From The Pastor's Desk |
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| September 2010 | ||
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Dear Friends in Christ, What a tremendous summer we had at BVPC! As I write this letter to you, we have just finished VBS, which again drew a nice number of youth. We had a great week of Scripture stories, skits, music, crafts, snacks, and the blessing of the animals. A special and sincere thank-you goes to Lisa VanNess, Assistant Stefanie Dunn, the whole staff, as well as the Avers and Gines for the tremendous set-up support.
<Picture Removed for Privacy> The Closing Worship Celebration: BAOBOB BLAST 2010! Beth Blanchard (left) led the songs, which were excellent!!!
The Blessing of the Animals: VBS Skits: Pastor Dave and Lisa VanNess Bless a Loved Pet “God” Appeared Once Again!” This
BAOBAB blast event followed our rummage sale in July, which again helped
those in the community. We thank Linda and Bob Gines for
spearheading the event. We
are now looking forward to great events in the fall! One
is another new member’s class, which is growing by the week. This
class is going to be unique because for the first time since I have been
at our church, the numbers will reverse: there
will be more young adults represented in the class than any other age
group. It's a significant
change. In the past six years, we have now taken in more than 60 new
members, which most likely accounts for the dynamic shift. Also,
we look forward to having a seminarian in the fall from Princeton
Seminary, Kit Moore. If you recall, Chet Penza was our first student
from Drew Seminary. “Kit” and I will be kicking off a youth
group to see what type of parental interest and support there is for such
a program. We are starting up
a small youth group for kids around 6th grade (where the “bubble” is)
that will meet on Sunday evenings. If
you are interested, please speak with me.
The third BIG event is our pictorial directory!
We will be taking photos in September and will have a new church
family directory by the New Year! A new photo
directory is something that brings people together in a church family. A
big thank-you goes out to Chairperson Josie Bate as it is put together.
Please sign-up for a family shoot if you have not done so already. Our
contemporary band is doing well, too. Have you heard them recently
at worship? If you are
interested in this type of service and music, please drop by the last
Sunday of any month. Godspeed! Pastor
Dave
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