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Bloomer Baptist Church To Know Christ and Make Him Known 715-568-1979/1980 2620 Duncan Rd Bloomer, WI 54724
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SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER
Pastor
Eldon’s Portion
September begins the school year. In
many ways it is a new beginning for things at church. CBC
and Sunday School resume. A new
thing coming this September is a Ministry Fair.
Youth groups have been meeting through the summer but now in early
September they have a kick off for a new year.
Youth Groups will have a kick off
on Wednesday, September 1st.
Junior High will resume on September 1st and join the Senior
High for a kick off date. Senior
High will be led by Chris & Michelle Putney.
The weekly meeting of these teens and the mission’s trips taken by our
young people has allowed our youth program to be a light to our community.
We praise God for these workers. Sunday School is launching Sunday, September
12th.
Our new Sunday School Superintendent is Jessica Bowe.
Jessica has directed our DVBS and comes with new ideas.
One of those new ideas is a Ministry Fair.
On Sunday September 12 we have our first Sunday School classes.
Our Adult classes will feature, Larry Gotham in our traditional Sunday
School class. Lee & Mona
McMenamin with help from the Ministry Fair.
At noon on September 12 we will have a pot faith meal.
During that pot faith, around the gym, there will be booths set up to
promote the various ministries here at
CBC will resume on Wednesday,
September 22. DeWayne &
Julia Fossum will effectively lead the Coached By Christ’s children’s Bible
club. This has been a great outreach
to families in our community. Training
will be on Wednesday, September 15th. A New Worship Service. A new ministry will start on Wednesday, September 22. It is an informal worship service. This service will coincide with the CBC and the youth groups. It is intended to minister to the weekend workers and parents that drop off kids in our CBC and youth programs. If you would like to assist in this outreach please let Pastor know.
Sunday School Please join us after Sunday School on the 12th in the gym for a pot faith meal and visit the Ministry Fair. Browse the tables to learn or revisit the different ministries offered here at BBC. Play a game or join an activity and enjoy this fun filled event. Any questions, please feel free to visit with Jessica Bowe, this year’s new Superintendent.
CBC
CBC will be kicking off September 22, searching for heroes. Are you a hero? Do you know any heroes? We will look and discover what it takes to make a hero and what heroes can do for us. We will have a leaders meeting on September 15th at 6:30 at the church for all veteran leaders as well as anyone else who would like to step up and be a hero in the eyes of a child. CBC will be running Wednesday nights from 6:30 to 7:45pm for children ages 3 thru 5th grade. If you have any questions about CBC or are interested in being a leader, please contact, DeWayne or Julia Fossum at 715-568-1289.
Junior
High Youth Junior High Youth will kick off this month beginning Wednesday, September 1st. We will join the Senior High for games and a cook-out. Please plan to join us this week and throughout the year as we once again learn what the Lord has for each of us!
Senior High Youth Group
In reviewing the newsletter and why we have it, Pastor Eldon suggested to
me that the youth page be different. Instead of listing events which you already
probably know, I will use this opportunity to give encouragement to parents with
ideas and scripture.
Before I get going though, I want to say that I will never use specific
people or specific examples from students/parents in my youth group and if a
piece of advice relates to you or you feel attacked by it, please don't. I
won't use this as a platform to bash any parent, but I will try to be honest and
give you thoughts that I see are relevant.
That being said, this is the first month and being the first month
I'd like to start with something that I've seen time and time again with parents
of teenagers and that is parents wanting to be friends of their teenagers rather
than be parents. Ephesians 6 starts by giving some instruction to
children-"Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is
right. 'Honor your father and mother'-which is the first commandment with a
promise-that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the
earth." Parents that I've seen tend to love to quote this verse.
Oftentimes, though, they forget to read on to the next one. Verse four goes on
to say "Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring
them up in the training and instruction of the Lord." Paul, in this
verse, is talking to both mothers and fathers and telling them that they need to
bring their children up in the training and instruction of the Lord. Now,
I've looked, and nowhere in the Bible does it say that your role as a parent is
to be your child's best friend. It doesn't say to let them do whatever
they want whenever they want. It does say that you need to bring them up
in the way of the Lord. As parents, that means sometimes saying no to what
your teen wants to do. It means having those hard conversations after your
teen has screwed up and figuring out how to work past their mistake and learn
from it.
When I was growing up, my parents seemed to have a grasp on the fact that
they were the parents and not my best friend. And let me tell you, I hated
it. I wanted so badly for them to take my side and understand that I was
right and knew more than they did about my life! Guess what. I was
wrong. So, just like I did, your teens will often get mad at you, not talk
to you, yell at you, ignore you, disobey you, and do all other sorts of things
to make you think you're a horrible parent, but you're not. Chances are
your hard work won't pay off right now. It's unlikely that your teen will
see the reason that you are doing the things you do and making the rules you
make right now, but in the future, they'll hopefully understand. Maybe not
for 5 or 10 or 15 years down the road, but once they do, it'll be all worth it.
So, in conclusion, I just want to remind you that God has put you in the role of
parent and not best friend for a
reason. At times you will feel totally unequipped and overwhelmed because
you don't know what to do next. Just remember, though, that God equips
those He calls. He's called you to be a parent, He will equip you.
Rely on Him. Chris
Women’s Bible Studies Our
Thursday group will be studying the Book of John, 6:15 P.M.-7:45, at The Parkview Apartments, beginning Sept 16th. Bring Bibles, Notebooks and a friend! Friday
study begins Sept 17th from 9:00-10:30 a.m. They will be studying Psalm 23.
Thank
you to all of you who volunteer to lead CHILDREN’S CHURCH!
Cleaning: 2-Kressin Nursery
Schedule: 5-Hassemer
Junior & Senior High
Kick-off September 1st, 6:30 p.m.
Christian Life Fellowship Dates
at BBC 4th
BIBLE 1-Sep
Psalms 95-96 2-Sep
Romans 12 3-Sep
Romans 13 4-Sep
Romans 14 5-Sep
Romans 15 6-Sep
Romans 16 7-Sep
Psalms 97-98 8-Sep
Proverbs 21 9-Sep
Psalms 99-102 10-Sep
1Corinthians 1 11-Sep
1Corinthians 2 12-Sep
1Corinthians 3 13-Sep
Psalms 103 14-Sep
1Corinthians 4 15-Sep
1Corinthians 5 16-Sep
Psalm 104 17-Sep
1Corinthians 6 18-Sep
1Corinthians 7 19-Sep
1Corinthians 8 20-Sep
1Corinthians 9 21-Sep
Psalm 105 22-Sep
1Corinthians 10 23-Sep
1Corinthians 11 24-Sep
1Corinthians 12 25-Sep
1Corinthians 13 26-Sep
1Corinthians 14 27-Sep
1Corinthians 15 28-Sep
1Corinthians 16 29-Sep
Proverbs 22 30-Sep Psalms 106-108
UPCOMING
EVENTS @ BBC IN
SEPTEMBER For more information on any of the events call the office @ 715-568-1979!
Sunday
Mornings WORSHIP
SERVICE: 9:30 Sunday School Resumes September 12th @ 11:00 a.m.
9th/9:00-3:00p.m. WIC 5:00-9:00 p.m. Basket
Class 12th/11:00 a.m. Sunday
School Kick-off Noon: Pot Faith Meal/Ministry Fair 15th/6:30 p.m.
CBC Leader Training 16th/6:15 p.m.
Ladies Bible Study @ Parkview Apts. 17th/9:00-10:30 a.m.
Ladies Bible Study @ BBC 5:00-9:00 p.m. Basket
Class 18th/9:00 a.m.
APPLE Walk for Life @ Owen Park in EC. 19th/12:15 p.m. Deacon Board Meeting 22nd/Noon: Foot Clinic 6:30-7:45 p.m.
CBC Resumes 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Worship Service
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