Adult Education at BPC

Join us for one or more of the following:

• Sunday morning at 9:30 AM, Wayne Dannenbrink is leading an adult class on The Sermon on the Mount.  Please join Wayne on Sundays as he explores Jesus’ message.
• The Women’s Wednesday morning Bible study will not meet November 25 or December 2 but will resume December 8, 15, and 22^nd with an Advent Bible study based on the book The First Christmas
• The Men’s group meets every Monday morning at 7:00am with breakfast to follow.

Last BLAST in 2009

We meet next on December 9^th, learning about “Being A Stranger in A Strange Place.”  We need your help with songs, leading the activity, and or to be a helper.  Please sign up on the sheet in the hallway to do your part for BLAST.

September BLAST Update

Our Christian Ed. class for young people has had a great start.   If each church member would volunteer to assist for just one class we would have the entire program year covered!

The October 14th class will be on  “Blast From the Past – A Visitor from the Old Testament,” and on October 28th, the class will be “For All the Saints.”  See the sign up sheet posted on the hallway bulletin board and sign up to provide a kid-friendly meal or to help in other ways.  To learn more about how you can participate, talk with Rev. Fisher.

B.L.A.S.T. Needs You!

Wednesday Afternoon Christian Education program is scheduled to start with a B.L.A.S.T. OFF party September 9th from 6:00 -7:30 p.m. B.L.A.S.T. will meet the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month from September to May (one meeting per month in November and December). Currently we are focusing on children from preschool to 5th grade. We have a core of volunteers and are now looking for families who will be interested in having their children being a part of B.L.A.S.T.

To learn more about B.L.A.S.T., and to sign up your child, visit our B.L.A.S.T. page.

Also if you would like to provide a dinner or help out we would love to hear from you!!

BLAST May Be In Our Future!

“People of God, will you promise to uphold and support these children in their life in Christ?”

That is what the congregation is asked when parents bring their children to be baptized. In an effort to have a viable and thriving ministry for our children and others in the community, the Christian Education Committee is offering an opportunity for the congregation to act upon this promise. The Committee is exploring a midweek youth program allowing children ages 5-17 to meet in within their age groups twice a month to study God’s work, memorize Scripture, enjoy fun games, music, activities a light dinner and fellowship. This program would meet 6:00pm-7:30pm on alternating Wednesdays from September to May (the program would meet once per month during November and December).

The midweek gathering is guaranteed to be a BLAST: Believe in our children; Love our children; Attract our children; Support our children; Teach our children!

We want our children to:

• Make wise choices based on God’s truth
• Put their faith in God to help them in every situation
• To be loving and kind to all people

In order for this program become a reality, we need a diverse group of volunteers to help with appropriate age groups, provide music, games in addition to helping prepare and serve light meals. Also we need feedback from children and their families regarding an interest to such a program. We need all the members to pray for our children and how BPC can best fulfill its baptismal promise and we need the membership of BPC to help in making BLAST come to life.

Christian Education – May 2009 Confirmands

May 17th was the end of our Sunday School Year. We thank all those who taught classes and mentored our Confirmands, giving of themselves this year.

One Room Sunday School: Jean Freuck & Sandie Swanson
Pre-Confirmation Class: Wayne Dannenbrink
Confirmation Class: Bruce Parker & John Riedmaier
Adult Education Class: Rev. Anne Fisher & Rev. Richard Ainsworth
Confirmation Mentors: Karl Bertram, Michael Brady, Bill & Pat Perkins, John Riedmaier, Karl & Bonnie Strigenz and Peggy Waterman

Welcome Confirmands!
On May 31st we received into church membership the following Confirmands:

Alec Brown
David Cimbalnik
Jon Fingar
Blake Markstein
Jason Parker
Sam Parnon

Welcome these young people and support them with your prayers as they continue their faith journeys as members of BPC.