The Pastor s Corner Hello Everybody, The Bodylife, June 8, 2017 Last week here at Byfield we had the privilege of hosting a memorial service for Margery McGlew, she was a member here a few years back. Her husband, Bob, served as a pastor here for awhile. As I was sitting in the memorial listening to various family members and friends share their memories of Margery I was struck by the sort of testimony her life was to all she came into contact with. At some point, there will be a day where each of our lives is remembered. We should all hope to have the impact for God s Kingdom that Margery had. This impact was not because she had a position of great authority or because she will be written up in the history books. Margery s impact came through loving those people that God brought into her life. I suspect that many who are more well known than Margery ever was in this life will find less of lasting value to show for their efforts than Margery will on the final day. This coming Sunday is Youth Sunday. That means the service will begin at 9 AM with a picnic to follow later in the day. I am excited to see how our younger folks lead us. I have no doubt they will do an awesome job. As a church, our job is to prepare the next generation to lead. Leading worship is an opportunity for them to be shaped for the future. It is also an opportunity for us as individuals to consider how we are investing in them. We all have a responsibility to build God s Kingdom not just maintain it. The youth we have been blessed with is an opportunity to do just that. In Christ, Brent Church Family:
WEDDING CEREMONY: Dear Church family, you have been an important part of our daughter Kasey's life as she has grown and matured during the years. We would like to extend the opportunity for anyone who wishes to attend her wedding ceremony here at the Byfield Parish Church. Kasey and her fiancé, James Grams, will be married here at BPC on Saturday, June 17th at 2 o clock in the afternoon. We would love to have you share in this blessed event! Reserve the Date: A special celebration dinner honoring Bill and Miriam Boylan has been scheduled for Thursday evening, September 14, at the Black Swan Country Club in Georgetown. All members and friends (past and present) will be invited. Invitations will go out in July. It is important that we have everyone s address. If your address is not correct in the church directory or if you know of someone not currently attending who should be invited, please contact Pat Kingston Roques (ptroques@hotmail.com) or Joan Walton (jmwalton78@gmail.com). The committee responsible for planning this occasion welcomes your input for the evening s program. If you have any ideas of how to honor Bill and Miriam maybe a special memory, a musical selection, some pictures please contact a committee member: the Carter s, Craig s, Lingerman s, MacDonald s, Pat Kingston Roques, Jane Spellman, or the Walton s. You are invited: Dessert with the Fugates. Pastor Brent and his wife, Ann, will be hosting a monthly dessert on the 4th Thursday of each month at 6:30 PM. This is an opportunity for them to get to know the people of Byfield Parish Church better and vice versa. If you would like to attend please sign-up at the Welcome Table in the narthex.
Space is limited. The Fugate family lives at 19 Manila Ave., Amesbury, Ma. The Flower committee offers you the opportunity to sign up and purchase flowers for Sunday morning service. Please see the flower chart on the bulletin board in the narthex for a spot available. Remember to put your phone number along with your name and a Flower committee member will contact you. Thank you. Christian Ed. THIS SUNDAY!!! All Church Picnic, Sunday June 11, 11:30AM: Sponsored by the Christian Education Committee. Everyone is invited! The committee will provide hamburgers, hot dogs, rolls, chips, condiments, and paper products. If your family s last name begins with A-H, please bring a side dish (salad, beans, etc.) I-M, please bring dessert N-Z, please bring a beverage Vacation Bible School Maker Fun Factory, Created by GOD Built for a Purpose July 17-21 from 9:00 am 12:00 pm For Pre-School and Elementary Students: Pre-School: Ages 4, 5, 6 Elementary: Entering Grades 1-6 in the Fall of 2017 Child s name
Child s age: Date of birth: Last school grade completed: Street address: City/State/Zip: Home telephone: Parent/caregiver s cellphone: Home email address: Home church: Crew number or name (for church use only): Allergies or other medical conditions: In case of emergency, contact: Phone: Relationship to child: Please drop form off in VBS box on the long table in the Narthex, Thank-you. Summer BBQ s This July we plan to hold 4 summer BBQ s at the great facilities of the YMCA at Camp Cedar Mill in Rowley. Over the course of the 4 Wednesdays we will serve hot dogs and drinks to all who attend. Please mark your calendars and invite your neighbors to attend. July 5, 12, 19 and 26. Calendar items: NEXT WEEK, June12-18 Visit ByfieldParish.org for more info.
Monday, June 12 6:00 AM Men s Prayer group Conference room 7:00 PM Finance Comm. Library 7:00 PM Christian Ed Comm. CE Office Tuesday, June 13 7:00 PM Administrative Comm. Library Thursday, June 15 2:00 PM Caregivers support group Fellowship hall Friday, June 16 6:00 PM Wedding rehearsal Saturday, June 17 2:00 PM Wedding and reception Sunday, June 18, Father s Day 9:00 AM Morning Worship Main Meeting room Looking ahead on the calendar: June 11 Youth Sunday, 9:00 AM worship service, with all church picnic after the morning worship. June 17 Wedding at 2:00 PM, Kasey Mann & James Grams June 18 Father s Day June 20 Senior Lunch July 4 July 5 Tuesday, Independence Day! 1 st Wednesday at Camp Cedar Mill July 17-21 Vacation Bible School, 9 AM 12. EVENTS & information,
Byfield Parish Church Summer BBQ event Join us Wednesday evenings at 5:30 PM in July at Camp Cedar Mill, for fun fellowship and BBQ! The church will provide hot dogs and paper goods. Please bring a side dish or dessert to share. Invite your family, friends and neighbors each week. The pool will be open until 7PM. A lifeguard will be on duty. Basketball, gaga, and other activities will be available. Camp Cedar Mill, the Ipswich YMCA Rowley Campus, is located at 390 Wethersfield Street, Rowley. Directions: when on the Newburyport Turnpike (Rt. 1) turn on to Wethersfield Street at the Mill River Winery in Rowley. (there is a blinking yellow light). Contact Becky Murray at 978-270-2799 or becjmurray @gmail.com. Dates: July 5, 12, 19, 26. FYI: All Byfield Parish Church mail needs to be addressed to our P.O. Box 335 address. Please use the 132 Jackman Street address for Pastor and Mrs. Boylan only. Thank-you. Ever Wanted to Walk Where Jesus Walked? WEZE offers one of the finest tours of the land of Israel. Tour dates: November 1-10, 2017. Flyers are in the narthex. Prayer requests **Betty Stone has fallen and has some broken bones in her back and some fractured ribs. She is in the Maine Medical
center (22 Bramhall Street, Portland, ME) and then later after surgery she will go to a rehab. Betty is having surgery on her neck at 7:30 am tomorrow. **At Hope Community Church in Newburyport, six-year-old Ellie, has a cancer, called neuroblastoma. Ellie is currently undergoing chemotherapy and other aggressive treatments to help her battle this disease. She is being treated at Boston Children s Hospital as well as Dana Farber. It is being asked that we pray for Ellie and her family, believing that our Heavenly Father can heal little Ellie completely and rid this cancer from her body. MISSIONS The yellow envelope is for contributions to our Faith-Promise Missions budget. What is Faith-Promise giving? The believer looks to the Lord in faith asking how much He would have the believer give; then the believer in faith promises to give as the Lord directs. Here at Byfield Parish, our mission budget is administered completely separate from our general administrative budget. Using the yellow envelope designates money that you want to go toward missions. All monies not designated by envelope or check memo will be put toward the general fund. His Provision, If you find yourself with left over veggies, meats, soda's, etc. His Provision will gladly accept them to share with our guests any Wednesday. Please speak to either Pat Harkins, Dick & Bea Boucher or Sue Daigle for more information. Sue's number is 978-771-0208 Thank you. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. Philippians 2:3-4 NIV