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Bentwood Trail e-News is a weekly newsletter of news and events within Bentwood Trail Presbyterian Church, Grace Presbytery and our community.

SEPTEMBER STEWARDSHIP SUNDAY

This Sunday, Sept. 7 we will collect school supplies for the Presbyterian Children's Homes & Services (PCHAS).

 

  Please click on the link below:

 PCHAS List of School Supplies

 

SPUDS, SALADS AND SMILES
SPUDS, SALADS & SMILES

The Lyric III, Kathryn Carpenter's trio, will sing "Oldies but Goodies". Test your memory and come sing along on Wednesday, Sep.10, 11:30a.m. Invite your friends. 


 
IS GOD CALLING YOU?
Stewardship Committee

We need you to serve on the 2015 Stewardship Committee (Sep.-Nov.) Please contact chair, Larry Whitson at LDWKJW@aol.com or at 214-354-4582. 


 
PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN
Pres Women
Please join us for Bible study and fellowship at 10:00am in Bentwood House on the third Tuesday of every month.
 
Pastor Elizabeth will teach our first lesson of "An Abiding Hope: The Presence of God in Exodus and Deuteronomy"
on Tuesday, Sept.16.
Come and journey with us this year! 

 

FAMILY FALL SERIES

Come each Wed., Sep. 24-Nov. 12, 6:30-8:00p.m. for fellowship and spiritual growth. Adults & Youth will study the Psalms, using Patrick Miller's "The Lord of the Psalms", led by Pastor Elizabeth. Children will have fun learning about God, self and church, led by Blake Stephens.


THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION SUNDAY
Theological Education Sunday is recognized by the PC(USA) as the Sunday to celebrate God's work in equipping our Presbyterian seminaries to educate and prepare Christian leaders to "do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with our God" (Micah 6:8). On Sunday, September 21, BTPC will participate by hosting a seminary student from AUSTIN PRESBYTERIAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY to lead and participate in service with us.
WORSHIP MINISTRY TEAM
The Worship Ministry Team is looking for help in several areas.If you feel called to use your gifts in a new capacity please consider any of the following:
  • Learn to run the sound system on Sunday during worship
  • Prepare the bread and juice for Communion Sundays
  • Serve as a committee member on the Worship Ministry Team
  • Serve on an usher team for Sunday Service
  • Serve as a lector during Worship Service
If you are interested in obtaining more information or serving any one of these roles please contact Kerry Whitson (kjwhitson@aol.com), Ruth Marie Rohloff (rrohloff@swbell.net).
LOOKING AHEAD

 

Sep. 7

Sep. 10
Sep. 14
Sep. 16
Sep. 17
Sep. 21
Sep  23
Sep. 24

Stewardship Communion Sunday

(school supplies for PCHAS)

Spuds, Smiles and Salads

All Ministry Team Meetings   

Presbyterian Women Study & Fellowship

Brown Bag Bookies

Theological Education Sunday   

Session Meeting 

FAMILY FALL SERIES BEGINS - PSALMS  

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THANKSGIVING - GRATITUDE

GIVE THANKS - GRATEFUL - THANKS

 

Thank You   

The Outreach Ministry team would like to thank our 8 volunteers

who served lunch to the homeless at the Dallas Stewpot last Saturday.

Thanks to Debra Beck, Donna Eagan, Claude Head,

Tona & Steve Jebbia, Larry Ramsey, Griffin Turner, Linda Wren.

 

Thanks also to all who gave to the Stewpot Stewardship Communion Offering. $135 was donated. 

                                   (Write a note of thanksgiving on the  

 Attendance form for upcoming weeks)

This Coming Sunday
13th Sunday after Pentecost
Communion      
Scripture Readings:
Leviticus 19:1-4,11-12,17-18
Matthew 18:15-20
Romans 13:8-14

Sermon:

"Which 'Cothes?"

   
The Rev. Dr. Elizabeth J.
Callender
Pastor
 
 WORSHIP WITH US!
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Communion served on the first, third and festival Sunday of every month at
 the 10:30a.m. service.
Sunday's Flowers
  
    pink roses
SUNDAY'S FLOWERS

 given to

the Glory of God

Please notify the office

if you would like

to offer flowers

in memory or in honor of your loved ones.

Cost of arrangement is $40. 

          PRAYER LIST

Emma Lee Rogers & family, Betty Smith, Sammy Scharett, Barbara Pollard, Margaret Brooks, Scruggs, Bobbie Athey, Hackers (Kerry Whitson's parents), Nelson Allen (Tona Jebbia's brother in-law), John Bryan, Lyfords, Ruth Rohloff, Libby Lineback, Barbara Robertson, Sandy Scharett, Ernest Fonocho, Margaret Teasdale (Lissa Dallas' sister), Gerry Onstott (Frank's brother), Sina Amiri, Phil Freeman (Gale Walker's friend), Marie (Ellen Edward's cousin), Mike Southard (Donna Eagan's friend), Lanes & Gaspers (Days' friends), Bobby Hatfield (Lisa Taylor's brother-in-law), Gavin Hammen (Stormy Aldredge's friend), Shirley Young Sutton (Betty Smith's friend), Sosebees (Mark Snyder's friends), Akhras family, Dena, Deb, Darla, Ann Marie, Zac, Irma (Susan Akhras' friends), Dot Beck (Debra's mother)        

TRANSPORTATION
If you are in need of transportation, BTPC Senior Ministry provides rides to church services & functions, medical appointments and errands for church members.
 Please contact Pat Covert  
to schedule a ride.
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