in Viet Nam with the United States Marine Corps in 1967 and 1968. He went on to pursue a career in law, but left his position as a senior partner in a mid-sized law firm to serve as President of the Christian Business Men's Committee for a decade. A popular national speaker, Phil has spoken at events such as Iron Sharpens Iron and Promise Keepers.  Phil has been featured twice on Focus on the Family and, along with Mike Wilkins, is the subject of Day of Discovery's 2010 documentary "The War Within: Finding Hope for Post-Traumatic Stress."

 

Make a reservation for the event by mailing in a form, available Sunday at the Welcome Desk, or online at www.breakfastoutreach.org. Cost for the breakfast is $20 per person. For information call John Taylor at 360-779-8510 or our own elder Carl Johnson at 360-908-1124. 

 

CARL JOHNSON

Sure you can cast your ballot for president, but your vote can have even greater impact right here at PBF. Our members will review our annual budget, vote on the election of an elder to the board and get an overview of the upcoming year of the church. The meeting will be held at 4 PM Sunday, November 4th.

 

Carl Johnson will be seeking re-election to the Elder Board. Carl, and his wife Helen, have been members of PBF since 1985.  In 1986, Carl was asked to join the Elder Board, where he served for 12 years, until 1998.  It was also during that time that Carl served PBF as the Church Administrator in a part-time capacity.  After a 10-year pause from service on the board, Carl was elected to a 4-year term in November 2008 with the option of serving a second 4-year term, if approved by the congregation. 

 

During the 27 years that Carl & Helen have lived in Kitsap, they have been involved in many facets of the community. In 1985, Carl established Kitsap Outreach, which has held an annual Leadership Prayer Breakfast for the past 27 years.  In 1991, both Carl & Helen committed themselves to ministry.  Helen took on the responsibility as Director of the Pregnancy Resource Services of Kitsap County, and Carl began a marketplace ministry known as Marketplace CrossTalk, both of which continue to this day.  It was also in 1991 that Carl served as the Vice Chairman of the Washington State Billy Graham Crusade, held in the Tacoma Dome and the Kingdome. Carl served as a member of the Central Kitsap School Board for 14 years, as well as the President of the Central Kitsap Community Council for 3 years.  Here at PBF, Carl & Helen host a care group, and Carl is a co-teacher, along with Ted Berney, for the care group leaders.  Carl is also the Community Relations Director for the Kitsap Alliance of Resources for Elders (KARE), and writes a monthly column on senior issues for the CK Reporter & Bremerton Patriot newspapers.