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photos by Phillip Eckels
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NEWS FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 21, 2014
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The Story - Chapter 2, God Builds a Nation
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 This week in The Story we are reading about Abraham. What an amazing man he was! How many people do you know who, hearing a God they did not know, would take their whole family, move them hundreds of miles from home and establish a whole new religion?
Like us Abram, turned Abraham by God's covenant, was a guy of strengths and weaknesses. We need only think about the way he treated his nephew Lot or the willingness to give his only son to God as a sacrifice to know he was a true man of God. Yet, I am comforted by his human struggle with sin. Knowing that he too struggled with trusting God when he allowed himself to be talked into having a child with his servant (even after God had promised a son) or when, out of fear, he tried to pass his wife off as his sister to Pharaoh.
Why? Because his struggle with faith and God's faithfulness is a lesson to all of us who struggle with our doubts, yet seek to live lives of faithfulness. Do you have a situation in your life where you have been faithful, and it has been a long time since you have felt God's salvific hope? Then Abraham, the father of many nations, is your man. Maybe the greatest gift Abraham offers us is the example of radical relationship with God, radical faithfulness in the absence of all evidence and the stunning legacy God's faithfulness in Abraham's life offers us.
Blessings, Rev. Ellen
(Adult Sunday School Lessons)
(Personal Journaling)
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Flowers in the Church This Sunday - September 21st
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| The flowers in the church sanctuary this Sunday, September 21st are given to the Glory of God and in loving memory of Mary Ellen Suther, mother of Terry Suther, by the congregation of Bethpage Presbyterian Church.
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Sunshine Group Meets This Tuesday - September 23rd
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The Sunshine Group will meet Tuesday, September 23rd, 9:00 AM at Rosie's, located at the corner of Oakwood Avenue and Roger's Lake Road, Kannapolis. Everyone is invited to join us for great Christian fellowship and delicious food!
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Mission Night During Wednesday Evening G.I.F.T. Program
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Please join us on September 24th for a mission night during our Wednesday Evening G.I.F.T. Program. Teachers from Fred L. Wilson Elementary School will be invited to join us. Our school supplies drive during the month of August was a huge success and we thank you for your donations to support the students and teachers at Fred L. Wilson this school year!
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Don't Forget To Make your Supper Reservation!
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Be sure to join us each Wednesday evening at 5:45 for supper! To help us prepare for the correct number of people, we ask that you make a reservation by signing the Ritual of Friendship pad on Sunday morning, by calling the church office (704-933-2209), by submitting a form via the link below, or the church's web site at www.bethpagechurch.org.
If you would like to be on our "standing reservations list" (this means you will remain on the list each week unless you call and ask us to remove you!) please indicate that when you sign up. Also, please be sure to indicate how many adults and how many children in your reservation! Deadline for supper reservations is Tuesday at Noon. We look forward to seeing you each Wednesday!
Make a Supper Reservation!
First Wednesday Evening supper of the 2014-15 Season!
Please join us each Wednesday at 5:45 PM for great food and fellowship!
photo by Jean Brown
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CVAN's Domestic Violence Awareness Month BBQ - October 2nd
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Our Pastor Will Be Away - September 28th - October 11th
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Rev. Ellen Campbell Gardner will be out of the office for vacation September 28th through October 11th. Please call the church office or Macky Petrea, clerk of session, if you have a pastoral care emergency.
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Updating Our Church Directory
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Please help us keep your information up to date by taking a moment to fill out a church directory information from for your family. Any changes to the following information needs to be updated for each member of your family: name, address, phone numbers (home, cell & work), employment, school attending, e-mail address and birthday. Completed forms may be returned to the church office or dropped in the offering plate. You may also e-mail any changes or additions to info@bethpagechurch.org.
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CVAN Paper Products Offering in October
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During the month of October, Bethpage Presbyterian Church will receive a special paper products and cleaning supplies offering for CVAN (Cabarrus Victims Assistance Network).
Special needs requested by CVAN are
paper towels, toilet paper, cleaning supplies,
diapers (size 4, 5, 6), and laundry detergent.
You may drop off your contributions in the sanctuary on Sundays or outside the church office on weekdays during the month of October. CVAN (Cabarrus Victims Assistance Network) provides safety, shelter and support for battered women and their children in Cabarrus County, NC. Since 1982, they have been the place and voice for battered women and children - building a world where every home is a safe home. They appreciate your gifts and ask for your continued support and your prayers.
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The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper - October 5, 2014
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Spares and Pairs - October 6th
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Spares and Pairs will meet on Monday, October 6th, at 6:30 PM in the BPC Fellowship Hall. Everyone is requested to bring a snack and/or drink. See you there!
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In memory and honor of Mary McKnight:
Mary's Bible Study Group
In memory of Oscar Weaver
(brother of Frances Hartsell & Barbara Fields):
Darrell and Doris Ann Ballard
Helen Russell and Rebecca Farmer
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Rev. Ellen Campbell Gardner's Sermon from September 14, 2014
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 | | The Bethpage Presbyterian Church congregation begins a31 week journey in reading, studying, and experiencing The Story |
Thank you to Jean Brown for uploading the sermons!
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Prayer Joys & Concerns
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September 14:
Joys: Madison's 14th birthday (Sara Rodgers), Thanks for prayers (Dot Brown), The Story began this morning (Rev. Ellen), Dot's birthday this week (Jean Brown), Cassidy's birthday (Diane Mullinax), Linda is doing well (Carrie Paxton)
Concerns: Annie Smith and our youth at ASU (Rev. Ellen), Al Brodwen had a severe stroke, Ella shattered her foot (Janice Morgan), Pat Triece is in the hospital (Janice Morgan) Don Elwood fighting cancer (Cheryl Kusper), Prayer for healing for members of the choir (Connie Goodman), Rick Mullinax (Margaret Griffin), Brandi Coley in our prayers
September 7:
Joys: G.I.F.T. Program starts this Wednesday (Christel Josey), The two who gave blood for my transfusions (Rick Mullinax), All the work Christian Education has done for The Story (Kim Gibson)
Concerns: Resolution of some breathing problems (Brandi Coley), Student at ASU missing (Amy Ritchie), Don Landerson in critical condition at home and Georgianna (Barbara Suggs), Praise for healing in mom's hip and prayers for discernment on the other one (Sherry Childers), Eloise White - failing health (Joyce Deal)
August 31:
Joys: Linda VanPelt is home and doing well (Carrie Paxton), Thank you for all your prayers and cards (Ann Ennis), Eric Hamilton and Amanda Ritchie home from college (Rev. Ellen)
Concerns: Ralph Chapman's family on his passing (Ed Kusper), Mrs. Woody's cancer treatment and her son who lost two brothers last year (Chris Ferguson), Portia Fairly - tough times n life (Sherry Childers), Christy Fraiser - Breast cancer treatment (Sandra Cox)
August 24:
Joys: Ann Ennis' surgery went well, Rick Mullinax at service
(Jimmie Melton)
Concerns: prayers for her daughter, Jen - going to Boston (Beth Hintz), Linda VanPelt hip replacement Wednesday (Carrie Paxton), prayers for Eloise White (Joyce Deal), prayers for all the children and teachers going back to school (Sherry Childers), prayers for Ralph Chapman in at-home Hospice care (Ed Kusper), prayer concern for Randy and Becky who lost their son this week on the night their grandson was born, prayers for Charlotte Penland for test next week and prayers for her brother-in-law Todd, prayers for Amanda for this college year (Amy Ritchie), prayer concerns for safety for Steve and Sandy Gaskey and any other victims of the earthquake in California (Linda VanPelt), prayers for BPC and the meeting this afternoon with Robert Astell
BIG ELM RETIREMENT CENTER: Paul Christy
TRINITY OAKS RETIREMENT CENTER: Shirley Helms
ST. ANDREWS LIVING CENTER: Eloise White
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Serving This Sunday
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USHERS
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GREETERS
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Head Usher: Margaret Griffin
Ushers: Sherry Childers, Macky Petrea, Bill & Peggy Overcash
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LECTOR
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Ed Kusper
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CHILDREN'S NURSERY
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SUNDAY SCHOOL
will be provided as needed
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WORSHIP
will be provided as needed
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YOUNG CHILDREN'S SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS
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CHILDREN'S WORSHIP
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Carrie Paxton & Jill Hamilton
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Carrie Paxton & Jill Hamilton
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Our Attendance and Financial Stewardship
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OUR ATTENDANCE STEWARDSHIP
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Worship Service - 86
Sunday School - 60
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OUR FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP
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9/14/14
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Year-to-date
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General Budget Giving
Weekly Budget Needs
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$6,015.00
$4,854.43
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$174,708.94
$179,613.91
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10¢-A-Meal Offering received for 2014: $2,947.86
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Lectionary for the week of September 21-27, 2014
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Sunday, September 21, 2014
Monday, September 22, 2014
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Friday, September 26, 2014
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Please drop us an email and let us know if there is something you would like to see included in the newsletter.
We would love to hear from you!
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Sunday School at 9:00 AM - Worship Service at 9:55 AM
6020 Mooresville Road - Kannapolis NC 28081
704-933-2209 (church office phone)
Church office hours: 8:30 AM until 3:30 PM, Mon - Fri
Rev. Ellen Campbell Gardner: 704-431-3700
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