Sat 6 Mar 2010
Announcements
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Interfaith Choral Festival on Sunday! Come and support the musical talents of our Celebration Choir and other interfaith choirs at 7:00 p.m. here at BCUMC. Admission is free, and musical selections will include both classical and contemporary pieces.
Interfaith Youth Talent/No-Talent Show. The youth from Bear Creek, Kol Ami, Wooden Cross Lutheran, Woodinville Unitarian Universalist and Northshore United Church of Christ are putting on a talent/no-talent show to raise money for Pennies for Peace, which brings peace to Afghanistan and Pakistan by building schools. Come support the youth and our mission! The show will be held at BCUMC on Saturday, March 13, at 7:00 p.m. In lieu of admission, bring a handful or two (or a jarful!) of pennies! See you there!
Interfaith Blood Drive. Our next community blood drive will be held on Tuesday, March 9, from 1:00-7:00 p.m. at Cottage Lake Presbyterian Church, 18350 Woodinville-Duvall Road. (Break 3:00-3:45). As always, you can contact the church office for an appointment, or show up when it’s convenient for you. Thank you for donating!
Amazing Grace Seminar. The next Amazing Grace Seminar will be held on Sunday, April 11, from 11 a.m.-2:00 p.m. This class is the foundation study on being a United Methodist. We begin with God Is Love and end with a healing process as taught by Christ and supported by the Holy Spirit. This class is designed for the curious (who have no desire to join the church as this time), regular attendees and current members. It is also one of the first steps for those seeking membership into BCUMC. Childcare (as requested) is provided. Mark your interest on the Presence Slip or contact the church office to sign up.
Prayer Shawl Ministry. Have you seen the basket of prayer shawls in the Celebration Space? These beautiful shawls are handmade and have been prayed over before beginning the project, during the process of knitting or crocheting them, and again as they are placed in the basket. These prayer shawls are for someone you know that needs prayers for faith, courage, strength and understanding in times of stress, serious illness, death of someone close when the warmth of God’s love and comfort is desired. Shawls can be taken and signed out on the clipboard attached to the basket. Each shawl has a card attached which tells the recipient that the shawl was handmade with prayers by the Bear Creek Prayer Shawl Ministry.
Help Serve a Hot Meal to Tent City 4. For over five years BCUMC has served a meal to Tent City 4 about once a month. This is only possible because of the wonderful support of the many volunteers who have helped prepare and serve the hot meals. We are seeking volunteers to help with meals on Monday, March 22; and Monday, April 26. Meals are served at 6:00 p.m. TC4 is currently hosted by Community Church of Issaquah (205 Mountain Park Blvd. SW). If you’d like to help, please contact Chris Aakre (caakre@atg.com or 425.883. 9260) or put your name on the sign-up sheet located at the Missions table in the narthex.
Habitat for Humanity Fundraiser. In 2010, with your help, Thrivent Builds will complete the penultimate home at Koinonia Ridge in Snoqualmie. To raise the funds needed to complete the home, Habitat and Thrivent will host an “Everybody is a Winner” casino night at Pickering Farm on Saturday, March 13. Tickets are available online (www.habitatekc.org) for $40 per person in advance ($50 at the door) and will include hearty appetizers, wine and beer, fun prizes and a goody bag to take home with you. Guests will be invited to play blackjack, roulette and craps with “funny money” while enjoying live music and a fantastic silent auction!
Come Build with Habitat for Humanity of East King County!Habitat EKC needs volunteers to work onsite in Snoqualmie or Issaquah on Wednesdays and Thursdays. No experience is necessary-just an interest in meeting new people and an interest in helping others. Volunteer shifts begin at 9:00 am and end at approximately 4:00 pm. For more information, go to the website atwww.habitatekc.orgor e-mail Justin Bradley, Individual Volunteer Coordinator, directly atjbradley@ habitatekc.org.
Cutlery Wanted for Seder.We have worked to make the Seder meal more affordable for our participants. The plastic cutlery did not work so well. If you have any extra cutlery that you would like to donate to the church, we would greatly appreciate your gifts. Mixing and matching is fine. Please bring your donations to the church by Sunday, March 21.
