Roger Shenk Faith Believes part 2 of 5

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1 September 8, 2013 Roger Shenk Faith Believes part 2 of Bahia Vista Street Sarasota, FL Ph: Fax: info@bahiavistachurch.org

2 We re so glad you chose to worship with us today. Please let us know how we can serve you. We want to connect with you at your speed & in your way. Please take a moment to complete a Communication Card & place it in the offering during the service. Even better, bring it by the Welcome Center to receive a special gift. During our Family Worship Service, our Nursery is fully staffed to care for children from birth through 3 years old. Kids from PreK through Grade 5 are encouraged to join Little Eden Kids Church during the service. Parents can register children in the North Courtyard before the service, then pick them up in room 4 after the service. 9:30 10:15am Every Sunday Morning Open Class room 12 United Class room 9 Practical Living & Friendship room 11 Prime Time & Faith Issues room 17 We have a community bulletin board! It is located in the hallway near the kitchen. This board offers space for YOU to post items for sale, properties for rent, job openings, etc. Feel free to post what you like. All posts should be dated and will remain on the board at the discretion of the church office. Don t forget to take a look. You just might find what you ve been looking for all along! Please have submissions for the newsletter to the office by 10a Wed. mornings. submissions to bonnie@bahiavistachurch.org. AM Attendance Offerings & Contributions... $7,029 Change for a Dollar... $220/$15,031 YTD Page 2

3 Sunday, September 8 - Family Promise on Campus 8:15a Traditions Worship Service 9:30a Adult Christian Education 10:30a Family Worship & Kids Church 11:45a Welcome Center Volunteer Meeting 6p Evening Service Getting Acquainted Monday, September 9 - Family Promise on Campus 8:30a Visitation Team Meeting library 6:30-8p Youth Small Group module 3 Tuesday, September 10 - Family Promise on Campus 8:30a - Pastoral Team Meeting 1-2:30p The Art of Spiritual Journaling ( 242 Group*) module 17 6:30p-8p GriefShare ( 242 Group*) module 17 6:30p Financial Peace University ( 242 Group*) overflow area Wednesday, September 11 - Family Promise on Campus 4:30p Seniors Balance & Exercise room p Prayer & Psalms Group ( 242 Group*) module 17 6p 242 Night Dinner fellowship hall 6:30p Little Eden Kids Club ( 242 Group*) module 1 6:30p Connect Youth ( 242 Group*) modules 2 & 3 6:30p 242 Groups* BV campus Thursday, September 12 - Family Promise on Campus 8:30a NO Dorcas Circle 7p The Post ( 242 Group*) 4192 Prairie View Dr Friday, September 13 - Family Promise on Campus No activities scheduled Saturday, September 14 - Family Promise on Campus No activities scheduled *Pick up a 242 Night catalog at the Welcome Center for more information on each group. Wednesday night locations will be announced in the Fellowship Hall after dinner that night. Page 3

4 Come back 6p - Join us this evening to get better acquainted with Larry & Nelda Litwiller and Wayne & Dee Matejka. These couples will share their life stories and journey of faith with us. This is a wonderful opportunity to build community and encourage each other. 242 Nights begin with dinner for the whole family on 6p. Be sure to pick up a catalog of available groups at the Welcome Center. Find a group that fits you and sign up! Family Promise is coming TODAY. We are hosting 3 families this week. Please check the Welcome Center to see where you can help this week or contact Dennis Bontrager Not familiar with Family Promise? Visit their website & check out what's happening with Family Promise NATIONWIDE! UPCOMING Beth Moore Live Simulcast at St James UMC BVMC is partnering with a group of area churches in hosting a live simulcast event for women, featuring nationally known speaker Beth Moore, and worship leader Travis Cottrell on Saturday, Sept 14th. Doors 8:30a. Cost is $15 each, with lunch included. DEADLINE TO REGISTER FOR LUNCH IS TODAY! More information is available at or by calling St. James UMC Everence - Get ready for youth savings event! Make plans now to join the Sarasota office of Everence Federal Credit Union for their annual youth savings event this week, Sept. 9th-13th, at 3407 Bahia Vista St, Sarasota. It s a great chance for adults and kids to learn about the value of saving money and join their staff for a fun-filled event with games and prizes. And here s an exciting bonus: They ll deposit an extra $5 whenever a child or youth deposits $15 or more in a new savings account or an existing account. Call to learn more! Page 4

5 Gator Wilderness Camp School! Plan now to attend a fundraising and awareness dinner. Enjoy a short program featuring a performance by the boys and testimonials from campers parents. Two dates to choose from: Thursday Sept. 12th, & Thursday Sept. 19th, both at 5:45p at Der Dutchman. See Gene Yoder for tickets or considering sponsoring a table of 8 for $350. A great way to support a great ministry! For more information, contact Vernon or AlvinSommersMasonry@gmail.com. Invitation to Sunnyside Village Annual Meeting Your ongoing support of Sunnyside Village is appreciated and because of this, they invite supporting church members to be their guest at their Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting is a time to reflect on what has happened at Sunnyside during the year, recognize an outstanding contribution of servant leadership to our organization, and enjoy fellowship as believers. This year, their theme is The Mission Continues based on Hebrews 10: The meeting is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 14th, at 8:30a in the Eicher Auditorium at Sunnyside Village s Community Center. Breakfast will be served. Please RSVP to ext Guest Speaker from Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) - Sunday, Sept. 6p - Mennonite Central Committee is one of the relief and service agencies of the Mennonite church. Bruce Campbell will be with us next Sunday evening to share about the work and ministry of MCC. An offering will be collected to support this ministry. IMAGINE THE FUTURE Congregational Meeting Let's talk about what the future of Bahia Vista could look like! Pastor Roger will describe what he feels God is leading us toward, complete with the challenges, opportunities and possibilities. Then we'll take time for you to help craft the vision! Fellowship Hall, Sept. 22nd, 6p. Take Charge of Your Blood Pressure Even young adults can take steps now to reduce their risk of High Blood Pressure. You can get more information & get your BP checked by Congregational Nurses on the 4th Sunday of every month from 9:30-10:30am in Room 12 (off of the Fellowship Hall). Page 5

6 Our website is updated every week? To view live sermons, past sermons, volunteer opportunities, photo albums, current information & more, please visit Also available on the website are volunteer schedules for most areas in the church. Take some time & get yourself acquainted. Church Mailboxes are located in the hallway near the kitchen. If you haven t had one assigned to you, please submit a request via a Communication Card or by contacting the church office. In addition to , mailboxes are a great way to receive church information. Mailboxes are FOR ALL who attend BVMC. Mark your calendars. More info to come on these important events: September 17 th : Overseers Meeting September 19 th : Lunch with Pastor Roger September 22 nd : Blood Pressure Screening September 22 nd : SCS Tuition Assistance Meal September 23 rd : Caring Sisters Event September 24 th : Precept Upon Precept (women) begins September 25 th : Precept Upon Precept (co-ed) begins September 25 th : BV Singers begin September 29 th : African Children s Choir October 3 rd : Lunch with Pastor Roger October 4-5 th : SMC Annual Assembly in Ft. Myers October 7 th : Visitation Team Meeting October 10 th : Bel Canto Singers from Hesston College October 15 th : Overseers Meeting October 17 th : Lunch with Pastor Roger October 19 th : Flu Shots October 20 th : SCS Tuition Assistance Meal October 20 th : Eve Service - Larry & Doris Diener, Kenya October 27 th : Blood Pressure Screening June 24th to Oct 8th Carolyn Sept 12 th to 26 th Dennis Page 6

7 Please include the following members of our church family in prayer throughout the week: Christopher Blake, Sarah Miller s son, was beaten unconscious in prison in Georgia. Because of this attack, it was discovered that he has a brain tumor. He is scheduled for surgery soon to remove the tumor. Please pray for a quick recovery from the attack, a safe and successful surgery for the tumor. Also, that he would feel the comfort and peace that only God can give. Unspoken Needs Please pray for the unspoken needs here at BVMC and beyond. Remember to pray for both the physical and spiritual health of the church. Please continue to pray for: Edna Beachy, Lisa Bennett, Dan Beiler, Lewis Burkholder, Fern Eash, Betty Ebersole, Lila Good, Russell Graves, Andrew Hall, Ethel Handrich, Verna Helmuth, Gene Holmes, Dale Hoover, Noah & Millie Hostetler, Tim Kane, Dave Kniss, Jim Lepley, Dorothy J. Miller, Norma (Bob) Miller, Rebecca Miller, Queena Phu, Jean Pilgrim, Patricia & Michael Pratt, Bertha Roes, Doris Schlabach, Lois Schlabach, David Schrock, Dave Weiler, Leroy Willoughby. Thank you church family for your thoughts & prayers and the gifts of food during Verna s recent surgery. Your support means so much. Sincerely, Ed & Verna Helmuth Empty your pantries! Please keep the All Faiths Food Bank in mind if you re doing any Fall cleaning in your pantry. Here at BVMC we collect donations for the Food Bank in the hallway by the kitchen & mailboxes. This is a great way to unload those non-perishables if you re taking a much needed fall vacation. Page 7

8 Pastor Roger Shenk (appts) Cell: Minister of Worship Larry Diener Home: Minster of Youth Zack Morris Cell: Faith Community Nurse Carolyn Stoll, RN Cell: Director of Communications Bonnie Telinger Cell: Administrative Assistant Wendy Shenk Church Administrator Gene Yoder Cell: Minister of Service Dennis Bontrager Cell: Minister of Community Shirley Good Cell: Minister of Children Kayla Miller Cell: Asst. Director of Music Rodney Shenk Cell: Church Bookkeeper / Multi-Media Galen Swope galen@bahiavistachurch.org multimedia@bahiavistachurch.org Administrative Assistant Lisa Britt lisa@bahiavistachurch.org Office Hours Monday Friday 9:00 am 3:00 pm Office: info@bahiavistachurch.org First Aid Responder... Miriam Nauman, Stella Grant Librarian... Carol Miller Nursery... Lisa Zittel, Susan Supplee Prayer Room... Irene Shearer Welcome Center... Leona Yoder, Kim Trexler!

9 September 8, 8:15a Prelude... New Life Sound Welcome... Roger Shenk, Pastor Community Life... Larry Diener, Minister of Worship Invocation... Roger Shenk Praise & Worship... Larry Diener Jesus, Thou Mighty Lord #115 I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord #308 Praise, I Will Praise You, Lord #76 Children of the Heavenly Father #616 Pastoral Prayer... Edward Diener Offering / Change for a Dollar Offering Special Music... New Life Sound Message... Roger Shenk Faith Believes part 2 of 5 Song of Response... Larry Diener Great Is Thy Faithfulness #327 Benediction... Roger Shenk Doxology... Larry Diener

10 September 8, 10:30a Welcome! Make yourself at home. We ll be here a little more than an hour. We pray. We sing. We take an offering to bless others. Faith Believes part 2 of 5 Roger Shenk, Pastor If this is your first time here, be sure to take a few minutes to meet Pastor Roger following today s service. He ll be around the Welcome Center & would love the chance to meet you.