announcements, recording, April 20, 2024

• Tuesday April 23, there will be a cleanup of the church yard and cemetery, 6:30 PM. Every bit of help welcome. (Bring a rake, shovel, etc.)
• Tuesday, April 23 the BLA will meet at Helene’s at 2 PM.
• Bible Study is Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 7:30 PM, studying “Money, Possessions, and Eternity”
• There will be a Gospel Music Concert at Chelsea United Baptist Church on April 28 at 6:30 PM.
• Long Lake Camp pamphlet with registration form is available here.
• Wednesday May 15 at 7:30 PM  there will be a Management Board meeting at the church
• There will be a “send-off” pot-luck supper for me and my family 26th May 4:30 for 5:00, at Parkdale-Maplewood Community Hall, should be completed by 7:00.  Bring your own plates, cutlery, mugs/glasses.  Coffee, tea, milk, water will be provided.

Last Sunday’s sermon was called “Add to Your Goodness Knowledge” from 1 Kings 17 and 2 Peter 1. The recording is here and the notes are here.

announcements, recording, April 12, 2024

Hartley will turn 98 on Sunday (April 14) and to celebrate there will be a drop-in at his house from 1:00 to 3:00 PM. There will be cake, sandwiches, and ice cream (and if you’re there at the right time, it’s possible you might hear Hartley play his fiddle, which might get you dancing…) Thank you to everyone who contributed to Bob’s funeral on Tuesday. The recording of the funeral is here. The next breakfast at the hall in Maplewood will be April 20 from 7:00 to 10:30. We finished the Bible Study on Heaven. For the remaining Wednesday nights of April and May I will lead a study based on Randy Alcorn’s book, “Money, Possessions, and Eternity.” 6:30 to 7:30 PM at the church in Barss Corner. There will be a Gospel Music Concert at Chelsea United Baptist Church on April 28 at 6:30 PM. Last Sunday’s sermon on “Beautiful Love” is available to listen to here, and the notes are here.

announcements, recording, April 2, 2024

• I am terribly saddened to share the news that Bob Cox died this morning in hospital. Please uphold Merna and family in your prayers. The funeral will be Tuesday, April 9 in Parkdale (at 2PM I think), followed by a reception at the hall. If people are able to contribute food for the reception, it will be a big help. Bob’s obituary will be on Sweeny’s site here when it is ready.
• There is no Bible Study this week. Bible Study will resume on April 10 in Barss Corner at 6:30 PM.
• There will be a Management Board meeting on April 10 at 7:30
• The next breakfast at the Hall in Maplewood is April 20.

Last Sunday’s (Easter) sermon was from Acts 3. It is here, and the notes are here.

announcements, March 28

• Tomorrow (Good Friday) there will be a worship service at the Lutheran Church in New Germany at 10:30 AM.
• Please come to church on Sunday morning at 11 and remember our Saviour’s resurrection.
• Sunday afternoon I will be leading a worship service at Ridgewood Assisted Living in Bridgewater at 2 PM. Let me know if you want to come.
• There will be no Bible Study this week (April 3) and it will resume on April 10.
• There will be a Management Board meeting on April 10 at 7:30 PM.
• Our sympathy goes to the families of Frances Feindel (obituary will be here) and Robert Spidle (obituary will be here). We had the funeral for Frances Wentzell yesterday, her obituary is here and the recording of the funeral is here.
• The Easter envelope offering this year will go toward the work of Baptist Churches in the Democratic Republic of Congo. You can read about the needs and the work here.

announcements, recording, March 22, 2024

• I am terribly saddened to share the news that Frances Wentzell passed away this morning. May God comfort all of her family and us her friends. I will send out funeral details when I know them.
• Phil Williams will be giving an Easter program of music and verse at the church in Parkdale on Wednesday, March 27, at 7 PM. There is a poster here.
• There will be no Bible Study this coming week, nor the week after. It will resume on April 10.
• There will be a Management Board meeting Wednesday, April 10 at 7:30 PM
• There will be a Good Friday service at the Lutheran church in New Germany at 10:30 AM. Anyone who wishes to be in the choir for that service can practice there at 7 PM Thursday evening.
• On the afternoon of Easter Sunday I will be conducting a worship service at Ridgewood Assisted Living in Bridgewater at 2 PM. (But Frances won’t be there.) If anyone would like to come along, please let me know.

Last week’s sermon was on self-control, from Numbers 20. The recording is here and the notes are here. This coming Sunday’s sermon (Palm Sunday) will be on Love, from Mark 14:1-11.

announcements, recording, March 13, 2024

• There will be a breakfast this Saturday, March 16 at the hall in Maplewood, from 7:00 to 10:30.
• Phil Williams will be doing an evening of music and verse about the Easter story on Wednesday, March 27 at 7 PM at the church in Parkdale.
• Bible Study is Wednesdays at 6:30 at the church in Barss Corner.
• In a little over 2 months’ time… there will be a reception and “celebration of life” time in memory of Lowell Frank at the hall in Maplewood, May 25 at 3 PM

Last week’s sermon was on “Godliness” from 2 Peter 3. You can hear it here, and the notes are here. This coming week will be on “self-control” from Numbers 20:1-13.

time changes tonight, etc.

2 things:
a) Remember to set your clocks forward one hour tonight, to get to church on time tomorrow.
b) Mark your calendars: there will be a send-off pot-luck supper for me and my family, on 26th May (not May 18, as previously planned)  4:30 for 5:00, at Parkdale-Maplewood Community Hall, should be completed by 7:00.  Bring your own plates, cutlery, mugs/glasses.  Coffee, tea, milk, water will be provided.

announcements, recording, March 7, 2024

• On Sunday Travis distributed a questionnaire from the search committee, there are copies in the church foyer if you didn’t get one.
• There will be a breakfast Saturday, March 16 at the hall in Maplewood, from 7:00 to 10:30.
• Phil Williams will be doing an evening of music and verse about the Easter story on Wednesday, March 27 at 7 PM at the church in Parkdale.
• Bible Study is Wednesdays at 6:30 at the church in Barss Corner.
• This Sunday, March 10 we will have a brief business meeting after church to vote on changing the constitution. The change is below…

Last week’s sermon was about Patience, from Psalm 40. You can hear the recording here, and the notes are here.

The text of the proposed amendment is…Section (8) – Board of Deacons
The Board of Deacons shall consist of four members of the Church. They shall be elected at the Annual Business Meeting to serve for a period of four years.
 Each year the four-year term of one of the Deacons shall come to a close. The retiring Deacon shall not be eligible for immediate re-election even if no other Church member will accept the nomination to fill his position or if the Church declines to ratify any other nominee for the Board of Deacons. The retiring Deacon shall, however, be eligible for re-election whenever a subsequent vacancy shall occur.

announcements, recording, Feb. 29, 2024

• Watoto Children’s choir from Uganda will be singing at Bridgewater Baptist Church tonight (Thursday, Feb. 29) at 6:30 PM, receiving a free will offering toward the orphanage. Quite an experience, if you’ve never gone. The poster is here.
• Phil Williams will be doing an evening of music and verse about the Easter story on Wednesday, March 27 at 7 PM at the church in Parkdale.
• Bible Study is Wednesdays at 6:30 at the church in Barss Corner.
• On March 10 we will have a brief business meeting after church to vote on changing the constitution. The change is below…

Last week’s sermon was about the high calling of brotherly love, from 2 Peter 1:3-11. The recording is here, and the note are here.

The text of the proposed amendment is…Section (8) – Board of Deacons
The Board of Deacons shall consist of four members of the Church. They shall be elected at the Annual Business Meeting to serve for a period of four years.
 Each year the four-year term of one of the Deacons shall come to a close. The retiring Deacon shall not be eligible for immediate re-election even if no other Church member will accept the nomination to fill his position or if the Church declines to ratify any other nominee for the Board of Deacons. The retiring Deacon shall, however, be eligible for re-election whenever a subsequent vacancy shall occur.

announcements, recording, Feb. 21, 2024

Announcements:

• There will be a BLA meeting (Baptist Ladies’ Auxiliary) tomorrow (Thursday, Feb. 22) at 2 PM at Helene’s house (1111 Barss Corner Rd.), all ladies welcome.
• The annual business meeting for the church will be after church this Sunday, Feb. 25. There are report booklets available at the church, or if you can’t get there to pick one up ahead of time, please let me know and I can drop one off.
• There is a report from the New Germany Food Bank available here, with a letter of thanks here.
• The obituary for Lowell Frank is here.
• Watoto Children’s choir from Uganda will be singing at Bridgewater Baptist Church next Thursday, Feb. 29 at 6:30 PM, receiving a free will offering toward the orphanage. Quite an experience, if you’ve never gone. The poster is here.
• Phil Williams will be doing an evening of music and verse about the Easter story on Wednesday, March 27 at 7 PM at the church in Parkdale.
• Bible Study is Wednesdays at 6:30 at the church in Barss Corner.
• On March 10 we will have a brief business meeting after church to vote on changing the constitution. The change is below…

Recording: Sunday’s sermon was about listening to the word of God. You can hear the recording here, and the notes are here.

The text of the proposed amendment is…Section (8) – Board of Deacons
The Board of Deacons shall consist of four members of the Church. They shall be elected at the Annual Business Meeting to serve for a period of four years.
 Each year the four-year term of one of the Deacons shall come to a close. The retiring Deacon shall not be eligible for immediate re-election even if no other Church member will accept the nomination to fill his position or if the Church declines to ratify any other nominee for the Board of Deacons. The retiring Deacon shall, however, be eligible for re-election whenever a subsequent vacancy shall occur.